stephanie: senator chuck grassley made history today. the senior senator was honored by fellow senate members for casting his 12- thousandth vote early friday morning. only 17 other senators in the history of the u-s have cast more votes than grassley. grassley holds the record for the only senator to go as long as he has without missing a vote. " with these 12,000 votes, i think of the many conversations and correspondences behind these votes. whether i'm meeting iowans in the hart building in washington d.c. or at the university of northern iowa volleyball matches near my farm in new hartfod, the time people take to visit with me is well spent for me and i hope they consider it well spent for them." stephanie: senator grassley was first elected to the senate in 1980, and created "the full grassley," a tour he does of all of iowa's 99 counties each year. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is brad edwards. cer

. >> senator chuck grassley. >> leist eaten anything other than fried snicker. it's like going to heaven. >> this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day, brad pitt will be in our debate, i think it's important because it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro ticket. >> whoever the nominee is gets vice-president will be. >> welcome to "roske on politics." legendary iowa senator schuck grassley, how are you doing today? >> pretty good, except it's raining and we can't be in the cornfield. other than that we're just about done with the corn harvest anyway. >> how many years have you served in the it's senate. >> this i my 35th year. >> i saw you -- you run now. >> i jog from my home to the dome, on my birthday every year. that's six and a tenth miles, and normally through the rest of the. >> four times a week, i run three miles each day. >> which is much more than i do. so god bless you. >> i didn't start until i was 65, so you aren't anywhere near 65. so, i would advise you to start a little bit before i did. >> okay. >> you serve in the upper

lukas: iowa senator chuck grassley has always been a stern believer in these sentences. that view is changing however as he has seen evidence that change is need. senator chuck grassley says, "a year ago i would have not said we should do anything.but i took over the chairman of the judiciary committee and started to look at some of the success that various states had had." not only do minimum sentences create costs for taxpayers but experts say that there could be an easy solution to the problem. "here is the real issue. a lot of these individuals, low level non violent offenders should never enter the prison system to begin with.they should be diverted to drug courts or mental health courts," lukas: we'll have much more on the issue of mandatory minimums and why some are asking for changes ... tonight on abc9 news at ten. reporting live in studio ... lukas voss abc9 news. tim: are you a black friday shopper ? stores like walmart plan to open doors at 6pm on thanksgiving day. and this year a "designated one hour guarentee line" promises to send shoppers home with items

plan.plus, jumping in.the fofoer state representative now looking to replace senator chuck grassley. grassley.and - the race that never ends. .. it takes so long for them to keep trying to dig up dirt .. . i don't think anybody enjoys the pcess really " should the long campaign for the iowa caucuses - be cut down to size. size.now, the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather forecast in the first ten minunus. this is cbs 2 news 10 at 10. it's part of a new disaster plan .what first responders would do - with animals - in case of an emergency. good eveng.it is the reason - we call them heroes.fire fighters and paramedics - are known - for finding people* in danger - and saving* their lives.. lives..but sometimes - they save others. cbs 2 news reportesteffi lee is here to explain why saving *animals is a big part of the job. when arriving to the scene of an emergency - basic animal rescue training instructors say if there are large aninils involved, they'r'rmost likely stressed out.this won't allow them to respond well to anyone who approaches them. them. knowing how to control a

terms iowa senator chuck grassley wants to change. sot: "for the first time, we are cutting back on mandatory minimus so that they may apply more fairly. the change is part of a bi-partisan effort led by grassley .. the chairman of the senate judiciary committee introduced the sentencing reform and corrections act of 2015 in october. an important part of that act is to give more discretion to judges ... something that's bebe lacking for the past 20 years. sot:t: "when whether it's state or federal typically judges are required to impose those they don't have any discretion they can't take a person or aset of circumstances and interpret that to find a sentence that is less imposing. iowa prisons are at 113 percent capacity and the department of corrections is estimating that the state's inmate population will rise by 39 percent in 10 years. many inmates sent there are on minimum setences. sot: "theheare not workininthey are resultltg in way to mananpeople in prison. people that don't need to be there. people where an alternative sentenc

iowa has no greater friend than senator chuck grassley. congratulations, senator, on your 12,000th vote. congratulations to barbara also. get your twitter ready because at noon we're going to celebrate. thank you, mr. president. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i thank all of my colleagues and particularly my colleague from iowa but also people that are very senior leaders of this body like senator mcconnell and reed -- reid and my friend on the judiciary committee, senator leahy, who i have served with there for 35 years. i thank them for their kind words that they have said about my service to the people of iowa. as their elected representative. i have interacted with tens of thousands of iowans as their senator, so i have -- i have a feeling that i know each iowan personally at this point. of course i don't. i know that that's technically impossible, but the benefits of a state that is not especially big geographically is that i -- i have enough planning that i can get to every coun

