have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... wondering about the results of the public hearing on gov. branstad's plans to change medicaid here in iowa? we've got the details here coming up-- elias: and sad news for many, including the mayor in houston last night, as the hero ordinance was struck down. elias: the late robin williams' widow susan williams speaks out for the first time on her husband, their life together, and the aftermath following his death.

"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: new at midday today-- elias: a man is being treated for injuries after being involved in a shootout with waterloo police while attempting to escape by car. police attempted to stop 24-year- old brandon seeley around three tuesday afternoon.. seeley, who had an arrest warrant, drove at one of the officers, that's when the officer fired at seeley's car. a chase then ensued, coming to an end at a garage on hackett road. seeley was taken to the hospital and remains in custody. no officers were injured during the incident. elias: back in the capital-- the medicaid debate brought plenty of spectators to the statehouse tuesday... elias: governor branstad's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid program went before a state legislature oversight committee... people talked about why they don't think that's a good idea at

the public hearing. one of the top concerns voiced is the short amount of time to get everything done. there are 560- thousand iowans on medicaid and the roll out date for the new plan, is january one. kelsey 1:04:33 we get a little nervous that when too much is transitioned too quickly, mistakes get made, errors get made, details get overlooked. elias: enrollment packets for medicaid are in the mail... but so far provider networks aren't yet in place. a democratic senator tried to get the plan delayed six months, but the vote failed. elias: don't forget to share your thoughts about medicaid privatization... do you think it is the way to go? how do you think it will impact your healthcare? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. your healthcare? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or you can email or call us... the contact information is on your screen. elias: a settlement has been reached over

environmental violations in fort dodge... elias: the north central iowa regional solid waste agency will pay a 135- thousand dollar penalty to resolve violations at the landfill. the agency will also complete environmental upgrades and open a household hazardous materials regional collection center. the settlement addresses both solid waste and water pollution control violations that the state alleges date back to at least 2007. projects agreed to in the settlement must be completed by the end of next year. sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the

metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! elias: and now to the latest on the race for the white house. elias: the knives are out with republicans trying to winnow the field of candidates... and hillary

clinton taking swipes at some gop front- runners as a new poll shows how she would do against potential republican rivals. abc's lana zak has the latest . " republican presidential hopeful donald trump thinks its time for republicans to coalesce around a few candidates. 7. soundbite donald trump, republican presidential hopeful: "do i think it's time to have some of the other republican candidates drop out? yes. they're too many people." but with ben carson's popularity surging, trump is taking on his closet rival, saying carson lacks the experience and disposition to be president. sot trump: you look at ben, he's very weak on immigration, and he wants to get rid of medicare you can't get rid of medicare the attacks didn't seem to bother carson-- carson sot "i've had a lot of experiences doing things that have never been done before particularly in the medical field." and with both trump and carson penning new books, the two men will begin battling it out on the best- seller charts too. while in new hampshire, jeb bush is getting fired up "we're americans, damn it!" (18:32:00) some bush supporters saying the candidate they wanted finally came out last night. and on the left, hillary clinton is asking voters to support her, even if they don't love her....

clinton " elias: meanwhile-- the results are meanwhile-- the results are in for local elections here in iowa. elias: iowa voters headed to the polls for a number of elections across the state.. with the exception of a few special elections, most of races were for city council or mayor. and one of the biggest races here in the metro, was the des moines mayoral race. frank cownie gets a third term after taking more than 80 percent of the vote in his race against...27-

year-old anthony taylor. in the city council races.... chris coleman is the new city council at large representative. beating loren esse. in the des moines ward 2 race, linda westergaard got 71 percent of the vote to beat marty mauk. and joe gatto ran unopposed in the ward 4 race . and in windsor heights, the top two vote getters were threase harms and zachary bales-henry for the two at-large and zachary bales-henry for the two at-large seats on the city council. bales-henry becomes the first latino to serve on the city council. for links to your county auditor's website and results from around the state head to our website, that's we are iowa dot com. elias: in major international news today-- protestors take to the streets in taiwan, as the two presidents of china and taiwan, plan to meet saturday for the first since the chinese civil war ended in 1949, officially known as the people's republic of china and the republic of china, the two were officially separated in 1949,

