Good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Amanda new at midday amanda there was a house fire in des moines this morning. It happened in a Single Family home near the intersection of hubbell and douglas avenue. There was no one was inside house when crews arrived on scene, but smoke was pouring out of basement and has caused extensive damage in the home. Officials say todays high winds did not contribute to the fire. Amanda ots a change is coming to the dowdupont headquarters in johnston just this morning, the recently merged Company Released a statement saying the Corporate Headquarters will be moving to delaware, while two Global Business centers will remain in johnston and indianapolis. While exact changes in staffing numbers have yet to be announced, the move will certainly have an impact on johnstons economy. Be sure to stick with local 5 to keep you up to date on this story as it develops. Amanda iowan has tested positive for the zika virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced a woman between 6080 years old has contracted zika. She tested positive after returning from central america. The department sent out a statement saying, the general public is not at risk of contracting the virus, because the mosquitos that transmit zika are not established in iowa. However, the Health Department is warning iowans, especially pregnant women, who are traveling to these areas to protect themselves. The positive test has been sent to the cdc for more analysis. Amanda onto our top collinsmaxwell is now looking for a new superintendent. Amanda last night, their superintendent, jason ellingson, resigned after ten years at the district. School officials had placed ellingson on administrative leave earlier this week after a report was filed the district is currently investigating the allegations. After nearly two hours of closed session, resignation was board. He immediately goes off of the districts payroll, but he does receive vacation pay and other accumulated benefits. Questions afterward but reason for the resignation, saying quote. There is no evidence that any persons have been harmed, and there is no evidence that district programs or operations have been compromised. Nevertheless, the superintendent has offered to resign. Until a longterm replacement is found, the district could work with baxters superintendent to cover the responsibilities. Amanda new this morning. Iowa at the top of a that may have celebrating. Amanda a study by the american road and Transportation Builders Association says iowa has more thousand structurally bridges. The most in the us. Iowa typically lists, because hawkeye state. There are so hawkeye state. Structurally a key component of the bridge is in poor condition, and the bridge would be a significant replacement. Many of the iowa bridges on the list are like this vernon. Now getting replaced, saw only a few dozen cars a day. Steve gannon linn county engineer Amanda Gannon adds that the 10cent a gallon gas tax march has put 100million dollars more into county road statewide. But those available the whole year so impact could come with bridge projects in 2016. Amanda just eleven days until more than half a million iowans on medicaid will have their care switched over to state companies. Democrats at the the decision to stop the transition and their bill to block it. House republicans are trying to dismiss that bill. Linda miller 46 23 the Medicaid Program is administered by the department of human services. Its not a legislated program. What the legislature does is legislates the amount of money needed for the Medicaid Program or the state match for the Medicaid Program amanda its scheduled roll out march first, but the not been given final federal approval. Amanda meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib weve finally made it to the day weve been waiting for all week today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. The only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. Tonight well see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. Saturday should be with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. Sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and well see a bit of a stronger wind again. The next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. Amanda a busy weekend for the president ial nomination process, as two contests will take place in two different states tomorrow. Amanda saturday takes the 2016 president ial nomination process. To South Carolina and nevada. For republicans, its the South Carolina primary. The latest cnn poll has donald trump leading the pack by 16 points. For the pair of democrats, they the nevada latest cnn poll, race, with just one point separating and bernie sanders. Despite focusing carolina, a lawsuit will have ted cruz also paying attention to illinois today. An illinois voter has objected to cruzs placement on the states primary ballot next month, and filed a suit challenging cruzs eligibility to serve as president. Once again raising questions about the texas senators birth in canada. Amanda this morning the body of the Late Supreme Court justice lies in repose at the Supreme Court building in washington. Justice scalia died last weekend while on a trip to texas. President obama plans to pay his respects to the late justice today. A funeral for Justice Scalia will be held tomorrow. Amanda after lots of criticism over his comments about Supreme Court