Associated cases have been found in the us. With no effective vaccine to prevent the virus, an Iowa Research company is one of Many Companies trying to solve this puzzle. Local 5s Claire Powell is here with more. Claire bam jack, theres a delicate balance between giving information on the zika virus and scaring people. Of the two speices of mosquitos known to carry the virus, yes one is found here in the us and in iowa. But its the unknowns that have Iowa Researchers frustrated. Theyre trying to make an effective vaccine while educating people in the meantime. At this time last year, researchers say the zika virus was basically dorment. It feels like a mild flu, most people thats what happens and they dont know theyre infected within 10 months, thats all changed. What was amazing was there were no cases and now its over 1. 5 million in brazil. Its incredible, thast just from last year the virus, discovered in the 1940s, has spread to a pandemic. Recently, newlinnk ames, known for their
Utilties board began today and run through thursday. Reviewing the dakota accesss permit request to build the pipeline cutting through iowa. Now these meetings are for board deliberations only not public input. Although they are open to the public and about 2025 people were there listening this afternoon. The board deliberated over major issues like climate change, pipeline verse rail transportation and of course the Economic Issues like job creation the pipeline could bring. Rather than consider of each factor separately, does it positively public conviencene and neccessity or is it against it take them into isolate, i really think the better approach is to take them all together at the end and decide how much weight each one is entitled to in each of your deliberations claire bam in a news release, the board said they may not make a decision during this weeks meetings. However, theyll continue for the next three days in des moines. They all begin at 1 in the afternoon and are open to
Lead not as large as before. Cruz five points behind. Rubioo in third, with 15 . And tonight, donald trump at the center of another headline. Telling people to boycott apple until they help the fbi break into the terrorists iphone. We have it a covered. Tom llamas leads us off from South Carolina. Reporter tonight, donald trump with a new target. The billionaire now declaring war on apple. How do you like it . I just thought it. Boycott apple. Rorter trump fuming as the tech giant refuses to help investigators unlock the cell phone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists. First of all, apple ought to give t the secury for that phone. Okay . . What i think you ought to do is, boycott apple until such time as they give the security number. Reporter tonight, senior apple executives telling abc news the company has no sympathy for terrorists. That they left their rights at the door. Terrorists. Those executives adding, this is not apple versus the government. This is the people versus the
Went through a 3 day detox at his house to get clean in late 2011 after her detox and secrecy about the subject, beckwith said he noticed a change in alex fazzino i started seeing the meanness. I couldnt understand, i think he may have been thinking emily was having an affiar understand, i think he may have been thinking emily was having an affiar then while on a business trip to florida, he said he got strange call from emily the night of her death. Its something he says foreshadowed that nights events. She sounded distraught, something was wrong. I said are no, no im not afraid. I said hunny, if somethings wrong you said hunny, if somethings wrong you take the kids to moms the house. I wish i wouldnt have said that. She would still be alive claire bam stand today forensic state medical autopsy on emilys body. Well have more details from that coming up at 6. Reporting live Claire Powell local 5 news we are iowa jack new tonight at five. Jack 1shot layoffs of about 100 employees announ
City council said it is vitally important to keep the company in johnston. Jack lam governor branstad released a Statement Today about the move, saying quote we are proud that dow duponts leadership has selected iowa as its Global Business center for its newly formed agriculture company. For the past few months, weve had the pleasure of showing them what iowa has to offer a worldclass biosciences company. Stephanie 2shot the waiting game continues for the iowa utilities board decision on the bakken pipeline. Jack 2shot today, the board resumed its discussions about any and all conditions several concerned groups have expressed about the pipeline. Jack and stephanie, its been a very deliberate process. But the board appears to be getting closer and closer to a decision. The talk today was about timing, easements and overall communication with land owners while no one on the board has given an indication of attendance today, seem to think the pipeline will happen. Chad carter, business e