chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i'm going to take it a step at a time." people here learned grassley's answers won't step past that. mos "my question is will you continue to obstruct the president's nomination and at what point in the president's term does the constitution expire." s/ sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i don't set the agenda of the united states senate. question: in your committee?" "i will take it a step at a time. the president hasn't nominated anybody yet." if he does, grassley's washington power's on display. judiciary committee... and that committee's the first step in hearings for a supreme court nominee. as chair, it's grassley's call whether to hold those hearings... but he doesn't think the lame duck president should put him in that position. s/ sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i think i'm pretty clear that this should carry over to the next election but on the other hand i think take it a step at a time." after the town hall, we pushed to know that next step now. reporter off camera: "you're not ready at this point to say it doesn't ma

chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i don't set the agenda of the united states senate. question: in your committee?" "i will take it a step at t time. the president hasn't nominated anybodyet." if he does, grassley's washington power's on display. he chairs the powerful senate judiciary committee... and that committee's the first step in hearings for a supreme court nominee. as chair, it's grassley's call whether to hold those hearings... but he doesn't think the lame duck president should put him in that position. sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i think i'm pretty clear that this should carry over to the next election but on the other hand i think take it a step at a a me." to kw that next step now. reporter off camera: "you're not ready at this point to say it doesn't matter who the name is, we're not going to take it. why are you holding back?" sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i'm not holding i'm taking it one step at a time. i'm saying we're taking it one step at a time." >> warmrm weather is headed o o way. pretty soon. ben's back with details after this... it's still

chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i'm going to take it a step at a time." people here learned grassley's mos "my question is will you continue to obstruct the president's nomination and at what point in the president's term does the constitution expire." s/ sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i don't set the agenda of the united states senate. question: in your committee?" "i will take it a step at a time. the president hasn't nominated anybody yet." if he does, grassley's washington power's on display. he chairs the powerful senate judiciary committee... and that committee's the first step in hearings for a supreme court nominee. as chair, it's grassley's call whether to hold those hearings... but he doesn't think the lame duck president should put him in that position. s/ "i think i'm pretty clear that this should carry over to the next think take it a step at a time." to know that next step now. reporter off camera: "you're not ready at this point to say it doesn't matter who the name is, we're not holding back?" s/ sen. chuck grassley/ (r) iowa "i'm not holdi

we'll hear from iowa senator chuck grassley... who is continuing to speak out against president obama ... hear why ... after the break ... scott: we'll have... abc9 news this morning... with ... lukas voss... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this some cloudy skies on this thursday morning. visibility is low in northern and eastern siouxland with some light fog which has spread through the region. temperatures are in the 30s throughout the area and most spots are above freezing. the planner displays highs getting into the lower 50s. the stormcast hd shows than normal temperatures. today's high is 52 with mostly cloudy skies. tonight's low is 39 and it'll be mostly clear and comfortable. tomorrow's high is 61 with sunshine. it'll be warm and windy. here's a glance at your full 7 day forecast. lukas scott: low in northern and eastern siouxland with some light fog which has spread temperatures are in the 30s throughoutthe area and most spots are above freezing. the the lower 50s. the stormcast hd shows a very quiet p

(senator chuck grassley) "i said we'll take it a step at a time." he also said he's concerned keeping the court balanced. (senator chuck "i think we have that balance issue now pretty well defined and four conservatives and one moderate. " iowan and former public defenender jane kelly is on the shortlist for potential replacements.... grassley supported nomination to the u.s appelate court. he said the issue is idividual. (senator chuck grassley) feelings about miss. kelly but that's if i said anything just about her then we'd get back to the individual and this isn't about that individual this is about the process and it's about people voice in the process. " despite the opposition, president obama say he intends to do his job, which includes appointing supreme court justices, until his term is up next year. " (jenna) fred, it's going to be much warmer the next few days, right? (fred) that is correct, jenna! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in sioux city shows a breez

hear why iowa senator chuck grassley is right in the middle of it. it's been an overcast cloudy day after our morning mix move through the state. more than three- tenths of an inch of rain fell in des moines this morning. it will be dry tonight, but patchy fog may develop. temperatures will drop from the mid 30s this evening to the upper 20s later tonight. the constitution is pretty clear about what's supposed to happen now. the constitution is pretty clear about what's supposed to happen and the president says what's supposed to happen is in his hands. in a press conference this afternoon, he reiterated his plans to choose a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia... some republicans say since obama leaves office next year, the next president should pick the replacement. this makes iowa's senator chuck grassley a prominent figure in the debate. so, political director dave price traveled to marengo to find out 20:55...i want to respond to all your questions in this marengo public library basement...where there were more people than chair

