sonya that is exactly right.... past -- especially in neighborhoods like sherman hill which is in an even and odd parking zone. but if your new to des moines or haven't gone through many snowfall always presents itself to some friendly reminders. nats: shoveling this first snowfall -- it's important to we have a link to those resources on our webpage - w-h-o tv dot com. ad - lib scene the roads are already becoming a mess... and the storm still has a long way to go... chief meteorologist ed wilson the iowa hawkeyes have a perfect weather is winning... the polk county i-club says close to half of its 100 member tailgate still.. some members of the group will pile into an r-v around 7 a-m for the trip to kinnick stadium. fans say the weather isn't enough for them to miss the final home game of the year. "we are going we've got a hawkeye nation.com r-v, we've got 12/14 people going and heading over there. we might wait an hour or so and see what the weather is doing." "this is what real hawkeye fans do ya bundle up and

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks another conservative conference attracted the attention of republican presidential candidates in des moines today. the national reglious liberities conference is taking place right now at the iowa events center. jodi whitworth joins us live with more on what two candidates had to say this morning. three presidential candiates spoke at todays religious freedom conference — governors bobby jindal and mike hackabee.. as well as senator ted cruz. all echoing each other... saying peoples religious beliefs are under attack due to the governements control... 300810 - the hope in america is not to grow up and have the government take care of you. the hope in america is to have the opportunity to raise your own kids according to your own beliefs the candidates each spoke for about 10 mintues each to a crowd of couple hundred convservative voters. jindals stance on the democrats amendment right gained the most appaulse. while, huckabee told the crowd the governemnt takes away relig

and i'm sonya heitshusen... the girl was driving with a learner's permit. and age is just one of the factors investigators are looking at. justin surrency has the story, first on thirteen... every month, sometimes everyday... iowa drivers see the every month, sometimes everyday... iowa drivers see the numbers rise... "cars are safer but there's more distractions and people are driving faster."the 285 traffic deaths on iowa roads so far this year may seem as an obscure number most cannot relate to... "right now we are 5 less than a year ago at this time."but 11 year old nataija watkins and her mother 39 year old barbara watkins both from des moines, died tuesday and they are more than two numbers added... they serve as a cautionary tale the numbers are real... "kind of scratching our heads right now as to what happenediowa state troopers say around 12:30 pm tuesday 14 year old bryneisha watkins with an instructional permit driving with mother sabrina and her two sisters 13 year old natasha and 11 year old nataija attempted to pass a semi heading west along i

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. skies remain cloudy and overcast after this morning's rain. rainfall amounts not all that high with about about .3" or less across much of the state. another round of heavy rain moves in tonight after midnight. we'll show you how much rain looks to fall we begin today in paris where terrorist attacks that killed 129 people and injured hundreds more. there was a moment of silence at midday when thousands stopped to remember the victims of the attack. kelly cobiella reports from paris. on cam: "well it was back to work, back to school but not quite back to normal in paris today." the museums and monuments reopened, all but the eiffel tower which didn't open until later this evening because of security concerns. a moment of silence at midday. when that tribute happened, people paused and reflected on the victims, the lives lost on friday. they continued to lay flowers, light candles at several makeshift memorials around the city. president hollande said today terrorism will not destroy t

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. clear skies this evening with breezy southwest winds tonight. temperatures will quickly drop afternoon to the upper 50s later this and warm day is on the way for tuesday. des moines police are halloween. they say 22 year old haley hols died after being hit by a vehicle driven by her boyfriend. it happened just before midnight saturday... near the intersection of hull and delaware avenues. hols was riding with 41-year-old sam archer. police say the couple was heading home from a halloween party, when they came across a train. archer went to turn around to avoid the crossing... what happened next isn't clear. 17:22:28 at some point, she left the moving car and was run over by that car. the determination right now that we need to make is whether or not she intentionally stepped out of the car or she accidentally fell out 41 police arrested archer on an outstanding warrant for an unrelated bar fight last april. he was booked and released from the polk county jail. a police dog is being cr

and i'm sonya heitshusen. thank you for joining us. let's go straight to chief meteorologist ed wilson for the latest storm track. ed... this is just the

and i'm sonya heitshusen... thank you for joining us... des moines police are investigating a double murder followed by an attempted suicide. officers were called to a family home around seven last night. but by then, it was too late for a mother and her teenage daughter. jannay towne joins us with on 13 with more. as far as the actual investigation goes.. police say it appears to be an open and shut case... they have their suspect in custody. but trying to make sense of what happened... that's another story. and the same goes for neighbors. neighbor 13:37:07 it's just down the street from us des moines police taped off the crime scene down the street in the 4200 block of hull avenue. they say a husband and father shot and killed his family... then tried

