and only parliament can make law in the country. laura: but if the government comes up with a bill that mps decide will hurt the country long-term, will hurt the economy, and will be bad for britain, are they not morally obliged to vote against it? to have a responsibility to their constituents to representative democracy. verynk the mps sitting on slim majorities will be very wary of alienating people within their constituencies who voted to leave. that seems to be the case there s a slim majority in favor of remaining within the house of commons, or at least there was at the time of the referendum, but not in the country at large. pe thatthink any in tries to argue against any mp tries to argue against brexit would find themselves having a very difficult attempt at reelection at the next general election. laura: professor, thank you very much indeed. in the united states, donald trump has been clashing with environmentalist after he for two plans controversial oil
temps recovering briefly into the 20s. the temperature rollercoaster continues again on tuesday as temps plummet to the near single-digit high category. we then bounce way back up close to 40 on thursday, which should help melt any new and remaining snow. the work week currently looks dry with precip chances going up towards next weekend. nikki also coming up on local five news at 10. after a year of battling illness, the ag community is preparing for a new virus to hit hog farmers. but this time, researchers are working on preventative measures ahead of the outbreak. nikki then..an early morning house fire in west des moines puts one firefighter in the hospital.. nikki but first.a democratic candidate living in the metro says he s been pushed out of the upcoming brown and black forum. why he says he should be allowed in.. and why party members local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa nikki: good evening. i m nikki davidson. glad you re with us tonight. one of the
let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: the iowa legislature convenesfor the 20-16 session today. state lawmakers will be reviewing iowa s medicaid privatization and planned parenthoold funding, while tackling education initiatives.last year s session went long due to a lack of agreement on school funding. governor branstad plans to introduce a proposal for clean water funding. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning. sabrina: the three major democratic presidential candidates will be in des moines this evening as they take part in a forum designed to focus on issues that affect latinos and african americans. the democrat s forum will be held at drake university tonight starting at seven.. look for live coverage right here on local five news. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. elias: more than a week after taking over an oregon wildlife refuge, ammon bundy and his group of prot
on local five news midday.. a local mayor will be featured in world runner s magazine for a challenge she made to her residents. sabrina: music legend david bowie today at the age battling cancer we ll take a look back at the artist s life and career. sabrina: mexican drug being extradited to the u.s., after meeting with actor sean penn. local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday.i m sabrina ahmed. sabrina: new at midday sabrina: republican lawmakers here in iowa had a breakfast this morning to help prepare for the 20-16 new legislative session. and governor branstad was present for the celebratory meal. sabrina: lawmakers gavelled in the new stathouse session at 10 this morning. local 5 chief political correspondent live now at the they commence session of 20-16. amanda? amanda/tvu2: budget to be discussed for the budget: education toss to branstad s plan. one cent tax, linked to water thanks,
good morning, america. we re laughing along with you. good morning, america. what a night at the golden globes. no shortage of big winners there. lara backstage. and with the hollywood royalty. there she is. she s going to have all the incredible moments for us coming up. we have a lot to get to. including the cold front moving east. look at the nfl game in minnesota. everyone b bundled uyesterday. one of the coldest games ever. with the fririgid air ving east, ginger is home keeping baby adrianan warm. we have a special guest here to help us out this morning. come on o. sam champion, welcome back. george, good morning. amy, how are you guys? so, what s up? winter s sorry. it s a little late. but it s here for real now. my daughter harper was texting, imitating your laugh on thtext. ve excited. i know it s loud. i m sorry. welcome home. weather coming up. the breaking news. groundbreaking singer david bowie passing away overnight. just days after turning 6