there's been a lengthy hearing in front of the iowa utilities board. the parties are submitting their comments and we expect that there'll be a decision from the utilities project is approved. if it's approved, what are the terms that that board, that the iowa utilities board says the company has to meet in order to build the project. pete welch: now bill, is this above ground? below ground? bill gerrhard: it's below ground. it's a pipeline. it's underground. i think there's i would an average is probably four foot underground, goes from like you said, northwest iowa to southeast iowa through 17 counties. there's a 30 inch diameter pipeline. it can probably move half a million barrels of oil a day through it. it goes to like you said, it's going to end up in the gulf coast in refineries in illinois. it starts in north dakota and goes through south dakota, iowa, then parts of illinois. then parts of illinois. it goes to i think it's patoka, illinois is where the terminal is. then from there it goes other places. it's my understandin g, rob, that it's bee

tomorrow we could learn when the iowa utilities board will make a decision on the bakken oil pipeline... the pipeline would run through 18-iowa counties carrying oil from north dakota to illinois. the iowa utilities board is deciding whether or not to issue a construction permit. tomorrow the board is expected to set a deadline for legal when it will make a formal decision. when the pipeline was industry was of 20-14 when oil was selling for just under 100-dollars per barrel. in the time since... 65-percent of north dakota's oil rigs have shut down. that's in part because of the dramatic drop in prices. oil is now selling for less than 35- dollars per barrel. president obama is also talking involves taking out the oil fields isis uses to fund terror attacks... "in recent weeks, we've unleashed a new wave of strikes on their lifeline. their oil infrastructure. destroying hundreds of their tanker trucks, wells, and refineries. and we're going to keep on hammering those." president obama made a rare visit to the pentagon today to get an update on the fight against isis. obama says isis h

the iowa portion of the pipeline would run through 18-counties. the iowa utilities board is decidening whether to issue a construction permit... and whether energy transfer can use eminent domain to seize land from owners who refuse to sell. the iowa utilities board held a public hearing on the proposal earlier this month but is yet to issue a decision. meanwhile the obama administration is scaling back the renewable fuel standard approved by congress... today the environmental protection agency finalized its biofuel mandate for next year... it calls for more than 18-billion gallons of ethanol and other bio-fuels to be blended with gasoline next year. that's more than 4-billion gallons less than what congress approved in 20-07. so, the president is requiring less renewable fuel in the gasoline supply... while he's in paris taking part in the u-n climate summit... while the focus was supposed to be climate change... president obama was repeatedly asked about another pressing matter... the threat of isis... jim acosta has more... as russia continues its airstrikes inside sy

the state of iowa ... from the northwest corner to the southeast ... to connect south dakota and illinois pipelines. to do so they first need the approval of the iowa utilities board. over the last few weeks the board heard 11 days of testimony from concerned iowans and business interests in the pipeline. all of those days and hours of testimony must now be transcribed by court reporters. there is so much of that work to be done that the utilities board is over budget on the project. they will charge the pipeline company for those overages. there is no timetable on when a decision will be made ... but it likely won't come until after the new year. drivers in ankeny could soon be revolution. the iowa d-o-t is discussing major changes for the section of i-35 between first street and 36th street. those changes could include adding a lane of traffic and changing the on-ramp traffic pattern. the d-o-t is holding a meeting to gather input on the changes tonight starting at five p-m at the best western in ankeny. the project is estimated to cost $54 million dollars. it could begin as soon as 2018 ... and open to traffic as soon as 2020. 'we wanted additional capacity fro

elias: but the pressure is not just on the utility board. last night, the iowa department of natural resources is trying to decide if it should let the pipeline cut through state owned land. more than 120 people attended the meeting, with 55 choosing to speak on the record. d-n-r officials say they'll weigh each opinion, based on how they were transcribed, not the manner in which they were delivered. chuck gipp, director that there's some that came here as a public demonstration rather than to provide valuable public input, so we can make the determination whether to issue the permit based on everybody's opinion and what we have the code authority to do." elias: if the d-n-r does not issue the permits, that does not mean the project would be dead. instead, dakota access would have to come up with an alternate route that doesn't go through state- owned land. officials with the utility board say there won't be a decision until at least january, and that's the absolute earliest. sabrina coming up on good morning iowa... elias: good morning iowa... elias: we share w

elias:: the iowa utilities grandmother. elias:: the iowa utilities board is taking its time to weigh all the evidence presented in nearly a month of hearings at the boone county fairgrounds. that despite a push from dakota access to make a final decision quickly. elias: but the pressure is not just on the utility board. last night, the iowa department of natural resources was trying to decide if it should let the pipeline cut through state owned land. more than 120 people attended the meeting, with 55 choosing to speak on the record. d-n-r officials say they'll weigh each opinion, based on how they were transcribed, not the manner in which they were delivered. chuck gipp, director of iowa dnr: "it's a little bit disappointing that there's some that came here as a public demonstration rather than to provide valuable public input, so we can make the determination whether to issue the permit based on everybody's opinion and what we have the code authority to do." elias: if the d-n-r does not issue the permits, that does not mean the project access would have

