there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere.

brighter future... community leaders are des moines - bound... in hopes of creating opportunities for their own. hear what they say is their biggest obstacle... staying separate... windsor heights will not be merging its fire department with clive's... find out what the city will do instead to fix staffing issues... pipeline problems... iowa landowners are fighting against an oil pipeline that would run through their land... hear the governor's stance on the proposed project... it's tuesday, november 3rd.

first on thirteen... some iowa landowners could be forced to make room for an oil pipeline... and they're upset the governor isn't doing more to put an end to the project... boy, i'll tell ya. we might as well move out of the state if the governor's gonna have that kind of an attitude on the situation. we

not to sell us down the stream. farmer leonard larson owns property near interstate 35... the proposed bakken pipeline would run through it... and 18 iowa counties. the pipeline would carry a half million barrels of crude oil from north dakota... to a distribution center in illinois. the "iowa utilities board" is considering whether the company behind it can acquire the land by using eminent domain. and governor branstad says he'll stand by the board's decision... i don't think that we should say a blanket statement that eminent domain should never be used. but i also believe that the law that is in place that gives the utilities board the responsibility to do it is appropriate. "dakota access" says 68 percent of affected landowners are willing to sign easements... allowing the use of their land. a controversial memorial in

property... the memorial was built in "youngs park"... it consists of a soldier kneeling in front of a cross. an advocacy group threatened to sue if it wasn't removed... claiming it was promoting religion on public grounds. last night the city council voted to move the memorial to private property. a new display... with no cross... will take its place in the park. two metro fire departments will not be fighting flames together... last night the windsor heights city council voted to keep operating its department as is. it comes nearly two years after the city formed a plan to merge with clive's department. the proposal was expected to save money... fix staffing issues... and improve response times. windsor heights now has plans to add an additional firefighter in the next fiscal year. iowans will soon make their way to the polls for election day... in des moines... they will decide the race for mayor and

the polls are open from 7 a-m to 8 p-m... and officials hope voters come flooding in... we are looking for a better turnout than we had four years ago. four years ago in des moines, we had 5100 people vote. weve already had 700 absentee ballots in one of the wards alone, so we think its going to be a better turnout than four years ago. the polk county auditor says a 12 to 15 percent turnout would be considered good. that's compared to a voter turnout of 80 to 85 percent during presidential elections. protests filled the first day on the job for the new university of iowa president... bruce harreld officially became the university's 21st president yesterday. he was unanimously selected by the "iowa board of regents" earlier this year. the university's faculty senate has already voted "no confidence" in harreld... and students say he isn't qualified for the job. but harreld says he won't let

it comes with the territory, i've been part of these types of transitions multiple times and everyone gets a little nervous, a little anxious, they don't know me, they anticipate the worst it seems like, and frankly some bad behavior starts to pop out, i think we've gotten a little over the edge here. harreld previously worked as an executive with "i-b-m"... he was the only presidential candidate without any experience in higher education. des moines is becoming a land of even more opportunities... dozens of leaders are here to brainstorm solutions to poverty. channel 13's josh nguyen is live outside the "botanical garden"... where the "opportunity summit" starts in a few hours. the opportunity summit will convene 100 community leaders—and people who have experienced poverty— to learn about the challenges, issues and solutions to poverty in central iowa. at the summit, members of the opportunity leadership roundtable will present the opportunity community plan, a

realistic and actionable game that can bring financial stability and prosperity to the one-third of central iowans who live in

a metro church is helping meet a critical need for "hope ministries"... the "living faith lutheran held a toilet paper

drive. volunteers went out into the community... asking for donations. they collected 13 hundred rolls for the shelter... which it says

another coffee shop opening in new york city is hardly news... but the latest is doing things differently. plus... a salt lake city bar is going to great lengths to make sure it's customers don't drink and drive. we'll give you details on that... and

there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. that is my line! welcome back. it's time for your daily dose of knee slapping and head scratching... that's right. we're serving up exactly what you need to get you through the day. here's what's trending... i'm not sure why anybody would

