nikki/lam: good evening. welcome to local 5 news i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. nikki/lam a group of central iowa students stranded for nearly 24 hours in charter buses stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike are finally making their way home tonight... they got swept into the massive snowstorm as they made their way home from anti-abortion rally in washington d.c. the way they kept busy on the side of the interstate this it's tonight's big story. hour 13 of being stranded... still 0 mph per hour it's not your typical busstop.... the pennsylania turnpike was the long way home

in ames nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. elias: local 5 spoke with emmalee's father in urbana. he says the family didn't know until yesterday that a cyride bus was allegedly involved. they sent us a

nikki big news tonight out of pella... jordan: it's not often we lead with something over top 5 on sundays but tonight is an exception...

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nikki/three shot now that college lows in the teens in most areas across the state. the day will start with morning clouds, but skies will winds will be very light at 4 to 8 mph becoming more southeasterly as the day progresses. the thermometer will read in the 20s tomorrow, but with sunshine and light winds it might not feel so bad! winds will remain light overnight monday with partly cloudy skies. lows tomorrow night will again drop into the teens. a mild warm-up begins on tuesday. highs will reach into the 30s once again and winds will become

. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley delivered the republican response to the president's state of the union speech. earlier on "today" matt asked if she was referring to donald trump when she urged republicans to resist following the siren >> he was one of them, yes. he was one. there's other people in the media. there's people in my state. i think we're seeing it across the country, but, yes, mr. trump has definitely contributed to what i think is just irresponsible talk. >> governor haley also said she would be willing to sit down and

. >>> your top story tonight, governor mcgirt -- nikki haley firing back at front runner donald trump. yesterday, trump said haley did not stop syrian refugees from coming into the state or address the guantnamo bay refugees. governor haley said it is not

nikki: tonight.. is the final democratic debate before iowa steals the politcal spotlight.. abc's mary bruce has more. the attacks keep coming. frontrunners donald trump and ted cruz hurling jabs gfx tweet montage trump is slamming cruz in a barrage of tweets, questioning his comments on "new york values"? posting this photo comments on "new york values"? posting this photo asking: is this the new york that ted cruz is talking about & demeaning? and he blasted him for failing to properly disclose a loan from goldman sachs sot trump (5513 donald

nikki basketball season is now in full swing... jordan: it finally start to get the proper attention...now that football is out of the way.. coming up, another game without d-rose for fred and the bulls. but jimmy butler came to play... we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10.

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president has delivered before. 3 3 meanwhile...governor nikki haley will be delivering the g-o-p response.she will be speaking from the governor's mansion.you can see her speak immediatly following the ate of the union. 3 meanwhile... columbia

nikki clouds will continue overhead tonight with scattered light rain showers moving through the area, especially in northern iowa. the chance for rain showers continues sunday morning, but by tomorrow afternoon chances go down and the clouds will begin to decrease. temperatures tomorrow will be

you know i can't do that, nikki. ben, i need you to step outside of your apartment with your hands raised. that's not our game. one of us has to die. no one has to die. somebody always has to die!

governor nikki haley will be in the capital city as the legislative session gets underway.

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nikki: as a reminder-- we'll be live from caucus central during our 5 and 6 o'clock news. then, expert analysis and

presidential nominee...governor nikki haley. the answer from governor haley today..."i don't know yet." with just four days to go until the south carolina republican primary--haley says she recognizes that time is ticking to make her pick... but she says she has not made up her mind on who she thinks best understands the challenges the state is facing. "i'm doing what i think a lot of people in south carolina are doing, which is, i watch the debate. i'm trying to go through all the situations, i'm looking at all the candidates who are there, and trying to figure out who that person would be.

