republicans whom i talked to last week ahead of trump's visit ... and his advice was certainly valid ... well ahead of trump's 11 am scheduled appearance people had lined up to get into the b-j haan auditorium ... in the freezing cold they waited ... even at the back of the line. sot: "we want to hear what he's got we want to hear him in person. you can hear so much over the tv but we get this opportunity and we a a going to take it. - just got to see donald ... just citement - it is really cold ... it is kind of freezing ... the line is catching up a little bit it's going ... still back of the line, do you think you are going to get in? - we hope so ... we"ll see how it goes ... we are sticking it out." vo: sticking it out were also those who specifically waited for trump to come to the area ... and see him in real life ... the excitement ... warming them up at least a little. sot: "i have been looking forward to this. i have been never so involved or excited about anyone as i have been with donald trump." vo: there were also those who didn't come for trump ... but to show their protest against the g-o-p frontrunner right

venue ... and seeing there meant sot: america has not great, when 20 percent of sioux center iowa are immigrant protest for people "fortunately i know people are they just want to be part of thth spectacle and hear somebody who is leading in the republican polls." nats: trump ... cheering vo: inside meanwhile ... trump spoke to an excited crowd ... engaging them to caucus for hime because afterall ... sot: had a winner in 16 years...you picked a lot of looser folks and mostly because right now...incompetent isist the right word to use for the nations leaders. "we have very stupidid country ... when zyou look at these deals they are very very incomptetent beyond i think stupid is a better word. vo:

the latest polls ... and he was certainly popular at dordt today ... we'll have to wait until february if his appeal votes. lu trump continued his path through iowa right after his stop at dordt ... going to pella and he also has stop in muscatine coming up tomorrow. reporting in studio ... lukas voss ... abc9 news. deborah donald trump wasngt the only iowa today... carson stopped earlier. and spoke at a prayer rally at the orpheum theatre. the presidential candidate spoke about his drop in the polls....as well as his campaigning strategy for the upcomimi caucuses. "you know you just deal with it. the way i look at it is you just have to tell the truth and you have to talk about the issues." the g-o-p- candidate also opened up about the loss of campaign staff member, braden joplin.

jess plue, spoke to carson one- on-one...we'll have more on their conversation tonight at ten. deborah presidential candidates aren't the only ones tting the campaign trail in iowa. today new jersey united states senator cory booker rallied for his favorite candidate. booker attended organizing events for hillary clinton. he made stops in council bluffs, fort dodge...and sioux city. "hi, this is cory booker. here for hillary clinton. i am in sioux city and i might have a few people that would like to say hello." crowd chanting: "hillary, hillary, hillary" there is speculation that booker could be considered as a v-p for clinton. later this evening booker will hosting a campaign event in des moines. deborah republican presidential candidate ted cruz has gained the supporof a popular t- personality. the cruz for prident campaign announced the endorsement of glenn beck. the nationally syndicated t-v and radio host is a conservative political commentator. cruz describes beck as a good friend...and says he is excited to have him in his

deborah jeb bush is making a major push in iowa ahead of the caucus. the gop contender has several stops planned the weekend before the caucus. bush will be in carroll.....sioux center...and right here in sioux city on friday..january 29th. the following day....he'll be in okoboji....clear lake...cedar falls...and dubuque. the latest quinnipiac university poll for iowa...shows bush in a tie for sixth place with three percent of likely republican caucus-goers deborah totoy is a big day for one of iowa's most celebrated summer e ents. in just a few hours we'll know which towns will host ragbrai. a party is being held this evening at 7 p-m for the big announcement. the event is happening at the capital square building in downtown des moines. we'll more on the ragbrai route tonight at ten. deborah it's an exciting weekend for vintage car lovers. the 33rd annual rod and custom show has r rled into the quad d

motorcycles are among those at the q-c-c-a expo center. there are a hundred vendors and organizers say there's a bit of something for everyone. glenn rohm: "it's just all differnet types of walks and people, and just a very good time... and it's indoors... and it's warm." here's one you've got to see. it's a replica of the original batmobile. if you missed out today don't worry.... the show runs until three p-m sunday afternoon deborah coming up after the break... 85 million americans are finding themselves in the path of a potentially devastating winter storm. elisa foggy night... 30s tomorrow.. snow arrives monday. details next. " " deborah/elisa

