i'm robert lowe, the nation is getting close to finding out which republican and which democrat will take the bragging rights out of iowa. and this evening, there's the possibility of a third independent getting into the race: former new york mayor michael bloomberg. nbc's kerrie sanders has the very latest for us.

campaign." the battle for the democratic nomination also fierce hilary clinton now finds herself in an increasingly competitive race against bernie sanders. nat hillary clinton "i will promise you this: if you give me the boost in the iowa caucuses to send me on the way to the nomination, i will come back often to campaign to win iowa in november." >> this morning on meet the press, hillary clinton also

michael bloomberg entering the presidential race "and michael bloomberg, your reaction to his potential candidacy? hillary clinton: he's a good friend of mine. and i'm going to do the best i can to make sure that i get the nomination and we'll go from there. chuck todd: so you're not worried about him getting in? hillary clinton: well, the way i read what he said is if i didn't get the nomination, he might consider it. well, i'm going to relieve him of that and get the nomination so he doesn't have to." republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is under fire after using a group of iowa pre- schoolers as part of a campaign event. parents say the group of children was visiting the botanical gardens in des moines when fiorina ushered them into her pro- life event. the 15 kids sat in front of a poster with a picture of a fetus while fiorina talked about defunding planned parenthood. "the campaign kind of rallied and i feel ambushed the field trip in order for them to kind of push their views out there."

released a statement saying carly "has kids at her speeches on a regular basis." a snowmobile accident in monona co. has left one man dead. authorities say 48 year- old david daigle was traveling by snowmobile in a field east of the 1300 block of k-42. the baton rouge native attempted to cut across a field. he was unaware of an irrigation unit and collided with it. daigle was transported to mercy hospital in sioux city, where he was pronounced dead due to injuries suffered. snow is moving back into siouxland! the question is just how much are we expecting? for more ,we'll toss it outside to meterologist t.j, springer winter weather advisories in effect for parts of siouxland from tonight through monday night our gloomy stretch of weather is continuing across siouxland as we close out our weekend! the clouds are thick and they will not be budging as we move through the rest of the evening into the overnight hours, out ahead of our next weather maker. temperatures are on the mild side once again due to se flow. it's also causing some visibility problems due to patchy dense fog. warm air riding over

the culprit, but the fog will diminish as we head into tonight. precipitation will be on the increase though with some patchy freezing drizzle/light wintry mix possible towards midnight. precipitation will begin to mix with and change to snow in the early morning hours of monday with the snow increasing in intensity through the day. accumulations across siouxland will range anywhere from 1-2" with heavier amount to the north. the snow looks like it will effect both commutes so take it slow and allow for extra time. the system will quickly exit monday night with sunshine returning for tuesday. the sunshine will be with us through the end of the work week along with a warming trend. temperatures will climb towards that 40 degree mark towards thursday and will possibly rise above that for friday! over night fierce winds continued on jersey's south

deserted. crews were busy checking for damaged power lines. nbc's raheema ellis has the latest. >

grounded planes this weekend in many cities. travelers at new york airports are stranded... hundreds... even thousands of miles from home. new york governor andrew cuomo said the state's airports are up and running... but according to the new york and new jersey port authority... most flights at laguardia and john f. kennedy airports are still on hold. nothing beats a good book on a cold winter day. and when it has to do with sioux city.. it's even better. today sioux city fire rescue held a book signing for the book titled --fully involved. its full of pictures and stories about the 150-year history of the sioux city fire department. one co-author says the book was years in the making. "several attempts have been made over years by firefighters to write a history of the fire department and it never got done. early this summer i decided it was time to do it," said george lindblade, co- author of fully involved. the book can be purchased at

for every book purchased 5-dollars will be donated toward sioux city fire's historical society. the lewis and clark interprative center adds one more figure to its exhibit. the president thomas jefferson animatronic explains jefferson's vision of finding a water route to the pacific ocean. also...touching on the records jefferson kept about the people and the environment of the west. the center director says the exhibit gives life to this part of history. "we're known here at the center for our animatronics--lewis, clark, and of course seamen the dog and our prarie dog. now we have the central figure in the planning, the beginning of the core of discovery's journey all the way to the pacific ocean," said marcia poole, director at the lewis and clark interprative center. the event also had a cookie-decorating station. kids were able to make their own peace medal that would have been given to natives as a sign of friendship. a 20-year-old university of iowa student recently becomes the first female iowa

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coming up on news 4 at 5 the iowa men were back at home, looking for the season sweep of purdue. we've got highlights and reaction from iowa city later in sportsfource.

