It. Carter. Reporter scott, these are just a few of the hundreds of vehicles that drivers had to abandon as a wall of mud came down the hill and overwhelmed this highway. It happened so fast, that many of these cars were buried up to their windows in a matter of minutes. The floods came with little warning. Oh, my god run for yr Life Reporter torrential rain, four inches an hour, triggered massive mudslides, trapping rush hour drivers on busy interstate 5. Nearly 200 cars and trucks were overwhelmed in less than 10 minutes. I have never seen anything like this. Reporter how long is that going to take to clear the mud and all those automobiles out there . Only escape for some was through the floodwater. Others climbed on top of their cars. All the cars are floating beside us. Reporter further east, trucker will nissen captured this video as 20 feet of mud and rocks lifted several sem is, across the highway. Search and rescue teams are now looking for cars that may have been buried compl
Chief kelley we protect other people, and it seems like its us that have to keep helping each other. Vanessa the state Fire Marshals Office says theres nothing to connect the fires right now. But theyre not ruling anything out. In burnside, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin this actually is the third fire within the Lehigh Fire Department this year. In april, another firefighters house burned to the ground in an electrical fire. By the way, vanessa tells us this mornings fire is the second house fire the kelley family has dealt with. Four years ago, they lost everything in a fire at their old house. Stacey the jury has gone home for the weekend without a verdict in the pete polson attempted murder trial. But before they got the case, the jury heard sometimes contradictory testimony on the stand. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at the polk county courthouse. Kim polson testified again today in his own defense, sticking by his story that he shooting from november 17 of last
Arrested because he wasnt feeling well. Even said he told attorneys to handle that and wasnt tested. After the defense rested, the prosecution called more witnesses for rebuttal, including a dci special agent who spoke with polson after he was arrested. In a recording played in court, you hear polson tell him he had not done drugs in three years and hadnt had a drink in two days. The prosecution also called polsons exgirlfriend to the stand again and played a recording of his phone call from jail two days after the arrest. I was on my way to work. Kim after that was played, he took the stand once again this morning and at night in memory of that conversation. I will be heading back to the courthouse for closing arguments this afternoon. The jury is inspected to start of the rating today. They will have to decide if he i will have the very latest for you tonight at 5 00 and 6 00. Kim st. Onge, kcci 8 news. Mollie thank you. And we were there when former state senator ken sorenson was ba
Des moines. City leaders there passed restrictions that make it harder for homeowners to rent their properties for short periods. Michelle your neighbors, you get to know. And they help protect you and keep your neighborhood safe. And bringing in different people that you dont know would deminish that. Ryan homeowners who rent their space for fewer than 31 days must be at home during the rental period. Dick it kind of affords stability. And it makes sure that somebody that at least has some ties to the neighborhood is monitoring the situation. Ryan airbnb conducts background checks and screens potential guests. Although the new ordinance doesnt impact kessler, he doesnt see why any city needs to intervene on the travel trend. Hype for it, honestly. Weve never had a problem. Who violate the ordinance face a 750 fine. Turns out, West Des Moines isnt the only Metro Community clamping down on Online Rental services. Waukee is reviewing a similar measure. They vote on that next month. Live
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