i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> woodruff: another t.v. spot stressed how comfortable the national guard lieutenant colonel, who served in iraq, is shooting a gun. >> joni doesn't miss much. >> woodruff: all this endeared her to conservative voters, who catapulted her to an impressive 56% win in a field of five republicans. since her primary victory in early june, however, she has put less emphasis on her strong anti-abortion and gun rights views, and re-worded the slogan on her website: "mother, soldier, conservative," to "mother, soldier independent leader." ernst herself, an iowa state grad who said she was staying neutral on this big game day, downplays the change in tone. >> well, it's a different challenge, but what we have to do is compare and contrast between myself and the congressman, and i stand for iowa and what's good for iowans. we have done very well here as a state, and i believe our federal government needs to emulate iowa. congressman braley

. >> and so an iowa resident is o going to pay about $8,000 a year to attend the university of to iowaout-of-state residente will pay about $27,000.an why that discrepancy between instate and out-of-state? >> obviously the instate est: students areob subsidized by appropriations from the state of iowasi. we're pleased and proud of thatn that continues to be the case.d for out-of-state students, we e know as a state university, knos out-of-state students need to t pay the full cost of their education. hence the difference between the instate and out-of-state rates. >> sally mason, you have proposed a three-year degree, baccalaureate degree, haven't you, instead of a four-year bachelor? >> i have, yes.lor? let me say a few words about that. one of the things that we've been focused on for the last bo seven years that i've been here at least, student success and affordability. and clearly this is somethingee that's a very high priority foro me. i was a prist generation college student. first student in myr family eve to attend college. it was a stretch for us to pay for college. so i have

. >>> an iowa mother is facing new charges this morning. police say she faked her daughter's cancer. we'll tell you what else she's accused of doing. >>> an unusual police pursuit, officers chase after a suspect who is in a wheelchair. >>> we want to take you back to our breaking news. two people hit on roosevelt. christina maddela has just arrived at the scene of the breaking news. what can you tell us, christine. >> inner lanes of southbound boulevard shut down. you can see what's left of this crash here. there's two vehicles involved. an initial report showed one of the cars was disabled. someone may have been outside the car trying to fix it when the crash happened of the fire department confirms they were here for one person struck by the car. the philadelphia police department is on its way. the accident investigation division is on its way. they will investigate this accident further. we also just met this man. he was actually involved in the crash. you were in front of this car. >> at the red light. >> you were in the middle lane. >>

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get the back story from an iowa insider, when we rush. when we return. >> now a snapshot of stories making head lines on "america tonight." embattled running back from the baltimore ravens, ray rice, the nfl and the baltimore ravens deny seeing video of the incident until last monday. in baja mexico the cleanup is underway in cabo san lucas. roared in after hurricane odile. 110 mile-an-hour winds. the storm has weakened, the southeastern part of the united states is expected to see flash flooding tomorrow. >>> nearly 50 years after their acts of valor, vietnam war veterans were honored at the white house today. president obama presented the medal of honor to bennie adkins and donald sloat, sloat was killed in action while shielding soldiers from an exploding grenade in 1970. >>> an important step against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. as 30 nations pledged the paris to take any means necessary in the battle to destroy i.s.i.l. the sunni militant group has taken over large parts of northern iraq and syria. the coalition is now c

i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> overnight that castrater ad as it was called went viral. it could be the most famous ad of all 2014. it not only introduced candidate joni ernst, it turned the race sin of not having a law degree. >> you might have a farmer from iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law serving as the next chair of the senate judiciary committee. because if democrats lose the majority, chuck grassley will be the next chair of the senate judiciary committee. >> thud. there should have been someone, someone should have informed mr. brayly, esquire, that there are a lot more nonlawyers voting in iowa than there are lawyers voting in iowa. the combination of the ernst castrater ad and the brayly knock on farmers turned it in the right direction. it gave ernst a solid chance to flip that seat from democrat to republican. now brayly's fighting back casting ernst as a far right wing ideologue it would have criminalized any abortion proce