that's why chuck grassley finds himself at the middle of this fiasco now as the chair of the committee that starts that process. "any by not i mean he just says well we just aren't going to have hearings. so president obama can nominate someone, i expect that he will that's his perogative. but the senate necessarily hold hearings. hanging in the balance is the political leaning and predictability of the highest court in the land.scalia generally sided with the conservative members of the court -- creating a group of 4 consistently conservative members and 4 consistently liberal members -- with justice kennedy normally being the famous swing vote. vote.a consistently liberal- leaning judge would throw off that balance.but justice scalia is known for reaching his rulings based on a strict reading of the word of the law -- and not taking into account modern day implications.that was clear when he opposed the court's ruling on the affordable care act just this past summer -- based soley on the words used to write the law -- prompting democrats to argue that he was ignoring the law's intent

jan: the current judiciary committee chair, republican chuck grassley, immediately agreed to what he called the biden rules. >> in his heart of hearts, he understands why this senate must do what he said it must do in 1992. jan: with president obama poised to move the court to a liberal majority, republicans are vowing to block any nominee. democrats, like senate minority leader harry reid, are questioning their motives. to delegitimize president obama. jan: but democrats like reid, even then-senator obama, have blocked or tried to block

the republican will face off with incumbent senator chuck grassley in the primary. jenna: donald trump got a somewhat unexpected endorsement today from a opponent. new jersey governor chris christie joined trump at a rally in oklahoma city this afternoon to give his endorsement. while christie was running for president, he held a strong sentiment against politicians from washington. something he seems to be

iowa's senator chuck grassley is in the middle of this fight as the chair of the senate judiciary committee.the senate's confirmation process starts with him -- and right after justice scalia died -- grassley said that he wouldn't pick.then -- a few days later -- he said he would wait to see who was selected -- before he and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wrote a piece in the washington post -- and said said" it is today the american people, rather than a lame- duck president whose priorities and policies they just rejected in the most- recent national election, who should be afforded the opportunity to replace justice scalia."in cedar rapids -- grassley's fellow iowa senator joni ernst weighed in too. "the president will come forward with a nomination and we don't know when that's going to be. once that comes forward, it'll have to go through the judiciary committee so a step at a timeis the best way to approach this and we do hope that the presidnet will nominate someone who will

right in the middle of all this is iowa republican senator chuck grassley....the chairman of the senate judiciary committee which will eventually confirm the next supreme court justice.....he satellite...this has become so incredibly political... the president will be in office another 11- months---why not just let the president submit his nomination and see where it judiciary committee 11-9... you have operating under the "biden rules" in denying a confirmation during an election year. "if the president of the united states insists on submitting a nominee under these senator, you the white house's selection. and, former chair, harry reid senate minority leader, harry reid said quote---"we don't have to or 1982 to prove the current chairman's ineptness. he's calling you inept.... and also said---"sen. grassley has surrendered every pretense of independence a lot of americans fee the same way... harry reid said-- look at the spike in judicial emergencies that occurred on grassley's watch just in the past year." there are more than 30 key lower court vacancies to be filled... sen. charles

tonight iowa senator chuck grassley is front and center in the discussion on replacing supreme court justice antonin scalia. the senator is making his county by county tour and one of his stops took him to iowa county. a few people there challenged mr. grassley on his call to delay a justice nomination until after the presidential election. kwwl's kristii rogers was t senator grassley's town hall in marengo today, a couple people from the group "why courts matter iowa" was represented at this meeting and said they planned going to others later today as well. they directly asked the senator if he planned to follow his duties under the constitution. the heat was on in smmll library. the hot topic, his stance on obama nominating a replacement for jusice scalia on the supreme court. the answer to most of the questions included the same phrase (cg: chuck grassley/ senator) "i'm not holding back` i'm taking it a step at a time." "i'm saying we're goin to takak it a step at the time." "i think i'm pretty clear this should carry over to the next with us eventually." a number of questions wer

iowa senator chuck grassley says laws like vermont's are intended to hurt biotech products.. there are some democrats.. like senator debbie stabenow on the agriculture committee that think different state labeling laws will not work.. but it's not clear if democrats as a whole.. will back a roberts bill. "they aren't sure where democrats stand on it, yet. but in our meeting tomorrow or thursday will tell us exactly where they stand. but it's going to be difficult to get this bill through the united states senate if it isn't bipartisan." people have a right to know what's in their food. he claims a majority favors labeling.. looking at a trend of long term averages.. the grains haven't really moved much in about half a year.. and while the brazilian harvest is about 15 percent done.. that's already built into the prices. "the grains are pretty neutral and i really don't have anything much involved in them. very neutral. far away." "march is next week. i think again for another month. i don't think there's any money to be made until at least april so avoid this market at the cu

