reporting in polk city, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa.")>> jack: the city has insurance, so it'll be paid back the full value of the vehicles. no city projects should be disrupted because of the theft. police are encouraging anyone who might have seen anything about to contact polk county. for more information head dot com. stephanie: imagine answering your door to find two men holding guns. police say that's what happened in a fort dodge burglary. it happened just after midnight at 13-07 first avenue north. the caller told police that a person was knocking on their door and they thought they had a gun, when officers arrived, the people in the house say two armed men stole things from the home. both men had their faces covered, but the victims say they are hispanic, around 20-30 years old. one was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt ...the other in a red hoodie. they are still investigating. stephanie: new at 5 tonight, a major break in a decades old child abduction out of minnesota. local 5's amanda krenz is here with more. am

in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." jack: she's running royalty -- and she's in des moines today to cheer on the runners. kathrine switzer was the first woman to compete in a marathon in boston, back in 19-67. she had to sneak in, because women weren't allowed to compete. she was almost stopped by race officials before she could finish. today she ran alongside a group that's going to be competing in the relays and 5-k. switzer says it's great to see a generation of runners that's been inspired. kathrine switzer, marathoner: "they are touched very much by this story because everybody in life's been told you're not welcome, you're not good enough. and you do it anyway, and you become fearless. and that gives people a lot of courage, so i'm happy for that." jack: switzer will take part in the local 5 pasta dinner tomorrow night. that's from 5 to 8 at the community choice credit union ballroom. jack: to get ready for the big race... there's also some road closures you need to be aware of. starting at 6 tonight-- sections of

reporting live in des moines jacob peklo local 5 news we are reporting live in des moines jacob peklo local 5 news we are iowa. nikki: we'll be right back. you're watching you're watching local 5 news at 6. most accurate forecast certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" bree/wx wall we will continue to see clearing skies and calming winds across the state as we go through the evening and overnight. it will be a cool one tonight and 40s. sunday will be a beauty! there will be sunshine, calm winds and comfortable temperatures in the 60s for central iowa. the work week will start off dry, despite the increase in cloud cover, and temperatures will again be into the 60s. we won't last too long moves back into the forecast by late in the day on tuesday. fall- like 50s move back in by mid-week as well. nikki/2shot thanks for tuning in to local 5 news at 6. next >> welcome to a special presentation of local 5 sports. >> cyhawk rewind trying to take down baylor this afternoon, iowa was on a bye. >> cyhawk rewind is brought to you by hot springs spas.

local 5's jacob peklo explains why. jacob peklo, reporting: "last year, more than 10-thousand people competed in all of the events around the des moines marathon. this year, only about 82-hundred are on board, with around fifty percent of the participants doing the half marathon. joe anderson "there's all kinds of other runs that are competitive, there's color runs, there's fun runs. there's run like that that probably contribute to that." you wouldn't know it if you looked at the long line waiting to get inside the scheel's expo before the race. dennis howard, runner: "it's a fun race, it's very well planned. the race director does a great job with it. i'm surprised there's less people this year." the runners who are participating this year, are choosing the half marathon. veteran marathoners say there's a special bond that forms instantly with other runners. dennis howard, runner : "the more people in the race the better, and afterwards, the camaraderie, getting to know people that jacob peklo, reporting: "and while t

local 5's jacob peklo is there with more. how's it going jacob? jacob/tvu nikki, i don't know if i've ever been in a room with this much pasta before. more than people are here carbo-loading before tomorrow's big race. that leaves more than 12 hours for digestion and all that other fun stuff. they say if you take the time to do this, it'll help raise your endurance levels. the glycogen from carbohydrate rich foods is especially important for any activities that take more than 90 minutes to complete. and now, if the sight of all of this pasta is making you hungry, there's still time to stop by. nikki, that means even you could do it after the show, if you want to. reporting in des reporting in des moines jacob peklo local 5 news we are iowa. nikki: thanks jacob... and due to the race... there's also some road and due to the race... there's also some road closures you need to be aware of. sections of walnut street bridge and east first street will be closed through sunday afternoon. local five is a proud sponsor of the marathon... look for full cove

local five's jacob peklo is here now with more on the rally. jacob/bam jack, we've heard a number of different people weigh in on the pipeline. many are in favor of it, but today was the biggest display of disapproval so far. they're hoping their big drop off leaves a big impression on the utility board. <<(natural sound of drumming the calls against the bakken pipeline were loud and clear on thursday morning. natural sound: "no corporate oil!" nathan malachowski, cci organizer: "iowa utilities board is in the pocket of big oil and we want them to know that they're watching their process, and that we're going to fight back tooth and nail, and that they need to be accountable to the everyday citizens." about eighty people gathered outside of the iowa utility board to voice their opinions. natural sound: "but it is our fight!" dan gannon, ankeny farmer: "a for profit corporation is going to make a profit off of us is going to cross our land and it has nothing to do with eminent domain, it has to do with violating our rights as land owners." on th

