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And why this happened. Mark it in this house near eight and railroad. 54yearold Jackie Gilbert is accusing her boyfriend of dousing her in lighter fluid and then setting her on fire. Gilberts friend says her injuries are life changing. John had thrown butane lighter fluid on her and flicked his bic and threw it at her and lit her up. Mark surprisingly jill hinds , says her roommate john moore is a good man and that he needs help more than years in prison for what he did to her friend, and other roommate Jackie Gilbert. I dont think he was attempting to murder her, i think they drank a lot, they were both hardcore alcoholics and i think it just got out of , control. Mark Police Data Shows officers have been called to this home near 8th and railroad over 50 times in 2015, mostly for medical reasons. Hinds says the couple had been together about a year argued all the time. Their last argument may have started over jealousy about another male roommate. Hinds says 18 days after she was set on fire, Jackie Gilbert is mentally confused and physically in a lot of pain. From her lips down her chest across her breasts are 3rd , degree burns. She underwent skin grafting last week at the burn center and she was burned so bad her esophogus was burned. Mark john moore is still in the polk county jail charged with felony willful injury. His arraignment is december 4. Live in West Des Moines, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve from our ames bureau, Iowa State University police are investigating a body found along some train tracks northeast of campus. Isu police say Union Pacific Railroad Workers discovered the body on monday evening near brookside park. Investigators say the victim is a male student. But they wont release the victims name until the family is notified. Foul play is not suspected. Kevin the state department of clinical investigation of criminal investigation and the Calhoun County Sheriffs Office investigating a shooting death in the town of pomeroy. Police were called 205 2nd street and pomeroy around 2 00 in the morning. Inside they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. The identity of the victim has not been released. No arrests have been made. Investigators dont believe the public is in any danger. Conflicting testimony today in the ngor makuey trial. Hes charged in the beating death of his 97yearold neighbor rupert anderson. His wife, harriett, was severely beaten. Kccis kim st. Onge is back from the polk county courthouse to explain what happened. Kim makueys mother took the stand for the defense. She explained that her son was exposed to a lot of violence growing up in an ethiopian refugee camp. But how much of that he remembers turned out to be a complicated question. The prosecution and defense struggled to piece together makueys mothers testimony, partially because of a language barrier. I dont understand question. Kim the other issue, her modified memory. Today, you testified that ngor was 7yearsold when he came to the united states. That was your testimony under oath today, wasnt it . Yes. The first time you talked to us, thats not what you said. Kim prosecutors argued his age is important because that affects whether he remembers being exposed to violence while living in the refugee camp. His mother told the courtroom he lived at a group home at one point after getting involved with drugs and didnt have many friends because he would talk to himself. Did it worry you that ngor talked to himself . Yes. Kim but, he was never treated for mental illness. During a short encounter with makuey on the day of the attack, outside the andersons home shown in this video, he told officer linda powers he was there to pick up a dog, as the elderly couple owned a kennel for several decades. By him standing there calmly at the door, he didnt really catch your attention, did he . No, he did not. Kim when police came to arrest him, makueys mother says he was sleeping in bed, sweaty and wearing only underwear. She later discovered the metal spatula he allegedly used during the attack belonged to her. Live in studio, kim st. Onge, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve new information tonight in a deadly shooting at a polk county nightclub. We are now learning the names of the 3 victims who survived sundays shooting. 25yearold Geraldine Lindsey of illinois, along with 19yearold marquise thompson, and 33yearold steve gibbs, both of des moines, were all treated at des moines hospitals the night of the shooting. 