jack: chief political correspondent amanda krenz has more. "when i talked to the assistant director of this quinnipiac poll about ben carson taking over first, he said yes, it's huge deal! lets take a look back at ben carson's rise... starting with the quinnipiac poll in june... he's red... donald trump is blue.... then fast forward to the poll that came out in september... you can definitely see an upward swing for both candidates. carson does very well among republican women voters, much better than donald trump... and also... people just really like dr. carson. peter brown 2:15 dr. carson's favoribility rating is 89%, is a phenominally high rating that is almost never seen. ryan 10:44 his heart is so big, one of the things iownas love is heart. that was the state director of carson's iowa campaign. he says he wasn't surpised at all to see carson's poll numbers increase... let's look at the quinnipiac poll results that just came out... carson's popularity defintley on the rise, clearly sitting on top. peter 2:24 he has accomplished the dual

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz amanda the man police say went on a shooting spree through pleasant hill neighborhoods last year- took the witness stand in his own trial yesterday. amanda: pete polson told the jury he's been battling drug abuse since the early 2000's and was clean for awhile. the 33 year old said thats until he relapsed near halloween of last year. he lost his job, girlfriend and started using meth again, including using the night before the shooting took place on november 17th. polson told the jury he doesnt remember shooting at the three victims. he didnt realize anything until the officers arrested him that morning "i just know i would never intentionally do any of it, im sorry form the bottom of my heart, i apologize, its i wish i wouldve shot myself that day rather htan shooting these people. i never meant to harm any of you or your families " amanda: earlier in the day the prosecution revealed evidence of polsons drug habits including more than 20 pounds of marijuana and other drug paraphaneli

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda first - a quick heads up to drivers around the intersection of merle hay road and aurora avenue. police say there's a head on semi truck and a car there. on injuries or will be cleaned we'll keep you hear more. amanda moving now to news just in this morning.... democratic candidate drops out of the race -- following jim webb's switch to campaign and joe biden's decision not to run. amanda this time it's former rhode island governor lincoln chafee in a press release today, chafee told supporters that he decided to end his campaign "after much thought". he later made a formal announcement at a women's leadership forum in washington. "(lincoln chafee/(d) former rhode island governor) "but after much thought, i have decided to end my campaign for the president today. (aww's heard from the audience). thank you." " amanda the former republican was never a serious factor in the he struggled in the polls and in fundraising, and performed poorly in last week's democratic presidential d

here's local 5 chief political correspondent amanda krenz with details. amanda former virginia senator jim webb announced today that he's dropping out from the democratic presidential primary, saying that he no longer fits into the party's platform. in the press conference, webb criticized the format of the first democratic presidential debate, complaining that he did not get enough time compared to front-runner hillary clinton. webb also callled out both republicans and democrats for insulting each other and failing to talk about the issues on the campaign trail. (jim webb;former democratic presidential candidate) "americans are disgusted by all this talk of republicans and democrats calling each other the enemy instead of reaching across the aisle and finding ways to work together. i know what an enemy really is, the other party in america is not the enemy; they are the opposition. in our democracy we are lucky to have an opposition amanda though webb won't be part of the jefferson- jackson dinner in des moines this weekend with the other democrats, he s

we are iowa" amanda: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda we start with some major international news yesterday---- china took a big step toward allowing more personal freedom for its citizens. amanda: and a major cultural shift in china...as the country's government effectively ends its decades old "one-child policy." faced with an aging workforce and economic slowdown, china will now adopt a one couple, two-children policy. the orginal policy was instituted in the 19-70's to address major population density problems. amanda: moving to national news-- and the presidential campaign trail. jeb bush is asked what he thinks of the speculations about his campaign being in trouble, and marco rubio comments on jeb bush's attacks on his vote attendance record. abc's tom llamas with the story--- " this morning jeb bush may be down but he's definitely not out, promising his campaign is alive and kicking. sot-bush " it's not on life support. we have the most money, we have the greatest organization. we're doing fine. but bush admitting he's no

