"braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how 25-year-old braden joplin died yesterday after a van carrying four staff members flipped over on an icy stretch of highway and was hit by another vehicle. the three other passengers in the accident were treated and released from a local hospital. these three republican candidates are in the state today. rick santorum, carly fiorina and mike huckabee all spoke this morning. fiorina just finished speaking at the greater des moines botanical gardens. huckabee is speaking in carroll at this hour...and then head to wall lake... santorum will be heading to sheldon in just a half hour...and then head to cherokee at 3 p-m... as for democrats, hillary clinton is the only candidate in town today... she will speak at the pzazz convention and event center at 7 p-m tonight.. hillary will be back with the other two democratic presidential next week. one week before the highly anticipated iowa caucuses. the

trail after a ben carson volunteer dies in an van accident on the campaign trail. 25 year old braden joplin of midland texas was part of dr. carson's ground game in iowa. today reporter sabrina ahmed got the chance to speak with another young volunteer sitting just feet from joplin during the crash. " for about a week now, aaron ohnemus, and three others have been canvasing the state for dr. ben carson. tuesday morning, the exhausted crew was headed out into a storm ..to glenwood. 6:52:14 "as we're sleeping, everything's peaceful and suddenly i hear drew and ryan both scream." the van hit a slick spot on the interstate. 7:10:25 "at that point we staeted spinning a little bit and my seatbelt had been off at the time because i was grabbing a glove and i remember just landing on a pile of metal stands and i thoguht that was the end of it but as we're spinning i didn't feel the collision i heard a really loud sound which ended up being a truck that t boned the back end of our van." 7:51:28 "eventually i was able to regain consciousness and i looked up and i could see ryan in the front and andre

the presidental candidate is talking about braden joplin who was volunteering for carson's campaign.joplin and three other staffers were driving through atlantic iowa yesterday when the driver lost control of the vehicle.he was rushed to omaha for treatment and died shortly after."it obviously has a profound in iowa but throughout the nation." "always trying to make sure everybody else was comfortable...that everybody else felt good.""boy i tell you we could all learn a lot from just watching his life." carson says it's been hard on his team."there's sadness.but now there's real determination to make sure that this is not a life in vain." "it's brought us all closer together, we were doing good already but i think we're really close together now."a closer team...he says...that will help get him continue the campaign... and get him ready for the iowa caucus."they will always hear the truth, they can expect not to hear a politician.""we just have to recognize that our strength is in our unity." 3 one of tomorrow's events is scheduled near where the crash occurred.. in a statement announcing

morning.the van flipped onon ititside before it was hit by another vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other carson flew to an omaha hospitit flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. ben carson: "and our hearts go oul to his family and to all the families involved, includudg the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we n." the tragedy brought a rare moment of togetherness among candidatesfrom both political parties..carson's g-o-p rivals marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz offered their condolences and prayers on twitter.along with all three democratic candidtes. many more candidates offered their thoughts and prayers while campaigning throughout the day. we're now just a few weeks away from the iowa caucuses. and billionaire donald trump just picked up his biggest endorsement yet. yet."i'm here to pport the next president of the united to "he is beholden to no one but we the people. how refreshing. he's perfectly positioned to let you make america great aga

see ryan in the front and andrew in the front seat but i didnt see braden at all." 25 year old braden joplin was the one closest to the truck's impact. 8:14:11 "he wasn't responding at all" 10:11:11 "i just kept thinking this cant be how it goes, this is out of a movie, this has got to be pretend right?' aaron and the two others were taken to a nearby hospital. but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... where he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was every waking moment together.. 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 ghours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most cmopassionate man i knew." and hopes this can be a lesson for everyone. 14:02:06 "you live life like you dont have the next

ben carson/gop presidential candidate "braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." 25-year-old braden joplin died this tuesday after a van carrying four staff members flipped over on an icy stretch of interstate-80... and was hit by a truck. three other staffers were treated and released from an atlantic hospital. joplin was from midland texas... donald trump ended a two day swing through iowa this morning.. but promised supporters he'll be back. 08:41:18 i've been here for a lot. 8:41:22 i'm going the be here next week. you're going to be so sick of me. you're going to get sick. you're going to say get the hell out of here trump don't worry about it, you're going to win. we don't want to take any chances. 41:31 while in norwalk, trump urged supporters to caucus for him. trump criticized cruz not disclosing loans from two banks, including goldman sachs... he then praised governor branstad... and his opinion that cruz should be defeated at the iowa cau

carson was campaigning in south carolina at the time -- and has suspended all of his events to "braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity was joplin. volunteers were treated and released from the hospital after the crash. this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly fire. the crawford county sheriffs office says two sisters were killed in that fire. trinity. lena was 12. her sister was 15. that fire happened in wauzeka, wisconsin -- about 20 miles outside prairie du chein. neighbors say someone driving by noticed smoke coming out of the home monday night. they tried getting inside to "the house behind me is fully engulfed in flames and pretty much beyond the point of saving." authorities say the girls were home alone -- their parents were at work at the time of the fire. a huge apartment fire in philadelphia is now under it took crews about two hours to knock it down. two firefighters were hurt -- but they should be ok. an arrest is made in an eastern iowa bank robbery. police say the suspect had a fake gun. authorities say a witness told them s

