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iowa's most accurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." sam now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i for another 76 degree afternoon! overnight it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be warm again and windy with high sin the mid 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but a cold front on thursday will be the end of our dry and warm weather. rain and average highs in the 50s come back to us starting friday and will likely last through the weekend. sabrina: also coming up on local five news midday.... we've got some highlights from the new york marathon yesterday. sabrina: what happens when an offensive line makes a wrong play? find out the
university of and why the duke blue devils may not be too happy this morning-- sabrina: homeless in the metro. peklo with the up-- "local 5 news midday in iowa" good morning joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: in russia, where the bodies of the dead are now arriving in st. petersburg, tragic airline crash that killed all the passengers returning from a resort town in egypt. president vladimir putin declared a nationwide day of mourning, flags flew at half-staff, and today, experts try to understand how this tragedy happened. abc's lana zak has the latest "script: this morning, the remains of more than 140 bodies are returning to grief- striken families in st. petersburg, russia. nats among the 224 dead, 25 children....these photos show happy families ready to make their way home from a vacation in the resort town of sharm al shaik, egypt today, authorities are digging deeper into the mystery of what
brought down the plane just 23 minutes after take-off. ganyard this happened so quickly so instantaneously that we may not be any evidence on those black boxes so what's going to be more important is looking at the wreckage on the ground, how it's laid out. nats with 8-miles of scattered debris, one theory--a bomb. sot - john nance / abc news aviation analyst "the probability is here with an in-flight breakup that something caused that, something on the order of a bomb or an incendiary explosion of some sort in the airplane." another theory: human error or a problem with the plane. nats the ex-wife of the co- pilot says he had complained about the airbus 321, including on the morning of the crash. and a final theory... could terrorists on the ground have taken out the plane? an isis-linked group claimed responsibility, but intelligence officials say they lack the missiles that could take out a plane flying at 31- thousand feet. ganyard the claims from the terrorist groups does not jive with what happened to the airplane. (on cam) and while terrorism
from the ground is doubtful according to experts, several airlines have the region until authorities figure out exactly what went wrong. lz, abcn, w verbatim: " sabrina: news-- a trapeze artist almost falls to a performance in almost falls to his death during a performance in philadelphia. sabrina: performer is now in stable condition after feet and landing in the crowd during a performance halloween night. after falling off of his apparatus, a witness said the performer bounced off the safety net and landed among the spectators. no injuries were reported in the crowd, and the young man, identified as chenglong wu of the wuhan flying trapeze act of china, is expected to
make a full recovery. sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i think we are headed for another 76 degree afternoon! overnight it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be warm again and windy 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but thursday will be the warm weather. rain the 50s come back to us starting friday and will likely last through the weekend.
a series of burglaries have police turning to the public for help in solving the cases.. sabrina: fort dodge police are looking for your help...as they try to find those responsible for a string of car buglaries. yesterday the fort dodge police department had several complaints about windows being broken out of vehicles. twelve incidents were reported throughout the city of fort dodge from 19th street to 14th street and 3rd avenue north to 2nd ave south. the police department have had several similar reports in other areas of had several similar reports in other areas of the city.
