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dave loebsack has of the second district for a decade now. connor morgan is live at the congressman's watch party in iowa city. >> reporter: good evening. we are here at the first avenue club in iowa city. loebsack's arrival. he is home with his family but they are taking in the results. this is the six race that he's been in. as i spoke to him earlier he said he's confident in his campaign but not overly confident. if this repos on his side in the last five races he's been in he's earned more than half of the votes and independence are included in that so more than 50% of the votes in johnson county which is considered a county. those in attendance have said they would be shocked if loebsack were indeed to lose. it will be here and deliver a speech and as for his party they are hoping it's the six consecutive victory speech. >> of the contest and i will remain up in the air will get a better picture of the direction of the national races. kevin barry continues tonight vote 2016 team coverage. political science professor and you been watching
dave loebsack has of the second district for a decade now. connor morgan is live at the congressman's watch party in iowa city. >> reporter: good evening. we are here at the first avenue club in iowa city. loebsack's arrival. he is home with his family but they are taking in the results. this is the six race that he's been in. as i spoke to him earlier he said he's confident in his campaign but not overly confident. if this repos on his side in the last five races he's been in he's earned...
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dave loebsack has served the second district for a decade. connor morgan is live at the congressman's watch party in iowa city. >> we are here at that first avenue club in iowa city. we are waiting the loebsack's arrival. we thought he would be here earlier but i spoke to a campaign staffer who said the vote count is coming in slower than anticipated so that's what's causing the delay. he is holding a big ad can see at the bottom line of our screen. he has a lead of 64 to 36% with nearly 20% of the vote in. the campaign staffer that i spoke to says it's still too early to tell but they are confident that he will be there for six term. we will bring you the latest. in massive numbers today. today.besides the federal and state contests they also weighed in on a couple of major ballot measures. joins us now live in cedar rapids with what's at stake, just ahead on the fox 28 news at nine -- --we'll update tonight's race for president as most states have started counting millions of votes.including here in iowa.that and your weatherfirst forecast
dave loebsack has served the second district for a decade. connor morgan is live at the congressman's watch party in iowa city. >> we are here at that first avenue club in iowa city. we are waiting the loebsack's arrival. we thought he would be here earlier but i spoke to a campaign staffer who said the vote count is coming in slower than anticipated so that's what's causing the delay. he is holding a big ad can see at the bottom line of our screen. he has a lead of 64 to 36% with nearly...
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. >> moving to the second district house race that the democratic -- incumbent dave loebsack looking for his six-time and looks like he will get that six term. he has been leading christopher peters a surgeon from korbel 64% to 36% with nearly 20% of the precincts reporting. >> all of these contest and doesn't more are scrolling at the bottom of your screen.>> you can get the latest results on our website. >> we are also monitoring tonight's results with the ca challengers all anxiously awaiting to see who the winners and losers will be. we continue with joe huisinga with rod blum campaign. >> i'm here in dubuque at the west -- best western with congress and rod blum large party. every time you guys come back there are more people here. it is crowding us into the room. everyone's attention is on the results come in around the country. right now there is still a lot of energy even though there is an early lead for monica vernon. however, people are still confident that that will change as the numbers continue to come in from around the first district. one of the things that rod blum w
. >> moving to the second district house race that the democratic -- incumbent dave loebsack looking for his six-time and looks like he will get that six term. he has been leading christopher peters a surgeon from korbel 64% to 36% with nearly 20% of the precincts reporting. >> all of these contest and doesn't more are scrolling at the bottom of your screen.>> you can get the latest results on our website. >> we are also monitoring tonight's results with the ca...
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five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack faces republican chris peters. in l chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors. people supporting the change from 5 members to 3 say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than 103-thousand dollars. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula for a comment on his support for the change, but he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. democrats and republicans are trying to han
five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack faces republican chris peters. in l chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors. people supporting the change from 5 members to 3 say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than 103-thousand dollars. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign...
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five-term dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from 5 to 3. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, um you have people representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula for a comment on his support for the change, but he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. also, in linn cou
five-term dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor...
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democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman voters in iowa's 3rd congressional district are giving republican david young a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator charles grassley before being elected to the house in 2014. republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in the u-s house. he is representing iowa's 4th congressiona l district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61% to 39%. wide margins ever since his first house election in 2002. in an interview with tv-nine, university of iowa professor cary covington said donald trump's following extended to other republican candidates in this election. " i think trump's wave certainly helped a lot of republicans down ballot. what we thought might be a detriment down the ballot would end up being an advantage. i think rod blum is a ca
democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman voters in iowa's 3rd congressional district are giving republican david young a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator charles grassley before being elected...