senator chuck grassley released a statement on the president's decision. he said, "this was a chance to add more of those jobs. it was a chance to help meet the country's energy needs and reduce dependence on less reliable foreign sources." "the rejection of the pipeline is clearly a misguided political decision, rather than one made on the facts and merits." a group of experts is recommending changes for in iowa. governor branstad put together the group, who looked at four specific areas. they recommend improving drug and mental health courts, by conducting annual reports on their effectiveness. to increase diversity in jury pools, the group wants the judicial branch to update the master jury pool list annually. right now, that only happens every two years. the group also recommends juvenile delinquency records should stay confidential, unless a judge finds that making them public would be in the best interest of the child. we have the full list of recommendations under the newslinks section of kcrg dot com. a jury will reconvene monday, to decide if nich

the governor says senator chuck grassley is working on federal administration coordinates and shares intelligence with state governments. it would include a monthly intelligence meeting with the department of public safety. an iowa congressman says he knows who has his vote for president. republican steve king gave his endorsement to ted cruz earlier this morning during a press conference at the des moines marriott. he says he believes the texas senator is the only one qualified to fix a quote "corrupt" government. king also says he hopes he can help ted cruz however he can for the rest of his campaign. 04:43:22 i'm in with both feet. want to help all the ways i can. we're at a pivotal point. i respect them 04:43:44 after king's announcement, cruz had this to say on his campaign page, "i can't thank steve enough and know that his help gives us a significant advantage as we continue to grow and have success in iowa and across the nation. we now know the names of the victims of a fatal crash in des moines. it happened in the 37 hundred block of hubbell avenue... around six last night.

an iowa democrat is hoping to fly past republican chuck grassley and take his u-s senate seat. and dozens of kids don their skates, to take a chance at a new sport. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... we made it to the end of the weekend, and wasn't it just fantastic weather wise? it is definitely a cool start to your sunday. you'll need to head outside to warm up the cars for a bit, you'll likely have thick frost on the windshield. temperatures will again be seasonable today and the sun will continue to shine. high temperatures will top out around 55 degrees. the beginning of your workweek continues to stay nice. temperatures will rise slightly, with highs nearing 60 degrees by tuesday. as for rain, we stay dry until late tuesday into wednesday, where we bring in the chance for a few thunderstorm s. thanks britley. new this morning, the cedar rapids y-m-c-a is receiving about 630- thousand dollars of federal money to help pay fo

but we checked in with fellow republican senator chuck grassley, from iowa, who basically said it's not that big of deal. "i don't think those foreign relations committee meetings is where you're going to get the sensitive information we need to know about what went on in paris. that's going to be a secured breifing. it's going to be something that senators go to, we can ask questions, we can have dialogue with the fbi director, the national security agency director, central intelligence, people like that." stephanie: a bit of news to pass along now-- the woodward granger school district wanted us to pass along that there will be no school for grandwood school tomorrow because of a water main issue. it's possible we may see some early outs for districts on friday- chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now..he's tracking some snow. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the of wind damaged several several buildings in eastern iowa overnight. around 2 a-m, heavy wind ripped the roof right

governor kim reynolds, iowa agg secretary bill northey and both iowa senators joni ernst and chuck grassley all adimantly oppose the waters of the u-s rule. jenna: a sioux city manan plead guilty today to vehicular homicide chargeses after a hit and run accident back in auaust in a crowded woodbury county courthouse this morning, 29-year-old dustin suppi entered his guilty plea after being charged in the death of#troy ford. ford stopped by suppi's vehicle after noticing the man slumped over his steering wheel. that's when police say suppi woke up and sped off, fataly striking ford with his pickup. during tuesday's court hearing, suppi admitted that he was under the influence of k-2 at the time of the incident and expressed remorse for his actions. "i have an addiction problem. a life has been ruined because i'm an addict. i just hope that someday i can have the forgiveness for what i have done today." troy's widow, liz ford, made an emotioiol impact statatent prior to s stencing. tutu in tonight at 6pm to hear what she had to say to man who killeded her husband. tim: caused minor an apartme

senator chuck grassley has been representing iowans for more than three decades in washington.during that time -- he's had many people try to challenge him -- and now someone new wants to try again. again.former democratic state representative ray zirkelbach from monticello says he's considering a 20-16 run against grassley.zirkelbach says he'll focus on clean water laws and increasing funding for veterans if he goes to capitol hill. "what will make me stand out is a combination of my leadership and my ideas and my willingness to listen to people, to work with republicans, to work with history in the legislature." legislature." zirkelbach was in the iowa house from 2005 to 20-11. during that time -- he also served with the iowa national guard in iraq. lots of people love new pioneer co-op for their soups and fantastic wine selection but what might not be as obvious is how big of an impact the co-op has on local farmers and vice-versa. versa.new-pi threw open the doors and handed out free samples at each of its stores in coralville, iowa city and cedar rapids sunday.those from new pi

