ernst says she'd like to take a look at how other cities have handled similar situations. homeland security has approved two presidential candidates for secret service. both donald trump and ben carson will now have a security detail. d-h-s authorized it after consulting with a congressional advisory committee. when making determinations about secret service protection, the department considers criteria like national polling, money raised and threats. both men requested protection earlier this month. you can see trump and carson right here in the metro soon. channel 13 is hosting a series of town hall events later this month. besides trump and carson...bobby jindal has also agreed to participate. we put the town hall offer before all the candidates.. both democrat and republican... but the three republicans were their schedules. if you want to know more about attending or submitting questions, go to our website...who- tv-dot-com. the iowa republican and democratic parties are working together to expand a project for iowa kids. the party chairs and the secretary of state an

ernst rpts macall. mrs. ernst: may we lift the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ernst erpts objection. mrs. ernst: i ask unanimous consent to speak for five minutes on the bill before us. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. ernst: we've a choice today, stand with our farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and business owners or stand with a overreaching federal agency pushing and illegal rule greatly expanding its power. that's an easy choice for me. i'm standing with my constituents. i'm standing with iowans. rolling back this harmful wotus rule is hugely important to my state and i know many others. i'd especially like to thank the junior senator from wyoming and the senior senator from oklahoma for all their hard work on this issue. i'd also like to thank those from the other side of the aisle who've recognized the harm this rule will have and are supporting this bipartisan effort to halt an expanded wotus. i'm proud to stand with them and all of my other colleagues who have decided to act today to push back again

iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against it on wednesday. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over bodies of water in the country. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is a win for farmers, ranchers and manufacturer s. the iowa department of natural resources is about to release 2 thousand trout into the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. and the anglers will be right coming right after them. they've held this event for

joni ernst, (r) iowa. the legislation heads now to the house of representatives, but still will need a two-thirds majority vote to pass a likely presidential veto. the cooler weather has moved in. but how long will it stick around? chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib it was a day of cooling as some of us saw temps in the 60s early this morning only to see them fall into the upper 40s by late this afternoon. a lot of clouds (but only a few showers) were in the region but we should clear out some tonight and see a chilly night with lows in the 30s. the next couple of days will stay cooler with highs in the low to mid 50s. today is winter weather awareness day in the states of iowa and nebraska. it's a good time to remind ourselves of how to stay safe in the extremes of weather that winter brings us. (see graphics) and don't forget to sign up for daily e- mails from storm team 4 by going to the weather page on ktiv.com and signing up on the right ha

iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against expanding the the u-s" rule. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over different bodies of water in the country. yesterday's vote on this bill scraps the expanded rule. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her thoughts and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleuges in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is ranchers and manufacturer s. the legislation now heads to the house. a new loras college program aims to help students with autism. it's starting next fall, with a hope of helping th

iowa senator joni ernst is talking to eastern iowa students about leadership. this is video of ernst speaking to students at clear creek amma high school in tiiin yesterday. ernst talked about how high school kids can get involved with the political process. she said she was pleased to see how much interest the students have in governmentt "these young men and woon are engaged, and you can tell they are engaged by the types of questions they were asking, so i love it, when i come home and meet people and visit with them. " ernst also encouraged the students to observe or participate in the upcoming iowa caucuses. the world i still mourning over recent terrorqst attacks in paris.... and now woold leaders arar veloping strategies to fight islamic extremists, after another terror attack i mali. stay with v9. it's ---. light to moderate snow will parts of the morning. flurries can be exxected through parts of the day. temperatures will be much cooler now that the cold front has moved through and a significanan amount of snow has accumulated. highs today will top ou

iowa a senitor joni ernst joins me for a discusussion on wotus. we'll explain. >>> and tnks for stataying with us tomorrow. >>>according to the iowa farm bureau, 97% of iowa will be controlled by the environmental protection agency. if an panded definition of the wotus rule isn't scrapped. 29 states including iowa have filed lawsuitsgainst the epa for redefining the "waters of the united states." earlier this month a bill inoduced by iowa senator joni ernst rolling back those wotus rules gained approval in the senate. ernst called it a major victory for communities across iowa and the middle class, earlier this week i had the chance to talk with her via satellite abo her bill and what lies ahead in the debate over water in america. . >>and what do you think ? >> currently the epa, regulates navigable waters, the rule has come out from the environmement protection agency or the epa is an expanded definition of what the federal government would regulate, and to be honest, it's farmers, ranchers, and small busine a midsummer night's dream, all across

