and how his supporters in iowa the decision that silenced a months- long debate. and how his supporters in iowa are handling the blow. political fanfare... a democratic celebration is marching in to the metro. how curveball.. and why it may cause you some headaches this weekend. it's thursday october 22nd, today in iowa starts now.... sprinkles are falling early this morning. this afternoon is going to be cloudy and slightly cooler with highs in the upper 60s. a strong area of low pressure will move in from the southwest across central iowa on friday. this will bring us rain off and on throughout the day. the rain will move out by saturday with some lingering clouds and highs in the low 60s to first on 13... the draft biden movement... has been silenced. yesterday, after months of speculation, vice president joe biden announced he will not run for the democratic presidential nomination. this morning that decision has his supporters here in iowa feeling disappointed. 15:11:20--31 'selfishly i wanted to see him run for president real badly.' i think at least for me,

so his first choice support was re allocated based on second choice responses. a new quinnipiac poll of iowa republicans shows ben carson pulling ahead of donald trump. the poll shows carson with the support of 28 percent of likely caucus goers... compared to trump's 20 percent. marco rubio comes in third... with 13 percent... closely followed by ted cruz with 10 percent. rand paul rounds out the top five... with just six percent. an asteroid is coming scary close to earth... on halloween... nasa says a massive asteroid is expected to pass by earth on october 31st. it will be the closest fly by in nearly a decade... coming within 310 thousand miles from earth. that's the distance from the earth to the moon. the asteroid is believed to be the size of the empire state building. nasa says people in the western cubs fans were hoping for the start of a miracle comeback, last night.. only one team in history has come back from a 3-0 defiicit in a league championship series... but the mets don't even let it be suggested that that might happen to them... they jump all over cub starter jason hamel in

and how his supporters in iowa are handling the blow. it's thursday october 22nd, today in iowa starts now.... early alarm... where people awoke to flames this morning. and what they say caused it. early alarm... where people awoke to flames this morning. and what they say caused it. sprinkles are falling early this morning. this afternoon is going to be cloudy and slightly cooler with highs in the upper 60s. a strong area of low pressure will move in from the southwest across central iowa on friday. this will bring us rain off and on throughout the day. the rain will move out by saturday with some lingering clouds and highs east des moines got an early morning wake-up call. that's as a duplex broke out in flames. it happened around four a-m in the one hundred block of east mckinley. residents at this duplex woke up to smoke and flames. two people inside got out safely.... and went to alert the neighbors. they say it started because they left a candle burning overnight. that triggered flames to build up in the basement. crews were able t

here's what he posted: thank you for your support iowa!and a graph showing the updatat poll numbers with the graphic ben carson winning in iowa.as of right now donald trump has not tweeted a personal reaction on twitter but he has retweeted reactions from supporters.we'd love to hear what you think about this change, we put a post on our facebook page, kgan cbs2, so you can share your opinion. three marion men are facing numerous charges after a burglary spree in solon. yesterday 18-year-olds kain cortez and zachary ross and 19-year-old jordan lehman were arrested.according to police complaints, the three men broke into multiple cars on september 21st and stole several credit cards.they also stole a gun and ammo clip out of one car.all three were caught on security video using the stolen cards and admitted the thefts to police.each one now faces 7 charges of burglary and one theft charge. a des moines woman is now facing charges for allegedly beating a toddler. toddler.witnesses say shauna davis slapped and punched the little boy in a groc

"i signed the home base iowa bill in my military uniform on memorial day at camp dodge so i'm proud to be a vietnam era veteran and i'm really proud to support this great program," said iowa governor, terry branstad. >> still ahead on news four at noon... he found mostly nails, bottle caps and the occasional coin. but then a military dog tag lost decades ago changed everything... and forged a new friendship and an incredible here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... it was lost for decades, but now the dog tag of a world war two veteran is back where it belongs. and it's led to a new bond between strangers. ashley davis has that story from neponset, illinois. << it started as a little fun with a metal detector for jim van staden. sound / jim van staden/ found dog tags:06-:12 "we found a couple coins, a couple nails, bottle caps, aluminum foil, then we found the tag." the dog tag of a world war two air force glider pilot, larry wilt.. sound / no super "it was just really a sense of awe, like wow you know, cause the thing, obviously it had probably been there for decades." ashley davis / reporting :28- :32 "van staden foun

maloney isn't the only iowa supporter the bidens thats kind of what you get. you know one of them, you know all of them.' maloney isn't the only iowa supporter that has kept in touch over the years and considers biden a close friend... 15:13:12--36 in fact he called me on sunday and left a message. my mother had just died and he left a message of condolence and you know for the vice president of the united states, with all he had on his mind, with whats going on in washington, and whether he was gonna run for president or not, he still took the time to give me a call. i think that says a lot about what kind of be." as for what impact biden's decision will have on the race...that remains unclear: 15:04:59 - 15:05:14 'on the democratic side, nationally, joe biden has been polling anywhere from 20 to 25 percent. that means about 1 out of every 4 to 5 nationwide democratic voters was supporting somebody who wasnt even in the race, and its going to be interesting to see where they go." mike dasilva channel 13 news so... biden won't be in town this weekend for the je