tim iowawaenator chuck grassley is alal joining in on the conversation. heheold reporters today (wednesday) that the u-s needs to take a cautious approach. "and because we don't ve a vetting press that would work for syrians, i've called for a hault until we get certification om the intelligence agencies and the fbi that we do have a vetting process to make sure no terrorists come in with oth refugees." there are reports that at least one of the isis terrorists in ris had recently registered as a syrian refugee in greece. tim isis used a can of soda to bomb a russian airliner, killing more than 200 people on board. this picture has surfaced from an isis magazine showing the bomb was hidden inside a soda can. this comes just a day after top russian officials announced it was for sure a bomb that had taken down the plane. the explosives experts say the bomb may have been detonated by someone physically on the plane. jenna a sioux city manaccused of sexually assaulting a 13- year-old is pleading not guilty . jenna 20 year old alex anderson is accused of havi

iowa senator chuck grassley says a 15- dollar- minimum wage wont help the workforce. grassley 14:46 i dont think we ought to do something that causes more people to be unemployed and when you raise the price of labor. it does increase unemployment 58 grassley says americas labor force already sits at a 38 year low. he blames the 'tax-spend-regulate' cycle.. grassley 15:50 if we jobs and productivity which in turn increases wages then we need to give people that create jobs less uncertainty and more predictability so theyre willing to take risk 16:05 nats honking supporters of a liveable wage says there's too much at stake not to fight for 15 zac 13:46:00 i wish we had more people out here, but it's a start 03 in addition to higher wages, strikers are want to gain union rights. the bernie sanders campaign held eight rallies in iowa in support of that cause. 29 states -plus the district of columbia- have set their minimum wage above the 7-25 level. iowa is not one of them. we've had dry weather for more than a week but that is going to change tomorrow we'll send it over

other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is a win for farmers, ranchers and manufacturer s. the iowa department of natural resources is about to release 2 thousand trout into the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. and the anglers will be right coming right after them. they've held this event for four years. once in the fall. once around late winter, early spring when they tag trout and host a competition. this is part of the state's urban fish program. it's popularity has reached an all-time high. more people than ever before have purchased the sta

"joni erns, chuck grassley, or david young, none of our representatives were there. nobody is saying anything about this...instead of rolling up their sleeves to assist like fema is known for, raine says it seems as though fema has more than turn their back on iowans... fema is that bully, fema is doing this throughout polk county silently." apply for called the community rating system which can discount flood insurance for homeowners...the 90 day appeal time frame has not been set by fema at this time but homeowners will be offered the opportunity to contest the new maps... a state auditor's report shows about 23-thousand-dollars in improper payments were issued to a former state worker. the review concerns the department of administrative services' former chief legal counsel...ryan lamb. it found found 13-thousand-dollars in excess payments and benefits went to lamb while he was on military leave. it also identified nearly 10- thousand-dollars of excess vacation payout.... and the auditor says lamb didn't meet the experience requirements for the attorney position h

other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her thoughts and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleuges in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is ranchers and manufacturer s. the legislation now heads to the house. a new loras college program aims to help students with autism. it's starting next fall, with a hope of helping the growing number of autistic students ger ready for the working world. stay with tv9. a dubuque college is trying to have autism make the transition to college and eventually the working world. loras college is starting to take student applications for next fall for the new connections academy program. that's a four year p

missed senate votes. 14:32:15:00-14:32:20:10 "if you are elected to serve, you should do what chuck grassley does - you should show up to vote. for texas senator ted cruz.. he pushed his plan to implement a flat tax... and continued to take aim at the moderators at last week's republican debate. 11:19:48:22-11:20:11:29 "other things that weren't mentioned at the debate...common core...isis....iran...but you know what we had plenty of time for fantasy football...we need to be focusing on the real issues that matter..our country is in crisis and we need to stand up and lead to turn it around...applause... november 10th is the next republican debate in milwaukee. the event was part halloween party and part republican rally. political director dave price shows us...once you get past all the festivities, you find a serious purpose. grab your popcorn...this sideshow's actually bigger than the main and ralph welch came to watch was like nothing he's ever seen. the growth and opportunity party was no traditional political party it had almost as many pumpkins as people. jack o lanterns carving campai

