steve: kcci's ryan smith is live at roosevelt high school with an update for us. ryan: johnson turned himself into the polk county jail late this afternoon. we found -- we now find the girls basketball coach faces a school employee and attempt to commit sex abuse. the school district tells us tonight that they are aware of the school district investigation and will cooperate with the authorities. johnson is a special education teacher and the girls varsity basketball coach. let's hear a portion of the phone recording that the roosevelt principles that the roosevelt principal said to paris this afternoon. >> in the meantime, will have a teacher assigned to his classroom duties, and an assistant coach will be meeting the girls basketball team. ryan: johnson is on administrative leave. as you heard there, assistant coaches will be leading the girls game. live outside roosevelt high school, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: the defense could begin presenting its case as soon as tomorrow in the manslaughter trial of a baltimore police officer charged

for good morning america, ryan smith, abc news, new york. one restaurant is saying enough is enough -- they want to wish everyone a merry christmas. and they don't care if that offends you. coming up, hear from the restaurant's c-e-o...and how customers are reacting. you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. stay with us. welcome back- a restaurant it's warning potential customers the store is "politically incorrect." that's because it's not shying away from wishing customers "merry christmas." here's deborah wrigley to explain. < it greets guests at five berryhill owned restaurants in the area "we say merry christmas and salute our flag. oh, wow!" they first appeared about two weeks ago. ( randy massey / customer ) "yeah, i guess the political correctness has gone overboard sometimes." the decision of berryhill's c-e-o, whose son told him about similar signs going up at some out of state restaurants, so jeff anon ordered them for his five company-owned berryhills.. ( jeff anon //ceo, berryhill ) "i don't thi

here's ryan smith. >> you're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week. >> reporter: the national football league speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion." >> do you want fans to see this movie? if there's a benefit, we're going to elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. >> the trailer suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma. >> the nfl does not want to talk to you. >> when a movie like this comes this is a sign that the nfl how do we know they're not giving us all the information now. done. >> reporter: the league saying a updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in the last concussion protocols and investing millions to improve equipment like special straps that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet. is this enough? the doctor telling robin roberts no matter how protective the helmet, it won't stop injuries. >> look what happens to your brain when you have impact. the brain bounces around the skull. you take a padding, the padding will simula

his next court appearance, david, january 14th. >> ryan smith leading us off tonight. ryan, thank you. >>> and as you heard ryan mention there, more than 50 women have now come forward, accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. and even though the statute of limitations has passed in many of their cases, this does open the door for something else. one attorney calling what happened today the best christmas present they ever received. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, a host of women who claim to have been assaulted by bill cosby, even decades ago, may suddenly feel vindicated. >> now, it's time for him to be sorry. >> reporter: it was andrea constand's case that prompted 13 other women to come forward to her attorneys with their own allegations of sexual assault, offering to testify on her behalf. now prosecutors could turn to those accusers to strengthen their criminal case. prosecuted, pennsylvania law allows them to testify as witnesses in a sexual assault case. in a deposition for constand's case, when cosby was asked if he used quaaludes to illusive con

here's ryan smith. >> you're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week. >> reporter: the national football league speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion." >> do you want fans to see this movie? if there's a benefit, we're going to elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. >> the trailer suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma. >> the nfl does not want to talk to you. >> when a movie like this comes out and fans or maybe others say this is a sign that the nfl tried to cover things up before, how do we know they're not giving us all the information now. >> take a look at what we've done. >> reporter: the league saying a lot has changed since 2005. updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in the last decade, implementing new concussion protocols and investing millions to improve equipment like special straps that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet. is this enough? the doctor telling robin roberts no matter how protect tiff the helmet it, won't s

