the man norfolk police say -- murdered his mother yesterday -- 43- year-old sonya hunter. jacqueline lives in north carolina now -- so she spoke with newschannel 3 over the phone. 10;29 that is a sign of mental illness 10;44 it only gets worse as an adult if it goes untreated and it seems like it kinda grew and grew until it became this situation with him and his mother jacqueline tells newschannel 3 -- she raised her family on the same street as shawn)s mother, sonya. as a single parent with four kids -- she says sonya struggled -- so she stepped in to help often. when jacqueline moved to north carolina -- she brought shawn with her -- he was 15 at the time and lived with her for a year. she tells us -- he was a great kid and did well in school -- but often kept to himself. 05;56 he appeared to be a very distant individual, he always stood alone, he did everything by himself and i had some concerns there norfolk police say -- they were called to westcliff drive gunshot wounds. jacqueline believes shawn s personal struggles led to the incident -- but she s still-p&shocked.

we had sonya here. sonya is our brow lady. she's the best brow person in the world. used to just come and do my eyebrows and yours and christine's, now she does the entire "today" show. everybody just lines up for sonya to do their brows. >> here's a question what about the boys. >> all right, well, she's been doing our boy force a while, so to speak. >> she has? >> yes, matt. >> she does matt's eyebrows? >> she sure does. >> i had no idea matt groomed his eyebrows. >> i don't know how to pronounce sonya's last name. say it, chad.vunsac. something like that. she just added a men's only bar at her brow bar in manhattan. she's got a distinctive man vibe. men care just as much about their grooming. many of them do as we do. and we're just happy for her. she is just a sweet woman. >> for the first time i'm looking at the brows of our crew. i never was looking at that portion. >> any of you guys -- mm-hmm. she did jimmy. >> you guys look good. >> okay. all right. perfect. ah, yes, beautiful. >> it's a private little room. men who are a little embarrassed by it can go in t

it's how 43-year-old sonya hunter lived her life. karen cuffee/victim's daughter-in-law ((c208 11:19)) "sonya was a bubbly person always cooking and cleaning." that makes her death so difficult for family and friends to comprehend. todd parker/friend ((c204 4:36)) "she was loved by everybody. i can tell you that right now. nobody disliked her at all, nobody, nobody." yet saturday morning -- her life allegedly taken at the hands of her own outside her home on westcliff road --- shot multiple times. family members say the two had a close relationship -- but shawn has suffered from mental health issues for nine years. karen cuffee/victim's daughter-in-law ((c208 8:25)) "he had things reach a tragic end." karen cuffee is the shawn's grandmother --- now filled with regret after an encounter with him just last week. karen cuffee/victim's ((c208 8:48)) "i said to him, "you are looking a little small there. we might need to go get you some help.' he said 'god is my help." officers say they took hunter into custody at the scene. they also fou

and i'm sonya heitshusen... thanks for joining us. joe lopez is accused of abusing 20-month-old ruby alvarez... fracturing her skull and breaking her ribs. testimony began in the first degree murder trial monday... today the judge declared a mistrial... channel 13's mike dasilva has been covering the trial.. he joins us first on thirteen. mike... what happened? during her testimony this morning, nissa alvarez -- the mother of the child joe lopez is accused of killing -- made an the defendant -- that has nothing to do with what this case is abo...alvarez accused lopez of for. were you still in a romantic relationship with mr. lopez? ' - 'it was on and off, um, he would force sexual intercourse with me.' -- nissa alvarez - mother of deceased toddler 'well, lets just talk about did

sonya, it is pack in here. you can barely move. just take a look at this crowd here. the said they will be a capacity all night. they order 50 extra pounds of a few extra kegs even moved in extra chairs. cue to sot: they even had people waiting for them to open. 'we try to say youre welcome to come anytime, but we suggest that you hold off a little bit. we want them to know you got a fair shot at about 1 oclock. but they will be in. we had them waiting outside the door when we unlocked today, so,' it's beautiful today in southern california... but really... not bad here today brett it started cold but turned out to be a nice day! it's beautiful today in southern california... but really... not bad here today either... brett it started cold but turned out to be a nice day! highs reached into the mid and upper 30s around the metro on friday leading to more snow melt as we head in to the weekend. be aware that temperatures will be cold enough for some refreeze and slick spots tonight, especially on side streets and parking lots. the sunny and dry weather will continue th