.after the vehicle hit a patch of ice, crashed into a pick up truck and rolled off the highway braden joplin, pictured here with carson, was transported to a hospital in omaha, nebraska he later died from his injuries. carson, who was in south carolina, halted his campaigning to fly to nebraska and be with joplin's family. " (ben carson, r- presidential candidate) "i saw video of him last night, making yard signs. 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, including the family in the pickup truck. you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can." elias: joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben carson this month. he was a texas tech student. elias: some of the presidential candidates were in iowa for the renewable fuels summit...but its the words of governor terry branstad that as governor, branstad has historically chosen not to endorse a candidate ahead of the iowa caucuses. but tuesday-- he deviated from diplomatic...

ben carson: you know this has been a tough week with the loss of braden joplin. but he was such an so much about what was going to happen to our nation. what was going to happen to the next generation. school this afternoon... carson said he hopes that what he calls the "braden effect" of kindness and concern for others would mean spirited. after the speech, carson told reporters that he's expecting to despite a slip in the polls. over how to handle the privatization of medicaid. the switch is set for march first... and while the governor says the state will be ready... democrats are warning people not to count on it. medicare services have consistently told us, their number one priority is be able vulnerable of iowans and until they are statisfied with that, they will not approve iowa to move forward. 37:15 the change will eventually impact about 560 thousand recipients in iowa. a man from muscatine is facing federal charges after police say he stole a boat in florida and took it to cuba. they say shawn wegmann stole the boat from a marina in early december. cub

ben carson/gop presidential candidate :36-:51) "braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." the three other passengers in the accident were treated and released from a local hospital. millions of dollars are being poured into television advertising in the race for the presidency. so far, the two biggest spenders are jeb bush and marco rubio. the two presidential hopefuls have spent a combined 91-million dollars from respective campaigns and outside backers. that's according to data from s-m-g delta. to date, team bush has spent 58.8 million while team rubio has forked out 32.6 million. still to come on live at five.... sibling rivalry. peyton and braddand the house divided. the full story on what game day means for the family... next. and.... thinking of getting a new tv before the superbowl? you're not alone. find out just how many americans are buying new tvs before the big game. they're big broncos fans -- except for the first born son. ryan haarer found ou

along interstate 80 that killed a staff member of ben carson's presidential campaign. 24-year-old braden joplin died when the van he was riding in got into a rollover crash near atlantic yesterday morning. -- the iowa state patrol now says the driver of the van joplin was riding in lost control on the icy road, crossed the median and was hit by chevy avalanche. other people were hurt in the five crash including a , 5-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl. kcci's emmy victor caught up with one of the passengers in the campaign van. she also spoke to campaign volunteers who say coming back to work today was not an easy -- was not easy. >> you don't picture that ever happening. you see it in movies, you see it on the news, and say that will never happen to you. and then it did. emmy: aaron is one of the campaign volunteers injured in the car accident on interstate 80, the same accident that resulted in the death of fellow trail colleague braden joplin. >> i don't know what happened but eventually i get to the point where i am groggy and i can see the two people in the front. they asked me how i was do

braden joplin was in a van -- with other carson volunteers. the van fllpped on an icy road and was hit by another vehicle. it happened near atlantic, iowa. carson was campaigning in south carolina at the time -- and has suspended all of his "braden joplin was an amazing here's a picture of carson with joplin. carson says three other campaign volunteers were treated and released from the ospital after the crash. two blows to one of the leading presidential contenders -- senator ted cruz. yesterday, former vice presidential nominee sarah palin endorsed donaa trump at a rally in ames. this could be a big boost for "he has exposed the complicity on both sides of the aisle that i'm glad about, he's going rogue left and right, man, that's why he's doing so well." palin will join trump at an event in norwalk today before the two governor branstad hasn't endorsed a candidate -- but is telling iowans they should not support ted cruz. the governor making the announcement at the renewable fuels summit in altoona. cruz wants to phase out the renewable fue