the iowa governor's stem advisory council received a check for 20 thousand dollars from google to help support code iowa. an effort in the state to help schools focus on better education. google's first twenty thousand dollar contribution allowed the stem council to award five schools across iowa with four thousand dollars in technology awards for participating in the "hour of code" during computer science education week. tim: a local entity is also giving back. and they're giving away a cool million in special projects grants righthere in woodbury county the missouri river historical development incorporated or mrhd, awarded grants totaling over a million dollars today to 12 woodbury county non-profit organizations and goverment projects. it's something that leaders of those non-profits say helps an enormous amount. "as a private non- prprit you have to do that,t,ut it's even more exciting when you get funded from a local grgrting organization like mrhd. so we really could not be more estactic, excited, thrilled%you name the adjective word there. to receive $150,000 from mrhd is huge for camp

while his support in iowa appears to be falling, he's still the g-o-p frontrunner in new hampshire. the iowa frontrunners are the only two big names .. whose attendance is up in the air at a g-o-p event this weekend. ten candidates will be in des moines for saturday's ..."growth and opportunity" event. trump and carson have not confirmed they will attend. the event will focus on how to grow the economy and provide opportunities for all americans.. it's taking place at the varied industries building at the iowa state fair grounds. tickets are 10 dollars. a new billboard is hoping to catch the attention of the candidates as they come to town. the message reads: "candidates, clean energy equals healthy kids" the iowa solar energy trade association is pushing politicians to create more jobs in clean energy. the board is being unveiled today at fleur and mckinley. n-f-l star tim dwight is there right now for the big reveal. our first in the nation caucuses bring big names to des moines... and this year will be no exception. former n-b-c nightly news anchor week before the caucuses... he'

"i signed the home base iowa bill in my military uniform on memorial day at camp dodge so i'm proud to be a vietnam era veteran and i'm really proud to support this great program," said iowa governor, terry branstad. >> branstad also designated lyon county as a home base iowa area lasas night. he says he hopes homeme base iowa will continue to grow throughout all 99 counties in the state. ben says we're in for a cool and windy day. he'll be back with the forecast... plus, how one man found an unlikely treasure while out >> << wx timer @ 1:30 winds will be strong and temperatures will be low today despite a few peeks of sunshine! wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour are not out of the question along with a few places not making it much past 50 degrees for an afternoon high. overnight lows, to no surprise, will be cold as well in the low to middle 30s with brisk winds yielding wind chills in the 20s. thursday will still be cold, but it will be calmer and sunnier before our next chance of showers late friday and friday night. halloween and the rest of the weekend look dry and a bit warmer with highs returning it was lost for decades, but now the

and with your support, iowa, i am going to deliver. and i did not learn about fairness, justice, and the american dream from politics. i learned about it from my own family. my father who ran a small business printing drapery fabrics taught me that anything good in life is worth fighting for. and my mom, who had a hard life, abandoned, mistreated, working as a maid at the age of 14, told me that at crucial moments, people showed her kindness, with that first grade teacher who made sure she had enough to eat when her parents did not even care enough to make sure of that. it is one of the many reasons i am grateful for educators. instead of becoming bitter or broken, she became resilient. she taught me everybody gets knocked it down in life, but that does not mean you stay down. get back up, face your challenges, solve your problems. do not just complain about them. [cheering] sen. clinton: so, let me tell you, i am the granddaughter of a factory worker and the grandmother of the most wonderful little girl in the world. and bill and i wi

of many planned and implemented each year by the law enforcement torch run (letr) in support of special olympics iowa. letr is the largest grass-roots fundraising and public awareness vehicle in the world. the annual torch run and its various fundraisisg projects have two goals: to raisis money and to g gn awareness for the athletes who participate in special olympics. law enfcement members in the state of iowa plan, organize and implement events such as the plane pull, polar plunges and over the edge, just to name a few. each year, the letr initiative continues to grow. in 2014, letr worked with 750+ law enforcement officers to raise more than $800,000 for iowa athletes. about special olympcs iowa special olympics iowa, a statewide nonprofit organization, provides high- quality training andcompetition for children and adults with intellectual disabilitiesesn all 99 counties of iowa. soiaiaffers 23 olympic-style sports totoore than 12,000 athletes and unifieded sports partners s year-round. since 1968, special olympics has provided an inclusive culture that stresses athletic excellence, rewards deter

the iowa governor's stem advisory council received a check for 20 thousand dollars from google to help support code iowa. an effort in the state to help schools focus on better education. google's first twenty thousand dollar contribution allowed the stem council to award five schools across iowa with four thousand dollars in technology awards for participating in the "hour of code" during computer science education week. jessica rae: a big check is helping one central iowa center better serve iowans with autism. the homestead children's autism center in altoona, held an open house in celebration of their recent grant. thanks to the prairie meadows legacy grant and private donors, they received one hundred thousand dollars worth of new funds to expand their services. "started this clinic space 5 years ago with only four rooms, due to our community outreach and support we were able to expand our clinic three times the size and now we have 12 spaces to increase the ability to serve more children " jessica rae: the homestead in altoona has been serving children with autism since 20-10, but they q

