nearly missing a third. sabrina: before heading off to deliberate...the jury heard from 40 witnesses....37 just from the prosecution. evidence included this dash cam video newly released from the state patrol troopers. special agents who searched polson's home found more than 20 pounds of marijuana and other drug related items, including meth residue... as well as a ballistic vests. polson was the last person to take the stand before the defense and prosecution closing arguements. "you dont go shooting people with a 9 mm weapon unless you have the intent to kill, pete polson had the intent . s no reason. he doesnt know. he had a mental disability and was in a state of drug intoxication. there was no way he formed the intent" sabrina: the jury only had 20 minutes to deliberate friday. so they're continuing deliberations this morning. local 5 will be there as the verdict comes down. sabrina: you can keep up with the latest on the trial...and any story we cover on our website. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. sabrina: new detialnow on a case of child abuse out of a pleasant hill daycare. sabrina: 28-year-old christina williamson has taken a plea deal in the courtroom this morning. she's accused of hurting three children she cared for at her home... two one- year olds and an infant. williamson has pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment -- one a felony and one a misdemeanor. she faces up to seven years in prison. local 5 will bring you the latest on local 5 news at 5 and 6. sabrina: this morning, des moines police continue the investigation of a sunday drive by shooting. sabrina: police received a call about gunfire on east 12th street around eight last night. the caller heard two gunshots, went outside, and saw a hispanic man walking down the street. that man told the caller he was shot. police say the caller told them they saw a larger car take off south bound . it is unknown of the victim was injured but police did find shell casings at the scene. sabrina: new this morning...a focus on road safety for a certain age group. sabrina: iowa publica safety officials will be focusing on raising awareness about driver safety for teens this week. this week is also national teen driver safety week. motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for 14 to 18 year olds in iowa and across the u-s. surveys show only 25-percent of parents talk to teens about safety issues...including driving under the influence, texting while driving, and the need to wear a seat belt. sabrina: governor terry branstad declares it safe schools week in iowa starting today... sabrina: the governor plans to sign an official proclamation this afternoon... safe schools week aims to bring focus on making schools across the country more secure and productive.. the third full week of october is designated as safe schools week across the u-s. during the week activities will be conducted to draw attention to the continuing problem of school violence and educate everyone about how schools can be made safer and more secure. sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is afternoon showers expected. sabrina national headlines now....and a to real life horror at a zombie convention. sabrina/1shot gunfire erupting -- killing one person -- and injuring at least five others. police are still searching for the shooter this morning -- and abc's ryan smith is here with the story nats people running this morning?.police?.on the hunt for a killer?..leaving one dead, injuring at least five others... and sending hundreds of others running for their lives nats more people running the chaos happening late saturday night at the annual zombicon street festival in ft. myers, florida...a massive party which attracts nearly 20,000 zombie-lovers every year, from the but at 11:45pm, the event...turned from spooky...to tragic nats viewer video bang bang ?.those gunshots, sending throngs of revelers dressed like the living dead fleeing...like something out of the zombie apoloclpse...their costumes, some covered in fake blood, adding to the confusion. haley delmonte: we kind of like ran and then was like was that real? 20-year old, expavious tyrell taylor - a local junior college football player, was killed in the shooting dispatch scanner "we need ems...gunshot to the head" his sister, recalling the moment she was told he was shot amanda andrews/sister i'm like what happened, is he ok? she said no. she said he dead. this man - one of several treated or gunshot wounds kyle roberts i looked down at my hand, and there was a giant hole in it basically. police now leaving no stone unturned?asking zombicon attendees to turn over pictures and cell phone videos ?. hoping for any clue to help track down those responsible sabrina/lam following your national headlines... the texas high school student whose homemade clock sparked a social media storm will be at the white house tonight. ahmed mohamed made headlines last month after being arrested at school when a teacher mistook his clock for a fake bomb. police later declined to pursue charges against the 14- year-old muslim. ahmed's plight brought an outpouring of support from around the world, including president obama. he invited the teen to attend white house astronomy night tonight. the white house says the event will bring nasa officials and scientists together with teachers and talented students, including ahmed. sabrina: own a drone? you may have to let the federal government know about it. today, the u-s department of transportation is expected to announce the formation of a task force on drones. their duties reportedly include the creation of a policy that requires anyone who buys a drone to register with the department. currently, only commercial drone users are required to register their drone aircraft with the federal aviation administration. sabrina: coming up on local 5 news midday... what's your favorite thing about fall? how about the smell of kettle corn? meet one man who has made the sweet treat his life during the fall season. sabrina: and... back in the spot light -- see tracy morgan's triumphant comeback after recovering from a horrific car crash. sabrina: but next.... a retail giant targets people posting fake product reviews online for money -- that story and more on your money. we'll be right back. "your wathcing local 5 "your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: on your money now sabrina: it's a race for time by retailers as more people shop online....and with the winter holidays shopping season approaching , amazon, wal- mart, and other retailers are working behind the scenes to make sure they can deliver online orders to shoppers faster. retailers are building bigger warehouses - some the size of 20 football fields - to handle shipments. they're also sending orders to shoppers directly from their stores and using software that quickest, cheapest way to get orders are expected to increase by 12 year. sabrina: amazon, the online retailer is people who reportedly sell products on its website. the company says more than a- thousand people sold 5-star reviews through "fiverr-dot-com". that's a website where odd-jobs can be picked up for as little as 5-dollars. amazon's policy bans fake product reviews. so the company sued those people for breach of contract and violating federal consumer laws. sabrina: a new report says binge drinking cost the u-s economy 249-billion dollars in 2010... about of third of that came from lost productivity in the workplace by employees nursing a hangover. the result a study released by the centers for disease prevention. the head of the c-d-c's alcohol program says effective strategies to excessive related costs, but the programs are excessive drinking is blamed for 88- each year. sabrina: if you have a kia sorento model year 20-11 to 20- 13, you may want to get it looked at. kia motors america says it is recalling hundreds of thousands of sorentos. the reason? a brake-shift interlock mechanism in the car could chip or crack. that could shift the transmission out of park without the brake being depressed. sabrina: a children's spooky comedy took the top spot in the box office this weekend. jack black's flick "goosebumps" raked in 23-and- a-half million dollars in its opening weekend. matt damon's sci-fi drama "the martian" dropped to the number- two spot, with the cold war thriller "bridge of spies" with tom hanks in at third. sabrina sam is back now... sam i'll have your full forecast forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by independent weather experts" after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. sam: sabrina: sabrina: weekend, a military family got quite the surprise while tailgating at the cyclones game. "it is such pleasure of mine to present to your family a check which is reflective of free groceries for a year" sabrina master sergeant clayton jensen served in the u.s. army for 15 years and received two purple heart awards. he and his wife were invited to the game at jack tryce stadium and were awarded with free groceries for a year. the jensen family was also recognized during a special on-field presentation before the start of the game. "this frees up funds to do other things like activities.. less stress and worry for us" sabrina: the award was part of a campaign to thank, honor, military families. along with they've donated million dollars since 20-12. sabrina local five news midday... you can't start season without kettle corn, right? well we're introducing you to a guy who has made the snack into a thriving " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : sabrina: we're taking a look at what's trening this hour... and talking fall favorites -- specifically kettle korn! sabrina/1shot changing prepare to travel to the pumpkin patch... and the air with the smell of kettle korn. david amelotti connected to national tradition. "the first thing you on, add the oil, the it's ready to pop you add the sugar. stir it all up and get it out of there before it burns and then salt it and then you have kettle korn" over the last 30 years, frank dohman has become known as the kettle korn guy in the tri-states. "it's not all brown like carmel korn, it's not supposed to be brown. we try and keep it white, crispy the right amount of salt.. that sweet salty thing does it." no one agrees more than pride moore, she's been addicted to that taste for more than 10 years. "your eating it halfway through the bag and then somebody quick take it so i don't eat it in one sitting." dohman says jackie's kettle korn recipe, named after his wife, has evolved over time with experience being the most valuable ingredient. "there's different kinds of korn, the climate changes, some days it's humid. this popper gets so hot, not everybody can keep a good product flowing out." dohman learned from the best and the first. in 1985, newark missouri resident bill mann decided to start selling his families sugar korn. he invented the first popper, and with the help of dohman was the first to sell the seasonal treat "a paper bag that's all we sold and it grew from there. two years later, his wife coined the name kettle korn and that's where it all started and it's been going ever since." pride admires frank for his dedication and his local roots. "i can eat jackie's all year round, he's out here in the winter even, bundled up freezing." for dohman he says turning 60 won't stop him stirring the pot for another 30 years. "i keep working out to keep to be able to do it.. you know, i have to lift a little, work out, stay in shape, i'm tough (laughs)." sabrina: you heard duhman (dough- sabrina: you heard duhman (dough- men) toughs out the winter weather to sell his kettle korn. his stand can be found in quincy, illinois and down in keokuk. sabrina: if you're out enjoying the season -- share your pictures with us! we'd love to see your family exploring a pumpkin patch or catching fall colors outside your house. just head over to our website and click on the share it tag. or use hashtag share it on five! we'll be back after this. " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : sabrina: moving now to a look at what's buzzing in your entertainment news -- and tracy morgan's triumphant comeback on saturday night live. sabrina/1shot his first appearance since the devastating car crash that left