Enforcement officials have to say, coming up. Sabrina tonight is the first in the nation primary. Well take a look at the president ial race now thats its moved on to the Granite State. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina new at midday today, an unexpected fire this morning, left one man dead. Sabrina it happened shortly after midnight on the 25 hundred block of 59th street in des moines. Authorities were called to the residence twice last night following noise disturbance complaints officials evetually tried to make contact with a man inside the residence, when they saw a fire erupt within the home. The man refused to leave, and fire crews were forced out by the fire and smoke. The male resident died investigations show the fire was intentionally started. We will be sure to keep you updated on this investigation as we receive any new information. Sabrina story. Wintry weather leads to Car Accidents and an interstate closure. Sabrina the Winter Weather hitting north and central iowa forced the Iowa Department of transportation and state patrol to close down interstate 35 yesterday between ames and clear lake. High winds and snowy weather left visibility poor, leading to numerous accidents. Officials have also warned against using sections of highway 69, which runs parallel to the interstate. The roadway closure left some stranded in ames monday. Ive been here since 5 00 weve had at least 10 more arrivals than we had expected of just people walking in saying they needed a room because the roads were closed we just left dallas texas this morning driving straight through back to go home and i didnt realize it was closed here so i dont know what im going to do sabrina this morning, i35 has been re opened for those travelling north or southbound between ames and clear lake. Sabrina secretary of state paul pate declaration to delay start times for special elections today in twelve iowa counties. The polls for the special election int the Iowa Lakes CommunityCollege District will not open until nine this morning. This delay also affects the polling hours for the city special election in emmetsburg. Sabrina and for the latest weather related closings and delays make sure to visit our website. We are iowa dot com. Sabrina also new this morning. State investigators assist authorities in jefferson county. Sabrina sunday, fairfield fire and police were called to a house fire. Where the body of a man was also discovered. The fire happened at a home on north twelth street. Inside, fire crews found the body of 56year old richard hendershot. The state Fire Marshals Office and iowa dci have been called in to assist in the investigation. Sabrina and a sunday car accident in eastern iowa claims the life of an 18yearold. The accident happened just south of eldridge. The iowa state patrol says the car left the culvert. Causin g significant damage. Then caught fire. 18yearold Mitchell Hayes of davenport was killed in the crash. With two other teens injured as well. The accident remains under investigation. Sabrina the proposed Bakken Pipeline project is the focus of hearings this week for the board. Iowa remains the hasnt approved would run 346 miles diagnolly across the state. The project is more than three during mondays hearing the board deliberated over the environmental and Economic Impact of the project. Rather than consider of each factor separately, does it positively public conviencene and neccessity or is it against it take them into isolate, i really think the better approach is to take them all together at the end and decide how much weight each one is entitled to in each of your deliberations sabrina the board said they may not during this weeks meetings. However, theyll continue for the next three days in des moines. They all begin at 1 in the afternoon and are open to the public. If you cant make it, the hearings will also be livestreamed. Sabrina its a mock crime scene, but theres nothing fake about it. Central campus students got the chance to go through a Homicide Investigation and it had to be done before their next class period. The fake Murder Investigation is part of students criminal justice class curriculum, and it allows students to go through the different roles and responsibilities involved in a criminal case. So the evidence we get will be collected and eventually passed on for analysis so i dont know of any other High School Programs doing that in the nation. I havent been able to find one, let alone, i havent really seen any College Programs taht do both the forensic collection and the analysis of evidence. Sabrina captian willis and his c. S. I team partnered with biotechnology, aviation and Film Production into murder on a lear jet. Sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib high winds and cold air are driving the forecast through today, and there wont be much change going into the future. The snow has finally come to an end across the state, and even though accumulations were very minimal with most places receiving under an inch, blizzard conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. Some left over drifting will likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light snow hasnt been able to settle very easily. Today will be very cloudy with highs in the mid to upper teens and wind chills below zero for most of the day. Overnight tonight well see a lot less cloud cover and wind leading us to a very chilly night with lows dropping into the low single digits. Wednesday