With just a wave of a hand, Brain Surgeons can get some help in the opeting room. Thats all thanks a pair of university of iowa undergraduate students. Live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, what did these students do to help surgeons . They built a robot. Three ui students coded and assembled the thing for a senior project. Take a look. Currently, doctors often use microscopes to do brain surgery. They have to spend up to ten hours looking into the device, often hunched over. The robot replaces all that. It uses cameras to lock on to an area of the brain, like a tumor. Video is sent back to a headset, which the surgeon can wear. The doctor can even use a special hands free controller to move the camera. Though the robot is a prototype, creators have high hopes for the future. Were happy with our result. T, i think that in the future, new technology is coming out all the time, i think theyll be able to modify or change Little Things about this and make it even students s t the ide
Do tell us. More. You already thought that miss iowa was going to win. Was she your favorite . I didnt really care. I did watch with the sound down which you should. Whoa, come on. There were a lot of smart women who were incredibly talented. There were. I have to say as someone who is under pressure to do a news show, its not always easy and what you think doesnt necessarily come out of your mouth at the moment. I feel for these women under the pressure because we know what its like. Absolutely. I thank the lord every day for the prompter. He would be up there with a prompter telling you what your response would be. Exactly. Well get started on the west coast. Serious news. Were of course, talking about the Northern California area up in flames. 50,000 acres scorched and more than a thousand homes and businesses burned to the ground. The wildfire has prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency in lake and napa counties, home to many of the countrys wineries. More from abcs a
Se just before 9 pm last night. When officers arrived on scene, they didnt find any victims, and no one has come forward with injuries. But police tell us, they did find evidence of gunfire in the area. With less than 4 weeks left until the iowa caucuses, we all see the candidates flocking to iowa. Each trying to build support to get iowans to head out on february 2nd to caucus for them. Retired neurosurgeo n ben carson is making stops throughout eastern iowa today. The republican president ial candidate will meet with people at the Isaac Newton Christian academy in cedar rapids at 10 30 in the morning. And then at the National Motorcycle museum in anamosa. Thats at 12 30 pm. Jeb bush is bolstering his team by adding 100 additional people to prepare for next months caucuses. His Campaign Said the list includes current and former elected officials and other activists. The former Florida Governor is planning a Campaign Trip through iowa next week. The Iowa Republican caucuses winner in 2
Subway and shot the owner last summer. In november. Police say. He tried to hire a hitman to kill a witness. So she wouldnt testify against him. A confidential informant told police. And an undercover officer met with ware. To discuss taking the woman out. Ware now facing an Additional Charge for solitication to murder a witness. brian loftus the trial of a former pastor accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls is underway today. Prosecutors say 59 year old otis holland could take the stand in his own defense. He says he counseled the girls and talked to them about sex, but never sexually assaulted them. Yesterday two girls took the stand, testifying they were teens when holland sexually assaulted them during counseling sessions. We will have the latest on later broadcasts. brian loftus as democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton is trying to move past the controversy over her use of personal email during her time as secretary of state. Batches of those emails continue to
Months caucuses. His Campaign Said the list includes current and former elected officials and other activists. The former Florida Governor is planning a Campaign Trip through iowa next week. Bush has been averaging about 5 in polls of Iowa Republicans lately. The Iowa Republican caucuses winner in 2008 is ctinuing his tour across the state today. Mike huckabee is making stops in sigourney and oskaloosa this morning before heading to central iowa. The former arkansas governor has yet to recapture the moment of 8 years ago. As he is at about a 4 average in iowa of late. Former president ntill clinton is campaigning in eastern iowa today for hillary clinton. The 42nd president will be at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and library in cedar rapids at 12 45 pm. Mr. Clinton was at the museum and library in 1995 at its location, preflood of 2008, of course. He will then meet with voters at the hotel julien inin dubuque at 5pm. First, meteorologis t Justin Gehrts has your first alert fore