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it's the big push to caucus night for iowa democrats tonight. after presidential hopefuls lincoln chafee and jim webb dropped out of the race, a smaller party will take the stage at the jefferson jackson dinner. hillary clinton, martin o'malley, and bernie sanders are headlining the event in des moines this evening. crews have been working since wednesday to make sure the space is ready for more than 6-thousand guests expected to attend. 'its a lot of work going back and forth with the iowa democratic party, working on the floor plan, how many seats we need available for each campaigns guests, how many rounds we need to put out for the dinner. the event is one of the largest dinners the iowa events center will host this year... serving 2-thousand meals in just 45 minutes. on top of bringing in extra staff, the venue is also working with the secret service to make sure the jefferson jackson dinner goes off without a hitch. the iowa

gearing up for the event and says a smaller group is great news for democrats in the state. 'by having three candidates tomorrow night front and center, iowa democrats are going to be able to hear each of their visions for the future and at this stage in the game that is very important.' tonight's dinner is almost sold out and there is a waiting list. hillary clinton is bringing some star power with her tonight... pop star katy perry is showing her support for the former secretary of state in downtown des moines. the rally is happening in the east parking lot off of fifth street. doors open at three this afternoon. the event is open to the public. clinton is hoping perry helps widen her lead in iowa. the quinnipiac university poll shows on top with the support of 51 - percent of iowa voters. bernie sanders comes in second with 40 percent. and martin o'malley is in a distant third with 4 percent. another poll shows ben carson

republican frontrunner in iowa. a des moines register-bloomberg among likely republican caucus goers. that's nine points ahead of donald trump.... who has dropped to 19- percent. the quinnipiac poll gave carson an eight point lead over trump... carson says people are getting on board with his message... so many people are, are really paying attention to what i'm saying because none of the things that i'm saying are, are wild crazy things. they are very logical things and if people really sat down and thought about them, rather than allowing themselves to be whipped into a frenzy. i think most people would say hey, that makes sense. today, carson will be at the west des moines barnes and noble for a booking signing at one. it will be his first public stop in iowa since the state fair in august. a new veterans memorial will soon replace the one that stirred up all the controversy at a city park

in knoxville. veterans in knoxville put a lot getting this new monument. the 150 pound, vietnam era style bronze statue is meant to symbolize the fallen soldier. this past summer, controversy began when a silhouette of a soldier kneeling at a cross was placed at the park. an anonymous person in knoxville complained that the cross was on government property. then a washington d-c based group didn't remove the cross. now, this new memorial may spark a whole new controversy. 03:12:38-3:12:42 'well have a rather unique plaque, because 'ours is basically every other one the company makes in the whole world says battlefield cross, we were asked not to put the word cross on it.' as for the old memorial of the cross...the city says it's still working with its attorneys to figure out the best

course of action. police say a former basketball coach accused of scamming parents...his landlord and even a church in iowa.... has moved his con to las vegas. glendon alexander has a long history of scamming people. we first introduced you to him last year...when he was running the a-b-c-d basketball academy in urbandale. to train their kids, but it turned out to be a scam. alexander skipped town and was later arrested in dallas. this week...he admitted to setting up the semi-pro basketball league 'ameri-league' in las vegas under the fake name 'cerruti brown'. those who worked with alexander here say the news isn't shocking. 'you would hope that people change. they do things differently, but, yeah, coming across the story i was not surprised to see that what had happened.' among those who reportedly signed with ameri-league was

