jenna: josh cobbs of sioux city has been working on this legislation for the past decade. his son, noah, has autism. josh: tim: another bill tim: another bill that s moved through the state house is raising some controversy the bill being pushed by a father and his two daughters... would allow kids younger than 14 to fire handguns. opponents of the bill say allowing children of any age to handle a lethal weapon is absurd. but the two children who ve become the face of this bill say, no harm will come to children as long as proper safety measures are practiced, i really like shooting the pistol because it s more easier for me and i can just spend time with my dad. it s only dangerous wrong. you have to follow the three rules: you never point a gun at somebody. jenna: the bill originally proposed by representative jack highfill, now moves onto the senate where different gun legislation has already been approved. a man accused of his third sexual abuse charge is behind
that diagnosis and add the possibility of a treatment haulting or reversing your condition but not having the right to access it because it has yet to be f-d-a a approved. well..this obstacle was partially removed tuesday withhe passing of t right to try bill. the bill grants terminally ill iowan patients the oppertunity to explore non-fda approved alternatives with the patient simply granting consent beforehand. it gives patients in the sunset of their treatments another oppertunity. i mean is this a cure-all drug? no. is it an extension of life-type oppertunity? yes. another year, maybe another three to five years to extend your lifif it gives people hope, s ss senator. unanimously passed in the senate and is now headed to the approval. those dealing with terminally illness say this is a big win for the medical community. it just makes sense to try it so people with terminal illnesses, not just huntington s disease, can have the right to try something that s not approve
too. when it was over four people were killed. including the gunman, 14 others wounded. five critically. witnesses say the suspect.. cedric larry ford. who was an employee of the excel industries plant.. was armed with an assault style weapon and a handgun. police say ford also shot and wounded three people he encountered on the way to the plant before he went inside and opened fire. he was randomly shooting people. the first officer to arrive immediately engaged the gunman and single handily took him down. this man was not going to stop shooting.. the only reason he stopped shooting was because that officer shot the shooter. police say ford was served with a protection from abuse order filed by his girlfriend just hours before the shooting. 3:30 he gets served.. 5 o clock we get the first shooting. officials say this investigation will continue for quite some time but as of now this community is starting to mourn for the tragic loss of life here in rural kansas. in ne
a small town is dealing with a big housing problem. the city of centerville has declared 12 mobile home trailers in the city to be unsafe to live in. and the residents of those trailers weren t given much time to get out. i think it kind of sucks..because what i understand they only have seven days,,and they dont have no place to go. centerville has been working with the owners of the highlander mobile home park since last november. concerns over safety of the homes. wednesday.12 homes were notified they have seven days to find a new place to live. some of the minimum housing violations..are related to health and safety and the health of the residents. its a very tough situation at this point. were trying to work with the mobile home owner, local agencies the people to find a place to move to. were very proud of our town, and we want people when they come to our town.. to enjoy it and recognize its a good place to live.. were also very interested in the health and safety
but the union says that it s not just a staffing issue, it s also an equipment issue.corrections officers here don t carry pepper spray. they had nothing but brute force to use in this situation because at this particular prison the warden wont allow pepper spray which is a tool that every other correctional officer in the state of iowa has to use homan says that not having immediate access to pepper spray is a recipe for disaster. they got the pepper spray locked up in the captain s office and ya gotta run back and get permission to get it and by the time that s don the incident s over. somebody is hurt. an inmate could be killed. an inmate could be dead. an officer could be killed. and as far as any other less than lethal weapons.homan says there s no need butt to butt to the department of corrections statement goes on to say quote: the department of corrections is committed to operating safe and secure facilities and will continue to work to improve our operations for