Transcripts For WHO Channel 13 News At Four 20151104

And welcome three familiar faces back for another term. First the incumbents. Mayor frank cownie. And Council Members Chris Coleman and joe gatto were all reelected. Cownie took 80percent of the vote in his race. Coleman took 73 percent. Gatto ran unopposed. For the first time in more than a decade there will be a new face representing ward two in northeast deses moines. Linda westergaard beat marty mauk by just two hundred votes. Shell replace bob mahaffey who chose not to run for reelection. Westergaard is a realtor and served as president of the Douglas Acres Neighborhood Association for sixteen years. She also founded the Northeast Neighbors and friends group. She says that experience will help her in her new position. One of her Top Priorities is to invest new amenities in neighborhoods that will attract families. Neighborhoods are very important theyre one of my Top Priorities as i enter the next four years, is to keep our neighbors in the neighborhood. We want people to come to ward 2, and see what a great place it is to work, and live, and play. 01 19 westergaard also says she wants to address the redevelopment of the eastgate property. At east euclid avenue and east 14th street. Westergaard says seeing that project move forward will spur growth for the entire east side of town. Shes also interested in building a new firehouse on the northeast side to address longer response times. The city did a study a few months ago, and it came back that the response times for some areas in the northeast part of des moines are longer than wed like them to be. So yes, that will be a priority of mine. To work with the fire chief and with the city council to make sure that we can keep everyone safe. 01 24 westergaard has spent her entire life in ward 2. She was born and raised on the northeast side of des moines, and graduated from north high school. There was a shakeup on the Knoxville City Council last night. And it could be due to that controversial memorial in town. Earlier this year Carolyn Formanek and April Verwers voted to remove this memorial from a city park after a group threatened legal action. The group claimed the memorials religious symbols didnt belong on public property. Last night both formanek and verwers were voted off the council. Just yesterday the memorial was removed from the city park. It is being relocated to private property. The family of Ryan Bolinger is suing the city of des moines. Des Moines Police officer Vanessa Miller shot and killed bolinger. Who was unarmed. In june. Miller claimed she feared for her life when bolinger walked up to her car following a chase. So she shot him through the window of her squad car. A grand jury and an internal Police Investigation cleared miller. But the lawsuit. Filed today in federal court. Claims miller was negligent and didnt receive proper training. Were learning more about that outbreak of Food Poisoning at Roosevelt High School in des moines. But we still dont know exactly how dozens of people were sickened. The Polk County Department of Public Health says 58 teachers and Staff Members were sickened at the school on wednesday october 21st. The next day the school was shut down because so many Staff Members had fallen ill. Health Officials Say the sickness was caused by a bacteria present in meat served at a potluck at the school. However cant say whether the outbreak was caused by improper cooking or improper storage of cooked food. No one was severely sickened by the bacteria. Theres a new top teacher in the state of iowa. Today governor branstad made the announcement at fairfield high school. This years honoree is 57year old scott slechta. Hes taught english at fairfield since 1984. He recently transitioned into a mentor specialist role within the school district. The Teacher Mentoring Program is one of the cornerstones of the governors education reform program. Slechta will now spend the next year serving as a mentor to teachers around the state. There will soon be a hole in the corning community. This week the Iowa National guard announced it will close its armory there. we cant say enough for the 168 th infantry. And what theyve done, not only for our community, for our country and their service. the Iowa National guard announced it would be closing the facility in corning in 2016, moving 80 soldiers to camp dodge in johnston. Now the Adams Community Economic Development corporation is looking to find a new owner for the building, which was built in 1993. definitely we look at it as an opportunity, its a great facility, theres plenty of land there, were looking at it to grow our economy, and get it on the tax rolls. Corning would like to add more manufacturing jobs. Officials hope to attract an existing Company Looking for a base in their region to locate in the armory building. After more than a century of dealing with it. This sound will soon stop ringing out in creston. Nats of train whistle after 8 years of planning the city of creston is about ready to start quiet zones for trains downtown. The city has issued notice that on november 16th trains will not be blowing horns at elm street and new york avenue crossings. The city worked with the federal government and had to modify crossings so cars could not drive around crossing arms. There will be no audible horns, just lights and crossing arms. They have provided everything from shade and Flood Control to valuable lumber for furniture. But this fall will be one of the very last for most of iowas ash trees, and experts say we dont yet realize the huge losses that will follow. 