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eric is a drake university. eric: they will be at center stage at drake university on national television tomorrow night and all headlines this morning are about the republican side. donald trump gave iowans an earful last night in fort dodge. mr. trump: if you are a child molester, there is no doer. pathological -- there is no cure. eric: that is part of what he said last night. he said that ben carson's pathological temper cannot be cured more than a child lester can be -- child molester can be cured. he talked about foreign policy, what to do about isis. mr. drum: -- mr. trump: i know more about isis than the journals do. believe me. i have a plan but i do not want to tell isis. i would bomb the bleep out of eric: voters lined up before hand to see him speak and he took aim at the voters, saying if iowans were stupid for supporting ben carson. that is what he called them. donald trump said he liked iowa and was thinking about buying a farm here. all eyes are here on des moines for tomorrow nights race where t

local 5 checked in with both drake university and iowa state to in with both drake university and iowa state to see about students who may be studying abroad in paris. iowa state tells us they have three students there at the moment and say "quote:. our study abroad program is working with people on the ground in paris to establish the students' whereabouts, safety and security." we're still waiting for drake university to get back to us. jack we'll keep you posted on any new developments, and world news will have the latest following this newscast at 5:30. stephanie back to local news now... first in knoxville, and now in grimes. war memorials, dedicated to veterans, are going up around iowa. stephanie: it all started with a controversial silhouette monument of a soldier kneeling in front of a cross in knoxville then someone complained that the monument's location - in knoxville's youngs park - violated the first amendment. the city council voted to remove the monument, and its new home is now across the street on private property. jack: and now a man in grimes is taking his own money

welcome back to drake university this morning. landing a national presidential debate is a big deal and involves a lot of working parts. we are joined by the dnc communications director. breaking news, the associated press just said they have been calling around to delegates and they say that hillary clinton has the overwhelming number of delegates to get a nomination. what is your reaction? >> this is caused 2 -- based on calls to unpledged delegates, what matters is those who come out on primaries and the candidates know that. whatever assessment is there today is like any other poll, what matters most now is that candidates are talking tomorrow night about the economy and the minimum wage and helping the middle class grow, that is what we want to hear tomorrow night and that is what will make a difference when we count delegates after folks go caucus in iowa. eric: why choose des moines? >> it is a great place and drake university and kcci are great partners and cbs. the first in the nation, so it was important to come out and

marcus mcintosh live at drake university. alyx: kcci will have all of your pre-and post debate coverage starting at 6:30 following our newscast. the debate starts at 8:00 on kcci. the deadly terror attacks in paris will undoubtedly be brought up in tonight's moines. the conversation has been pushed into an area hillary clinton considers a strong suit. kcci's mark tauscheck has more. >> we are coming to the end of our first half of the debate. mark: the dry run for the debate was wrapping up as word started coming in of the horrible news out of paris. this latest attack that changes everything for the french will course around the world and change everything saturday night in des moines. drake political science professor rachel caufield. >> there's probably some rewriting of questions going on right now. >> i guarantee you whatever dinner plans they had have been scrubbed. they are going to re-look at this and recalibrate the number and direction of those questions. mark: major garrett, chief white house correspondant for cbs,

amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. " drake university has released the results of their while 22 percent of student voters were undecided, bernie sanders took the lead...with 43 percent of the votes while hillary clinton trailed with 24 percent of the votes. martin o'malley came in third...with 11 percent. the results give what is called an "un-scientific snapshot" of students' preferences. jessica rae: and the three democratic candidates stayed in iowa yesterday... with sanders visiting indianola. while speaking to supporters, the vermont senator touched student straw poll... while 22 percent of student voters were undecided, bernie sanders took the lead...with 43 percent of the votes while hillary clinton trailed with 24 percent of the votes. martin o'malley came in third...with 11 percent. the results give what is called an "un-scientific snapshot" of students' preferences. jessica rae: and the three democratic candidates stayed in iowa yesterday... with sanders visiting indianola. while speaking to supporters, the vermont senator touched on sever

