channel 13's mike dasilva major general timothy orr signing on to the "epic challenge" 00:00-05 nexus exutive womens alliance 1:10--1:15 nexus wants iowa to take the epic challenge and pledge to place significantly more women in leadership roles." "our partnership is allowing us to really take a look at the recruitment, retention, and advancement rates of females within the iowa national guard.' 17:21:41--54 'some of the first women that served in the iowa national guard served in medical or administrative roles, as you can see form this photo at camp mccoy in 1975. but that is all changing radically.' currently , women make up 15% of the iowa army national guard and 18% of the iowa air national guard. but those numbers are likely to increase in the future...thanks to a couple of trailblazers... 17:13:50 'for the first time in the history of our units, we have two women that have now enlisted in traditionally male slots." defense lifting restrictions on women in combat in 2013... two northwest iowa recruits are now leading the way as the first the women to enlist and serve in iowa nat

mike dasilva has this follow up story from knoxville. 235313 this p.c. stuffs gotta stop. ive had comments all over from facebook from over the world in favor of our, just the way it is 24 just as preparations are underway for a new battlefield memorial at youngs park...the city council is telling the veterans group that placed the other memorial at the park that they need to move it off of and onto private property. and people in town...are not happy. 234101 i think its sad that one person can walk through your town and be offended by a cross. and frankly im offended by them 234217 this is about the united states of america. all of our soldiers give their lives so that this nation could stay free. dont the people realize that? the silhouette of a soldier kneeling at a cross was created by a vietnam vet to honor his friend who died in battle in the vietnam war. the mayor of knoxville says moving the memorial with the cross out of a city park is the right thing to do. 233401 our job as community leaders is to minimize our risk and weve got to be responsible financially for

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story... 17:16:39--42 "looked like a war zone, disaster area.' ten years to the day the tornado wreaked havoc on straftord, doug anderson remembers the damage the twister caused... 17:16:29--36 'many of the other homes had roof damage, and siding damage, and of course trees and limbs were strewn all over.' the tornado destroyed nearly two another 30-40 homes. tonight at the school cafeteria, folks looked at images that captured just how devastating the tornado was. it caused multiple injuries and claimed one life. the then 84 year-old lucille runyan had gotten to what she thought was a safe place, but that wasn't enough on that fateful day...as her son explained. <17:29:21--43 'she had been out shopping, come home and beat the storm and everything and they were going to the basement and it had full basement. they were in the southwest corner, of the basement, but the force took the top level and then just the suction in that just like my brother and sister said just you know sucked her away, and then the floor come down on top her.' the community

mike dasilva, channel 13 news. the grandmother was able to eventually reach her grandson over the phone. turns out he was in college in nebraska, doing just fine. when valley plays dowling in the jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible when valley plays dowling in the when valley plays dowling in the state semifinals, it's like groundhog day. top ranked maroons two wins from an historic threepeat. valley has rocky lombardi. what a great name.. 1st q. all defense. rocky goes down like creed hit him, but it's brawntay wells

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story... 064207 it makes me emotional just thinking about if someone would have stepped in the building carroll hoksbergen knows this could have been a lot worse and is thankful his wife and brothers in law didn't die. 064141 we certainly want this to be a across the state of iowa how dangerous this really is and what a disaster it can be. and it was a disaster...as nearly 1100 hogs died...being overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas. only 99 hogs survived. 64316 'in the manure hauling process , as we pump it out of there, out of the pits, that gas is created and usually its vented off and with ventilation with the fans.' hoksbergen has lost a few hogs in the past...but nothing of this magnitude. 064257 and we certainly try to follow all protocols, keeping all fans running and ventilation take care of it and things to prevent this but it can still sneak up on you. in fact, so many hogs died that hoksbergen had to take them to this nearby landfill. 061942 we took our equipment and we and we dug a trench about 12 foot deep, 10 feet wide and 150 feet long. we l