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moving on to another house district in iowa.voters elected democrat dave loebsack to his sixth term.he beat doctor christopher peters by a 54-percent to 46-percent. in the u-s senate - iowa's longest serving senator has been elected to a 7-th term. term.chuck grassley cruised to victory over his democratic challenger - and former liuetenant governor patty judge winning 60-percent of the vote throughout the state. grassley was encouraged by how the election turned out for his party. sen. chuck grassley "at this pivotal time in our history, this election is about securing life, liberty and freedom. not for us up here, but for for us up freedom. not for us up here, but for these little ones." voters across the country voted for an entirely g-o-p controlled america. democrats needed to flip five seats to gain control of the senate - but they failed to do that. least 51 of the 100 seats. one new hampshire race is still too close to call but right now republican kelly ayotte is in the lead. political reporter kevin barry is back with us to talk about the senate balance staying with the repub
moving on to another house district in iowa.voters elected democrat dave loebsack to his sixth term.he beat doctor christopher peters by a 54-percent to 46-percent. in the u-s senate - iowa's longest serving senator has been elected to a 7-th term. term.chuck grassley cruised to victory over his democratic challenger - and former liuetenant governor patty judge winning 60-percent of the vote throughout the state. grassley was encouraged by how the election turned out for his party. sen. chuck...
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iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- is currently represented by democrat dave loebsack. he's held the position since 2007. republ congressman. peters works as a doctor - and served our country for nine years in the u-s army medical corp. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime republican congressman steve king. democrat kim weaver is also on the ballot. another race on the ballot is for u-s senate. senator chuck grassley is seeking his seventh term. his opponent patty judge served as lieutenant governor. she also served in the iowa state senate senator grassley is one of the longest serving senators in our country's history. he served in the iowa legislature and the u-s house of representatives before winning his senate seat in 1980. another down ballot election tonight features names that many iowans may not know. cady, hecht and appel. they are iowa surpreme court justices. as kwwl's jerry gallagher tells us, few people know who they are, because they don't campaign there's a lot of noise in an election season. but for three court justice
iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- is currently represented by democrat dave loebsack. he's held the position since 2007. republ congressman. peters works as a doctor - and served our country for nine years in the u-s army medical corp. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime republican congressman steve king. democrat kim weaver is also on the ballot. another race on the ballot is for u-s senate. senator chuck grassley is seeking his seventh...
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democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. voters in iowa's 3rd congressional district are giving republican david young a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator charles grassley before being republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in the u-s house. he is representing iowa's 4th congressiona l district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61% to 39%. voters have re-elected king by wide margins ever since his first house election in 2002. in an interview with tv-nine, university of iowa professor cary covington said donald trump's following extended to other republican candidates in this election. helped a lot of republicans down ballot. what we thought might be a detriment down the ballot would end up being an advantage. i think rod blum is a candidate who was helped by trump's performance here in iowa." looking at today's el
democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. voters in iowa's 3rd congressional district are giving republican david young a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator charles grassley before being republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term...
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democrat dave loebsack winning re-election in iowa's second congressional district. and in iowa's fourth cognressional district -- longtime republican congressman steve king also winning his re-election bid. across the country -- a number of problems as people tried to vote. a deadly shooting closed a nearby polling place in southern california. opened fire using an assault rifle. officers later found the suspect and there was a shootout. the gunman died -- it's unclear whether officers shot him or he took his own life. the los angeles county sheriff's department does not believe the shooting was directly connected to the election. the manager at an ohio polling place removed for not following protocol. he reportedly refused to disconnect a cable from a voter data registration database when he was asked to do so. he was not arrested. however, he will not be allowed or the north carolina state board of elections extended voting by an hour in eight precincts following software glitches. some voters arriving at the polls surprised to find that their ballots were already
democrat dave loebsack winning re-election in iowa's second congressional district. and in iowa's fourth cognressional district -- longtime republican congressman steve king also winning his re-election bid. across the country -- a number of problems as people tried to vote. a deadly shooting closed a nearby polling place in southern california. opened fire using an assault rifle. officers later found the suspect and there was a shootout. the gunman died -- it's unclear whether officers shot...
