jack: some really sad news from the now. a volunteer for ben carson's was in the car accident in bad weather earlier today has died. his name was stephanie: of him with campaign staffer. joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben carson this month. he was a texas the crash 9-30 this morning county in western iowa. the van with three volunteers and one campaign employee inside hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side. then it was hit by another car. jack: here's a picture of the car taken from the iowa department of public safety. ben carson cancelled his campaign events today to fly to omaha to be with brraden joplin's family. we have new details in mondays fire in fort dodge stephanie: fire officials say they may never know what caused the fire. but it cost more than one million dollars in damages. that includes damages to a community favorite- the bat cave. a decade old baseball praciting unit. much of the equipment and building has heavy smoke and water damage. but some things including trophies and memorabilia were sp

precipitation now road conditions brad jack jack jack let's get a first-hand look jack let's get a first-hand look at those roads. we have local five's claire powell driving the highways as our road warrior today-- claire what are you seeing? claire ad lib road conditions heading northeast toward marshalltown on highway 330 claire toss back jack: here's another jack: here's another jack: here's another driving issue tonight. lots of folks are headed to ames for the home big 12 conference opener at hilton tonight. this is a live look at i-35 at the east lincoln way exit to get into ames. you can see ((ad lib to conditions)) p-m- cyclones vs. the texas tech red raiders. so if you're headed that way, be careful! stephanie: we now know the name of the construction worker killed in a trench collapse this morning. police say 30 year old justin jorgensen of colfax was killed. the collapse happened around 8 a-m near 5th avenue and andentureland drive in altoona. local five's claire powell was there this morning as the rescue turned into a recovery effort. " " at 8:15 police and rescue crews rus

. >> mike: thank you, jack. great to be with you. >> jack: thanks governor. >> mike: thanks. (music) >> amanda: alright jack, thanks for that. up next, another candidate making a play for iowa voters, senator rand paul will join us to talk about why he's a little different from his fellow (music)come back everyone. we're joined now by senator rand paul. he's a republican candidate for president and congratulations. you just celebrated your birtxday in des moines. >> rand: we did, we had a great birthday party and we also announced that we have 1,000 precinct chairmen. which is no small feat. we may well be the most organized campaign in iowa at this point. >> amanda: yeah, that is a huge milestone for you guys. did you ever organized you'd be spending or celebrating a birthday in des moines? (laughter) >> rand: well, no. i mean, there are places that are a little bit warmer, a little bit balmier. (laughter) >> rand: yesterday, as i came in, i commented that the snowflakes. texas and snow's an anomaly and i said, the snowflakes are this big! (laughter) >> rand: it was huge- >>

jack, we'll go to you first. >> i'm going to go with -- >> jimmy: jack says kumquat. [ laughter ] jack, you're close. i don't know why they're laughing because it's pretty close. but that is not a kumquat. lauren. can you name that thing? lauren, a small fruit. lauren, we're going to give you 10 points. >> what? [ applause ] >> jimmy: that is guava. that is a guava. it is a small fruit. our next thing is this. now, jack -- oh, boy. >> i know what that is. >> jimmy: you can see our beautiful model is displaying this thing. if you can name it. you get the idea. it's right here. [ laughter ] name this thing. jack? we'll start with you. >> jimmy: it is not a dijeree don't. lauren. you say -- >> is it ravi shankar's sitar? >> jimmy: it is a sitar indeed. it's not ravi shankar's. but you do have 50 points. guillermo, i'm going to give you this. >> i'll take it. >> jimmy: lauren jumps out to a 60-point to zero lead. >> how can i have zero? my kumquat, i got nothing? >> jimmy: you got nothing for that. but perhaps you'll get something for naming this. ten seconds on the clock. and begin. now j

jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. by dropping out of the final debate before the iowa caucuses, donald trump has disrupted politics as we know it. but will this move benefit him, or will it end up actually helping the candidates who did show up to debate? jack: in your local election headquarters, local 5 political analyst dr. steffen schmidt says right now it's a tossup. "on trump right? " jack: so tonight it was seven candidates up on was seven candidates up on the debate stage. the "big elephant not in the room," as senator ted cruz called it tonight, was donald trump. stephanie: the tone of the debate was a little less combative than some of the debates trump was involved in. but there was still plenty of passion, including dr. ben carson saying america needs to get serious about keeping isis operatives out of our borders. "because there are many people out there that want to destroy us. now i recognize that the vast majority of people coming in here are not those kinds of people. but that's not good enough, if yo

