the g-o-p is revealing its caucus app today. it's supposed to show real-time results as they come in on caucus night. the app... as well as those who tabulate votes... has the republican party of iowa hoping to shake 2012's caucus embarrassment. that's when the former chair incorrectly named mitt romney the winner... when rick santorum actually received the most votes. one of 2016's g-o-p hopefuls is taking to the metro today... to celebrate his birthday. rand paul is throwing a birthday party for voters tonight. he'll be at buzzard billy's from 8 to 9 tonight. admission is free. a couple of other hopefuls also head to the metro... democrat martin o'malley and republican rick santorum will both be in town. meanwhile ted cruz stops in humboldt and webster city ben carson sticks to eastern iowa. and mike huckabee wraps up his 99 county tour with a stop in urbandale. if the cyclones are to compete for a title in the loaded big 12, there can be no unfortunate surprises.. certainly not at hilton coliseum, where they hosted 11-1 texas

the g-o-p candidates will gather in south carolina... for the first presidential debate of the new year. a lot of hot topics will be on the agenda tonight. coming up... we'll have a preview of after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside. talk about delicious. in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's new recipe. made with real simple ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients. on twitter, or tweet us-- just use #g-d-o developing at this hour-- u-s defense officials are ruling out mechanical issues as to why 10 u-s sailors ended up in iranian territorial waters. the finding comes as some claim the the sailors surrendering... is a conventions. they specifically ban photographing prisoners and releasing images that publicly humiliate them

fox 35's tiffany teasley has the developing right now -- the g-o-p presidential candidates are preparing for tonight's prime time debate in south carolina. here is new video rth charleston, where crews have been working around the clock to prepare the stage. jm time lapse video of the stage being constructed, for the debate which is set to air at 9-pm network. senators ted cruz and marco rubio arrived in the palmetto state yesterday. cruz is facing mounting criticism. rubio is accusing cruz of being a flip flopper on immigration. trt: oc: meanwhile trump is raising questions over cruz's eligibllty to be president -- because he was born in canada even though his mother was a u-s citizen. here's what trump said during a campaign stop in pensacola yesterday. trt: oc: . cruz is also facing attacks over his 20- 12 senate campaign. the new york times reports -- cruz failed to report that he borrowed one goldman sachs and citibank. cruz's wife worked for goldman sachs at the time. by law, candidates are required to disclose the source of money they borrow to finance their campaigns. on the demo

clinton running neck and neck with bernie sanders in iowa while cruz and trump continue to battle for the g-o-p lead. dan scheneman nbc news. >> senator bernie sanders appeared morning..talking about a potential run against donal trump in the general election "i would very much look forward to a race against donald trump, a guy who does not want to raise the minimum wage, but wants to give hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the top two-tenths of 1 percent who thinks wages in america are too high and who thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the chinese. chuck, there would be nothing more in this world that i would like to take on donald trump. we would beat him, and we would beat him badly. with the iowa caucuses just eight days away... the des moines register newspaper has announced its endorsements for the republican and democratic nominations for president. the paper picked hillary clinton because they say no other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience. on the republican side... the paper endorsed senator marco rubio because they s

new polls show donald trump is still in the lead amond the g-o-p candidates by five points. but as craig boswell explains... the compeition between the democrats... is much closer. republican presidential candidate donald trump is on top in the des moines register's final poll before monday's iowa caucuses. he has a five point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead on marco rubio. (donald trump/(r) presidential matter, nothing matters. the only thing that matters is

that's especially smart for the g-o- p... after the g-o-p announced the ago... they know critics will be watching their every move this year. 083716 - there is a skepital eye on the republican party this year, there are people looking at our process and they are going to definitely be looking over what we do even what we say afterwords and we gotta be about as perfect as human beings can be parties are still in the process of training precinct chairs on how to use the app. candidates are relying on other tools to rack up votes... like you still have a choice.. go to your caucus february first former maryland governor martin o'malley entertained a packed house at karl's place last night. but the democratic hopeful is likely singing the blues... last week he failed to file the number of signatures needed to appear on ohio's primary ballot in march. nats happy birthday to you omalley wsn't the oy the des moines bars last night... republican hopeful rand paul celebrated his birthday with supporters at buzzard billy's... paul hasn't seen much support in the polls eit

kara vo the gloves come off as the g-o-p presidential hopefuls go head to head in their first debate of 20- 16. and for possibly the first time.. the crowd turned on the frontrunner. sot full "that's the funny thing about her. there's no telling what she will do. she's kind of a free spirit in a way" rob vo mystery is surrounding that winning powerball ticket in florida.. why some are now kara 2 shot good friday morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. we will remain dry this morning with temperatures much more mild in the mid 30s to start your day. however by early afternoon expects rain showers to develop with steady rain late afternoon into the evening commute. our daytime high will be 46 degrees breaking now breaking now... breaking now... aircare has been called after two men were found shot in the parking bar. officers were called to hard times on south 7th street just before 2:30. police on scene say both victims were taken to fort hamilton hospital... but did not know if