there is a quick clipper that will swing through the state in the morning and early afternoon that should give us a light snow with totals ranging from a couple inches. Were still cold the rest of the week but we will warm back to the 20s by thursday and friday. Valentines day as of now still looks to be fairly cold with snow possible, but luckily next week we are still expecting a warming trend. Sabrina over to the statehouse, where some iowa senators are fighting the medicaid privatization plan sabrina the state is less than a month away from the over. With the working to repeal the plan. This, as Govenor Branstad lashes out at democrats. Clai ming they are trying to make healthcare all about politics. But the thing is, theres also a republican voting to repeal privatized medicaid. That senator says he wants to make it clear that this isnt about taking political sides. I just think we need to slow down a little bit, reconsider this and i wanted to throw my hat in the ring. Im not speaking for all republicans but i am speaking for my 60 thousand constitutents. The govenors plan is supposed to save 51 point three million in months of medicaid. Repealing the plan passed out of committe with a 93 vote. Though it is not expected to make it through the house, and if it did, would be vetoed by the governor. The plan is expected to take effect march first. Sabrina meanwhile, gun suppressors are also a topic at the state house. With the iowa firearms coalition, the nra, and the American Suppressor Association working together on the legislation. Organizations say leading cause for the measure is improving hearing safety for gun owners. A 308 hunting rifle will be around 165 170 as far as a decibal 130 decibal range. Sabrina however, not all are in favor of gun suppressors. So me law officers say it could maker their job tougher. From a policing know about it we rely o the community to report that to us most often so anything that would surpress that sound might impact our policing efforts sabrina the bill is now on its way to the house floor. Sabrina an announcement today will focus on advancing medical cannabis legislation in the hawkeye states. Iowans for medical cannabis plan to release the findings from a new statewide survey on the issue of medical cannabis in iowa. This afternoon, the group plans to announce the findings and discuss new legislation being introduced in the iowa house of representatives. Sabrina coming up on local 5 news midday. New tests are being done to find the most effective mosquito repellent, to protect you against the growing danger of the zika virus. Sabrina and. Why are some americans turning in their passports . Sabrina next. A local senior residence home gains a new, unexpected Sabrina Ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. This is local 5 midday. We are iowa sabrina this year millennials will surpass baby boomers as the largest living generation. But that doesnt change the growing demand for housing more than 60 Million People retiring over the next 20 years. With more retirement communities competing for new residents, one facility in urbandale may have found the key to attracting new tenants while keeping them young at heart. Take a look. Nats piano music its hard to hear the music over the buzz going around inside deerfield resident i think theres a lot of deerfield resident oh yes, certainly. Tom mckenna deerfield resident we heard about it about two weeks ago. Nat elevator the fuss is all about the newest senior to move in glennis nunn deerfield resident in fact i think when she walks in everyone is gonna say, oh, come eat with me. So i hope i get a chance to eat with her once in a while. But glennis nunn shouldnt expect her for bridge at 10 am on tuesday and thursdays because thats when Haley Jenkins has composition class Haley JenkinsDrake University senior as my friends and family know im a bit of an old soul. The 21yearold drake senior is officially the youngest person to ever call deerfield home thanks to a newly formed partnership Haley JenkinsDrake University senior i got an email from clarence badilla, the head of the Music Department at drake at drake about this opportunity the opportunity was unique play two music performances each the Retirement Community in exchange for free room and year James Robinson deerfield executive were the first that we have this type of Prestigious University and an exceptional but as deerfield executive director James Robinson explains theres much more haley offers to her new neighbors than just music James Robinson deerfield executive director and thats the relationships that haley will build with the residents of deerfield and that impact of that is immeasurable glennis nunn deerfield resident it give you a whole different outlook on life to be with someone young i really enjoy the older generation because they have a lot to teach and hopefully i can teach them with this experience as well. Nat playing pool including, how to run the table nat cheers while haley keeps her new neighbors young at heart theyre also filling a void shes been living without for most of her life Haley JenkinsDrake University senior i only knew one of my grandmothers and she was very special to me because of that young relationship with me getting out of preschool, getting to spend time with grandma, baking and playing games with her and going out on walks but she died when i was really young. Tom mckenna deerfield resident a lot of us already think of