Llc, a Consulting Firm she was also director of Community Relations for the Principal Financial group. Public records show she also donated 500 to governor branstads campaign in 2010. The final board member is nick wagner. He lives in marion. He is a republican who also served in the house of representatives, he represented part of linn county. Wagner used to be the director of Quality Management for the esco group. Hes an expert in diesel generator control, Facility Energy and efficiency audits, and building control. I asked the spokesperson for the iub board about how they would go about making their decision about the pipeline, this is what he said the board will make its decision based on the applicable state law and the evidence in the record of this case. That means theyll look at all the complaints against the pipeline, the support, and what people have to say at the hearing on thursday. But dont look for a quick decision, the board can take as long as they want to make up their mind. From the Digital Media center, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. Jack this controversial topic has spread to the president ial controversial topic has spread to the president ial to the president ial campaign. Bernie sanders released a Statement Today opposing the pipelines construction becoming the first democratic candidate to oppose the pipeline. He says he doesnt want the pipeline built because its our job as a nation to break the quote addiction to fossil fuels and not increase our dependence on oil, coal and other pollution sources. Jack well be following this story to the end. But first we still want to hear what you think. Should the Bakken Pipeline be approved or not . Let us know, we may use your comments onair. You can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. Or send us an email or give us a call. Wed love to hear what you think the Contact Information is on your screen. Stephanie developing now out of Calhoun County where police found a man dead in a home. Stephanie it happened in pomeroy sometime around two this morning at a home in the two hundred block of second street. Police found the body of a man there with an apparent gunshot wound. Stephanie right now the iowa dci is investigating and has released very little details. We know that the Calhoun CountySheriffs Office was called to the home on a report of a person with a gunshot wound. When they arrived, they found a the body of a man. So far, no arrests have been made and police say there is no reason to believe the public is in danger. The identity of the victim is being witheld pending notification of his family. Stephanie well update you as soon as more details are released. You can follow this story on our website thats we are iowa dot com. Stephanie and moving to new details now from the Waukee School district stephanie thats where a committee has decided to recommend new boundaries for the district. Its a topic that many parents there have been talking about they say theyre tired of having their kids switch schools. The district has rezoned their schools as many as 7 times in the last 20 years but the city is rapidly growing and the district is struggling to keep up. In a meeting last night 75 percent of the committe members voted to change the districts boundaries once again. Now no action was taken last night that will happen at a meeting on december 14th. If approved the changes could impact 574 Elementary Students and 61 middle school students. Jack 43 Million Dollars for a filling station in afghanistan. Now, iowa senator Chuck Grassley is doing some digging into the task force that approved the construction. The now defunct Us Task Force spent 800 Million Dollars in its Economic Development mission there in afghanistan. Most of the projects never got off the ground. Now, senator grassley wants all records related to the Task Force Activities from 2009 through spring of this year to audit the spending, the senator is also asking fellow senators to join the request. Jack new at six now. Metro workers join the fight for fifteen. Jack fifteen dollars an hour that is. Its part of a nationwide plan by fast food workers who want the minimum wage raised up to what they call a livable rate. Workers in nearly 300 cities across the u. S. Were expected to participate including des moines. The plan today was to encourage people to vote next year for candidates who support a higher minimum wage. No one who works two jobs in this country shouldnt have a roof over their head. Thats what i very strongly believe. Jack todays protests are expected to be the largest since they were first launched three years ago. Stephanie happening right now people are getting some answers for iowas new medicaid program. Stephanie iowa medicaid is hosting a mix of inperson meetings and webinars to get the public more information on the transition of nearly all medicaid members transitioning to iowa helath link. Two meeetings are being held right here in des moines. The first one is being held right now until 7 30 at polk county river place. The next one will be on november 17 from 9 a. M. To 11. The new program is supposed to kick off january first. Stephanie now speaking of medicaid governor branstad met with the department of health and Human Services secretary in washington today. The meeting was held to try to promote that medicaid privatization effort. And branstad says it was encouraging. But following criticism of the timetable for branstads plan the centers of medicare and Medicaid Services said officials will need to ensure certain conditions before the agency will sign off on the proposed changes. Jack coming up on local 5 news at six. A great day out there, but tomorrow will be a completely different story brad will talk about possible Severe Weather. Stephanie but next a special surprise for some brides headed down the isle and headed overseas to fight for our country. You wont want to miss it stick with us. Your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. This is local 5 news at 6. We are iowa. Stephanie welcome back were talking veterans day now. A big day to honor our service men and women across the state tomorrow. Stephanie ram and 40 bridal salons across the nation are stepping in to show their support in a very special way including one in dubuque. Its part of brides across america an organization that gives away more than 2 thousand wedding dresses to military brides. Its a show of support for either women in the military or military spouses. Today in eastern iowa, a few brides got to walk away with a dress of their own. It was just the best experience. It definitely was amazing, we just knew. I