following the communist victory in the civil war. according to senior government officials, chinese president xi jinping and taiwan president ma ying do not expect to sign any agreement, but they do plan to discuss ways to cement peace between the two nations. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... there's a hero on the football field and in the hearts of his players at a high school in detroit. elias: and... we have a preview for tonight's country music awards in nashville, tennessee. elias: next.... some new detials on the chipotle e. coli outbreak on the west coast.

elias johnson and we accurate forecast. we are iowa"

elias: we have new details now on the growing e- coli outbreak at chipotle. more cases have been reported in the northwest -- dozens of restaurants temporarily closed -- and now the company is taking aggressive action to get to the bottom of the outbreak. abc's neal karlinsky is in bellevue, washington with the story. "this morning, chipotle is on the defensive- scrubbing 43 shuttered restaurants clean. and even though the chain has not definitively been linked to the e-coli outbreak , the mexican food chain is now announcing it's conducting its own "environment tests" of its restaurants and distribution centers- and "batch testing" ingredients, in addition to tests conducted by health officials. (nats) the aggressive move to protect its customers and reputation comes as health department officials announced growing numbers tuesday- 37 sickened in washington and oregon- up from 22 ...and the chipotle locations they ate at... now up to 8 instead of 6. woman/victim: i know we're never gonna eat there again after this. this was just a horrible experience. another 25 "possible cases" are awaiting test results. sot: any outbreak over 40 people is significant an eight year old hospitalized north of seattle, is a vegetarian-seen as a clue that a vegetable

saying it's also unlikely multiple restaurants would have undercooked meat at the same time. meanwhile, a new lawsuit was just filed- an e-coli victim claiming a "burrito bowl" she ate at a chipotle in washington state allegedly made her so sick, she needed medical attention a week later. more lawsuits are expected to be filed this week " elias: in other food news--- today is national candy day! in other food news---

today is national candy day! as if you needed another excuse to eat leftover halloween candy... as we all know, candy is a broad term that includes everything from chocolate and licorice to marshmallows. and everyone has their own justification for what they call candy and what they don't-- so unwrap your favorite one today and enjoy! elias: it may feel far from being winter...but when winter hits, so will cold season... but before you get sick, there are a few ways to keep a winter cold at bay....or at least the symptoms. first, make sure to have pain relievers handy. and if you plan to take antihistamines, keep an eye on the side effects. for cough, you'll want a medicine with one of two active ingredients... gwa-feh-nesin for congested coughs....and dextro-meh- thor-fan for dry cough... also, be sure to grab some tissues. elias: sam is back now... sam we have another

sam is back now... sam we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam

weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! sam:

elias: nature is also giving us a special treat this week. the northern lights are visible over much of the midwest you're looking at a timelapse of the lights early tuesday morning. the space weather tuesday morning. the space weather prediction center says a rare geo- magnetic storm happening through today is the reason the northern lights are visible. elias:

midday... we have scott wirth from the midwest comicon to talk about the event details for this weekend. and a change in ownership for a and a change in ownership for a very popular app. app. sabrina elias:

midwest comicon will be november 7 and 8 at the iowa events center. scott wirth is here with us today to talk about the event and the organization. twelve years in the making and born from the longest running comic book convention in iowa, the new midwest comicon has stepped out of the science lab and has taken its first steps towards something far greater. it will stretch out beyond state borders to welcome all who want to be a part.