nice to meet you. >> sonya. >> sonya's my head baker.cts that you see here. so what i wanted to do today is we want to market tina's products, and the goal is we want them to taste good, and we want them to look good. >> okay. >> when we finish making this, from a business standpoint, we'll know how much went in in raw materials, how much went in in labor, how much went in in packaging-- >> okay. >> currently, it costs tina up to 75¢ to make a single bite. by mass-producing the bite, i can lower the cost to 10¢ per bite. each package will consist of eight bites, which means it'll cost us the 80¢ to make the entire package. we're gonna sell these to retailers for $3 each, yielding us $2.20 of profit per package. an average order from a national grocery store chain would be between 10,000 and 30,000 units. with only one order, we can make between $22,000 and $66,000 in profit. you first. >> this is like a dream come true right now. >> this is a good start. it's not bad for half a day of work. michael will like these. >> oh, i'm excited. i'

and i'm sonya heitshusen... a 53-year-old woman is charged with four counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of rick hummel and randy sonnenburg on november 15th. deanna gliem was arrested earlier today.... jannay towne spoke to the victims' families and joins us with more... first on 13. one of rick hummel's five daughters told me she smiled all morning after learning about the arrest in her father's death. the family says while it won't bring their loved ones back, it is a first step towards justice. when one big family sits down for thanksgiving this year, two places at the table will be noticeably empty.. 06:25:20 when you seen dad, you seen uncle randy. they were always together so it was no surprise that sarah currys father- rick hummel- and uncle, randy sonnenburg, were together on november 15th. as the pair turned onto hubbell avenue... police say another driver slammed into their car... killing them both. 06:25:34 even though to some people they might say it's only been ten days. but to us- it's like

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks we begin the news with controversy over an art display. we begin the news with controversy over an art we begin the news with controversy over an art display. it's hard to miss going in or out of downtown. ...and it appears beauty is in the eye of the beholder. the kathedral church, located in the historic sherman hill neighborhood, says it's hoping to save the display that neighbors have complained about. channel 13's reid chandler joins us live from the corner of m-l king boulevard and cottage grove. reid, the flags really stick out there... but you say it's the giant globe people were complaining about? that's right, these flags have been on the property for several years now, and church leaders say they never heard a complaint. late this summer, they added a giant globe to the display...but the reason you don't see that in the middle right now is because it blew over earlier this week during wednesday's severe weather. the church moved it to their parking lot after that, bu

and i'm sonya heitshusen. before the governor got to knoxville...a national weather service crews was there surveying the damage. it determine that an e-f-one tornado with winds of up to 110 miles per hour hit the town. our jennifer mcdermed joined the survey crew... she joins us first on 13 with the story. in knoxville on the east side of two in a neighborhood where several homes were damaged. one house lost it's entioof, anoter house had it's garage in the backyard tossed into the front yard, and another house had it's shed tossed into a tree. neighbors and friends have been working hard today to clean up the debris. here is what one homeowner had to say about his experience

. >> reporter: sonya's apparel has called downtown san carlos home for years but the owner sonya is worried chain stores are taking over the small businesses. >> they can go to the malls. >> reporter: here in the downtown historic core, they are already winning. 22 of those, but only 11 mom and pops. >> one block you have five or six starbucks. >> reporter: and some on city council agrees. the idea is to require chain stores to get a conditional use permit and hold a public hearing before they are allowed to set up shop in san carlos. john silibos is all for limiting it. >> big money on the street. they are encroaching and changing the habitat of the basic neighborhood. >> reporter: right now, city code in san carlos reveals a new small business and a new chain store pretty much the same. get the proper permits and you are good to go. >> it is just beautiful here. >> reporter: even out of towners say to keep the mom and pops healthy, it is time for that rule to change. >> i think you have to preserve your pressure. whatever that may be. and for san carlos, it's the sweet little downtown. >>

and i'm sonya heitshusen... thank you for joining us... the family of ryan bolinger filed the lawsuit in federal court today. the 28-year-old was unarmed when an officer shot through her squad car window and killed him in june. our jannay towne joins us first on 13 with the story... the 20 page suit includes claims of negligence, violation of constitutional rights, battery and wrongful death. it all stems from what happened thenight of june 9th following a traffic stop and chase in des moines. bolinger's family maintains he didn't need to die. in-car camera video caught the low- speed chase on merle hay road that ended near the intersection of urbandale avenue. that's when police say bolinger

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. the fog cleared out late morning and the sun quickly returned over central iowa. temperatures sunshine. tonight skies will be mainly clear with temperatures dipping back into the 60s and 50s by morning. wednesday looks to be another mild day with more sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. this afternoon haz-mat crews in urbandale. but it turned out to be a false alarm. an employee at worldwide logisitics reported finding a suspicious substance on a package shortly after noon. the building was evacuated and haz- mat crews called in when the employee said the substance made their hands tingle. after investigating officials determined the substance was clearasil ... an exfoliating face wash. earlier in the day there was an actual emergency nearby. authorities believe a construction crew digging near 100th and douglas struck an underground gas line. roads in the area were shut down while mid-american crews responded to shutdown the leak and repair the pipe. those roads are now re-opened.

