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and two juveniles, will all face two charges each, simple assault and hazing. superintendent robert olson declined to go on camera, citing student privacy issues. he did say on the phone the school board expelled three students until the end of the school year. he would not let us know whether these expulsions were related to the incidents or not. live in clarion, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: new information in a serious car-versus-pedestrian crash that shut down interstate 35 in west des moines for hours overnight. it happened right after 11:00 monday night just south of mills civic parkway. police say a driver got out of his car after he was in an accident. he was walking in the travel-portion of i-35 when he was hit by another vehicle. the driver of that vehicle stopped immediately. no charges are expected. the pedestrian was taken to a area hospital for treatment. police have not released his identity. stacey: new at 5:00 authorities , say a man stole a pick-up truck, then led them on a high speed chase. 33-year-old andrew jensen faces the truck was reported stolen from the jefferson hy-vee around 9:00 monday night. two hours later, perry police reported finding the truck at a kum & go. officers chased the truck, using stop stakes on highway -- using stop sticks on highway 169. jensen got out and ran into a field before being arrested. the case remains under investigation. steve: a pella coffeehouse went up in flames overnight. it happened just after 10:00 monday at the coffee cup cafe. p.m. all available crews were called in to battle the blaze. no word yet on what started the fire or if anyone was hurt. a water main break in ames triggers a boil order. a contractor working on the new water treatment plant hit a large water main around 3:30 monday afternoon. city officials say about 160 residents and 100 businesses are impacted. the water should be safe to drink by this evening. months, a national poll shows donald trump is not leading the republican presidential race. primary voters surveyed back ben carson for the nomination. that's compared to 22% for trump. three other polls show carson leading trump here in iowa. carson and trump will take center stage tomorrow at the third republican presidential debate. will participate. jeb bush, marco rubio, ted cruz, mike huckabee, rand paul, carly john kasich. you can watch the two hour night. steve: as for the democrats new , numbers show hillary clinton now with a commanding lead in iowa. the monmouth university poll shows 65% of likely democratic caucus-goers back clinton. meanwhile senator bernie sanders , is still a distant second at 24%. clinton will go toe-toe tonight with late show host stephen colbert right here on kcci. bernie sanders, jeb bush, and donald trump have already been on colbert's show. you can catch it tonight at 10:35 right after kcci 8 news at 10:00. if you have a question for any of the democratic presidential candidates you might want to , sign up for twitter. the social media site is partnering with cbs news on november 14 for the democratic debate at drake university. twitter will provide data, serve up reactions, and give voter questions to cbs news in real-time. stacey: most of the state seeing rain today. how long will it hold around -- hang around? kurtis: rain downtown to the south side of town. heavier rain in perry, jefferson, down into winterset. all of this kind of sweeping off to the north with more rain on the way. here is some of the rainfall totals so far. in the metro, about 35 hundredths of an inch. grinnell, near 9/10 of an inch. lesser amounts the farther west and northwest you are. computer models bring in another i think those happens totals will be west and east of the metro. more rain on the way for tonight. temperatures in the 50's, eventually cooling into the 40's. tomorrow, winds are really going to pick up. high temperature at 53 degrees. 8 day forecast, details coming up. steve: new at 5:00 -- new at 5:00 an iowa prosecutor has , decided not to file charges, over allegations that a land agent offered to hire a prostitute for a landowner, if he would allow an oil pipeline company access to his land. lee county attorney mike short says there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. short says it's likely that the landowner set up a meeting with the agent to embarrass the pipeline company. stacey: new at 5:00, truckers against trafficking. the iowa d.o.t. is teaming up with the organization to combat human trafficking in iowa, nebraska, south dakota, and minnesota. authorities say truckers are important in fighting trafficking because traffickers are constantly moving their victims from one location to another even across state lines. >> the strategic role trucking can actually play as additional eyes and ears out there on our nation's highways and how they can work with truck stop members to put a dent in the business of trafficking. stacey: there will be training for truckers to identify what human trafficking looks like. the white house is honoring an iowa farmer for promoting sustainable practices. tim smith of eagle grove is being recognized for his work with the iowa soybean association and other groups to implement farming methods designed to