we are live from drake university. then following the debate, kcci eight news at 10:00 will be an hour long, to bring you the best post-debate analysis. then tune in sunday morning for exclusive extended debate coverage following face the nation at 10:30. kcci 8 news close up will be live with post-debate reaction, from kevin cooney and kathie obradovich. shaina: a heated hearing in boone. hundreds spoke out for and against the bakken oil pipeline cutting through iowa. kcci's ryan smith reports testimony thursday took eight hours. ryan: supporters stress pipeline production means jobs. up to 4,000 in construction. ross walsh winterset supports pipeline >> the job by its nature is temporary with start and completion date but the opportunity that the dakota access offers is a career building. ryan but the opposition says : temporary work is not worth a permanent environmental threat or loss of land. >> we should never allow our flag with its powerful motto, our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain be used ,

we are live from drake university. then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10:00 will be an hour long to bring you the best post-debate analysis. then tune in sunday morning for exclusive extended debate coverage. following face the nation at 10:30, kcci 8 news close up will be live with post-debate reaction from kevin cooney and kathie obradovich. stacey? stacey: right now lucas county , authorities investigate a crash on highway 34. it happened around 6:00 tonight. a combine and car collided, causing the car to rollover and the combine to spin out. the russell fire department says 3 people in the car were treated for minor injuries. the cause is still unknown. kevin: heated testimony from hundreds of people in boone today weighing in on a controversial pipeline project, the bakken headline. 280 people signed up to speak out in favor or against the bakken oil pipeline. the public hearing today lasted more than 8 hours. the 3-member iowa utilities board will oversee the application by texas-based dakota access. criti

alyx sacks is live at drake university this morning. what did kevin have to say about this awesome opportunity? eric: we will try to get back to you after we work out the audio issues. our now paul wants to know if last night's debate help you decide. the results so far are coming in and several people say hillary clinton was involved. if you want your take on it, did it help you decide, give us a give us a call on the number on the screen. as far as the results, yes, clinton was right up there with sanders. o'malley had a few but 16% have to decide where they will vote after the year when the caucuses rollaround. elizabeth: republican candidates had a lot to say on social media during the democratic debate. most candidates focused their tweets on the dem's responses to questions about radical islam and terrorism. jeb bush commented, "yes, we are at war with radical islam terrorism." john kasich tweeted, "hillary clinton has consistently failed to understand the depth of the isis threat. we need john kasich's leadership." carly fiorina

drake. the university of iowa has decided to increase its minimum wage to match the county's hike. johnson county's minimum wage will eventually be 10-10 an hour, but that will come in increments. on november 1st, johnson county implemented its first wage increase to 8- 20 an hour. the university says the increase will help the school stay competitive for recruiting and retaining student employees. the u-i hasn't said if it will follow the next county increase. republican presidential candidate chris christie will be speaking to voters in cedar falls. he is scheduled to speak at a town hall at j's homestyle cooking. it starts at 8 this morning and goes until 10. this is the first time the new jersey governor is back in blackhawk county since july. the three democratic presidential candidates for their second debate. drake university in des moines is hosting saturday night's debate. it'll feature four moderators... clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley. people will also submit questions using twitter. organizers say this is the first time twitter is officially taking part in

this afternoon, drake university is getting ready to welcome the democratic presidential candidates to campus. hillary clinton, martin o'malley, and bernie sanders will take the stage for their second debate at drake university tomorrow night. this is video of media from around the world setting up outside sheslow auditorium this morning. crews are still working on the inside where the candidates will the televised debate take place starts at 8 p-m... on c-b-s. and as for running ads...presidential candidates like bernie sanders are just getting started. he started running ads in iowa and new hampshire on november 3rd. he tallies the second highest spending in ads with 897-thousand dollars for this week. the pro-bush super pac "right to rise" remains the top spender at 1 point 9 million dollars. and hillary clinton comes in third this week with 670-thousand dollars spent in ads. convicted killer david sweat pleaded guilty today, after his daring escape from a new york prison on june 6th. "today brings a conclusion to the matter of the people versus david sweat following the june 6th, 2

conference hosted by drake university. -leading political figures and top journalists will explore questions about the impact of technology on the democratic process. -hear from industry leaders on the relationship between citizens and their government at this dont-miss event. event: sip & shop date: thursday, november 12 time: 5 - 7 p.m. location: valley junction admission: free description: -sip & shop after hours at historic valley junction stores! -every time you shop at a participating store be entered to win a valley junction gift certificate. -support local merchants while spending the evening socializing. event: iowas premier beer, wine and food expo date: friday, november 13 & saturday, november 14 time: friday 4 - 10 p.m., saturday 1 - 8 p.m. location: hy-vee hall admission: $30 w/ alcohol sampling description: -visit iowas premier beer, wine and food expo presented by hy-vee! -try food samples from vendors and local restaurants and watch demos by culinary experts. -experience a gourmet meal pairing prepared by a