ernst took to the floor earlier in the week after a different bill scrapping the waters of the u.s. bill failed to pass through a filibuster. she says, 'todays passage to scrap the expanded wotus rule is a major win for our hardworking farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and small businesses who are continuously ignored by the epa. it is abundantly clear that the wotus rule is ill-conceived and breeds uncertainty, confusion, and more red tape that threatens the livelihoods of many in iowa and across the country." our top story... the family of a man shot and killed by a des moines police officer is suing the city... 28-year old ryan bolinger died when officer vanessa miller shot him des moines police officer is suing the city... 28-year old ryan bolinger died when officer vanessa miller shot him through her squad car window. that's after police say he quote "walked with a purpose" towards the vehicle. his family's lawyer claims an officer can't kill a citizen because they were "walking with a purpose" some people are calling a johnston teen a hero this morning. he's the one you see st

authorities say ernst shot orintheo campbell junior last december during a fight. campbell died from his wounds at the hospital. in the nation's capitol this afternoon... afternoon...prprident obama has now formally rejected the controversial keystone oil pipeline. pipeline.just about 90-minutes ago - the commander in chief denied a canadian company's request to build the pipe-line that would stretet from canada to the gulf coast.during his announcement today - president obama gave a number of reasons for the rejection. the pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy. the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers; in fact gas prices have already been falling. shipping dirtier crude oil into our country woululnot increaseseamerica's energy security. security.the president been promising to reject the pipeline's construction for years.this likely isn't the end of the saga though.the project has plenty of support in the republican controlled congress.it could also become a reality if a republican wins next year's preside

jack: iowa republican senator joni ernst spoke out today about refugees in the u-s. she does agree with governor branstad on using a vetting accepting any refugees, especially after the attacks in paris. but unlike many other republican has a different comes to having a religious test. " 15:50 - not advocating for a religious test to enter us, she believes the us is a welcoming nation... " jack: and when it comes to putting troops on the ground, senator ernst says that using a coalition of ground and air troops would be best ultimately, though, the senator says we need to destroy isis, and not contain it -- in order to protect american citizens here at home. jack: the discussion making it's way now to the campaign trail too. jack: during his campaign stop in western iowa today, rick santorum didn't shy away from the refugee topic. he says he knew early that on accepting syrians migrants could be a bad idea. "i saw it early and said europe should not be accepting these folks and certainly the united states should not be accepting these people. " jack: santorum critici

ernst's trial is now scheduled for january 19... investigators say a cigarette is partially behind an explosion at a cedar falls hotel... matthew ferleman died from his injuries after the explosion at the shandy rest motel on october 10th... investigators now say ferleman blew out his pilot light on a gas appliance the night before in an attempt to take his own life. the next day when he awakened, he lit a cigarette that caused the large explosion... he died later at the hospital. six people are forced out of their home after a fire starts in the basement. it happened this morning in waterloo... firefithers say the fire damaged the homes wiring -- and left behind water and smoke damage... witnesses say the man who was in the basement at the time of the fire left the scene on a bike. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it's been more than two week since a waterloo teenager went missing..and no new updates. moe sed was last seen at his home, october 22nd. a search party gathered a week ago to help find the missing burmese re

ernst says isis needs to be destroyed.just last week, ernst joined five other senators in signing a letter to president obama, urging him to re-examine his policy of bringing thousands of syrian refugees into the u-s. at the same time, other members of congress, whether they're running for the white house in 2016 or not, are getting involved in the syrian refugee crisis discussion. discussion.the u-s s use of representatives last week passed a bill increasing the requirements for syrian refugees. refugees.tonight, cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains a different bill that presidential hopeful and senator rand paul just introduced trying to take similar actions. actions. are saying the refugee process isn't america's weak link -- that's exactly where senator rand paul is focusing his attention.he points to two iraqi men who said they were refugees in his home town of bowling green, kentucky -- and then tried to buy stinger missiles. missiles.the interesting thing is that when we caught them, one of their fifierprints was already in a database because one of their fingerprints was on a b