but the world's first caffeine free coffee shop is open in new york. it's called "swiss water coffee"... and its a pop up shop... around for just a week. visitors can enjoy espresso... manually brewed coffee... and cold brew options... all of it... minus the caffeine. two men decided to turn the idea of trick or treating on its head over the weekend... they went door to door in their neighborhood... bringing a door and candy with them. as you can see... the stunt had everyone smiling... it's no wonder the youtube video has been viewed more than one million times. i was like, yeah, you can come to paris with me, but there's a catch and maybe if i

we told you about "air b and b's" contest to spend a night in the paris catacombs. believe it or not... a brazilian man and his mother took the company up on its offer. the two woke up among six million dead bodies... in what's known as the "world's largest grave." their suite was outfitted with a bed... a dining table... and of course, stacks of skulls. a utah bar has a sobering way of keeping customers from drinking and driving... the owner turned the bathroom into a jail cell. it has bunks... and when you wash your hands, you see yourself in a jail uniform. the bathroom makeover is part of a partnership with the state highway patrol. lightning strike sometimes lighting strikes a

that's what recently happened in texas... a "national weather service" technician was shooting video of a storm... when the bright bolt burst before him. it knocked out important radar equipment... but the technician is okay. i think i need a little help with this forecast here, want to help me out? it was "take your child to work day" for one meteorologist... who is also a new dad. he introduced oklahoma city to his new son, caden... who is a little over one week old. he was doing pretty well helping his dad with the weather... until the very end. he must have been unhappy about

if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030.

crash investigation... new questions arise in the deadly crash of a russian passenger jet... what officials say a satellite detected at the time the plane went down...

tragic accident... a des moines mother of two won't get the chance to see her kids grow up. we'll tell you what police know... and still don't know... about her death. pipeline problems... iowa landowners are fighting against an oil pipeline that would run through their land... hear the governor's stance on the proposed project... it's tuesday, november 3rd.

first on thirteen... some iowa landowners could be forced to make room for an oil pipeline... and they're upset the governor doesn't see eye to eye with them about it... boy, i'll tell ya. we might as well move out of the state if the governor's gonna have that kind of an attitude on the situation. we have them to protect us. not to sell us down the stream. farmer leonard larson owns

the proposed bakken pipeline would run through it... and 18 iowa counties. the pipeline would carry a half million barrels of crude oil from north dakota... to a distribution center in illinois. the "iowa utilities board" is considering whether the company behind it can acquire the land by using eminent domain. and governor branstad says he'll stand by the board's decision... they're not taking the land. they're only using the land to put a pipeline through. and we've had thousands of miles of pipeline put through this state. "dakota access" says 68 percent of affected landowners are willing to sign easements... allowing the use of their land. two metro fire departments will not be fighting flames together... last night the windsor heights city council voted to keep operating its department as is. it comes nearly two years after the city formed a plan to merge with clive's department. the proposal was expected to save money... fix staffing

response times. windsor heights now has plans to add an additional firefighter in the next fiscal year. des moines police say a woman died after being run over by the car she was riding in... 22 year old haley hols was hit on halloween night... near hull and delaware avenues. police believe she fell or jumped out of the moving car... driven by her boyfriend... 41 year old sam archer. they say it happened as archer was turning around to avoid a passing train. family and friends held a vigil for hols over the weekend... she leaves behind two young kids. she was happy energetic, sister. wonderful friend. the investigation is ongoing... police say they've yet to rule out any criminal charges in the case. the deadly crash of a russian in

mourning. meanwhile... satellite information is leading to speculation about its cause. reid binion reports... new data, leading to new questions in the russian plane crash that killed 224 passengers saturday. a mysterious heat flash, detected by a u-s satellite when flight 92-68 was flying over the sinai peninsula early saturday. 23 minutes into the flight, the plane dropped off radar, breaking up in air according to officials. former f-a-a investigator david soucie says the key question is exactly where the flash happened. "did that flash start on the ground or did the flash happen in the air."analysts it could indicate a range of possibilities: an engine malfunction, a fire on board, wreckage hitting the ground.......or an explosion from a missile or bomb blast those last two possibilities -- leading to renewed questions about terrorism u-s director of national intelligence james clapper... not ruling it out. "well we don't have any direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet. i-s- i-l, in a tweet, claimed responsibility for it, but we really don't know." egyptian and russian officials casting doubt that the terror group

