and drake university just people. and drake university just released a statement saying the trump campaign over- campaign over- ticketed the event, only allowing a very small percent of registered attendees to actually come inside. sabrina/livetvu2: donald trump event at drake university chose not to participate in fox news debate. tons of media. long lines. des moines register to attend? how will this affect fox debate? jack/lam: with republican presidential candidate ben carson this morning at the statehouse. and asked him about the election process. " there is a lot of manipulation, there's no question about that. i don't know if i'd go so far as to say that the entire process was rigged, but there is enormous manipulation. no question about that. is there any way for that to be fixed? about the only way it's going to be fixed is for us to put people in office who have real integrity. a lot of real energetic people who really care about the future of this country. i believe that our speakers at our caucuses are ver

this caucus cycle has been busier for drake university than ever before. it also hosted a democratic debate and a democratic townhall, along with the brown and black forum broadcast on the b-e-t network... officials at drake say it's all part of ensuring the younger generation participates in the political "we want to, first of all, make it easy for them to participate in this caucus cycle. but we also, we know that those first few election cycles are vitally important - if people develop a habit of participating in the political process, they will continue to participate in the political process. and that means, not only voting, but attending events, learning about issues, reading the news, and they become much more engaged citizens." :01-:26 drake will also host five precinct caucuses monday night...four separate republican caucuses, and one democratic one. that's a big increase from the last cycle, when drake just hosted two on-campus caucuses. the republican candidates may have spent the day brushing up on their debate skills... only three republican c

a drake university student moved most college students live in a dormitory or apartment. but, one drake senior has a unique place to call home for her final semester. channel 13's megan reuther has the story. it's new at five. @33:09 "this is my living room." you'll find everything a student needs...and more... @33:22 "i have a little breakfast nook in my kitchen." in haley jenkins' living space. haley@28:09 "for me, it's amazing. it's absolutely amazing." but, when you meet her new neighbors... @23:15 "getting settled in?" you can tell these seniors aren't in college. bobbie@15:40 "it's just been a touch of spring when you see her walking." the 21 year-old lives in a place where the average age is 82. glenis@9:11 "in ten and a half years, we've had lots of excitement at deerfield, but i think this tops it. @20:55 "did i blush?" the vocal performance major at drake university moved into deerfield retirement community in urbandale this in the midwest that we know of that has this type of relationship with a university. there are pioneers that have done this and we're learni

rallying instead at drake university. stacey: before the rally, he sat down exclusively with our todd magel. hear how he made the decision to pull out of the debate in minutes. steve: chief political reporter cynthia fodor is at the iowa event center where the debate just wrapped up, cynthia. cynthia: the moderators last night had been promising fireworks tonight. we didn't see a whole lot of that. a little bit. but they did mention trump's absence right off the top but they didn't really talk about donald trump too much after that. a funny moment when jeb bush said you know what, i do kind of miss donald trump tonight. they touched on a number of topics, including national security, isis, liberty, and probably spent the most time arguing over immigration reform and how several of the candidates flip flopped and changed their minds on positions on that, mainly marco rubio, ted cruz and jeb bush. here's some of what the >> look, i'm going to establish this, because my dad was the greatest man alive, president of the united

once again, the political world is orbiting drake university. visits -- >> there is no campus in the country that has the political activity that we have. reporter: campaigns looking to get on campus. >> i am fond of telling my students this is just how it happens here. and you happen to be fortunate enough to be the ones in the middle of it. reporter: kevin is wiring the media room this afternoon as a paid employee of cnn. he also worked for cbs during their debate in november. >> by far, this year has been the most fulfilling, most rewarding, the most educational of years i have had here at drake. reporter: the university gets national exposure and more free advertising to potential students than they could ever quantify. if you think they are raking in money from all of these national events -- >> it is not about the money. we are to cover our own costs when we are putting these events on. the real benefit comes from the we charge these organizations the same as we would charge someone who came in and do their wedding. reporter: students don'

channel 13's josh nguyen is live in the epicenter of it all, drake university. josh, it will look much tonight, all three democratic presidential candidates take part in a town hall in des moines. the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on the republicans are preparing for their own fight night in the metro... "fox news channel" will host its second g-o-p debate on thursday night. it's still unclear which for the main and under card events. it'll be hosted by fox news, and will be moderated by the network's bret baier, megyn kelly, and chris wallace. fox also hosted the debate in south carolina earlier this month. many candidates are spending caucus crunch time on the iowa campaign trail... hillary clinton spoke to hundreds at west des moines' valley southwoods freshman high school. clinton said the republican party is threatened by her strength moving forward in the race. that's partly due to her unwavering support of the aff