2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m stububrn clouds todadaand no breaks in sight. that held temperatures steady today and will do the same tonight with some fog. snow to talk

and south wind in place tonight.. a rather mild night with steady temps.s. fog and clouds linger into the morning. temps in the afternoon hold in the 30s today due to cloud cover. front approaches from the north sunday night. maybe a few flakes but for the most part dry. we'll see that snow monday morning impacting your commute. light snow lingers through the day into the evening. but gets out fast.. gone by the overnight. light accumulations... 1-2 inches for sioux city... a pocket of 2-4

mostst around south kota and minnesota. even with light accumulaitons roads will be slick. again timing.. late sunday night through monday with the morning commute impacted. slick roads and blowing snow. got to 28 today. temps still steady in upper 20s for most. winds are breezy though out of the south, less breezy tomorrow. wind

single digits northern border. tonight... 25 dense fog and clouds. tomorrow. 32 morning fog and stubborn cloudud then snow arrives monday with 1-2" and blustery winds. sunshine returns by the end of the week. other news...

still in effect from dc to new york. look at the system, still going piling on that snow. 2nd largest snow in dc with 27".". new york is climbing their top 5 with 20" ... can you find the plane at jfk?! deborah/elisa incredible snow out east. deborah

impacting millions of people this weekend. the storm ipped through parts of the south....and is now hammering parts of the mid- atlantic and northeast. several deaths are already being blamed on the weather. cnn's scott mclean (muh-clayn) gives us a look. "the historic and crippling storm is popoding much of the eastern u-s. the blizzard is expected to continue creating dangerous conditions through saturday night. its intensifying over north carolina, and could bring more than a foot of snow to new york ty... and twice that for the nation's capital. at least eight people have died in

accidents in kentucky, north carolina and virginia -- and about 85 million people are in the storm's path. (mayor rawlings- blake, (d) baltimore, md) " we need citizens to do their part we ask for the full cooperation of motorists and residents alike. in order to make us successful in clearing snow from city streets, citizens are strongly encouraged to remain indoors and to stay off the streets " and more than 130 thousand customers are without power -- mostly in north carolina. 10 states have declared states of emergency and a snow emergency in washington dc. in kentucky, the national guard has been rescuing motorists trapped in their vehicles on an icy interstate highway. some trapped for more than 12 hours. mandatory evacuations have been ordered in some coastal areas, like this town in new jersey. (mos) "we've been through it b bore, we have stuff in here to keke warm, it's just part of everyday living." and the country's air traffic is at a virtual standstill -- with more than 76- hundred flights canceled this weekend. " deborah

as theheast coast getstsit with crazy winter weather, one town in the midwest is begging for some snow.

an epic snow storm, one wisconsin town i begging for some snow. the town says it doesn't have enough snow to build it's annual 30-foot tall mascot. alexandra burnley explains "he's minocqua's winter mascot, and at 30 feet tall, you couldn't miss him. (loren susor/minocqua assistant fire chief) "that people really miss, you know, it was like a 'welcome to minocqua' sign for the winter." but this year, snowmy kromer is missing in action. (loren susor/minocqua assistant fire chief) "not enough snsn. too wawa, too much rainin since the 1960s, thehe town of minocquaua has built a a ree- layer sky y gh snowman who goes by the name of

builder) "it's not often you get to b snman. any time you get to build a snowman where you're using a backhoe, it's fun." it all started after the stormy kromer hat company created a size 96 special cap for snowmy the mascot. even though snowmy is decades old, he became world famous last year after going viral. (krystal westfahl/minocqua chamber of commerce) "he actually made it aroundndhe world in seven days, went viral on our social media feeds and we got a lot of really great response for him, so it was fun." now, they have a new plan to get the community involved, even with less snow on the ground. (krystal westfahl/minocqua chamber of commerce) "we were going to get everybody's participation and make some small little snowmies to keep his legend alive until next year." there are some things about constructing a 30 foot snowman that builders are missing this year. (tom bird/snowmy builder) "the very end when you're putting on the size 96 stormy kromer and just putting the finishing touches, the eyes and so forth, and the standing back and looking at it,

