fazzino, was accused of drowing emily fazzino in the family's bath tub while their today, witness testimony from boone county paramedics, police, and other officials today told jurors what exactly happened after emily was found dead. stephanie: one of the witnesses also on the stand today was emily's friend and nanny for the family, who gave us the first look inside emily and alex fazzino's difficult relationship. local 5's claire powell is live outside the winnishiek county courthouse to tell us first hand what happened on the second day in court for tonight's big story. claire? claire: day two of the fazzino trial started bright and early. with the state prosecution showing two lengthy demonstrations and calling seven witnesses to the stand. more ems and police highlighted their efforts to save emily fazzino that january night- in cpr demonstrations and bath tub recreations. most described alexander fazzino's rollercoaster behavior in great detail. later on, a detective detailed a february 2012 search warrant- where they discovered a packed back pack

emily fazzino's relatives say they were unaware of her addiction to prescription medication. the defense wants to prove she was suffering from withdrawal symptoms and accidentally drowned in the bathtub. west des moines police want to help people buy and sell online safely... they have set up a "safety exchange zone" outside the police department. the zone allows you to make exchanges while under police surveillance. we have been asked in the past to allow people to do child custody changes in our parking lot. we've always granted those requests but this is a way for people to have a designated area that's under surveillance 24 hours a day 7 days a week. the zone is marked with a sign near the main entrance of the police department. house republicans say there's lots to be done before april first. that's when the state transitions to a privatized medicaid system... identifying where there are holes and then what are we to do about them is perhaps more productive about what we have been doing. now we have 30 days to find answers for people who are identifying genuine gaps or h

prosecutors say he hit and killed emily fazzino in the family's bath he hit and killed emily fazzino in the family's bath tub. the trial was delayed five times since then. local 5 will be in weinishiek county later this week to cover the trial. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: in the defamaition suit against bill cosby, the comedian's wife is scheduled to give her desposition today. the couple have been fighting to stop the lawsuit. eight women sued cosby claiming he protrayed them as liars after they publicly accused him of sexually assaulting them. they are among the 50 women who have made such claims, which cosby has denied. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: a bill requiring drivers to pay more attention has survived the legislature's first funnel week. the measure would force vehicles to change lanes to safely pass a bike. its designed to prevent accidents and injuries. such laws are on the books of 37 other states. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: the republican presidential race seems to be narrowing into

claire: the prosecution called six more witnesses to the stand today- and for the first time emily fazzino's family- her sister, brother in law testified emily's sister ammie dighton started the morning- testifying about the couples rough relationship. dighton told prosecution emily "wanted away" and doesnt believe that emily had a drug issue. jeff dighton- emilys brother in law - told prosecution he helped the kids the night of emilys death- and the only thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her" ""kissed her, where was alex fazzino when you went to emiyl, he was running downstairs. claire: prosecution continued the morning & afternoon with an hour and half long video of fazzino being dci and police the night of marriage was over and that he family for help to get her clean but no one listened. " "i went upstairs to the world ended. it's really not my wife that you know... its the addiction" :17 claire: today's testimony ended early, around 3 o attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the stand or be in the court room. since

fazzino is charged with death of his wife, emily fazzino. to decorah. the case has received emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. ice jams have led to flash flood warnings to be issued for parts of central iowa. vanessa peng joins us live now boone county with the very latest. vanessa: here because of ice jams. moines river. the ice chunks over there could be because of an ice jam. it is essentially a dam that has built up out of ice because it is built up on the river and and blocks letters like a good and would and when it gets warmer like we have this weekend, with warmer temperatures, all the ice breaks apart and the water behind the dam breaks out and starts to slow down here and in this case on the des moines river. just west of boone county, you can see there is a kink in the bridge because of ice jam. what happened was they saw a whole sheet of ice had come through so they did not see any open water at that point. the bridge is about 100 years old but still, they have never seen it before where they have they are

local 5 is case that started back in stephanie: alexander accused of drowning his wife, emily fazzino, in the family's bath tub while their children were home. the trial has been delayed five times since then. jack: local 5's claire powell continues our coverage of the trail from decorah in tonight's big story. day two of the fazzino trial started bright and early. with the state prosecution showing two lengthy demonstrations and calling seven witnesses to the stand. more ems and police highlighted their efforts to save emily fazzino that january night- in cpr demonstrations and bath tub recreations. 2012 search warrant- where they discovered a packed back pack full of the clothes alex wore that night, emily's jewelry, a 250 thousand dollar life insurance policy and divorce papers-- filed just six days before her death. but the most compelling testimony of all came last. the family's nanny for nearly a year- gave an inside look at what she called a "rocky relationship" through emily's known addiction to medication and fazzino's "controlling nature" questions, one if she was afraid of

