but even though this iowa criminal trial that opened today is about the ron paul presidential campaign not the rand paul presidential campaign, at the heart of this trial is the conceded fact at least as recently as the last time iowa held its republican caucuses, republican endorsements in that crucial presidential race where is literally for sale to the highest bidder. you could buy endorsements. as recently as 2012 in the republican caucuses in iowa. is bribery still part of the is many in iowa? is this trial potentially going to fix that or at least shock us about it? joining us is russ choma, a reporter from mother jones covering the legal troubles surrounding paul campaign in this case the ron paul campaign. thanks very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> we had opening statements in the trial. we had jury selection yesterday and today. do you have any sense of what's going to come out in this trial, what we're going to hear about over the next several days? >> well, it looks like the defense attorneys for jesse bent done and this other guy are basically going to

kevin: former presidential candidate ron paul back in des moines today to testify in the federal trial of two former campaign staffers. stacey: prosectors say jesse benton and dimitri kesari tried to cover up payments made to former iowa legislator kent sorenson to switch from michele bachmann's campaign. kcci's marcus mcintosh was there as paul took the stand. marcus: cameras are not allowed inside the federal court but we did catch up to paul after his testimony late this afternoon outside the courthouse. paul expressed his displeasure at having to testify for the prosecution. saying that it is a heavy burden to take the witness stand against jesse benton, who is also his grandaughters husband. paul says he would never pay for a political endorsement and does not believe anyone working for his campaign would do so either saying he trusted the people , working on his campaign to account for all the money coming in and out of the campaign. he says that trust has not changed, and he is still supportive of benton. ron paul wrapped us his testimony late this afternoon, prosecution testimo

steve: a verdict today in the trial of 2 former 2012 ron paul for president campaign aides accused of making secret payments to a state lawmaker for his endorsement. cameras are not allowed in federal court but kcci's kim st. onge was there. she's live in studio with the latest. kim: after two days of deliberations, the jury announced it reached a verdict on only three of the six charges against jesse benton and dimitri kesari. officials say the men paid kent sorenson $73,000 to switch his support from michelle bachmann to the ron paul campaign, leading up to the 2012 caucuses. ron paul's former campaign chair jesse benton walked out of the federal courthouse thursday afternoon looking relieved after jurors acquitted him of making false statements to law enforcement. >> god is great. it feels good. kim: benton's attorney, roscoe howard, says he knows benton could face additional charges in the future. for now he's pleased with the , verdict. >> we think it was a just verdict and the jury did a great job listening and following along and obviously we think they got it. kim: jurors foun

the trial of two former ron paul campaign aides continues as well. jesse benton and dimitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to kent sorenson to switch from the michele bachmann campaign ron paul just before the caucus. sorenson received a $73,000 wire transfer. eric: tensions in the middle east between israel and shaina humphries is following the developments. shaina: secretary of state john kerry is heading there this week, meeting with both israeli and palestinian leaders to urge them to work together to ease tensions. more than 40 palestinians and eight israelis have died in the last two weeks and several shootings and stabbings. the most recent attack happened on sunday when a gunman opened fire at a busy bus station. overnight, we learned china has been violating a new cyber agreement with the united states as hackers continue to attack american companies. the deal was announced three weeks ago and chinese hacks have still occurred regularly. was:. today, the department of reveal new drone regulations, requiring drone owners to regi

the good news for the ron paul/rand paul world of politics is that the other former ron paul, former staffer, jesse benton, who again had been running rand paul's super pac this year, benson was found not guilty in federal court on the charges against him of lying to the fbi while they investigated that case. when jesse benton was indicted it was a shock to the rand paul for president campaign. again, he was running rand paul's super pac at the time. this federal trial has been under way in iowa as rand paul tries to campaign for votes in iowa but, again, jesse benton, one of rand paul's key aides, has been acquitted of all wrong doing by a federal jury in iowa. not guilty. and now that he's been found not guilty, he's now already back in charge running the america's liberty super pac trying to get rand paul elected president. that does it for us tonight. >>> it's tuesday, october 27th. right now on "first look," new disturbing scene inside a south carolina classroom. a school resource officer gets physical with a student, sparking a police investigation. >>> millions of americans ar