this convention is for a community of comic book fans, artists, creators, families and so much more! it is filled with tons of talented writers, creators & illustrators, fun & entertainment, vendors galore, very special guests as well as characters and costumes. one of our goals is to encourage the next generation to enjoy comics, reading & writing, creating and thinking outside the box! at the heart of everything the mc does is a goal to have a family friendly convention at an affordable price. most conventions throughout the u.s. include a stronger "adult" theme. from guests to cosplay attendees, many families are concerned about exposing their children to things they should not be seeing or hearing. our plan is to eliminate those concerns because we want parents to feel more comfortable about bringing their kids to be a part of such a great event. we want husbands to feel comfortable about bringing their wives

about being here with their husbands. the single most important element of the mc is our desire to give back. for example, each year a special child will be sponsored and a portion of the convention proceeds will go directly to the selected family. they can use our gift to help pay hospital bills, grocery bills, utility bills or anything else that will help them get out from under their financial burdens. so outside of attending one of the greatest comic book conventions around, our guests can know they played an important role in helping someone in a time of need. in addition, you can also know you are supporting local business, artists and talent from all over the midwest. the midwest comicon is a local convention and the proceeds will stay local and help our community grow. ladies and gentlemen; kids of all ages, we encourage you to join us for what we hope to be one of the most remembered annual conventions around! the iowa comic book club, a 501 (c)(4) non- profit corporation in cooperation with wmw,llc. present the 2015 midwest comicon! this year's featured guest is comic book artist and legend jim steranko. other guests include: christian j. simpson from star wars episodes i & iii, nalini krishan who

portrayed jedi knight bariss ofee in star wars episode ii, the white and blue dino rangers from the power rangers tv series, the actual shelby cobra sports car used for the filming of the 1st iron man movie, and roxy a life sized rancor, 14x17 ft., from star wars episode 6: return of the jedi. events include a costume contest on each day, a live music concert, forty vendor booths

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: "candy crush" is getting a new owner. activision blizzard announced plans to acquire king digital entertainment for nearly six billion dollars. activision is best known for more traditional games like "guitar hero" and "call of duty" that are played on p-c's or gaming consoles. buying the maker of "candy crush" will help it get a stronger

foothold in mobile gaming. elias: hotel giant hilton is under fire for allegedly blocking guests' personal wi-fi hotspots. the f-c-c fined hilton 25- thousand dollars for obstructing its investigation. the agency says hilton has refused to respond to most of its questions. hilton guests have complained for more than a year that the hotels blocked individual wi-fi hotspots unless guests paid a 500-dollar fee. elias: honda is dumping longtime supplier takata over its faulty airbags. the japanese automaker announced none of its new car models under development will use takata's airbag inflators. honda, one of takata's biggest customers, also alleged takata misrepresented and manipulated requested the party to conduct an audit given to honda. elias: and finally...british music charts in fashion. the pop star's new single "hello" not only debuted at number one on

hot 100... the song has become the first to get more than one-million u-s downloads in a week. plus, the song's music video set a record on vevo for most views in downloads in a week. plus, the song's music video set a record on vevo for most views in a single-day. elias: in other music news-- we're down to the final preparations for country music's biggest night. entertainment guru george pennacchio is in nashville getting in tune with all the festivities surrounding the cma awards. " -----sot----- musicians playing at the airport ----- ----- --- (track) when you get to music city, live music greets you at the airport--before you ever reach baggage claim. when you reach the heart of nashville, there's music everywhere. and wednesday night here at the bridgestone arena, the oscars of music--if you will--the cma awards. country music's biggest stars are busy rehearsing for country music's biggest night. and putting on this show is no easy task. -----sot----- robert deaton, executive producer: 15 years ago... set design. ----- ----- --- (track) all that production, as you can see, requires a lot of equipment. a lot! and plenty of instruments for all the numbers. this year, the audience is being treated to