with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of emily fazzino. he has pleaded not guilty, saying she drowned in a bathtub. todd: des moines police release new details in a late night shooting. it happened around 10:30 last night at 1422 east 17th court. 22-year-old dustin lee curtis of des moines told police he was visiting his child and girlfriend. he walked outside to his car and heard a pop sound, then felt pain in his stomach. police say the incident is suspicious and believe curtis' wound may be self inflicted to gain sympathy from his girlfriend. the case remains under investigation. stacey: right now two inmates , are missing from the newton correctional release center. the iowa corrections department says michael amodeo and jessy foley weren't present at inmate counts saturday night. amodeo is serving a 10 year drug sentence. foley is serving a 27 year prison term. in johnston, police have

emily fazzino in their home in boone back in january of 2012. kwwl's brad hanson covering this trial very closely for us this week. brad, what's the feeling been like in today has been much calmer in the courtroom--at least for the families of both sides. but lawyers for both sides throwing out plenty of objections as they got into the thick of testimony today. a lot of that testimony surrounding bruising found on emily's neck. police officers, a firefighter and paramedics all grilled today about their handling of emily's body as they were trying to resusictate her and transport her to the hospital. a boone police officer also called to this stand this afternoon, talking mostly about his impressions of alex fazzino the night of emily's officer) "i found it odd that he was crying, up and down with his didn't see any tears." the defense countered with a video of aimee deighton--emily's sister. they say although deighton cried at first, she recovered point--and saying it was possible for the same thing to have happened to alex. barber also testifie

witnesses shedding more light on what happened after emily fazzino was found dead inside her family's home four years ago. her husband, her husband, alexander now on trial for her death. among those testifying, her friend and nanny for the family....who described a rocky relationship between the deceased's addiction and alexander fazzino's controlling nature. ""i asked emily two questions, one if she was afraid of alex- what'd she say? -yes. then i asked her a second, i asked if she thought alex would harm or even kill her...... she nodded her head yes." " sabrina: even more testimony is expected today...and local five's claire powell will be inside the courtroom following the proceedings. she has a look at who is sheduled to take the stand today... winneshiek co enters day three. with already, more are stand including emily fazzino's aunt and sister are expected to take the stand. we'll have more coverage as this mornings trial gets underway. from winneshiek county, claire powell local 5 sabrina: now the judge has said this long as three weeks... local five will be the proceeding fro

sabrina: the case centers around the 20-12 death of emily fazzino... her husband, alexander, facing murder charges in her death... she was found dead in the bathtub of her home. and had a prescription drug problem. among those on the stand thursday...emily fazzino's sister, and cousin -- the couple's relationship- involving police occassions week before emily's death. law jeff also described the night of emilys death. saying the first thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her." brother-in-law, "i didn't believe what we were walking into, it was just police officers there, there were kids there saying 'mommy's gone, mommy's gone.' i didn't really know how to react." sabrina: the testimony ended early, as attorneys debated on whether emily's father would be healthy enough to testify... when it resumes today, more testimony from witnesses for the prosecution is expected..includi ng several doctors.. local five's claire powell in winneshiek county. look for full reports later today.. elias: a change will be coming for des moine water works...

emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway grocery store chain, her dad is the former c-e-o. local five's claire powell will be covering the trial for us in winneshiek county. look for a live report coming up on local five news at six. new tonight at five. stephanie/1 shot: former iowa governor chet culver is back in headlines. he's been holding town hall meetings and rallies against the decision to privatize iowa's medicaid. this is causing some speculation that he may be gearing up to run for office. local five's sabrina ahmed asked him about it today. chet culver, former iowa governor, "you being in the spotlight again about this, i just want to ask one more time, everyone is speculating, everyone thinks the reason you're doing this is because you're going to run for office again. i am doing this because i care passionately about the state of iowa. i'm not running continuing to advocate on behalf of these people that desperately need good healthcare" stephanie: so no immediate future political plans for chet culver. you can see the rest of culver's interview on this week i

bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- showing paramedics arriving- body cameras rolling on a frantic fazzino. fazzino suggests she was trying to get clean from addiction " how long shes been in here? i dont know she was taking a bath" "made some comment, emily has potentially abused prescription drugs why i went into the bathroom to look for pills" the next two witnesses, boone polic officers-- who noted to prosecutors the dead end search for more of emilys pills and fazzino's calm then frantic changing behavior "she couldve taken anythign in here!" they told attorneys when they asked about the bruising on emilys body...fazzino said he wasnt sure. it happened when she was taken out of the bath tub" "trial set to begin with more witnesses tomorrow morning at 8:30. judge said the trial could take two even three weeks to be finished. from winneshiek county, claire powell local 5 news we are iowa" " stephanie/ots: waukee students of every age will stephanie/ots: wauk

today the with rick beck- with- emily fazzinos' father. testimony through a statement read attorney. he told prosecution he emily's pain medication addiciton- including a three day de-tox that took place in his beck with said he loved alex fazzino like a son, but saw him get "mean" towards the end of emily's life. beckwith told prosecution the night of emilys death- he got an unusual call from emily while on a business trip. "she sounded distraught, something was wrong. i said are you afraid? she said no, no im not afraid. i said hunny, if somethings wrong you take the kids to moms and if not, you stay at the house. i wish i wouldnt have said that. she would still be alive" :21 rick beckwith statement lucas among those on the stand thursday were emily fazzino's sister, brother in law and cousin -- testifying about the couple's rough relationship- which involved including one emily's death. law jeff also night emily died. saying the first thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her." jeff dighton, emily's brother-in-law, "i didn

alexander fazzino faces first degree murder charges, aftfr his wife, emily fazzino, was found dead in their boone home in 2012. emily is the daughter of the chairman of the board for fareway stores....granddaug hter of the founder of fareway the high profile case moved to winneshiek county to avoid seating an impartial jury. jury selection taking place today. kwwl's brad hanson is covering the trial for us. brad joins us liie now in decorah with more on what this case is and how we got here. basically, the case boils down to try to prove alexander fazzino killed his wife emily in their home. the defense looks to show that she gave into her addiction to prescripton medicine and drown herself in the bathtub. it wasasjanuary 29, 2012 when police were called to this home in boone--the home of the unresponsive, according to court his wife was addicted to prescription medication, and she tried to drown herself in the bathtub. but the coroner's report caused police to question that--it showing emily suffered from trauma to the head, including a contusion on her forehead. the official cause o

the prosecution called six more witnesses to the stand today- and for the first time emily fazzino's family- her sister, brother in law and cousin all testified emily's sister ammie dighton started the morning- testifying about the couples rough relationship. dighton told prosecution emily doesnt believe that jeff dighton- emilys prosecution he helped emilys death- and the only thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her" ""kissed her, where was alex fazzino when you went to emiyl, he was running prosecution continued the morning & afternoon with an hour and half long video of fazzino being interviewed by dci and hour and half long video of fazzino being interviewed by dci and emilys death. he said the marriage was over and that he begged emily's family clean but no one listened. " "i went upstairs to see what happened and the world ended. it's really not my wife that did it. its the addiction you know... its the addiction" today's testimony ended early, around 3 o clock, so attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the

there was also testimony about alexander fazzino's demeanor the day emily died. one police officer said he never saw tears in his eyes, even though he appeared to be sobbing. explained what emily's mom told him she thought happened to her daughter. officer korie barber- boone police dept. "she was adament mr. fazzino had murdered her daughter" : stephanie: now even though the death happened in boone county, the trial has been moved to winneshiek county, a change in venue because of how many people knew this family. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway grocery store chain, her dad is the former c-e-o. local five's claire powell will be covering the trial for us in winneshiek county. look for a live report coming up on local five news at six. that will include testimony from the couple's nanny, who says the couple had a rocky relationship. they had recently filed for divorce. jack/lam: president obama is now saying it will be quote "difficult" for republicans to explain any attempt to block a supreme court nomination. the president's comments come a day

alexander fazzino is facing first degree murder charges, after his wife, emily fazzino, was found dead in their boone home in 2012. emily is the daughter of the chairman of the board for fareway stores....granddaug hter of the founder of fareway the high profile case moved to winneshiek county to avoid seating an impartial jury. kwwl's brad hanson in court for us today as this trial got underway. and brad, give us an idea of the feeling in the courtroom today. tensions and emotions running high today as the trial officially got underway. and there weren't many dry eyes in the room as jurors heard and saw some of the events of the night of emily's death. body camera footage from the night of emily's death family members for both sides in tears as they listened to a frantic alex fazzino lead police to the bathroom where his wife died. nats more screaming all part of an emotional first day of testimony in the trial of alex fazzino, accused of murdering his wife. family members also struggled as fazzimo's call to 9-1-1 was replayed. nats "she's dead" boone police officer john wiebold recal

