the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today. rainfall today will be very scattered and light, so if we do see any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's possible early this evening as temperatures fall quickly we could see a brief rain/snow mix to even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... following governor branstad's call to not accept any syrian refugees -- we'll take a look at at the role of refugee centers here in iowa, and the story of one woman who fled thailand seeking a better home here in the hawkeye state-- elias: a major hit to a holiday light

display in dayton over the weekend-- find out what the community is doing following the incident, coming up-- elias: raids into a parisian neighborhood last night, following multiple isis attacks there and across the world-- we've got the story-- "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: in fort dodge early this morning-- there was an armed robbery near brownie's cafe-- the victim said that he was approached by the suspect while walking his dog, and was threatened with a gun and asked for money. after the victim showed he had nothing, the suspect fled the scene. the suspect was described as a white male in his early 20's, approximately 5- foot-seven and of slender build. no one was injured in the incident, if you have any information, please contact the fort dodge police department or crime stoppers, department or crime stoppers, with the information on your screen. elias: happening today.... elias:

iowa is getting ready to celebrate national rural health day tomorrow. rural health care providers will be recognized for the care and services they provide. and here are some quick facts about rural hospitals in iowa... we're among the top ten states for the percentage of adults in good health. hospitals also provide more than 294- thousand jobs to iowans, and generate a 14- point-3 billion dollar industry. iowa is also investing in new rural hospitals in ogden, clarinda, and oskaloosa. elias: and three people are in the hospital after an explosion at a business in lytton overnight. the victims were welding in a storage tank at proliant when the explosion happened. names aren't being released yet, but two people were taken to the hospital in sac city, and then moved to an omaha hospital. the third person remains in lake city. the state fire marshall will investigate later today. elias:

here in the metro-- at the dart station this morning-- local leaders talked about iowa's natural disaster preparedness as the new national "states at risk" report card comes out. the report details how ready iowa is if a flood, draught, or extreme heat were to impact the state. local leaders who attended include mayor frank cownie and doctor chris anderson from i-s-u. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today. rainfall today will be very scattered and light, so if we do see any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's possible early this evening as temperatures fall

even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. elias: there has been intense backlash against syrian refugees coming to the u-s -- 30 governors now saying they don't

want them living in their states. many want them living in their states. many presidential candidates are calling for a ban or religious test -- an angry president obama firing back overnight. abc's jon karl is at the white house with the latest. " overnight in manila, president obama expressing outrage at the response from many republicans directed at syrian refugees -- [change according to jk's guidance sot obama :21;40;45;21when candidates say we can't admit 3 year old orphans, that's political posturing while most republican presidential candidates are calling for an outright ban on syrian refugees, jeb bush too reporters some should be allowed into the us -- sot jeb bush bloomberg: we have systems in place senator ted cruz is now proposing a bill that would ban any syrian refugees who are muslim. we asked cruz to explain why. 13 51 30 karl: so you put a religiously, saying no muslims but

we'll allow the christians in. that's your position? cruz: from middle eastern countries, where isis and al-qaeda have control of significant parts of those countries. jk: so you're saying no muslims, only christian? cruz: jon, can you say radical islamic terrorism? jk: i can say radical islamic terrorism, no problem. 13 52 00 jk: i am asking your position. to be clear, you're saying no muslims, only christians. 13;50;07;32 cruz: christians are different in the middle east, number one because they're being persecuted and facing genocide that is qualitatively different. isis is crucifying christians 13;50;17;44 jk: shia muslims are getting persecuted. anyone who is not with isis in syria are being persecuted and killed . jk: a lot of muslims are getting killed in syria. cruz: they're not facing genocide the way the christians are. and beyond that, there's no credible threat that christians fleeing middle east violence are likely to carry out acts of terrorism. donald trump told barbara walters, in an interview for 20/20, he wants to ban syrian refugees of all religions from coming. walters: some people