tonight through monday night our gloomy stretch of weather is continuing across siouxland as we close out our weekend! the clouds are thick and they will not be budging as we move through the rest of the evening into the overnight hours, out ahead of our next weather maker. temperatures are on the mild side once again due to se flow. it's also causing some visibility problems due to patchy dense fog. warm air riding over the cold, snow packed surface is the culprit, but the fog will diminish as we head into tonight. precipitation will be on the increase though with some patchy freezing drizzle/light wintry mix possible towards midnight. precipitation will begin to mix with and change to snow in the early morning hours of monday with the snow increasing in intensity through the day. accumulations across siouxland will range anywhere from 1-2" with heavier amount to the north. the snow looks like it will effect both commutes so take it slow and allow for extra time. the system will quickly

returning for tuesday. the sunshine will be with us through the end of the work week along with a warming trend. temperatures will climb towards that 40 degree mark towards thursday and will possibly rise above that for

you can start making plans for the 44th register's annual great bicycle ride across iowa, as the stops were announced last night. glenwood was selected as the starting point. after riders dip their back tire in the missouri river they'll head along southern iowa through shenandoah, creston, leon, centerville, ottumwa, and washington. with the route ending in muscatine, where riders will dip their front tire in the mississippi river. ragbrai is scheduled for july 24 through july 30 this year. in all, riders will pedal 420 miles. still to come for us on a sunday night people came from all over the world to remember legendary briar cliff university

this weekend briar cliff celebrates 50 years of their men's basketball program. one important member the programs legacy was there in spirit. family, alumni, and former players gathered to remember the late coach ray nacke who died in september. nacke, was the men's basketball coach for 26 years and led the chargers to 22 consecutive winning seasons. the naia hall of famer won over 500 games during his career, but it wasn't just about wins and losses. "everybody who every played with coach nacke will tell you what a big impact he had on their life in making them a better man and preparing for life after college," said nic nelson, briar cliff men's basketball coach. one former players says nacke taught him more than basketball. "discipline and humility. those factors, those elements i take it everywhere i go. he gave me confidence and he is a man i will never forget," said mario galvez, former player for coach

continues to live on. the court at the newman- flanagan center was named after nacke in 20-12. mark's in now with sports - iowa playing another return game against a ranked team. (mark) the hawkeyes have already beaten michigan state twice... today they aimed for a second win over purdue. we'll take you to carver- hawkeye arena next. plus, we recap s-d-s-u's win over a game south dakota team yesterday at the dakotadome.

as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote.we must never forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. we need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will.

iowa men have won 12 straight big ten games. the hawkeyes haven't won 13 straight in conference play since the 1969-1970 season. number-9 iowa, hosting number-22 purdue - the hawks beat the boilermakers at their place at the beginning of the month. in fact, iowa has won three of the last four meetings between the two teams. and got off to a hot start - jared uhtoff from the arc - uthoff with 13 in the first half - iowa out to a 7, oh

hammons takes a great feed - pounds it home - 11-3 run has purdue back up one - then before the half -ryan cline with the triple - boilermakers would lead 35-33 at the break. second half - uthoff began to take over - knocks down the trey - hawks scored the first 8 of the second half - the run just ramped up from there - uthoff with the hammer - finished with a game high 22 - hawks up 8 - and like the first match-up - they dominated the final 20 minutes - dom uhl from downtown - iowa 11 of 20 from the arc - and they'd stay perfect in big ten play - another impressive win - 83, 71. "it's a great start, that's what it means," said senior guard mike gesell. "we've still got a lot of work left. we're not even halfway through the big ten season. we're sitting in a good spot right now, but we're definitely not hanging our hats on that, and we're just going to go back to work tomorrow." "it means a little bit now, but it'll mean more later," said senior center adam woodbury. "we're excited to

to get to 8-0, 9-0 and further on, so right now it just means one game at a time for us. we're not really looking too hard at that record, and trying to take it one at a time." iowa has a tough one on thursday - a road trip to number-7, maryland. the hawkeye women were on the road at purdue. the boilermakers came out strong - tiara murphy sinks the jumper and iowa found themselves down 15 after a quarter. but the hawks go on a nice run - anchored by ally disterhoft - she drives for two of her team-high 21 points - iowa climbs to within 3 at the half. 3rd quarter - chase coley - steps out and knocks down the elbow jumper - it's just a one point game. but purdue pulled away late - april wilson had 24 points to lead all scorers and the hawkeyes fall on the road, 90-to-73. the 216th all-time meeting between south dakota and south dakota state on the hardwood -

the two teams at the dakotadome. usd led by as many as 11 points in the first half, but sdsu rallied for the 79-75 win on the road. four players scored in double figures for the coyotes - but the jackrabbits got 21 points from jake bittle - and 23 and 11 from mike daum. the game was tied at 69 with under 4 to play, but a 7-0 run helped state go ahead for good. s-d-s-u shot over 53 percent from the field in the second half, including 7 of 11 from three. by not carrying a hand on a lot of in the second half, the starting five, i thought we did a really bad job of just guarding the ball early," said senior guard casey kasperbauer. "george marshall was feeling it tonight, daum was feeling it tonight, and they have a lot of senior leadership who just know how to make winning plays." sdsu's win gave head coach scott nagy his 400th

both teams are back in action on thursday - the jackrabbits host summit leader nebraska- omaha - usd is on the road at denver. the 2nd-ranked iowa wrestling team beat nebraska on the road today, 21- to-11. the hawkeyes won 7 of the 10 matches, with all their victories coming via decision. both teams back in action on friday - iowa hosts minnesota - the huskers are at home against illinois. nfl conference championship games - denver leads new england late in the 4th quarter - but the patriots are driving,... nfc vhampionship - arizona and carolina square off at 5:30...

on this sunday night, the big dig out. cleaning up after the massive, deadly storm that dumped record-breaking amounts of snow, landed people out of their homes and left millions stranded. tonight, our in-depth coverage of the blizzard that paralyzed the east coast and left its mark on history. final push. the candidates running hard in , just eight days before the first votes for president. as a result of a new poll, tells us which