customers at an iowa burger king got more than they ordered. >> comedienne joan rivers passes away at the age of 81, the top trending story on wjla.com. the guilty verdict in them make donnell corruption trial -- in the mcdonnell corruption trial. and the weather forecast. >> a surprise at a fast food restaurant in illinois. >> a customer complained about a snake in the grass. i thought it might be a garden snake. i come out and it's a huge anaconda-looking snake. anaconda, but an it was a boa constrictor more than 16 feet long. animal control caught it. it is still a mystery where it came from. >> can you imagine? >> i will stick with drive-through. >> it is going to be nice sunday. >> it is, but we have to get through t now and then. some showers possible friday and saturday. >> have a good night. >>> from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- sarah silverman. taraji p. henson. mean tweets nfl edition. and music from hunter hayes. with cleto and the cletones. and now, if it's all right with you, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ]

iowa now? why issue the book this year so she has this controversy in the middle of an election year. go to iowa and race expectations of the political campaign. and more importantly, raise the expectations of what she's going to do to help democrats in this fall's election. does anyone think she's going to be out on the campaign trail in the next 52 days and make an appreciable difference to the democrats? why is she waiting until 2015 rol rolls around? >> there's a possibility here, that americans will rally around the flag and that could help democrats. >> all right. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, great to be with you this week. thanks so much. chris will be back with us again next sunday, we'll see you again next fox news sunday, thank you for joining us. >>> tonight, actress robin gi n givens was married to mike tyson. >>> and is it war or is it counter terrorism. jay garner on why these words matter and why we better get it right. >>> and the irs already meddles into your personal business and trampleless on your freedom of speech, but they even inject their heavy hand into ado

i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> reporter: she's a tea party favorite now trying to moderate her image to snatch iowa's vacant democratic seat left open by tom harkin. would you be in the mold of tez cr ted cruz? >> no in the mold of jodi ernst. >> reporter: democratic bruce bailey argues he's the candidate who fits iowa's problem-solving sensibilities. >> iowans expect to have senators who are going to put aside partisan politics when the state's interests are at stake. >> reporter: he invited us to this small town of brooklyn, iowa, where he grew up. >> the drugstore was also one of my customers. i baled hay, worked on farms, i was a truck driver, a conduction worker. >> reporter: the four-term congressman is trying to beat back accusations he's lost touch back home. potentially more damaging, he was caught on tape slamming iowa's popular gop senator chuck grassley. >> a farmer from iowa who never went to law school r. >> reporter: dissing farmers, a big iowa no-no. did you put a foot in your mouth? >> all of us say

she had worked her way up from minimum wage to manager at an iowa department store. and as a financial consultant she helped families plan for retirement and save for college. and she did it all while being a great mom to her six kids. [applause] her firsthand experience with the economic pressures facing iowa families made her look around and think we can do better. nd now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress. [applause] and dave and jim and pat will bring wisdom, compassion to a congress where those qualities are in short supply. and bruce, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times. as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserved. [applause] and just for a moment, think about the issue of the

. >> they came by the thousands for an iowa political ritual, a state that likes its candidates up close personal. the harkins steak fry. >> hello, iowa. i'm back. >> for hillary clinton, her first trip back to iowa since she came in third here in 2008, losing to barack obama and even john edwards. an experience she described as excruciating in her new book. this time her supporters say will be different. and at a last hoorah for tom harkin, she raised expectations that she's all-in. >> well, it is true, i am thinking about it. [ cheering and applause ] >> but -- but for today, that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. >> reporter: organizers for the ready for hillary were bussed in from all over the country. but democrats who supported obama last time like janet peterson want to see if hillary clinton has changed. >> i think she'll have to come and tell us what her message is for the country and give iowa a chance to determine that. it is still a long way off. >> even tom harkin supported obama last time, despite his relationship with the clinton. >> what do you think about hill