but today iowa senator joni ernst said she thinks the senate will pass the bill. she says righttow the top priority is the safety of americans. "i try and steer the discussion back to the root cause of this humanitarian crisis, and that is isis nd the fact that we need to destroy isis. " ernst says she expects the vote on the bill to come shortly after senators return from their thanksgiving break. the ununversity of iowa has already seen several sexual assaults on campus this year. and now the u-i police department is providing a safe place for victims to stay. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a p py. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100!0! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data than verizon and at&t. plus $400 per line. see ya soon.n. snowfall continues across tonight and at times will be heavy. the

and it not hurting you in the senate, joni ernst. and it maybe not hurting your presidential campaign, ben carson, we'll see, on one level, that is hilarious. on another level, it is unnerving, to hear from somebody who might be the republican party's nominee for president of the united states, at a time where our country is involved in a whole lot of war. as the war in afghanistan steams into its 15th year now, today president obama bestowed the medal of honor on the tenth living recipient of that award who earned the medal while fighting the long, long u.s. war in afghanistan. the u.s. military is also carrying out not just air strikes, but also certain levels of ground combat, both in iraq and in syria, in a not imaginary fight against isis, that is being waged very far away from duncan hunter's district or the u.s./mexico border. today, it was front page news across the country, when kurdish fighters in iraq launched one of the biggest military operations yet against isis. this is in northern iraq. it's long a key contested suppl

ernst had some fond words for the senior senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties every single year and he has done this for 35 years - 35 wonderful years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his milestone, grassley also owns the longest milestone, grassley also owns the longest existing voting streak in congress. still to come... the stage is set for the country music awards see who is expecting to do well this year in nashville, after the break. fred: (fred) warm weather is expected again tomorrow, then a shower chance comes thursday. a cooldown will follow. your forecast is next! " " welding company skycam hd shows a little sunshine still left. 72 was our high today after a low of 42. the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake shows a nice pollen levels yet again! it appears that our high po

ernst had some fond words for the senior senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties every single year and he has done this for 35 years - 35 wonderful years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his feat, grassley also has the longest streak in congress. jenna: if you've been outdoors today... you probably noticed it doesn't feel quite like fall. tim: in fact, temperatures are near record highs for this time of year. deborah souverain joins us now... to tell us how the warm weather.. is helping speed up construction projects in the area. tim d jenna. it felt more like a spring day....rather than fall... however, the high temperatures are making life easier for construction workers. it was a sunny...73 degrees today. that's about 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.... and because the wa

sabrina: : iowa republican senator joni ernst spoke out thursday about accepting syrian refugees in the u-s. she does agree with governor branstad on using a vetting process before accepting any refugees, especially after the attacks in paris. but unlike many other republican politicians, she has a different view when it comes to having a religious test. " 15:50 - not advocating for a religious test to enter us, she believes the us is a welcoming nation... " sabrina and when it comes to putting troops on the ground, senator ernst says that and when it comes to putting troops on the ground, senator ernst says that using a coalition of ground and air troops would be best ultimately, though, the senator says we need to destroy isis, and not contain it -- in order to protect american citizens here at home. elias: during his campaign stop in western iowa yesterday, rick santorum didn't shy away from the refugee topic either. he says he knew early that on accepting syrians migrants could be a bad idea. "i saw it early and said europe should not be accepting these folks and certainly the unite

