A des Moines City Councilwoman is under fire this morning. Shes accused of voting on a controversial tax abatement program. Despite having a conflict of interest. The accusation. Comes from her own colleague. 18 18 11 well, she handles financing, tax sindicator for three out of the five projects that we voted on, not to mention probably some of the other projects in the past shes voted on, since 2013, since shes worked there. On monday. Des Moines City Council voted to extend the deadline for developers to qualify for the abatement. That saved two main developers. Who were banking on an extension. Councilwoman Christine Hensley was one of the ones who voted yes. But councilman joe gatto says thats because shes employed by a firm that works with developers. Hensley says its not an issue. 18 06 3649 i have a legal opinion from our city legal, indicating i do not have a conflict of interest and again, remember were voting on an amendment to the urban revitalization plan, we are not voting on projects. the City Attorney could not confirm that. Because he says the information is confidential. Downtown des moines is about to get a little louder this morning. Demolition for the new Iowa Events Center hotel begins today. Crews will begin kicking up dust at the site along 4th and park. The new 330 room hotel comes with a price tag of over 100 million dollars. Thats already three million over budget. And were learning now its plan for funding. May be running dry. Thats because Board Members looked to a rare Government Program for help financing a the Program Funds us projects. With green cards. Any Foreign National who invests 500 thousanddollars, is guaranteed their green card. But the program is currently under investigation by the department of homeland security. And its set to expire tomorrow. Board members say theyre now forced to find other funding options. ThthEvents Center itself is headed for a few changes of its own. And it could mean longer lines for you. Channel 13s josh nguyen is live from the Events Center this morning with all the details on new security measures theyre taking there. Good morning josh. Enhanced security measures will be effective at Wells Fargo Arena as of december 9th for all iowa energy home games, the Team Announced today. All game attendees will be screened using handheld magnetometers for every energy home game in order to improve fan safety and guest experience, a shared goal between the nba, the iowa energy and Wells Fargo Arena. the enhanced security procedures are in line with what has become Standard Practice for all nba teams, said chris makris, general manager of the iowa energy. this enhancement is a proactive approach to ensure energy games continue to be extremely Family Friendly and safe for everyone supporting our to bring only necessary items to the games to help expedite screening. Guests will be asked to remove all items from their pockets and place on provided tables or keep in n. Largebaga ckpacks are not permitted. In order to help expedite the reening process, doors will now open 75 minutes before the scheduled tip me for all energy home games. Iowa energy 20152016 Single Game Tickets are now on sale starting at just 8. Group tickets, flex packs and payment plans are available now. For more information, visit iowanba. Com or contact the energy at 5648550. For more information on the energy, like the iowa iowas lawmakers are getting a the Iowa Chamber Alliance laid out its wish list for the upcoming legislative session yesterday. It wants lawmakers to help bring immigrants into iowa jobs. And cut business taxes again. In october. A state rules committee agreed to a 37milliondollar tax cut for manufacturers. But the chamber says current tax rates make iowa less competitive. It also wants the state to Pay Companies up front. In cash to come to iowa. 51 3151 49 iowas incentives which we believe. To be competitive with those states. Paying for those proposals will be the tough part. Today the revenue estimating money the state will take in next year. Governor branstad then uses those estimates to come up with a budget. Donald trump is getting a lot of attention in west des moines. And heres why. This large sign of donald trump is hard to miss along jordan creek parkway. The homeowner says he isnt for or against trump. He just wants to get people thinking. 18 1418 39 what inspired me to put the sign up. Shaking up the establishment really well its also shaking up the internet. A photo of the sign is on reddit. With dozens of comments from people trying to decide if its for or against him. And of course noting its as size. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was is spending her time in the metro commenting on his ideals. 16 19 2416 19 46 we need to be doing everything we can to fight radical. Donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda part of that talk is giving clinton a strong lead among democrats. This weeks cnn poll shows 54 percent of likely caucus goers support her. Thats 18points ahead of bernie sanders. Steve prohm gets his first helping of the cyhawk rivalry tonight. The question is, will he follow iowa state hasnt lost a cyhawk the cyclones have won five of the last six games in the series. Thats the kind of history that prohm only wants to add to. The cyclones are also riding a 31game nonconference home winning front of some huge crowds so far this season, but senior Georges Niang warns that tonights atmosphere will be completely differently. Tons 390933 18 34 ive already told him its going to be nothing like youve seen with these first seven games. I mean its just going to be a super intense environment. State wide bragging rights decided tonight at 6 30. tis the season for window shopping. And festive downtown streetscapes. But not all getting their typical twinkle on. Coming up, hear why things in ames arent looking quite as festive as in years past. Today will be the warmest day of windy with a westwind up to 30 mph. More clouds return friday and temperatures will drop back to the 50s. Clouds will continue to increase into saturday, with a few stray showers possible. Onsunday, a strong storm system will pass through the midwest, bringing a good chance for rain into central and eastern iowa. A quarter to a half of an inch of rain is possible, especially in eastern iowa where the highest totals will be possible. Temperatures will remain in the 40s to start next week, but will dip back into the things are looking a little dim cheer. Is missing. But some local Business Owners have a plan to bring it back. Hear how theyre hoping to keep our top story. The man who went on a shooting rampage through pleasant hill. Has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. Pete polson heard powerful statements from each of his victims in court yesterday. Two people were shot, another narrowly missed when he fired at random last november. Polson blamed drug abuse for the shootings, but apologized to his victims. And its demo day for the new Iowa Events Center hotel. Crews will begin kicking up dust at the site along 4th and park today. The new 330room hotel comes with a price tag of over 100 million dollars. Some of it, Board Members had hoped to fund with a rare Government Program involving green cards. But that program ends tomorrow. Theyre now looking elsewhere something is missing along main street in downtown ames this holiday season. And the retailers say that something could make their season a lot brighter. Channel 13s Megan Reuther has the story. Its a busy time of year. 4 13 we love all the people coming in, browsing, shopping looking for the perfect holiday gifts. In downtown ames. 12 56 people are happy. The stores are decked out. The snowflakes are twinkling. But if you look up, something is missing. 55 15 for the 2nd year in a row, we havent been able to turn on the lights that line the tops of the buildings in downtown ames. The lights lining the tops of the buildings on main street are nearly 25 years old. The main street cultural district is raising money for a modern system. 56 10 the goal is to raise 80 thousand dollars, which seems like a lot, but what were looking at is led lights. They change colors. Standup 21 50 and while the store owners say the lights would really help during the holiday season, its a project designed for the entire year. 56 25 we could use them on isu game day, we could have them all red. We could have them red, white and blue for the 4th of july holiday, and then just white or the rest of the time during the ar. More light means more fety. E group of dotown businessowners has raised 18thousand llars far. Its aski e city, e convention and sitors bureau and community n now is the most imptant ing so we can get the lightson by the next holiday an. 3 43 what is more feivean lights . And, we are trying to replace and update the lightsand bring in mo color. Inpes of bringing mo oe town throughout the year. In