drake university's student senate conducted the straw poll, and only drake students could vote. the results give what they call a " unscientific snapshot" of students' preferences of the candidates after last night's debate. nikki: a van meter man is dead after an early morning crash on i-80. it happened in van meter near exit 113 around the state patrol says 28-year old danny dunton was driving westbound getting off the exit when he hit another car that was parked on the shoulder. dunton's car flipped on its top into a ditch and he was pronounced dead at the scene. the crash is still under investigation nikki: in des moines, police are investigating a drive-by shooting they were called to a home at 13-32 jefferson avenue around 12:30 saturday morning. the homeowner says when her kids were returning home someone fired at them. her daughter told police they believed they were followed by the shooter from a birthday party but don't know why they were shot at. the homeowner says this is the fourth time shots have been fired at her house since june. nikki: one person is recovering a

(standup: marlie hall/cbs news/des moines, iowa)the debate will be held here at drake university. but much of the focus will be centered around iowa voters since they will be the first to vote when they caucus in february.(sot: dr. rachel paine caufield/professor, drake university)"iowans are particularly interested in immigration issues, environmental issues, and certainly moving forward with an economic recovery."viewers across the country can submit their own questions for the candidates via twitter using the hashtag dem debate.marlie hall, cbs news, des moines. 3 you can watch the democratic debate tomorrow night right here on kmeg 14... starting at 8 pm. 3 3 new jersey governor chris christie's presidential campaign has a new headquarters.christie was in johnston, iowa this afternoon... attending the grgrd opening of his new state e hq.the new jersey governor is trailing significantly in the polls... and was even dropped from the main stage at tuesday's debate in milwaukee. he currently stands at about 2 percent support in the latest nationwide polls.in iowa... he has support

because it's a big day, drake university has been preparing all week for something as big as this. let's look at the video. we have a time lapse of everything that's been happening for the past week. it takes a full crew to turn the auditorium into a stage for the national debate. don't get me wrong, outside campus is definitely no different. it's been buzzing with trucks and workers all week long. students of a defined themselves going around fences just to get to some of the classes on campus. while setup seems exciting, they are excited to secure from some of those candidates tomorrow. some students on campus, they have no idea as a writer who they will be supporting tomorrow. others, a bit further in the process. >> i'm definitely undecided. i feel like i don't know enough about these candidates to make an informed decision. >> a lot of people of my foot are big supporters of bernie and a nose and people supporting hillary. >> i'm seen a strong showing for martin o'malley. -- in debates. emmy: while the debate is being held on drake university's campus, all students will not be

they arrived at old main what you did on the south end of the drake university campus. just moments before that, let's there is martin o'malley greeted by supporters advanced -- supporters and fans just a block near 20th street and university boulevard. -- 28th street. earlier the afternoon, police shut down between 25th and 28th street on university boulevard. that is where we see multiple rallies to life outside of drink campus. -- multiple rallies take place outside of drake's campus. again, we are out live in front of old main ready to track the remaining 2 democratic arrive on campus. >> a beautiful evening out there now. a beautiful day in central iowa. and look at the forecast. jason: clear skies all night. a nice days of our. no reason why that will continue into the evening and tomorrow as well. here's a shot of the sunset downtown. hues on the horizon looking absolutely beautiful. no matter where you are at, it was wonderful weather to get out and about. current shot downtown looks equally as nice. 57, a light breeze out of the south at nine miles per hour. the

kcci is a proud co-sponsor of saturday's event at drake university. our own kevin cooney will moderate, along with john dickerson and nancy cordes of cbs news, and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. wage stagnation is bound to be one of the hot topics on saturday night. todd magel continues our 3-part special report tonight with a look at this high-stakes dollars and cents issue. todd: the numbers tell the story. american workers make more products than ever before but they don't earn more money. an important issue for democratic candidates at drake university saturday night. brittany sutton is on her way home to sherman hill from a serving job at a clive restaurant. and, her 3 children including one-year-old tylayiah are hungry for dinner. but sutton often pays for food with food stamps. because her income has been about the same for the past 5 years. >> i have to live off my check and it's not really that much every two weeks. so i live check by check. >> when you look at u.s. workers in general, especially at the lower income level their