in time, the supporters who did make it inside sheslow auditorium got to hear from the g-o-p hopeful... who quickly turned the focus to veterans. 402868 1:17 - 1:24 "we are going to make america great again and it's because of these veterans...1:39 - 1:48 "i used to be greedy and take all the money but now i want to be greedy for the united states... trump says the fundraiser brought in six million for vets... local non-profit "puppy jake" is one of two organizations that trains service dogs to help vets disabled in battle. meanwhile the rest of the republican pack was busy duking it out just across town... the iowa events center stage held the remaining seven front runners. candidates didn't spend as much time...this time...talking about trump. and the moderators kept the trump talk to a minimum.... instead focusing on issues like immigration. that got heated at one point between marco rubio and jeb bush. :46 - :55 presidential candidate :46-:52"you changed your position on immigration because you used to support a path to citizenship." presidential candidate :53-:55"so did you, so d

in time, the supporters who did make it inside sheslow auditorium got to hear from the g-o-p hopeful... who quickly turned the focus to veterans. 402868 1:17 - 1:24 "we are going to make america great again and it's because of these veterans...1:39 - 1:48 "i used to be greedy and take all the money but now i want to be greedy for america...i want to be greedy to give america all the money..." trump says the fundraiser brought in six million for vets... local non-profit "puppy jake" is one of two organizations that money will go to. puppy jake trains service dogs to help vets disabled in battle. meanwhile the rest of the republican pack was busy duking it out just the iowa events center stage held the remaining seven front runners. candidates didn't spend as much time...this time...talking about trump. and the moderators kept the trump talk to a minimum.... instead focusing on issues like immigration. that got heated at one point between marco rubio and jeb bush. :46 - :55 presidential candidate :46-:52"you changed your position on immigration because you used to support a path to citi

on the g-o-p side today, a meeting with eastern iowa voters. mike huckabee held a meeting atathe erican legion in coralville this afternoon. jeb bush greeted a full room of supporters at the coralville library.and at six tonight, donald trump will speak with voters in cecer falls at the u-n-i campus. don't forget, there will be much more political news from des moines and washington during this week's iowa in focus. you can watch it sunday morning at 10-thirty, on cbs 2. new tonight at five, iowa state university now says it's replacing its annual veishea festival with two events this semester. in february, the school will hold a cherry pie sale as part of valentine's day activities. a celebration of the arts will be held in april. plans for next year are also in the works. u's president cancelled the veishea festival after rioting in 20-14. it began nearly 100 years ago as a way to celebrate the school ththe's a group in iowa taking action to help animals in the state.they're working to make sure dogs are bred in safe and healthy conditions.and

they should be the g-o-p pick for president. e the candidate did not agree on some topics, they did seem to have a similar stance on a certain democratic candidate. >>:you cannot give hillary clinton at a term because she is a disaster >>:she is disqualified from being commander in chief of the net states--of the united states >> pam :it's a winter wonderland in the sierra. this is video of northstar. the resort has received nearly 10 inches of fresh snow over the past 24 hours. northstar has collected 14 inches of snow over the past seven days. they are expecting up to eight additional inches of snow by tonight. >> brian :we are going to get a little bit of break for tomorrow between this system on the screen and the next one that is out in the pacific but unless and will impact us mainly during the night for tomorrow night and into saturday morning so what in the morning and in clearing up for the afternoon--wet in the morning here is the future cast for midnight and there could be some isolated showers and sprinkles think ever

hhever, he says things could get lively during the g-o-p debate thursday night. as the candidates trek throughout the state, polls keep tracking their support from likely caucus goers.s. those polls sometimes contradict each other. we dig into the details on why not all polls are created equal. the cold is short lived as we see a rebound in temperatures already tonight. overnight we will remain steady and then slowly rise after midnight with more clouds building from west to east. scattered flurries are in our forecast on wednesday, issues. we are keeping our eye on the track of a storm system for the later in the week that could bring wintry precipitation to eastern iowa. tonight: partly cloudy low: -3-3 winds: sw 5-15tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. flurries high: 22-28 winds: s 5-15tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: sw 5-10thursday: partly cloudy high: 37 - low: 20 friday: chance of rain/snow high: 32 - low: 27 saturday: chance of snow high: 20 - low: 17 sunday: partly cloudy, cold high: 9 - low: 4 monday: chance of snow high: 10 - low: -3 tuesday: partly

the g-o-p- candidate also opened up about the loss of campaign staff member, braden joplin. jess plue, spoke to carson one- on-one...we'll have more on their conversation tonight at ten. deborah presidential candidates aren't the only ones tting the campaign trail in iowa. today new jersey united states senator cory booker rallied for his favorite candidate. booker attended organizing events for hillary clinton. he made stops in council bluffs, fort dodge...and sioux city. "hi, this is cory booker. here for hillary clinton. i am in sioux city and i might have a few people that would like to say hello." crowd chanting: "hillary, hillary, hillary" there is speculation that booker could be considered as a v-p for clinton. later this evening booker will hosting a campaign event in des moines. deborah republican presidential candidate ted cruz has gained the supporof a popular t- personality. the cruz for prident campaign announced the endorsement of glenn beck. the nationally syndicated t-v and radio host is a conservative political commentator. cruz describes beck as a good fri