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob? jacob: stephanie, it was definitely a fun night to be a kid. and if you got stopped by a police officer while you were trick or treating, it was definitely a good thing. officer jason hempstead's patrol of des moines was a little more laid back on friday. natural sound of officer hempstead: "somebody was digging into this." instead of writing tickets, he was giving out candy to trick or treaters. natural sound of officer: "want some candy?" natural sound of parent: "say thank you." jason hempstead, des moines police: "we're handing out candy to the young people of the city. trying to build relations, build rapport, connect to them." there were times, where the message wasn't immediately so sweet. natural sound of siren natural sound of officer: "please put your hands on your head." but others, where the kids knew something good was coming their way. jason hempstead, des moines police: "we have a large bag of candy, and i'm going to give liberally to whoever wants it." like the other 1

jacob peklo local 5 news we are iowa. nikki: the jefferson- jackson dinner has been a long standing tradition in downtown des moines, but soon the dinner will have a different name. for next year's dinner.. the party is working to get a name that's more in tune with its current political ideals. thomas jefferson and andrew jackson were both slave owners, and that's caused many within the party to question whether that's the best name for the dinner. instead, they're hoping to decide on a name that signals iowa. " what won't change about the dinner no matter it's name is the type of energy that's right here behind me. there are so many enthusiastic democrats here right now who are passionate about getting democrats elected up and down the ballot next november. that's not going to change. " nikki: currently taking submissions for the new name. they're hoping to have something in place by early spring. nikki: while today is a big day for democrats... republican front-runner dr ben carson was in the state as well. he's curren

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: abby says she wouldn't mind meeting boykin again, but she is still a loyal iowa state fan. coming up... stephanie: ...we're giving away a big check to a deserving iowa teacher. join us in boone and meet this month's one classroom at a time winner. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... christmas may still be weeks away... but plenty of people already have their holiday shopping started...and we have some tips to help you get yours done. plus... no one likes being served a ticket from a cop...but how about a burger? we'll explain why officers will trade their ticket slips for food orders. that's tomorrow on the all-new good news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: we had another round of morning showers go through central iowa, but the res

local five's jacob peklo joins us now from outside roosevelt with more. jacob? jacob: stephanie, it's an amazing statistic. 58 teachers, or about half of educators at roosevelt high school, were out sick today. some called in at the beginning of the day, while others tried to push through but couldn't make it past lunch. it truly created an unusual situation. <<(it's a sight you're not used to seeing so early in the day at a high school... row after row of empty parking spaces for the teachers and faculty. ruquiyah muhammad, senior: "i thought about it, and i was like, heehee, haha, because i thought everyone was joking." but it was no laughing matter. half of the teachers were out sick on thursday, most pointing to food poisoning. phil roeder, district communication manager: "seems like the one common denominator for it, is that all the teachers who got it attended a staff luncheon yesterday." while the food is the primary suspect, district officials decided to play it safe by giving students the final two hours off, ahead of their scheduled three day weekend.

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: new video tonight is showing us more about a metro murder investigation. saturday, 17- year-old noah laprei was arrested in the brutal murder of his grandmother..... 79-year-old rachel pray. neighbors say laprei went door to door covered in blood, asking to call police for help after beating pray. he then went to a nearby git-n-go gas station. jack: this surveillance video is from inside that git- and-go where police eventually arrested laprei. you see here laprei coming into the store, yelling at the clerk and another male customer. he knocks over displays and causes a scene, but eventually is taken outside by one of the customers. he starts to attack that man but then starts ramming his body into the window outside the store-- over and over. eventually police arrive, and it takes three officers to get him on the ground and handcuffed. laprei could be tried as an adult in the case. on monday, family of noah laprei told local 5 they forgive him and hope he's tried on lesser char

local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob/bam nikki, the project is called the homeless round up put on by the group "the thankful leper." they work to meet the needs of and work with the homeless on both a group and individual basis. and i met up with a group today who showed me how those efforts are really helping them. ken walter has been homeless for less than a week. ken walter, homeless: "i've been on and off homeless for the last 4 years, because i was raised in the system, about 11 years of it. so, i know how it feels to be outside." erin youngblood has always wanted to help people in need, like walter. nats though she was never actually homeless, she was close. erin youngblood, volunteer: "my husband actually ended up leaving. so, i was abandoned without a job, and so i struggled to find work and pay bills." hundreds of people often come to these giveaways by the thankful leper, and for folks like walter, his family at his sacred heart campsite is helping him stay strong during his trying time. kenny walter, ho

