On the side of the road. Power lines laying across the top. Reporter this parent, who spoke to fox 25 by phone is also a school bus driver. She was on her route when she came across the accident. This bus is the won her son takes every day. My first thought was panic because it looked like his bus. Reporter police tell fox 25 the driver, 42yearold scott porier of dudley hit the telephone pole as he was backing up. The pole, live wires in all, came crashing down. The kids still inside. There was still kids in the bus and a live wire on top of the bus. Reporter porier seen in this mug shot with his eyes closed was arrested for oui. Im completely angry and upset that my son was in a bus with somebody that was intoxicated and his life was in danger. National grid also on scene power on a frigid night. Meantime crews work to restore power as the bus in the accident was driven away by another driver from first student. The mother we spoke to says another bus drove them to the high school so
Jail tonight. Stephanie it looks like guns will be a popular gift this christmas, Sheriffs Offices across the state are struggling to keep up with the demand for permits to carry. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa jack 2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. Im jack miller. Stephanie 2shot and im stephanie angleson. Glad youre with us tonight. Stephanie a roosevelt Girls Basketball coach and special Education Teacher is in jail tonight. Charged with felony sex abuse of a student. Stephanie Des Moines Police say 46 year old gerald tig johnson. Is facing charges of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. And assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse. Investigators say he turned himself into authorities this afternoon after a warrant was placed for his arrest. This. Just hours before his team was set to play a game tonight. Local fives Nikki Davidson joins us now with more. Nikki right. Us coach johnson has been placed on adminstrativ
Thank you so much for your efforts. Theres significant city wide efforts going on. One of the cities leading the way is the city of chicago. We are proud to be joined by chicago commissioner of Public Health. Thank you very much. Would you standup . [ applause ] one of our great partners at the federal level, assistant secretary of defense dr. Jonathan woodson. Dr. Woodson is leading an effort across the military to stop smoking and tobacco use. We can all agree that deserves some applause. Thank you dr. Woodson. [ applause ] we are pleased the local champions and statewide champions are here today. Its an example of the exciting work under way but work we need to accelerate and continue. Today, we meet at a cross roads. Over the past five decades, we are learned what it will take to end the tobacco epidemic and make the next generation tobacco free. Scientists, researchers and policymakers determined what works and the steps necessary to end the tragic epidemic. The question is, what
Speaking on capitol hill more than 18 hours after he started. Cruz and a handful of other republican senators are speaking out against a new Health Care Law. We are going to have much more on this and follow the story throughout the day. Thanks for being with us. Thats what is happening today. Well be back in half an hour for a local news update. Er from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer, and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday. Its 7 00 on the west coast. Im matt lauer. Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Thats a good party trick for bono. Not that he needs one since hes a rock star. Former president clinton commented it must be easy to make fun of me. Its a good one. No question about it. Spot on. Meanwhile, look at whats happening at washington, d. C. Senator ted cruz still going at this hour. This is an effort to defeat funding for obamacare. Technically this is no
Mel b. . Dont even ask. Can you do an american . No. I am married to an american and i cannot do it. This is it. This is what ive got for life. Yeah. Its working out pretty well for you. Al, youve got impersonations. Come on. No, no. Come on. You do the scottish very well. Well, i like to think that sometimes they come out and who knows whats going to happen. Im telling you. Thats not bad. Get in my belly. I love that scene. All i can do is mel b. Youre nuts. Thats why we have you here. Got a little bit of guinness in you and look out, its a party. Oh my god. Like i said, al can do impersonations. A simon cowell impersonation. Hes in the news. The x factor judge talking about getting me a size 5 tshirt. Okay. So simons pregnant girlfriend is ready to have a baby later this year. So he was asked by Ryan Seacrest in an interview where he would be during the birth and he said will you stand above or below the equator for the delivery. Oh, do you mean am i going to see it . Yeah. Are you o