. >> an iowa couple did something shocking when they receiveed poor service, tipping 150 percent. it took 20 minutes to get war, and an hour to get food but waiter was bartending and serving 12 tables and with the $100 tip they where a note "we have both been if your shoes, paying it forward." they got 150 shares on facebook and more than a million "likes." >>> wanted: new head coach. we have what is lady for the raiders after the team fires head coach dennis allen. >>> the two were it is in the alameda arson fires face first appearance in court with surveillance video police say shows one of them at, would. >>> surprising details emerge in the white house security breach. the questions the head of secret service will face today before congress on what really h >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good tuesday morning at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >>> first up, as we are closer to ok, we will find how the weather is looking. more like june. >> june in or places but may the bay area. live doppler hd shows we are still seeing a marine layer. it is light

. >> reporter: they came by the thousands for an iowa political ritual, a state that likes its candidates up close and personal. the harkin steak fry. >> hello, iowa! i'm back! >> reporter: for hillary clinton, her first trip back to iowa since she came in third here in 2008. losing to barack obama and even john edwards. an experience she described as excruciating in her new book. this time her supporters say will be different. and after appearing in the first caucus state today at a last hurrah for tom harkin, she's raised expectations that she's all in. >> well, it is true. i am thinking about it. but -- but for today, that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. >> reporter: organizers from the ready for hillary political action committee flooded the zone. busing in from all over the country. but democrats who supported obama last time like state senator janet peterson stay iowans want to see if hillary clinton has changed. >> i think she's going to have come and tell us what her message is. >> reporter: even tom harkin supported obama last time despite a long friendship with the

she had worked her way up from minimum wage to manager at an iowa department store. as a financial consultant she helps families plan for retirement and save for college. and she did it all while being a great mom to her six kids. cheers and applause] her firsthand experience with the economic pressures facing iowa families made her look around and think, werk do better, and now with your help, she's poised to be the first woman ever to represent iowa in the united states congress. cheers and applause] and dave and jim and pat will bring with them compassion and american common sense to a congress where, frankly, those qualities are in short supply. and bruce braley, well, bruce has his own story. after his dad was badly injured in a grain elevator accident, his mom went back to school and worked like crazy to get her teaching degree and to support their family. she inspired bruce to devote his life to fighting for other families facing hard times as a congressman, he's done just that. he went to bat for iowa's national guard members and won them the pay they deserve

after my early boyhood in an iowa village, i lived as a ward of a country doctor in oregon. lived among those to whom hard work was the price of existence. the opportunities of america opened to me through the public schools. they carried me to the professional training in the great american university. i began by working with my own hands for my daily bread. i have tasted the despair of fruitless search for a job. i even know the kindly encouragement of a humble boarding housekeeper. >> i've seen america in contrast with many nations and many races. my profession took me into many foreign lands and many kinds of governments, i've worked in governments of free men, of tyrannies of socialists of communists and i've met with princes and kings and despots and desperados. i've seen the squalor of asia and the frozen class barriers of europe. i was not a tourist, i was a associated in their working lives and in their problems. >> i had to deal with their social systems and their governments. and outstanding every tore to these great masses of people, there was a hallowed word --

jack hatch is currently an iowa state senator with 22 years in the iowa house and senate. the cook political report has this race listed as likely republican. this is live campaign 2014 coverage on c-span. our partners tonight, we continue our conversation now with the focus on accountability in leadership. throughout the campaigns, we have seen on television, and on our various airwaves, radio and newspaper as well, senator hatch has accused the branstad administration of being scandal ridden with no higher list, illegal buyout, settlements of state employees and now our chance to discuss this matter in particular. we begin with dale who has a question for senator hatch. >> yes, senator. iowans clearly like their governor. they keep re-electing him time after time. by wider and wider margins. yet instead of telling iowans how you might lead the state, your advertisements and press statements focus on the criticismless. are you saying that iowans don't get it? >> what i'm saying is that iowans need to listen to the problems that this governor has had over the past four yea

an iowa couple felt it was worth $100. while dining out, mckenzie and steven schultz ended up having to wait over an hour for their meal. their posted their ordeal along with a photo of their tip. "we've been in your shoes. paying it forward." now that post is going viral. >> $100 tip on bad service. >> i'm a former waiter. i can appreciate that. >> good night. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- ben affleck, kate walsh,

