sam if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a couple more days till anything gets better! this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies back across the skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday morning, but i think tailgaters for the isu and iowa games will be in luck since the rain should be gone fairly early in the morning. sunday is the start of a brief warming trend that should get us into the 70s by monday and last into next wednesday, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel! elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... a new speaker for our nation's capital, wisconsin congressman paul ryan. elias: star soccer forward abby wambach ends her 15-year career today-- elias: and two iowa hair-braiders try to make a living, while under fire for not having the necessary while under fire for not having the necessary licenses.

"local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: round three for the republican presidential candidates last night in boulder was a spirited debate. the 10 candidates on the main stage launched fierce attacks on the each other, the moderators, and of course, hillary clinton-- abc's tom llamas brings us the highlights. " for the first time donald trump was not in the middle of the biggest fight at a republican debate. 20:38:37:27 sot-jeb bush what is it like a french work week? you get three days where you have to show up jeb bush going after the man he mentored senator marco rubio...attacking him for missing votes in the senate. 20:38:43:07 sot-jeb bush "you can campaign, or just resign and let someone else take the job." but rubio standing his ground...delivering a line that left bush silent and the audience cheering 20:39:20:11 sot-rubio "someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you. [applause] i'm not running against governor bush. i'm not running against anyone on this stage. i

am running for president because there is no way we can elect hillary clinton to continue the policies (cheering) donald trump did have his moments...like when governor john kasich 20:30:25:14 sot-kasich somebody that doesn't job. 20:31:03:11 sot-trump was a managing general partner at lehman brothers when it went down the tubes and almost took every one of us with us post debate trump giving me his take on the debate tvu 8 boulder spin room 23;25;44 sot-llamas-trump sot: was it tough not to be the star? trump: i don't know what you mean by the star llamas: like the focus? like all the questions weren't at you. trump: well i think it was very unfair. i mean it's become very unfair. i think that i did very well according to all of the online polls i got 80 percent as a win but trump finding some support on stage. 21:48:18:07 sot-huckabee "i love donald trump. he is a good man. i'm wearing a trump tie tonight. get over that one." "is it made in china or mexico?" "such a nasty question, but thank you governor." other candidates also critical of the questions...christie

exploding when bush was asked about fantasy football. 21:56:03:23 sot-christie we have isis and al- qaeda attacking us and we're talking about fantasy football? (cheers)" and christie tangling with one of the moderators cnbc's john harwood 21:57:12:11 sot-christie "because i got to tell you the truth, even in new jersey what you're doing is called rude." senator ted cruz winning cheers with this debate critique 20:45:19:11 sot-cruz "this is not a cage match. and if you look at the questions: donald trump, are you a comic book villain? ben carson, can you do math? and even with all eyes on dr ben carson - the frontrunner in some of the latest polls - he ended up being one of the candidates who had the least amount of time to speak. tvu 8 boulder spinroom 23:53:53 sot-carson intv "what was your greatest moment of the debate?" "um (thinks) when it was over.""

don't forget to weigh-in on last night's debate... who do you think won...and who do you think fell short.. let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. elias: and in washington, wisconsin's paul ryan won wednesday's election for speaker of the house... the secret- ballot tally was 200 for ryan, 43 for florida's daniel webster. his nomination is expected to be approved today, making him the youngest speaker since before the civil war. a new speaker had to be chosen after the announcement last month that john boehner would resign from the position and congress. elias: the house of representatives also passed a budget deal wednesday... despite many republicans

voting against it. the two-year fiscal proposal would increase federal spending and extend the debt limit. the bill now moves to the senate... where it is expected to pass. the proposal lessens the chances of another government shutdown in december. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a couple more days till anything gets better! this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies back across the skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday morning, but i think tailgaters for

the isu and iowa games will be in luck since the rain should be gone fairly early in the morning. sunday is the start of a brief warming trend that should get us into the 70s by monday and last into next wednesday, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel! elias: local news in the metro-- elias: the des moines water works board approved a 10 percent rate hike this week. the board says the reason for the increase is because people aren't using as much water... due to more- efficient water appliances. the increase not only affects people in des moines, but also only affects people in des moines, but also ankeny,

urbandale, and west des moines those are customers whose water is purchased through the board. " keith denner, president of professional property management: "it happens fairly frequently because their cost of operation goes up and the cost of electricity goes up and they need to pass on their costs. we understand it." elias: the board has also said the increase in rates was due to normal increases, not because of the increased amount of time that the nitrate system has been run throughout the year. elias: and a search of fuel pumps at casey's general stores has turned up skimmers... caseys says it found one of the devices at fuel pumps in nebraska, and pumps in nebraska, and then launched a company-wide search of all pumps and found more devices. here's a list of some of those locations that were involved. it's unclear if any credit card information was compromised, but customers who used cards at the locations