here's local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz with more. amanda the vp says he will not run for the white house in 2016-- for months, there has been speculation but today that ended today when he said he and his family were ready to jump in the race but it was just too late. late in the campaign game, still grieving the loss of his son...vice president joe biden says his time to jump into the 2016 race has passed. sot: biden what i have said time again to others that it may very well be that the process by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president. that it might close. i have concluded it has closed. he stood with the rose garden of the white house. about his decision, just a few months after his son beau sot: biden beau is our inspiration. believe we're out of time jumping into the race now would have been a major challenge for biden. our new abc news washington post poll percent support for hillary clinton's 54 percent. sot: rick kleinabc director a few weeks ago there seem to be a fever..

local five's amanda krenz joins us now with more in today's big story, amanda? amanda specifically about the skill braiding... it's a highly talent, that's rich in heritage. but if this lawsuit changes these could change entrepeneurs and small business owners statewide. " watching aicheria bell braid hair, you can see it takes special skill and technique. it makes her happy to braid and beautify, it also scares her. aicheria 2:48 i'm scared i'm going to go to jail, have a record, scared about my legacy. in order to acheive her dream of running her own hair braiding business... aicheria learned she needed a cosmotology license. she went through 900 hours of cosmotology school and went thousands of dollars into debt. she learned about cutting hair, dying pedicures, and facials, but nothing about african hair braiding. aicheria 1:07 that's when i was like this is not what i want to do. i'm not going to be doing these things, i'm gonna be braiding. since aicheria didn't get her cosmotology license... she can't run her own braiding business, meagan forbes 8:41 iowa's

amanda krenz shows us how you don't have to look any further than your local costume shop. amanda intro there's actually research that shows the more popoular a halloween costumum the better the candidate does in an election... with thehe trump factor that may nonobe case. past presidents, like kennedy and reagon... former first ladies... and the current commander and chief make for very popular halloween costumes. cathydo you have hillary's business suits, that type of thing. about three months candidate runng winning the at the theatrical shop in n lley junction, , stomers are mostly shohoing for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well... which popular purchase cathy the new election coming up, the most popular in the polls is the more popular on purchases. and there have actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a a eory in the cocoume business that thth winner in every eleltion since 1980 has been the candidate whose masks were most popular on halloween. here's a

local 5's amanda krenz is here with more. amanda/bam there are a couple of reasons iowans know about this case and are intrigued by it. first of all it happened one state away in minnesota... 11 year old jacob wetterling was kidnapped in 1989 when he was riding bikes with his brother and a friend. also... it reminds many of us in iowa of some similar unsolved missing children cases. 52-year-old daniel james heinrich of annandale minnesota is considered a person of interest in jacob wetterling's kidnapping case. the reason he was arrested is because police did a search warrant in july... and they found a bunch of child pornography. right now heinrich is only a person of interest in the wetterling case... but that case sparks memories of these two young men, johnny gosch and eugene martin. johnny gosch disappeared from his paper route in west des moines in 1982 when he was 12 years old. martin was also a young paperboy who went missing in 1984 in des moines. law officers from both police departments say the news from minnesota d

chief political correspondent amanda krenz has the answer. amanda intro : in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of chris christie event... is this big blue bus... it used to say trump... it's not piece of art that says and means something different. nats of christie.. inside of a small town diner presidential candidate christ christie tries to gain support from former trump bus that now has banners hanging over both sides. one side now reads t. rump. the other side reads t. rutt - the name of the artist who cam eup with the concept for this bus transformation. david - 2:07:09 the artist is as interested in coming together... solve things. david gleason is part of the team that's getting this project rolling. 2:07:59 we're about to activate these banners, since i'm the project manager... part of this art exhibit on wheels entails splashing red fruit juice onto the banner 2:11 (tossing punch) "great dispersion ((flash to...)) 2:12:18 that's the official christening, the rest is up to the rrest of the country. the team invites to step on up.