101652 it could bankrupt small communities when they have to deal with these dead and dying ash trees. some of iowas small towns have hundreds of ash trees that will need removal or treatment. Whats more, the loss of shade, windbreaks and stormwater retention will hurt homeowners. And communities that have worked hard to make themselves more appealing to businesses and home buyers will be forced to replant and start again. 103820 everywhere we drive in central iowa and probably anywhere in iowa, were gonna see a lot of dead trees. 102300 some of these streets are going to be bare and thats really going to impact these neighborhoods that are lined with ash on both sides. tonight at ten, andy fales looks at where this problem started and how it might lead to another, bigger one down the road, in a special report the fall of the ash. you could call it a case of the haves. And the have nots. But two metro schools dont see it that way. Coming up next. See how some Elementary School students learned and taught lessons in charity the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, to give us a future to believe in. Sanders im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. This morning two metro parochial schools renewed a more than decade old tradition of giving each other lessons in charity and humility. It was 70 degrees out today. But we know winter is far away. Dozens of des moines kids will be ready for the cold weather. Thanks to the kindness of some urbandale kids and their families. Today was the culmination of the 12year partnership between st. Pius the tenth school in urbandale and Holy Family School in des moines. St. Pius 5th graders have been gathering coats, hats and boots. As well as cash donations. To help fulfill the needs of needy students at holy family through the shoes that fit foundation. Today. All that winter gear was delivered to the kids at holy family. The leaders of both schools say the Program Provides an invaluable lesson for the students. 647704 flaherty there are many students at holy family whos parents work very hard to make ends meet. But sometimes they go without hats, coats, gloves, things we would take for granted. Edit to 11181130 there chance to do this in a physical way. Practice the art of giving. St. Pius is also partnering with quik trip to raise money for the program thats not the only clothing drive underway in the metro ahead of winter. For the next two days the chickfila locations in ankeny and on mills civic in West Des Moines are collecting donatins of coats, gloves, hats, blankets, and with all the items. Any sized items in new or gently used condition will be accepted. Your kids will need all of those warm shoes and clothes for the months ahead. Because over the counter cold medicines dont really work. Thats according to a new study in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Researchers followed cold sufferers over seven days. Half were given common over the counter cold medicine. The other half were given a placebo. In the end both groups recovered in the same amount of time. Researchers point out they used the overthecounter medicines. Not the more effective ones with pseudo ephedrine. Ad lib main weather ad lib main weather coming up next. A 20year old ad lib main weather pella native is being ho thank you so much. Did you say honey . Hey, try some . Mmm that is tasty. Is it real . Of course. Are you . Nope animated you know im always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well youve come to the right place. Great, mind if i have another taste . Not at all mmm youre all right bud . Never better i dont know if he likes that. Yeah coming up next. A 20year old the nations greatest women. Find out who is honoring her. And why. When we speak with her washington dc where she is a student at american university. What does means mean . One of 8 finalists for the loreal paris women of worth awar u can te for her online righn. Ull find a link at w. Meansdatabe. Comtragic story in northernlinois came to a shocking end today. A tgic story in northernlinois came to a shocking end day. St month a manhunt wasunched after a Police Officer was found shot to death. Today the results of thevtigation into his deathre announc. And they are unbelievablefind who police y kild the officer. Andyus. Paying for patriotism. Find out what it is. How ch its cost taxpayers. And y it will soon be illeg. Series of shocking revelationsday in northern illinois. Ar who prosecutors say killed a police ficer last month. And thetivehind thshooting. E moments have stirred ouremotions at sporting events. T d you know they were bought and paid for . Hear how despreadying for patriotisms. And why it will soon be illegal. D with his poll numbers sagging, donald trump goes on the attack again dayhrhat he had to say. And what two new polls say about thetefe race. Ws at fr front door a shocking twist in the investigation of the mysterious shooting death of an illinois Police Officer. It sparked a huge manhunt along the wisconsinillinois border last month and extensive investigation after no suspects were found. As nbcs Wendy Woolfolk reports, authorities now confirm it was a staged suicide. The massive manhunt for three alleged cop killers. Turned what police call the ultimate betrayal. Weve determined this staged suicide was the end result of extensive criminal acts that gliniewicz had been committing. Once thought to be a fallen hero, officer Joe Gliniewicz turned out to be a criminal himself. According to his own department. Nat pop last call to dispatch somebody after that last call to police dispatch, investigators believe the 30year veteran shot himself twice. He was under increasing levels of person stress from scrutiny of his management of Fox Lake Community explorer unit. Specifically, stealing and laundering money from the unit that he led. One that mentors young people who want to pursue law enforcement. 