The road the Highway Patrol will be stepping up activity over the Holiday Weekend as a apart of the governors Traffic Safety bureau. It aims to reduce traffic related injuries and deaths and officers will be watching for all traffic violations especially seat beat use. A des moines woman was charged today for her role in a deadly crash. Deanna gliem appeared in court today. She faces four counts of vehicular homicide. Thats two counts for each of the men police say she killed in a crash earlier this month along hubble avenue near a quick trip gas station. Police say she was drunk and speeding when she crashed into the other car. 60 year old rick hummel and his friend 59 year old Randy Sonnenburg were killed. She is in the polk county jail on a 120 thousand dollar bond. The site of a deadly uncontrolled intersection in Mahaska County now has something that can save lives 16 26 5316 27 11 you cant undo the past obviously, but i think as a legislator, its important to take new information you learn, and initiate discussions and i think it would be easier to put our heads in the sand, but the responsible thing to do is to have discussions about how we can improve safety. sara hicklin posted this picture on facebook. Saying progress has been made. A stop sign is now in place at the sight were her three sons were killed. In august 16 year old jamie, 13 year old carson and 10 year old Christian Singletary collided with a rock truck at the intersection of Queens Avenue and 130 th street in new sharon. In addition to that intersection, county leaders plan to put stop signs at all uncontrolled intersections in the county. 16 22 4016 23 03 every intersection which traffic crosses each other at a 90 degree angle. Those intersections will be controlled and i think the engineer determined there was 35 or 40 of those intersections throughout the county. And most of them, of course, if not all of them, are at very low vehicle counts, but we thought it would be proper to control each of those intersections, at least going in one direction. So, everyone one of those intersections either going north and south or going east and west will be controlled. There is no set date on when the signs will be put in place. Several local charities and restaurants helped make thanksgiving special for thousands iowans today. For the 32 nd year in a row chucks hosted its free thanksgiving dinner. Close to 4 thousand people received a meal. Its no easy task cooking for that many people. The restaurant plans for this day months in advance meanwhile volunteers at Hope Ministries provided meals to low income families, the elderly and people who arent able to leave their home for the holidays. They severed about 25 hundred meals there. All this talk of food has dozens of iowans thinking before eating. Channel 13s Justin Surrency explains the activity slowly creeping its way into a holiday tradition its an american thanksgiving holiday tradition that family, i dont get to see them too often. Plenty of food. Pumpkin pie thats my favorite. And now family food and fitness thats right. There seems to be a new holiday tradition making its way to the table. Its prep work for today and tomorrowwhether its crunches for cranberry sauce. Tricep dips for turkey or push ups for pies. Pretty much everything, moms a good baker. Many in the des moines metro are turning to workouts that serve an almost immediate purpose. I wanted to get my workout in before i stuff my face. Its also helping to pass the time before arguably the holiday season. Aside from turkey and stuffing theres a chocolate cake that made me come here today. The Calorie Control Council estimates americans will consume an average of 3,000 calories this thanksgiving. It is making me work out a little harder. While most will say theres nothing that will keep them away dish. I love gravy and i love mashed workout reach for a second. Or third helping come dinner time. You work out to create a little more in. Its not going to stop me. This mornings des moines 5k off an average of 400 calories which free apple pie. Thousands of iowans also hit the streets for the first annual des moines turkey trot the 5 k race took people on a tour of the capitol city. Winding through areas like the east village and the capitol complex. Organizers say the event was more than a race. It showcased des moines culture. 58 12 16 58 21 00 we really wanted to bring an event Downtown Des Moines to that really shows off the revitalization to our area. That people have pride in here in des moines. After the Race Organizers helped serve a pancake breakfast to people in need. Well if exercise isnt your thing. You can burn lots calories shopping for those holiday deals. Jordan creek, valley west and Merle Hay Mall open at 6 pm tonight so shoppers can snag some early black friday discounts. Jordan creek and valley west are open until midnight while merle hay will be open until one a m. Other stores in the metro like rei, home goods, tj maxx and marshalls will not be open tonight or tomorrow. These companies encourage their employees to enjoy the holiday with family. Lot to be thankful for. Its been the greatest season ever in school history, and tomorrow they are trying to record. The hawks will face off in a boarder battle against nebraska. Security will be tight at the game. Fans can expect to have their coats and purses checked by police. Leave any unnecessary items at home. The at 2 30 coming up after the break. When it comes to holiday shopping. Do people have enough to pay for it . What iowans think about raising the minimum wage and the incentive both republican and democratic caucusgoers agree on. Plus gift of life. Thousands of people need blood donations every day. But before it gets to patients in need learn the process it must go shopping the economy is on a lot of our minds. Some argue the current minimum wage doesnt add up to a livable wage for millions of americans. But what do iowans think . We teamed up with Iowa State University for a poll to find out. Political director dave price joins us now with more. We already