at 10three weeks until the iowa caucuses..we'll have more on how the compeition is heating up for the g-o-p presidential 3 3 speaking for almost an hour to an auditorium of about 17- hundred seated folks in ottumwa, iowa... donald trump wove through his typical stump topics and pressed the fact that on february 1st iowans are "going to change" the fact that he is "tied" in the hawkeye state. the business mogul also focused on north korea's dictator kim jong-un and his leadership in the communist country. 3 "if you look at north korea, this guy, he's like a maniac, okay? and you have to give him credit. how many young guys - like 25 or 26 when father died -- take over these tough generals it is pretty amazing if you think about it... he is the boss it is incredible. he wiped out the uncle. he wiped really does have missiles, really does have nukes."at the end of his speech trump said if he doesn't win in iowa he will still love the folks in iowa." 3 there are three weeks until the iowa caucus and a little over a month untilthe south carolina primary and the compeition is heating up for the g

aren't serious or at least not competinin" putting uncommitted voters aside -- only one time has the g-o-p or democratic nominee not finished in the top three in their parties iowa caucus. so the saying, there's three tickets out of iowa -- is very accurate. "we take this very seriously, we are very educated about the candidates their positions and so we're kind of serving as a committee and say to the rest of the country, okayl here is ww we recommend. " johnson county democrats chair aartha hedberg says wans should be proud of their record. nonothere's only one thihi left to do... make more history, and it all starts right here in iowa. "i want to see everybody turn out to their causes all across the state isn't an extremely important process." hagle says that old saying, iowa may be challenged th year. that's because thehe are only three democratic candndates, while the gop has a huge field. we'll have to wait and see. in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. tonight the republican candidates face each other in their final debate before the iowa caucuses. that is, except fo donald

warning of quote "cataclysmic" and "wholesale losses" for the g-o-p if cruz prevails. a piling on..that is being celebrated by cruz - as proof of his own outsider status presidential candidate "what bob dole is effectively saying and the establishment is saying is the one guy that scares the heck out of us is cruz." that's sunlen serfaty reporting. a new super pac is spending about 45 thousand dollars to send negative mailers about donald trump to potential iowa voters. columbia city leaders were among hundreds of mayors from across the country invited to the white house today. president obama spoke to the u.s. conference of mayors in the east room, recognizing them for their service. mayor steve benjamin and columbia police chief skip were in attendance to discuss the president's task force for policing the task force aims to help departments implement best practices for crime reduction and improve relationships with the community. "i think that we have seen our cities take leadership and we have seen transformations of communities across this country... and when citie

the stage is set as the g-o-p presidential candidates face off tonight in the first debate of the year. we'll have a preview from south carolina next. "band playing " one more debate is coming to las vegas. the final presidential debate before the 2016 election will be at u-n-l-v. the school getting the city excited for the big taste of hollywood right here in the valley. matt damon is in town--- making his mark... as filming continues for the next installment of the bourne movie franchise. more's rachel smith reports. he's been all over the world on one mission after another. nats "someone started all this... and i'm gonna find them" but jason bourne has never been to vegas until now! several days into the movie shoot and matt damon and company have been spotted all over town! starting at mccarran airport last week, then moving downtown to the bus stop and this week the action's been taking strip! nats of damon at aria walking thru casino guests at aria have been posting video and pictures of the shoot... and of the letter they got alerting them to the filming. it not only mentioned a

hold.and an icon of the modern g-o-p makes her pick for president."this is gonna be so much fun." fun."while the top republican in iowa goes against the front runner." i think it would be very damaging to our state." state." but we begin with educating parents to potential dangers. let's face it -- most parents don't know everything their kids are up to on a daily basis...which can be worrisome. worrisome.especially when it comes to dangerous new trends hitting the corridor. corridor.fox 28 news reporter dora miller by the area substance abuse council that revealed some of those trends -- and how you can spot them.dora? it seems like kids are constantly being exposed a dew drug...so today -- parents and educators had the opportunity to get ahead of the trends and protect their families. you don't have to be a student to get schooledparents are learning new terms, new lessons and new trends."people just don't know what youth are facing nowadays."melissa has two young boys - and they're growing up in a different time. things are just disguised ttlook okay and to be yummy and healthy

president's last state of the union speech as a --quote-- "antidote to an avalanche of negativity" from the g-o-p in ((dave courvoisier)) the g-o-p followed up with its own message. more on that just ahead. staying optimistic, president obama told the nation he's looking to the future... but also looked back on the last seven years. touting accomplishment s such as the longest streak of private- sector job creation in history... and he championed the iran nuclear deal... the climate change agreement... and america's resolve against terrorism. the president said one of the few regrets of his presidency is the growing divide between democrats and republicans in washington... and he attempted to extend an olive branch to embrace bipartisanship: (( president obama: "democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise. or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us." )) ((dave courvoisier)) among the goals that obama laid out for lawmakers to work on together... criminal justice reform and a plan to combat prescription drug abuse. house paul ryan to wo

