Sabrina the new Wrongful Conviction division will be housed at the state Public Defenders Office and will focus on reviewing and identifying cases involving Wrongful Convictions. This new division has been created following the fbis recent confession to major errors in its testimony cases involving hair comparison analysis. The new division here will be partnering with the Iowa Division of criminal investigation, the Innocence Project of iowa, and the midwest innoncence project to see whether similar errors have occurred in cases here in iowa. The governor saying quote in iowa, we have great confidence in our criminal justice system. However, even in a wellregarded system, we know issues can arise. Sabrina a Death Investigation continues this morning in Benton County. Sabrina authorities found the body of a 26yearold female sunday afternoon. A trail of blood lead to the discovery of the body at 59th street trail the iowa state patrol confirms that this is a homicide investigation. The Benton CountySheriffs Department and the Iowa Department of criminal investigation are actively working on the case. The Iowa Department of Public Safety is expected to release more details today. Sabrina two teenagers are recovering from a saturday shooting outside of a mcdonalds in ankeny. 18 year olds Nicholas Culver and justin phongsavvon phongsavanh suffered gunshot wounds to their arms after a dispute over poor behavior at the restaurant. 36 year old gabriel coco turned himself in to Police Following the incident. Sabrina big news for the gulf and the western coast of mexico, as Hurricane Patricia barreled through over the weekend. Sabrina remnants of Hurricane Patricia, combined with a powerful storm system, continue to dump heavy rain across the gulf coast. The Severe Weather brought more heavy rain overnight, with flash flood watches remaining in effect in parts of five states. The rainfall has broken records in texas, with some areas able to measure the water in feet. Sabrina meteorologist sam schreier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib the forecast is falling back to more of a normal, late october pattern just like it should be. We are going to start with a lot of sunshine today but by the early afternoon, clouds will start to fill up the skies. We should stay dry today, and even under the heavy cloud cover we should be able to hit a high in the low 60s. Overnight tonight we will stay cloudy and chilly with lows falling into the mid 40s. Tuesday is going to be a cloudy day with rain moving in from the southeast during the day. Most of the rain tomorrow will stay east, but the metro could see totals between a half an inch to an inch. We will be drying out wednesday morning as the rain moves east from the state, but behind the rain chilly daytime temps will remain with highs in the 50s through the weekend. Right now beggars night looks chance of rain, so get your costume figured out and everybody wish for some spooky and dry weather sabrina in other national news, sabrina 1shot we have some updates on the president ial candidates what they did over the weekend, and what they have been saying about each other. Sabrina over the weekend, in washington, Vice President joe biden spoke about his decision not to run for president. Meanwhile, here in the metro, democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton welcomed a musical guest before the Jefferson Jackson dinner. Abcs jon karl with the details. Script joe biden says he came close to deciding to run for president over the summer but his familys grief following the death of his son beau who died in may from brain cancer was too raw. At that point, he told 60 Vice President biden i thought, well, you know, i think we can do this. And ill never forget my little granddaughter by the time he concluded he and his family were ready emotionally, he also concluded it was just too late to mount a Winning Campaign biden ill be very blunt if i thought we couldve put together the campaign that that our supporters deserve and our contributors deserved ill i would have gone ahead and done it. With biden out Hillary Clinton seemed to be riding high in iowa over the weekend with a little help from katy perry nats katy perry youre gonna hear me roar and also bill clinton appearing in his first rally of the campaign sot bill clinton i am tired of the stranglehold that women have had on the job of president ial spouse. 06 Hillary Clinton appeared as confident as ever as addressed the annual Jefferson Jackson dinner one of the biggest events of the year for iowa democrats. Sot hillary at jj dinner 23;15;23 sometimes you just have to let them hear you roar but theres still Bernie Sanders nats bernie cheers hillarys strongest remaining democratic challenger made it clear, hes not ready to concede anything reminding voters that hillary was the big frontrunner 8 years ago only to lose big in iowa to a longshot named barack obama. Sot Bernie Sanders i think we are going to prove the pundits wrong again. Sabrina and on the and ben carson are starting to butt heads at the top of the polls, with third place runner gov. Jeb bush still fighting to be in the mix. We have the full story coming up. Sabrina coming up on local 5 news midday. With the year coming to a close its time to reassess your budget we have some tips on how you can make it work. Sabrina then, were taking a closer look at Hurricane Patricia, and the big rains it has left behind. Its next. If youre headed downtown after your weekend we have some bigs changes youll want to take note of thats next. Youre wathcing local 5 news midday in hd accurate forecaswe are iowas most accurate