dr. stacey gorski is here with us, handling questions about the zika virus. she will be here through 6:30 tonight if you have a question for her, you can ask it on the nbc 10 facebook page or tweeting us. >>> . >>> with his city under a cloud of darkness embattled allentown mayor allen polouski faces a no confidence vote. mitch blacher has been in allentown and talked to the mayor before his speech. what did he have to say? >> reporter: keith, during the speech he had nothing to say about the scandal around here in allentown. he didn't talk about the fbi's raid on his office or how some of the members of his administration now face charges. we did have a chance to ask him about the allegations swirling around the city just before he spoke in the state of the city address. were you involved in steering any contracts to campaign contributors? >> i can't talk about an investigation. >> do you fear indictment? >> we've got a great city to -- story to tell here. week got a great city, my focus is on the state of the city speech today. >> reporter: during the state

dr. stacey gorsky with the university of the sciences. she will be in the studio for the next 2 1/2 hours answering your questions. if you have a question for dr. gorski ask it on the nbc 10 us. you'll hear from her in about 10 minutes. >> in the meantime, to decision 2016, at a rally in new hampshire donald trump told supporters he thinks skipping the debate turned out great. keith jones live in the digital operations center this afternoon with more on the republican presidential candidate's no show reaction. keith. >> instead of debating the republican candidates trump held a fund-raiser for veterans. he says that move actually got him more publicity and claimed he would have gone to the debate if fox would have donated $5 million to veterans. trump took on his chief rival ted cruz slamming him for taking out loans he didn't reveal on finance reports. he called cruz's campaign quote crashing and said cruz is a nervous wreck. trump who is also hammering away over cruz's canadian birth. >> he's a citizen of canada and he was a senator from

dr. stacey believes with the changes before by still comes with a stigma. >> because of all the attention barbie gets and the doll is on tv, then these kids feel that if their body doesn't look like that they are not go to go get the attention . the recent changes aren't to make her look different, sales have dropped in recent years so diversifying the popular doll could make it relevant to more little girls. >> she would circle the ones that looked the closest to her. the doll will have different body types outside of its original stick thin frame. believes that means more than you can think. >> that just being tall, skinny and beautiful isn't the only beautiful that everything else can truly be beautiful as well. >> in tampa, gay ren flowers 10 news wtsp. >> join the information right there on our 10 news facebook page. >>> running late happens to all of us, some of us are chronically light, when it comes to being late to work, some of you come up with create i excuses, a new career builder survey asks hiring managers for the most outrageous latest excuses, the blow drier set her hair o

dr. stacey gorski is with the university of the sciences, since 4:00 today she has been answering your questions about the outbreak. so here's part of what brenda wrote on facebook. i understand this is a concern especially to women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. i want to know is this virus in the system for life? >> that's a great question. i will say studies done look forge the try russ in the blood after a patient has come in experiencing symptoms that resemble that of the zika virus, typically they found it out to 11 days. but that's not to say that it couldn't be in other tissues and we're not detecting it in the blood. the short answer is we don't know. we need a lot more basic research to be done to understand what the pathophysiology, what cell it'su infe infecting, how long does it stay in the body and is that different in pregnant women. >> as you mentioned earlier on the newscast we're still far away from any vaccine. thank you for answering the viewers questions. >> for more about the outbreak be sure to check out the nbc 10 app or nbc10.com. >> the clock istic forge

dr. king. stacey: schools were closed for the holiday. but as kcci's marcus mcintosh shows us, that doesn't mean students were idle. marcus: that's right. today, we witnessed young people being encouraged to live dr. king's dream. the north high school soul gospel choir hit the right notes at the 2016 reverend dr. martin luther king jr. celebration at the botanical center. at community youth concepts mlk day is one for giving back. >> volunteering is important, regardless of what age you are , and regardless of your abilities. this is just an opportunity for students to get out and actually do some volunteer service and get a sense for what that is. marcus: young people spent time melting down bits and pieces of crayon in molds, something they plan to give to the hospitals. they also painted signs for school garden projects. young people follow the trail blazed by dr. king. >> one could say that. i think we try to inpsire peole -- people to give back to their communities. whether that is living out his dream, i would hope that might be one

dr. stacey dunn, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. let's send it over to john. >>> new video from australia, toxic black smoke can be seen rising into the skies over melbourne. the fire started earlier today in a pile of tires. firefighters have contained the blaze, but they're telling people in that area to stay inside and shut their windows because some of that smoke is toxic. they say the public should be fine if they're not too close to it. they don't know how this all started. also, take a look at this, crews working to restore power to coral, florida, after a tornado hit the area. they say the number in damages will go up, towards $10 million after the downed power lines are counted. it's still unknown whether florida will need federal dollars to recover. no deaths, but three people got minor injuries. governor rick scott is crediting smart phones for saving lives and said this could have been a lot worse had it not been for technology. >>> much cooler conditions. jacksonville, florida, checked in at 31 degrees. that's the first time jacksonville has been below freezing sinc

stacey: i was curious about the newest poll with clinton at 45% and sanders at 43%, are you surprised it is this close? dr. mcguire: this is really great for us in this party, when there. november. exercise. stacey: i heard some say that they wanted a tough primary to strengthen a candidate, but at what point does this become too drawn out, when does it hurt? dr. mcguire: i feel like our candidates have talked about issues, so this has been good content for honing in on our message. i do not think it is hurting us at all, it is helping. stacey: it is still only january. what if this goes on through march and beyond? dr. mcguire: i hope that we continue to talk about issues, that is something we have done well in the party. i hope that we do not get into other issues, but talk about college affordability, education, it is something that matters to all families. steve: the campaign for sanders has agreed to a debate in so what can you say about that? dr. mcguire: there is a lot of ways to get your message out. they come to iowa and make this a priority and talk with people. we also have forums. there are a

