to victims of sexual assault on college campuses. " tonight, i'm asking you to joininillions of americansns including me, president obama, met on college campuses and the artists here tonight to take the pledge. a pledge that says i will intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. let's change the culture " " and leonardo dicaprio used his moment at the microphone after winning the award for best actor for "the revenant" to address the issue of climate change. " climate change is real. it is happening right now. it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species " besides leo, brie larson won best actress for her role in "the room." and filmmakererand tv show producerer are trying to re-establish themselves in iowa. now some big name stars have their own "hall of fame" of sorts in des moines. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up first alert storm team meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. today's highs will be all over mumu cooler weather likeke along and north of highway 20. temperatures should hit the 50s by midday else

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