kcci's ryan smith is live tonight. ryan, you found out the school district is now investigating. ryan: a district spokesperson tells me this is in fact an active investigation. the alleged victim, a 14-year-old student who wound up -- was mother tells me her son is the target of daily bullying at the school behind me because of his disability. >> when you let your kids go to school in the morning, you're assuming that they're safe. ryan: but now leesa castillo has doubts. her 14-year-old son steven suffers from a learning disability and when asked to , describe what life is like at school. >> everything is pretty much torture. ryan: according to steven, daily name-calling and pushing escalated monday. >> another boy walked up behind steven and pulled his pants clear down to his ankles. ryan: the school district is actively investigating that incident. later, inside a classroom, castillo claims another student slammed a table onto steven's foot sending him to the er. it crushed his big toe, causing an open fracture and may require surgery. >> this isn't just pushing and name calli

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kevin: kcci's ryan smith is live outside jlm gun shop in urbandale with the story, new at 6:00. ryan: the owner at this gun shop located here in urbandale just off 70 it in douglas tells me he weighed carefully meets customer that walks in his front door. some say this verdict sends a message gun shop owners may not be off the hook if a crime is committed after the firearm is sold. >> we really are pretty well-rounded store here. a lot of self-defense guns, a lot of target guns. ryan: owner mike sporer sells some 60 firearms a week. -- sells some 80 firearms a week. a wisconsin jury's decision this week sending shock-waves to gun seller's across the country. badger guns, now considered negligent for the injuries two milwaukee officers suffered from a gun purchased at the store. the city's mayor announcing shop owners may be held financially responsible for what happens after a sale is made. there are certainly national >>there are certainly national ramifications to this verdict because as far as i know this is the first time has been held liable. ryan: the lawsuit alleges the st

kevin: as kcci's ryan smith reports lawmakers will soon meet ryan: a group of house lawmakers now focusing their attention on the governor's conference on lgbtq youth. new charges of sexually-explicit material presented to students. the organizer tells me this is a -- this is nothing more than a political stunt. in april, hundreds of students, teachers, and parents gathered for a day of learning about bullying prevention and lgbtq issues. >> to know, they're not alone, they're ok and give them some inspiration to go home with. ryan: but some topics, allegedly discussed at the 10th annual conference, now at the center of a state investigation. >> there were some presentations that were given to minors without parental consent that was so inappropriate that it wouldn't make the cut to be on a rated r movie. ryan: state representative bobby kaufmann says more than two dozen complaints were made. the republican lawmaker supports the conference's mission but says some discussions went too far. were encouraged to practice safe bondage. they were told about apps that could help them locate the ne

steve: kcci's ryan smith is live in urbandale tonight to break down how carson's soft-spoken approach may be behind the recent boost in his poll numbers. ryan: two polls, both finding dr. ben carson at the top of a crowded gop race in iowa. it is a surge staffers and supporters here at campaign headquarters have been expecting. -- have been waiting for. donald trump attracts concert-like crowds. but it seems his aggressive, booming demeanor is taking a back seat in iowa to calm and collected. >> kind of quiet soft-spoken , approach as compared to some of the other people in the race who have been a little angry, or loud at the very least about what they have to say. ryan: carson's surge catching the eye of the national front runner who dubbed him gentle ben on twitter. mr. trump: i was very surprised to see the numbers. you know i had a lead and it sort of flip-flopped a little bit with ben carson. and i like ben, but he can't do with trade like i do. he can't do a lot of things like i do. dr. carson: i am soft-spoken and i do have a tendency to be relaxed. i wasn't always like that.