i'm sonya heitshusen. for joining us. roads in northern iowa partially all the snow that feel in that part of the state tonight. rain and snow is winding down and lifting north for now. there still may be a few remaining rain and snow showers through the evening. des moines police are on the scene of a death investigation. they were called to a home at last hour. our mike dasilva is at the home right now ... one person was injured in a shooting in des moines this morning. charles shur told police he was shot in the leg and chest while two men tried to rob him. shur is expected to recover. police say this doesn't appear to be a random crime ... and there is no danger to the general public. des moines police are also looking for suspects in a deadly shooting over the weekend. it happened on court avenue shortly after one sunday morning. 21-year old edmanual perez was shot and killed. 23-year old andrew hurley-boyd was injured. off-duty officers often patrol the court avenue district as part of a program called "operation do

and i'm sonya heitshusen... clive residents who attended a meeting last night concerning the changes say they were amazed when fema officials didn't show up. the new flood maps will force nearly 200 clive residents to pay flood insurance. it's an expense the residents say is unnecessary. but it's not just clive resident who should be concerned...our justin surrency joins us first on 13 with this follow up report. for the past 5 years the federal emergency management agency has been redrawing the flood maps for all of polk county, meaning within the next year countless homes that never had flood insurance before may be forced to foot the bill without much notice...it's caught many clive residents by surprise and they're speaking out... "this is directly affecting home

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks mild conditions for the evening with temperatures in the 50s tonight. skies will stay cloudy through the night with some drizzle by morning. a strong storm system will bring thunderstorms to iowa wednesday afternoon which may become severe, especially across southern iowa. fast food workers across the country walked out on the job protest for higher wages. the group, "fight for 15", staged strikes here in iowa. 13:16:00 hey hey ho ho, poverty wages have got to go 05 more than a dozen people stood outside the mcdonalds in waukee over the noon hour... see. the group wants to raise the minimum wage from 7-25 an hour supporters argue the current rate doesn't add up to a livable wag for millions of americans. 13:40:54 for somebody that doesn't - couldn't go to college, for somebody that couldn't afford that, their family just couldn't make it work- and so they're stuck in that job. 7.25 or 9 like i make isn't enough 07 similar protests outside of fast food chains were held across th

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. pleasant and mild evening tonight with temperatures through the night. some fog may develop in spots through morning. it will be overcast and gray on wednesday with some pockets of drizzle. the weather really gets dicey on thursday with a mix of precipitation from rain early on to some freezing rain, sleet and a touch of snow by the end of the day. the driver involved in a deadly, single care accident in des out of the hospital and behind bars this evening. troy mure is now charged with killing his girlfriend in that crash. it happened yesterday morning on 35th street in des moines. police say mure was speeding when he lost control... hit a utility pole and a tree. his passenger and girlfriend ... scalicity perez ... was killed in the crash. mure suffered minor injuries. today he was released from the hospital and promptly arrested. mure is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving ... vehicular homicide by o-w-i ... and first offense o-w-i. mure's family told channel 13 yes

good evening i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. that storm didn't spend much time here in central iowa but it left behind plenty of damage. but we want to start with chief meteorologist ed wilson who has been tracking the storm...ed this system is now totally in eastern iowa. storms are moving east... now strong winds with gusts of 50 mph possible through the overnight. on top of the winds parts of the this is in des moines on merle hay mall south of douglas. our photographer said the hail was the size of nerds candy. so not enough to cause any damage. people in west des moines saw some flooding as well. this was at 50th and mills civic. viewers tell us that sirens went off in west des moines as soon as the storm arrived. students at ankeny, west des moines and waukee schools were also held until the storm moved by. 53:57 we were let out of school the tornado sirens went off so they tolds us that we had to go back in for shelter most of us went to the locker room and a couple people in scattered class rooms with no windows. i my se

and i'm sonya heitshusen... rhoads had a number of upsets during his seven years at iowa state.... and he hopes to end his tenure with one more... a win over west virginia... rhoads talked to fans today as he prepares for his final game as a cyclone... channel 13's justin surrency joins us live from ames. iowa state athletic director jaimie pollard admits rhoads' enthusiasm and passion for coaching the cyclones was unrivaled... but after a string of losing seasons...the university needed results... "don't be sad that it ended, be happy that it happened." the sun has set on the paul rhodes era at iowa state university.... "in a year we lost to 6 teams 25, it was not enough.."after going to bowl games in 3 of his first four years expectations were high... "we wanted to accomplish what had never been done before at iowa state."but after 6 straight losing seasons athletics director jamie pollard said rhoads' teams unfortunately they don't keep score on the scoreboard for potentilla and talent they keep score for results." the ankeny high school alum said he was understanding of the mov

