Those hopes dashed last night in the New Hampshire primary. Whos out of the race. And whos still in. Shots fired. Des Moines Police say an officer was forced to open fire overnight. What lead to the shooting. And the chget uset faces. Sit back and relax. A new Movie Theater in altoona is giving guests theroaltrae. A high tech features the theater offers. And the drink menu that goes beyond the soda fountain. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 fluffy snow flakes started falling early this morning. But the pretty snow, soon started causing problems on the road. Good evening. Im lynn melling thank you for joining us tonight. That snow slowed down the morning commute. Cintbacked up traffic along the interstate. The iowa state patrol says it responded to about 20 accidents before 10 am. No one was ht. But it wont last too long. Meteorologist Brett Mcintyre des Moines Police say one of their officers shot at a suspect who was trying to run him down with a car. It happened overnight. Jannay towne has details. At 2 21 am. A des Moines Police officer spots a car driven by this man, 25 year old austin allen. Parizek 12 02 20 the car didnt have any was somewhat suspicious in a residential neighborhood. It almost seemed like he was trying to avoid the Police Officer just as the officer flipped on his lights, the driver took off and the chase was on. With speeds reaching almost 80 miles an hour down southwest 14th. As the suspect veered off onto casady drive. He lost control came to a stop. Parizek 12 02 48 the officer got out of his car to begin the arrest process, the suspect suddenly put the car back in gear, drove directly at the officer. The officer was concerned that his life was in danger and he fired three rounds 00 officer christopher brockerts three rounds hit the stolen car allen was driving. But he wasnt hurt and neither was the officer. Jerri 13 44 41 i dont know what time in the morning that was and i did not wake up 44 but the gunfire did wake up jerri faulkners husband. Jerri 13 44 45 he just said either a boom or gunshot or Something Police say allen still wasnt done running. The chase continued until he eventually ditched the car and took off on foot. Officers finally caught up with him up without a fight. But the six minute chase leading up to his arrest included some scary moments for one des Moines Police officer. Parizek 12 04 52 it was definitely a scary situation for him. He very easily could have died. The fact that he discharged his weapon. On the surface, it certainly looks like it meets the standards of the law and our policy. His life was in danger and thats pretty clear cut 06 allen was booked into the polk county jail on multiple charges, including assault with a weapon on a peace officer. He was wanted on a felony warrant out of west des moines. Accused of shoplifting, assaulting a guard at valley west mall. Then stealing a car to getaway. A mother and her two children escaped a burning home in rural Madison County this morning. 13 36 the lady come over to my and i called right in to winterset and i said you might as well send then, because she said there was a fire around the refrigerator. We came back over and by then it was kicking out of the kitchen windows and the front porch. Raymond kooker was renting the home near patterson to jennifer mcdonald. She woke up to feed her baby when she noticed the fire. Five departments responded to the fire. The home was destroyed and the family lost everything inside. Investigators are trying to determine how a deadly fire started in des moines last night. Firefighters were called to the 27 hundred block of 61st street around seven. They say flames were already shooting through the roof. After knocking down the fire. They found the body of brian houston, who lived at the home. It may seem like weve had a lot of fires lately, but the red cross of greater iowa says the year to year statistics are even. So far this year, the organization was called out in 75 cases, helping 248 people recover from fires. Last year, that number was 84 cases, assisting 231 people. The American Red Cross says its a good reminder that Everyone Needs to check smoke alarms and drills. The funeral for a Prominent Community leader has been set. Former Principal Financial ceo david hurd will be laid to rest next week the funeral will be held at the first unitarian church, in des moines at 10 30 wednesday morning. A Community Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 pm on tuesday at the Capital Square atrium. Hurd was ceo of principal from 1989 to 1994. He died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines. He was 86 years old. A bill introduced in the iowa house today faces an uphill battle as it tries to make it easier for medical patients to get cannabis oil. Lawmakers made medical Cannabis Oil Legal for iowans with chronic epilepsy in 2014. But the law doesnt allow for the oil to be produced or sold in the state. Leaving many iowans without the drug. House republican peter cownie is breaking from