we had sonya here. sonya is our brow lady. she's the best brow person in the world. and she now comes -- wheno just come and do my eyebrows and yours and christine christine's, now she does tshow. everybody just lines up for sonya to do their brows. >> here's a question what about the boys. >> all right, well. doing our boys for a long time. >> she has? >> yes, matt. >> she does matt's eyebrows? >> she sure does. >> i had no idea matt groomed . >> i don't know how to pronounce sonya's last name.something like that. she just added a men's only bar she's got a distinctive man men care just as much about their grooming. many of them do as we do. and we're just happy for her. she is just a sweetor the first time i'm crew. i never was looking at that portion. >> and if you guys -- she did >> you guys look good. all right. >> somebody doesn't need -- perfect. ah, yes, it's a private little room. men who are a little embarrassed by it can go in there and get n-scaping done in private. it's a big thing in "the new york times" today, so that's why we're mentioning it. >> prin

sonya and erin show us how the your enemy. news at four front door the fallout over the contaminated water system in flint, michigan continues tonight. there are multiple investigations into how long the water has been contaminated and who is responsible. meanwhile bottles of water by the thousands continue to pour into the city. jay gray has the latest. flint, michigan.. bottled water -- pallet after pallet.. hundreds-of-thousands of gallons.. to replace the lead contaminated water that has spilling from faucets and putting families in jeopardy for almost 2-years now.. "in the scope of the work that needs to be done, this isn't even a drop in the bucket." celebrities.. corporations.. service organizations.. continue to donate clean water.. and "the outpouring has been amazing." still though.. the outrage is building.. michigan :32 - :37"people want to have me shot. well, that's true. so again, that doesn't help solve the problem." the governor has suspended two state employees -- and yesterday the michigan attorney general ap

and i'm sonya heitshusen. thanks for joining us. trump has been battling for the top spot in the iowa polls in the race for the republican nomination. today he filled the visitors center at living history farms. political director dave price joins us... it had been a short night for trump. he didn't finish up at the epublican debate in south carolina until after 11 oclock iowa time. then he flew to des moines to be live at 6-30 am on msnbc's morning joe show trump told iowans he didnt get much rest. . trump...4029 zero sleep. zero. i mean i was on program this morning...630. i do what you have to do. ....but zero sleep." in urbandale he wants them to join him and

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. blustery nw winds will kick in tonight and begin a drop in temperatures that will extend through the overnight and all day saturday, with the bottom not arriving until sunday morning. temperatures on saturday will start in the upper-teens around 7 am, and drop into the single digits by evening. saturday night, wind chills will be in the -15 to -20 range through sunday morning. sunday will be cold as well, with highs in the low teens, but temperatures will actually begin to climb sunday night into monday. the 7-day will bring a break from the rain as light snow wraps up this evening, leaving only minimal chances for we begin today with the trial of his girlfriend's daughter. we heard from both sides in opening statements this afternoon. mike dasilva joins us live from the polk county courthouse with more ... four teenagers are facing serious charges, accused of four teenagers are facing serious charges, accused of teen at gun point in fort dodge. police say 19-year old dakota marnach .

and i'm sonya heitshusen. thanks for joining us... linda upmeyer's mark on history is just one part of the legislative session. political director dave price shows us what could be ahead. they're 150 of your neighbors like you do. they've waited nearly seven

and i'm sonya heitshusen... the presidential candidates are in overdrive... trying to pick up caucusses. it's the first contest in the 2016 race for the white house, ten republicans have been mpaiing here today... many are polling in single digits in iowa. they were spread out across the state, getting out their messages. the tough part is convincing their supporters to actually get out and vote for them monday night... 18:57 christie 06 monday night you are going to show. as am i that real leadership matter that strong leadership matters. the people in iowa know how to pick a strong leader. 19:03 sen. marco rubio - presidential candidate :19"when i'm our party's nominee, we will win and we will turn this country around but first i need your help. this election can not be more important than it is right now." po-120fr nine other people to show up on monday

good evening, i'm sonya heitshusen.. and i'm dan winters... the temperatures will make a big difference on what well experience this week. let's go first to chief meteorologist... ed, we're going to be bundling a mixed bag of precip is moving through central iowa this afternoon... sleet, drizzle and snow all moving through. temperatures will hold steady in the low 30s tonight. tomorrow temperatures will be back in the upper 30s and rain will build in and