forecast. This is local 5 midday. We are iowa sabrina a big change for pedestrians in Downtown Des Moines over the weekend. Multiple blocks on 12th street have been converted into two way traffic. Finishing touches were applied to the stretch from mulberry all the way down to grand sunday. City Officials Say one of the biggest benefits of the conversion is increasing traffic to local businesses. They say after people punch out for the day, theyd still like them to stay in the downtown area. Business owners say it should help attract new clients. leah fitzgerald, americana manager i think so, especially for people who dont come to downtown very often. Its kind of the new, wanting to come experience downtown, and its a lot easier to explain, and they dont have to worry about where can i park. sabrina this could be just the beginning of the shift in traffic downtown. The city is doing a walkability study to determine what else could get altered. Sabrina plenty of new sights, bites, and frights in the neighborhood this week. Moxie, a new art gallery, has opened in the east village. The gallerys owner, carly zuendel, has included artwork from many local artists, including prints, paintings, jewlery, and 3d printed sculptures. Firehouse subs, named because its family founders are former firefighters, opens its first des moines metro location this week at. They have a menu full of hot and cold sub sandwiches, along with salads and chili. And check out some great haunted houses this weekend for the big kids, linns supermarket has reviews saying its so scary many visitors chicken out right at the start. Sabrina if you were out and about over the weekend, you may have also caught a peak of this. As sunday turned out to be a good day to get out an help a good cause. In des moines, hundreds of people enjoyed a special hayride to raise money to help fight breast cancer. The ride for a cure was at water works park. The ride was pulled by an antique tractor with specially made pink tires. This is the first year of the event and they raised more than two thousand dollars. Its amazing when we started this project the people that come up to you and how cancer has touched their lives you cant talk to anybody that hasnt been in contact with it its been a great project sabrina donations collected from the ride will go to the John Stoddard cancer the ride will go to the John StoddardCancer Center in des moines. Sabrina new this morning. The Second Annual senior life conference will draw hundreds of iowa seniors and caregivers to the metro. Finding purpose in retirement is the them for this years event being held at prairie meadows conference center. The goal is to educate and empower both seniors and those who care for them through educational sessions and meeting with vendors who provide a wide range of services. Sabrina sam is back now. Sam ill have your full forecast next. Now, we are iowas now, we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib the forecast is falling back to more of a normal, late october pattern just like it should be. We are going to start with a lot of sunshine today but by the early afternoon, clouds will start to fill up the skies. We should stay dry today, and even under the heavy cloud cover we should be able to hit a high in the low 60s. Overnight tonight we will stay cloudy and chilly with lows falling into the mid 40s. Tuesday is going to be a cloudy day with rain moving in from the southeast during the day. Most of the rain tomorrow will stay east, but the metro could see totals between a half an inch to an inch. We will be drying out wednesday morning as the rain moves east from the state, but behind the rain chilly daytime temps will remain with highs in the 50s through the weekend. Right now beggars night looks cold with a very small chance of rain, so get your costume figured out and everybody wish for some spooky and dry weather sam Sabrina EliasSabrina Elias in National Headlines sabrina 1shot flood warnings continue across southern texas and the western coast of mexico. Sabrina remnants of Hurricane Patricia, combined with a powerful storm system, continue to dump heavy rain across the gulf coast. Abcs bazi kanani has the latest bazi kanani rollcue for live shots good morning. It was a onetwo storm punch along the gulf coast. The dangerous system is leaving lots of damage, but thankfully, so far, there are no reports of fatalities. Pkg script the lone star state. Drenched. Up to 20 inches of rain falling over parts of texas. nats we got the boat over there. Emergency crews going in with boats and humvees to reach stranded residents. A close call for the more than 70 rescued south of dallas. This man and his dog pulled from their flooded truck. Another man. Stuck when he waded in to find his submerged vehicle. sot i just stood there and watched my vehicle slowly disappear. When flood waters derailed this freight train. The two people on board swam to safety. But a cow needed some help getting back on solid ground. In san antonio, rescuers managed to reach a man who was swept more than a mile through a storm drain. sot you can just imagine crashing against the wall in there, story. It was a wild ride for him. The storms swept in with damaging winds two reported tornados. sot i looked out the window and all i saw was a whirlwind of trash roofs ripped off. Fences toppled. Along the coast in galveston, flags warn of the dangerous surf. Waves up to 10 feet high forced an empty tanker to run aground. More flooding in nearby louisiana. Where Power Outages forced many businesses to close. Others. Getting by on candlelight. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. Sabrina still to come on local five news midday. Looking for some tasty halloween treats . Our friends from fareway are in to help you out how much do you normally spend during the holiday . Some new numbers are in that might surprise you. That story and more, coming up. Fairway joins us today with some tasty treats perfect for halloween. Shell show us how to make mummy pizzas and jack o lantern quesadillas. Halloween. Shell show us how to make mummy pizzas and jack o lantern quesadillas. Youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa sabrina on your money now sabrina with the average american expected to spend around eight hundred dollars on gifts this holiday season. Paying with plastic may be a way to keep from having to fork over a lot at one time. But experts are warning consumers that some of the plastic in their wallets could be costing them in the long run. A new report by creditcards dot com says average store credit card percent interest rate. Compare that to a 15 percent rate, on average, for all credit cards. The retailers with the highest rates includ staples with 28 percent and zales jewelers at 29 percent. Financial experts say consumers should only sign up for Retail Store Credit Cards if they pay off their balance every month. Sabrina in National Financial news, we are just days away from the open Enrollment Period for all health care exchanges. The window opens on november first and goes until january 31st. An individual must have some kind of coverage or pay a penalty. For 20 16 that will be 695 dollars per adult. When getting coverage, make sure any doctors and specialists key to you are in a plans network, sabrina back to the future movie buffs will have another chance to buy a pepsi perfect. Eager fans were excited when pepsi announced it would sell the soda last week. But a glitch caused the limited Edition Bottle to go on sale early, and they sold out before most people had a chance to get them. Pepsi announced it will give fans another chance to order the iconic bottle on november third at 8 am. Sabrina twentieth centurys the martian defied gravity this weekend, taking the numberone spot at the box office. The movie directed by ridley scott and starring matt damon took in 15point9 Million Dollars. Goosebumps and bridge of spies rounded out the top three. The big bust of the weekend was steve jobs. The newest movie apple founder. Sevenpoint dollars. Despite a cost of 30 Million Dollars to make. Sabrina someone who is a influence in your life their story with we are proud to the heroes game on november you to nominate a hero. Tell their story dot com. Look for the icon in the dont miss section of the website and maybe their heroes story will be honored during the game. Sabrina coming up on local 5 news midday. Managing stress can sometimes be a pretty big task. We have some tips to help you out. Sabrina next. The campaign trail heats up hear trump take on the latest iowa frontrunner dr. Ben carson. Youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa sabrina hd. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina on the heels of Vice President biden officially declaring he will not enter the race last week, iowa became the mainstage for the remaining democratic president ial candidates over the weekend. As they attended jackson dinner. And martin showed up to its the states largest democrats. Thousand people filled the event. Each candidate had their own special sections of supporters with lights, and signs and their own chants. Sabrina now this will be the last year for the Jefferson Jackson dinner. At least in name. For next years dinner. The party is working to get a name thats more in tune with its current political ideals. Thomas jefferson and Andrew Jackson were both slave owners, and thats caused many within the party to question whether thats the best name for the dinner. Instead, theyre hoping to decide on a name that signals iowa. What wont change about the dinner no matter its name is the type of energy thats right here behind me. There are so many enthusiastic democrats here right now who are passionate about getting democrats elected up and down the ballot next november. Thats not going to change. Sabrina the party is currently taking submissions for the new name. Theyre hoping to have something in place by early spring. Sabrina and for the republican candidates, donald trump, ben carson, and jeb bush speak out about what its like at the top of the gop pack. Abcs tom llamas with the details. Script this morning donald trump focused on a new target dr ben carson. Why . Two recent polls show carson now beating trump in iowa. Sottrump we informed ben, but he was sleeping. And trump saying this about carsons religion sottrump im presbyterian, thats down the middle of the road folks. In all fairness. I mean 7th day adventist, i dont know about, i just dont know about. Carson, polling strong with evangelical voters in iowa, saying trump crossed the line. Sot carson a couple of months ago i said something which he took as an attack on his faith and i apologized for that. I hope he will have the same grace. On this week trump told george hes done nothing wrong. Sot trump on this week i said exactly i dont know about it. thats not an insult and trump keeping the pressure on jeb bush. A one time frontrunner, now struggling, who is reorganzing campaignslashing payroll by 40 percent. Sottrump bush has no money, hes meeting today with mommy and daddy, and theyre working on his campaign, bush saying hes tried of the gridlock in washington and voters should turn to trump if they just want someone who will get nothing done in the white