saying brought down a plane in egypt six days ago. and, why they now believe it might be the group that has been claiming responsibility all along. the news at noon starts now. news at noon front door open good afternoon. i'm megan reuther, thanks for joining us. u-s officials say there's significant evidence that a bomb brought down that russian passenger jet over the sinai peninsula... and that isis operatives or sympathizers may have been directly involved. but russian and egyptian officials say they still aren't convinced. bill neely has the story. from the moment the first rescuers arrived, a bomb was one possible cause of the crash. investigators scouring for clues for six days. now us intelligence says the evidence indicates it was likely a bomb. isis has twice claimed it downed the plane. it's shown no evidence. but it's active in the area and us officials believe if it was a bomb, isis may be responsible. it's a strong suspicion, not a conclusion and no evidence of

explosives has been found but it's a suspicion shared by britain. "we obviously have a strong desire to get to the bottom of what exactly happened there." no-one is ruling out a technical fault as the cause- the black box recorders are still being worked on. "well the egyptians are really kicking back now. the government minister saying he simply doesn't accept the us theory as fact. but egypt has now fired the head of the airport from where the plane took off and investigators have found really lax security there. the russians too don't accept the us theory. 23 russian tourist planes are flying into that airport today, but the russians have just sent anti aircraft missiles to protect their warplanes in syria. they clearly believe they are now a target.

a recent poll shows the majority of americans disapprove of president obama's handling of the isis terror threat. the associated press / g-f-k poll found that 61-percent disapprove to an approval of 38-percent. last january the same poll showed 53-percent disapproved while 44-percent approved the president's response to the islamic state group. the poll was conducted before president obama recently said the u-s would send troops into

fight isis. presidential candidate donald trump is coming to a radio near you. the radio ads are set to air in early primary and caucus states, and tout trump's business experience and bold pledges. one of the ads is geared toward the iowa caucuses. "if the people of iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed, i don't disappoint people" radio ads will also air in new hampshire and south carolina. the trump campaign paid about 300- thousand dollars to buy air time. in the radio ad....he also mentioned how he plans to keep mexican immigrants from crossing the boarder if he were to be elected president. i'll secure our borders, and yes, we will have a wall. you can't have a country without borders. and i'll make sure that the second amendment and our religious liberties are protected. the billionaire and g-o-p presidential candidate will face dozens of protestors as he hosts this week's "saturday night live" people are already protesting outside n-b-c headquarters to stop him from the hosting the show. more protesters from several latino

groups are expected to be out on saturday night. we now know what kind of meat sickened more than fifty teachers after a catered lunch last month. the taco meat that was theurce of eoborne illness me from e windsor heights hy - vee. in statement, hy-vee says osevelt high school officials pied up e cooked taco meat the morningoctober 21st. the statement said the company's internal review showed the meat was prepared and stored properly while at the store. a statement from des moines public schools points out the health department did not determine if the bacteria was present during preparation or serving. but, the district is using the opportunity to remind people the importance of following food safety guidelines. not a bad forecast... but rain is headed our way in the metro later this afternoon. but shouldn't dampen your evening plans. let's head down to jennifer mcdermed at the science center. for a first look at the forecast. ad lib wx quick the man accused of beating an

police say 19-year-old ngor makuey broke into the man's home on east 46th street last july. they say he assaulted 97-year- old rupert anderson and his wife harriet. the couple were sent to the hospital where rupert later died and his wife survived. the suspect lived across the street from the couple. he faces first degree murder and attempted murder charges. his attorney is using the insanity defense in his case. the city of des moines faces a lawsuit after a police officer shot a unarmed man in the summer. 28-year old ryan bolinger was shot and killed by officer vanessa miller. the shooting took place on on

june 9th at a traffic stop along merle hay road. bollinger is accused of pulling up next to the officer's patrol car... if you remember when it happened. ...it was when bollinger got out of his vehicle and then got out and started dancing in the street. then he got back into his car and drove the speed limit down merle hay road... when he made a u-turn at urbandale avenue... he was blocked in by officer vanessa miller and officer ian lawler... at that point bolinger got out of his car and walked toward officer miller as she sat in her patrol car... miller then fired through her window killing bolinger. the next day police said miller fired when bolinger quote, "walked with purpose" towards her car. according to the civil lawsuit filed on wednesday. "there is no provision of federal or iowa law that permits a police officer to kill a citizen on the grounds that the person was "walking with a purpose." the lawsuit seeks unspecified