. >>> more charges are filed against an iowa mother who allegedly claimed her daughter was sufferingcancer. >>> police say the woman took extreme measures for financial gain, including a trip to disney world. she's accused of possessing and injecting her 5-year-old daughter riley with a cancer drug and administering cannabis oil through a feeding tube she inserted through the girl's nose. authorities say she shaved her daughter's head. community members held several fund raisers to support the little girl. >> it's heartbreaking to think a mother could do that to her own child. go forever. >> police believe she may have pocketed anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000. >>> an investigation by the bbc finds loom band charms sold in the united kingdom contain high levels of a cancer-causing chemical. chemical used to make the plastic flexible. brightly colored loom bands are woven into bracelets and the charms are added on. authorities are talking to retailers and suppliers to see where the products are coming from. >>> from our delaware bureau, an annual fund raiser to benefit the dupont chil

he will make a big footprint in iowa on wednesday. an independent candidate has also been talking to democrats. why far she is not the only democrat searching for support in iowa. so far, she is the biggest thing she is. i do not think anyone doubts that if she were to run, she would be the nominee. iowans would vote for her to be the nominee. ask the senate race is one of the most closely-watched in the country this year. polls showing republican johnny ernst and democrat bruce braley virtually in a dead heat. what are you hearing on the ground? is tom harkin's seat. he is retiring after 40 years as a federal lawmaker, and his seat is in jeopardy now. this race could not be any closer. it is completely tied up right now, which i don't think the democrats expected. six months ago, if you had said, will we get a republican nominee in this race who could possibly harkin's designated protÉge, i do not think any democrats would think that was possible. you had this no-name republican come in, and caught fire and surged up in the polls. now,

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most three years old can open up with an iowa phone and do more than an adult.oes that bring. >> it is called outdoor deficit disorder. we have to get them off of the screen. my son is about to turn eight and loves video games and we have to balance that. and oftentimes he doesn't like. it and i am a parent and i have to teach them i have the best interest in mind. >> is there one principle that you feel ought to be applied to every mom and dad out there? >> rules without relationship leads to rebellion. you have to start and to build that relationship. and so they want to do it your way and they want to be a part of it. we did it with sking. and hunting. >> and the main thing you have to reserve time for your family. i mean, we are all running so fast and everybody is reaching for some goal and that's usually something other than a successful family. kids come home to a empty house and their parents are not paying attention. you have to watch what is going on, because if you don't, the culture will take them to hell. that's the kind of world we live in. >> it i

iowa now? why issue the book this year so that she has this controversy in the middle of an election? and why go to iowa and raise the expectations about the presidential candidacy. and most important raise expectations about what she's going to go in this fall's election. and does anybody think she's going to be out on the campaign trail in the next 53 days and make an appreciable difference for democrats? why is she involved in all this? why doesn't she just wait until 2016 to get involved? >> fine go, to iowa. >> there's a possibility here that americans will rally around the flag and that could help democrats. >> all right, thank you, ladies and gentlemen, great to be with you this week. chris will be back here next sunday, have yourself a great week and we will see you again next fox news sunday, thank you for joining us. >>> this is the fox report, i'm harris faulkner, britain's prime minister is turning up the heat in the rest of the world. david cameron is trying to keep his country calm after isis beheaded a british aid worker this weekend. that video went online in the past 2