kevin: kcci's ryan smith is live tonight after speaking with the -- after talking with the 9th grader who recorded the incident. ryan: once that driver stopped the school bus students whipped , out their phones. the target, a 15-year-old student with special needs. what happened next put many of tears. >> you don't say that to me. >> stop! between driver and student turned into a frightening experience thursday. >> i was shaking and everyone was crying around me. ryan: gracie foster immediately pulled out her cell phone and hit record after 61-year-old robert scarbrough stopped the vehicle. >> and then the bus driver threw him down on the ground and started yelling at him. the outburst began after a 15-year-old student threw an object at scarbrough. the driver walked to the back of the bus and, according to police grabbed the special needs , student by his coat and struck him in the face. ady serdarevic was sitting right next to him. >> he hit him in the head and he has a disability in his head, so he's supposed to be watching us, not hurting us. >> i'm sorry. >> hit me again. >> i'm

i'm ryan smith and i'm frightened. >> i'm reena ninan. welcome ryan smith. >> thank you for having me. >> looking forward to that clip though "dancing with the stars." >> maybe not, but yeah. our top story by the way this half hour, a recent rash of mishaps involving airliners. >> a big concern for travelers as each had a different cause. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: evacuation slides out. emergency doors swung open. all 166 on that delta jet got out quickly in jamaica after the pilots got a cargo fire warning light, hit the extinguishers and ordered evacuations. there was no fire. no one was hurt. earlier fire trucks surround an alaska air jetliner and on board firefighters find out what forced that emergency landing in buffalo. >> the fire is out at this time. we're going to stop on the runway. >> reporter: fire in the back galley. after taking off from newark to seattle, a new credit card reader similar to this starts smoking, sparking, burning firefighters are told. the crew put that device powered by a lithium ion battery

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kcci's ryan smith is in studio with reaction from a local national guardsman. ryan: lieutenant colonel mike wunn served in afghanistan at the height of the u.s. troop surge back in 2010. you see him in this picture here. tonight, he weighs in on the president's decision to delay the withdrawal, meeting thousands of soldiers will remain in the country through 2017. lieutenant colonel mike wunn was part of a 2800 troop deployment to afghanistan in july 2010. it marked the largest sendoff of iowa national guard soldiers since world war ii. >> a lot of the forces were involved in combat operations and it was a counter-insurgency mission. ryan: wunn's unit oversaw security in three provinces, working directly with the afghan national army. he knew then keeping the middle east country secure would be a long road. >> there just are a lot of challenges and it's going to take time for them to be able to build up their nation, to build up their security forces. ryan: today, president obama says even though afghan forces are fighting for the stability of their country, the

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 mayor and nothing shop owners may be held financially responsible for what happens after a sale is made. >> there are national ramifications to this verdict because as far as i know this is the first time a retailer has been held liable. ryan: the lawsuit alleges the store should have spotted warning signs. the customer ill e.g. -- a legally purchased this. >> they should have known it was a straw purchase in the wording. it must've been fairly obvious. ryan: hillary clinton calling to repeal the gun law that once a protected badger guns. attack. >> we are selling a legal commodity so how can we be held responsible for what someone does with it. if i chopped you up with my eric: the man says he is worried the verdict will open businesses to more lawsuit, holding them accountable for

i'm ryan smith. >> i'm reena ninan. here's some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> political showdown. the democrats get ready to go head to head in their first debate. but they're promising to play nice. will that keep viewers away? donald trump among those predicting a dud tonight. much more coming up shortly. >>> in kansas city, two firefighters have died battling this blaze in an apartment building. the building collapsing on them. the kansas city fire chief called it "the worst day." >>> a small fire aboard an alaskan airlines flight prompted an emergency landing. the culprit was a credit card reader in a galley. the crew put out the fire and there were no injuries. >> it's being billed as the biggest tech merger deal ever. dell is buying emc for $67 billion. dell is looking to expand beyond the slumping personal computer industry. those are some of our top stories today on this tuesday, october 13th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> well, good morning. we beg