month should look over their accounts. look over their accounts. elias: outside of east high school yesterday-- des moines police believe they have identified the vehicle involved in the shots- fired witnesses saw what looked to be a fight about to break out, and students hop into an s-u-v and fire off a gun. it happened about a 1/2 block from east high's campus, as the students were leaving. a des moines public schools spokesperson says east high went into lockdown mode for seven minutes. elias: meanwhile, another iowa city's police force prepares to go on camera... elias: a private donation has now allowed waukee police to equip officers with body cameras.. eighteen officers will add the cameras to their equipment, and use them in their investigations. in total it took all 14 thousand dollars to purchase these cameras, data and storage officials say the video won't be available to the public unless its subpeonaed in court and the officers will be deciding what interactions are kept.

keep it, its saved for 180 days, but if its a simple call like a traffic stop, unlocking someones vehicle etc. they dont tag and it erases after 60 days " " elias: des moines police are also working on getting body cams... they're waiting to receive bids from vendors before purchasing the cameras elias: good news for elias: good news for those of you out in west des moines-- mercy hospital's quick care clinic is now open! the clinic is located inside the hy-vee on mills civic parkway, and offers a wide range of services, including basic health screenings for things like diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol. it also offers vaccines for the flu, shingles, and tetanus. and licensed physicians can diagnose and treat common illnesses this time of year, like the flu, sinus infections, and strep throat. for more information, visit www.hy-vee.com

local 5 news coming up on local 5 news midday... hillary clinton addresses her republican opponents yet again on the trail in new hampshire yesterday afternoon-- elias: and... some controversial costumes for sale this halloween-- elias: next.... big changes coming to an automotive giant and your next

"you're wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: on your money now elias: ford has issued three recalls affecting thousands of vehicles in north

a safety recall for potential fuel tank issues affects roughly 129-thousand vehicles...includi ng 20-09 and 20-10 models of the ford edge and lincoln m-k-x. 72 more vehicles are subject to another safety recall for a possible trailer brake controller issue. ford's third recall affects roughly 19- hundred 20-16 ford mustangs. the company says restraint parts the company says restraint parts in those cars may have been damaged during shipping. ford says it isn't aware of any accidents or injuries related to the recalls. elias: the federal reserve decided to keep interest rates near zero. the fed made the announcement wednesday at the end of its two- day meeting. it's a decision almost everyone expected, but it also means the fed is now running out of time for a rate hike in 2015. the fed cited the recent weakness in the u.s. economy in its statement. elias: and finally....want to make some and finally....want to

make some furry-friends today...just open your uber app... uber kittens will deliver the tiny felines on- demand today... a 30-dollar snuggle fee gets you 15 minutes with the kittens. uber is offering the service to help support participating shelters...in des moines its the animal rescue league. if 15-minutes isn't enough....some of the kittens are even eligible for adoption... the kittens are even eligible for adoption... elias: sam is back now... sam i'll have your

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a couple more days till anything gets better! this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be

kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday morning, but i think tailgaters for the isu and iowa games will be in luck since the rain should be gone fairly early in the morning. sunday is the start of a brief warming trend that should get us into the 70s by monday and last into next wednesday, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel! sam: elias: elias: a cute halloween story

a cute halloween story now from a local metro hospital-- the blank children's hospital neonatal intensive care unit, or "nicu" had some special outfits for its tiny patients. had some special outfits for its tiny patients. they dressed up the babies as

were actually created by nurses there. they came up with the idea all on their own as a way to get some smiles from parents, who are often dealing with some scary circumstances. brittany hruska nicu nurse "we just wanted to give the families a normal, fun experience. it can be stressful in the nicu." katie mcwilliams nicu nurse "we get to see these little, little, tiny babies grow and grow and be these awesome superheroes and we wanted the families to be able to notice that and be apart of that." elias: halloween to all the families in the nicu right now. elias: still to come on local five news midday... we have the animal rescue league here with

controversial halloween costumes this season-- elias:

about the arl - about arl the animal rescue league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history the arl has grown dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its

both people and 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 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end 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 advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues to spay and neuter all dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our

animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also serves the people of iowa through its many services. mission to promote animal welfare, strengthen the human-animal bond, and prevent the overpopulation of pets.

