Transcripts For KCCI KCCI 8 News At Ten 20151210

On muslims will hurt americas efforts to fight terrorism. Ms. Clinton he is actually playing into their hands. He will become part of their recruitment efforts. Cynthia with raising incomes at the center of her agenda, clinton also talked about creating more manufacturing jobs with a tax credit as an incentive in towns that lost factories. And, she rolled out new plans to stop Companies Like pfizer from merging with another overseas to avoid paying taxes. Ms. Clinton you should pay what you owe, just like everybody else. Corporations dont need tax breaks, you need tax breaks. Cynthia many here told me after seeing her, they will vote for her. Seeing her in person is very convincing. Shes got passion and fire. Quest tonight just sealed the deal. She, to be, is the only person running who really has the knowledge and experience and the heart to run this country. Cynthia clinton spent 45 not one on isis, but social security, which shes against privitizing, the va, which shell work to fix, and her stand on comprehensive immigration reform. Cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey polls show clinton with a strong lead here in iowa. But in new hampshire, a new cnn poll shows vermont senator Bernie Sanders with 50 support, ahead of clintons 40 . Steve meanwhile, donald trump is back on the defense tonight for his controversial comments. He told cnns don lemon, if the gop doesnt respect him, he wont rule out a 3rd party run. Mr. Trump if they dont treat me with a certain amount to koran and respect, if they dont certain amount of decorum and respect, if they dont treat me as the front runner, if the Playing Field is not level, then certainly all options are open. Trouble be back in iowa later this week. If you are talking about trumps controversial comments, if you arent talking about trumps controversial comments you might be talking about this big trump sign in West Des Moines. Hear from the man who put it up coming up later in this , newscast. Stacey rose bowl bound. Right now, hawkeye fans are scrambling to snatch up tickets to the big game. And its not cheap. Kccis ryan smith live in studio. The highprice means a high likelihood of getting conned. Ryan stacey, one Online Ticket tracking site says the iowa stanford game is the most soughtafter ticket in the postseason. When the demand is this high, so is the risk for scams. Hawkeye fans invaded indy over the weekend, packing downtown in droves. Iowa fan Caryn Lee Meeks made the 8 hour trip. It was a once in a lifetime, you know, type of bucket list opportunity. Ryan her group shelled out 200 bucks a pop for the tickets. She linked up with the seller through craigslist. Even taking a picture with james harris, in case it was a scam. Lucas oil stadium. Immediately, our hearts sunk a little bit, like uhoh our , Worst Nightmare is coming true. Ryan meeks and her friends ripped off. It was just a real bummer when youre thinking youre going to be in row 10. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Ryan rose bowl game day packages are sure to be the next target for scammers. Seatgeek reports the rose bowl is by far the hottest ticket of the College Football bowl season with an average resale , price of 627 bucks per ticket. Never wire any money. If you can pay with a credit card, pay with a credit card, because you can always go back to your Credit Card Company and dispute the charges. Ryan the Better Business bureau warns, if you decide to buy through craigslist buy at your own risk. , its a learning experience. If i can help one person not get scammed then its worth it. Ryan the bbb reports the best someone locally and who you know personally. If not, look for a site that is accredited by the bbb. Also, ask the seller to email you a picture of the tickets, including a receipt or other proof that the tickets are not counterfeit. Stacey speaking of tickets, airfare for a trip to pasadena on the rise tonight. Right now on kayak, the cheapest roundtrip tickets for thursday through saturday are over 1300. Steve breaking news right now, making news right now, the Des Moines Roosevelt High School Girls Basketball coach, charged with Sexual Exploitation and assault to commit sexual abuse, is now out of jail. Tig johnson was in court today he bonded out of jail this morning. Des Moines Police reports detail 2 incidents between johnson and a 16yearold female student. The first was december 1, when johnson allegedly used his position as a teacher to gain access to the students personal her. 2 days later, johnson allegedly kissed and touched the victim. We spoke with the mother of a varsity Girls Basketball player. She tells us she never noticed anything inappropriate between johnson and any of the players. She says the charges against johnson did hit the girls very hard. I think, it is a close team. We are all very supportive of one another, and we hope for the best, and we feel a lot of compassion for his family at this time. Steve johnson has been a teacher at roosevelt high since 2001. He was the victims teacher last year. Johnson is now on leave from the district, awaiting his next Court Appearance on december 18. Stacey also in court today, the man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november. A judge sentenced pete polson to 55 years in prison today. Polson injured two people and shot at a third. Some of the victims became emotional as they addressed polson, saying he took away their sense of security. Mark mitchell, who was shot in slammed his fist on the witness stand when he told polson he could have killed his 2 kids, who were inside the house. Theres a special place in hell for guys like you. I hope you spend the rest of your life in prison. I hope you die in there, and i hope you go to hell. Stacey polson has to serve at least 27 and a half years before hell be eligible for parole. Steve taking a live look outside right now from one of our dot traffic cameras. Very smoothly in the weather. Kurtis it has been an easy stretch. Temperatures tomorrow warming up even more. We are headed to around 61. Mid to upper 50s as we slide up into northern iowa. Hourbyhour, look at this temperatures will start out in the 40s about our normal high. , 58. 