stacey: today, central iowans came together to honor the legacy of legendary civil rights leader, dr. martin luther king junior. kcci's marcus mcintosh is in studio with a wrap of today's events. marcus: stacey, events honoring dr. king started this morning at drake university. >> i want to extend to you a warm greeting and welcome those who are coming for the first time. marcus: community leaders came together for a prayer breakfast at the knapp center to remember what dr. king stood for. fighting for the rights of others. this is the 4th year of the breakfast. it started with a little more than 200 people. some 800 people of all ages showed up this morning to remember the work of dr. king and were encouraged to continue his work. >> we are happy to have the community come out, from the mayor to the chief of police, the faith community, nonprofits all coming together as greater , des moines to celebrate this day. marcus: tonight at 6:00 we , listen in as governor branstad officially signs the show you young people who are spending the day giving back. todd: right now, superior steam.

dr. king's legacy. stacey: new at 10:00, road repair. streets bearing the name martin luther king jr. can be found all across america. but many neighborhoods the streets run through arguably do not live up to the civil rights leader's legacy. those streets. >> there is an american nightmare going on up and down king drive. >> a person says meet me on martin luther king street, they know most likely it is going to be a dangerous environment. >> we are half a century away from the time when martin luther king came to chicago. challenges today. dr. king: i want to remind you today that we are not free in chicago. >> you see a short summary of the black experience as you travel king drive through chicago. you will see progression of depression. >> i think it will be a shame to walk up and down martin luther king. when i first moved here, we had shopping places, we had a music you see nothing, i see nothing. i don't even walk up there. >> it really doesn't look as nice as it does closer to town. it was once a striving -- a thriving street. they have made some efforts to rectify that. just

dr. carson. stacey and steve, back to you. steve: thank you very much. we have more on this special hour-long edition of kcci news at 10. coming up, more on the g.o.p. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton. most viewed evening news in central iowa this is kcci 8 news >> the most watched news in central iowa, this is iowa's news leader, this is kcci 8 news at 10 why down to the wire. we are four days away from the iowa caucuses. the republican candidates took the stage in des moines tonight for the final@ time before iowans make up their minds. steve: we want to go back to the event center where cynthia fodor is standing by live. steve king, who also happens to be the nati

stacey's gut feeling was right. sierra's condition has worsened. dr. seth hollander explains they've run out of options to fight the on antsy bodies attacking her heart. times? you get that feeling of impending doom, like it's never going to end. >> transplanted hearts don't last forever. so if you're an older person who is getting a transplant, you may be able to live out the natural duration of your life before out. but we didn't transplant sierra at 10 years old to get her to 10th grade. we want to give her a long, normal life. >> so sierra goes back on the transplant waiting list. but the doctors warned the wait could be as long as two years. and because of her condition, an artificial heart pump is not an option. as difficult as the news is to hear, in typical bingham form, stacey finds a bright side. >> we're grateful for the breaks we get, the home breaks. i guess it's go home and get that next breath of fresh air. >> a month later they're back at the hospital. they bring gage along for a pacemaker adjustment. at the age of 6, he's had a pacemak

stacey sager is live in east harlem with more. >> this doctor is now facing multiple counts because as you said, another alleged victim has come forward. dr. david newman left here a short time ago saying nothing to reporters but what he's accused of doing has patients at a hospital known for its reputation cringing. 45-year-old e.r. doctor was taken away in handcuffs, patients at mount sinai hospital hearing today. >> oh, my god. disgusting. >> reporter: dr. david newman accused of masturbating then performing a lewd act on a patient who came to the emergency room for shoulder pain back on january 11th. law enforcement sources tell allegedly gave her an extra shot of morphine prior to the incident so he's also now facing a charge of assault in addition to sexual abuse. >> it's crazy. it's crazy. i don't know. i think he's sick. >> reporter: now authorities confirm a second alleged victim has come forward saying dr. newman fondled her breast when she came here for a cold in september. the hospital issued this statement saying, quote, he's not provided care to patients at mount sinai since the investigation began. we take the nature of the

stacey delikat, fox 5 news. steve: really impressive. christina: men who complain about being sick just aren't big babies. steve: turns out man flu is actually a thing. dr. devi explains why women can battle through a cold better than the guys. christina: and the reason instruction manuals are becoming christina: in your fox 5 health news, a drug trial taking place at a private lab in western france has left one man in a coma, at least five others have been hospitalized, and french officials say three of the patients have irreversible brain damage. researchers were testing a new painkiller involving 90 volunteers. steve: joining us is fox 5 medical contributor dr. devi. the thing was, the rumors were they were testing a painkiller with marijuana, but that's not the deal? >> that's not the case. work on. it's horrible for research. we are always encouraging people to do more research and to get volunteers, especially for all the people that have chronic pain. in this case, this type of setback can affect the whole field as well. christina: especially for experimental therapies. if you're in cancer treatment or something like that. this is very rare. >> e

dr. king. stacey: schools were closed for the holiday. but as kcci's marcus mcintosh shows us, that doesn't mean students were idle. marcus: that's right. today, we witnessed young people being encouraged to live dr. king's dream. the north high school soul gospel choir hit the right notes

kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. >> i have a special proclamation in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. todd: today, programs were held to honor and remember the legacy