brad jack: jack: jack: coming up on local 5 news at ten, around the nation, doctor martin luther king junior is celebrated . and one city even shut down the streets in his honor. news in hd. home of jack: five americans some for years -- are free tonight. jack: matthew trevithick is back on u.s. soil. the boston university graduate student was the first to return home, arriving in massachusetts after being detained in iran for 40 days. " "it's been difficult. we've had a lot of support from friends and family members. so we've been able to get through it. we appreciate all the help the u.s. government has done on this." " jack: three other americans who were freed are all in germany tonight, begin evaluated at a u.s. military hospital there. jack: all across the nation, people celebrated martin luther king junior day. in south carolina, hundreds of people marched several blocks from zion baptist church in columbia to the south carolina state house. the march was part of the annual "king at the dome" celebration to honor doctor king's birthday. today featured presidential candidates hi

jack: tonight, dr. schmidt joins us in studio to talk about what to expect from the campaign trail with just four caucus night. stephanie: dr. schmidt, the big news this week is donald trump deciding not to attend the fox news debate tonight at drake university. how do you think this will affect the debate? steffen: jack: what role has the pool of candidates since the pool of caucus night with all of our live coverage downtown. jack: now let's get a check in with the weather with brad edwards. brad? brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: after some warming, morning sunshine, the clouds returned this afternoon to keep us a bit cooler, but we still are above average with temps in the mid to upper 30s. and it looks like the mildest weather is yet to come in our forecast! tonight will be partly cloudy with our winds calming down to less than 10 mph. temperatures will fall back into the low 20s for most areas by friday morning. we should have a mix of sun and clo

and you, jack. >> jack: what do you need from me? >> paul: information. what was going on in billy' s life leading up to the incident? >> jack: i don' t know that. i' ve been so busy trying to keep jabot' all i know is he was gambling. >> phyllis: it' s why he owed so much money. he placed a huge bet on a horse race that didn' t go his way. >> paul: okay, so why would billy place such a huge bet? why would it be so important for him to win big? >> chelsea: this is nice. can we stay like this all day? >> chelsea: safe and sound. >> adam: safe and sound. you thinking about what happened to billy? >> chelsea: i' m just... i feel bad for victoria, you know? i' ve been there before, almost losing the man that you love. just makes me grateful that i found you again. >> adam: you and connor are the >> chelsea: it' s interesting you that it' s time we start working on another baby. noah. >> noah: yeah. >> victor: i didn' you to come. t you want i mean, we all know what we' re talking about. re in this together. >> victor: close the door, please. [ sighs ] t type

jack/2shot: time for another quick break... chief meteorologist chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. james/wxhang weather adlib: put light snow, and windy and very cold. wind chills during the day saturday will be in the low teens, but that night the coldest air of the year will arrive and we will see deep sub zero wind chill values. sunday will be dry and cold with the wind backing off slightly during the day but the highs will struggle to climb above the single digits. next week is still looking pretty cold with highs in the 20s and teens to start the >>> breaking news tonight. the video just released themerican police officer ambushed. the man taking aim and shooting right into the car. authorities say he pledged allegiance to isis. >>> also breaking tonight, the bloody shootout. el chapo captured. how they got him.

jack/2ram and i'm jack miller. tonight, the top republican candidates met on the debate stage once again. it was an all out effort to separate themselves from the still jack: seven candidates were on the stage tonight, chris christie, donald trump, john kasich, ben carson, marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz. jack/2ram the elephant om the room tonight was the big fued between trump and cruz. stephanie/2ram as soon as ted cruz jumped ahead in the polls, trump started to question the texas senator's citizenship. you see, cruz was born in canada. and was a dual citizen for many years. "cruz 28-48 " stephanie/2ram: and after the candidates stopped attacking each other and they took aim at the democrats instead, specifically president obama. jack: donald trump president out for not taking isis and terror threats seriously enough. trump "it's not fear and terror, it's reality, you look at indonesia...bombings all over, you look at california, and you look frankly atparis...and you see what happens" marco "when i'm preside