5 00 p. M. Temperature, 55. Just a few high clouds. 55 on friday. 40s and 30s next week. A couple of precipitation chances to talk about. Details coming up with futurecast. Stacey next at 10 00 defeating , isis. The new steps from the department of defense. Steve tracking violence. The new way the fbi wants to crack down on officerinvolved violence. Stacey santas helpers. The thousands of letters streaming into a des moines answering them. Announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 10 00 with steve karlin stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowas sportscaster of the year andy garman. Steve new information tonight about the San Bernardino terrorist attack. Stacey were learning more about the two killers, and the fight against isis. Steve sally kidd is in washington with the controversial hearings today on sally the fbi says its still working to determine if anyone else assisted the San Bernardino attackers, but they do know that the killers were radicalized before they met online. The fbi director says the two terrorists who gunned down 14 people at a San Bernardino Holiday Party were radicalized at least two years ago. Yet, still operated under the radar. Online, as late as, as early as, the end of 2013 they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom, before they became engaged and married and lived together in the United States. Sally republicans on the Senate Armed Services committee cited the attack as evidence the president s strategy against isis is weak and ineffective. Were gonna have to know what youre going to do. Sally defense secretary ash carter dismissing calls to send several thousand more u. S. Ground troops to join the fight. Isil would like nothing more than a large presence of us Ground Forces in iraq and syria so that they can have a call to senator mccain does anybody really believe that the United States struck back against the people who slaughtered some americans in San Bernardino that somehow that would encourage them . Sally the president recently approved the deployment of Additional Special ops personnel, including a targeting force to carry out raids. The president stands ready to send more personnel and attack helicopters to iraq, but only the circumstances call for it. Steve in chicago, thousands of people filled the downtown streets today demanding the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. It is the latest outburst following the release of video showing officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing 17yearold laquan mcdonald. Earlier today mayor emanuel , apologized for the shooting, urging the city to step up its Community Policing effort. In the meantime, the fbi announced new plans tonight to expand its system for tracking deadly officerinvolved shootings. Incident involving serious injury or death to civilians. Its expected to be in place by 2017. They fbi says tracking police use of force is now its highest priority. Stacey a big meeting overseas set for president ial candidate donald trump. Trump will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in israel later this month. Leaders scheduled the meeting two weeks before trumps call for a temporary ban on muslims entering the u. S. Now, some israeli leaders are trying to block trump from entering the country. Speaking of trump, have you seen this sign on jordan creek parkway in West Des Moines . Its donald trump and its drawing a whole lot of attention. George davey put it on his back fence a couple of weeks ago. He says he doesnt want to reveal if he is a supporter, he just wants the picture to spark conversation. The picture i selected was one with which both sides can support. Its kind of an awkward pose for supporters identify with, he could be in the middle of saying youre fired or something. Stacey a lot of drivers have been stopping to snap pictures. Davey says he will keep it up until caucus day. Steve a beautiful warm december night for some ice skating. We caught dozens of families enjoying the ice and the warmth downtown at the brenton skating plaza. The 10th annual hanukkah on ice took place tonight, featuring jewish music, doughnuts, and even an ice carving of a menorah. Kurtis, if you are going to ice like this. Something else. A beautiful night. I just saw folks out on a motorcycle. You can ride your motorcycle to ice skating tonight. So 00 a. M. , 43. Winds are going to pick up tomorrow. Some gusts around noon at 25. The average35. Mid50s on the way at 5 00 p. M. There is a little bit of precipitation up through minnesota. A system that is spinning to the west. But most of the energy for this is going to cruise up to the north. Upper 60s, st. Louis. Minneapolis, showers, 48. The slow moving up into canada. This front will move through, and that will pick up the winds. There is really no cold air in the lower 48, or actually most of the provinces in canada. Clear skies out there. We will see a few clouds tomorrow. Generally some high cloudiness. Friday cover a couple of clouds especially off to the