senator charles grassley has set a record among the country's lawmakers. the 35-year veteran of the senate has gone the longest, out of any other senator, without missing a single vote. grassley has not missed a vote in 22 years, six months, and six days, according to roll call, a political watchdog website. during that time he's cast more than 75-hundred 'yeas' and 'nays.' grassley says even though you record, you can't say he's not at work. "i'm proud of it from this standpoint. we have a problem of our voters and our constituents and taxpayers being cynical about whether we work very hard in washington, d.c. and i'm not saying we do work hard enough, but one way of trying to tell people that we are on the job is to make sure that when we vote, i'm there voting," says grassley. when he's not in dc, grassley holds townhall meetings in each county of the state every year, like this one in storm lake a few months ago. political experts say, grassley's record proves his dedication to the people of iowa. "it reinforces the reputation that he's got in washingt

senator charles grassley has set a record among the country's lawmakers. the 35-year veteran of the senate has gone the longest, out of any other missing a single vote. grassley has not missed a vote in 22 years, six months, and six days, according to roll call, a political watchdog website. during that time he's cast more than 75-hundred 'yeas' and 'nays.' grassley sayeven though you may disagree with his voting record, you can't say he's not at work. "i'm proud of it from this standpoint. we have a problem of our voters and our constituents and taxpayers being cynical about whether we work very hard in washington, d.c. and i'm not saying we do work hard enough, but one way of trying to tell people that we are on the job is to make sure that when we vote, i'm there voting," says grassley. when he's not in dc, grassley holds townhall meetings in each county of the state every year, like this one in storm lake a few months ago. political experts say, grassley's record proves his dedication to the people of iowa. "it reinforces the reputation that he's got in

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. >> senator charles grassley represents iowa and hi never heard of the shooting until he read about in the newspaper. he asked the justice department to answer why the investigation into the case including local law review was taking so long. >> i wrote a long letter asking a lot of questions and eventually the family had to go to court to get these personnel records opened up. >> soon thereafter the judge ordered fir fax county to release the name of the officer involved. in his order he cited charles grassley's inquiry as the reason. >> when the public knows what's going on, then the people that are working within the government are going to be more responsible. >> reporter: we found this isn't the only local case to which he's intervened. he's also asked the feds to investigate a crime in which two local undocumented immigrants are accused. both, grassley said, are undocumented immigrants from el salvador. he's asked why they haven't been deported. we asked how that investigation was going and they told "news4" they found the young men skipped immigration hearings and their legal

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reporter: our first reports on bard filters prompted the chairman of the senate judiciary committee charles grassley to send this letter to the fda. asking in part, what action the fda takes when new information about an approved medical device comes known? >> fda's only got one it's john q. public to protect the american public from safety and effectiveness. >> reporter: senator grassley told us the fda's response was incomplete. he had more questions as he decides what steps to take next. once again, bard declined our request for an on-camera interview, but told us while all medical devices carry some risk, its filters are an important clinical option for physicians, and that the company steadfastly believes in the safety and efficacy of these devices. >> we were lucky we got the bulk of that filter out. >> reporter: four days after chris' emergency surgery, he met with dr. coe for a follow-up. >> this is a filter we removed. one of the broken arms is at the bottom of the jar. >> reporter: a patient grateful to be saved from a filter he thought was saving his life. you seem shaken to me. >> it's v

senator charles grassley has set a record among the country's lawmakers. the 35-year veteran of the senate has gone the longest, out of any other senator, without missing a single vote. grassley has not missed a vote in 22 years, six months, and six days, according to roll call, a political watchdog website. during that time he's cast more than 75-hundred 'yeas' and 'nays.' grassley says even though you may disagree with his voting record, you can't say he's not at work. "i'm proud of it from this standpoint. we have a problem of our voters and our constituents and taxpayers being cynical about whether we work very hard in washington, d.c. and i'm not saying we do work hard enough, but one way of trying to tell people that we are on the make sure that when we vote, i'm there voting," says grassley. when he's not in dc, grassley holds townhall meetings in each county of the state every year, like this one in storm lake a few months ago. political experts say, grassley's record proves his dedicatiti to the people of iowa. "it reinforces the reputation that h