ryan smith has more from a local guardsmen. ryan: lt. col. mike wunn was part of a 2800 troop deployment to afghanistan in july 2010. it marked the largest sendoff of iowa national guard soldiers since world war ii. >> a lot of the forces were involved in combat operations and it was a counter-insurgency mission. ryan: wunn's unit oversaw security in three provinces working directly with the afghan national army. he knew then keeping the middle east country secure would be a long road. >> there just are a lot of challenges and it's going to take time for them to be able to build up their nation, to build up their security forces. ryan: today, president obama says even though afghan forces are fighting for the stability of their country, the security situation remains fragile. pres. obama: my approach is to assess the situation on the ground, figure out what's working, figure out what's not working, make adjustments where necessary. ryan: the president initially planned to leave about 1,000. the revised strategy eventually drops the force leve

eric: ryan smith spoke with the ninth grader who recorded the incident. >> you don't say that to me. >> hey. >> no. reporter: a school bus student turned into a frightening experience thursday. >> everyone was crying. reporter: gracie foster pulled out her cell phone and hit record after 61-year-old robert scarborough stopped the vehicle. >> the bus driver threw him on the ground and started yelling at him. reporter: the outburst began after a 15-year-old student through an object at scarborough . the driver walked to the back of the bus and according to police grabbed the special needs student to his coat and struck him in the face. >> he hit him in the head and he has a disability. he is supposed to be watching us, not hurting us. >> stop. >> christian was repeatedly saying i'm sorry. everyone else was telling the bus driver to stop. reporter: students can be heard screaming, some in tears demanding the driver to stop. >> sit down. reporter: the playback is hard to watch but this mother is thankful her daughter captured the confrontation on camera. >> i'm very proud of her. her ins

live in johnston, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: this incident had us wondering, what kind of training do school bus drivers go through to deal with student behavior? the state of iowa has policies and procedures in place to make sure students are safe on a bus. aside from dot training to get a special license, drivers then go through scenarios on how to deal with unruly students. in most cases, they are told to pull over, secure the bus, and some districts like johnston have drivers work with a trainer. laura: this trainer has been with us since 2011. he is well-versed on what happens on a bus and what drivers can encounter on any given day. stacey: tonight at 6:00, cynthia fodor explains the specific steps school bus drivers go through to ensure student safety. steve: urbandale police need your help identifying two men spotted on hyvee store surveillance video stealing toilet paper and other things. police say the thefts involves more than $1200 in merchandise stolen from the store at 8701 douglas. these surveillance photo

ryan smith has more. >> when you let your kids go to school in the morning, it means they are safe. ryan: but now she has doubts, her 14-year-old son, stephen, suffers from a learning disability and when asked to describe life is i get school. >> every day is pretty much torture. ryan: daily name-calling and torture escalated everyday. >> another boy walked up behind him and pull his pants to his ankles. ryan: the district is investigating that incident. in a classroom, castillo claims another student slammed a table onto his foot sending him to the er. it crushed his big toe, causing an open fracture and may require >> this isn't just pushing and name-calling. now you are physically assaultingr my child. ryan: a district spokesperson says that resulted from an accident in which the student was asking -- helping a student write the table that had fallen over. >> that is absolutely not sure. ryan: a school worker identified it as an intentional attack. >> he yelled at him and shook the desk and flipped it over intentionally. elizabeth: lisa plans to meet with the school principal frid

elizabeth: kcci's ryan smith breaks down how carson's soft-spoken approach may be behind the recent boost in his poll numbers. ryan s.: donald trump attracts concert-like crowds. but it seems his aggressive booming demeanor is taking a back seat in iowa to calm and collected. >> he's gotten a quiet soft-spoken approach as compared to some of the other people in the race who have been a little angry or loud at the very least about what they have to say. ray k -- ryan s.: carson's surge catching the eye of the national front runner who dubbed him gentle ben on twitter. >> i was very surprised to see the numbers. you know i had a lead and it sort of flip-flopped a little bit with ben carson. and i like ben but he can't do with trade like i do. i can do. ryan s.: -- >> i am soft-spoken. i have a tendency to be relaxed. i wasn't always like that. ryan s.: while carson and trump differ on demeanor they both are political outsiders with no experience governing. and like trump, carson has made provocative comments. his on topics like nazism and slavery. but political experts say that's not stoppi