just days before iowans vote the g- o-p front runner called an audible... skipping what could be the most important debate before the caucuses. good evening. i'm erin kiernan. and i'm dan winters... instead of convincing voters why he should be president... during the debate. channel 13's justin surrency was everyone left with a smile... he joins us first on 13... for days donald's trumps event was shrouded with mystery...while some supporters came all the way from travel plans weren't the only hurdle to getting inside for tonight's event... 14:01:09-14:01:16"trump is a big name, and i'll be real excited to say i got to see him announced he was putting on a fundraiser at drake university instead of attending thursdays gop debate...his supporters proved distance was no obstacle... 'we woke up this morning and found out he was having a separate event and jumped on a plan in houston, flew to omaha and rented a car to drive to des moines and here we are.'trump dumped the debate due to an ongoing feud with fox but standing out from the crowd is what his people en

the address included the differences between the g-o-p agenda and values of the sitting president... with haley noting changes that would take place should a republican win the white house. but haley also called on her fellow republicans to look at themselves when it comes to the state of the nation. haley added 33 - the republican party needs to work to fix what she calls "a broken government." and when it comes to the next commander in chief... several of the g-o-p presidential hopefuls are making campaign stops in the palmetto state this week. ohio governor john kasich, former governor rubio... and senator ted cruz... will all be campaigning in the low country today. the stops come a day before the next republican debate... tomorrow in north charleston. 33 it's back to business across the street from us... at the state house. the house and senate have gaveled in the january- to-june legislative session. the house read in n e-filed legislation. topping agendas on both sides of the aisle are repairs to the state's roads and infrastructure. 33 another hot topic hitting the floor is e

over his next-closest rival for the g-o-p nomination... senator ted cruz. today - trump made campaign stops in both iowa and oklahoma - where he was joined by former vice-presidential nominee sarah palin. he also targeted democrat hillary clinton - attaching her to president obama - and referencing her ongoing email scandal. "i don't know if hillary is going to make it. she may not make it with the voters. she may not mkae it legally." "and you notice how positive she is about the president? you to stay out of the clink, that's why." trump will be in las vegas tomorrow afternoon.... to hold a rally at the south point casino. also in town tomorrow... former president bill clinton. he'll headline an evening event at the advanced technologies academy - near rancho and owens. he's on the road - supporting his wife hillary clinton - in her quest to become the next president. while still the nationwide frontrunner - her campaign has taken a big hit in new hampshire. a new poll has her behind rival bernie sanders in the state.... by 27 points! her husband was ther

with less than 3 eks until the iowa caucuses, g- o-p presidential candidates are going above and beyond to sway voters. in last night's g-o-p debate, the candidates turned their attention#to hillary clinton. the top 7 candidates took the mama stage, with chris christie, jeb bush, and marco rubio all claiming clinton would not make a good president. and ted cruz - took swings at eacacother. trump is claiming cruz is not eligible for the presidency because cruz was born in canada. " "if for some reason he beats the rest of the field... see they don't like that... see they don't like that he beats the rest of the field because they like me." : "but why now, why are you raising this issue now?" presidential candidate: "because now he's doing a little bit better." " besides those personal attacks, the debate largely focused on terrorism, immigration and the economy. we want rand. we want rand. we want rand. people in the audience last night started chanting "we want rand" in reference to rand paul. paul is polling low in the numbers, so he was put in the second tiered debate. the gop candida

00 pm sunday9:00 am - 5:00 pm 4193 taylor road, batavia oh 45103 phone 513-735-2299 still to come the g-o-p presidential hopefuls taking to still to come the g-o-p presidential hopefuls taking to the stage in south carolina... we'll have a preview of the debate... coming up next toyota billboard presidential hopefuls will line first debate of the carleston south carolina... it kicks of at 9 a much smaller stage...with fox picking the 7 highest republicans in the polls... there you see donald trump in the center...and ohio governor john kasich narrowly making the main stage... the debate will focus on economic, domestic and international policy issues. one person you won't see on the main stage...is kentucky senator rand paul... who did not qualify... he's still planning to boycott the debate altogether...instea d of joining mike huckabee...rick santorum and caroly fiorina on still to come temps will warm up... catherine has your forecast... coming up next plus i'm going to count to 3... there will not be a 4. give me the code. 1....2....3 and the actor best known for playing hans gruber in

college has their own controversy with hundreds of people speaking out on social media against having the g-o-p frontrunner on campus ... the college however arguing that this is not about supporting a candidate." sot: "an invitation and an opportunity for our students educationally to have first hand access does not mean endorsement by the institution." the college responded to critism with an open .... sot/t/andup: "and this actualal is the lettererrom the president to the dordt community. in it he outlines the three coices the school possibly h. one to invite no candidates them on our campus. allow every in good standing with their party equal acces to our campus and third one to pick and worthy of having access to our campus and those who are not. they eventually opted one specific reason. sot: "we didn;t differentiate at all in terms of trying to candidates that adition or christian biblical perpective on things ... it was an open invitation." vo: the letter well received by the student body ... in part because it explains. sot: "because there are so many different oppinions of trump , pre