ryan smith was inside the courthouse during his arraignment. >> reporter: it was a day some of them thought would never come. >> when i went to the lawyer in '89, he laughed me out of the office. >> mr. cosby, how do you respond to the charges? >> reporter: many thought no one would ever believe them. >> that's bill costby, you can't tell, nobody will believe you. >> he's dr. huxtable, after all, america's favorite dad. >> reporter: but today -- >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: once america's favorite dad, bill cosby. accused by over 50 women of sexual assault, drugging, or rape. faced the very first criminal charge levied against him in a pennsylvania courthouse. one felony count of aggravated indecent assault. for his accusers the first glimpse of his mugshot overwhelmingly emotional. >> i just never really thought i'd see the day. just built up over this whole year and wondering if we were ever going to see any justice. is a huge turning point. to this point we've been talking about civil cases, the court of publ

ryan smith shows us how police tracked them down. >> two panes of glass. ryan: scott johnson underestimated the durability of a palette made door after trying to break into this golf club with a crowbar. >> he cracked the other glass and shattered the interior it was just carpeted with glass. ryan: after he busted through the back door he attempted to shield his face but every movement was captured on one of 16 cameras strategically placed through the golf resort. the gm says johnson went straight for the cash box behind the counter. >> he knew where it was and had a good scope of the place before he entered. ryan: he has a history of smash and grab burglaries at golf clubs. surveillance video from fore seasons golf center in newton showed him swiping a donation but jar in 60 seconds. >> we had $2000 in cash taken and that doesn't count the door he damaged or computer system he damaged. ryan: he waarrested in july but was released before his court hearing. it didn't take long before he was back to his old schemes. >> i'm willing to forgive the first time an

ryan smith spoke to a third-generation employee about moving forward. ryan: you can still smell the burned structure nearly 12 hours after the fire started. the building has been reduced to nothing more than a charge shell. rebuild, but expand the family business. flames pierce through three garage doors on the east side body shop. responding firefighters arrived to find auto parts on maury fully engulfed. >> the room was swallowed by flames. ryan: manager austin reed faced the blaze had on when he stepped into a room containing a wood-burning stove. >> when i entered the fans were coming at me and was covered by smoke and i couldn't see much but flames. ryan: read try to use a fire extinguisher but use the -- but realized the fire was too powerful. the reed family tonight vowing to rebuild. >> i want to do this for my grandpa because he's always had a dream to have a big salvage yard in des moines. ryan: with that: mind about a dozen friends braved the rain to >> i have a great support system and friends and family and i appreciate it. everything they d

as ryan smith reports, iowa state mass shootings now seem to be all too common. right -- ryan: as tragedy iowans offer compassion, and spend a few minutes in the downtown skywalk it is obvious the sentiment on the west coast is mirrored here in the heartland. >> there's just too many shootings, too much bad stuff. you hear about it but this is insane. they need to do something. ryan: the reaction from the scene echoes that of a des moines wells fargo employee. >> this looks like nonstop, it is happening now and then and the government is doing nothing. they should do something. ryan: those we spoke with today say it said the words active shooter are becoming part of our vocabulary. >> we keep hearing about all the things that happen. all of these shooters. ryan: defining a mass shooting as an incident with four or more people injured or killed by gunfire, the washington post reported san bernardino marks the 355th mass shooting this year. ryan smith, kcci 8 news. elizabeth: an hours long standoff on the highway 141 with a murder suspect ended peacefully. now that

abc's ryan smith has the latest. >> reporter: fallout from that explosive documentary allegedly linkingon of american sports to performance-enhancing drugs. >> it's completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage. >> was human growth hormone sent from the clin toik ashley manning? nobody has denied that. >> part of my training at the guyer institute -- >> reporter: the dark side showing charles sly, an alleged pharmacist at the guyer institute where manning received treatment for a 2011 neck injury, talking about sending human growth hormone to the nfl star's home. >> it will never be under peyton's name. it will always be under her name. >> reporter: the reporter also saying it's sly's assertion, not hers, that manning's wife ashley received the banned drugs on his behalf. >> what are you alleging with respect to pton manning and the use of human growth hormone? >> we're not alleging anything. >> reporter: sly later recanted his story. peyton manning's representatives slamming the reporter's claims saying davis is backtracking and retreating, contradicting her own reporting. the guyer i

