imam molhim bilal from the iowa city mosque held a public lecture last night to denounce terrorism.he says the media portray false aspects of islam -- using images of isis and other extremist groups to twist what the religion actually stands for.he spoke to a standing room only crowd and says he hopes to teach others too. "to tell the people, we are just like you. and we are peaceful. and what these terrorists are doing has nothing to do with islam." islam."the lecture was followed by a question and answer session. new details this morning from the deadly shooting at a colorado planned parenthood. parenthood.suspect robert dear talked about baby parts to investigators after he surrendered to officials, but did not specifically say what drove him to go through with the act.a law enforecment official says dear told police he has anti-government and anti-abortion views.three people died, including a veteran police officer.five others were injured.the justice department is reviewing the attack as a possible act of domestic terrorism and could include hate crime charges. new this morning,

to a standing room only crowd, iowa city mosque imam molhim bilal cited the quran in a public lecture to say islam is against terrorism. terrorism. aattack attackafter attack.... attack....is what motivates iowa city imam molhim bilal to publicly condemn terrorism to his community. community. "these terrorists have actually attacked islam." so inside the iowa city public library on sunday - "how is islam organized worldwide?" worldwide?" "what do you do to get the attention - to get the word out?" out?" "why do muslims feel obgligated to apologize?"it wasn't books - but imam bilal himself - answering tough questions on islam extremism. he says while he feels islamophobia doesn't plague his city, he still wants to push a certain message about extremists. extremists. "these people are the number one enemy of islam." imam bilal says he believes media and politicians use images of isis, boko haram and hezbollah to generate fear.he says that's something the quran - doesn't tolerate. including myself, we might get harassed by some people, some people might look at us funny." listening to im

imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. he compared the definition of terrorism to the faith's beliefs of peace. that was to show that all of the recent violent acts are conmned and not a part of islam. imam bilal says talking about the faith might help end some of the fear surrounding it. he say the quran speaks about peace and nol killing ople. 5:10:11-5:10:26 "the reason why this lecture is that the media and the islamophobia has been increasing a lot in this country. and lots of people are scared of muslims. so we decided to do this to talk to tell people we ar ejust like you. " imam bilal says all muslims denounce these terrorists, and that they attacked the islam. islam is the third most practiced faith in america, according to a 2010 pew research survey. christian faith comes in first at 70.6%. jewish, second at 1.9%. muslim, point nine percent. in iowa, muslims account for 1 percent of the population. back to you brady. thanks a lot forrest. the university of chicago has cancelled all classes and activities on its h

imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. he compared the definition beliefs of peace. recent violent acts islam. imam bilal says talking about the faith might surrounding it. to help fight these extremist groups. 5:08:41-52 "the number one way to fight them is not by dropping bombs on them, is not by killing them because once you kill them another group will come. the beststay to fight them is by knowledge. " imam bilal also said many of those who join groups like isis are young and do not know the true meaning of islam. he says they see injustice and make decisions not truly based on islam. imam bilal ended his speech with the statement, "the religion of islam and its followers of it, condemns and disassociates itself from every terrorist attack, and every terrorist." brady? thanks a lot forrest. republican presidential candidate donald trump continues to insist that "he was right that thousands of muslim-americans in new jersey" celebrated the september 11th attacks 14 years ago. in an interview on n-b-c's meet the press,

imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. he compared the definition of terrorism to the faith's beliefs of peace. that was to show that all of the recent violent acts are condemned and not a part of islam. imam bilal says talking about the faith might help end some of the fear surrounding it. he says the quran n eaks about peace and not killing people. 5:10:11-5:10:26 "the reason why we wanted to do this lecture is that the media and the islamophobia has been increasing a lot in this country. and lots of people are scared of muslims. so we decided to do this to talk to tell people we ar ejust like you. " imam bilal says all muslims denounce these terrorists, and that they attacked islam. islam is the third most practiced faith in america, according to a 2010 pewewesearch survey. christian faith comes in first at 70.6%. jewish, second at 1.9%. muslim, point nine percent. in iowa, muslims account for 1 percent of the population. back to o u brady. thanks a lot forrest. the university of chicago has cancelled all classes and ai

imam molhim bilal explained the islamic c ith and its purpose. he compared the definition of terrorism to the faith's beliefs of peace. that was to show that all of the recent terrorist acts are condemned, and not a a part of islala imam bilal says talking about the faith might help end some of the fear surrounding it. he says the quran speaks about peace, not killing people. 5:10:11-5:10:26 "the reason why we wanted to do this lecture is that the media and the islamopopbia has been increasing a lot in this country. and lots of people are scared of muslims. so we decided to do this to talk to tell people we ar ejust like you. " imam bilal says all muslims denounce the recent terrorist attacks. islam is the thirdrdost- practiced faith in america, according to a 2010 pew research survey. first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, periods of rain will continue for the rest of the day. while a wintry mix is possible in our far nnthwestern towns around charles city, any snow or ice accumulation will be very minor. temratures ar

