Morning. But the situation quickly escalated. They noticed a fire had started inside the home. They say they tried unsucessfully to get johnston to come out. They even broke through the door. But the smoke and heat made the situation too dangerous. 2 40 13 we dont want to die, when that fire and smoke gets to that point the officers cant function thats when we need to move. The Fire Department was called to the scene. They were able to get the flames extinuguished in about 2 minutes. 2 42 59 we went in and found a deceased male in the structure. Nikki now there was about a ten minute delay from when firefighters arrived on scene. To when they started fighting the flames here. Coming up at six well explain the reason for that delay. And why police and fire Officials Say this was a incredibly unsual and tricky situation for them to deal with. Reporting live in des moines, nikki davidson. Local five news, we are iowa. Jack trail today iowa went first, but now its New Hampshires turn. Jack lam the secretary of state in New Hampshire is predicting record turnout for their first in the nation primary today about half a million people. Polling places packed. On this primary day voters making last minute decisions in these final hours. Sot i honestly was not sure who i was going to vote for up till the very minute, candidates made the rounds. Nat Chris Christie polling place visit Christie Christie christie trying to round up. Quick nat cruz last minute support. Quick nat rubio and, even a little luck woman your father shook my hand and he won your brother shook my hand and he won jeb give me a hug then they hug very sweet donald trump went into primary day the frontrunner in the polls. But john kasich had a little boost. Nat from Dixville Notch winning in Dixville Notch the small, first precinct to cast and count ballots at midnight. I just ran into trump and he said you killed me crowd laughing . Nat wplg what ballot would like today . And independent voters. Sot so who was it . Bernie sanders. Looked at the republican side and the democratic side he was our clear choice . Vermont senator Bernie Sanders polled ahead here in neighboring New Hampshire. Sanders if theres a large voter turnout, were going to do just fine. But Hillary Clinton nat says this is a fight to the finish. Sot Hillary Clinton were going to keep working literally until the last vote is cast jack the first polls close at 6 pm our time. Now you can track realtime numbers as they come in on our website. Because its a primary there are a lot more names in the ballot than what you saw on caucus night results. Check it out for yourself on the story on our website we are iowa dot com. Iowa, at the some movement funding. Reporter amanda krenz is at the State Capitol to explain how jumpstart on 2018 school year. Amanda intro 1 05 57 the funding in Conference Committee for the next school year could be tied up for who knows how long. The senate decided to get started on funding for the 2018 school year. Inside Senate ChambersDemocratic Leaders say theyre following the law when it comes to eduation funding. And fighting to get money in place for the next two school years. They proposed a 4 percent funding increase for 2018. After hearing from School Districts that theyve had to delay buying classroom materials, textbooks, and technology. Quirmbach 2 57 over 90 our our School Superintendents and principals are telling us that without a decent increase, class sizes will increase, our children will not ge the individual attention they need and deserve. Senator quirmbach told lawmakers that some schools have said theyll have to cut reading programs which didnt sit well no and i would strongly arecommend schools make reading a priority, not somethign they cut right off the bat. School year passed along party lines 2624. It wll now move ont the house. Reporting amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. Stephanie otsr marijuana is also starting to emerge as a major issue legislators will consider this session. In 2014 iowa passed a law that would allow individuals who met certain conditions to possess medical cannabis. But a problem remained even though individuals could have it they had a very hard time getting a hold of it. One of the sponsors of this new bill that would allow for growth and distribution in iowa is peter cownie from west des moines, a republican. But hes not the most surprising supporter who was at the News Conference today. Well tell Christian Conservative activists in iowa is also behind this legislation, at six. Stephanie we want to know your thoughts on expanded medical cannabis is it a good idea or not . You can connect with us on facebook and twitter. Send us an email to news at we are iowa dot com or call us in the newsroom 1 8008585555 wed love to hear what you think about this story or any other. Stephanie 2shot well, its an expensive proposal. But is it necessary . Coming up how much money will it cost to better protect the federal government from hacks . Jack and the u. S. Will put up big cash to prevent the spread of the zika virus. This as another case pops up inside the u. S. Youre watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. This is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa. Jack in National News tonight. Jack otsl the white house says its increasing security of the federal governments computer and data systems after high profile hacks at various agencies. President obama establishing a federal Privacy Council to ensure all of the administrations branches are using the best, most secure practices when safeguarding information. The president included 19 billion dollars in his budget, unveiled today, for bolstering cybersecurity in the federal government. Jack otsl that was part of the 4. 