Judge 48 32 the parents in this case trusted you to care for the most precious thing that they have, their children and you violated that trust in a way that was horrendous 47 the Young Children williamsons cared for are believed to be healthy. They had x rays and cat scans and at this time, are not showing any physical effects from the abuse. The emotional toll on their parents is a different story. The man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill will be sentenced tomorrow. In october, a jury found pete polson guilty of attempted murder, two when he opened fire last year. He hit two people. And narrowly missed a third. All the victims survived. But several are still recovering from their injuries. The charge of attempted murder alone carries of term of up to 25 years in prison. The coach of the Roosevelt High SchoolGirls Basketball team is now facing criminal charges. 46yearold gerald tig johnson is charged with Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and assault with intent to commit sex abuse. The details surrounding the case havent been released at this point. The School District says johnson is on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. Fort dodge officials are investigating a shooting. Believed to be the result of an armed robbery. Officers responded to the 8hundred block of third avenue north just around midnight. There. They found steven burns. Who had been shot in the hip. Burns told officers he was walking in the area when two people approached him and demanded money. When burns refused, he says one of them shot him. Call Crime Stoppers at 5155731444 if you know anything about this incident. The polk county medical examiner says a man killed during a des moines Home Invasion was stabbed to death. Detectives say 31yearold Travis Williams of earlham entered a home on east 14th street around two oclock in the morning. They say he was stabbed by one of two people inside the home. Neither one of them has been charged. We are finding out more about the iowan who died when a small plane crashed. The 1940s singleengine cessna went down in a field in North Central missouri on sunday night. 38yearold dawn harl of des moines was one of two victims. She worked for unitypoint. And leaves behind one child. 40yearold Andrew Beautte of missouri also died in the crash. The ntsb says its not sure if the plane was trying to land in the area or if it was just passing through. People in marshalltown had the chance to share a cup of coffee with they met at the hyvee to talk about the department and the community it serves. Officers say they often meet people during an emergency. Which isnt the best time to build a relationship. The biggest benefit is for people to feel comfortable with us. Gain more trust. The coffee with a Cop Initiative is happening across the country and supported by the Us Department of justice. You dont really need coffee to stay warm today. Its another nice december day. Lets check in with chief meteorologist ed wilson for a first look at the forecast. The clouds will clear out tonight and tomorrow will be mostly sunny. It will be warmer with highs in the middle to upper 50s. We will see warmer temperatures thursday. I expect 60 in des moines. It will be windy with a sww wind up to 30 mph. More clouds return friday and temperatures will drop to the 50s. There will be a chance for showers saturday. Highs will be voters in four southwest iowa counties are going to the polls today to pick a new state representative. Republican tom moore and democrat tim ennis are on the ballot in House District 21. It covers all of union and adams counties. And parts of cass and pottawattamie counties. The election is being held to replace jack drake who passed away in october. The polls are open until nine oclock some democrats and republicans have criticized president ial candidate donald trump from saying the us should stop all muslims from entering the united states. Trump says until this country comes up with a better way to stop potential terrorists from getting in. It shouldnt take the chance radicals could do harm. Political director dave price talked with one of trumps rivals. Who agrees with much of what trump said. Rick santorum decided not to be like jeb bush, Carly Fiorina and john kasich. Hes not bashing trump. Santorum told me trumps going too far but is right to point out the problem. Santorum agrees with trump. That the us currently has no real way to stop terrorists from getting into this country. He thinks the mass murders in san bernardino, california prove that. A man left the us. Brought back a terrorists went on a shooting rampage at an Office Christmas party. Federal authorities are looking into the couples connections with isis. Santorum thinks trumps going too far by banning all muslims from other countries. Heres our back and forth on what should happen next. Santorum. 4430 im not sharply criticizing trump. Dave, do you want nobody from certain countries to come in santorum. I think there are countries where we should not be bringing in people. Dave, nobody from there . Santorum. Obviously, we should be be bringing in muslims from those countries. Yes. Im not worried about radicalized christians from yemen. But i am worried about santorum says he would specifically ban muslims from yemen, syria and libya. He pointed to those three countries because says theres enough evidence of radical terrorists who are already present there. And the us screening process isnt Strong Enough to keep them the Iowa Democrats party is trying to get more members of the military to caucus. The party announced today it would hold a telecaucus or teleconfernce type of caucus for iowans serving outofstate or overseas. Those interested must register by january 6th. The party will then send them a pin number. So they can join the Conference Call and select the candidate of their choice. The telecaucus will be held the same time as the caucuses. 14 08 2114 08 37 we heard from people that caucus werent as inclusive. Especially out military. So we really wanted them to participate because they are so important to our country of the 14hundred6 state will be selected from the tele caucus. If youd like to find out more. Or to register. Go to iowademocrats dotorgslashtelecaucus. Coming up. An ames man is paying it forward. By helping another in need. And his effort isnt going unnoticed. 