together and doing it at one time. ")>> sabrina: police are asking people to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity. anyone with information is asked to call police or crime stoppers. sabrina: a reminder for parents to check candy before kids... sewing needles five twix bars handed out to kids in a town in pennsylvania. the incident was reported after someone read on snicker bars being tampered with. it's still unclear who put the needles in the candy. sabrina: new at midday-- sabrina: officials are investigating a motor-vehicle related fatality involving two des moines residents that happened right before midnight on halloween night. sabrina: 23-year-old haley hols was outside of her vehicle, when she was struck by that same vehicle. hols died as a result of injuries sustained during the incident, the driver, 41- sustained during the incident, the driver, 41- year-old sam archer was arrested on polk county warrants unrelated to the incident. the causes for the accident are
still unknown. sabrina: in other metro news-- earlier this month local five reported about a group of homeless campers facing the possibility of being evicted. the campers told us they weren't sure where they'd go if they were forced to leave. local five's jacob peklo has more on their quest to find a more permanent place to live. jacob peklo, studio: "as the calendar flips to november, a group of homeless campers at sacred heart is hoping the winds of change will blow their way soon." bret bell, homeless: "it's been a little depressing out here. i'm not going to lie. i mean, with the weather, it's been rainy and wet and cold." a few weeks ago, the campers at sacred heart were looking at the prospect of eviction from the des moines woods. natural sound: "you want to help?" christine griffin, homeless: "we haven't had anybody come down here and speak with us, and we've got someone here 24 hours a day around the clock." even though they've found a better spot to camp out, they're still facing a number of challenges. bret bell, homeless: "my tent will leak sometimes, his tent will leak sometimes. their tent might leak and we get scared, you know. his tent will start blowing over in the middle of nowhere. and it's just, 'how are we going to make it'?" as the temperature
they say they've been working hard to find work and a two or three bedroom place to stay for the winter. d'andre carter, homeless: "but i have been applying. i do have my income coming from being out of foster care, but i try to take one step and it gets homeless: "having rapid someone who has a people are still, it's really hard for us to find a place." on monday, christine with some low income representatives. and if the meeting goes well, they're hoping to have a new home. christine griffin, homeless: "as long as we keep the campsite clean, we're hoping that they're able to leave alone until we're able to get into a place." but in the meantime, they'll continue to lean on each other. d'andre carter, homeless: "it gets depressing where you just want to give up, but you know you can't." sabrina: over the weekend, the campers got a well-timed delivery from the nonprofit care for camps. the group brought them new clothes and
food to help in the upcoming colder months. if you'd like to help out some of the homeless in des moines, care for camps is still seeking more donations. you can find more information on how to help at we are iowa dot com. sabrina: des moines police are looking into why shots were fired in the south side sunday... around 2:20 a-m, a witness told police she was sitting on her porch when she heard several gunshots. she saw two white men in a white chevy or gmc pickup take off eastbound on watrous avenue to southwest 14th street... she said they fired more shots while driving away. police found a shell casing near the area. no one was hurt in the shooting. sabrina: and an unhappy trip to burger king leads to an assault... it happened saturday at the store off east euclid avenue in des moines. a middle-age woman ordered chicken nuggets at the drive- thru, then went inside the building and complained they were cold. the customer threw the bag of the food at the manager, hitting the back of her head, then left the restaurant. so far, police have not yet
"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: in take a look at this today...we have updates from good morning iowa's college football alumni tracker... sabrina: iowa state improves to 3 and 5 with a
shutout win over texas... and the hawkeyes also improve to eight and oh with a win over maryland... they are currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. u-n-i gets a win over south dakota... both kansas and arizona state take losses.. and ole miss adds one to the win column. and wrapping up our tracker... grandview takes home the win over culver- stockton.. while drake takes a loss in stockton.. while drake takes a loss in overtime. sabrina: it's the start of november which also means it's time for no shave november.