. >> reporter: over the weekend iowa senator charles grassley appeared at a rally with trump. it is a sign that the establishment is warming to the idea of trump as its nominee. even as he doubles down on yet >> you said yesterday you could shoot someone on 5th avenue and wouldn't lose voters. is you're that confident, huh? >> well, i have a very great group of people, john. i have people that are so loyal. >> reporter: over the weekend the "des moines register" endorsed senator marco rubio and hillary clinton. it could give rubio a boost, but the endorsement is probably less influential than it once was in iowa. vinita, over the summer the paper's editorial board called for trump to get out of the race. didn't exactly hurt his poll numbers. >> julianna goldman, thank you. >>> just over a week before the iowa caucuses, a new cbs battleground tracker poll shows donald trump has regained his lead over ted cruz in iowa and now has a five-point lead. here with more on the presidential race is elections director anthony salvanto. what is behind trump's surge? >> he's made gains wit

kwwl's jerry gallagher sat down with iowa senator charles grassley and asked him if he's ever seen a caucus quite like this one. jerry- well thank senator grassley for joining us here on campaign to any other you have the only one i should mention because i'm not sure i have have 13 in, that's probably 50 percent larger than the one similar to it. so yes, it is very, very different because of the number of people that are in that are running for the republican nomination. the iowa caucus will be held coming monday starting at seven pm. many gathered to hear from donald trump last night in iowa city at the university of iowa. before he gave his speech, trump brought members of the hawkeye football and wrestling team up on stage - saying "they were so nice, they endorsed trump." when the group went offstage, they presented trump with an unofficial hawkeye jersey. today ui athletic director gary barta released this statement: university of iowa student- athletics are encouraged to participate in the political process as individuals. however, like any endorsement by a student or faculty

senator charles grassley has set a record among the country's lawmakers. the 35-year veteran of the senate has gone the longest, out of any other senator, without missing a single vote. grassley has not missed a vote in 22 years, six months, and six days, according to roll call, a political watchdog website. the last time grassley missed a vote was in 1993, when he toured the flood damage in iowa with president bill clinton. lawmakers in nebraska are considering a plan to give terminal ill people the right to end their own life with a doctor's assistance. it would only apply for patients believed to have less than 6 months to live. nebraska students will not be required get vaccicitions against meningitis. nebraska lawmakers rejected a bill that would require two rounds of meningitis vaccinations for nebraska students between seventh grade and age 16. however, some senators argue the disease is a public health concern. hats off to a young sioux city student, campaign to raise money and awareness for a deadly disease. we didn't get the aesthetic beauty of t

. >> reporter: over the weekend, iowa senator charles grassley appeared at a rally with trump. while it wasn't an endorsement t is a sign that the establishment is warming to the idea of trump as its nominee. even as he doubles down on yet another controversial comment. >> you said yesterday you could shoot someone in fifth avenue and wouldn't lose voters. are you that confident, huh? >> well, i have a very great group of people, john. i mean i have people that are so loyal. >> reporter: over the weekend the des moines register endorsed senator marco rubio and hillary clinton it could give rubio a doos but the endorsement is probl probably less influential over the summer the paper's editorial board called for trump to get out of the race. didn't exactly hurt his poll numbers. >> nair: julianna goldman, thank you. just over a week before the iowa caucuses a cbs battleground tracker poll shows donald trump has regained his lead over ted cruz in iowa and now has a five point lead. here with more on the presidential race is elections director anthony salvanto. so anthony, what is