elias: along with approval from the iowa utilities board, the project will also need a permit from the iowa department of natural resources. the proposed pipeline cuts diagnally across the state, crossing over land and water under the d-n-r's to do that requires a permitted. a hearing will be held this evening, allowing an opportunity for public comments. the meeting inside the office building. email or send in comments to the iowa d-n-r about the pipeline permit. elias: commuters driving in dallas county should expect a detour the dallas management closed a section of highway 169 just north of adel last night. drivers should expect a detour taking them west out of town on highway six. the detour then heads north on p-58, before connecting to highway 44 and back to highway 169. so be sure to watch for the signs. elias: speaking of road closures, flooding has kept parts of some roads around the metro closed. of fleur drive from bell avenue to m-l-k because of the raccoon river level. it remains at the moderate flood stage this morning, but is expected to go down through the rest of the

the hearings...once completed their is no set timeline board will make whether or not project. the hearing is scheduled to begin at eight thirty monday morning...and can be live streamed through the iowa utilities board web site... another chance to comment publicly before the iowa department of natural resources about the pipeline. the d-n-r also must approve a permit for the pipeline to cross publicly- owned land and water under its jurisdiction that meeting is next week. sabrina: des moines police have released the names in saturday's deadly home invasion. sabrina: during the early morning hours saturday, police say someone tried to break into a home on east 14th street... police say 31 year old travis alan williams of earlham died..after an altercation occured inside the home at 20-20 east 14th street. residents inside the home told police that they did not know williams and he had broken into their home.... police identified 19-year old ali cano and 18- year old whitney campbell of des moines as the residents inside at the time. they told police an altercation then took place between the three... killing williams... police say the teenage girls did not walk away from the sgt. joseph frentr

the south dakota public utilities commission approved a construction permit for the pipeline. the project needs approval from all four states that the pipeline crosses. the proposed route cuts diagonally through iowa. the iowa utilities board is in the middle of evidentiary hearings. once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. south dakota is the first state to give its approval. sunday's early morning shooting has raised questions about safety in downtown des moines... it happened in the busy bar district of court avenue, just after one a-m sunday. police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. but they aren't ready to name that person. so is that area safe? police say this incident doesn't really change much. "you can't judge any neighborhood based on the actions of an individual, and that's exactly what this is. the person responsible for this is the person who pulled the trigger and that's where our focus is." sabrina: two men were shot, one of whom died from his injuries. sabrina: and altoona police ask for help in finding these two men... the pair are suspects in a purse theft case... the purse was stolen from a vehicle parked at the altoona walgreens. the two men you see here were seen drivi

the board will make its decission on whether or not to approve the project. the hearing is scheduled to begin at eight thirty monday morning...and can be live streamed through the iowa utilities board web site... and there is also another chance to comment publicly before the iowa department of natural resources about the pipeline. the d-n-r also must approve a permit for the pipeline to cross publicly- owned land and water under its jurisdiction that meeting is next week. sabrina: we're back with meterologist james peterson... james: (james adlibs) james: there is a dense fog advisory currently in effect for portions of central iowa until 9:00 am. the fog will stay with us until the early part of the morning before clearing out. once it does so, the clouds will decrease and sunshine coupled with a southerly breeze at 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 20+ will warm temperatures back into the 50s in central and southern iowa with northern iowa getting into the 40s. the week ahead looks to be mainly dry with the thermometer sitting well above average in the 50s all week. several days look to be windy, particularly thursday through the end of the week. the pattern looks to switch next wee

the board will make its decission. the hearing is scheduled to begin at eight thirty monday morning...and can be live streamed through the iowa utilities board web site... local five will also continue to follow this story and bring an update when a decision is made about the proposed pipeline. elias: we're back with meterologist bree sullivan... bree (bree adlibs) bree weather adlib: it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, and with a breeze out of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend as well. clouds will be on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start ithe 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, with a mix of sun and clouds a busy weekend ahead in iowa, as major cand

the board will make its decission. the hearing is scheduled to begin at eight thirty monday morning...and can be live streamed through the iowa utilities board web site... local five will also continue to follow this story and bring an update when a decision is made about the proposed pipeline. amanda: a great honor responders thursday... governor terry branstad stopped by the "carpet one floor and home" ceremony in urbandale, held to honor first responders a retired new york fireman, ed breen, who served during 9/11 presented the owners of the carpet one with a piece of steel from the world trade center. in return, carpet donation to responders and veterans. "it's a life changing no brainer and an any small part of anything we can do or i can do, i'll be glad to do it. " amanda: this is all part of the "building for america's bravest" program, that's an initiative that builds specially- adapted smart homes for wounded soldiers returning from iraq and afghanistan. carpet one has committed to providing flooring materials and installation for all 46 smart homes. amanda: new this morning, a new business opens up in west des moines today..

