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Transcripts For KCCI KCCI 8 News At Five 20151102

Reality of a life lost. Little bit earlier this afternoon. Marcus mcintosh. Stacey new information in an overnight chase where Des Moines Police used a k9 to catch a man. It started before 3 00 in the morning south of downtown. The pursuit lasted nearly a half hour. It finally ended when the man ditched his vehicle and tried to run. The k9 caught the man at southeast 4th and mlk. 37yearold shaun phelan of des moines was wanted by the atf on a warrant of felon in possession he also faces charges from the chase. New at 5 00 a 28yearold man , faces 16 charges in connection with a chase on interstate80 early this morning. The iowa state patrol says James Earl Overton took off when a trooper tried to stop him. Troopers say at one point overton was driving on the wrong side of the interstate. Overton started running on foot after a trooper performed a pit maneuver on his car. He was arrested and taken to the polk county jail. Steve new information about those toilet paper bandits. Urbandale police say they have received a lot of tips about the 2 men but still no arrests. They were spotted on surveillance video, hiding appliances under toilet paper, at the hyvee at 8701 douglas avenue. Investigators say they are getting word the men have ripped off other stores in other states, the same way, so they may not be from iowa. If you have any information, please call polk county Crime Stoppers at 5152231400. A grinnell paraeducator will be grinnellnewburg School Administrators tell kcci they looked into allegations that an employee made racist comments in front of students. And after a thorough investigation, they say they found no violations of any kind. The paraeducator, who has been with the district for 15 years, had been on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Now. President ial debates. Republican candidates have been pushing for differences in the format. Chief political reporter Cynthia Fodor is live in studio with more. Cynthia representatives from 11 campaigns met last night to discuss having more control over how future debates are run. One candidate here in des moines today was not upset about the last debate but just wants more time to speak. Many of the republican president ial hopefuls say they dont want another debate like the one cnbc conducted last week. Gov. Christie did want me to answer or do you want to answer . I got to tell you the truth. Even in new jersey, what youre doing is called rude. Dr. Carson i think theres general agreement that the last debate was a farce and that something needs to be done about it. Cynthia Ohio Governor john kasich mentioned it this afternoon speaking to nationwide employees in des moines. Gov. Kasich is in a great way to pick a president. Explain the Health Care System to the 830 seconds. Cynthia but kasich has come under fire from some conservatives for not being critical of cnbcs gotcha questioning. Gov. Kasich i didnt get asked any questions below the belt, am i supposed to attack people bc the people because everybody elses . Im not interested in doing that. Cynthia still kasich told me candidates cannot spell out their policies in quick soundbites. Gov. Kasich i dont like the format. I dont think harry truman could get elected under this format. Its about whos got clever little answers. Cynthia after the meeting, campaigns rather than the party will now deal directly with networks to negotiate formats, and there will be an equal number of questions for each candidate, not just an equal amount of time. Any changes in format would not take effect until after the november 10 debate on the fox business network. Then, the democrats will debate here at drake on kcci november 14. Live in studio, Cynthia Fodor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve new at 5 00 iowa , landowners, who oppose a proposed pipeline that would carry north dakota oil to illinois hope state regulators will consider their concerns about the project. One rancher says that the pipeline Dakota Access has proposed has started to seem like a deal already. The iowa utilities board is scheduled to begin hearings on the pipeline this month. The state appeals board today approved a 235,000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was kept in isolation at the Iowa Juvenile Home for 280 days. Concerns about the treatment of residents prompted governor branstad to close the toledobased home last year. Governor branstads effort to privatize iowas Medicaid Program continues to move forward. Branstad says the move to private management will result a lower cost. But some iowa medicare recipients are questioning whether they will still receive the care they need. Stacey the university of iowas new president started his job on campus today and was met with protests. Kccis emmy victor is in studio with more on the controversy surrounding bruce harreld. Emmy stacey, protestors gathered today to call for harrelds resignation. But he made it pretty clear thats not going to happen. Protestors say they fear harreld will run the University Like a business, possibly cutting programs that dont make money. Theyre also upset his resume listed a company that doesnt