here to explain what that means for the race is chief political correspondent amanda krenz. amanda: this is a big deal... to have a new frontrunner in the race according to iowa voters. ben carson has had a great ground game. amanda: he came into this race, a relatively unknown name and he's definitely made a name for himself... holding events around the state and meeting thousands of iowans. his campaign says that's been the key... letting iowa get to know him. now it's time for his campaign to think ahead about how to keep the momentum going. "11:16 you're gonna see a lot more ben in iowa. when people meet ben they overwhelmingly want to support him. " amanda: there are still several months left before the iowa caucuses... we'll see if carson's momentum can hold out. the assistant director for the quinnipiac poll says although it's big news that carson is in first, it's still not a comfortable enough lead. the republicans have yet to produce and obvious break- out frontrunner. live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: we want to know what yo

amanda krenz shows us how you don't have to look any further than your local stume shop. amanda intro 27:06 there's actually research that shows the more popoular a halloween costume, the better the candidate does in an election... with the trump factor that may not be case. past presidents, like kennedy and reagon... former first ladies... and the current commander and chief make for very popular halloween costumes. cathy 17:50 do you have hillary's business suits, that type of thing. this halloween, with the iowa caucuses about three months away... it's the candidide running for r fice that are winning the popularity contests. at the theatrical shop in valley junction, customers are mostly shopping for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well... which makes him the more popular purchase here. cathy 17:28 the new election coming up, the most popular in the polls is the more popular on purchases. and there have actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a theory in th

local five's chief political corresondent amanda krenz joins us now with more. amanda: the latest hiccup is this hearing.. that involves a former state lawmaker. amanda renee schultee is on the one on trial. in addition to being a state representative she also used to work for the department of human services. she's defending herself against accusations that she may have used inside, confidenditial information to help get one of those out-of- state companies selected to take over iowa's medicaid. the iowa hospital association has been opposed to the governor's plan from the start and says this trial is only one of many concerns. ""greg 24:39 i think there's a lot of concern about the process that's been pursued and timelines tha thave been pursued, and ultimately whether it's in the bst interest of iowans across the state. " amanda: here's a comment from governor branstad's office. he wouldn't talk about the trial that's underway, but said quote "we are going to continue taking the necessary steps to modernize and improve medicaid in iowa that will improve patien

in des moines, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie amanda thanks-- and we asked around our frequent political contributors here at local five for their predictions. rick klein, abc news' political director said: "trump without a doubt is my guess (as most popular). hillary masks have been around for 20 plus years. trump is new to this scene. and the hair possibilities! endless." and our local five analyst, dr. steffen schmidt at iowa state goes a bit further. quote: "democrats will do a trump mask with donald as the devil (with horns) . republicans a hillary mask with her as a witch." stephanie: we want to know -- is your halloween costume taking a political theme this year? tell us your plans on facebook and twitter. or wait til halloween and send us photos! we may end up showing them on the air. jack: to pella now, where a family- run business went up in flames overnight. it happened at the coffee cup cafe on oskaloosa street just before ten last night... as flames overtook the restaurant.. there's damage with much of the r

local five's amanda krenz has more. we're talking specifically about the skill of african hair braiding... it's a highly specialized talent, that's rich in heritage. but if this lawsuit changes the law for these specialists... it could change the lives of entrepeneurs and small business owners statewide. of entrepeneurs and small business owners statewide. " watching aicheria bell braid hair, you can see it takes special skill and technique. it makes her happy to braid and beautify, it also scares her. aicheria 2:48 i'm scared i'm going to go to jail, have a record, scared about my legacy. in order to acheive her dream of running her own hair braiding business... aicheria learned she needed a cosmotology license. school and went thousands of dollars into debt. she learned about cutting hair, dying hair, doing manicures, pedicures, and facials, but nothing about african hair braiding. aicheria 1:07 that's when i was like this is not what i want to do. i'm not going to be doing these things, i'm gonna be braiding. since a