east. All rain chance will dramatically increase as we head into saturday night. A little bit of snow shower activity up in northcentral iowa. Look at the snow pack. This is amazing for december. Spotty across minnesota and northern wisconsin. The rest of the midwest is snow free out there. Tomorrow, 61. If we had that high, we will hit that third. The record for tomorrow, 66. The rest of your 8 day forecast, 50s on friday. Near 50 on saturday. The best chance for that rain there is a concern we could see some heavy rainfall in southwestern iowa. Into monday, activity. Cooler 30s wednesday and thursday. Merry christmas and happy new year. Steve next after 00 the simple , present making a big difference for a louisiana 10yearold. Elizabeth listen up holiday travelers, were telling you about a parking secret at the des moines airport. A lot thats easy to get to and usually not very busy. Plus, why the airport is its time for a tested and proven leader who wont try to contain isis. Jeb bush has a plan. To destroy them. And keep america safe. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. Right to rise usa is responsible have your next burger with a side of awesome. The oneofakind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. Miracle whip and proud of it. At kraft we start with quality ingredients. All expertly blended to make our mayo. So you can take whatever youre making stacey a special holiday request from a louisiana mom tonight. Autism and recently experienced hearing loss. She says one of his favorite things is receiving mail. Last year, a Christmas Card campaign for sean collected 450 cards from around the world. This year, theyre hoping for 1000. Just the sheer joy that he gets from getting mail, its amazing to me. You would think i bought him a car. The idea of christmas mail, i, sometimes, it makes me feel happy and it makes me feel really happy for that. Stacey mom says the Christmas Cards have helped her better communicate. Hes also developed new interests in things like collecting stamps and stickers. Stacey santa claus is getting some special help this week from the Des Moines Post Office. Steve as kccis todd magel shows us, volunteers are answering nearly letters from 1000 children asking for christmas presents. Dear santa, i know you keep a great big list of who is naughty and who is nice. Im on the nice list, because ive been really good this year. Mark for just a few hours a day, this room in the Des Moines Post Office is transformed into a branch of santas workshop. What kind of cookies do you like . And what kind of fruit, too . If you do write back, please suggest two of each. Ok. Mark kids write in to santa clause. Address, the north pole. And the Des Moines Post Office makes sure the special letters get to these special volunteers. This is fun and just kind of helping children realize their dream, that they get a personal letter back from santa and just to know theyre listened to. That says santa got your letter. Just that personal touch. Our volunteers are phenomenal. They come in and donate their time. Mark once a week until christmas, they spend hours answering every letter. Most of the wish lists are typical. A phone, an American Girl doll, drums, baby doll. Flowers, books, and clothes. Mark other times, they are not. Oh yeah, and for christmas, i only want a happy christmas to everyone. Keep in touch. Mark and thats what makes these santas helpers come back every year. I think its fantastic, hes thinking of other people. Mark todd todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve the post office is asking parents to make sure kids who send wish lists to santa include a return address. Thankyou letter in return. Announcer from iowas sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. Some high notes from emerging office of superstars, like joel lanning, or the star, mike warren. The freshman was a revelation down the stretch and today, the big 12 took notice. Warren, the offense of freshman of the year in the big 12 conference. On the defensive side of the ball, damond tucker, named defense of newcomer of the year. Tomorrow is the cyhawk showdown hoops edition. You get the rivals together and theres going to be a little talk. Sport is, the cyhawk showdown is always a huge rivalry. And with rivalry, comes trash talk. This is something that a lot of us have been looking forward to. A lot of us argument from the state of iowa but we definitely feel the, i dont want to say hatred, but dislike for the other school. Tony love him or hate him, Georges Niang makes an impression. I was waiting for you to do something. I think it is all in good nature. Tony the outspoken senior has spent the last four years not pulling any punches. I finally went 22 with iowa. Doubt niang will make an impression. I never thought i never been off morning i could shoe ever. Our anticyclones and hawkeyes tomorrow night at 6 30. Live on espn2. Tonight, drake bulldogs at home against depaul. Trying to get above the. 500 mark. At one point in the first half, timmer had 18 points. Timmer showing the longrange. A good finish, just a little short. Steve the wstacey what is ahead for the overnight . Kurtis temperatures in the 40s. On the shorts, why not. 50s friday. Saturday night into sunday morning. Cooler next week but not bad. Steve up next, and all new episode of the late show with stephen colbert. The Downton Abbey folks. Stay tuned. Stacey thanks for joining us. Our next newscast starts at 4 30. What is anytime, check out kcci. Com. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, to the top 1 . 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