20-12 nba draft first-rounder and i-s-u standout. alexander could not be reached for comment. today, metro golfers are saying goodbye to the state's only indoor golf dome. longview golf center was in the middle of nowhere when it opened... but is now surrounded by new development. that makes the land the golf range is on, very valuable and owners, sue and george frampton are selling their land. longview officially closed yesterday. but a farewell party for the range is today from two until six. three central iowans gave the gift of life to three others in need... and this week they met for the first time... she's an amazing person the three donors are part of a kidney donor chain...organized by mercy hospital. 55-year-old janet hircock started the whole thing... she decided to donate out of the goodness of her

recipient...gave her kidney to someone else...and so on... some recipients had waited only a few months for a kidney while others had waited up to eight years. doctor cass franklin says he's inspired by the generosity of donors. these generally are folks ...... courage and generosity hircock is still recovering and didn't get to meet the recipients . this is the third donor chain that mercy has completed since 20-13. still ahead on today in iowa saturday... you probably like it in your chili and with your tacos... but this morning, we're sharing some fall inspired recipes

clouds as they touched down in the state yesterday. this was near the town of larrabee. the national weather service reported four tornados in northwest iowa...three in the

ad lib toss to megan the rain is done in central iowa but clouds are still hanging tight overhead. des moines received 0.42" of rain on friday. saturday will start cloudy but sun will start to make an appearance after noon. temperatures will stay cool in the low 60s with breezy northwest winds.

tonight as temperatures drop to 40 degrees. sunday brings more sunshine with highs in the low 60s. the next rain chance is back in the forecast for tuesday night through wednesday morning. behind that storm system, temperatures will go cooler to the 50s for daytime highs. ad lib toss to q&a session with earl may gardening expert tim

did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah

brenda on twitter asks... "a "fern" peony i transplanted 3 yrs ago has not established itself. last spring, it had 1 stem & was 4" tall.

if you have a question for earl may... you can visit "who-tv-dot-com" click on the "on 13 link"... go to gardening... and you can submit your questions there. you can also submit questions on our facebook or twitter page. today in iowa saturday will be right back in just a few

welcome back to today in iowa saturday. we're back to meredith's test kitchen across the street. i'm

joined now by connie weeden, one of the editors from better homes and garden. we're talking beans today this month. these are some of the beans we are featuring in our issue. our recipe, we are using canned beans for those people who are a little intimidated by the dry beans. you can chill them. we have a couple different recipes. you can make a salad. we've caramelized the garbanzo beans with some olive oil and salt, and

it's got turkey, apple, very healthy salad. these are gigantic beans. they're going to soak up the flavor, some cherry tomatoes. you can sprinkle on some toasted almonds. parsley and garlic and olive oil to top it off. this also has some saffron and smoked paprika. this is in our october issue. it's on newstands now.

skies are cloudy this morning over central iowa. temperatures

cool in the 50s and winds are breezy from the northwest. through the day, skies will clear and temperatures will reach the low 60s this afternoon with more sunshine late today. millions are dodging a bullet for now...as a hurricane along mexico's pacific coast... is being downgraded to a tropical storm. patricia had been packing winds gusts nearly 200 miles per hour but are now down to 50 miles per hour. it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. government officials are warning residents and tourists in puerto vallarta and manzanilla to evacuate. in france, friends and families held a church service in honor of the victims of a deadly bus crash. more than 40 people died yesterday when their bus hit a truck head on and caught fire. the bus was carrying about 50 elderly passengers headed on a day trip. the truck driver and his three-year- old son, also died in the accident. eight others were hurt in the crash.

as police search for the gunman, university officials in tennessee are looking for ways to protect their school following a fatal shooting on campus. police say a gunman shot and killed one student, and injured two others at tennessee state university thursday. the two injured students are expected to be okay. the school's president said they plan to use one million dollars to add extra security. " we have hired additional police. we have hired additional security guards. we have installed a fence around the south side of campus. we have instituted lights... far more lights and cameras." nashville police are investigating. they beileve the shooting involved two gunmen and started after an argument over a dice game. the drama continues in washington on how to tackle the debt ceiling... the white house has issued a veto threat... fearing congress won't act in time to raise the debt

ceiling. g-o-p leaders are eyeing a vote to pass a bill that will fund the debt ceiling through 2017...but also includes mandatory spending cuts - cuts that the obama administration says are not open to negotiations. if congress does not act by november 2nd, the treasury department says the country's debt will be pushed above the legal limit. royals fans are still celebrating this morning. royal wins last night, the kansas city team clinched a trip to the world series...beating out the toronto six at kauffman stadium. the win came after a lengthy rain delay. the royals now face the new york mets tuesday night. last year, the royals lost the francisco giants in game seven. halloween isn't until next

today. where you and the family can hair-raising experiments, and hitch a ride on a horse drawn wagon. you see this look on my face?