exist. Harreld says he reached out to many on campus to try and talk about their differences. But he says some acted unprofessionally and refused to talk to him. Harreld says hes not going to let criticism affect him. It comes with the territory, ive been part of these types of transitions multiple times and everyone gets a little nervous, a little anxious, they dont worst it seems like, and frankly some bad behavior starts to pop , out. I think weve gotten a little over the edge here. Emmy harreld says he respects peoples freedom of speech but hes ready for everyone to move on. Stacey . Steve if the weather is a game show, we are in the bonus room. Kurtis who wants to be a millionaire with a sweater . A record high for the day. The third warmest was 77 2005. A Record Center out there today and we are still in the 70s. 66 in clarion. 70 presently in knoxville. Football playoffs going to be so much better than the last playoff game. Much more of this mild weather in store. Every child 56 and then we dropped down into the 50s. Latest futurecast headed your way just a bit. Steve big changes are planned near the intersection of first street and grand avenue in West Des Moines. The city council is expected to finalize zoning changes for a new development there today. Several buildings would be demolished and replaced with 5 new commercial buildings. Forget tomorrow is election day , dont forget tomorrow is , election day in des moines. Mayor frank cownie is running for reelection against 27yearold anthony taylor. City Council Seats in the 4nd seats in the 2nd and 4th wards will also be decided. The polls are open from 7 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. Stacey the Christmas Season is right around the corner. Local businesses can pick up toys for tots boxes tomorrow for the upcoming campaign. If youre interested in collecting toys this holiday for a box tomorrow between 8 30 a. M. And 5 00 p. M. Our address is 888 9th street, des moines. Steve straight ahead at 5 00 attacked. , an uber drivers dash cam is rolling as a passenger begins to brutally beat him. How the driver managed to stop the assault. Stacey plus, Virtual Reality. How a Central Iowa Company is creating Cutting Edge Technology in marshalltown. But first error, or terrorism breakdownar future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and im reading like a thirdgrader. But now its time to go out into the world. And from what i hear, its not all toys and games out there. Announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 5 00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. Stacey right now, federal investigators positively identify wreckage found deep in the sea as the cargo ship el faro. The ship sank a month ago during Hurricane Joaquin east of the bahamas. 33 people were on board. No survivors were found. Steve questions surrounding the deadly crash of a russian airliner. Stacey did terrorists shoot down the metrojet plane, was a bomb on board, or is a mechanical problem to blame . Kccis aixa diaz is in our washington bureau. Aixa a metrojet official says external impact, not pilot error or equipment failure brought to the plane but russian officials that conclusion. Mourners gather at the st. Petersburg airport in russia. Where a metrojet flight was headed on saturday, carrying 224 people. Russian investigators say the plane broke apart 23 minutes after takeoff from sharm elsheikh, a resort destination in egypt. The most important thing right now is to do the investigation with International Standards and find out whats the reason of this tragedy. Aixa the jet crashed in the sinai peninsula, an area where egyptian troops are fighting an islamic insurgency. Isis claims it brought the plane down but experts say its , unlikely the group has equipment capable of targeting jets at high altitudes. We dont have any direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet. Aixa russian government planes are flying the victims bodies back home, where families are identifying their loved ones. Searchers have recovered the flightdata and cockpitvoice recorders from the crash site. The state Department Says the u. S. Is on standby to help. We have offered assistance to the egyptians. At this stage, we have not received a request to do that. Aixa the u. S. , germany, and britain had previously warned airlines about the sinai peninsula, advising pilots to avoid flying over the area below 26,000 feet. In washington, aixa diaz. Steve a california man faces assault and public intoxication charges after he was caught oncamera beating an uber driver. Kevin cooney has that right now. Kevin you have to see it to believe. The driver picked up the passenger friday in Newport Beach for a trip to costa mesa. Never made it to the final destination. The driver, edward caban, tried kicking the passenger out because he was too drunk to give him directions. Thats when the passenger got belligerent and started hitting caban and yanking his hair. The only way that i felt i was going to get him to stop beating me was to incapacitate selfdefense. I dont believe he would have stopped. Spraying the passenger. Authorities identify the man as 32yearold benjamin golden, a Senior Marketing manager for taco bell. Uber