iowa senator charles grassley appeared at a rally with trump. while it wasn't an endorsement it is a sign that the establishment is warming to the idea of trump as its nominee. even as he doubles down on yet another controversial comment. >> you said yesterday you could shoot someone on 5th avenue and wouldn't lose voters. is you're that confident, huh? >> well, i have a very great group of people, john. i have people that are so loyal. >> reporter: over the weekend the "des moines register" endorsed senator marco rubio and hillary clinton. it could give rubio a boost, but the endorsement is probably less influential than it once was in iowa. vinita, over the summer the paper's editorial board called for trump to get out of the race. didn't exactly hurt his poll numbers. >> julianna goldman, thank you. >>> just over a week before the donald trump has regained his lead over ted cruz in iowa and now has a five-point lead. here with more on the presidential race is elections director anthony salvanto. what is behind trump's surge? >> he's made gain

house oversight chairman jason senate judiciary chairman charles grassley are writing a letter wednesday.. demanding the atf turn over the serial numbers of all the weapons found in el chapo's possession. the irony of the discovery: the entire purpose of fast and furious was to see how far up the chain cartels smuggled u.s. weapons. now we know, at least one, made it all the way to the top chaffetz says: "we're worried that so many of these weapons are still in the possession of the drug lords." the justice department has not, as congress requested, provided a complete list of fast and furious guns recovered in mexico and today refused comment on those found with el chapo. in los angeles.. william lajeunesse.. fox news.. president obama visited the motor city today -- taking a tour of the detroit auto show with united auto workers president dennis williams. the president got a look at the 20-17 chevrolet bolt e-v -- an all-electric vehicle -- that is estimated to get 200 miles on a single charge. it's top speed -- over 90 miles per hour. market for a new car. president obama says: "i alr

19th 2016 as the day the process started when the governor attacked ted cruz and didnt senator charles grassley weighed in on the controversy as well today. he says he has no problem with the governor defending an important industry to our state. he also doesn't think the governor harmed our first in the nation status. 629-652 "i think iowa is going to keep its first in the nation status ... over 40 reputation ... regardless of what's said." grassley says as long as our state's democratic and republican leaders what's said." grassley says as long as our state's democratic and republican leaders continue to work together to plead iowa's case there is no reason we shouldn't remain first in the nation for a long time to come. one person who is not complaining about governor branstad's statements yesterday is donald trump. this morning trump started his day of campaigning with a small rally in norwalk. trump had nothing but praise for governor branstad and his statements on ted cruz. he says iowans should listen to their governor and keep electing him to office. 90420-90533 "you have a great govern

heather, i just learned that congressman chaffetz and senator charles grassley are writing a letter to serial numbers found with el chapo. >> thank you, william. >> a man pulled over for suspected drunk driving faces 25 years in prison for vehiclear homicide after the officer who stopped him, was hit by other car and killed. the driver james ryan wasn't even behind the wheel of the car at the time of the accident on new york's long island. he was leaning aga rail. prosecutors said ryan's action set the events in motion. his attorneys say the prosecutors are overreaching. weppedy is a attorney. and eric is a managing attorney in the guster law firm. interesting case and a sad one. this guy apparently caused two accidents on long island express way. and pulled over by a cop. and the cop tells him to get out of the car and while the cop is investigating, the officer investigating and trying to clean up the scone, another driver comes along and plows in a car that ricochetted and plows in the driver. is this the case? >> this is a domino affect and chain reaction. they are buzzwords here.

. >> reporter: our first report on bard filters prompted charles grassley to send this letter to the fda asking in part what action the fda takes when new information about an approved medical device becomes known. >> the fda's got only one spopgs. it's not the company. it's the public. >> reporter: senator grassley told us that the fda's response was incomplete and he has more questions as he decides what steps to take next. he told us while all medical deviss carry some risk, its filters are an important clinical option for some physicians and the company steadfastly believes in the safety and efficacy of the devices. four days ago he met with the doctor for a follow-up. >> one of the filters has a missing arm at the bottom, do you see that? >> yes, i did. >> grateful to be saved from a filter he thought was saving his life. >> you seem shaken to me. >> it's very difficult to think that you could have missed it. >> and you caught it. >> luckily. >> that was nbc's stephanie gosk reporting. nbc asked the fda why bard's recovery and it wasn't recalled. they didn't answer. they say the

