He meets with attorney general Loretta Lynch to talk about how to bypass congress. Edward lawrence shows us not everyone is on board. President obama fresh off his hawaiian vacation and taking aim at gun control. He meets with attorney general Loretta Lynch to talk about ways to increase background checks for people who buy guns. The president during his weekly radio address defended his position. This policy was supported by some 90 of the american people. It was supported by a majority of nra households. But the gun lobby mobilized against it. And the senate blocked it. Democratic frontrunner for president Hillary Clinton applauds the move to use executive orders to increase background checks for gun buyers. Republican candidates disagree. Now this president wants to act as if he is a king, as if he is a dictator. Fact is, if he wants laws, go to congress and convince the congress that theyre necessary. So he is going to sign another executive order having to do having to do with guns. I will veto that. I will unsign that so fast. His first impulse is always to take rights away from lawabiding citizens, and its wrong. Still this is at the top of the president s agenda for his final year in office. President obama is expected to conduct a three month review of other steps he can take to reduce gun violence. Republican president ial candidates marco rubio and ted cruz spent the morning criticizing obamas gun control plans for violating the 2nd amendment and for being an ineffective solution to recent mass shootings. I think we have a national right its called the second amendment, which i am a 100 strong supporter of, always have been and always will be because i believe americans have a right to protect themselves and their families and not have to rely solely on government. Its entirely backward, we dont beat the bad guys by taking away our guns. Both rubio and cruz are in the state today. Rubio will visit burlington later this afternoon. Cruz will make his way from boone to carroll and winterset. And in the final sprint heading into the first in the nation caucuses in iowa next month, those visits are just some of the 44 president ial events happening in iowa this week alone. And as Peter Alexander shows us, 2016 is already off to an explosive start between the two parties frontrunners. Overnight donald trump released his first tv ad of the campaign a move hes hinted at for months nats tba. Airing in iowa and New Hampshire, the ad reenforces his stance on isis and immigration hes calling for a temporary shutdown of muslims entering the United States the new ad comes on the heels of a new recruitment video from alqaeda highlighting his proposed muslim ban, trump shrugged it off. They use other people, too, what am i going to do . I have to say what i have to say. Instead citing an isis video fornicators. That attacks former president bill clinton for his past sexual transgressions i think its an isis, and they really put him down as a degenerate. The frontrunner now targeting both clintons with obama. Just as the former president on hillarys behalf. Tweeting the worst thing hillary could for her. Just watch president for his alleged misconduct it hasnt been a very pretty picture for her or for bill, because im the only one who is willing to talk about his problems. I think its frankly terrible especially if she wants to play the woman card clinton is even hearing about it on the road. In New Hampshire she dismissed a republican state lawmaker who heckled her about you are very rude and im not ever going to call on you. Clinton will most likely respond des moines. The former secretary of state is holding a Campaign Event at the iowa state historical building. Its taking place at 545 this evening and is open to the public. The iowa secretary of states online Voter Registration system. The department held a press Conference Today to talk about the launch and concerns of the system. Members spent the last year working on the project. On new years day, the system, which allows anyone with a state drivers license or id to sign up to vote with just a few clicks of the mouse launched. Groups like the American Civil Liberties union of iowa like the idea, but say it excludes the nearly 150 thousand people without a state its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Lets head down to at the science center. Ad lib wx quick cloudy skies for the noon hour with temperatures holding in the 20s. It will stay quiet and cloudy this afternoon with not much of a temperature change. There will be some partial clearing overnight and temperatures will drop back to the teens by early tuesday morning. This morning, a judged handed down a sentence to a man his 97 yearold neighbor. This was a senseless crime trying to make some sense to this was the trick to this. But ultimately when all the evidence is reviewed, i believe that the this was an attempted robbery and theft. Last month 20 year old ngor makuey was convicted of first for killing his 97 year old neighbor, rupert anderson. Police say in july 2014, the ethiopian refugee broke into the andersons home on east 46th street and attacked rupert and his wife. Rupert died and his wife was seriously injured. She died last march. Makuey tried to use an insanity defense, but a judge didnt buy it and sentenced him the mandatory life in prison earlier