20yearold Dashawn Smith was shot and killed. So far, no arrests have been made. Heres new information in a pair of medicap smash and grab burglaries in des moines on sunday. Police just released these Security Camera pictures of the suspects breaking into first the breaking into the pharmacy at first 2527 easton. Soon after, the pair broke into the medicap at 2804 beaver. They got away with 12,000 worth of narcotics. Anybody who may recognize anyone in these photos, should call polk county crime stoppers, at 5152231400. Kevin the aclu files a complaint against a West Des Moines hotel for alleged discrimination of a black transgender woman. Kccis vanessa peng is live in West Des Moines. Vanessa, tell us what the complaint says. Vanessa the alleged incident happened here at the drury inn and suites and back in july. We are just off Mills Civic Parkway at west glen. A complaint field by the aclu says a black transgender woman spent eight days in jail because of her race and gender identity. The complaint says Meagan Taylor is a black transgender woman living in illinois. She and a friend, who is also a black transgender woman, stayed at the drury on the way to a funeral. On july 12, taylor checked into the hotel. An hour to check in her while it check her in while it took other guests just ten minutes. According to the complaint, at some point during their stay, drury staff called police to say taylor and her friend were engaging in prostitution because they were men dressed as women. Because they were men dressed as women. Taylor was arrested and charged with possessing hormone pills without a copy of a prescription. She was held for 8 days in polk county jail and missed the funeral. When taylor bonded out, we tried to talk to her, but she didnt want to comment. All charges were eventually dismissed. This is an extreme and agregious example of the type of discrimination that the iowa Civil Rights Act prohibits. Because it is not the case that being transgender is a crime. Vanessa the aclu says for now taylor wants to send a message to iowa businesses that it is not ok to treat transgender people like they did here at the drury. Aclu leaders tell me they will wait to see what the Civil Rights Commission does before they make their next move. We reached out to drury officials at their headquarters in st. Louis but have yet to hear back. Live in West Des Moines, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin breaking news around the freeway. I235 in the eastbound lanes at 22nd street, traffic is very backed up. You can see it on the dot traffic camera. This is near 22nd street, this is the eastbound lane. If youre traveling in that direction, you might think of an alternative route. Steve the Des Moines Police department held their annual neighborhood workshop today. Members of their Community Ambassadors program gathered together for new instruction at the police academy. The workshop focused on how the leaders can help bridge relationships between police and residents they serve. The Community Ambassadors also reviewed with Police Safety programs that worked this year, worked last year and those that did not, and also provided some new proposals for 2016. Kevin and commitment 2016 news kcci is a proud cosponsor of , the debate this saturday at drake university. I will be one of the comoderators alongside cbss john dickerson, nancy cordes and the des moines registers kathie obradovich. Before the debate, we will have special coverage live from drake university. It all starts at 6 30 p. M. Right after our six about news. Then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 00 will be expanded to an to bring you the best hour postdebate analysis and coverage. Drake students we talked to say they are very excited to be at the center of the president ial election. At least for a while. Theres a lot of political activity going on in iowa and to be at the center of it is kind of exciting. Kevin and we want to hear from you. Send us your questions or topics you would like to hear for saturdays debate at steve still do, but news at 6 00 the battle for floyd of , rosedale this weekend takes on new meaning. Why iowas game with minnesota is now so important. Kevin will also take a look at why the future of downtown des announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 6 00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowas sportscaster of the year andy garman. The new Wells Fargo Museum is a huge deal for downtown des moines. A huge deal for entire region. Kevin the city of des moines is very excited to announce a new museum that will open downtown. The Downtown Museum will focus on the history of des moines. Steve and also the history of the states largest employer, which just happens to be wells fargo. Kccis Cynthia Fodor shows us whats soon going in on walnut street. Cynthia the stagecoach parked out in front of the Financial Center says it all. If you ever wondered why this is the symbol of wells fargo, get ready for a ride back in time. We began our history with stagecoach, transporting gold and people across this country. I think it is a great connection back to not only des moines but the history of the west. Cynthia that will be the focus of a new museum here that will look like this. And our portland museum, we had gold panning, build a teletype, many artifacts. Cynthia lots of handson interactive displays will take you back to 1852 when wells fargo originated and through the history of des moines. Up to 18 people could ride in a stagecoach. 