the weekend snow left dozens of drivers stranded along i-80.... 16:26 we were traveling in his chevy and he was getting off the exit and it wasn't plowed so we fell about 15 feet down into the ditch. in about a 24 hour time frame, the iowa state patrol responded to 117 accidents. troopers also helped 135 motorists who wound up on the side of the road or stuck in the ditch. they say only minor injuries were reported for the first snow storm of the season... about two dozen puppies are making their way to minnesota this morning... after getting stranded in des moines by the storm.. 15:33:22 "the hotel would only allow i think one dog per room, and there were only two travelers - human travelers - and there were 22 dogs. so, that's a problem when you're

volunteers from a-heinz 57 pet rescue were traveling from southern iowa when the storm hit. the group took to social media to ask for the public's help and within three hours, dog lovers in des moines answered the call. eight families opened their homes to keep the pups safe and warm for the night. 15:43:31 "we were kind of hunkered down for the night, watching a movie. i happened to look at my phone and saw the message from amy, said, well, we're not doing anything except warm and cozy...so we thought we would just head over and see what we could do to help. and there were a lot of poor dogs still left in the van at that point." a-heinz- 57 is thanking these volunteers for helping the dogs on their way to their new homes. and the winter weather caused a few game delays. the iowa high school athletic association postponed all football state championship play on friday due to the snow storm. players will hit the field tomorrow. all games are

falls for the same time as previously planned. iowa city regina will face western christian of hull at 11 tomorrow morning. followed by mount vernon versus spirit lake at 2. and finally, the big game against undefeated cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling catholic kicks off at 7 tomorrow night. the association says this is the first time it remembers ever having to delay a state football title game. a des moines teenager accused of killing his grandmother has pleaded not guilty to the crime.. 17-year-old noah laprei is charged with first degree murder. last month, police say he beat his grandmother...rach el pray...to death in the home they shared. security video shows the teen acting erratically at a nearby gas station right after the murder. laprei's family says he was on drugs at the time. his trial is now set for january 11th. the man charged with a waukee murder is scheduled to enter his plea later this week. 42 year old

brendan mcguinness is in the dallas county jail on a one million dollar bond. he 's accused of shooting and killing 41 year old gino risola on november 7th. police say it happened as risola and his wife returned to their waukee home. mcguinness' arraignment is set for wednesday morning at 8-30. tonight, family and friends will remember two des moines men killed in a car crash last week. 60-year-old richard hummel and 59- year-old randall sonnenburg died last sunday. police say the pair was hit by another driver on hubbell avenue.. they're investigating whether that driver was speeding or impaired at the time. the family plans to hold a candlelight vigil at the spot where the two men- who grew up as brothers- lost their lives. this week, many of us will be traveling to spend thanksgiving with family. but for those serving overseas, a trip home isn't possible. the red cross is remembering the men and women who can't be home for the holidays. it hosted the

"mail for heroes event " at valley west mall yesterday. shoppers signed cards to send to active duty service members and their families. the cards are just one way iowans can show their thanks to those who are serving our country. 490810 - we have gotten pictures back of people or their duty station and just a nice note saying thank you for sending the cards we really appreciate it and thats fun last year, the red cross sent close to six thousand cards to service members. helping others can help get you in the holiday spirit.. . and so can the winter farmers market. today is the last day this month you can find hand made gifts, seasonal produce, and even locally grown turkeys for your thanksgiving meal. the market runs from 9 until one inside capital square downtown. the next winter market will take place on december 18-th and 19-th

and one lucky iowan will have plenty of money to shop with this season.. for the second time this month, a winning "mega millions lotto ticket" was sold in iowa. the woman purchased a ticket worth one million dollars at a gas station in winfield friday night. earlier this month, another mega millions player won in burlington. both tickets sold in southeastern iowa have yet to be claimed. still ahead on today in iowa sunday... get a glimpse of all things bright and festive or hit the court and cheer on the iowa energy. the events you can catch today

good morning everyone. it's another great day to get out and enjoy des moines and the metro. find a gift for the whole family at iowa's largest arts and crafts shows. do it while browsing more than 300 exhibitors. it's going on at the iowa state fairgrounds from 10 a-m to 4 this afternoon. tickets are seven dollars and children under 10 get in for free. hit the court and cheer on the iowa energy as they face the fort wayne mad ants. the game starts at 4 this afternoon at wells fargo arena. advance tickets start at 8 dollars. finally, get into the holiday spirit early and get a sneak peak of jolly holiday lights before it opens to the public. make-a-wish tour de lights kicks off at 5-30 tonight at water works park. walk, bike, or drive through the light