this morning. A 34 year old boone man is his friend. This morning, a story county judge sentenced leigh luhpon to 50 years behind bars. Luhpon was convicted of Second Degree murder in the 2013 death of Devlin Lockman in ames. Police initially ruled lockmans charged him with the crime after they say the evidence contradicted his story. Under iowa law, luhpon is required to serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before being eligible well have more from the courtroom coming up tonight on the channel 13 news. The flu season is off to a slow start. The centers for Disease Control and prevention says the flu season usually peaks right about now. Because viruses tend to spread at holiday gatherings. However. Medical statisticians predict this flu season will peak in february. And should be relatively mild. The cdc says the delayed season vaccinated. Iowa is experiencing minimal flu activity right now. Something small is making a big difference for a local organization. Ive been saving all the tops for the last five years and kim and christy are saved from the last time dan williams donated more than the moines. Its part of a long for the organization. The tabs are sold in bulk to be recycled. And it gets under a dollar a pound for them. Williams donation gives 12 guests a free week long stay. Still ahead on your news at noon. In the metro are finding new motivation to keep their to maintain a healthier lifestyle for 2016. And, one mom is thankful this scare. The warning signs you may have a problem with your thyroid and the unwelcome symptoms it can bring. A mother of two has much to be shes recovering from a major health scare. When your thyroid isnt working properly, you can experience a wide range of unwelcome symptoms. Anna marie tiernon has more on what warning signs to look for. Most days, jane hixson is looking after her two Young Children eliza and theo, so focused and so busy it was her hairdresser who noticed the abnormal growth in her janes neck. It looks like an adams apple, and i thought my neck is thin and im getting older, maybe i dont know, but then i realize it wasnt in the middle and i hadnt noticed it until i went and got my hair cut and the girl said, what is that on your neck . hixson says once she saw it, she its good to be proactive in any area of your life, especially about your health and for me, i have people who depend on me. I have a really wonderful husband and i love my kids and i want to be the best version of myself, which includes being the most healthy version of myself for that. A visible mass in the neck should definitely be looked at after an ultrasound, and dr. Tod huntley removed it surgically. The tumor was right there and its no longer present. Huntley says in addition to checking for masses the thyroid has an Important Role in how we feel and how our body functions. The thyroid gland is the gland in the neck that makes the gasoline that runs the body. Thyroid hormone is critical for every function in the body. Too much thyroid hormone and you can be nervous, anxious, jittery and hot all the time, palpitations. Hypo thyroidism on the other hand, when you get too little hormone, is manifested by tired, fatigue, blah, weight terrible. Was benign, some warning signs include hair loss, constipation, trouble swallowing, rapid heartbeat, unintentional weight loss and. Like jane had. A visible lump in the neck. Today will be another mainly good morning, honey. Mmm. Honey . Find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24 7. One of the Many Services provided exclusively to wellmark members. Call 84484bewell. You got people working incredibly long hours. Median Family Income today 4,000 less than it was in 1999. The bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. What this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. If you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. Temperatures really will not change much today due to all of the cloud cover. Expect temperatures there will be some partial clearing teens. The winds will pick up on tuesday from the south and will help warm temperatures back in the 30s. It will be cloudy then through the end of the week with both some rain and snow chances. There may even be some accumulating snow through early saturday morning. Its out with the old, and in with the new. Still ahead on its out with the old, and in with the new. Still ahead on your news at noon. See how people in the metro are already picking up the weights, and putting 8 09 20 i have vowed to just get better in shape for 2016, so well try it. 01 08 its historically one of the most common resolutions people make for the new year. To get in better shape. With the start of the new year comes a lot of new faces at the gym. Reid chandler found some iowans who are already hitting the weights and finding new ways to stay motivated. Three days into 2016 shows plenty of people sticking to those new years resolutions to be healthier. 8 08 47 i would say my daughter is a big inspiration to that, as well as my son who competes in swimming in college. Hes in the pool by 5 45 everyday, so hes a big inspiration. Lynn gaumer ankeny, ia lynn gaumer of ankeny is one of those people. When her kids work out at the wellmark ymca downtown, she uses it as an excuse to work up her own sweat. 