elias: an update after dashcam video of a police officer who shot an unarmed south carolina teen in july. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias the stage is set for tonight's big republican showdown in colorado -- the first debate where ben carson is the frontrunner -- pulling ahead of donald trump -- pulling ahead of elias/lam:: fighting back and pleading for help -- abc's tom bluffs, iowa "script: sot- trump let me win iowa? his drop in the polls is sot-trump "i mean i am second (19;48;40) but i don't like is terrible to me." but the setback sot-trump "i said im gonna work harder in iowa but if i lose in iowa i'm never going to speak to you people again" i asked trump about the carson surge. sot-llamas q: how do you explain carson? what's going on in the polls? whats going on in the polls? a: i have no explanation. i think we're doing great. carson spending the eve of the debate getting in the ring...picking up an endorsement from a former u-f-c champion vitor belfort, who called carson a "savior" sot carson q: will you put trump in a submission hold at the next debate? a: "i'll let him do that. (laughs points to fighter)" elias: you can catch the debate at 7 you can catch the debate at 7 pm cst tonight on cnbc elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. elias: in the metro-- the intersection of m-l-k parkway and prospect road has become so dangerous a des moines neighborhood has called for a stoplight to be installed before someone gets killed. a school bus driver started a petition for "operation stoplight" which gathered a thousand signatures. the city council will take a closer look at the intersection. "everybody we talked to signed the petition saying yes we need it. and we heard personal stories from them how they have to detour their own personal cars because it gets too busy sometimes and they cant even come out of the neighborhood and turn the direction they wanna go." sabrina: the petition got around a thousand signatures....and city leaders have approved funding for the project. elias: we are following the latest on that shooting in eastern iowa that shut down businesses monday elias: police believe a domestic issue may have been the cause for the shooting rampage that began at a law office... police say robert mayes fire shots at his wife's workplace in davenport monday. that office was near the navy recruitment center. then he went to his father in law's workplace in bettendorf, where more shots were fired. police tracked mayes down...but he shot himself before they could arrest him. elias: and in pella-- a newly renovated cafe is left in rubble after a monday- night fire.... the fire happened around 10 p-m at the coffee cup cafe on east oskaloosa street...investig ators think the fire may have began near the attic. "firetruck sirens" shows the flames shooting from the roof. by tuesday morning, only a crumbled shell was left. the owners had just had a grand opening in june...now they're not sure what- if anything- can be salvaged. elias: and an update on the boiler water alert issued in ames on monday after a large water main broke. the water main broke after a contractor working at the existing water treatment plant accidentally hit the water main at 3:30 pm on monday. since flushed distribution system and tested the water levels. officials have said the water is drink. city staff also say that if you or know was in the alert area, you should limit hot water use until the tap water is clear, as well as run cold water taps to help clear the pipes of any left-over occuring water. available free of charge at the city hall in ames, the water plant, and all fire stations. please call the numbers on your screen if you have any questions. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... coming up on local 5 news midday... it's a big week for sports all across the country, stay tuned for our updates. elias: and... what to expect out of your heating bill as the weather gets colder-- elias: next.... the odgaard family's gortz haus re-opens this weekend under a new name-- 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: can't think of a good costume this halloween? check out these punny halloween costumes. from an oh deer, to a holy cow, to an elaborate group french kiss, these puntastic costumes are great for any pun-lover. have a great punny costume? feel free to add it to the list on this website. elias: and if you are looking for an event to celebrate this halloween...just head on over to we are iowa dot com... local five has a full wrap up of information about halloween activities in your area. elias: and whatever your beggars' night or halloween plans are this weekend, the west des moines police department has a few safety tips for you-- be sure to check out their video on our website. elias: coming up a little later-- we'll have some friends from terrace hill give us an inside look at the scare us hill at terrace hillparty this halloween saturday. stay tuned for the details-- but first -- sam is back now... sam i'll have your full forecast next. meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. sam: elias: take a look at this--a scary ride and a very classy pumpkin... elias: when you call one of these cars a death- trap, it's a compliment. the folks in elmore, ohio warm up for halloween with their annual casket races. people come from near and far to see the modified caskets racing one another. the perfect ride for a spooky halloween... elias: resident has created a giant pumpkin portrait presidential candidate donald dubbing it the "trumpkin." the caricature is painted on a 374 pound pumpkin and took ten hours to create. the artist has made previous pumpkin portraits -- of miley cyrus, phil robertson from "duck dynasty," kim jong un... elias: still to come on elias: midday... us some safety tips and a big change for your local with a look at your money -- coming up. elias: mike leonardo mike leonardo hello! with halloween creeping up on us, your viewers might be interested in learning about mobile resources