display for just 10 dollars. 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. sunday will be sunny and cold in central iowa. temperatures will be slightly warmer today, reaching the mid to upper 30s. skies will stay sunny and clear through the first half of the week. temperatures will gradually reach the 40s and 50s by mid-week. rain chances increase wednesday night and on thanksgiving. cold air

still ahead on today in iowa sunday. the week of thanksgiving, a local children's hospital is helping kids get into the christmas spirit. where you can walk through a winter wonderland for a good cause. coming up in sports...history continues for the hawkeyes, the cyclones collapse, and number

welcome back to today in iowa sunday. i'm joined now by david stark of the blank children's hospital. they have a special fundraiser coming up this week...it's called

the dream season continues for the iowa hawkeyes. history being made with every win, 11 and counting. a win over purdue, and the hawks punch their ticket to the big 10 title game. field in good shape, stands covered in snow. senior day in iowa city. hawks come running out of the gates. leshun daniels, in from 2 yards out. 7-0. more in the first from daniels, gets the edge. 13 yard touchdown run. 14-0 hawks after 1. 2nd q to the

air. cj beathard, swings it to matt vandeberg. 7 yard strike, its 20- 0. 3rd q more through the air. beathard to george kittle in stride. 35 yard strike. iowa leads 27-13. they arent done. beathard, to henry krieger coble. 213 yards passing for cj. 33-13. 1 more td for good measure. this one from the senior jordan canzeri. straight up the gut and gone. 42 yards. iowa, big ten west champs, 40-20 over purdue. michael admire has more

michael said it. hawks and huskers next friday from lincoln, regular season perfection on the line. huge game in columbus. michigan state and ohio state. final seconds michael geiger drills the 41 yard field goal. spartans upset the buckeyes 17-14...if msu beats penn state next week it will be iowa michigan state in the big 10 title game paul rhoads and the cyclones have shown they can play with many of the best teams in the country. the problem has been finishing. rhoads looking for his first win over kansas state. the offense comes to play. joel

trever ryan. 21 yard td. 7-0. 2nd q lanning, steps up, fires to allen lazard. 30 yards to the endzone. 21-7 isu. they aren't done. mike warren is loose!!! 76 yards to the house. 195 yards rushing on the day for warren. cyclones led 35-14 at the half. 4th q, up 7 and just needing to run the clock out...but that doesn't happen. warren is stripped, k-state has the ball with just over a minute to play. that leads to this. charles jones in from 4 yards out, we're tied at 35. ensuing possession, lanning trying to make something happen...oh no, stripped from behind. ball

loose, wildcats recover with 10 seconds left. and jack cantele delivers the dagger. good from 42 yards out. unbelievable collapse in manhattan...kansas state shocks isu 38- 35. 1 game left for iowa state. next week on the road at west virginia for just the 3rd time in school history northern iowa hosts a top 10 team in basketball. this time its the top team, north carolina. very cool moment before the game, marcus paige, iowa native, gets a standing ovation. paige doesn't play because of a broken bone in his hand. and uni takes advantage. wes washpun, 1 word. explosive. lafty hammer. 21 for washpun, panthers hanging tough. just before half. washpun, lets it fly from beyond half court...got it!!! it is rowdy in the

mcleod. huge game for matt bohannon. paige's teammat ein high school... 19 points. and let the celebration begin. northern iowa shocks number 1 north carolina 71-67 drake hosting umkc, the kangaroos. 2nd half. reed timmer, bottoms up from 3. 23 for timmer, dogs within 2. but too much bounce from the roos. umkc wins 79-73 back to football. regular season finale for uni . hosting southern illinois. 1st q. tyvis smith, 51 yards of green turf. panthers win 49-28 naia playoffs. 3rd ranked grand view and number 13 lindsey wilson...thats a full team. 4th q. tied at 13, closing

seconds. joey nissen, the pride of collins for the win!!! good from 31 yards. grand view escapes, vikings advance to the 2nd round 16-13. drake wins their season finale 27-17 over dayton wild lose at home to lake erie. energy win their home opener 85-83 over grand rapids. with your sports on today in

and recapping today's top stories... the season's first winter storm kept the iowa state patrol busy... in

about a 24 hour time frame, troopers responded to 117 accidents and helped 135 motorists stuck on the side of the road or stuck in the ditch along i-80. even with all of those calls, the patrol says fortunately, only minor injuries were reported.. and the red cross wants to help those overseas get a feel of home this holiday. the organization hosted the mail for heroes event yesterday in west des moines. shoppers at valley west mall signed cards to send to active duty service members and their families. last year the red cross sent close to 6 - thousand cards. authorities in mali are piecing together what happened during a hotel attack on friday that killed 19 people. this comes after investigators interviewed witnesses and browsed through surveillance footage. david mckenzie has the latest. the guests are gone.... the cracked glass and bullet holes remain... and now, new details emerging of