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in the second congressional district -- democrat dave loebsack looking to win his sixth term. republican christopher peters works as a doctor and served in the army. he's looking to unseat loebsack. and in the fourth congressional district longtime congressman republican steve king faces democrat kim weaver. we're also watching state races very closely. right now, republicans hold a majority in the iowa house - 57 to 43. we don't expect that to change after tonight. that could be a different sry in the senate. iowa democrats will try to hold onto their slim advantage. right now, they're in control -- by two seats. if a few seats flips -- that means republicans could control the house, senate and governor's office. claims the federal elections commissions computers have been hacked -- are being dismissed. the f-e-c said they're not aware of being hacked, and even if they were, it could not affect the election results. the f-e-c notes it has no role in vote counting on election day. the administration of elections and voting counts are early voting playing a key role this electio
in the second congressional district -- democrat dave loebsack looking to win his sixth term. republican christopher peters works as a doctor and served in the army. he's looking to unseat loebsack. and in the fourth congressional district longtime congressman republican steve king faces democrat kim weaver. we're also watching state races very closely. right now, republicans hold a majority in the iowa house - 57 to 43. we don't expect that to change after tonight. that could be a different...
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iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- elect donald trump to rescind his appointment of a white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members loebsack says bannon's bigotry and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. some eastern iowa gun shops say sales did spike a bit before the election. but it wasn't a lot and it didn't last. and they say the election of donald trump is one explanation. kcrg-tv9's dav shop in palo. dave, were owners expecting some "binge buying" of firearms this time? that has happened in the past both with recent presidential elections and following some of the high profile shooting incidents. gun owners feared new feared restrictions on some types of weapons and ammunition and stocked up kind of rush gun dealers have seen before. one told me sales were up by about 25 percent for three weeks before the election. after tru
iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- elect donald trump to rescind his appointment of a white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members loebsack says bannon's bigotry and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. some eastern iowa gun shops say...
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monica vernon with the lead so >> and in this race, dave loebsack declared the win over chris peters. >> and steve king over kim weaver, the incumbent congressman. you can see the reporters all over the area covering the major races >> amanda: and we'll hear from each of them coming up in just a bit. >> ron: taking a look at the first distric area, so you have cedar rapids, the falls, congress gnat district 20, big county. an interesting district, includes the northern portions of our state and pretty much the entire kwwl viewing area. >> let's take a look at monica vernon 16% lead over rod blum. >> ron: and this is an important county for her to take, a major population area here, throw in dubuque and cedar rapids and those are the two metros she would have to win. that is one she really needs to win and then here is her >> let's go live to dubuque. >> reporter: good evening we're here at the best western hotel and we haven't seen rod blum yet but more than a hundred people here awaiting him anxiously. we will give you a look at what is going on right now. it has been a fairly festiv
monica vernon with the lead so >> and in this race, dave loebsack declared the win over chris peters. >> and steve king over kim weaver, the incumbent congressman. you can see the reporters all over the area covering the major races >> amanda: and we'll hear from each of them coming up in just a bit. >> ron: taking a look at the first distric area, so you have cedar rapids, the falls, congress gnat district 20, big county. an interesting district, includes the northern...
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representative dave loebsack says the iowa delegation has to get creative to secure funding for the project. rep. forward with other things that we need to try to do to make sure that funding appens. whether that's changing how the corps of engineers determines the priorities or whatever the case may be." in 2014.congres s approved the cedar rapids flood project.. which would build permanent flood walls along the cedar river to prevent flooding. but the obama administration never included the project in its budget. congressman rod blum says he's confident that will change with a new administration. rep. rod blum @ 1:06-1:11"president- elect trump taking office republican administration , i'm very hopeful that we can get that cedar rapids floodwall project funded." samantha-jo roth, @samanthajoroth @ 1:13-1:25 "it's not only funding for cedar rapids that is tied up in the water projects bill, also at stake, aid for flint michigan residents poisoned by contaminated water. lawmakers tell me they are optimistic a deal will come together at the end of this week. in washington, sjr reporting." no
representative dave loebsack says the iowa delegation has to get creative to secure funding for the project. rep. forward with other things that we need to try to do to make sure that funding appens. whether that's changing how the corps of engineers determines the priorities or whatever the case may be." in 2014.congres s approved the cedar rapids flood project.. which would build permanent flood walls along the cedar river to prevent flooding. but the obama administration never included...
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and going to district 2 democrat dave loebsack hoping for his sixth term in the u.s. house and he has 58% of the vote right now with 41% of the precincts in leading crispy turs the republican candidate in that another ballot issue was the lynn county conservation bond measure. this needs a 60% super majority to pass. 77% of the votes are in. it has 75% of the votes at this point. this is a bond issue to fund water quality and par prooths and trails throughout welcome back to our continuing you've been looking the local races and the national races. any surprises for you as the representative or the leader of the lynn county democratic party brett in the local races. no, we've been looking at the results. and the incumbents are doing well. donald trump really catapulted. he was get rid of have inside the beltway for all these years. we're not necessarily seeing that in iowans. iowans tend to be more independent voters. and we have the privilege of splitting the vote. we've been brett and i have been watching the results come in. nothing is priings us. we know these peo
and going to district 2 democrat dave loebsack hoping for his sixth term in the u.s. house and he has 58% of the vote right now with 41% of the precincts in leading crispy turs the republican candidate in that another ballot issue was the lynn county conservation bond measure. this needs a 60% super majority to pass. 77% of the votes are in. it has 75% of the votes at this point. this is a bond issue to fund water quality and par prooths and trails throughout welcome back to our continuing...