him in a coma last year. abc's linsey davis has more on his emotional return. " nats - morgan walking out on stage & audience cheering for those who say laughter is the best form of therapy...tracy morgan stood before a live television audience saturday night as proof. sot (morgan thank you so much! (pretends to slur his speech) nahh - i'm just playing! ya'll thought for a minute that was real, but i'm back! an emotional comeback for morgan on saturday night live...the same stage that made him a household name... sot - "people were wondering? can he speak? does he have a hundred percent mental capacity? but the truth is? i never did. i might actually be a few points higher now." morgan's 30-rock costars tina fey and alec baldwin both by his side...paying tribute to their hit show... natpop (from monologue)- i'm black and better than ever! and bringing some of his most over-the-top characters back to life? joke pop montage - brian fellow's safari planet, astronaut jones, homeless guy, sketch w/ keenan, & dance sketch it was hard to tell that just last year the 46-year-old was critically injured in a fatal crash... [gfx] 911 nat there's a terrible accident. the car flipped. it's on its side. this wal-mart tractor-trailer collided with the limo van morgan was riding in...seriously injuring the actor and two others...and killing the star's friend and fellow comedian james mcnair?morgan stayed hospitalized for five weeks... suffering brain damage and broken bones. settling a lawsuit with walmart for an undisclosed amount this summer. splash video nats - tracy on walker going to therapy morgan's been on a long road to recovery... nats - people standing and clapping at the emmys receiving a standing ovation while taking the stage at his surprise emmy appearance last month sot - it was a long road to consciousness - but i was ecstatic to learn that i wasn't the one who messed up. but on this particular night...it was as if he never left... sot - i'm back! it feels so good to be here!" sabrina: coming up on local 5 news midday... a bitter feud on the campagin trail -- hear what's heating up between donald trump and jeb bush. sabrina: and -- thousands of athletes swarm the city for the des moines marathon. we're bringing you all the highlights of the weekend event. that's next. " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: the race for president now and your local election headquarters -- that bitter feud between donald trump and jeb bush heating up -- after trump crticizes george w. bush for failing to prevent the 9-11 attacks -- now jeb is fighting back -- and abc's jon karl has all the latest he was once considered the candidate to beat - but jeb bush is down in the polls, interviewer: hold on, you can't blame george bush for that. trump: he was president, ok? don't blame him or don't blame him, but he was president. it's a charge trump didn't back down from on sunday sot/trump on fox - question: 09;11;06;45 trump: jeb said we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the world trade center just fell down. now, am i trying to blame him? i'm not blaming anybody. but the world trade center came down. trump even suggested the attack never would have happened on his watch because the hijackers wouldn't have made it into the country if he had been president. sot/trump on fox - wallace: what would you have done? over the weekend, bush's campaign releasing a new video ridiculuing trump on national security issues - nats video - "i'm used to dealing with killers - people who go arr rrrr rrrrr" nats "let me tell you, i'm a really smart guy" sound effect - trump - stumped but in the latest national poll jeb bush trailing not just trump but carson, cruz and rubio too - even when it comes to fundraising - which was thought to be bush's biggest advantage - he was out-raised last quarter by the soft spoken political newcomer dr. ben carson, who declined to criticize trump's remarks to george on this week-- (01:02:10) stephanopoulos: what do you make of that? carson: i would probably ask him what he meant by that? i seriously doubt that he's saying that -- that george w. bush is to blame for it. sabrina/lam meanwhile -- a call for equal time on the airwaves from one of the democratic presidential candidates.. f-c-c regulations state that that candidates can request equal time when broadcast stations have a rival on the air. the campaign counsel for candidate larry lessig has called on 35 n-b-c affiliates to provide equal time for their candidate....at issue, a recent appearance by democratic frontrunner hillary clinton on saturday night live. clinton made a guest appearance on the show on october 10th...which lasted three minutes and 12 seconds. lessig's campaign requested the same amount of time to address voters. nbc sent a memo to its affiliates, the day after clinton's s-n-l cameo, reminding them they might receive equal time requests. this also brings up an interesting situation next month....when republican frontrunner donald trump is set to host the late night comedy show. this raises the prospect of his gop rivals asking for equivalent opportunities to reach nbc viewers. but those candidates won't be able to submit their requests until after the trump broadcast. november 7, sabrina: turning now to a big trial here in the metro -- and the jury returning for more deliberations today in the pete polson case. prosecutors say polson went on a shooting spree last november, seriously injuring two people and just missing a third. sabrina: before heading off to deliberate...the jury heard from 40 witnesses....37 just from the prosecution. evidence included this dash cam video newly released from the state patrol troopers. special agents who searched polson's home found more than 20 pounds of marijuana and other drug related items, including ballistic vests and meth residue. polson was the last person to take the stand before the defense and prosecution closing arguements. "you dont go shooting people with a 9 mm weapon unless you have the intent to kill, pete polson had the intent . s no reason. he doesnt know. he had a mental disability and was in a state of drug intoxication. there was no way he formed the intent" sabrina: the jury only had 20 minutes to deliberate friday. so it returned this morning. local 5 will be there as the verdict comes down. you can keep up with the latest on the trial...and any story we cover on our website. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. sabrina: back here in the metro -- the possible merger of two local fire departments will be the subject of a public meeting tonight. sabrina: both departments have been dealing with staff shortages, and the merger would help address that problem. the clive fire chief says they're looking to join forces with nearby windsor heights. there are many reasons for the proposal ... but the fire chief says one of the they had to cut down on part- timers was the affordable care act. there will be a public meeting this evening to get the opinions of those that live in both communities. sabrina: we also would like to hear from you....do you think the merger is the best way to solve the problem? or do you feel there is another solution... let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. sabrina: now to the first snow of the season. up to nine inches of snow causing 50 accidents in abc's rob marciano was in mexico, new york were it all was happening. take a look. " nats "it's too early for snow." this morning - the sentiment of millions---- early snow fall bringing treacherous - miserable driving conditions. in upstate new york - icy roads responsible for more than 50 wrecks. mos "we thought a couple inches and then it kept coming and coming!" up to 9 inches falling in some areas! buffalo bills fans getting snowed on?. mos "i woke up this morning and thought it was christmas!" snowmen surfacing even before halloween - pumpkins! and in the mountains of vermont - white out conditions. from ohio - to northern michigan.. more than a half a foot of snow covering some parts. marathon-ers in grand rapids - enduring temperatures in the 30's while doing their 26.2 mile run. " sabrina meteorologist sam schrier sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again your forecast. sam windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. sabrina: 75-hundred athletes from around the world hit the streets of des moines sunday... the winner of this year's des moines marathon was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. as for the women-- brook (da-gef-a) degefa from ethiopia took the prize with a time of two hours and 33 minutes. "my favorite part about this day is the finish line from the very first winners who come in to the last people who have walked the intire course i love watching people cross and seeing the triumph on their faces " elias: this is the 13 year of the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the des moines marathon. sabrina: out of the thousands of runners-- you're bound to bump into some standout athletes in the crowd. local five found two guys who are running in marathons across the state for a good cause. photojournalist ryan davidson has their story. "nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what they're doing i"m from team 99 counties we're running across every county in iowa to benefit the american heart association and to raise awarness for physical fitness their stipulation is in every county it has to be a marathon distance and if you look at a map of iowa there are some counties that aren't quite 26 miles if thats the case they do a loop nats cowbell it started at a christmas party in 2009 we decided we were tired of running the same routes so we started talking of running to one town to another it was like a train wreck of circumstances it was one good idea lead to a bad idea and here we are today we thought it'd be fun to run from one place to another then we ran across one county driving all across iowa to run across all of iowas 99 counties nats good job gatorade you can do this i don't think we ever run out of things to talk about its constant banter while we're running theres always something to talk about its been fun we stick together and it kind of awlays works where if one of us is down the other one is up you kind of pull each other along everythings a challenge no matter your level of fitness how fast or slow you think you are you can always push yourself to that next level and this is something thats really helped me do that " sabrina: sabrina: so far they raised 8 thousand dollars out of their goal of 25 thousand. the pair raced in 82 out of iowa's 99 counties and hope to finish their tour by next september. sabrina still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. forecast with schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. sam: sabrina: sabrina you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. sabrina sabrina about us: the animal rescue league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history the arl has grown dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues to spay and neuter all dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our shelter. in addition to the animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also serves the people of iowa through its many services. mission to promote animal welfare, strengthen the human-animal bond, and prevent the overpopulation of pets. sabrina: before we go -- check this out. japan's largest airline rolled out this r2-d2 jet over the weekend. it's the the first of three "stars wars"-themed vessels to go into service on international routes this fall. the new jet comes just in time for the trailer for the new star wars film coming out december 18th -- it debuts during monday night football tonight. sam after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. sabrina >> announcer: are you ready for simple, delicious dishes you can make in a snap? we're about to show you the easit recipes ever. mario's frying up a cheesy mozzarella treat, that takes just 60 seconds. then author, and nfl hall of famer, michael strahan stops by with a grilled chicken dish that'll be a touchdown with the whole family. plus, meet the two wild ladies who love to bake with bravado. >> both are retired now. we both spentime in florida. >> announcer: get ready to take