Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. Rain chances will increase in des pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. Rainfall totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. Well be back in the the rain exits. Temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. Were learning more about there scary incident on a Johnston School were learning more about there scary incident on a Johnston School bus yesterday that sent the bus driver to jail. Johnston Officials Say they are reviewing all of their policies after this video hit the internet. 61year old bus driver Robert Scarbrough confronts. Then strikes. A 15 year old special needs student aboard his bus. He then screams at other students who are telling him to stop. After the kids left the bus they approached a polk county sheriffs deputy and reported what had happened. Scarbrough is charged with child endangerment and assault causing injury. Today we talked with johnston officials about the incident. They say scarbrough went through training on what to do in an instance like this. But didnt follow through with what hed been taught. 303816 bus drivers go through that training just like a teacher would as to how to constructively work with any kind of behavior issues, what do when they see a student getting out of line and to respectively and responsibly guide that situation back into control, well be enforcing that quite a bit scarbrough had only been employed by the district for 60 days. Well have more on what the district is doing to make sure Something Like this never happens again coming up tonight on the channel 13 news at five. The Waterloo Police department is mourning the sudden death of an officer. 35year old officer adam liddle passed away yesterday from whats being called an unknown medical trauma. The exact cause of his death is still being investigated. His last work shift was wednesday evening. Liddle is survived by a ten year old son. A western iowa farmer is recovering after he was thrown from his combine after he was hit by an alleged drunk driver. It happened near crescent last driving drunk when he hit a combine driven by larry larson head on. Larson was thrown the combine. Theres no word on his condition today. Congressman david young spent the day touring several ag facilities in central iowa. He was there to talk to farmers about the issues they face with government, including the recently passed twoyear federal budget that slashes funding for Crop Insurance. One that was very detrimental was the 3 billion dollar cut in Crop Insurance, and so, that opened up the farm bill, and thats not good for our farmers and agriculture industry. And i introduced a bill right away to reinstate that 3 billion dollars, and ive got bipartisan support to try to move that. So we want to try to reinstate that. 01 19 representative young says there have been promises made by some in congress that the 3 billion cut from the federal Crop Insurance program will be paid back. But young says voters dont like promises made by washington. So. Hes introduced this bill in the hopes of Getting Congress to Pay Attention to the issue now. Young told producers at the bondurant farm coop that he has Strong Coalition with lawmakers from other agfriendly states. Its not just our corn and our soybeans, i mean, youre dealing with some other states as well whether its cotton, or peanuts, other commodities as well. So, these are times where its good to have some colleagues that represent districts that have some different types of commodities in them, and we need to stick together in times like this. 01 19 young says other agrelated issues were discussed today. Including water regulations and ethanol production. Tonight the streets of most metro communities will be filled with crimefighters. Both the real and fantasy variety. The des moines Police Department says officers will be out tonight making sure trickortreaters stay safe. And giving away some candy of their own. So if you see flashing lights. It might not be a bad thing. Beggars night runs from six to eight pm tonight. Police and everyone else are offering the same safety tips they always do. Make sure your kids know to look twice before crossing any roads. Make sure their costumes are visible to cars by using reflective tape or glow sticks. And even if they protest. Make sure they wear a coat tonight. One way to stay extra safe while trickortreating is to do it in the daylight. This afternoon downtown businesses in downtown ames hosted an early trickortreat event. Hopefully halloween goes more smoothly here than it died in peoria, arizona yesterday. A giant 25foot tall inflatable pumpkin broke loose and took a roll through town. It bounced and rolled for more than quarter mile before finally landing in a nearby park. No one was hurt but some streetlights were damaged. A real pumpkin that big could make a lot of ethanol. A new plant in nevada could coming up next. Well take you inside the worlds biggest ethanol plan as it cuts the ribbon and starts the refining. Renewable fuels are a hot topic for president ial candidates in iowa. But what about latino issues . Well talk with the head of a local Group Pushing you and the candidates to start that conversation. Iowa is already one of the best at producing ethanol in the dear future, please help. The present is kind of a scary place. I have no money, no job, no clothes. I feel completely helpless. But i hear good things about you, future. Like ill have hair, and friends, and books and music. Were the biggest too. When iowa farmers are done feeding the world, its time to fuel the world. A historic plant opening today in nevada will making it much easier to do that. im honored to say to you welcome to the new home of the Renewable Energy revolution. this morning the new 225 Million Dollar dupont cellulosic biofuels plant was dedicated. This new plant will take what used to be unused corn stalks mdash; or stover and turn them into ethanol. The new plant will eventually make 30 million gallons of ethanol. Its a new development because some had accused iowa of taking corn and making it fuel we gotta remind big oil, and big food, that this isnt something you gotta worry about you choose between fuel and that and food, were demonstrating right now in the fields of iowa that we can produce both food and fuel. But going to the meetings and finding out more information, i did find out they were gonna pay me for my stover, and thats a very good thing. Laughter this new type of ethanol is looked at as a brand new source of income for iowa farmers. The new plant will have 85 full time jobs, and 150 seasonal employees to bale the stover. Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. Rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. Well be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. Temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s do you think when you are president youll be paid as much as if you were a manmale. This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. As the men who are doing that job. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Smells like spaghetti with johnsonville italian sausage. My favorite. The johnsonville factory burned down brian. I may as well move out. Well, if thats what yo. Youre right. Ill stay. Delicious johnsonville italian sausage. Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. Rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. Rainfall totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. Well be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. Temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. Coming up next. Well sit down one onone with a metro monday through wednesday. Coming up next. Well sit hear how hes hoping to change the president ial conversation in iowa. Donald trump thrust immigrat if youre looking for a medicare plan, were health alliance. We believe in superheroes. In the slow dance at the end of the night. 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And a third who speaks fluent spanish and is married to a mexicanamerican. But where to they stand on issues important to the Latino Organization . Thats a question that lulac of iowa wants you to be asking right now. Joining us now with more on this new initiative is joe henry, president of the lulac of iowa. Despite saying he didnt want to despite saying he didnt want to do it. President obama is troops in syria. Hear why the be done. And what the American Mission will be. On wednesday the candidates attacked the cnbc moderators. Today Party Leaders joined in too. Find out why a future debate could be in jeopardy. And as baseball fans count down to game three of the world series. We ll tell you how some kindhearted fans gave away the hottest tickets in town. News at four front door an escalation announced by the Obama Administration today in the war against isis, after criticism that the president s policies have failed. U. S. Special forces will enter the battle on the ground in syria against isis and to work toward the removal of president bashar alassad. Nbc news correspondent Edward Lawrence breaks it down from washington. Us special forces will begin operations on the ground in syria. Joining local forces to fight isis. This is a reversal of policy by president obama who up to now insisted no us troops would go to syria. The decision that the president has made is to send fewer than 50 special Operations Forces to syria to offer training, advice, and assistance growing isis strength, the syrian civil war, and images of the massive refugee crisis prompted the change. Just last week in iraq, Us Special Forces unit could be seen going through an isis prison with kurdish rebels, rescuing 70 prisoners. But one american was killed. The policy shift means more troops sent to iraq for support and additional war planes sent to turkey. Critics say this wont be enough. 48 58in my experience it takes a lot more than they are talking about and its going to take a lot more time to do these kinds of things for special forces operators than anyone anticipates. Some members of congress say this will not change the conditions on the ground. Isil is not going to be intimidated by this move. They are all in for their agenda meeting in vienna, the u. S. Toward a transition of power in syria president bashar alassad. We agreed that these elections must be administered under un supervision. The four year civil war has left 250,000 people dead and forced about from their homes. Audio outcue im Edward Lawrence, nbc news, washington. The white house says at the end of the day only diplomacy will settle problems in the middle Spokesman Says the u. S. Will not get pulled into a ground war. Like the war in iraq. Im Edward Lawrence, nbc news, washington. Part of the push to increase our presence in syria is the ongoing humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands flee the region. Nbcs bill neely has more on the dangers those refugees now face at sea. Its got a hundred refugees on board, its in big trouble, and they are terrified. The greek coast guard believe rough seas could sink it. The boat is drifting, its engine is broken, they are argue, and huddle in fear. Dozens are children, they struggle with the swell of the sea to throw a tow rope. The rope breaks, tangled in the engine. Theres a danger the boats will hit each other or the shore. But after a night and a day adrift, a rope finally holds and theyre lives are saved. Their relief clear. They are just a few of the three thousand trying to reach this one island nearly every day. Neely what iddi you think in your heart . Refugee i die. Neely you thought you would die . Refugee yes. Refugee very dangerous. Neely very dangerous. Refugee yes. Many are exhausted and sick. Among them a man who lot his leg in an airstrike in syria. They risk their lives. Ahead of them long journeys to new lives in other countries. S bill neely nbc news london, when will it end . Well the fighting is only intensifying in syria. Russian airstrikes are pounding the north and a battle is looming for syrias most populous city aleppo so people are now fleeing in huge numbers and hoping that they can cross that weather makes it all but impossible. So it is for now, a tragedy without end. Back to you. There was another reminder of the dangers this morning. 19 people drowned when a boat filled with migrants sank in aegan sea. Another 130 passengers were rescued. An ongoing outbreak of bubonic plague on the west coast is now one of the worst in the last century. An oregon girl diagnosed this week is the 16th american to contract the disease this year. Doctors believe she was bitten by a flea during hunting trip. Health Officials Say the disease is being spread by squirrels and prairie dogs across the west coast. The outbreak shut down campsites at Yosemite Park this summer. And after a week of angry calls and emails. The World Health Organization is walking back its stance on bacon and other processed meats. A report released monday said the meats can cause cancer. The who now says it didnt mean for everyone to stop eating processed meat. But only to reduce their consumption to cut their cancer risks. Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. Rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. Well be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. Temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s American People dont trust the media. This is not a cage match. And if you look at the questions donald trump, are you a comic book villain . Ben carson, can you do math . John kasich, will you insult two people over here . Marco rubio, why dont you resign . Jeb bush, why have your numbers fallen . How about talking about the substantive issues people care about the biggest applause line of the third gop president ial debate wasnt an attack on a candidate. It was an attack on the cnbc moderators. Now the backlash from the candidates is putting a future debate in doubt. Today the head of the Republican National committee announced he is suspending a february debut that was being produced by nbc news. Priebus says cnbc promised a fair debate focused on the issues. But it didnt deliver. He says quote i have tremendous respect for the First Amendment and freedom of the press. However, i also expect the media to host a substantive debate on consequential issues important to americans. Cnbc did not. Nbc says it is disappointed in this development but will work in good faith to resolve the problem. That debate was the midpoint of a big week in president ial politics. It started with a pop superstar concert in downtown des moines. It will end with a packed house of republicans at the iowa state fairgrounds. Our lynn melling takes us through the week that was. Its been another busy week for those in the race to be president. Candidates are hot then theyre cold. Theyre yes then theyre no. Theyre in then their out. Theyre up then theyre down. Yes im quoting a katy perry song a week ago. Downtown des moines was getting ready for katy perry to come to town to support Hillary Clinton at the Jefferson Jackson dinner. And perhaps perry worked some magic. Over the course of this week. Several polls were released showing Hillary Clinton pulling away from the pack here in iowa. Monmouth university showed clinton with 65 percent of support among iowans. Compared to 24 percent for support for bernie sanders. On the republican side. Ben carsons lead is growing over donald trump here in iowa. Monmouths latest poll showed carson with 32 percent of support. Compared to trump. With 18 percent. Remember trump has long been the leader of the pack in this race. It remains to be seen how the Republican Debate on wednesday will help or hurt the poll numbers. Many critics crowned marco rubio the winner. That same monmouth poll shows 10 percent of iowans support him. He and ted cruz are the only other two republicans currently enjoying numbers in the double digits. And this weekend will be another busy one here in iowa. As nearly a dozen candidates work to court caucus goers. Tomorrow. These ten republicans will attend the iowa gop growth and opportunity conference. Thats on the iowa state fairgrounds. And democrat Martin Omalley will make an appearance in west des moines. Omalley is among those candidates who could really use some katy perry magic at this point. So far this race, he hasnt been hot;just cold. And the countdown to caucus night doesnt stop for anyone. Tomorrows event starts at 11 am. Tickets are still available. Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. Rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. Rainfall totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out saturday. Well be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. Temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. Rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern dear future, life is good. No, great. Im like, a man. Only better. But even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. Like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. But life is sweet now. Hey, what could go wrong . Its you and me all the way, future. Chances will increase in des moines and north of i80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. Rainfall totals will likely be around 0. 25 with a couple higher totals possible. Clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. Well be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after temperatures will then begin to heat up. Upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. Coming up next. Find out how a missouri man who puts the lifelong fan got into the world drought. Tonight they could move one step closer to a title. After an historic game one. Then a runaway victory in game two. The royals hit the road tonight. Game three heads to the mets backyard. First pitch is scheduled for 707 tonight in queens. You can catch the game live on fox tv. 90year old royals fan Charlie Blystone will be watching from home in kansas city tonight. After catching the first two games in person, thanks to the kindness of two strangers. Katie banks has the story. And just like that this charlie got his Golden Ticket to game one of the world series. Quicki wanted to spread the love a little bit. Touched by the story of 90yearold Charlie Blystone quickdont know how much i appreciate it. A veteran who has been a royals fan for decades. But who couldnt afford tickets. Instead, sitting outside the stadium before each game, hoping for player autographs, before heading home to watch the action on tv. I get kind of thrilled. Kind of thrilled about it, getting their signature. Dedication that inspired yet another royals fan to donate tickets to charlie for game two. Well weve got two more for you tonight, i think you might like those. Quickwell i sure appreciate athletics, which provides uniforms for mlb tickets on behalf of the companys president , jim pisani. Get an actual true fan that just loves the sport, loves this team as much as charlie does and to follow a team for this many years and to finally get to go to a World Series Game thats really cool stuff. Generosity charlie appreciates. Quickit sure means a lot to me. It was perfect that was an exciting game i really loved it well be back in three minutes thanks for joining us on the channel 13 news at four. The news at five starts right now. Alleged assault. The Johnson School district says this incident leaves it considering a policy change. The options. Plus. The training and requirements to become a bus driver in the first place. Military medals. An iowa veteran is finally being honored for his service decades ago. Who helped him get the medals. And the amazing story of survival behind them. Trickortreat. In about an hour. Central iowa kids will be going doortodoor collecting candy. Coming up. Ed gives us an hour byhour layout of what you can cell phone video the Johnston School district says its considering changing its policies. It comes after a bus driver is accused of assaulting a student. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan winters. And im sonya heitshusen. The driver. , 61yearold Robert Scarbrough remains on administrative leave. Hes charged with assault causing injury and child endangerment. The district says its also continuing to looking into scarbroughs work history. Jodi whitworth joins us first on 13. Jodi. It isnt an extnsive history with the district. Thats right hes only been on the job for 60 days. So the district says its looking for any re occurring patterns that may have lead to his actions. On paper Robert Scarbrough