he's a professor at drake university. host: let's hear from ralph from north carolina caller: how do they expect people to pay $15 an hour to pay this fine thrown on . insurance is 6 or $800 a month and you're only making $15 an hour. how do we report this stuff? host: we'll get a response about how the affordable care out is playing out in this primary. guest: for republicans the affordable care act was something spawned in the pits of hell and they think it's so outrageous and passed improperly through proper procedures in congress. others argue it because they're afraid they might succeed. in any case, it has terrible press. there's still more people that disapprove of it than approve of it. it's got a lot of problems that need to be worked out if it's going to continue. republicans of course have said for quite a while repeal and replace. if you think of computer fonts, there's a number of plans floating around out there. republicans think they cannot go back to ground zero. there are some aspects of it that some feel

instead, he is hosting a fundraiser at drake university... it started at the the debate downtown.. trump says... the money raised will be given to a veteran's organization.. justin surrency has the story. 14:01:09-14:01:16 "trump is a big name, and i'll be real excited to say i got to see him speak."when donald trump announced he was putting on a veterans fundraiser at drake university instead of attending thursdays gop debate...his supporters proved distance was no obstacle... 'we woke up this morning and found out he was having a separate event and jumped on a plan in houston, flew to omaha and rented a car to drive to des moines and here we are.'trump dumped the debate due to an ongoing feud with fox but standing out from the crowd is what his people enjoy most... 'hes going to look at the big picture and hes not going to bow.'what began as pure excitement... 'we got the email and it was super exciting, and it was like oh i got a ticket.'turned to frustration 'weve been in line for about 2 hours.' drake university told ticket holders 'they oversold like crazy which is exciting b

he is hosting the separate event tonight at drake university. fox news will not have a spot for him on the stage. this is the second debate held in des moines and the 7th so far of the season. it's important for those voters to get out and support a candidate this monday. we will be covering more of that throughout the evening and the rest of the weekend. back to you. . and we've heard from a lot of viewers wondering how they can attend donald trumps event tonight at sheslow auditorium at drake university. if you are interested in attending trump's event, you just have to register for them online. you can find the link on trump's campaign website on the schedule page. tickets are free. the doors open at 5:00. because of all the interest as we get down to the wire, we are expanding kcci 8 news at 6:00 and 10:00. both will be one hour-long tonight and tomorrow so we can bring you the best coverage as we count down to the caucuses. and also new at noon, the downtown skywalk is getting some new photography. just in time for the celebration of the ca

. >>> "action news" anchor paid a visit to drake university. >> reporter: drake university in des moines has hosted more political related events this presidential campaign season than perhaps any other college in the state. from a democratic debate last month to a town hall meeting last week, even donald trump's veteran fundraiser he hosted this last thursday, drake has been front and center leading up to the iowa caucuses monday night. students are enjoying the political spotlight. >>> we have a fantastic student body. >> reporter: kevin is student body president and admits he is a hillary clinton supporter, but he said there's a democrat and republicans on campus. there are students not caught up in the caucus craze. >>> i would like to go because i've never experienced anything like that before. >> reporter: many political experts are wondering if complej students are commitment -- college students are committed to the long process that is necessary. they have five precincts on campus in 2012 they only had one. >>> they feel they are informed voters and they make a divisive pick for

elias: all three major democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university during the brown and black faced questions mostly dealing with racism and for monorities. they will meet once more for a debate before the iowa caucus... elias: and speaking of debate, the line up for thursday's republican debate has been announced. one candidate not happy with the roster is rand paul....who didn't make the primetime stage according to fox business network. paul says he's skipping the so- called "preliminary" debate. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the college football season officially came to an end last night, with number two ranked alabama winning the national championship over clemson. the crimson tide take home their fourth national title in seven seasons with a 45 to 40 win over the tigers. elias: an update on a west des moines firefighter injured in the line of duty sunday... elias: while battling a house fire sunday, firefighter bruce arnold was injured while on the scene. crews arrived at a home on bradford drive to find the home fully engulfed. officials

>> his republican counter parts are on the debate stage trump will be here on the campus of drake university. even students who don't support the out spoken candidate are excited about what they are calling the anti debate event. >> it's smart for him but as an american citizen it worries me if he's unable to stand up to one moderator how he's going to attempt to make america great again. >> trump's camp says he'll hold a fundraiser for veterans on the campus of drake university tonight. at least one veterans group iraq and afghanistan veterans donations from the event. marley hall cbs news des moines, iowa. >>> the g.o.p. candidates who are participating hope this will give them an opportunity to get air time while trump sits things out. iowa caucuses are on monday. >>> a local activist is launching a campaign to- -gentleman mikaya thurmond joins us live outside the board of education. why the focus on black history classes. >> supporters say they have caused a low self esteem and are calling for a radical change in the curriculum just ahead of black history month. durham activist and local

