going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit warmer, but with that warmth is going to be a few more rain chances. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... shocking survellance video released -- a teen accused of killing his grandma caught on camera terrorizing a gas station. elias: and -- a major headache for airline passengers overnight... a glitch in the

raising concerns about security. elias: announcement obama and plans for our troops over seas. hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news johnson. elias: new at midday today... a big obama troops overseas. elias: earlier today -- president obama announced that u-s forces will remain in afghanistan at their current levels for much of next year. according to the new white house plan, 98-hundred u-s troops will be in the war- torn country until just before obama leaves office. the number would then drop to 55-hundred by early 20-17. the decision comes after months of discussion involving the white house, afghan leaders, and the u-s military. "as commander in chief i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe-haven for terrorist to attack our nation. our forces will remain engaged in two but narrow

supporting counter- against al qaeda. " elias: this is the down delay we'll have more on this little later in elias: more witnesses prosecution are expected today in the pete polson trial .... police say last november, polson terrorized a pleasant hill neighborhood, shooting at three people, seriously injuring two. yesterday, more neighbors, pleasant hill officers and d-c-i agents took the stand. elias: some told the jury they spotted the same green ford explorer driving out of their neighborhoods on november 17th... .including the third shooting victim matthew stephenson- who was nearly shot twice.. he said he hid behind his truck, watching as polson shot several more times before driving away. at that time i couldnt

believe someone tried to kill me, they werent playing, they tried to kill me, had no idea what was going on" elias: two iowa state patrol troopers who arrested polson also took the stand...showing the court "never before seen" dashcam video of polson's arrest. both saying he didnt seem to be under the influence of any drug. " walk back toward the trooper, dont look at him. get down on your knees get your hands up!" elias: special agents that searched polson's home also testified, say they found different amounts of marijuana and other drug paraphanila associated with meth use. local five will have more from the trial throughout today. elias: more details from the murder investigation of a metro grandmother...

79-year-old rachel pray was found beaten to death saturday night... police arrested her grandson...17- year-old noah laprei... neighbors say laprei went door to door covered in blood, asking for help...then went to a nearby git-n-go gas station. elias: this surveillance video is from inside that git- and-go where police eventually arrested laprei. you can see him enter the store...then yelling at the clerk and another customer... laprei knocks over displays and causes a scene, but eventually is taken outside by one of the customers. he starts to attack that man but then starts ramming his body into the window outside the store. police eventually arrive...requirin g three officers to get him on the ground and handcuffed. laprei could be tried as an adult in the case. on monday, family of noah laprei told local 5 they forgive him and

hope he's tried on lesser charges in the killing of his elias: hopefully good weather for a walk today in des moines... elias: the blind will host a celebration and community walk to mark white cane safety day... last year they marked the annual an open house celebrating the 50th anniversary... white cane safety day recognizes the achievements of blind americans importance of the white cane as the basic tool of mobility and independence... today's event begins at 12-30 at their office on fourth street. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be

comfortable, but the winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit warmer, but with that warmth is going to be a few more rain chances.

confedaerate flag group have been look at national headlines this morning. elias: a grand jury delivered an indictment charging fifteen members of the pro-confederate flag group. the indictment claims the group violated georgia's street gang terrorism and prevention act and made terroristic threats. in july, members of "respect the flag" drove around a neighborhood while displaying the flag from their cars... they stopped near a home having a child's birthday party....the group then clashed with people at the party.

"-brian fortner douglas county district attorney "we do want to say that we respect the rights of all citizens to exercise their first amendment right, but we're going to require them when they're doing that to respect the rights of all of the citizens to feel safe." " elias: the indictment also charged two members of the group with battery for an incident that occurred that same day at a gas station. elias/lam now to that disruption overnight at some of the biggest airports in the country -- customs computers shut down -- delaying thousands of passengers -- and raising serious questions about security. abc's aviation correspondent david kerley has all the latest -- this was the scene at customs lines all over the country..... after department of homeland security government officials said the department of homeland security computer system caused backups at international ports of entry. the computer checks passengers against names on the terror watch list; it went down for about 90 minutes wednesday, causing back-ups and frustration at john f. kennedy international airport and other international airports. overnight, airports nationwide paralyzed - a glitch in the system that checks passengers against the terror watch list shutting down computers in airports on both coasts. (gfx map showing the ones we have confirmed were affected) major international airports across the u.s. - including new

york's jfk, lax, washington's dulles, and dallas fort worth international- all experiencing the same outage, at the same time. sot maria rea/traveler it's crazy i never saw anything like this sot josh reilly/traveler they just said there was a nationwide computer glitch and we all had to wait frustrated passengers stuck in customs lines for nearly 2 hours, taking and tweeting photographs of their misery - against airport rules - and complaining about the delays, one sarcastically saying (gfx) "customs outage was a blast". departure lines, just as backed up -airlines unable to check passengers in for their flights either! sot maria rea/traveler there were people up there all cursing, there was people that couldn't walk overnight customs and border protection telling abc news it "experienced a temporary outage? and took immediate action to address the technology disruption..." adding " ? at this time, there is no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature." officials say the computer program that went down isn't the only channel they use to check passenger identification- they have several options in place to make sure no one on the no fly list can slip through the cracks. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... a center for autistic children gets the chance to expand its services. meet one boy who's living proof of the