some members of his we have a law on the books that allows you to possess it, but you cant get it. So, we have a conflict. And my hope is that this can solve that. And yeah, its a bipartisan matter; this issue whether its epilepsy, or any other number of ailments its a bipartisan issue. This affects democrats and republicans, and my hope is to have bipartisan support for the bill. 01 27 representative cownie notes that his bill does not allow for marijuana to be smoked or for Recreational Use of the oil. Movie fans will have a new place to see the latest flicks on the big screen. The Cinemark Altoona and xd opens tomorrow. The theater offers twelve auditoriums with wall to wall screens. Every seat is a lounging recliner. Concessions are selfserve, so you can get to your seat quicker. The facility also offers a starbucks, ice cream and a bar. A open in a growing community. Were just excited to be a part of the growth. They have a lot of things going on in this community. Its a hot spot. Its becoming a hot spot, and were excited to be in on the front end of that. The grand opening is tomorrow. The theater is reserve seating, so you must pick your seat online or at a kiosk or box office when you get to the theater. Theres still much more to come tonight. Coming up at 930 race for the white house. Whos up. Whos down. And whos out of the race altogether. Following yesterdays New Hampshire primary. But first. A bedtime book is boasting about its ability to put kids to sleep. A peak between the pages. And how well it worked for one family. From who hdHigh Definition leader. Youre watching the channel 13 news at nine on fox do you struggle getting your kids to bed . Theres a book thats gaining National Attention for its methods on getting kids to fall asleep. Its not a howto. Or a list of tips on what not to do. Instead its a story written in a style to make your child ready for a nights look. And puts the promise to the test. Nats do you think a book could cure all your night time troubles . No, im doubtful danielle and Kertis Weatherby say for their two kids. 5 year old josh and 4 year old jillian. Bed time isnt always easy. Nats jillian has never been a sound sleeper, shes up a couple times a night, usually comes into our room once or twice and its incredibly disruptive, we wake up weve got to get her back to sleep, its a whole production, and we would be delighted if she just stayed asleep all night long and we could all get a good nights sleep we decided to set up hidden cameras. And follow josh and jillian through their night time routine of brushing teeth and story time. This time. With the sleepy book. Nats for over 20 minutes. Danielle and kertis read the rabbit who wants to fall asleep to josh and jillian the author says the book focuses on repetition and saying phrases a certain way to achieve relaxation and sleepiness. Nats once the book ends. The kids are put to the bed. And the lights are turned off. We thought it worked with one of our children and did not work our second child danielle says the repetition of the book. As well as how long it took to read worked for the kids. But saying their names throughout the story, as the book instructed, was not productive. Our kids ended up competing as to whose name was said more times and so they turned that into a competitive game which didnt help them fall asleep but danielle says. The rhythm of the book was definitely working on her. I was reading the book start to finish and i think about 4 or 5 pages in and i literally thought i was going to fall asleep i had to regain my composure so i could finish the the author warns in the instructions to use the book with caution. And never read it aloud to someone who is driving. The weatherbys say the biggest problem the book didnt address is staying asleep. Jillian woke up several times throughout the night. But they say theyre willing to try to read the book again, with a few minor adjustments. Like having the kids lay down while the book is being read. The rabbit who wants to fall asleep was First Published in sweden in 2010. It was printed in english and distributed in the states in 2014. You can find the book for Purchase Online or in stores like barnes and light snow should be wrapped up by the evening commute. Well top out around 3 of light fluffy snow in the des moines metro. Clouds will begin to break up, well see lows in the Single Digits tonight. Thursday will remain dry, with highs in the lower 20s. Well see an increase in cloud cover during the day, with a weak clipper moving in late thursday, early friday. This will bring a light dusting of snow for the metro, with more possible throughout the north and northeast counties. High pressure will move in for saturday, and although skies will be sunny, highs are only expected to be in the middle teens. Brr more snow will move in early sunday, lasting throughout the day, which could bring us a couple inches of snow at least. Thankfully, a warm up will come our way early next week. We by tuesday. Coming up burger king isnt just focusing on burgers anymore. But first hitting the road. The step the federal government took today. To speed up the process of putting dcars on its time to rise and shine. At kum go, were doing more for you to start your day right. 