we are just one day away from the caucus... all eyes are on iowa. hear the candidates last pitch to people in the hawkeye state. nikki and, not everyone knows exactly where to go to caucus. we have some advice to find your location tomorrow night. nikki and, area catholic sisters are praying before the caucuses. we'll explain why "local 5 news at 5:30 in hd starts now. we are iowa " nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. nikki: weather and politics begin our leadup coverage to caucus night. those coming in for the caucus experienced beautiful weather today. but its not going to last. meterologist james peterson is tracking a winter storm that's starting to take shape. james what can we expect nikki : thanks james. moving to

nikki: it's the last mad dash in iowa. presidential candidates from both parties are criss-crossing the state... just hours ahead of the caucuses. abc's brandi hitt has the latest from the campaign trail. " "...rally..." the day before the iowa showdown... it's an all-out push to win undecided voters. sot - sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate "hillary clinton is not qualified to be president." ((graphic)) the final poll before the caucuses... shows donald trump leading the g-o-p race - five points ahead of ted cruz. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "we're leading in the polls... but there's a theory we could do even better." - trump even getting candid with abc's george stephanopolous... about his lead. ((abc's this week)) sot - stephanopolous - "did you ever imagine that on the eve of the iowa caucuses you'd be leading?" trump - "the truth is... (laughs) no... i didn't." nearly all of the candidates are also making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. (???) sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "a vote for marco rubio... is a vote for

addressed the state department's recent announcement... declaring that "22 emails" sent from her private server... contained "top secret information." (abc this week) sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "no classified marked information on those emails..." nats - "...sanders rally..." her opponent -- bernie sanders telling crowds -- it all comes down to voter turnout. (abc this week) sot - sen. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "we are going to win this thing... and pull off one of the great political upsets in recent history." brandi hitt oncam close: and the candidates are pulling out all the stops - blasting the airwaves here with non-stop ads. even marco rubio is airing a half hour t-v special this weekend. brandi hitt - abc news - des moines." nikki: the des moines register - bloomberg poll has been released. on the republican side, donald trump is in the lead by five percent over ted cruz at 28 percent. marco rubio sits at 15 percent. as for the democrats... it's a two-horse race. hillary clinton has a slim three point lead over bernie sanders. nikki/ots: a mailer put out by the ted cruz' campaign is

some iowans are receiving letters... rating their voting record. the mailer is a yellow piece of paper telling receipents that they need to caucus to raise their rating and they have a quote " voting violation." this is not sitting well with iowa secretary of state paul pate. nikki pate released a statement saying, "there is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting.... any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and i believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the iowa caucuses." nikki/lam: so, you may still be on the fence about whether you want to join the caucus process tomorrow night. the good news is there's still time to figure that out. organizers are expecting a record turnout for this event... party leaders say if you're looking to get a spot, you should go to their websites to find out more. people can type in their address to determine where to go caucus... or they can call either party. josh levitt, iowa democratic party press secretary: "we're asking folks to get there early just for sign in and registration purposes, but the great thing about our caucuses is that your voice matters and this is your opportunity to have your voice heard. iowa has such a special place in the process, and this is your chance

communications register day of, you can switch your registration right inside and learn about from the candidates, people are going to get up and give speeches about the candidates. you can everything you need to learn in the final make sure you get out nikki: the phone lines until the caucuses begin tomorrow night. minute preparations for both parties, tonight at ten. nikki: while many are focused on the caucus.... a group of nuns is preaching another message. under a billboard in des moines, the nuns hosted a prayer service supporting a clean environement. a group of 13 congregations gathered to preach pope francis' message. hundreds gathered to bless the billboard... and the people who passed the billboard in the coming week. our actions so we work together to solve climate change earth "

coming up on local 5 news at 5:30... the iowa men's basketball team looks to bounce back against northwestern. "you're watching local 5 news at 5:30 in hd. we

nikki: welcome back... as the entire state is gearing up for the first in the nation caucus.... some iowans still don't even know how it works. cnn's chris moody helps us out. "sot - mitt romney twenty three percent. the purple is rick santorum, you see the impressive nature. barack obama, the senator from illinois. the junior senator from illinois has won the iowa caucuses. chris moody - every four years we hear all about the iowa caucuses, it's a huge

but what does it mean to actually win. probably not what you think. on the night of the caucuses, iowa officials from both parties count the votes and announce to the media who got the most. and we report that they won. sot - yes! very good. third time's a charm. excellent flicking. chris moody - it's important to know what winning really means. you might assume that the person that wins the iowa caucuses gets the most delegates at the convetion. not so! the iowa caucuses are really just a straw poll. they have no bearing on delegate selection. by the time that the iowa party actually selects their delegates, its actually much later in the process. sometimes the whole primaries are already over. so, why do we care so much? there is actually a reason. the iowa caucuses are the first electoral contest on the calendar, so it gives an initial look at the state of the race, and winning first is a great place to start. there is some controversy though. despite all the attention that the caucuses receive, not a lot of iowans actually participate, and i think there's a reason for that. caucusing actually takes several hours. and they're usually held after work hours. but what about