he's holding his own event at drake university. vanessa peng is live outside the sheslow auditorium and vanessa, what's this event all about? vanessa: it's all about the veterans. the trump campaign says they plan to raise a lot of money for veterans organizations. taking a live look, you see protesters holding up their signs, and we just learned that the trump campaign has overbooked the event and not everyone is going to get in.y taking a look at the line, you here, even though the event starts at 8:00, people have been lining up for hours waiting to get into sheslow auditorium in old main. drake university says fire code limits the occupancy to 700 people so not everyone will be allowed to get in. the event starts at 8:00, as i mentioned. and earlier, we spoke to the first person in line. >> i think it's bold. i think it's smart. people say he's messed up at times before, but this is just something else that will shoot his polls high again. vanessa: and right now, i'm joined by ryan smith and ryan, i understand you spoke to vete

channel 13's justin surrency join us live from drake university where both candidates will take the stage... we are less than an hour away from the brown and black forum that will discuss issues and concerns with in des moines minority community...hillary clinton has long been viewed as the democratic front runner but a recent poll on sunday shows bernie sanders not far behind... according to an nbc news and wall street journal poll...clinton holds a 48 percent to 45 percent lead over wall street journal poll...clinton holds a 48 percent to 45 percent lead over bernie sanders among likely iowa caucus goers... hampshire caucus goers and all three candidates including former maryland governor martin o'malley will participate in tonight's brown and black forum here at drake university... the forum begins at 7 tonight and ll tackle crin justiceform...economic equali...and immigration formw tit candidates performllot only help withhe nority vote, it could also be the difference sanders or publican side...in the same n-b-c poll... texas senator ted cruz is out front with 28- percent. donald tru

drake university professor dennis goldford says that amplifies iowa's voice. (dennis goldford, drake university political science professor) "iowa isn't first because it's important. iowa is important because it's first. whoever is first by being first, will have extraordinary importance by being first compared to states that come for some candidates tagged as frontrunners for months -- iowa's hard numbers, brought reality. finish in 2004. and hillary clinton in 2008. (karin caifa, des moines) "iowa has held on to its first-in-the-nation status, but its track record has been mixed. the iowa caucuses tell us a lot about the candidates, campaigns, and voters -- but not always who will win, in the long haul." iowa democrats did choose barack obama in 2008... (sen. barack obama, (d) presidential candidate) "we are one people. and our time for change has come" in 2004, they chose john kerry -- winner the general election. and the 2000 iowa winners -- did cast the main characters in the eventual election drama -- (gov. george w. bush, (r) presidential candidate) our

that's 8 p-m, at drake university's sheslow auditorium. doors open at 5. trump hasn't said which veterans organization the money will go towards. but additional details are expected soon. donald trump's decision is ruffling the feathers of one of his rivals... 8 o'clock saturday night, a 2 hour one on one debate. now if gentle donald cannot handle megyn kelly how about for a moderator instead, mark levin. in west des moines, ted cruz again invited trump to a one on one debate. cruz said they could take questions from audience members if they couldn't agree on a moderator. he even proposed a venue, "western iowa tech" in sioux city. however, other republican rivals don't mind trump's absence on obviously, the fewer people that there are, the more time you will actually get to explain things. well, you know, most of his life he's been a democrat, maybe he'll go to the democrat debate instead. he's somewhat mercurial and unpredictable so maybe he'll show up for the democrat debate. rand paul's criticism of trump might ring a little hollow... he boycotted a de

drake is the latest university to place a ban on hover boards... the ban applies to its dorm rooms and other buildings on campus. federal authorities say the motorized devices can cause serious injury. and beyond that, they say some of them have even caught fire... more than 20 colleges have banned hover boards already, including the university of iowa. we know january is typically a busy time for places like gyms and health clubs, but did you know that it's also one of the busiest months for bird watching. that is where we find channel 13's josh nguyen live this morning, he is at jester park to give us the skinny on bird watching. a warming trend starts slowly today. temperatures will go from the 20s for daytime highs to the 30s by this weekend. skies will stay mostly cloudy with a few flurries possible the next couple of days. you'll get to see more sunshine this weekend. there is another chance for more light snow on all rise for judge judy... the see the report that's giving her of pop culture.. that's right, let's take a look at what's buzzing

it will take place at drake university during the debate... he hasn't said which specific veterans organization will benefit... or if it's more than one. doors open at five... and the event begins at eight. meanwhile ted cruz is pushing to book trump this weekend. this week trump's republican rival proposed the two do a one-on-one debate. now cruz says he's booked a time and place... all trump has to do is agree. the debate would take place saturday night in sioux city. it would last one hour, and the two would have to agree on a a super-pac supporting ted cruz has also pledged one-and-a-half million dollars to veterans if trump agrees to it. a new poll shows a neck and neck race on the democratic side as well... the quinnipiac poll, released yesterday, has bernie sanders and hillary clinton just four percent apart. that is within the poll's margin of error. martin o'malley is still in the single digits. clinton is taking her campaign to a unique spot in an attempt to overcome sanders... 402493 nothing motivates you more to clean a business, t

