week's paris attacks. today on capitol hill- republican leaders in congress are joining many of the nation's governors. they're trying to figure out how to stop any more syrian refugees from entering the country. in one of paul ryan's first acts as the new house speaker, he's joined a growing chorus calling for a pause to the program that let them in. ryan is vowing that the house will vote on legislation this week. sot ryan: "we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion. this is a moment where it's better to be safe than sorry." millions of syrian refugees have relocated to europe since the country's civil war began more than four years ago. during that same time, more than two thousand have migrated to the u-s. about 30 governors are now on record opposing the obama administration's plan to resettle 10-thousand syrians in the u-s next year. and the list includes iowa's governor terry branstad. this stance

against allowing refugees is problematic because only the federal government has legal authority to limit or control immigration, based on long- standing law and the u-s constitution. but individual states can limit or deny services to refugee populations. and that's what governor branstad is calling for. calling for. lots of reaction is coming from iowa's democratic lawmakers including state senator janet petersen from des moines. she says: "governor branstad's pandering to uninformed fearmongering embarrasses us all." some of the people who help iowa's refugees are reacting today as well. jack: local five's amanda krenz has that story new at five. amanda/bam there's an office in des moines called the iowa international center... it's a place that welcomes refugees from around the world to iowa. they're more than willing to welcome syrian refugees, and aren't happy with governor branstad's efforts to try and keep them out of the state..

"a glance down the hallway of iowa's international center is like a taste of the united nations. refugees fleeing from war ravaged parts of the world are welcome here. judy 2:42 its not only welcoming refugees and doing the right thing, it's welcoming wonderful members of iowa's community. dr. judy conlin is the director of iowa's international center that helps refugees with language classes, housing, and transportation. she says iowa used to have abundant resources to help refugees, thanks to this man, governor robert ray. here he is being honored at an award ceremony a couple years ago. between 1975 and 1982 he helped 8-thousand refugees escape southeast asia during the vietnam war. som baccam (from old news clip) - it just brings tears to my heart everytime i think about him, what he did for us as refugees back in 1975. 40 years later, the resources to help refugees have depleted. governor branstad says he will not hold up the welcome sign for any

and ordered all state agencies to to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately. branstad 2:26 i don't want people coming here without very careful vetting to make sure there's no liklihood they could be radicalized or part of an isis operation. judy 3:48 but to slam the door, it's an over reatction. i think it's irrational, i think it lacks a humanitarian perspective. and because the governor and the states don't have the authority to stop the u.s. state department from accepting refugees in the country, the people in this office hope to continue to help all refugees, no matter where they're from, make a safe home in iowa. judy 7:25 we need to keep that welcoming sign out for iowa." amanda/bam there's actually a lasting monument to iowa's commitment to refugee causes. have you seen the pagoda and gardens alongside the des moines river in downtown des moines? it's called the

robert d. ray asian gardens ... symbolizing governor ray's humanitarian outreach. live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news. we are iowa. jack: opinions on this issue are pouring in on our facebook page. allon barsema says: "i agree with the governor. this is war and women and children can be used as they were in vietnam. war is not pretty people. security is the number one job of government. laura wilkens says "pretty sure we could screen a mother with a bunch of starving, traumatized children and figure out if they are daesh or not." we also have a poll up on our twitter page... asking you to weigh in. the question: governor branstad directed iowa agencies to halt plans for resettling syrian refugees. do you agree with his decision? right now 59 percent say "yes," and 41 percent say "no." meanwhile, it's a tense night in europe following friday's terror attacks in paris. a soccer stadium was evacuated in

germany a few hours ago, after police say they discovered possible explosives. marci gonzalez has the latest. nat today - more raids in france and germany- nat police - searching - for this accused terrorist - they believe helped carry out friday night's attacks in paris. releasing this new photo of salah abdeslam - his brother- on french tv today. nat urged him - to surrender. nat today- france again fighting back against isis? dropping 16 bombs - destroying command and training centers - at the terror group's defacto capital in syria.. secretary of state john kerry - met with french president francois hollande- vowing to work together. sot kerry the level of cooperation could not be higher, we have agreed even to exchange more information. tonight- much of europe is still on edge a soccer match between germany and belgium - canceled before kickoff?the stadium evacuated? while at this game between england - and

france at wembley stadium? nat singing a show of defiance against the terrorists? and solidarity - with this grieving nation. sot- mos/fan/woman no violence ? just sports? just love.. lust life jack: abc will be bringing you extensive coverage of the paris terror attacks coming up tonight on world news, right after this newscast. anchor david muir will be broadcasting live from paris, starting at 5:30. jack: breaking news into our newsroom now two people were killed after a single car crash in newton today. it happened just after noon on i- 80 just east of the iowa speedway exit. four people were in the car when it happened. one of the two who died was a child. iowa state patrol is investigating the accident, they believe that the driver over corrected and lost control. jack: new details in a gas leak that disrupted downtown des