arrested the clive man now facing involuntary manslaughter kcci's ryan smith live tonight with reaction from brandon's ryan, this has been a long-awaited announcement for the family. ryan: steve, 18 months after the drowning death on the lake of the ozarks, brandon's father tells me this validates his long and oftentimes frustrating fight for justice in the case. craig: it's a lot of sleepless nights and a lot of tears. i miss my son. ryan: craig ellingson tonight relieved someone is being held accountable for his son's drowning. a missouri special prosecutor announcing an involuntary manslaughter charge for trooper anthony piercy. william seay spent 2015 reviewing new evidence in the case. william: i reviewed, in its reports -- records with regard to mr. piercy's training and expertise. ryan: piercy admits he put the wrong lifejacket on brandon, who went overboard in a patrol boat handcuffed in may 2014. while a missouri jury ruled brandon's death accidental, his family continued to push for criminal charges. craig ellingson tells me this is the start of justice for brandon. is this th

ryan smith has the very latest this morning, peyton manning?weathering the storm of controversy. nats 8:21 - peyton missing his 6th game tonight the super bowl winner, slamming accusations made in the al-jazeera documentary "the dark side"?.showing charles sly? said to be a pharmacist at the guyer institute where manning received treatment for a debilitating neck injury (nats) talking to an undercover nfl star human growth hormone sot sly: "and all the time we would be sending ashley manning drugs. we were sending it everywhere (laughs) i'd go to florida" // and it would never be under peyton's name, . sot: manning: "it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage." the guyer institute...saying sly was nothing more than a three-month unpaid intern in 2013, when manning wasn't being trebut al- jazerra...refuting that claim, releasing this phone call allegedly made to guyer nearly one month ago deborah: i need to do an employment verification on a gentleman called charles sly. believe he did a rotation with you is that right? do you know him? heather: yes. uh-huh. deborah: can

but as kcci's ryan smith reports iowans say mass-shootings now , seem to be all too common. ryan: as tragedy unfolded in san >> i just think it's terrible. ryan: iowans offer compassion. spend just a few minutes in the downtown skywalk, it's obvious the sentiment in the west coast is mirrored here in the heartland. >> crazy. there's too many shootings. too much bad stuff going on here. i mean, you hear about it but this is insane. literally, they need to do something. ryan: mark scroggins' reaction from the scene echoes that of zillur rahman, a des moines wells fargo employee. >> this looks like non-stop, it's happening every now and then. the government is doing nothing about it. i think they should do something about it. ryan: iowans we spoke with say it is sad the words "active shooter" are becoming part of our vocabulary. defining a mass shooting as an incident with 4 or more people injured or killed by gunfire, "the washington post" reports san bernardino marks the 355th mass shooting this year. calendar days. >> i'm just pissed off this is happening every now and then.

first at 10:00, polk county officials force a metro bar out ryan smith's live in north des moines with the new details. ryan: the door here at evolution nightclub is locked and will not be reopening. that parking lot shooting sparked an investigation into day-day operations here. what investigators found resulted in a liquor license suspension. now posted on the business's front door. it appears the controversial nightclub is shutting its doors for good. >> i think that's a good idea. i think that the neighborhood's had enough of that. ryan: last month, a kcci investigation revealed county deputies responded to evolution nightclub 70 times in seven months. that's more than twice every weekend. >> it was finally an overall symptom of a greater disease which was an out of control bar. ryan: polk county supervisor robert brownell says the tipping point, a deadly shooting in the parking lot six weeks ago. >> i think the bigger, overshadowing piece was just we had the gun activity. ryan: polk county suspended the bar's liquor license after november's shooting. we have since learned the owne