strengths to keep america the greatest country. 3 as you decide 20-16---- 3 after being cut from the main g-o-p debate line-up republican presidential candidate rand paul says he won't be participating in the upcoming debate. debate.the upcoming g-o-p debate will take place in charleston on thursdayboth paul and carley fiorina have been moved from the main stage to the "undercard debate" fox business network says they made the decision based on the most recent polls but paul's campaign is firing back--saying that they're numbers aren't accurate--and he won't take part if he's not on the main stage. 3 meantime the democratic meantime the democratic candidates are getting prepared for thier debate in charleston this sunday at 9 p- m.of course we will have full coverage of bot debates right course on our website 3 now to a developing story... 3 tonight ten u-s soldiers are being held in iran after officials say two navy boats briefly entered territorial waters. waters.the boats were traveling from kuwait to bahrain when u-s officals lost contact with them...officials say the crew was on a training

the g-o-p frontrunner's feud with fox news-- hit a new level today. the back and forth-- that brought us to this point. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm noah bond. neighbors of chocolate drive in sun valley are sick of driving through mud to get home. they say it's become more than a nuissance... but now a hazard. that's where we find catherine van tonight. cat, i hope you're wearing a good pair of boots. noah... this entire road neighbors have to make a trek through just to ge their mail. and it's not just any kind of mud. it's clay... so it's sticky.. soft... and really difficult to get through by foot or by car. barbie: this is the worst it's been since we've lived in this area. jason: you can see that that's not a great thing to drive on. for the past couple of weeks... chocolate drive has become almost every neighbor's nightmare. barbie: it's bad. it's really bad. on the other end of fourth, it's just as bad when it rains jason: our mailboxes are right there. we don't have mailboxes at our house. these roads are just atrocious. even the simplest

we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arriviv monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 thanks justin. this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his campaign this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his campaign volunteers in iowa. 25-year-old braden j jlin died yesterday after a crash on interstate 80 west of atlantic. paramedics flew jopl to a hospital in nebraska, where he died. another campaign staffer was driving the van and lost control when they hit a patch of ice. the van went across the median and a truck hit it. three other people were hurt a a treated at the atlantic hospital. carson has temporarily suspended his campaign. he and other candidates are offering their condolences. "i saw video of him last night, making yardsigns. he was so energetic. it's just amazing what he was doing. and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved " "i have a lot of respect for any young person who gets involved in the political process, who volunteers, and i think i speak for everyone in saying our hearts go o

trump's not the only g- o-p candidate rallying in reno. ohio governor john kasich will be at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters tomorrow. the event starts at 1:45. tickets are not required... but you're strongly encouraged to r-s-v-p. we've set up a link at kolo tv dot com. often when these presidential candidates come into town... our own local law enforecement agencies are asked to step in and provided extra security. kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is here with a look at how much it costs the city of reno each time a candidtate makes a stop. good morning dave and amanda.. this is kind of the downside of being a swing state. it's exciting to get the attention... but our local law eforcement has to spend money out of it's own budget to provide that extra security... until they can get reimbursed. for example donald trump's visit yesterday required a lot of extra because he is described as a high tier level broadway with the reno police department said hilary clinton and donald trump come into town... the extra police presence is necess

that was 33 about the nicest reference made about donald trump... by his rivals at last night's g-o-p debate. after getting in some initial digs on trump's decision to boycott the final debate before the iowa caucuses... the g-o-p presidential hopefuls turned on each other. senator cruz was quickly put on the defensive... as the second- place candidate. and jeb bush attacked senator marco rubio... on his changing views on a "pathway to citizenship." dond trump busy headlining a show of his own during the debate. trump held a rally just three miles away... raising six-million dollars for veterans' causes. trump says, he doesn't him with the state's voters. 33 g-o-p presidential hopefuls... rick santorum and mike huckabee... also attended last night's rally... after taking part in the undercard debate. 33 president barack obama... showing some confidence when it comes to vote 20-16. speaking at a retreat in baltimore... president obama says a democrat will win because the economy is a lot better than when he took trump... saying the u-s won't strengthen itself "by allowing politicians t

now to the two front runners in the g-o-p race in iowa. iowa.just 13 days before the caucuses, governor terry branstad is warning voters not to choose ted cruz.the governor claims the senator from texas is no friend of agriculture or renewable fuels and actually poses a threat to the state. state.cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill joins us live from cedar rapids with reaction to this developing story.matt. ______________ for those who have watched governor branstad - - during his this is really out of character. it's true that millions of dollars come from renewable fuels - and jobs - - at places like a- d-m - - but the governor - has started a fist fight - in the republican party. " i think it would be very damaging to our state. " while governor branstad has declined to endorse any candidate for president - today he went out of his way to take a swipe atted cruz - - saying he's proven as president he'd be against corn based fuels and required ethanol use. " i believe that would be a big mistake for iowa to support him and i know he's ahead

