decision to not charge miller with a crime. >> this is a very fair process. laura: now des moines police say , after their own internal investigation they've cleared , miller. after looking at evidence, witness statements and dash cam video, des moines police believe officer miller did not violate the department's policy. bolinger's family disagrees. a statement sent to kcci by their attorney said in part, "of course, ryan's family never expected the des moines police to find that one of their own did anything wrong. therefore, the opinion of the des moines police department on the matter is not a surprise to us. only by verdict of a jury of the officer's peers will justice truly be had." the attorney for bolinger's said -- the attorney for bolinger's family tells us they are considering a lawsuit. we are expected to hear more from the des moines police chief dana wingert tomorrow on why they decided to clear officer vanessa miller. reporting live in des moines, laura terrell kcci 8 news, , iowa's news leader. todd: right now more signs point , toward vice president joe biden joining the race for president. sources close to biden saying a decision could come within 48 hours. others are saying saturday's jefferson-jackson dinner in des moines would be a logical place for a kickoff party. no official word if biden will be here saturday or not, but some other serious stars will be. presidential candidate hillary clinton, her husband bill clinton, and pop singer katy perry. you can see all 3 at a free rally and concert downtown. >> i'm back. todd: it's been more than a year since president bill clinton visited iowa with his wife hillary. she wasn't ready to announce her presidential bid here at the tom harkin steak fry in indianola. but now the front runner is returning to des moines to rally her supporters and just , announced today she's bringing the former president. >> so we're very excited to welcome him back. he has some fond memories and good friends here in iowa so i katy perry will be here too. she wowed the superbowl crowd this past winter. her performance in this parking lot behind the clinton headquarters at 611 5th street won't be quite as spectacular, but clinton's iowa communications director says she expects a huge crowd. >> katy perry announced her support for secretary clinton early on in this campaign and even offered to write a song. so i think these weekends are definitely about politics but i hope they are a little bit fun too. ,todd: so if you're fan of the clintons, katy perry, or all 3 , the fun starts at 3:00 and the , best part? >> it's free for everybody to come in. todd: you can rsvp for the 3 :00 rally on the hillary clinton iowa campaign website or just show up saturday. also happening at 3:00 a rally saturday, and march for bernie sanders. that event happening just east of the women of achievement bridge in the armory parking lot. it's also free and open to the public. sen. sanders: the question we have to ask ourselves, what is the state of american democracy? todd: senator sanders in iowa today. he held a town hall meeting in oskaloosa. a new monmouth university poll shows him second to hillary clinton with 21%, biden garnering 70%. again, he has not yet joined the -- garnering 17%. again, he has not yet joined the race. stacey: we'll be watching tomorrow for a potential shake-up in the presidential race. democratic candidate jim webb is expected to make an announcement. sources say he's considering running as an independent. the former virginia senator complained he didn't get enough time to speak during last week's debate. in a recent cbs national poll he has just 2% support. on the republican side, donald trump is still on top of the polls. he spoke to a record crowd of more than 7900 people in anderson, south carolina tonight. trump is back in iowa wednesday. his make america great again rally is set for 6:00 p.m. in burlington. todd: still no verdict in the pete polson trial. polson says he was high on meth and doesn't remember shooting at three people in pleasant hill, injuring two of them. prosecutors say everyone who met with polson after the shooting say there were no signs he was on drugs. he is facing several charges, including 3 counts of attempted murder. the federal trial of two former ron paul 2012 aides also continues. the case could go to jury tomorrow. former state senator kent sorenson testified friday that dmitri kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then told sorenson not to cash it. kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment which would then pay sorenson's company grassroots strategy. you can count on kcci for complete coverage of both trials. right now, 28-year-old christina williamson awaits sentencing. she pleaded guilty to 2 charges of child endangerment today. the pleasant hill woman was listed as a non-registered in-home daycare provider when police investigated a claim against her. williamson is not being held but faces as much as 7 years in prison. sentencing is december 8. stacey: new at 10:00, the number of abortions in iowa is on a steep decline. new statistics show abortions are down by more than 40% over the last 8 years. kcci's jason rantala is live in studio with reaction here in des moines. jason r: the iowa department of public health says the number of abortions went from 6700 in 2006 to just over 4000 in 2014. as for why, it depends who you ask. from roadside protests to vocal politicians -- >> >> how could anyone defend the practices of planned parenthood? jason r: debates over abortion have arranged on, especially since this video allegedly , showing planned parenthood employees discussing the sale of fetal tissue. now in