Coming up in a few minutes. Tammy a polk county family loses everything in a house fire. Now theyre making a public plea to county commissioners to make the change they say will make insurance affordable. Kimberly king is live. Kim the ebbiville Fire Department has a fire station very close to the polk county house that burned. Meanwhile, the closest Polk County Fire station is more than 20 miles away from that home, making insurance premiums for homes in that area, unaffordable. These are the pictures of jenny and larry stepps home saturday at 4 19 p. M. Fully engulfed. Ebony fire got to the scene but it was too far gone. The site, three days later, still smoulders. Were you and your wife living yeah. This was my main home. Kim the issue was larry and his wife couldnt afford fire insurance. We lived so far from the fire station. Kim their fire station was 22 miles away. Insurance companies cant offer reasonable rates. If youre more than six miles from a fire district, youre considered
House floor logically does it make sense for a 1 year old to hold and shoot a handgun yes or no . Even people who are experienced with firearms harem themseves accidentally, so the thought that a 15 year old even under supervision should be firing a handgun is ludicrous. This is the best bill expanding 2nd amendment rights, puts rights back in hands of parents. Any criticism parents rights, thats all very well and good if every parent is Beaver Cleaver the perfect parent. Those heated comments you heard, that bill did pass the house today. But it faces a tough go in the democratically controlled senate. The Iowa Firearms Coalition says they just want Senate Leaders to allow it to be debated. This isnt the first year this has been brought up. Jack a pair of sisters from johnston have been at the statehouse before. Years old, natalie and Meredith Gibson may be some of the youngest people lobbying lawmakers. But theyre veterans. This session is the third time theyve tried to change the la
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Ms. Kelly ok. Your testimony continues, quote, d. H. S. Works with our federal, state, local, tribal, international partners, particularly canada and mexico, to address transnational threats. What types of help or information does canada and mexico provide that the u. S. Would not otherwise have access to . Mr. Vitiello so they at c. B. P. And its true with other federal Law Enforcement is we help identify the criminal networks that are responsible for human trafficking, gun smuggling, illicit financing. What we do is we try to understand amongst ourselves with them and ourselves what the threats are and how to combat them and then help identify by network which are the most problematic criminal enterprises . Ms. Kelly do you feel these partnerships have improved over time and youre getting more and more information or theres more of a Comfort Level with these other agencies . Mr. Vitiello so it ebbs and flows as it relates to the international engagement. I think in canada its been st