stephanie what happened to a young mother, emily fazzino? she was found dead in her family's bath tub, at their home in boone, back in 2012. her husband, alexander fazzino is attorney's say she fell and drowned, and had a prescription drug problem. the iowa medical examiner's office lists emily's cause of death as undetermined, so now it'll be up to a jury. the trial has been delayed five times since then, but this morning-- opening arguments. stephanie: boone county to winneshiek county, a change in venue because of how many people knew this emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway grocery store chain, her dad is the former c-e-o. local five's claire powell will be covering the trial for us in winneshiek county. at six, she'll be live recapping the details from opening arguments and day one in court. attorneys anticipate about two dozen witnesses will take the stand, and going through all the evidence with the jury will take weeks. look for daily updates, right here on local five. jack: it's time for the republicans to vote in the ne

alexander fazzino is accused of killing emily fazzino in january of 20-12. her body was found on the bathroom floor of their home. both sides agree she struggled with addiction to prescription medication. but prosecutors contend there were no drugs found in her system at the time of her death. they argue her path to recovery after police were called to their home just a week before her death. you're going to hear that after police had left, emily, who was slowly standing up to alex, wanted to get away. defendants claim emily fazzino had detoxed, but still suffered from withdrawal symptoms. they say she fainted on the day of her death, causing her to accidentally drown in the tub. an f-f-a group in des moines was the victim of theft over the weekend, and it could hurt how the organization operates. i came back and thought about things, then realized the door to the keybox was open, that i looked out the window where i parked the suburban and, it was gone" on sunday night, someone broke into the horticulture office near mccombs middle school. the suspect also

c-i agent, emily fazzino's sister and aunt... as well as the life insurance agency stay tuned to abc9 news this morning as we'll continue our coverage of the trial. " lukas: coming up.... donald trump is riding high after dominating in nevada. i'll have the latest on the g-o-p frontrunner and the race to the white house up ahead. scott: " " scott:good m mning siouxland.d.et's get a dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: morning! (vo) beyond natural grain free pet food is committed to truth on the label. when we say real meat is the first ingredient, it is number one. and we leave out corn, wheat and soy. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. dad: spots. cullllan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-hohoe water cond

bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- showing paramedics arriving- body cameras rolling on a frantic fazzino. fazzino suggests she was trying to get clean from addiction " how long shes been in here? i dont know she was taking a bath" "made some comment, emily has potentially abused prescription drugs why i went into the bathroom to look for pills" the next two witnesses, boone polic officers-- who noted to prosecutors the dead end search for more of emilys pills and fazzino's calm then frantic changing behavior "she couldve taken anythign in here!" they told attorneys when they asked about the bruising on emilys body...fazzino said he wasnt sure. it happened when she was taken out of the bath tub" elias: the trial has been delayed five times since fazzino was charged with his wife's 20-12 death. the judge in the case says it could take up to three weeks for the trial to be finished. of course, local five will have more from inside the courtroom in decorah later

of boone is charged with first degree murder in the 2012 death of emily fazzino. fazzino claims her death was a suicide, triggered by an addiction to prescription meds. both sides agree emily did have a previous addiction... but the state is trying to show she was on the path to recovery. they argue there were no traces of opiates found in her blood following the death. they'll also try to show she was planning to leave her husband -- after police were called to their home just a week before she died. "you're going to hear that after everything settled and the police had left, emily, who was slowly getting stronger at this time, standing up to the defense claims emily fainted from withdrawl symptoms -- which they believe led to her accidental drowning. the state historical building is looking for a different space this morning... but not because of growth. what we know is we have a real challenge because we haven't necessarily had the funding to keep up with the square footage that we've had so there have actually been exibits that have been on display since this

he's charged with first- degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. police found her dead ininde at the coupup's home in boone back in 2012. a judge moved the trial to winneshiek county because of pre-trial publicity. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. investigators are trying to find the cause of this fire at an apartment complex in cedar rapids. this is video, courtesy of viewer hayley lietz. it happened yesterday y rning at shamrock apartments off jacolyn drive southwest. one person went to the hospital. a group is urging state lawmakers to oppose a bill that would eliminate age restrictions for children to use handguns. iowans for gun safety delivered a petition yesterday to house members asking them to vote against it. the bill would allow children of any age to use handguns with adult supervision. current law prevents children under 14 from using handguns. iowans for gun safety says it expects the johnson county sheriff lonny pulkrabek says he's disappointed lawmakers aren't taking distracted driving seriously.