which was introduced by ernst... was passed by the full senate 53- 44.the controversial rule would give the e- p- a and the army corps of engineers control over much of the nation's waterways and the land they run through. it's the subject of court challenges in 31 states.ernst's resolution now will be considered by the house... but the white house has already threatened a presidential veto. 3 the exact cause of the catastrophic plane crash that claimed the lives of all 224 people onboard saturday remains a mystery.but now, as mary moloney reports, u-s officials believe a bomb is the most likely explanation. 3 wednesday afternoon, a u.s. offficial familiar with the matter said the latest u-s intelligence shows the crash of metrojet flight 92-68 was most likely caused by a bomb on the planeplanted by isis or an isis affiliated group.(les abend/cnn aviation analyst): "the confirmation that this airplane was falling at such a rapid speed vertically and horizontally indicates this airplane was a brick. at some point in t

iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against it on wednesday. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over bodies of water in the country. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is a win for farmers, ranchers and manufacturer s. the iowa department of natural resources is about to release 2 thousand trout into the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. and the anglers will follow closely behind. they've held this event a few times a year for four years. once in

i want to commend senator ernst for her diligence on this very important matter. the waters of the u.s. is a regulation issue by the e.p.a. that goes far beyond their statutory authority, far beyond the statutory authority that congress has given them under legal theory, referred to as significant nexus. it's something that i worked on for a long time. in fact, it included a bill which would defund the regulation as part of the e.p.a. appropriations bill in our appropriations, both at the subcommittee and full committee level. so i certainly hope and feel that the good senator from iowa will be successful in this c.r.a. effort, as far as getting it through congress, both the senate and the house, i think it will go through in strong fashion thanks to her good work and of course the underlying importance of the issue. but obviously our challenge will be with the administration. and i hope that the administration will look at the strong support here in congress, listen to the people of this great country, the farmers and ranchers across our country, the small busine

iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against it on wednesday. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over bodies of water in the country. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress should act because biracats shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst say this is a win for farmers ranchers and manufacturer s. the iowa department of natural resources is about to release 2 thousand trout into the prairie park fishery in cedar rapids. and the anglers will be right coming right after them. they've held this event for f

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

campbell later died at the hospital of multiple gunshot wounds, ernst's trial is now set for january 19th. the iowa attorney general's office determines a trooper's actions were justified in a recent officer- involved shooting. trooper jewel o'rear shot at a vehicle driven by 27-year-old tiffany reed last month in washington county. reed was arrested at a gas station following a car chase... she's already been arrested multiple times. each of her arrests -- she has looked visibly different with a new hairstyle and color in every picture before that shooting -- reed was identified as a suspect in this theft from the von maur in cedar falls. authorities say she was one of the three people ripping 55 hundred dollars worth of clothes off the rack and then running out the store. the other woman in this video was also a suspect in the police chase. authorities now say a man was attempting to kill himself during an explosion at a local motel. 43-year-old matthew ferleman suffered severe injuries and later died at an area hospital. investigators say ferleman blew out the pilot light on a gas

i'm kristine frazao siouxland news. 3 iowa senator joni ernst is celebrating a small victory against the e- p p a tonight.a resolution of disapproval of the agency's proposed "waters of the united states" rule introduced by ernst was passed by the full senate 53- 44.the controversial rule would give the e- p- a and the army corps of engineers control over much of the nation's waterways and the land they run through. it's the subject of court challenges in 31 states.ernst's resolution now will be considered by the house... but the white house has already threatened a presidential veto. 3 3 most people think strokes are problems only suffered by the elderly... but they can even happen to *kids*.coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... how one seattle boy is on the road to recovery... aftft suffering a 3 3 when you think of a stroke patient, you probably picture someone who's elderly.many can have strokes, too.reporter molly shen introduces us to a mom who learned about pediatric stroke - when it happened right in front of her. 3 (sound from home video) 9-year old dillon tr

iowa senator joni ernst's bill to eliminate a controversial waters of the u-s bill passed in a 53 to 44 vote. the joint resolution of disaproval now heads to the house of representatives.. but still will need a two-thirds majority vote to pass a likely presidential veto. ernst took after a different bill scrapping the waters of the u-s bill failed to pass through a filibuster.. she says her resolution is a major win for farmers.. and small businesses. deere and company.. is about to get the precision planting l-l-c equipment business.. the climate corporation.. which is a subsidiary of monsanto.. signed agreements with deere.. letting the equipment manufacturer to provide exclusive data connectivity between some of their equipment and the climate fieldview platform.. this is the first agreement allowing a connection with john deere equipment by a third company. in the agreement.. deere will purchase precision planting.. while climate retains the digital ag portfolio integrated into their platform.. this move follows a similar deal from deere in its agreement to buy mosem.. a european