the trial of two former ron paul campaign aides continues today. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making hidden payments to former state senator kent sorenson. just before the 2012 iowa caucuses, sorenson switched to ron paul's campaign. steve: moments ago, kent sorenson took the stand. cameras are not allowed inside the federal courthouse. but kcci's rose heaphy was inside the courtroom. rose? rose: about an hour ago, kent sorenson took the stand after hours of testimony. he is accused of receiving pack money from people in affiliated with the ron paul campaign. he began to feel that bachmann was not going to win the campaign and he had dinner with kesari, and he said that evening, he gave his wife a check for $25,000 made out to sorenson's corporation at the time, he told kesari he didn't know if he wanted to switch to paul's campaign yet but he was facing financial issues at the time. live in studio, rose heaphy kcci , 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: change in course. president obama announced today that thousands of u.s. troops

the good news for the ron paul/rand paul world of politics is that the other former ron paul, former on, who again had been running rand paul's presidential super pac this year, jesse benson was found not guilty in fer court on the charges against him of lying to the fbi while they investigated that case. when jesse benton was indicted it was a shock to the rand paul for president campaign. again, he was running rand paul's super pac at the time. this federal trial has been under way in iowa as rand paul tries to campaign for votes in iowa but, again, jesse benton, one of rand paul's key aides, has now been acquitted of all wrongdoing by a federal jury in iowa. found not guilty in charges related to that scheme to bribe an iowa state senator for his endorsement back in 2012. and now that he's been found not guilty, he's now already back in charge running the america's liberty super pac trying to get rand paul elected president. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> question quick maybe you can help me with. why is rand paul still

jesse benton, ron paul's former campaign chair, left looking relieved, saying god is great. -- saying "god is great. , it feels good." jurors found benton not guilty of making false statements to law enforcement. his attorney told me he's pleased with the verdict, but knows benton could face additional charges in the future. >> we don't know what the jury thought but we gave them every, all the flaws we thought we had and they looked like they considered it and clearly came back with a verdict that was just and proper. kim: no word yet on whether kesari will be retried for the charges the jury did not reach a verdict on. live in studio, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: sorenson has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and false reporting to the federal election commission. he has not yet been sentenced in that case. so could this impact the legitimacy of the iowa caucuses? >> when people have a list of gripes about the iowa caucuses, this particiular issue of the sorenson case and the question of disclosure or lack thereof campaign payments, that's fairly smal

testimony continues this morning in the federal trial of two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making hidden payments to former iowa state senator kent sorenson when he switched to support the paul campaign from the michelle bachmann campaign. sorenson took the stand himself yesterday and testified that, in december 2011, kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. sorenson said he told kesari that he wasn't sure he wanted to switch to paul's campaign. but that he was conflicted because, at the time, he was facing financial issues. testimony resumes this morning at 9:00. trust kcci for complete coverage. elizabeth: in commitment 2016 news -- protestors gathered in windsor heights thursday to confront carly fiorina over her stance against planned parenthood. the republican presidential candidate spoke at a fundraiser there where she spoke about her problem-solving abilities as a former hewlett-packard ceo. ms. fiorina: every time i ran to a problem i knew -- i discovered we actually knew how to solve the problems but we had to challeng

kim: jurors found dimitri kesari, who served as ron paul's former deputy campaign manager, guilty of falsifying records but not guilty of obstruction of justice. they could not reach a verdict on his charges of conspiracy and falsely reporting campaign expenditures. i asked kcci political analyst dennis goldford whether this trial involving secret payments to former state senator kent sorenson in exchange for an endorsement calls into question the legitimacy of the iowa caucuses. >> it's another feather on the scale for people who don't like the caucuses but there are lots of people from outside of iowa who don't like the caucuses for also of bigger reasons. kim: when it comes to saying anything about the way campaigns operate? howard says don't read too much into it. >> the system is the system. i don't think this is gonna change it. it's st a matter of the department of justice taking a for what it is. eric: no word yet on whether kasari will be retried on the charges the jury could not agree on. jason: we have not seen the bulk of it move in yet but we have a lot of rain in the we

we've had a president with a biding philosophy with ron paul -- >> i don't think it's rooting out ronilosophy. >> he's ron paul-like. >> not even close. >> we have to wrap this up. because this is starting to sound like an intelligent show. and i'm here to stop that. i want to ask the liberal panel, you must be really happy with obama's work with isis. >> look, the middle east is the post-apocalypse. i say we all make love. >> up next, video of a college student's drunken tantrum gets passed around the internet. that never happens. >>> joann and katherine visit c comicon. it's a new fiber supplement that helps support regularity and includes b vitamins to help convert food to energy. mmmmm, these are good! nice work, phillips! the tasty side of fiber, from phillips'. we were in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. so i just started poking around on ancestry. then, i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. it turns out i'm scottish. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. ...as a combination of see products.. and customers. every on-time arrival is backed by thousands