iowa... u-s news has also released a leaked powerpoint report detailing the state of bush's campaign.. the report shows bush has fewer than 13-hundred known supporters in iowa... to get those numbers up... bush is planning to spend one-point-four million dollars on advertising in iowa in january. he plans to spend four times that amount during the same time period in new hampshire... the internal documents also show bush hopes to win 18-percent of votes in the iowa caucuses. in 20-12... that would have been a fourth place finish. we're learning more about the johnston school bus driver charged with assaulting a special needs story. robert scarbrough was arrested shortly after the incident yesterday and charged with assault causing injury and child endangerment. he's now on administrative leave... channel 13's jodi whitworth joins us... jodi... the district is now reviewing its training methods and policies... scarbrough completed his 17 hours of required training through the state ...including a lesson on passenger control and even did extra training from within the district. but now school leaders say that might not have been enough. the district s

support is unbelievable. when 11-year-old chase was feeling sick after football practice, his family found out he was having a stroke. now chase is in recovery and people throughout iowa are showing him support. an entire warehouse of people wore purple shirts with the hash tag team chase. the fayette county sheriff's department held a benefit lunch, with a silent and live auction, and raffled off tickets for various prizes. benefit will go toward chase's recovery. one community come together for the aeschliman family is overwhelming . "they're friends, they're family, kenny works for us, but we do this for other people in the community, and i would show up to benefit other people here. these people have volunteered for several other benefits this year this is how we in the fayette county area i also had a chance to talk with the aeschliman family, say they're so grateful for the all of the support. i'll have more on our conversation, tonight at 10. chris? thanks, brea. a new video out shows parts of a raid on an isis stronghold in iraq... it gives a look at what happened, as u-s and kurdish forces went into to rescue dozens of hostages... . and investigators begin to

his commitment to supporting iowa in the first in the nation caucus -- here is what happened. have an iowa straw poll. that is like a great big political fair. and you have big tents popped up, wonderful food. people bring their families. and they bring them in and they get to meet presidential candidates and hear speeches. they get caught up in all of that. and we have a straw poll. it is a measure of the organizational ability to support the campaign ads for the candidates. times.s gone on multiple there has never been a republican a send to the presidency since ronald reagan that didn't first win the ames straw poll and the iowa caucus. part offforts on the the rnc at the national level to undermine the ames straw poll. i went in there and propped it up as strong as i could at the undermining took place anyway. the central committee made the decision. they pulled the plug on it sometime in mid summer. if they are able to plow through the straw poll, the next target will be to take iowa out of first place in the first of the nation caucus. that's the next agenda. i predicted

"i signed the home base iowa bill in my military uniform on memorial day at camp dodge so i'm proud to be a vietnam era veteran and i'm really proud to support this great program," said iowa governor, terry branstad. >> branstad also designated lyon county as a home base iowa area earlier this evening. he says he hopes home base iowa will continue to grow throughout all 99 counties in the state. matt and sheila? thanks tommie. (matt) we are buying a lot more organic foods than we used to - according to a new survey from the department of agriculture. (sheila) and it's not just in the produce aisle. nick maravell is a certified organic farmer in maryland. his customers drive an hour or more to spend six bucks on a dozen eggs! these eggs come from chickens that eat grain he grows himself. they're never fed antibiotics. nick's part of a growing trend - organic farming. farms, now, are producing more than ever. a new u- s-d-a survey reports sales up 72% since 2008. (sot thomas gremillion consumer federation of america :43-:52) "organic uses less pesticides - antibiotics - it does not have additives like transfats." most organic items are sold in

iowa. the new quinnipiac university poll, just out today, now has ben carson leading the republican field with 28% support of likely iowa caucus-goers. that means donald trump has now slipped to second with 20%. meanwhile, marco rubio's support has grown to 13% putting him in 3rd place. speaking at a campaign stop today in oklahoma, carson says the numbers are great, but -- dr. carson: well, you know, its one poll so, when we've had several of them then i might get a little more excited. steve: so what is donald trump's response to the new poll numbers? trump's twitter account, the real donald trump, reposted this tweet from my green hippo, which stated, ben carson is now leading in iowa and said, "too much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain?" but apparently the real donald trump isn't the actual donald trump. a trump campaign spokesperson says it was mistakenly tweeted from mr. trump's account by an intern. mr. trump loves the people of iowa and looks forward to being back in sioux city on tuesday. steve: representative paul ryan will run for speaker in the house -- the growth the house. th