the democrats fielded questions at a town hall at drake university last night. with hillary clinton and bernie sanders neck and neck in the polls, the two drew sharp contrasts with each other. clinton confronted the doubts about her ability to attract younger voters... and sanders hit back over issues like trade and the keystone pipeline. meanwhile, martin o'malley had a hold strong at your caucus because america is looking for a new leader. america is scanning the horizon. we can not be this fed up with our gridlocked, dysfunctional congress and think old ideologies are going to move us forward. caucus goers will choose their preferred candidate on february first. a new poll shows just how close the iowa caucus could be... the "iowa state and w-h-o h-d" poll puts hillary clinton on top, but barely. clinton received a little more than 47 percent support. bernie sanders received 45. that's within the poll's margin of error. martin o'malley is a distant third, stuck in the single digits. the poll has ted cruz leading the republican race. a poll released just minut

his veterans event is only 8 minutes away at drake university's sheslow's auditorium. with trump hosting his own event at drake tonight, it only adds to the unpredictability. a public relations and strategic political communications assistant professor at drake university says this has been an exciting caucus season on campus. she expects tonight's debate to look more like a traditional debate... one that will focus more on "i haven't seen anything like this before and i dont think anyone has. that is what makes this so fun. playbooks are fine and it's great to know you have a system for winning the caucuses. but it's really fun for those of us who are watching but not for those of us trying to get the presidency' doors open for donald trump's eight...the same time the debate gets center. a bit of debate drama on the democratic side, as well. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are weighing in... while their race in iowa gets even closer. a new nbc news marist poll shows clinton and sanders virtually tied in iowa. clinton has 48 percent while sanders has 45 percent,

trump only hours away from hosting his, quote "special event" to raise money for veterans at drake university in des moines --the televised affair airing the same time as fox's trump- less prime-time debate. presidential candidate "what we have going is a movement, it's not a normal situation." but, the gop front runner's decision to stick it to fox by dropping out is not without irony. presidential candidate "i was not treated well by fox." trump appearing on the network last night -- fox news anchor bill o'reilly failing to coax "just want you to consider it. you owe me milkshakes, i'll take them off the ledger if you consider it. presidential candidate "i told you upfront don't ask me that question because it's an embarrassing question. "but i'm not going to listen to any political person telling me don't ask me anything." o'reilly repeatedly asking trump to debate tonight. "i'm asking you to reconsider it, if you don't want to it's up to you." in trump's absence, texas

they were invited by cnn and our partners, the iowa democratic party and drake university.udience members submitted questions to us. we have screened them to make sure they cover a variety of important issues and they do. however, the candidates do not know what the questions will be. many of the voters joining us tonight are undecided. some are leaning toward a particular candidate. now in a bit, we'll talk with governor martin o'malley and secretary hillary clinton, but first, please welcome senator bernie sanders of vermont. [ applause ] >> hi, chris. how are you? >> good to see you, senator. busy day? >> yes. my wife told me to button my coat but i'm too fat, so -- >> i'll do the same then. i'll do the same. so do you remember when we first started talking about this election many months ago, you weren't sure that you wanted to run. you were not sure, you said, that there was an appetite in this country to discuss the problems between rich and poor. how surprised are you by #feeltheburn and all that has followed? >> chris, our message has resonated much faster, much fur

the campaign booked sheslow auditorium at drake university. the only problem... know one knows exactly which organization trump is raising money for. we reached out to his iowa campaign to ask who is the beneficiaries of his fundraiser will be. we got a vague response: --quote-- "many veterans groups will benefit! it will be a great event." trump won't be the only republican presidential candidate at the event. mike huckabee and rick santorum plan to take part after their "undercard" debate on fox news this evening. with trump's big event at the school tonight, drake university is reflecting on a successful political season on its campus. "it's really exciting. it's exciting to see students engage in the process, and have the opportunity to seek candidates, meet candidates, really engage in the political debates that are going on in their country right now. obviously, these are the issues that are going to define their future, so i think we're lucky enough to be able to provide them with these everything we can to do so." :01-:23 this caucus cycle has been more a