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks clear cool conditions this evening as temperatures drop back to the 50s and 40s tonight. morning lows will start off in the 30s again tuesday. clouds will increase tomorrow as well ahead of a storm system that will bring rain and few storms on wednesday. there were three deadly people are in custody in two of those shootings. however police continue to search for suspects in a night club shooting that left one dead and three others injured. polk county deputies were called to the evolution night club on norhtwest 6th drive around 1:45 sunday morning. they say a fight broke out ... leading to a shooting. 20-year-old dashawn smith was taken to the hospital... where he died from his injuries. three others were hurt... but have not been identified. deputies say hundreds of people were at the nightclub at the still haven't made any arrests. "we want to make sure the scene is safe we don't want any more gunfire we don't want anybody additional getting hurt or shot so that's what was

and i'm sonya heitshusen. some dramatic changes in the presidential polls in just the past month... and it appears to have come at the expense of ben carson.. the latest quinnipiac poll has donald trump leading texas senator ted cruz by just two points. that's within the margin of error making the race a toss-up. doctor ben carson and florida senator marco rubio were the only other candidates in double digits.. and this is how the race has changed over the past month... an october 22nd quinnipiac poll had been carson on top. he's dropped 10- points since then. cruz saw the biggest surge... up 13-points. political director dave price shows us ted cruz has surged like no one else in iowa over the past month...according to the quinnipiac university polls. no one would argue steve king's endorsement's responsible for all of it. but the poll shows tea parties, evangelicals, and the most conservative all now put cruz as their top choice. cruz is no longer fighting for their support with scott walker, rick perry and bobby jindal...since all three dropped out of the president race. and form

good evening, i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. thanks for joining us. several cities across the state are still picking up everything from tree limbs to garages the national weather service confirms severalo tornados did in fact touch down in iowa last night. we start this evening with chief meteorologist ed wilson...ed i know this information is just coming the city of knoxville saw the worst of last night's storms. 42:02 i was just inside the back door it started raining hard and the winds picked up quite a bit and in a matter of 10 seconds something hit the back of the house then the lgiths were out and it was all over so it happened a matter of half a minute or so. 42:17 wind gusts picked up chris norman's garage and dropped it in his neighbor's front yard. he says there wasn't much warning before the storms hit. norman says he is just thankful no one was seriously injured. but his home was just one of several that were damage in the storm. on the other side of town police say strong winds ripped two air conditioners off the roof of the wal-mart. so

good evening i'm sonya heitshusen. i'm dan winters. thanks for joining us tonight. across the nation, workers walked out in a protest for higher wages. here in iowa, supporters rallied outside fast food chains. jannay towne spoke with coordinators of today's efforts to raise the minimum wage. her story is first on 13. outside the home of the big mac.. nats 13:12:55 what do we want? 15. when do we want it? now some iowans protested to give workers a big raise... nats 13:16:00 hey hey ho ho, poverty wages have got to go 05 from worker strikes to staged rallies... the group, fight for 15, wants to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour.... giving employees at fast food chains... a shot at earning more than what it calls "starvation pay".. the hour adds up to a little more than 15- thousand dollars a year. zac 13:40:46 i'm a food associate. i make pizzas zac campbell is a student at drake.. even with the 9-dollars an hour he earns working at a local gas station...he couldnt make it on his own.. zac 13:41:20 yeah, trying to save money- living at home now. hopefully

i'm sonya heitshusen. and i'm dan winters. there was a little more elbow room tonight. just eight candidates instead of the previous ten... it gave each candidate a little more time speak.. and they focused much of it on illegal immigration... 32:53-33:05 dt can you just send 5 million people... we either have a country or we don't have a country its a silly argument 36:40-36:51 jb 12 million illegal immigrants, to send them back.... and its not embracing american values 37:33-37:48 dt we have millions of people right now.... very very unfair to them 41:28-41:53 tc the politics of it would be very very different if... that is befalling our nation perhaps the candidates with the jeb bush. he received the smallest amount of time in the last debate and his poll numbers are falling... tonight he tried to reverse the trend by focusing on the likely democratic nominee... 20:13-20:35 hillary clinton has said that barack obama's..... the best america can do that theme was also an issue during the undercard debate... governor chris christie says democrats are making promises wit

and i'm sonya heitshusen. the family of five told police the intruders kicked in their door, then held two of their teen girls at gunpoint. it happened at around one o'clock this morning in the 900 block of 18th street. jannay towne talked to the victims who have a terrifying story to tell. some brave kids and their parents are describing a few terrifying moments overnight. they say three strangers - armed with a gun and knife- broke into their home... a place they thought they would be safe. 05:08:50 our whole family says they've never seen these people before. they were yelling, demanding weed, we want the weed, we want the drugs, get on the ground and we're like. we don't got no drugs 02 but according to the family, the after kicking in their door and pistol whipping a 17-year-old boy, the suspects barged into a bedroom and pointed a gun at two sisters... in the 8th and 9th grades. when one of them began to yell for help, the armed man took the butt of the gun and hit her in the head and mouth. she had to g