elias: and... a reality t-v star faces some major drama -- and it's not part of the show. hear how legal troubles could put her behind bars. elias: but next.... walmart stocks bombed yesterday -- hear why retail experts say this could mean big discounts for you this holiday season. "your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: on your money now elias: cubs fans are paying top dollar to watch their team try to make it to the world series for the first time since 1945. tickets to the cubs home playoff games were listed for a

record average of 13-hundred, 25-dollars and- 93-cents wednesday... the most expensive cubs ticket now listed is a first- row box seat in the infield for just under 12- thousand bucks. that's nearly twice the previous record set for a league championship... the cheapest ticket is a 500- dollar upper deck ticket for game three. the cubs last won the world series in 1908-- that's the longest drought in sports history. elias: it's been two years since target suffered that catastrophic data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of shoppers. now, target has started converting all of its red-card credit and debit cards to chip and pin cards. this means customers will have to enter a personal identification number - not just a signature to complete a transaction. target is mailing out new cards now. elias: many starbucks

baristas will soon have college degrees...thanks to the coffee company. about a year ago, starbucks partnered with arizona state university's online program to cover the cost of their worker's tuition for four years. more than four- thousand baristas are already going to school for free thanks to the new program. full-time and part-time employees who don't yet have a bachelor's degree are eligible. the company plans to spend at least 250-million to help 25- thousand employees graduate in the next decade. elias: now to that new trouble at walmart -- the world's largest retailer announces a huge drop in profits -- sparking billions of dollars in losses for its stockholders. and abc's business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with more on what it may mean for your holiday shopping this morning - the world's largest retailer facing a brutal selloff. grfx walmart's stock tanking wednesday, wiping out $21 billion in value in a matter of hours ?the worst day in 27 years for the company. and it caused a domino effect across wall street, taking down

nats shopping now, all that's setting the stage for deep discounts ahead for you. joe feldman, sr. managing director, telsey advisory group, the retail environment has been very competitive lately and setting up for the holiday, it will be increasingly competitive. walmart's billion- dollar slump is partly due to fierce competition with online giant amazon?competition that's effecting retailers across the board, all struggling to grow sales... and this holiday season isn't expected to get much better. grfx the national retail federation expects consumer spending this season to increase only 3.7% from last year. so retailers are slashing prices? nats walmart commercial ...already offering everything from layaway? to price matching? to friends and family discounts? to get you in their stores and on their sites? as soon as possible. joe feldman, sr. managing director, telsey advisory group i think we're gonna see pretty aggressive discounts. 30-40% off is going to be standard fare. as we get closer to the holiday and certainly after christmas elias: we're back with sam now...

i'll have your full forecast

"nowindependent weather experts" sam today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be comfortable, but the winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the

to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide

areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit warmer, but with that warmth is going to be a few more rain chances. sam: elias:

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midday... it's thursday! which means it's time to show off a furry friend looking for a forever home... and the animal rescue league is forever home... and the animal rescue league is here to help us out with that. plus... new drama for a reality star. could a legal battle send her behind bars? we have the details coming up. elias: about the animal rescue league -- the animal rescue

iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, and much more.

dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in

outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a number of animals we care for, but our other areas of arl's programs to address the up in shelters,

including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior

elias: welcome back... let's take a look at what's buzzing in the entertainment world this morning... elias/1shot a reality t-v star could be facing the biggest fight of her life: a legal battle that could land her behind bars. the "dance moms" instructor is accused of stashing away cash while filing for bankruptcy. a-b-c's linzie janis has the story. nats don't raise your kid to be a sneak! she's the tough talking reality tv star who lays down the law on "dance moms" - but this morning, dance coach abby lee miller in real legal drama of her own? charged with fraud, concealing assets, and lying in bankrupcy filings. nats some times your best isnt good enough

several dance studios - filed for bankruptcy back in 2010 - just four months before she started shooting dance moms? grfx but according to the indictment?instead of declaring her new income?.she "knowingly concealed" (pg 6) more than 750,000 thousand dollars in earnings from her hit merchandise sales in 2012 and 2013. david hickton/us attorney there was a scheme to defraud... grfx miller allegedly sending an email to a business parter and her accountant with the subject line "let's make money and keep instructing them not to "raise any red flags" and "don't put cash in the bank!!!" (pg 25) the court becoming suspicious of miller's stated financial position when the judge was channel surfing and spotted a commercial for one of her shows? david hickton/us attorney he thought he was dealing with someone who had no income... overnight, miller didn't respond to our request for comment? grfx keyables if convicted, miller faces up to 5 years in jail and a $250,000 fine for each of the 20 counts in the indictment. she has not yet entered a plea."