see ryan in the front and andrew in the front seat but i didnt see braden at all." 25 year old braden joplin was the one closest to the truck's impact. 8:14:11 "he wasn't responding at all" 10:11:11 "i just kept thinking this cant be how it goes, this is out of a movie, this has got to be pretend right?' aaron and the two others were taken to a nearby hospital. but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... where he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was really happy." aaron says they spent every waking moment together.. 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 hours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most compassionate man i knew." and hopes this can be a lesson for everyone. 14:02:06 "you l

braden joplin was 25 years old. old. you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. welcome back to iowa in focus. this week we're joined by the iowa gop chair, jeff kaufmann, chairman, thanks for joining us. here.how important is it

a carson volunteer died yesterday after a car crash. 25 year old braden joplin ... a volunteer from texas .. was here to canvas for dr ben carson. the crash happened on an icy road tuesday morning on i-80, near atlantic. tonight, local 5's sabrina ahmed talks to a young volunteer sitting just feet from joplin during the crash. for about a week now, aaron ohnemus, and three others have been canvasing the state for dr. ben carson. tuesday morning, the exhausted crew was headed out into a storm ..to glenwood. 6:52:14 "as we're sleeping, everything's peaceful and suddenly i hear drew and ryan both scream." the van hit a slick spot on the interstate. 7:10:25 "at that point we staeted spinning a little bit and my seatbelt had been off at the time because i was grabbing a glove and i remember just flying to the side metal stands and i thoguht that was the end of it but as we're spinning i didn't feel the collision i heard a really loud sound which ended up being a truck that t boned the back end of our van." 7:51:28 "eventually i was able to regain consciousness and i look

the presidental candidate is talking about braden joplin who was volunteering for carson's campaign.joplin and three other staffers were driving through atlantic iowa yesterday when the driver lost control of the vehicle.he was rushed to omaha for treatment and died shortly after."it obviously has a profound effect on all of us, not only in iowa but throughout the make sure everybody else was comfortable...that everybody else felt good.""boy i tell you we could all learn a lot from just watching his life." carson says it's been hard on his team."there's sadness.but now there's real determination to make sure that this is not a life in vain." "it's brought us all closer together, we were doing good already but i think we're really close together now."a closer team...he says...that will help get him continue the campaign... and get him ready for the iowa caucus."they will always hear the truth, they can expect not to hear a politician.""we just have to recognize that our strength is in our unity." 3 one of tomorrow's events is scheduled near where the crash occurred.. in a statement announci

braden joplin was riding in a van when it flipped on the ice and was hit by another vehicle. the 25 year old later died of his injuries. after spending time with joplin's family, carson is scheduled for two iowa events today. the first is in glenwood, at three p-m... that's followed by another at seven in atlantic. the iowa state patrol stresses safe driving anytime you hit the road... but it says those practices start before you even leave the driveway. channel 13's josh nguyen is live this morning in the patrol's supply shop. josh, it starts by having the right officials are getting a better grip on the ebb and flow on iowa roads... that's because of the department of transportation's traffic management center. the center opened recently and is located in the driver's license building in ankeny. employees monitor 48 video feeds, at once, from a total of 320 cameras statewide... they also dispatch highway helper and steer officers to accidents. some iowans are taking a stand against the bakken oil pipeline today. the pipeline would stretch more than 300 miles through 18 count

the campaign identified him as 25-year-old braden joplin. two other volunteers and a campaign aide were also injured in iowa when a van they were riding in hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side before being struck by another vehicle. carson, who was campaigning in south carolina when he got the news, canceled his remaining events yesterday, as well as events today, and flew to nebraska, where joplin was rushed for treatment. carson described joplin as an amazing young man, while speaking to reporters last night in omaha. >> braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to -- to get to know him. and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was. how caring he was. about the feelings of other people. you know, life is so fleeting. and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can. but if every one of us could just think about how we can make somebody else's life better, what a fitting tribute that would be to braden. >> the three other passengers were treated and released from a nearby iowa hos

one of its volunteers died in a car crash. 25 year old braden joplin was riding in a van with three other people the van hit a patch of ice.. flipped.. and was hit by another car. carson tweeted himself with joplin expresing his condolences to the family. he also talked about how the 25- country. the other three passengers are expected to be o-k. donald trump has a new supporter. sarah palin has endorsed him and is campaigning with him in both iowa and oklahoma today. the former republican vice presidential candidate announced her support on it is seen as a trump's rival ted cruz. on the democratic still holds a strong national lead, but a new poll shows bernie sanders one in new hampshire. new concerns the mosquito-borne if you're a mom to be -- you want to hear this story. there's a confirmed case in the virus has been surge in birth defects in brazil. that includes a rare condition in which newborns have smaller than normal heads and their brains do not develop properly. brazil is scheduled this summer. concerned the mosquitoes could the cdc has issue a travel alert to certain countrie