are saying that / donald trump: 13:37:46;05 the problem is, we don't if they're christian or not. and i would certainly say that would be-- superior. but we don't if they're christian or not. we have no idea who the people are, they have no papers, they have no paperwork. you can get forged documents very easily in syria. tag: even democratic senator chuck schumer told reporters that a temporary pause might be a good idea. but the obama administration says each refugee goes thru several extensive background checks by the state department, the department of homeland security and the intelligence community. (gfx) in fact the process takes 18-24 months before a refugee even steps foot in the united states. o/c: presidential candidate hillary clinton completely rejects all of this talk, tweeting : we've seen a lot of hateful rhetoric from the gop. but the idea that we'd turn away refugees because of religion is a new low. (please make a twitter graphic for this) o/c gs will ask jk a jump question about carson and foreign policy" elias: new details on the syrian refugee crisis and its impact on iowa. refugee crisis iowa. elias the director of the iowa international center says the government are the country. refugees make their way to iowa-- they'll still be happy to help them. we want to be clear - the international center is not a state agency. judy 2:42 it's not only welcoming refugees and doing the right thing, it's welcoming wonderful members of iowa's community. elias the center provides language classes and help with housing and transportation through private funding. elias iowa has a rich history of

helping refugees, but in recent years, resources to help them have decreased in iowa. local 5's kattey ortiz sat down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. she shares her story and why helping those in need is still important. "this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. she was born in a refugee camp in thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick

getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a legal refugee. "i'm blessed. i'm lucky enough to come here. now i have a house i can call my home, i have my own car and i have my career, my job that i can work." with nationwide the backlash against syrian refugees coming to america ... mone relates to the violence the millions are trying to flee. "i feel the same way for syria where they're trying to look for a safe place, a better place for their future, for their kids, for the women, for everybody. just because of one fear that somebody created for them, now everyone's turning them down." she says the tactics of isis don't reflect what most refugees long for ... and refugees shouldn't be turned away as a whole. "i just feel like it's not right. anyone can do a bad thing, anyone can go to a church and blow something up." one year in the united states can change

work and dedication to a better future led mone to the best achievement of all -- citizenship. "i finally have a home now. before i felt like a ghost, like nobody knows me, nobody recognized me as their citizen." iowa has given mone endless opportunities she didn't have before -- opportunities she can give to her four year old daughter, gabby, who will be able to take as many pictures as she wants. elias: sam: elias: coming up on local 5 news midday...

midday... we'll take a look at what is going into your meat, but shouldn't be-- elias: and... who knew drinking so much coffee could be good for you? find out what a new study says about the health benefits of your daily cup of joe, coming up-- elias: but up next.... town dayton and what the a vandalism incident of a light display--

"your 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"

well it's not thanksgiving apparently in central iowa. there's a grinch in central iowa. vandals hit the festival of lights display that's in the process of being set up in dayton. it happened sometime saturday night after volunteers had finished setting up for the day. police are looking for who's responsible. but it's what the community is doing now that's got people davidson has more. (we just got these up friday) likes holiday lights more than beverly easy... have a festival of lights... so she decided to do something about it. 11:16:44 i just didn't want to see it die, i wanna keep it going... and went way above and beyond what most would.. the last five weekends shes been out here all day and night... to make

festival of lights. (i just wanted it to happen...so) she left saturday night...and came back to find this... 11:18:10 it was completely demolished... wooden figurines smashed... (these were over 30 years old) lighted reindeer beheaded... (its really sad this happene) and the 80 candy canes she carefully placed around oaks park... busted...and scattered everywhere. (actually heres a candy cane here) she says the worst part is most of this stuff was donated... and has sentimental value want to bust things up but this isn't going to ends... since word vandalism... jondle eighty phone calls from people wanting to help 11:20:27 its totally great, it warms my heart up. they're donating new decorations... their time...and money... all to make sure come the day after thanksgiving... this place will be looking even better than before.

11:22:17 its still going on, no matter what it will still happen. elias: taking another look around iowa now. elias a crash in newton killed a child and another person on tuesday, it happened just after noon on i- 80 just east of the iowa speedway exit. four people were in the car when it happened. they think the driver over corrected and lost control. elias: two people are dead and four others injured after a single car crash early monday morning in webster city. it happened just off highway 20. a 19-year-old from south carolina was driving six people when she lost control on the exit ramp and rolled the car several times. police say the two killed were not wearing their seatbelts. the other four are recovering and are in stable condition. elias: sam is back now... sam after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today. rainfall today will be

any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's

temperatures f"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today.

light, so if we do see any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's possible early this evening as temperatures fall quickly we could see a brief rain/snow mix to even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i

general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday.

elias: even though it's not the greatest weather out, at least we don't have snow! snow and ice in the western part of kansas shut down major highways yesterday as the state is getting another blast of wintery weather. a 174-mile stretch of i-70 was closed because of whiteout conditions, and many motorists ended up stranding their cars because of the snow. elias: still to come on local five news midday...