that year, chuck grassley voiced support to confirm kennedy. "i am pleased to announce that judge kennedy has met all three parts of this test and has earned my vote for confirmation." senator grassley held events today in eastern iowa. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman was there and joins us live from marengo. dave, how did the senator explain his comments from 29 years ago? here in marengo for a town hall meeting earlier today. and he noted his comments about justice kennedy's nomination were different. he said that's because kennedy was the last of three nominees and the process had started the year before president reagan's final year in office. a couple of questions from the audience during the hour long event concerned the supreme court vacancy and whether republicans would even consider a nominee made by president obama. two activists planned to shadow grassley at each of three events asking if he would allow hearings. the senator made no promises either way. "the president has the authority...the senate has the responsibility we hope he does

today, iowa senator chuck grassley and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell introduced legislation to help childrdr whose parents have drug addictions. the bill re-authorizes a program that provides resources for children who are in foster care or who are at risk of being removed from their homes. the bill focuses on children whose parents have addictions to methamphetamine, prescription drugs, mnd opioids. the program would designate funds for child and family counseling, ntal health services, and parenting skills training. a group from cedar rapids is in washington d-c lobbying lawmakers to improve school lunches. the group says schools should offer kids more fruits and vegetables, and less salt, sugar, and a cedar rapids man is in convince lawmakers to make school lunches healthier. scott koepke teaches a food and gardening class in cedar rapids, and travels all over iowa talking about balanced diets. kcrg- tv nine's alex miller reports from our d-c bureau. we're told all the time to eat healthy, exexcise, pay attention to portions and eat from those food groups.but many say tru

the discussion on how to replace scalia is heating up - and iowa senator chuck grassley will be front and center, as chair of the powerful senate judiciary committe... some are not happy with what they call grassley's "dangergerous plan to obstruct justice -to delay the nominee until after the election. kwwl's kristin rogers was at senator grassley's town hall in the group "why courts matter iowa" " ttended theemeeting today and memberts say they plan on attending others as well. they directly asked the senator if he planned to follow his duties under th constitution those duties include chairing the sneate confirmation hearings, to approvf or reject reject presient obama's eveetual supreme courr nominee. the senator was asked about his stance several times, and he seemed to give the same answer to everyone. he said i'm taking it one step at a time. the phrase was used again and again, but it wasn''an answer (cg: chuck grassley/ senator) "i'm not holding back playing political games and trying to shark his constitutional responcibility. we asked whether heheould hold a hearing as chhr

today, committee chairman chuck grassley told radio iowa he has not made up his mind whether there befirmation hearings for any potential candidate. >> i would wait until the nominee is made before i would make any decisions, in other words, take it a step at a time. >> reporter: democratic leaders came out in full force to defend the president's position. harry reid, in a scathing op-ed, republicans risk being, quote, remembered as most nakedly part tisson, obstructionist and irresponsible majority in history. hillary clinton, firing off 11 tweets calling any disgraceful. the team is whittling down a list of possible nominees, some names include d.c. circuit court judge, an eighth circuit court judge, unanimously approved by the republican-led senate. also, chief judge of d.c.'s court of appeals and paul wattford obama appointee. the white house is expected to announce a nominee within a month. questions have been raised about justice scalia's death, in part, because there and united states no autopsy done, as requested by the family, and even though it was determined that he died of

stephanie: new at six- iowa's junior senator is joining senator chuck grassley in the fight against the president. shouldn't they? the argument continues over whether or not the senate judiciary committee - headed by iowa's senator chuck grassley - should host hearings for a potential supreme court justice nominee. and now iowa's freshman senator joni ernst is speaking out as well, saying the people should decide, not the president, as they have done in past elections. "in 2014 the voters had a voice and we now have a republican majority. and, so, we do have a republican chair to the judiciary committee, we do have a majority in the senate. and we believe that the people spoke that they weren't going on, so i will go with the most recent election and we will see what 2016 brings. " stephanie: grassley's with the about the republican leadership's denial of hearings... grassley and mitch mcconnell will meet with president obama next tuesday to discuss the issue. stephanie: out to jack miller , who's been hanging out at the children's cancer connection annual kick-off event in urbandale. h

