>>senator ernst: i, i am not (chuckling) >>senator ernst: going to endorse. i always start off by saying that, but i would say that we have some of the most brilliant candidates out there. they bring so many different skills, tas and abilities to the table and i think we're very fortunate to have such a great selection. >>sabrina: thank you so much. senator ernst: thanknkou. >>amandadahuge selection. (chuckling) >>senator ernst: huge selection. >>sabrina: huge! >>senator ernst: thank you very much. >>amanda: thank you. we appreciate you being here >>senator ernst: thanks. thank you. good to be here. >>amanda: and spending some time with us today. (music) >>sabrina: up next, donald >>amda: welcome back everyone. here was a different kind of political story that i got to cover this week. what was once a donald trump campaign bus is being completely transformed into an anti-trump work of art. check this out. a team of artists parked it outside of a chris christie event earlier this week in newton. the bus now has some new banners hanging on both sides. (chucklin

senator joni ernst describes her recent trip to the middle east. the republican, along with other members of the u.s. senate, visited israel, jordan, iraq and afghanistan for a weeklong congressional delegation trip. the junior senator from iowa says the violence between israel and palestine is extremely troubling. she says the situation on the ground poses a greater threat to the u.s. than the obama administration has lead the american people to believe. "we have a lot of work to do," says senator joni ernst. "the middle east is a disaster. our efforts are valued however, we heard time and time again that they wished we could do more to eradicate isis." during the trip, the lawmakers met with u.s. troops, and political and military leaders, to talk about ways to defeat isis. ernst says the men and women deployed in afghanistan are on the front lines of a very serious war. and, she says, there are concerns about troop levels, and the military's capability to keep them safe. "it became clear throughout the trip that we need to further engage," says

ernst says she will vote against deal will pass. farmers had another big week of harvesting last week until rain slowed things down on friday. the weekly report from the u.s. department of agriculture says that as of sunday, the corn harvest was 73 percent complete in iowa. 57 percent in nebraska and 60 percent in south dakota. the soybean harvest was 92-percent complete in iowa, 90 percent in nebraska and 96 percent in south dakota. today, reaction from local medical experts about a new study linking cancer to certain kinds of meats. the alternatives you can put on your plate to live a healthier life. << mostly cloudy skies were across the seeing showers with the most of the rain falling to the east of chances of showers tonight as a cold front starts to push in. that front the wind to switch to the northwest and it become gusty late tonight and wednesday morning. tomorrow is going to be windy and colder with winds gusting over 30 miles per hour and highs only getting into the low 50s. we could see lows near the freezing mark thurs

senator joni ernst describes her recent trip to the middle east. the republican, along with other members of the u.s. senate, visited israel, jordan, iraq and afghanistan for a weeklong congressional delegation t tp. the junior senator from iowa says the violence between israel and palestine is extremely troubling. ground poses a greater threat to the u.s. than the obama administration has lead the american people to believe. "we have a lot of work to do," sass senator joni ernst. "the middle east is a disaster. our efforts are valued however, we heard time and time again that they wished we could do more to eradicate isisis during the trip, the lawmakers met with u.s. troops, and political and military leaders, to talk about ways to defeat isis. ernst says the men and women deployed in afghanistan are on the front lines of the war. and, she says, there are concerns about troop levels, and the military's capability to keep them safe. "it became clear throughout the trip that we need to further engage," says senator ernst. "isis is actively and ququ

"ernst - i do support some of those efforts understanding we have to have replacement alternatives, not just definding but making sure we are governing in a good manner " stephanie: you can see more of this interview with senator ernst on our weekly political show, this week in iowa. it's on sunday mornings at 9 a.m. jack/lam there's nothing quite like going out with a bang. and the eagles of pella christian help put the exclimation point on a successful inaguaral season for blitz gameday. this morning was our last gameday. elias johnson takes us highlights. elias asks: offense, can you still do that with the rain forecasted?" "absolutely, in fact in pcm and we threw for 355 yards in a rainstorm so i guys know how to do that" elias says: its the eagles vs. the regales of iowa city regina, the very last game of the regular season. you can't be in pella without tasty pastries, take a look at this eagle pride! brad engbers says: "our kids know, our coaches know our students know this is a big game." kids says: "this is not natural, this is a wig." elias says: "oh, its not natural, i was wo