eric: as kcci's ryan smith reports, lawmakers will soon meet to investigate. ryan: in april, hundreds of students, teachers, and parents gathered for a day of learning about bullying prevention and lgbtq issues. >> to know they're not alone, they're ok, and give them some inspiration to go home with. ryan: but some topics allegedly discussed at the 10th annual conference now at the center of a state investigation. >> there were some presentations that were given to minors without parental consent that was so inappropriate that it wouldn't make the cut to be on a rated r movie. ryan: state representative bobby kaufmann says more than two dozen complaints were made. the republican lawmaker supports the conference's mission but says some discussions went too far. >> kids as young as 12 to 13 were encouraged to practice safe bondage. they were told about apps that could help them locate the nearest orgy. ryan: iowa safe schools organizes the annual conference. >> these fantasies of his is just outrageous and ridiculous. ryan: its executive director calls this a wit

ryan smith: our biggest concern is that more people don't know about it. announcer: plus. male: education has become all about filling in a bubble rather than unlocking human potential. announcer: a new documentary profiles schools shaking up the status quo. male: we went on this quest to rethink school, to try to see it differently than we've ever seen it before. announcer: now, here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to this news special in "class action." we cover the hot topics in education, and tonight is no different. we begin with an effort to make school kids safer when the big one hits. as we've showed you on "class action,

kc's ryan smith is live in johnston. ryan, you found out a judge denied scarbrough's request for a court-appointed attorney. ryan: stacey, as of today, according to the johnston community school district, scarbrough is on administrative leave. that said, a polk county judge told him, as a district

. >> i'm ryan smith. we begin with a fight night in las vegas. the democrats who want to be president squaring off for the first time. >> tonight's primetime debate can a critical step for all five candidates and a big opportunity for the three relatively unknowns to emerge from the shadow of hillary clinton and bernie sanders. kenneth moton has a preview. >> reporter: we are, good morning, reena and ryan. tonight hillary clinton's rivals are expecting to attack her from all sides while she reassures voters she's their candidate. round one for the democrats tonight and hillary clinton will be front and center. hours before the primetime debate the front-runner made a surprise appearance at a union vegas hotel of, yes, donald trump. >> some people think mr. trump is entertaining but i don't think it's entertaining when somebody insults immigrants, insults women, that is just unacceptable. >> reporter: but trump won't be on tonight's stage, neither will joe biden even though his podium is nearby and ready. national polls show clinton with a command

live in des moines, ryan smith, kcci 8 news iowa's news leader. mark: closing arguments today in the trial of accused pleasant hill shooter pete polson. today, polson's defense attorney told jurors the meth polson injected hours before the shooting made it impossible for him to form the intent to kill. polson took the stand again remember the shooting last november because he was high. the prosecution played audio recordings after the arrest where polson is heard saying he hadn't done drugs in three years. pete: i don't know. i remember just being in jail. that's pretty much all i remember. mark: the jury started deliberating this afternoon and will resume on monday morning. polson ifacing several charges, including three counts of attempted murder. stacey: former state senator kent sorenson was back in a federal courtroom today for a second day of testimony in the case of two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ro

i'm ryan smith. >> so many stories and welcome back. >> i know. great to be here. great to be back. you know, big story with those orphan sisters. >> my gosh. how could you not know your sister was working in the same hospital. >> it's like fate brought them together. >> we're going to kick off the big night tonight. big, big night for democrats. who wants to be president? just hours away from squaring off for the first time those democrats. >> that's right. hillary clinton arrived on the eve of the democratic debate and promptly took a job at donald trump. she showed up unannounced at a labor rally outside his hotel to support his workers trying to unionize. but tonight clinton will be up against bernie sanders and the three lesser known candidates hoping for a breakout moment. and it's your voice, your vote. karen traverse. >> las vegas has been the side of legendary prize fights. it's rounds one for the democratic presidential contenders. front and center for the first debate, front-runner hillary clinton. to her right vermont senator bernie sander who keeps inching up in the pol