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kcci's ryan smith reports on the mad dash for gear days before the game. ryan s.: this is the hot item right here anything black and gold with a hint of rose. the countdown is on to the big game so that means it is , officially hawkeye hysteria >> it's been absolute just chaos -- chaos. ryan s.: a bowl-bound iowa team means big business for scheels. >> it's families coming in and buying shirts for the whole family not for just that one. they're buying anything and everything at the time because they know once it's gone it's going to be gone. brought -- ryan s.: hawkeye gear featuring the famed rose is going fast. >> it's gone. ryan s.: where's it all going? >> to the fans. this is hawkeye nation. this is iowa. people are buying it up. ryan s.: scheels is also seeing big sales in an unconventional item. >> this is kind of the hot ticket right now. basically you can take this to any craft beer location get it filled up. with the hawkeye 2016 rose bowl emblem anything with the rose bowl emblem is doing really well. ryan s.: morgan edgeton sifted through stacks

stacey: kcci's ryan smith is live where police are still on scene, ryan? ryan: i just spoke to a des moines police officer and he tells me we can expect to learn more information about a potential suspect very shortly. back out here at this 10:00 hour, crime scene investigators out here processing evidence. they discovered children inside his house in the 3900 block of center street in addition to those two dead bodies. not long after police responded to reports of shots fired, we see officers carried to kids outside the house and away from inside, two dead bodies. >> never seen kids over there of any age really. ryan: neighbors were shocked to find police units on their block and crime scene tape wrapped around their next for neighbors property. >> cops everywhere, ambulances. ryan: police say a call to dispatch called. click summit he had been shot and that was a lot of blood. >> this incident is suspicious in nature. >> they kind of kept to themselves and the few people that would regularly come over. they were homebodies, really. ryan: thankfully tonig

ryan smith, kcci, iowa's news leader. stacey: iowa fans flooding ahead of tomorrow's game. many spent the day walking around the big 10 fan fest, held which is where ryan smith was. at the indiana convention center, lots to do here, including indoor football, basketball, and live trivia. of course, spartan fans were doing the same on the other side of the convention center. but hawkeye fans tell kcci black and gold is dominating downtown indy. jed: i've been here for like an hour now. it is 90% iowa fans. there's a few michigan state fans. but yeah, it's all hawkeyes. if you look out at this football field, there's about 20 little hawkeye fans running around. stacey: while the fans are in indy to party and watch the game, the players are getting down to business. kcci sports director andy garman is live from the lucas oil stadium with that. andy: yes, iowa hawkeye head coach freerentz said this was another business trip. followed their normal road trip protocol -- working out earlier in iowa city, then hopped on a plane to come down to the city. there was an indy car waitin

kcci's ryan smith reports on the mad dash for gear days before ryan: this is the hot item right here, anything black and gold with a hint of rose. the countdown is one to the big game, so that means it is officially hawkeye hysteria inside scheels. >> it's been absolute, just chaos. ryan: a bowl-bound iowa team means big business for scheels. >> it is families coming in and buying shirts for the whole family, not for just that one. they're buying anything and everything at the time because they know once it's gone, it's going to be gone. ryan: hawkeye gear featuring the famed rose is going fast. >> it is gone. ryan: where's it all going? >> to the fans. this is hawkeye nation. this is iowa. people are buying it up. ryan: scheels is also seeing big sales in an unconventional item. >> this is kind of the hot ticket right now. basically you can take this to any craft beer location get it filled up. with the hawkeye 2016 rose bowl and love. -- rose bowl envelope. ryan: morgan edgeton sifted through stacks of clothes bowl t-shirt. >> i got this for my mom. she's a future iowa student and c