today a federal jury will continue its deliberations in the trial of two ron paul presidential campaign aides. jesse benton and dimitri kesari payments to a state lawmaker for an endorsement! the jury got the case tuesday and deliberated all day wednesday with no decision. there will be increased police

a new poll shows ron paul's son is now in the top five in iowa. rand paul is fifth...with six- percent of support. but the big news out of the quinnipiac university poll - the g-o-p pack has a new leader. dr. ben carson is in first place with 28-percent.. the poll shows his boost is due to new support from women. donald trump is in second with 20- percent. marco rubio is in third with 13- percent and ted cruz came in fourth with 10-percent. he is arguably one of the biggest fans of ben carson in central iowa and got a special message from the man himself... hey justin i'm here in new york city wishing you a very happy birthday and thanks for all your support." justin luettjohann of urbandale got this video message from the front runner yesterday as a surprise birthday gift from his wife... justin said the two are long time supporters of dr. carson and even hosted a meet and greet with him at their home before he announced he was running for president. justin said his wife is always trying to think of creative birthday gifts for him, but this one ta

. >> look, i am a big -- i was a ron paul supporter noninterventionist. i do agree you can't fight a war in between. when you fight a war you either have to have a full declaration of war going to build a place no building up an army and training it. we are not god at that. we are just not. i think in your thought experiment here's what i would say. you bring all of the troops home, close every base and move israel to canada. >> how does that sound? >> i would be for that. i don't think the jews in israel would be happy. >> canada is huge israel is tiny. it will be years before they find the internet in canada. as a jewish person our entire history is getting kicked out of one place and having to start over halfway around the world. >> then you have to deal with french quebec. >> which is worse than isis. >> the middle east is not vague. what happens in the middle east does not stay there. while you are sort of hanging back and waiting for something to happen and waiting for it all to fall so you can do something. they are going to be in the backyard in t

cameras are not allowed inside federal court but we did catch up with ron paul after his testimony. prosecutors say his campaign staffers jesse benton and dimitri kesari tried to cover up payments made to kent sorenson for him to switch from michele bachmann's campaign. in court, paul said he would never pay for a political endorsement and does not believe anyone working for his campaign would do it either. eric: gun store owners in iowa are waiting to see the effect of a wisconsin lawsuit here. a jury there ordered agger guns to pay nearly $6 million to two milwaukee police officers. both were shot by a gun bought at that store. a gun purchased by a so-called straw buyer, someone that buys guns for people that cannot legally obtain them. jurors ruled the gun shop was negligent. ryan smith explains what effect that could have on gun stores here. >> we are a well rounded store. a lot of self-defense guns and target guns. ryan: the owner sells some 80 firearms a week. a wisconsin jury's decision sending shockwaves. badger guns now considered negligent for the injuries to the city's may

sorenson switched his allegiance from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. elizabeth: a newton man is behind bars this morning after police say he tried to kill several people with his car. 50-year-old john britton is charged with attempted murder reckless driving and leaving the , scene of an accident. newton police say britton hit one man with his vehicle monday night. that man suffered non-life threatening injuries. he then hit another vehicle on the road several times. the woman and 5-month-old child inside that vehicle were not hurt. the case remains under investigation. and this morning doctors say a des moines man will never walk again after a tragic atv accident last month. this is video captured by a witness seconds before theo erickson was air lifted to the hospital september 6. an atv accident in winterset left the 27-year-old father paralyzed. now erickson's family and friends are looking for help to raise money to remodel his home and make it wheelchair accessible. >> all the little tiny things that we take for granted. just being

sorenson switched his allegiance from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. elizabeth: a newton man is behind bars this morning after police say he tried to kill several people with his car. 50-year-old john britton is charged with attempted murder, scene of an accident. newton police say britton hit one man with his vehicle monday night. that man suffered non-life threatening injuries. he then hit another vehicle on the road several times. the woman and 5-month-old child inside that vehicle were not hurt. the case remains under investigation. shaina: in commitment 2016 news now. a rally in burlington today is expected to draw big crowds for republican front-runner donald trump. trump's "make america great again" rally will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the burlington memorial auditorium. republican contender chris christie will also be in iowa today. he's making campaign stops at the raceway cafe in newton and a private residence here in des moines. elizabeth: it sounds like another day to groep shorts. metinka: -- groeperrab shorts. cooler