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. the sunshine was a nice change for us today. now say goodbye! more clouds build in tonight and clouds and drizzle take over the the temperatures will stay mild tonight in the mid to upper 20s. there will start to be patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle beginning at times wednesday after years of fighting to push gun safety measures through congress, president obama announced today he's circumventing lawmakers and acting on his own. the president is using a serious of executive orders to tighten rules on gun sales. as expected people across the nation... and the presidential candidates ... are divided on this move. steve handelsman has the story. nats cheers president obama ordering the changes was cheered by gun control activists sot: president obama :06-:08"because people are dying!! and he got emotional wiping his eyes 1999 citing the mass shootings at columbine 2007 at virginia tech 2012 and sandy hook elementary sot: president obama those kids it gets me mad. wipes eyes" obama exec

and i'm sonya heitshusen... the republican candidates are pouring into des moines for tonight's debate... with the exception of one candidate. donald trump is skiping the debate and holding a solo event at drake. trump claims he was treated unfairly in the first fox debate... so he won't take part. without trump, ted cruz takes center stage... marco rubio and ben carson will be next to him. jeb bush, chris christie, john kasich, and rand paul round out the debate... it starts eight... at the iowa events center.. it alone.

(water running) (sonya sobbing) what is it? what's the matter? he loves julie karagina. no he doesn't, he was just being polite to her. he thinks she's ugly, and she is. but now he's going to the war and he'll forget all about me, and i know i'm just the poor relation and your mother would never let him marry me. anything's possible, and he does love you, i know it. wait there. nikolai. you're wanted. come on. excuse me. cousins... i know, but what can one do? look. (sobbing) you've made her all upset. go on, go to her and make her better. go on. (whispers) look. would you like to kiss me, boris? um... i'm a little old for you, don't you think? there, now we're engaged. meet marvin. marvin thinks you have to be a brainiac to do your own taxes. so we brought in world-renowned brainiac, doctor s. james gates junior, to help him get started. marvin. you got a w-2. uh, yeah. i do. you got a finger. yes. take the finger and press it right here. [camera shutter] yay, you got it. yeah. intuit turbo tax. taxes done smarter. [ male announcer ] even ragu users a. chose prego tradi

i'm erin kiernan and i'm sonya heitshusen... exactly one month ago, iowa state freshman -- emmalee jacobs was killed in a hit and run accident at a busy intersection near campus leads in the case have been virtually non - existent. our channel 13's jodi whitworth is following up on this story. she joins us live in the studio with more erin -- without many leads, hopeful that charges will be

and i'm sonya heitshusen. governor branstad told lawmakers our state's finances are among the best in the country... but still not as good as he'd like. his 7.5 billion dollar spending proposal is largely a status quo budget...with most of the increases going to education. political director dave price lays out the governor's ideas and lawmakers concerns about them. first on thirteen... it's the real condition of the state... corn and bean prices are way down.... the avian flu epidemic wiped out millions of birds.... building permits have slowed....

good evening, i'm sonya heitshusen... kick off to the rose bowl is less that 24-hours away... and many iowa hawkeye fans are making a stop before the stadium. the 127th rose parade is tomorrow... let's go live to andy fales in appetizer before the main event. roll to 1st vo: ....floats." los angeles one of three cities beefing up security after los angeles one of three cities beefing up security after terror threats from overseas... federal authorities say the threats mention new york, washington d-c and los angeles... but the threats weren't specific... law enforcement in the l-a area say extra officers will be on patrol at the rose bowl and parade to protect the public. extra officers are out in iowa tonight, keeping the roads safe this new year's eve. four people were killed in alcohol related crashes last new years eve... that's the highest number since 20-09. the iowa state patrol says it wants to get that number back to zero... sergeant nathan ludwig says it's best to not even risk it. 74152 'ya know any amount of alcohol i wouldnt even risk it because you know there is