of iowa's'sand and waterways the senate e expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 most power has now been restored to thousands of pennsylvania residents after they were left in the dark wednesday. 3 the problem wasn't a storm but a runaway military blimp dragging a tether that knocked out power lines. hena daniels has more from muncy, pennsylvania... where the unmanned blimp came down. 3 the -tech blimp remains scattered in two pieces in rural pennsylvania while the u.s. military tries to figure out how it got loose. they know it t oke free from its anchor in abereren, maryland and then drifted about a 150 miles before coming down.natz full, shotgun blastssot: sot: captain matt villa, u.s. army (:21-:27)we are now working on deflating the aerostat. you may have heard shotgun shots. that is how we are deflating it.the military is working out a plan to safely remove the blimp, but a aspokesmamasays it will take a few days.(standup bridge: he daniels, cbs news, muncy, pa) (:35-:43)in the meantime..state police along with u.s. armand national guard personne

deal.that includes senator joni ernst, who says she's not happy that her fellow lawmakers are raising the national debt ceiling. ceiling.in a statement this morning ernst said quote: "i will not susuort this shortsighted deal that hands washington a credit card without a limit and sidesteps the tough decisions that the american people elected congress to make." forbes magazine put out a list of e best statat for business. the hawkeye state came in at number 14.that's actually down two spots from last year.the biggest negative was iowa's projected population growth over the next five years.some positives were the state's business friendly climate and low unemployment rate. in the race for the white house... house...a new poll from the university of iowa shows who iowa voters expect to see on the presidential ballot next year. year.the hawkeye poll found that among democrats, voters preferred hillary clinton to bernie sanders by a margin of more than ten percent. on the republican side, ctor ben carson came out as favorite over donald trump. an intersting note - even though doctor carso

ernst says.. wotus is ill- conceived and harmful to farmers and small businesses.. and she is pleased to move forward with efforts to confront it. ---- a budget deal was reached wednesday by members of the house... however.. it has a controversial cut to crop insurance to the tune of three billion dollars over ten years.. the house and senate agriculture committees worked to remove that cut.. but in a roundabout way.. house ag chair michael conaway won a commitment from republican leaders to address the cuts in a later omnibus spending bill.. but it still passed in the legislation.. no amendments were allowed in this vote.. in iowa senator chuck grassley's weekly news conference.. he says the deal could disenfranchise farmers with crop insurance.. it cuts nearly a third of funds.. "and this $3 billion dollar hit on crop insurance would probably get farmers back into the mode of: 'why buy crop insurance?' and then, they're going to know the government's going to come in like they do on other natural disasters and pay 100 percent. so, i think we've got something good

- s senator is continuing efforts to block a controversial new rule from the e- p- a.senator joni ernst's bill to block the "waters of the united states" rule from takiki effect will now be considered by the full senate.ernst introduced the bill last month. according to her the rule would give thehe e-p-a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 percent of iowa's land and waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center. perla (alar-con flo-ree) alarcon-flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center located in the ho-chunk centre. she's the owner of the center which translates spanish to english... and english to spanish. perla says spanish is second-most-common language spoken in iowa and she hopes to recruit more qualified translators in sioux city. 3 3 the state of south dakota's poultry producers are still trying to recover from this spring's bird flu outbreak... which is s sll taking a toll egg producti

citit 3 iowa's junior u - s senator is keeping up the efforts to from the e - p - a.senator joni ernst's bill to block the "waters of the united states" rule from takiki effect will now be considered by the full senate.ernst introduced the bill last month. according to her the rule would give the e - p - a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center.perla (alar - con flo - ree) alarcon - flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center... inside the ho - chunk centre. she's the owner of the centerer. it t tnslates anish to english and english to spanish. perla says spanish is the second - most - common language spoken in iowa... and she hopes to recruit more qualified translators in sioux cityty 3 "what do i see? what is the vision? grow, to grow. we have, for instance, in the school district, a dual language program with irving elementary . and those kids arargrowi

