the tour across the state is a tradition started by iowa's senior senator charles grassley. he's currently working on his 35th tour of the state. the chicago cubs have one more shot at the new york mets tonight. meet the barber who is getting cubs fans geared up for the game... then...later in the show... driverless cars are being developed and tested in the u-s. where the vehicles are hitting the road...and what it's like to be dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music. indianola's casey blake stood out while playing major league baseball... he's retired now... but is still inspiring others. blake will receive the 2016 robert d. ray pillar of character award. a special ceremony will be held tomorrow at the blake fieldhouse at indianola middle school. it was built in 2012 with a 1-million- dollar donation from blake. the ceremony comes during "character counts" week in iowa. the governor signed

then, a committee with senator charles grassley of iowa. after that, a discussion on social media and politics.

senator charles grassley says the cuts aren't final yet. he says ag leaders in congress are meeting today to find a way to replace those cuts with cuts elsewhere in the budget. 729-758 "the agriculture committees of the house and senate ... i believe i will probably be satisfied." grassley says if the cuts stand, program. if that happens it would leave them susceptible to huge, uninsured losses from drought or flooding. police in waukee say they can now be better held accountable and better provide eyewitness thanks to their new body cameras... officers have been getting used to the new gadgets. the department purchased 18 cameras with a 14 - thousand - dollar donation from the owner of kenworth mid - iowa. the city matched that amount to cover the cost of the software. the cameras will only be turned during face to face interaction with the public. however, at the end of the shift, it's up to the officer to determine if the video will be kept. des moines police are investigating a report of shots fired across the street from east high scho

senator charles grassley, a hero on kate's law, is trying to get a stand alone vote. >> thanks to manyple, including t v's bill o'reilly, for keeping this issue constantly before the people of this country. this part of the bill then thamed by bill o'reilly commonly referred to as kate's law has become so important to many americans. >> well, we will see if grassley's quest will finally lead to justice in the united states senate. but, if it does not, hear me well, we will confront the villains. no matter which party harbors them. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. reaction, joining us from washington, senator pat toomey who is a co-sponsor of the legislation that was not voted upon today. so where am i going wrong here, senator? >> well, first of all, bill, you are absolutely right to be outraged and absolutely right to put a spotlight on this. i would say at this point' what we ought to do is just have a vote on just kate's law. let's put thatten on the senate floor. i'm going to predict that the democrats will vote against it because they are so opposed. >> let's le

. >> coming up, as a special addition to our landmark cases, an interview with senator charles grassleythen the democratic presidential candidates talk to the ian seat women's forum conference. later we will look at immigration policy. >> senator chuck grassley, thank you. let me start by asking you about your committee role with the supreme court. what is your responsibility? sen. grassley: we would have everything to do with the approval of judges that go on court. it is an important process we go through. court. it is an important process we go through. the supreme court is a powerful ranking government. madison, theing to least to worry about. the least powerful. but they have turned out to be more powerful than madison indicated. the role of ours is to make sure the people on the court are qualified and that they have judicial temperament to leave their own personal views out of the cases they decide. decide them according to the law or the constitution and according to the facts of the case and basically, just to make sure that they do the job of being a fair referee of the consti

then, a committee with senator charles grassley of iowa. after that, a discussion on social media and politics. >> all persons having presence before the honorable supreme court of the united states are asked to draw near and get their attention. cases.er: landmark c-span's special history series presented in conjunction with the national constitution center. story andthe human constitutional dramas behind 12 supreme court decisions. >> number 759, petitioner versus arizona. >> number 18, roe against wade. >> quite often, many of our famous decisions are quite unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who stick together because they believe in the rule of law. host: welcome to landmark cases. our series of looking at the 12 most important cases in supreme court history. tonight we are going to be talking about the case of lochner v. new york, 1905. it is one of the controversial cases of the supreme court, and in fact the story

now iowa senator charles grassley wants to reverse that. how he plans to clean up the drug problem in just a minute. also afterer terrible motorcyclele accident nearly took his life, a northwest iowa chiropractor is making strides in his recovery. how he's gaining strength day by day and winning the support of his sioux rapids community. and it took a team of pilots, volunteers, and veternarians to find a forever home in iowa for a paraplegic dog from texas. that heartwarming story is on the way and you won't want to miss it. but first, here's ben. << well, the time of year has finally come where we see our first major frost/freeze threat which arrives late tonight as lows bottom out near 30 degrees. this afternoon, the main conceen will be the wind and dry air which will create high outdoor fire danger for a chunk of the viewing area as gusts could top 30 miles per hour. temperatures, meanwhile will be in the middle to upper 60s this afternoon with sunshine before only reaching the 50s at their highest on friday! see graphics. wx timer @ :

here is republican senator charles grassley, the powerful conservative chair whose support is critical> for the first time we're cutting back the mandatory minimums so they apply more fairly. including the federal three strikes rule to 25 years. a limit to the use of mandatory ten-year sentences for nonviolent offenders. the measure also includes steps to expunge records for nonviolent juveniles not tried as adults or convicted of domestic violence. a step prioritized by booker, a new jersey democrat who was instrumental in adding provisions that could help eliminate some of the racial disparities in the prison system. what is the overall climate when something like this receives bipartisan support? >> on this particular issue, the crime levels went down. there's bipartisan agreement in the states and nationally as well. it's a rare issue where i would argue there's bipartnership in part. the danger now is this is not a priority for republicans. so it's not clear to me anybody who knows if the house is going to take this up. >> i know you're proud of your fellow north carolinians. what

yesterday senator grassley sent a letter to the federal bureau of prisions director, charles samuels, expressing concern about the lack of transparency used in the decision and tax payor dollars used to conduct surveys of the food wishes of prisoners. grassley says he's food wishes of prisoners. grassley says he's looking forward to a response to his letteron the matter. tim: be sure to join me sunday for another edition of "this week in siouxlxld" i'll be sittttg down with senanar grassley for a one on one discussion on several topicsincluding gun control and his s decisiono run for a 7th term in the u-s seante.. that's sunday morning at 9 right here on abc9. tim: a davenport high school junior is changing the face of his cro country team.... by adding a four legged running buddy. it took a long but hugo was eventually cleared to join as ashley explains.... country with a service dog is something never been done before in iowa. " " tyler] step by step, mile by tyler gerdts races toward the finish line. [more cheering nats] tyler is a fast, determined runner, just like his the only di

grassley even when he's not on the farm. this week the senator sent a letter to the federal bureau of prisionsnsirector, charles samuels, expressing concern about the lack of trsparency used ia recent decision to remove pork from prison menus. the decision to remove the meat from menus was sparked by low ratings from prisoners during product surveys. but after grassley questioned the decission with bureau of prisons staffers, pork is returning to menus at u-s federal prisons. in a statement today, grassley says the decision by the bureau of prisons to completely remove pork from its menus was "ham-handed" at t best. pork producici farmers alsoraised concerns over the menu dispute. iowa produces 20 million hogs a year. tim: be sure to join me sunday for another edition of "this week in siouxland" i'll be sitting down with senator grassley for a one on one discussion on several topics including gun control and his decision to run for a 7th term in the u-s seante.. that's sunday morning at 9 right here on abc9. tim: a water warning for people in cushing tongiht. until further notice, the city is recommending folks use an alternate so