mike dasilva, channel 13 news the storm hit the metro at possibly the worst time.. just as kids were getting out of 53:54-54:06 we were about to be let out of school, actually we were let out of school and then the tornado sirens went off so they told us we had to go back in for shelter. most of us went to the locker room a couple of people were in scattered classrooms with no windows. waukee held students in the building until the storms passed. west des moines.. ankeny.. and several other school districts did the same. as you would expect... the storm wasn't the first thing on the minds of waukee students. 54:32-54:43 i wasn't worried, well i was worried about when we would be let out, it was hot in there i just wanted to get out and get some fresh air chief meteorologist ed wilson joins... ed... students aren't fans of anything that makes the school day a little longer... the clock is ticking for 2-hundred people in des until september to find a new place to live... bob treanor and his wife learned the news this morning... mercy is closing its park apartments. th

channel 13's mike dasilva joins us live from jethro's in west des moines... mike... pretty high stakes game like there? it's all eyes on lincoln for we're taking a live look at jethro's in west des moines. we're taking a live look at jethro's in west des moines. the polk county i-club has gathered in hopes of watching their team carry out a win... mike... pretty high stakes game today... what's the atmosphere like there? it's all eyes on lincoln for hawk fans right now... we're taking a live look at jethro's in west des moines. the polk county i-club has gathered in hopes of watching their team carry out a win... on the line for the hawks... a perfect season. they come into the game with their best start in school history... right now they're up 14-7 ... about to head into the locker room for half time. last year at this time... hawk cornhusker comeback. the hawks lost a 17-point lead in that game that went into overtime. but a couple more wins this year would put iowa in the college football playoff. right now, they're fourth with michigan state and notre dame knock

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. the non profit lutheran services history of welcoming refugees. 14:02:54 'we worked with churches around the state to welcome families." l-s-i used to resettle refugees. but in 20-10 they shifted their focus to providing education, training, and long term support to those who have already come through the resettlement process. the leader of the program says security concerns are nothing new. 14:03:58 'we worked with many iraqi families who came from you know a similar region with similar concerns and you know many of them are now a part of our community. 14:04:08 have integrated, their working and are contributing members of the des moines community 14:04:12 there were hundreds of iraqis that came through lsi between 2008 and 2010. 14:05:02--14 'its a federal program, and its all coordinated through the department of state and all of the screening is done in partnership with the department of homeland security and u.s. citizenship and immigration service.' nick wuertz says a thorough

mike dasilva has the report. 11:07:04--09 'a lot of people, they have this wrong thought about muslim means terrorist.' ghassan abood started working as a translator with the u.s. army during the war in iraq in 2003. 11:11:56-- "this i received from an american general" in 2009 abood and his family resettled here in iowa...abood says syrian refugees should be given that same opportunity and shouldn't have to pay the price for actions committed by terrorists. 10:51:08--29 'i understand the precautions and its really its for the sake of everybody for us for you for everyone and theyre trying any future possibly calamity that could happen also, we have to think about those people." abood says the government should be able to tell who's a terrorist and who isn't. 10:51:49--"would you suspect a child to be a terrorist, would you suspect a father of a 4-5 kids and having his wife, you can tell, theyre like poor family, you can tell." that's start their life again.' the organizations say they dont believe that the governor has the authority to unilaterally decide not to resettle syrians beca

channel 13's mike dasilva joins us... mike some political die-hards in the audience tonight. absolutely. the snow did not stop them...and this forum, was supposed to be filled with civility...it began with prayer, was focused on spiritual answers to the nation's problems...but things got off to a not so civil start...just as the first question was being asked. 19:12:14--29. 'we are taught in life to treat people with compassion, to love thy neighbor, to be respectful of each other . in watching the democratic debates. deportations anti family. deportations anti-family.' debates. deportations anti family. deportations anti-family.' just as senator ted cruz was being asked the very first question.. this happened... protesters held signs that said "is deportation a family value?" and family". the protests were met with a counter cheer by the audience of "u.s.a, u.s.a!" as the protesters were removed from the room. several animal rights activists who interrupted the event were also removed. the candidates then addressed the issue of civility. 19:15:18--35 'well, frank, i must say