growing out their beards and mustaches to raise cancer awareness. if you'd like to help our cause-- donations will only be accepted through the no- shave website. for a link to that head to our website at we are iowa dot com. all: (reax) sabrina: in national sports news-- many are celebrating a miracle football play over the weekend that captivated the nation, while some are left wondering if it even should have counted-- " announcer nats - times going to expire on the game so this either goes or it doesn't it's the play everyone's talking about? with just six seconds left, trailing duke by three points?the university of miami hurricanes? announcer nats - ball's still alive! tossing all across the field? announcer nats - gonna be a backwards lateral! praying for a miracle? announcer nats - still alive! the pigskin touching eight sets of hands?the ball making its way to defensive back corn elder - making an incredible 91-yard dash into the end zone -
announcer nats - 40 yard line! no black shirts between the goal line. can you believe what you just saw? sot - corn elder - we never really practice it. we just had a bunch of play makers and we made a play. we just wanted to keep the ball alive. referees reviewing that epic touchdown? nats - ref hands up, touchdown but this morning - not everyone is celebrating? [gfx] the a-c-c suspending the game's officials for two games? finding a "?series of errors during the final play?" most notably that replay officials should have ruled miami back mark walton down....which would have given duke the victory. but despite the controversy ...miami's victory can't be overturned... announcer nats - it's a miracle! [gfx] the hurricanes' response? just this tweet:" all: (reax) sabrina: and finally, the world series came to an end
game five, and a win by the kansas city royals. sabrina sam is back now... sam now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i think we are headed for another 76 degree it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be warm again and windy
schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i think we are headed for another 76 degree afternoon! overnight comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be with high sin the mid 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but a cold front on thursday will be the end of our dry and warm weather. rain and average highs in the 50s come back to will likely last through the weekend.
minute entry of the "sam-kin" did manage to get a few votes along the way as well. there were plenty of spooky sights around the metro this halloween....so be sure to share your pictures be sure to share your pictures and comments with local five...you may even see them on-air! all: (reax) sabrina sabrina still to come on local five news midday... we have hci care services to talk to us about their annual benefit dance coming up this weekend. and some potential future phone calls for many student loan holders-- sabrina:
services is a not-for- profit, independent organization which supportive care to individuals and their families since 1978, we comfort care to those with chronic or serious illnesses. anyone can refer services with our easy online form, or call (800) 806-9934 to learn more. hci care services is a proud partner of visiting nurse services of iowa. hci hospice care services is state- licensed and medicare certified. put on your dancin' shoes for this fun event held every year at the "top of the tower" (located at the holiday inn downtown) overlooking downtown des moines. the event is organized by a dedicated group of volunteers and proceeds are donated to hci hospice care services in the name of friendly sons of st. patrick and elks lodge #98. enjoy a cash bar,
some phone calls to student loan holders.. the deal contains a provision allowing the government to collect federal debts using automated calling systems to mobile phones. companies that service federal student loans have long called on the government to allow them to robocall people whose loans are in delinquency. there was 94 billion dollars of student loan debt in default in 2013.. tonight on local five, we take a look at how student loan debt is affecting those in iowa. sabrina: meanwhile, sherwin-williams has created a paint it says can kill bacteria... germs are a major cause of healthcare- associated infections in hospitals. paint shield claims to kill over 99-point-9 percent of these bacterias after they've been on a painted surface for two hours. the cdc says such a product would be great but to be deemed effective it must meet a lot of criteria and undergo testing in both a lab and healthcare settings. sabrina:
moviegoers the mood for thrills this halloween 'the martian' damon and distributed by fox...was tops at the box office... sony's p-g rated spielberg film make up your top three movies for the weekend. and finally...millenial get enough pizza. what 20- somethings pay for most often according to data from venmo. its a popular app millenials use to transfer money to each other in just a matter of seconds. venmo is owned by paypal and is touted as one of the fastest growing apps in the world. sabrina: coming up on local 5 news midday... ted cruz had some words for supreme court justice anthony kennedy. sabrina: and... the results of the new york marathon
" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina in national news-- the fallout from last week's republican presidential debate on c-n-b-c continues... sabrina: angered candidates and g-o-p members have lead to the republican national committee appointing a new official to serve as the lead debate negotiator. campaign representatives convened sunday night to discus potential changes to the debate process...even drafting a list of demands. the candidates felt the october 28th debate had a hostile tone of questioning. sabrina: and over the ted cruz was on the attack against supreme court justice anthony kennedy concerned a response kennedy gave concerning the conflict between the duty of a public official to uphold the law, even if he or she morally corrupt.