suspends campaign events for today after a tragedy with one of his volunteers. 25 - year - old braden joplin died tuesday after being hurt in a car accident in cass county iowa. the former neurosurgeon posted a picture of himself and joplin on twitter to express his condolences.and michigan governor rick snyder is saying he'll fix the water crisis in the city offlint... even with calls for his arrest and resignation. in his state of the state address tuesday... the republican governor said he's asked lawmakers for almost 30 million dollars to replace plumbing in schools and pay for psychologists to monitor affected children. governor snyder says he'll also release all of his emails to the 3 and be sure to check out siouxland news dot com all day at work and home for the latest news, weather and sports. 3 and here is what the folks in studio 57 are working on that you'll see in an hour on cbs "this morning".i'm norah o'donnell. coming up...what could be the future of women's fasion.we're going to show you a start-up that rents everyday clothes. that's coming up on cbs this morning 3 "this is

to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." 25-year-old braden joplin died after a van carrying four carson campaign staff members lost flipped.. and was hit by a truck. three other staffers were treated and released from an atlantic hospital. joplin was from texas... donald trump ended a two day swing through iowa this morning.. but promised supporters he'll be back. 08:41:18 i've been here for a lot. 8:41:22 i'm going the be here next week. you're going to be so sick of me. you're going to get sick. you're going to say get the hell out of here trump don't worry about it, you're going to win. we don't want to take any chances. 41:31 while in norwalk, trump urged supporters to caucus for him. he also took aim at his chief rival in iowa, ted cruz. trump criticized cruz not disclosing loans from two banks, including goldman sachs... he then praised governor branstad... and his opinion that cruz should be defeated at the iowa caucuses. 09:04:20 you have a great governor in this state. terry branstad came out yesterday and said you can't he's saying. i unde

three of the people were treated and released. 25-year old braden joplin was rushed to an omaha hospital where he died of his injuries. carson posted a photo of joplin on twitter and canceled his events for the rest of the day. people in sioux city have found a unique way of honoring a delivery man... take a look... dozens of u-p-s trucks drove together along highway 75 before splitting off on their routes. it was all in memory of a long-time carrier. the man worked for u-p-s for 25 years, sorting, loading, and delivering packages. iowa's latino community is responding to news from th morning... the supreme court announced it will take up president obama's immigration push... the executive action would grant work permits to more than four million illegal immigrants whose children are u-s citizens. local immigrants say they're happy the community is finally having its day in court... 'this is a good thing, were glad the supreme court is going to hear this case.' 'we need comprehensive immigration reform, congress needs to address this, they need to work with the president to make this hap

"braden joplin was an amazing yung man. i had an opportunity to - to get toonow him and thh thing that impressed me the most was here's a picture of carson with joplin. carson says three other campaign volunteers wre treated and released from the hospil after the craa. academy award- winning actor jamie foxx is credited with saving the life of a suspected drunk driver in california monday. the man suffered head, chest and neck injuries in a crash in front of foxx's home. foxx ran to the scene, pulling the man to safety just before still, the actor insists he's not a hero. kristinn lazar reports. actor jamie foxx embraced the father of the man life. (brad kyle/driver's father) "i think we all hope that we could do something when the time is there, but the question is is, do we? do we act, or do we fear for our own lives? and he did not." the highway pptrol says the road, hitting a drainage ditch, mansion. it then burst into (jamie foxx) "as i'm getting you." and i said, "you've got angels around you." kyle family calls fox a

"braden joplin was an amazing to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." carson did not have any iowa campaign events scheduled for today. he'll hold his first public event tomorrow morning in glenwood. yesterday governor terry branstad came out with a surprise attack on senator ted cruz. today branstad is earning praise and criticism for telling iowans to vote down cruz. from 400471 08-30 "he is the biggest opponent of renewable fuels ... he is heavily financed by big oil ... very damaging to our state." branstad went on to say that he wants to see cruz defeated in iowa on february 1st. today we talked to congressman cruz's national campaign co-chairs ... about the governor's words. king did not hold back. he says the governor has been misinformed about cruz by his son, eric ... that the governor owes the state an apology ... and that the governor may have driven a nail in the first in the nation caucus yesterday. here is some of our conversation with the congressman today. 724-810 'i think it was out of character for the governor t

campaign volunteers for presidential candidate ben carson crashed in iowa, leading to the death of braden joplin. the presidential hopeful suspended his campaign, and flew to the hospital to be with joplin's family during their time of grief. sabrina: elias: and finally in the top five... elias: more big news from the 20-16 campaign trail....former alaska governor and 2008 republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin threw her support behind donald trump. palin voiced her support for trump during his campaign stop in ames. she plans to join him at a rally today in tulsa, elias: the emerald ash borer has been discovered in a des moines neighborhood... elias: the invasive insect has now been found in a residential area on the western edge of the city. the discovery was made south of urbandale avenue, making it the first sighting within city limits. 29 counties across the state have reported infestations of the insect. state agricultural and environmental groups have been working to educate people on how to identify the insect and about treatment options. elias: four midwest cities will be te

vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin died in the crash.two other volunteers were hurt. an update to a story cbs 2 news has been tracking since december. december.a cy-ride driver is charged in the hit and run death of 18-year-old emmalee jacobs. jacobs was from urbana and was killed december 14th while she was crossing a busy street on the iowa state campus.police now say 23-year-old benjamin clague was driving the campus bus that hit jacobs and left the scene. he is being held in the story county jail. iowa city police are now looking into links linksbetween a bomb threat at west high and similar threats made in other states.the school was evacuated tuesday morning after someone called in the threat.school officials told investigators the caller's voice sounded robotic. investigators searched the building and found nothing -- and similar calls were made in at least seven other states. new developments from the twin cities. cities.a saint paul police officer is now apologizing for a facebook page he made earlier this week... urging drivers to run over protesters who ral

braden joplin was one of four staffers in a van that flipped after it hit a patch of ice.. it was then hit by another car. the three others were ok. joplin, who was 25, was volunteering for carson's campaign in iowa. the presidential hopeful sent out this picture after the crash. he also suspended his campaign.. and left south carolina for omaha to meet with joplin's family. 3 michigan's governor is publicly apologizing for the city of flint's water crisis. the city's water supply is unsafe to drink because of elevated levels of lead. additional national guard troops are being deployed to distribute water and filters to *every* flint resident. governor rick snyder will release all of his emails to the public today. 3 as you get up and head out the door crews are preparing the roads for the snowfall.and the streets trying to decide on closings or delays. local 12's perry schaible joins us *live* from green township 3 3 jen dalton looking at tri-state roadsi-75 is clear in the cut-in-the-hill 3 3 3 local 12's adam clements is tracking road conditions right 3 watching t- v 3 w

"braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know compassionate he was." here's a picture of carson with joplin. carson says three other campaign volunteers were treated and released from the hospital after the crask. this morning, investigators are trying to figure o ot what caused a deadly fire. the crawford county sheriffs office says two sisters were killed in that fire. lena bartels and her sister trinity. lena was 12. her sister was 15. wisconsin -- about 20 miles outside prairie du chein. neighbors say someone driving by noticed smoke coming out of the home monday night they tried getting inside to save them -- but the smoke and "the house behind me is fully engulfed in flames and pretty much beyond the point of saving." authorities say the girls were home alone -- their parents were at work at the time of the fire. a huge apartment fire in philadelphia is now under control. ittook crews about two hours to knock it down. two firefighters were hurt -- but they should be ok. an arrest is m

ben carson resumed campaigning after tragety struck with the loss of campaign volunteer,..braden joplin. carson said it was a unanimous decision between himself and his staff to temporarily postpone his campaign..to mourn.. today in sioux city he honored up about his a fatal car crash volunteer, braden campaigning staff week's town hall meetings "trust in god" in joplin's honor. "braden was one of those people that just had to ke sure everyone was comfortable, make sure that everyone was ok" said dr. ben carson. saturday at a campaign stop in sioux city.....i spoke one-on-one with the gop presidential hopeful about the tragic loss....and why he suspended campaign. "when a child dies, i don't think anyone can actually understand that unless it's happened to you, it is the most devestating thing you can possibly imagine" said dr. carson. the retired neurosurgeon also spoke about his strategy for the caucuses saying that he's going to continue to talk about the nation's issues ..., regardless of his medical, and not political, background. "it really doesn't matter if it's coming politician

hopeful doctor ben carson is mourning the life of one of his iowa campaign volunteers. 25-year-old braden joplin died yesterday after a crash on interstate 80 west of atlantic. carson cancelled all campaign events today to be with joplin's family. the linn-mar community school district wants parents to reach out to state lawmakers about school funding. the superintenden t says the district needs a three point three percent increase in funding to maintain programs and staff. governor branstad has proposed a two point 4-5 percent increase. classes will be back to normal today for students and staff at west high school in iowa city. a bomb threat cut the school day short yesterday. police have not arrested anyone for the threat. schools in new jersey, massachusetts and delaware also received bomb threats sterday. no word yett& if the threats are related. the with the ladies and scott westerberg has highlights of a good matchup in mount vernon. --the mustangs hosting unbeaten and second ranked western dubuque...mount vernon was in this the whole way....libby ryan spots up and hits from three....must

"braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity was how compassionate he was." here's a picture of carson with joplin. carson says three other campaign volunteers were treated and released from the hospital after the crash. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. getting back into the 20s for the rest of t te week. a few flurries are possible with the clouds over the next few d dys, too, but mostly dry during the days. snow showers possible thursday night >>> hey, guys, it is winesday wednesday. i'm jenna bush haguer in for kathie lee. and hoda is across the street at the studios and ready to play the weekly trivia game "who knew" and in honor hoff j.lo's biggest debut, we are testing your knowledge of sin city. for those who know, you get $100, and if not, don't worry, because you will get a signed book. and with us is editor of "traveler" and you love las vegas? >> it is one of the favorite places in the world. >> and we asked this before the break, more of the food is eaten fire or shrimp? >> you would think it is wings, but it is 60,000 pounds of shri

carson is back in iowa today after a member of his staff died campaigning for him... 25-year old braden joplin died when a bus of campaign staffers crashed wednesday... carson sent his condolences and canceled his events for the remainder of the day. today he's back on the trail... mike huckabee and hillary clinton will also campaign throughout the state. you won't find ted cruz in iowa today... but he's still getting a boost from people here... tuesday, the governor told reporters he believes cruz should be defeated at the iowa caucuses because he supports oil production over ethanol. but yesterday congressman steve king came to cruz's rescue... knocking down those attacks. king says branstad has the facts wrong... and worries his comments could be devastating for iowa's first-in-the-nation status... he says future presidential candidates might skip iowa if they think there's a chance the governor will attack them. cruz himself says the governor's comments seems to have backfired... "yesterday when iowa governor terry branstad took a shot all of the conservatives uniting behind me, because he

he took a couple days off because a member of his staff died campaigning for him. 25-year old braden joplin died when a bus of campaign staffers crashed tuesday.. carson spent time with joplin's family and canceled his events for the remainder of the day. urbandale police arrested a wisconsin sex offender after he led them on a chase and crashed into a dart bus. 23 year old zachery senger of wisconsin is charged with before police arrested him for those charges, senger had already been convicted of sexual abuse in wisconsin. he led police on a high speed chase through urbandale until the driver hit a dart bus at the intersection of parkview drive and meredith drive. the suspect's vehicle came to a rest in the yard of residence at the intersection. the dart bus driver was treated at the scene and is expected to be okay. in just a hour protestors will gather at the state capitol to rally against the bakken oil pipeline. members of the bakken pipeline resistance coalition will try to get lawmakers on their side today. they'll gather in the capitol rotunda at one. the iowa utilities board hasn'

this is a photo of carson with the victim, 25-year-old texas tech student braden joplin. the crash happened tuesday on i-80 near atlantic. the iowa state patrol says a van carrying joplin and three other carson campaign staffers hit a patch of ice, flipped on its side, and was then hit by another vehicle. the three other people in the van were treated at a hospital the other vehicle was carrying a woman and three children, ages 5, 10, and 12. they were treated for injuries as well. state patrol is still investigating the crash and will try to determine if speed was a factor. on the democratic side now. a new cnn wmur poll this morning shows hillary clinton has a lot of ground to make up in a key state. bernie sanders is leading clinton by 27 points right now in new hampshire, which is home to the second primary, right after the iowa caucus. sanders has 60% of likely voters. and clinton has just 33%. sanders was in iowa tuesday. here he's speaking with voters at a town hall meeting in fort dodge. he also made stops in carroll and sioux city. sanders told supporters that th

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carson after, and asked him about the shift of his the tragic car accident that left volunteer braden joplin dead two weeks ago. "what has it been like, since then? i know that he was a very compassionate volunteer, but what has it been like? how have you been able to move forward from that? well, we call it the braden effect. his first name was braden. he was so caring about other people. he would never do anything to harm anybody else. he always was interested in making sure that everybody elses feelings were okay and that they were comfortable. it's had a broad effect on the whole campaign. i was even pleased to see how much it touched other campaigns. we heard from virtually all the other candidates, both democrat and republican. it's nice to know that life can transcend politics, at least for a little while." turning to the democratic side- microsoft is partnering with both parties to handle results on monday night. an now bernie sanders campaign is questioning the tech company's involvement. sanders' iowa staff is suggesting microsoft is involved for monetary reasons, as well as the co

van carrying the group lost control, went across the median and was hit by a truck. 25-year-old braden joplin was killed. the driver of the van and two others -- all campaign volunteers -- were treated and released from a hospital in iowa. 3 13-31 "our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pickup truck. you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can."3 carson cancelled all campaign events through today due to the tragedy. he went to omaha, nebraska, to be with joplin's family. 3 3 3 the presidential race is heating up with the iowa caucuses just around the corner. reid binion tells us which candidates are running the show. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- ...with the iowa caucuses less than two weeks away... ...and new hampshire's first-in-the- nation primary a week later ...the battle for the top heating up... ted cruz took big hits in iowa tuesday... ...where he had been gaining momentum. the first blow, coming from hawkeye state governor terry branstad, strongly denouncing cruz. (iowa gov. terry br