iowa caucus goers. clinton now has a favorability rating of 85%, while sanders comes in at 82%. the other 2 democratic candidates, martin o'malley and lincoln chafee, barely register support in iowa. jim webb pulled out of the race this week. stacey: one candidate yet to gain any traction here in iowa is new jersey governor chris christie. earlier today, he sat down with with steve karlin and the asked him if he's worried. gov. christie: you know you have 100 days or so until the iowa caucuses. what we know from 4 years ago is that iowa caucus goers don't decide until very late. this is a very unsettled race, you've seen that poll change a lot just in the past month. so you get out here and you work. stacey: you can catch the entire interview sunday morning at 10:30, right here on kcci. only one candidate campaigning in iowa today. louisiana governor bobby jindal stopped in ottumwa this morning. -- this afternoon. he holds a town hall meeting tonight at 6:00 at simpson college in indianola. steve: a verdict today in the trial of 2 former 2012 ron paul for president campaign aides accused of making secret payments to a state lawmaker for his endorsement. cameras are not al

in 0-8...she ysthere's aorganizational difference between the clinnd sanders supporters that'lllp her candidate win in iowa. "hillary clinton supporters, as you can see tonight, they're all up, they're all cheering for her, we're all ready for her. while you look over to the other side, bernie sanders people are just sitting down, t en cing about it. y can see that all of us are fighnr her, all of uswant her to , all of us nt her to be bacin office. fought once, we're going to ghtgain, and we're not going those three will share the stage again next month. the second democratic presidential debate gets underway at drake university. it's november 14th... on c-b-s. this weekend, the republicans take their turn at rallying iowans. ten of the candidates will head to des moines for saturday's ..."growth and opportunity" event. it will focus on how to grow the economy and provide opportunities for all americans.. it's being held at the varied industries building on the iowa state fair grounds. tickets are 10 dollars. at this point... just two big names are not taking part. the republicans leading in iowa... ben c

onge shows us how carson's soft sell is winning supporters in iowa. kim: while it seemed like a contest of who could be the loudest over on 5th avenue -- >> clinton, president! kim: across town -- ben carson supporters rallied on a level several decibels lower. >> 1, 2, 3. kim: some 600 people snaked through the aisles at barnes and noble in west des moines for a chance to meet the new republican frontrunner. jenna: he said, "hello, nice to meet you." kim: 10-year-old jenna howe walked away with a signed copy of carson's book. jeff: i asked her if she wanted to come. she was very excited to see him and meet him, so she was the actual driving factor for us to stop today. kim: carson says he isn't going to get overly excited about the latest polls showing he's leading the pack. dr. ben carson: i realize that 13 months away. but i'd rather be on the top than at the bottom of the polls. bruce: he's a humble man that we'd like to see as president. kim: bruce roberts calls carson a man of the people. bruce: i think that's what the american people want right

iowa campus. the event is in support of a great cause -- and all the money benefits the north east iowa sometimes we get on top of cars, don't." this was the fifth year for the zombie walk. mohair pear and the octopus bar on colege street normally host thm event. as gruesome as it may seem -- they lle to keep the ent open for families to come and enjoy. next -- we'll hear from the panthers as it came down to the wire at th ranked south dakota state today -- plus -- the cyclones finish strong in n tough battle against the number two baylor bears -- mark the republicans finally admit it. >>"republican kevin mccarthy saying ...the committ investigating benghazi and clinton's emails was creaead to destroy hehecandidacy..." "everybodydyhought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee... what are her numbers today?" republicans have spent millions attacking hillary... ...because she's'sighting for evevything they oppose... ...from affordable health care. ...to equal pay... she'll never stop fighting for you. and the republicans know it. >>i'm hillary clinto

who has the most iowa support right now...and which demographic helped him get there. classes canceled... roosevelt high schoolers got to leave early today... why the district says it didn't have enough staff to finish the day...and why it's all part of an on-going investigation. the boone county board of supervisors says it doesn't want to stand by and watch. now the board is making it's stance known when it comes to the bakken oil pipeline. good evening... i'm dan winters... and i'm sonya heitshusen... thank you for joining us... the pipeline proposal first caused controversy well over a year ago... but the debate over it rolls on... now the people of boone county are making their voices heard... justin surrency joins us first on 13... justin...you spoke to the elected officials who are weighing in on his matter. boone county officials say they didn't know what to expect when they added a resolution to their wednesday board of supervisor's meeting to address the proposed bakken oil pipeline...what they received was overwhelming

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley -- were all trying to energize supporters in iowa this weekend. cnn's jeff zeleny reports from des moines, where the democratic race for president just got real. << ( katy perry sings) fireworks in the presidential race democratic rivals descending on iowa 100 days before the first votes of the 2016 primary. hillary clinton seizing on the star power of katy perry. (katy perry/ singer) the corner." and the political power of bill clinton - in his campaign trail debut. (bill clinton no8 font) "i've never been the warm up act for katy perry before. but i am well aware i am the warm-up act." the biggest week yet of the democratic presidential race ended in iowawhere clinton had plenty of company - and competition. (sanders) "people power! wooo!" bernie sanders has become a democratic star of his own his campaign chartered a plane to fly over their dueling rallies, calling for a revolution .before marching side-by-side with his followers. (bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate) "this is a march you will join me at the white house." a