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: two teenagers are recovering after they were shot outside of a mcdonald's. it happened last night at the restaurant on southwest state street at about 10:30 in ankeny. a des moines man is accused of shooting two young men after a dispute over poor behavior at the restaurant. police were called to a report of shots fired. when they arrived, they found 18 year olds nicholas culver and justin (phong-sav-von) phongsavanh with gunshot wounds to their arms. they were taken to a des moines hospital... culver was released this afternoon. phongsavanh is still in serious but stable.. condition. the suspect took off in his car with a woman.. about a half hour later, 36 year old gabriel coco turned himself in to police, he was released from the polk county jail, but faces two felony counts of willful injury. the investigation is ongoing. nikki: around iowa in benton county, a death investigation is underway. the body of a 26 year old female was found at 59th street trail at about 2 o'clock

local 5's jacob peklo is live at an event with more. jacob/tvu ((adlib) nikki: a git n go gas station was robbed by a man in a hoodie early this morning... according to the des moines register it happened at the store on east 39th street... police say the suspect is male about 5'5'' tall... and was wearing dark blue and light blue hoodies.... he came into the store just before 9 a.m....and acted like he had a weapon, but witnesses never saw one. he ran from the store on foot, with an undisclosed amount of money and items. nikki: in windsor heights, police were called to a home after shots were fired... they're now investigating whether the homeowner should be charged for illegally shooting his weapon... it happened this morning at a home at 14-36 63rd street. police say a neighbor's dog jumped the fence into their yard and scared the family. the homeowner then fired shots into the ground to scare the dog away. no one was injured and police say no property damage was done. officials have yet to decide if the man will be charged. nikki: a

jacob peklo has " abby faber, honorary captain: "they've been sending my picture back and back to me, but i don't why they were sending it back and back." on saturday, abby faber somewhat reluctantly took the field as an honorary captain for the cyclones. steve faber, father: "normally when she goes, she wears headphones to kind of muffle stuff, so she wasn't too thrilled about it, but jenny told her, if you do this you can have anything you want from the concession stand, and that sold her." and the moment everyone's talking about, her parents couldn't even see. jenny faber, mother: "we were down on the field level as well, and we saw referees and photographers in our way, so we weren't able to see anything that happened out on the field." but now, along with hundreds of thousands of americans, the family has seen that image of t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin meeting abby. abby faber, honorary captain: "he just came up to me and said, 'what's your name'?" steve faber, father: "you can see, he's looking right at her, and it's pretty cool. you can see that he cares, he's not just going

reporting live in des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack: there's a new leader for the republicans in the race for the whitehouse. ben carson is sitting in the number one spot. a new quinnipiac iowa caucus goers shows carson is leading the pack with 28 percent support. donald trump is behind him with 20 percent, followed by marco rubio with 13 percent with 10 percent. this is the first june showing donald trump trailing any a significant margin in an early primary or caucus state . jack: chief political correspondent amanda krenz has more. "when i talked to the assistant director of this quinnipiac poll about ben carson taking over first, he said yes, it's huge deal! lets take a look back at ben carson's rise... starting with the quinnipiac poll in june... he's red... donald trump is blue.... then fast forward to the poll that came out in september... you can definitely see an upward swing for both candidates. carson does very well among republican women voters, much better than donald trump... and also... people just really like dr. c

live in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: donald trump was fighting to regain his first place status tonight in the third republican debate. recent polls in iowa and nationwide have dr. ben carson in the lead. jack: trump defended himself against criticism from governor john kasich that he doesn't understand the hard work it takes to change things through government. "(kasich says: we're going to get a tithe or we're just going to be great is not a way to govern. we need to elect people who know how to get it done. trump: you know, kasich used to be so nice and said he wasn't going to attack anyone. but now he has no poll numbers, and that's why he's down on the end. and since then he's been nasty, stephanie: and with nine candidates on the stage vying for the spotlight, there was no shortage of big moments like that one. joining us now with a live analysis of tonight's debate, iowa state political science professor dr. steffan schmidt -- thanks for joining us. do you think donald trump gained back any momentum ton