strengthen soil health and improve water quality. he was one of twelve farmers nationwide honored as champions of change. sally: budget deal on capitol hill. i'm sally kidd in washington. the agreement would prevent a debt default and government steve: also ahead of the news at 5:00, who's at fault? why a disturbing video of school discipline that's gone viral may not tell the whole story. later -- >> a new online tool is making if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chf meteorologist john mclaughlin. steve: the threat of a government shutdown and national debt crisis may be averted. congressional leaders have reached a major budget deal with the white house. stacey: kcci's sally kidd is live in washington. sally, it's a bipartisan agreement, but not everyone supports it, right? sally: that's right. the agreement would increase federal spending by $80 billion but conservative lawmakers aren't happy. a budget breakthrough. representative boehner it's a : solid agreement and i told my colleagues there isn't any reason why any member should vote against this. sally: the two year plan lifts caps on defense and domestic spending and raises the debt ceiling through march 2017. it also prevents a huge hike in medicare premiums and deep reductions in social security disability benefits. sen. murray: congress can do its job when republicans push the tea party aside and work with us to get results. sally: house speaker boehner says the agreement helps clean the barn before a new speaker, presumably congressman paul ryan, takes the gavel. rep. boehner: i didn't want him to walk into a dirty barn full of you know what, so i've done my best to clean it up. rep. ryan: i think this process stinks. under new management, we are not going to do the people's business this way. sally: ryan upset about the lack of transparency while some conservative lawmakers say it only reflects the will of a lame duck speaker. and some fiscal watchdogs agree. see is their tax dollars increase as a direct result of it's a concern because we're going to see higher levels of spending. sally: a vote in the house could come as early as tomorrow and many expect it to pass. live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. that apparently got out of control is now triggering all kinds of reaction across the country, and even from the fbi. kevin cooney is following that story right now. kevin: steve, the video of what happened has outraged many, and called into question the actions of a school resource officer at spring valley high school in columbia, south carolina. first off take a look at the , video. kevin: so you know the latest, the justice department's civil rights division and the fbi along with the federal district attorney are going to investigate what happened and what led up to this incident. and so you know what happened, according to the school and local investigators the teacher , had asked the student to leave the classroom before she refused several times. an assistant principal was in the classroom and the officer was then called d remove the student. she again refused. that's about the time the the local naacp says they are concerned. the state educatioon superindent -- state education superintendent said the same thing. the officer involved is a deputy sherriff, ben fields, and he is currently on leave. as you might imagine a huge reaction on the internet and among those in the education and law enforcement community. stacey: president obama in his hometown today, talking about police-community relations, prison overcrowding, and gun safety at a conference of police chiefs. speaking in chicago, the president says he rejects the narrative of us versus them when it comes to officers are communities of color. -- comes to officers in communities of color. he says police must get the resources they need to do their jobs and shouldn't be scapegoated for broader failures. president obama: we can't expect you to contain and control problems that the rest of us aren't willing to face or do anything about. problems ranging from substandard education to a shortage of jobs and opportunity. stacey: the white house says evidence does not show officers are shying away from doing their jobs. that's after the fbi director said last week some cops have anxiety about encounters with the public because of cell phone cameras. steve: southwest airlines will start daily flights from des moines to st. louis in april. but its popular service from des moines to chicago's midway airport will end at the same time. des moines airport officials say the twice daily flights will link iowa travelers with 21 of des moines' top 25 southwest airlines destinations through the st. louis international airport kansas city royals fans will be on the edge of their seats tonight for game one of the york mets. it's the royals second trip to the fall classic in as many years. two years in a row. coverage begins tonight at 7:00 on fox. kurtis, what's the weather going to be like in kansas city? kurtis: andy garman will have an update about the weather in kansas city. 49 degrees out there, winds out of the east at six. rainfall, we have had a little over 3/10 of an inch here in des moines. sheridan, almost 8/10. fontanelle, 28 hundredths. more rain at 10:00 p.m.. winds really pick up