stacey: at the federal courthouse in des moines, the ron paul for president aides jesse benton and dmitri kesari. prosecutors say both men helped iowa state senator kent sorenson to change his support from the michele bachmann campaign to the ron paul campaign. came and went this afternoon. kurtis gertz has a first look at your forecast. kurtis: nice to get a little rain out there and knock down the dust. it is turning out to be a gorgeous evening with some thundershowers. we are going to stay that way for the evening hour. dry spell comes to an end, two hundredths here in the metro. three hundredths in ottumwa. not a whole lot of rain, but a thundershowers now and again. mild temperatures for this time of year, near 70 degrees. we're back up into the 70's could squeeze out a couple showers. enjoy the mild readings. it is going to get colder. we go from 70's to the 60's. steve: iowa's unemployment rate went back down last month. it now stands that 3.6%. that's down slightly from august, when it was 3.7%. iowa is now tied with utah for the 6th lowest unemployment rate in the nation. in the

we will be back in federal court for the trial of two former staffers to ron paul -- rand paul. -- ron paul. both are accused of covering up payments to kent sorenson to switch from michele bachmann's campaign to paul's. he does not believe anyone would pay to work for his campaign. des moines police looking into a stolen atm found inside a vacant house. it was found tuesday afternoon by a woman interested in buying a house on guthrie. when looking at the basement, police think they have found the owner but have not arrested anyone. elizabeth: helping seniors to meet their health needs and still live at home, emmy victor is live in windsor heights. emmy: it is a new program that can save money on federal medicaid and medicare dollars. not all seniors may want or need to live at a senior home full-time but at this new center, seniors can stay throughout the day and be back at their home by the end. it opened just last week and it is a new program. seniors can get the care they need inside the facility. there is a primary care physician who is in charge of planning out what each individu

steve: the federal trial of two former ron paul for president 2012 campaign aides is now in the hands of a jury after closing arguments today. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to former iowa state senator kent sorenson. sorenson switched from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. stacey: newton police say a driver intentionally hit a man, then a car multiple times. 50-year-old john britton faces multiple charges, including three counts of attempted murder, after two crashes monday night. officers say britton first hit a 25-year-old man. that victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. a short time later, police say he crashed into a car multiple times. a 50-year-old woman and 5-month-old child in the car weren't seriously hurt. this case is still under investigation. an iowa state basketball staff member is in the story county jail right now. court records show 27-year-old tim mannix was arrested on contempt of court charges. he was charged with owi in may and pleaded guilty in july. mannix was supposed t

former ron paul staffer fernando cortez took the stand this morning, testifying about email invoices from kesari about interactive communication technology, inc. the company prosecutors say was used to pay sorenson. in fort dodge hazmat teams are called in last a train started leaking ammonia. three people were exposed. one of those men is still hospitalized this afternoon. because of the leak is under investigation. a fire destroys a barn near maxwell. maxwell fire officials say they were called out to a barn fire just north of town around 5:00 firefighters were able to stop the fire from getting to a house. horses usually kept in the bar were unharmed. no injuries were reported. maxwell, collins, nevada, and cambridge fire departments responded to the fire. officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a woman convicted of embezzling more than $432,000 from a creston car dealership has been ordered pay it all back. 45-year-old lyndsay huntsman already was sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking the money from creston automotive while she worked in the company

the federal trial of two campaign staffers for ron paul continues today. prosecutors say jesse benton and dimitri kesari tried to cover up payments made to former iowa legislator kent sorenson to switch from michele bachmann's campaign. just yesterday, former presidential candidate ron paul testified that he would never pay for a political endorsement and does not believe anyone working for his campaign would do so either, saying he trusted the people working on his campaign to account for all the money coming in and out of the campaign. we were there this morning when several activists showed up outside the headquarters of the iowa utilities board to protest the construction of a proposed bakken oil pipeline which would cut through iowa. those attending the protest say the courts and not the iowa utilities board should decide if eminent domain can be used in this case. the dakota access pipeline would move at least 450,000 barrels daily. right now the oil is being moved by rail. which pipeline supporters say is much more dangerous than transporting by pip

back in federal court for the trial of two former staffers for ron paul. jesse benton and dimitri kesari are both accused of covering up payments to former state senator kent sorenson to switch from michele bachmann's campaign to paul's. paul said he would not pay for a political endorsement and does not believe anyone working for his campaign would either. elizabeth: helping seniors with their health needs, and keeping them at home as well. emmy: it is a new program here and it actually can save federal medicaid and medicare dollars. this program is state-of-the-art and just started about a week ago. not all senior citizens may want to or need to live in a senior home full-time. the center can keep them for the day and bring them home by the end so they can still stay at home. it is a collaboration with mercy medical center. they have a primary care physician inside, who has planned out what each individual senior needs each day. the center has been open for just a week and they want to add a lot more seniors. it is the gym and daytime activity center that