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democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman on his plans in washington d-c. jordee: so another two years in d.c. how are you feeling right now? loebsack: well its not what i was hoping to feel i'm going to remain the only democrat in the iowa federal delegation i will continue to work with folks. i'm going to work on the issues i need to , on economic development, education, broadband. making sure we move this economy forward. keep protecting the middle class. acceptance speech you really stressed the need to focus on the next presidential election and the next election cycle. what exactly do you mean by this? loebsack: 2018 is coming up in just a couple of years in iowa democrats are going to be thinking long and hard about who we are going to put up for governor who we are going to put up on these races because i believe were on the wrong path. and the governor has done some things that are not goo
democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman on his plans in washington d-c. jordee: so another two years in d.c. how are you feeling right now? loebsack: well its not what i was hoping to feel i'm going to remain the only democrat in the iowa federal delegation i will continue to work with folks. i'm going to...
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iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- elect donald trump to rescind his appointment of white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members oppose the and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. iowa representativ e steve king says he sees no issue with high level security clearances for the president elect's family. experts have speculated in recent days that trump was trying to get top security clearance for his adult children. but trump says that's not true. he recently tweeted that story." king says if trump wanted to clue his children in on high level white house policy, he should be able to. ""if donald trump, president-elect, wants to bring his family members into high-level positions where they would need security clearance, i do not have a philosophical or a legal or a logical reason why that shouldn't happen." " yesterday, the presid
iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- elect donald trump to rescind his appointment of white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members oppose the and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. iowa representativ e steve king says he sees no issue...
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five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the now, the pay for each supervisor is more than $103,000 dollars. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from 5 to 3. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, um you have people representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. people in marion will vote on a referendum today on
five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the now, the pay for each supervisor is more than $103,000 dollars. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to...
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iowa's second district also sending dave loebsack back to washington d-c.his challenger is a local small business owner and surgeon in corlaville -- who was running with libertarian ideals behind his candidacy.even after loebsack won his race -- it was becoming clear that democrats across the nation were losing. "clearly i think both parties are going to have to look at why there is that anger out there and whatever those solutions to that anger are are effective and the bottom line. in iowa's third district -- republican incumbent david young held off democratic challenger jim mowrer. mowrer.and in iowa's 4th district -- steve king easily held on to his seat in northwest iowa.that leaves david loebsack as the only democrat elected to federal office in the state. over in the senate -- democrats made a litle big of ground back -- but not enough to take the majority. majority.republicans now hold a majority in the senate -- which means they keep their committee seats -- but still to completely control the senat. senate.but with a republican in the white house -- republicans have the first
iowa's second district also sending dave loebsack back to washington d-c.his challenger is a local small business owner and surgeon in corlaville -- who was running with libertarian ideals behind his candidacy.even after loebsack won his race -- it was becoming clear that democrats across the nation were losing. "clearly i think both parties are going to have to look at why there is that anger out there and whatever those solutions to that anger are are effective and the bottom line. in...
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iowa by broadening what is considered rivers -- streams -- lakes -- and marshes.only democrat dave loebsack didn't sign the letter -- senators grassley and ernst -- along with represen and king all backed the idea.they call the rule an economic assault on small businesses -- manufacturing and agriculture -- while saying it threatens the livelihood of fellow iowans. last year -- both chambers of congress passed resolutions disapproving of the e-p-a's new rule with bipartisan support -- but president obama vetoed it. in the same election that linn county voters decided to reduce the county board of supervisors from five members to three -- saving the the county thousands of dollars in million dollar bond measure for water quality iniatives. the officials who called for the bond say the goal is to use it to attract even more money -- and prevent water quality disputes already happening in other parts of the state. the water rushing past rocks on the wapsipinicon river in central city stops for no one. linn county supervisor brent oleson says neither do the increasing problems with iowa's water
iowa by broadening what is considered rivers -- streams -- lakes -- and marshes.only democrat dave loebsack didn't sign the letter -- senators grassley and ernst -- along with represen and king all backed the idea.they call the rule an economic assault on small businesses -- manufacturing and agriculture -- while saying it threatens the livelihood of fellow iowans. last year -- both chambers of congress passed resolutions disapproving of the e-p-a's new rule with bipartisan support -- but...