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is here to explains mean for iowa families. amanda thousand iowa kids get their health insurance coverage hawk-i program. the governor says privatizing the program won't mean any big changes to those families... but other state leaders have some big concerns. healthy and well kids in iowa, that's hawk-i, an affordable option for families who need help insuring their kids. it's been a successful statewide program under medicaid since 1998. now the governor wants to change things up... and have 4 out of state companies run hawk-i. 22:48:51 amanda - why would youconsider transferring the administration of that program to out of state companies? 22:49:10 branstad - we're doing what 25 other states have done. going to a manages care system to better coordinate benefits. the governor says this change will streamline medicaid, prevent confusion over prescriptions, and save the state money. the hawk-i board says not so fast. they never approved the changes and don't agree with decision. 13:00:42 janet - we have a great children's health

amanda krenz brings us more "when i talked to the assistant director of this quinnipiac poll about ben carson taking over first, he said yes, it's huge deal! lets take a look back at ben carson's rise... starting with the quinnipiac poll in june... he's red... donald trump is blue.... then fast forward to the poll that came out in september... you can definitely see an upward swing for both candidates. carson does very well among republican women voters, much better than donald trump... and also... people just really like dr. carson. peter brown 2:15 dr. carson's favoribility rating is 89%, is a phenominally high rating that is almost never seen. ryan 10:44 his heart is so big, one of the things iownas love is heart. that was the state director of carson's iowa campaign. he says he wasn't surpised at all to see carson's poll numbers increase... let's look at the quinnipiac poll results that just came out... carson's popularity defintley on the rise, clearly sitting on top. peter 2:24 he has accomplished the dual task of getting well known by almost everybody here in iowa and being look

amanda: and i'm amanda krenz. it's x:00 a-m on thursday october 15th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some fr

in the d dital media center, amanda krenz, abc9 news jessica rae: speaking in the prepublican presidental candidate was asked about the new iowa poll numbers... and what he thinks it means for a potental lead over front runner donald trump " " "well, you know, its one poll. so, when we've hahaseveral of thememhen i might get a little more excited. i i nice to know that people are actually listening to what i'm saying as opposed to how it's being reinterpreted." jessica rae: the retired neurosurgeon topped the poll with the help of women and white evangelicals, both of whomsupport carson by wide margins over trump. jessica rae: the trump campaign may have tweeted away any possible win in the iowa caucus goodbye... donald trump retweeted an insult to iowa voters hours after a poll showed ben carson leading in the state. the series of tweets caught des moines political who linked to the trump eventually remomod the tweet frfr his feed, blaming anintern. jessica rae: we're getting a closer look at the moments before and after vice president joe biden announced he would not run for president.

amanda krenz has the answer. amanda intro : in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of chris christie event... is this big blue bus... it used to say trump... it's not piece of art that says and means something different. nats of christie.. inside of a small town diner presidential candidate christ christie tries to gain support from iowans. right outside sits a former trump bus that now has banners hanging over both sides. one side now reads eup with the concept for this bus transformation. artist is as together... solve things. david gleason is part of the team that's getting this project 2:07:59 we're about to activate these banners, since i'm the project manager... part of this art entails splashing the banner "great dispersion 2:12:18 that's the official christening, the rest is up to the rrest of the country. the team invites anyone who wishes to toss some fruit juice to step on up. the red splashes... a metaphor for some of trumps comments about women. 2:10:36 he's an equal opportunity bully, this is an

amanda krenz shows us how you don't have to look any further than your local costume shop. amanda intro there's actually research that shows the more popoular a halloween costume, the better the candidate does in an election... with the trump factor that may not be case. past presidents, like kennedy and current commander and chief make for very popular halloween costumes. cathydo you have hillary's business suits, that type of thing. this halloween, with the iowa caucuses about three months away... it's the candidate running for office that are winning the popularity contests. at the theatrical shop in valley junction, customers are mostly shopping for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well... which makes him the more popular purchase here. cathy the new election coming up, the most popular in the polls is the more popular on purchases. and there have actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a theory in the costume business that the winner in every election since 1