. >> senator chuck grassley. >> i haven't eaten anything other than fried snickers, i can't describe it, it is like going to heaven. >> at the end of the day, brat pitt will be in our debate. >> whoever the nominee is gets to pick whoever their vice president is going to be. >> what do the voters of iowa need to know about your candidacy? >> they need to know i'm the guy in the race who is strong enough and ready to take on hillary clinton and win that race. that's the most important. if you can't beat hillary clinton, you're not getting to the white house. >> you didn't do a speech, you just took questions, why the strategy today? >> because i think people want to hear what they want to hear. they get to direct me ask me direct questions and i get to give them direct answers and not a lot of people do that. >> no more twelve years for anybody in congress. you can't get it done in twelve years, go home. >> the vice chair of the iowa republican party, just so you know, i'm 6'1", you're a tall gentleman. one of the few times i ever do an interview where i got to look up. >> you look ar

iowa senator chuck grassley has always been a stern believer in these sentences. but that view is changing... senator chuck grassley says, "a year ago i would have not said we should do anything.but i took over the chairman of the judiciary committee and started to look some of the susuess that various states had haha" jessica rae: not only do minimum sentences create cos for taxpayers but experts say there could be an easy solution to the problem. "here is the real issue. a lot of these individuals, low level non violent offenders should never enter the prison system to begin with.they should be diverted to drug courts or mental health courts," jessica rae: senanar grassley'scommitte will introduce the criminal justice reform bill in early december before the christs break. he then hopes to have a decision when session resumes in january. jessica rae: a newly released dash cam video shows a chicago police officer opening fire on a black teenager... and continuing to fire even as the teenager lay dying on the ground... now that video is sparking outrage across chi

joni ernst took to the senate floor today to congratulate her friend and senior colleage senator chuck grassley for casting his 12 thousandth vote as a united states senator. there are only 17 other senators in u-s history who have accomplished that feat. ernst had some fond words for the senior senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties every single year and he has done this for 35 years - 35 wonderful years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his milestone, grassley also owns the longest milestone, grassley also owns the longest existing voting streak in congress. still to come... the stage is set for the country music awards see who is expecting to do well this year in nashville, after the break. fred: (fred) warm weather is expected again tomorrow, then a shower chance comes thursday. a cooldown will follow. your forecast is next! " " welding company

senator chuck grassley released a statement on the president's decision. he said, "this was a chance to add more of those jobs. it was a chance to help meet the country's energy needs and reduce dependence on less reliable foreign sources." "the rejection of the pipeline is clearly a misguided political decision, rather than one made on the facts and merits." today, a group of experts that governor branstad put together released recommendati ons for criminal justice policy reform here in iowa. the group looked at four specific areas. to improve drug and mental health courts, the group recommended annual reports on the effectiveness of the courts. to increase diversity in jury pools, the group wants the judicial branch to update the master jury pool list annually. right now, updating of the list happens every two years. the group also recommends juvenile delinquency records should stay confidential unless a judge finds that making them public would be in the best interest of the child. we have the full list of recommendations under the newslinks section of

. >> senator chuck grassley. >> i can't describe it. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back to the rnc. this is the dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt will be in our debate. >> i think it's important. it's a first contact. >> the nominee gets to pick who their vice president is going to "b" should we be doing? >> >>. >> we have to make sure to do proper screening of syrian refugees before they come to our country. a lot of times you listen to the republican debate and it seems like they live in an either/or world. a an us or them world. the truth of the matter is, syrian refugees, fleeing for their lives, they are fleeing from these barbaric, genocidal murders, the same ones that attack the people of france and same ones that could launch attacks here. we need to be leaders. we need to lead in humanitarian way is, not just on opposite end of drone strikes. part of that leadership is making sure we do our part in the international league of nations to ahe eliminate refugee crisis, particularly syrian refugees.

even senator chuck grassley took a moment to thank our veterans. "if it hadn't been for generations of patriots and selfess americans, like you represent here today, these people willing to put their lives on the line, the freedom that we take for granted, would have been long ago, disappeared." jack: if you're still looking for veterans day events around the metro -- or even a look places offering free meals for veterans, we have that all posted on our website -- we are iowa dot com. jack/lam if you're a hawkeye fan -- you're riding high on iowa's number 5 ranking. the team is soooo close to getting into the playoffs and a chance at a national championship. clemson-- alabama-- ohio state and notre dame are your top 4. and then the hawks. baylor is the highest ranked big 12 team at number 6. stanford, oklahoma state-- lsu-- and utah round out the top 10. but it's time for a reality check. is the dream of a national championship realistic for the hawkeyes and their fans? local 5's amanda krenz takes a look at what the hawks are up against... and if

but senator chuck grassley says that won't work.. 14:46 i dont think we ought to do something that causes more people to be unemployed and when you raise the price of labor. it does increase unemployment 58 grassley says the percentage of americans in the labor force sits at 62-percent... the lowest in 38 years. minimum wage could be one of the economic topics tonight at the g-o-p debate. the main stage tonight will only feature eight of the top polling candidates. the remaining four candidates will do an under card debate. n-b-c's steve handelsman has more from milwaukee. the pressure is on ben carson... who's pushing back presidential candidate :04-:08 puerto rico/sunday "i simply cannot sit still and watch unfairness." with the republicans in milwaukee... carson's friends predict fire from the quiet doctor. "bring it on, i'm ready to fight." carson is insisting his youth was in fact violent until he became a christian presidential candidate too short to super"now president trump!! president trump!! donald trump ... at a huge rally last night in illinois. called the campaign weird..citi