local five's jacob peklo explains. <<(the signs had been become increasingly obvious in the past couple of weeks that there wasn't going to be just one way to go through this portion of downtown. "good idea." since august, people have been able to park downtown for longer periods of time, but now 12th street is getting ready for the biggest change. cars that turn onto it from mulberry all the way down to grand, will be able to do so from either direction, starting on saturday. kyle crouch, des moines: "people may be getting too complacent, not paying attention or not seeing the signs that they posted up around here." those who work downtown say it's going to take some getting used to. i'm worried about the people who go on autopilot, than tourists who would actually notice the signs. kyle crouch: "they would actually be more likely to follow the signs than somebody who's been doing it for 40 years." even though the changes are geared toward walkers, some still think it'll make a bigger impact on drivers. travis bennett

reporter jacob peklo from our affiliate has the story nats with 100 days to go until the february 1st caucus, the candidates are pulling out all the stops. with an energy unparalleled to the rest of the campaign trail. nats "katy perry" it meant lots of dancing...and singing in the streets, to get their message across. hillary clinton pulled out two of her biggest name supporters...fororr president bill clinton and music superstar katy perry. sot martin o'malley sought the approval of the crowd, by picking up his guitar and singing with them nats sot while bernie sanders brought a a um line to the party. sot nats allison/elisa chilly already! 1st caucus, the three remaining democratic candidates are pulling out all the stops. with an energy unparalleled to the nats "katy perry" it meant lots of dancing...and singing in the streets, to get their memeage across. hillary clinton pulled out two of her biggest name supporters...former president bill clinton and music superstar katy perry.y. sot martrt o'malley sought the approval of the crowd, by picking up his guitar and singing with them

local five's jacob peklo has a look at the sights and sounds.. natural sound of o'malley: "it's about running for president of the united states!" with 100 days to go until the february 1st caucus, the three remaining democratic candidates are pulling out all the stops. natural sound: entrance music plays..."how ya doing?" with an energy unparalleled to the rest of the campaign trail. patrick burgwinkle, press secretary: "we feel really good about where we are, we feel like we can win and go the distance in the caucuses." it meant lots of dancing...and singing in the streets, to get their message across. patrick burgwinkle, press secretary: "lot of people excited to see katy perry perform and hillary at the jj tonight. it's a great opportunity for our campaign to show the energy and enthusiasm." nats of katy perry: "louder, louder than a lion." hillary clinton pulled out two of her biggest name supporters...former president bill clinton and music superstar katy perry. bill clinton, former president: "somebody who will do his or her best to stop b

reporter jacob peklo has more from des moines. <<(natural sound of drumming the calls against the bakken pipeline were loud and clear on thursday morning. natural sound: "no corporate oil!" nathan malachowski, cci organizer: "iowa utilities board is in the pocket of big oil and we want them to know that they're watching their process, and that we're going to fight back tooth and nail, and that they need to be accountable to the everyday citizens." about eighgh people gatherer outside of the iowa utility board to voice their opinions. natural sound: "but it is our fight!" dan gannon, ankeny farmer: "a for profit corporation is going to make a profit off of us is goingo cross our land and it has nothing to do with eminent domain, it has to do with violating our rights as land owners." on the other side of the street...a smaller group, showing its displeasure about potentially removing their lifeblood... jobs that would come with building the pipeline. chad carter, pipeline supporter: "ththe aren't temporary jobs. this was these peop

reporter jacob peklo from our affiliate in des moines has the story.. nats with 100 days to go until the february 1st caucus, the three remaining democratic candidates are pulling out all the stops. with an energy unparalleled to the rest of the campaign nats "katy perry" dancing...and singing get their message across. hillary clinton pulled out two of her biggest name supporters...former president bill clinton and music superstar katy perry. sot martin o'malley sought the approval of the crowd, by picking up his guitar and singing with them nats sot while bernie sanders brought a drum line to the party. sot nats 1st caucus, the three remaining democratic candidates are pulling out all the stops. with an energy unparalleled to the rest of the campaign trail. nats "katy perry" it meant lots of dancing...and singing in the streets, to get their message across. hillary clinton pulled out two of her biggest name supporters...former president bill clinton and music superstar katy perry. sot martin o'malley sought the approval of the crowd, by picking up his