ernst: thank you. i think it is important that we stress that not only is it unacceptable in our own ranks, but also those we are serving with. thank you for that. going back also to capabilities and conditions, rather than the timeframe, if we look at keeping 10,000 troops on ground in afghanistan, if there is a decision point where we keep 5000 or zero, is there anyway you can broadly describe the conditions thaon the ground before we get to those points? do we leave it the same? at what point can we get to 5000 and so forth? just very broadly. thank you. gen. campbell: i think based on what has happened since the president made his decision in 2014 to go down to 1000 around the embassy, we have taken a look at all the conditions. based on those, i have provided options to take a look at the mission sense we want to do in the future. we still have to train, advise on different levels. i believe we have to have a counterterrorism capability. you need a certain amount of forces to be able to do that. t

senator joni ernst. "i don't think this is what iowans want." ernst says she will vote against it but believes the deal will pass. president obama spoke to a gathering of police chiefs yesterday and addressed the divide between law enforcement and communities of color. mister obama was speaking to the international association of chiefs of police in his hometown of chicago. the president focused on several key points in his speech... among them --- making sure police departments have the resources they need to do their jobs... reforming the criminal justicicsystem to make it more fair... and reducing the risk k for officers through commonsense gun safety reforms. he said good community policing is a two-way street... and that communities must give officers the benefit of the doubt. but, mister obama said, the flip side is that police departments need to address incidents of excessive force. (president obama) "so... supporting law enforcement and having a budget that backs it up, not just cause talk is cheap, but actually following thru to make s

senator ernst: mr. brimley? mr. brimley: i would say the guard is an operational reserve, they've been used that way for the past 10-plus years. in my mind, i see them that way. enge there's value there last there's hundreds of thousands of former active duty troops populating the national guards. now is the time to think through if they're to be used that way how to do so. i would just say i'm a little bit, i've been frustrated to see relations between the active army and the army national guard dee tieror ate in recent years. i think there's a lot of blame to go around there. but i've been frustrated that the active army doesn't seem to think about the total army. it seems to think first and foremost about the active army and then and only then do we think about the army national guard and to a lesser degree army reserve. i think if you look at goldwater-nichols, one question to ask is has the elevation of the share of the national guard to four star status, has that had second and third order effects to complicat

ernst says.. wotus is ill- conceived and harmful to farmers and small businesses.. and she is pleased to move forward with efforts to confront it. ---- a budget deal was reached wednesday by members of the house... however.. it has a controversial cut to crop insurance to the tune of three billion dollars over ten years.. the house and senate agriculture committees worked to remove that cut.. but in a roundabout way.. house ag chair michael conaway won a commitment from republican leaders to address the cuts in a later omnibus spending bill.. but it still passed in the legislation.. no amendments were allowed in this vote.. in iowa senator chuck grassley's weekly news conference.. he says the deal could disenfranchise farmers with crop insurance.. it cuts nearly a third of funds.. "and this $3 billion dollar hit on crop insurance would probably get farmers back into the mode of: 'why buy crop insurance?' and then, they're going to know the government's going to come in like they do on other natural disasters and pay 100 percent. so, i think we've got something good

but it also gave people a chance to see where christie stands on legalizing joni ernst wants you to join her on saturday morning in marshalltown. she'll be finishing her 99 county tour of the state by visiting "central iowa healthcare" at ten o'clock. the tour across the state is a tradition started by iowa's senior senator charles grassley. he's currently working on his 35th tour of the state. the chicago cubs have one more shot at the new york mets tonight. meet the barber who is getting cubs fans geared up for the game... then...later in the show... driverless cars are being developed and tested in the u-s. where the vehicles are hitting the road...and what it's like to be dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music. indianola's casey blake stood out while playing major league baseball... he's retired now... but is still inspiring others. blake will receive the 2016 robert d. ray pillar of character award.