i do know that joni ernst has been close to marco rubio for a while, and charles grassley and the governorould like to see trump beat cruz in the end. john: i think, look, a nonendorsement endorsement could be as good as an endorsement if it brought with it fundraising, if it brought with it going around the state and doing a number of events, crowd building, get out the vote efforts. onet is just one event, week out from the caucuses, or one of news media comment or something, taking a shot at a candidate, i don't think those things matter very much, because they don't stick. you can imagine a situation where the nonendorsement endorsement matters a lot but i'm not sure this is it. mark: i think at least one of them does, but i won't say which. this weekend, "the new york times" reported that michael bloomberg am a former new york , is weighing a bid for the white house this year. he is considering a run if donald trump or ted cruz get the republican omniscient and bernie sanders wins the democratic contest. of course, is to bloomberg is our boss, he owns the company we work for, but the

trump supporters show up in droves as he stumped with the republican senator charles grassley. wasn't an endorsement but a blow to senate colleague ted cruz. the cruz campaign took aim at trump on another front, embrace of government power to seize private property. >> i take eminent domain is wonderful. >> it made him rich. >> reporter: the essence of the bulldoze the home of an elderly woman to pave the way for casino parking lot. >> a false commercial. i never took the house. eminent domain is a positive thing not negative thing. >> cruz continued to question trump's recent conversion to conservatism. >> if a republican candidate for president supported barack obama's stimulus and said the only problem it need to be bigger. is there any chance on earth that individual would actually stand up to the cronyism and cartel in washington? >> reporter: a message amplifyied by conservative radio host glenn beck beck. >> if donald trump wins, it's going to be a snowball to hell. >> reporter: "the des moines register" the late's largest newspaper looked past trump and cruz and endorse

senator charles grassley has set a record among the country's lawmakers. the 35-year veteran of the senate has gone the longest of any senator without missing a single vote. grassley has not missed a vote in 22 years, six months, and six days, according to roll call, a political watchdog website. the last time grassley missed a vote was in 1993, when he toured the flood damage in iowa with president bill clinton. here's meterologist ben dorenbach << << while it won't be the prettiest looking day, it'll still be fairly mild with temperatures in the 20s, hardly any sunshine and steady southerly winds. with clouds remaining overhead tonight, expect temperatures not to drop too much, so it'll be nothing like the cold that we saw a couple nights ago. those of you in western parts of siouxland could however see some light snow that might put down a coatinin of the white stuff by tomorrow morning. the rest of the viewingngarea will see intermiitent snow showers during the day tomorrow that won't accumulations b congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street

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trump supporters s sw up in droves as he stumped with the republican senator charles grassley. wasn't an endorsement but a blow to senate colleague ted cruz. the cruz campaign took aim at trump on another front, embrace of government power to seize private property. >> i take eminent domain is wonderful. >> it made him rich. >> reporter: the essence of the campaign ad, that trump tried to bulldoze the home of an elderly woman to pave e e way for casino parking lot. >> a false commercial. never took the house. eminent domain is a positive thing not negative thing. >> cruz continued to question trump's recent conversion to conservatism. >> if a republican candidate for president supported barack obama's stimulus and said the only problem it need to be is there any chance on earth that individual would actually stand up to the cronyism and cartel in washington? >> reporter: a message amplified by conservative radio host glenn beck. >> if donald trump wins, it's going to be a snowball to hell. >> reporter: "the des moines register" the late's largest newspaper looked past trump and

charles grassley called the email disturbing, and former independent council who has deep contacts in's investigation is intensifying. >> they are now at over 1200 classified emails and that's just for the ones we know about from the state department. that doesn't include the ones that the fbi is in fact recov recovering? >> in the midst of the distractions knocking clinton off message -- sanders has had a better chance to stay focused. >> in wall street does not end its greed, we will end it for them. >> reporter: some clinton supporters are now bracing for the possibility that she loses both iowa and new hampshire, but the only presidential candidate to ever lose both and still capture the nomination was blil in 1992. and every candidate who has been declared the winner of iowa and new hampshire, like mitt romney in 2012, won the nomination. >>> more presidential politics at the top of the hour, ali velshi talks to one of the republican hopefuls. >> john tonight i interview mike huckabee, the former arkansas governor, won the iowa caucuses in 2008, but is now struggling. meanwhile t