sabrina: our top story, senator chuck grassley faces questions and criticism over possible nominations to the supreme court. sabrina: the des moines register has put out a scathing editorial...titled --"grassley's supreme court stance is all about politics." elias: it refers to his claim that a supreme court nomination to replace justice scalia, should come from the next president. as chairman of the senate judiciary committee, grassley would have an important role in this process. the editorial describes the situation as an opportunity for our senior senator to be less of a politician and more of a statesman. choosing instead to quote disregard his constitutional duty by hasn't even been named." sabrina: senator grassley has said his opposition to an obama nominee is based on precedent.,.. saying quote, "that supreme court nominees are not nominated and confirmed during a presidential election year." elias: the ongoing debate was brought up during a series of town hall meetings in eastern iowa... senator grassley responded he'd take the nomination process , quote, "one step at a time.

stephanie: it refers to senator chuck grassley's claim that we should wait for a new president to appoint justice scalia's replacement. jack: as chairman of the senate judiciary committee, grassley would have an important role in this process. the editorial says quote: "this could have been a "profile in courage" moment for senator grassley. this was an opportunity for our senior senator to be less of a politician and more of a statesman. but he chose instead to disregard his constitutional duty by rejecting a nominee who hasn't even been named." stephanie/2ram: grassley says the reason he's opposed to obama picking a replacement is based on precedent. saying quote, "the fact of the matter is that it's been standard practice over the last nearly 80 years that supreme court nominees during a presidential election year." jack: grassley was during a series meetings in today, where he said he'd take the nomination process , quote, "one step at a time." <"the senate has the right to consent or not consent so we'll be following the constitution"> stephanie: senator grassley was followed in thes

during an iowa radio interview, senate judiciary chairman, chuck grassley, who is in charge of any confirmation hearing said in part quote i would wait until the nominee is made before i would make any decisions sh, but grassley tells nbc news he is not open to a confirmation hearing. yesterday president obama challenged senate republicans to rise above politics. >> this will be the opportunity for senators to do their job. your job doesn't stop until you're voted out. or until your term expires. i intend to do my job between now and january 20th of 2017. i expect them to do their job as well. >> nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. good morning. now we have president obama taking direct aim at the republicans. >> exactly. and as a former constitutional law instructor, he's arguing that this is not about democrats and republicans. it is about what the constitution says. and he's now making comments about that and whether or not the constitution addresses the nomination of supreme court justices in election years. here's what he said. >> there's no unwritten law that says that it can only b

that, of course, the chairman of the judiciary committee, chuck grassley of the hawkeye state. one of the potential nominees is judge jane kelly. >> so what grassley is saying, kevin, let's wait for the nominee, lizwelizabeth warren'se has been mentioned, for example, but it depends on whether republicans see that as a doable or sort of a fair and balanced nominee, right? >> reporter: absolutely right. if you are talking about a judge who enjoys some broad based support, he clerked for sandra day o'connor. then maybe you get the senate to take the brakes off. but i think what you're really going to hear a great deal of over the next several days is, neil, no deal. we are looking for someone who will be at least judicially speaking someone who is at best conservative and at minimum someone who would be considered a moderate. whether or not the president will adhere to that advice is his prerogative. we'll see how it plays out. but i would say this lastly, my friend. if you're betting, and i'm not a betting person, i bet that the senate have hear the president's nominee. they will

chairman and iowa senator chuck grassley is raising alarms over the proposal to merge by companies dow and dupont pioneer. he's threatening possible hearings on the anti-trust implications of the move, saying the judiciary committee has an obligation to review the merger. the merge would create a $95 billion company, which would split into three separate companies. all selling as much as a fifth of the worlds pesticides and 40 percent of u.s. corn and bean seeds. grassley says that makes a huge concern because of a potential of reduced competition, force layoffs, and the history right here in iowa, "and they better take that into consideration. because they merge, split into three companies. make an agricultural seed company and then want to move all this out of iowa or even move the corporate headquarrout oiano. that stuff should be in iowa." grassley hinted he may be persuading committee members r a possible call for they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven mi

out of committee consensus so the decision that was made on tuesday by our party and not just chuck grassley." grassley says he and fellow republicans believe voters deciding on a president this november should get a say in who replaces justice antonin scalia. former iowa state sen. kent sorenson pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct a day before his trial in a domestic abuse case. sorenson is charged with interference with official acts in connection with a july arrest at his home in warren county. sorenson's lawyer says a dispute involving the former lawmaker and his wife was blown out of proportion. coming up... its senior night at the mcleod center--as the northern iowa panthers face indiana state in a critical missouri valley conference showdown. and the eighth ranked iowa hawkeyes play host to a red hiot wisconsin team looking to play panthers will say goodbye to three key members of its basketball before their game against indiana state. wes washpun, mark bohannon and paul jesperson will all play in front of the the regular season. the game tonight is critical for the panthers who want