that can help keep children safe while trick or treating and give parents peace of mind, including: trick or tracker 3.0: where their older kids through the push of technology is used to pull the exact location of the trick or treater, which is then sent to the parents' phone through a text message. parents can set up a "geo-fence" to be notified if their older trick or treaters travel outside a set perimeter. way for little ones trick or treating and help make them more visible at night with shake your device to activate your glow stick. the app gives you a few colors to play app upgrades if you of choices. app provides parents place to information about their children. they can save hair color, weight and other important information that might be needed in case of an emergency. " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: a pharmacy mega-merger is in the works. walgreens is buying rite aid in a deal valued at more than 17- billion dollars. the merger would combine the nation's second- and third-largest pharmacies. and the new company would knock c-v-s off the number-one spot. the deal still needs to pass antitrust review. elias: i-b-m has become the focus of a federal investigation. the s-e-c is investigating ibm's accounting treatment of certain transactions in the u.s., u.k. and ireland. ibm says it learned of the probe in august and is cooperating with the government agency. ibm shares fell three percent following the disclosure of the investigation. elias: meanwhile, strong i-phone and mac sales sent apple's profit soaring a whopping 31 percent last quarter. the tech giant sold 48 million i- phones - 22 percent more the same period a year ago. percent last quarter to five- million -- an all- apple's overall sales rose 22 percent to 51- point-five billion dollars.... elias: see lower heating bills this winter. predictions of in the eastern weeks ... ... courtesy of the weather known as "el nio". that warmer expected to for fuel during the winter, resulting in an above-average stockpile. monday, natural gas prices tumbled nine- percent to a more than tumbled nine- percent to a more than three-year low. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... a 9-1-1 phone call made when a star nba player tries to buy a watch. find out why coming up-- elias: next.... experiments with police officer weapons in california. find out why some cops may be trading in their guns for something a " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: in other national news-- updates on a shooting that killed a south carolina teen in july. officer tiller hands up! put them up! for the first time we're getting a look at the three-second split decision a south officer made that took zach hammond. stop, stop... this dashcam video officials announced officer mark tiller will not face state charges. watch as tiller approaches with his gun drawn, ordering hammond to stop and show his hands. but hammond puts his car in reverse, then drive. seconds after the shooting officer tiller is heard saying this. officer tiller he tried to hit me. the july shooting happened during a drug sting targeting hammond's female old tori diana morton. shortly after, hammond's parents told abc news they hoped the officer would be charged with murder. mom this was over a little bit of marijuana, you don't kill people for marijuana. all along local police blamed the unarmed young man, saying he tried to run the officer over with his car, calling it "attempted murder" in the police report. the circuit solicitor who made the decision not to file charges says, grfx "the video viewed at full speed, standing alone, is troublesome." but she goes on to explain the "video shows tiller's feet going underneath the car at the approximate time the shots are fired?" adding "the car accelerated with such force that a concrete curb was damaged." grfx the solicitor also says hammond had cocaine and other drugs in his system that he had used within 3-6 hours of the shooting. his parents say that's no excuse to kill their son. dad: he murdered our son. elias: in other police news-- police pulled an old retirement...they are learning to as an alternative to the baton. the police- certified weapon is made of plastic...but are still very officers have how to use them suspects and them a more over the baton.. "( sgt. casey day / anderson police were kind of designed with a different goal in mind to be more of a control weapon, but like i said, it's not like work really good as an impact weapon, but we try to emphasis a impact."" elias: the officer nunchucks can block department is its officers on how to use them. elias: - this just in-- the south carolina deputy that was caught on video yanking a 16 year old student out of her seat.. then dragging her across the floor has been fired. the incident was at the heart of an f-b-i investigation, with the deputy initially suspended without pay. elias: and in our nation's capital-- wisconsin congressman paul ryan is expected to be formally nominated for house speaker today... in the election for speaker, ryan will face webster, who has been endorsed by king. to win, and be approved on thursday. elias: taking a look at what's new at midday now -- elias: and at our state capital, gov. branstad announced this morning that three counties in northwest iowa will be added as home base iowa communities. home base iowa picks qualified communities as centers of career and educational opportunity for military vets. with the home base iowa champ program that certifies colleges and universities to educate vets. this action is a part of the governor's administration effort to attract veterans to iowa with career opportunities and other benefits. elias: back in the metro -- in an ongoing political debate over religious freedom, former gortz haus gallery owners dick and betty odgaard may be back in business. new ownership over the gortz haus...which had been closed after the iowa civil rights commission argued that the couple must host a same-sex wedding ceremony an evangelical christian church called " harvest bible chapel" has purchased the once-popular wedding location. the former involved in the renovation process... we got a deal on the odgaards were price was right the location the facility, made it work for what we needed as a church elias: . the former owners have involved in the renovation harvest bible chapel church will hold services twice on sundays. the renovation process... harvest bible chapel church will hold services twice on sundays. elias: back now in the metro in food news-- in west des moines today, the fresh market opened its second iowa location. it's at5901 mills civic parkway in west des moines. the grand opening festivities began this morning with a "cracking of the parmesan," their gourmet version of a ribbon-cutting ceremony. and good news! for the first 1,000 customers today, there will be a free sample-sized bag of coffee and a free reusable shopping bag. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than swinging through iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying elias: in milwaukee-- an nba player accuses a jewelry store owner of racially profiling him, after he tries to buy a rolex watch-- abc's mara schiavocampo has the story-- " he's the star nba player, with a new contract worth a reported 44 million bucks --- but instead of getting a new rolex, milwaukee bucks forward john henson says he got racially profiled nat 911 call ## gfx1: nats - 911 call [4:34] they're in front of the store? i really don't feel comfortable letting them in. this morning, newly released 911 recordings capturing profiling of nba star john henson... gfx2: nats - 911 call [04:08] i am hiding in the office. see me out there. stills the milwaukee bucks signed a new deal for a dollars - says he called a jewelry store in wisconsin, asking about their hours?hoping to buy his first rolex?driving to the store, but store employees, describing his calls as "suspicious," closed gfx3: nats- 911 call about? were just asking about what time they're going to close. they just didn't sound like they were legitimate customers. if they saw the car again to alert authorities. the next friend returned, purchase that watch - but the store employees, recognizing the suv, but not henson, locked the doors. gfx4: nats - 911 call 04:08] we're pretending like we're closed. sot - goldie taylor/the daily beast there is inherent power in social media and as with most celebrities, specifically nba players, they have a tremendous following // so when this post gfx5 apology: the jewelry store owner has apologized, saying..."the situation was the result of a series of unfortunate misunderstandings" adding "we believe that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect"? something hanson says he was happy to hear sot - henson (last week) he was sincere in his apology. he kind of knew that that shouldn't have happened. but he did go somewhere else for that rolex. for good morning america, mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york" elias: in other basketball news-- and former i-s-u coach fred hoiberg had his first test as the the chicago they welcomed windy city to open their president obama was also in attendance as the cavaliers 97 to 95 to begin the new season with a win.. elias: back now with elias: back now with baseball fans-- who had quite a long night waiting for the finish of game one of the world series... around midnight, with the bases loaded....the royals were able winning run in the 14th inning hosmer's bat. their game with longest game series history in tonight in kansas city. series history in terms of innings. game two is tonight in kansas city. elias: local 5 news midday... sam has the (weather) details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the colder than that due overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday saturday morning, so if you go trick or just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. sam: elias: in other "it's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it" elias: this week local five's chief meteorologist brad edwards rolled up his sleeves to help the city... he got to see what its like to do some dirty work...filling potholes along metro roads. a much different line of work from putting together central iowa's most accurate forecast... (nats) it's a very demanding job. so, is filling potholes an endless battle? (nats) yes and no. you can fill potholes all day. you never run out of work. i'd rather have it that way than to sit around and twiddle your thumbs. (nats) the first thing we do is we get to the pothole. we have a handheld leafblower. i think they should have gave you more power, though. it doesn't have much power. we'll blow it out and make sure there's no water. make sure all the debris is out of the pothole. then he puts this stuff in, right here. that's more of like an adhesive. next, we put the asphalt in. that's my job (nats) it's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it (nats) then, after that's all done, we pack it down. we tamper it in real nice an tight. are you going to unload the roller? (nats) that's fun. it's fun to drive. this is the best job, actually. riding the roller. it's the final step in fixing the road. it's a good job. you know, it stays in there for a long period of time. we clean up our mess as good as we can and we move onto the next one. i think i'm going to do this part time. every morning, come out and work here before i go to local 5. come out here every morning and do a half shift. elias: remember, you can show us what you're dealing with on your commute. send us your pothole patrol info, and we'll work to get them fixed! contact us by email: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. we're on facebook "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" send us pothole info or any other news going on in your neighborhood. all (reax) elias: you're watching midday. we'll be back after this. we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in

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