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" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: who knew? des moines is the place to go to get rich? "money under 30 dot com" just put out the list... with des moines number four on the best cities in which to get rich. the website lists des moines' low unemployment rate, low commute times and calls it a place with a thoughtful balance between big-city bustle and small-town gentleness." cedar rapids also made the list as number 5 because of very low unemployement rates among millennials. elias: and take a look at this ...

gas prices in some metro area stations have dropped below the 2-dollar mark for the first time in what feels like forever! you can see in this picture, it's not an illusion...gas is a dollar-99 at this not an illusion...gas is a dollar-99 at this kum and go station in des moines. gas experts have been saying sinec the summer that prices would drop below or around 2 dollars by the holidays. elias trending now...the new word of the year is not what you think. oxford dictionaries' 20- 15 word of the year is impossible to pronounce. that's because it's not a word at all. it's an emoji - this happy, yellow, cartoon face... shedding two giant tears. the official name is "face with tears of joy," usually used as a substitute for 'l-o-l.' every year

oxford dictionaries picks a word that they think captures the year's biggest trends or changes in the english language. all: (reax) elias: and in medical news this morning... a new study out says drinking coffee, even four cups a day, could reduce the risk of several deadly diseases. the study included more than 2-hundred thousand women several deadly diseases. the study included more than 2-hundred thousand women and 50-thousand men. and found that people who drink coffee are less likely to die from heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or suicide. all:

elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... flights, neighborhoods, and sports stadiums targeted across europe and here at home-- we've got the latest on the hunt for the isis attackers, coming up-- elias: next.... meanwhile, back here in the u.s., folks in north carolina are getting into the holiday spirit as they reflect on the tragedies in paris-- we've got the story, up next--

" 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: our top story-- elias: this morning-- police raids in the manhunt for the mastermind of the paris terror attacks-

belt and officers were injured as they surrounded an apartment building not far from where the deadly attacks started friday. abc's kenneth moton has the latest. " overnight, gunfire in a paris suburb as police hunt for the suspected mastermind of the paris terror attacks...abdelhamid abaaoud (abdel ha- meed abooed) sot francois hollandefrance president we are at war?.a war that has decided to us. say cellphones and belonging to the isis terrorists in friday them to an apartment building in saint denis (son denee). police moved in...two terrorists were killed suicide bomber who blew herself up. it was believed abooed had made his way back into syria where the us, france and russia

nat here at home overnight, two air france flights bound for paris...one from la, the other from dc...were diverted after anonymous bomb threats were called in. passengers were evacuated and the planes were swept but police found no explosives. the us is on high alert but europe is on edge....major sporting events cancelled over heightened fears. in germany, a hanover stadium was evacuated before kick off because of a bomb threat. nat but in england, prince william lead a show of solidarity before a soccer match against france...80 thousand englishmen sang france's national anthem. (kenneth standup close) french investigators arrested 7 people in that apartment building, their identities are still being confirmed 5 officers suffered minor injuries during that raid. verbatim: elias: a gingerbread north carolina is meaning

stories people tell after a weekend of global mourning and days of worldwide tears. judges like geoffrey blount say sure is nice to be overwhelmed by spice. "you know for me it's the holidays. it's the smell of gingerbread in the air is definitely a comforting smell." every year, the national gingerbread house competition packs the grand ballroom with nostalgia. lead judge nicholas lodge enjoys the privilege with bittersweet emotions. "so i've taught in paris and it's actually my favorite city in the world. i have a lot of students and pastry chef friends and thankfully everyone is okay." now returning to the smallest of things is a big victory. judge aaron morgan says the artistry transports us to simpler times. "it's great to be able to escape into an art form of edibility." 160 entries give us a sense of the season that brings people

we turn to things that bring joy. so obviously the holidays are a happy time so this will bring joy to people." so many ingredients, so many individual stories. collectively, a brief escape. "this is a delicious distraction " (reax) elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today. rainfall today will be very scattered and light, so if we do see any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they

should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's possible early this evening as temperatures fall quickly we could see a brief rain/snow mix to even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. elias: in your local election headquarters-- another presidential candidate is out of the race. elias: bobby jindal's campaign was running low on cash, and he couldn't get the poll numbers to move much. he never made it to the main stage in any of the republican debates, always appearing in the