that's not anger, that's hunger. so i'm gonna have a snack to make me feel better and once i do you will see a look of satisfaction and contentment blossom across my face. see, now i feel better. make your tummy happy mmm

good morning. it's another great weekend to get out and enjoy des moines and the metro. explore the salisbury house as it hosts its "mysteries of the castle" halloween event. kids can dress up in their costumes as they do science experiments, build projects, and even get their faces painted. the fun starts at 10 a-m and goes until 3 this afternoon. tickets are five dollars. get a glimpse of hair-raising experiments, bubbling potions, and visual illusions during spooky science. do it all while trick-or-treating your way through the science center of iowa. the event kicks off at 10 this morning and goes until 5 p-m. members and kids 2 and under get in for free. tickets for kids 2 to 12 are eight dollars and adults are 12 dollars.

finally, grab the whole family and hitch a ride on a horse-drawn wagon through living history farms. try your hand at pumpkin bowling and hear spooky stories during their annual family halloween event. the fun starts at 5-30 tonight and goes until 8-30. tickets are 5 dollars for members and 6.50 for non-members remember, there are a thousand ways to enjoy des moines and the metro. to find out how, check out our website at catch des moines dot com. ad lib toss to megan the rain is done in central iowa but clouds are still hanging tight overhead. des moines received 0.42" of rain on friday. saturday will start cloudy but sun will start to

will stay cool in the low 60s with breezy northwest winds. skies will be clear tonight as temperatures drop to 40 degrees. sunday brings more sunshine with highs in the low 60s. the next rain chance is back in the forecast for tuesday night through wednesday morning. behind that storm system,

still ahead on today in iowa saturday. they call her polly perfect. how you can take this adorable pup home with you today. plus some of the a-r-l events you can

i'm keith murphy, and coming up...ankeny and southeast polk decide a district championship and paul rhoads with a suggestion of how iowa state might

welcome back to today in iowa saturday. i'm joined by stephanie from the animal rescue league and this bundle of energy polly. polly is a five year old, we call her polly perfect because she is an absolute dream. she knows a lot of tricks. she's very smart and has a lot of energy. our petsaver class

encourage anyone to take it, it could save your pet's life. we also have our santa n' paws and take a picture with santa. there are several dates you can check our dates. all the proceeds go to the arl. we also have our horse program at our second chance ranch. they can learn about horsemanship. great events coming up and animals like polly. she's a goofball. thanks stephanie. and we will be back

final football friday of the regular season. many high school seniors play their final game tonight. not the case for ankeny and southeast polk. the ankeny hawks, ranked #6, at southeast polk to decide the district title. ankeny inside the 10. chris mcleod runs right... coughs up the ball.. it... and goes 95 yards the other way.. 7-0 rams the very next offensive

ankeny's nate champagne gets seam and champagne answers for the hawks 7-7. mcleod gets another chance... and he capitalizes... easily scores... 17-7 at the half.. here comes the rain... south east polk student section not phased. they welcome precipitation. and more champagne. he scores again. ankeny wins the district championship, 30 to 10. let's

more. michael thanks. valley started the season ranked #1. the tigers lost two games, but anyone paying attention knows valley

valley at des moines lincoln. and it would be a long night for the rails. valley's jehvon mason starts the video game for valley. then rocky lombardi, he of the great sports name, to austin hinkle! hang another six. valley scoring early and often. lincoln keeps turning it over on a wet night, and that's help valley doesn't need. lombardi bootlegs another six. 76-nothing at the half. valley cruises from there. 76-6 the final. johnston at sioux city east on a