one debate souring his sixth the iowa utilities board is set deciding on the bakken oil pipeline... the 18-iowa counties, carrying oil from north dakota to illinois. the board is now deciding whether or not to issue a construction permit. today it's expected to set a deadline for legal briefs to be filed... and decision. the final day has arrived to through healthcare-dot-gov... and metro residents aren't alone as they rush to meet the deadline. channel 13's josh nguyen is live this morning from the evelyn k. davis center.... where they'll be helping people all day to do just tha. good morning josh! drivers in ankeny may have a today the department of transportation will reveal their plan to improve interstate 35 there... that includes a plan to update the first street interchange... the hearing is open to the public. it's tonight from 5 to 6-30 at at the best western. plenty of central iowans are packing their bags this week but if you're bringing grandma and grandpa along, you may be in for a few extra complications... coming up, we'll tell you what to keep in mind, before you who

it could be some time before we hear if the pipeline gets the go ahead in iowa. the iowa utility board is reviewing public comment, and doesn't expect to get all the transcripts from those meetings until christmas. so a decision probably won't come until next year. the pipeline would go across 18 iowa counties. elementary school students will make the new year a little brighter for families helping loved ones recover from brain injuries. on with life in ankeny is transforming its former outpatient facility into a family house. it will have five bedrooms, common kitchen and living areas. students at northeast elementary in ankeny adopted the project his holiday season. they bought items like sheets, plates, and games so the house will feel more like a home. the on with life family house is scheduled to open this january, but they want to have it ready now just in case a family needs it during the iowa hawkeyes are getting ready for the rose bowl... and they have a lot of time before they get to pasadena... coming up... how the hawks are using the long break to prepare for the big bowl g

push from make a final stephanie: but the pressure is not just on the utility board. tonight, the iowa department resources is trying to decide the pipeline cut owned land. stephanie: peklo joins us tonight's big jacob: jack, tonight's hearing... a little less structured than what we saw in boone county. normally, the iowa d-n-r does not hold a public comment period for something like this, but knew that the issue was a hot button topic for so many people. lots of people scheduled to speak, with less than a hour of scheduled public comment. jacob: with so many people, wanting to make their opinions known to the d-n-r, it set up a pair of tables for folks to share their beliefs about the pipeline.. more than 120 people attended tonight's meeting with 55 choosing to speak on the record. some people made it a bit more of a spectacle so their voices could be heard across the entire room. d-n-r officials say they'll weigh each opinion, based on how they were transcribed, not the manner in which they were delivered. chuck gipp, director of iowa dnr: "it's a little bit disappointing that ther

the iowa utilities board announced their timeline for deciding on it yesterday. the pipeline would stretch across 18 counties... part of it going over publicly owned land and water... including the des moines river in boone county and the mississippi river in lee county. hundreds of people spoke both for and against the proposal at public meetings. board members are now compiling they say that will take weeks. water quality may be on the rise for some 15 iowa communities... these cities are getting more than nine-million dollars in interest-free loans to help do just that. the money comes from the state government. it will pay for a variety of projects.... from treatment plant improvements... to storm runoff systems... and stream restoration. none of the money went to buena vista, calhoun or sac county.... where they're facing a lawsuits for allowing polluted farm runoff to flow into area streams. the lawsuit is scheduled to go before a federal judge in august of next year. meanwhile... the iowa dnr is considering running iowa's beaches dry... it wants to ban alco

the south dakota public utilities commission approved is portion of the 1100 mile project that runs from the north dakota oil fields to illinois. the iowa utilities board is iowa's portion of the project. the meetings are being held in boone. they are scheduled to run through december 5. the board says it expects to announce its decision later this month or early in january. steve: gas prices have dropped below 2 dollars a gallon across much of central iowa. listen to this. now, one financial magazine says one dollar a gallon gas may be in our future very soon. money magazine published an article online yesterday, quoting some energy analysts saying the midwest and gulf states should continue to see gas prices drop. those analysts point to high refinery output, relatively low gas taxes, and cheap oil that has led to a global surplus. gas stations in texas are already selling gas as low as a $1.40 a gallon stacey: the low prices at the pump are leading to record sales of bigger cars. experts say consumers are buying more trucks and suvs. changes consumer confidence. at one dealership in ames, the owner says he's seeing a record year for large truck sale

