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WOI Local 5 News Midday February 12, 2016

Local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Our top story, its week of hearings on the bakken pipeline. Iowa remains the final state still almost four project. The week revealing what theyve learned over the past several months through hearings. Despite no decision, some as though it would be approved. But even now Board Members are getting more both sides of the issue. Making the decision even more difficult. Geri huser, iowa utilities board its a struggle. I dont like that part of this process. Amanda Board Members say, regardless of their decision, these companies will want to transport crude oil. Those local five has spoken with say the board is being very deliberate throughout this whole process. Includi ng taking the right steps to come to a decision. Don tormey, iub spokesman it sounds like the board is trying to really narrow down the issues that they need to address and theyre asking before their the pipeline next friday. The boards legal team has been together a pros from this weeks sessions. Be made at that meeting, but again, theres no timeline for when they must make a decision. The meeting will be public. But can also be streamed online. Amanda over to the statehouse where iowa senators are trying to stop managed care. Amanda iowans and their families on medicaid have been faced with the decision of what managed care company to pick. Its part of the governors plan to change over the states Medicaid Program to private companies. But the iowa senate voted thursday to terminate the contracts the state has just started with three outof state companies, hoping that will stop the governors plan. Pam jochum 4 29 thousands of iowans who are caregivers and have expressed their frustration and anger over a system that htey cannot get answers to their most basic questions. Jason schultz 19 43 i stand here today in opposition to this bill would set us back, turn the train around wrong destination. Amanda one thing to federal centers for medicaid and Services Still has to give its approval for the plan to move foward. So far they have not done that. Three republican senators helped in passing the bill thursday. Republicans say they will not even consider the bill when it the medicaid changes affect thousand iowans. And are effect on march 1st. Amanda of course both of course both changeover have been big topics for debate in and we want to know how you at home feel about these issues. Comments you can post you twitter and or send us an call. Hear what you the Contact Information is on amanda joins us again your forecast. Sam we are looking at a mostly sunny and cold through the evening. Our snow has stopped leaving most of about 1 to 1. 5 inches, but even that little roads in poor shape. The sun will be out today so even though our highs will be in the low 20s we may still melt a bit of that snow off some of the side walks. Tonight well be mostly clear with very deep and arctic air slamming down over the metro. Our lows tonight should bottom out near 3 degrees with wind chills below 10 degrees across the metro and likely colder to the north. Were going to see clouds return saturday only allowing us to warm up into the mid teens. Snow is still looking fairly likely saturday night into valentines day morning, however the track of the snow may have shifted east a bit. The metro now looks to get roughly 1 to 2 inches and next week will start a bit cooler with highs headed for a big warm up with 50 degree air likely to slide over us by next thursday and friday. Amanda an ames pedestrian had to be taken to the hospital after being sideswiped while crossing the street thursday morning. Police say she near the corner lincoln way when the driver, hit her. Investigators say the driver her phone while the driver immediately stopped to help, other people. Looked at her phone back up and hit the pedestrian amanda the driver will be charged with failure to yield, and could face additional charges. The victim was taken to the hospital with amanda its been almost two years since the drowning death of amanda died while in missouri. After an arrest for a boat ellingson was in he fell off the boat. The arresting officer, anthony facing involuntary manslaughter. Thursday, piercy the charge. The officer had not originally been charged in death. Prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. Be set. Amanda protestors Morgan County courthouse in missouri they want trial moved to a county. Too well known and well liked trial. Amanda this morning, the search continues for a man wanted by des moines police. Is wanted after thefts and has two outstanding warrants. Hes 46 years old caswell is violent, police he also has several aliases. Police are asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers. Amanda and in sports this morning. The iowa hawkeyes faced a test in indiana last night. While not dealing with a ranked opponent. They did have to face a dangerous hoosier team at the Historic Assembly hall. Jarrod uthoff led iowa with 24 points, but it wasnt enough to get the win. The hawkeyes now in a three way tie with maryland for first in the big ten. Coming up on midday. The democratic to the debate in milwaukee. Back at what they had to say and each other. Amanda and. Its friday which means its time for local 5 at the movies. Well take a sneak peek at new releases hitting your box office for this valentines weekend. Amanda next. Are you being scammed . Find out why one chain is being sued for selling amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. This is local 5 midday. We are iowa music sting amanda an alert now for car owners that bargain on motor oil could cost you big Dollar General is being sued about their own brand of motor oil, accused of selling out of date bottles to unsuspecting consumers abcs gio benitez is here with what you need to know undercover nat bin water bottle cam clip Dollar General sm theyre almost sold out of it. Gma investigates undercover at Dollar General. The chain facing lawsuits over its motor oil. Undercover nat bin water bottle cam clip a few bottles left. We see its popular as jersey. Nats clerk a lot of people buy it. After all. Its the cheapest so whats the issue . Our expert undercover nats tom this is obsolete motor oil. Obsolete . Look at the front the labels says its 10w30, a well known oil for many modern cars . But on warning . Not suitable for engines built after 1988. Thats . 