." >>> an iowa couple is getting a whole lot of attention today for leaving their server a massive tip. mackenzie and steven shultz left a $100 tip on a 60 dollar check they waited over an hour for their food. they said it was not the poor waiter's fault, he was managing 10 tables at once and bartending, another server called out sick and they said we have both been in your shoes before, so pay it forward. you have to hear the whole story and it makes a lot of sense. >> for brian taff, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph, i'm shirleen allicot, brian and i along with ducis rogers, will be back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >>> now here is rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead. >> new clues in the search for a wanted gunman, "action news" is live with the details. >> and an off-duty police officer opens fire on an allege robbery suspect. the latest on that investigation coming up. and hear what the director of the secret service is say being the man that made his way into the white house earlier this >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading ne

iowa now? why issue the book this year so she has the controversy in the middle of an election year? why go to iowa and raise the expectations about the presidential campaign, and more importantly raise the expectations about what she's going to do to help democrats in this fall's election. does anybody think she'll by out on the campaign trail in the next 51 days and make an appreciable difference? why is she involved? why isn't she waiting on the sideline until 2015 -- >> there's andanger for overexposu overexposure. >> fine, go to iowa. >> a quick point, there's a possibility -- >> very quick. >>> that americans will rally around the flag. that could help democrats. >>> thank you, ladies and gentlemen, great to be with you this week. thanks so much. >>> chris will be back next sunday. have a great week. we'll see you again next "fox news sunday." thanks for joining us. ♪ >> tell us, when will these things be and what will be sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ♪ >> we're continuing our study about the antichrist and the false prophet.

an old saying. it is true down in arkansas as it is in iowa. if you are driving down a country road and you see a artle sitting up on top of ofce post you can be sure one thing, it didn't get there by itself. so the good things that i have been able to accomplish, let me make it clear. didn't to it by myself. every single one of you empowered me. every door empowered me. you got out to vote those things.o do so again, i stand on the of giants. you. my fellow democrats. fellow iow iowans you put in me and worked our me and stood by me when things got tough and got prettyhings tough. i never could have emergencied that this would be my -- would be myt this life. think about it. a young boy growing up in warren county, just a few miles from here. of 150 people. a 6th graded education. my mother was an immigrant. in a small six kids two-bedroom house. politicians.w we didn't talk politics but we knew this. family hit rock bottom in the depression and that was before i wasnths born my dad was out of work. he had been mining cole for most of his -- m

i'm an iowa dreamer. i was wondering about how you feel -- yeah!> well, i think we have to keep working. just can't stop ever working >> hi! >> the president has broken his promise to the latino community. and we want to know whether you standby the president delay on immigration. >> i think we have to elect more democrats. >> dreamers, children of undocumented immigrants showing that comings will also be hearing from the following from them following president obama's delay just as republican members of congress like steve king, paul ryan, senator marco rubio have throughout the summer. joining me is one of the dreamers who challenged hillary clinton is monica reyes. >> hi, thank you for having me here. >> what did you expect to hear from hillary clinton? what was your reaction to her response? >> i honestly was not sure what to expect. that was really why i was doing this. i wanted to see what her stance was on president obama's delay on immigration. i honestly, i was not really happy with what she said. we really need to hold democrats accountab

in addition to iowa's neck and neck battle, a new poll in new hampshire this week showed an actual tie of 48-48 between scott brown and democratic incumbent jeanne shaheen. >> that's six seats plus two and two more republicans really contesting seriously between north carolina and colorado. ten where they're looking for six pickups. that assumes however for them to protect three republican seats, kentucky, georgia, and particularly in kansas where as you said earlier, pat roberts is in a tough race. >>> president obama >>> the nfl is bringing in cynthia hogan -- also today, minnesota democratic governor mark dayton says vikings star adrian peterson should remain suspended until the child abuse scandal is resolved. >>> a grand jury will decide whether stock car driver tony stewart will face charges over the death of a fellow driver last month. stewart's sprint car struck and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. at a dirt track in upstate new york. >>> be sure to check out tonight's grapevine featuring just how bad a shape some of canada's government planes are in by going to my blog at the

there's nothing lives like an iowa greeting. >>> well, can you beat a group of -- can you beat a terrorroup by only fighting when asked president obama's chief of staff that exact question. can you not put boots on the ground? she asked that during her show's state of the union. as you'll see, he hedges when pressed about any country putting any troops there in iraq or syria. >> not going to front run any announcements from any countries or from secretary kerry who in the region or from john alan. the president will be -- >> you don't need any specifics. has anyone said yes, we will put -- >> i'm not going to front run any announcements, but the president will be sitting down with john alan on tuesday morning. secretary kerry is continue ing >> the president has sent to congress to authorize us to train and equip the syrian opposition on the ground fighting today with better training, better weapons so that they can take the fight to them. we will do the same side on the iraqi border. but ultimately, we can bring air power to bear on this. we can bring isr and training capability. it's