senate nomination to face chuck grassley next november. former state legislator ray zirkelbach will be the fourth to try and capture the nomination. the gazette's james lynch reports that zirkelbach will announce his plan tomorrow at the jones county democratic party dinner in anamosa. zirkelbach represented much of jones county from 2005 to 2011 in the iowa house. senator grassley will be seeking his seventh term in the senate. iowa voters elected him to the senate in 1980 after three terms in the u.s. house. even since he defeated incumbent democrat john culver in 1980, grassley has won at least 64% of the vote in his five re- elections. former maryland governor martin o'malley was calling for more democratic debates in the 2016 nomination race... he will be appearing in marion within the hour.. o'malley will be at the longbranch hotel on twixt town road for an appearance at 6:30 pm tonight. even with all of his iowa visits - and the field down to 3 major democratic candidates, o'malley has been unable to break out of the single-digits n

now, iowa senator chuck grassley is doing some digging into the task force that approved the construction. the now- defunct u-s task force spent 800 million dollars in its economic development mission there in afghanistan. most of the projects never got off the ground. now, senator grassley wants all records related to the task force activities from 2009 through spring of this year to audit the spending, the senator is also asking fellow senators to join the request. jack: new at six now... metro workers join the fight for fifteen. jack: fifteen dollars an hour that is. it's part of a nationwide plan by fast food workers who want the minimum wage raised up to what they call a livable rate. workers in nearly 300 cities across the u.s. were expected to participate -- including des moines. the plan today was to encourage people to vote next year for candidates who support a higher minimum wage. "no one who works two jobs in this country shouldn't have a roof over their head. that's what i very strongly believe. " jack: today's protests are expected to be the largest since they were first lau

. >> if you're elected to serve, should do what chuck grassley does. you should show up and vote. >> reporter: a noticeably fired up bush hoping to reboot his campaign, openly acknowledging he has to in an exclusive interview with chuck todd. >> i know have to get better with the debate. i'm a grinder. when i see i'm not doing something well, i reset and get better. >> reporter: bush denies seeing a 112 memo describing rubio as a risky bet. >> you didn't know about this? >> i didn't know about it. >> reporter: rubio picks up support from a billionaire. in this battleground state, both rubio and bush need to build more support if they help to beat ben carson, who has overtaken donald trump in polls here, despite only campaigning in iowa in the last two months. trump sounding more detail oriented than ever in virginia, laying out his plan to help veterans and reacting to the cnbc debate. >> we have to handle china, we have to handle isis but we're afraid to have a tough question? >> the republican party slammed them at gotchas. now a talking part after th

"joni erns, chuck grassley, or david young, none of our representatives anything about this... once the maps are finalized... homeowners in the flood plain could see their insurance costs rise by 2- thousand dollars per year. a preseason top-ten ranking is taking its toll on cyclone fans... a preseason top-ten ranking is taking its toll on cyclone fans... try getting a ticket to one of their games... the cyclones haven't even played yet... and the season is already a record breaker... in sports... why it could take some hilton magic for you to find a seat. and they might be iowa city's first family... and it isn't all about football... a little later how the ferentz's are giving back after 17-years a few weeks ago he'd heard enough about hillary clinton's email use... now.. bernie sanders apparently wants to hear re... why it could become a topic for tomorrow's democratic debate bernie sanders is in... today he filled out the paperwork and paid the one-thousand dollar fee to have his name on the ballot for the new hampshire primary. at one point sanders was ahead in the polls i

republican senators chuck grassley and joni ernst met in des moines today.they are asking for a bipartisan strategy, to work with our allies and defeat the terrorists group. according to a cbs news poll, less than a fourth of the country believes president obama has a clear plan to deal with isis.that's the lowest number yet.many americans now think sending troops overseas is the only way to deal with the terrorist group. cbs 2 news wants to know what you think about a related issue. should the government be accountable if terrorists enter the country through refugee re-settlement programs? so far, 89 percent are saying yes, 11 percent are saying no.you can cast your vote on our twitter page, cbs 2 iowa. in iowa city, the university of iowa is looking to change the name of its student information systems over concerns of the isis acronym. this comes a week after the university of arkansas made a similar move.u-i officials are looking into how much the name change would cost.they hope to have estimates *and a decision soon. so much of the world's attention has been on paris, and the terror