sabrina: governor branstad's plan to privatize medicaid has gotten the support of senator joni ernst. during senator ernt's weekly press conference today she said there are two things this move has to accomplish--to benefit the state and those who use it. the plan would affect 560 thousand iowans, but still needs federal approval. elias: number four... elias: network has announced the lineup for tuesday's republican presidential debates in wisconsin. only eight candidates will primetime debate....with chris christie and mike huckabee failing to qualify. they will be part of the undercard debate. candidates george pataki and lindsey graham failed to qualify at all for eith debate. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: researchers at sabrina: iowa state university...makin huge discovery for pig farmers. for nearly two has studied d-n-a sequences in infant pigs, to determine if there was a link between the pestivirus and twitching. now the team is turning its attention to developing a vaccine, to treat affected pigs. elias: an anonymous donation is helping a group find a missi

iowa senator joni ernst headed the a joint resolution of disapproval that would end the rule.. that passed in a bipartisan vote in the beginning of november. president of the afbf bob stallman says, "that is the quickest way to resolve the issues with epa if we can get a piece of legislation passed that the president will sign. so that means we will probably have to put a rider on a must pass piece of legislation like the omnibus. the court side, we have been pretty successful so far, the sixth circuit court ofappeals has said that, 'yeah theaintiffsaprevail on their ints, they've got some go arguments so we're going to put mporary injunction ipctoep the epa from implementing e le.'" stallman says the rulereatens most farmers becauseof a citizen suit provision in tus, "if you do something on a piece of your property that environmental group donlikeey can file a citizen suitovision under this law that ys, 'okay,a, they're violating the law.' , it's sort of a gotcha rule. it's notinto be implemented acrossthe country. the a t goingme out to every farm and tell every farmer what t

ernst took to the floor tuesday.. after a different bill scrapping the waters of the u-s bill failed to pass through a filibuster.. she says her resolution is a major win for farmers.. and small businesses. ---- well.. the grain markets continue to move sideways.. and pork and beef have entered a rough spot as more seasonal meats fight for a greater market share.. "the market has been responding positively to some negative news, we had some private estimates with some large supplies, big yields out here that are..." "we expect to show up in the november 10th crop report, which is the elephant in the room but we chewed right through that, we have a strong dollar today and the market also is not reacting negative to that so we're more in a situation where the producer's sitting tight and we're trying to pull the grain away from the producer." "the cattle market really in the last two months has really been a wild swinging market. the really propelling force is the turkey time and so we're starting to lose a little bit o

ernst: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. ernst rnts i asmrs. i ase quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. ernst: i rise today to talk about this ill-conceived rules of the water and how its implementation threatens the livelihood of many of my fellow iowans. recent court decisions have forced this rule, e.p.a.'s latest power grab, to come to a screeching halt across the country because of the likelihood that e.p.a. has overstepped its authority. and, to be clear, it's not just me saying this; it's the courts. as my colleague and friend, the senior senator from iowa, chuck grassley, often says, "washington is an island surrounded by reality." there is not a more perfect phrase to describe how the events and processes has unfolded surrounding this confusing rule. only in washington do unelected bureaucrats take 300 pages to simplify and provide clarity. this rule is so complex and so ambiguous, the folks in my state are concerned that any low spot on a farmer's field or a ditch or a puddle after a rainstorm may n

campbell later died at the hospital of multiple gunshot wounds, ernst's trial is now set for january19th. the iowa attorney general's office determining a trooper's actions were justified in a recent officer- involved shooting. a trooper shot at a vehicle driven by 27-year-old tiffany reed last month iwashington county. reed was arrested at a gas station following a car chase... she's already been arrested multiple times. each of her arrests -- she has looked visibly different wiwih a newwairstyle and color in every picture before that shooting -- reed was identified as a suspect in this theft from the von maur in cedar falls. authorities say she was one of the three people ripping 55 undred dollars worth of clothes off the rack and then running out the store. the other woman in this video was also a suspect in the police chase. a local teenager is s till missing -- more than two weeks after he disappeared. family, friends, classmates, and achers are searching his favorite places. they also handed out flyers to hang up at businesses. his high school -- waterloo west-- is also doing its p