sorenson then switched his support from michele bachmann to ron paul. steve: new information tonight in the sentencing of a webster city wrestling coach. radio station kqwc reports that 50-year-old ted larson was re-sentenced yesterday to probation. one-year in prison for assault and 5-years for 2nd degree criminal mischief. a jury found him guilty of going into a house and attacking lyndal olsen. larson must now pay olson restitution, an amount that is yet to be determined. another man, also charged in connection to this crime, terry nessa, goes on trial january 26. stacey: a house fire overnight in south des moines. steve: the man living in the home escaped, and because of the bravery of a neighbor, his 3 dogs did too. kcci's mark tauscheck is here to explain. mark: andrew robb did something firefighters will tell you to never do. he went into a burning house to save the pets of a neighbor he had never met. >> he was trying to talk to me and i didn't know what he was saying because he had inhaled a lot of smoke. >> pretty much telling him to come with

larry>> a former staffer on ron paul's 2012 presidential campaign has been convicted of secretly paying an iowa state senator to switch his endorsement for president. a federal jury in des moines found former deputy campaign manager demitri kesari guilty of causing a false record... but not guilty of obstructing justice. the jury also acquitted paul's former campaign chairman jesse i.. the two had been charged with illegally hiding a 73 - thousand dollar payment to former state senator kent sorenson for switching his loyalty from michele bachmann to ron paul. sorenson faces 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty. larry>> it's a long awaited showdown in washington. hillary clinton appeared before the house select committee looking into the bengazi attack. c- b- s- news correspondent craig boswell is on capitol hill with more details. i've thought more about what happened than all of you put together. i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. i have been racking my brain about what more could have been done." republicans y one thing she could have done is respond to the reque

a jury has ended the liberations and it's relevant to aid to the 2012 ron paul president of campaign accused of making secret payments to state senator kent sorenson when he switched from michelle bachmann's campaign. jesse benton faces one count of making false statements. dimitri kesari faces five charges including conspiracy and obstruction. we understand that a verdict has been reached and our kim st. onge joins us live now with the decision. kim: the jury came back about 30 minutes ago with the federal courthouse announcing they are unanimous on three of the six counts both of these men are facing. count one, conspiracy. the jury was hong. false records, cassara is guilty. three, false campaign expenditure reports. the jury is hong. count four, the jury is hung. cap five, false statements to law enforcement for just even. the jury, not guilty. cap six, obstruction of justice. not guilty. we did see jesse benton walking so -- mollie: we apologize. we have lost audio and we will try to get back to camera just a little bit. -- kim in just a little bit. fire investigators have deter

sorenson switched his allegiance from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. we saw and felt some brief showers this morning but the rain has moved out. let's check in now with jason to see if there's more rain on the way this afternoon. jason: it's looking to be a dryer afternoon. is the first rainfall we've seen in over three weeks. that is pushed to the east. we see a week band trying to form from carol up towards fort dodge. that is weakening as it shifts eastward. settle in for a fairly dry day. you will see some of the clouds break up to the northeast, excuse me to the southeast as the system pushes through. something stuck to the southwest. -- some thick stuff to the southwest. still above average rainfall for this time of year. almost three inches for 2015 so far. and that rain maintains itself to the northeast. it should stay dry and we break up the cloud cover as we head into the evening. we got the orion media shower thinking tonight -- meteor shower tonight. mollie: sources say that house speaker john boehner has scheduled elections

he's testifying in the case of two former ron paul 2012 aides. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul before the iowa caucuses four years ago. kcci's rose heaphy was in court today. and she's live in studio right now. rose? rose: prosecutors continue to find more evidence how he kept his name off the books. our cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but our cameraman caught this video of him walking in. sorenson explained kesari had given his wife a check for $25,000 in december, which he later told sorenson not to cash. he said kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment, which would then pay sorenson's company grassroots strategy in return. bank statements show sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers. but the defense argues sorenson held onto kesari's original check to use as leverage. the defense also noted that sorenson had lied in the past. sorenson replied, saying "he's additional witnesses took the stand, includ

sorenson was back in federal court this morning as testimony resumed in the trial for two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides. sorenson testified yesterday that dmitri kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000 back in december of 2011 when he switched his support from the michelle bachmann campaign to the ron paul presidential campaign. and this morning sorenson claimed kasari gave him a $73,000 payment from a company kasari was associated with to a firm called grass roots strategy. and that the money was meant for sorenson. both kasari and jesse benton are accused of making hidden payments to sorenson. look for much more on today's proceedings later today on the news at 5:00 and 6:00. in news from around the state, two lehigh firefighters have lost their homes in fires less than two weeks apart from each other. kcci's vanessa peng joins us ames. vanessa: mollie, as you can see this house is a total loss. we are just on the north side of burnside and you can see the fire investigators are just combing through the scene. they are trying to find out what happened here. the owner is kirk kell