the winners of the two previous g-o-p iowa cacuses. the trump event was a fundraiser for veterans' groups. it follows trump's long-standing fued with fox news look at all the cameras. this is like the academy awards. we're actually told we have quite a bit. " " about 15- hundred people were there... a little less than at the fox debate. trump says the rally raised 6 million dollars. a cincinnati police officer accused of stealing a restaurant will be in court this morning morninginvestigators say joseph simpson took the cash while working an off- duty detail in uniform. nine on your side talked with simpson and his attorney about the indictement. you're standing in front of attorney force. what do you want to say? just that i trust the system and i trust my attorney. those are the only comments that i have. simpson's attorney asks people to give his client a fair hearing... saying he's been a stellar officer. simpson is suspended without pay from the department.. and his police powers have also been suspended. more arrests... the teache

you're wondering, chocolate chip won the democrat's cookie nomination and ice cream cake took it for the g-o-p. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our hearts. and that journey begins here in iowa. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, and i ask you to join with us at the caucuses on monday night. a blizzard watch is in effect for tuesday for those north and west of the des moines metro. moderate and wind speeds will increase as well. winds will be strong from the north-nor

the g-o-p debate. and hello bay bay. crowds in west africa - the search and rescue operation is still under way security forces are hunting for al qaeda-linked gunmen -- who attacked a hotel and nearby cafe under cover of darkness. the gunmen took dozens of people hostage. the country s-p&interior minister says at least 23 people were killed. family and friends are mourning the loss of a chicago newswoman known as a trailblazer. anne swaney s body was discovered yesterday morning in a river in belize. the 39-year-old was an executive producer at abc-seven- chicago swaney was about to go horseback riding -- but volunteered to stay behind when the group was short one horse. when the tour returned -- they they found her body -- with bruises and lacerations -- the next day. no word on what happened yet. state of emergency for michigan. this move by president obama gives fema and the department of homeland security permission to coordinate all relief efforts for the state. earlier this week -- michigan governor rick snyder ask

the ten sailors were released but at least two g-o-p presidential presidentialcandidates are speaking out about the situation.both chris christie and marco rubio commented on the sailors at campaign stops wednesday. wednesday.christie said it was outrageous and shows how little iran respects current esident barack obama.rubio said it angered him to watch the broadcast of the 10 service members captured in the persian gulf.he told voters if he's elected he plans to reversthe nuclear deal that was recently reached with iran. those two candidates -- and five others will take center stage tonight in the next republican debate. debate.it's a smaller cast of candidates in the prime time show-down -- since host fox business network relegated rand paul and carly fiorina to the early bout.but in an interview earlier this week -- paul said won't participate if he's not in the first tier.the undercard event begins at 5 5 tonight -- while theheain debate is scheduled to start at 8. ted cruz is sitting at the top of the g-o-p candidates in iowa -- at least in the latest des moines register poll.an

and said he has been sober for nine months. 3 3 there's one less candidate in the north charleston g-o-p debate tomorrow. kentucky senator rand paul says he belongs on the main stage...but organizers determined he didn't have enough support ... as a result he was going to be on the under card debate.paul declined that invitation...saying he will focus his efforts in iowa and new hampshire. carly fiorina, mike huckabee and rick santorum have also been named participants in the earlier debate....slated for 6:00. debate at 9:00 will be donald trump, ted cruz, ben carson, marco rubio, jeb bush, john kasich and chris christie. 3 meanwhile there will be several republican contenders campaigning in the palmetto state... leading up to that debate.mike huckabee will be in the lowcountry today... speaking at the first baptist church of charleston at 3pm. tomorrow ... he will address the palmetto senior show at the state fairgrounds.that begins at 10:30 in the morning. 3 also today... gop hopeful john kasich will hold a meet and greet in charleston. that is at 5... and is hosted by state representa

the g-o-p frontrunner says big debate before the iowa caucuses caucusestrump made the announcement shortly after fox released the line-up for tomorrow night's event.trump told reporters he wonders how much money the network will make from the broadcast without him being there. he also took to bashing fox anchor megyn kelly. " i think she's a third rate reporter i think she frankly is not good at what she does and i think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly" kelly"you'll remember kelly and trump clashed during the first g-o-p debate.. leading to weeks of friction between fox and trump. fox news officials haven't responded yet to trump's latest remarks. this morining kentucky's new governor matt bevin says he will cut the state's budget by four and a half percent from the state's current spending plan. that will total about 117 million dollars. two areas that won't see cuts are "k" through 12 education and veterans benefits. the race for u-s senator in kentucky just took a new turn. has entered the race. jim gray says he wants to end the deadlock in washington... and that getting lexin

putting uncommitted voters aside -- only one time has the g-o-p or democratic nominee not finished in the top three in their parties iowa caucus. so the saying, there's three tickets out of iowa -- is very accurate. "we take this very seriously, we are very educated about the candidates their positions and so we're kind of serving as a committee and say to the rest of the country, okay, here is who we recommend. " johnson countyyemocrats chair martha proud of their record. now there's only one thing left to do... make more historor and it all starts r rht here in iowa. "i want to see everybody turn out to their causes all across the state isn't an extremely important process." hagle says that old saying may be challenged this year because there are only three democratic candidates, while the gop has a huge field. stay with us monday for complete caucus coverere. we'll have live reporor from des moines andnd across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it starts at eight on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on t-v nine. the dubuq