channel 13's mike dasilva shows us how they made due.. and what they were after. before the doors were opened...at some of the biggest retail stores...shoppers had to wait in line for hours... 15:33:42--50 'standing out here in the rain, braving the elements, thats the price these shoppers are willing to pay, all for a good deal.' shoppers prepared for the weather as best they could... 15:26:45--49 'youve got a tarp, youve got an umbrella, and yet its still cold out. handwarmers.' 15:22:15--21 'if youre dressed warm, its not too bad. plus i got my phone to keep me company, so its perfect.' 15:23:12--21 how do you pass the time? standing out here? listening to music, talking to other people that are in the line, trying not to think cold you are. ' the folks in line at best buy...all had their eyes on the same item...a 49 inch toshiba tv for $150. 15:17:52--15:18:00 ' so thats a great deal for me so great that you would come hours before and wait in the rain? yup. yeah because, its a deal buster you know? 15:21:58--15:22:01 'yeah, it looks amazing. i havent seen tha

channel 13's mike dasilva joins us now live with the latest... mike? roll to vo: when we arrived on des moines police continue to follow leads in connection to a weekend shooting near court avenue... it happened around 1 a-m early sunday on 3rd and court just outside of court center leaving one dead and another injured channel 13's justin surrency joins us now with the latest on the investigation...justin? des moines police say they have solid leads from nearly a dozen witnesses early sunday morning...those that knew edmanuel perez still cannot believe his life was taken and city leaders hope a strong stand is made to ensure it doesn't have to happen again... son, brother, friend and father... "he was a great father, she was always #1 to him" "his wife is due any day so now he's gonna have a child that never knows their father...those close to edmanuel perez are still coming grips with his death... "it's really shocking" "candles remain burning bright from sunday's vigil, held just feet away from where 21 year old edmanuel perez was shot and killed ear

channel 13's mike dasilva joins us live from jethro's in west des moines... big crowd this afternoon mike... "it means everything as fans. you know life long hawkeye fans, we've never seen an undefeated season. it's an opportunity to be 12-0 and to "it means everything as fans. you know life long hawkeye fans, we've never seen an undefeated season. it's an opportunity to be 12-0 and to possibly get a shot at playing in the national championship, at least semi finals so it's kind of uncharted waters for hawk fans, but overly excited, that's for sure." the cyclones will get a chance to send coach paul rhoads off tomorrow. the cyclones play west virginia in west virginia tomorrow morning at 11. coach rhoads learned earlier this week he will not be coming back for his eighth season... but was given the opportunity to coach the team in the season finale. midamerican energy coped with hundreds of power outages overnight because of ice on powerlines... in kansas.. the ice was also sticking to the roads... this is a look at the slick conditions in wichita... at one p

channel 13's mike dasilva has his story. 'a lot of people, they have this wrong thought about muslim means terrorist.'ghassan abood started working as a translator with the u.s. army during the war in iraq in 2003. "this i received from an american general" in 2009 abood and his family resettled here in iowa...abood says syrian refugees should be given that same opportunity and shouldn't have to pay the price for actions committed by terrorists. 'i understand the precautions and its really its for the sake of everybody for us for you for everyone and theyre trying any future possibly calamity that could happen but also, we have to think about those people."abood says the government should be able to tell who's a terrorist and who isn't. --would you suspect a child to be a terrorist, would you suspect a father of a 4-5 kids and having his wife, you can tell, theyre like poor family, you can tell. that's an opinion shared by the the largest refugee resettlement agency in the state of iowa. 'there are so many easier ways to ent

