Abundance of caution. And while Law Enforcement say such threats are nothing new, they urge all americans to continue to be vigilant. Jamie yuccas has the very latest from times square in new york city. Reporter heavily armed police and Security Officers are obvious and New York Times square. The increased presence is in place at isis released a new video which is a suicide bomber preparing for an attack. Week after the deadly attacks in paris that killed 129 people. While the beefedup patrols and counterterrorism units are new, new yorks top cops is the video is not. It appears to be a hastily produced document that contains previously viewed video. Some of it is from a video in august directed against germany. Adamant there is no new or specific threat to the city. They got the attention of those in time square. I am on this blog everyday at this time. I would say there is about one third of the people that are usually here. Reporter even tourists are aware. It suspicious of people h
Slushy mix. By around 5 00 p. M. , three inches. 9 00 p. M. , 6. 3. As much as 6. 9 inches of snow in the metro. That snowfall trend for fort dodge, waterloo. Stacey kccis vanessa peng is looking into how city workers and the d. O. T. Are preparing for the rush hour storm. Shes live in ames tonight. Vanessa . Vanessa stacey, the dot will add a new tool to their storm fighting arsenal, and they say itll make the roads safer. Remember this . Its been a mild fall, but Mother Nature says tomorrow its over, and iowa will look like this. Its a lot of snow early on in the season. Vanessa the Iowa Department of transportation is rolling out with new lights this year. Some trucks with be flashing blue and white along with the familiar amber. There are a number of other vehicles out on the highway that have amber so it got to a point where we really couldnt distinguish ourselves. Vanessa the d. O. T. Lobbied the legislature for approval of the lighting package. Since 2009, there have been over 2
First on 13. Iowans are dusting off their Winter Driving skills before the snowflakes fly. And crews are preparing to make sure drivers stay safe during their channel 13s josh nguyen is in west des moines. At the citys public works department. And josh. They have a big day ahead of them. The warmer weather has saved the dept. 50,000 so far. That is the equivalent of 2 days of snow removal. They have spent just under 1000 on treating the roads. The warmer weather helps apply the treatment and does a better job of deicing when the first snow falls. They will plow if 1 inch of snow falls. The annual budget for snow removal is 3. 2 mil. Theis says that while this time helps it will probably get used sometime this year. She also said that she has seen this before and it doesnt mean it will be a warm rest of the winter. This extra time has given the dept more time to complete Construction Projects and fill potholes. Her dept. Is looking forward to first snow. It helps everyone get back into
Mexican drug has been is awaiting trial here in the u. S. We now have the bodycam video from mexican authorities of his capture. Elias yesterday was the democratic brown and black well take a look back at the highlights of the between three president ial coming up. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im elias johnson. Elias new at midday today elias we have an update now on the case of Shirley Carter. Last june, 68 year old Shirley Carter was found dead of a gunshot wound in her lacona home. Now. Shirley carters widow, bill carter, has filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against the couples son, jason carter. Charged have not yet been filed. Be sure to stay tuned into local 5 as we continue to follow this story. The 2016 iowa state legislative session is now underway. And this morning, the governor laid out his priorities in his annual condition of the state address. Terry branstad also unveiled his bu