senator kent sorenson spent a second day on the stand in the trial of two former aides from the ron paul 2012 presidential campaign. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul before the iowa caucuses four years ago. kcci's rose heaphy listened in on the court session today and joins us for the update. rose: sorenson said he's in court "to right his wrongs" for lying for so long. now our cameras are not allowed , in the courtroom. sorenson said kesari gave his wife a $25,000 check, before sorenson had decided to switch to the paul campaign. but soon after, kesari told him not to cash it. he said kesari instead told him to send invoices to a company called ict, which would then pay sorenson's company, grassroots strategy, in return. bank statements show sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers. later, kesari's own brother, paul, took the stand. he said dimitri asked him to pay a "graphic designer" as a third party company because of "internal politics." paul kesari said recommended

sorenson switched his allegiance from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. stacey: officer cleared. last night, we told you a des moines police department internal review found officer vanessa miller's actions were justified in the june shooting of an unarmed man, ryan bolinger. tonight, chief dana wingert defended that decision. video shows the incident started when bolinger pulled up next to another officer on a traffic stop along merle hay road and blocked him in, reportedly so close the officer couldn't even open his car door. bolinger then drives off erratically and doesn't stop until after he makes a u-turn at the intersection of merle hay and urbandale. that's where miller slams on her brakes right behind his car, and bolinger gets out and moves toward officer miller as she is sitting in her car. chief dana wingert says miller feared for her safety and handled this situation how a reasonable person would think and act in that same situation. >> we are running, we are running. shot fired. >> in this case officer miller , felt trapped in

the federal trial of two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides also continues. the case could go to jury today. former state senator kent sorenson testified friday that dmitri kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then told sorenson not to cash it. he told sorenson to bill a company called ict for payment. count on kcci for complete coverage of both trials. eric: new statistics show abortions in iowa are down. the iowa department of public health says they've dropped by more than 40% over the last 8 years. in 2006, there were about 6,700 abortions. last year, there were about 4,000. iowa right to life argues the decline has to do with an increase in pregnancy centers. but planned parenthood says it has more to do with increased use of long acting contraceptives. shaina: right now, an anonymous hacker claims to have breached the cia director's personal email accounte. the hacker posted john brennan's documents online, including a list of email addresses from his contact file. also the hacker claims to have breached an account belonging to the homeland sec

accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. sorenson said kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then kesari told sorenson not to cash it. instead, kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment, which would then pay sorenson's company, grassroots strategy. this system kept sorenson's name off the campaign books. bank statements show sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers. this trial resumes monday. mark: two lehigh firefighters lose their homes in fires in two weeks. around 3:00 this morning, lehigh fire chief kirk kelley woke up to find a fire in his burnside his wife, two young children, and dog were able to get out of the house safe, but they lost everything. this happened less than two weeks after lehigh firefighter cody frazier lost his house to a fire in rural lehigh. chief kelley: we protect other people, and it seems like it's us that have to keep helping each other. sometimes it's like, when is it , going to end? mark: the causes of the fires remain under

he switched from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. elizabeth: newton police say a driver intentionally hit a man then a car multiple times. 50-year-old john britton faces multiple charges including three counts of attempted murder after two crashes monday night. officers say britton first hit a 25-year-old man. that victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. a short time later police say he crashed into a car multiple times. a 50-year-old woman and 5-month-old child in the car weren't seriously hurt. investigation. an iowa state basketball staff member is in the story county jail right now. court records show 27-year-old tim mannix was arrested on contempt of court charges. he was charged with owi in may and pleaded guilty in july. mannix was supposed to spend two days in jail and pay a fine before october 17. mannix is in his second year as a grad assistant with the men's basketball team. shaina: it is still pretty warm out there. a nice morning, metinka. metinka: this is warmer than where we should find ourselves in the afternoo