kcci is co-sponsoring at drake university in des moines. john dickerson and nancy cordes of cbs will moderate along with yours truly and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. kcci's emmy victor is at drake university's campus where they are already setting up and students are getting pumped up. emmy: i'm here at drake university where a massive setup is being held for the democratic debate taking place here this saturday. from the students to the faculty , there is lots of excitement for that event. trucks are arriving and workers are unloading the bits and pieces needed to host a national debate on a college campus. >> i am kind of a politics nerd, so i think it is pretty exciting that we are having the debate here at our school. emmy: some areas are already being blocked off to get ready for the big day. >> campus has been very excited and vibrant and alive and it is nice to see people come together for an event like this. around this week but knowing , that the next president may be at their school this weekend. students are willi

todd magel is live at drake university tonight with a preview. todd: all three democratic presidential candidates are calling for increases in the minimum wage. so it is a good bet that the moderators here at drake will be asking that question, why it is a good idea and how it would work. it's a busy afternoon at the leedz salon in ames. part-time receptionist susan manning is thankful for her job, even though it's minimum wage. >> i've always loved hair, so i love being in that environment. todd: manning is also an iowa state student so the money she earns pays for extras. still, the idea of earning a >> i mean everyone wants to make a good amount of money. i want to find something i like that's a good fit for me. that's more important than the money. todd: it's an issue the presidential candidates are pressing on the campaign trail maybe none more forcefully than , senator bernie sanders. sen. sanders: a $7.25 minimum wage is a starvation wage. we've got to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. $15 an hour. todd: iowa's minimum wage is state

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her recent report brought her inside the media spin room at drake university for the democratic debate.

drake university in des moines is hosting saturday night's debate. it'll feature four moderators... .... who'll question hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley. people will also submit questions using twitter. organizers say this is the first time twitter is officially taking part in a presidential debate. one person who'll also be on a special voter panel says the format will show how candidates think on their feet. and he says their answers could help him decide who he'll support. " it would take something significant but i always try to go into caucus season with an open mind." a new c-b-s / new york times poll shows hillary clinton well ahead of the other candidates going into the debate. she has 52 percent support while sanders is second with 33 percent. sanders just received his so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hi

things wrapped up at drake university just a few minutes ago. she had a whole host of fans waiting to greet her. steve: she did and here is something that you will be familiar with. we have a public affairs program and the show is "matter of fact," and there is a show coming up right after this debate coverage. fernando, you were very interested in the ford policy exchange tonight? fernando: yes, i thought it was very important to see how the edits would do or how they think about it, and this is something they are highly questioned as democrats as a base and i think that they crossed this threshold at the time. stacey: you have been here in iowa for a week now, and what are you hearing? fernando: we are hearing about security, isis, how are we dealing with it? also, we are hearing about education, and another thing is the economy, how will the economy really perform? steve: and to tease the next half-hour, what are his -- what is going to be covered on your show? fernando: i will have carly fiorina and martin o'malley will also be on our show.

plus...it's a challenge of a different sort setting up at drake university. the topics expected at tomorrow's national, democratic presidential debate...and how students are welcoming the candidates. and... how republican presidential hopeful ben carson is responding...after the latest attacks from donald trump issued it's a big weekend at drake university! students are making signs in preparation of tomorrow's democratic debate. the debate is being held at drake's sheslow auditorium tomorrow night. in advance...iowans met for a roundtable to discuss the issues. it was hosted by the democratic national committee chairwoman debbie wasserman scultz and the iowa democratic party chair andy mcguire. a student discuss student loan rates and a veterans discuss issues he faces. another woman told her life story about coming to the u-s illegally at the age of 3. she now live in iowa...and is safe from deportation due to the "defered action for child arrivals" or daca policy. 22:13:59 unfortunately the other side, republican party hasn't been so progressive when it co