damages for negligence, battery, and wrongful death. an internal investigation cleared officer miller of wrongdoing. a grand jury also declined to indict. a forum for women and working families provided advice on fulfilling obligations at work and at home. the "center for american progress action fund and progress iowa" hosted the event at the central library this morning. at the forum, they talked about access to paid sick days...expanding medical leave...ensuring equal pay....and increasing the minimum wage. a panel of state advocates, policy makers, and lawmakers were there to speak on the issues. 14:31:08:08-14:31:15:02 "we want people to have a deeper understanding of why these policies are so important for a strong economy in iowa and around the country." seven out of 10 iowa families have women as their sole and primary provider. iowa women earn less than 78 cents for every dollar that iowa men earn. as people swarm to the stores

for to do their holiday shopping. one major chain is closing more than a dozen stores..including one in iowa. target says it will close 13 stores across the country on january 30th. including one in ottumwa. the retail giant suffered after a massive credit-card breach before christmas back in 2013 when shoppers temporarily avoided the store. the minneapolis-based retailer determines store closings are based on the store's performance, not target's overall performance. employees at the affected stores were notified earlier this week. outdoor enthusiasts will soon have a new place to find apparel in the metro. retailer r-e-i opens its doors for the first time in iowa tomorrow morning. the store is part of new development along mills civic parkway, just past target. the manager expects big crowds over the weekend, so they will serve breakfast each morning before the store opens. the first 2-hundred people will get water bottles with a gift card inside with a random dollar

that won't be the only thing r-e-i will give away away this weekend though. "we've donate to the iowa natural heritage foundation. and we are hoping to connect raccon river to the high trestle trail.... water works park for some fix it stations." the grand opening starts at 10 am tomorrow. thousands of iowa students are on a fun field trip today. huge crowds filed into wells fargo arena this morning. the iowa wild hockey team is there to teach kids about hockey and the importance of education. the team hosted "wild about education day" at the wells fargo arena this morning.

up to 10-thousand students from various schools in iowa attended. coming up on the channel 13 news at noon. costumes...fun...music....and prizes. the polar plunge is back.. how you can help raise money and support special olympics iowa athletes. the 'march of dimes" national preterm birth rate report card is out... where iowa ranks and the advice for expecting mothers. a new report from the march of

soon. there have been improvements in rate, but there's more work to be done. erika edwards has the story. they are tiny.. and fragile. when babies are born just a few weeks early... their lungs and brains aren't fully developed. although they often end up doing well... they're more likely to start life with breathing, feeding and developmental struggles. the national preterm birth rate is about 9 and a half percent... earning a grade of "c" in the march of dimes' latest report card. "there have been small we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of progress to make to give every baby a healthy start improvements to fewer doctors scheduling early elective c-sections... efforts to help pregnant women quit smoking.... and the use of progesterone injections in women who've given birth prematurely before. portland, oregon earns an "a" of 7.2 percent.

st. paul, minnesota and seattle also received as. shreveport, louisiana's preemie birth rate is close to 19-percent... earning a failing grade. "what we see in some places is limited access to care, lack of health insurance, and then we have trouble getting those women equipped with the tools they need to improve their health." also helpful -- getting women to doctors before they get pregnant... to start on prenatal vitamins and get chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes under control. erika edwards, nbc news. iowa got a "c" grade with a nine point three percent preterm birth rate, according to the 20-15 march of dimes report card. we'll have a guest join us tomorrow on the news at noon to talk about these findings in iowa. and it's that time of year to

the son of a polisisimmigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics,

[ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.

and it's that time of year to take the plunge. coming up... where you can take the polar plunge in the metro.. and, how the money will help some

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton

and it found a new home... this year's polar plunge for special olympics iowa will be on november 7th at jordan creek town center. the past polar plunges were held at big creek. today we have lauri pyatt with us.... teases are done! tainted food we now know what

dozens of teachers sick. where it came from and what the store and the district say about the situation. strong suspicion what united states officials are now saying brought down a plane in egypt six days ago. and, why they now believe it might be the group that has been claiming

good afternoon. i'm megan reuther, thanks for joining us. u-s officials say there's significant evidence that a bomb brought down that russian passenger jet over the sinai operatives or sympathizers may have been directly involved. but russian and egyptian officials say they still aren't convinced. bill neely has the story. from the moment the first rescuers arrived, a bomb was one possible cause of the crash. investigators scouring for clues for six days. now us intelligence says the evidence indicates it was likely a bomb. isis has twice claimed it downed the plane. it's shown no evidence. but it's active in the area and us officials believe if it was a bomb, isis may be responsible. it's a strong suspicion, not a conclusion and no evidence of explosives has been found but it's a suspicion shared by