the iowa utilities board gave an update on the proposal this morning. dakota access wants to build 250- miles of pipeline that would run through 18 counties. board members say transcripts of the hearings are being still being compiled. hundreds of people spoke both for and against the proposal at those meetings. they don't expect the transcripts to be done until at least christmas. another proposal to pay for the pool at the new, wellmark y-m-c-a is going down the drain. the y hoped to apply for the e-b- five program. it grants green cards to foreign nationals who agree to invest at least half a million dollars in a u-s project. but it turns out the y doesn't qualify... because the pool wouldn't create the necessary... 160- jobs. the y needs about seven million dollars to finish the olympic size pool. developers of the downtown hotel hope to use the e-b-5 visa program too... but that all depends on congress. the program was set to expire friday... but the deadline has been extended to tomorrow. developers are counting on 20- million-dollars in funding f

the sierra club says it doesn't think the iowa utilities board should rush its decision on whether to approve the bakken pipeline. the company that wants to build, dakota access, wants the decision by early january. but the sierra club says the utilities board should have more time. the proposed pipeline would run through four states. in iowa i would cut diagonally through 18 counties. the sierra club says it opposes the controversial pipeline because of an old jail building in dubuque has a long history. and now, it will open a new chapter by serving a different function for the county. but first, it must undergo some renovations. hear what the plan is for this historic building, next on your 24-hour news source, dubuque county is transforming the 150-year- old jail building into office space. the dubuque county historical society previously controlled the building at theheorner of eighth street and central avenue in dubuque. but starting january first, the county plans to house its i-t department and veterans affairs commission in the old jail building. of course, that means it'll n

the iowa utilities board has been given no timeline to decide. des moines parks and rec is feeling the affect of an especially "flood- ful" year... where officials say they were seeing a record number of people enjoying the trails thanks to a late winter... but then came the rain.... that of course shut down parts of water works park, and brought jolly holiday lights to a close two-weeks early. it also put a damper on des moines' winding trail system... "we have several trails that are closed... what's open and what's closed." at this point walnut creek and gay lea wilson have reopened... still closed though are the following... maintenance crews are hoping to get everything cleaned up this weekend. meanwhile metro residents are of summer... the winter farmers' market weekend. vendors... including the staples for your holiday meal. officials say you ham, eggs, and late season christmas decor and unique, local gifts. the market runs from nine a-m to one p-m.... today and tomorrow... at "kaleidoscope at the hub" and "capital square." wells fargo ar

stacey: the iowa utilities board wrapped up its public hearings on the proposed bakken oil pipeline. the hearings and -- ended at 5:00 monday. the utilities board says it will hand down its decision later this month or in early january. but those hearings weren't the final ones concerning the pipeline. the iowa dnr will hold its own public hearing december 16. the dnr have to decide whether to grant the pipeline access to publicly owned land and waterways. that hearing will take place at the wallace state office building. scheduled for thursday for a woodward granger basketball player who died after collapsing last week during a practice. the funeral for drew jacobsen will be held in the woodward granger high school auditorium on thursday at 11:00 a.m. jacobsen died on he collapsed at monday. school last week from an unknown heart problem. republican presidential candidate donald trump's latest highly-controversial proposal to fight terrorism is now under fire. steve: trump wants to bar all muslims from entering the united states. his remarks are prompting strong, widespread, reactio

the project would project carry crudoil from north dakota through iowa and into illinois. the proposed route cuts diagonally through iowa. the iowa utilities board is in the middle of evidentiary hearings. once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. but there's no set timeline. jack: the man accused in the deadly colorado planned parenthood clinic made his initial court appearance today. jack: robert dear faced the judge on video from his jail cell in colorado springs. the 57 year old is accused of killing a police officer and two others during the siege. the three victims have been identified as police officer garrett swasey, as well as a mother of two kids and an iraq war veteran. nine people the attack. police say dear remarks against parenthood arrest. his neighbors describe him as a loner who didn't like president obama. jack: the president himself tonight is urging the world take action to reverse global warming. he's in france right now, along with nearly 200 world leaders, for the u.n. climate change conference. this long planned meeting comes just weeks after the terror attack that killed 130 in paris. president obama sa

the bakken oil pipeline. south dakota's public utilities commission gave its approval in november. now it's up to just two states. a decision in north dakota is expected in january. the iowa utilities board decision isn't expected until next year. the dakota access project is proposed to pass though 18 iowa counties. president obama visited the "national counter terrorism center" in virginia today. he was flanked by vice president joe biden and other key members of his administration... intelligence and security agencies briefed them on threat assessments. the visit comes in the wake of the attacks in paris and the shooting in san bernadino. obama says there are no credible threats at this time...but americans must remain vigilant over the 1:26-1:44 "we are in a new phase actors and small groups of terrorists like those in san bernardino. because they are smaller, often self-initiating, self motivating, they're harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent." this week the department of homeland security announced a new alert system. it's called "bulletin" and replaced the color-coded threat system. g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is canceling a trip to israel and africa.

