Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im justin surrency. The december weather has taken everyone by surprise but storms are going to be moving across the state very soon. Meteorologist Brett Mcintyre joins us now with the latest. This evening was special for single mothers across the single parent provision, a non profit organization, treated them to a special night. The single moms were invited to in johnston for the single moms christmas dinner event. While there, they took time to network with eachother and meet others in similar situations. The nights events included dinner, a program, and gifts and prizes. Children also experienced a fun evening complete with activities, games, and a meal of their own. 18 27. 28 17 18 27. 39 00 this year is amazing, the first year we had 30 women that came to the dinner, it has increased every year and this year it has doubled from last year this was the fourth year of the event, and coordinators think that even more women will come next yea
It appears that it is. The folks i spoke with tonight say they are really proud that valley is taking this difficult issue head on. As part of these ongoing discussions, the students are discussing books such as why together in the cafeteria and School Culture rewired as well as the crossover. The ongoing discussions. Including stereotypes, and the cultures and subcultures that exist at valley high and in society. Tonight principal tim miller talked about how important values are and how our values are often learned. Miller says embracing kindness and respect can start to shift behaviors and culture. He says the goal is to improve the acceptance of all of the differences at valley, and the folks we spoke with say these conversations are making an impact. 20 59 3220 59 45 its opening discussion that hasnt necessarily been said before and people are doing it with caring hearts, with open attitudes and so its in a very safe environment where we an be authentic 21 03 5321 04 14 racism is v
And im dan winters. Thanks for joining us. Niatrate levels in the Raccoon River this year reached record niatrate levels in the Raccoon River this year reached record highs. Forcing Des Moines Water Works to spend more money than ever before on making the water safe. And the safety comes at a cost. And it means you will see an increase on your water bill channel 13s Jodi Whitworth joins us in the studio with more. Yeah dan. Its a bit of a bummer of water works customers. Yesterday the board approved a 10 percent rate increase meaning customers can expect about a 2 dollar and 50 cent increase on their monthly bill the increase will impact des moines and polk county. And will likely cause a spike in rates in neighboring suburbs who purchase their water supply from water works. Water works ceo says iowans are actually using less water before. But the water from the Raccoon River is the dirtiest its ever been. That means its taking more manpower and money to keep the water, we do use, clea
Today another republican candidate trumped donald trump. A new Des Moines Register Bloomberg Politics iowa poll released today shows. Texas senator ted cruz sits at the top with 31 percent for the first time. While donald trump sits in second place with 21 percent. Ben carson comes in third with 13 with 10 percent. And in the Single Digits jeb bush is in fifth place with 6 percent. Down toward the bottom of the poll chris christie, mike paul all sit at 3 percent. Other candidates john kasich is at 2 percent and Carly Fiorina is at 1 percent. Last night was the first time donald trump has been in iowa since his proposed ban on muslims coming into this country. Katy tur has the story. First things first, Trump Supporters like one thing more than any other. Matt adey sot he tells it how it is. Kurt brewer sot if youre full of crap he says youre full of crap Lenora Fisher sot i heard somebody say he had a 5th grade vocabulary. Well, you understand what hes saying. They say they are angry,
The army corp of engineers wants you to avoid what little ice there is on saylorville lake. The corp issued the warning this morning. At this point. There is only ice around the edges of the lake. The corp is lowering the lake level. And says that will make the ice unsafe once it freezes over. Are getting ready to help those who ignore ice warnings. This is video of the cedar rapids rescue Team Practicing today. Really dont notice how cold the water is. Frequently change from spot to spot in des moines the parks are Rec Department flies a green flag at area lakes when the ice is safe. Altoona police say a rescue wasnt an option when they arrived at a trench collapse this afternoon. 174114 intially it came out as a rescue but once we got on scene we could tell by visual cues that this was gonna turn into a recover 30year old Justin Jorgensen was installing sewer lines when the roughly 12foot trench collapsed around. Crews worked for several hours to recover his body. According to osha r