8 07 58 my daughter trains with the tri Midwest Group downstairs, and so when she trains with the tri Midwest Group, i am up here lynn gaumer ankeny, ia the ymca of greater des moines says it sees a spike in membership every january. But keeping the novelty of a new workout regimen from wearing off is where the hard work really exists. 8 15 38 im going to give it a couple of weeks to slow down, i know a lot of people will disappear. Edgar leguisano des moines, ia edgar leguisano says hes not one of those new year, new me kind of people. And his advice to those who are trying to pick up a Healthy Habit is to do something you love. 8 16 06 if this is your goal, come in here, put in the work, fall in love with it. Thats the number one thing, to fall in love with it. Once you fall in love with the results youre getting, you put in love it, youre not going to quite after a certain amount of weeks. Edgar leguisano des moines, ia everyone here seems to agree. The road to a healthier lifestyle is filled with baby steps. 8 23 54 have small goals to work your way up. Dont just have one top get up there. Mohamed abdelnabi des moines, ia and dont be afraid to mix it up the strength part of strength and conditioning. Lynn gaumer ankeny, ia interested long after the new feeling wears off the new year. The wellmark ymca has now been open for a full year. It is the newest of the ys 11 facilities across the metro. Killing his neighbor learned his fate this morning. How long he will spend behind bars. We know that we cant stop every act of violence. But what if we tried to stop even one . What if congress did something anything to protect our kids from gun violence . The steps president obama wants to take to increase gun control and the reaction from candidates seeking his office. The news at noon starts now. Good afternoon. Im megan reuther. Thank you for joining us. President obama is expected to map out a strategy to increase gun control this afternoon. He meets with attorney general Loretta Lynch to talk about how to bypass congress. Edward lawrence shows us not president obama fresh off his hawaiian vacation and taking aim at gun control. He meets with attorney general Loretta Lynch to talk about ways to increase background checks for people who buy guns. The president during his weekly radio address defended his position. This policy was supported by some 90 of the american people. 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Just watch and hammering the former president for his alleged misconduct it hasnt been a very pretty picture for her or for bill, because im the only one who is willing to talk about his problems. I think its frankly terrible especially if she wants to play the woman card clinton is even hearing about it on the road. In New Hampshire she dismissed a republican state lawmaker who heckled her about her husbands alleged misconduct. You are very rude and im not ever going to call on you. Clinton will most likely respond to trumps criticisms today in des moines. The former secretary of state is the iowa state historical building. Its taking place at 545 this evening and is open to the public. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Lets head down to at the science center. Ad lib wx quick cloudy skies for the noon hour with ad lib wx quick cloudy skies for the noon hour with temperatures holding in the 20s. It will stay quiet and cloudy this afternoon with not much of a temperature change. There will be some partial clearing overnight and temperatures will drop back to this morning, a judged handed down a sentence to a man convicted of killing his 97 yearold neighbor. This was a senseless crime theres no doubt about that. Trying to make some sense to this was the trick to this. But ultimately when all the evidence is reviewed, i believe that the only sense you can make out of this was an attempted robbery and theft. Last month 20 year old ngor makuey was convicted of first degree murder for killing his 97 Year Old Police say in july 2014, the ethiopian refugee broke into the andersons home on east 46th street and attacked rupert and his wife. Rupert died and his wife was seriously injured. She died last march. Makuey tried to use an insanity defense, but a judge didnt buy it and sentenced him the mandatory life in prison earlier this morning. A 34 year old boone man is heading to prison for killing his friend. This morning, a story county judge sentenced leigh luhpon to 50 years behind bars. Luhpon was convicted of Second Degree murder in the 2013 death of Devlin Lockman in ames. Police initially ruled lockmans charged him with the crime after they his story. Under iowa law, luhpon is required to serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before being eligible for parole. Well have more from the courtroom coming up tonight on the the flu season is off to a slow start. The centers for Disease Control and prevention says the flu season usually peaks right about now. Because viruses tend to spread at holiday gatherings. However. Medical statisticians predict this flu season will peak in february. And should be relatively mild. The cdc says the delayed season gives people more time to get vaccinated. Iowa is experiencing minimal flu activity right now. Still ahead on your news at bach made it famous centuries ago. Music nats meet the woman taking her place on the podium. And how shes making