is charged with first degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. emily's body was found on the bathroom floor at their home in boone in 2012. her grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. both sides agreeing this morning that emily fazzino did have a previous addiction to prescription medication. to show she was on the path to recovery -- and that they will emphasize there were no traces of those opiates found in her blood following the death. they'll also try to show she was planning to leave her husband -- mainly after police were called (daniel kolacia, boone county who was slowly getting stronger at this time, standing up to alex, wanted to get away." on the other hand -- the defense plans to show emily as an addict. they claim emily had a history of fainting from withdrawl symptoms -- which they believe led to her accidentall drowning. testimony will continue tomorrow morning another murder trial beginning today -- for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex- boyfriend. jodie sherman, of council bluffs, is charged with first deg

claire: the prosecution called six more witnesses to the stand today- and for the first time emily fazzino's family- her sister, brother in law

he's charged with first- degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. the couple's home in boone back in 2012. a judge moved the trial to winneshiek county because of received attention because emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. investigators are trying to find the cause of this fire at an apartment complex in cedar rapids. this is video, courtesy of viewer hayley lietz. it happened this morning at shamrock apartments off jacolyn drive southwest. one person went to the hospital. a group is urging state lawmakers to oppose a bill that would eliminate age restrictions for children to use handguns. today, iowans for gun safety delivered a petition to house members urging them to vote against it. the bill would allow children of any age to use handguns with adult supervision. current law prevents children under 14 from using handguns. iowans for gun safety says while some kids are responsible, others could put themselves in danger. "11:37:10 there are lots of kids. kids go through a developmental stage. they get learn how

how her findings fazzino says happened the night his wife emily died. jack: can rap music help stop the violence? one artist thinks so -- and the des moines police department agrees with him. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" stephanie/2shot good evening. welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. jack: another side of emily fazzino was revealed inside the winneshiek courtroom local 5 has been following the case in northern iowa the started tuesday. stephanie: emily was ofund dead inside the family bathtub in boone in 2012. her husband, alexander fazzino, was charged with first degree murder, but he says emily overdosed stephanie: yesterday's testimony was emotional as emily fazzinos sister, cousin and brother in law detailed the night she died. today emilys father submitted his written testimony to health issues made it impossible for him to be on the stand or even in the courtroom. local 5's claire powell tells us in tonight's big story that didnt stop him from giving

emily fazzino's sister on the stand, giving an emotional morning. kwwl's brad hanson ha our continuing coverage of this trial... the state wasting no time, calling ammie dighton, emily's sister dighton was noticeably emotional from the get-go today, talking about her relationship with her baby sister. dighton claimed she knew nothing about emily's addiction to ppescription medication, and said she still didn't believe emily had one, even after her death. dighton testified that she and her husband rushed to the fazzino me the night of emily's death, and she describes the only moment she saw emily that night, as they were taking her body out of the house. (ammie dighton, emily's sister) "i kissed her. where was alex fazzino whenever you saw emily's body? he was running ownstairs." the defefee says the kids were in the basement, where they were with ammie's husband jeff, who also coming up tonight at six. we've got you covered in decorah, brad hanson, kwwl news. the department of criminall investigation agent who worked on this case also testified this

murder in the death of his wife, emily fazzino. emily's body was found on the bathroom floor of their boone home in 2012. fazzino was the one who called police on the day of the incident -- saying his wife was unresponsive. he told them he thought emily was trying to kill herself, and she was addicted to prescription medicine. but police investigated it as a homicide -- after an autopsy showed she suffered head trauma. the high profile case has been moved to winneshiek county so an impartial jury could be seated. opening statements are expected today and the trial could take weeks. second amendment supporters are currently rallying at the iowa state capitol... in honor of second amendment day... the iowa firearms coalition has organized a legislative action day at the capitol to push lawmakers to legalize suppressor ownership this comes after the recent introduction of the hearing protection act....which would remove suppressors from the a-t-f. vice president of the iowa firearms coalition.....kurt liske says he's proud to be rally

of boone is charged with first degree murder in the 2012 death of emily fazzino. fazzino claims her death was a suicide, triggered by an addiction to prescription meds. both sides agree emily did have a previous addiction... but the state is trying to show she was on the path to recovery. they argue there were no traces of opiates found in her blood following the death. they'll also try to show she was planning to leave her husband -- after police were called to their home "you're going to hear that after everything settled and the police had left, emily, who was slowly getting stronger at this time, standing up to alex, wanted to get away." the defense claims emily fainted from withdrawl symptoms -- which they believe led to her accidental drowning. the state historical building is this growth. what we know is we have a real challenge because we haven't necessarily had the funding to keep up with the square footage that we've had so there have actually been exibits that have been on display since this building opened 28 years ago workers say their current buildin