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Of course, those cars are still years away from actually going on sale. You might want to start calling it hot dog king. Burger kings newest menu item takes a bit of a left turn. The fast food franchise will start serving hot dogs later this month. One executive called it the biggest launch since the 1970s, when the company introduced its first chicken sandwich. Burger king will serve two versions a classic grilled dog and a chili cheese dog. The franchise started experimenting with hot dogs in five cities last year and has decided to take the menu item nationwide. Theres still much more to come in the next halfhour. Just ahead gloom and doom. The chair of the Federal Reserve paints a dismal picture for the global economy. Her assessment. With 40 megs of Internet Speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. Yeah, the internets great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. Yeah, thats not working. 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After spending more than seventy days campaigning in New Hampshire and only placing sixth in the granite states primary new fiorina is also throwing in the towel after a close to last place finish in New Hampshire. Meanwhile Ohio Governor john kasich is enjoying his wave of popularity after coming in second. Not wasting any time kasich arrived in South Carolina early this morning and spent the day meeting with constituents touting his desire to run a positive campaign. Kasich says when people go negative its because theyve got something theyre not doing right to connect and id rather be connecting and being positive. Former Florida Governor jeb bush is still hanging on telling voters theyve pushed the pause button. Today he unveiled an ad in South Carolina featuring his brother. Nat of bush ad there is no doubt in my mind that jeb bush will be a great commander in chief for our country. Taking the blame for his fifth place finish senator marco rubio is admitting his showing at saturdays debate took some wind out of his sail but the freshman senator says hes moving forward. Rubio says heres the good news, weve got a game coming up, theres a future here for this campaign and for the country, you want to know what this election for me. On the other side of the aisle, after crushing Hillary Clinton in the spent the morning having breakfast with reverend al sharpton. Sharpton says sanders makes it clear that we will not be ignored. Our votes must be earned. Fisher says sanders and clinton will square off tomorrow night in whats expected to be a pivotal debate in light of sanders win. In washington, kristin fisher, fox news. A day after warnings from the director of National Intelligence that islamic terrorists will continue plotting against us interests overseas. The president s special envoy to destroy the terrorist group spoke before lawmakers. Catherine herridge has more from washington. Lawmakers are not pleased with the Obama Administrations current isis strategy and they are making no secret about it. Royce says still doesnt have strategy to get that job done and tide has not turned in terms of the growing influence of isil. Citing the growth of the islamic terrorists not just in number but their spread into other countries such as libya lawmakers want answers. During a hearing on capitol hill today the president s special envoy to counter isis brett mucgurk mcgurk says at one point with more than 30000 foreign fighters from 120 countries across the world so we acted and we acted aggressively and we are now beginning to see results. But isis isnt the only terrorist group the us is focused on. The taliban is making a comeback in afghanistan, specifically in the Helmand Province where the afghan army and police are on the brink of collapse. In response the us is sending an infantry battalion, roughly 500 soldiers to the area. It will be the largest deployment of american troops outside major bases in afghanistan since the end of the nato combat mission in 2014. The pentagon maintains the soldiers will be retraining, re equipping and advising while Afghan Soldiers lead combat missions. Herridge says the number of american troops in afghanistan was supposed to fall to this year. That drawdown now appears to be in doubt advocate for a larger us presence. In washington, catherine herridge, the Supreme Court handed president obama a setback on friday night. Delaying implementation of the e. P. A. s plan to regulate emissions from power plants. But the white house says america can still meet its obligations under the paris Climate Change agreement. Shannon bream has more from washington. Its an unprecedented ruling that could have a big impact on the president s environmental legacy. The epa issued new rules for the amount o