says golden is permanently banned from using the service. Stacey the Iowa High School football playoffs continue tonight with the winners advancing to fridays quarterfinal round. Kccis tony seeman is live in ankeny with a preview. Tony we are live here at ankenys day you. Ankeny taking on lewis central. About three and a half minutes left in the first quarter. Nate how how you doing . He is the official flag waver for the ankeny hawks. What makes a good flag waver . Depending on the wind, to figure is. Tony let me see if i can do this. Boo tony i guess i looking by day job. The first quarter. Tonight, centennial taking on johnston. Centennial ranks number eight, johnston ranked number 10. Lets hear some of that hawk pride. Back to you. Steve todays kids that its so easy. That would replace football in november it was cold. The majority of the games are starting at 7 00. 63 degrees. It is going to cool off as the game goes along. A mild one. 60s and then the temperatures slowly drop. Sun comes up at 6 49. Cooler to the north. 68 in mason city. Here in des moines, we had 79 degrees. The record for today, 78. We hit that at about 2 45. It was a bit breezy. We had a 28 mileperhour gusts here in des moines. That wind will really quiet down. It is pretty stormy along the rocky mountains. We have a ridge of High Pressure that is going to slowly track off. We will get some gusts around 22 Miles Per Hour in the afternoon. The warm air is going to stay in place across most of the midwest. Temperatures the next two days will be a touched cooler than today. The clouds will burn on off and we will have afternoon sunshine. Wednesday, a couple clouds early on and then they move on off. Our next system arrives thursday and our best chance of rain just after the noon hour hanging around through thursday evening. Highs tomorrow in the 60s. 73 tuesday, 74 wednesday. I think we will have some friday. 50 on saturday, sunday 54. Steve we have an accident at i235 eastbound. Other than that, things look pretty good across the greater des moines metro. Minutes to the east. Stacey at 6 00 governor , branstads thoughts related to the bakken oil pipeline. Kevin cooney has more on that. Kevin a live years across the state listening closely this morning as governor branstad domain. Well tell you what he said and what so many iowa landowners were hoping to hear and how it was going to say. Jason r how a des moinesarea woman is trying to raise awareness for what has become an epidemic. Kevin we will be thought donut king. This one man donut institution wasnt just surviving, it was thriving until the West Des Moines shop had to close this fall for the first time in 42 the crazy lengths donut fansif you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. Americas most Innovative Companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. Now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Steve cuttingedge technology and Virtual Worlds are being built right here in central iowa. Stacey kccis vanessa peng takes us inside the bestkeptsecret in marshalltown. Vanessa behind me here is the c6. Were inside howe hall at iowa state university. High resolution images are projected on 4 walls, the ceiling and the floor, making it an immersive virtual experience. Three graduate student started the company that makes these. A soldier on a mission, or a fire on the International Space station. Training for dangerous scenarios happen away from space and battlegrounds, in the virtual world, anyway. It really does give you an insight to see things that you might not have been able to see before. Vanessa Government Agencies and big corporations turn to a company, right here in central iowa for their Virtual Reality needs. It is kind of a hidden secret. Vanessa mechdyne creates Virtual Reality systems for training, education, health care and manufacturing. , for example, mechdynes first client was a u. S. Navy base. They were looking to train firefighters on u. S. Naval ships. A car manufacturer may build a virtual prototype of a car to see what works before they build the real vehicle. Or a Governmental Health agency , will be using the cave 2 as you can see in this video, to look at data for crisis prevention and management. We want to enable discovery to do those types of things. Our ceo will sometimes say we hope to cure cancer someday, that our systems will help with that. Vanessa the Company Started in 1996 as an Engineering Consulting firm for accident reconstruction. In ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey by the way mechdyne , stands for mechanical dynamics, a name that goes back reconstruction days. Steve were back next with a final check of the forecast. You are president youll be paid as much as if you were a manmale. This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. Im Hillary Clinton kurtis the sun is slowly setting. Still, 50s, that is where we should be for highs. Rain chance thursday into friday morning. Cooler but drive for the weekend. Steve thank you for joining us this afternoon. Get out and enjoy the weather but not for you see kcci 8 news at 6 00. The cbs evening news is next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute,

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