katie johnson: noah's a kid. and where he's at -- he's and he's not who the news has portrayed him to be. he's a good kid. he needs our support and we're here to give it to him. elizabeth: noah is back in the polk county jail this morning. federal officials are calling for a two month delay in iowa's switch to a private medicaid program. but they're signaling the state likely will get approval to make the change. governor branstad had planned to hand over management of the $4.2 billion health care program to for profit insurance companies beginning january 1. eric: breaking news overnight in the 2016 presidential race -- bernie sanders' campaign in hot water after a staffer allegedly accessed rival hillary clinton's confidential voter information. the sanders campaign says that staffer has been fired. but the democratic national committee has suspended sanders' campaign from accessing its own voter database. that's a big blow with the iowa caucuses now less than two months away. overnight that mother teresa is he

a dying shshjust couldn't get out of bed and she said out loud, katie johnson was just 7 brain tumor so her dad, who had founded one of the largest star wars charity costume clubs reached out to see if anyone could build it. within weeks, katie had a donated hand-made fully functioning pink droid nicknamed r2-kt her face little up and she went to hug it right away. in katie's final days, her droid was hh constant know that r2-- was in the corner watching over her though katie lost her battle - their story doesn't end there. her family knew there were others to watch over. and the droid took on a new life. our first thought was this can't be a trinket that juu sits in over the past 10 years r2-kt has visited children's hospitals, toy drives, conventions.. even weddings. taking on celebrity status- there have been action figures and cameos with all proceeds going to charity- but nothing prepared didiector jj abramm wanted r2-kt to appear in the force awakens. imagine your favorite football player saying, 'hey you want to come over for dinner?' like that level of excitement what it was f

. >> reporter: katy johnson was just 7 years old with an inoperable brain tumor, so her dad who founded one of the largest "star wars" costume clubs reached out to see if anyone could build it. within weeks katy had a fully functioning pink droid named r2-kt. >> her face lit up. >> reporter: when katy lost her battle, she knew there were others to watch over. >> my first thought was we wanted to give back to other people. >> reporter: over the past ten years r2-kt has visited hospitals, weddings, action figures and cameos with all proceeds going to charity. but nothing prepared the johnsons for the call that director j.j. brams wanted r2-kt to appear in "the force awaken." >> imagine your fable football player saying, hey, do you want to come over for dinner? >> this year millions will see r2-kt in the background. >> it makes me feel so good. that mice sister's legacy living on. >> she would love it and take full credit for it and she would say that's me. >> reporter: the little girl with a dying wish living on in ways she could have never dreamed. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> i love

katie johnson shows us the reunion. lance corporal peter allen has been planning for months to surprise his wife for christmas. peter is in the marines, and is stationed in california. his wife, kellie, lives at home in florida. "i feel like every woman should get surprises like this honestly," peter says. on wednesday, those plans played out in the middle of the mall at wellington green. peter tipped off his family that he would be home for christmas, but his wife kellie didn't think she would see him until late january. "it's a pretty good christmas present. she wasn't expecting it. i feel like, she deserves it," he says. on wednesday, kellie visited the mall with peter's family to take pictures with santa claus. while sitting with santa, the man in red asked kellie, "if you could have anything for christmas, what would you ask for?" kellie answered, "for my husband to come home." while kellie took photos with santa and peter's cousin

. >> reporter: katie johnson was just 7 years old with an inoperable brain tumor, so when her dad largest "star wars" costume clubs reached out to see if anyone could build it. >> her face lit up and she went to hug it right away. >> reporter: though katie lost her battle, her family knew there were others to watch over. >> our first thought is this can't be just a trinket that sits in our living room. we want to give back to other people. >> reporter: over the past ten years, r2kt has visited toy drives, hospitals, taking on celebrity status. but nothing prepared the johnsons for the call that director j.j. abrams wanted r r2kt to appear in "the force awakened." >> that level of excitement was what it was for us. millions will see r2kt in the background of one of the biggest releases in years. >> it makes me feel good because that's my sister's legacy living on. >> she would love it. >> reporter: the little girl with a dying wish, living on in ways she could have never dreamed. >>> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. for all of us here at good night.straight ahead tonight...

his aunt, katie johnson, was one of several in support. 4:29 he is sweet and kind and loving, never violent. he babysat my girls. johnson says the video of her nephew at the gas station, and the murder he's accused of do not represent the southeast polk high school student that they know. :49 this is so uncharacteristic of noah, he's a gentle, kind , loving kid. i didn't believe it myself when i heard it. / noah laprei is being tried for murder as an adult, even though the family didn't want that. they've been paying regular visits to him in jail. 2:36 sometimes he's upset, crying, sometimes i can maybe get him to laugh. he goes back and forth with his emotions. after just a few minutes in the courtroom for his pretrial conference he was escorted out to the sound of support from his loved ones. 8:44 i love you noah, i love you... at that pretrial conference jack: at that pretrial conference today, a trial date of may 6th was set. stay with local 5 for the latest in this case. jack: march first is the new deadline for the medicaid switch over here in iowa. jack this affects hundreds of thous

his aunt, katie johnson, was one of several in the room showing support. 4:29 he is sweet and kind and loving, never violent. he babysat my girls. johnson says the video of her nephew at the gas station, and the murder he's accused of do not represent the southeast polk high school student that they know. :49 this is so uncharacteristic of noah, he's a g gtle, kind , loving kid. i didn't believe it myself when i hehed it. / noah laprei is being tried for murder as an adult, even though the family didn't want that. they've been paying regular visits to him in jail. upset, crying, sometimes i can maybe get him to laugh. he goes back and forth with his emotions. after just a few minutes in the courtroom for his pretrial conference he was escorted out to the sound of support from his loved ones. 8:44 i love you noah, i love you... " jessica rae: " " coming up.... the star of home alone is making a dark comeback into the spotlight. what macoly culkin's been up to, when we return. " " jessica rae: plus.... star wars the force awakens. islready breaking records . you're going to get a kick ou