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and democrat dave loebsack won in the second district. today, the university of iowa took time to mark the 25th anniversary of a campus shooting that killed six people. on november 1st, 1991, gang lu , a graduate student from china, shot and killed five people. that included three physics and astronomy professors and another chinese student in van allen hall. he later shot and killed himself. authorities believe he prize for his physics dissertation. today, the u-i remembered the victims with a ceremony on the north side of the old capitol. as part of the ceremony, bagpipes played "amazing grace." physics professor wayne polyzou says those who died were an important part of many people's lives. "02:30:59;06you know we've had to rebuild. there's a number of people whose lives were completely changed because of this i mean the families obviously they were devastated but there were a lot of people who worked for these people worked with employment depended on it " the university will place a permanent memorial on the north side of old capito
and democrat dave loebsack won in the second district. today, the university of iowa took time to mark the 25th anniversary of a campus shooting that killed six people. on november 1st, 1991, gang lu , a graduate student from china, shot and killed five people. that included three physics and astronomy professors and another chinese student in van allen hall. he later shot and killed himself. authorities believe he prize for his physics dissertation. today, the u-i remembered the victims with a...
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and in iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- democratic incumbent dave loebsack also earning a trip back to washington. a big night across the board for the g-o-p. they also keep controlf longtime iowa senator chuck grassley won easily over challenger patty judge. as kwwl's macleod hageman tells us -- he says he's ready the word i'd use to describe the republican watch coming together to share their feelings for sending senator grassley back to washington dc. forward to keeping his seat in of iowa for those 36 years and more to come." senator grassley admits there's a lot of work that needs to be done in washington dc however he made no mention in his election night speech as to moving forward finding a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia, moines macleod hageman news seven kwwl. republicans keep control of both the senate and the house last night -- along with the republican president. the senate majority leader says he hopes to work closely with democrats to strengthen national security and economic security. his challenger -- patty judge -- made gra
and in iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- democratic incumbent dave loebsack also earning a trip back to washington. a big night across the board for the g-o-p. they also keep controlf longtime iowa senator chuck grassley won easily over challenger patty judge. as kwwl's macleod hageman tells us -- he says he's ready the word i'd use to describe the republican watch coming together to share their feelings for sending senator grassley back to washington dc. forward to...
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and in iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- democratic incumbent dave loebsack also earning a trip back to washington. a big night for the incumbents in iowa. longtime iowa senator chuck grassley winning easily over demcratic challenger patty judge -- receiving 60 percent of the vote. this is the first time grassley's received less than 65 percent. he's heading back to d-c for a seventh term. "we need to restore fiscal security t enforcement problem. we need to keep rural america thriving." grassley did not mention the speech. his challenger -- patty judge -- made grasssley's refusal to hold a hearing for president obama's supreme court justice nominee a education, comprehensive immigration reform, or tackling skyrocketing prescription drug prices. our current system has failed the working families in our state." looking at demographics -- senator grassley woo women and led in all age categories over judge. another important local race on the ballot last night: the iowa house race... district 60. walt rogers was able to keep his seat in the iowa legislature. kwwl's a
and in iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- democratic incumbent dave loebsack also earning a trip back to washington. a big night for the incumbents in iowa. longtime iowa senator chuck grassley winning easily over demcratic challenger patty judge -- receiving 60 percent of the vote. this is the first time grassley's received less than 65 percent. he's heading back to d-c for a seventh term. "we need to restore fiscal security t enforcement problem. we need to keep...
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dave loebsack said he is troubled by president-elect a point of steve bannon. he joined in with a representative from rhode island in a letter calling to resend the position and take the pendant out of the role. a little higher out person -- senator. harry reid said i think you donald trump take responsibility , rice to the dignity of the office instead of hiding behind your twitter account. at the bottom he says fire steve bannon. tonight in i was city will talk about it next but we were at a protest that a lot of people said it was going to be an anti- hate protest. there was on the side that says tell paul ryan with the band's name crosstab. it's important to understand is not up to paul ryan. this is dr.'s transition team. he has sole authority of his about 10 minutes ago donald trump tweeted out saying organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i'm the only one who knows who the final star. wreckage and idea on how much control president-elect trump is taking on some of these positions. paul ryan appealing to him to ste
dave loebsack said he is troubled by president-elect a point of steve bannon. he joined in with a representative from rhode island in a letter calling to resend the position and take the pendant out of the role. a little higher out person -- senator. harry reid said i think you donald trump take responsibility , rice to the dignity of the office instead of hiding behind your twitter account. at the bottom he says fire steve bannon. tonight in i was city will talk about it next but we were at a...