appointments. S ome support for senator chuck grassley. Amanda the senior senator from iowa has been facing tough questions about but thursday, his decision to block a nominee from president obama got some support. The Group JudicialCrisis Network has put out a tv ad to thank republicans whove threatened to block an obama pick. The ad was made for seven different lawmakers, including grassley, who all face re election this year. Republican senators say the next president should be the one to fill justice antonin scalias seat. I feel that this is such an important issue and times are a lot different. We need to wait for a new president , its very important. If people feel a part of this process, feel like they have something to do with choosing. Ive been pretty clear. Amanda hear more from grassley and the people who think hes making a mistake, as we hash out this Supreme Court issue on our political show this weekend. This week in iowa airs sundays at 9 a. M. , here on local amanda in your other National Headlines amanda iowa state fans have grown used to senior point guard monte morris dishing out passes on the court. But yesterday, it was number 11 accepting the assist. Hyvee teamed up with the state of michigan to send eleven semi trailers to flint to help out with the water crisis in morris hometown. Six of those trucks hauled gallons of water, the other five carried bottled water. The row of trucks left ames thursday. And could arrive in flint some time today. Amanda back here in iowa the weather may be nice this weekend, but many people are still spending it inside. Were talking about the state wrestling tournament downtown at wells fargo arena. Its the 96th year and its the opportunity for High School Wrestlers from across the state to prove their skills on the mat. Local 5 sports director Jon Schaeffer is live now at the well. Lets check in with him. Jon . Jon live 2016 ihsaa state weighin schedule february 18 20, 2016 wells fargo arena, des moines, ia all matches, consolation, will periods thursday, february 18 session 1 8 mats 9 00am 12 00pm 1stround consolations. Weighin for session 1 7 00am session 2 class 3a 1stround weighin for session 2 11 30am session 3 8 mats 6 00pm9 00pm class 2a 1stround 1stround consolations weighin for session 3 4 00pm friday, february 19 session 4 8 mats 9 00am 1 00pm class 1a class 3a quarterfinals; then class 1a 3a 2nd round consolations quarterfinal matches will wrestle to completion, with no break between classes, before the 2nd round consolations begin. Some more first up, produce iowa is encouraging iowans to get away to the big screen as today kicks off the Film Festival season in iowa. Starting with the prairie grass film challenge in sioux center. There are six Film Festivals scheduled over the next four months. Includin g the wild rose independent Film Festival this may here in des moines. Amanda and finally pork lovers will be enjoying plenty of bacon at saturdays blue ribbon bacon festival. This years theme is body by bacon. Sweatin to the sizzle. Along with unlimited bacon samples, and great entertainment. B achelorstar and iowa farmer chris soules will be at the festival. As a guest judge for the dance contest. And later on local 5 news midday, well have bacon fest vendor and veteran bj hoffman on with his sandwich creation for this year. All reax amanda coming up on local 5 news midday. Donald trump and pope francis are butting heads after the pope questioned the business moguls faith. Amanda the movies amanda a mother is fighting for a domestic daughter. News midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. This is local 5 midday. We are iowa music sting amanda as funnel week at the statehouse winds down. Its a desperate time for a lot of familiar faces. People who have returned year after year to try to make change. But havent found success so far. Local fives Nikki Davidson introduces us to a mother fighting for a new law in memory of her murdered daughter. Shes with us everyday, light sunshine, happiness and love when shelia lynch remembers the last days with her daughter, tereseann. And how she made 13 18 she had a smile but what she cant how much time passes. Is how tereseann felt died. 8 32 she was pertified. She would tell me i cant have a life again. Hes always going to be out there. She had just helped her daughter leave her abusive husband. A man family says had been battering her for months. 23 55 30 beating her, strangling her. 23 55 36 stuffing socks in her mouth while he hit her so that no one would hear her scream. They got a restraining order. Found a secret location to hide son. But it wasnt enough. 7 54 he was stalking her and we did not know it until the trial took place, he quit his job to the point he had all day long to follow her. Knew wheere she was living. They found that the law wouldnt do much. 00 03 33 a protective told me it was in person, he said to us, its a peice of paper, its my 5th one i know how to work the system and get around it, it means nothing. And on veterans day. Outside of a target store. He kidnapped her. Then shot her to death. 9 40 i cant go back and change that, but i can help the victims that are out there. Shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships. Gps monitoring. 