a devastating attack on popular western hotel. the gunmen started their attack at seven in the morning here at the radisson hotel, now foreign investigators are trying to piece together what happened. they didn't in fact come inside a diplomatic vehicle. the un is now saying...they snuck in behind and move rapidly into the hotel and started shooting."hotel concierge tamba couye says the guards were unprepared...their weapons unloaded.... everyone was running scared, and they were shooting at anyone that moved he says... pap pap pap pap couye says , he looked terror in the eye... the gunman had a cap, blue shirt, and jeans....he pointed the gun at me and stared...and i just ran. but many hid...doing everything they could to survive. did you barricade the doors?"yeah, we barricaded the

doors, we put a lot of heavy stuff to the doors so that nobody could enter." "did you hear the noises getting closer?""yeah we heard a lot of guns was firing around the door. and they tried to break down the door and get in. but thanks to god we were rescued in time." the quick action by malian and foreign forces saved many.... but the threat remains.. david mckenzie cnn, bamako, mali among those killed in mali included american anita datar. friends and family say she was in the country promoting global public health. "it's so sad she was just looking for peace in the world and wanted everyone to get along and the fact that her life was taken because terrorism it's just so sad and heartbreaking." datar had been living in new jersey before she left for mali. her family released a statement saying she "died doing what she

belgium's capital remains on high alert this morning. authorities in brussels are warning of an "imminent threat" of a paris-style attack. the warning comes with substantial police and military presence, as well as a virtual lock down last night. the country's prime minister is asking people to avoid stadiums .. shopping malls ..and public transportation until security is reassessed later this afternoon. officials are still searching for a suspected terror accomplice...salah abdeslam. he was last seen crossing the french border into belgium last saturday. this morning president obama is urging people not to succumb to the fear of i-sis. the most powerful tool we have to fight isil is to say that we're not afraid, to not elevate it...to somehow by into their fantasy that they're doing something

the president is in malaysia alongside 18 other world leaders for the association of southeast asian nations summit. effective counter terrorism has dominated the discussion there. throughout the weekend, obama says the u-s and its allies will ultimately destroy i-sis. the summit wraps up today. former secretary of state and democratic presidential candidate is in iowa today. hillary clinton will hold a town hall meeting at the middle school in clinton. she plans to answer questions about the best way to help children and families. doors open at 4-45 this afternoon. and republican presidential hopefuls carly fiorina and ben carson are campaigning in the state today. fiorina will meet with voters at the 8th annual kaufmann family bar-b-cue in wilton this afternoon at 3-30. carson will be at the same event around 4-15. the retired neurosurgeon is

the candidates ... along with the rest of us... are seeing clearer roads and safer conditions this morning. it's a welcome sight to more than 20 million people in midwest ... dealing with winter storm warnings and advisories this weekend. leanne gregg reports. a fall snow storm stretching from south dakota through parts of the midwest has dumped record breaking snow. "it's heavy. it's heavy. it's hard bc it sticks to the shovel" "these bushes have fallen completely down." in the northern suburbs of chicago, 17 inches making it the city's largest november snowfall in 120 years. at o'hare and midway, hundreds of air travelers have been stranded due to flight cancellations and delays. in northeastern illinois, white out conditions. snowfall rates of up to one to two inches per hour. snowplows tried to keep up, but smaller streets remained untouched. the ice and heavy snow causing dangerous driving conditions,

in iowa city, iowa, kinnick stadium was buried in snow last night, but cleared in time for today's game. "if they're playing in it, we can obviously be in the stands and we can still support them." a major pre-thanksgiving storm... still a month away from winter. leanne gregg, nbc news. it was billed as ....11 and snow and it lived up to its name. check out this time laspe video from iowa city heading into the game against purdue. you see crews working hard to clear kinnick of snow before hawkeye fans and players filled the stadium. on top of the snow, yesterday's 18 degree start set the record for the coldest kickoff temperature for an

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solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? and it's never too early to get into the christmas spirit. the make a wish foundation of iowa is giving families a sneak peek at jolly holiday lights with their fundraiser tour de lights. door opens this evening at 5-30 at water works park.