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: counting down to halloween -- many costumes this year are sparking heated backlash -- abc's nightline anchor juju chang reports " halloween is supoosed to be spooky... downright scary. but sometimes it's poor taste that makes you gasp in horror 19;36;25;23 heyy!! that dress needs dry cleaning! thank you! monica... monica... monica!! holy beep hillary!! in the movie "made of honor" - bill clinton's costume is incomplete without a certain white house intern? gfx1 a move monica lewinsky objects to writing in vanity fair "it's complicated when someone starts the year as a private person and by october ends up in the costume aisle." jean twenge - personality and social psychologist / author of generation me 00;31;41;04 people want a halloween costume that makes them look good

gmem060215012 and this year - one of celebrities: caitlyn jenner. - no surprise that this morning she is trending as one of the season's most popular costumes? gfx2 while many are outraged taking to twitter calling the costume "the most offensive thing ever..." another tweeting "shes not a costume shes a real person" crackle she doesn't find it jean twenge - personality and social of generation me 00;30;55;55 - some people that caitlyn jenner costume as potentially a little offensive maybe a little insensitive but then other people see it the opposite way they it as a way to honor her and say that she is a super hero this isn't the first time we've seen costume controversy - on tuesday walmart pulled both an israeli soldier costume for kids and a sheik fagin nose labelled "perfect for an arab sheikh" -- after backlash from customers and organizations. but still currently available-- a lion killer dentist costume making light of the controversy over the death of cecil the lion. red carpet nats and while celebrities have always used halloween to let loose and dress up as their hollywood counterparts - some

say costumes like kelly osbourne dressing up as rachel dolezal cross the line from funny to malicious even in the age of social media when people feel obliged to have the most interesting, clever, fabulous costumes possible - lewinsky is reminding us all this spooky season to remember "there is a fine line between clever and cruel" for good morning america, juju chang, abc news new york" elias: what do you elias: what do you think of these costumes? are they too much or useful for sparking discussion? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an we'd love to hear what you the contact your screen. with halloween decorations are in full fright,

you might say... to help celebrate we had our own pumpkin carving contest this morning on good morning iowa.. take a look! " " elias: elias:

elias: and here we have the latest poll-- keep sending in your votes to our facebook page-- elias: and if you're looking for a our facebook page-- elias: elias: and if you're looking for a and if you're

haunting this halloween -- local five has a round-up of local halloween events happening across the metro.. just head online to we are iowa dot com for the list...you can also find the latest news and weather there as well. elias: new at midday, a new iowa addition to the megabus fleet-- elias: this summer, transportation superstar megabus started a "name a bus" campaign, the campaign was a contest to have their participating states choose a name for their own bus. for iowa, the named, "the hawkeye state." gov. branstad is unveiling the bus this morning at the state capitol.. and gearing up for the holiday season-- other speakers at the unveiling will highlight the value and at the unveiling will highlight the value and convenience of affordable transportation options, like megabus, to help keep iowa travelers safe. the value and convenience of affordable transportation options, like megabus, to help keep iowa travelers safe. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... star soccer forward abby wambach retires

from the game-- elias: next.... hillary clinton in the hot seat during the gop night, have to say republican rivals?

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: as republicans debated in colorado last debated in colorado last debated in colorado last night, former secretary of state hillary clinton's name secretary of state hillary clinton's name came up quite a few times. in new hampshire earlier in the day, clinton made three campaign stops-- and she had her own things to say about her gop opponents. wmur's adam sexton has the story from bartlett. " natural sound full [duration:0:05] for hillary clinton what could have been a month of adversity has turned into momentum on the campaign trail. before a crowd of carroll county democrats, the former secretary of state

she'd try to get everyone out in time to debate. sot full [duration:0:13] clinton starred in her own 11-hour television drama testifying before congress on benghazi last week. she addressed the issue in a one-on-one interview with wmur political director josh mcelveen. sot full ((hillary clinton, (d) presidential candidate)) [duration:0:13] longtime clinton ally bill shaheen says hillary is at her best under fire. [duration:0:11] wednesday afternoon clinton offered handshakes of a

different sort at a stop at moulton farm in meredith before heading up north. at the attitash grand summit hotel she said to push back against republican claims that she didn't really accomplish anything as secretary of state she sent each gop presidential candidate a copy of her book. sot full ((hillary clinton, (d) candidate for president)) [duration:0:08] sot full ((hillary clinton, (d) candidate for president)))) [duration:0:07] sot full [duration:0:05] in bartlett, adam sexton, wmur news 9." elias: the south carolina resource office who pulled a female student from her desk, then dragged her across a classroom has been fired. the richland county sheriff blamed the student and what he called her "disruptive, disrespectful behavior" for the encounter but he said deputy ben