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack: still to come on local 5 news at six... where in the world is jordan furbee? he's hanging out in kansas city, but why? jordan: well jack, it's big 12 media days and what better way to get amped up for cyclone basketball than a party at hilton south? we've got..... stephanie: but next--using one successful for more. it's a plan that has farmers in upset. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with angleson, we are good news for iowa's economy tonight as a new good news for iowa's economy tonight as a new report shows unemployment rates are down. it's the first time they've been this low since 2006. stephanie: a year ago the jobless rate was 4.3 percent in august and september that dropped down to 3.7 and 3.6 respectivly. compared to the u.s jobless rates which are at 5.1--we're doing well. the current estimate in october shows only 12,700 unemployed iowans. to give some perspective, last year there were 74 thousand unemployed iowans. stephanie: and new digs for kum and go in down

tim: amanda krenz spoke with experts s the field today, andnd has more on the e investstation into whatatead to sash's death. "iowa hawkeye standout tyler sash was talented enought to make the pros. after two years with the new york giants... sash was let go. the cut happened after sash got a concussion in the final 2013 pre season game. the autopsy from the state medical examiners says s sh died in his oskaloosa home last month from an accidental (fs - sash autopsy report) and "additional studies for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (cte), a degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, are pending... 3:42 there's been research, even single blunt force trauma can enduce cte. dr. mary e. russell of mercy medical center says cte can cause a whole list of problems... 2:13 characterized by change in personality, cognition, physical function.. 2:25 memory impairement, poor dcision making, suicidality, depression. dr. russel explains how the brain of someone with cte even looks different. 9:24 atrophe in the temporal lobes which are on the sides he

amanda krenz has the answer. amanda intro : in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of chris christie event... is this big blue bus... it used to say trump... it's not piece of art that says and means something different. nats of christie.. inside of a small townwniner presidentialal candidate christ christie tries to gain support from iowans. right outside sits a banners hanging over both sides. one side now reads t. rump. the other side reads t. rutt - the name of the artist who cam eup with the concept for this bus transformation. david - 2:07:09 the artist is as interested in coming together... solve things. david gleason is part of the team that's gegeing this project rolling. 2:07:5:5we're about to tivate these banners, since i'm the project manager... part of this art exhibit on wheels entails splashing red fruit juice onto the banner 2:11 (tossing punch) "great dispersion ((flash to...)) 2:12:18 that's the official christening, the rest is up to the rrest of the country. the team invites anyone who wish

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack: a u.s. navy recruitment center was the target of a shooting in eastern iowa today. emergency responders got a call of shots fired at east kimberly road earlier this afternoon in davenport. more than a emergency vehicles were on the scene and the road was briefly blocked. it's unclear if anything was actually hit. davenport. more than a dozen emergency vehicles were on the scene and the road was briefly blocked. it's unclear if anything was actually hit. no injuries were reported. jack: the death of a woman found in her home yesterday in ackley still has frankling county investigators trying to figure it out. according to a chief deputy, officers responded to a call from the woman's husband around 3-30 in the afternoon. the husband is cooperating with police, and they're not ruling the death as a homicide at this time. but they are waiting on toxicology tests. jack: another suspicious death over the weekend, this one in benton county. 31-year-old david miller of shellsberg was arrested while

and, as amanda krenz tells us, some extra protection. ben carson makes himself available. he shakes hands, and talks one on one, even the middle of a big crowd. scaled back. said there've been threats, and they think the secret service could provide some needed security. ryan 2:14 you have to have credible threats and you have to be in a position where you have a chance to be thehe next president of the united states, both of those have happened. ben carson's iowa campaign director ryan rhodes says dr. carson hasn't had many problems in iowa, he barely even des with protesters at his events. iowa crowds are nice. but the candidate still needs heightened security. ryan 3:56 it's important that we protect pepole that are putting themselves out there in the public to be vetted and have that chance to be the next president. according to the secret servivi - these are thth iteria a candidate has to meet beforere they'll l sign a detail: the candidate has to be publicly announced have some degree of prominence in the polls capaigning in at least 10 states be in a qualified party