johnston trying to get on the board first -- grant gossling finds some open space -- that's a 37-yard run, down to the east 13-yard line. but the ball was slippery -- next play, the dragons cough it up and jacob wiley recovers for the black raiders -- no score after one quarter. east not doing much on offense -- connor koza picked off by drew singbush -- and the dragons turn the turnover into points. after a long drive -- t-boy white scores the first td of the game from 3 yards out and johnston beats east 24 to 3. iowa state needs everything to go right at baylor. not having two of its top players would not help. randy peterson of the des moines register, citing an unnamed source, says playmaker allen lazard and standout safety kamari cotton-moya may both miss the game with injuries. iowa state sports information director mike green says lazard

waco, but green would not confirm they won't play. iowa state's most recent trip to baylor was a nightmare. two years ago, baylor thumped iowa state 71-7. the 64 point loss is the most lopsided in cyclone be better, but paul rhoads, perhaps thinking of the 2009 upset at nebraska, says anything is possible. cyclones at #2 baylor saturday morning at 11. flash flooding in and around waco texas. more storms expected in the morning, but it should clear out

point favorite, so no surprise the bears sweep our "who wins" pick? john sears remains perfect. the rest of us have missed at least one game, and that includes our viewers voting at whotv.com saturday at 11:00am acc football: boston college @ louisville on iowas weather channel 13.2 saturday at 2:00pm northern iowa dakota state on antenna tv 13.3 sunday at 6:00pm football night in america followed by sunday night football: philadelphia eagles @ carolina panthers, 7:15 pm

the table is set for three candidates looking to win in iowa. who's taking the stage at the

jefferson jackson dinner in des moines tonight. and the pop star rallying behind one of them. skies are cloudy this morning over central iowa. temperatures are cool in the 50s and winds are breezy from the northwest. clear and temperatures will reach the low 60s this afternoon with more

it's the big push to caucus night for iowa democrats tonight.

after presidential hopefuls lincoln chafee and jim webb dropped out of the race, a smaller party will take the stage at the jefferson jackson dinner. hillary clinton, martin o'malley, and bernie sanders are headlining the event in des moines this evening. crews have been working since wednesday to make sure the space is ready for more than 6-thousand guests expected to attend. 'its a lot of work going back and forth with the iowa democratic party, working on the floor plan, how each campaigns guests, how many the dinner. the event is one of the largest dinners the iowa events center will host this year... serving 2-thousand meals in just 45 minutes. on top of bringing in extra working with the secret service to make sure the off without a hitch. the iowa gearing up for the event and says a smaller group is great news for

'by having three candidates tomorrow night front and center, iowa democrats are going to be able to hear each of their visions for the future and at this stage in the game that is very important.' tonight's dinner is almost sold list. hillary clinton is bringing some star power with her tonight... pop star katy perry is showing her support for the former secretary of state in downtown des moines. the rally is happening in the east parking lot off of fifth street. doors open at three this afternoon. the event is open to the public. clinton is hoping perry helps widen her lead in iowa. the quinnipiac university poll shows clinton on top with the voters. bernie sanders comes in second with 40 percent. and martin o'malley is in a distant third with 4 percent. another poll shows ben carson overtaking donald trump as the republican frontrunner in iowa. a des moines register-bloomberg

poll puts carson at 28-percent among likely republican caucus goers. donald trump.... who has dropped to 19- percent. the quinnipiac poll gave carson trump... carson says people are getting on board with his message... i'm gratified by the fact that so many people are, are really paying attention to what i'm saying because none of the things that i'm saying are, are wild crazy things. they are very really sat down and thought about them, rather than allowing themselves to be whipped into a frenzy. i think most people would say hey, that makes sense. today, carson will be at the west des moines barnes and noble for a booking signing at one. it will be his first public stop in iowa since the state fair in august. a new veterans memorial will stirred up a whole lot of controversy in knoxville. channel 13's mike dasilva brings

veterans in knoxville have put a lot of time, money and effort into getting this monument. the 150 pound, vietnam era style bronze statue has the steel pot helmet, an m-16 rifle, and standard issued military boots. it symbolizes the fallen soldier, wherever they died on the battlefield, the rifle was stuck on the ground, the boots were placed there and the helmet was placed on the top. ironically, this is the memorial that the vets had planned to put at young's park all along... and we just didnt have the controversy if you will, we figured we had some began when this silhouette of a soldier kneeling at a cross was placed at young's created the memorial to honor his friend who died fighting in the vietnam war. "he just, out of the goodness of up gave it to don, and don just put it in the park. didn't think anything of it, an anonymous