>> i think when ron paul jumps back in the race -- this is proof for libertarians, this watering down message thing is terrible. >> the cofounder of the cato institute says when senator paul stops watering down his message, i'm sending out the hounds. >> he doubled his numbers from 2008 to 2012 and he could not handle that. he is a libertarian pretending to be a conservative, and he is spending time calling out donald trump. why have an under card as well? >> it's port, that's where carli fiorina got her traction. when you're attacking other candidates, you don't get the fraction and you're hurting your voters. >> why should those with less than 1% stay in the race? >> they bring forward big ideas. lindsey graham, i'm not a big fan, but his foreign policy plan is bringing contrast, and that contrast is important to give voters an option. >> i think he wants to bomb parts of the united states. >> lindsey graham understands the strategic threats facing our nation. >> the pam has a lot to discuss later on. a chilling warning from stephen hawking about our galactic neighbors. >>> first, h

a jury resumes deliberations today in the special trial of two aides to the ron paul presidential campaign. they are accused of bribing kent sorenson when he switched from michele bachmann's campaign. dimitri kesari faces five charges including conspiracy and obstruction. both men have pleaded not guilty. kcci will follow the trial and bring you the verdict when it is released. elizabeth: altoona elementary leaders reminding of stranger safety after two men offered to boys candy and ask them to get in their ctruck. the men called them at the intersection of southwest fifth and 3rd avenue. the two men drove off in a two door white pickup truck. >> they recognized it was dangerous and that the two men in the vehicle were strangers. they turned around and ran back to the school. elizabeth: police are increasing patrols at the elementary before and after school hours. the cases under investigation. shaina: a confession from a man allegedly responsible for the death of this four-year-old girl in a road rage incident in new mexico. lily garcia was shot and killed on tuesday when her father, alan

a federal jury will continue deliberations in the trial of two ron paul campaign aides. they are accused of making secret payments to a lawmaker for an endorsement. the jury deliberated all day wednesday with no decision. elizabeth: increased police presence at altoona elementary school. two boys say two men offered them candy to get into their truck. the men drove off. shaina: a man in new mexico charged with killing a four-year-old girl in a road rage incident. tips led to police -- police to tony torrez. torres and lilly garcia's father exchanged words, when torres pulled out a gun and fired. lilly garcia was in the backseat and was hit in the head. police in albuquerque arrested a man after shooting an officer during a traffic stop. the officer was critically injured and police have not released many other details, in ohio, a man accused of taking two firefighters hostage while responding to a fire. the homeowner took them hostage with a rifle. the situation was resolved peacefully within a few hours. new video coming in from lubbock, texas. flash flooding overnight,

was back in a federal courtroom on friday for a second day of testimony in the case of two former ron paul 2012 aids. there accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul just before the caucus. sorenson said kesari gave his wife a check for 25,000 but then told him not to cash in but instead build a company called ict for payment, which would pay his group grassroots strategy. statements show sorenson received $70,000 through wire transfers. the trial continues on monday. time now, five: eckstein on your saturday morning. -- 5:16 on you friday morning. metinka: everyone will they to grab the coats and probably the furnaces kicking on. we have temperatures in the 20's from northeast iowa. a lot of 30 degree readings across central iowa so it is going to be the first frost of the season in the first hard freeze for a few. temperatures will recover nicely and it will be a beauty to head out to the pumpkin patch. headed for highs close to 59 across the state, overnight we had a little bit of cloudiness across the southern half and th

the federal trial of two ron paul aids continues today. sorenson took the stand yesterday in his own defense and kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. sorenson told him he was not sure he wanted to switch campaigns but was conflicted because he was facing financial issues. testimony resumes this morning at 9:00. elizabeth: 200 sex offenders in iowa will soon be transferred to the newton correctional facility from the mount pleasant correctional facility. the new prison will be better equipped for treatment of the inmates with more security. the move will happen in phases and the process could take up to a year. a major expansion at broadlawns medical center. crews broke down -- ground for a 72,000 square foot building. the expansion is expected to be done by early 2017. eric: in commitment 2016 news, protesters gathered in windsor heights to confront carly fiorina over her stance on planned parenthood. she spoke at a fundraiser where she spoke about her problem-solving abilities as a former hewlett-packard ceo. >> anytime i ran into a

just in - a former ron paul staff member has been convicted.the des moines register says demitri kesari has been found guilty of causing a false record.another staffer, jesse benton was found not guilty of lying to f-b-i agents.both men had been charged with paying for iowa state senator ken sorenson for his endoresment of paul during the 20-12 iowa caucuses. that does it for us here on the cbs 2 news at noon.our next newscast is this can see us right back here >> maya: well, i don't know what i thought was gonna happen, but i think that psych eval went pretty well, don't you? >> rick: it was good to talk