thank you so much. >> senator ernst, may i make an operational comment? >> yes, absolutely. >> captain john meier and his crew have moved aboard forward. they are in the galley aboard forward. they are operating almost 50% of the systems and the crew is extraordinarily happy with the shape at this point. secretary stackly has announced the timeline but the war fighter does need this ship and we're pleased with the fact that the crew likes the capability that we're delivering there and the statement refers to that capability. yes, ma'am, absolutely, cost more and is taking longer but we will have that ship delivered with the higher capability by the time it deploys and i'd like to note for the record that crew is very happy with the technology we're delivering to the war fighter. >> thank you, admiral. i'll make a closing comment. i've gone way over my time, but i will tell you $2.4 billion is a lot of up-armor that could help the guys on the ground as well. we could have saved a lot of arms, legs, lives if we had had that money allocated in our budget as

then my doctor told me about eliquis. >>> josh ernst is in the press room. >> and the iraqi governmenty the the the support for these efforts. and we have expressed support by the u.s. government for the president abadi's supports. the two leaders noted full sup pot for the global coalition for counter isil and emphasizing that united states and iraq are fully committed to partnering with the international community to degrade and destroy isil and recommitted the partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion that, part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to undert undertake to intensify those elements of the u.s. strategy and the coalition strategy against isil that have yielded progress. there is some reporting on this already today and i anticipate the subject of discussion with some of you. and kathleen, we can get started with whatever topic you would like. >> well, we will start there. the white house is saying that fewer than 50 forces are going to be involved. and initial reaction called it the tinkering a

. >> one of the reporters from "the washington post" asked a josh ernst, what about the notion, can you spon respond to the critics saying this is a playground moment and president obama is taking vladimir putin's lunch -- vladimir putin is taking president obama's lunch money, pushing him around, running circles around him. >> the argument is this, that russia is inflaming tensions between sunni and shia. coming down on iran and the bashar al-assad regime. inflaming sunnis, and they'll eventually face the music at home. obviously russia faced their own sectarian problems in chechnya and elsewhere. they wonder whether or not bashar al-assad - vladimir putin is positioning himself for a post-bashar al-assad syria by getting skin in the game and accusing vladimir putin of gaining by backing the one and only ally. the last toe hold that russia has. generations between both sides, bashar al-assad and his father, dating back to the pre-berlin wall. having said all of that. the diplomacy under way here, not much with russia, giving the united states one hour's notice. before the bombs flew, a

white house spokesman josh ernst dismissed the theory. >> the available evidence does not support the notion that law enforcement officers are shying away from fulfilling their responsibilities, this was the second time in a week that comey spoke about police officers under the microscope. >> in many cities. violence was the tame as last year. in some places lower. in others we are seeing an explosion of senseless violence. we must stare at the problem, to figure out why it's happening, and what we can do about it. >> critics point out an irony in the comments. if there's a ferguson effect. law enforcement relies on abusive or questionable practices. back to you. >>> a psychological evaluation has been ordered for a woman accused of driving into an oklahoma state homecoming parade. bond was set at a million dollars for the woman. the crash killed four, injuring dozens of others. chambers has not been charged and has been held on preliminary accounts of second degree mudder. >> five people were killed when a whale watching boat sank off the coast of the british columbia. >> one person

senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chair.secretary mcfarland, gentlemen, thanks for being with us today. secretary stackley, test fix, test, fix, how long are we going to continue to do that? >> ma'am, when it comes to every developmental system, we are still doing test and fix on the dd g5 1 aegis weapons system for 30 years. there will be continue all test and fix as you bring in upgrades and performance. on ddgcvn 78 we'll identify further testing and operational testing like we do with every major weapon system we bring to the fleet and we'll continue to fix those. today, test and fix primarily, primarily is software related. software, not hardware. >> where is the carrier right now? >> cvn 78 is about 95% complete at the piers at newport news shipbuilding in hampton yards. >> it is sitting in a shipyard, corrects. >> yes, ma'am. >> iowa we don't have shipyards. only time it matters to folks like me are whether it is out there operating. across military services, told 9% solution on time better than 100% solution too late

senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chair. secretary mcfarland, gentlemen, thank you for being with us today. secretary stackley, test fix, test, fix, how long are we going to continue to do that? >> ma'am, when it comes to every developmental system, we are still doing test and fix on the dg-450 weapons system that's been in the fleet for 30 years. so there's and continual test and fix as you bring in upgrades and the added performance improvements. on the specific systems delivered to the cvn-78, we'll be in a test and fix mode through operational testing, just like we do at every major weapon system we do to the fleet and continue to fix those. today test and fix primarily, primarily is software-related. software, not hardware. >> and where is the carrier right now? >> cvn-78 is about 95% complete at the piers at newport shipbuilding in hampton rhodes. >> it's sitting in a shipyard, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> iowa, we don't have shipyards. the only time it matters to the folks back home for me is when they are actually out