some special duets. -----sot----- brad paisley: one of the opening numbers is john mellankamp and keith urban?and still somehow sound country. ----- ----- --- -----sot----- john and keith rehearsing "ain't that america" duet ----- ----- --- (track) this arena will soon be full of major name in music. and the nashville streets are full of visitors who've come here to see the show of a lifetime. -----sot----- gidget welborn: i think everybody has a heart for nashville. this is a bucket list things. this is something you gotta do--just gotta do it. ----- ----- --- -----sot----- shawn deremer: growing up in the central valley of california... roots?dreamed of. ----- ----- --- -----sot----- mark nordstrom: to have this many talented?our 35th anniversary? come for it. ----- ----- --- '-----stand-up close----- george: you can see all of your favorties?.in nashville, tennessee, george pennacchio, for abc news" elias: coming up on local 5 news

midday... elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... how much does it cost to be patriotic? according to congress, too much. the details, coming up--- elias: next.... the special needs student who was assaulted by his bus driver last week, spoke out

" you're watching 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: new details on our top local story now-- elias: the student and his family are breaking their silence after an alleged assault by a bus driver -- and the whole

it started when 9th grader christian suarez wouldn't sit his assigned seat. the bus driver grabs him by the ear and shoves him to the ground after suarez throws a book at him and makes a profane book at him and makes a profane comment. because he was driver once he confront him. driver once he the 15 year old and has the functioning level of a third grader. "i was mad, angry, scared. some person comes and touched your own family. it breaks your heart" elias: the bus driver -- 61 year old the bus driver -- 61 year old robert scarbrough faces child endangerment and assault charges. he's out on bond and was given a no-contact order with christian. the suarez family will wait until the school district completes its investigation to decide if they want to sue.

christian will go back to school on thursday -- his parents will drop him off and pick him up for the next few weeks. elias: in knoxville...a memorial that sparked controversy will be moved. the kneeling soldier memorial mysteriously showed up, without permission months ago in youngs park. after an anonymous citizen complained about the memorial- it grabbed national attention about separating church and state. however, knoxvilles city council voted to move the memorial to private property. local veterans said they're happy the memorial is here to stay. "in a way its almost better because right now, right now the rock blocks it and you better because right now, right now the rock blocks it and you kind of have to come over to see it, but over there itll be right in the wide open" elias: veterans said the controversy actually helped raise money for a new bronze memorial that will go in the silhouette's place. they will both be in their new places by veteran's day. elias:

in other patriotic news-- a congressional investigation shows the pentagon paid dozens of professional sports teams to support the troops. now, some members of congress are looking to ban the practice of what they call "paying for patriotism." examples uncovered so far included military men and women carrying that giant flag at the buffalo bills game, throwing out the first pitch at the milwaukee brewers game, and rapelling down a rope at center ice to drop the puck at a minnesota wild game. " sot - flake we have specific contracts spelling out 20,000 dollars for a salute to the home town hero actually specifying how long something had to be on the jumbotron" elias: congressional investigators say 53 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on sponsoring these events. the president is expected to sign a defense spending bill in a couple of weeks that includes a ban on the practice. elias: we have some neat night shots of lightning

elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening.

friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! elias: moving to national headlines--- and the hero ordinance that has been capturing the nation's attention -- elias/1shot with people across the country watching how houstonians voted last night. the message and promise delivered from houston mayor annise parker- she won't give up on hero - and she will prevail. " truly and unfortunately i fear that this will have stained houston's reputation as a tolerant welcoming global city. and i absolutely fear that there will be a direct economic backlash as a result of this ordinance going into the feet." elias: hero - is a very the feet." elias: hero - is a very meaningful

mayor parker.. it is the houston equal rights ordinance that includes nondiscriminatio n protections of all kinds for the city of houston, but most controversially protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. mayor parker received a lot of support from the white house, hillary clinton, and some hollywood celebrities for hero. but it wasn't enough. she said opponents, among them many conservative and religious groups, used fear tactics to convince the public that voting for hero would allow men dressed as women, including sexual predators, to go into women's bathrooms. "we say to those who did not agree with how we voted evidently overwhelming in our city. we say come, let's sit down. let's reason together under god." applause elias: after the announcement was made last night, there were people in tears. - visibly upset. mayor parker and city council initially passed hero and it was in effect for three months- but a lawsuit forced it to go before the voters.