her as granddaughter and shes a lovely young lady and a talented young lady and this relationship is going to be terrific and thats music to everyones ears in urbandale Elias Johnson nat end clapping local 5 news, we are iowa sabrina encouraged to come visit, just like they would anywhere else. Deerfield isnt the first Retirement Community to invite a young person to live on site. In fact, they got the idea from a similar community in cleveland, ohio. Sabrina sam is back now. Sam high winds and cold air are driving the forecast through today, and there wont be much change going into the future. The snow has finally come to an end across the state, and even though accumulations were very minimal with most places receiving under an inch, blizzard conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. Some left over drifting will likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib high winds and cold air are driving the forecast through be much change going into the future. The snow has finally come state, and even though very minimal with most conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. Some left over drifting will likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light snow hasnt been able to settle very easily. Today will be very cloudy with highs in the mid to upper teens and wind chills below zero for most of the day. Overnight tonight well see a lot less cloud cover and wind leading us to a very chilly night with lows dropping into the low single digits. Wednesday there is a state in the morning and early afternoon that should give us a light snow with totals ranging from a couple tenths to about 2 inches. Were still cold the rest of the week but we will warm back to the 20s by thursday and friday. Valentines day as of now still looks to be fairly cold with snow possible, but luckily next week we are still expecting a warming trend. Sam still to come on local five news midday. Valentines day is coming up, which means its time to sabrina still to come on sabrina still to come on local five news midday. Valentines day is coming up, which means its time to take your sweetheart for a spin. Coming up, Faith Lutheran Church is on to talk about their mother son dance. Celebrate in a winter Lutheran Churchs 3rd annual mother son dance on february 19 are you ready to boogie . Have you heard of a daddy daughter dance . Now its time for mothers and sons to have a chance to join in the fun and celebrate in a Winter Wonderland at the 3rdannual motherson dance, from 6 p. M. To 8 p. M. , friday, february 19, at Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Avenue in clive. Moms, grandmas, and aunts grab your sons, grandsons, and nephews young and old and have some fun enjoy dancing, contests, snacks, punch, and a photo booth from 6 008 00 p. M. At Faith Lutheran Church. Tickets are 25 per couple and 5 more for each additional child. Tickets for faiths motherson dance can be purchased on our website under quick links payment for events and can also be purchased at the Church Office. Faith Lutheran Church is located in the western part of the des moines area. To get to Faith Lutheran Church, take valley west drive exit 1b . Go north on valley west drive to University Avenue. Go west on University Avenue beyond the at home store. Faith Lutheran Church is on the north side of University Avenue by the clive water tower. For more information, please contact the Church Office at 515 2258334 or visit www. Faithlc. Org. Local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa on your money now sabrina americans are givingup their u. S. Passports. A cnn money analysis of the latest Government Data shows more than 20percent over 42hundred people turned in their passports last year. The trend is increasing with americans living overseas, amid complicated paperwork and new tax regulations. Those new rules fight tax evasion. Sabrina motor club triplea reports price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is down to a dollar74. Thats the cheapest its been since january of 2009. For the cheapest gas in the nation you have to head to oklahoma city. Where its down to a dollar and eleven cents. And at least eight states have and at least eight states have gas prices as low as a dollar 25. Gas prices are likely to stay low in the near term unless theres a major disruption in supply. Sabrina and finally. Remembe r Lehman Brothers . Synonymous with disaster after its bankruptcy sparked the 2008 financial crisis. Now its back in a whiskey form. A british Real Estate Investor filed to use the term for his line of whiskies. With names like ashes of disaster and snapfire,. Refer encing the lehman disaster. Sabrina bam now to the growing concern about the zika virus with at least 50 confirmed cases in the United States the white house has announced its asking congress for nearly 2 billion dollars to combat its spread. So how can you protect yourself . Abcs linzie janis has the details. This morning concern surrounding the zika virus at an all time high. The cdc raising their zika response to the highest level of activation assigning staff to work 24 7 on the response. Nats spraying brazil elsewhere around the world and while the world continues to spray pesticides to try to kill off the mosquitos what can you do to keep from being bitten . Sot matthew degenarro assistant professor, Florida InternationalConsumer Reports rereleasing ratings for mosquito repellents . Highlighting their results regarding the aedes