senator ernst? >> thank you for being here. i appreciate your service to the nation in your many capacities. your sex -- successful in getting drawn so that field to support our war fighters. to do that, even while we were undergoing sustained ground combat, you had to fight the bureaucracy at the pentagon to achieve that. so, we are glad that you did that. and you took the steps to make sure the war fighters were protected. left,raid that, after you it has resorted back to the same old, same old. i would like to see more pushback. but for the example, the army has spent 10 years trying to figure out how to buy a new handgun. item with a total cost of $500 per item. 10 1/2 years, or half a dozen industry days later the army produces a 351-page request for proposal. 351 pages for a handgun. because of the bureaucracy and the lack of responsiveness to anyone who isn't engaged in the special operations arena, our soldiers have handguns that are over 30 years old and in recent surveys they have stated that they absolutely hate thos

senator ernst: thank you very much. hank you, mr. chair. senator mccain: that's what the anbar awakening was about. my crack staff tells me the army specified everything the handgun needed to do including comply with the current bore brush, but they didn't specify what caliber governor should -- kaine. senator kaine: thank you, senator. thank you, to you, dr. gates, for your service. we have a special affection for you because of your service to your alma mater, william and marry-marery. i want to focus on the last bit of your testimony which is what congress can do better. in particular we have a hearing right now in the budget committee about federal budget reform. you testified that, i think, only two years during the years that you were the secd did ef that you were dealing with an appropriations bill on the first day of the fiscal year. otherwise you were dealing with c.r.s. and your colleagues in the secretary of defense dealt with c.r.s. you dealt with sequestration. you dealt with furloughs. you dealt with threats of all of the abov

>>amanda: plus we'll hear from senator jojo ernst about her thoughts on the republican field and show you why donald trump won't be driving across iowa in his campaign any time soon. thanks for joining us on this week in iowa. i'm amanda krenz. >>sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. the biggest democratic event in iowa of the year was this weekend, but man, (chuckling) >>sabrina: the invited guest list, well they kept dropping like flies this week. we are down two democratiticandidates this week. lincoln chafee called off his run on friday. he struggled to raise money or gain any traction in the polls. and earlier in the week jim webb also withdrew from the democratic primary saying the system no longer served the interest of the majority. but he did leave open the possibility of an independent run. now of course the big news that was long-awaited this week. joe biden won't run. in a news conference in the white house rose garden wednesday, the vice president telling reporters that even though hifamily could've been ready he believed the window to mount a successful campaign had closed. >>

it took almost ten months - - but senator - joni - ernst - - says she's completed her tour - of all** 99 - counties - in iowa..her last stop - was yesterday in marshalltown.ernst follows - other iowa polititins - -who have made a regular pledge - to visit all 99 counites - - including senators tom harking and chuck grassley - and governor terry branstad. presidential politicians - are on the road. road.with fewer than - one hundred days - until the iowa caucuses - democrats celebrated - a huge night - in des moines.more than six thousand people - packed the hy-vee hall - - for the - jefferson n jackson dinner - last night.the crowd - enjoyed entertainment - from - pop star - katy perry - - and martin o'malley - even brought his guitar. foer president bill clinton - accompanied his wife -- but she - - made it clele - she's the one running. "i'm not running for my husband's third term and i'm not running for barack obama's third term i'm running for my first term d i'm running as a proud democrat." democrat."some supporters - paid up to one thousand ** dollars - - for a seat at ththlast

iowa freshman republican senator joni ernst. she'll join us in-studio for an update on what's going on for joining us on this week in iowa. we hope to see you again next sunday. (dramatic music) d: hello, and welcome to ag phd. i'm darren hefty. b: and i'm brian hefty. thanks for joining us today. well, today on the show we're going to talk a lot about fertility; and one of the most important