28 years ago the api, the organization that sets Petroleum Industry standards, calls this oil obsolete. Meaning its considered out of date. Edgar dworsky editor, mouseprint. Org i dont think any consumer who saw this product next to other motor oils on the shelves would have an idea that this was an obsolete oil. 15 05 44 56 jerry attorney unless you Dollar General would market that oil in its motor oils section this other dg oil 10w40 has that same warning on the back. One clerk tells us she doesnt know a lot about cars, but thinks its just like the name brand oils. Water bottle cam clip Dollar General tc thing that thats more cheaper than the brand. Actually thats not true. The name brands next to it are meant these are not. And this oil . Sae 30, our experts says, is meant for some small engines, like it is on the auto shelf. Its warning . Not suitable for engines built after 1930. Petroleum Quality Institute of america worries someone who picks it up by mistake could damage their glenn call it a compressor oil. Right now there are seven lawsuits across the country against Dollar General claiming dg is misleading consumers by selling obsolete oil on the same shelves as oils meant for newer cars without giving adequate warning. Joe wood is part of one of those suits. He says bottle and that his engine died after he starting using the oil. 14 28 49 joe wood i didnt think anything was different from any of the brands. 14 57 37 attorney jerry clarke the regular consumer doesnt know these oils can damage their car. And glenn says its not just Dollar General selling obsolete oils. Bin water bottle cam clip 611 quick 00 11 21 41 good shot of tom picking out oil from shelf. We go undercover to other stores in new york and new jersey to see if they sell these oils. Out of eight other retailers, half were selling oils that glenn considers obsolete. As for Dollar General it told us dg branded motor oil products meet not only our standards for quality and value, but also all . Labeling requirements. The labeling . Contains unambiguous language and appropriate use the company also takes issue with the term obsolete saying in the millions of cars before 1988. Amanda youll want to make sure your car is stocked and full of gas headed our way this weekend. Lets check in with meteorologist sam schreier for your weather. Sam we are looking at a day with windy conditions lasting our snow has stopped central iowa with but even that little amount has left some roads in poor shape. The sun will be out now, we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib we are looking at a mostly sunny and cold day with windy conditions lasting through the evening. Our snow has stopped from last night about 1 to 1. 5 inches, but even that little amount has left some roads in poor shape. The sun will be out today so even though our highs will be in the low 20s we may still melt a bit of that snow off some of the side walks. Tonight well be mostly clear with very deep and arctic air slamming down over the metro. Our lows tonight should bottom out near 3 degrees with wind chills below 10 degrees across the metro and likely colder to the north. Were going to see clouds return saturday only allowing us to warm up into the mid teens. Snow is still looking fairly likely saturday night into valentines day morning, however the track of the snow may have shifted east a bit. The metro now looks to get roughly 1 to 2 inches and eastern iowa has a better chance of seeing 2 to 4 inches. Next week will start a bit cooler with highs in the 30s but we are headed for a big warm up with 50 degree air likely to slide over us by next thursday and sam amanda still to come on local five news midday. We have a mixologist on with some valentines themed cocktails. I wanted to reach out to see if the woi team, possibly the morning show, would be interested in doing an interactive segment on drink recipes for either valentines day or the super bowl. I work on behalf of prestige wine and spirits kinky liqueur, and they have a mixologist who will be in town january 25th 28th. Shes very fun and experienced with lifestyle hosts and news teams, and would love to bring colorful ingredients and mix up a few timely recipes on youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa youre watching hd. We are iowa amanda its friday. Which means its time for local 5 at the movies. Amanda first up. Deadpool stars Ryan Reynolds as marvels infamous merc with a mouth. Reynolds play a former special forces op who undergoes a disfiguring transformation to overcome cancer. And ends up with an accelerated healing ability and insanity. Deadpool is rated r. And is definitely not a superhero movie for the kids. The movie is expected to be the big hit of the weekend and reax amanda choice for the weekend. Dakota johnson be single. The movie is a lighthearted look at having fun while avoiding commitment. Johnsons fun worker who shows her how to cut loose and how to be single is rate r. All reax and finally. Its runway once owen wilson return for another sendup world in zoolander two. This time they conspiracy to kill the worlds most beautiful rated pg13 all reax amanda coming up on