so that is chuck grassley, the senate judiciary chair, a republican. you can so ethe political tones in that, ari. and he is echoing mcconnell's call. of course, mcconnell, the senate majority leader, also saying, wait until after the election. and just a tidbit, he says, within the last 80 years, grassley does, but we just have to look back to 1998 when justice kennedy was confirmed endang during an election year. this is just one of those questions you have been looking into, amongst so many. ari? >> the death, but also what comes next here. i want to go now on that to steve kornacki, who has also been following the political reaction, pouring in. steve, as a matter of fact, not opinion, this has been a faster pivot to the politics of the appointment process than we would ever typically see after the death of a public official like this. this may speak to the intensity of that campaign out there, what can you tell us? >> yeah, sure. just listening to the conversation in the last few minutes, i guess we had talked about the precedence for an election

earlier this month -- senator chuck grassley asked the government accountability office to review federal oversite of the issue... grassley told the des moines register quote "central states plan beneficiaries deserve to have a better understanding of what led to the ultimately put their retirement at risk".... he goes on to say... " congress also needs to have a better understanding of what happened 'so that any corrective actions, if necessary, can be taken" still questions are being raised... and members want to hold those in charge accountable 144404 - im sorry thats what you work for.... you work for that pension. you have plans, its just not fair - bob v. sometime between now and july... union members will have a chance to vote against this proposal.. but until then the group plans to rally at the state house on march 31 - st -- hoping to gain the attention of lawmakers... snow fell on parts of iowa today... we now need to watch out for more snow, along with freezing rain and ice . we'll now go to meteorologist amber alexander for a first look at the weather... jury selection should

senator chuck grassley hosted a town hall meeting and was asked what nominates someone to replace the late justice antonin scalia. i think i'm pretty clear that this should carry over to the next election but on the other hand i think take it a step at a time as chair, it's grassley's call whether to hold those hearings...but he doesn't think the president should put him in that position. planned parenthood, the debt and trade deals were also discussed at the town hall meeting at the marengo public library yesterday. it's called the silent killer and the cold weather serves as a perfect reminder to check you home for radon radon is a natural gas that enters your home through cracks in your home's foundation. 7 out of 10 homes in the state test over the e-p-a's safe threshold level and that makes iowa one of the worst states for radon. the levels are even higher in polk county. homes tested 4 times over that safe untreated, the side effects can be serious. "well the largest one is the health risk, radon can cause cancer. so it's definitely want to be aware of." if you'd like to test yo

you have the intensity from the statements, the democrats, harry reid and chuck grassley's democratic counterpart on the important judiciary committee saying, no, no, no, we're going to advocate our constitutional responsibility in the senate if we don't take this up and with what is nearly a year and jeffrey can talk about the history of this and whether or not grassley is right about not doing this in an election year. generally, not always, but generally, there is a chance to take a moment because the justice is retiring. now it's just a vacancy. this is obviously a sudden death. >> jake tapper broke this news, just learning that the president will nominate someone to replace justice antonin scalia. what's your take, dana, if i can call you a washington insider, someone who covers this inside and out? are you surprised to hear that from the president just three hours after we learned of him passing? >> no, i'm not at all. because just as you're hearing from the democrats on capitol hill saying it is their constitutional responsibility to push someone forward, it is the president's

iowa senator chuck grassley also voiced disapproval in a conference call, he says the budget as a whole usually gets no support and the individual issues in it will get looked at. but when it comes to crop insurance cuts, he points to the omnibus spending package last year, where they got cuts removed. grassley says, "legislators plus the white house want to take money out of crop insurance. we got the votes to stop it now. the second thing is, there's just kind of a rule about farm bills over the last 35 years. you spend a year or two writing a farm bill, it's a five year farm bill, you want farmers to have certainty so you don't open up a farm bill." according to the national crop insurance services, producers pay a collective $4 billion every year for crop insurance. they say cutting it would make farming more expensive especially with low commodity there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hash