sunday will be sunny and cold in central iowa. temperatures will be slightly warmer today, reaching the mid to upper 30s. skies will stay sunny and clear through the first half of the week. temperatures will gradually reach the 40s and 50s by mid-week. rain chances increase wednesday night and on thanksgiving. cold air returns during the weekend with highs in the

still ahead on today in iowa sunday... this north carolina man wants everyone to know all you need is love. what he's doing to honor his late wife...while spreading kind

love is in the air this weekend thanks to one man's creative idea of honoring his late wife. he and his two children passed out love notes in uptown charlotte, as a tribute to her life and as a way to pay it forward. mike hanson has the story. "marriage vows recite 'until death do you part.' "i understand now what it means to have love and not take it

but when you find the love of your life and loose her her life holds a piece of you forever. "she was just a great woman. i did not fully appreciate how great and wonderful, loving and caring and thoughtful she was until i didn't have it anymore." hyong yi can't bring his wife back.nats however, he is honoring her today by passing 100 love notes to others. "50 from me, 50 from her. so the love notes and up being a conversation. i actually like that better." nats nats "i'm a coward for taking so long to return the love you offer this morning. beloved. 13 of 100." also inside-- a link to '100 love notes dot com'. it tells the story of a family that made the most of their time together. "i think what he's doing with his kids is incredibly powerful." "my hope is that they will take a moment to reflect on the love in their life. what i wouldn't give to have one more minute, even a minute to talk, hold hands and i want people to take a minute and reflect on that.

somebody they love." "i couldn't imagine losing my loved one and having go on with my children." "it's been the hardest year of my life. i really would've liked to of stayed in bed for an entire year." but a 10 year old, and a 7 year old don't sleep in on weekends. "anna and alex were instrumental in getting my life back together again." love is unique- you can offer it to someone and he can say no. but when he says yes. it makes uptown a better place. "ok thank you, thank you so much" still ahead on today in iowa sunday... you say potato, i say po -tah - toe. however you say it, see how this canadian man used them in a very

this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are

gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today. and before we go... you'll probably see a lot of this vegetable on your plate this thanksgiving...but one canadian man used them in a very unconventional way. he spelled out his proposal to his

girlfriend using more than 2 - hundred potatoes. he popped the question in his fiance's backyard.... which just happens to be land where the family has had a potato farm for

stranded in the cold. snow delayed travel plans for an animal rescue operation. how many pups were stranded and the strangers who opened up the doors to their home. giving back. the holidays bring families together from near and far. the organization sending out warm wishes and thanks to those who can't make it home for the holidays.

the weekend snow left dozens of drivers stranded along i-80.... 16:26 we were traveling in his chevy and he was getting off the exit and it wasn't plowed so we fell about 15 feet down into the ditch. in about a 24 hour time frame, the iowa state patrol responded to 117 accidents. troopers also helped 135 motorists who wound up on the side of the road or stuck in the ditch. they say only minor injuries were reported for the first snow storm of the season... the storm left more than 22 puppies stranded in des moines. a pet rescue operation was headed to minnesota when the snow started falling. channel 13's reid chandler shows us who stepped in to help some dogs without a place to go.. amy heinz - :15-:20 leah -

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cozy...so we thought we would could do to help. and there were a lot of poor dogs still left in the van at that point." - leah - aheinz57 volunteer leah has volunteered with the a-heinz-57 rescue group for about a year...she already fosters a few dogs, so she thought - why night. 15:45:04 "it's all about the dogs at the end of the day. we don't want any dogs in a cold van in an unsafe situation." leah - aheinz57 volunteer heinz calls it a "self-less act" by these volunteers... though the iowa d-o-t had issued a warning of driving in the storm, volunteers like leah found these them safe. 15:35:39 "it was completely selfless of them. we didn't know the drivers, we didn't know the dogs. we'll won't benefit from this, except knowing we did the right thing." amy heinz - founder & ceo, aheinz57 pet rescue and the winter weather caused a few game delays. the iowa high school athletic association postponed all football state championship play on friday due to the snow storm. players will hit the field tomorrow. all games are scheduled to take place at the uni-dome in cedar

fallfor the same time as previously planned. iowa city regina will face western christian of hull at 11 tomorrow morning. followed by mount vernon versus spirit lake at 2. and finally, the big game against undefeated cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling catholic kicks off at 7 tomorrow night. the association says this is the first time it remembers ever having to delay a state football title game. a des moines teenager accused of killing his grandmother has pleaded not guilty to the crime.. 17-year-old noah laprei is charged with first degree murder. last month, police say he beat his grandmother...rach el pray...to death in the home they shared. security video shows the teen acting erratically at a nearby gas station right after the murder. laprei's family says he was on drugs at the time. his trial is now set for january 11th. the man charged with a waukee murder is scheduled to enter his plea later this week. 42 year old brendan mcguinness is in the dallas county jail on a one