1000s of dollars were used by gliniewicz for personal purchases, travel expenses, mortgage payments. Only after filtering through thousands of text messages, emails and financial documents, could they come to this shocking conclusion. It was unbelievable. Gi joe went form hero to a criminal. Its sad. I can imagine an entire community stunned by the revelations. Wendy woolfolk. Nbc news. Chicago. Late this afternoon. The gliniewicz family released a statement saying in part the family has cooperated with the task forces investigation and will not comment at this time. Ohio voters said no to legalizing medical and recreational marijuana. The measures on yesterdays ballot would have made ohio the first midwestern state to legalize the drug. However it faced opposition from two seemingly opposing groups. Antimarijuana voters said no due to moral reasons. Promarijuana voters said no to a provision that would have allowed legal drug sales only by wealthy investors. Proponents say they will push to include the measure on next years ballots as well. A Small Plane Crash in arkansas was caught on camera this weekend. But there was big fireball. Witnesses grabbed their phones and started rolling when they saw something parachuting from the sky. As it got closer they were amazed to see that it was a plane. It was a small fourseater plane with three people on board. The plane, piloted by former walmart ceo bill simon, hit a truck during when it finally crashed. The driver was checked on the scene. None of the three people on board the plane were injured. The crash is under investigation. Weve all seen the events honoring men and women of our Armed Services at professional sporting events. Some of us have even taken part in the celebrations from the stands. But few if any realized many of those heartwarming tributes and reunions were actually paid productions the department of defense using taxdollars to foot the bill. Jay gray has the story. While so many are quick to recognize the cost of their service. We are now beginning to learn the price that comes with honoring our men and women in uniform. Az 10 20as much as 6. 8 million that we saw the department of defense spend on Sports Marketing contracts since 2012. Thats right. That soldier singing the national anthem. The servicemen and women unfurling a giant flag on the field. Even some of those emotional homecoming reunions. Were the result of what sen. John mccain and others call paid patriotism. Az 34 46theres a lot of good things that professional sports do to honor the men and women who serve in the military but these millions of dollars are not acceptable. A congressional investigation shows as many as 72 contracts with at least 50 pro sports teams. Included some kind of staged patriotic moment. The Service Members involved apparently didnt know about the agreements. And many of the leagues and teams say the events were free addons to existing highdollar marketing contracts. Az 1 06 1 12to find out the taxpayer is paying for it, it kinda cheapens the whole lot and thats simply not right. Not right. And soon it could be, illegal. Az 1 15 1 28leagues have pledged not to continue and perhaps more importantly now, as soon as the president signs the Defense Authorization act into law it will be prohibited. Because those who serve. And their families. Have already paid the ultimate price. Jay gray nbc news. A letter from nfl commissioner Roger Goddell says the league is now auditing contracts between each team and any branch of the military. If any inappropriate payments are found, the money will be refunded in full. Yesterday we showed you a brief glimpse of the chaos that was the Kansas City Royals world series parade celebration. Today were learning more about just how many people showed up. According to even conservative estimates. The population of kansas city doubled yesterday as somewhere between 500 thousand and a Million People showed up. Getting to the celebration proved to be so difficult that some fans parked their cars along highways and walked to the party. On sunday night the royals clinched their first championship in 30 years. A new york mets fan says he doesnt regret preemptively declaring a mets world series victory. In ink. On his body. Josh davis jumped the gun last week and got a 2015 mets world series champion tattoo. Only to see his team fall apart and lose to the royals. Davis says hell keep the tattoo. And maybe get the 15 changed to a 16 next year. Its an issue that iowa knows the world. From the crops in our fields to the World Food Prize in downtown des moines, iowans are the front line of feeding the hungry. Another native iowan is joining that fight with a simple, innovative plan. Shes created a system that makes it simple for organizations with food to give to find organizations in need of that food. Its called means database and is the brainchild of pella native maria rose belding. She joins us now live via skype from washington dc where she is a student at american university. What does means mean . One of 8 finalists for the loreal paris women of worth award. You can vote for her online right now. Youll find a link at www. Meansdatabase. Com another day. Another poll. This time one with good news for ben another day. Another poll. This time one with good news for her online right now. Youll find a link at www. Meansdatabase another day. Another poll. This time one with good news for ben carson and donald trump. The poll shows the two men remain the ones to beat on the republican side of the ticket. Steve handelsman has more on the numbers and how the two front runners tried to improve their standing today. Ben carson on the rise. In todays quinnipiac poll, done since the last debate, carsons at 23 percent. In a virtual tie with donald trump. Who was ahead by eight points in that poll a month ago and carson is raising more