jack/lam: senator chuck grassley spoke to media earlier today about the president's decision to let syrian refugees into the u.s. dozens of governors -- including iowa governor branstad -- are saying they'll bar syrian refugees from their states. they're worried that terrorists could masquerade as refugees to get into the u-s. senator grassley agrees with them-- and says governor branstad is in quote "good company with those other governors." "i think the president is in denial. he's contributing all sorts of political motivation.... and he's not assuming what the number one responsibility of the fed government is and that's to protect americans from from international threats -- only the federal government can do that. the refusal by little though. only the federal limit or control immigration, based on long- standing law and the u-s constitution. individual states can limit or deny services to refugee populations. that's what governor branstad is calling for. jack: want to share your opinion on refugees coming to the u-s. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. we may use your

governor kim reynolds, iowa agg secretary bill northey and both iowa senators joni ernst and chuck grassley have all adimantly opposed the waters of the us rule. jenna: one of the most listened to women on radio is bringing her advice to siouxland. delilah will be the speaker at next year's women's power lunch. the united way of siouxland made the big announcement today about its popular annual event. often called the "oprah of radio," delilah is also the author of three books, the founder of the non-profit "point hope" and a single mother of 13 kids, 10 of whom are adopted. "she's always come up as a person of interest, and so this year we said she's come up to the top. we are excite to have her and i think alot of people recognize who she is on the radio, they don't know alot more about her personal story so i think she'll have some great messeges to share that really tie in with our cause." says the 16th annual women's power lunch is april 27th at the marina centre in south lunch is april 27th at the marina centre in south tickets are on proceeds help scholarships and grants for single p

joni ernst took to the senate floor today to congratulate her friend and senior colleage senator chuck grassley for casting his 12 thousandth vote as a united states senator. there are only 17 other senators in u-s history who have accomplished that feat. ernst had some fond words for the senior senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties every single year and he has done this for 35 years - 35 wonderful years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his feat, grassley also has the longest streak in congress. jenna: if you've been outdoors today... you probably noticed it doesn't feel quite like fall. tim: in fact, temperatures are near record highs for this time of year. deborah souverain joins us now... to tell us how the warm weather.. is helping speed up construction projects in the area. tim d jenna. it felt more like a spring day....rather than fall... ho

it also encourages people to avoid public places and large senator chuck grassley says iowans should take the alert seriously... he says there's a lot of chatter coming from isis, boko haram, and al qaeda. however there are no specific threats directed at the u - s. a new quinnipiac university poll shows the democratic frontrunner holding her lead... the poll of likely iowa caucus goers shows hillary clinton with 51 percent support. bernie sanders holds steady in second... receiving 42 percent support. and martin o'malley comes in last... with just 3 percent support. that's virtually unchanged from the results of a similar poll late last month. channel 13 will release the findings of our own poll of iowa voters later today... we teamed up with iowa state university to measure the support of likely democratic and republican caucus- goers. we will break the results during the channel 13 news at four. west des monies roads are about to be busy.. as shoppers make their way out for black friday deals. and city officials want to make sure they get to their destinations as quick... and safe

>>sabrina: chuck grassley telling us that the president is forgetting his number one duty. >>chuck: i t(ink when the esident makes the statements as he's made saying that there's political motivations i say he's in denial and he's not assuming what the number one responsibility of the federal government is and that is to protect americans the, from, from international threats that, that we haveveonly the federal government can do that. >>amanda: freshman iowa senator joni ernst also speaking out this week. she says there needs to be a more scrutinized vetting process, but unlike some other republican politicians she has a different view when it comes to having a religious test. >>joni: that is not something i'm advocating. i, i think that we're a very welcomingg nation as long as we know that reregees want to be amererans and they want to prescribe to our ideals and our values recognizing that we are a nation that was built on judeo-christian principles, but i don't think we should have that religious test. >>sabrina: well, around 30 state governors are also now on record op

senator chuck grassley reached a new milestone on friday. he cast his 12-thousandth vote in the u-s senate - just the 18th senator to reach that mark. grassley has also been present for seven-thousand consecutive votes ... the longest streak in the senate. his office says the last time he missed a vote was when he came to iowa with president bill clinton to tour s and then 50s overnight. another mainly sunny day is expected for wednesday with highs again in the mid 70s. a cold front finally crosses the state on thursday. it will bring more clouds and some rain thursday afternoon and evening. totals look to range from less than a quarter inch to 3/4". friday will be breezy and cooler and highs will stay coming up -- adele says helel to a smash hit-- the records it broke.. but first -- turkey day travel.. how to save some cash... on your tips on booking the biggest bang for your buck.. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there a