before the debate, watch special coverage live from drake university starting at 6:30. then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 will be an hour long to bring you the best post-debate analysis. sunday morning, we'll be here -- elizabeth: ahead, he repo'ed a car and was stunned at what he found inside. eric: plus, teacher's remorse. what he told an iowa judge minutes before he was sentenced. elizabeth: black friday bargains. target reveals when and where you can find the deals and steals and the new trend you may notice this year. eric: and sugar rush. we all had one yesterday. maybe it hasn't worn off yet. the story behind this most welcome mistake, next on kcci.self. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it to the experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. e you can actually count on. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: now at 5:42 it is a c

stephanie: students at drake university have a unique way to raise questions to presidential candidates this week ahead of this saturday's democractic debate on their campus . party politics, an organization out of texas, brought an eight-foot chalkboard 14 hours to the hubbell dining center on campus. the board has seventy-eight lines for questions, and students have been filling it every hour it has been on display. "so what we asked students at drake to do is finish this phrase: what would you like to see our next president work on. and as you can see it's a display that's very interactive, it's organic. kids kind of come up to it and they know exactly what to do with the chalkboard." stephanie: mendoza said party politics is following the candidates around the country and they haven't decided where the chalkboard will be next. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief brad: weather adlib: put script here in green i would like to say our weather has calmed down from wednesday, but that

elias: texas-based drake university students to raise presidential candidates this week party politics brought an chalkboard to dining center on the board has lines for questions, and been filling it every hour it has been on display. "so what we asked students at drake to do is finish this phrase: work on. and as you can see it's a display that's very interactive, it's organic. kids kind of come up to it and they know exactly what to do with the chalkboard." elias: mendoza said party politics is following the around the decided where will be next. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees abo

kevin: for the debate, we want to remind you to tune into special coverage live from drake university. begins at following our 6:30 p.m. regularly scheduled newscast. then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 will expand to one hour to bring you the best post-debate highglights, reaction, and analysis. an interesting, and hopefully very fun part of our debate coverage will be to have a live voter panel. there will be 10 uncommitted adults and 10 uncommitted college students. stacey: kcci's shaina humphries will speak with the voters before and after the debate to find out if the candidates can sway them. today, she asked one panel member what it would take saturday. shaina: at the moment des moines , attorney blake lubinus is leaning toward clinton in 2016. >> as a democrat you love everything that bernie says. i just feel he is relying on a political revolution that i'm pretty skeptical is going to happen in this country. shaina: but a revolution in his allegience remains a possibility, heading into saturday's debate. >> it would take something significant, but i always try to go

steve: kevin cooney, live at drake university. stacey: the debate will take place inside sheslow auditorium on drake's campus. crews are putting the finishing touches on the debate stage. right now, the set is in place and it looks pretty good ready , for tomorrow night. steve: before they take the stage tomorrow night, we caught up with two of the moderators -- "face the nation" anchor john dickerson and "des moines register" political columnist kathie obradovich. staey: both say they're ready for anything that could happen. john: the approach with a candidate who is seasoned, who that try to slip them up or trip them up, is not to come up, not to come up with some new special curve ball. that's going to use some kind of special trick or slight of hand to trip them up. basically, to try and engage them on an issue they're matters. and use their interest in the issue and importance of the issue to show their enthusiasim for it. kathie: this is the first debate -- so at this point, we will get into some doubts as to what the candida

clinton and sanders will meet on stage along with martin o'malley saturday at drake university in des moines for the second presidential debate. our kevin cooney will moderate along with our partners at cbs and the des moines register. you can watch that debate right here at 8:00 on kcci. steve: hundreds of iowans sound off on the controversial bakken pipeline project. kcci's ryan smith is live in boone for the all day public hearing. ryan: 280 people signing up to speak out on this topic today here inside the boone community building. earliest morning, there wasn't an empty seen the house. at the day -- as they progressed, the crowd has thinned out. they have extended the public comment portion until 5:15 tonight. >> the vast majority of iowans support this project. >> this pipeline is wrong for iowans. ryan: a testy back and forth hearing. 8 hours of passionate pleas from iowans, taking a stand for or against the bakken pipeline. the fate of the controversial project will be decided by the iowa utilities board. the pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties, including boone and sto