undercard debate with the other candidates who averaged lower poll numbers. he made many visits to iowa, and his family was fond of the iowa state fair. but in the end he says he just couldn't rally enough support to justify keeping his campaing going. gov. bobby jindal/(r) louisiana) look i'm honored to have the opportunity to run for president of the united states. my parents came here 45 years ago in search of freedom and opportunity never in a million years did they think i'd be governor much less run for president this wasn't our time elias: fellow republican and presidential candidate jeb bush commented on jindal's announcement, and wished jindal and his family the best in moving forward. " i'm surprised. look he's a great guy. great policy guy. really effective governor of louisiana. i wish him well. he'll, he's got a role to play going forward for sure. he's a young guy and he's got a role to play." elias:

news now-- antibiotic resistant bacteria that can be found in food -- a new report this morning highlights the problem -- and what can be done about it. " this morning, consumer reports has released a new report ? saying that meat and poultry raised without antibiotics are less likely to have drug resistant bacteria, than meats from animals that get antibiotics routinely. dr urvashi rangan / consumer reports' food safety and sustainability center: we are very concerned with this trend. according to the cdc at least 2 million americans get antibiotic-resistant infections every year and consumer reports is concerned that regular use of antibiotics in animals raised for food is lessening the effectiveness of antibiotics in the future. dr urvashi rangan / consumer reports' food safety and sustainability center: that is in fact the

that antibiotics are less effective in treating illness the organization found that ground beef raised from cows regularly given with antibiotics was twice as likely to carry superbugs than cows raised without them. antibiotics are often used to promote growth and prevent disease in the meat and poultry industry. the growth and prevent disease in the meat and poultry industry. the f-d-a plans to phase out antibiotics to promote growth.. but healthy animals can still get them for disease prevention... in a statement, the beef and poultry industries tell abc news... dr urvashi rangan / consumer reports' food safety and sustainability center: healthy animals are fed low levels of antibiotics on a daily basis ? that particular method we are extremely concerned about" 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: after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much success. mostly cloudy, cold, and wet skies are the primary weather conditions expected through the afternoon today. rainfall today will be very scattered and light, so if we do see any showers they will leave very little rain accumulation and they should primarily slide through the state during the afternoon. temperatures today are going to be steady and cold with our official high temp already occurring at midnight and an afternoon high of around 52 degrees. it's possible early this evening as

brief rain/snow mix to even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. sam: elias: elias:

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

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reached in washington will keep the country out of default and avoid a partial government shutdown. it will also impact millions of americans and their finances. financial professional cameron mccarty, owner of vivid tax advisory services is here to explain the changes. q: one of the biggest changes is to social security. what happened here? this is the single largest change to social security in 15 years. the deal eliminates the "file and suspend" strategy for married couples and divorcees. here's how the file and suspend strategy has been used: the primary wage earner applies for benefits then suspends collecting. the other spouse immediately starts collecting spousal benefits, allowing the primary wage earner's benefits grow until he or she reaches age 70. eliminating this approach could cost millions of future retirees as much as $50,000 in lifetime benefits. the good news for current

retirees is that if they have already enacted this strategy, or if they file and suspend in the next six months, they won't be affected. q: how many people use this strategy? the social security administration doesn't have numbers on how many people use the "file and suspend strategy, but a recent study estimates that about a quarter of couples are eligible. if they all took it, it would cost the program about $500 million (according to the center for retirement research at boston college.) the social security administration estimates it won't save any money for the first ten years, but there will be some savings after 2025. q: will this help keep social security running? the last social security trustee report warned that social security would run out of money by 2033 and only be able to meet about 77% of its obligations after that point. while still more will be needed to fix the social security system, this move will help the future of the program. q: there's some good news in the budget

at least for now. about 16 million medicare beneficiaries were about to see their premiums increase by 52%. this deal holds it to a more manageable 15% increase. but, it kicks the issue down the road, when it could be an even bigger problem for seniors. for my clients who are medicare part b recipients, i recommend they start budgeting for the increase now, so they're prepared in january when it takes effect. q: what about student loan borrowers? how are they affected? under the deal, the federal government will be allowed to use robocalls to collect from people who have defaulted on federal student loans. currently, loan

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