jack: jack: coming up on local 5 news at coming up on local 5 news at five... you remember the poor vikings kicker who botched things on sunday? we'll show you the sweet gesture from some minnesota school kids. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd. we are iowa" a big shake upthe st. louis rams are saying goodbye to missouri... and going back to their roots in los angeles. fans have a lot to say about the n-f-l's decision. and -- the rams may not be the only team moving to l-a. abc's brandi hitt has the latest from los angeles. nats -- (football cheering - big play - quick) the rams are heading back to los angeles. nats -- a home-coming l-a fans have been waiting for? after the team packed its bags after the 1994 season... and moved to st. louis. sot -- randy troy, la rams fan with two dueling l-a stadium proposals -- also involving potential moves by the san diego chargers and oakland raiders -- n-f-l owners approved the rams' move to this billion dollar inglewood stadium. sot -- roger goodell, nfl commissioner leaving fans -- heartbroken -- in st. louis. s

jack: but next... we break down the latest trump versus fox battle and what it means for the iowa caucus. jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 stephanie: the iowa caucuses are just days away, and donald trump continues to rule the airwaves everyday with last-minute changes to his schedule. but is unpredictability a smart strategy? stephanie: political analyst steffen schmidt is here to talk is here to talk more about this trump versus fox news battle that is taking over the iowa caucus talk this week. jack: stephanie: and steffen will be with us on caucus night caucus night with all of our live coverage. jack: now let's get a check in with the weather with brad edwards. brad? brad ((ad lib weather "now, we are iowweatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in gree

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: jack: coming up ... if you've read the studies that say you shouldn't be looking at your cell phone screen before bed, you'll be interested in the new trick up apple's sleeve. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd. we stephanie: welcome back to what's trending now stephanie/2couch: and something you can expect in the next operating system update from apple. jack: mode, to change an iphone or ipad screen light at night. jack: the company added the option based on a study that says exposure to blue light from screens in the evening can make it harder for you to fall asleep. night shift mode automatically shifts the colors on your iphone or ipad display to warmer colors, making things easier on your eyes at night. the system will use the clock and geolocation on your device to figure out when it's sunset where you are. in the morning it will return to its regular settings. stephanie/2couch: well no need for flyers and rewards-- there's a new way to handle the problem of a lost pet. jack: there's a new ap

jack: ((jack & steph adlib reax )) five... five... local 5 news at would throw a party powerball jackpot this could you buy if you win?. we crunch the numbers. jack: no action by congress on obama says he's himself. what that means. "you're watching local jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: president obama is taking on gun control. and instead of waiting on congress to take action, he plans to do it on his own. president obama says over the next several days, his administration will be rolling are common sense steps to save lives. president obama is meeting with attorney general loretta lynch at the white house.. this on the eve of his big announcement.. bypassing congress to take action on what he calls an "epidemic of gun violence" in america.. sot - president obama "although, we have to be very clear, this is not going to solve every crime in the country. it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it's no

jack: jon joins us now and a good night of basketball around central iowa high iowa high jon: yeah jack we matchups. coming up on valley and waukee clash-- the tigers in next. " now, local 5 sports with jon schaeffer. we are iowa sports" jon: last night the valley tigers were pushed to their limit by 3-a foe pella. the dutched are ranked number 2 in their class-- valley though held on for the win to maintain a perfect record and show they are deserving of the number one ranking in 4-a. tonight they get another big matchup taking on waukee. it was a boys game that didn't disappoint. we pick this one up third quartyer top trailing-- quenton curry opens the bank for a pair. but drew johnson answers knocking down the double from the top of the key. valley though crawling out of the hole-- quenton curry the big contributor drives left and kisses it off the window for a pair. but once again johnson deja vu pulls up knocks down the jay. then nathan johnson backs off the defender and gets the floater to go. but valley able to fight their way back in this one. carlo marble the easy layin off the

, jack. how could this be happening? i can' t believe it. [ sobs ] >> jack: i' m glad you' re here, sis. >> traci: jack, listen to me. you do not have to go through this alone. this was billy' s decision. so this is how we' re gonna get through it. it' s olive garden' take on lighter italian fare. inspired dishes. ed in a mouthwatering garlic sauce. chicken piccata. all under 575 calories. only at olive garden. quiet! mom has a headache! but now, i...don't excedrin is fast. in fact for some, relief starts in just 15 minutes. excedrin . now available in geltabs. general mills is removing and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal. again! >> luca: gracias por la informaci_n. marco' s dead. killed a few nights ago by another inmate. >> adam: that can' t be right. >> luca: what? are you saying i' m a liar? >> adam: calm down. i' m not calling you a liar. i' m just saying your timing is kind of perfect, isn' t it? maybe your father got to him. >> luca: or was it your father? perhaps victo