that too." " just so you know- chocolate chip won the dems cookie nomination and ice creamamake won the g-o-p cake side. a student inos angeles, california is now recognized as one of smartest students in the woror. 17-year-old cedric argueta earned a perfect score on the math section of his advanceplacement exam. the college board possible. cedric is one of 12 students out of a total of 300 thousand people to get this the senior also earned perfect scores on the english and math sections of the a-c-t cocoege entrance exam. cedric say's he'll be applying to cal tech, berkeley, and stanford with hopes of one day working for nasa's jet propulsion lab. playing some good ol' music... some eastern iowa students have a new set of strings to show off during their next performance. we'll tell you how they got brand new guitarar good morning from is waking up with kcrg-tv9 it's here's what you need to know today. making their last rounds. presidential candidates are aiming for votes just before monday's caucuses. we'll tell you which candidates are in the viewing area today. taking precautions! an iow

while he didn't mention any of the g-o-p presidential candidates by name.. he did warn about the attitudes and words used against islam. president obama also urged american voters to replace him with a democrat who would continue his policies on health care, climate following the president's address, south carolina governor nikki haley delivered the republican response. she focused on the threat of terrorism in our country. she also said she hoped the next president would help fix a broken government. right now, an investigation is underway after a motorcyclist and a deputy collided in st. petersburg pinellas county says the deputy was pulling his unmarked car out of a parking lot and onto martin luther king street north at 62nd avenue north. that's when the motorcyclist struck his car. he was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. deputies say it does not appear that speed or impairment are factors in the crash. in a few hours, former pro wrestler hulk hogan will be in court. there will be a hearing for his trail against gawker. he is suing th

investigators release any new information this morning donald trump says he's not going to participate in the g-o-p debate tomorrow. the debate is hosted by fox news and google. trump says he has issues with moderator megyn kelly: he claims she is biased against him. last night ted cruz said: if trump won't go to the debate, he wants to face him one-on-one... cruz said trump could even choose the moderator. today democrat bernie sanders is obama at the white house. they will meet privately in the oval office. the president has said he will not endorse a candidate during the primary. sanders is reportedly upset that the president talked publically about hillary clinton's experience earlier this week. the pressure builds with each day - as candidates and voters countdown to the iowa caucus. bernie sanders said he doesn't expect the turnout to match president obama's in 2008... but he says if his turnout is high enough he can win. we're heading into year three of recreational marijuana sales: colorado leaders want to tighten rules to make sure growers are using safe methods. 9news political reporter b

trump's not the only g- o-p candidate rallying in reno. ohio governor john kasich will be at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters tomorrow. the event starts at 1:45. tickets are not required... but you're strongly encouraged to r-s-v-p. we've set up a link at often when these presidential candidates come into town... our own local law enforecement agencies are asked to step in and provided extra security. kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is here with a look at how much it costs the city of reno each time a candidtate makes a stop. good morning dave and amanda.. this is kind of the downside of being a swing state. it's exciting to get the attention... but our local law eforcement has to spend money out of it's own budget to provide that extra security... until they can get reimbursed. for example donald trump's visit yesterday required a lot of extra help from local departments. that's because he is described as a high tier level candidate.... officer tim broadway with the reno police department said any time candidates like hilary clinton

on the g-o-p side, kentucky senator rand ul stopped in the corridor today.he met with voters at the marion public library this afternoon.he also made a campaign stop in north liberty.paul has not been able to muster much support in iowa.. the most recent polls show him earning about three-percent support among kely g-o-p causus-goers. and there are more visits scheduled for this weekend. former maryland governor martin o'mallll will appear outside a cedar rapids gun show tomorrow morning.and in iowa city, lena dunham, from the h-b-o series "girls." will campaign for hillary clinton. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonighghs other stories across the corridor. january is "radon action corridor authorities are reminding people to get their homes tested.the united states environmental protection agency says five out of seven homes in iowa have radon levels that are too high.if you would like to learn more about radon gas there is information online and a hotline number provided by the departme

the g-o-p-led senate approved the legislation last month. the measure would also bar any federal money for planned parenthood. president obama has promised he'll veto any bill that dismantles his health care law. countries around the world condemning north korea- after the country says it tested a hydrogen bomb. diplomats-- gathering at the united nations.... secretary- general ban ki- moon says he condemns the test. testing a hydrogen bomb violates several u-n security council resolutions. the u-s, japan, and south korea requesting an emergency meeting of the panel, which was held behind closed doors. the council will pursue new action against pyongyang. " : "..i demand the d- p-r-k cease any further nuclear activities and meets its obligations for verifiable de- nuclearization." international peace and security continues to exist." " this is the fourth time north korea has tested a nuclear weapon, but, the first said to involve a hydrogen bomb, which is more powerful than an atomic bomb. the friend of one of the shooters in the deadly san