kevin: steve and stacey, 24 welcome to drake university, we are ends been alley -- spin alley. which is just about a few hundred feet away from sheslow auditorium here at drake. crews have spent the last week setting up the state for the nationally televised event. this timelapse shows how the crews have been setting up the stage for this special tv set for cbs news and the democratic debate. but as you mentioned, it is what people are calling trump's rant that's getting attention today. his 90-minute talk in fort dodge at a community college took aim at virtually everyone from ben carson, the u.s. generals, to the intellect of iowans. kcci's rose heaphy joins us now with more on what donald trump had to say and reaction. rose: absolutely. while trump won't be speaking here tomorrow evening, his words iowa. some people i spoke to today say they're not taking him seriously as a candidate. donald: how stupid are the people of iowa? how stupid? rose: a statement -- in response to ben carson closing the gap in the iowa gop polls. it is rubbing some iowans the wrong way. terri: if yo

(laughter) and since we're at drake university, let's start at the bottom.ith former maryland governor martin o'malley. >> we've actually found a way to -- >> governor, you're breaking the rules. i'm sorry. we're going to have to cut for a commercial. we'll be right back. >> trevor: oh! poor governor martin o'malley! he lost the debate to commercials! it went hillary, bernie, geico, then o'malley! (laughter) senator bernie sanders had the night of his life, on the other hand. >> senator sanders, let's say you're elected president. congratulations. >> thank you. (cheers and applause) >> trevor: you can't do that! he's an old man! he'll get confused! i bet right when bernie got offstage, he called his wife and said, jane! i'm the new president! put your face on, we're going to the nicest diner in town! no, not schmukey's! i'm not a money tree! president sanders was out to shake things up. >> in order to bring about the changes we need, we need a political revolution! >> trevor: yeah! millions of people are going to have to stand up! >> trevor: yeah! urn off th

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before the debate, we will have special coverage live from drake university. it all starts at 6:30 p.m. right after our six about news. then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10:00 will be expanded to an to bring you the best hour postdebate analysis and coverage. drake students we talked to say they are very excited to be at the center of the presidential election. at least for a while. >> there's a lot of political activity going on in iowa and to be at the center of it is kind of exciting. kevin: and we want to hear from you. send us your questions or topics you would like to hear for saturday's debate at steve: still do, but news at 6:00 the battle for floyd of , rosedale this weekend takes on new meaning. why iowa's game with minnesota is now so important. kevin: will also take a look at why the future of downtown des announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. >> the new wells fargo museum is a huge deal for dow

drake university has released the results of their student straw poll today... while 22 percent of student voters were undecided, bernie sanders took the lead...with 43 percent of the votes while hillary clinton trailed with 24 percent of the votes. martin o'malley came in third...with 11 percent. the results give what is called an "un-scientific snapshot" of students' preferences after last night's debate. deborah: bernie sanders was in indianola today. while speaking to supporters, the vermont senator touched on several topics, but he mainly focused on efforts to unite with other countries to combat isis.... saying in his view ...that people have to quote "get boots on the ground"... deborah: sanders wasn't the only candidate in iowa today...hillary by the central iowa democrat's fall barbeque the event was held on the campus of i-s-u in ames earlier this afternoon. each candidate touched on many subjects including the economy, education and climate change. hillary clinton..addresse d the attacks in paris while o'malley discussed the economy. "there is so much

we are an hour and a half away until the candidates take the state at drake university. the first debate in the state this caucus season. more live team coverage coming up. >> all eyes still focused on paris, considering the events there. at least 129 people are dead filing that series of six terror attacks in the city. at least one victims is an american student, as we reported earlier. more than 350 people injured in paris. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. we do have some breaking news here in central iowa. it involves sports. andy gartman has more on that. andy: steve, there is no bigger win than the iowa state upset of oklahoma state in 2011 knocking the cowboys from a perfect season out of the national championship. today, oklahoma state once again in the thick of the hunt for the college football playoffs. tough one for a touchdown. lanning had a solid first-half. taking the lead in the third quarter, and holding onto the lead until oklahoma state scored in the fourth quarter late. the cowboys aim to knock off iowa state 35-31. we are at jack price s