support that effort. i wanna look at it as part of the total package, though, and, and really decide what is the best way to move forward for iowa. but overall if you look at them individually i do support some of thoho efforts understandidi that we have to have replacement alternatives, not just >>amanda: mmhmm. >>senator ernst: completely defunding, but making sure that we are governing in a good manner. >>amanda: mmhmm. on thursday the president vetoed a 612 billion dollar defense policy >>senator r nst: mmhmm. >>amanda: he said it resorts to because while it >>senator ernst: right. >>amanda: boosts defense spending it doesn't increase domestic spending. so what's your reaction to his veto? >>senator ernst: i'm very upset about the veto and this bill passed through the senate in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner. i believe that there were 70 or so senators that supported the nationalalefense authorization act. this dealal with policy for our men and women that serve in uniform and when we are engaged in multiple theaters of operation, iraq and afghanistan, with everything that's going on around the globe our men and women n

he gets lots of support in iowa, new hampshire, and is ready to show the rest of the country what he is about. former rhode island do lincoln chiefee and jim webb and martin o'malley. expert believe the former maryland governor has the best chance to stand out. some of the questions will be based on what people are talking about on-line. >> there is a huge political conversation that happens everyday on facebook. what facebook has done with cnn for this first democratic debate is provide cnn information about the type of conversation, how people on facebook are talking about the candidates and what issues they're talking about. >> reporter: so it has been alining awaited debate for the democrats happening much later in the year than it did eight years ago. obviously tonight is all about the democratic outdone, donefield trump says he will be live tweeting this debate. tim caputo, 7 news. >> tonight's debate the poll. we're asking you right now is tonight's debate more clinton or bernie sanders? if you didn't get a chance to vote we would like to hear from you. participate by going to

with only five percent of support among iowa caucus voters. . deborah: here in sioux city... officers and their families were invited to a tailgate event...for law enforcement appreciation day the event was held before the annual morningside and briar cliff "battle for the saddle" game. officials were able to meet with fellow community members, play mes with their children, and enjoy food donated by local businesses. "wearing the shirt...the supportive shirt with the other spouses today, you know? just getting welcomed, handshakes, smiles from the other families," said jensen. deborah law enforcement milies took the field moments toss.... to be acknowledged in full of mustang and charger fans. tonight at ten, mandy buenting, the wife of rockwell officer (bunting) who was fatally shot in 201313hile on duty. deborah a sioux city couple is facing charges tonight...after discharging a police were domestic disturbance according to sioux city police...a gun went off around 10:50 p-m while police were rushininto the scene.authorities say..michael johnson...and nadia brody...got into

the iowa governor's stem advisory council received a check for 20 thousand dollars from google to help support code iowa. an effort in the state to help schools focus on better education. google's first twenty thousand contribution council schools across thousand dollars awards for participatg code" during education week. jessica rae: the current budget battle in illinois is putting a crimp on the state lottery. illinois lottery officials say they will have to issue i-o-u's to anyone winning more than 600- dollars. the lottery started issuing i- o-u's to those winning more than 25-thousand dollars in july, but that threshold has been lowered officials say the payments will be made once a state budget is passed. illinois' last state budget expired back in june, and it's not clear when a new one will go into law. " jessssa rae: still to come... i'll tell you all non-profit that is helping local soldiers in their transition into civilian life. hear about the projects for patriots... up next. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... with ... jeica rae... and meteorologist sc

they obtained a campaign memo detailing jeb's support in iowa. did i say support? i mean lack there of. jeb hopes to get 24,000 votes in the february caucuses, but the memo shows his support falls just shy of that with a total support of 1260 supporters in the state. why is jeb struggling? perhaps it is comments like this. last week he told a crowd of supporters, hey that psych major leal, that's great. it is important to have liberal arts, but realize you will be working at chick-fil-a. what has chick-fil-a ever done to you? they didn't oppose your marriage. he needs to take a cue from bernie sanders and that man knows how to wow voters. >> in my view the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana . >> nice. >> why did he go after chick-fil-a? >> because he sucks, but he is right. >> why? >> universities have been selling a car that works for generations. if you spend a certain amount of money, a reasonable amount of money you will have a car that work and a burka rear than people who didn't come to the school. that's been establish

iowa voters. chris christie has support from big-name iowa republican party donors and says he will spend a lot more time in the state in weeks to come. the chief political reporter introduces us to the man from new jersey. >> i see wind power all over the state. it makes sense. >> the new jersey governor says he is back to embrace iowa now that a number of money donors are embracing him, including a business millionaire, real estate developers. mr. christie: these folks standing with me today have been a part of some of the most successful republican campaigns in iowa history. does this mean i am part of the branston wing of the iowa republican party? if by that you mean the linning part, yes i am. he has never lost an election in the state and if i am part of it, i am proud to be part of the linning wing of the republican party in iowa. >> he tells his record as a governor say he vetoed more tax increases than any governor in history and his ability to work across party lines. in his six years, he has a reputation of a fair prosecutor, and is known for his direct blunt talk. mr. christie: i do not