the man who would lead those hearings is iowa senator chuck grassley. grassley.hours after the death of justice scalia, senator grassley appeared unwilling to consider any selection by the president. president.saying quote: "it only makes sense that we defer to the american people who will elect a new president to select the next supreme court justice."the senator elaborated on that remark today in marengo. marengo."i believe that that's the right thing to do because it's a very important position and it would be kind of in line with what democratic leaders said in the tail end senator grassley is correct, many of the same democrats attacking his position had the same view in 2008 when president bush tried to nominate federal judges in his final months.grassley *did* say once the president makes his selection, he e is willing to consider opening hearings. but he also says his main concern is that any nominee would shift the balance of power on the high court. if there isn't a confirmation in the next few months, a number of controversial cases could end

first, chuck grassley is up for reelection this year.have competition yet, but so many republicans who dismissed the idea early onñ of the tea party or who said that these aren't people who turn out and vote, they were swamped in previous elections so he's learned to say you can't dismiss a potential will bubbling movement, and i hear that a lot from folks who maybe don't want to see donald trump win but say we can't alienate his supporters, even if we quietly cheer for somebody else, we make sure to keep those people engaged and they need to turn out in november for whoever the republican candidate is. >> woodruff: trump just raised the unpredictability factor enormously, hasn't he, tamara? >> i am pretty sure we have predicted many things that have been wrong in the last months. trump never ceases to surprise. one of the interesting things in the numbers in recent polling is his support is very broad-based. it isn't just people looking for an outsider. he gets some evangelicals, some establishment and conservative republicans, probably

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley have both agreed to meet with the president in the coming weeks. kendis and reena? >> thank you, arlette. one of the senators who would be asked to vote on a supreme court nominee took a trip to africa last week and got up and close and personal with some of the animals.

. >> senator chuck grassley, committee, which would hold hearings on the nominations is one of several republicans they might be open to doing just that, holding hearings. grassley said he would wait until the nomination is made before making any edition. >>> the president also weighed in on the campaign to replace him, taking particular aim at donald trump. don champion has our report. >> reporter: donald trump took aim at president obama in south carolina on tuesday night moments after the commander in chief said this. >> i have reason to believe that mr. trump will not be president. because i have a lot of faith in the american people. >> reporter: trump still commands a double-digit lead in the pal meadow state. >> i've never seen a human being lie so much. he lies about everything. >> he didn't tell the truth about ben carson in iowa and not my motion on marriage. >> reporter: the texas senator fired back. >> reporter: on the democratic side, hillary clinton is trying to maintain a lead of south carolina. tuesday, she and bernie sanders court minority voters. >> it's not enough fo

iowa senator chuck grassley leads the senate judiciary committee and will determine whether any potential confirmation hearing will ever happen once the president selects a nominee. nominee.he first said on tuesday he agreed with republican leaders about waiting until the next election -- but he later told radio iowa that he's yet to make up his mind.senator grassley said he will wait until a nominee is named before making a final decision. iowa city leaders are discussing their new goals for the community. community.tuesday night the city council put finishing touches on their strategic plan for the future.iowa city's mayor jim throgmorton included the plan in his state of the city address.it has seven priority areas developed by leaders throughout city hall over the past few months. the mayor says the state of iowa city is so strong and healthy, there is an opportunity to extend that prosperity. once but instead what we're going to try to do is set things in motion so that we can move step by step in a direction that is more inclusive, more just, more sustainable. sustainable.city leade

we'll explain why iowa senator chuck grassley is questioning the joint forces of two major ag chemical companies-du pont pioneer and dow. good morning, this is the david geiger. ---- the dowdupont merger announced late last year is taking some heat from the senate judiciary committee.. chairman and iowa senator chuck grassley is raising alarms over the proposal to merge by companies dow and threatening possible hearings on the anti-trust implications of the move.. saying the judi@iary committee has an obligation to review the merger. the merge would create a 95 billion dollar company.. which would split into three separate companies.. all selling as much as a fifth of the worldldpesticides aa 40 percent of u-s corn and bean seeds.. grassley says that makes a huge concern because of a potential of reduced competition.. force layoffs.. and the history right here in iowa. "and they better take that into consideration. because they merge, split into three companies. make an agricultural seedompany and then want to move all this out of iowa or even move the corporate e headquarters out of i

iowa senator chuck grassley also voiced disapproval in a conference call.. support.. and the individual issues in it will get looked at. but when it comes to crop insurance cuts.. h hpoints to the omnibus spending package last year.. where similar cuts were removed. "legislators plus the white house want to take money out of crop insurance. we stoppepethat. so i think we've got the votes to stop it now. the second thing is, there's just kind of a rule about farm bills over the last 35 years. you spend a year or two writing a farm bill, it's a five year farm bill, yy want farmers to havav certainin so you don't open up a farm bill." according to the national crop insurance services.. producers pay a collective fourillion dollarar every year fororrop insurance.. cutting it would make farming more expensive especially with low commodity prices. ---- china is worried about it's growing grain stocks. while seeing there's a need to reduce higher guaranteed producer prices for food.. the u- s-d-a says the government does not know when or how to do it.. so the country is expe