but. there's always next year. " coming up in sports...briar cliff hosted nebraska wesleyan on hall of fame weekend....see if the chargers extended their winning streak to 17 after the break. plus...we head out to ida grove forthe herb irgens invite....stay tuned for highlights from today's quarterfinal

alex iowa is the wrestling capitol of the world.... year after year, this state has some of the nation's best tournaments and the herb irgens invite is no exception.... in its 46th year, this invitational stands as the largest regular season wrestling meet in iowa. all of these highlights from the quarters... 126...sixth-ranked jake wulf of oa- bcig pins his opponent in the first period.....he

falls to sb-l's brayden curry in the championship. 138.....spirit lake park's kyler rieck scores the reversal on woodbury central's cody zellmer.....he wins a 12-3 major decision. up to 145....fifth- ranked dylan shuck of sibley-o notches the fall 22 seconds into his quarterfinal match.... moving up to 152.....the generals continue to make a statemtn...kyle green pins daniel truck-sess of spirit lake park in the second period.... 170....sbl's sean kellog.....down 5-4 in the third....scores five points on this big-time sequence...he compmptes the comeback and wins a 9-6 decision.... he meets the winner of this one in the semios....fifth- ranked trent kruger of sibley- ocheyedan...outla sts oa-bcig's adam grote....two points here gives him the 14-12 decision. alex this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of men's basketball at briar cliff university.... the past is strong....and the present is right there with it.....the current chargers....winne rs of 16 straight...one shy of the school record.. briaiacliff hostininnebraska wesleyan today.....the legacy of legendary head coach ray nacke honored before

b-c.....bryan forbes cans the three...he had 17 points chargers up earlu.......... but the prairie wolves answer on the other end.....keithan karn by himself in the corner....that dude is fired up! chargers bounce back....clay herrald off the dribble.....the senior with a game-high 34 points! 6-3 briar cliff...... then its herrald in traraition....the nanay crcrsover......bc sets a school record with 17 straight wins......100-71 the final. across town.....top- ranked morningside hosting number ten hastings...the mustangs saw their 11 game win streak snapped on wednesday. late first quarter....jessica tietz with the pretty finish.she had a game high 23...morningside ties the game at 12..... on the other end...alex edwards drills the triple.......broncos take the three point lead...... then its rachel jelden with the cut to the hoop for hastings.....the visitors open up a five point margin.... second quartfr now...lexi ackerman from deep! morningside overcame a five point fourth quarter deficit to win it 79-72.

to the big ten, nebraska's conference slump is long gone. the huskers have won four straight since their 0-3 start, including a win at michigan state on wednesday. nebraska back at home for a saturday matinee with michigan.. the.huskers honoring avery harrrran...he;s been battling cancer s sce he was two... first half, huskers down but tai webstelays it in. huskers within five. === then at the buzzer. glynn watson hits the three. he had 15 points. nebraska down 33-30 at the break. === second half. here come the huskers. andrew white the third. and the foul. huskers down just eight. === but duncan robinson dunks it here. to help michigan pull away. he had a game high 21 points... 81-68 the final.. iowa state on the same upward end as nebraska....the cyclones visiting tcu in search of their third straight win. opening half...jameel mckay...with the reverse.....and one! isu retakes the le..... the homeeam would respond...michael williams connects from three point land....tcu up 10-

burton making people look silly...hoop and the harm......cyclones cut the horned frog lead to four.... right before the half...abdel nader......ice water in his veins....isu up nine at the half...they win it 73-60. time for prep hoops....the south sioux girls hosting omaha skutt in the river cities conference championship. third quarter.....jessica schlautman attacks the rack and finishes through contact...skyhawk s down 31-23..... but the cards buckle down....carissa powell on the low block....easy deuce.....south sioux up 13 points.... then its augusta tramer in transition...to haley fritza.....pushingng the lead t t15.... and they would n away with itit.mckenna sims for r ree! cards win 77-35... south sioux has won 17 of the last 21 rcc titles.

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