tomorrow. they will be gusty by the morning hours and stay that way all day. rain trend really tapers off as we head into wednesday. rain and fort dodge down through story county. heavier rain in waterloo, cedar rapids, back through parts of mahaska county. the heaviest rain on the south side of ankeny. rain on the diagonal towards all of this scooting to the north. tapping into subtropical moisture moving in from the north. just looks at the webcam from colorado -- just looked at the webcam from colorado, they are getting some snow in the mountains. rain especially early tonight. it will slowly taper off by tomorrow morning. clouds hang around. watch this. extreme northern iowa early thursday morning could sing a little wet snow. hazy sunshine as we head into thursday afternoon and evening. tonight, that lowdown at 48. winds pick up late. tomorrow, 53 and windy. football playoffs tomorrow, it will be chilly, blustery. winds will be strongest early in their again -- early in the game. by the time it comes to an end, about 42 degrees. thursday, 51 after starting out at 35. friday's low at 36 degrees. a chance for showers on saturday. sunday, 65. again next week. 60's, maybe near 70. steve: we do have one accident to tell you about in the northeastern part of the metro. it is at i-80 eastbound at the east mixmaster. you can see slow travel across the des moines area right now. that is because there is rain visibility problems. commute this afternoon. we will see that in the travel times to the mix master's. to the west, about six minutes slow. 13 minutes to the west, seven to the east. stacey: it is not just a story about a stolen car, it is more than that. kevin: stacey, there was a car stolen recently near osceola, a nice car. apparently so nice, thieves stole it twice. but the owner is not someone a car thief or anyone el would want to mess with. mark tauscheck will have the full story at 6:00. marcus: a central iowa woman being treated for cancer comes home to find her house tracshed -- her house trashed and burglarized. emmy: a des moines family was shocked when the arl brought them an animal they thought they would never see again. andy: the iowa hawkeyes a right football poll this week -- are >> having an opportunity to prepare your own food, and not microwave something and not buy it from a store. from a health standpoint, it's critical. steve: anyone who is tried it knows that learning to cook is not an easy thing. but a new digital tool created right here in the metro is helping people of all abilities make some tasty meals. stacey: elizabeth klinge explains. elizabeth: when it comes to slicing and dicing, rebecca dawson has it down, but she admits -- >> >> well, i'm still new at this. elizabeth: new to cooking and living on her own. and making her first taste of independence a little better is a new digital tool called look, cook and eat. >> it gives them an opportunity to be like everybody else. elizabeth: sue hoss knows how important that is for people with intellectual disabilities. she's seen the challenges her own sister has faced and has worked with students like rebecca through a special training program. >> one of the things that i've learned even just with my work with the students in baking is they can do it. elizabeth: that's why hoss created look, cook and eat, an , interactive digital magazine to provide people with intellectual disabilities the detailed, step by step instructions they need in the kitchen. recipes are broken down by ingredients, tools, and cooking videos to show every step. >> they made the site very easy and it's quick. elizabeth: subscribers to look, cook, and eat get a link in their email each month to the latest issue each month. it includes 9 different menus and there's nothing quite like a full home-cooked meal, especially, rebecca says, when you've made it yourself. >> it tastes better handmade. elizabeth: in des moines, elizabeth klinge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: hoss says she hopes to eventually hire people with intellectual disabilities to host the cooking videos as well. steve: for more information on how you can subscribe to look, cook & eat, go to look cook and -- just go to look cookandeat.com. you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton smells like spaghetti with johnsonville italian sausage. my favorite. bad news. the johnsonville factory burned down brian. it's terrible. well if you can't serve tasty sausage why are we even a family? i may as well move out. well, if that's what yo... you're right. i'll stay. and tomorrow we're going to help johnsonville rebuild that factory. i'll take dinner in my room, with chocolate milk. make pasta tastier with johnsonville italian sausage. we don't make sausage. we make family. and sausage. stacey: waiting for that rain to kurtis: the rain is going to continue for the evening hours. here in the metro, lighter showers downtown but heavier rain up towards the ankeny airport. showers moving out, could be a couple sprinkles. temperatures for the first game of the world series in the 50's. thursday, 51. friday, 56. much warmer next week. kevin: as you can see, there is a happy birthday slice of cake which is all that is left because today is stacy's birthday.

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