9 inside and 9 on the roof moving only 5 miles per hour. All this on walnut street now undergoing a revitalization with a new streetscape just announced. It also complements our downtown housing projects. The vacancy rate is almost zero in spite of almost 1000 units coming online in 2015 and more planned for 2016. Cynthia that includes an attempt to attract retail and foot traffic downtown. The old burned out younkers will be renovated into 60 apartments and shops, just across the street. Wells fargo is the states largest employer with 14,000 workers in des moines. Its gonna draw a lot of attraction, a lot of visitors from across the state, across the country. At the same time, an amazing revitalization project downtown. Cynthia Cynthia Fodor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve the museum will open next november. Kevin the Historic Hotel Fort Des Moines downtown is now just days away from closing. Hawkeye hotels, which bought the hotel says they will then begin , a full scale renovation of the hotel soon. Those renovations are expected to take it out a year. Steve meteorologist kurtis gertz is here to detail the disturbance. Kurtis will have to keep an eye to the sky and stay tuned. Severe storms are possible. The main threat will be noon until 5 00 p. M. Behind the system, likely to see strong winds. I think there could be gusts well over 50 miles per hour. Based evening at 7 00 p. M. Cloud start to increase. Temperatures at 7 00 a. M. , 52, which is about our normal high. These storms likely across a good portion of the state. This will be a factor tomorrow. A bigger risk of those severe storms. The system in western colorado around grand junction. Bringing some snow up around steamboat springs. This is going to move right over the top us tomorrow. If we can tap into that spin, there will be a break. Morning showers. 1 00 moving into the metro. Watch others winds up. On the backside of this, some precipitation. Clear as we head into thursday with a whole lot of wind. Rainfall amounts anywhere from one half inch to one inch. These storms could move less fast as 55 miles per hour. Enhanced risk for severe storms through the metro down into South Central and southeastern iowa. And illinois. Isolated tornadoes. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Southeast winds, 1015. Breezy tomorrow. Temperatures in the low 60s. Thunderstorms likely, some severe especially during the afternoon. Thursday, 51. Late wednesday night into thursday, those winds in the metro could gust to 50. In northern iowa, you could have some gusts over 55 miles per hour. Friday, 48. Saturday, a high of 58. Sunday, 61. Another system early next week. Kevin its a new business that became a crime scene over the weekend. We are a little digging into the numbers to see how much trouble Club Evolution has attracted since it opened. Ryan smith will have that report tonight at 10 00. I owe about 68,000. I owe 44,000 in student loans. My plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a Public College or university. And you ought to be able to refinance student debt. And i dont believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. We have got to make college affordable. Leader, this is kcci 8 sports. Andy hot off the presses, brandnew College Football rankings, and the iowa hawkeyes have jumped from nine in the country to fit in the country, that is one spot out. This a great spot for Kirk Ferentzs team to be before what promises to be a memorable weekend. Almost taking second stage behind what is going to happen in the morning. The iowa wrestling team will have an event at clinic stadium and more than 32,000 tickets have been sold. This is exactly the kind of states that his team has been looking forward to. It is a date on a calendar with a highlight and it is important. City iowa and we have to be ready for whatever pulling you look at, that doesnt matter. Rankings dont matter, it comes down to those individual matches and the opportunities we have with those matches to compete in front of a great crowd. Andy in a big, it is the hawkeyes trying to get revenge. I will comes in at 90, ranked fifth in the College Football playoffs. All the Football Team wanted to talk about today was the wrestling. For them to do it in kick stadium, why not . A fantastic day for the university. You can expect that to the electric as a. That is really cool, especially with a knife game after that. A night game after that. The best of the best in the High School Volleyball ranks are in cedar rapids this week for the state volleyball tournament. Tony seemans live at the u. S. Cellular center with coverage from early action. Tony you know what happens when you bring in the volleyball teams from across the state and put them in an arena . Things get loud in a hurry. A while first day of state volleyball in some area teams are one step closer to a state title. Lets start the action class 5a. Jonathan taking on ankeny centennial. Ellie rockette. Back and forth we go. Centennials savanna johnson. This would went to 5 sets. Match point, johnson again. Ankeny centennial goes on to win. We were in it and we knew we just needed to stay aggressive all the way until the game is over. Were super excited. It is awesome to be back in the semifinals. In 4a, pella was basing harmon. Taylor frederick is a killing machine. Haylee let that slide. Harlan goes on to win. The team has connected so well over the past few months and has been the funnest year yet. Tony dowling losing to dubuque hempstead. Their season is over. If you think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. The goal is 50 clean energy by 2030