good evening, i'm dave price in for sonya and dan. thousands of hawk fans are in california tonight... they're rallying on an inconic iowa battleship. our sports team, keith, andy, michael, and john are in the middle of it all... let's go live to andy fales first... andy... iowa bringing it's own fleet to san pedro.... roll cue to pkg: "...biggest three major u-s cities are increasing security after three major u-s cities are increasing security after terror threats overseas... and many hawkeye fans are in one of those spots. federal authorities say the threats mention new york, washington d-c and los angeles... but the threats weren't specific -- but the fbi is reportedly boosting the number of agents that means hawk fans won't bring everything they want into the rose bowl in pasadena. purses, backpacks and fanny packs are banned from the stadium. visitors are required to carry belongings in clear bags. belongings in clear bags. police say a 14 year-old boy was shot in the chest. he is expected to if you're going out tonight to celeb

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. temperatures will be mild overnight tonight and due to the melting we saw during the daytime hours, patchy fog is possible. we'll start thursday already in the upper 20s, but with a northwest wind temperatures will cooler but not all that different. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds over the next several days and as winds shift toward the south for friday and saturday we'll see a big boost in temperatures will some of the warmest temperatures we have seen so far this year. sunday will bring a chance for a light rain/snow mix, but this is not expected to be significant. the bigger system will move in for tuesday when there is a potential for higher snow totals. being that it is still nearly a week out, there is still great uncertainty with this next system. be sure to stay updated over the next week as we continue to bring you the latest on to our top story today... four months after his death... medical experts confirm -- former hawkeye star and pro football player, tyler sash had a d

i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm lynn melling in for dan ... thanks for joining us. a winter weather advisory remains in effect across north central iowa this evening. light snow is moving through the area bringing about a half inch to 1 inch of snow. winds will stay strong tonight leading to blowing snow. temperatures will drop to the low 20s by morning. after nearly two years of campaigning here, there is just week left for the presidential candidates to make their pitches to iowa voters. one week from tonight iowans will head to their caucus sites to cast the first votes in the tonight des moines is ground zero for the three democratic candidates. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o-malley will share a stage at drake university ... but don't call it a debate. cnn is hositng a townhall with all three candidates tonight. you can tune in starting at eight p- m. heading into the home stretch, clinton is holding "get out to caucus" events across the state. the former secretary of state met with supporters at the "jewish federation of greater des moines" this m

sonya, they are doing here. the said they will be a capacity all night. they order 50 extra pounds of chicken wings a few extra kegs even moved in extra chairs. cue to sot: the manager of the bar said the seats here were hard to come even moved in extra chairs. cue to sot: the manager of the bar said the seats here were hard to come by! 'the day after they found out the game was going happening in pasadena. they were right on it. . will you be open, was the number one thing because it being a holiday. the do you take reservations. the and des moines police have made an shooting yesterday.. police say a 15-year-old boy this home on east 14th street. officers say the victim was shot in the chest... but is expected to shooting occurred in the home... not outside as first believed. the alleged shooter is charged with reckless use of a firearm. the first day of the new year is a great time to get out and get some exercise.. the iowa dnr invited people to come out for a hike this afternoon. at ledges state park.. a number of hikers went down a lesser known part

sonya has the evening off. emmalee jacobs was found lying in the road in the early morning hours of december 14th... it was a dark and rainy morning.. and with no witnesses, police had few leads to follow... but today, officers arrested cyride driver benjamin clague. channel 13's jannay towne is live in ames with more on what led authorities to clague. jannay.... police got their break in the case... when a cyride supervisor was reviewi on boardbus video the morning of december 14th. in the area of ash and lincoln caught their eye.

and i'm sonya heitshusen. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are making the final push towards the iowa caucuses... and the latest poll shows why.. the race is too close to call... channel 13's justin surrency join us live from drake university where both candidates will take the stage... we are less than an hour away from the brown and black forum that will discuss issues and concerns with in des moines minority community...hillary clinton has long been viewed as the democratic front runner but a recent poll on sunday shows bernie sanders not far behind... according to an nbc news and wall street journal poll...clinton holds a 48 percent to 45 percent lead over wall street journal poll...clinton holds a 48 percent to 45 percent lead over bernie sanders among likely iowa caucus goers... hampshire caucus goers and all three candidates including former maryland governor martin o'malley will participate in tonight's brown and black forum here at drake university... the forum begins at 7 tonight and ll tackle crin