iowa, new statistics show a dramatic decline in abortions. a more than 40% decline since 2006. and from 2013 to 2014, an almost 10% drop. >> we've been watching it over time. jason r: penny dickey with planned parenthood says a big reason for the decline has to do with more use of long acting contraceptives in recent years. >> that's when we really started to see that over time women are continuing to use these methods, and we have also seen the decline in abortion. kris: dickey also cites -- jason r: dickey also cites increased education to make good decisions, the affordable care act and changes to insurance , plans for the decline. >> it's been very encouraging to see that trend over the last couple of years. jason r: jenifer bowen over at right to life argues the decline has to do with an increase in pregnancy centers, often next to planned parenthoods and an increase in baby pictures on social media. she argues contraception is not a factor, citing a huge failure rate. >> i think that that is a claim that often times the abortion jason r: both organizations say they will continue to work on education with the hope of helping women make smarter choices. live in the studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: a criminal investigation right now after the cia says the personal email accounts of director john brennan and homeland security secretary jeh johnson may have been hacked. the anonymous hacker bragged and taunted authorities on twitter and claims to be a high school student. he posted personal information of senior intelligence officials he claims came from brennan's personal email. right now in los angeles, a new round of rain causes flooding in streets near downtown. some highways are still closed in southern california following last week's heavy rains and massive mudslides. no reports of injuries from tonight's flooding. back here in central iowa, a beautiful night. this is a live look from our downtown skycam room. kurtis: a windy day and warm, but those colors are really starting to pop. within this photo coming in from elaine down in knoxville. a bit of a south wind blowing, keeping the mild air in place. how about your planner for your tuesday. clouds slowly increase of the day goes long. it looks like mid afternoon, we could have a few showers. i think a better chance in southeastern iowa. if you like the mild readings, we happen for two more days. we called out into the 60's as we slide towards the weekend. 8 day forecast. there is one good chance of rain. stacey: six fires in two weeks. why officials think someone is targeting st. louis churches. todd: zero tolerance. the strict new set of rules for drinking during pregnancy. >> we got our ticket for the alcs. stacey: singing sensation. why this royals fan is trending tonight. tony: speaking of the royals. how about those royals? the alcs has been all kc but tonight they went north to toronto and ate a little bit of humble pie. right now in the eighth inning, the royals trailed 11-4. more from this game later on sports. and we'll be watching tomorrow when the cubbies try to get a win. first pitch for game 3 of the nlcs set for 7:00. our andy garman will be there. it's time to rise and shine. at kum & go, we're doing more for you to start your day right. like serving up a friendly "good morning" along with breakfast sandwiches & breakfast pizza, yes pizza, & donuts & muffins & coffee that are all made fresh & hot in our store's kitchens every day. kum & go. where & means more. todd: rebuilding in mount vernon, new york tonight after this fierce fire destroyed at least 3 stores and caused an apartment building to collapse. it displaced at least 12 people. officials say the fire started in the basement of a strip mall. no serious injuries were reported. right now police in north st. , louis are searching for suspects in a string of church fires. since october 8, fire has damaged six predominantly black churches, all within a few miles of each other. in each case, the front doors were set on fire. officials say it is not a coincidence. set. they are doors. it isn't spontaneous combustion, so they are not occurring on their own. todd: damage has ranged from a few hundred dollars at one church to the near destruction of another. stacey: in tonight's health alert new warnings about the , dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. the american academy of pediatrics now says no amount of alcohol is safe for pregnant women. when lauren schuck of manhattan found out she was pregnant six months ago with her first child, she instinctively put a cork on her drinking. >> i would say i'm a social drinker. couple of drinks a week with friends, with a nice meal. stacey: now a new recommendation from the american academy of pediatrics says completely abstaining from wine, beer, or hard liquor is just common sense. >> what we now are finding is that e en small amounts of alcohol throughout the presidency -- throughout the pregnancy can increase the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. stacey: studies show pregnant women who drink in the first trimester are 12 times more likely to give birth to a child with behavioral or neurological issues. and drinking throughout pregnancy puts babies at 65 times the risk. >> a baby's brain and central nervous system is exquisitely horrible to what we call teratogens, things that can cause damage, and alcohol is one of them. stacey: lauren is expecting her little girl on new year's eve. she says until then, she'll use other ways to relax. by the way surveys show 8% of , women say they drank alcohol during pregnancy. todd: beautiful new images tonight out of belvidere, vermont. residents there woke up to snow dusting the ground right in the center of bold fall foliage. temperatures in the state dropped to the teens overnight. kurtis gertz in now and we don't have anything. kurtis: they are the number one producer of maple syrup in the i don't know what i did this morning but i know that stuff. pretty shot coming in from andy. this is such set overtook -- this is sunset over toward the west. told in the sky, golden the ground. what a gorgeous one. winds have settled down. sun comes up at 7:30. noon, south-southwest winds. today, we gusted to 40 miles per hour. the high tomorrow at 75. 