the iowa governor's stem advisory council received a check for 20 thousand dollars from google to help support code iowa. an effort in the state to help schools focus onon better educationon google's first twenty thousand dollar contribution allowed the stem council to award five schools across iowa with four thousand dollars in technology awards for participating in the "hour of code" during computer science education week. jessica rae: a bunch of iowanmade noise about the bakken pipeline project outsidthe state capitol yesterday. about 80 people held up signs and chanted about their disappointment in dakota access for even considering taking over their land. there was a smaller, counter protest nearby, where folks talked about the benefits of the jobs. but the larger group, made a biggerertatement, delivering one thousand complaints about the project. " cecil wright, ility board lawyer: "this is really people just expressing their opinion. and as i said, the board reviews that, and will take that into consideration. and they may have questions for dakota access or some of the other witnesses

iowa... that's according to a new qunnipiac poll. 28-percent of those polled support carson. 20-percent supported trump.. who has lead in the poll since july. marco rubio is in third with 13- percent... followed by ted criz and rand paul. a central iowa man isn't surprised by carson's success. justin luettjohann is one of carson's biggest fans and was rewarded for his support today. hey justin i'm here in new york city wishing you a very happy birthday and thanks for all your support." luettjohann got this video message from the front runner yesterday. it was a surprise birthday gift from his wife... the urbandale native says the two are long time supporters of carson. they hosted a meet and greet with him at their home before he announced he was running for president. justin says his wife is always trying to think of creative birthday gifts for him, but this one takes the 'when i got the video, i didnt expect anything like that and i seriously about fell out of my chair and couldnt stop smiling, and my wife always gets me gifts and normally im like thats a great gift and she is very disappointed

hopeful ted cruise is rallying support in iowa saying he believes he will win the nomination despite tough tough's early in the polls . >>> i like donald trump. whenever else has been out of their i to macdonald trump i have not. i am glad he is running but i said look i'm running for president. i believe i will be nominee. >> reporter: his calm rain in new hampshire last friday senator lindsay graham and john kasich will also spoke today. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> anchor: also today, boston police trying to figure out whether a series of crimes are connected. there have been a string of robberies in one dorchester made and now police are trying to figure out if the same person could be connected to a sexual assault in that same area. is a lot of uncertainty in that neighborhood. people are on high alert. victoria warren has more on what police are looking for. >>> a person of interest in a rash of robberies and a person of interest in a robbery and sex assault. boston police with new video after several crimes on one night in dorchester . >>> that's dangerous where women, we come f

ben carson leading trump nationally, but that's not slowing down trump or his supporters in iowa. nats speaking on many hot button issues, trump was rewarded with applause and cheer when he left the stage speaking directly t ta wounded warrior and about the care of our veterans. "i'm going to put pressure on the va like you wouldn't believe. (cheers) as president i can guarantee it. as trump i can say, i'll probably be able to pull it off anyway."as he has in many rallies, trump also spoke about what he plans to do for immigration. "we're talking about immigration. and we're talking about the wall, because we're going to have a wall and we're going to stop illegal immigration. (cheers)" iran, "the worst deal ever." "these are the people that represent us. these people are incompentent, or stupid. you know somebody said, 'you shouldn't sasastupid' but it's true. they're stupid."while he may be traillg to carson both nationally and in iowa, trump is still drawing large crowds and large supporrs as this election continues."nobody can do it like i can. nonody. (cheers)." 3 3 after tal

atlantic today.cruz i ione just four candidates--out of more than a dozen-- showing double-digit support in iowa polls.besides front runners ben carson and donald trump, cruz is also#fighting against rising support for fellow senator marco rubibi florida. a few weeks ago, a poll of democrats showed bernie sanders pulling even with frontrunner hillary clinton in iowa.but the latest quinnipiac poll out today shows that's no longng the case.. case.but-- sanders didn't fall too far behind.the new numbers show clinton leading the vermont senator 51 to 40 percent.former maryland governor martin o'mall came in last at four percent. we said last because another democrat formally ended his bid for the nomination.former rhode island senator lincoln chafee never garnered much support and that didn't change aftetethe first debate.e.he's the second democrat to drop out of the race, joining former virginia senator jim webb.just two days ago, vice president joe biden announced he would not enter the race. hillary clinton quickly returned to the campaign trail today after her 11-hour day of testimony yesterday.

donald trump is facing more signs of lagging iowa support. it started with the des moines register poll showing ben carson leading trump by nine points. two days later loras college released another poll... showing carson with a 12 point lead. then yesterday.. that jumped to 14- points in a monmouth university poll. and now it appears a sioux city school is delivering a fourth blow... tonight trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally at the west high school gym. but more than one-thousand people have signed a petition calling on trump to pick a new location for that. the school district on the other hand, defends the visit. as of right now, it is still the birth of a child is supposed to be a happy occassion.. but for some families it can be heartbreaking. coming up... how a des moines couple is using the death of their day-old infant son... to help other families dealing with death or it is going to be wet today with throughout the day. rainfall totals will be around a quarter to a half of an inch, with isolated higher amounts possible, es