>> and ben carson suspends campaign today following a tragedy involving one of his 25-year-old braden joplin died a car crash in iowa. the former neurosurgeon posted a picture of himself and a joplin condolences. >>> right now, lexington county dss is sponsoring a job businesses are looking to hire five new employees. right now until 2:00. room in the lexington county dss office on south lake drive in lexington. >>> wall street -- -- worst ever start to the year -- not getting any better. today, the dow plunged about 400 points. as a oil prices continue to drop. crude oil is now down to below $28 a barrel. for the first time since 2003. >>> johnson and johnson is downsizing. cut about 3000 jobs over the next restructuring. those cuts come after a tough year in sales for the company. >>> record profits for the carriers are benefiting from low oil prices, packed airplanes and growing fees. in the first three quarters of last year, airlines reported nearly $17.9 billion in net income. that is after taxes. 2015 is expected to be the best year for the industry in decades. >>> chipotle will soon o

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volunteer braden joplin died at the hospital yesterday afternoon. >> braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was, how caring he was about the feelings of other people. >> carson went on to say that joplin wanted america to be a kinder and gentler place. he hopes the 25's-year-old death will not it be in vain. >>> the fish finalizing another deal. the new marlins player who just signed, get this, an $80 million contract. with this morning. in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> overnight pakistani police say multiple people killed after a gunmnm stormed a local university. responsibility for this attack. we're told several explosions were heard in the area of a gun battle between these attackers and the army h now ended. we'll keep you updated here on local 10.

but braden joplin was an amazing young m m. i had an opportunity to get to know him. >> in fact, dr. carson tweeted out ts photo saying rest in peace braden joplin. our thoughts and prayers are with hisamily. >>> big conservative boost from donald trump. sarah palin endorses the presidential candidate. >> lending our next president of the great united states of america, john -- donald j. trump. heads are spinning. >>> big problems on the roads. constance, west-bound? >> julia tuttle causeway crash this morning. has been closed for over an hour and 15 minutes. guess what, the picture remains the same. let me show you our traffic cameras here. you see that all lanes blocked. i also want to pull your attention to our eastbound lanes too so the julia tuttle eastbound also releasing pictures for anyone traveling in that spot. you're n n getting by due to this death investigation here. instead you know the route. if you live on the beachtake the 79th street causeway. your best west-bound lanes here if you'r'r traveling in that spot,

campaign volunteer died in a western iowa crash.during his time off, he met with the family of braden joplin, the affer who died..two other volunteers were hurt in the crash.it happened when their van flipped and was hit by another vehicle in cass county tuesday morning. the man accused in the hit and run death of a corridor woman in ames, ames,is expected to make his first appearance in court today. today.the latest information into our newsroom is that authorities say after tting emma-lee jacobs, benjamin clauge got out and inspected his bus at the next stop. cy-ride staff told investigators that was unusual for clague, leading them to determine it was him who fataly hit jacobs. jacobs.clauge was charged yesterday in the death of jacobs.investigators say he was driving the cy-ride bus that hiand killed jacobs near the i-s-u campus.jacobs tuesday's bomb threat at iowa city west high has been linked to similar threats across the u.s. u.s.someone called in the threat during the morning hours, forcing an evacuation. west high officials describe the callers voice as robotic. investigators didn'

carson is back in iowa today after a member of his staff died campaigning for him... 25-year old braden joplin died when a bus of campaign staffers crashed wednesday... carson sent his condolences and canceled his events for the remainder of the day. today he's back on the trail... making two iowa stops... mike huckabee and hillary clinton will also campaign throughout the state. donald trump wrapped up a two day swing yesterday... but said it won't be long before he's back again... 400820 tons :00 - :08 i've been here for a lot. i'm going the be here next week. you're going to be so sick of me. you're going to get sick. at a stop in norwalk, trump took aim at his chief rival in iowa, ted cruz. the business mogul praised governor branstad for his recent comments against cruz... tuesday, the governor told reporters he believes cruz should be defeated at the iowa caucuses because he supports oil production over ethanol. the iowa department of transportation is prepared for the next round of snowfall... the purpose of the center is to monitor traffic, and keep traffic flowing throughout the state