00 00 45 my daughter saved, she wouldnt have been killed. It would work like this. If an officer was dispatched on a Domestic Violence victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal. If the problems would could put a gps monitor on the victim the reciever to protective restraining order. And notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. Just last year it seemed her idea had gotten some traction. Invited her to be part pledging his support posting to social media 19 00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. He is going to represent a bill and put into place everything ive been speaking out about. But when it came to getting that action. 28 06 i kept asking when are we meeting, i called and sent emails. I didnt get calls back. It was a huge betryal to me a stab in the back. I ended up with a very negative view of politics because of it. She feels her daugthers story got lost in a political game. 20 18 it was embarrasing, humilating but its not going to stop me. The Govenors Office says theyve asked the department of Public Safety to spearhead new legislation this year that would address increasing minimum sentences on electronic monitoring they said the govenor wasnt available for an interview on the subject in a statement said quote gov. Branstad was lynch sharing her daughters heartbreaking story last year. What happened to ms. Lynchs daughter was an absolute tragedy. To that end, we hope our legislation will prevent further tragedies from happening to other iowa families. The bill we are proposing this year is very similar and we are hopeful this bill will gain enough support to get passed by both the house and senate. Thats little comfort to lynch. Who says until something changes in iowa to protect other woman in her daughters situation, she wont move on. 5 35 im not quitting until we get iowa to wake up iowa. Lynch has been told that gps monitoring may become an amendment on a bill coming out of the senate. But there are no guarantees. As for iowa lawmakers, to keep any bills they want today. Legislation has body of either house of representatives and into a other side. Or it ends up dead after today. Amanda sam is back now. Sam now, we are iowas forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib the day weve been waiting for all week today is going to be sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. The only forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. Tonight well see mild with lows falling towards 40 degrees. Saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. Sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and well see a bit of a stronger wind again. The next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. Sam Amanda Amanda local five news midday. Bacon fest veteran vendor with his sizzlin just in time for bacon fest. Amanda longer schedule ribbon bacon festival to 5 pm cst at the Iowa Events Center on 2016 with Tickets Available now online and by phone at every year, the celebration adopts a wacky theme for attendees, restaurants and sponsors to embrace. From baconmania viiis wrestling vibe to viva las bacons tribute to old vegas, everyone gets a little goofy to take part in the bacon madness. This years bacon lifestyle by incorporating aerobic fitness into the culture of bacon fellowship. So, dust off your thigh masters, put a Richard Simmons video in your vcr and start sweatin to the sizzle with body by bacon. The movie state of bacon is the definitive mockumentary celebrating bacon fellowship at the annual blue ribbon bacon festival in iowa. learn more . Entertainment will sizzle click here for tickets watch these short videos to learn about some of the unique spectacles taking place at the blue ribbon bacon festival. Or, check out the full entertainment lineup here. Youre watching hd. We are iowa amanda its friday. Time for local 5 at the movies. Amanda first up. Race stars stephan jamesas jesse owens. During his quest for olympic glory home and in nazi germany. Field superstar 1936 olympics in berlin. Race is rated pg13 all reax amanda in a series of theaters over in it, joseph centurion charged with movies hitting weeks. In it, joseph charged with finding the missing body of jesus. Pg13 all reax sam have the latest horror movie to hit the big screen. The witch the supernatural horror flick follows a family in puritan new england that is torn apart by the forces of black magic and the witch is rated r reax today. Police offer kanye west a helping hand. Amanda surrounding kanyes tweet he has 53million dollars in debt. Even zuckerberg to invest in him. Police have also idea. Come work for them. They sent out this tweet to kanye saying we are hiring. Wuth a starting salary of 47thousand 929 dollars. You could be debt free by the year 3122. All reax amanda coming up on local 5 news amanda coming up on local 5 news midday. President ial candidate and business mogul has been questioned by pope francis. Well take a look at the war of the words, coming up. Amanda next. State wrestling is underway downtown. Well check back in with local 5 sports director Jon Schaeffer for a look at the sights and sounds on the mat. Youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa amanda good morning and thanks for amanda joining us for local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Amanda moines has stage for one of School Tournaments in the country. This morning we and sounds, as High School Athletes put in some hard work on the mats. Local 5s Elias Johnson takes us iowa state wrestling tournament. Amanda heres a look at the team leaders in each class after opening day of the individual tournament. The state wrestling