kcci's ryan smith spoke to a 3rd generation employee about ryan: you can still smell the bird structure here nearly 12 hours after the fire started. the building has been reduced to nothing more than a charge shall -- a charred shell. the manager here plans to not only rebuild but one day expand his family business. flames pierce through three garage doors at this east side body shop. responding fire fighters arrived to find auto parts on maury fully engulfed with flames. >> the whole room was swallowed up by flames. ryan: manager austin reed faced the blaze head on when he stepped into a room containing a wood burning stove. >> as soon as i opened up the door, the flames were coming out at me and it was covered by smoke, i couldn't really see much other than the flames. ryan: reed attempted to use a fire extinguisher but quickly realized the fire was too powerful. the shop has been around for nearly two decades. the reed family tonight vowing to rebuild. >> i want to do this for my grandpa, because he's always had the dream to have a big salvage ryan: with that goal in mind, about a do

steve: kcci's ryan smith is live where the deadly shooting took place in front of hundreds of witnesses. ryan: it all went down here at third and court avenue. you can see next to me, multiple lighted candles and immortal with three days after that deadly shooting to honor the man killed here. now, some are questioning how he city the size of des moines with a crowded weekend entertainment district does not have surveillanan cameras outside to assist with security concerns. a string of violent acts in recent months have some calling for increased security on court avenue. in 2015, assaults are up in that area. this is the aftermath of an october beat down. it happened near third and court. the location of sunday's deadly shooting. >> there's not a lot of security supplementing the police department. ryan: retired nypd sergeant louis savelli was recruited by he now manages his own security firm. >> cameras have become mandatory and a necessity in the post 9/11 world. ryan: the city of des moines does not operate its own security camera anywhere along the popular entertainment district. s

kcci's ryan smith takes us inside the unique spot. ryan: during a trip to take part in an historic hawkeye season dick dalton took time to appreciate the past. >> the boar size, that's unbelievable. a seven inch boar that's like an old john deere tractor. ryan: inside the indianapolis motor speedway museum up to 90 classics kept in pristine condition. >> i don't know whether you could do this in a day and do it ryan: many of them formerly indy 500 winners. this one the original #1 from 1911. >> it's probably about 98% original, we think it's the third coat of paint but new tires but it's original body work. ryan: donald davidson's passion for speed convinced him to immigrate to indiana from great britain. he's now the speedway's historian. >> i think a lot of people come to the museum throughout the year that maybe don't even know a great deal about racing but the track is so well known that it is just like going to westminster abbey or the roman colliseum. ryan: the brickyard is not only indiana's top attraction. it's the largest spor

reporter saying they did 27 hours of undercover reporting with charles sly, manning's name. >> ryan smith, thank you. >>> now, to your money tonight, and millimeters of americans who are owed refunding for their cell phone carriers for unauthorized charges. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis reports, you have about 48 hours left to claim your money. >> reporter: tonight, you may have already won. a payout from your phone company. verizon and sprint now paying back $158 million top current and former customers, after the government fined both xis for allegedly making hundreds of millions of dollars by cramming bills with small but unauthorized third party charges. like $9.99 a month for so-called premium services, like text messages about celebrity gossip. >> they've been doing it for years. it is really nice to see the government start cracking down. >> reporter: but you have to register to collect. you fill out a form. the companies say their highest commitment is to their those customers who may get compensated for services they never authorized in the first place. and th

here'sbc's ryan smith. privivate strules with alcohol became public in august. when this video went vie value. >> get rdy to [leep ] fight >> reporter: two months later, he was fired from his head coaching job at usc. but now, the renowned coach filing a wrongful termination lawsuit, asking for a minimum of kicked him to the cucurb when sought treatment. sarkisian faced claims he was impaired during a recent game and practice. >> it was very clear to me that he is not healthy. >> reporter: in his lawsuit, the coach claims alcohol never affected his performance, and that alcoholism is a disability under california law. but when he asked for time offff get well, the school later fired him without pay. >> if steve sarkisian can prove that his alcoholism was a seserious coition and usc knew accommodate his request for rehabilitation, then he has a good chance of winning this lawsuit. >> reporter: the school, releasing a statement saying, "we are profoundly disappointed in how mr. sarkisian has mischaracterized the facts." but sarkisian says he's now sober and ready