News midday. We have new details on that fatal car crash here in the metro last night sabrina there will be an evidentiary hearing today on the Bakken Pipeline sabrina the democratic president ial candidates took to the debate stage here in the metro over the weekend well take a look back at a weekend full of political events up next local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina we should get more details today about sundays fatal des moines. The accident at left two people dead sunday evening. Des Moines Police say investigating crash, though excessive speed and Impaired Driving have been potential factors. But say two involved. One was heading west, the other was turning into a quick trip when they collided. People who live nearby said the sound of the collision was like nothing they could have imagined. My great grandson and i were sitting in all of the sudden there was just a great
South of the mass pike and that continues into the evening before they wind down. We will give you a timeline when they are done for good coming up. Here is Julie Grauert with live drive time traffic. Somehow it going out there, julie . Julie shiri, volume is light and still early; however, the fog will be the issue today the fog will be the issue today. Look at the pike, the traffic flow bright green which is a good sign. Not so good sign, a little bit of lingering fog. This live shot is better than the last hour. 24 minutes from the pike from 495 to the mass avenue. 8 minutes from the braintree split to the pike. 19 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. Gene and sara, back to you. A fire at a home in milton spark twos investigations this morning. Sara crews found a 6yearold home alone when they came to put out the flames. We spoke to Fire Fighters at the scene, jess this morning. Reporter we did, sara, a they say they are going to be here until the windows can be boarded up in
On the website the restaurant says it has stood the test of time including the great fires of portsmouth in the early 1800s. Sadly, today that narrative changed forever. Fire crews training on the river spotted smoke this morning, the exact same time the 911 call came in. Smoke was coming from the roof, the building has five stories and Officials Say the blaze that appears to have started on the first floor quickly traveled up the chimney and spread. Within an hour the fire went to four alarms, bringing crews from surrounding towns and maine. The mixed use building has apartments on the upper floor that were heavily damaged. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The guys were here quick, nay just come back from doing some training. We had two separate Water Supplies established quickly, we had access to the roof quickly, attack lines underneath the fire. And it was a remarkable job. Reporter investigators have determined the cause of this fire, they are not ready to release it just yet. When we
State for the first and only debate here this year. There you see it. The stage is set. Hillary clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin Omalley at those podiums in just minutes. You see them coming in there right now. Theres Bernie Sanders coming in about half an hour ago. Hillary clinton right before him. Martin omalleys coming as well. And they are going through their final prep for two hours of questions and confrontation. Stakes are high. This is the first debate since that terrorist attack in San Bernardino. The fight against isis preventing another attack here now top of voters minds. Were going to dig into that and all the big issues tonight with here. And this is the last best chance this year for Bernie Sanders and Martin Omalley to shake up a race that Hillary Clinton is dominating right now. Our latest abc News Washington post poll shows her with a commanding 31point lead over omalley far behind. But that is only part of the story. And here with our chief White House Correspondent j
You may remember the scandal last year, in which former state employees were paid hush money. It prompted former department of Administrative Services attorney ryan lamb to quit his job. But tonight hes back under the microscope. Aaron brilbeck has the story. Its a case where the state governments rule makers. Were the rule breakers. Because of a whistle blowers tip, the state Auditors Office looked into the department of Administrative Services. Thats the state agency that manages government operations. What the audit found is that a former top attorney in the Branstad Administration was not qualified for the position that he was in. And was paid 22thousand dollars more than he should have been. Attorney ryan lamb left his job last year after a scandal involving secret settlements paid to former state employees. Essentially, hush money was given to employees with grievances. The auditors report shows lamb in the Army Reserves as a lawyer. Even though he should have only been paid for