tournament continues today in Downtown Des Moines. With the quarterfinal and semfinal competitions. Amanda lets check in now with local 5 sports director Jon Schaeffer live at the well. Jon . Jon live weighin schedule february 18 20, 2016 wells fargo arena, des moines, ia all matches, championship consolation, will consist of 3, 2minute periods thursday, february 18 session 1 8 mats 9 00am 12 00pm class 1a 1stround 1stround consolations. Weighin for session 1 7 00am session 2 8 mats 1 30pm4 30pm class 3a 1stround 1stround consolations weighin for session 2 11 30am session 3 8 mats 6 00pm9 00pm class 2a 1stround 1stround consolations your forecast. Sam weather adlib weve finally made it to the day weve been waiting for all week today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. The only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. Tonight well see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. Saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 skies. Sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and well see a bit of a stronger wind again. The next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. Amanda turning to the president ial campaign trail now amanda and the other big headline this morning donald trump morning donald trump versus the pope the two caught in a public war of words as pope francis proclaims the gop frontrunner is not christian and a new poll out this morning shows trumps lead shrinking in South Carolina abcs tom llamas has the very latest from columbia. A new fight for donald trump. Pope francis proclaiming what trumps critics have been whispering that trump is not christian. Sottrump sot cnn townhall first part 10 15 22 second part a little after 10 16 24 trump i didnt think it was a good thing for him to say, frankly. The pope making the statement on a flight a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not christian, the pope said sottrump 12 03 29 they are using the pope as a pawn, and they should be ashamed of themselves. Trump, the South Carolina frontrunner blaming mexico for convincing the pope trumps border wall is not humane. [gfx] his campaign tweeting an image of vatican city showing its surrounded by walls. [gfx] sottrump 12 04 21 so if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. And trump who just a few days ago said this about senator ted cruz. Sottrump monday ive never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. And he goes around saying hes a christian trump now saying this. Sottrump 12 09 20 a religious leader should have the right to question another mans religion or faith. [[[retrack start ] and overnight trump doubling down on his stance on the iraq war. Sot trump townhall after 10 37 09 i was against the war when it started. When asked about these comments from a 2002 interview . Months before the invasion [gfx] scan s1 trump on howard stern c16 howard stern are you for invading iraq . Trump yeah i guess so this as two softer moments played out on the trail. First a supporter breaking down in front of Ohio Governor john kasich. [[[retrack end ] sotkasich supporter i was in a really dark place for a long itme i was pretty depressed but i found hope. I found it in the lord and my friends and now i found it in my president ial candidate that i support. they hug and this moment with jeb bush not exactly a call to arms. Sotjeb and if you;re not going to vote for me, i hope youll pray for my family at least. Youll pray for my family at least. Amanda still to come on local 5 news midday. Details in central iowas most accurate forecast next. Now, we are iowas forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib weve finally made it to the day weve been waiting for all week today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. The only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. Tonight well see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. Another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. Sunday a cold highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and well see a bit of a stronger wind again. The next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. Amanda youre watching local five news midday. Well be back after this. Jerry holub, our resident horticulturist. Heres here every friday to tell us what we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards healthy, happy and green. Jerry, how is it going . Now. Hell be available for all your gardening needs at the Downtown Des MoinesFarmers Market on saturdays. About the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown Farmers Market presented by Unitypoint Health des moines. The downtown Farmers Market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may october. Youll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of baked goods, and many raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, lamb and tilapia. Sam weather adlib weve finally made it to the day weve been waiting for all week turkey, goat, rabbit, weve finally made it to the day weve been waiting for all week today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. The only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. Tonight well see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. Saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. Sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and well see a bit of a stronger wind again. 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