First on 13. A Roosevelt High School coach and teacher is behind bars this morning. Hes facing felony charges. After turning himself into police yesterday. Gerald tig johnson is charged with Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and assault with intent to commit sex abuse. Hes the Girls Basketball coach. Johnson is being held in the polk county jail. At this point in time we dont have a lot of details. The complaint was made with the Des Moines Police department and so the report is with them. Weve not seen that yet and so we dont have information on the timing or the exact accusations that are being made right now. Though the Des Moines School district is waiting to learn the details surrounding the case. The game must go on. The Girls Varsity Basketball Team took on hoover last night, lead by their assistant coaches. The district says another teacher is assuming johnsons duties in the classroom. Administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. The man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill learn his fate today. A jury found pete polson guilty of attempted murder. Two counts of assault. And six other charges in october. He hit two people and narrowly missed a third when he opened fire last year. All of the victims survived. Polsons sentencing is set for 8 30 this morning. He faces up to 25 years for the attempted murder charge alone. A Pleasant Hill babysitter is headed to prison for abusing kids in her care. Im a human being too. I have kids. Watching those films was just sickening seeing how you treated those babies. And with that. Christina williamson was sentenced to five years in prison. She was arrested in may after video surfaced showing her abusing three kids at her daycare. She was originally charged with five counts of child endangerment. But three were dropped as part deal. The parents of the kids williamson hurt described her as a monster. We were inconsolable with guilt that we had put our little girl in the hands of a monster. We didnt want to believe you were capable of this. Daycare decisions william also made a statement. Saying shes receiving treatment for several Mental Health issues. Four cities are considering sharing resources to cut down on Emergency Response times. Fire departments in clive, urbandale, waukee, and West Des Moines are working on an agreement. Thats according to the des moines register. It would send units from the closest station to an emergency. No matter the address of the call. Officials say it could save both time and money. As the number of calls is outgrowing resources. The plan police in Pleasant Hill and altoona are targeting younger iowans. For a good reason. The ytook 140 of them shopping at a walmart. As part of the shop with a cop program. Officers escorted the kids through the store. Helping them pick out gifts for their parents, siblings, even themselves. The departments combined raised 12 thousand dollars for the event. I think they appreciate it huge. Smile to their face with all the stuff going on. Get to know them. Des moines leaders are revising revised less than two months ago. It gives developers a 5 year tax abatement on multi Family Housing developments in certain city areas. It was supposed to end for developers who havent started construction by the end of the year. However, a Council Member brought up an amendment to change that monday deadline is now june first of 20 16. Something Officials Say will ensure projects move forward. It takes substantial effort to develop plans to get a rezoning in place, to prepare your site plan. So, they have hired architects, theyve hired engineers. Theyve invested in their planning phases to have the project move forward. It takes time, it takes effort, and then to have the Program Eliminated when they were relying on it for its financing was the impotence for the Council Action officials expect the new grace period could benefit up to half a dozen planned projects. Metro bus riders can soon pay their fare. And pick up the tab for families in need. Tomorrow is darts annual fares for food day. All cash fares and donations go toward the Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry. Last year. The event raised enough to feed five thousand hungry iowans. Officials say there are 54 thousand people affected by the hunger crisis in the Holiday Season is upon us. And one of the busiest places in town in the local post office. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen this morning. At the post office on 2nd avenue. Josh. There are some dates people should keep in mind if they want to mail anything before christmas. The des moines, ia Processing Distribution Center handles overflow parcels for the area and will help distribute thousands of letters this time of year. The busiest mailing day is monday, december 14th. The busiest delivery day is wednesday, december 16th. The busiest delivery day for holiday cards letters and packages is monday, december 21st. An estimated 15. 5 billion items are expected to be delivered between there will now be more security measures at iowa energy games. Beginning today. Attendees will be screened at the door with magnetometers. Fans are advised screened at the door with magnetometers. Fans are advised to bring only necessary items. To help speed up the process. The doors will also open 75 minutes before the tip time. Officials say the changes are in order to improve guest safety and experience. Its still early in the season, but iowa teams are already racking up quality wins that will matter come tournament selection time. Uni already beat top ranked north carolina. Last night, a chance for another quality win, on the road at george mason. 2nd half. Wes washpun, spot up lefty 3. 19 for washpun. Panthers up 7. More from behind the arc. Paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. Matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. Northern iowa, big road win got plans for tomorrow night . If they dont include a date with the tv set at 6, better break them. Its only the biggest basketball game in the state. Iowa and iowa state. Emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. Last year iowa state went in to carver and pummeled the hawks by 15. Georges niang, never afraid join in the fun of the moment, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew a kiss to the student section. That was sort of just an in the moment thing. I was just like everything they were saying during the game. Its all out of good fun. Thats just me. I dont hold back on anything. Other than that im really excited for thursday. Hilton coliseum will be rocking tomorrow night. Tip off is set for 6 theyre used to show us which cars do the best in crashes. Coming up. Some of the changes coming to crash test dummies. Do the best in crashes. Coming to crash test dummies. It is going to be warmer today with highs in the middle to upper 50s. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the 60s. It will be really windy with a sww wind up to 30 to 40 mph. More clouds return friday and temperatures will drop back to the 50s. There will be a chance for showers saturday. By sunday it will be cool enough to see light rain snow mix late night 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 you see people on their phones all the time. Even while theyre driving. But theyre not just talking or texting. Coming up. The one thing people are doing more than ever before on their smart phones. And why one study says its causing more accidents as a a survey is out about distracted driving. And increasingly, its not just texting that poses a danger. More drivers than ever are saying. When theyre behind the wheel. Theyre also surfing the internet. Gabe gutierrez has more. The results can be devastating. A School Bus Crash in missouri. And the wreck. That changed kim schlaus life. Jessica was a college student, kelly was a cheerleadershe lost her two oldest daughters. 18 yearold jessica. And 13 yearold kelli. When an Illinois State trooper lost control of his vehicle. And smashed into their car. He was on his phone. And his computer. They had friends, they had family, they had lives, they had hopes and dreams like we all do. Now. A new survey from state farm shows a troubling trend. While drivers who report talking on a handheld cell phone have actually decreased over the last six years. Texting while driving has gone up. And surfing the internet while behind the wheel. Has more than doubled. Now admitted by 29 percent of drivers. Leading at t to launch its own campaign. It can wait. At t and other companies have also developed more apps than ever. Disabling calls. Texts and web browsing. While a cars in motion. Right now. 46 states but Many Police Agencies say enforcement can be tough. You suspect its distracted driving, but if you cannot prove that or the person doesnt say yes i was on my phone then its a lot harder to prove kim schlau now travels the country. On a mission to stop distracted driving. I tell them it can happen. It can happen faster than you can blinkthe stakes. She says. Could not be higher. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. In iowa. Texting while driving is currently a secondary offense. That means police cant pull over violators unless theyre also suspected of a primary offense. Like speeding or an expired license plate. The government is making big changes in the way it gives out safety ratings to new vehicles. One change will be a smarter crash test dummy. Its neck mimics Head Movement more accurately. And its mid section responds to the seat belt. The tests will also examine new kinds which a vehicle is struck at an angle. Current tests only look at frontal, side, and rollover crashes. The changes take effect in 20 coach arrested. A roosevelt