million dollar bond. he 's accused of shooting and killing 41 year old gino risola on november 7th. police say it happened as risola and his wife returned to their waukee home. mcguinness' arraignment is set for wednesday morning at 8-30. tonight, family and friends will remember two des moines men killed in a car crash last week. 60-year-old richard hummel and 59- year-old randall sonnenburg died last sunday. police say the pair was hit by another driver on hubbell avenue.. they're investigating speeding or impaired at the time. the family plans to hold a candlelight vigil at the spot where the two men- their lives. this week, many of us will be with family. but for those serving overseas, a trip home isn't possible. men and women who can't be home for the holidays. it hosted the "mail for heroes event "

at valley west mall yesterday. shoppers signed cards to send to active duty service members and their families. the cards are just one way iowans can show their thanks to those who are serving our country. 490810 - we have gotten pictures back of people or their duty station and just a nice note saying thank you for sending the cards we really appreciate it and thats fun last year, the red cross sent close to six thousand cards to service members. and one lucky iowan will have plenty of money to shop with this season.. for the second time this month, a winning "mega millions lotto ticket" was sold in iowa. the woman purchased a ticket worth one million dollars at a gas station in winfield friday night. earlier this month, another mega millions player won in burlington. both tickets sold in southeastern iowa

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it was billed as ....11 and snow and it lived up to its name. check out this time laspe video from iowa city heading into the game against purdue. you see crews working hard to clear kinnick of snow before hawkeye fans and players filled the stadium. on top of the snow, yesterday's 18 degree start set the record for the coldest kickoff temperature for an iowa home football game. sunday will be sunny and cold in central iowa. temperatures will be slightly warmer today, reaching the mid to upper 30s. skies will stay sunny and clear through the first half of

the week. temperatures will gradually reach the 40s and 50s by mid-week. rain chances increase wednesday night and on thanksgiving. cold air returns during the weekend with highs in the

still ahead on today in iowa sunday. the hawkeyes stomp through the snow and make history, cyclones break under pressure, and the panthers upset a number one team...all coming up in

the dream season continues for the iowa hawkeyes. history being made with every

win, 11 and counting. a win over purdue, and the hawks punch their ticket to the big 10 title game. field in good shape, stands covered in snow. senior day in iowa city. hawks come running out of the gates. leshun daniels, in from 2 yards out. 7-0. more in the first from daniels, gets the edge. 13 yard touchdown run. 14-0 hawks after 1. 2nd q to the air. cj beathard, swings it to matt vandeberg. 7 yard strike, its 20- 0. 3rd q more through the air. beathard to george kittle in stride. 35 yard strike. iowa leads 27-13. they arent done. beathard, to henry krieger coble. 213 yards passing for cj. 33-13. 1 more td for good measure. this

straight up the gut and gone. 42 yards. iowa, big ten west champs, 40-20 over purdue. michael admire has more from iowa city. michael said it. hawks and huskers next friday from lincoln, regular season perfection on the line. huge game in columbus. michigan

final seconds michael geiger

drills the 41 yard field goal. spartans upset the buckeyes 17-14...if msu beats penn state next week it will be iowa michigan state in the big 10 title game paul rhoads and the cyclones have shown they can play with many of the best teams in the country. the problem has been finishing. rhoads looking for his first win over kansas state. the offense comes to play. joel lanning, wheel route to a wide open trever ryan. 21 yard td. 7-0. 2nd q lanning, steps up, fires to allen lazard. 30 yards to the endzone. 21-7 isu. they aren't done. mike warren is loose!!! 76 yards to the house. 195 yards rushing on the day for warren. cyclones led 35-14 at the half. 4th q, up 7 and just needing to run the clock out...but that doesn't happen. warren is stripped, k-state has

that leads to this. charles jones in from 4 yards out, we're tied at 35. ensuing possession, lanning trying to make something happen...oh no, stripped from behind. ball loose, wildcats recover with 10 seconds left. and jack cantele delivers the dagger. good from 42 yards out.

manhattan...kansas state shocks isu 38- 35. 1 game left for iowa state. next week on the road at west virginia for just the 3rd time in school history northern iowa hosts a top 10 team in basketball. this time its the top team, north carolina. very cool moment before the game, marcus paige, iowa native, gets a standing ovation. paige doesn't play because of a broken bone in his hand. and uni takes advantage. wes washpun, 1 word. explosive. lafty hammer. 21 for washpun, panthers hanging tough. just before half. washpun, lets it fly from beyond half court...got it!!! it is rowdy in the mcleod. huge game for matt bohannon.

paige's teammat ein high school... 19 points. and let the celebration begin. northern iowa shocks number 1 north carolina 71-67 drake hosting umkc, the kangaroos. 2nd half. reed timmer, bottoms up from 3. 23 for timmer, dogs within 2. but too much bounce from the roos. umkc wins 79-73 back to football. regular season finale for uni . hosting southern illinois. 1st q. tyvis smith, 51 yards of green turf. panthers win 49-28 naia playoffs. 3rd ranked grand view and number 13 lindsey wilson...thats a full team. 4th q. tied at 13, closing seconds. joey nissen, the pride of collins for the win!!! good from 31 yards. grand view escapes, vikings advance to the 2nd round 16-13. drake wins their season finale 27-17 over dayton wild lose at home to lake erie. energy win their home opener 85-83 over grand rapids. with your sports on today in