fields did not procedures... " (sheriff leon lott, for me though was across the room. that's were there was no following our policy whatsoever. " elias: department are conducting separate investigations of the incident. elias: the justice institute has filed the lawsuit on the behalf of institute has filed the lawsuit on the behalf of two hair- braiders. the plaintiffs claim the state's current licensing laws require them to finish more than two thousand hours of cosmotology school to run an african hair braiding business. the problem is they don't even teach this kind of hair braiding at these schools. these women say the technique has been passed down through generations and it allows them to keep that heritage alive. " " 1:45 being a hair braider and not being licensed is terrifying. i just want a right to make a living and not feel like i'm a cirminal. elias:

serious penalties for violating these licensing penalties for violating these licensing laws....including a thousand dollar fine per infraction. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a couple more days till anything gets better! this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies back across the skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be

kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday morning, but i think tailgaters for the isu and iowa games will be in luck since the rain should be gone fairly early in the morning. sunday is the start of a brief warming trend that should get us into the 70s by monday and last into next wednesday, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel! elias: election days are a little difficult for those in a small town in eastern iowa... the problem...no names on the ballot... shane simmons explains. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- (brenda banduse/resident) "its just a nice little town to live in." from the sign that welcomes you. and from the silence surrounding you. one can come to the observation that atalissa, iowa is small- scale. (brenda banduse/resident) "everybody knows everybody." (nats) "(laughing) "ohhh. got your nose" but that's why brenda banduse loves it here... (brenda banduse/resident) "its just a nice little town but there's nothing here." the town is pretty empty. no stores... no restaurants... and no names on the ballots come election day next

week... (leslie soule/muscatine county auditor) "people can write in a name for who they want to be in those positions." so here's a scenario for you, muscatine county auditor leslie soule says there are three out of five city council positions open as well as the mayor's office... those elected will have to be write ins but what happens if the person written in for the position doesn't want it? (leslie soule/muscatine county auditor) "if that happens then the city council, at that point, can either appoint someone in that position or hold a special election." (nats) "let's get our pile right here." in the meantime brenda banduse is mauling over thoughts of her own campaign (brenda banduse/resident) "maybe i will run for mayor." who knows what could happen in this small town... (nats) "i wish there was someone that was running." elias:

forward and former captain for the u-s- women's soccer team has decided to hang up her cleats, ending her 15-year career today-- "character is a funny thing. i have found that your character is tested the most when things don't go your way. mia and all the 99'ers taught me that. so many women came before me, and it is my hope and belief that there will be many more that come after me. " elias: abby wambach was the veteran forward of the u-s women's soccer team that won the world cup this summer, and she is the most prolific goalscorer in all of soccer history, scoring 184 goals in 252 matches for the u-s women's team. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... local 5 news midday... a special guest from the boys and girls club will be in to talk to us about a new participating school here in the metro. (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a couple more days till anything gets better! this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay

strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies back across the skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday morning, but i think tailgaters for the isu and iowa games will be in luck since the rain should be gone fairly early in the morning. sunday is the warming trend that should get us into the 70s by monday and last into next wednesday, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel! sam: elias: elias: you're watching

you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. elias: chief executive

elias: chief executive officer jodie warth and trustee julie ross of the boys and girls club of des moines is here today to talk to us about the new club at moore elementary school. the boys and girls club mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. their vision is to provide a world-class

club experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. for the past 50 years, boys & girls clubs of central iowa has provided kids and teens with research- based programs that focus on education, healthy lifestyles, and character and leadership development. today, we serve more than 2,000 central iowa youth ages 5-18 from 44 local schools each year (550 kids a day). we offer hands-on educational and experiential enrichment every day after school, as well as all-day programming during the summer and other breaks. the club is a safe setting where youth can participate in both supervised and self- directed activities designed to give them the developmental

adults. homework help, leadership opportunities, computer access, and a plethora of age- appropriate activities are offered at club every day. our youth development strategy is to instill a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence in the young people we serve. boys & girls clubs of central iowa offers programs in five core areas: education & career development character & leadership development health & life skills the arts sports, fitness & recreation new boys & girls club at moore elementary school grand opening and ribbon cutting what: grand opening and ribbon cutting for the frank j. ross boys & girls club at moore elementary school followed by a halloween carnival with games and inflatables, trunk 'n treat event, and chili dinner. why: with the mission "to inspire and enable all young people,

their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens," boys & girls clubs of central iowa (bgcci) provides youth with lifesaving programs that focus on academic success, good character & citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. the ross club, which is the fifth bgcci location, is the first club in central iowa to provide before-school programming in addition to summer and after-school programming. the club has officially been open since august, serving 60 kids a day. bgcci currently serves 550 kids and teens each day across its five club locations. when: friday, october 30, 2015 4-6 p.m. 4 p.m. ross club open house 4:15 p.m. ribbon cutting 4:30 p.m. carnival games, trunk 'n treat, chili dinner

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