well they can't shift on caucus night? can't caucus. disabled? can't leave the house? can't caucus. just kind of lazy and don't want because its freezing in iowa in the middle of winter. can't be blamed but also can't caucus though. supporters say that the process is there because its a community event. it gets people in your small town talking about politics, and really engaging. and in that sense, its pretty cool. but now when you're watching the caucus results in february, you'll really know what we mean when we say a candidate has won. " nikki: polls project that about 170 thousand republicans will be caucusing...abou t 110 thousand democrats. nikki: the city of waukee has approved a trade that will benefit its schools and the city budget. waukee's city council recently announced the deal... which will give city land. the land is located right by

facility to the school district. there will also be a retention pond to help the city combat any flooding issues and a fueling station for the city and the schools. the district has been storing buses four miles outside of the city. city leaders say it's a good deal for both parties. brad deets, development of services director: "it comes down to convenience, it comes down to timing for our employees to go elsewhere to get gas and obviously there's a savings relative to the rate of gas because it's bulk fueling as opposed to retail fueling." the work on the project is expected to start this spring, with the goal of having it completed by the the work on the project is expected to start this spring, with the goal of having it completed by the fall. nikki/2shot we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist james peterson is here now... james: i'll have your

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson certified by

experts" james/wx wall blizzard watch will take effect late monday night and last through late tuesday night for portions of iowa. caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday,

wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at times in parts of the state. currently, many areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson

caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at

areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson nikki/2ram a busy sunday of hoops... jordan:

of our d-1 teams in action and even some wrestling highlights coming up on local 5 sports, see if the hawkeyes can bounce back from their first loss of the new year. highlights and reaction coming up next... " now, local 5 sports with jordan furbee. we are iowa sports"

the streaks is over. a 74-68 loss to maryland on thursday ended

winning streak and 13 game big ten winning streak dating back to last season. now the iowa hawkeyes have to bounce back against a pesky northwestern squad. jared uthoff trying to bounce back from a 2/13 performance versus maryland. and he did just that. 1st half, uthoff in the corner. knocks down the three. then it's uthoff again from long range, good for three. now off the miss, uthoff with the putback slam! he had 10 of iowa's first 12 points! but the wildcats would take the lead. tre demps drops in the bomb from three. he led all scorers with 30 but iowa would put together a 14-0 run to retake the lead. peter jok good for three. we'll see more from him later. then it's uthoff the pump fake draws the foul and one! uthoff had 19 of his 23 points in the first half hawks up 42-26 at the break. 2nd half, wildcats cut the lead down to 9. but then peter jok went off. peter jok, more like 3-ter jok!

back to back to back triples. at one point he had 14 straight points. he had 22 in the 2nd half, he finished with 26 to lead the hawks iowa moves to 11-0 on the year and back into a tie for first in 85-71. "jok and uthoff react to win." valley hoops, uni hosting southern illinois at the mcleod center. bennett koch had a double- double, 22 points and 11 rebounds uni wins back- to-back games with the 67-58 win women's scores from today.

northwestern. and it's sweep for the hawks. 79-64 the final. 5 players finished in double figures, led by chase coley's 19. freshman megan gustafson recorded her 2nd straight double double with 15 and 13. hawks back in action, thursday at indiana. then in the valley, drake takes down loyola chicago, 81-65. lizzy wendell led all scorers with 25. and uni holds off bradley, 55-47. madison weekly led all scorers in that one with 18. bulldogs and panthers remain tied for first atop the valley. both play again on friday. jordan: dorothy said it best, there's no place like home. iowa state wrestling is probably thinking the same thing. the cyclone grapplers haven't been at hilton since december 12th. they're also hoping it can snap their current three game skid... 14th ranked isu hosting #20 central michigan. 133 pounds. 9th ranked earl hall gets the 2 point takedown. he went on to get the 6-2 decision. 165 pounds, 9th ranked tanner

another takedown. he won with the 8-3 decision to even the match. then at 174 pounds, lelund weatherspoon upset #9 mike ottinger as he earns the 7-3 decision. then to the big boys with the match locked up for isu. quean smith with the 1 point escape and then the takedown! he earns the 13-6 major decision. isu snaps its 3 match skid, 25-12. jordan: for those not familiar with the world of mma, if ufc is the major leagues. king of the cage, is triple-a. k-o-t-c has produced fighters like randy couture, rampage jackson and even rhonda rousey. but now there's some local interest... sioux city native and des moines resident kyle angerman is the new king of the cage world amateur welterweight champion! angerman who trains at des moines mma academy with anthony porcelli won in a 5-round unanimous decision over cole bates at the winnavegas casino resort in sloan iowa. angerman is now 5-0 in his short career. jordan/2shot nikki: we'll be right

james: blizzard watch will take effect late

night for pocaucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday

associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at times in parts of the state. currently, many areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson nikki/3shot thank you for spending your time with us tonight. log onto our website, we are iowa dot com for more news, weather and sports.

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