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and recapping today's top stories... the season's first winter storm kept the iowa state patrol busy... in about a 24 hour time frame, troopers responded to 117 accidents and helped 135 motorists stuck on the side of the road or stuck in the ditch along i-80. even with all of those calls, the patrol says fortunately, only minor injuries were reported.. and the red cross wants to help those overseas get a feel of home this holiday. the organization hosted the mail for heroes event yesterday in west des moines. shoppers at valley west mall spent the day signing cards to send to active duty service members and their families. last year the red cross says they sent close to 6 - thousand cards. and coming up next on the insiders with dave price. you've seen it all play out on the news... but meet one metro man that

natural couple found themselves to close and recovery one oh one what is missing from our true economic recovery and quick pics my thoughts on what we saw during our first ever iowa for form. first, the terrorist attacks in paris and changed the international debate. debates seem to be stronger and stronger against refugees coming to the united states and democrats have to use stronger and stronger words against it. the tremaine family and want to the nice vacation one of their favorite places in the world, paris. >> we found out about 945 or 10:00 o'clock friday night in paris when we went back to our hotel room.

we had spent in acts absolutely delightful evening starting at the arc de triomphe and strolling down the shots we say through it christmas area that had been set up for tourists and for the city of paris people themselves i liken it to the iowa state fair for christmas in paris. the school of it was full of wonderful shops and stands stand and the food was good. they served warm wine and got to the end of the shot laissez what comes into the concorde and that ferris wheel night the ferris wheel was running, and we wrote to the ferris wheel, had an we had an beautiful view of beautiful view of the city of paris and then we got back to our hotel and everything on tv was about the attack. >> see you had the tv on and

>> as we were going through our hotel that's how we got up to we had an indication that something was up in midweek and looked at the tv and that's when it really sealed the debate. >> where your are and know where your are and you're wondering you watching it on tv so what are you thinking? >> i knew that we were safe and we were on the 24th floor of the very modern hotel so from our own personal safety, we did not worry too much. >> but when you first came on tv on assuming that it was only --dash did it look like just one attack? you did not know it was as widespread as it was did you? can. >> it started as one attack then

back to six and liken him breaking news story, fact change and that's the way it was still feel safe? >> we were very concerned. we didn't know what to think what we know these areas when flush out and we would have better idea in the morning. and maureen, my dear sweet bride, stayed awake until three in the morning watching tv. i'm not that much of the night night owl so i crashed about 1:00 o'clock. we send messages to our family at home, to our pastor, to relatives in and to let them know that we were okay and then we just waited. >> for the next morning you wake up. how do you know where it is safe to go, and did that alter your plans? >> >> it will turn our plans quite of bit part with it in the hotel in the morning and turn out good

afternoon. >> so after all of those attacks is as to what's comfortable enough to go out. >> yes. >> why? >> because we could. >> doesn't feel nervous or wonder if there would be more? geek it we were nervous but police seemed to have everything mostly under control, and the attacks took place three or 4 miles from us. >> when this all went down, obviously we did not know who would claim responsibility for what had happened. >> correct. >> were you thinking isis at the time? what were you thinking? >> i was thinking terrorists, radical islamic terrorists. >> how did you proceed with the rest of the vacation? and that clearly feels like the weird way to describe it at this point. >> is really took on whole new attitude. the visitation kind of went into the tank but we still tried to make the best of eight bad

we had it in dinner at the paris restaurant, side walk restaurant and sunday we could not get into any of the museums. sorry it we were supposed to go see her photograph exhibit. we walked around the latin quarter and just tried to make the best of eight bad situation. >> were the streets a lot more quiet? did you notice fewer tourists are more regular locals out? did people stay in or what did it look like? >> it looks like people were out but of course there was the heavy police presence. for example, if we want to go into one of the department stores, there were guards there that said show me her coat open your bag and then in the case of one store their wanted to see all my wife's backpack with the zip top top and nice she said no thank you and stayed out while i went in and shopped.

