youngest member - 23 year old skyler wheeler. ""my political views, i knew this was like a gold mine for a conservative, so it was a great place to be and god kept us here...it's our home now and i get to represent it." when the legislative session convenes in january, wheeler will be one of 11 freshman house republicans in des moines. starting next school year, the state will have more control over education. so, leaders are hoping to get ideas for what standards they should put into place. this is all happening revision of no child left behind. under no child left behind, districts had to set aside money to provide offer tutoring to low income students. it also forced schools to bus students to higher performing schools if their parents asked. with the new federal law, fewer kids are eligible for free tutoring, and students can't transfer out of struggling schools, unless they did so last year. before the new act can take effect, the state has

. - [scott] we met skyler shortly after he learned that his body wasn't making enough insulin. he has type one diabetes. skyler carefully monirs his diabetes.to that means measuring the amount of sugar that's in his bloodstream throughout the day, especially after eating. he gives himself insulin shots to bring his sugar levels into proper balance. - i eat the school's lunch and i just eat what they give me. and i try to count my calorie points - [scott] lenny used to get headaches and was constantly thirsty. - i had no clue what i was going through. - he has type two diabetes. some other typical symptoms are feeling tired, and having to visit the bathroom frequently. unlike type one, which is mostly dictated by our genes, type two is something we can develop and therefore can often avoid. sadly, diabetes is getting worse in this country. ased by 30% in recent years. - most of it is due to the obesity epidemic in children. we saw similar increases in white and black children. the largest increase we saw was in hispanic children. - type one diabetes has also increased by 21%. cl

skyler wheeler. he moved to the sioux city area three years ago from washington state. and after yesterday's election, he will be be the next republican in district four. republicans outnumber democrats 10 to 1 in that district. wheeler says he's extremely happy with how it all played out. " state house district 4 "my political views, i knew this was like a gold mine for a conservative, so it was a great place to be and god kept us meet skyler wheeler. he moved to the sioux city area three years ago from washington state. and after yesterday's election, he will be be the next republican in district four. republicans outnumber democrats 10 to 1 in that district. when the legislative session convenes in january, wheeler will be one of 11 freshman house republicans in des moines. the presidential race isn't the only win for republicans across the country. they also kept their hold on congress. kcrg t-v nine's kellie meyer from our washington d-c bureau checked in on what lies ahead now that repuicans will control ngress andwhite house. a new day here on capitol hill- but r

. >> jimmy: your husband is a great guy, named skyler, actor. did you meet on "pitch perfect"?ave to invite the whole cast to the wedding? >> we didn't have to, but we did have a couple of people show up. >> jimmy: who did you decide not to invite? [ laughter ] >> um -- britney was a bridesmaid. >> jimmy: okay, all right. >> which was really great. >> jimmy: nice. it was awesome. liz banks came. she was there. >> jimmy: that's nice. >> it was great to have her. >> jimmy: did you all sing and to the whole thing at the wedding? >> he actually sang, skyler actually wrote me a song. >> jimmy: he did, oh. >> yes. >> jimmy: this must be why he didn't invite me to the wedding. [ laughter ] >> maybe. you don't sing? >> jimmy: no, i enjoy watching grooms sing to the brides. >> you would have loved it, it's really, really amazing and beautiful. >> jimmy: doesn't he have friends who make fun of him for that kind of thing? >> there are a few. i love them. i take care of my man. >> jimmy: where did you go on the honeymoon? >> italy. >> jimmy: nice. >> which was beautiful. >> jimmy: yes. >>

but they have implied skyler was in a crosswalk. >> she wasn't stupid and if i find out that she made that mistake, i will live with that. i just don't believe it. >> there's a go fund me account set up to help with skyler's funeral expenses and you can find it on our free denver seven app. >>> leonard cohen passed away at the age of 822. he's responsible for the song "hallelujah." >> hall lou y'all -- >> hall lou y'all . >> released a new album last month. >>> trump is trying to decide who to hire for his white house staff. thousands of people are protesting his presidency. hear why those protestor was so upset. >>> police are trying to solve >>> i know we need water, but this is not the way to get it here in downtown denver. this is a water main break. you can see the water bubbling up from the ground right here near 6th and logan in downtown denver. we have eastbound 6th avenue closed down right now. we have restrictions on southbound logan, and i wouldn't be surprised if we have some minor flooding in the businesses over here that's just out side of the denver seven station. the w

great guy, named skyler, actor. did you meet on "pitch perfect"? >> we did, yes. >> jimmy: did you have to invite the whole cast to the wedding? >> we didn't have to, but we did have a couple of people show up. >> jimmy: who did you decide not to invite? [ laughter ] >> um -- britney was a bridesmaid. >> jimmy: okay, all right. >> which was really great. >> jimmy: nice. it was awesome. liz banks came. she was there. >> jimmy: that's nice. >> it was great to have her. >> jimmy: did you all sing and >> he actually sang, skyler actually wrote me a song. >> jimmy: he did, oh. >> yes. >> jimmy: this must be why he didn't invite me to the wedding. [ laughter ] >> maybe. you don't sing? >> jimmy: no, i enjoy watching grooms sing to the brides. >> you would have loved it, it's really, really amazing and beautiful. >> jimmy: doesn't he have friends who make fun of him for that kind of thing? >> there are a few. i love them. i take care of my man. >> jimmy: wheid the honeymoon? >> italy. >> jimmy: nice. >> which was beautiful. >> jimmy: yes. >> absolutely st