the, that iowa and new hampshire might have no official claim to first and second status after 2016. >> i'm going to give him a call, unless he calls me first today. he told me he is supportive of iowa being first in the nation and we had a long conversation about that. >> you saw those articles as well. >> i did not get caught up with them. his commitment to supporting iowa and the first the nation caucus, here is what happened. we have a great big political fair and you have big top tents propped up, somewhat air conditioning wonderful food, every kind of imaginable good .ood you have out there people bring their families and they walk through and get to meet presidential candidates they get caught up in all of that and we have a straw poll and there is a measure of the for thetional ability candidates. that has gone on for multiple times. there has never been a republican that ascended to the presidency that is not first when the aims of straw poll and the iowa caucus. we want to undermine the ames straw poll and i prop that up as much as i could but the undermining took place anyway. the committee made the decision they had to and they pulled the plug sometime in mid sum

support. this poll has a margin of error of seven point four percent. that poll has democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton holding a strong lead in iowa. more than 52 percent said they support the former secretary of state. 40 percent back vermont senator bernie sanders. this part of the student and faculty-led poll has a margin of error of seven point three percent. president obama says he's authorizing the deployment of about fifty u-s special operations troops to syria, to help in the fight against isis. the white house made that announcement yesterday. officials say ground forces will deploy to northern assist kurdish and arab forces. president obama previously stated he wanted to keep u-s troops out of that region. reporters questioned white house press secretary josh earnest, about the president's remarks. "jim acosta, cnn sr. white house correspondent: "it would be great if we could have a moment of clarity here and you can acknowledge that yes that this mission is changing that this is not going to be what was said at the onset of this? i just want to..." : "to say that jim would only confuse the situation." " earnest insisted t

she says there's an organizational difference between the clinton and sanders supporters that'll help her candidate win in iowa. 19:03:55 "hillary clinton supporters, as you can see tonight, they're all up, they're all cheering for her, we're all ready for her. while you look over to the other side, bernie sanders people are just sitting down, not even caring about it. you can see that all of us are fighting for her, all of us want her to be on, all of wa her be back in office. we fought ce, we'rgnto fightain, and we're not i to get knocd down thisme." - kimberly roberts - dianola, rtin o'malley, the third ndidate seeking the nomination, is just llg around twoee among voters... t he s not without his own support at last night's dinner, and o ts believe he's more progressive option thllary clinton,and still more electablthanbernie sanders. we'll see how it shakes out in february...thanks reid. this weekend it was the democrats turn.... and next weekend the republican party of iowa will hold a fundraiser -- the first of it's kind. here is a look at the confirmed guests attending the "growth and opportunity party

are big numbers for ben carson as we look at it, and in the bloomberg poll, he has tripled the support in iowaed nine points ahead of t m trump, and what is behind this? susan mentions the women are support, and what else? >> he is solidifying the evangelical support in iowa and the same way as mike huckabee and rick santorum did. and this is trump's bonafide evangelicals are shaky and every time he says that i love jesus and i'm a great christian, evangelicals don't buy that as the way that ben carson says that with some authenticity and you need to solidify that support to win iowa, and if he has the ground game, he will win it in iowa. >> and yes, the other two who did so, they didn't go much further? >> no, because what happens is new hampshire which is a completely different electorate, and if i'm jeb bush, i am looking at the john mccain strategy of losing iowa and putting everything into new hampshire and coming out as the eventual nominee after a long primary fight. i don't know that jeb has the infrastructure to do that same thing, but it is maybe where he is looking though. someand y

support. a poll showed her edging ahead of mr. sanders in iowa. e has the backing of 46% of democrats and democrat leaning independents compared to 43% for bernie sanders. the latest survey also found that the bulk of joe biden supporters in iowa would back mrs. clinton. if you go to the pages of the washington post, it takes a look at strategy for the sanders campaign, saying that he did not mention the former secretary of state by name and remark -- in remarks during last night's dinner. he and his advisers technology campaign is trying to draw contrasts with the former secretary of state he starts adding his first tv as next month. in the end, it is about credibility, among other differences, clinton opposed same-sex marriage ball she was a senator and authorize the invasion of iraq and has not embraced a proposal to separate commercial and investment banking that sanders favors. if you stay in washington post and look at donald trump, reacting after statements made about ben carson and his involvement in the seventh-day adventist state, saying

support. today, he is in iowa. he's focusing on his ground game in that crucial state. after debate performance this week that even his supporters describe as lackluster and disappointing. and out comes news that bush's rival, senator marco rubio has picked up the endorsement of billionaire paul singer, that is one of the wealthiest and most influential republican donors in this country. singer described rubio in a letter to other donors as, quote, the best explainer of conservatism in public life today. he went on to say, quote, in a field full of promise, but also of risk for the party. senator rubio is the strongest choice. let's bring in cnn in des moines, iowa where jeb bush is set to speak at this event. a lot of folks behind you waiting to hear from him. how big of a stepback do you think it is for bush that paul singer did not opt with him and put his money behind bush? did he put it behind rubio? >> well, it's a big blow to bush, poppy. and certainly, a major boost to marco rubio. financially, of course, but also almost more importantly, symbolically. of course