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it took almost ten months but freshman senator joni ernst says she's completed her first tour of all 99 counties in iowa as senator with her last stop was over the weekend in marshalltown.ernst followformer senator tom harkin and her feow iowa senator chuck grasasey and governrn terry branstad with a pledge to see every county every year. before the world series starts tomorrow -- the governors of the two states involved are making a friendly wager.new york governor andrew cuomo agreed to wear a royalaljejeey for a full day if kansas city wins the title.missouri governor jay nixon says he'll wear a mets jersey if new york takes the series.each governor has a goodbasket on hand too -- including ribs from kansas city and bagels froroqueens. the world series starts tomorrow night on our sister station -- fox 28 -- a little after seven. it's still to come, come,in the final days of breast cancer awarenesesmonth, why some doctors are rethinking many aspects of prevention and treatment. october is a busy month fofomammo-grams -- and new guide-lines recommend women begin screening later at

let me try another one. 717, which is the donnelly-ernst proposal. you indicated it was not okay with the v,a. and this is the one which would designate certain nondepartmental mental health care providers who treat members of the armed forces and veterans who have particular knowledge related to mental health care for the armed forces and veterans and other purposes. i'm curious, it looks like a lot of veterans leaving dod, stepping in and now coming under the care of the va, i suspect that if they could go directly to a va facility and receive the care, they probably would look at that. and yet what we're looking at with this particular proposal is for those individuals who could not access the va facility, you've indicated that you've got some other alternatives out there that would be comparable to this particular one. looks to me like if it's working right now, we wouldn't have the request for the bill. are you thinking that right now the ability to provide for those services is already there within the framework that you have laid out versus th

young,to welcome ernst & a vice-chairman welcome it is good to have you here. are seeing disruptive companies pushing forward as markets falter. tell us about that. it is interesting that disruption is what every business is worried about because business models are being disrupted. but you look at china, and i think it was over the reported 30% of its rights are in china. those disruptors are not waiting for governments to get permission. they're asking forgiveness as they go in a very disruptive way. those markets a very attractive. it is an interesting force. stephanie: do we really believe, we love the word disruption, a good example. i am sick and tired of that word. as the to look at uber model. everyone thinks they're the next coming, could we see a pullback? regulation has been in place for quite some time. not every company is the disruptor that uber could be. are we overstating things? beth: i don't think so. even the smallest companies are embracing the disruption. to disruptying themselves, it is the technology and the forces of change -- you cannot

ernst: thank you. i think it is important that we stress that not only is it unacceptable in our own ranks, but also those we are serving with. thank you for that. going back also to capabilities and conditions, rather than the timeframe, if we look at keeping 10,000 troops on ground in afghanistan, if there is a decision point where we keep 5000 or zero, is there anyway you can broadly describe the conditions thaon the ground before we get to those points? do we leave it the same? at what point can we get to 5000 and so forth? just very broadly. thank you. gen. campbell: i think based on what has happened since the president made his decision in 2014 to go down to 1000 around the embassy, we have taken a look at all the conditions. based on those, i have provided options to take a look at the mission sense we want to do in the future. we still have to train, advise on different levels. i believe we have to have a counterterrorism capability. you need a certain amount of forces to be able to do that. t

senator ernst: thank you very much. thank you, mr. chair. senator mccain: that's what the anbar awakening was about. my crack staff tells me the army specified everything the handgun needed to do including comply with the current bore brush, but they didn't specify what caliber the weapon should -- governor kaine. senator kaine: thank you, senator. thank you, to you, dr. gates, for your service. we have a special affection for you because of your service to your alma mater, william and mary. i want to focus on the last bit of your testimony which is what congress can do better. n particular we have a hearing right now in the budget committee about federal budget reform. you testified that, i think, only two years during the years that you were the secdef that you were dealing with an appropriations bill on the first day of the fiscal year. otherwise you were dealing with c.r.s. you and your colleagues in the secretary of defense dealt with c.r.s. you dealt with sequestration. you dealt with furloughs. you dealt with threats of all of the abo

it took almost ten montnt but freshman senator joni ernst says she's completed her first tour of all 99 counties in iowa as senator with her last stop was over the weekend in marshalltown.ernst follows former senator tom harkin and her fellow iowa senator chuck grassley and governor terry branstad with a pledge to see every county every year. before the world series starts tomorrow -- the governors of the two states involved are making a frfrndly wager.new rk governor andrew cuomo agreed to wear a royals jersey for a full day if kansas city wins the title.missouri governor jay nixon says 'll wear a mets jersey if new york takes the series.each governor has a goody basket on hand t t ----including ribs from kansas city and bagels from queens. the world series starts tomorrow night on our sister station -- fox 28 -- a little after seven. it's coming up next... next...the moment of kindness that got one iowa athlete disqualified over the weekend. weekend.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have... iowa parents and athletes walked away from one competition scratching their heads. hea

senator joni ernst is one of three lawmakers leading the charge for oversight from the department of health and human services - specifically for fetal tissue collection. <"we have not received the assurance i would like to see, a full audit of materials and how it's being gathered, collected, and distributed. i have not seen that yet, but i will continue pressing for that information."> planned parenthood says regular audits ensure all clinics follow the law and procedures, including the steps after an abortion. [take sot]sot <"planned parenthood follows rigorous protocols, the highest standards, of tissue disposal. the laws and rules are different in every single state, but we follow the same protocols that any other hospital or medical center does."> for long, sharing her story is one way to ensure others experience the care that inspired her to become a nurse. care she hopes a future daughter can access. [take sot to: 0:18 duration:0:18]sot< 06:10:20> <"i think i am a success story of planned parenthood. i feel that i'm healthy and ready to plan for a family now because i've had

iowa senator joni ernst and members of the senate armed services committee joins me.usted a she is a vet having served in afghanistan and iraq, right? >> in iraq. >> what's your thought on general john campbell says he is he worried about the strategy. what is the the president's strategy? do you know? >> well, i don't know that strategy. we lack, from the administration, a clear coherent strategy in afghanistan. we see the rise of taliban forces. we see the rise of isis, which is something that general john campbell had mentioned today in the senate armed services committee. there is no strategy. >> do you think that the general, quiet-quite stunning when he said that president obama before he comes out before the senate committee. >> i do believe he is he communicating that he is a no non-as soon as commander. he is revered amongst all of our military members. and he has put forward a revised plan for the president and the administration i-we see isis gain ago foot hold in afghanistan. and taliban taking back citys we once occupied. >> is the president wants current

. >> i think reading from ernst who might be a lovely man, they don't know how to answer to this.re shocked and don't believe it. they're trying to say we got it covered but they don't. >> yeah, responding to this kind of aggression all requires accepting some degree of risk and i think our adversaries know this administration has fear of escalation and fear of confrontation. they will not accept that risk. i believe they know that and they're taking advantage of it. >> clarifying a crazy world. there are a lot of things to link here and they're craze as good linking. all right. donald trump still going crazy on the attack and a lot of people call him crazy when he does attack. apparently though, that is exactly what people like. when my doctor told me i have age-related macular degeneration, amd we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression. and everywhere i look... i'm reminded to stick to my plan. including preservision areds 2. my doctor said preservision areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula that the national eye institute recommends to help reduce the risk of

one slow ride this morning and then this other accident on route 9 northbound by ernst road. let's get to the trains. subway delays on jamaica avenue bound e trains. that's the only rail problem. >> wow. >> call in sick. >> chris, pre-mets forecast. >> looks okay by game time. maybe a leftover sprinkle. few showers east of the city. another band west. we'll be in between most of the day today but take along the umbrella. spotty shower. it will be light and mild. 72. a lot of clouds. limited sunshine. clear and cooler 55. game time about 65 or so and then upper 60s tomorrow. breezy with a changeable sky. lots of sun thursday. 64. 65 more showers. look what happens over the weekend, highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. >> what? >> 30s possible in the city. >> oh, my god. its that he time. the "today" show is next. >>> that's what's happening "today in new york." good luck to the mets! >> yeah! >>> good morning. breaking overnight. two firefighters killed, at least six others injured when a building engulfed in flames suddenly collapses. this morning how kansas city is coping w

senator ernst: thank you, i apologize. mr. krepinevich: that's all right. it goes back, tell me how you're going to fight. the krepinevich strategy over the next 20 years, the big growth in ground forces is rocket artillery, coastal defense, and striking. that's going to be essential to having effective defense of the first island chain. so i think in terms of an operational reserve or a second wave force or reinforcing force, national guard to perform a function there, in the persian gulf, if we were, i think the forward of course has many capabilities that would support it. but also if we have to have an expeditionary force there, you have to mobilize a certain amount of force. again i think support major growth area for there would be rocket artillery in its various forms. in eastern europe if you buy my idea that trip wire forces, we're going to need because of limits on finances and manpower and so on. if we were to develop our own anti-access area in yeern europe, we would be relying on those kinds of systems as well.

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we can expect more questions about the integration of its acquisition and a b2b deal with ernst and young. >>> for more let's bring in our tech analyst. he upgraded linkedin yesterday from buy to hold. congratulations on that call. what did you make of the earnings call? >> it's a great number. this is a company that has a lot of leverage that is going to continue to unfold as they continue to drive revenue growth. not only do we get an acceleration of the talent solution business which some came from the acquisition of linda.com. the other 2/3 was organic to the core business. we saw a nice tight cost controls and every single product segment, whether sales and marketing, product development or g&a. this was a good december quarter. >> julia mentioned china and how people will be listening to evidence of growth there or traction gaining in china. how much of that is in your model if at all? how much of that is crucial to the valuation of the stock right now? >> a few things about linkedin. they've got market cap north of $30 billion. the opportunity that linkedin has to growth, to captur

a recent study by ernst & young found a third of full-time workers said maintaining a work-life balance has gotten harder in the last five years. and a glass door survey ranked the best job for a good work-life balance. the top positions are data scientist, seo manager, social media manager and substitute teacher and house speaker is not on that list. barbara? >> all right, pat. >>> michael towne served in the military for ten years and he lost the use of his right leg. getting around his virginia home has not been easy and that's about to change, though. volunteers from home depot will spend today and tomorrow fixing up town's home and they're installing a new wheelchair ramp and adding new landscaping and all in an effort to improve access ability for town and his wife agnes and two boys. >> he's extremely excited about it. we keep joking because it's our anniversary on monday, and i said happy anniversary, honey. i got you a deck and a ramp and he said happy anniversary, i'm getting you kitchen cabinets. >> it helps veterans nationwide restore their independence. it runs today throug

she's the one who said about joni ernst when she was running for the senate, she said well, it's notto be a woman, you have to be a woman that believes. then she went through her litany of liberal orthodoxy. note to democrat party, we're half the nation. so our views differ, and yes, i think i am distinctly horrifying to liberals, and i am a conservative woman who right now head-to-head beats hillary clinton soundly. >> carly fiorina, you've come a long way from not making the top ten at that fox news debate. something tells me you'll be there for a while. great to see you. >> i intend to be there for quite a while, all the way to the end, megyn. >>> the folks at duncan donuts are taking heat on how police have been treated at the doughnut chain. that's not a joke. we'll show you why they're not the only ones caught up in the controversy. >>> a significant new call with gun control with hillary clinton promising to use executive promising to use executive action to change the duley past good. very good. you see something moving off the shelves and your first thought is to investigate

even though i have huge disagreements with deb fischer or joni ernst. a lot has to do with motherhood and some getting around the sexism early in your career and overcoming it. we don't want to throw each other under the bus. look at the difference at harry and mitch and how they speak to each other. they are at each other like this all of the time. and it hasn't always been that way between the two leaders but it is now. we have two people that clearly don't like each other very much. i think you can get more done if you like each other even if you disagree. as long as we keep working at knowing one another, the women, better than knowing everyone else, because we talk about kids and personal life, i don't think there is going to be an idea of winning at somebody's expense and that is what is wrong with washington. mr. mcconnell didn't want barack obama to win anything because he thought it would be at their expense and it would make obama be effective and they would not be able to take over. there is now a lot of, we need to return to the favor to mit

senator ernst. >> i appreciate your many, many capacities, so thank you. you were secretary to get body armer and drone to the field to support our war fighters and to do that even while we were undergoing sustained ground combat you really had to fight the bureaucracy at the pentagon to achieve that. so we are glad that you did that and you took that step to make sure our war fighters were protected, but i am afraid that after you left, it has reverted back to the same old, same old. i would like to see some more puchback out -- pushback out there. ten years on how to buy a new handgun and an item with a total cost of a few hundred dollars per item. ten and a half years or half a dozen industry days later, the army produces a 351-page for proposal. 351 pages for a handgun. whatever is in the pages, it isn't a lien or streamline or because of bureaucracy and lack rf -- responsiveness, our soldier have handguns that are over 30 years old and they have stated that they absolutely hate those small arms. what should congress do to get the army to fix this mes