trump's camp says he'll hold a campus of drake university tonight. at least one veterans group -- the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america -- announced they will decline donations from the event. marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the gop candidates who are participating in the debate have said they hope to use the opportunity to get some air time while the front runner donald trump sits this one out. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > on the democratic side, hillary clinton staffers are preparing for a final big push over the weekend. the polls show she's in a dead heat with bernie sanders. yesterday... sanders briefly left iowa to meet with president obama at the white house. iowans will cast their caucus votes on monday./// brian loftus > now let's send things over to sherry swensk kirsten joyce sherry what's the forecast look like today?/// sherry swensk < > dark skies for now... with chilly temps in the low 40s and upper 30s. .................... but highs today will warm to the 60s. temps keep climbing as we finish ou

the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on "the most difficult part... the drake semester starts monday so we have to communicate with students as they return to campus and second of all what sorts of have been impacted across campus." president... this weekend, the register announced it will endorse democrat hillary clinton and republican marco rubio. they say they chose rubio because they feel he represents his party's best hope and new direction for the experience out of the three democratic candidates. hillary clinton is also getting a boost from the boston globe. the newspaper announced its pick yesterday... saying it "enthusiastically endorses her in the february 9th democratic primary in new hampshire." they go on to say she'd make a better president than her democratic rival, senator bernie sanders. they did not announce a pick for a republican candidate. the one week deadline is showing along the republican campaign trial as w

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clinton, sanders and martin o'malley are at drake university tonight... democratic presidential forum is just wrapping up at this hour... with the clock ticking down to caucus night.. the stakes are high. a new n-b-c/wall street journal/marist poll shows clinton leading sanders by just three percentage points in iowa. she's at 48 percent. he's at 45. the same poll shows sanders leading in new hampshire... 50 percent to 46 percent. tonight.. the three candidates took turns answering questions from a panel... one of the questions posed to sanders... why it seems clinton is attacking him. 1:10:26- it could be that.. may not be so inevitable today. 10:33 clinton has criticized votes sanders has cast in congress over the years.. saying he hasn't been tough enough on gun control. sanders disagrees.. saying the is complicated.. and that he fully supports the president's recent actions on gun control. clinton was the third and final candidate to take the stage tonight.. she was asked if she would deport as many immigrants as president obama has... no, i have come

a prayer breakfast in honor of the civil rights leader also took place this morning at drake university... during the event.. organizers honored alex hanna with a "making a difference award." hanna is principal at merrill middle school.. and assistant pastor at union baptist church. 09:28-09:50 "i try to live my life in accordance with... the way you would like to be treated van and bonnie also helped give back this morning. they offered free skating... and free breakfast to anyone who donated warm iowa state students know how to prepare for the cold... iowa state students know how to prepare for the cold... some have been waiting in it since saturday.... and a match-up against number one oklahoma is the reason why... later in sports... how they kept warm... and how long its been since the clones knocked off a number one. and joining the fight against terrorism in syria.. the presidential candidate who says it's a bad idea right after the break. rand paul never got a haircut but did campaign this morning but did campaign this morning at platnum kutz...a barbershop near drake university.

trump's camp says he'll hold a fundraiser for veterans on the campus of drake university tonight. at least one veterans group -- the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america -- announced they will decline donations from the event. marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the g-o-p candidates who are taking part in this debate say...they hope to use the opportunity to get more air time /// ((brian loftus)) > we could find out more details about the boston marathon bombing... after hundreds of documents were unsealed. a federal judge ordered the release of the documents... that were used in the conviction of bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the explosion killed three people... and hundreds more were hurt. tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death. his brother tamerlan was killed in the manhunt. no word yet on when the court clerk's office will begin ((brian loftus)) > a photo of a group of drivers is going viral... for their herioc act. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) why the man who took the picture says... this was a moment that needed to be remembered. conditions along

trump landed at the des moines international airport around at drake university. he defended his decision not to take part in last nights fox news debate, despite it being the last one before the iowa caucuses. >> you've heard the criticism that this is your one last and for iowans to see you with your competitors, and that's not going to happen. now, is that presidential, when you don't do that? dr. trump: i think so, because chuck laudner and some of the folks that work for me, sam clovis, said, "this shows that your independent, it showed that you will protect yourself and your country when something is unjust." whereas these other guys, they're just politicians, they show up and debate for an hour and leave. elizabeth: trump tells us he'll be back in iowa tomorrow, and will not leave until after he "wins the iowa caucuses monday." eric: turning to the democratic side, a new nbc news/ wall street journal poll shows in iowa. she has 48% support to bernie sanders' 45%. martin o'malley is in a distant third place with 3% support. trail in newton thursday. before a