moines this morning. here's where it happened at 2nd and grand avenue. midamerican energy says a gas main was hit around 8 a-m. gas was leaking in the area, until crews got there to shut off the valves. fortunately, no one was hurt. the fire department decided to shut down two blocks of downtown ... which caused a mess in the morning commute. we just checked in with midamerican energy. they're still working on repairs and expect them to be done by tomorrow. it's not causing any service outages. jack: the rain came down pretty hard this morning and nature caused a bit of a backlog. we got several reports of standing water on streets around the metro, not necessarily because it was raining so hard, but because of this: leaf clogs in the storm drains. it's an unavoidable problem when rain comes at the end of fall. jack: it's not rain. but snow that's has

people talking now. chief meterologist brad edwards joining us brad (( ad lib weather tease )) jack: is it a sign of the times? or rather, a symbol of the times? ahead, why oxford dictionaries' word of the year isn't even a word at all! but next... " she wasn't gone for that long, it happened so fast / so fast, it can happen so fast" jack: it's the kind of story that'll get the attention of any parent, when we come back. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie

forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: welcome back -- now to that horrible abduction in kentucky. a 7-year-old girl, "gabby" doolin, was found dead just minutes after being separated from her parents during a football game on saturday. it's been ruled a homicide.

and the little girl's parents are speaking about it for the first time. chris conte has the story. " the rain that fell from the skies over scottsville kentucky today .... largely matched the tears of amy and brian doolin. she always smiled / she laughed at everything, things that weren't even funny in amy's hands .. her hair was beautiful .. a small reminder of the daughter, she has lost. she was a very happy little girl, she was (trails off) it was saturday night. gabbi doolin was cheering on her older brother at a youth football tournament behind allen county scottsville high. she knew where she was supposed to stay the 7-year-old went with some friends to the concession stand and never came back. i was just screaming her name and stopping everybody that i seen and i was saying if you've seen a little blonde headed girl wearing all pink it's my little girl she's missing i just kept running and

30 minutes .. before she was found murdered near this small pond. she wasn't gone for that long, it happened so fast / so fast, it can happen so fast you can not imagine the kind of pain this woman is living with right now. and i thought she was safe, you never know, you just don't ever know (starts crying) what hurts their broken hearts even more .. is that whoever did this, whoever killed their little cheerleader is still out there. i want justice for what happened to my baby, she was my baby they took her away and i want justice justice is what they need now. but what they want .. is to have their daughter

i want her to be home with me and they took her away" jack: no arrests have been made. but investigators say gabby's murder is believed to be an isolated incident. jack/otsl millions of americans will hit the road to travel next week-- it is thanksgiving on thursday. but along with all the extra drivers on the road, there will also be extra cops. the department of public safety says they'll be doing extra enforcement wednesday night through monday morning... with a focus on seat belt enforcement. it is the busiest travel weekend of the year. jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad

"now, we are iowa's

edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: it has been a wet, but mild day over much of iowa today. the heaviest rains have stayed away from central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling

temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40s. however, it could be enough to cause some problems on roadways for the evening rush hour. after this, we are going to have a pretty chilly weekend with highs only in the 30s. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: central iowa with locations in western

and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40s. however, it could be

for the evening rush hour. after this, we are going to have a pretty chilly weekend with highs only in the 30s. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! jack: coming up, find out what list the metro just made that says this is the place to be if you want

"y jack: some breaking news on the campaign trail bobby jindal is suspending his campaign. he said in an email to supporters it's "been an honor, but this is not my time." jack jack now to what's

jack: who knew? des moines is the place to go to get rich. "money under 30 dot com" just put out the list... with des moines number four on the best cities to get rich. the website lists des moines' low unemployment rate, low commute times and calls it a place with a "thoughtful balance between big-city bustle and small-town gentleness." cedar rapids also made the list as number 5 because of very low unemployement rates among millennials. oxford dictionaries' 20- 15 word of the year is impossible to pronounce. that's because it's not a word at all. it's an emoji - this happy, yellow, cartoon face... shedding two giant tears. the official name is "face with tears of joy," usually used as a substitute for

'l-o-l.' every year oxford dictionaries picks a word that they think captures the year's biggest trends or changes in the english language. jack: it's a choice that definitely raised some eyebrows here in the newsroom. we want to know what you think. connect with us on facebook and twitter to share your thoughts. jack: time for another

meteorheaviest rains have stayed away from

central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for we're proud to say we are iowa...