jack/2bam: jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon the iowa hawkeyes impressing a lot of people over the last week on the basketball court. jon/2bam: yeah jack-- so much so they've moved into the top 25 ranked 19th by the ap. coming up on local 5 sports we'll preview their third big ten game of the season as they get ready to host the huskers. jon: the iowa hawkeyes mens basketball team is already over achieving in the eyes of many. they've had back to back wins over top 15 opponents taking down then number one michigan state purdue. the hawkeyes have won eight of their last nine games reeling off four straight since a heart breaking loss to iowa state. they'll take on their third big ten opponent of the season as they host nebraska tonight at home. jarrod uthoff leads the team with 18 points per game. the nebraska mens basketball team has been struggling defensively in their passed two games making them 0 - 2 in conference play. they will need to step up against the hawkeyes tonight if they wanto secure their first conference win. hawkeye coach fran mccaffery ta

jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. pastor cory stout was helping dig someone's car out of a snowbank when another car came along and crashed into them. police say a drunk driver was behind the wheel of that second car. the pastor has deep cuts on his face. but his spirit, he says, is not broken. jack: local five's jacob peklo sat down with pastor stout tonight and joins us now with more. jacob? jacob/bam jack, we've heard of cars being hit by drunk drivers, but cory stout himself received the impact of one car smashing into another one. incredibly, stout sees this as an even says he'd welcome the driver to his church with open arms. during his 10 years as a senior pastor in newton, cory stout has preached and practiced a message of helping others. cory stout, community heights alliance church pastor: "i'm not perfect, but i've certainly come to this place in my life where i've experienced forgiveness from god and know that he know invites me to extend that to others." around 8:40 wednesday night, stout was leaving his

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! stephanie: and the warm today was perfect for weather we had today was perfect for weather we had today was perfect for runners in the metro. lots of people seen here at grays lake opted for shorts and a tshirt with the unseasonably jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... we'll local 5 news at five... we'll break down the oscar nominations announced earlier. and who may be going to the awards a little upset. 5 news at 5 in hd. we could be a big year for "the revenant." stephanie: this morning... the academy award nominations were announced? and surprise snubs. los angeles. revenant" in the hunt for oscar gold -- "the revenant" -- leads the pack... receiving 12 nominations including best picture... sot -- "leonardo dicaprio in "the revenant." ?and a fifth acting nod for -- leonardo dicaprio -- blaustein, abc news radio entertainment correspondent jack/2shot: and in more celebrity news... and in more celebrity news... british actor alan rickman has passed away at the age of 69. steph

jack: but next... ted cruz is under fire - and possibly in court - for a suddenly controversial part of his past. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: ted cruz's citizenship and his eligibility to become president is now the subject of a lawsuit in texas. stephanie/ram: a texas attorney has formally filed a lawsuit against cruz, saying that he should be disqualified from the presidential race because he isn't a natural born citizen. the suit wants a judge - possibly even the supreme court - to determine whether or not cruz can or cannot serve if elected. cruz was born in canada to an american-born mother. the issue was brought up by front-runner donald trump in last night's republican pushing hard for cruz to go before a court to get the issue settled. jack/1shot: the results of the online iowa straw poll have been released - and there's a new runner-up to

james: ((ad lib weather toss)) jack: coming up on jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... thousands of people on the east coast are still digging out from the weekend's blizzard, and it's not just piles of snow they're dealing with now. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... an interesting investment opportunity for a foward thinker...with some extra cash. how about owning your own town...we'll explain how. and sam has a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on 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." jack: patrol received more than 60 calls of cars in the ditch tonight as the snow came through. slippery roads and a snow mix left commuters going slow tonight. and it looks like the trip back home for many i- s-u basketball fans could be dicey too. stephanie: jack: james: james weather adlib: snow will continue to intensify through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around the highway 20 corridor with about

jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... will some iowa athletes get in trouble for showing support for this republican candidate? stephanie: then--forget your debit card but need cash? one bank is looking to revolutionize your a-t-m experience. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... without their frontrunner, what will the stage for the last republican debate before the iowa caucuses look like... we'll have a preview before they take the stage in des moines... and sam has a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with 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 started a nice little thaw today across much of iowa with the metro reaching 40 degrees! and it looks like we can keep this mild weather going the rest of the week. skies will become mostly clear tonight behind a rather weak

jack: ft. dodge cops are still trying to figure out what happened in a shooting early sunday morning. at 4 :20 in the morning, a bunch of shots were fired off near crossroads mall. no one was hit. police arrested one young man for disorderly conduct and interference with official acts. but they're still looking for the shooter. police are asking for your help. if you know anything, contact fort dodge police department or crime stoppers at the numbers on your screen. stephanie: turning now to what's making national headlines... president obama is taking on gun control - and he's using the power of the pen. stephanie: and instead of waiting on take action, he plans to do it on says over the next several days, his administration will be rolling out his new plan, which he says are common sense steps to save lives. president obama is meeting with attorney general loretta lynch at the white house.. this on the eve of his big announcement.. bypassing congress to take action on what he calls an "epidem