sabrina: presidential cruz has spoken against the supreme court's equal marriage states, most notably in the clerk kim davis, sabrina: weekend-- bernie sanders campaign ad. the ad, entitled, "real change," highlights senator sanders' career of standing up "for working families and for principle." sabrina: and get ready to cast your ballots this week in city and municipal elections across iowa... tomorrow will regular city elections and a special election here in the hawkeye state. locations will open tuesday at 7 a-m for voters to cast their ballots. along with city and municpal elections...the governor also the day for a to fill the house any city requiring a runoff will be held on december first. sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast.
medicaid program to four facing hurdles first implementation. tomorrow the scheduled hearings will be held to review plans. governor branstad has said the move would mean streamlined services and lower costs. also needs to get federal approval. sabrina: 20-16 coverage opened sunday, and those needing help getting coverage can find it today. health organizations enrollment fair today. counselors will be on hand at the davis center for working families to help. to get coverage you will need a
current i-d, last tax return, and your last pay stub if working. the open enrollment window will last for three months...closing on january 31st. sabrina: and our very own governor branstad will soon become the longest-serving governor in american monday, december 14, 2015 7,640th day of service to the state of iowa. his record, the lieutenant governor are planning two events for the participate in. the milestone dinner event. attendees of the milestone dinner will also receive a copy of gov. branstad's biography and a commemorative bookmark. all proceeds raised from the milestone dinner, the governor's biography, and other donations will go toward governor branstad's iowa history fund, the iowa history organizations and projects that are renewing iowa's through restoring historical
landmarks and promoting iowa's history. sabrina: new details to the road work in your neighborhood-- sabrina: in urbandale, the city will now begin work on a street widening project this wednesday, november 4.,.,., crews are widening 142nd steet from hickman road to douglas parkway... starting wednesday a section from hickman to oak brook drive will be closed to all through traffic. today, the intersection at oakbrook drive at 142nd street will reopen, and the intersection of briarwood lane and 142nd street will closures and are expected to last until the end of november. sabrina: and in ames, road down sixth replacement. car and bike car and bike detoured, as the bridge ofver replaced. work is expected approximately nine months. in new york-- big day for big apple. highlights from marathon right here--
" new york (wabc) -- kenya's stanley biwott and mary keitany have swept the titles at the tcs new york city marathon on sunday as tens of thousands of the 45th running of major marathon title after finishing second in london last year. he minutes, 34 seconds, beating countryman 14 seconds. reigning boston marathon champ lelisa desisa was third. 40-year-old american meb keflezighi, the 2009 champ, finished seventh. women's race keitany is the first woman to repeat since paula radcliffe in 2008. the 33-year-old kenyan defended her title sunday in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 25 seconds, beating ethiopia's aselefech mergia by 67 seconds. keitany pulled away around the 21-mile mark to become the eighth than once in new york. she had twice finished third in new york before breaking through last year when she won by just 3 first marathon since 2012 because of the birth of her second child. mergia is also coming back from a long break. her daughter was born in july 2013 and she didn't run another marathon until winning in dubai in january. ethiopia's tigist tufa took third. laura thweatt of the u.s. was seventh in her marathon debut . " sabrina
forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, degrees above plenty of sunshine and think we are headed for another 76 degree it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be
sabrina: arl the animal rescue iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history the arl has grown dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most
arl provides shelter and care for each increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our other areas of arl's programs to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues to spay and neuter all dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our shelter. in addition to the animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also
sabrina: but before we go-- villains beware....an apartment complex in oregon has gotten its own super hero...known as "the guardian shield.." the real life costumed hero can be seen patrolling parking lots and areas around the community in his red and black costume. he's equipped with a ballistic shield, pepper spray, a stun gun, a baton and a flashlight. he also carries a gopro camera and a first aid kit.
several residents said they're glad to have him around...with some thanking him for his service. sam weather adlib: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i think we are headed for another 76 degree afternoon! overnight it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be warm again and windy with high sin the mid 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but a cold front on thursday will be the end of our dry and warm weather. rain and average highs in the 50s come back to us starting friday and will likely last through the weekend.