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. hawkeye nation tasting sweet victory once again...and the excitement among the fans is palpable. 18:18:01 'its really exciting, i mean its a historical win. weve never gone 12-0.' 18:18:08--14 'its just unimaginable for hawkeye nation to experience this, so were really happy about this.' 18:14:14--28 'its phenomenal, i mean especially given where they were last year, compared to this year. youre talking about 180 degree, night and day difference. i never would have guessed that this would have happened.' at jethro's bbq in west des moines...the polk county i-club gathered to watch the big game against nebraska... fans were nervous...and felt the pressure...knowing what was on the line...the chance to make history. 143151-143208 i think there's more pressure on us fans than there is on iowas quarter back. you know you can feel at ease knowing that youve got a quarterback, people that have watched the hawkeyes all year, know that this quarterback that we have is phenomenal and handles p

channel 13's mike dasilva show us how it unfolded and how it ended.. 23:13:07--14 'he come close to other officers. if hed see a car on the road, he didnt really care.' speeds reached 110 miles per hour...the chase through the winding gravel roads of rural northeastern madison county was dangerous for everyone involved. 23:13:26--33 'there was a lot of unmarked cars in this chase too. he didnt care, hed go right at them and go around them. he wasnt going to stop.' 23:16:41--53 'up in the badger creek area, theres a lot of blind intersections. a lot of uncontrolled intersections....and you're like is somebody coming, is somebody coming." the high speed chase lasted half an a lot of uncontrolled intersections....and you're like is somebody coming, is somebody coming." the high speed chase lasted half an hour 23:12:47 'it was scary, it really was. it all happened so fast yet, you dont think about it until its over with. everything just goes automatically and then boom its over with." 23:21:23--32 'it all started here by these storage units in bevington, when someone noticed a suspicious look

no matter mike dasilva, channel 13 news cyclones onto the field one final time this saturday... i-s-u kicks off against west virginia at 11-a-m. -wx tease- three state champions were crowned today at the unidome. and in class 4-a, it wasn't even close. see how dowling walked off the field and into the history books. they're about to become iowa's newest police officers at time of dwindling public confidence in the men and women in blue. after the break... how these new recruits hope to change that here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon lawsuit... an unarmed man shot through the window of a police cruiser in june. the officer was cleared of any wrongdoing... but the shooting and others like it around the country has hurt the public's confidence in police officers... its somethi

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. 11:07:04--09 'a lot of people, they have this wrong thought about muslim means terrorist.' ghassan abood started working as a translator with the u.s. army during the war in iraq in 2003. 11:11:56-- "this i received from an american general" in 2009 abood and his family resettled here in iowa...abood refugees should be given that same opportunity and shouldn't have to pay the price for actions committed by terrorists. 10:51:08--29 'i understand the precautions and its really its for the sake of everybody for us for you for everyone and theyre trying any future possibly calamity that could happen but also, we have to think about those people." abood says the government should be able to tell who's a terrorist and who isn't. 10:51:49--would you suspect a child to be a terrorist, would you suspect a father of a 4-5 kids and having his wife, you can tell, theyre like poor family, you can tell. that's an opinion shared by the the largest refugee resettlement agency in the state of iowa. 10:41:07--14 'there are so many easier ways to enter the unite

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. 23:38:15--23 'youre looking at my promotion ceremony last monday, this is my youngest son , hes nine, hes putting chevrons on my collar.' after working for the johnston police department for a decade...samir has been promoted to sgt. in addition to being a success...samir is also lucky... he was able to escape war in bosnia. 23:39:13 'my father took the family to the bus station in april of 1992, and he borrowed money to put us on the bus and send us to an uncle in germany, 23:39:28--38 'sadly, after that event, he stayed behind and was killed a few months later, in july of 1992, along with 6 other family members.' had samir stayed behind, he doesn' t think he'd be alive. because of his job, he's not able to give his personal opinion on the syrian refugee situation. 23:40:36 'its a touchy subject, i think its a subject that got politicized. all i can say is that, im grateful that i was given an opportunity to come to the united states and make a positive impact but there's another local bosnian refugee we talked with who is able to speak freely and