iowa senator chuck grassley was there. he shared his thoughts on this day dedicated to honoring those who've served. "if it hadn't been for generations of patriots and selfess americans, like you represent here today, these people willing to put their lives on the line, the freedom that we take for granted, would have been long ago, disappeared." jack: and here's another place where veterans were being recognized... studebaker elementary, a special assembly was held to teach the kids to respect those who've served. stephanie: jon is here now-- and iowa state gearing up for their season opener friday night jon: yeah jack and it's against an old big 12 opponent coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from the cyclones and how they're chomping at the bit to open the season. " now, local 5 sports jon: welcome back. grandview christian entered the 1a state volleyball tournament number 7. to move on they'd have to take down the second ranked team out of trip-ole-uh. the thunder trying to pull off the upset tonight in cedar rapids

kcrg-tv9's washington d-c bureau caught up with senators joni ernst and chuck grassley. "it's all about bringing family together and giving thanks for all the blessings we have " " in all of the 40 years i've been in the united states congress, we've always been on the farm in new hartford, iowa. " congress is on its thanksgiving recess through this weekend. still to come... tomorrow the iowa hawkeyes will look to continue their perfect season in a matchup against nebraska. but there's more to tomorrow's heroes game on the field for tomorrow's iowa-nebraska game, it's called the heroes game for a reason. three local heroes will be honored at halftime during tomorrow's game. an iowa state trooper and an iowa nurse are among those receiving the honor. claire powell from w-o-i in des moines has their stories. "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" nat rev forward "this is not good something's going on inside this truck"seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracy bohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile p

approach partially led to the government being shut down when a deal couldn't be reached.senator chuck grassley says it's a bad idea for everyone. "if you saved a lot of money by shutng down government, people would support the effort. but we've learned through the 1995 shutdown, 2013 shutdown that it doesn't save any money. a better way money. eaker ryan might enjnj a bit of a honeymoon pepeod for now -- but he's still in a tough spot.republicans control both chambers of congress -- but they don't have a fillibuster proof majority in the senate and theyon't have a veto- proof majority from both chambers.on t t of that -- ryan still has to deal with what some representatives have said are up to 50 members of congress who would rather stand up f/r a cause --o matter what the cost. coming up next...we look at cial media to see what you have to say about paul ryan coming the next speaker of the house -- and what some of the representatives he'll he overseeing have to s about welcome back -- we'll close the show each week taking a look at what happened on social media... media...we checked in to se

chuck grassley - :21-:26 john sposeto - vietnam vet - :41-:47 gov. branstad :59-1:07 ends at 1:30 on nats of kids singing "red, today.. governor branstad was also at k-i-o-a's "vets of valor" radio-thon at prairie meadows casino.. last year.. the radio station raised 20-thousand dollars for the american legion. it's goal this year is to raise fifty thousand dollars. a local high school was part of the national veterans day ceremonies today. the ankeny centennial marching band took part in the "americas parade" through downtown new york city today. there's still much more to come in the next half-hour... just ahead -- winning iowa.. the presidential candidates inwhat stevwinning iowa.. the countdown to caucus night continues.. the presidential candidates in our state this week... trying to win over iowa voters.. racial tension.. it isn't over on the campus of the university of missouri.. why some students are now not coming to class.. super brain.. the potential breakthrough new research could lead to.. how monkeys could help some humans move again. f

. >> a kit to iowa senator chuck grassley who is simply refusing to let this clinton e-mail scandal fade in the past week senator grassley has sent a letter to the woman who we now know was in charge of deleting some of hillary clinton's e-mails to ask more about that process. he's got a hold on a senior state department official that the president has nominated and said he will not allow that appointment to go forward until he gets more documents from the state department. the clintons depend on this and the media and the public for losing interest. good to senator grassley for not letting it drop. >> this is a miss for a texas family suing a school. a young boy brought in a clock that they thought was a bomb. he got an invitation from the president to come to the white house. but this was not enough and the family announced they are moving qatar. >> once you get past barack obama, the only conceivable democrats who could run for president are oldies but goodies, hillary clinton, joe biden, john kerry. there's no up and comers in the party. look no further than the announcement by john

out of all the politicians out there-- they say iowa's senator chuck grassley is the best when it comes to twitter. tim: the much- anticipated bakken pipeline hearing took place in boone today. the proposed bakken pipeline will cut through much of iowa, bringing mixed reviews from landowners and environmentalists . so the iowa utlities board heard from dozens of people in favor and against the pipeline. folks only had two minutes each to speak and here is some of what folks had to say. " " the vast majority of landowners affected by this support the project and have given voluntary easements to use power. rick perry. koch brohters. terry branstad. big oil. they win. we lose. people and argue that jobs will be created by the pipeline for other temproary and will provide work until the project is complete. i think it's important to take a wider view. a two year project will yield thousands of high paying high skill jobs. pipeline pipeline just say no. dirty oil has got to go. " folks came form all of the counrty to speak at the hearing today jenna: a local hospital is making a push for me