to leave? were you nervous at all about getting on the playing? >> yes. >> what happened especially with what happened with the russian plane earlier. >> since we have gotten back there have been been air france flights diverted to. >> right. >> we. >> right. >> we were nervous. we got to the charles de gaulle airport very, very early. we were supposed to fly out of at 11:30 a.m. on tuesday we decided that we would get up at five, get out of the hotel at six, ticket cap that next in the the airport get there at least three hours early. well, we need in plenty of time and got through security easily. you are on the plane. the plane had mechanical issues we are on the tarmac for about two and half hours, enough to watch the movie

gay american airlines. >> did you deal with what but at what it for the do not let your head go there. >> we do the what if's, but it's up to situation where it's out of our control so we look to the guy upstairs for comfort and guidance and put our trust in the authorities and hopefully they're going to do an good job. >> fortunately he and his wife were okay. in mecca to economic recovery out of country imagine a world where the only thing you had to wrestle for on thanksgiving was the last piece of pumpkin pie. and the only place we camped out was in front of a fire and not the parking lot of a store. at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we're closed on thanksgiving because family time comes first. let's put more value on what really matters. this season, bring back the holidays.

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i was unemployment down to three and half out.3 percent last but if you ask the middle middle-class middle class if they feel like life is good again, you'll get a lot of no more and not sure. "-right-double-quote president

will in newton this. thinking on these i will for this past week are all about the middle all about the middle class and that's why we love the newton campus would be perfect backdrop for this because of all that town has gone through. you get to see and i'm sure feel the economy in a lot of ways and you also got to talk to donald trump is instructive about that. i'm curious what you make about how he responded to your question about education? >> it was interesting. i asked how it got over 3 million jobs in the us economy were appointed players are saying they don't find skilled workforce and we have millions of individuals particularly low income with work ethic milking wanted looking one of two jobs of the family doing the best they can can support to get training for the great job ;-semicolon i should come with how he would help these individuals find the tuition and book austin blue cross etc. so they could get it would indicate education and his answer was

that's pretty good answer. the gallup organization has done the study and says the most important element people bring it in in the education classroom to the education classroom with. the need to believe they can be successful so that while the good answer as far as the national feeling but what i wanted to know is how it going to help find funding for tuition and books etc. so they can take time off for one of their job jobs inc. and training program and get into an job that will pay well. >> we have seen that struggle and challenge for a lot of these folks because if you had to work while you're going to school, you only have so many hours in the day so you either need to take that leap of faith and get alone to pay for it but it is tough to make this all work numbers wise and timelines keeping the important thing is that these individuals are willing to work and often worked long hours, but they need to take break from work to see her

greater good or greater goal down the road. the gmac offers about 150 programs and certificates at all times of the day and night. we try to make it work and into his schedule but at the bottom line, the individual has to find the time and put in the effort. 60 percent or more of all jobs require high school degree but no more than in an two-year degree at gmac or community college. these jobs are paying very well, great middle-class jobs but we've got to get people into these training programs. we know that every time our legislature and governor gives us more money that we can support students as they are going down the pipeline, the more students we get through certificate and career programs integrate jobs. so these individuals need to break. they need to little bit of time into little bit of support in the end of company gets the very very good worker because no one out works works the iowa

workforce. >> what you think about this governor branstad tells us there there's a lot to this skills gap. what is the cause for this? is this something that early on in our lives where not encouraging kids to look at these fields? is it because were slow to react from what? how did we get this gap? the governor's counsel is really focused on working with k-12 counselors. when we see young people up until the middle of beginning of middle school they're very interested in careers but then they start to take some of the top or classes and hall have the life issues and sports and everything else that intervenes in their lives that we have the big drop off. i think our challenge is to make sure people have of better understanding of what the jobs are in their own area or in the state of iowa so they can say well i really would like to be of welder or an engineer and in the counselors say if you want to do that, if you want to make

things, you've got to be good at these particular courses. the faculty in the k-12 system are doing great job. the counselors have way more students should we just need to get students more support and more exposure to let what the real good jobs are taking what do you get most calls about? what kind of professions? you hear a lot from these business leaders and i heard him talk specifically about hillary clinton event that gmac and ankeny hosted one time that there have to be certain jobs are getting the most inquiries about right? >> welders weld as welders forever. now welder's are pretty well meeting that need but it is it. every company, in and this station can't pay the opening his eyes fewer so we have great integrate new it partnership board. we have started the camps for women to learn how to gain some of the certifications may need

in their they need in their job etc. we're starting the cyber security initiative right now because cyber security of the big issue right now with everyone but these are two-year graduates. we are able to custom design the skilled employee in to hear into here since i go to work for company and do almost anything. we still need four-year degree graduates for your degree graduates and graduates regional but the two year skilled workers specifically trained in the specific craft can do it great job. >> i would think one of the things her colleagues across the country get jealous about in that you get some private time with these presidential candidates because the campaigns have hatched so many events over the years and one of your on one of your campuses here. given you have met trump and clinton, carson is that true? >> carson, christie, santorum. we have invited them all. we want them all. >> that's at least five of them here.