katie johnson has the story today... santa is letting ava top with matching red lipstick, ava's ready for her picture with mr. claus. but this trip to see should get surprises like this honestly." tha's lance corporal peter allen. hehes in the the 20-year-old is wise beyond his years and very get married to her, and i chose to obviously get married to her." so today, after months apart, he in california, she in florida,a,the two reunited. "if you had anything you wanted for christmas, what would you want?" "my husband come home. he's in california. oh wow.. while taking pictures with santa, kellie had no clue put it together because it was such a shock i didn't expect t at all. a christmas wish granted with photos to prove it, everyone feeling extra jolly, even the man in the big red suit. "this has made my christmas. it really has." the couple got married in september and didn't plan to see each other until the end of january, so this was a huge surprise to her... kelle plans to momoe to california next february so she

katie johnson has the story. santa is letting ava top with matching red lipstick, ava's ready for her picture with mr. claus. but this trip to see should get surprises like this honestly." that's lance corporal peter allen. he's in the marines, and he's also kellie's husband. the 20-year-old is wise beyond his years and very romantic. i chose to go on a so today, after months home. he's in california. oh wow." while taking pictures with santa, kellie had no clue oh my god. oh my god. (claps) it took me a second to at all. a christmas wish granted with photos to prove it, leaving everyone feeling extra "this has made my christmas. it really has." the couple got married in the couple got married in a christmas wish granted with photos to prove it, leaving everyone feeling extra jolly, even the man in the big red suit. "this has made my christmas. it really has." the couple got married in each other until the end of january, so this was a huge surprise to her. kellie plans to move to california next february so she

katie johnson has the story. santa is letting ava top with matching red lipstick, ava's ready for her picture with "i feel like every woman should get surprises like this honestly." that's lance corporal peter allen. he's in the marines, and he's also kellie's husband. the 20-year-old is wise beyond his years and very romantic. i chose to go on a get married to her, and i chose to obviously get married to her." so today, after months apart, he in california, she in florida, the two reunited. "if you had anything you wanted for christmas, what would you want?" "my husband come home. he's in california. oh wow." while taking pictures with santa, kellie had no clue that her husband wasn't in california, he was right behind her. take a look. oh my god. oh my god. (claps) it took me a second to put together because it was leaving everyone feeling extra jolly, even the man in the big red suit. "this has made my christmas. it really has." the couple got married in september and didn't plan to see each other until the en

kennedy on fox business, a kennedy, editor of townall.com, katie pavlik and one lucky guy, a veteran trial attorney and fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. and you are "outnumbered" on this christmas. merry christmas. >> merry christmas, everybody at home. >> like the cat in low window. >>the window. >> you are human mistletoe. the candy cane tie doesn't hurt either. >> let's talk politics, what goes better with gifts than this gift, the first nominating contest a month away, the republican candidates stepping into high gear with donald trump and ted cruz running neck-and-neck in the first state of iowa and from the meeting in new hampshire and nationally, the campaign trail will be busy the next couple weeks. and the iowa caucuses coming of february 1st there will be no break than early state tv ads and campaign stops over the holidays, not even full week between christmas and new year's. what do candidates need to do over the next couple weeks? >> i don't know. donald trump seems indefatigable. he seems unstoppable. he seems like a runaway locomotive. two issues. one, elect ability, he can't win the general election, the argument t

katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. now here's t-v nine's brea love with a brief look at one story you'llee tonight on t-v nine news at six. "the johnson county sheriff says he has some concerns over who iowa law says he has to issue a permit to carry, i'll have more tonight at 6." now here's a look at what's coming up at 5:30 on abc's rld news. here's what's coming up on world news tonight with hear why the johnson county sheriff is upset about the iowa law regarding gun permits. and a new report rips apart the process the state regents used ti hire university of iowa prprident bruce herrald. tonight at 6. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you'u' getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. recapping today's top story, investigators have identified the body a trapper found in the cedar river sunday. it was 18 year old moe sed who disappeared in october. inv

katie, thanks. a lot going on in and around the city today and tomorrow. here's meisha johnson to tell you what you can expect on the roads this weekend. >> hey, everyone, here's what you need to know for this weekend. so first, let's talk sport. shall we? today is the 116th annual army navy game at 3:00 p.m. at lincoln financial field. espn college game day will be broadcasting from xfinity live from 9:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. >> also tonight, at 8:00 p.m., at the wells fargo center, the philly pops present andre as bo kelly in concert. if you love great music you do not want to miss this one. for our commuters in the world of mass transit, the market frankford line will be running at special schedule for the army navy game. trains will run between frankford and 69th street transportation center every five to ten minutes with free transfers to the broad street line at city hall. all of this begins right at 8:00 a.m. for those coming from the suburbs, there will be an express from fernrock center en route to the sports complex beginning at 9:05 a.m. today until 12:30 p.m. for t

kennedy on fox business, a kennedy, editor of townall.com, katie pavlik and one lucky guy, a veteran trial attorney and fox news legal analyst peter johnsonre "outnumbered" on this christmas. merry christmas. >> merry christmas, everybody at home. >> like the cat in low window. >>