. >> there's an iowa couple that did and took mercy on an overworked server at the same time. >> the couple we want to a local restaurant for their anniversary and found themselves waiting 20 minutes for water. it was another 40 minutes for an appetizer and over an hour for an entree. instead of storming out, they tipped the waiter $100 with a note saying that we have been in your shoes, pay it forward. they posted the receipt on facebook and it's taken off from there. apparently they are trying to say, listen, we had bad service but instead of leaving no tip, trying to send a positive message. >> 1.3 million likes on that post on social media. people are really seeing this resonate with folks. >> the hope is that the server will have this resonate with them and she or she will pay it forward. >> apparently they were understaffed that particular day. and the server was overworked. i have walked out of restaurants when i felt like i didn't get adequate service. >> you don't know what happened 20 minutes before you got there. >> if the server says, here's the situation, i would be much

iowa, saturday. cook political report has this race as likely republican. this is just under anhour. >>> good evening, and welcome to burlington iowa, i'm with kwqc, tonight marks the second in the debate, we're happy to bring it to you with our partners burlington hawkeye newspaper and the greater burlington partnership. for the next hour, republican governor terry branstad and jack hatch, his democratic challenger, will answer questions from our panelists. danielle mccarthy and the managing editor of the hawkeye, dale alison. we'll be getting questions from you, our viewers and readers, and twitter and facebook live. use the #iowagovernordebate. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our candidates republican governor terry branstad and democratic state senator jack hatch. [ applause ] >>> the overall theme, if you will, tonight is on the economy, from jobs to job creation to infrastructure. our first topic will be on jobs. in this, we will talk about job creation, tax incentive like those used to build the fertilizer plant that's being built right now not far from here and mini

i've been an iowa fan my entire life as long as i can remember. i'm 63 years old. but iowa city is awesome, all of facilities, just a great place. and -- but i have a very serious question. if you have to know on how de information many, not if, how many points the cyclones tomorrow ask coach to let ark wiseman run the ball a little bit more. thank you very much. i want to say we're proud of you very much in iowa here. and it's just been a pleasure. thank you. guest: you just experienced love about my job. hawkeye fans. they're great people here in the country.around we had a rivalry game with the instate rival. we were here this morning. we didn't try to predict the score. but i did ask them, my fans will this, i did ask him not to make this one quite so dramatic. for the less drama football games, concluding these would be a lot better. pass the d certainly word along about allowing mark wiseman to run the ball some more. host: surprised he didn't ask for tickets. guest: i'm sure he has tickets. host: how important are sports to fundraising? revenues for the unive

iowa next week. just tell me, is he going to run? >> well, look, vice president biden is an incredible force, not just in the democratic party, but in the country. there's no question. >> is he going to run for president? >> well, i'm not here to say who will run and who will not run. >> what do you think? what is the donna brazile gut? >> my gut says he is interested in seeking the presidency again. >> every one of those guys, and biden are waiting for the big domino to fall, hillary clinton, and if she decides she doesn't run, they're both prepared. >> we have to take a quick break. when we come back we take apart the key senate race in iowa but first our powerhouse puzzler. "the star-spangled banner" celebrating its 200th anniversary. it was written in 1814. when did it become our national anthem? the answer from our powerhouse roundtable when we return. american employers and their workers to go backwards. they want to go back in time and retroactively rewrite the tax laws. so they can impose taxes that weren't owed in the first place on american businesses. it sounds cr