he spent most of wednesday in omaha, mourning the death of campaign volunteer, braden joplin. he was killed tuesday when the van he was in lost control on an icy interstate 80 near atlantic. five others were injured in that crash. some are still hospitalized this morning. shaina: right now, michigan's governor is admitting the water crisis in flint "got away" from state officials. governor rick snyder released emails showing he was aware of complaints about the water quality in flint as far back as last february. but it wasn't until eight months later that the lead contamination came to light. lead poisoning can cause severe mental and physical defects, especially in children. more than 100,000 flint residents are now using only bottled water. last night cbs evening news , anchor scott pelley questioned why governor snyder couldn't say how much lead is still in the water. scott: i don't understand why you can't give us the latest testing data and what it shows for the water in flint. what is the number? gov. snyder: i don't have the number at the top of my head of the very lat

it included a statement that reads, "rest in peace braden joplin. our thoughts and prayers are with his family." people were navigating slick roads all across the state. channel 13's roger riley spotted several fender-benders and traffic backups during the evening rush hour... even now road conditions are a little dicey.. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us... the cold is still having an impact on the fort dodge fire the cold is still having an impact on the fort dodge fire department... 05:08-05:13 we've been able to keep the trucks from freezing up, as soon as you shut down the water it'll freeze, so we try to keep it moving crews have been fighting a this fire at a goodyear tire warehouse since yesterday afternoon. so far they've poured more than one-point-five million gallons of water on it... but are still finding hot spots. fire fighters say the one bright spot 04:58-05:06 fortunately being right next to the fire station.... and send out some thank yous." investigators with the state fire marshal's office arrived today and are just starting

carson says he plans to meet with braden joplin's family once he arrives in omaha later this evening. before we got news that mr. joplin passed away, the carson's campaign plan had been to suspend their campaign today and tomorrow but restart on thursday. now that the circumstances have changed and olympian joplin has died, we don't know if that's still the plan that the carson campaign been basically unsuspend the day after tomorrow. again very sad news tonight for the ben carson campaign and for everybody involved in politics. more ahead with robert costa and the live interview with bernie sanders coming up later this hour. please stay with us. >>> look what's happening today. our own gop machine, the establishment, they who would assemble the political landscape, they're attacking their own front-runner. now, would the left ever, would the dnc ever come after their front-runner and her supporters? no, because they don't eat their own. they don't self-destruct but for the gop establishment to be coming after donald trump's supporters even with accusations that are so false, they are

tim: carson has suspended his campaign events in order to visit the family of 25-year- old braden joplin, a volunteer campaign staffer who lost his life after a car accident yesterday on i-80. carson has announced he'll be returning to the campaign trail tomorrow with a heavy heart. tim: the des moines be giving their r tim: the des moines register has be giving their endorsement to a presidential candidate this weekend. the boost in momentum will come from the register's editoriaiaboard, after meeting with all but two candidate. donald trump and ted cruz declined invitations. tim: speaking of donald trump, he was in norwalk iowa stumping for support. but one person absent from his campaign rally there? sarah palin. who announced yesterday she's enddorsing the g-o-p front runner. earlier today while in norwalk, trump urged voters to get out and caucus come february first. you gotta bring your friends. i joke and i kid. if you don't feel well, no matter what's happening, if you have have the worst day of your life, doesn't matter, you have to get out there you have to caucus and we're goi

vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other volunteers were hurt.doctor carson flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. "and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to after the tragic news broke - candidates from both major parties sent carson's campaign marco rubio said he was saddened by the news, and sent his prayers to joplin's family. bernie sanders also tweeted his thoughts to joplin's loved ones. former alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee sarah palin has now endorsed donald trump.yesterday on the news at noon we told you he announced he'd have a surprise visitor and a big announcement at his rally in ames...it turned out to be sarah palin and her endorsement.it might be a key turning point for trump in iowa with just 12- days left from the first in the nation caucuses.he's in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. jeb bush is once again reflecting on his older brother's time in the oval office. office.a

that crash happened yesterday morning, a van transporting 25- year-old braden joplin and three other campaign staff hit a patch of ice, flipped on its side and then was hit by another vehicle. carson temporarily suspended his campaign to fly to console the victim's family at the hospital. >> i hope his death will not be in vein. he wanted america to be a kinder and gentler place. where some think there's no room for kindness and gentleness there is. >> a number of presidential rivals including ted cruz and marco rubio tweeted their support for the campaign team after the accident. >>> donald trump received what endorsement. sarah palin endorsed him last night in iowa. >> the former governor of alaska and vice presidential candidate says trump is the man to undo the damage done to the country under the obama administration. >> we are mad and we have been had. they need to get used to it, this election is more than just your basic abcs, anybody but clinton. it's more than that this go- around. >> palin told supporters trump would be the leader to take america, to make america great aga