6:00 p.m. temperature, 72. high temperature today in the metro, 80 degrees. shelby, carroll county, most our latest 80 degree reading back on november 13, 1999 when we hit 81. wind out of the south still a little breezy. this time of year, when you get a reading of 80 degrees, it always has to be a windy day. with some showers in central wisconsin, some cloud cover out to the west. tomorrow, we will start the day with sunshine. maybe a few showers but we will be on the warm side of this. eventually this warm front will kick through and dr. temperatures to around normal readings. it comes a few clouds as the day goes along. a slight chance of a shower in the metro east midafternoon. wednesday, we will start with sunshine and see some clouds of the day goes long. temperatures tonight eventually going to cool down. mostly clear skies. a little breezy tomorrow. not a great chance that any precipitation would be light. if we count the days, by thursday we should be at about 23 rain free days. the all-time record is 29. friday, a good chance of showers early, 64 on saturday. more 60's next week. >> adam levine got married. stacey: the heartbreak. next at 10:00 millions watched , as she squealed over adam levine getting off the market. wait until you see her meet him in real life.n spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. right to rise usa s the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. stacey: trending tonight an , adorable moment on the ellen show. todd: it happened between singer adam levine and his biggest little fan. you might remember this viral video. >> adam levine got married. no! >> he did. >> no he didn't mommy. todd: that's little mila. her youtube video went viral, catching the eye of ellen degeneres. ellen thought mila better meet her crush. every single person that i know in my entire life -- the first two were my wife and that my mother. she is clearly transfixed. stacey: as you can see, mila stayed pretty shy throughout the show. todd: levine and his wife, model behati prinsloo, have actually been married for more than a year. stacey: also getting attention for a viral video tonight 6-year-old lily mc-bain. , todd: the lawrence, kansas girl is making waves for a song she wrote about the kansas city royals. >> we're going to make it to stacey: way to go. you might recognize the song from the movie "pitch perfect." lily actually recorded this video on her first take. her mom shared it on facebook and it has more than a half a million views. lily says she's shocked people she doesn't know are watching her song but she's loving the attention. todd: can you do anything that musically? tony: i cannot. speaking of the royals, a wild announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. tony: what an opportunity for the kansas city royals. up 2-0 heading into toronto with momentum. but that momentum got deflated quickly tonight. this was a slugfest in game three. the blue jays did most of the slugging. troy tulowitzki blasts want to center and they are just getting started. that is going to bring in a run. blue jays on fire offensively. royals would make a push late but it would not be enough. royals fall in game three, 11-8. kansas city still has a 2-1 lead in the series. cubs play and they trail in the series 2-0. the good news is iowa state is done facing the secnd and third -- the second and third top offenses in the country. the bad news is next up they hit the road to face the best offense in the country. iowa state hits the road to face baylor this weekend and the bears run it up. baylor averages just under 64 points per game. that is the most in the country by a good 13 points. they are a 6-0 team that has isu's full attention. >> it gives us drive and we have to give it our all. >> we have to keep playing. country. 20 yard, 30 yard play, we just snap. tony: is iowa state on the road taking on baylor on saturday at 7:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.. the hawkeyes are undefeated and taking a breather this week. they have a bye on saturday next up they are back home taking on the terps on halloween. before we head out, let's take a look at the great 8. number 8, not so great. michigan and michigan state. michigan punts this they essentially win. bobbled and throws it right to michigan state. they run it back and that is how they win. bold move, let's see if it pays off. it doesn't. high school football. north polk vs. cmb. max karpinkey gets the pick and goes 96 yards for the 6. great play. number 5, isu taking rts -- taking on tcu. the ankeny to urbandale connection. great play by lazard for the td. same game, isu going for broke. fake punt pass and it works. last second field goal by waukee and skyler crew comes up clutch. waukee would win in the closing moments. number this guy just keeps 2, getting picks. desmond king. six picks in 7 games. iowa is 7-0. number akrum wadley, steps up 204 yards rushing[captioning performed by t ( band playing intro music ) captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing

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