amanda krenz is here to exexains what that t uld mean for iowa families. healthy and well kids in iowa, that's hawk-i, , affordable option for families who ed help insuring their kids. it's been a successful statewide program under medicaid since 1998. now the governor wants to change things up... and have 4 out of state companies run hawk- i. 22:48:51 amanda - why would youconsider transferring the administration of that program to out of state companies? 22:49:10 branstad - we're doing what 25 other states have done. going to a manages care system to better coordinate benefits. the governor says this change will streamline medicaid, prevent confusion over prescriptions, and save the state money. the hawk-i board says not so fast. they never approved the changes and don't agree with the governor's decision. 13:00:42 janet - we have a great children's health insurance program for thousands of families across our state. now we're gonna be asking them all to pick different providers. state senator janet peterson who's on the hawk-i board says families don't

good morni amanda: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm amanda krenz. amanda weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: this week started on the mild and warm side, back to feeling like fall with a cold day and frost night back in the forecast. we're looking at mostly sunny skies today with a few more afternoon clouds. we're going to be cold and windy this afternoon with highs only climbing into the mid 50s and northwest winds around 10-15 mph. overnight we're going to see partly cloudy skies but we'll probably see wide- spread frost as lows fall into the low 30s and 20s. saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine we'll warm that air up into the upper 50s. sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s. next week we have a few rain chances and we'll have our highs go back into the 70s for a few days. amanda the man police say went on a the man police say went on a shooting spree through p

amanda krenz... it's 8:27 ... amanda krenz... it's 8:27 ... amanda: a record turn out last year, means some intense competition for this weekend's i-m-t des moines marathon... ten-thousand athletes from around the world ran the streets of des moines in 20- 14...and many of them will be returning to take on the route again this year. drivers should be aware of the street closures that will begin today... sections of walnut street bridge and east first street will be closed beginning at six this evening.. local five is a proud d onsor of the marathon...so look for much more on the race throughout the weekend. amanda parents in waukee are tired of having their kids switch schools. the city is rapidly growing and the district is struggling to keep up ... rezoning their schools as many as 7 times in the last 20 years. a group of parents were even handing out fliers at a public forum last night ...speaking out against the most recent rezoning. amanda: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ wea

i'm amanda krenz. the stage may have been a little less crowded, but the stakes were just as high. the five candidates tuesday night for the first democratic debate were less than half of the 11 on stage for the most

i'm amanda krenz. >>sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. the biggest democratic event in iowa of the year was this weekend, but man, (chuckling) >>sabrina: the invited guest list, well they kept dropping like flies this week. we are down two democratiticandidates this week. lincoln chafee called off his run on friday. he struggled to raise money or gain any traction in the polls. and earlier in the week jim webb also withdrew from the democratic primary saying the system no longer served the interest of the majority. but he did leave open the possibility of an independent run. now of course the big news that was long-awaited this week. joe biden won't run. in a news conference in the white house rose garden wednesday, the vice president telling reporters that even though hifamily could've been ready he believed the window to mount a successful campaign had closed. >>amanda: a lot of iowans, a lot of iowans were lined up to support biden in case he did decide to run including the rmer iowa house majority leader kevininccarthy. he's the co-ch

i'm amanda krenz. it's x:00 a-m on friday october 16th thanks for

amanda krenz has the answer. amanda intro : in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of chris christie event... is this big blue bus... it used to say trump... it's not piece of art that says and means something different. nats of christie.. inside of a small town diner presidential candidate christ christie tries to gain support from iowans. right outside sits a former trump bus that now has banners hanging over both sides. one side now reads t. rump. the other side reads t. rutt - the name of the artist who cam eup with the concept for this bus transformation. david - 2:07:09 the artist is as interested in coming together... solve things. david gleason is part of the team that's getting this project rolling. 2:07:59 we're about to activate these banners, since i'm the project manager... part of this art exhibit on wheels entails splashing red fruit juice onto the banner 2:11 (tossing punch) "great dispersion ((flash to...)) 2:12:18 that's the official christening, the rest is up to the rrest of the country. th