didn't say what exactly she will do next to revive the ordinance, but she did firmly state her opinion that no ones rights should be subject to a popular vote. : elias: and now to detroit-- with a heartwarming story of a hero on the football field, a former nfl and college coach who has been a blessing for one michigan high school team -- and town -- abc's t.j. holmes has the story. " [nats] "you just won the first playoff game in the history of benton harbor high school... congratulations!!" meet the former big- time college coach - who came out of retirement ... and turned a downtrodden high school team into a winner. sot- coach elliot uzelac "a lot of people said i'm crazy and i probably am a little crazy. " elliot uzelac had coaching jobs at places like michigan, navy, western michigan, and ohio state.. but the 74 year old got bored after retiring and took the head coaching job at nearby benton harbor high school. the team hadn't had a winning season in 25 years and had never been to the playoffs. now, they're on the verge of a division championship. sot- coach elliot

uzelac "i'm seeing young men with more confidence... that's really rewarding." benton harbor is 90- percent african american and one of michigan's poorest towns -- a place where hope was in short supply. uzelac says some of his players were the breadwinners in their homes -- more concerned about their jobs than school or football. sot- coach elliot uzelac "that was a difficult situation because they had to work." uzelac provided job alternatives, set academic goals, instilled respect, discipline, purpose, & accountability. the players responded ... and began to flourish on and off the field. sot- percy brown "we need more coaches like him. he cares about you, your family, and what you're going through first." [nats of cheering fans at game] their playoff run isn't over yet but uzelac has already helped change their football fortunes ... and perhaps, their lives . " elias: and a des moines fifth grader is getting praise. her actions may have saved the life of a fellow student on a school bus last week..... anastaisa evans, a student at perkins academy was on the bus

ride home last friday... when another student started experiencing a medical emergency. the bus driver didn't notice what was happening... so anastaisa jumped into action. anastaisa: driver, bus driver, this kid can't breathe. dan coss: the bus driver was able to veer off route, and go straight to that persons house to get the medication. elias: thanks to anastaisa's quick action... the other student is doing fine. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low

50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow!

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

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: for the first elias: for the first time since we lost the great comedian, robin williams- his wife susan williams is speaking out abc's amy robach here with the story. "nats walk and talk: 14:56:40;09 i just keep doing the things that work, you know? for years? she was the woman behind legendary funnyman? nats birdcage robin williams. nats mork and mindy: fly, be free! amy robach: 13:05:45;05 nats mrs doubtfire amy robach: was he the same guy that we all think we know?

amy robach: 13:06:19;09 but not always funny? susan williams: 13:06:20;13 oh no, no. robin-- robin but in the months before his death... she began to see that robin slowly fade away over ... 13:30:06;12 he's such a beautiful genius, amazing person, and he's so talented, there was nothing, you know, his fears and insecurities were-- were killing him. and the day before he put an end to those personal demons... taking his own life... she believed her husband was getting better. susan williams: 13:51:04;22 it was the perfect day. we just did what we loved to do together. and i know now that he gave me that perfect day. he gave us that perfect day. amy robach: 13:51:21;16 he planned it? susan williams: 13:51:23;21 in hindsight, it's-- he knew what he was doing. after his death - a media frenzy ensued... as she became embroiled in a contentious legal battle ...with robin's children - her step- kids... over his estate. amy robach: susan williams: 14:33:55;26 i was forced into it

14:35:01;29 in early october? they settled the case out of court? amy robach: 14:38:19;05 what agreements were reached? susan williams: 14:38:24;19 basically, what my husband wanted, which was just that i could live in the home until i die. that it would be taken care of. she's now .. taking life one moment at a time. amy robach: 12:55:09;23 they say time heals all wounds. susan williams: 12:55:17;05

elias: sam is back now with a quick look at our skycam. sam we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch

the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs

to climb tbut like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the

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