person in knoxville was reportedly offended by the cross being on government property...then washington d-c based americans united for separation for church and state told the city to remove the cross or they would sue... the other markers still out there until city hall tells us we got to move it. we will move it if we have to. it wont be by choice but if we do have to doin the meantime, this new memorial may spark a whole new cross controversy. well have a rather unique plaque, 'ours is basically gonna say battlefield memorial. every other one the company makes in the whole world says battlefield cross, we were asked not to put the word cross on it. weve been advised by our attorneys that that would be better that way as for what will happen with the at a cross...the city says it's still determine the best course of action.

police say a former basketball coach accused of scamming parents...his landlord and even a church in iowa.... has moved his con to las vegas. glendon alexander has a long history of scamming people. we first introduced you to him last year...when he was running the a-b-c-d basketball academy in urbandale. parents say they paid alexander to train their kids, but it turned out to be a scam. alexander skipped town and was later arrested in dallas. this week...he admitted to setting up the semi-pro basketball league 'ameri-league' in las vegas brown'. those who worked with alexander here say the news isn't shocking. 'you would hope that people change. they do things differently, but, yeah, coming across the story i was not surprised to see that what had happened.' among those who reportedly signed with ameri-league was royce white, a 20-12 nba draft first-rounder and i-s-u standout.

alexander could not be reached for comment. today, metro golfers are saying indoor golf dome. middle of nowhere when it opened... but development. that makes the land the golf range is on, very valuable and owners, selling their land. longview officially closed yesterday. but a farewell party for the range is today from two until six. three central iowans gave the need... first time... she's an amazing person the three donors are part of a by mercy hospital. 55-year-old janet hircock started the whole thing... she decided to donate out of the goodness of her of the recipient...gave her kidney to someone else...and so on... some recipients had waited only

a few months for a kidney while others had waited up to eight years. doctor cass franklin says he's inspired by the generosity of donors. these generally are folks ...... courage and generosity hircock is still recovering and didn't get to meet the recipients . this is the third donor chain that mercy has completed since 20-13. still ahead on today in iowa saturday... all hail the kale. our fareway expert is back to show us how to incorporate the superfood in our meals today. the health benefits and its

the rain is done in central iowa but clouds are still hanging tight overhead. des moines received 0.42" of rain on friday. saturday will start cloudy but sun will start to

will stay cool in the low 60s with breezy northwest winds. skies will be clear tonight as temperatures drop to 40 degrees. sunday brings more sunshine with highs in the low 60s. the next rain chance is back in the forecast for tuesday night through wednesday morning. behind that storm system, temperatures will go cooler to the 50s for daytime highs. still ahead on today in iowa

still ahead on today in iowa saturday... the secret life of junie b jones. get an inside look of her first day of first grade. and where you can catch it play out on

jeb bush was a very strong governor, probably the strongest governor in the history he was a young guy and i think there were some folks in the legislature that thought they might be able to run over him. that didn't happen. one tax cut wasn't enough- he had to do more. it wasn't enough to have 15,000 kids with school choice in florida, he wanted to have 100,000 kids. if he didn't like a project, it was going to be vetoed. it didn't matter if you were a republican. it didn't matter if you were his best friend. he said: 'this is where we're going, this is how we're going to reform state government...' every politician comes in talking about making change, and generally there's not much change. but governor bush made a lot of changes. he got the nickname veto corleone. if he saw something in the budget that he thought violated his conservative principles, you could guarantee it was gonna get whacked. he vetoed a bunch of my stuff and i was the senate president.