[current conditions] elias: good morning i'm amanda krenz... it's 7:24. elias: the u-s-d-a has awarded a contract to an ames company to begin stockpiling a vaccine for the avian influenza... harris-vaccines received a six- million dollar contract for producing 48 million doses of the vaccine over a two-year period. it is the only company to receive a contract.. this year alone, the illness impacted almost 32-million birds here in iowa. elias: a lawusit in wisconsin could have a major impact on gun control in the u-s... a jury has found a gun store liable for the sale of a weapon used to shoot two milwaukee the suit claimed the sale was approved despite a number of irregularities....i ncluding the buyer being underage. the store has been ordered to pay six million dollars to the officers, but is appealing the decision. elias: fifteen members of a pro- confederate flag group have been indicted by a georgia grand jury. the indictment claims the group violated georgia's street gang terrorism and prevention act and made terroristic threats. in july, they drove

and, as amanda krenz tells us, now he wants some extra protection. ben carson makes himself available. he shakes hands, and talks one on one, even the middle of a big crowd. but that could be scaled back. carson's campaign said there've been threats, and they think the secret service could provide some needed security. ryan you have to have credible threats and you have to be in a position where you have a chance to be the next president of the united states, both of those have happened. ben carson's iowa campaign director ryan rhodes says dr. carson hasn't had many problems in iowa, he barely even deals with protesters at his events. iowa crowds are nice. but the candidate still needs heightened security. ryan it's important that we protect pepole that are putting themselves out there in the public to be vetted and have that chance to be the next president. according to the secret service - these are the criteria a candidate has to meet before they'll assign a detail: the candidate has to be publicly announced have some degree of prominence in the c

amanda krenz explains what that could mean for iowa families. healthy and well kids in iowa, that's hawk-i, an affordable option for families whoneed help insuring their kids. it's been a successful statewide program under medicaid since 1998. now the governor wants to change things up... and have 4 out of state companies run hawk- i. amanda - why would youconsider transferring the administration of that program to out of state companies? branstad - we're doing what 25 other states have done. going to a manages care system to better coordinate benefits. the governor says this change will streamline medicaid, prevent confusion over prescriptions, and save the state money. the hawk-i board says not so fast. they never approved the changes and don't agree with the governor's decision. janet - we have a great children's health insurance program for thousands of families across our state. now we're gonna be asking them all to pick different providers. state senator janet peterson who's on the hawk-i board says families don't know if their pediatricia

amanda krenz spoke with experts in the field... and has more on the investigation into what lead to sash's death. "iowa hawkeye standout tyler sash was talented enought to make the pros. after two years with the new york giants... sash was let go. the cut happened after sash got a concussion i ithe final 2013 pre season game. the autopsy from the state medical examiners says sash died in his oskaloosa home last month from an accidental mixing of pain killers... (fs - sash autopsy report) and "additional studies for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (cte), a degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, are pending... 3:42 there's been research, even single blunt force trauma can enduce cte. dr. mary e. russell of mercy medical center says e can cause a whole list of problems... 2:13 characterized by change in personality, cognition, physical function.. 2:25 memory impairement, poor dcision making, suicidality, depression. dr. russel explains how the brain of someone with cte even look

amanda krenz is here now with a follow up. "in governor branstad's weeklkl press conference, local 5 asked why he wants to change a state-run healthcare to a managed care system. amanda wpy would you consider transferring the administration of that program to out of state companies? branstad we're doing what 25 other states have done. going to a managed care system to better coordinate benefits. branstad says his plan to privatize will save the state $51 million dollars. presidential candidate hillary clinton says it's the wrong move. she says in this email, (fs) i'm v vy wary of proposals like this because when republicans say "privatize services," too often they mean cut services. clinton also said branstad hasn't privatizing medicaid will save the state saying (fs)"..when asked to show proof, they've support their claims." branstad says the department of human services is in projecting cost five asked the dhs how they came up with their number. s said, (fs) variousus parties includinin vendors and other subject matter expert