channel 13's mike dasilva has the story. hawkeye nation tasting sweet victory once again...and the excitement among the fans is palpable. 18:18:01 'its really exciting, i mean its a historical win. weve never gone 12-0.' 18:18:08--14 'its just unimaginable for hawkeye nation to experience this, so were really happy about this.' 18:14:14--28 'its phenomenal, i mean especially given where they were last year, compared to this year. youre talking about 180 degree, night and day difference. i never would have guessed that this would have happened.' at jethro's bbq in west des moines...the polk county i-club gathered to watch the big game against the pressure...knowing what was on the line...the chance to make history. 143151-143208 i think there's more pressure on us fans than there is on iowas quarter back. you know you can feel at ease knowing that youve got a quarterback, people that have watched the hawkeyes all year, know that this quarterback that we have is phenomenal and handles pressure like none other." 14:56:05--21 "i

mike dasilva has the story. 21:44:14--17 'it was just really windy and raining really hard.' the suspected tornado destroying this storage shed north of minburn..blowing the roof clean off, and leaving debris strewn everywhere. 21:45:38 'did it all happen pretty fast? yeah, yeah it did." 21:45:41--51 'i was watching the news and it looked like a storm was coming up and it was gonna be here in about 5-10 minutes, so i went in the basement and it probably lasted maybe ten minutes.' chad spellman says 25-30 thousand dollars to replace the shed...and this isn't the first time something like this has happened on this property. 21:44:29--34 'we had some damage a few years ago and blew some sheds over and it just seems like it happens all the time anymore.' last time the damage was 80 thousand dollars... 21:46:46--48 'it gets old cleaning all this up.' chad's wife and kids weren't home at the time the strong winds came through today... 21:55:53 "we were just leaving downtown from work and school and had been talking to chad and he just said if you can't make it, stop at waukee at da

tonight the proposal was presented to the board...our mike dasilva was there for the meeting ...and he joins us first on 13. the parents who spoke up acknowledged that movement is a product of a growing district, and even said that was something they signed up for by choosing waukee said this is too much. 08:34:52--08:35:17 envision this for my son and his friends, they will have spent two years at maple grove school. under the proposed plan, they will move to waukee elementary next year for two years, then on to vince meyer for another year, waukee middle school for one year, and then assuming things go as weve heard with the new elementary school build, over to south middle school for one year, then to timberline for two years and then to waukee high school for three years, thats seven schools in 12 years kendra rice of emerson lane in waukee spoke on behalf of the entire glynn village neighborhood, and there were lots of people at the meeting from that neighborhood. rice said she felt like the district is treating children as numbers instead of people. parents from the walnut trace

and as our mike dasilva reports, if you thought the lousy weather would keep shoppers home...you were wrong before the doors were opened...at some of the biggest retail stores...shoppers had to wait in line for hours... 15:33:42--50 'standing out here in the rain, braving the elements, thats the price these shoppers are willing to pay, all for a good deal.' shoppers prepared for the weather as best they could... 15:26:45--49 'youve got a tarp, youve got an umbrella, and yet its still cold out. handwarmers.' 15:22:15--21 'if youre dressed warm, its not too bad. plus i got my phone to keep me company, so its perfect.' 15:23:12--21 how do you pass the time? standing out here? listening to music, talking to other people that are in the line, trying not to think about how cold you are. ' the folks in line at best buy...all had their eyes on the same item...a 49 inch toshiba tv for $150. 15:17:52--15:18:00 ' so thats a great deal for me so great that you would come hours before and wait in the rain? yup. yeah because, its a deal buster you know? 15:21:58--15:22:01 'yeah, it looks amazing. i

