here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: the nfl making history. the buffalo bills tweeting the revolutionary bill. breaking:kathryn smith is the bills' new special teams quality control coach. the first full-time female nfl coach. the new coach started as an intern for the new york jets in 2013. spending 12 seasons with the team, working her way up to be an assistant to head coach rex ryan. ryan sending smith his well going to do an outstanding job, based on her knowledge and commitment. i'm excited and proud of her with this opportunity. smith is the latest woman to make strides in the world of sports. just last year, the nfl breaking down boundaries by bringing the first ever female ref, sara thomas to the football field. >> put your guard up. >> reporter: the nba making huge strides in 2014 when they hired becky hammon, the first female assistant coach in the league's history. >> i'm just incredibly grateful, obviously, for the organization. >> reporter: as for kathryn smith, football and female fans alike all seem on board.wi th tweets reading,

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: the nfl making history. the buffalo bills tweeting the revolutionary bill. breaking:kathryn smith is the bills' new special teams quality control coach. the first full-time female nfl coach. the new coach started as an intern for the new york jets in 2013. spending 12 seasons with the team working her way up to be an assistant to head coach rex ryan. ryan sending smith his well wishes saying, kathryn smith is going to do an outstanding job, based on her knowledge and commitment. i'm excited and proud of her with this opportunity. smith is the latest woman to make strides in the world of sports. just last year the nfl breaking down boundaries by bringing the first ever female ref, sara thomas to the football field. >> put your guard up. >> reporter: the nba making huge strides in 2014 when they hired becky hammond, the first female assistant coach in the league's history. >> i'm just incredibly grateful obviously, for the organization. >> reporter: as for kathryn smith, football and female fans alike all seem

that was ryan smith reporting. now to some tense dash cam video of a frightening school bus crash out of texas. take a look...this video is school district," which serves parts of houston. as you can see here, it shows the bus going off the road and its front hood popping open before coming to a stop. -6- students from two schools were on the bus at the time of the crash. incredibly, no one was hurt. to westminster, colorado, where firefighters had to rescue both a cat and his owner from a tree. the owner tried to get his cat - jupiter - out of the tree but his ladder fell. firefighters then put the ladder back up for the owner--he came down - but the cat was still stuck! finally - rescuers took a bucket up to jupiter in the firetruck's ladder and brought him down. both cat and ownder are finally reunited. still ahead on good morning las vegas..the biggest football game of the year is around the corner. and one fan is getting ready to represent her team. we'll introduce you to one of if you're doing everything righ

eric: ryan smith explains how it targets background checks at gun shows. >> it may stop people that are ryan: under current only federally licensed gun dealers must perform background checks. the white house believes many who sell at gun shows. register as dealers. the owner of jlm gun shoppe shows us his license. it ensures they are all size -- they are authorized dealers. >> purchasing off the street is risky. in iowa, you have to have a license. they need to know you have a license, or they are committing a crime by selling it. ryan: the atf for issue guidelines to anyone in the business of being a gun dealer. including how many guns a person sells come and how frequently. >> having a gun is a responsibility as well as a right. ryan: the executive action will create new gun laws, it is beefing up enforcement for >> it is the most effective thing we can do to prevent gun violence, background checks. eric: that was ryan smith returning. we will learn how the president's plan will impact gun shows, like the one that will take place at the state fairgrounds the last week in january. as w

here's abc's ryan smith. >> i had always wanted, since i was a little kid, i'd see these older couples dancing. every step was perfect and every move was in unison. they were one. >> reporter: rashel was looking for the perfect partner in she thought she found him. in a wealthy doctor. >> he was a wonderful dancer and he truced himself to me, my name's joseph. >> reporter: but somebody else wanted to cut in. >> hello, i'm dr. mike. >> what's the emergency. >> reporter: three people trapped in what would become a dance of death. >> there's a bullet. >> i need somebody to hurry. >> reporter: one of those people joseph sanjay, a well known doctor, successful businessman, and multi millionaire. >> he's living the single life, having a fun time. >> reporter: so it wasn't about getting married? >> i don't think he would have gotten married again. >> at 19, sanjay married his high school sweetheart becky, but the marriage fell apart. so the doctor went back out on the dating scene. >> he went on a lark to a dance class, ballroom and salsa and swing. and through that dance community, he found