good evening, i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters that video of the incident was posted online shortly after it happened. the driver...61-year-old robert scarbrough...is charged with assault and child endangerment. the student...christian suarez.... opened up about the incident for the first time tonight - you saw it live on the channel 13 news at five... channel 13's aaron brilbeck was at the press conference...and 12:42 then he stopped at price chopper i threw a book at him then he came he pulled by the ear and i punched him he told punch me again i dare you.13:02 hazmat crews were called to an urbandale business today because of a suspicious package. authorities say a woman found a package with a mysterious powder inside. when she tried to wash it off her hand... she told authorities her hands started to tingle. after investigating, crews determined that the substance was clearasil....a form of face wash. employees were allowed to return to work after crews determined there was no real danger. urbandale crews were also called to a gas leak. it happened at the intersection of 100th a

i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. two men died when police say another driver plowed into their car sunday evening. it happened at the intersection of hubbell and east 37th. jannay towne joins us first with two possible factors in this deadly crash. the investigation is underway to determine whether speed and the combination of drugs or alcohol contributed to what happened. witnesses told police that 53 year old deanna gliem was driving well over the posted speed limit of 40 miles per hour... when she slammed into another car on hubbell. 22:50:49 it just happened. there was no screeching brakes- it just sounded like a loud explosion 52 the collision happened in front of her apartment just after six last night. her granddaughter ran to help while others called 9-1-1. but there was nothing anyone could do. police say 60 year-old richard hummel and 59-year-old randall sonnenburg died in the crash. family says the two grew up together and became brothers after hummel's parents took in sonnenburg after his mom and dad died

good evening i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. police say it happened friday night about a mile away from the school. justin surrency spoke to a childhood friend and classmate of the accused shooter. he joins us now first on 13.... classmates of josue socop were surprised to learn of his alleged role in a des moines homicide...those that knew josue best say they are still puzzled by the actions that have landed the 17 year old behind bars and left another dead... the news traveled quickly at des moines north high school on monday... "that's unbelievable it just shocks me, i don't know what would make him do that." on saturday 17 year old des moines north high school junior josue socop was arrested and charged with first degree murder for a fatal shooting on friday just a mile southwest of the school. "everyone is shocked he doesn't seem to be the person that would do anything like that." "we believe he was actually the shooter in the incident and established probable cause and took him to jail."des moines police say around 10:30 p

and i'm sonya heitshusen... dozens of landowners are refusing to sell part of their land to build the pipeline... have a choice... the pipeline would stretch 18 counties. it would transport oil from north dakota to illinios. the developer... dakota access... is trying to reach deals with landowners along the route. and they seem pretty confident about their negotiations... dakota access started piling up piping to build the project back in may in this jasper county field. land owners who refuse to sell could be forced to give up their land. the iowa utilities board is considering the developer's request to use eminent domain. eminent domain has been used in the past for public projects.. but board is considering it for a private project. governor branstad says he won't stand in the way. 47:16-47:41 many people feel they don't want it to go through their land... right group to make the decision the utilities board is expected to make its decision next week. a hearing on land... right group to make the decision th

good evening, i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. the des moines police department cleared the officer involved in the deadly shooting... and so did a grand jury. today, the family of ryan bolinger filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. jannay towne is following these latest developments and joins us first on 13. the family's attorney spoke on their behalf today saying they still trying to heal from their loss. but they believe... up to now, officials have yet to account for or try to make their mistake right. the moment a des moines police officer shot an unarmed man through her squad car window in june.. nats of shooting was captured on camera. today, miller are once again coming under fire.. 14:07:15 the argument is why did you kill this man? 28-year-old ryan bolingers family filed a wrongful death suit against the city of des moines. attorney brett beattie says the 20- page complaint incncdes claims of negligence, violation of constitutional rights, deprivation of rights, negligent training and battery. 14:09:50 this is

and i'm sonya heitshusen.. deputies say they had a bad feeling from the moment they spotted a stolen vehicle. channel 13's mike dasilva show us how it unfolded and how it ended.. 23:13:07--14 'he come close to other officers. if hed see a car on the road, he didnt really care.' speeds reached 110 miles per hour...the chase through the winding gravel roads of rural northeastern madison county was dangerous for everyone involved. 23:13:26--33 'there was a lot of unmarked cars in this chase too. he didnt care, hed go right at them and go around them. he wasnt going to stop.' 23:16:41--53 'up in the badger creek area, theres a lot of blind intersections. a lot of uncontrolled intersections....and you're like is somebody coming, is somebody coming." the high speed chase lasted half an a lot of uncontrolled intersections....and you're like is somebody coming, is somebody coming." the high speed chase lasted half an hour 23:12:47 'it was scary, it really was. it all happened so fast yet, you dont think about it until

