Guard. So the election is going to be about issues to some extent. But it really is a character issue or a president ial temperament issue. And i think donald trump almost daily gives us examples of the kind of temperament that he has, and at the Democratic Convention clinton actually had a number of people coming forward basically attesting to her commercials. And i thought the young man who has a form of dwarfism who spoke on the stage, again drove home her commitment to these issues. And reporters kind of make fun of Hillary Clinton because shes got a 3point plan or a 5point plan for just about every issue that you can imagine. And she says that shes controversial when she runs for a job but when she does the job shes effective. I was especially struck by a long piece in the recent new yorker magazine about the attempts to close guantanamo. And a lot of it is congresss fault, become a partisan issue. But the white house fell down on that job too. Threaded throughout the piece is the
Truth. This is fox28 news although 9. Several inches of overnight rain proved to be too much for northeast iowa rivers. Right now 1 person is dead and many more are picking up the pieces. Fox28 news has Live Team Coverage of the impact of last nights rain. There is a Flooding Risk risk today. Terry swails has more on the tonight the emphasis will be on the far southern and eastern counties where thunderstorms are dppd to role through there over the next couple of hours. We have a flash flood effect for that part of the viewing area. The watch is until 7 00 tomorrow morning. It does not go up to central and Northern Counties. The region hardest hit last night. 8 inches of rain around decorah. North. Down south thunderstorms are working their way across southern and eastern counties. Nothing severe and overall they are moving very quickly. Even though they produced heavy rain it doesnt last very lopg in one location. Maybe a half hour of torrential down poorz and then its over. A heavy l
First at 6 00 tonight family of four killed in tragic Early Morning house fires in greenfield. Good evening. The fire broke out at home on meridian street. We spent the day at the very emotional scene. Tragic scene here in greenfield as you can see. This house burned out to a shell. Personal belongs the insides that house right here on the front lawn. It is extremely emotional here. Actually arrived on the scene. So upset they confronted news crews. We saw screaming and flames coming out of the evening she woke up to her neighbors house in flames. Blaze engulfed this home at 140 meridian street and firetrucks had not arrived yet so she dont thing she could think of. I took the hose to the houses shared with fox 25. Fast scarey. I mean was worried for our property. Then we started looking around to see if any one made it out of the house we were hoping to hoping they werent home. But the family of four were home. Fire chief says three ate doubts and young child were found inside of the
The woman lay shot in her stomach. A knife on the ground. There was a Police Officer they were kind of shaken up and then another Police Officer behind her. Reporter Weymouth Police said in a statement the officers responded to a call from the 46yearold womans frantic mother saying her daughter was trying to kill herself with a knife. The mother came out and said she just was trying to kill herself. Reporter police say they found the woman hysterical at her front door holding large knife which they say she refused to drop, ignoring commands even following an officer with the weapon before the officer fired. They took the cops that shot her away too. Reporter the woman is expected to survive. She was rushed to South Shore Hospital for surgery and there shes under arrest on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. I just would never think that Something Like this would happen. She seemed like a very sweet lady. Some neighbors who have known her for decades say she suffer from mental
Happened that may have saved his life. We are live with how this all played out. Tim, tell us how it happened. Reporter he is usually out smoking at about 15 00 in the morning. Nature called this morning. He answered the call and it probably saved his life. Thats where i was sitting. Reporter bob was in her doing his business when the crash happened this morning. This way, this way, this way. Reporter it looks bad from the outside doesnt it . Not much better on the inside. I came outside and there is the driver standing in my driveway. I laid into him. Reporter bob says the driver didnt tell him what happened. The driver said he need today call his boss. The driver is okay. Zbli heard a huge crunching sound. Reporter she was asleep with her daughter. The rig was about 5 feet shy of ripping into her bedroom. She is tired of trucks using her street as a cutthrough. They just speed right through. You can see the truck also hit a neighbors truck over there, ripped up the yard. This is the