i'm just -- tell him how sorry i am. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm ryan smith in lubbock, texas. maintain shepherd acted alone and that their client never ordered the hit on dr. sonler. and they are appealing the verdict. >>> up next, from "magic mike" to lip sync battles, channing tatum took the stage and beyonce crashed the party. so who had the fiercer performance? >>> abc news "nightline" brought to you by pfizer. i was able to quit in three months. and that was amazing. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it absolutely reduced my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse or of seizures. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you have these, stop chantix a a as som

vanessa: and right now, i'm joined by ryan smith and ryan, i understand you spoke to veterans about this event? ryan: we spoke to veterans gauging their reaction, support or nonsupport. some say it's a great idea to bring veteran affairs onto the main stage tonight. others saying it's nothing more than a political prop. republican frontrunner refusing to participate in the seventh >> he wanted to do something else, and veterans it is. he's been involved in many veterans charities in the past. >> launching trumpforvets.com declaring 100% of donations go to veterans and more than $130,000 raised thursday. stationed in iraq in 2003, joshua ratcliff served eight years in the u.s. army. >> i think it's great. if he does what he says he'll do and give back to the veterans, i think it's a great idea. >> but it's not going over well with all former service men and women. iraq and afghanistan veterans and founder paul ricoff telling the candidate to keep his money. stating on twitter foffered, will decline donations from trump's event. we need strong policies from candidates, not to be used for p

as kcci's ryan smith reports the family eventually found help from a competing business. >> this was $4000 that was stolen, theft. that's how i feel. ryan s.: all lori evans wanted this christmas was her daughter home for the holidays. promised to make it happen. >> it was really tough hearing my mom everyday on the phone calling and telling me that she rounded up all this money to give to the bondsman and the bondsman had yet to pay her back. ryan s.: december 18 police arrested airianna evans for drug possession with intent to deliver. a stay at the polk county jail that was supposed to last a couple days turned into two weeks. >> that's when i began to lose hope and i just knew that i was not going to be home for new year's. laura: -- ryan s.: dave ellis of always affordable bail bonds saw our report friday. >> coming up with all that money which is a lot of money and the girl not getting out of jail for christmas. yeah it hurt my feelings too. ryan s.: then made a deal with evans to get her daughter out for real this time. >> they were overjoyed they were so happy and when we got

kcci's ryan smith live tonight outside st. paul's cathedral in downtown des moines to explain. ryan: the episcopal church facing a suspension tonight for its stance on same-sex marriage. iowa's bishop telling me it means real pain for many church -- for many of the church's local members. in june, episcopalians voted to change church law, allowing same-sex marriage. today the anglican communion in , england handing down a suspension in response. >> continual pain for those who are gay and lesbian, especially those who members of our church but those in the community at , large and how much more do discrimination. ryan: for 3 years, the episcopal church will not be allowed to participate in many internal decisions or represent anglicans in meetings with other faith-based groups. >> for example, our conversation with the roman-catholic church, they don't want an episcopal member, any episcopal memebrs -- up eskimo members would probably be removed or step down for 3 years. ryan: the episcopal church is largely known as the u.s. branch of the anglican communion, which dates back to

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. we hope this is "jeopardy!"

