Tonight for the first time former Blue Bell Ice Cream workers are claiming that management ignored complaints about conditions at their factory in texas. That was linked to an outbreak of listeria. Ten people got sick from the bacteria, and three died. The Company Recalled 8 million gallons. Before this, but bell was the number three brand in the nation, sold in 23 states. Jim axelrod has our investigation. Reporter in the Early Morning hours of august 29th, a single truck left Blue Bell Creameries in texas, marking the return of its ice cream. When the Company Recalled all its products in april, its loyal customers sang their support. Prayed for their return. And plastered brenham with signs. God bless blue bell. Its a fantastic product. But at the same time theres a bad side of blue bell where everything was overlooked. Reporter for the last seven months leading up to the shutdown Terry Schultz operated this machine at the brenham blue bell factory. There was just ice cream all over
In kansas city two firefighters were killed shortly after they rescued two residents from a burning building. A wall collapsed on larry legio and john mesh. Fire chief paul berardi broke the news. Its difficult when you live with somebody 24 hours a day. And youre laughing and joking one minute. And then, and then Something Like this happen in the line of duty. And, what is what is good for their families to remember is that they did not die in vain. Not in vain the two firefighters were part of a team who carried survivors down ladders from the second floor. Tonight investigators say the 298 people on Malaysia Flight 17 never knew what hit them. The official investigation says the boeing 777 was ripped apart by a russianmade missile fired in the civil war in ukraine. And 15 months after this tragedy theyre still fight over who pulled the trigger. Heres elizabeth palmer. Reporter the charred wreckage of mh17 scattered across 20 square miles of Eastern Ukraine turned the whole area into
Senator mathis also says iowas move toward privatizing its medicaid system will also be a big talking point as lawmakers work on an oversight bill to handle that issue. That oversight bill will hold the mcos feet to the fire. It will also help insure that the beneficiaries receive really good health and it will also insure we spend tax dollars wisely. Eric other lawmakers say bolstering Small Businesses and improving iowas Water Quality will also be key issues. Also happening today testimony continues in the trial of joe lopez. The 25yearold is charged with killing a clive toddler in 2014. Prosecutors say lopez violently shook his girlfriends baby resulting in a fractured skull , and several fractured ribs. Lopez told authorities the baby somehow fell out of her high chair onto a concrete floor when he walked out of the room. Stick with kcci for updates on and the three democratic president s of candidates are in des moines today for the brown and black president ial forum at drake uni
Bridges are problemfree. Getting word of a trouble spot in hayward. Well have details coming up. We have breaking news out of hayward. Police and the chp are searching for the driver who smashed this car into a power pole leading to outages in the area. Were told the driver sped away during an attempted traffic stop on interstate 880. The chase spilled on the city streets there. The car then hit this power pole at tennyson and the driver jumped out leaving a child and passenger behind in the car. By the way, they are not seriously injured. San Bernardino County sheriffs deputies are caught on camera beating a suspected horse thief. Deputies moved in and used a taser after the man was tossed from the horse. Then at least two deputies kicked and punched the suspect even though he was on the ground with his hands behind his back. More deputies showed up and the beating continued for about two minutes. The suspects girlfriend is mystified by the chain of events. He is not the one that will
Dow jones industrial average is down, varney and company is about to begin. Stuart check the big board the dow was off 52 points, nasdaq is higher, remember the stock market has gone more than a month without hitting a new high and that makes a lot of investors nervous. A lot of investors are very spoiled too, got to look at oil. Not a lot of reaction to middle east tensions. Where is the geopolitical risk we talk about . Up a lot from last months lows, speaking of being that gas prices keep climbing up overnight, 2. 46 the price of regular up 7 days in a row but remember we are still 1. 20 before we were a year ago. You have to count your blessings. Now to the middle east, the u. S. Navy sending warships into the persian gulf. Navy officials confirm the uss Theodore Roosevelt along with a guided missile cruiser the u. S. S. Normandy left the persian gulf and are on route for the arabian sea. This is a major step to stop the iranians from delivering weapons to rebels in yemen. Joining