found out the economys the top overall issue cited by likely caucusgoers. And thats despite a lot of International Attention on terrorists. Our who tv. Iowa State University poll broke down two economic issues. The president ial candidates talk find out what iowans think about them. First up. Raising the minimum wage. Theres a reason Democratic Candidates talk about it so much and republicans dont. Likely democratic caucusgoers told us that 85 percent want a higher minimum wage. Far different with republicans. Just about a third of them want the government to dictate a higher now on this next issue. Where we found strong support on both sides. The question is whether iowa should give incentives to encourage new businessess that provide more jobs. The answer is yes and yes. 85 percent of democrats like the taxpayer backed incentives 77 percent of republicans do. Critics say its government picking winners and losers. But from our poll. People from both party think these business plan. 725 per hour. During the last legislative session a bill that would have raised it to 875 passed in the senate. But the season the giving is upon us. Some are giving gifts others are donating Something Else coming up. Blood donors save thousands of peoples lives everyday. But learn the process it takes jeb bush leadership meansyouve got to be all in. Its not about yappin. Its not about talking. Its about doing. I know how to do this becausei was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. And we turned the systems upsidedown that werent working. 1. 3 million new jobs were created. We cut taxes every year. Income rose in peoples pockets. People were lifted out of poverty. Children started to learn. As president of the unitedstates, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. Announcer right to rise usa is responsible for the 1 in seven people in iowa hospitals are in need of a blood donation, but the process it takes to reach the patient is more tedious then some think however in the end it will likely end up at blood bank in eastern iowa. Julie sisk tracked the process. From the donor site. To the hospital and all the steps in between. Nats of checking in its donation day for larry burns. A regular blood donor for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. A long time 3040 years probably its a routine that began years ago at work. After you were done giving blood you got to go home now retired. Burns still donates every time the Moline Donor Center calls. You make an appointment so you dont have to wait your in and out we tagged burns bag with a red tag. To help us follow it through the process. Beep when we scan it in we are saying we have official possession of this unit its being packed into this cooler thats numbered and labeled to ensure that we have traceability and tractability of the blood supple computer records of every step along the way burns is in and out with in a half hour. The blood donation. Will stay on site a bit longer. With in 2 hours driver Billy Metcalf arrives and takes the donations across the river to the Mississippi Valley blood Center Headquarters and laboratory in davenport. Kirby 9 48 11 what goes on beyond the donation is where so much work of the blood center take place regulations checking in at headquarters. Involves more scanning. Its good to go and the lab down here takes over and does there magic the next step. Blood component production. Takes place within hours. Thats where the component is loaded, 1st into a centrifuge and spun at a certain rate of speed for a specific amount of time and then its pulled out the red blood cells are at the bottom of the bag then platelets and plasma is higher up in the bags then a process called leukoreduction. Leukoreduction is removing the white cells the leukocyte from the blood so what is transfused actually does not contain the luko sites there filtered out overnight several tests take place. Technicians screen the blood for infectious diseases. Including hiv, hepatitis c and west nile. To make sure the blood is safe. Burns blood is cleared for release. As you can see right here these are all going out this morning while in Product Management and distribution. The units of blood can be shipped out. There is a lot track of. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is the sole provider to 88 hospitals in illinois, iowa, missouri and wisconsin. Sometimes its one unit sometimes its an order for 20 units less than 48 hours after donation. Unitypoint Health Trinity rock island puts in a request for onegative blood. I just scan this bar and we have bars on here make sure we keep it on ice blood can survive 42 days on the shelf. But its usually used well before that. We use volunteers everyday, theyll go every morning and in the afternoon one of those volunteers is joe scherschel. Nats of saying hello a driver for more than 15 years. They tell me where to go, what hospital to go to just gives me something to do, keeps me alive i think and his volunteering helps to keep others alive. Our tagged donation is delivered and the cycle continues. On his way back to headquarters. Joe drops off more supplies at the Moline Donor Center. Ready for the next volunteer to give the gift of life. If you are interested in donating. Life serve Blood Centers are located around the state. Look a if youre doing everything rightbut find it harder and harderto get by, youre not alone. While our people worklonger hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economyand democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. Before we go, president obama and his family served food to those less fortunate for thanksgiving. The first family served food at a local homeless shelter in washington last night. Obama turkey and gravy, while the First Lady Michelle Obama served the vegetables to veterans and homeless people. Daughters sasha and malia also chimed in by giving out holiday favorites including mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberries. Tonight, security scare at the white house. A man scales the spiked fence and jumps