kcci's ryan smith has more on the governor's comments. ryan s.: governor branstad warning voters a ted cruz 2016 victory would be damaging for iowa. branstad told me tonight the caucus winner needs to make renewable energy a top priority. you don't believe that mr. cruz would be the leader within iowa to make that happen? >> because that he's introduced legislation that would repeal the renewable fuels standard i think would send a mix signal. ryan s.: senator cruz has campaigned against federal subsidies for ethanol. the governor predicting that could erode cruz's support in iowa. fuel and its production. >> i just think the people of i need to know the facts. how the candidates stand on issues that are important to us. ryan s.: two weeks from the caucus branstad does not plan to endorse any candidate. cruz's biggest opponent donald trump was quick to react. >> i know the governor just made a very big statement that was appreciated by many and was amazing actually. he's a respected man and when he speaks people listen. ryan s.: cruz meant

kcci's ryan smith has the emotional story from urbandale. ryan: it has been 9 months since police found mevlida's body garage behind me here at an urbandale apartment complex. members tell me they've done everything they can to keep her memory alive by moving forward, raising her 6-year-old son. >> my heart was pounding the fastest it's ever pounded. ryan: merso jusic took us back to the moment he arrived on scene that rainy april morning. >> i didn't hear anything around me, i didn't see anything around me. it was just kind of a black out. ryan: praying the body inside was not his sister. the loss felt greatest by her son, eso. >> he lost his everything. she was his absolute everything. ryan: merso says mevlida worked tirelessly to obtain u.s. citizenship for her son. giving him a better life far away from the conflict ripping apart their native bosnia. >> she wanted him to have the american dream. she wanted him to go to college here. would do anything to have. ryan: family members still can't believe mevlida was killed by a man who once sw

here's ryan smith. super bowl 50. >> reporter: super bowl 50 will be a game for the ages. 39-year-old peyton manning, the oldest quarterback ever to start in a super bowl. >> here comes cam. old cam newton, making his debut there. newton only adding to his superman reputation with an >> he's in for the touchdown! >> reporter: and manning surviving an epic nailbiter against legendary rival tom brady. >> this is a sweet day, a sweet victory. but manning may be feeling his age. that's led to talk this super bowl may be his last game. with his on at his side last night, silently stealing the show. a win in the super bowl could make for a storybook ending on football's greatest stage. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine.

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the it will melt someday. we hope to see you introducing longhorn' s steaks that sizzle for $12.99. like the new smoky bacon sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. only at longhorn steakhouse.

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. we hope to see you >> new at 7:00, the fight to save a cape cod beach. a life saving transplant turns deadly. >> how much of a warm-up to expect? the timeline and the changes follow. >> and a local company turning a family tradition to a thriving business. >> from boston posner' s leader, at 7:00. >> a second fire has broken out at a treatment center. >> escrow to john atwater, light of the scene. john : this has been a prolonged and difficult firefight. they' re now trying to get a

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. we hope to see you right from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white! hey, that -- that would us. hi, gang! look at that crowd up there. look at those people. so cute! they are adorable. i was adorable once. hi, gang. how you doing? all right, every team should grab one of those devices. there you go. we'll do our first "toss up" of the night.

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. we hope to see here's the truth -- some have proposed to cut social security for the elderly and disabled vets. i disagree. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. my plan for social security increases benefits and cost of living adjustments and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. i'm bernie sanders,

shaina: kcci's ryan smith in fort dodge tonight where the decades old building is a total loss. ryan s.: the nighttime temperature hovering around zero degrees. even so, firefighters remain unseen tonight, monitoring burned-out warehouse. only being able to spend a few minutes outside at a time. >> the only way to get something like this out is to get nozzles up in the air and attacking it from above. ryan s.: after the sun set a plume of thick dark smoke did not let up. earlier kcci viewers capturing flames piercing through the 4-story structure moments after the fire erupted. >> thankful no one got hurt. material things can be replaced. ryan s.: denny menken works at graham tire company. he says employees were on lunch break when the fire started around 1:00. >> i actually seen it 8 miles away on my way in to town and could not believe when i come over the viaduct and seeing that it was our building on fire and knowing that i was in there an hour earlier. ryan s.: inside more than 6000 tires. that burning rubber and exploding propane tanks just a couple of obstacles for fire re