administration's middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today," said iowa senator chuck grassley. =============== abraham says they would help any syrian refugee if one came to them. as for the governors, who want to block refugees, that's a decision that's ultimately up to the federal government. in the newsroom, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. totoorrow, the u.s. housuswill vote to demand tighter screening in lht of president obama's plans to bring 10,000 syrian refugees to the united states. sot: house speaker paul ryan (r) wisconsin :18-:25 "it would mean a pause in the program until we can be certain beyond any doubt that those coming here are not a threat." the president defended the prigram saying each refugee would get months of security checks by agencies... including the cia. sot: john brennan, cia director :38-:42 "the backgrounds of these individuals as well as what their intentions might be." in the meantime,e,ussian president vladamir putin has a new alliance with france to strike in syria. republican presidential candidate jeb bush is backing, what he calls, a "massiv

>>> the bickering continues between chairman chuck grassley and the state department over grassley's efforts to get information about hillary clinton's e-mails and the employment status of adviser uma aberdeen. the state department says grassley's requests are overwhelming the resources, and grassley says if they had answered his questions three years ago, there might not be a backlog. sto >>> ben carson trying to run the political table and take home a win. >>> where the media may be missing the point looks like some folks have had it with their airline credit card miles. sometimes those seats cost a ridiculous number of miles... or there's a fee to use them. i know. it's so frustrating. they'd be a lot happier with the capital one venture card. and you would, too! why? it's so easy with venture. you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. just book any flight you want then use your miles to cover the cost. now, that's more like it. what's in your wallet? >>> the emotional debate over what to do about syrian refugees who want to come to the u.s. is being framed not

"joni erns, chuck grassley, or david young, none of our representatives were there. nobody is saying anything about this...instead of rolling up their sleeves to assist like fema is known for, raine says it seems as though fema has more than turn their back on iowans... fema is that bully, fema is county silently." program called the community rating system. communities can apply for a discount on flood insurance for homeowners. the 90 day appeal time frame has not been set by fema... but homeowners will be offered the opportunity to contest the new maps. dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. but life is sweet now. hey, what could go wrong? it's you and me all the way, future. let's get going. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, w

senator chuck grassley was given an award today that he likely won't accept. a group called "why courts matter" says senator grassley is blocking judiciary nominations at a "historic" level as chairman of the senate judiciary committee. the group presented him with the "turkey of the year award" today. grassley wasn't at his des moines office, so the group presented the award to his staffers. that included a picture of "pepper" the turkey, which the group adopted and "pardoned" in the senator's name ahead of thanksgiving. "'americans and iowans are waiting for their day in court, and there just arent judges to hear their cases. 'since senator grassley took over as senate judiciary chair earlier this year, the number of vacancies on the courts has doubled.' :01-:15 we reached out to the senator response to the "award." grassley couldn't talk to us today in part because he's cleaning house before thanksgiving. today he posted this photo on instagram. the senator says ... "this is the machine i use to get house read for thanksgiving. that's work. barbara does coo

isis.senators chuck grassley and joni ernst met in des moines today.the twtware ging presididt obama to push for a bipartisan strategy,

i had chuck grassley introduce me in osceola the other day and he said the best thing i can say about rick santorum is i've known him for 20 years and he hasn't changed yet. you look for someone who can stay principled and fight for those principles and who can win and succeed in washington, that's what we bring to the table. >> ron: i think the chairman of the national republican party would like to eliminate the power that the first four states that, new hampshire, iowa, nevada and south carolina. i'd like you to tell people how you really feel about the iowa caucuses. do they deserve the kind of recognition and influence that they do carry or is this something that's past its time? >> santorum: i wouldn't be running if it wasn't for the iowa caucuses. >> ron: they carried you well. >> santorum: they did and i had my faith in the people of iowa that they would do their job, and that is to look at candidates, see what they believe in, see authentic they are, how truthful they were. all of those things, you're not going to have that if you're running -- the first race is in california

senator chuck grassley has been representing iowans for more than three decades in washington.during that time, he's had many people *try t challenge him, and now someone new wants s *try again. again.former democratic state representative ray zirkelbach of monticello, says he's considering a 20-16 run against grassley.zirkelbach says he'll focus on cleaea water laws and increasing funding for veterans if given the chance to go to capitol hill. "what will make me stand out is a combination of my leadership a my ideas and my willingness to l lten to people, to workrkith independents and have a proven history in the legislature." legislature."zirkelbach served in the iowa house between 2005 and 20-11.during that time, he also served with the iowa national guard in iraq. presidential hopefuls - log thousands of miles through iowa - often starting at the crack of dawn - th breakfast - speeches - - and ending with late e nht - sessions to plan strategy.but it turns out - - the candidates aren't the only ones - tired** of the campaign.voter ** exhaustion - - in tonight's - say what what. t