the forum is being held at drake university, and is being hosted by c-n-n. and today, local 5's sabrina ahmed sat down with the former secretary of state. i;m very proud that i was a part of president obama's cabinet. i am proud of the affordable care act. i am not running for a third term. i am running for my first term. sen. sanders wants to start over on healthcare. we need to make improvements to it. i am proud of the progress we have made already. i have my own plans and proposals that i think are very important. " stephanie/ram: and be sure to tune into this week in iowa for the full one-on- one interview with democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and a preview of what to expect for the 2016 iowa caucuses. that's sunday, january 31 at 9 am here on local 5. governor branstad took some heat for comments he made about ted cruz. he answered "yes" when asked if he wanted the texas senator to be defeated in the iowa caucus. branstad's main reason is that cruz doesn't support the renewable fuel standard. today the governor stood by his remarks. "1

the2016 election season is less than a week away.the democratic candidates took to the stage at drake university for a ton hall.the issues they tried to tackle before next weeks vote. a cold front moved through our area overnight, resulting in light rain. temperatures will fall during the day with 8 a.m. temperatures closer to 40 and 4 p.m. temperatures around 350f. flurries will also be possible this afternoon. coming up, how long we'll have to wait until 50 degree highs gmts anim"you're watching good morning tri-state at 4:30 on 9 on your side!" the father of a murdered two year old says he wants to raise his pregnant wife's child.. even if it isn't his. this is the case of kinsley kinner we've continued to follow for you. her mother.... rebekah kinner.. and her boyfriend.. bradley young... are charged in the death of the two year old girl. rebekah kinner is eight months pregnant. a paternity test will determine who is the biological father. but her husband... scott senft... says he wants full custody of the child. "i mean, i've got everything in line. i"m daddy of the year without my kid righ

both candidates took part in the brown and black forum at drake university... channel 13's justin surrency event was about winning the minority vote. from immigration reform and justice reform...all three democratic presidential candidates dealt with concerns and issues facing des moines' minority population which many in attendance tonight saw "like to see them get out more in their area where it is needed, more of the poverty areas, more people with more issues because they feel as though the candidates don't come into their areas and speak to them directly and that's what they want." "jonathan douglas"minorities aren't talked about that often...you might get one question on black lives matters and the rest is pushed away towards building a wall and having the mexican government pay for it so i think focusing on it and having an in-depth conversation isn't just brushing over the facts but really speaking the facts and to the people directly." for two hours...hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley did just that inside drake university's sheslow a

stacey: one drake university senior has an unusual housing assignment this semester. mark: emmy victor shows us her new place and how her vocals will play a large part of her stay there. emmy: not even close to a typical dorm hall. >> the living room is twice the size of my last living room. the bedroom is twice the size of my last bedroom. emmy: 21-year-old haley jenkins is the youngest senior living haley was studying abroad last fall and did not have housing for this semester. >> i was in ireland, and i wasn't going to stress about it until the month of january. emmy: until a unique offer at deer field retirement center came to the table, one that this drake university music major couldn't resist. >> i sent in my resume and a cover letter explaining why i would love this opportunity and this job. from glen to glen emmy: for two scheduled performances a month, she will get free room and board in return. >> i'm taking her downstairs to our bar. and we are going to have a drink . emmy: though that is one less spot for a senior resident, deer field says it's worth the

elias: the three democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university last night for a town hall....last high-profile event before the iowa caucuses.. hillary clinton faced down recent attacks against her, as she tried to build her appeal to young voters. her main rival, bernie sanders, took questions about his explaining why socialist shouldn't be a bad label. martin o'malley, who has been a distant third, used his time to try and invigorate supporters, and show that he is a viable option. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: a texas grand jury has cleared planned parenthood of wrongdoing over a series of controversial undercover videos. the videos appeared to suggest planned parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue and organs. the jury instead indicted the two anti-abortion activists behind the staged videos that sparked the controversy. elias: the topic of gun control is getting attention at the iowa statehouse....wit h a new bill circulating. elias: the measure would give children under the age of 14 the right to use a handgun with their parents permission a

drake university told ticket holders that trumps campaign overbooked the venue... 'they oversold like crazy which is exciting but it kind of sucks when you are in the cold for so long. 'pretty frustrating considering wanted to see quite some time.'but in time several hundred inside sheslow auditorium were graced with the gop frontrunner... "we are going to make america great again and it's because of these veterans... and he didnt disappoint "we don't know if this will help any votes or help at all but we raised $5 million dollars 'hes a doer thats what we want, we dont need someone looking to the left, to the right, looking up, looking down, hes a doer...' "i used to be greedy and take all the money but now i want to be greedy for america...i want to be greedy to give america all the money..." local non-profit organization the puppy jake foundation received word from trump's campaign this evening that they are one of two organizations that the fundraiser will be donating to... presidential candidate at drake. both mike huckabee and rick santorum showed up after th