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not rod blum. " blum says he will not become a career politician and will continue to democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. in iowa's 3rd district, congressman david young beat democrat jim mowrer with 54 percent of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator chuck grassley before being elected to the house in 2014. republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in th iowa's 4th congressiona l district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61% to 39%. voters have re-elected king by wide margins ever since his first house election in 2002. a strong majority of voters in linn county approved a 40 million dollar bond vote focused on water quality. 74% approved the measure. it needed a 60% super majority to pass. much of this money aims to trails. in marion, people approved a measure to change how to elect their city council members. 79% of voters said yes to the change. right now, the entire city votes on three at- large council m
not rod blum. " blum says he will not become a career politician and will continue to democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. in iowa's 3rd district, congressman david young beat democrat jim mowrer with 54 percent of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator chuck grassley before being elected to the house in 2014. republican...
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iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- his appointment of white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members oppose the appointment of steve bannon. loebsack says bannon's bigotry and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. iowa representativ e steve king says he sees no issue with high level security clearances for the president elect's family. trying to get top security clearance for his adult children. but trump says that's not true. he recently tweeted that it was "a typically false news story." king says if trump wanted to clue his children in on high level white house policy, he should be able to. ""if donald trump, president-elect, wants to bring his family members into high-level positions where they would need security clearance, i do not have a philosophical or a legal or a logical reason why that shouldn't happen." " yesterday, the
iowa congressman dave loebsack has joined other democrats in calling for president- his appointment of white house chief strategist. altogether 169 house members oppose the appointment of steve bannon. loebsack says bannon's bigotry and hate-filled statements should have no place in the white house. bannon is the former c-e-o of the conservative breitbart news network. bannon and the news site have been criticized for appealing to nationalists and white supremacists. iowa representativ e steve...
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iowa's second district is southeast iowa, dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than $103,000 dollars. if voters approve the change, the also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from 5 to 3. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, um you have people representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. people in marion will vote on a re
iowa's second district is southeast iowa, dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. voters in linn county also have a chance to reduce the size of the board of supervisors from 5 members to 3. people supporting the change say it would cut costs in the county. kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than $103,000 dollars. if voters approve the...
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iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- is currently represented by democrat dave loebsack. he's held the position since 2007, but republican christopher peters is looking to unseat the congressma served our country for nine years in the u-s army medical corp. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime congressman republican steve king. democrat kim weaver is also on the ballot. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. mainly dry through the weekend eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl ?? >>> 7:30 now on this tuesday morning, the date, november 8th. mark that down. 2016. rockefeller plaza transformed into democracy plaza for this historic election day. the nbc news election center for our program this morning. >> we're going to get to the election of course in just a moment. >>> first other stories making headlines today. re estate robert durst pleaded not guilty to a murder in a los angeles courtroom on monday. the 73-year-old in a whee
iowa's second congressional district -- southeast iowa -- is currently represented by democrat dave loebsack. he's held the position since 2007, but republican christopher peters is looking to unseat the congressma served our country for nine years in the u-s army medical corp. in house district four, the northwest portion of our state - longtime congressman republican steve king. democrat kim weaver is also on the ballot. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm...
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dave loebsack has served the second district for a decade. fox28 news connor morgan is live in iowa city. >> reporter: we are still here at the first avenue club in iowa city. i just got off the phone wi loebsack. he told me it's too early to tell. they are confident with the results that are coming in. he also mentioned that the presidential election has gone a little awry in terms of what they were anticipating. he is hoping that it does not have any bearing on the local races but he is uncertain. again we are awaiting his arrival. mood in iowa city with the mood there now, connor? for those of you watching us on cbs 2, we will return you to network coverage and be on cbs 2 we will return to network coverage and be back in 30 minutes. to those of you watching us on fox28 news at nine caught in the meantime we will go into senator chuck grassley -- grassley's victory speech when fox 28 news at 9 returns.>> 36 years ago and here we are sti for those 30 6p -- years and more to come. tonight i gathered with my family and we talked about some of
dave loebsack has served the second district for a decade. fox28 news connor morgan is live in iowa city. >> reporter: we are still here at the first avenue club in iowa city. i just got off the phone wi loebsack. he told me it's too early to tell. they are confident with the results that are coming in. he also mentioned that the presidential election has gone a little awry in terms of what they were anticipating. he is hoping that it does not have any bearing on the local races but he is...