on the proposed bakken pipeline until next year -- that according to the new timeline by the iowa utilities board. dakota access, the company installing the pipeline that would run straight through iowa, is pushing for a quicker decision. the state department of natural resources is hosting a meeting in the wallace state office building to talk about the environmental impact of the pipeline. that kicked off at 5. the project will need a permit from d-n-r before construction, as parts of it will cross over land controlled by d-n-r. iowans can also email or send in written comments to the iowa d-n-r about the pipeline permit. jack:: coming up on local 5 news at six... a special store helping spread holiday cheer to kids in need. we're taking you inside the salvation army toy shop. jack: and.... we asked and you delivered! hear the final tally when it comes to food items donated in local 5's can hunger food drive. stephanie: plus -- we want to hear from you if you have a story you want us to look into. send local 5 news your news tips. email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the news

decision on the propoped bakken pipeline until next year -- that according to the new timeli by the iowa utilities board. dakota access, the company installing the pipeline that would run straight through iowa, is pushing for a quicker decision. the state department of natural resources hosted a meeting in des moines today to talk about the environmental impact of the pipeline. tim: monday argentine president (ma- reece-ee-oh mahk-ah-ree) mauricio macri....followed d through with acampaign promise to eliminate export taxes on most of the country's largest ag exports. it's good news for argentine farmers...but for u-s producers....it could deal a powerful punch to their pockets. in an effort to encourage more agriculture production, the argintine leader scrapped export taxes on ag commodies such as corn, wheat and beef. soybeans to 30 percent... the 5 percenen dip....crerees huge savings opportunities for argentina...which is the world's third largest soybean exporter. however, experts say cuts to export taxes in argentina could also drive down grain prices in the u-s. "there is a lot of talk that you'll

the bakken oil pipeline to be built in iowa... won't come until next year. the iowa utilities board met this morning to get an update on the proceedings. officials say of comments made during the hearings... the board probably won't have the transcripts until the end of the month.. by the way... the hearings also came in over budget. 02:33:52 i am preparing the actual cost and i will inform the department of management so additional appropriation may be requested. these cost will directly billed to dakota access. because of prior discussion with the department of management they are expecting this 02:34:11 the board will review legal brief filed by both parties... then make a decision on whether to allow the 250 mile pipeline. an online merchandise retailer will pay iowans 20- thousand-dollars in refunds. the iowa attorney general say more than 200 iowans are expected to get money back. iowa law requires clear notices when a consumer is being signed up for a buying club membership that involved periodic charges to a credit or debit card. the a-g says wishbone marketing of tennessee.

the pipeline to originate in bakken oil field of north dakota... then through south dakota...six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois.many landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa utilities board to reject the pipeline.that board is currently holding hearings on the project.it isn't expected to make a decision until february. 3 3 it *sounds* like good news for the ethanol industry. 3 the obama administration is requiring more renewable fuels be used in the nation's supply of gasoline next year. refiners will be required to blend more than 18 billion gallons. that's compared to about 17 and a half billion this year. but it's far short of the 22 billion goal congress set when it enacted the renewable fuel standard in 2007. the increase is gasoline is being consumed 3 3 that decision is being met with scorn from iowa lawmakers.u- s senator joni ernst says she's "extremely disappointed" by the agency's decision to set the ethanol requirement at a level less than called for by congress. she adds that "the obama administration is once again using the epa to impose their agenda on hardworking iowans."ernst says she remains "committed to protecting our domestic energy security and pro

we could soon learn when the "iowa utilities board" will make its decision on the bakken oil pipeline... the pipeline would run through 18 iowa counties... carrying oil from north dakota to illinois. the board is deciding whether or not to issue a construction permit. today the board is expected to set a deadline for legal briefs to be filed... and possibly announce when it central iowa will wake up to some patchy fog and mostly cloudy skies on this tuesday morning. temperatures are in the mid 30s this morning. skies will stay mainly cloudy today with highs in the weather disturbance is approaching from the southwest. this system looks to stay just northwest of central iowa and will bring at most a few isolated rain showers late tonight. it will become windy and cooler behind this system and temperatures will drop to the 30s and upper 20s for the end of the work week. the weather stays dry into the weekend with lots of sun and a return to mild december weather with highs metro locations avenue 4900 block of hickman road -------------------------------- --------------------------------