while his republican counterparts are on the debate stage, trump will be here on the campus of drake university. even students who don't support the outspoken candidate are excited what they are calling the anti-debate event. >> you know, as an american citizen, it worries me if he is unable to stand up to one reporter or one moderator, how he is going to attempt to make america great again. >> reporter: trump's camp says he'll hold a fund-raiser for forveterans on the campus of drake university tonight. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, announced they will decline donations from the event. marlie hall, cbs news, des moines, iowa. >>> hillary clinton says that she wants another debate before next month's new hampshire primary. clinton is pushing the democratic national committee to add the debate, but the dnc says it's sticking to its schedule. bernie sanders' campaign says he'll participate in another pre-new hampshire debate if clinton agrees to three more debates later this year. >>> three men who had been occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon surrendered to authorities late

the forum begins at 7 tonight in drake university's sheslow auditorium. but local minorities have already done their part to get ready for it... i hope the candidate feel and see where we are coming from... they dont both activists and state leaders say they agree on the biggest priorities for iowa's minorities... that's criminal justice reform, economic equality, and immigration reform. and they say they're thankful the party is trying to address the issues... something bernie sanders got a jump start on yesterday... how about investing in jobs and education rather than in jail an incarceration. cheers sanders broke down the unemployment rates of minority high school graduates. he says it's 51 percent for black graduates and 36 percent for latino graduates. a new poll shows the democratic frontrunners are now neck and neck in iowa... the "n-b-c news - wall street journal - marist" poll puts hillary clinton just 3 points ahead of bernie sanders. with the margin of error, that's a virtual tie. martin o'malley double digits. on the republican side, ted cruz

the forum is at drake university in des moines. the east coast continues to cleanup from near record snow over the weekend. government offices in d-c will remain closed today and the house already delaying votes for the week...including one to override president obama's health care veto and a winter weather advisory is in effect for much of the kwwl viewing area. this is a live look at highway 218 in waterloo freezing rain is possible this morning and by evening, we're looking at up to three inches of snow a man is reunited with a missing piece of his childhood .... decades after the heirloom was stolen from his grandparents' house set of circumstances that led him to this remarkable discovery. when 38 year old nate lint stepped inside this snowboard shop to kill time ... "i was blown away." amazed to find the same type of snowboard he used to ride as a kid. "i told one of the owners, i haven't seen one since mine was stolen." that's because burton only made about 600 of these boards back in 1983, just as snowboarding started to ta

until a unique offer at deer ield retirement center came to the table - one that this drake university music major couldn't resist. [notes:haley jenkins, drake university student]<< (3329) (39:34-39:39) "i sent in my resume and a cover letter and said why i would love this opportunity and this job >> for two scheduled performances a month she will get free om d boararin return. [notes:glenis nunn, resident at deerfield]<< (3332) (53:46- 53:56) i'm taking her downstairs to our bar. and we are going to have a drink >> ough that is one less spot for a senior resident, deer field says it's worth the investmeme. [notes:james robinson, executive director of deerfield] << (3328) (32:06- 32:11) music really brings out both aspects of social health and emotional health and that efforts here >>inter generational living is said to enhance the lives of both older and younger adults. [notes:tom mckenna, resident at deerfield]<< i have children and grandchildren. and having haley will feel like part of the family >> [victor her first performance the home was last night.d she wont always be performin

drake university. 9:00 drake university raise money for the veterans.you owe me 17 milk shakes then and i want them. >> that's okay. i will do that. thank you, bill. >> all right. donald. well, that was interesting. on tomorrow's factor. we will read a lot of your letters for reaction and give you press reaction to it as well. next on the rundown. the aforementioned newt gingrich will weigh in on the trump interview. right back from l.a. -5 see see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that i won't stop. until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a different kind of medicine for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. proven to help the majority of people find clear or almost clear skin. 8 out of 10 people saw 75% skin clearance at 3 months. while the majority saw 90% clearance. do not use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting, you should be tested for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell yo

it wrapped up at drake university. that's where we find kcci's chief political reporter cynthia cynthia: the town hall forum is just ending. we are still waiting to see audience members come out of shows low hall -- of sheslow hall. it started with bernie sanders. each candidate took the stage one at a time to answer questions from the audience and they had the time to give longer, more detailed answers then you would see in a debate. a drake student made national television asking sanders how he planned to pay for all of his programs including health care for all for free, and free college for all. sen. sanders: we may raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for angels best for individuals and businesses. after the working people of this country bill that wall street, maybe it is their time to help wall street's recklessness, greed, and illegal behavior brought this country to its knees. i am going to say to them that fair share of taxes. think should be most important to youn