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iowa's second district is also up for grabs today.democrat dave loebsack is facing challenger doctor christopher south-eastern part of the state - including johnson county - over to davenport. of course - we will be here all day and night watching the results come in and sharing them with you. you.polls here in iowa stay open until nine tonight.when they close - you can watch our live coverage of the results right here on the cbs 2 news. and look for updates throughout the day on our website, cbs 2-iowa-dot-com. some good news now for flood victims in eastern iowa. governor branstad extended a state disaster declaration for more than two dozen counties. counties.that means state assitance for areas including cedar rapids - anamosa - independence - waterloo and cedar falls - will now be available through december seventh.those seeking financial help can reach out to the iowa department of human services. that's a quick look at your tuesday morning news.get more news anytime online - at cbs 2 iowa dot com!have a great day. ? >>> hey, look who showed up at the polls bright and early. th
iowa's second district is also up for grabs today.democrat dave loebsack is facing challenger doctor christopher south-eastern part of the state - including johnson county - over to davenport. of course - we will be here all day and night watching the results come in and sharing them with you. you.polls here in iowa stay open until nine tonight.when they close - you can watch our live coverage of the results right here on the cbs 2 news. and look for updates throughout the day on our website,...
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voters re-elected democrat dave loebsack to his sixth christopher peters by a 54- percent to 46-percent. the other two house members heading ?back to washington in iowa - are both republican. outspoken congressman steve king was re-elected winning 61- percent of the vote against kim weaver.this spans much of north-west iowa. in the iowa third congressional - another incumbent - republican david young won re-election against jim mowrer.young won 57- percent of the vote. this district contains the state's capitol of des moines. issue we've been monitoring this election season - three judges up for rentention on the iowa supreme court. court.this is the first time these three judges were on the ballot since their land-mark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in iowa.all three judges have been retained. that's a quick look at your wednesday morning news.get more news anytime online - at as we wait to see where these numbers go. talking to these traders down here this morning, it's been very interesting. they're aware of what donald trump has said about ripping up some of these trade deals,
voters re-elected democrat dave loebsack to his sixth christopher peters by a 54- percent to 46-percent. the other two house members heading ?back to washington in iowa - are both republican. outspoken congressman steve king was re-elected winning 61- percent of the vote against kim weaver.this spans much of north-west iowa. in the iowa third congressional - another incumbent - republican david young won re-election against jim mowrer.young won 57- percent of the vote. this district contains...
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democrat congressman dave loebsack is the winner. one more thing to note: the republicans have taken control of the iowa senate. we have complete results on the so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. >>> and we're back now, coming up on 20 minutes after midnight on the east coast. and donald trump is coming up on victory. it's not done yet, 244 electoral votes to 209 for hillary clinton. shaping up to one of, if not the most stunning upset in american political history. cecilia vega, they were exuberant, is reality setting in for the clinton camp? >> i'm hearing from democratic sources and donors to the believe the race is over for hillary clinton right now. no one from the clinton campaign has spoken publicly. that's a sign in and of itself. and hillary clinton is notor notoriously superstitious. and has been working on two speeches all day and all night. >> tom llamas, the exuberance continuing to camp. >> rudy giuliani talking with reporters about the future. they're calli
democrat congressman dave loebsack is the winner. one more thing to note: the republicans have taken control of the iowa senate. we have complete results on the so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. >>> and we're back now, coming up on 20 minutes after midnight on the east coast. and donald trump is coming up on victory. it's not done yet, 244 electoral votes to 209 for hillary clinton. shaping up to one of, if not...
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we'll go back to kevin in just we continue to follow the second district race, where democrat dave loebsack is seeking re-election.cbs 2 and fox 28 news reporter connor morgan is in iowa city and connor has the congressman voters, kevin?of corridor with our panel joins us now barry -- --in focus' kevin host of 'iowa reporter and news political and fox 28 now to cbs 2 we go back eastern iowa. here in the voter' the 'voice coming in, we numbers latest monitor the continue to while while we continue to monitor the latest numbers coming in, voters, kevin?of corridor the results here in iowa continue to come infox 28 news anchors scott sanborn and karen fuller are looking at the early numbers reported right now. now.we are still monitoring some major races here in easter niowa. niowa.we begin with the race for u.s. senate. incumbent senator charles grassley has won a seventh term in the u-s senate.he defeated challenger, former iowa lieutenant governor patty judge. judge.turning now to the race for u-s house district one check grassley going back to moving now to the second district house race w
we'll go back to kevin in just we continue to follow the second district race, where democrat dave loebsack is seeking re-election.cbs 2 and fox 28 news reporter connor morgan is in iowa city and connor has the congressman voters, kevin?of corridor with our panel joins us now barry -- --in focus' kevin host of 'iowa reporter and news political and fox 28 now to cbs 2 we go back eastern iowa. here in the voter' the 'voice coming in, we numbers latest monitor the continue to while while we...