mike dasilva spoke with the sheriff that led the chase.. 23:13:07--14 'he come close to other officers. if hed see a car on the road, he didnt really care.' speeds reached 110 miles per hour...the chase through the winding gravel roads of rural northeastern madison county was dangerous for everyone involved. 23:13:26--33 'there was a lot of unmarked cars in this chase too. he didnt care, hed go right at them and go stop.' 23:16:41--53 'up in the badger blind intersections. a lot of uncontrolled like is somebody coming, is somebody coming." the high speed chase lasted half an hour 23:12:47 'it was scary, it really was. it all happened so fast yet, you dont think about it until its over with. everything just goes over with." here by these storage units in bevington, when someone noticed a suspicious looking vehicle with a man possibly passed out inside.' sheriff jason barnes responded to the call and had a bad feeling from the start. was eerie. kinda hard to explain and put it in words but yeah there was something wrong." that's why the sheriff wasn't unfolded... 23:09:09--18 "are you st

mike dasilva has the story. 23:38:15--23 'youre looking at my promotion ceremony last monday, this is my youngest son , hes nine, hes putting chevrons on my collar.' after working for the department for a decade...samir has been promoted to sgt. in addition to being a success...samir is also lucky... he was able to escape war in bosnia. 23:39:13 'my father took the family to the bus station in april of 1992, and he borrowed money to put us on the bus and send us to an uncle in germany, 23:39:28--38 'sadly, after that event, he stayed behind and was killed a few months later, in july of 1992, along with 6 other family members.' had samir stayed behind, he doesn' t think he'd be alive. because of his job, he's not able to give his personal opinion on the syrian refugee situation. 23:40:36 'its a touchy subject, i think its a subject that got politicized. all i can say is that, im grateful that i was given an opportunity to come to the united states and make a positive impact but there's another local bosnian refugee we talked with who is able to speak freely and he has strong feelings o

our mike dasilva was with fans as they watched the big game. hawkeye nation tasting sweet victory once again...and the excitement among the fans is palpable. 18:18:01 'its really exciting, i mean its a historical win. weve never gone 12-0.' 18:18:08--14 'its just unimaginable for hawkeye nation to experience this, so were really happy about this.' 18:14:14--28 'its phenomenal, i mean especially given where they were last year, compared to this year. youre talking about 180 degree, night and day difference. i never would have guessed that this would have happened.' at jethro's bbq in west des moines...the polk county i-club gathered to watch the big game against nebraska... fans were nervous...and felt the pressure...knowing what was on the line...the chance to make history. 143151-143208 i think there's more pressure on us fans than there is on iowas quarter back. you know you can feel at ease knowing that youve got a quarterback, people that have watched the hawkeyes all year, know that this quarterback that we have is phenomenal and handles p

dasilva has the story. 10:21:38--47 'i love my grandkids. theyre special. hes a special kid. and i know he wouldnt do that.' this grandmother has asked us to keep her anonymous. but while she wants her identity to remain hidden...she does want to warn others about the scam that she almost fell victim to. 10:10:49 'people should know about it. 10:11:08--12 'i made a mistake, but i didnt go all the way, thank goodness.' it was yesterday afternoon that she got a call from someone claiming to be her grandson. 10:06:37 'he says grandma im in trouble, could you help me? i says what kind of trouble and he said, im mexico. 10:07:29--37 'i said well you dont sound like yourself. i said i just dont understand why youre down there. youre supposed to be in school.' even though the story didn't quite add up...the loving grandmother wanted to help her grandson...so she did what she was told...she went to wal-mart with $900, ready to send the money. 10:09:01--09 'they says maam, dont you realize this is a scam. i says no, it was, he had my cell phone numbe