. >> soon thereafter, they had to hand over information to the gear family and he cited charles grassley'suiry as a factor. >> it ought to be pretty transparent and when the public knows what's going on then the people working within the government are going to be more responsible. >> we found this isn't the only local case into which he's intervened. he's also asked the feds to investigate two local crimes in which undocumented immigrants were o khussed. henry dominguez vasquez are charged in accessory of a loudoun high school student in 2015. both are undocumented immigrants in el salvador. he asked the feds why they hadn't been deported. we asked officials how the investigation was going and they found the young men skipped immigration hearings on their legal status in august. a month later they said they ordered the two to be deported once the criminal case. >>> and thera the case of reyes reyes, punching a deputy in november. he's asked the feds why reyes reyes was released by u.s. border protection. >> why was he out in society when he was a danger to society? >> homeland security of

>> house oversight chairman jason chaffetz and charles grassley are writing a letter demanding the atf turn over the serial numbers of all the weapons found in el chapo's possession. the entire purpose of fast and furious was to see how far up the chain cartels smuggled u.s. weapons. now we know at least one made it all the way to the top. >> we're worried that so many of these guns, are still in the possession of the drug lords. >> the the justice department has not as congress requested, provided a complete list of fast and furious guns recovered in mexico and refused comment about those found with el chapo. >>> donald trump and ted cruz scrapping, hillary clinton struggling. does this lead to more opportunity for the rest of the field? >> we'll ask the panel. >>> just yesterday, donald trump promised not only to protect the ethanol mandate. but to expand it. to have the federal government do even more picking winners and losers by mandating ethanol be a larger part of the marketplace. >> he was a canadian citizen while he was a united states senator. he was a joint citizen of the un

. >> i think the republican establishment, liar the governor of iowa, be charles grassley.those guys are all, it looks to me. they might as well come out and endorse trump. >> i disagree. i think it is unfair to say that about governor branson. he was saying don't vote for cruz. but he was not saying, therefore, not to vote for trump. i think that marco rubio has a lot of appeal amongst a lot of republicans. i think you will see him. >> what a -- that is the most crony capitalistic thing could you ever do. >> you're a man of your word. you're honest. >> ethanol subsidies. >> final thought? >> iowa, iowa pork queen. here i come. >> how could you not at least see that there is a lot more that interest by people who haven't necessarily been political prior to this? you're seeing it. >> they're definitely new voters. >> the question is, do they come out? that's what the poll difference is. >> why would they not? >> people are saying, this trump thing is a phenomenon but they won't show up. >> they waited for hours to see him at rallies. i don't see why they wouldn't show up. >>

language about lobbyists for isis is pretty tough but the bill was also supported by iowa senator charles grassley, new hampshire senator kelly ayotte and almost two dozen members of congress who support you. are they all in lead for lobbyists for -- >> no, the names you mentioned supported it not because they thought it was a good idea but because of nothing passed that would have expired and second they're not running for president. we're running for commander in chief here and, no, we should not have a commander in chief that wants to weaken our intelligence perhaps but my quarrel with ted on these issues of national security are not limited just to the intelligence but if it was just that you can have an honest disagreement. >> you stand behind that language, lobbyists or isis? >> absolutely -- there is no doubt that groups like isis will benefit from us having a diminished intelligence capacity. we are now at a moment in this country where we don't just need to keep the authorities we already have but add to these program, look at what happened in philadelphia on friday. the white house refus