the message to washington, d.c., is 'get ready...' because there will be change. right to rise usa is responsiblefor the content of this message. the loveable and outspoken junie b. jones tackles her toughest challenge yet...the first grade. and gives you an inside look into her personal diary. good morning and welcome back to today in iowa saturday. i am joined

now by samantha arneson and shawn smith. they are the stars of junie b. jones the musical which is being featured at the des moines community

welcome back to today in iowa saturday we're back with centsable health and our fareway expert whitney packebush. and today we are talking about kale. the darker the vegetable the more nutrients it has. rich in minerals and fibers. i have a kale salad with pears and bleu cheese. it has an earthy flavor. what you see a lot of people doing is making kale smoothies. i used kale, frozen mangos, peaches and banana, and vanilla yogurt. you don't taste the kale but you get the nutrients from it. my one tip is don't skip on the blender time.

may want to massage your kale to how to do it. all you do is squeeze it texture. but okay. well thank you for all the tips whitney. you can email her at centsablehealth@fa reway.com. we will be back right after this. skies are cloudy this morning

skies are cloudy this morning over central iowa. temperatures are cool in the 50s and winds are breezy from the northwest. through the day, skies will clear and temperatures will reach the low 60s this afternoon with more

millions are dodging a bullet for now...as a hurricane along mexico's pacific coast... is being downgraded to a tropical storm. patricia had been packing winds gusts nearly 200 miles per hour but are now down to 50 miles per hour. it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. government officials are warning residents and tourists in puerto vallarta and manzanilla to evacuate. this hurricane is so strong, it's comparable to an ef4 tornado but huge compared to the size of a normal tornado. so, where this comes ashore, we expect just total devastation meteorologists say the storm has potential to reach wind speeds of up to 235 miles. compare that to hurricane katrina where peak gusts only reached 125 miles per hour. in france, friends and families held a church service in honor of the victims of a deadly bus crash. more than 40 people died

yesterday when their bus hit a truck head on and caught fire. the bus was carrying about 50 elderly passengers headed on a day trip. the truck driver and his three-year- old son, also died in the accident. eight others were hurt in the crash. it's one of france's worst road crashes in more than 30 years. as police search for the gunman, university officials in tennessee are looking for ways to protect their school following a fatal shooting on campus. police say a gunman shot and killed one student, and injured two others at tennessee state university thursday. the two injured students are expected to be okay. the school's president said they plan to use one million dollars to add extra security. " we have hired additional police. we have hired additional security guards. we have installed a fence around the south side of campus. we have instituted lights... far more lights and cameras." nashville police are

investigating. they beileve the shooting involved two gunmen and started after an argument over a dice game. the drama continues in washington on how to tackle the debt ceiling... the white house has issued a won't act in time to raise the debt ceiling. g-o-p leaders are eyeing a vote to pass a bill that will fund the debt ceiling through 2017...but also - cuts that the obama administration says are not open to negotiations. if congress does not act by november 2nd, the treasury department says the country's debt will be pushed above the legal limit. royals fans are still celebrating this morning. royal wins last night, the kansas city team clinched a trip to the world series...beating out the toronto

blue jays four to three in game six at kauffman stadium. the win came after a lengthy rain delay. the royals now face the new york mets tuesday night. last year, the royals lost the world series to the san francisco giants in game seven. still ahead on today in iowa saturday... this three year old from utah is like most kids. all she wants is to go to the happiest place on earth. how she's painting her own future...and learning the meaning of responsibility to get

look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious.

people in northern iowa took pictures and video of funnel clouds as they touched down in the state yesterday. this was near the town of larrabee. the national weather service reported four tornados in northwest iowa...three in the area of sioux county. ad lib toss to megan the rain is done in central iowa but clouds are still hanging tight overhead. des moines received

0.42" of rain on friday. saturday will start cloudy but sun will start to make an appearance after noon. temperatures will stay cool in the low 60s with breezy northwest winds. skies will be clear tonight as temperatures drop to 40 degrees. sunday brings more sunshine with highs in the low 60s. the next rain chance is back in the forecast for tuesday night through wednesday morning. behind that storm system, temperatures will go cooler to

disneyland is the place where many dreams come true. nicole vowell shows how a child's colorful imagination and