and i'm sonya heitshusen... snow ordinances and tow bans are in place... and a weekend of plowing is ahead... the snow hit right on schedule... first with light flakes and then built into a full blown whiteout in some places. this is video from waterloo from shortly after the storm started this afternoon. and this is from the worst of it... channel 13's roger riley spotted several cars in the ditch along interstate-35 in hamilton couny... have we seen the last of the snow tonight... and how much did we get... chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us... ed... can we just let it melt... people in ames saw the bulk of the snow in our area. that's brilbeck learned the snow that made it treacherous for driving... also made it fun for kids. "not a whole lot of people outside in ames tonight. most people are waiting out the storm indoors. and a lot of those that did venture out regretted it."like the driver of this s-u-v. she apparently underestimated just how treacherous driving conditions were in ames and flipped her suv. the woman was pretty shaken up, but was n

and i'm sonya heitshusen... we wont keep you waiting tonight... anyone traveling to see family wants to know what they'll be up against... and the weather could be the biggest obstacle.. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us first on 13.. this is not how you want the drive to your holiday this accident on i-235 at martin luther king parkway shut down a large portion of the eastbound lanes of the freeway earlier tonight. as you can see... a car veered off the road and became lodged under the overpass. authorities say three people were hurt... but their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. the driver of a car involved in a deadly high speed crash in des moines this week is being held on 6-hundred thousand dollars bond. troy mure junior faces two counts of vehicular homicide... but one legal expert says he has a good chance of beating the charges. aaron brilbeck has the story... troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving; vehicular homicide by operating whi

and i'm sonya heitshusen the crash happened just before nine this morning... leaving four children without their mother... the driver's family says the crash may have been the result of "street justice"... and that it's connected to an unsolved murder... explains. "that's my baby. me and my niece was so close."karen believe her niece is gone. 22-year old scalicity perez...who also goes by the last name boyd, was killed when the car she was riding in hit a tree this morning on 35-th street. the crash was so violent the car is nothing more than a pile of twisted metal. "i'm just in disbelief. i still believe this is a dream. i still think it's a dream. i don't believe my niece is gone."the driver of the car, troy mure, suffered only minor injuries in the crash. mure's mother says her son told her the crash was caused by people chasing him in another car. "they waved a gun. he stepped on the gas to get away from them. and they hit the back of the car and made him lose control of the car."mure's mother says her son told her from his hospital bed that people had be

and i'm sonya heitshusen... the number of confirmed tornadoes is growing... the national weather service says at least five of them touched down. they targeted the cities you see here... in des moines it hit near the airport.. mangling a fence at the iowa air national guard base... a plane was also likely damaged when the wind blew a set of stairs across the tarmac. even bigger problems in barnes city... there... a farmer is still searching for his 50-year old barn... aaron brilbeck has the story. living in rural barnes city...andy mart has seen his share of storms over the years. but he had a feeling this one would be different. and he was right. "i heard the tornado come through here and i grabbed my girlfriend amalia and the dog we just rode out the storm. we could hear debris flying off the home."they could see it too "as we were running for the coming across the driveway and it drilled the window over here. and that's when we knew it was pretty serious and you can see it got the garage doors pretty good."when the rumbling stopped..mart came outside to as

i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters. thanks for joining us. the taco meat contained a bacteria that sickened close to 60 teachers at roosevelt high last month... school was let out early the following day because of a staff shortage. the polk county department of health say hy-vee provided the meat but there is still no clear answer as to who is at fault... channel 13's jodi whitworth has this follow up. 393613 - personally ive always been leery about walking tacos ever since my kids were in little league it's all jokes now... but the des moines school district was dealing with a serious stomach bug on october 21 -st staff members picked up cooked taco meat from this hy - vee in windsor heights. 341821 - it was a little bit before noon. in fact the exact time was 11:39 according to a receipt 341821 - it was a little bit before noon. in fact the exact time was 11:39 according to a receipt the district's spokesperson phil rhoeder says the food sat out for about an hour before the teachers ate it. 353701 - the school simply put it into some sort

and i'm sonya heitshusen... a 22-year old mother of four was killed in the violent crash yesterday morning. the driver says he was being chased... and now his mother says there is proof. aaron brilbeck joins us first to explain... aaron... dan, 24-year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving, vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated and owi. mure told his mother the crash happened because he was being chased by people with a gun. he even described the car that was chasing him..a grey cadillac with front end damage. today, des moines police impounded a car that fits that tied to the crash. mure's mother says that proves ... "that troy's telling the truth. that they was chasing him. he identified the car from the damages, the color, the make, everything about the car." the crash was so horrible, this is all that was left of the car. police aren't saying much, other than than, quote, "there is a very real possibility" that mure is telling the truth about being chased. hi