dollars than other candidates. More than million since sunday. Sot dr. Ben carson president ial candidate 18 29i dont feel that i have to make a lot of changes. Because im not a politician. Politicians are always putting their finger in the air saying now what do i have to do whereas all i have to do is tell the truth carson was in florida fans lined up hours early. Many of them christian conservatives like carson may god bless you sot john feehery, republican strategist 38 47 for a lot of these evangelicals the donald trump bravado does not work for them, but the kind of humility of ben carson does work for them trump filed for the New Hampshire primary. And blasted his rivals. Sot donald trump president ial candidate 52 57i dont do anything well, but you should vote for me thats jeb bush then carson sot donald trump president ial candidate 591 03he doesnt have a chance of bringing back a single job trump took credit for surge in republican strength an upset republican win for governor of kentucky. Gop wins in mississippi and virginia despite the party war on capitol hill and for the presidency. Its bad news for Hillary Clinton. And, if the election were held today, shed be tied with ben carson, according to the nbc wall street journal poll. But the election is one year and 4 days away. At this point in the 2008 runner and Hillary Clinton led barack obama by 22 points. Im steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. But clintons lead over the next closest democrat is even bigger this time around. Political director dave price has more on another great poll for clinton. Hillary clinton seems to have major momentum in iowa. We have to take a deep breath here. Since the caucuses are still three months away. But numbers show a potentially major shift in support among democrats. Two weeks ago. The des moines registers iowa poll showed a tight battle. Clinton beat Bernie Sanders by just seven points. But look whats happened since. Loras college, monmouth and ppp all released statewide polls. If we average all of those. Clinton leads sanders by a whopping 34 percent. Keep in mind. Not all polls measure people the same way. The registers been the gold standard. Just dont discount ann selzers results in her iowa poll. Other polls dont always track potential first time caucusgoers the same way. So that could undercount support for sanders. That aside. Clintons strong debate performance. And joe bidens decision not to run for president. May be giving clinton quite a surge of support in our state. Ad lib main weather coming up next. Find out what the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. Leading Arts Foundation to des for the arts. Chairman jane chu made a stop in des moines today to take a look at some of the art programs the city has to offer. Many of these programs receive funding either directly from the endowment, or through its well theres so many things that are thriving in the greater des moines area. Not only the good Arts Projects that have been traditionally celebrated over the decades and generations, but we also see art infusing our everyday lives; it may be through the Community Vitality look whats going on in greater des moines economically, and bringing people together. 01 20 chu took a tour of artforceiowa this morning in downtown des moines. The nonprofit offers several programs, including one thats designed to train young adults for jobs that need artistic skills. Chu also gave a preview on her announcement tomorrow night of a new initiative designed to bring arts into other industries. Were also hearing from organizations and industries that are not categorized as arts who want arts, who want creativity, and it helps them solve their old problems in new ways. It helps them in their own creativity. So, were launching a creativity connects initiative with a grant program, and other ways, that will allow arts to be connected to non arts sectors that want creativity. 01 28 chairman chus visit in des moines will continue through tomorrow night. Well be back in three minutes if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring Climate Change, think again. Americas most Innovative Companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. Now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Thanks for joining us on the channel 13 news at four. The news at five starts right now. Wrongful death suit. A des moines family says its son didnt need to die in a confrontation with officers. What a new federal lawsuit claims. The damages is seeks. And how the city is responding. Stolen car. A des moines resident says he left his car in a mechanics care. When it was stolen. Hear both sides of the story. And what you need to know to avoid being in a similar ordeal. Trophy buck. A central iowa hunter says the d nr is ruining his reputation. And its all due to a deer hunt. What the man is accused of doing. And why he says its the Police Department cleared her and a grand jury failed to indict. Now, the family of a des moines man shot and killed by a Police Officer is suing the city. Good evening and thanks for joining. Im dan winters. And im sonya heitshusen. Thank you for joining us. The family of Ryan Bolinger filed the lawsuit in federal court today. The 28yearold was unarmed when an officer shot through her squad car window and killed him in june. Our jannay towne joins us first on 13 with the story. The 20 page suit includes claims of negligence, violation of constitutional rights, battery and wrongful death. It all stems from what happened thenight of june 9th following a traffic stop and chase in des moines. Bolingers family maintains he didnt need to die. Incar camera video caught the low speed chase on merle hay road that ended near the intersection of urbandale avenue. Thats when police say bolinger