a home in sioux city saturday race for the white house g-o-p contender chris christie stopped by sioux city for a town hall meeting sunday. more than a hundred people turned out for the event at buffalo alice. the g-o-p candidate got a lot of support when speaking out against president obama's recent state of the union address.... and the iranian hostage swap. christie said fighting terrorism....adjus drug abuse are the core issues he will focus if he president. so i am not ready by a long shot to conceid this race to anyone. and the fact is iowans want people who are willing to do this..who are willing to come to sioux city on a sunday afternoon and spend looking you in the eyes, taking your questions, and giving you answers." jessica rae: weeks before the the new jersey continues to poll digits. jessica rae: texas senator ted the top tier of presidential candidates. and with that harsher scrutiny. criticism over his bashing of donald trump as someone with quote "new york values." " (sen. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "he explained that his views were that he was very pro- cho

jessica rae: and now to the latest on the race for the white house g-o-p contender chris christie stopped by sioux city f f a town hall meeting sunday. the g-o-p candidate got a lot of support when speaking out against president obama's recent state of the union address.... and the iranian christie said fighting terrorism and adjusting the judicial process... are the core issues he will focus if he becomes president. so i am not ready by a long shot to conceid this race to anyone. and the fact is iowans want people who are willing to do this..who are willing to come to sioux city on a sunday afternoon and spend a couple hours looking you in the eyes, taking your questions, and giving you answers." jessica rae: with just two weeks before the iowa caucus... the new jersey governor continues to poll in the single digits. jessica rae: percent support primary voters nationwide..... according to the street journal poll. to 34-percent for but sanders would do better than clinton.... in a hypothetical match-up against donald trump. based on a separate poll by organizations... beat trump by 15- po

one of the g-o-p presidential contenders paid the midlands a visit today too. dr. ben carson spoke to a crowd of about 200 people at brookland baptist church in west columbia. state attorney general alan wilson moderated the forum. carson touched on illegal immigration, the role of the judiciary, and defeating isis. he voiced his support of the second amendment too. "where we are right now is very precipice. if we go over it, i do not think we will be able to o return." earlier today, carson also spoke at a king day sanders campaign has some "killer" support in the palmetto state. after last night's democratic debate in charleston, rapper mike render, also known as "killer mike" spoke out in favor of his preferred candidate, bernie sanders. hillary clinton has strong support among south carolina black voters. sanders said last night, and again at the state house today, that's because she's better known here but his supporters aim to change that. render says he's one of them. "black people are often put in a position of this: 'me, or those crazy guys.' and we have t

the g-o-p front runner, donald trump, is absent from the stage tonight... he is protesting fox news... the network that is hosting and moderating the debate. for the rest of the candidates... it presents a new opportunity to stand out from the rest of the pack... and make one last impression on caucus goers.. dr. ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie, john kasich and rand paul. 12 candidates are vying for the g-o-p presidential nomination. cruz took a swipe at donald trump, who did not attend the debate. cruz says: "let me say. i'm a maniac. and every one on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. and, ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way, i want to thank everyone here for showing the men and women of iowa the respect to show up and make the case to the people of this state, the people of the country why each of us believe we would make the best commander-in-chief." as we've mentioned... donald trump skipped the debate tonight.. to protest fox news. instead, he is hosting a fundraiser at drake university..

taking aim at the g-o-p.... hillary clinton brings her attacks to the forefront in her latest campaign ad. or sidewalks will have completely frozen over causing slick conditions. highs will struggle to get out of the single digits today. winds will continue to blow strong out of the nw at 15-25 mph gusts 30 + causing bitter cold wind chills. it will feel more like -10 to -20 at times. make sure to dress in layers and take breaks to go indoors to warm up! with this extreme cold it only takes about 30 minutes to get frostbite. into the overnight ours temperatures warm as clouds move back in. monday brings slightly warmer temperatures with highs topping out in the low 20s, winds will also begin to die down. thanks britley. bringing in the bucks! we'll tell you which hollywood star tops the list of highest grossing actors! sports tease. bringing in the bucks! we'll hollywood star tops the list of highest grossing actors! 30 out of its last 31 home games. that lone loss was to baylor. ... the bears were in town today.

the g-o-p presidential hopefuls will return to south carolina this week. the next republican debate is set to take place thursday... in north charleston. when it comes to the race to the white house... planned parenthood is picking a side. the women's health group says its endorsing hillary clinton for president. this is the first time the group has ever endorsed someone in a presidential primary. planned parenthood plans say they plan spend 20-million dollars in this election cycle. and south carolina also taking the spot light when it comes to tomorrow's state of the union address. white house officials say greenwood councilwoman... edith childs will be a guest of first lady michelle obama... for the president's final state of the union address. childs is known for leading the "fired up... ready to go" chant during a 2007 campaign stop by president obama.... that of his white house bids. and following the president's address to the nation... governor nikki haley will deliver the g-o-p response to state of the union. 33 still to come... can clemson take th