1 trillion dollar budget the president sent to congress today. So how are lawmakers receiving it . We checked in with Iowa Republican senator joni ernst today we continue to see more spending in the president s budget, and thats something we really need to get under control. Weve got over 19 trillion dollars of debt right now, so im anxious to see where we can find efficiencies in government, find those savings, and eliminate wasteful projects. Stephanie 1shot the mayor of flint, michigan announced a 55 milliondollar proposal today to remove lead piping from the citys water system. Its a bid to fix the citys toxic water crisis as possible. First priority goes to highrisk households. Meanwhile, michigan Governor Rick Snyder declined an invitation to testify at a hearing tomorrow before the House Democratic steering and policy committee. His spokesman said he couldnt testify because he has to deliver a budget presentation to the state legislature that day. Stephanie the good times are rolling in new orleans. The city hosted its annual mardi gras festivities today. Thousands lined the streets for the parades that are expected to go well into the night. Revelers will eat. Drink. Dance and catch the traditional beads. Stephanie and tens of thousands of people in denver are celebrating the broncos big win. A free concert this morning, followed by a parade. Then to denvers Civic Center Park for a rally. The broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24 to 10 in super bowl 50. Stephanie 3shot chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now. Edwards. Certified by weatherrate the experts brad it was nice to see the sunshine today, but we still had to deal with those cold nw winds. Thankfully they will be coming down this evening, but this will also mean a very cold night for all of iowa. Skies will be clear early tonight with a few clouds coming in later. Winds will drop to 510 mph later tonight as temps drop into the 0s and 0s. Clouds will likely be back to greet us for wednesday along with a chance for some light snow. Central and western iowa are the morning commute, but this light snow could affect the trip home in the evening. At least the winds will not be blowing this little snow around like monday. More cold air will be with us right into the weekend with the sun returning for saturday, but highs will only be in the teens for central iowa. There will be another system coming through sunday that could bring us several inches of snow, so you and your valentine might have to deal with that while out and about. The good news is that it is looking more likely that a warmup is coming for next week we might be reaching the 50s by the end of the week brad wxhang adlib Jack Stephanie thanks, Brad Stephanie if you have a it was nice to see the sunshine today, but we still had to deal with those cold nw winds. Thankfully they will be coming down this evening, but this will also mean a very cold night for all of iowa. Skies will be clear early tonight with a few clouds coming in later. Winds will drop to 510 mph later tonight as temps drop into the 0s and 0s. Clouds will likely be a chance for some light snow. Central and western iowa are most likely to see about 1 of snow after the morning commute, but this light snow could affect the trip home in the evening. At least the winds will not be blowing this little snow around like monday. More cold air will be with us right into the weekend with the sun returning for saturday, but highs will only be in the teens for central iowa. There will be another system coming through sunday that could bring us several inches of snow, so you and your valentine might have to deal with that while out and about. The good news is that it is looking more likely that a warmup is coming for next week we might be reaching the 50s by the end of the week brad wxhang adlib jack coming down this evening, but this will also mean a very cold night for all of iowa. Skies will be clear early tonight with a few clouds coming in later. Winds will drop to 510 mph later tonight as temps drop into the 0s and 0s. Clouds will likely be back to greet us for wednesday along with a chance for some light snow. Central and western iowa are most likely to see about 1 of snow after could affect the trip home in the evening. At least the winds will not be blowing this like monday. More cold air will be with us right into the weekend with the sun returning for saturday, but highs will only be in iowa. There will be sunday that could inches of snow, so you might have to deal with about. The good news is that it is looking more likely that a warmup is coming for next week we might be end of the week brad wxhang adlib Jack Stephanie thanks, Brad Stephanie stephanie if you have a child interested in learning more about the weather, you can enter online to coming down this evening, but this will also mean a very cold night for all of iowa. Skies will be clear early tonight with a few clouds coming in to 510 mph later tonight as temps drop into the 0s and 0s. Clouds will likely be back to greet us for wednesday along with a chance for some light snow. Central and