"she's crazy about elsa, and ana and princess sofia. id say disney is practically her life." ever since little eva sorensen learned how to talk. "repunsal, your moms names repunsal." she's been asking her parents for one thing. "she's asking me every single day "i want to go to disney land i want to go to disney land"" unfortunatly, the answer to that question has always been the same. mom and dad cant afford the trip. again... "this time for some reason i decided to respond to her like she was a grown up" the follow up question from mom took eva's disney desire to 'a whole new world.' "i said well, we can't afford to do that, how would you help us do that? and her first suggestion was make pictures" "it's been incredible to watch her do this."

eva started selling her painting on social media, earning money for her disney trip. and that's just the beginning. "the entire business is hers." eva the artist - is also eva the entrepreneur. "all the money that comes in from her paintings goes into a bank account, so when she needs supplies she goes debit card." that's right - her own debit card. learning the value of a dollar at age 3. "this is my master piece" all while earning her dream trip to the magic kingdom. "go to disney land." "there's true magic there, and so i just want so badly to see her accomplish this dream it would be fantastic" "she's learning at a very young age that she can make what she wants happen" so far eva has raised more than 600 dollars in just one month...selling her paintings to about 20 buyers all

still ahead on today in iowa saturday... iowa state faces what could be their toughest challenge... as they take on number two baylor. paul rhoads gives us an idea of how they

if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. but with american-made clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030.

regular season. many high school seniors play their final game tonight. not the case for ankeny and southeast polk. the ankeny hawks, ranked #6, at district title. ankeny inside the 10. chris mcleod runs right... coughs up the ball.. ram's gunner jorgenson jumps on it... and goes 95 yards the other way.. 7-0 rams the very next offensive play... ankeny's nate champagne gets

champagne answers for the hawks 7-7. mcleod gets another chance... and he capitalizes... easily scores... 17-7 at the half.. here comes the rain... south east polk student section not phased. they welcome precipitation. and more champagne. he scores again. ankeny wins the district championship, 30 to 10. let's bring in michael admire with more. michael thanks. valley started the season ranked #1.

paying attention knows valley remains a threat to win it all. valley at des moines lincoln. and it would be a long night for the rails. valley's jehvon mason starts the video game for valley. then rocky lombardi, he of the great sports name, to austin

hinkle! hang another six. valley scoring early and often. lincoln keeps turning it over on a wet night, and that's help valley doesn't need. lombardi bootlegs another six. 76-nothing at the half. valley cruises from there. 76-6 the final. johnston at sioux city east on a rainy night at olsen stadium. johnston trying to get on the board first -- grant gossling finds some open space -- that's a 37-yard run, down to the east 13-yard line. but the ball was slippery -- next play, the dragons cough

recovers for the black raiders -- no score after one quarter. east not doing much on offense -- connor koza picked off by drew singbush -- and the dragons turn the turnover into points. after a long drive -- t-boy white scores the first td of the game from 3 yards out and johnston beats east 24 to 3. iowa state needs everything to go right at baylor. not having two of its top players would not help. randy peterson of the des moines register, citing an unnamed source, says playmaker allen lazard and standout safety kamari cotton-moya may both miss the game with injuries. iowa state sports information director mike green says lazard and cotton moya both made the trip to waco, but green would not

iowa state's most recent trip to baylor was a nightmare. two years ago, baylor thumped loss is the most lopsided in cyclone history. this baylor team might be better, but paul rhoads, perhaps thinking of the 2009 upset at nebraska, says anything is possible. cyclones at #2 baylor saturday morning at 11. flash flooding in and around waco texas. more storms expected in the morning, but it should clear out in time for kickoff, or so i'm told. baylor is a 38 point favorite, so no surprise the bears sweep our

john sears remains perfect. the rest of us have missed at least one game, and that includes our viewers voting at whotv.com saturday at 11:00am acc football: boston college @ louisville on iowas weather channel 13.2 saturday at 2:00pm northern iowa football: northern iowa @ south dakota state on antenna tv 13.3 sunday

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