love it. It is an emotional day, it is an amazing day, its a time that you get to say thank you for us safe and allows us the privilege that we have, that were not privileged to live in stephanie now every registered bride gets a free gown but sometimes they get help with the full wedding, depending on the type of need. From boone took the trip of a lifetime on board a freedom flight, and locals 5s Elias Johnson was invited to tag along. The journey all leads up to a very emotional conclusion on the way home. Something i hadnt felt in a long time and its good. Its really good. Jack tonight only on local 5 news at 10 see the surprise at 30 thousand feet that brought the trip to an emotional end for our iowa veterans. Jack and dont forget you can find all veterans day activities on our website thats we are iowa dot com. Stephanie wxcdl jack wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now. Brad wxcdl local 5 weather is coming up next. Local 5 weather is coming up next. Now, we are iowas most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts brad wxc welcome back. Im local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. Brad lets take a look at we are iowas most brad wxwall today turned out pretty nice with just enough sunshine in central iowa to push us into the lower 60s while most other areas of the state only reached the 50s. Clouds will be increasing overnight as a strong storm system moves closer to us wednesday. This energetic low pressure system will likely produce some Severe Weather wednesday in southern iowa and missouri, so we will be watching it closely. Look for scattered showers and storms to reached the 50s. Clouds will be increasing overnight as a strong storm system moves closer to us wednesday. This energetic low pressure system will wednesday in southern iowa and missouri, so we will be watching it closely. Look for scattered showers and storms to increase over iowa during the Morning Hours wednesday with the strongest storms likely to move through the metro between 11am and 4pm. There and even some isolated tornadoes with these fastmoving storms. It will be windy wednesday, but even windier that night with wnw winds gusting up around 50 mph the strong winds will continue into thursday and friday with much cooler temperatures. However, the weather will turn around just in time for the weekend with lots of sunshine and 50s saturday and 60s sunday brad 2wx thats all for my forecast. Check out weareiowa. Com for the latest in weather. Stephanie 2wx thanks brad. Stephanie snap a cool weather photo . Post it to we are iowa dot com. Just click on the share it tab im here with jon schaeffer, and jon state rolling today in jon 2bam thats right jack coming up on well take a look at whos moving on to the semifinals in 5a now, local 5 sports with jon schaeffer. We iowa sports jon welcome back the state volleyball tournament is underway in cedar rapids today and it all started in 5a. Local 5 sports jordan furbee has been out east all day long and he has more on the early action. Defending champs, the 1 team and a squaua making its 9th overall appearance. It was a busy first day of state volleyball here in cedar rapids. Central iowa had three teams make it in 5a. And we start with topranked dowling. The maroons were taking on 12th ranked dubuque hempstead. First set, dowling turns to its stud. Mykal sadler coming up big with the kill later on its the mendoza going over on two. Then one more from sadler, dowling takes set 1, 2522. But hempstead would win sets 2 and 3. Ahead to the fourth on match point, kasey davis with the final of her 26 kills, a match high quarters for the 2nd Straight Year as hempstead upsets 1 31. The mustangs play the ranked defending champs and 7th ranked 1st set, on set point the jags laura rieck with the kill too hot to handle. Centennial takes the first 2725 2nd set, back comes johnston. Look at the power from denise ssozi generates holy cow dragons take the 2nd set 2522. Both teams split the 3rd and 4th set, so we head to a deciding game 5 centennial would take an early lead as haley matter and Savana Johnson team up for the block. Johnston not going down without a fight, taryn knuth with one of her match high 27 kills but on match point, johnson ends johnstons season with the kill. The defending champs move on to the semis surviving a 5set in cedar rapids, jordan furbee local 5 sports we are iowa. Thanks jordan pella taking on the twotime defending the twotime defending champs from harlan. Cyclones up 2 sets to none. But the lady dutch battle back. Emily holterhaus with the two handed slam. Then its 10 again with the big spike. But harlan would put it away in the 3rd. Taylor frederick paints the back line for the point. Then frederick spikes it home, one of her 26 kills on the day. Match point, that ends it harlan is on to the semis with the 30 win. To the gridiron the iowa hawkeyes are 90 for just the second time in School History and First Time Since 2009. They did it with a win over indiana and while it wasnt filled with pizzazz it was effective. Now the hawkeyes turn their attention to a Minnesota Team that gets after it on defense. The gophers beat iowa 51 to 14 last season the hawkeyes remember that loss but its time to move on. Theres a lot of things that happened last year and that was last year, this is a different team, different year, and a different opportunity. That being said we have total respect and first hand knowledge just how well these guys can play and what kind of team they are. They got a lot of the same players back. Were going to have to be at our best so the big thing thats motivating us right now is just to play our best football this year. Thats really what were worried about and focused on and its really all we can control. Jon sx3s stephanie sx3s jack sx3s well be right back. Youre the web. We are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. Jack wxhang now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. Brad today turned out pretty nice with just enough sunshine in central iowa to push us into the lower 60s while most other areas of the state only reached the 50s. Clouds will be increasing overnight as a strong storm system moves closer to us wednesday. This energetic low pressure system will likely produce some Severe Weather wednesday in southern iowa and missouri, so we will be watching it closely. Look for scattered showers and storms to increase over iowa during the Morning Hours wednesday with the strongest storms likely to move through the metro between 11am and 4pm. There will be the threat for some hail, highs winds and even some isolated tornadoes with these collapse and why was blake a