the pipeline to originate in bakken oil field of north dakota... then through south dakota...six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois.many landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa utilities board to reject the pipeline.that board is currently holding hearings on the project.it isn't expected to make a decision until february. 3 3 it *sounds* like good news for the etetnol industry. 3 the obama a ministration is requiring more renewable fuels be used in the nation's supply of gasoline next year. refiners will be required to blend more than 18 billion gallons. that's compared to about 17 and a half billion this year.but it's far short congress set when it enacted the renewable fufu standard in 2007. 3 3 that decision is beiei met with scorn from iowa lawmakers.u- s senator joni ernst says she's "extremely disappointed" by the agency's decision to set the ethanol requirement at a level less than called for by congress. she adds that "the obama administration is once again using the epa to impose their agenda on hardworking iowans."ernst says she remains "committed to protecting our domestic energy security and promoting innovation in the next generation of biofuels." 3 3 senator

sabrina: along with approval from the iowa utilities board, the project will also need a permit from the iowa department of natural resources. the proposed pipeline cuts diagnally across the state, crossing over land and water under the d-n-r's jurisdiction. to do that requires a permitted. a hearing will be held this evening, allowing an opportunity for public comments. the meeting begins at five inside the wallace state office building. iowans can also email or send in written comments to the iowa d-n-r about the pipeline permit. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa. sabrina: coming up, we here from the man now tasked with leading the cyclones on the football field. elias: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....five-thousand block of grand avenue - west bound and a second at the....18-hundred block of easton - east bound so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-2

the dakotas to illinois, and splitting iowa in half diagonally. prep work has already begun for the pipeline, with dakota access already staging pipes in iowa. but, the project still requires approval from the iowa utilities board. hundreds traveled to boone county in november for a public hearing and a chance to voice their thoughts on the project. those opposed to the pipeline fear the use of imminent domain to acquire land for the project and potential environmental impact. supporters say the pipeline is much safer than some fear, and will bring jobs and an economic boost to the state. elias: and rounding out the top 5, an historic season for the iowa hawkeyes elias: we are just three days from the team taking the field in their first rose bowl appearance in 25 years, but the road to pasadena began way back in september. their season began with a win, they continued, finishing the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history. coach kirk ferentz won big ten coach of the year honors. their 12 and oh record earned them a spot in the big ten championship, but there they fell to michigan state. the hawkeyes plays stanford friday in the 102nd rose bowl. elias: that's a look at your top 5 iowa st

the south dakota public utilities commission approved a construction permit for the pipeline. the project needs approval from all four states that the pipeline crosses. the proposed route cuts diagonally through iowa. the iowa utilities board is in the middle of evidentiary hearings. once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. south dakota is the first state to give its approval. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldn't have to worry about either of them. we are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. the metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts rain and snow will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. we will warm into the 40s start

the iowa d-n-r will listen to concerns today about a controversial pipeline that would cross the state. the meeting is scheduled from 5 to 7 o'clock tonight in des moines. last month the iowa utilities board heard from board will eventually decide if it will let the company, dakota access, build the pipeline in 18 counties in iowa. the dnr is reviewing the permit application for dakota access and expects to make a decision later this winter. a temporary homeless shelter in iowa city has picked up right where it left off -- it's full. monday night was the first night of operation for the temporary emergency shelter in iowa city. this year the shelter is inside an empty office building. it provides an emergency place for people to stay who can't or won't stay at the city's only other facility for the homeless, the shelter house. the temporary shelter will stay open through mid-march. city leaders in iowa city, coralville, and north liberty will distribute holiday meals to more than four thousand people this week. it's part of "project holiday," a food drive the crisis center of johnson county organizes each year. the food bank coordinator for the crisis center of johnson county says it's im

the iowa d-n-r will listen to concerns today about a controversial pipeline that would cross the state. the meeting is scheduled from 5 to 7 o'clockck tonight in des moines. last month the iowa utilities board heard from more than 200 people. the board will eventually decide if it will let the company, dakota access, build the pipelili in 18 counties in iowa. the dnr is reviewing the permit application for dakota access and expects to make a decision later this winter. several cities in eastern iowa are getting loans to help ttm improve water quality. the money comes from a state program that provides newhall will get about two point six million dollars to put toward its sewer treatment projecec. and tama will get more than a million dollars to improve its sewer system. aplington and ryan will also get some money. mumps is a growing problem a the university of iowa. school administrator s say they don't see any sign of the outbreak slowing down. on november 9th, johnson county public health reported 116 cases of mumps. the vast majority were believed to be at the u-i. just last week, there were 162 cases reported. and as of monday, 196 people reported having mumps, 152 of them were at u-i.