and i'm sonya heitshusen... it happened in johnston last week... a student knocked to the floor by his school bus driver... 15-year-old christian suarez is now sharing what led up to that physical confrontation... channel 13's aaron brilbeck has the story. 15-year old christian suarez...a johnston student with special needs.. says he's scared to go back to school...and even more scared to ride the bus. that's because last attacked by his bus driver...61-year old robert scarbrough. suarez admits he was acting up on the bus...sitting where he wasn't supposed to. "the bus driver asked me to move and i didn't want to so i said no."that's when suarez says scarbrough stopped the bus and approached him... "i threw a book at him. then he came. he pulled me by my ear and i punched him. he told me punch me again. i dare you. and i didn't want to. i told him no. and then he just lost his temper for some reason."that's when suarez says, scarbrough threw him to the floor. scarbrough could then be heard unleashing on another student. "i was mad. angry. scared. h

i'm sonya heitshusen. and i'm dan winters. now to our other top story.. the fall-out from the paris attack and the impact on refugees... ahmad almohammad claimed to be a syrian refugee fleeing the war in his home country. that allowed him to get into france... but instead of fleeing war.. he helped carry it out. almohammad was one of the isis terrorists involved in the attack. 26-u-s governors say they aren't willing to put their own residents at risk. they are all blocking president obama's efforts to relocate 10- thousand syrian refugees... the governors... and the f-b-i say the u-s is unable to vet refugees to make sure they don't have ties to isis. the iowan you're about to hear from knows exactly what the refugees are going through.. channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. 11:07:04--09 'a lot of people, they have this wrong thought about muslim means terrorist.' ghassan abood started working as a translator with the u.s. army during the war in iraq in 2003. 11:11:56-- "this i received from an american general" in 2009 abood and his family resettled

i'm sonya heitshusen. and i'm dan winters... it won't be that bad... but iowa will see some strong winds tomorrow... and what comes after that will be even worse... chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us... parts of paris woke up to police fighting back... nats gunshots that's the sound of police raiding an apartment building.... polcie say they were immediately met with gunfire as they moved in... and that a woman set off a suicide bomb during the raid. one other suspect was killed by police. eight people were taken into custody. investigators are still trying to confirm if the suspect killed in the raid is the ringleader of the paris attack... the french government says abdelhamid abaaoud planned and helped carry out the attack. abaaoud has routinely boasted about how easy it is for him to move between syria and france in order to coordinate terror attacks. another terror raid today looked a little more like of a photo op. both a crowd of people.. and the media were waiting as french riot police marched down the street towards a paris church. about t

and i'm sonya heitshusen. it's a video that left many people speechless. it shows the driver of a johnston school bus apparently assaulting a child with special needs. but there was a shining moment in that video. channel 13's aaron brilbeck has the story you'll only see here.. "it's just because of how i was raised basically. i was taught a sense of right or wrong. and i knew that that was really wrong what he was doing."this is 13-year old caleb routt. you may recognize him from this video. he's the kid standing up to after scarbrough pushed down a student with special needs. caleb says that student...15-year old christian suarez, really started the whole conflict by refusing to move to the front of the bus. "the bus driver came back towards christian and told him to go up front with him. so christian acted like he was going to. he stood up and then he threw his book at him. it was like a notebook."but caleb says the driver went too far. "the bus driver turned around and said don't throw stuff at me. and then christian yells a profanity at him. and after

sonya gar vis set up this caring bridge page.a is doing well but has serious burns on her arm. the three remaining victims have been released. now, the fire broke out after an explosion during a chemistry demonstration friday morning. the teacher conducting that experiment was treated at the school. >> today it will now be easier for you to catch an uber ride. now they can operate legally. drivers will wait in a designated area while waiting for your ride request. if that makes it easier for you to catch a ride, but the new $4 airport service charge will make that trip cost more. >>> this morning in decision 2016, representatives from nearly every republican campaign will be here in d.c. today. they'll be discussing last week's debate in the rnc's decision to server ties from a february debate. meanwhile the candidates spent their time. jeb bush acknowledging he has to do a better job while ted cruz campaigned. on the democratic side hillary carolina tonight talked about gun control reform and this weekend senator bernie sanders

but sonya had a message for her sont. anything is possible. she demanded that they read two books a week. slowly, carson's grades improved. as a teen, he joined a junior rotc program quickly rising through the ranks. he graduated high school in 1969 with honors. at yale, he oobl taned a degree in psychology and found his future wife with whom he would raise three sons. he went onto med cat school excelling in surgery and by age 32, carson was the director of pediatric neurosurgery. but it was in 1987 that carson's shots to stardom became the first ever to separate twins. just one of 15,000 surgeries. today, what draws many is the same thing drawing the media's attention. a compelling personnel narrative. his memoir, gifted hand, draws out many that would lead to a play and a movie about drchlt carson. >> doctor? >> which child would ewe liyou o see first? >> thank you. thank you. >> and then dr. carson decide ds to run for president and low and behold became the front runner. that's when media outlets decided to probe the doctor's memoir and h