kevin bell, drake university: "no surprises here today. he's not going to fully announce everything. you know, he's got to think through those platforms to make sure they're perfect. but you know, they're going to be great. people are going to love him. " stephanie: jacob, thanks.that debate starts tomorrow at eight o'clock. we'll have full coverage of the day, live leading up to the main event during local five news at 6. and a live wrap-up on local five news at 10. and analysis of the democratic campaigns continues on our special sunday political show "this week chairwoman wasserman for that discussion sunday morning at 9 a-m. jack: there's been lots of discussion about ben carson this week and donald trump jumped into the fray. jack: carson's facing criticism about parts of his recent book. many are questioning if they're true... including an incident in which he claims to have thrust a knife into stomach, only to be stopped by a belt buckle. donald trump called him out on the campaign trail in fort dodge last night. then ben carson res

materials for the stage were delivered monday to drake university's sheslow auditorium. kcci is a proud co-sponsor of the democratic debate this saturday at drake. our own kevin cooney will co-moderate along side john news and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. leading up to that debate on kcci is presenting a 3-part saturday, special report examining issues the candidates will likely cover. eric: first up the minimum-wage. todd magel has more on what moderators at the debate here will be asking. >> thank you for calling leedz salon campus town this is susan speaking. how can i help you? todd: it's a busy afternoon at the leedz salon in ames. part time receptionist susan manning is thankful for her job even though it's minimum wage. like being in that environment. todd: manning is also an iowa state student so the money she earns pays for extras. still the idea of earning a higher minimum wage is appealing. >> i mean everyone wants to make a good amount of money. i want to find something i like that's a good fit for me. that's more important than the money. tod

some pundits may see this as a chance for clinton to candidates, major garrett told me here at drake university that he thinks o'malley and sanders now have an opportunity to say something new and relevant on national security and foreign policy. live at drake, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: thank you, mark. each of the candidates in tomorrow's debate reacting to the paris attack on twitter tonight. hillary clinton says "the reports from paris are harrowing. praying for the city and families of the victims." sentor bernie sanders saying "horrified by the attacks in paris. my thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones." and governor martin o'malley also offering "prayers for the country and its people." stacey: and the stage is set for the big debate. as you can see by this timelapse video, crews have been working hard all week. kcci is a proud co-sponsor of the event, moderated by the host of "face the nation," john dickerson. our own kevin cooney, congressional correspondent nancy cordes, and the des moines register's kathie obradovich are on the panel. it bein

as the three democratic candidates came together at drake university... the death toll in france's capital rose to 129... and hundreds more were injured in friday's attacks... carried out by isis militants. to recognize the lives lost, bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley opened the debate with a moment of silence. .. before weighing in on the tragedy. presidential candidate :13 - :23"together, leading the world, this country will rid our planet of this barbarous organization called isis." presidential candidate :23 - :25"it cannot be contained, it must be defeated." presidential candidate :26 - :29"isis, make no mistake about it, is an evil in this world." candidates spent the first half hour dealing exclusively with the aftermath of those paris attacks. at one point... sanders took aim at clinton for voting to authorize the war in iraq. he said that and america's involvement there has led to increased terrorist activity. when asked what the u-s should do now about terrorists, here's how they responded... clinton 200929-200955 we can bring

before the debate, watch live coverage from drake university. it all starts at 6:30pm following our newscast. then after the debate, kcci 8 news at 10:00 will be an hour long to bring you the best post-debate analysis. coverage continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 back here on a.m. kcci 8 news this morning weekends. then following "face the nation," kcci 8 news close up will be live with post debate reaction from kevin cooney and kathie obradovich. but before they take the stage this evening we caught up with two of the moderators, face the nation anchor john dickerson, and des moines register political columnist kathie obradovich. both say they're ready for anything. >> the approach with a candidate who is seasoned, who is use to a lot of questions that try to slip them up or trip them up is not to come up is not to some new special curve ball that's going to use some kind of special trick or slight of hand to trip them up is basically to try and engage them on an issue they are passionate about that , really matters and use their instrest in the

kcci is proud to cosponsor the democratic debate this saturday at drake university. john dickerson and 90 -- nancy cortez will moderate along with kevin kinney. if you have quest-- kevin c ooney. e-mail questions to us that the big questions at kcci.com. eric: booster seats are getting savor, the insurance institute for highway safety says 20 of 23 seats are best bets. the remaining three are good. one caution is they found old seats that were not recommended in previous years are still on store shelves. hawkeye fans are awaiting the new college football poll rankings. last week i what was ninth but beating indiana saturday could move is up. elizabeth: we've been talking about risk of severe weather across the midwest. it was 10 years ago this week a tornado hit doing a lot of damage. it seems late but it happens. metinka: we have to stay whether aware and hopefully nothing like that happens but stay whether aware on your wednesday. we are waking up to sunshine and 39 crisp degrees. clouds on the increase today, drizzle and fog overnight followed by around the thunde