let's take a look at what's trending now... elias: a pair of t-v anchors in omaha nebraska got a big surprise during a recent show... they were interviewing an animal handler who brought in a skunk...during the segment he talked about their smelly defense mechanism...whic h the anchors thought went off... the pair moved out of the way of the skunk's spray...luckily it turned out to be the guest used a placed water them. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... local 5 news midday... president obama makes a big announcment this morning... what does it mean for our troops overseas? we have the details. elias:

and -- meet a local boy who is living proof of big changes being made with the help of a center for autistic children. stay tuned. " you're watching

elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: this morning a big announcement from the president -- plans to amend withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. so why the shift in policy? karen travers has more from washington, dc. it's a significant reversal for president obama. tbd potus sot there are about 98- hundred us troops in afghanistan?and nearly all were supposed to be home by the end of 2016. but the president - on the recommendations of his top commanders - will now leave as many as 55-hundred troops on the ground. it will be a two-fold mission - similar to the current one -

counterterrorism operations and training and assisting afghan forces. tbd potus sot so why the shift in policy? top pentagon officials believed afghan forces werent ready to operate on their own....and there's been a recent surge in violence by the taliban and now isis. last month taliban fighters took control of a key northern city. afghan forces battled back in kunduz, with support from us airstrikes. but one strike was catastrophic. a hospital was hit?leaving 22 people dead including 12 staffers from doctors without borders. general campbell "a hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility." there are now multiple investigations into how such a major mistake was made. also looming large over this decision - the instability in iraq. the white house facing criticism that a lingering us military presence there would have prevented the rise of isis. elias:

metro now... an eight-year-old boy is currently recovering from a dog attack... elias: the boy suffered severe facial injuries from being bitten by a neighbors dog earlier this week... the dog owner says her pitbull terrier slipped out a broken fence on carr street in des moines... we have to warn you the images you are about to see are graphic, but we have blurred out the worst of it... its not clear why the dog attacked the boy who was playing nearby... the owner says she had to tackle her dog to get him off the child... the boy needs 50 to 100 stitches to treat the bite wounds on his face.

attacked it tugs at your heart strings, this case is significant and will remain in my mind as one of the most significant attacks because of the number of lacerations the child recieved to his face " elias: the dog owner asked animal control to put him down following the attack, telling them she couldn't deal with a dog that bit a child. elias: the avian flu outbreak earlier this year devastated iowa may be the key to preventing outbreak... elias: the u-s-d-a has awarded a six- million dollar contract to harris-vaccines to begin stockpiling a vaccine for avian influenza... the vaccine producer has its headquarters in ames....and will produce 48 million doses over two years. twenty-five million of the doses are to be produced withing the first 45 days of the contract. the outbreak that hit iowa earlier this year

impacted almost 32 million birds...which lead to depopulation and sterilization of farms in 18 counties.. elias: an iowa congressman looks to revamp the funding system to benefit rural schools. second district representative dave loebsack says it's important to create a system that creates tax incentives to get the top teachers to work out in the rural districts. he's been touring a number of schools in his district to see how the schools like the plan. other elements in the plan...expanding access to grants for digital and after school opportunities. " you have to put " you have to put resources into education. it's not a sufficient condition for success, but it's certainly necessary, and that's what i hear all the time from these folks." elias: loebsack will continue his tour in eldon, loebsack will continue his tour in eldon, sigourney and tiffin today. he says the whole plan could cost between $25 and $30 million dollars, but

wouldn't require raising taxes. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be comfortable, but the winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit warmer, but with that

chances. elias: a big check is helping a metro elias: helping a metro huge difference in the lives of kids with autism. thanks to the prairie meadows legacy grant and private donors,the homestead children's autism center in altoona was able to expand ...and now serve three times as many clients. elias: two dozen more kids will be able to get the help they need... that's right...and for children like 7-year-old brandon lust the center can make a world of difference... over three years he's gone from being non- verbal ...to playing all sorts of games with his family. local five's

family. local five's kattey ortiz has his story. "brandon is a perfect example of a kid that potential." years at homestead have literally been life changing." "at first you're kind of in denial, you think well maybe he's a little bit slower to develop, but then eventually you have the realization that brandon is different." "they have helped change brandon's behavior and they've tools to also manage his behavior." "it's fun because you get to interact with the other kids that come here." "i'm proud of how far he's come." "verbally he's been a lot better and behavior wise a lot better. he's able to play board games with me, (nats - i'm playing frog tennis) i'm able to read the directions to him and he'll listen." "by pulling together community resources including the homestead, his school, his family who's so committed, he's been able to probably grow and learn in ways that will completely change his ability to be independent in life "now as a family we can eat meals together, go out to eat, go on vacations, do the things that typical families do because know better how to help him and he knows better how to help

worker. it sounds like we're service providers and family's committed and schools collaborate but he should fully get credit for the amount of work he's put in to get to where he is now." elias: elias: according to the center for and prevention ... disease control and prevention ... one out of every 68 children are affected by a form of autism. the homestead

to iowans all adults too. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in forecast next.

schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be comfortable, but the

the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in

to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit

few more rain chances. sam: elias: sam: elias: elias: you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back sam: elias: elias: you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. elias:

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the principawarm enough to be comfortable, but the winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning,

right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some frost. next week does look a bit warmer, but with that warmth is going to be a few more rain chances. elias: thanks for watching... you can view today's top stories and an