Volleyball nets. See how its helping leaders prepare for the sports spotlight next year. I235 63 and i80 35 at merle hay first on 13. A des moines extend the citys Tax Abatement Program. But now. Council members are accusing her of putting developers ahead of taxpayers. Well, she handles financing, tax syndicator for three out of the five projects that we voted on, not to mention probably some of the other projects in the past shes voted on, since 2013, since shes worked there. Christine hensley works for midwest housing equity group. A Syndication Firm that handles tax credits for developers. Thats why shes taking heat for sponsoring an amendment to extend the Tax Abatement Program for multi family housing. The program was set to expire at the end of the year for companies that hadnt started construction. But the deadline was pushed back to the end of june. By a narrow vote of four to three monday night. Hensley didnt recuse herself from the vote. And shes standing by that decision. I have a legal opinion from our conflict of interest and again, remember were voting on an amendment to the urban revitalization plan, we are not voting on projects. The City Attorney could not tell us what that legal argument is. Because he says its confidential. The governor is getting an idea of the funds he has to work with this legislative session. The revenue estimate conference meets at the statehouse at ten this morning. The Group Gathers three times each year. To provide updates on iowas budget. The december report helps governor branstad develop his budget recommendations to the legislature. The session begins january 11th. A des moines man convicted of attempted murder found little sympathy in court. The doctors are still not certain on what percentage of movement and strength ill get back in my left arm due to the choices you made that morning the two men who were shot in to pete polson. Polson shot at a third. But narrowly missed. He was sentenced to 55 years in jail. And must serve at least half of that before becoming eligible for parole. He blamed drug abuse for his actions. A woman is in custody after shooting at another womans car in des moines. It ppened in the 900 block of kenyon avenue. Around 6 30 last night. Police say the women were fighting over a man. When one of them fired at a vehicle with the other inside. No one was hurt and no damage was found. Police havent released the suspects name. A des moines student says she was abused by a Roosevelt High School teacher. Gerald johnson turned himself into police tuesday. Hes a special Education Teacher and the coach of the Girls Basketball team. Hes charged with Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. A criminal complaint shows johnson started calling the 16 year olds cell thursday. He had her come to his classroom. Where she says he talked about having sex with her, kissed her, and groped her. News of johnsons arrest quickly made the rounds at school. It got spread around pretty quick. Its all over twitter and facebook. We dont necessary know if he did it for sure. We cant really judge anyone based off an accusation and an arrest. Johnson bonded out of jail shortly after yesterdays hearing. Hes scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. Des moines has a couple of huge sporting events in its future. The first is taking place this weekend. At Wells Fargo Arena. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen this morning. Josh, theres a lot that goes in to hosting thousands of fans. Enhanced security measures will be effective at Wells Fargo Arena as of december 9th for all iowa energy home games, the Team Announced using handheld magnetometers for every energy home game in order to improve fan safety and guest experience, a shared goal between the nba, the iowa energy and Wells Fargo Arena. Energy fans are advised to bring only necessary items to the games to help expedite screening. Guests will be asked to remove all items from their pockets and place on provided tables or keep in hands. Large bags and backpacks are not permitted. In order to help expedite the screening process, doors will now open 75 minutes before the hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. I80 35 university i235 22 i35 oralabor this weekend you can take a trip to the zoo. To see some special guests here for the holidays. Or you can experience the sights and sounds of christmas. As a classic hits a des moines stage. Well give you details on those events. And many more. After there are some big events bringing people to the metro this weekend. Greg edwards from the Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau is here to tell us all about them. Event 2015 Ncaa Division 1 volleyball regional finals date friday, december 11 saturday, december 1 time all day location Wells Fargo Arena admission tickets start at 17 description catch ncaa volleyball on the court at the division 1 regional finals watch as collegiate athletes compete for a place on the road to the championship. Dont miss the chance to see event world food price hall of laureates holiday open house date saturday, december 12 time 9 a. M. 1 p. M. Location World Food Prize hall of laureates admission free description visit the World Food Prize hall of laureates for their holiday open house and experience the Historic Building ready for the holidays hear live holiday music performed by the grave Church Ensemble as you explore the Historic Building. Celebrate together in the spirit of raising awareness of world hunger. Event santa at the zoo date saturday, december 12 time 10 a. M. 2 p. M. Location Blank Park Zoo admission children free, children 7. 