Prints, hair samples, anything that would lead them to a Broader Network of contacts a Senior Obama Administration official tells abc news there are conflicting reports about whether the suspected ringleader of the attacks, abdelhamid abaahoud abdel hameed abbaaood , died in that raid. The us is waiting for france to officially confirm. Kenneth moton, abc nene washington jessica rae the debate over Syrian Refugees continues here in the us. Before the friday paris fran terror attacks, the us planned to accept 10 thousand syrian the us planned to accept 10 thousand syrian refugege this year. But goveveors in more than ha the country want to block them from entering. And its becoming a hot topic among republican president ial candidates, president obama slammed the gop while in manilla for suggesting the Syrian Refugees pose a security threat. Republican ted cruz cled the president s comments unbefitting of obamas office. Jessica rae iowa senator chuck grassleyeys also joining in on the c
If given the choice, 2 sioux they would prefer not to take part in the states new medicaid plan. Tim arting the first of january, medicaid plans in iowa will be organized by four different private companies. Abc 9s bria bell has more on the issue. Bria tim and jenna, Mercy Medical and Unitypoint Health st. Lukes hospitals say theywould practice under r fferent terms s it werent for the states agreement withth four different managed Care Organizations or mcos. The states new plan take affect on january first and both hospitals are worried about the care of its patients. 1800ask permission is not really the best way to manage care, said wold. Beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but Unitypoint Health st. Lukes president and ceo says this plan has some unfnfseen bumps in t t road. Its createtesome confusion for a lot of medicaid d beneficiaries. I is created confusion for providers, but i think that were finding some clarity and were
Governor is hitting a major milestone in hiscareer. The longest today. Total, hes served for 20 years, 11 previous record governor george became that vice preside. Coming up later in the show we will have live coverage before moines. Drop offs. To walk using drop box natpop customer talking at counter. Monday. Customers post office had to come bearing extra their gifts. Doesnt make any beacom because theyre not sasaivar. Its the busiest day of the year for the United States postal service. When we open at 7 30 a. M. Theres a line when we start thth day and theres a line when we end the day and it pretty much hasnt really stopped since thanksgiving said marcus schutlze, officer in charge sioux city post office. A walk through a Security Check point. And the holiday hustre becomes even more evident. Everything looks to be on track. Were getting anywheze between 5 and 7 thousand packages a day. In in the morning, and out at the end of the day, said schultze. Between 5 to 7 thousand packag
Reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the City Hospitals say they would prefer not to partake in the states new medicaid plan. Starting the first of january, medicaid plans will be organized by four different private companies. Abc9 News Reporter bria bell has more on the issue. 1800ask permission is not really the best way to manage care, said wold. Beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but Unitypoint Health st. Lukes president and ceo says this plan has some unforseen bumps in the road. Its created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. Its created confusion for providers, but i think that were finding some clarity and were getting some answers, said wold. Medicaid patients will be assigned to an mco and will have to find a Health Care Provider that matches their plan. If a patient finds a provider that is not under contract with at the start of the new year, then he or she will have 90 days to file
The Mayors Youth Commission took part in the health initiative. Jenna the fda made a big announcement today, saying theyve approved the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. Salmon. The Company Behind the engineered salmon aqua bounty calls the move a game changer in the market. The Company Takes dna from a chinook salmon. And from a sea eel. To produce a aew salmon. The idea is help the fishrow quickly the salmon will be grown in panama and canada and will be sold i. The us. And although the process to grow the fish is improved there are still some opposed to gmo based foods. Its something doctor Richard Besser says is not a real cause for concern. In order to get approval from the food and drug administration, they evaluauad the fish for safety, they evaluated ititor nutritional content, and they evaluated whether the process was safe for the salmon themselves. And on all three counts the product passed, and so thats why the fda approved it. Dr besser says when sci