and the federal trial of two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides continues today as well. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to former iowa state senator kent sorenson who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. bank statements show sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers. eric: right now tensions in the middle east between israel and palestine continue to intensify. shaina humphries is following the developments and shaina now top u.s. officials are looking to help end the violence? shaina: yes, that is right. john kerry is headed there. he will meet with israeli and palestinian leaders. they're working to ease the tensions. more than 40 palestinians and eight israelis have died. several shootings in stabbings. the most recent attack happened on sunday when a gunman opened fire at a heavily parted bus station. overnight we learned china has been violating a new cyber agreement with united states. hackers continue to attack american companies. the agreement was announced three

a federal jury has acquitted a former ron paul presidential the des moines register reports that jurors acquitted former paul campaign chair jesse benton for lying to f-b-i agents. but former deputy campaign manager dimitri kesari was found guilty of causing a false record. the charges filed against john tate...were dropped earlier this month. the two were charged in connection to a scheme to pay former iowa state senator kent sorenson thousands for his endorsement. the proposed bakken pipeline remains a hot button issue and yesterday boone county leaders added to the debate. channel 13's justin surrency explains why elected officials decided to weigh in and if they think it will make a difference. the boone county board of supervisor's say the meeting had both farmers and labor's union representatives present, but they say the voices of boone county residents made the decision easy... the county's board of supervisors unanimously approved a measure in opposition of the crude oil pipeline wedenesday morning... they cite environmental hazards and dakota access' threat to use eminent doma

sorenson switched to ron paul's campaign. sorenson says in december 2011 kesari gave his wife a check for , $25,000. the check was from kesari's organization, designer goldsmith incorporated, and made out to sorenson's corporation, grass roots strategies. sorenson says at the time he told kesari that he wasn't sure he wanted to switch to paul's campaign, but he says he was conflicted because he was facing financial issues. testimony resumes tomorrow morning at 9:00. you can always trust kcci for complete coverage throughout the day. stacey: a change of plans from president obama. he had vowed to end the war in afghanistan before leaving office, but now he says there will still be 5500 troops there when he leaves. right now, there are nearly 10,000 u.s. troops in the country. the president says the afghan forces need more help from the u.s. the announcement is garnering -- is getting mixed opinions. kcci's ryan smith is in studio with reaction from a local national guardsman. ryan: lieutenant colonel mike wunn served in afghan

elizabeth: a verdict has been reached in the trial of two former ron paul 2012 presidential campaign aides. the jury acquitted jesse benton of making false statements to law enforcement. but jurors found dimitri kesari guilty of causing false records. and not guilty of obstruction of justice. they couldn't agree on his charges of conspiracy and causing false campaign expenditure reports. eric: a new experience for iowa drivers will open next month. >> the normal congestion that we used to experience there, has virtually disappeared. eric: the new interchange at grand prairie parkway and i -80 in waukee will be called a diverging diamond and the first in the state. the design limits the places where traffic crosses path, hs and allows more cars through at a faster rate, and will feel like you're driving on the wrong side of the road. the new interchange is expected to serve up to 45,000 vehicles a day. hubbell realty says they've sold all of their new townhomes before they are built. the artisan row development hasn't even started pouring concrete at 16th and grand and they're already

and a verdict has been reached in the trial of two former ron paul 2012 presidential campaign aides, accused of making secret payments for an endorsement. the jury acquitted jesse benton of making false statements to law enforcement. they found dimitri kesari guilty of causing false records, not guilty of obstruction of justice and could not agree on his charges of conspiracy and causing false campaign expenditure reports. eric a new interchange at grand : prairie parkway and i-80 in waukee, won't just be a new roadway. for iowa drivers. the interchange will be called a diverging diamond, there are 3 in kansas city but this will be the first one in iowa. the simplest explanation, get used to driving on what will feel like the wrong side of the road when you pass over i-80. it's a design that limits the places where traffic crosses paths, and allows more cars to flow through and a faster rate. >> we think there will be a lot of people coming down 141 come down alices road to get onto interstate rather than go down 141 to rider corner. air the director of waukee : public works says the

also on the federal trial of two monday, former ron paul 2012 campaign aides continues. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. on friday, former state senator kent sorenson testified that kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then, he told sorenson not to cash it. instead, kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment which would then pay sorenson's company grassroots strategy. this system kept sorenson's name off the campaign books. bank statements show sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers. the future of the aib college of business campus in des moines will be decided next week by the iowa board of regents. the regents will vote on final approval of aib's gift of its southside des moines campus the 21st and 22nd of next week. the proposal calls for the campus to be turned into a regional regents center. on tuesday, kum and go is breaking ground on its new $92 million downtown headquarters. the new krause gateway center will be