you may remember she described herself as an iowa farm girl. she leads by a percentage of 44 to 38.north carolina, a new poll shows senator kay hagan three percentage points ahead of thom tillis. and a steep challenge for mary landrieu in louisiana. she needs to win more than 50% of the vote on november 4 to avoid a runoff. and if you look at north carolina, louisiana, arkansas and alaska, republicans think if it they can win three out of those four seats, this can ey c the question. can they do it? joining me tonight, john rralsn and john, what is the best path for the republicans to win the senate and do you believe the numbers? >> first let me say there are so many different paths that the republicans have, that's why i think the democrats are worried. there are all kinds of different methods for them to get to a majority. but these numbers that you're citing, the 58%, we've seen these before. especially during a midterm. you're focusing on the right races. the iowa race is a dead heat. you mentioned that poll. but there was a debate getting a lot of attention. they have drive th

take a look. >> i'm an iowa dreamer. i was wonder what you feel about obama's delay on immigration?i think we want to keep working. can't ever stop working. >> do you support obama delaying -- >> the president has broken his promise. we want to know whether you stand by the president's delay on immigration? >> i think we have to elect more democrats. >> perry, you talked about hillary clinton trying to stick as close to the president as possible. could she afford to theoretically get ahead of president obama on the issue of immigration? >> reporter: if she's running for the democratic nomination, i'm sure if she said, i -- you know, she could probably say, if i were president, well, you probably couldn't say that. she can be more to the left of obama on immigration, but she can't criticize him in this context right now for not doing enough. because the core of her answer is correct. and obama will tell you this, too, is the block of immigration reform is not an executive order because republicans in congress don't support immigration reform. i think the core of her answer is right.

i grew up cast rating hogs on an iowa farm. cut pork. >> joni ernst, mother, soldier, conservative. >> that made me feel uncomfortable. that was then. now, conservative darling jody ernst taking a difficult approach. sitting at a kitchen table talking about much loved programs. just don't change. the author of a great book "roar" which looks at how women are looking at a lot of these issue. as a woman f i can be so sexist, what do you think of that? >> that's absolutely sad. whether male or female we've proven the closer we move to the democrats the more the chance of losing. she won with a very conservative message, aggressive message. now that she's backed off it, she's losing in the polls to a democrat opponent. >> this is the age-old saw politics, right? you move to the middle after you win, if you're a republican conservative battle, a democrat a liberal battle. you think that that's nonsense. >> that's absolutely nonsense especially in the time that our country is very polarized and should be. that's the reason we've lost

mean, quickly check out this ad that the national republican congressional committee is running for an iowaandidate. >> in a dangerous world, judgment matters. david young would be tough on terrorists. passports for terrorists. apple is dangerously wrong for iowa. that's pretty much out there, joan, in terms of using this in a political campaign, very blatantly. >> it's just outrageous, and straight from the playbook of karl rove of 2002, and it worked then. i hope it doesn't work now. it's really irresponsible. >> all right, joan walsh, thank you for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >>> still ahead, police closing in on an accused cop killer on the run in pennsylvania in the mountains. why did he leave behind ammo and an ak-47? >>> also, the so-called kissing congressman, caught in the act, is back. and so is his wife. our political panel weighs in ahead. their biggest customer is demanding refunds for defects. so i offered to help. at ge capital, we bring expertise from across ge. so i call in our access ge engineers, and together with columbia, we work backwards. from the cabi

and giving money out of the goodness of their hearts, an iowa couple who lift a big tip on their weddingn schultz were met with poor service at an understaffed restaurant, but they still left a $100 tip on a $66 bill saying they'd been in the waiter or's shoes before. that generous act has gone vira people really are nicer in the middle east. i can't see that happening in new york. nah. all right, i just had to show you this, it's my favorite video of the day. dogs of all ages hitting the waves, the sinceth annual surfing -- sixth annual surfing competition. look at these guys. i think that was shot with a gopro. jack, are you impressed by this? some of these dogs really have legs for surfing, but a i couple of -- a couple of them have is almost no legs at all. >> some of these competitors are making a mockery of the entire competition. melissa: exactly. >> that's just hot dogging. [laughter] melissa: there was one really small, little teeny dog, and then they all rushed out to sort of save him or her at the end. this is very cute, i don't know. i don't get tired of pets on television. >