,,,,,,,,,,,, >> jack: how' s billy? >> victoria: there' s no change. >> jack: i want to spend some time with him. >> jill: i' m gonna come with you. >> jack: yeah. okay. come on. >> victoria: that' s gonna be a brutal conversation. >> phyllis: what do you know that i don' t? >> victoria: what happens to s hands. you know, billy' s never gotten what he wanted in life. >> lauren: he' s got you, the kids. >> victoria: he just wanted to be taken seriously. he' s lying in that room right now fighting for what he wanted, which was just respect. do we really have the right to >> lily: hi. i' m just gonna get something to eat. >> lily: oh. okay. um, i just want to say thank you for the -- for the other day, when i had to work that event. mattie and charlie had so much fun ice skating. and now charlie wants to be a pro hockey player and mattie wants to be an ice princess. >> cane: yeah, yeah, it was a lot of fun. you know, it makes me happy when i spend time with them, so, you know, if you need to, uh, have me do that, just let

jack: coming up at six... ben carson sits down with local 5 and gives us a slightly different opinion of farm subsidies than most iowans. stephanie: and.... we'll have an update of the weather on your evening commute - and if the snow or sleet is here for long. "your watching local 5 angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: ben carson is back on the ground campaigning in iowa. jack: carson was all over central iowa today, finishing up in pella tonight. he sat down with local 5's sabrina ahmed to talk about the final weeks leading up to the iowa caucus, as well as a different take on an issue close to iowa farmers. " i do not like subsitides from the govt in general so im not going to rip the rug out from anyone. ive talked to farmers about ethanol and they think they can make it work so long as theyre on a level playing field... but if the oil industry has certain subsidies thats playing field... but if t

jack: but next. the animal rescue league got some good news today, that will help the huge horse population across the state of iowa. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack/ots: the animal rescue league of iowa is a lucky winner today. iowa was named the recipient of this year's midwest disaster resiliency grant. it was given by the american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. the grant will be put toward helping animals and pet owners during natural disasters. and for the animal rescue league of iowa, that means new equipment for horse rescues. t's very big for us, because there is not a lot of capablity of that kind of rescue here in iowa. and iowa has thousands upon thousands of horses all over the place. and the aspc recognizes that when a horse is in a crisis situation like that it requires an immediate response. and having a tea

jack: chief jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. james ((ad lib weather toss)) we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by experts" james: weather adlib: we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very slick and dangerous. overnight tonight we're going to fall cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries that night. friday is going to be a mostly cloudy day with highs a bit cooler in the mid to low 20s. saturday is going to be back towards 30 degrees, with a little more sun, and we'll likely climb to the mid 30s by sunday! next monday we have a small snow chance but after that we keep temps fairly close to average. have a great night! overnight tonight we're going to fall cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries tha

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brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... if you like fancy cars, a pair of them are on the market in philadelphia with a holy connection. "you're watching local apple is recalling millions of power adapters because they could cause an electric shock. jack/lam: apple said today the two prong wall plug adapters were designed for use in continental europe, australia, new zealand, korea, argentina and brazil. not here in the u-s. the plugs were shipped between 2003 and 2015 with macs and other apple devices, and were also included in the apple world travel adapter kit. apple says in very rare cases, the adapters may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. you can exchange the faulty plugs for free at any apple store or authorized apple service provider. stephanie/1shot: one of the two "popemobiles" that shuttled the pope around during his trip to philadelphia last september is going on the auction block. pope francis rode around the city of brotherly love in two fiats. one of those cars will be auctioned off toda

jack/lam: poll was released today. the independent, poll shows leading the iowa gop caucus with 31 percent of the support isn't far behind next with 15 percent. followed by ben carson with 7 percent. and chris christie with 4 percent. and for g-o-p iowans, the economy and jobs are the top issues in deciding their vote at the polls, followed by terrorism and foreign policy. stephanie: in your statehouse matters tonight. stephanie/ots: today marked the first day of the 2016 legislative session. unlike in years past, when legislators often have long lists of issue on the table, today, there were only four main topics of discussion. first, they expect education to be the number issue this session, following many arguments over funding last year. second, they say they'll also keep an eye on governor branstad's proposed medicaid changes. the third issue is emminent domain and landowner rights issues. jack/otsl: local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz also said minimum wage could come up for debate. and it sou