when you get the one-on-one time i'm curious about what you. >> they want to know students story. they look at all of the equipment in the computers and the mills we've got into land i and they want to hear the student's stories because it students stories because it helps them connect when they can put up face to her face to the concept. we trained for most of the jobs and we have the best return on investment if you look at the amount of money the state spends on us and our tuition is low. when they have funding and they can give us the little extra money, we are all not-for-profit. we make no money off this. we just need to break even so we can take someone with the little bit of support get them into her job and not have companies call us all the time whether it's in

welders or, culinary, they call us because they know we deliver an exceptionally high quality skilled worker, or the students that come to us in the first four years for it to your degree. where the only community college in the world but they articulate with. tuskegee just articulated with us. where the only community college in the midwest and there are very few in the nation and do. our staff and faculty are second to none. they want to teach and that is what we do extremely well. >> i would think that the challenge has to be for those older students have you gone out of school a few years and had to come back for one whatever the circumstances, work or to help kids or whatever it is, that's a lot of stuff just jogged all and trying to pay back the bills. >> our average size of the team. 18. 37,000 accredited students per year are average classes 18.

we are free have free tutoring free support and we have faculty members who can could teach anywhere but all we care about is quality teaching in the small classroom. >> to have any childcare? >> with the child development program on our ankeny campus with the childcare program there but we don't know it near to the scale that our students need. then the major barrier from and have our families, often single-family woman or man so the child is the big deal childcare is the big deal and we don't do enough of it. it is extremely expensive as you know and we spent spend spent most of our time on honda we hire more full-time faculty to deliver quality education. >> thanks for your efforts with the term farm parking ticket was great. i was happy to meet him and it was very interesting. >> and you got to give him the question. >> i got my picture coming up,

really care about these it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows

to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message.

in this week we launched wait to see what is most important to you, the who iowa state university co-op club is pulled. over the next few months we will be able to show you the horserace of which presidential candidate candidates you like, which you think should look for different job and something the presidential candidates will want to watch. we will show you which issues matter the most to you and your family. this morning we unveil our first pole. i was state researchers asked what matters most to you and iowans listed 16 main concerns. nearly one quarter of you said the economy, no huge surprise. our country's $19 trillion debt also concerns you. i once chose that second most most mentioned issue. next line explains the outsider surge in the presidential race, dissatisfaction with congress came in third.

the couple other items caught our attention. if the scroll down past to terrorism, "-right-double-quote income inequality and immigration but that health care comes in seventh among the most mentioned and keep going down the list, education shows up ninth out of the 16 issues. for the next 591 channel 13 years, channel 13 years, we are going to dig deeper into what else we found, and we have found something that surprised that's

one candidate one fallout three we tried something we have never tried before. we got presidential candidates to set down for full hour one time on one topic, and they took your questions. we started tuesday with ben carson who is near the top or at

he said education was something his mother stressed during his humble upbringing. day two brought our next candidate. we had set up bobby jindal but he dropped out of the presidential race the night before so rich that rick santorum pinch-hit voice of the last moment. the 2012 iowa caucus winner and former pennsylvania senator talked all about health. for day 38 was donald trump who took the show on the road to news campus. we had it packed room and you can watch our full conversations with all three candidates at intermac. and we are not through yet. stay june for the next round of

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it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. join us for real change. condo and doing my own quick pics this morning. one, ben carson talked education doing our iowa for him this past weekend we learned about his

nonprofit work education kids who don't have the easiest of lives. i was surprised we have not heard more from his campaign about this before. number two, thanks to rick santorum for his last-minute fill-in after bobby jindal dropped out of the race. in his iowa forum i learned that his daughter's health issues he says were big reason he ran for president in the first place. he determined to stay in the race even though the polls show winning would take quite come back. number three, trunk made to sweat by showing up late for his iowa forum. he showed us why he is doing so well in the forums. he works the crowd at gmac the entire time, especially during the commercial breaks. number for the unemployment rate keeps driving the economy still tops iowa's iowa's minds which party in which candidate will convince iowa they can improve the economy enough so you feel your life is really getting better. number five, youth caucus props to view state for putting

school students more interested in high school caucus. i was surprised how well martin o'malley and rand paul did with those teenagers. finally my prediction. my prediction is that january will be especially stressful. the iowa caucuses are scheduled for february 1st and our

please do not let these events this sunday, fighting isis. how do we defeat them what should the u.s. strategy be and how safe are we at home? we'll talk to the experts including homeland security chief jeh johnson and former defense secretary and head of the cia leon panetta on what needs to be done. plus, a bad week for american leadership. president obama sounds defensive. >> i don't know what more you want me to add.