the changes in the iowa legislature, the iowa house will welcome its youngest member - 23 year old skyler wheeler. he will be be the next republican in district 4. ""my political views, i knew this was like a gold mine for a here...it's our home now and i get to represent it." when the legislative session convenes in january, wheeler will be one of 11 freshman house republicans in des moines. interviews for the next university of northern iowa president are taking place today and tomorrow. the university's search and screen committee are meeting with 6 semi-finalists. the candidates will be interviewed in a closed meeting. u-n-i provost jim wohlpart is currently university. the university of iowa is investigating a racist message someone wrote on a student's door in a residence hall. the university says someone saw it yesterday morning at the burge residence hall and notified the housing staff. that prompted the university to issue a statement condemning the hate speech. last month, someone put up racist posters at the university's afro- american, latino, native american, and l-g-b-t-q re

skyler carefully monitors his diabetes. that means measuring the amount of sugar that's in his bloodstream throughout the day, especially after eating. he gives himself insulin shots to bring his sugar levels into proper balance. - i eat the school's lunch and i just eat what they give me. and i try to count my calorie points and put as much insulin in me as i need for that one meal. and was constantly thirsty. - i had no clue what i was going through. - he has type two diabetes. some other typical symptoms are feeling tired, and having to visit the bathroom frequently. unlike type one, which is mostly dictated by our genes, type two is something we can develop and therefore can often avoid. sadly, diabetes is getting worse in this country. the journal of the american medical association says we saw similar increases in white and black children. the largest increase we saw was in hispanic children. - type one diabetes has also increased by 21%. clearly, this is an important issue that we all need to take very seriously. it

skyler fowler pled guilty to second-degree murder. police say he killed chelsea lagle in march. police say he crashed her car into a nearby 7-eleven. witnesses say he was completely naked and covered in blood. >>> new details on the man accused of killing his girlfriend's 7-year-old son. kenneth robinson appeared in court today and metro released his arrest according to police, the child was bruised in the stomach and wrist and his ankles appear to have been tied up. they say kenneth robinson admitted to the crime. he's due back in court in december. >>> and for the first time was this man, jevon hudson. police say he shot 28-year-old moienne wade in the head and left her to die. jones and alta. his next court appearance is november 17th. >>> tragedy strikes iowa police departments. two officers found dead in their cars minutes apart. >> the suspect was no stranger to police. >> reporter: two iowa police officers were found in their vehicles fatally shot at separate intersections in des moines early wednesday. the first was discovered after 1:00 a.m. a second officer was found.

others picked up whatever they could including skyler arnold. >> oh, yeah we wouldn't be able in that pickup. clouded with some popular choices. boots and tools and a lot of other things early on. >>> new at 6:00 we are getting a look at the numbers from thanksgiving day online shopping. as of yesterday afternoon at 5:00 shoppers spent $1.1 billion. that number going up since people are still out there shopping and shopping online. >>> from clothes to electronics there are a lot of deals to keep track of so we decide today stream line it all for you. right now at abc15.com there is a great black friday deals section including some of the best ads and door busters and all those store hours. >>> and as you start your holiday shopping you will have extra protection across the valley. at nine valley malls. the program is in its twebt 3rd year. it began in response to a series of car-jackings years ago. now it involves 3000 volunteers all trained to keep you safe. happening right now there's a man hunt under way forralton taylor. he's accused of kidnapping a woman near 35th avenue and thom

look at little skyler turning one. she loves smashed sweet to pay tos and apple juice. she also, mischief outs one she likes to stick her fingers up sleeping. who doesn't do that? >> i did that no to my eight-year-old. happy first birthday sweetie. >>> all right. dave, thanks. this is a crazy. there are only 38 days left until 2017. that's right. before you knew it the new year is going to be here. and we will say good-bye to 2016. and with the turning calendar people always look back. but instead of remembering what happened in 2016, we're go farther back to the 90s. suggest.com came u few z we used to be able to do that we cannot do now. >> first example, showing up a someone's house just to see if they are home. remember those days? in the 90s that was totally kul a huge social faux pas. then you have to wait for an answer. then you have to wait to get invited. the next is, remember this, saying good bye at the airport. at the gate. you used to be able to walk somebody to the gate. wait with them until they not any more. wonder millenials even knew you ((laura/wipe v

. >> jimmy: did you all sing and to the whole thing at the >> he actually sang, skyler actually wrote me a song. >> jimmy: he did, oh. >> yes. >> jimmy: this must be why he didn't invite me to the wedding. [ laughter ] >> maybe. you don't sing? >> jimmy: no, i enjoy watching grooms sing to the brides. >> you would have loved it, it's really, really amazing and beautiful. >> jimmy: doesn't he have friends who make fun of him for that kind of thing? >> there are a few. i love them. i take care of my man. >> jimmy: where did you go on the >> jimmy: nice. >> which was beautiful. >> jimmy: yes. >> absolutely stunning. >> jimmy: did you relax? sightseeing? >> we did a little bit of both. a lot of sightseeing. after a while i thought it would be great if we got a couples massage. >> jimmy: nice. >> getting cozy and relaxing and funny story. there was only one masseuse available at the place that we were staying at. i said, you go first, i'll take the next one. so he went in and about an hour later i came out to say how was it, was it great? this wonderful woman, elena, did an amazing thing f