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jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. tonight, credit card theft at a metro gas station. a pump maintenance man found one of those skimming devices inside a pump at the east euclid git n go this afternoon. jack: it's a consumer matter we want you to be aware of. local 5's jacob peklo has more. moines police department: "it's starting to see a little bit more of. we've seen a couple of instances of it around town. it's definitely something that's on our radar." you don't often think twice about swiping your card and filling up your tank. but on thursday, at maintenance worker found a credit card skimmer inside the pump and called the police. sgt. ryan doty, des moines police department: "they get information and they can in turn make other withdrawals, before they realize what has happened." nats jon french is a partner with the unified moines. inspect pumps just like these. jon french, unified "maybe on a weekly basis for sure, as far as just regular just doing things inside of it." and he's heard from omaha-area customers that these types of devices were slowly becoming

i'm jack miller. stephanie and i'm stephanie angleson. stephanie: tonight's big story is the weather and those commuters trying to get home. jack/3 dtlwx: let's send it over to local 5 meterologist james peterson who's in the weather center with all you need to know about tonight's storm system. james: (ad lib about weat her) jack/2shot first-hand look at those roads. stephanie: we have local five's claire powell driving the interstates as our road warrior today-- claire what are you seeing? claire claire ad lib road conditions heading north toward i35 claire toss back jack: stephanie/ots: police are still looking into des moines' first homicide of the year. norma jean mcneely was police got a call early sunday morning. blood was found on the front porch as well as down the street. stay with local 5 jack: take a good look be able to help man. albia police say this man, leslie hartley, was thursday at the albia lions club around 8:30 at night. he was driving a maroon 1999 buick lesabre with iowa plates 487 zog. call the albia police depart

jack: coming up on jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... it's a lighter story of the political season, especially for one lucky metro boy. are iowa" stephanie/2shot: now to a lighter political story in the final days until the iowa caucuses... we have a pretty cool story that came full circle for one hillary clinton volunteer. leading up to caucus night, we're introducing you to the people behind the campaigns. jack: they come in all shapes and sizes. and the candidates are noticing. local 5's sabrina ahmed introduces us to george. " " nats george reynal is only eleven years old. 2:46:16 "honestly i have no idea how many hours ive spent doing this." that's because it's a lot. 00:00:00 i had a bit of an idea i knew what a caucus was but i didnt know how it worked. now that im doing it, it's really interesting. george diligently works through his list of calls to make... nats.. of calls to make... nats.. not allowing himself to get discouraged. nats when people don't answer... nats or when they just hang up. nats that's because he says he bel

jack: in your local election headquarters. jack/lam: we're five days from the iowa caucuses. once the presumed front runner, jeb bush, is now registering 4 percent in the most recent quinnipiac poll of likely republican caucus goers. but that's not stopping volunteers and staffers from working to get out the vote. about 20 volunteers made calls to voters today, and staffers tell us that's about how many are always at the jeb hasn't spent much time in iowa lately, but his campaign says they still plan on doing well caucus night. "i think our expectations are to do very very well to have a strong showing here it's the first step in the process and we feel that iowa understands that we need to elect a commander in chief someone that can fix the mess thats been left in washington dc and they understand that jeb bush is the best qualifed indvidual to do that job " stephanie/ram: and also on the republican side, presidential candidate mike huckabee was at local 5 studios last night. this election cycle, religious liberty and anti- abortion have been two of gov. huckabee's major pla

jack: new tonight at 10... we're learning more about the death of former hawkeye football star tyler sash. jack: he was found dead in his oskaloosa home report showed he died from an accidental mixture of two painkillers. following his donated his brain to look for traumatic encephalopathy or c-t-e. local 5's jordan furbee joins us now with the they found. jordan? jordan: become an people know because of the recent concussion epidemic in the nfl. it's a degenerative brain disease cauased by repeated trauma to the head that's been found in dozens of former nfl players. according to a new york times article, representatives from boston university and the concussion legacy foundation told the sash family cte had been diagnosed in tyler's brain. and even more disturbing. the disease had advanced to a stage rarely seen in someone sash's age. two of the doctors that conducted the exam, said the severity of cte in sash's brain was on par with former nfl star junior seau who comitted suicide in 2012 at the age we sat d