it was an emotional day as family members took the standnd to give their side of the story of emily fazzino. the prosecution witnesses to the the first time emily fazzino's family- her sister, brother in law testified emily's sister ammie dighton... started the day testifying about the couples rough relationship. dighton told prosecutioioemily doesnt believe that she had a drug issue. jeff dighton- emilys brother in law - told prosecution he helped the kids the night of emilys death- and the only thing alex fazzino said to him was quote "i never touched her" " kissed her, where was alex fazzino when you went to emiyl, he was running downstairs. continued with an hour and half long video of fazzino being interviewed by dci and police the night of emilys death. here is what fazzino had to say ... " i went upstairs to see what happened and the world ended. it's really not my wife that did it. its the addiction zou know... its e addiction" :17 the testimony ended early and the world ended. it's really not my wife that did it. its the addiction you know... its the addiction" :17 the testimony en

who gave us the first look inside emily and alex fazzino's difficult relationship. local 5's claire powell is live outside the winnishiek county courthouse to tell us first hand what happened on the second day in court for tonight's big story. claire? claire: day two of the fazzino trial started bright and early. with the state prosecution showing two lengthy demonstrations and calling seven witnesses to the stand. more ems and police highlighted their efforts to save emily fazzino that january night- in cpr demonstrations and bath tub recreations. most described alexander fazzino's rollercoaster behavior in great detail. later on, a detective detailed a february 2012 search warrant- where they discovered a packed back pack wore that night, emily's jewelry, a 250 thousand dollar life insurance policy and divorce papers-- filed just six days before her death. but the most compelling testimony of all came last. the family's nanny for nearly a year- gave an inside look at what she called a "rocky relationship" through emily's known addiction to medication and fazzino's

fazzino is accused of killing his wife, emily, in their boone home back in 20-12 fazzino told police emily drowned in the bathtub and she was addicted to prescription pills. prosecutors say he choked and drowned his wife because she wanted a divorce. health issues kept richard beckwith - emily fazzino's father - off the stand, but a lawyer read earlier testimony he'd given. in that testimony, beckwith acknowledged he knew some about emily's addiction to prescription medication, but said emily was embarrassed to share those things with him.. he also described a three day stretch when she detoxed at his home. testimony of richard beckwith, emily's father: 13 "i walked into the bedroom and it was terrible. what did you see? emily was just absolutely frightened. cindy was holding her and cindy was trying to tell me to get out. emily was very, very embarrased beckwith's testimony also revealed that he thought emily was happier than she'd been in a very long time....and that's when he started seeing alex fazzino become mean. the iowa supreme court has dismissed an appeal of a former d-c-i

the defense argues emily fazzino accidentally drowned because of father acknowledged that addiction in court today... her the iowa supreme court has dismissed the appeal of a former d-c-i agent... the court says larry hedlund waited too long to appeal a judge's ruling that dismissed a claim in his wrongful termination lawsuit. hedlund was fired just days after reporting a speeding state vehicle that was carrying the governor in 20-13. he claims his firing violated public policy that protects officers as they enforce the law. that part of the lawsuit was thrown out last year, then hedlund's attorney appealed. the governor says some leaders are complicating iowa's transition to a privatized medicaid system. some people in the legislature just want to torpedo this. they don't want to move forward with a modern, managed care system. we've heard the politics of that. i want to know who's paying chet culver to attack what we're doing. he left our state in a mess. governor branstad made the comments during a taping for "iowa press." he believes changes to the system will be successful when th

bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- rolling on a frantic fazzino. fazzino suggests she was trying to get clean from addiction " how long shes been in here? i dont know she was taking a bath" "made some comment, emily has potentially abused prescription drugs why i went into the bathroom to look for pills" the next two witnesses, boone polic officers-- who noted to prosecutors the dead end search for more of emilys pills and fazzino's calm then frantic changing behavior "she couldve taken anythign in here!" when they asked about the bruising on emilys body...fazzino said he wasnt sure. "it was an assumption is it happened when she was taken out of the bath tub" sabrina: the trial will resume this morning at 8- 30....with more witnesses expected to take the stand. the judge in the case says it could take two to even three weeks for it to be finished. of course, local the courtroom in decorah later today. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam:

bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- showing paramedics arriving- body cameras rolling on a she was trying to get clean from addiction " how long shes been in here? i dont know she was taking a bath" "made some comment, emily has potentially abused prescription drugs why i went into the bathroom to look for pills" the next two witnesses, boone polic officers-- who noted to prosecutors the dead end search for more of emilys pills and fazzino's calm then frantic changing behavio "she couldve taken witnesses. the judge said@the trial could take two even three weeks to finish. " lukas: coming up.... i'll show you how one sioux city family is honoring the loss of their child... with a special gift ... their story is up next. scott: " neal welding company skycam hd d and the storm lake skycam hd. temperatures are in the 30s. wind speeds are near 10 miles per hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. a large

the case has recieved statewide attention because emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. we'll have more on this coming up at 5 and 6. an iowa man is behind bars after using counterfeit money. police say this man is accused of using counterfeit bills at a number of places since august. he would use the fake money and give the bills to others... and then run away when confronted about it. investigators have a lead in a decades-old iowa cold case. but they need someone's help. michelle martinko was killed in the westdale mall parking lot in december 1979. police say there's been a development in the case. officers have additional questions for a former tipster. anyone th information is asked to call police. later today, bill cosby's wife will answer questions under oath. cosby's attorneys are still fighting to stop it. the case focuses on seven women who are suing cosby for defamation. they say he called them liars -- after they accused him of sexual assault. cosby has been charged with assault in pennsylvania. he says he's innocent. continuing coverage...the

they say "justice for emily." 41 year old alexander fazzino is accused of killing his wife, emily fazzino in january 20-12. during a recorded interview, he told investigators that she was addicted to prescription medication and believes she accidentally symptoms. testimony resumes next week in decorah. turning to weather spring fever is the word today as we reached temperatures in the upper 60's. lets now go to meteorologist amber alexander who can tell us how hillary clinton is the winner of the south carolina primary. 1:00-1:12 " i want to congratulate senator sanders on running a great race and--cheers -- and tomorrow this campaign goes national." clinton got 74 percent of the votes... bernie sanders got 26 percent with 99 percent of the and exit polls showed clinton winning 87 percent of the african- american vote.. outperforming even president obama's totals in 2008 in the south carolina democratic primary. several republican presidential candidates are turning up pressure on donald trump to release his tax returns. texas senator ted cruz released four years' worth of his latest tax

he's charged with first- degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. police found her dead inside at the couple's home in boone back in 2012. a judge moved the trial to winneshiek county because of pre-trial publicity. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the farewaz stores grocery chain. investigators are trying to find the cause of this fire at an apartment complex in cedar rapids. this is video, courtesy of it happened yesterday morning at shamrock apartments off jacolyn drive southwest. one person went to the hospital. a group is urging state lawmakers to oppose a bill that would eliminate age restrictions for children to use handguns. iowans for gun safety delivered a petition yesterday to house members asking them to vote against it. the bill would allow children of any age to use handguns with adult supervision. current law prevents children under 14 from using handguns. iowans for gun safety says it expects the iowa house to pass the bill, but not the senate. johnson county sheriff lonny pulkrabek says he's disappointed lawmakers aren't taking d

his wife, emily fazzino was found dead in the couples bathroom floor four years ago. both sides say that his wife did struggle with addiction to prescription medication. they argue her path to recovery especially after police were called to their home just a week before her death. you're going to hear that after police had left, emily, who was slowly getting stronger at this time, get away. the defense says emily had fainted on the day of her death, causing her iowa lawmakers pushed for five bills related to guns last night. right now, gun suppressors are legal for hunters and sports shooters to use in 41 other states... now some lawmakers are hoping to make iowa one of those states. 'i think they are a tremendous device, they are for hearing protection, a suppressor itself is not a weapon, its an accessory thats put on a firearm just to cut down the noise as a hearing protection device.' representative terry baxter introduced the bill...he says gun suppressors reduce the sound of gun shot by 20-30 percent... but opponents of the measure don't see why shooters can't j

alexander fazzino faces first degree murder charges for allegedly killing his wife emily fazzino, in their boone home in january of 2012. kwwl's brad hanson has been following this trial very closely for us. brad joins us live from decorah with the very latest. the state wrapped up their case this morning wwth the testimony of a d-c-i agent who testified about what could have caused the bruise on her forehead--one of the big question marks of this case. the defense began their case this afternoon--calling the fazzino's former house cleaner to the stand. elodie mcwilson refused to answer any questions, pleading the fifth, when asked if she sold prescription drugs emily fazzinn. the defense then called joanne she testified that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words (joanne fazzino, alex fazzino's the kids, i was upset for my son. now at that time and all times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a state hit cross examamnation--gettn g fazzino to admit reasonable mother would be angry if telling them. decorah, brad hanson...kwwl new