we could soon learn when the "iowa utilities board" will make its decision on the bakken oil pipeline... the pipeline would run through 18 iowa counties... carrying oil from

the iowa d-n-r will listen to concerns today about a controversial pipeline that would cross t t state. the meeting is scheduled from 5 to 7 o'clock tonight in des moines. last month the iowa utilities board heard from more than 200 people. the board will eventually decide if it will let the company, permit application for dakota access and expects to make a decision later this winter. mumps is a growing problem at the university of iowa. school administrator s say they don't see any sign of the tbreak slowing down. on november 9th, johnson countnt public health reported 116 cases of mumps. the vast majority were believed to just last week, there were 162 cases reported. andnds of monday, 196 peoeoe reported having mumps, 152 of them were at u-i. rg-tv9's forrest saunders joins me at the desk this morning. forrest, this? ui officials don't think so. in talks with state health officials the school says that may be a ways off. the ui has taken measures to fight the outbreak, but as of yet, , at effort hasn't shown any impact on the spread of the disease. you can't see it on the sidewalks of campus, but mumps continues to spread at the university of iowa.only a handful o ocases showed up at

jessica rae: according to the iowa utilities board... we won't see a decision on the proposed bakken pipeline until next year. dakota access, the company installing the pipeline is pushing for a quicker decision. the state department of natural resources hosted a meeting in des moines yesterday to talk about the environmental impact of the pipeline. jessica rae: something wonderful happens when you ask people to give during the holidays. they do so in ways you would never expect. salvation army major von vandiver at bomgaars says a man handed major vandiver a one hundred dollar bill. he asked it be used to buy more toys for this year's operation toys. major von vandiver, salvation army says, "that is so humbling - it's cash - he saw the red shield [for salvation army] and knew we were going to take care of some kids at christmas time." today is the last day for the toy drive... you can bring a day for the toy drive... you can bring a new, unwrapped toy to either sioux city bomgaars, our abc9 studio or the salvation army. then next week, p

the south dakota public utilities commission approved its portion of the 1100 mile project that runs from north dakota oil fields to illinois. the iowa utilities board is still holding hearings about iowa's portion of the project. those are scheduled to run through this friday. the board says it expects to announce its decision later this month or early in january. eric: you may have noticed it looks like a lot of iowa farmers have forgotten a strip of corn in their fields this season. it's actually intentional. the dot is asking farmers to leave 8 or 10 rows of corn in their fields to serve as natural snow fences. they pick stretches of roads prone to snow drifts and the farmers get a little extra money for their crop. plow drivers say it really is rockwell city. eric: and the latest look at 511ia.org shows although most roads around the state are cleared up this morning there are still some partially and completely covered areas , specifically around mason city waterloo and cedar rapids. here in central iowa, we got a couple of flakes. metinka: enough to hide the garbage can. we are not expecting anything severe. light snow is enough to limit visi

the south dakota public utilities commission approved its portion of the 1,100 mile project that runs from north dakota oil fields to illinois. the iowa utilities board is still holding hearings about iowa's portion of the project. those are scheduled to run through this friday. the board says it expects to announce its decision later this month or early in january. eric: you may have noticed it looks like a lot of iowa farmers have forgotten a strip of corn in their fields this season. it's actually intentional. the dot is asking farmers to leave 8 or 10 rows of corn in their fields to serve as natural snow fences. they pick stretches of roads prone to snow drifts, and the for their crop. plow drivers say it really is working in areas like here near rockwell city. and the latest look at 511ia.org shows although most roads around the metro are clean this morning, there are still some partially and completely covered areas, green means normal, pink means partially covered. it's not like we are getting a lot. it is the leaflet -- leaf blower variety. metinka: in the metro, temperatures are warming up so roads will just let. in the northwest it is colde

the iowa utilities board, which has to approve the board, which has to approve the pipeline, also has to receive the approval from d-n-r. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ >>> welcome back to "gma." there they are, our audience up. those sweaters aren't so ugly. prettyice right there coming up. >>> also right now, breaking news, a pharmaceutical entrepepreneur w became infamous fo raising the price of an hiv drug from $13.50 to $750, remember that, well, hee has been arrested at his home this morning charged with securities fraud for plundering a different company he founded to pay off personal debts. >>> a holiday alert. the united states postal service announces they're restricting the shipment of hoverboard only sending them by ground not air after all those recent incidents of hoverboard catching fire. >> tt does not like instill confidence. >> no. >> not so much. >> no. >>> and we have an amazing shot that we want to show you, the mom sring big with thousands of dollars on the line. michael, you have that comi

for the pipeline to start in bakken then go through south dakota and six counties in northwest iowa on its way to illinois. a lot of landowners in iowa are fighting to get the iowa utilities board to reject the pipeline. that board is holding hearings on the project now. it isn't until february. 3 and we've got what *sounds* industry. 3 the obama the obama administration is requiring more renewable fuels be used in the nation's supply of gasoline next year. refiners will be required to blend more than 18 billion gallons. that's compared to about 17 and a half billion this year. but that's a little ways off from the 22 billion gallon goal congress set when it enacted the renewable fuel standard in 2007. 3 so this decision isn't making some iowa lawmakers very happy.u - s senator joni ernst says she's "extremely disappointed" by the agency's decision to set the ethanol requirement at a level less than what's called for by quote... "the obama administration is once again using the e - p - a to impose their agenda on hardworking iowans."ernst says she remains "committed to protecting our domestic energy security and promoting innovation in the next generation of biofuels." 3 senato