14 20 1114 20 17 i made sure he knew that he touched more lives than he realized. After the break. The good deed two apartment complex workers saw unfold right under their eyes. Plus. Raygun began printing its rose bowl gear today in the east village. What you can expect from the witty message theyve brain stormed so far. And an iowa couple has a special connection to one hawkeye football player. See what jordan canzeri did for them during one of the toughest times simulation of a low income family trying to survive month to month iowans took some time today to walk in another persons shoes. The West Des Moines chamber of commerces Leadership Academy participate in the poverty simulation. Participants took on different rolls including single parents. And Senior Citizens trying to maintain self sufficiency on social security. Each person had to figure out how to provide food, shelter basic needs. This is just one class of nine the Business Leaders take as part of the academy. Most say this lesson is the most eye opening. 3 35 0803 35 22 a lot of experiences our Leadership Team probably doesnt have to deal with but a lot of people do have to deal with. Challenges people face the entire simulation took about four hours to complete. Its the time of year when many people are paying it forward. Doing things to help others. The officer workers at Windsor Point apartment in ames saw it first hand. They say an ames resident came in with one of the apartments residents. The pair met at the mans business. And she told him about her predicament. She apparently had fallen on tough times. And the man decided to pay her 14 17 5314 18 04 to see a normal every day person pay rent in full, want to credit is extremely way and ive never seen it in the two and a half years that ive worked here 14 20 2614 20 47 just because you know when Something Like this happens you want everyone to know. Wow look what this guy did. Maybe we should make an example of this. And follow through ourselves. Pay it forward the pair say the donor didnt want any recognition. The clouds will clear out tonight and tomorrow will be mostly sunny. It will be warmer with highs in the we will see warmer temperatures thursday. I expect 60 in des moines. It will be windy with a sww wind up to 30 mph. More clouds return friday and temperatures will drop to the 50s. There will be a chance for showers saturday. Highs will be in the 40s. By sunday it will be cool enough to see light rain change to light snow late into early monday. Roads will not become slick in central iowa. Temperatures will for lynns family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. For other families its higher deductibles, premiums and copays that keep adding up. Thats why weve got to crack down on price gouging, cap outofpocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. Because weve got to get Health Care Costs under control for lynns family and for yours. The clouds will clear out tonight and tomorrow will be mostly sunny. It will be warmer with highs in the middle to upper 50s. We will see warmer temperatures thursday. I expect 60 in des be windy with a sww wind up to 30 mph. More clouds return friday and temperatures will drop to the 50s. There will be a chance for showers saturday. Highs will be in the 40s. By sunday it will be cool enough to see light rain change to light snow late into early monday. Roads will not become slick in central iowa. Temperatures will remain warm enough to just see the light snow in the air. No ice or snow hes known for his rushing but one iowa couple says hes also got a big heart. Coming up next. How the couple developed a special connection ye running back jordan canzeri. Fans of the black and gold are seeing red right now. The hawkeyes are gearing up to head to the rose bowl for the First Time Since 1991. But many are still thinking about the trip to indianapolis over the weekend. Morgan ottier tells us about the special connection an iowa couple has to one rushing for almost a thousand yards this season. Scoring 12 touchdowns. Jordan canzeri is also making an impact on one iowa family that they theyll remember long after the hawkeye running back moves on from iowa city. Hes become a dear family friend of ours since august of 2014 when our son jackson was at the university of iowa childrens hospital. In june of 2014, eric and anna ertzs son, jackson, was 12 years old. And diagnosed with leukemia. 47 days later. Jackson died. His cancer came on quick, strong and the poor kid. He didnt have a chance. When jackson started his treatment at the university of iowa childrens hospital. He hoped to meet one of iowas football players. And it happened. Jordan made one of jacksons very last adventures for him so, it was wonderful. Jackson passed away two days later. But the familys relationship hes just been with us, probably, since that very first visit. The ertzs gave canzeri a bracelet, it says, im with jackson. Hes worn this bracelet since day one and he never takes it off. So the couple made a sign to hold up during the big ten championship game. It says, im with jordan. Its the best thing that we can do for him. Jackson was a hawkeye fan and i thought, how are we ever going to go to a game again knowing that jackson was in iowa city, that he passed away in iowa city. Just didnt know if i was going to get that magic back. They say canzeri brought the joy back into iowa football, for them. Hes reminded us that there is still good in our lives and hes been a godsend, for sure. Were going to cheer on all the hawkeyes but jordan, were kind of biased, hes our man. Eric and anna also brought some good news with them to indianapolis. Theyre 15 weeks pregnant and asked iowas running back if hes ok with them naming the baby jordan. He the game in pasadena is still a few weeks away. But local businesses want to make sure you have appropriate tailgate gear. Raygun in east village started printing its rose bowl gear today. The owner says. In general. This has been the busiest year for iowa apparel since the business opened 10 years ago. The store says it took a bit of time to recover after the loss to michigan state. But the ideas for the new rose bowl shirts started to flow right after. 12 45 2912 45 43 we started coming up with things yesterday. Connection. While raygun was showing us how they make shirts. Mike draper did catch a typo. As you can see it says 2017. Instead of 2016. He says thats why they dont usually stick around, well get another if youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all