00, adults 13 years and older 12. 00description bring the kids to Blank Park Zoo for a familyfriendly holiday event take a photo with santa, write a letter to the north pole and enjoy hot cocoa. Explore the zoo see your favorite animals event the nutcracker date time 1 p. M. Location Hoyt Sherman Place admission tickets start at 25. 50 description catch ballet des moines 14th annual production of the nutcracker at Hoyt Sherman Place. Ballet des moines adaptation of tchaikovskys the nutcracker is choreographed by artistic director serkan usta and ballet mistress, lori grooters. Enjoy a special evening with a performance from des moines only hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Plus 400 in promo cards. Development dilemma. A buzz worthy build in the metro has hit a roadblock. Well tell you why leaders are having trouble picking up the tab. Education overhaul. The president is signing a measure to change up the no child left behind initiative. See how the move could benefit iowa schools. Getting ready. Wells fargo arena is trading the basketball hoops. For volleyball nets. See how its helping leaders prepare for the sports spotlight next year. Its thursday, december 10th. Developers are showing off their designs for the new Downtown Hotel but they are also hitting a speed bump in their plans to fund the 100 Million Dollar project. The lobby is going to be dynamic, not like anything else in des moines. Developers unveiled the interior designs for the project at a board of directors meeting. It will be built along 4th and park in des moines. With 330 rooms. Each with 55 inch t vs. Leaders were planning to use the governments e b 5 program to help foot 20 Million Dollars of the bill. The Program Gives foreign nationals a green card if they invest 500 thousand dollars in a u s project. But its under investigation by the department of homeland security. And is scheduled to expire tomorrow. We are going to have to seek alternative financing thats going to take some guarantees working on those alternative plans. Construction on the project will for march of 20 18. Today the president will sign legislation to overhaul the no child left behind initiative. The initiative was first approved during George W Bushs presidency in 2002. Critics on both sides of the aisle have since argued it gave too much power to washington. The Senate Overwhelmingly passed a bill to change that. Dubbed the ever Student Succeeds act. It allows state and local leaders more power in determining how to respond to underachieving schools. This year. 83 percent of iowa schools were labeled as failing after not meeting n c l b benchmarks. Doctors without borders is calling for an investigation into the bombing of one of its hospitals. U s airstrikes in afghanistan accidentally killed at least 30 people. Including medical staff. The group has delivered a petition signatures to the white house. The petition urges president obama to agree to an independent investigation. It comes two weeks after the pentagon released a summary of its own investigations findings. The group wants to determine if there were any violations of International Humanitarian law. The Iowa Chamber Alliance is laying out its wish list for the upcoming legislative session. The chamber is calling on lawmakers to cut business taxes. Again. In october. A state rules committee agreed to what amounted to a 37 Million Dollar tax cut for manufacturers. The chamber says current tax rates make iowa less competitive. It wants the state to Pay Companies up front, in cash to come here. 51 3151 49 iowas incentives which we believe. To be competitive with those states. The chamber also wants the legislature to make it easier to immigrants. And have them fill jobs when there is a shortage of workers. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is taking aim at her republican rival. We need to be doing everything we can to fight radical. Donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda part of their recruitment effort. At an event in urbandale. She discussed Donald Trumps proposal to ban all muslims from coming to the u s. Clinton calls the comments dangerous and shameful. She also touched on the state of the a recent c n n poll shows her with 54 percent of support from likely caucus goers. Bernie sanders had just 18 percent. Donald trump is getting a lot of attention in west des moines. And heres the reason why. This large sign showing his face is parkway. The homeowner says he isnt for wants to get people thinking. 