classical time. Dozens of Iowa National guard america is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. Today will be another mainly cloudy day in central iowa. Temperatures really will not change much today due to all of the cloud cover. Expect temperatures to hold in the mid to upper 20s. There will be some partial clearing overnight with lows in the teens. The winds will pick up on tuesday from the south and will help warm temperatures back in the 30s. It will be cloudy then through the end of the week with both some rain and snow chances. There may even be some accumulating snow much of the music is centuries old, attracting a largely much of the music is centuries old, attracting a largely conservative, buttoned up crowd. But these days in los angeles, there is new excitement in the world of classical music. Harry smith has more on the young woman taking the podium. Philharmonic. The conductor tonight a young woman. Still in her twenties. She is Mirga Grazinyte tyla. A lithuanian with a lightning baton. For when she moves it the response is electric. Sound full mirga and one of the worlds great orchestras make a great match mirga grainyttyla i need to let the music carry me. And then, it carries all of us. We watched rehearsal. Nats. Measure by measure mirga and the orchestra come to an understanding of her vision for the piece. Harry smith what do you feel like is the most important thing you need to communicate to the people who are sitting sitting in all those chairs . Mirga grainyttyla inspiration. I am quite sure. And and then, it is about communication between us. So, sharing inspiration and communication is whats conducting about. She does her homework. And often unearths moments of musical beauty buried in the score. Harry smith right. Do you find sometimes when youre studying the score that you have a moment when you just say, ah . Mirga grainyttyla absolutely. Absolutely. There precious when you sometimes you would just analyze and search and, hmm. And sometimes, yes. This is what the composer was meaning and thinking about. In decades past a woman on the podium would raise eyebrows. Today its more a sense of celebration. After a kids concert here, we were having q and a with children and their mothers. And some of those mothers would come to me and say afterwards, it was so great for our daughters to see you. And for all of us to see. Mirga is unapologetically passionate about music and what can happen when a conductor and orchestra work as one. Harry smith, nbc news. Stick around, theres a lot of david geiger has more on how that slows down barges during a critical export time. Next on the good aftgeiger. Record flooding throughout the upper Mississippi River is hurting agricultural transportation. The river crested at an all time record level. Second only to the levels during the great flood of 1993. But with dry weather over the new year, barge transportation is picking up again. Flooding messes with navigation and power on barges. Barge captains also move 15 barges lashed together. Which could mean more accidents to bridges. But while flooding to the north is receding. Its going downstream now. The lower export terminals are getting a lot more water. Putting pressure on levies. You dont really have an inland effective system of levies. And increased current, this increased water it imposes more pressure onto our levy system and so we really need to be on top of it and making sure that this system is still able to accommodate what u. S. Soybean farmers and farmers in general produce. Steenhoek says soybean transportation is particularly vulnerable to flooding halting grain movement. 80 percent of u. S. Beans are exported between september and february. Overnight. Chinas stock market was halted at a 7 percent loss. That started a barter based sell off in china, to analyst jamey kohake. The lack of fund money. Has hit the ag markets at times. Corn sharply lower, new contract lows again being pressed, lack of fresh news over the coming in from argentina. Some moisture in the next ten days. Looking to get a hedge up in here. The colfax sheep and goat auction on saturday saw a very light run of 31 head of sheep. Feeder lambs fetched the days high average price of 2. 53 per while fed lambs averaged 1. 45 per pound. The 38 goats at the auction saw a high average price ranging from 90 to 172. 50 per head. The food and Drug Administration extended the Comment Period for a proposal addressing the use of the term natural on food labels. They are now taking comments till the 10th of may. After calling the issue complex. In november. The fda asked the public if it was appropriate to define the term natural, and if it was. How the agency should determine what was appropriate use of the term. Some federal courts have requested administrative determinations from fda because of legal disputes between private parties. And thats all i have for the show today. Thanks for joining. Ill be back tomorrow. We put stories up every day. Check out whotv dot com. Click news then and before we go. It appears the force is still strong star wars the force awakens is number one at the box office for the Third Straight weekend in a row. It brought in 88 point three million dollars, giving it a 17 day total of 740 million. Thats just 20 million short of toppling avatar for the all time domestic