western iowa are most likely to see about 1 of snow after the morning commute, but this light snow could affect the trip home in the evening. At least the winds will not be blowing this little snow around like monday. More cold air will be with us right into the weekend with the sun returning for saturday, but highs will only be in the teens for central iowa. There will be another system coming through sunday that could bring us several inches of snow, so you and your valentine might have to deal with that while out and about. The good news is that it is looking more likely that a warmup is coming for next week we might be reaching the 50s by the end of the week brad wxhang adlib Jack Stephanie if you have a child interested in learning more about the weather, you can enter online to become our next future forecaster. Go to we are iowa dot com for more information. Jack next up the zika virus keeps on spreading. Details on the new plan to help stop it inside the us, when we come back. Youre watching local mic nnnc enoueg t exriceeangos ica dfilto peitan stssl y a yr ve es d hso i d sdr hoonndvbe hri imir scege. , m wa tinounehein ai a n thnogat heinyohe. Nnnc lpg he h thnestndosinvave decefothhein paeddrsaraobn ll edatyoonsi tse ol a slbehe t he y oyo jrn t heinbeer arhayoveeemiin men hpi ueaan ta tdrsaraod. Stephanie welcome back on to some health news this evening and the growing concern about the zika virus. Stephanie ram with at least 50 confirmed cases in the us, the white house is asking for 1. 8 billion dollars to fight the virus. The cdc is raising its alert reporting the states first case today. Abcs Lauren Lyster has more. Today, washington debating nearly 2 billion in emergency funds to fight the mosquitoborn zika virus. While the cdc raises its zika response to level 1 the highest level of alert assigning staff to work on it 24 7 besser sot the cdc has only gone to level 1 alert 3 other times, hurricane katrina, for ebola and for swine flu 07 and what they are saying is this is an important problem as the world continues to spray pesticides to try to kill off the mosquitos. Nats spraying brazil elsewhere gma concerned travelers to affected areas can fight bites themselves Consumer Reports [[gfx finding these three repellants to be the most effective sawyer fishermans formula picaridin, natrapel 8 hour, and off deepwoods viii they advise avoiding products made of natural plant oils sot sue byrne Senior Editor for health and food, Consumer Reports janis zika sot some of those even failed our tests immediately and the mosquitos bit right thorugh our testers arms for most who contract zika its a mild virus is suspected of causing the severe birth defect microcephaly, associated with small heads. And a new study finding a threat to vision in infants sot besser if zika can cause microcephaly its likely zika can cause other problems there are at least 50 cases of zika in the us none from mosquito bites in the states indiana announcing its first today. Sot dr. Jen brown, state department of health the patient did have a travel history to haiti which is an area where there is documented zika transmission occurring tag and while the zika virus is new to the us the mosquito species known to carry it are not. One of them the aedes aegypti blamed for the outbreak in brazil can be found in the southern us from florida to california. Lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. Jack otsl Actor Hugh Jackman has revealed another bout with skin cancer, warning fans to wear sunscreen. The 47year old posted a photo on his Facebook Page monday showing a bandage over his nose saying , quote, an example of what happens when you dont use sunscreen. He wrote that it was basal cell carcinoma. The mildest form of cancer. The australian actor has been treated at least three times for skin cancer. The American Cancer Society say 80 percent of americans diagnosed with skin cancer each basal cell carcinoma. Jack were going to see a famous face in science on the drake campus this spring. Bill nye will be a guest lecturer, part of the universitys bucksbaum lecture series. Hell be here thursday, april 14th, at drakes knapp center. Its at 7 pm, free and open to the public. Nye was the bowtie wearing host of bill nye the science guy that aired on pbs in the 1990s. Stephanie time for another quick break. ad lib to skycam chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. Jack and heres a live look from a warmer place than here new orleans. Crowds gathering to celebrate mardi gras. Today is fat tuesday ad lib mardi you never know who youre going to run into at the statehouse. Today it was cy, the iowa state mascot. Our cameras caught him up in the Senate Gallery this it was actually at the capitol. It was nice to see the sunshine today, but we still had to deal with those cold nw winds. Thankfully they will be coming down this evening, but this will also mean a very cold night for all of iowa. Skies will be clear early tonight with a few clouds coming in later. Winds will drop to 510 mph later tonight as temps drop into the 0s and 0s. Clouds will likely be back to greet us for wednesday along with a chance for some light snow. Central and western iowa are but this light snow could affect the trip home in the evening. Stephanie thank you for spending your time with us tonight. Jack we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. Watch for were proud to say we are iowa. Have a great night