governor kim reynolds, iowa agg secretary bill northey and both iowa senators joni ernst and chuck grassley all adimantly oppose the waters of the u-s rule. jenna: a sioux city manan plead guilty today to vehicular homicide chargeses after a hit and run accident back in auaust in a crowded woodbury county courthouse this morning, 29-year-old dustin suppi entered his guilty plea after being charged in the death of#troy ford. ford stopped by suppi's vehicle after noticing the man slumped over his steering wheel. that's when police say suppi woke up and sped off, fataly striking ford with his pickup. during tuesday's court hearing, suppi admitted that he was under the influence of k-2 at the time of the incident and expressed remorse for his actions. "i have an addiction problem. a life has been ruined because i'm an addict. i just hope that someday i can have the forgiveness for what i have done today." troy's widow, liz ford, made an emotioiol impact statatent prior to s stencing. tutu in tonight at 6pm to hear what she had to say to man who killeded her husband. tim: caused minor an apartme

ernst had some fond words for the senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties everyry single year and d has done this for 35 years - 35 w wderful years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his feat, grassley also has the longest existing voting streak in congress. jessica rae: the company behind a controversial pipeline proposal has asked the state department to suspend it's s review...for now. company officials from trans- canada, the company working towards the keystone x-l pipeline project say they're working with authorities in nebraska on the pipeline route. opponents of the pipeline accuse trans-canada of trying to delay the process hoping the next president will get behind it. president obama is widely expected to reject the project. jessica rae: turning to the race for the white ho

ernst says even farmers doing good practices are worried.. "so, in the midst of that, we have many farmers who are currently engaged in conservation projects. they don't even know if they can proceed with conservation projects to protect water sources, because they are afraid that they will end up with excessive fines from the epa for doing conservation projects." the bill had bipartisan support and is likely to pass in the house.. but the white house has threatened to veto the bill if it passes. ---- and that's it for the show today.. thanks for joining.. i'll see you again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3.24 oc cedar rapids saw a series of violent shootings over the summer, at least one involving young teenagers. one high school student wants to end the violence, by encouraging kids to be active in sports. violence is a growing problem people across the country and right here in iowa. one cedar rapids t

ernst says even farmers doing good practices are worried.. "so, in the midst of that, we have many farmers who are currently engaged in don't even know if they can proceed with conservation projects to protect water sources, because they are afraid that they will end up with excessive fines from the epa for doing bill had bipartisan support and is likely to pass in the house.. but the white house has threatened to veto the bill if it passes. ---- and that's it joining.. i'll see you again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3.24 oc when people usually think of superheroes, superman or spiderman immediately come to mind. but, how about this 12- year-old boy? he's surviving cancer and raising tens of thousands of dollars to help other kids just like him. his story coming up in today's healthy life. nicest days of sky today, with a few more clouds in the sky tomorrow. highs will be back into the mid-50s in many a

senator joni ernst says there will be a time to welcome refugees, but now isn't that time.. she was in des moines last night, speaking with the "christians united for israel action fund." she pointed out that in 20-11... president obama stopped bringing in iraqi refugees for six months... after the f-b-i learned extremists used the program to infiltrate the u-s. "so, i think we take just a pause. let's make sure that any enhancements we need to put in place are put in don't meet a stringent vetted requirement, we don't know about their backgrounds, then they don't come in to the united states." earlier this week the u-s house overwhelmingly approved a bill to increase screening measures for syrian and iraqi refugees coming to the u-s. people in paris gathered to pay their respects to those killed in last week's terror attacks. a crowd outside the bataclan theater clapped to commemorate the dead ... exactly one week after the massacres. the attackers opened fire on a crowd watching american rock band "eagles of death metal" perform. france's prime minister says the death toll