"we obviously have a strong desire to get to the bottom of what exactly happened there." no-one is ruling out a technical fault as the cause- the black box recorders are still being worked on. "well the egyptians are really kicking back now. the government minister saying he simply doesn't accept the us theory as fact. but egypt has now fired the head of the airport from where the plane took off and investigators have found really lax security there. the russians too don't accept

flying into that airport today, but the russians have just sent anti aircraft missiles to protect their warplanes in syria. they clearly believe they are now a target. back to you." a recent poll shows the majority of americans disapprove of president obama's handling of the isis terror threat. the associated press / g-f-k poll found that 61-percent disapprove to an approval of 38-percent. the numbers reflect a downturn from almost a year. last january the same poll showed 53-percent disapproved while 44-percent approved the president's response to the islamic state group. the poll was conducted before president obama recently said the u-s would send troops into syria to fight isis. now to the presidential race. republican donald trump is trying something new on the campaign trail as he gets ready to host "saturday night live," this weekend -- an appearance that's already

courting controversy. peter alexander reports. fighting to fend off his strongest challenge yet... ... donald trump -- for the first time this campaign -- is paying to be heard. "if the people of iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed, i don't disappoint people" trump's new radio ads debuting in key, early contest states. "i don't really feel the need, but a lot of people want me to do it. tbd sot from carson at 6:30pm book signing? after securing his name on the new hampshire ballot... ... trump teed off on the new frontrunner, ben carson: "ben cannot do the job. and you know what, he's very nice and some people say, oh, that was such a nasty-- look, i don't care." now, sparking a backlash: trump's hosting gig on "saturday nightly live" this weekend. "chanting protesters..." latino groups -- protesting outside nbc's new york city headquarters -- delivering a petition with more than a half-million signatures demanding nbc and snl to revoke trump's invitation... ... saying, "racism is not funny."

snl and trump are already promoting the appearance online. cecily strong: "because of equal time rules for television, mr. trump can only speak for four seconds in this promo. trump: so let me just say this: ben carson is a complete and total loser!" nbc later removed the ad. carson declined to attack trump when reporters told him about the snl promo "i discovered when i was in grade school that those tactics really are for grade school. and i've gone far beyond that now meanwhile, trump also taking aim at marco rubio. "marco rubio has a disaster on his finances. he has a disaster on his credit cards." rubio's facing renewed scrutiny about how he used a state party credit card when he was a florida legislator... while a state commission found no ethics violations... two years of credit card statements still not disclosed. "if there were personal expenses i paid them, if there were party expenses, the party paid it" that was peter alexander reporting.

as for this weekend's snl, carson says he won't be watching ... and said he --wouldn't-- host snl.. if asked. we now know what kind of meat sickened more than fifty teachers after a catered lunch last month. the taco meat that was the source of the foodborne illness came from the windsor heights hy - vee. in a statement, hy-vee says roosevelt high school officials picked up the cooked taco meat the morning of october 21st. the statement said the company's internal review showed the meat was prepared and stored properly while at the store. a statement from des moines public schools points out the health department did not determine if the bacteria was present during preparation or serving. but, the district is using the opportunity to remind people the importance of following food safety guidelines. not a bad forecast... but rain is headed our way in the metro later this afternoon. but shouldn't dampen your evening plans. let's head down to jennifer mcdermed at the science center. for a first look at the forecast.

a forum for women and working families provided advice on fulfilling obligations at work and at home. the "center for american progress action fund and progress iowa" hosted the event at the central library this morning. at the forum, they talked about access to paid sick days...expanding medical leave...ensuring equal

pay....and increasing the minimum wage. a panel of state advocates, policy makers, and lawmakers were there to speak on the issues. seven out of 10 iowa families have women as their sole and primary provider. iowa women earn less than 78 cents for every dollar that iowa men earn. outdoor enthusiasts will soon have a new place to find apparel in the metro. retailer r-e-i opens its doors for the first time in iowa tomorrow morning. the store is part of new development along mills civic parkway, just past target. the manager expects big crowds over the weekend, so they will serve breakfast each morning before the store opens. the first 2-hundred people will get water bottles with a gift card inside with a random dollar amount. that won't be the only thing r-e-i will give away away this weekend though. "we've donate to the iowa natural heritage foundation. and we are hoping to connect raccon river to the high trestle trail.... water works park for some fix it

the grand opening starts at 10 am tomorrow. thousands of iowa students are on a fun field trip today. huge crowds filed into wells fargo arena this morning. the iowa wild hockey team is there to teach kids about hockey and the importance of education. the team hosted "wild about education day" at the wells fargo arena this morning. up to 10-thousand students from various schools in iowa attended. a generous man is helping parents give their children the ride of their dreams. coming up...how a set of wheels is making a huge difference for children with disabilities. -------------------------------- -------------------- it's one of the fondest wishes

dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music.

it's one of the fondest wishes of childhood. getting your very own bicycle, and the freedom that comeewith it. but some kids need the kind of bikes that are far too expensive for their parents to afford. janet shamlian explains that's where one generous man is making a difference. when she's on her bike, izzy is like any other 5-year-old. nat - izzy do you want to me see me ride it? i would love to see you ride it happy, confident, even a little bossy nat - izzy you have to put the camera up but away from her wheels, izzy lives in a world where almost everything has to be done for her. nat - pop - medicine izzy begged her grandmother for

a bike, but one made for her special needs cost thousands.. it was only a dream. almost by accident, they found andrew mclindon.. sot - andrew mclindon some children don't have one condition, they have four. they don't have three doctors,they have 12 moved by their challenges, the baton rouge businessman spends all his free time and much of his own money creating moments like this: tight nats kid gets bike: "a bike for me..!!" "look how cool" "it's epic" beep...ah! mclindon buys adaptive bikes and gives them away to kids like izzy. nat - i'm a superstar sot : andrew mcclindon these bikes change lives.. it's just so, so amazingly powerful with 30 children waiting, his 90th bike is going to ayden. whatcha think day..laughs..you like it? the 5-year-old has cerebral palsy, a brain injury, and now.. a tool he sees as a toy. sot - ashley andrews - mom- what difference will this make in his quality of life? i think this

is a step towards his walking and running one day the bikes help build strength, but as important.. what they do for a child emotionally. nat izzy my friends! hey izzy izzy is part of the gang! nat izzy: i like to ride it all the time the power of a set of wheels.. delivering the feeling of freedom. janet shamlian, nbc news, baton rouge, louisiana. well.. stick around.. a trucking amendment didn't make it into the highway bill... and some think it's a missed opportunity.. also the full text of a big trade deal was released... david geiger has more on that next on the agribusiness

geiger. the full text of the trans-pacific partnership or t-p-p was released today.. it's a new trade agreement with the u-s and 11 other countries.. accounting for 40 percent of global g-d-p.. as well as 42 percent of all u-s ag exports.. that's about 63 billion dollars. it includes more than 30 chapters of agreements.. agriculture secretary tom vilsack today released a statement advocating the passage of the deal. he says

that will expand u-s ag exports and generate more rural economic activity.. and that the u-s cannot afford to let this opportunity slip away. with the passage of trade promotion authority earlier in the year.. congress cannot amend the t-p-p.. only vote up or down on it.. they are expected to take a vote early next year... if you want to haul grain in iowa.. you can put 90 thousand pounds on a semi- truck as long as you add a sixth axel.. if you put a seventh axle.. you can haul 96 thousand pounds.. but.. you can only drive that on local roads and iowa highways.. it's off limits to get onto the interstate system or to cross over state lines.. an amendment that would have changed that.. failed in the house on tuesday.. it was a part of the highway bill.. and was shot down in a 187 to 236 vote.. it would have let semis travel the interstate system with 91 thousand pounds.. on a sixth axel.. right now 80 thousand pounds on five axels is allowed.. as a reminder an axel is four tires.. the soy transportation coalition says it's disappointed in the outcome.. they maintain the

extra axel would have made trucks safer to drive, give them less impact on roads.. and the extra weight would reduce the number of trucks needed. "one of the inherent challenges of trying to increase the efficiency in trucking is that opponents of that can simply develop a headline, develop a soundbite that simply says heavier semis will be more dangerous and for a lot of the members of the public, but a lot of members of congress that's all they need to hear for them to vote against it." well.. the grain markets are down today.. but the livestock sector has been hit the hardest.. "really very quiet, very flat. you know, not that we aren't seeing a little bit of pressure here today. but i mean, it's really been up one day, down the next and you know.." "..markets are searching for something fresh. wheat actually doing the best of any market here right now, which is interesting, i guess when you look at the overall wheat picture right now they've probably got the worst fundamentals of the month but even that said we haven't really gone very far, we're just kind of towards the higher range of where we've been for the last several months." "cattle, even hogs, here a

the chin here. cattle the most, and you can say that for probably the last week, you know we had seen a nice rally through the month of october in the cattle market, but now that we've turned down it's started into a liquidation phase again and it looks like we're wiping out all of new fresh longs." "hogs you know had of course when the cattle rallied during october had been under some pretty solid pressure. really kind of thought they were going to stabilize, even as through yesterday and didn't do too

and that's all we have for theow.. thks for joining us..e you the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families

and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.