cbs news and the des moines register are hosting the event at drake university. it will air on cbs tomorrow starting at eight p-m. media from around the nation are assembling on the drake campus today. lynn melling joins us now with details on a busy weekend... and week ahead. all eyes will be on iowa this democratic presidential candidates take the stage at drake university tomorrow night. it will be the hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin omalley. it starts at eight p-m. all three will stick around iowa on sunday.. theyve been invited to the central iowa democrats fall barbeque in ames over the noon hour. clinton and omalley say theyll be there. on sunday evening, bernie sanders will hold a town hall meeting at simpson college in indianola at five oclock. tuesday, wednesday and thursday are also big days for politics in iowa. who-hd is hosting the iowa forums live from four to five p-m... right here on channel 13. on tuesday, ben carson will participate in a discussion on eduction. on wednesday, bobby jindal will be at dmacc in ankeny.. for a forum on hea

and then also as a drake university law school. went on to run a successful business. i have an award-winning business from the greater des moines partnership. we won an award for in 2007 as a best kept secret and we've gone on and we've been able to create, our business created a couple of national programs that we led for fortune 50 bank as well as partnering educational institutions in higher education as well. >>sabrina: so you have previously run for office. you ran for state senate, but you did lose. >>desmund: i did. >>sabrina: talk to us a little bit some of the controversies that came up during that campaign. >>desmund: sure. >>sabrina: you were once accused of child abuse, but later acquitted of those charges. >>desmund: mmhmm. >>sabrina: did you feel like that maybe shed a negative light on your previous attempt and do you think that that could shed a negative light on this? >>desmund: not at all. and, and first of all, we over-performed in our race. when we ran that race in, for the state senate race, i mean, it was r, republican plus 25 district. it wasn't

we will have more of the democratic debate here from drake university in des moines, iowa. john dickerson: want to turn now from terrorism to another important issue for many americans, the financial squeeze on the middle class. for that, we go to my cbs news colleague, nancy cordes. nancy? nancy cordes: john, thanks so much. we've learned a lot during the course of this campaign about things that you'd like to do that you think help the middle class. but we haven't learned quite as much about who would pick up the tab. so secretary clinton, first to you, you want to cap individual prescription drug costs at $250 a month. you want to make public college debt free. you want community college to be free altogether and you want mandatory paid family leave. so who pays for all that? is it employers? is it the taxpayers? and which taxpayers? hillary clinton: well, first of all, it isn't the middle class. i have made very clear that hard-working, middle class families need a raise, not a tax increase. in fact, wages adjusted for inflation haven't risen since the turn of the last

right now lots of preparations are underway at drake university this is the place all eyes will be on tomorrow - sheslow auditorium. this is our first look at all the work that has been going on inside since early this week. it's a time lapse of the stage construction. the campaigns will be doing a walk-through later today. and then tune in at 8 o'clock saturday night, here on kcci - when the candidates take the ly early today with wind chills in the 20s. frosty temps will warm to near 50 with sun today. another warm up is coming this weekend with temps in the 60s followed by unsettled weather next week with rain moving in by monday i owe about $68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. we have got to make college affordable. the bills are going to win

will face off at drake university. des moines police say they aren't getting a lot of information from witnesses in the search for the person who shot a man. police were called to the 31-hundred block of cambridge street just before 9 o'clock last night. a man was found inside the home with a gunshot wound. the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injures. police have interviewed some potential witnesses and say there is no threat to the public. nobody had any information on a suspect... and that's basically where we stand right now. no word on how the victim is doing this afternoon. police are also looking into who shot at a house on the city's east side overnight.' officers were called to the home on fillmore street around 2 a-m. when they got there the victim said he heard someone fire several shots from the back off the home. police report that the some of the windows had been shot out and that no other houses were hit and no one was injured. authorities have not named any suspects. someone tr