become a skilled iowa community, sioux city had to have five percent of the local workforce become n-c-r-c certified as well as have 20- percent of the local employers commit to supporting the skilled iowa initiative in their hiring process. tim: while he was in northwest iowa governor branstad also made an announcement recognizing home base iowa communities in sioux, o'brien, and lyon counties, saying quote: "we are proud of the home base iowa program because it allows our state the unique opportunity to make sure iowa veterans are fully employed, "these three northwest iowa counties are going above and beyond to welcome veterans to their communities." jenna: an old "sunshine state" south dakota flag that went missing from the state capital has been found. according to the south dakota attorney general, the original state flag was ruled as missing during a legislative audit. after an internal investigation, the division of criminal investigation uncovered a former secretary of state employee had it in their posession. that former employee is now expected to face criminal charges. tim: if you have a pet and have ever thought about having one of those i-d chips implanted

become a skilled iowa community, sioux city had to have five percent of the local workforce become n-c-r-c certified as well as have 20- percent of the local employers commit to supporting the skilled iowa initiative in their hiring process. jenna: a new streaming device that is out of this world was created by two young entrepreneurs. reporter rachel ramos spoke earlier today with the creators of galactic stream. rachel being a young professional is hard enough. but not for these two young men who have managed to have their very own business, all before the age of 25. i spoke with austin and setet tonner about their growing business. running a bubuness takes years of wisdom and experience, but that isn't stopping two young entrepreneurs from building a corporation of their own. "age is just a number. i think that if anyone says they're too young or too old, it's just an excuse," said seth tonner, developer of galactic stream. seth and austin tonner are both in their early twenties and have started galactic stream all on their own. galactic stream is a service that provides consumers with a small box that turns any tv into a smart television. it gives customers access t

a new quinnipiac university poll shows carson with 28% support here in iowa. donald trump with 20%. marco rubio, 13%. ted cruz, 10%. all other candidates in single digits. trump is getting some backlash for his response to the poll. his twitter account re-tweeted someone saying, in part "too , much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain?" a trump campaign spokesperson says it was mistakenly tweeted -- mistakenly retweeted from trump's account by an intern. the spokesperson goes on to say, "trump says he loves the people of iowa and looks forward to being back in sioux city tuesday." within a live look from our downtown skycam run. beautiful night ahead for us and i think we can already see the weekend. kurtis: friday will be the wedding day. we have some showers moving on in. down around kansas city, eastern nebraska, even some snow over in colorado. these will arrive fairly early tomorrow morning. can't rule out an isolated thunder shower. 4:00 p.m., 67. here's what we will see for the weekend. clouds early, sunshine late. 63 degrees. sunday will be a bit chilly early on

ben carson in iowa. support for carson has quadrupled since august. carson's 4-point lead, however, is within the margin of error. it will be interesting to hear what trump has to say. but for now i turn it back to you in the studio. let's check in one more time thanks for joining us for news channel four live at five. we're back again at six. stay tuned for the n-b-c nightly >>> there is developing news tonight. the fbi investigation into a classroom body slam caught on camera. an officer under fire for violently throwing a female student to the ground. what we learned about the shocking moment. >>> a new front-runner in the race for president. carson surges past trump on the polls ahead of a critical debate. >>> dangerous tires. a government alert by cars an trucks being driven right now all across the country. a hidden risk so many drivers don't know about. >>> and black friday backlash backlash. a major chain store said doors will be closed on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. why they are doing it and will other stores follow suit. "n

and with your support, iowa, i am going to deliver. not learn about fairness, justice, and the american dream from politics. i learned about it from my own family. my father who ran a small business printing drapery fabrics taught me that anything worth it is worth fighting for. and my mother, working as a maid at the age of 14, told me that at crucial moments, people showed her kindness, with that first grade teacher who made sure she had enough to eat when her parents did not even care enough to make sure of that. it is one of the many reasons i am grateful for educators. instead of becoming bitter or broken, she became resilient. get back up, face your challenges, solve your problems. do not just complain about them. [cheering] sen. clinton: so, let me tell you, i am the granddaughter of a factory worker and the grandmother of the most wonderful little girl in the world. and bill and i will do everything that we can to ensure that she has every opportunity to succeed in life. but i do not think you should have to be the granddaughte

the former frontrunner, donald trump, finds himself with 20- percent support in iowa. carson is seeing an increase in support from women. a big vote of support for freedom caucus wednesday -- 70- percent of that group agreed to endorse him. the freedom caucus is made up of about 40 conservatives -- and they have caused fits for the gop leadership. according to the washington examiner, iowa congressman rod blum -- a member of the freedom caucus -- said paul laid out a positive vision for the party. now, let's go to kyle with a look at weather. storm track 7 day forecast shows highs in the lower 60s friday and it will be windy with showers and isolated storms. the weekend looks dry, before another chance for rain, with seasonable temperatures, early next week. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for >>> it's a beautiful fall thirsty thursday in new york city where two of our fans came to rockefeller plaza nice and early for ambush makeover. >> they've been in hair and makeup for hours. now it's time to reveal their hot new looks courtesy of our crac