stephanie ramos abc news washington jessica rae: according to the iowa utilities board... we won't see a decision on the proposed bakken pipeline until next year. dakota access, the company installing the pipeline is pusng for a quicker decision. the state department of natural resources hosted a meeting in des moines yesterday impact of the pipeline. jessica rae: the argentina president has followed through with a campaign promise to eliminate export taxes on most of the country's largest ag exports. it's good news for their farmers... but for u-s producers... it could deal a powerful punch to their pockets. in an effort to encourage more agriculture production... the argintine leader scrapped export taxes on ag commodies such as corn, wheat and beef. he also reduced the export tax on soybeans to 30 percent... the 5 percent dip.... creates huge savings opportunities for argentin.. which is the world's third largest soybean exporter. however, experts say cuts to export taxes in argentina could also drive down grain prices in the u-s. "there is a lot of talk that you'll see

we'll have to wait until next year to hear a decision on the bakken oil pipeline in iowa... the "utilities board" gave an update on the pipeline.. that would run through 18 counties. the board says transcripts from multiple hearings on the proposal are still being compiled. they don't expect that process to be completed until at least christmas. hundreds of people spoke in at the hearings. the clock is ticking towards still looking to fill the space under the tree. so we sent channel 13's josh nguyen out to valley junction.. where here's found some "out of the box" ideas. good morning josh! we will talk about unique gift ideas that you can only find in junction! you can also check out segments with squiggles, momere and space doctors as well. other great shops right here in the district! we will be featuring two unique items to bode, 2, and baby joey, 5 weeks old harrison, 2 skies are partly cloudy early on this wednesday morning and temperatures are very mild! we are beginning the day in the mid40s, but temperatures will soon be dropping. through sunrise, temperatures will drop back to the uppe

last month the iowa utilities boardeard from more than 200 people. the board will eventually decide if it will let the company, dakota access, build the pipeline in 18 counties in iowa. the dnr is reviewing the permit application for dakota cess and expects to make a decision later this winter. several cities in eastern iowa are getting loans to help them improve water quality. the money comes from a state program that provides low-interest financing to cities. newhall will get about two point six million dollala to put toward its sewer treatment project. and tama will get more than a million dollars to improve its sewer system. aplington and ryan will also get some money. of iowa. school administrator s say they don't see any sign of the outbreak slowing down. on november 9th, johnson county public health reported 116 cases of mumps. the vast majority wererbelieved to be at the u-i. just last week, there were 162 cases reported. and as of monday, 196 people reported hahang mumps, 152 of thehewere at u-i. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins me at the desk this m

the clock. they're only sent out if a threat is validated... that means someone has either found a device... or knows of a suspect. we'll have to wait until next bakken oil pipeline in iowa... the "utilities board" gave an update on the pipeline.. that would run through 18 counties. the board says transcripts from multiple hearings on the proposal are still being compiled. they don't expect that process to be completed until at least christmas. hundreds of peoe spoke in favor and against the pipeline >>> it's 8:00 on today. coming up, from the pope's historic visit to the race for the white house. >> every poll said i'm the best leader by far. >> to moments of terror and kindness. a look back at the year that was. the events, people and stories that shaped our world. >>> then paying it forward. >> i'm a city of foster kid. >> i live in foster care. >> i grew up in foster care. >> a shining the light on foster care and finding children a forever home. >> plus, double the star power. fresh off two golden globe nominations, hollywood's new it girl, alyssa vikander and honey, he's good. 2015. >> merry christmas, from cali to >> good morning. >> go clemson tigers. >> celebrating 40 years of marriage

the pipeline. it's a move south dakota has already made. iowa and north dakota are the two holdouts right now. north dakota is expected to make its decision next month. and there's utilities board's" decision. the winter farmers' market is welcoming last-minute shoppers this weekend... more than 130 vendors will offer unique gift ideas and holiday meal supplies. officials say all of the essentials will be there... including ham, eggs, and late season produce. there will also be christmas decor galore. the market runs from nine a-m to one p-m.... today and tomorrow... at "kaleidoscope at the hub" and 2700 block of martin luther king parkway . -------------------------------- ------ -------------------------------- ------------------------------- polk county locations 5600 ne 3rd st 10000 nw beaver dr - along saylorville lake, just south of the mile long beach our top story... ames police are still looking for the driver who hit and killed an iowa state student... 18 year old emmalee jacobs was way on monday morning. she was pronounced dead at the hospital. the security video is unclear... investigation hinges on a witness coming forward. they fear that will become less likely when