ryan smith reports from oskaloosa tonight. ryan: tyler sash became a standout athlete here at oskaloosa senior high school. tonight, his close friend tells his brain is sadly no surprise and answers many questions about sash's behavior after leaving the nfl and returning to his hometown. friends continue to find ways to remember the all-star athlete. >> you could tell he was going to be an excellent athlete at whatever he chose to do, track, basketball, or football. ryan: just 4 months after a deadly overdose on painkillers, boston doctor's finding ce -- findingte cte in his brain. >> i hope that this discovery they had yesterday brings some closure to what was going on inside of him. ryan: sash was revered in oskaloosa known for his charity and commitment to the community following a two-season stint in the pros. doug dekock worked with sash on multiple celebrity golf tournaments. >> he did have a hard time concentrating, staying on track of what we were organizing at the time. found in sash's brain matched that of former nfl

as kcci's ryan smith reports, the family eventually found help from a competing business. >> this was $4,000 that was stolen, theft. that's how i feel. ryan: all lori evans wanted this christmas was her daughter home for the holidays. she says alpha bail bonds promised to make it happen. >> it was really tough hearing my mom everyday on the phone calling and telling me that she rounded up all this money to give to the bondsman and the bondsman had yet to pay her back. ryan: december 18, police possession with intent to deliver. a stay at the polk county jail that was supposed to last a weeks. hope and i just knew that i was not going to be home for new years. affordable bail bonds saw our report friday. >> coming up with all that money, which is a lot of money and the girl not getting out of , jail for christmas. yeah, it hurt my feelings too. ryan: then made a deal with evans to get her daughter out for real this time. ,>> they were so happy and when we got her out she came up here and gave us all a big hug because she was so happy to be out. ryan: what was the first thing you did wh

laura: kcci's ryan smith is live -- ryan smith explains how the president's plan targets expanding background checks at gun shows. >> will have no effect on crime it will have no effect on crime but what it will do is maybe stop some people that are not legally able to own the gun from getting guns. ryan: under current law, only federally licensed gun dealers must conduct background checks on buyers. but many who sell guns at trade shows do not register as dealers. the owner of jlm gun shoppe in urbandale showed us his license. michael sporer says trade shows regulate who can sell, ensuring >> purchasing a gun from like someone off of the street, that's a really risky thing for anyone to do. in iowa, if you buy a handgun from somebody, you have to have a license and they need to know you have a license or they're committing a crime by selling it to you. ryan: the atf is expected to issue new guidelines for anyone in the business of being a gun dealer. including how many guns a person sells and how frequently. >> having a gun is a responsibility as well as a right. ryan: cheryl thomas with iow

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. it will melt someday. we hope to see you wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white! hey, that -- that would us. hi, gaga! look at that crowd up there. look at those people. so cute! they are adorable. i was adorable once. hi, gang. how you doing? all right, every team should grab one of those devices. there you go. we'll do our first "toss up" of the night. the category is "person." uh, vanna, go ahead. [ bell chimes ] ti'ler and chanelle. my best buddy. yeah, that's it. yeah! hey! and how appropriate is that? hey. you guys won $1,000. congratulations. and now you get to be the first team to talk about yourselves. so who's gonna start here? i am.