abc's ryan smith with what pitino is saying now. >> reporter: tonight, louisville coach rick pitino under fire after bombshell allegations this former assistant coach on his team, andre mcgee, hired dancers and other women to woo recruits. >> you have got to fire rick pitino. >> reporter: questions of what pitino knew of the scandal, and when, after this woman, self-described madam ka katina powell, told espn that she and several other women participated in sex acts with recruits, team members, and even some of their fathers. >> four years, a boatload of recruits, a boatload of dancers, loud music, alcohol, how could rick not know? >> reporter: powell saying she was paid thousands of dollars by mcgee to organize nearly 22 parties during a four-year period. her own daughters claiming they, too, participated. >> we went into another room and had sex. nothing of powell's claims, now pleading with mcgee to come clean. "there's only one person who knows the truth and needs to come out and tell the truth." powell admits she's never met pitino and "doesn't know if pitino knew" about the parties.

ryan smith: our biggest concern is that more people don't know about it. announcer: plus. male: education has become all about filling in a bubble rather than unlocking human potential. announcer: a new documentary profiles schools shaking up the status quo. male: we went on this quest to rethink school, to try to see it differently than we've ever seen it before. announcer: now, here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to this news special in "class action." we cover the hot topics in education, and tonight is no different. we begin with an effort to make school kids safer when the big one hits. as we've showed you on "class action, public school buildings are highly regulated for seismic safety, and will likely hold up well in the event of an earthquake. but what about private schools? it may surprise you to know that private schools are not regulated except in san francisco. it is the first and only city in california to require private schools do seismic evaluations. san francisco friends school has an unusual seismic story that starts with a historic

abc's ryan smith with what pitino is saying now. >> reporter: tonight, louisville coach rick pitino under fire after bombshell allegations this former assistant coach, andre mcgee, hired dancers and other women to woo recruits. >> i don't think that louisville, moving forward, can have rick pitino as their head coach. >> reporter: questions of what pitino knew of the scandal, and when, after this woman, self-described madam katina powell told espn's "outside the lines," that she and several other women participated in sex acts with recruits, team members and even some of their fathers. >> four years, a boatload of recruits, a boatload of dancers, loud music, alcohol. how could rick not know? >> reporter: powell saying she was paid thousands of dollars by mcgee to organize nearly 22 parties during a four-year period. two of her own daughters claiming they, too, participated in sex acts with team members for money. >> and we went in another room and we had sex. >> and i did it, i got paid, like, 100, maybe a little more. >> reporter: the hall of fame coach maintaining he knew nothing of pow

police are still searching for the shooter this morning -- and abc's ryan smith is here with the story nats people running this morning?.police?.on the hunt for a killer?..leaving one dead, injuring at least five others... and sending hundreds of others running for their lives nats more people running the chaos happening late saturday night at the annual zombicon street festival in ft. myers, florida...a massive party which attracts nearly 20,000 zombie-lovers every year, from the but at 11:45pm, the event...turned from spooky...to tragic nats viewer video bang bang ?.those gunshots, sending throngs of revelers dressed like the living dead fleeing...like something out of the zombie apoloclpse...their costumes, some covered in fake blood, adding to the confusion. haley delmonte: we kind of like ran and then was like was that real? 20-year old, expavious tyrell taylor - a local junior college football player, was killed in the shooting dispatch scanner "we need ems...gunshot to the head" his sister, recalling the moment she was told he was shot amanda andrews/sister i'm like what happene

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