nearby drake university, holding a rally which will air on cnn at the exact same time. at 9:00 he says the money raised p.m.. will g. >> one of the pete -- the things people love about you is that you speak your mind. patrick: and so it began. back on august 6th of last year, in the very firsx news networks' megyn kelly vs. donald trump. fast forward six months. >> they can't toy with me. let's see how they do with the ratings. patrick: as he's known to do, trump took to twitter to explain that his reasons stem not only from a rift with megyn kelly, but he says, quote, "it was the childishly written and taunting pr statement by fox that made me not do the debate." end quote. >> trump's playing by his own rules, and i think it's working for him. but at the end of the day, i'm not sure what it does for the process. patrick: carly fiorina and texas looking to face off with trump before the iowa primary on monday. fiorina's team told me today that she offered $2 million to veteran's causes if trump would debate her tonight instead of holding the rally. their statement said,

he is about two miles from here at drake university. he is holding an event against the debate. he doesn' t like the way fox is treating him. he doesn' t like megyn kelly, so he' s going to be there. i just saw a network crew leaving to go over and do a sit down with them. take a look. the stage is being set. there is tight security inside. senator marco rubio here doing debate prep. the world' s media is here. there is a lot of interest because of the auto trump issue. let' s talk about the guys on stage tonight. there will be seven of them, ted bush -- these guys might love the fact that donald trump is not on stage. someone else will tell the voters that you need to vote for me without having donald trump sucking up the oxygen on stage. everybody is getting ready. there is still a chance that donald trump could show up. he has not definitively said he will. to answer your question, two miles away a drink university, that is where he is doing an interview with a network. -- drake university, that is where he is doing an interview with a network it we will have 6:00 cummins on.

dennis goldford is a professor of political science at drake university in des moines. he literally wrote the book on the iowa caucus. dennis goldford: "the caucuses force candidates to treat individual voters as real and not simply as campaign props for photo ops." delegates aren't selected to the national convention, and the caucus doesn't always predict who will be president. dennis goldford: "it's a preference vote no different from you asking people you're hosting at a dinner party you're having whom do you prefer as the nominee." and being first to the table .makes all the difference. dennis goldford: "iowa isn't first because it's important, it's difference. dennis goldford: "iowa isn't first because it's important, it's candidates are vetted . will they show unexpected strengths or weaknesses? the entire country is watching who will iowa choose? reporting in des moines, jacqueline policastro. facebook is taking a step forward, to revolutionize another part of our lives. revealing the social media giants next big plan. and it could change your life in a plus. "re

trump's camp says he'll hold a fundraiser for campus of drake university tonight. at least one veterans group -- the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america -- announced they will decline donations from the event. marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. the president of liberty university is explaining his decision to endorse donald trump for president. jerry falwell junior made the announcement on tuesday, and says it was a personal show affiliated with liberty. he says trump either him or the for the endorsement. falwell says he likes trump's business credentials and best person to improve america's economy. junior/liberty university president: "we're in such desperate straights as a nation that we need somebody who has a citizen falwell's endorsement does not apply to the rest of his family. his brother jonathan, who pastors thomas road baptist church, has put out a statement saying he presidential candidates. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders was in washington yesterday to meet with president obama. sanders praised the president for "being democrat

it will be held at drake university, an eight minute car ride from des moines. trump appeared on fox last night where bill o'reilly asked him if he should admonish and forgive the journalists that mistreated him. >> it probably is, but, you know, it's called an eye for an eye, i guess you could look at it that way. >> no, no, no. that's old testament. if you're the christian, the eye for the eye rule goes out. here's what it is. turning the other cheek. >> bill, let me tell you, you're taking this much more seriously than i am. >> who is? >> you're taking this seriously. i'll have a wonderful time tomorrow night at 9:00 at drake university. >> but you're depriving the people of seeing you in a forum they need to see you. >> no, i'm not. no. the press will be there. everybody -- we'll help a lot of veterans, whereas fox is not giving anything to the veterans. i'm giving 100% to the veterans. >> oh. stop. >> i'll make a substantial donation. >> you heard trump raising money for the veterans' charities. yesterday two prominent organizations the iraq veterans of ame

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happening at drake university at the exact same time. trump's chief rival ted cruz has proposed the o take part in a one on - one debate this saturday here in sioux city.the leader of an armed group is joining federal officials in oregon... asking the people still occupying a federal wildlife refuge to go home. ammon bundy made the statement through his attorney wednesday after his initial court appearance. bundy and seven others were arrested tuesday during a violent traffic stop... one person was killed.and.$. nasa oerves a day of remembrance today... on the 30th anniversary of the challenger disaster. in 1886... the space shuttle exploded over the atlantic ocean... less than two minutes after takeoff... killing all seven crewmembers on board. nasa will also pay tribute to the crews of 3 and be sure to check out siouxland newsot com all day at work and home for the latest news, weather and sports. 3 and here is what the folks in studio 57 are working on that you'll see in an hour on cbs "this morning".i'm gayle king. coming up, how the