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. it will melt someday.is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a philanthropist from washington, d.c... a lifeguard from laguna hills, california... and our returning champion -- an internet operations technician from mineral point, wisconsin... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

here's ryan smith. super bowl 50. >> reporter: super bowl 50 will be a game for the ages. 39-year-old peyton manning, the oldest quarterback ever to start in a super bowl. >> here comes cam. >> reporter: taking on 26-year old cam newton, making his debut newton only adding to his surman reputation with an awe-inspiring game yesterday. >> he's in for the touchdown! >> reporter: and manning surviviving an ec nailbiter against legendary rival tom brady. >> this is a sweet day, a sweet victory. but manning may be feeling his age. that's led to talk this super bowl m maye his last game. with his on at his side last night, silently stealing the show. a win in the super bowl could make for a storybook ending on football's greatest stage. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> we hope you survived the storm just fine. itit will melt someday. weaccurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." james/wx wall weather adlib: .snow will continue to intensify through the will occur in northern iowa especially

kcci's ryan smith in fort dodge tonight, where the decades old building is a total loss. ryan: the temperature at this hovering around zero degrees. houreven so, fort dodge firefighters remain on scene, monitoring multiple hot spots inside the burned out downtown warehouse, only being able to >> the only way to get something like this out is to get nozzles up in the air and attacking it from above. ryan: after the sun set, a plume of thick, dark smoke did not let up. earlier, kcci viewers capturing flames piercing through the 4-story structure moments after the fire erupted. >> thankful no one got hurt. material stuff can be replaced. ryan: denny menke works at graham tire company. he says employees were on lunch break when the fire started around 1:00. >> i actually seen it 8 miles away, on my way in to town and could not believe when i come over the viaduct and seeing that it was our building on fire and knowing that i was in there an hour earlier. ryan: inside, more than 6,000 tires. that burning rubber and exploding propane tanks, just a couple of obstacles for fire re

new at 10:00, kcci's ryan smith breaks down how the president's plan could impact local gun shows. ryan: three gun shows are scheduled to take place right here in the des moines area this month alone. one is scheduled to take place right here at the iowa state fairgrounds on the last weekend thousands of buyers and sellers are expected to attend. president obama's emotional plea to beef up background checks is firing up local gun advocate groups. the iowa firearms coalition rallying its supporters on facebook promoting a come and , take it discount. offering 15 bucks off its annual membership and $10 off to join the nra. >> the more that we get to join up then the more we can fight it ryan: the ifc will continue its membership drive at upcoming gun shows where the white house , wants to stop non-licensed dealers from selling any firearms. as seen in this video from 2013 area shows attract thousands of , interested buyers and sellers. >> probably 99% of everybody that attends our shows are, they own gun stores. they are federally licensed and they come there because it's a good venue

steve: kcci's ryan smith is live tonight at a quick trip store. you found one local business going all out in hopes of a big payday, right? ryan: just 24 hours away from the big announcement, places like this store are selling those tickets left and right. the odds are officially one in 292 million. that is not stopping local employees in ames from banding together to beat those's? -- beat goes odds. >> the more you come together, the better chances you have to succeed. >> if you don't play, you won't win. simple as that. ryan: it is becoming something >> we have approximately 98 people in our pool. that is at four dollars each so we have about 192 chances to win and good luck to sigler. -- to win. ryan: that's 98 people out of 150. two-thirds of all employees inside the design, printing and packaging warehouse. >> it's hard to say no, because not only do they want the money, but they don't want to be left alone with the company if everyone leaves. ryan: with a billion dollar prize, precautions need to be taken. >> if your pool happens to win the l

ryan smith with more. >> i didn't know why all this was happening to him. >> cassandra kek knows howtball can change lives. >> it hurt me to see him struggle so much. >> her husband michael died two years ago at just 25 years old of a congenital heart ailment. doctors announcing this week in a major journal that he suffered from cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy a degenerative brain disease connected to taking hits on the football field. >> he was certainly the worst case i've seen with this disease under the age of 30. >> ann mcgee has studied over 1 0 brains including michael's. >> when you see this disease in a person that young, it's surprising even shocking. > cte identified only after death has been found in numerous nfl players like hall of famers frank gifford and junior seau and is rarely seen in amateur players like michael kek. but experts say moments like these show amateurs aren't immune to the perils of contact football. look at this video. a hit michael told cassandra was one of his hardest. he flies at an opponent, slamming into him. colliding with such force, par