the president will meet with mitch mcconnell as well as chuck grassley of iowa, the head of the judiciary committee. they will be joined by harry bothand patrick leahy will democrats. ryan sandoval has been mentioned as a possible replacement and says he is not interested in the job. he says he does not want to be considered for the nomination. fbi director james comey says the avenue -- says the apple cases the hardest case i have seen in government. members of the house intelligence committee asked about a judge's order to help the fbi unlocked the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. >> these san bernardino litigation is not about us trying to send a message or establish some president. it's about trying to be competent investigating something that is an active investigation, so i don't know how lawyers and judges will think about what is the limiting principle. -- apple ceoeo tim tim cook says helping the fbi break into the phone would be bad for america. a friend of the court brief will be filed support apple in its battle against the government. the republican presidential

iowa senator chuck grassley is the current chairman, with presidential candidate senator ted cruz also a member of the committee. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: speaking of the next president...donal d trump has won a third state in a row in the road to the gop presidential nomination. the presidential hopeful claimed victory in nevada last night, reinforcing his frontrunner status. ted cruz and marco rubio behind the real- estate mogul. elias: number four... elias: with a jury finally seated, the trial of alexander fazzino began tuesday, as he faces first degree murder charges in the death of his wife, emily. each side began with opening statements state proseuction the roadto the week following her file for divorce, emily told her family she was afraid alex would kill her. on the other fazzino's defense attorneys say substance withdrawal led to emily's drowning death. not murder. local five will have more updates from the courtroom, as the trial continues today. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: a purdue university st

iowa senator chuck grassley is defending the republcian party's refusal to consider a u-s supreme court justice nominee from president barack obama. grassley says voters should have a voice in the nominating process. he says that can happen if about their criteria for a supreme court justice. he says it's not about a person, it's about the process. grassley is chairman of the senate judiciary committee which holds hearings on supreme court nominees. the boys club of sioux city will become the boys and girls club this summer. the transition is underway and on june 6th, it will begin welcoming girls for its summer program. with more than 4- thousand clubs across the country, sioux city's is one of only four that still is just a boys club. the club will offer some "female specific" programs to make the transition easier. local leaders are launching an effort to bring more green to downtown sioux city. downtown susatinable communities are putting together ideas for greenspaces, like more planters on the sidewalk or rooftop gardens. and they want your ideas. they'll hold a community open hou

they won't hold hearings - or a vote - on any nominations made by president obama.iowa senator chuck grassley heads that committee.members claim their decision is based on constitutional principle. principle.this topic has many of you talking on our facebook conversation right now, search for k-g-a-n cbs 2. after now two delays -- the federal government has given iowa iowathe green light to privatize its medicaid system. but it has been pushed back another month -- to begin on *april first. first.the centers for medicare and medicaid services says iowa has made significant progress on its plan and governor branstad says managed care will give quality treatment and save taxpayers millions.the news comes just as rhonda shouse of marion leaves this morning for a rally in des moines.she says just because 39 other states have managed care systems oes ot mean it's a agood ideaean iowa. " if you look at the kansas model it has been a disaster .. the biggest fear is that services, even though the state says seseices are still l the same, that does not necessarily mean they're going to be. " state sen

iowa senator chuck grassley says laws like vermont's are intended to hurt biotech products. there are some democrats, like senator debbie stabenow on the agriculture committee, that think a state patchwork of laws will not work. but it's not clear if democrats as a whole will back a roberts bill. grassley says, "they aren't sure where democrats stand on it, yet. but in our meeting tomorrow or thursday will tell us exactly where they stand. but it's going to be difficult to get this bill through the united states senate if it isn't bipartisan." vermont senator bernie sanders favors gmo labeling, saying people have a right to know what's in their with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role

the senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley has already talked about that the senate won't consider anyone nominated by president obama. the battle over scalia's replacement may be on the senate's agenda for months. bill and melinda gates are calling on young people this morning. they think they should get involved in solving major including gender equality and finding sources. the couple, who are co-chairs of the foundation in the their thoughts in their annual letter on philanthropy. good news for anyone with a sweet tooth. new research says eating chocolate could help improve brain function. scientists say eating chocolate regularly can improve your memory and it has been used to reduce fevers, increase breast milk production and help you get to sleep. something else to keep in mind: dark chocolate is typically considered the healthiest chocolate. new video this morning from los angeles. an investigation is underway to find out what caused this massive fire at a commercial warehouse. thankfully, no one was hurt as firefighters fought 150-foot building. they spent several hours pu