18 1418 39 what inspired me to the establishment really well the sign is also shaking up the internet. Reddit. With dozens of comments from people trying to decide if its in support of him. Republican hopeful marco rubio is hoping to inspire some signs of his own. Rubio will begin the day in west des moines. With a stop at noahs event venue. Hell hold a town hall to discuss important issues regarding military members. Hell then make his way to ames. For a meet and greet. At maintenance shop. Then later this afternoon. He travels east to iowa city. For an event at kinnick stadium. Des moines has a couple of huge sporting events in its future. The first is taking place this weekend. At Wells Fargo Arena. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen this morning. Josh, theres a lot that goes in to hosting thousands of fans. Jason smith, director of operations for Wells Fargo Arena enhanced security measures will arena as of december 9th for all iowa energy home games, the Team Announced today. All game attendees will be screened using handheld magnetometers for every energy home game in order to experience, a shared goal between the fargo arena. Energy fans are advised to bring only necessary items to the games to help expedite screening. Guests will be asked to remove all items from their pockets and place on provided tables or keep in hands. Large bags and backpacks are not permitted. In order to help expedite the screening process, doors will now open 75 minutes before the Valley Junction will soon become a winter wonderland. Tonight is the last jingle in the junction of the season. People can stroll down the streets lined with twinkling lights. Or take a horse drawn trolley ride. Holiday snacks. And even a visit from mister and misses claus if youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all Metro Locations 700 block of Martin Luther king jr. Parkway 2300 block of hull avenue. Polk county locations 11200 nw 16th st east of polk city 7300 nw 4th st southwest of a des moines man convicted of years in jail. Pete polson received his sentence yesterday for going on a shooting spree in pleasant hill. Polson shot two people. And narrowly missed a third. He blamed drug abuse for his actions. And apologized to his victims. Angry demonstrators are calling on chicagos mayor to resign. Step down step down step down protesters vented their anger towards the Chicago Police board yesterday. The meeting came hours after mayor Rham Emmanuel accepted responsibility for his handling of a fatal police shooting. And apologized. Demonstrations began last dash camera video a 17 year old. 16 times. A des moines student says she was abused by a Roosevelt High School teacher. Gerald johnson turned himself into police tuesday. Hes a special ed teacher and hes charged with Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. A criminal complaint shows he talked about having sex with a 16 year old. Kissed her. And groped her. Hes scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. A woman is in custody after shooting at another womans car in des moines. It happened in the 900 block of kenyon avenue. Around 6 30 last night. Police say the women were fighting over a man. When one of them fired at a vehicle with the other inside. Thats according to the des moines register. No one was hurt and no damage was found. Police havent released the suspects name. Warmer temperatures mean smooth sailing on the mississippi river. This was the scene last november. A barge struggled to make its way through 8 inches of ice. Near guttenberg. But this year there is no ice at all. Making travel on the boats. It allows them to have a little more freedom of mobility, they spend less fuel, they can travel at a more regular speed and its also a lot safer for the boats, the crew working at the lock and dams, and the boat crew itself. Most of the locks along the river will close next week. To undergo repairs for the first time in 35 years, drakes knapp center played host to a team from the big east. Drake took on depaul last night. And the game started off stride for stride. The bulldogs trailing the blue demons by just 1 point at the half. 38 37. Sophomore guard reed timmer was on fire. Scoring a career high. 30 points. Still it wasnt enough. Depaul dunked drake. 74 71. The bulldogs will travel to reno, nevada on saturday. For a 6 p m tip off. Iowa state head coach steve prohm wants to win his cyhawk debut. Fred hoiberg, tim floyd, and Larry Eustachy all did. Side. The home team has won 10 out of the last 12 years. Last season being one of the exceptions. Iowa head coach Fran Mccaffery has never won at hilton coliseum. Well see who gets the bragging 30 p m. The cyclones are ranked fourth. Now heres matt lauer with a on the today good morning