sonya is doing well but has several serious burns on her arm. one other student is still recovering at med star washington hospital center. the three remaining victims have been released. the fire broke out after an explosion during a chemistry demonstration. >>> starting today you may need to give yourself a little extra time if you use massachusetts of a and a street. it will shift north so there will be lane closures associated with this and big changes on h street eastbound. road work is expected to last about eighth months on the job. check out the nbc washington app to stay ahead of the changes. just search "traffic." >>> police are asking for your help to find a family of five that haven't been seen in more than a week. the frederick county sheriff's department opened a missing persons case yesterday. a family friend called them after the father, whom you see here in this picture did not show up for work last friday. police went to his home on brave heart drive and found the home empty and one of the family cars missing. all cell phones w

and i'm sonya heitshusen... paris is under a mandatory curfew.. the first since world war two... terrorists carried out six simultaneous attacks.. they targeted civilians with gunfire and explosives... 153-people were killed, and that number will likely rise. mary moloney has the latest. police say gunmen armed with ak-47 style weapons -- stormed restaurants and opened fire. killing multiple people. : "all of a sudden, we heard huge gunshots and lots of glass coming through the window, so we ducked onto the floor with all of the other diners and we heard numerous more gunshots coming."around the same time -- police say explosions rocked a stadium -- during an international soccer match. three blasts were heard. france's president -- watching the match -- had to be whisked to safety. while people inside the stadium scattered. but the most deaths occurred at a concert hall. several gunmen with explosives fired -- and took dozens hostage -- before police took control. i've seen 2 terrorists from my point of view with ak47s entering the concert room and firing randomly to the crowd.

. >> reporter: they charged her $475, but after they left, sonya told me she had second thoughts. >> it seemed funny and it bo bothered me all night. and all night until like 5:00 in the morning, i said, this is something wrong. >> reporter: and news 4 investigates found out that the company is unlicensed and we took her concern s to s to the department of consumer after fairs. >> if someone is getting work done for more than $200, the home improvement contractor must be licensed. >> reporter: and she also recommends estimates and asking for three references, and call g calling them to ask about the company's work, and never pay cash. using a credit card or even a check can help to protect your money if there is a problem. >> what are you hoping that people will come away with after seeing this story? >> well, hopefully they will do their homework before. and not to let anyone in their house. >> reporter: good lesson. licensed home improvement contractors pay into a trust fund run by the city and that is where the consumers can apply for up to $17,000 in restitution if there is a pro

and i'm sonya heitshusen... this week, the iowa utilities board will consider allowing a private company to use eminent domain to build a massive oil pipeline across the state. governor branstad tried to reassure land owners today... but he also said he won't try to stop the project. aaron brilbeck has the story... governor branstad says he believes eminent domain can and should be used "i don't think that we should say a blanket statement that eminent domain should never be used. but i also believe that the law that is in place that gives the utilities board the responsibility to do it is appropriate."the governor's comments came after u.s. senator rand paul told landowners in newton over the weekend that private land should never be taken through eminent domain to benefit a private company. dakota access, llc wants to use the land for an under-ground pipeline that would carry roughly a half million barrels of crude oil from north dakota..through iowa..and to a distribution center in illinois. the governor stre

good evening i'm sonya heitshusen and i'm dan winters for months, a committee has had the unenviable job of drawing new boundaries to prepare for the opening of a new elementary school. tonight the proposal was presented to the board...our mike dasilva was there for the meeting ...and he joins us first on 13. the parents who spoke up acknowledged that movement is a product of a growing district, and even said that was something they signed up for by choosing waukee said this is too much. 08:34:52--08:35:17 envision this for my son and his friends, they will have spent two years at maple grove school. under the proposed plan, they will move to waukee elementary next year for two years, then on to vince meyer for another year, waukee middle school for one year, and then assuming things go as weve heard with the new elementary school build, over to south middle school for one year, then to timberline for two years and then to waukee high school for three years, thats seven schools in 12 years kendra rice of emerson lane in waukee spoke on behalf of the entire glynn village neighborhood,

and i'm sonya heitshusen... ed warned it was coming... and many iowa cities have the damage to show for it... and we had crews covering the aftermath across the state... winterset.. corning.. and knoxville all had suspected tornado damage... knoxville saw some of the worst of it... police say strong winds ripped two air conditioners off the roof of the walmart. roofing also fell inside the store, and yet nobody was hurt. but this... this should give you an idea of the wind speed in knoxville... a gust shot a two-by-four through a truck windshield. the southeast side of town has extensive tree damage. several large limbs came 58:40-58:48 we're very lucky, we had some minor injuries, all were seen by our ambulance, no one transported to the hospital so we're very lucky now to southwest iowa... in corning where a manufacturing plant suffered heavy damage... production at precision pulley and idler came to an abrupt halt. the storm tore up the roof, smashed out a window and damaged the warehouse. workers say it seemed to come out of nowhere.