active in the region has weaponry powerful enough to shoot down a commercial plane. these developments come as flights carrying victims' remains returns to a country in mourning. 25 children perished in the crash including the youngest victim - a 10-month-old baby girl i'm reid binion, reporting. some question whether there's enough information to say what may have caused the crash... investigators are still waiting on a complete readout from the "black box" flight recorders. after 125 years... the iowa national guard is ending its presence in corning... the guard announced the closure of the corning armory yesterday. 80 soldiers with the "first battalion, 168 th infantry" will move to camp dodge in johnston next year. the closure is part of a consolidation effort within the guard... which has closed 13 armories so far. the

sold to the public. ben carson now tops donald trump as frontrunner of the republican race... a new n-b-c news poll shows carson leading trump... 29 to 23 percent. the two are followed next by marco rubio... with 11 percent... and ted cruz... with ten percent. no other contenders received double digit support. primary voters... both before and after last week's debate on c-n-b-c. the democratic frontrunner is back on the campaign trail in iowa... hillary clinton will make two stops in the state throughout the day. at three p-m... she will hold a town hall meetnig at "morrison park." then at 6-45 p-m... she will speak at grinnell college's "harris center." des moines is becoming the spot to brainstorm for brighter futures... dozens of leaders are arriving here... hoping to put an end to poverty.

channel 13's josh nguyen is live outside the "botanical garden"... where the "opportunity summit" starts in a few hours. the opportunity summit will convene 100 community leaders—and people who have experienced poverty— to learn about the challenges, issues and solutions to poverty in central iowa. at the summit, members of the opportunity leadership roundtable will present the opportunity community plan, a realistic and actionable game plan of actions, big and small, that can bring financial stability and prosperity to the one-third of central iowans who live in

it's a sure sign of the holidays... starbucks is rolling out the red cups and seasonal drinks... this year's cups design is a two toned ombre style... less flashy than previous years. the coffee giant started offering holiday beverages... like "chestnut praline latte"... "gingerbread latte"... and "eggnog latte"... in canada yesterday.

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can

to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton

the "iowa utilities board" is considering whether "dakota access" can use eminent domain to acquire land for a proposed oil pipeline. governor branstad says it will stand by whatever the board decides... even though land owners are fighting back. the "bakken pipeline" would run through 18 iowa counties... carrying crude oil from north dakota... to a distribution center in illinois. the company behind the "keystone x-l pipeline" is asking the u-s government to temporarily suspend its application... the pipeline would carry 800 thousand barrels of crude oil... per day... from canada to the gulf of mexico. "trans canada" wants the review stopped while nebraska leaders consider the proposed route through their state. the project has been under review since 2008. a major clothing store chain is buying a brand native to iowa...

it's most interested in the brand's "tailgate" line... known for vintage college sportswear. it hopes to eventually open two hundred "tailgate" locations at colleges across the country. synder started the business out of the basement of his father's house in

round two of the high school football playoffs, where the matchups got good in a hurry... at least they looked good on paper... 4th ranked valley took on the 7th ranked warriors in waukee. in the first quarter... valley's jevon mason punches through for a touchdown. waukee would counter-punch with a touchdown from ben ferkin..tying it up. but that would be the only time waukee answers the bell...the tigers score five more touchdowns... rolling over the warriors... 42 to 7. southeast polk is stuck with top- ranked dowling at williams stadium. the rams held on... trailing the maroons by just one score in the second quarter. but dowling is too

turnovers... three in the last half of the game. the maroons moved closer to defending their state title... with a 50 to 21 win over the rams. 10th ranked johnston facing 8th ranked centennial in ankeny... the jaguars took an early lead with the first play... a touchdown run by came back strong... tie it up with the touchdown run. then johnston keeps at it... scoring three more touchdowns... beating centennial 28 to 10. fans welcomed home the kansas city royals after their world series win... the team was greeted by cheers yesterday. and later today... the champs city... followed by a victory rally. the another come - from - behind win... heroics. it came a year after the royals lost the series to the san