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in iowa's second district, five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. election day. clouds should clear the area by 8am at the latest, allowing for sunny sky today. temperatures will initially fall through around 10am, then bounce back well into the 50s by 2- 3pm. plan on wind speeds anywhere from 10-20 much of the day out of the northwest. through the rest of the week, the sky generally remains clear with highs well into the primarily into the 40s. the next best chance for any measurable rain isn't until at least 7 days from now. have a good election day!today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 10-20. high: 58 tonight: mostly clear and cooler. wind: n 5-10. low: 34 tomorrow: sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 58 tom. night: clear. wind: our mission is to produce programs and online content for african women as they try to build their businesses and careers. my name is yasmin belo-osagie and i'm a co-founder at she leads africa. i definitely could not do my job without technology. this lenovo yoga, you can configure it in so many different ways, it feels like a m
in iowa's second district, five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. election day. clouds should clear the area by 8am at the latest, allowing for sunny sky today. temperatures will initially fall through around 10am, then bounce back well into the 50s by 2- 3pm. plan on wind speeds anywhere from 10-20 much of the day out of the northwest. through the rest of the week, the sky generally remains clear with highs well into the primarily into the 40s....
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the only democrat in iowa's congressional delegation - dave loebsack winning re-election in the second district. and in iowa's fourth congressional district -- logt steve king also winning his re-election bid. storm track seven meteorologist morning, 9th of november, 2016. about 50 degrees here in midtown manhattan as we check out the view of democracy plaza on this morning after historic election where the voters of the united states have spoken and spoken loudly. >> that rink really worked well last night with all the graphics showing the state-by-state results. i thought you guys did a great job last night. it was really interesting to watch. coming up, a look at donald trump's rise from a kid in queens to a brash businessman to >>> and the glass ceiling still intact for now. where hillary clinton fell short in her mission to break the ultimate barrier in politics. >> and tamron will take a look at how the drama of this election and the results are playing out on social media this morning. but first, mr. roker is here with a check of the weather. >> good morning, all. let's see what
the only democrat in iowa's congressional delegation - dave loebsack winning re-election in the second district. and in iowa's fourth congressional district -- logt steve king also winning his re-election bid. storm track seven meteorologist morning, 9th of november, 2016. about 50 degrees here in midtown manhattan as we check out the view of democracy plaza on this morning after historic election where the voters of the united states have spoken and spoken loudly. >> that rink really...
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dave loebsack, the lone democrat and he won that bid easily from dr. chris peters tonight. >> and steve king winning over kim weaver solidly. >> jeff danielson has won bid on his challenger republican bonnie sadler so he will head back to des moines as senator. >> and rogers taking 57% of the vote right now. >> ron: looks like he will win the election pretty easily over the challenger gary kroger. and here is an here, district 2, ras -- smith >> and the electorate vote of 270, the number that really matters and he is now at 244. the pictures from the historic camp tonight, you can see the people there are just shocked. >> amanda: nbc h for trump for the state of iowa. the magic number is 270 and here is a live look at the donald trump headquarters right now. you have to remember. it was a must-win for florida for him. he won wisconsin, ohio and north carolina, all the must-wins and ron, we missed those. no one anticipated it. we had the mainstream media -- sweep for tonight and that is not the case. >> ron: a lot of disenfranchised voters across americ
dave loebsack, the lone democrat and he won that bid easily from dr. chris peters tonight. >> and steve king winning over kim weaver solidly. >> jeff danielson has won bid on his challenger republican bonnie sadler so he will head back to des moines as senator. >> and rogers taking 57% of the vote right now. >> ron: looks like he will win the election pretty easily over the challenger gary kroger. and here is an here, district 2, ras -- smith >> and the electorate...
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it features incumbent democrat dave loebsack against republican chris peters. t-v nine's jordee kalk and samantha myers are covering that race, and they join us live now from iowa city. after watching the national results, how confident is each side in just a few minutes join us for a facebook live look from the t-v nine newsroom as we check out election results and offer some analysis. and don't miss a special edition >>> welcome back to abc news coverage of election night 2016. here again, george stephanopoulos. >> and it is 10:00 p.m. here on the east coast in times square. let's take a look at where things stand right now in this very close race for president. there you see it. hillary clinton has 104 electoral votes. donald trump, 140. polls have just closed in four more states with 21 e telectora votes, and donald trump has won the state of montana. republicans carried that state in all but one election, 1992. since 1964. but it is going to donald trump, the republican this time around. and three electoral votes. polls have closed in the state of iowa, on
it features incumbent democrat dave loebsack against republican chris peters. t-v nine's jordee kalk and samantha myers are covering that race, and they join us live now from iowa city. after watching the national results, how confident is each side in just a few minutes join us for a facebook live look from the t-v nine newsroom as we check out election results and offer some analysis. and don't miss a special edition >>> welcome back to abc news coverage of election night 2016. here...