midday. Fell in love during world reunited after just in time for valentines day. Next. Candidates are south. At candidate youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Amanda we start off with politics. For the republicans its all about South Carolina right now and with most of the candidates trading blows ahead of their debate tomorrow night donald trump is trying out a kinder, gentler approach jon karl is tracking it all from greenville, South Carolina donald trump is so confident now, at a rally in louisiana overnight, he was already looking ahead to his reelection campaign. Sot trump im going to be there and do a good job, hopefully maybe i get an extra four years. Maybe i dont. And trump is now so confident, hes pulling his negative ads from the air in South Carolina and going positive. Sot voter in trump ad he wants to make America Great and thats what i want, too. But the other candidates arent turning the other pulling no punches after his stumble in New Hampshire. Sot rubio donald trump has zero Foreign Policy experience. Negotiating a hotel deal in another country is not Foreign Policy experience. Jeb bush has no Foreign Policy experience, period. President ial politics can be roughand tumble in South Carolina. Trump is accusing ted cruz of making robocalls attacking him a charge cruz denies. Sot cruz somebody else is doing them, its not us. But just check out this new ad from the Cruz Campaign slamming trump on Eminent Domain. Sot campaign ad a pattern of sleaze, stretching back decades. Worse . Trump still supports Eminent Domain today. Jeb bush is also going after trump. We caught up with him as he headed into an event in florence, karl are you going to trump here . Bush i hope so. Karl whys he keep hitting you . Bush he must be worried. Inside, bush went on the attack. To an entertainer in chief . Someone who will say whatever he about him . Insult people . Divide people . Bush was fired up . But back outside, he took some motherly advice from a supporter. Lady how tall are you . Bush 64 lady you need to stand up straighter bush yes, maam. Amanda take a look at this. Republican president ial candidate donald trump met an unlikely fan on the trail yesterday. Trump autographed this babys hand as he was surfing the crowd at a baton rouge rally. Crowd members passed the baby up to the candidate, who signed his little hand with a sharpie. The baby, identified by his parents as flaunted a spiked blonde faux hawk hairstyle that and carried a bejeweled, trumpthemed pacifier. Amanda we turn to the Democratic Candidates now Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton getting heated on the debate stage last night, trading harsh words. Abcs ceclisa vega has the highlights. Facing off for the First Time Since that New Hampshire landslide . Bernie sanders. Feeling confident . 22 04 53 sot sanders lets not lets not insult lets not insult the intelligence of the American People. People arent dumb. The battle lines in this heated race . Drawn overnight on this sot hrc 21 15 39 k the American People deserve to know specifically how this would work. 21 16 34 sot sanders that is absolutely inaccurate. To ties to president obama. 22 45 26 hrc hes called him weak. He has called him a disappointment 22 46 29 sanders madam secretary that is a low blow . The contest now heading into South Carolina and nevada . And the race to appeal to black and latino voters at fever pitch . Sot hrc 21 39 20 were going to change policing practices, were going to change incarceration practices moderator so Race Relations would be better under a sanders presidency than theyve been . 21 41 10 sanders absolutely. Hillary clinton hoping to recover from that embarrassing defeat . Trying to show her 21 29 09 sot hrc im not asking people to support me because im a woman. Im asking people to support me because i think im the most qualified, experienced and ready person to be the president and the commander in chief. Off stage. Also hoping to raise some cash . A fundraising email claiming to be from Clintons Campaign saying im not kidding, maddi, im asking you to give 1 right this second spawning the hashtag im not kidding maddi . This morning . Memes like hillary at the mcdonalds dollar menu im not kidding maddi just a dollar right this second all going viral amanda the zika Virus Outbreak contunues to get attention. Inclu ding from some researchers in iowa. Amanda amesbased newlink genetics is working to develop a vaccine for the mosquito carried zika virus. Its been linked to Serious Health issues including birth defects. Of the two species of mosquitos known to carry zika, one is found here in iowa. But researchers say theres a lot more they dont know about zika right now than what they do stages, for every palnning stages. Like i said, this virus wasnt recognized as a threat. Amanda right now, does not have a timeline of when a vaccine could be developed. All the cases inside the us right now are from people who traveled somewhere else and contracted zika. They say anyone traveling to zika areas should protect themselves. Pregnant women are being told not to go at all. Amanda it may look like a winter wonderland. Bu t for residents of a pennsylvania neighborhood, a broken water main means they have no water for now. The burst pipe shot water over homes, power lines, and trees, forming plenty of icicles in the cold temps. But it also had water backing up into basements of nearby homes. And left some major damage to be dealt with. Not something you can just let go. Meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib we are looking at a mostly sunny and cold day with windy conditions lasting through the evening. Our snow has stopped from last night leaving most of central iowa with about 1 to 1. 5 inches, but even that littl

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