"[take sot to: 0:13 duration:0:13]sot imam molhim bilal iowa city mosque <"we believe that all of this is wrong, and muslims all over the world believe that all of this is wrong and we condemn this terrorist acts whether it was from isis.. boko haram."> " elias: bilal ended his speech with the statement, "the religion of islam and its followers of it, condemns and disassociates itself from every terrorist attack, and every terrorist. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... elias: that's right, coming up, with thanksgiving out of the way, christmas trees have been going up around the metro... sabrina: into polk county...be safe those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...44- hundred block of delaware avenue and a second at the ...eleven- thousand block of northwest 121st street so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current condi

"[take sot to: 0:13 duration:0:13]sot imam molhim bilal <"we believe that all world believe that all we condemn this terrorist acts whether it was from isis.. boko haram."> " sabrina: bilal ended his speech with the statement, "the religion of islam and its followers of it, condemns and disassociates itself from every terrorist attack, and every sabrina: local 5 news midday... iowa state has hired a new head find out why he was chosen, coming up-- sabrina: and... today in paris-- world leaders discuss clean intiatives-- : but next.... find out how you during your shopping trips season-- "your watching local 5 news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: the weekend wasn't just about holiday gift shopping, around the metro families gift shopping, around the metro families also picked up their christmas trees... "chainsaw sound " sabrina: howell's tree farm in cumming says the weekend after thanksgiving is the busiest time for them. with 25 hundred trees on 50 acres, hundreds of people stop by to find the per

imam molhim bilal of the iowa city mosque is islam's prohibition and condemnation of terrorist acts. for the mosque said the image of islam has been tarnished, and that they want to set the record straight. if you want to go to the meeting, just head to the iowa city public l lrary today. p-m in meeting room a. that meeting is open to the public. problems in southern states... it's already proven deadly for several people. the middle 30s o"ce again. a light shower is possible in the south, but just about everybody will stay dry today. as tonight wears on, a light wintry mix will break out. temperatures are going to be cold enough that some light icing is possible, especially on bridges and untreated surfaces such as sidewalks. we'll warm enough in the morning that any wintry mix will turn over to a chilly rain. cooler air wraps in monday night and tuesday, leading to a chahace of light snoo accumulation s are looking quite minor in eastern iowa. our temperatures will warm a bit toward the end of the week. today: cloudy, iso. shower south high: 33-39 winds: ne 5-10 alo: 34 dbq: 35 iow

imam molhim bilal of the iowa city mosque is hosting a presentation about islam's prohibition and condemnation of terrorist acts. a community outreach ordinator for the sque said the imagegef islam has bebe tarnished, and that they want to set the record straight. if you want to go to the meeting, just head to the iowa city public library today. the meeting is from 1:30 to 2:30 a. that meeting is open to the public. winter's fury is hitting southern states early... and it's proving to be a dangerovs situation for drivers heading back home from the holiday weekend. weather wiseseuestion. a cloudy sky will prevail today, keeping our highs in the middle 30s once again. a light shsher is possible in the south, but just about everybody will stay dry today. as tonight wears on, a light wintry mix will break out. temperatures are going to be cold enough that some light icing is possible, especially on bridges and untreated surfaces such as sidewalks. we'll warm enough in the morning that any wintryryix will turn over to a chillyly rain. cooler air wraps in monday night and tuesday, leading to a chanc

imam molhim bilal from the iowa city mosque held a public lecture last night to denounce portray false aspects of islam -- using images of isis and other extremist groups to twist what the religion actually stands for.he spoke to a standing room only crowd and says he hopes to teach others too. "to tell the people, we are just like you. and we are peaceful. and what these terrorists are doing has nothing to do with islam." islam."the lecture was followed by a question and answer session. new details this morning from the deadly shooting at a colorado planned parenthood. parenthood.suspect robert dear talked about baby parts to investigators after he surrendered to officials, but did not specifically say what drove him to go through with the act.a law enforecment official says dear told police he has anti-government and anti-abortion views.three people died, including a veteran police officer.five others were injured.the justice department is reviewing the attack as possible domestic terrorism and could include hate crime charges. in des moines this weekend, weekend,bars were put on loc

ago.islamic leaders continue to emphasize that their religion does not condone terrorism.imam molhim bilal from the iowa city mosque held a public lecture last night to denounce terrorism.he says the media portray false aspects of islam -- using images of isis and other extremist groups to twist what the religion actually stands for.he spoke to a standing room only crowd, and then held a question and answer session. in des moines this weekend -- bars were put on lockdown in the city's popular court avenue area after a shooting.a 21-year-old man was shot to death around 1 a-m -- and another man was injured.so far in custody.it's des moines' 17th homicide this year. there's a new man in charge this morning in ames.it only took iowa state one week to find a replacement for former head football coach paul rhoads rhoadstoledo coach matt campbell took the job sunday.. he's 36-years old -- making him the youngest coach at a power five school.he's agreed to a 6 year-contract and will make 2-million dollars in 20-16. the iowa hawkeyes will be playing for a conference championship this weekend -- an