senator chuck grassley is now investigating the issue... union members will vote on the cuts proposal sometime between now and july. iowa's move to privitize medicaid is leaving its mark this morning. carepro has closed two in-home nursing divisions in eastern iowa because of the change. now people on medicaid are forced to go to one of just three companies for services. the mcdonough family says their son carsen needs full time care for a muscles weak. through carepro. but now with the closures, they're left with a list of questions. "as it sits we only have half of the nurses, therefore we have opening shifts, which means we're not working, which means we are not paying the bills which now puts a lot of things on the table you know do you downsize? where do you cut? the company says it was a hard choice but financial changes with the switch as well as unknowns about navigating the new system left them no choice but to close. book worms are facing a closure in the metro this morning... the clive library is closing it's doors to patrons sta

senator chuck grassley has opened an investigaton into the issue. continuing coverage... today, the suspect -- who's an uber driver-- in a random shooting spree is due in court. investigators in michigan say jascn dalton chose victims at random saturday night. he allegedly shot people outside an apartment complex, a car and a restaurant over nearly seven hours. six people died, and two others, includin a 14- year-old girl, were seriousll injured. as we mentioned -- he's an uber driver -- and some passengers, who don't want to be identified...claim dalton was their driver saturday night... the driver you're not the shooter are you? and he gave me have a pretty normal conversation." investigators have no motive. hundreds gathering to pray for the victims last night. this vigil at a church was e of two last night...a second held at a high school... "and when we're pulled towards darkness and anger and hatred, help us to think about the redemption that yu brought to us organizers asked people to pray dalton as well.. he has no criminal record. he's married with two kids. dalt

iowa senator chuck grassley is raising major concerns over a merger announced last year. companies dow and dupont pioneer merging would create a multi billion dollar company. more in today's agribusiness report. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. agribusiness repodavid geiger. ---- the dowdupont merger announced late last year is taking some heat from the senate judiciary committee.. chairman and iowa senator chuck grassley is raising alarms over the proposal to merge by companies dow and dupont pioneer.. he's possible hearings on the anti-trust implications of the move.. saying the judiciary committee has an obligation to review the merger. the merge would create a 95 billion dollar company.. which would split into three separate companies.. all selling as much as a fifth of the worlds pesticides and 40 percent of u-s corn and bean seeds.. grassley says that makes a huge concern because of a potential of reduced competition.. force layoffs.. and the history right here in iowa. "and they better take that into consideratio

chuck grassley suggested he may be open to considering the president's eventual pick. shaina: as for who the president might select, obama did not give much alike. -- away. he said no when he said he would specifically pick a moderate. we are just a few days away from the republican primary in south carolina. the latest orc poll shows donald trump on top with 38% of the vote but ted cruz is not far behind with 22%. marco rubio is in third and jeb bush is in fourth. the democrats have nevada. hillary clinton has a big lead at 56% to 38% for bernie sanders. eric: we have been seeing the 8 day forecast for a while with warm temperatures. tempted to put on nice shorts. don't do it today. metinka: today will feel like february shed and we are reminded it is winter. we have flurries coming down across the state from fort dodge and rockwell city down through creston and lamoni. this should not impact travel. it looks awkward out there. an occasional snowflake every once in a while. headed for highs in the 30's, they be a few 40's. tomorrow is when the big warm-up begins. high

iowa senator chuck grassley says laws like vermont's are intended to hurt biotech products.. there are some democrats.. like senator debbie stabenow on the agriculture committee that think different state labeling laws will not work.. but it's not clear if democrats as a whole.. will back a roberts bill. "they aren't sure where democrats stand on it, yet. but in our meeting tomorrow or thursday will tell us exactly where they stand. but it's going to be difficult to get this bill through the united states senate if it isn't bipartisan." vermont senator bernie sanders favcrs g-m-o labeling.. saying people have a right to know what's in their food. he claims a majority favors labeling.. ---- looking at a trend of long term averages.. the grains haven't really moved while the brazilian harvest is about 15 percent done.. that's already uilt into the prices. "the grains are pretty neutral and i really don't have anything much involved in them. very neutral. now spring planting isn't too far away." "march is next week. i i ink we're just going to go sideways again for another month