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

reporting in rippey, nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. elias: the caucus actually started out this way... happening in people's living rooms... but today out of 1600 total caucus locations... only five happen in peoples homes. right now there are about 120 rural district number three... the weavers are expecting about 80 people come caucus night... elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next...

nikki: what did he say? nothing. he walked out. i haven't spoken to him since. lies and mistakes.... that randy henry says was paid for with brandon ellingsons life. 22:55:34 could brandon have done anything differently? no. brandon ellingson was cooperative, you can see that in the photo (show photo) 23:23:26 missiouri highway patrol killed brandon, tony being responsible, but i share in that responsibility. when it came time for the state coroner to investigate if piercy should face criminal charges, henry says highway patrol purposely withheld evidence and witnesses to change the outcome of the investigation....

nikki white of worthington hit the jackpot near the guttenberg dam. nice flathead. bill mealman was fishing for walleye on lake mc bride when the monster, 48 inch muskie hit. briggs wiggins was using the old superman pole when this bass hit on a pond near richland. stink bait, stink bait, stink bait. it sure worked for brayden mahoney in a pond near bonaparte. and here is a happy camper. parsons menzer and his lunker largemouth from upper hay lake. with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. an investigator with the iowa civil rights university of iowa field hockey coach could win her lawsuit for wrongful termination. in a screening decision, investigator benjamin flickinger said a reasonable person could infer that discrimination led to the athletic director firing tracey griesbaum. the university claims the firing resulted from

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two years ago he was campaigning with nikki haley and her reelection campaign, and at the time, she told reporters that bush played a big heart in her winning office in 2010. he said her support is probably the most meaningful endorsement in the state. he said he is disappointed with forward with his campaign. he makes stops today in florence, rock hill and columbia. >>> donald trump will be visiting keel while island this afternoon, gaffney, and columbia tonight. in sumter, he talked about his planned but america back on top which means keeping large companies and the money they generate in the united states. >> the politicians and democrats and republicans want totoet the money back in, but we have a president who is not a leader. if i were president, within ten minutes i would have everybody bringing it back in. everyone agrees, they can't agree, this has been going on for years. so companies are leaving the united states to get their money. >> he claims if he wins here saturday, he can run the table ted cruz continues to lash out against trump. his campaign received a cease and desis

yesterday, he said he was disappointed when longtime friend, governor nikki haley, endorsed opponent, marco rubio. and some star power in greenville last night for senator ted cruz. he was joind by duck dynasty start phil robertson. robertson officially endorsed cruz last month in a video that shows them duck hunting. he says he believes cruz is the best bet for restoring the country to its christian roots. cruz joked about making robertson the ambassador to the united nations. myra: many of the candidates are staying in south carolina today to watch those returns come in. donald trump will be at marriot haven in columbia. ted cruz at the south carolina state fairgrounds in columbia. jeb bush at the hihion columbia center in columbia. ben carson will be at the embassy suites in greenville. while john kasich will be in massachusetts. and, just a reminder for you. wyff news 4 is your home for political coverage. tonight, when the polls close at 7:00, we will bring you the election results right here on wyff four, and on our mobile app. we will have reporters following all the candidates

he was joined by governor nikki haley, a senator and a state representative. later today, he will go to hilton head. he is scheduled to hold a rally in north charleston. >>> former florida governor he is holding question and answer sessions with former first lady barbara bush in spartanburg and greenville. tonight he has a rally in the town of central. >>> ohio governor john kasich was in columbia this morning for a townhall meeting. he will also be in conway today holding a townhall at the georgetown technical college. >>> democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders and candidate hillary clinton are in nevada for the final day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's caucuses after a big win in new hampshire, sanders is looking to show that this race is far from over. clinton is looking to get back on track before heading to the primaries in southern states where she is popular with voters. >>> justice antonin scalia's body is laid in the great hall of the supreme court today. a private ceremony was held this morning including family, friends and justi

nikki haley in her response. i'll ask andrea and chuck. give me your sense of what she did tonight. >> i think she killed it. a very effective republican response. she called out republicans for being partly responsible for the broken system, the lack of trust in government, but, also very critical main points that republican talking points

nikki haley being not only a female governor but also a minority. she's had great success creating jobs in her state, fixing the education in south carolina >> it's right here. >> can you not see?

. >> we heard from the president, just about a minute, the republican response, governor nikki haley of south carolina, republican of south carolina, the first female governor of south carolina, the first and ironically, she said she got inspired to run for office because of hillary clinton in 2003, she heard clinton give a speech, saying women should get more involved in politics. we need more women leaders. that's exactly what she decided to do.

. >> how broken are our politics president obama and nikki haley talked about we're not listening to each other.