we'll hear more from senator grassley and from senator joni ernst on bringing syrian refugees to the u-s coming up on the kcrg-tv9 news at six. this is national hunger and homelessness awareness week. coming up, we'll tell you about a resource fair for the homeless in johnson county. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% % re data than verizon and at&t. plus $400 per line. to an end across iowa as an area of low pressure moves east. strong winds follow this system keep things cooler on thursday with west winds gusting up to 40 mph. our attention then focuses on the first chance for snow i. eastern iowa this fall. a storm races quicy from the west developing precippation later on friday. as colder air moves in snowfall is likely into early saturday. some accumulation is likely. as this is a

senator joni ernst says there will be a time to welcome them.. but that the u-s isn't quite ready. she was in des moines tonight, speaking with with the "christians united for israel action fund." she pointed out that... in 2011... president obama, himself, stopped bringing in iraqi refugees for six months... after the fbi learned extremists used the program to infiltrate the u-s. @ 12:52:33 - 12:52:50 so, i think we take just a pause. let's make sure that any enhancements we need to put in place are put in place, and then start vetting people again. if they don't meet a stringent vetted requirement, we don't know about their backgrounds, then they don't come in to the united states. earlier this week the u-s house overwhelmingly approved a bill to increase screening measures for syrian and iraqi refugees coming to the u-s. tonight paris is showing its resilience in the face of terrorism... people spent the evening dining at streetside cafes... carrying on as if to thumb their noses at those who would interrupt their way of life. the attacks where 130 people were murdered happened

ernst took to the floor tuesday.. after a different bill waters of the u-s bill failed to pass through a filibuster.. she says her resolution is a major win for farmers.. and small businesses. ---- well.. the grain markets continue to move sideways.. and pork and beef have entered a rough spot as more seasonal meats fight for a greater market share.. "the market has been responding positively to some negative news, we had some private estimates with some large supplies, big yields out here that are..." "we expect to show up in the november 10th crop report, which is the elephant in the room but we chewed right through that, we have a strong dollar today and the market also is not reacting negative to that so we're more in a situation where the producer's sitting tight and we're trying to pull the grain away from the producer." "the cattle market really in the last two months has really been a wild swinging market. the really propelling force is the turkey time and so we're starting to lose a little bit of a demand. we

how does a national event compare to say last years senate debate between joni ernst and bruce braley? >> we did for debates last year -- 4 debates last year, and from working with the campaign, getting the set looking nice, i thought, i will never survive. take this thing and is all of that to the nth degree. it is so much more complicated, there'll be national media covering this. everything looks great, the stakes are much higher, there are many more partners taking part, twitter, drake university, the register, it goes on and on. that is a lot of moving parts and much to my surprise, everybody is putting it well together. and i think this will happen. [laughter] stacey: that is a good thing, we are left then a week away. any last-minute surprises? >> you do not know it you don't know, that is the fun part. he can plan every detail, but anything can happen, whether it is a candidate, maybe a protest outside, you do not know. so it is hard to plan for something you do not know, but we will see. i think it will be fine. stacey: and this is a really big >> i do not think that is the r

senator joni ernst and congressman david young stopped by, along with several former staff members. it was cool to see everybody. kevin signs off for the final time today. join us for his final newscast tonight at 10:00 here on kcci. eric: still ahead, we are following several developing stories overnight, including a protest shooting in minnesota. a warning for holiday here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon while supplies last. eric: a pleasant hill man talks about the murder of his mother and stepsister. why he sasys the killing was not justified. elizabeth: officials are telling

iowa senator joni ernst says the u-s needs to slow down. ""i am advocating for a pause. we need to stop. we need to make sure that what we're doing will pututamericans first. so i think the governor's along those same thoughts and many many other governors are as well. well.it's important to note that it's unclear if the governors would actually be able to prevent refugees from being relocated to their states. on the campaign trail -- even with nearly 20 candidates in both major political parties still in the race -- ideas for the best way to protect the united states split mostly along party lines. lines.former democratic governor martin o'malley says he understands the need to make sure potential refugees aren't terrorists -- but that it would be unamerican *not to help a group of people in need. if a terror threat or fear of the "other" as are fanned in the immigration context, make us less than american, then we need to push back against that." that."push back against that." that."push back we need to push back against that." that.""we will not turn our backs on the