prosecutors focused on the night of emily fazzino's death. they claim he barely cried when her body was found on their bathroom floor back in 20-12. but the defense argues her sister cried about the same amount, though she's not a suspect. authorities are looking into a crash that killed one person, and injured two more... it happened at the intersection of highway two and lilac avenue yesterday morning. the iowa state patrol says a van swerved to avoid a vehicle stopped along the highway, and struck an oncoming car. 79 year old carolyn lawson, a passenger in the car, was killed. the drivers of the car and the van were taken to the hospital in unknown conditions. more officers will be watching drivers along interstate 2 - 35 tomorrow... they'll focus on speeding but will pay attention to all traffic violations. the effort will involve officers from several agencies. officials say it's meant to raise awareness of safe driving habits in order to save lives. some iowans worry what will happen to their lives after that's when governor branstad's

alexander fazzino is accused of killing emily fazzino in january of 20-12. her body was found on the bathroom floor of their home. both sides agree she had a prescription medication. but prosecutors no drugs found in her system at the time of her death. they argue her path to recovery included leaving her husband, especially after police were called to their home just a week before her death. you're going to hear that after police had left, emily, who was slowly standing up to alex, wanted to get away. had detoxed, but still suffered from withdrawal symptoms. they say she fainted on the day of her death, causing her to accidentally drown in the tub. iowans are being asked to perform a good deed to honor a victim of a deadly tornado... tomorrow is the "aaron eilerts day of service and giving." eilerts and three others were killed when a tornado hit a harrison county boy scout camp in 2008. the governor at the time gave distinction to february 24th because it was eilerts' birthday. his hometown of eagle grove is planning several projects, including packaging h

he's charged with 1st- degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. police found her dead inside at the couple's home in boone back in 2012. a judge mved the trial to winneshiek county because of pre-trial publicity. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. investigators say a man was cooking with hot oil when a fire started at a cedar rapids apartment complex. it happened yesterday morning at shamrock apartments off jacolyn drive southwest. a fire broke out on the stove and spread to the cabinets. the man inside the apartment called 9-1-1 from the bathroom apartment where he was trapped. was taken to the hospital. tv-9 viewer hayley lietz sent us a mental health patient is back in custody after stealing an ambulance from the covenant medical center in waterloo. police say he took off from the hospital around 7:30 this morning. he led police on a short chase after he drove through a closed bay door at the hospital. officers say he stopped the ambulance and ran away in the 1100 block of lindner drive. police found him about

alex fazzino. fazzino is on trial for first degree murder charges... police say he killed his wife -- the granddaughter of the founder of fareway grocery stores -- emily fazzino, back in 2012 at their home in boone. kwwl's brad hanson in court today for us in decorah as a number of witnesses took the stand. but brad, none more emotional than the testimony of the family's nanny. that's right--cassie frye had known emily for about a year prior to her death, and the two because of emily's three children. frye testifying that she met emily at the daycare she worked at, where she had emily's youngest in her class. over the next year, frye said the two became incredibly close, and eventually, she started officially working for the family in a nanny capacity. in her testimony, frye said growing more and more worried about the safety of herself and her children in the days leading up to her death. emily two questions. the first one was, was she scared of alex. that alex would harm her in anyway or he would

alexander fazzino is harged in the death of emily fazzino. emily's body was found in their home in boone in 2012. her grandfather founded the fareway stores grocery chain. emily's sister -- ammie -- speaking today, saying she didn't know anything about emily's addiction to prescription medication. she also didn't believe emily had one. ammie recalling the night she lost her sister... (ammidighton, emilils sister) "i kissssd her. whereewas alex fazzino whenever you saw emily's body? he was running downstairs." the defense arguing the kids were in the basement, where they were with ammie's husband jeff, who also testified today. an wa businessman found guilty of exporting fraudulent halal beef products overseas is prison. a judge convicting 74-year- old william aossey junior -- the founder of midamar corp in cedar rapids. he was convicted of telling employees to falsly label packages so the company could export products that did not meet muslim-related religious standards in maylaysia and indonesia. aossey is also fined 60-ththusand dollarssor