our mike dasilva is at the home right now ... one person was injured in a shooting in des moines this morning. charles shur told police he was shot in the leg and chest while two men tried to rob him. shur is expected to recover. police say this doesn't appear to be a random crime ... and there is no danger to the general public. des moines police are also looking for suspects in a deadly shooting over the weekend. it happened on court avenue shortly after one sunday morning. 21-year old edmanual perez was shot and killed. 23-year old andrew hurley-boyd was injured. off-duty officers often patrol the court avenue district as part of a program called "operation downtown." but police say none were working the night of the shooting. city leaders say while violence downtown is rare, it's vital everyone work together to ensure a safe downtown. "i would like to see us be as aggressive as possible...the businesses will have to step up. they play a major issue and they'll have to help cover the cost of some of those. it can't just be on

mike dasilva has the report. 15:14:05 "we're losing our jobs, they are being taken away." trump highlighting a major theme of his campaign during the who forum and his rally -- by connecting jobs and the economy directly to what happened in newton with the closing of maytag. 15:14:12--22 "where they took it right to mexico and 4,000 jobs were lost instantaneously. it wasn't even like it was over a period of time, it was like all of a sudden you lose 4,000 jobs. many of you folks worked for maytag." trump called upon a small business owner at the rally to help make his case...that he is and will be a job creator for america. 15:17:58 "everybody i'm sure has seen the 60 minutes piece from five years ago." david mcneer of newton was highlighted in that famous 60 minutes report from 2010. in the report, mcneer said his company, maxim advertising, was hurt by the recession and was getting smaller and smaller. 15:00:32--44 the next morning he got a call from trumps office and he said wed like to do a little business with you and so he put him next to some people that did some bu

channel 13's mike dasilva has more on 'he come close to other officers. if hed see a car on the road, he didnt really care.' speeds reached 110 miles per hour...the chase through the winding gravel roads of rural northeastern madison county was dangerous for everyone involved. 'there was a lot of unmarked cars in this chase too. he didnt care, hed go right at them and go around them. he wasnt going to stop.' 'up in the badger creek area, theres a lot of blind intersections. a lot of uncontrolled intersections....and you're like is somebody coming, is somebody coming."the high speed chase lasted half an hour 'it was scary, it really was. it all happened so fast yet, you dont think about it until its over with. everything just goes automatically and then boom its over with." 'it all started here by these storage units in bevington, when someone noticed a suspicious looking vehicle with a man possibly passed out inside.'sheriff jason barnes responded to the call and had a bad feeling from the start. "the whole thing, it was eerie. kinda hard to explain and p

mike dasilva has the story. 'i love my grandkids. theyre special. hes a special kid. and i know he wouldnt do that.'this grandmother has asked us to keep her anonymous. but while she wants her identity to remain hidden...she does want to warn others about the scam that she almost fell victim to. 'people should know about it. 'i made a mistake, but i didnt go all the way, thank goodness.' it was yesterday afternoon that she got a call from someone claiming to be her grandson. 'he says grandma im in trouble, could you help me? i says what kind of trouble and he said, im in jail, and he says im in mexico. 'i said well you dont sound like yourself. i said i just dont understand why youre down there. youre supposed to be in school.' even though the story didn't quite add up...the loving grandmother wanted to help her grandson...so she did what she was told...she went to wal-mart with $900, ready to send the money. 'they says maam, dont you realize this is a scam. i says no, it was, he had my cell phone number and everything.' the better business bureau hears from people ev

mike dasilva has more. the non profit lutheran services in iowa or l-s-i has a long history of welcoming refugees. 14:02:54 'we worked with churches around the state to welcome families." l-s-i used to resettle refugees. but in 20-10 they shifted their focus to providing education, training, and long term support to those who have already come through the resettlement process. the leader of the program says security concerns are nothing new. 14:03:58 'we worked with many iraqi families who came from you know a similar region with similar concerns and you know many of them are now a part of our community. 14:04:08 have integrated, their working and are contributing members of the des moines community 14:04:12 there were hundreds of iraqis that came through lsi between 2008 and 2010. 14:05:02--14 'its a federal through the department of state and all of the screening is done in partnership with the department of homeland security and u.s. citizenship and immigration service.' nick wuertz says a thorough proce