republican senators chuck grassley and joni ernst met in des moines today.they are asking for a bipartisan strategy, to work with our allies and defeat the terrorists group. according to a cbs news poll, less than a fourth of the country believes president obama has a clear plan to deal with isis.that's the lowest number yet.many americans now think sending troops overseas is the only way to deal with the terrorist group. cbs 2 news wants to know what you think about a related issue. should the government be accountable if terrorists enter the country through refugee re-settlement programs? so far, 89 percent are saying yes, 11 percent are saying no.you can cast your vote on our twitter page, cbs 2 iowa. in iowa city, the university of iowa is looking to change the name of its student information systems over concerns of the isis acronym. this comes a week after the university of arkansas made a similar move.u-i officials are looking into how much the name change would cost.they hope to have estimates *and a decision soon. so much of the world's attention has been on paris, and the terror

governor kim reynolds, iowa agg secretary bill northey and both iowa senators joni ernst and chuck grassley have all adimantly opposed the waters of the us rule. jenna: one of the most listened to women on radio is bringing her advice to siouxland. delilah will be the speaker at next year's women's power lunch. the united way of siouxland made the big announcement today about its popular annual event. often called the "oprah of radio," delilah is also the author of three books, the founder of the non-profit "point hope" and a single mother of 13 kids, 10 of whom are adopted. "she's always come up as a person of interest, and so this year we said she's come up to the top. we are excite to have her and i think alot of people recognize who she is on the radio, they don't know alot more about her personal story so i think she'll have some great messeges to share that really tie in with our cause." says the 16th annual women's power lunch is april 27th at the marina centre in south lunch is april 27th at the marina centre in south tickets are on proceeds help scholarships and grants for single p

congress from more states than she could count , including iowa senators charles grassley and joni ernst. both told the group they want to educate themselves more on therapeutic hemp oil before pushing to remove it from the same drug class as marijuana. as far as the fight to improve iowa's medical marijuana laws that so far no one has been able to use gaer says she and the group of medical marijuana advocates will be back at the capitol again next session only like ptsd, ms, chronic pain are willing to stand with them. >> they know our stores so we need more stories, more people to share. we need more to tell their stories and be willing to be a part of what we're just not willing to be the only ones up there. america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are.e. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. metinka: right now it is seven minutes bef

congress from more states than she could count including iowa senators charles , grassley and joni ernst. both told the group they want to educate themselves more on therapeutic hemp oil before pushing to remove it from the same drug class as marijuana. as far as the fight to improve iowa's medical marijuana laws that so far no one has been able to use, gaer says she and the group of medical marijuana advocates will be back at the capitol again next session only if people with other ailments, like ptsd, ms, chronic pain, are willing to stand with them. >> they know our stories, so we need more stories, more people to share. we need more to tell their stories, and we are willing to be a part of that, we're just not willing to be the only ones up there. mark: speaker paul ryan, who cosponsored the act, said today it will pass. stacey: another rainy, dark day. kurtis: it does kind of seemed like we are transitioning to more normal in november like weather. the majority of the rain is off to the east. south-southeast winds at 10. humidity, 87%. 10:00 p.m., i think we will have a few very lig

kcrg-tv9's washington d-c bureau caught up with senators joni ernst and chuck grassley. "it's all about bringing family together and giving thanks for all the blessings we have " " in all of the 40 years i've been in the united states congress, we've always been on the farm in new hartford, iowa. " congress is on its thanksgiving recess through this weekend. still to come... tomorrow the iowa hawkeyes will look to continue their perfect season in a matchup against nebraska. but there's more to tomorrow's heroes game on the field for tomorrow's iowa-nebraska game, it's called the heroes game for a reason. three local heroes will be honored at halftime during tomorrow's game. an iowa state trooper and an iowa nurse are among those receiving the honor. claire powell from w-o-i in des moines has their stories. "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" nat rev forward "this is not good something's going on inside this truck"seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracy bohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile p