grassley: at no.ut we talked about dred scott, buchanan,at is what president of that time, was insinuated. i don't think it has been proven, but it was insinuated there was a great deal of discussion between buchanan and the chief justice at that time. i do not think harry truman would do that. if he did, i do not know if there was any records, but he obviously did not get the right message he wanted. >> let's go back in time. shank. first world war. phrase, you to the cannot be -- you cannot scream fire in a crowded the editor. ist i would like to share the discussion about the first amendment and our rights to communicate in the digital age and the post-nine\11 age. think you can't yell fire in the theater -- what that shows is there are very that citizens have under the constitution, but they are not absolute rights. there can be legitimate limitations. of can't yell fire in the theater, because you are concerned about what that does in that exercise of free speech to the lives of people that might

patrick leahy of vermont and chuck grassley of iowa. senator grassley: good afternoon, everybody. the judiciary committee will hold a hearing on an important bill, sentencing reform correction act. i am pleased to introduce this broadalong with a group of colleagues, durban, graham, shuman, ranking member scott, and we been joinedcently by others. it is a truly landmark peace of legislation as a result of months of hard work, and thoughtful deliberation. it has been called the most significant criminal justice reform bill in a generation. i am pleased to say this bill has formed the basis of for a deal in the house by chairman goodlatte and ranking member conyers. further, president obama has stated that -- has asked congress to send him a bill this year, and if we did so, he would sign it. -- i'm kind that we have a bipartisan approach. i am pleased that such a large set of organizations from across the political spectrum have endorsed this though. at this time, i would like to introduce into the record letters of support from major chiefs association, a group of 41 interfaith co

it's known as the "full grassley". long before any white house hopeful talked about visiting all 99 iowa counties, senator chuck grassley was running laps around the state. he's toured town halls from inwood to glenwood. i had a chance to sit down for an extended discussion with the senator this week when he gathered with students at out time together. >> i don't think the problem is begun, i think the problem is mental health issues. if you look at the mass killing, and that's when the subject comes up most of the time. mass killings you would find except in the last several years, except in one instance, every one of the people had some sort of mental health issue. >> someone isn't going to be going to a doctor, so how do you identify? >> it's difficult without even considering what your question was, it's difficult for two reasons. number one is there is a debtor of psychiatrists and psychologists. the second thing is hipaa. and you know what that is, privacy and -- of medical records. we got to get people thinking

grassley says he's food wishes of prisoners. grassley says he's looking forward to a response to his letteron the matter. tim: be sure to join me sunday for another edition of "this week in siouxlxld" i'll be sittttg down with senanar grassley for a one on one discussion on several topicsincluding gun control and his s decisiono run for a 7th term in the u-s seante.. that's sunday morning at 9 right here on abc9. tim: a davenport high school junior is changing the face of his cro country team.... by adding a four legged running buddy. it took a long but hugo was eventually cleared to join as ashley explains.... country with a service dog is something never been done before in iowa. " " tyler] step by step, mile by tyler gerdts races toward the finish line. [more cheering nats] tyler is a fast, determined runner, just like his the only difference? that's why his family dog. thth's hugo. hugo helps ease tyler's stress with touch therapy and emotional l pport. he's evevetrained to the running was an added benefit as long as hugo is

senator grassley: thank you. my last question, again, as part of this compromise, we agree to lower some of the harshest changes and apply those going not just forward them but the people who were convicted and sentenced under old laws,. inmates sentenced and asked a judge to sentence them in accordance with the new mandatory minimums. a prosecutor gets to weigh in also. will only get a lower sentence if the judge agrees that it is appropriate after the judge has considered factors like the inmate's prison contact and any danger to the community. this strikes me as a fair and just thing to do. but others have raised concerns about the department of justice i andto stand idly dow less dangerous criminals walk. this is my question, kind of a statement. i hope i have your commitment that the department of justice will review each of these recent re-sentencings on a case-by-case basis and the decisions will be made by local u.s. attorneys offices. senator, we are anything but idle at the department of justice. propos

senator grassley: senator? chairman, andr. to the ranking member, at all who have worked on this hill. i was just in georgia, everyone misses you there. thank you for your good work. i am proud of the work that the senators did on this bill, as a formal prosecutor from a state treatment, there is a lot of work with drug courts in the state of minnesota. the cities of minneapolis and st. paul, on the violent crime side we have had a lower crime rates than other states while qdro incarceration rate more by using probation and treatment options. that is why i am a fan of the work that has been done here. my first mission is really along this lines. in getting funding for drug courts, carrying on the work of many that came before me, ted kennedy and jim ramsey. when we look at what this will lie to say we know that the drug courts save money, and we know that some of the nonviolent offenders out of the prison system will save money. do you think we can use some of this money to pay for things like drug core, as we look at how we a

chuck grassley even when he's not on the farm. this week the senator sent a letter to the federal bureau of prisionsnsirector, charles samuels, expressing concern about the lack of trsparency used ia recent decision to remove pork from prison menus. the decision to remove the meat from menus was sparked by low ratings from prisoners during product surveys. but after grassley questioned the decission with bureau of prisons staffers, pork is returning to menus at u-s federal prisons. in a statement today, grassley says the decision by the bureau of prisons to completely remove pork from its menus was "ham-handed" at t best. pork producici farmers alsoraised concerns over the menu dispute. iowa produces 20 million hogs a year. tim: be sure to join me sunday for another edition of "this week in siouxland" i'll be sitting down with senator grassley for a one on one discussion on several topics including gun control and his decision to run for a 7th term in the u-s seante.. that's sunday morning at 9 right here on abc9. tim: a water war

grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: tomorrow we're going to be voting on a very important bill. we will have the opportunity to vote to proceed to a bill that deals with sanctuary cities and immigration policy, and these are all serious threats to the public safety. we will move to take up the stop sanctuary policies p and protect americans act, a bill that should put an end to sanctuary jurisdictions, give law enforcement important tools that they need to detain criminals and increase penalties for dangerous and repeated offenders of our immigration laws. some of these sanctuary policies are created when the local government unit such as a city or county executive body passes an ordinance prohibiting their offers -- offices from communicating with federal immigration and law enforcement officials. now there's another way. some sanctuary policies come about simply because local law enforcement initiates its own policies of providing safe harbor for undocumented imm

chuck grassley/(r) - iowa "you've got an administration that thinks more highly of their interest in protecting undocumented workers than there is enforcing the law and, in the process of making that decision, violating their constitutional oath to faithfully execute the laws of this country." you can see the rest of this interview with senator grassley this sunday on full measure with sharyl attkisson... right here on fox 44 at 9- 30 a- m... just before fox news sunday. larry>> taking a live look out over dakota dunes tonight on our sky watch camera... we've seen a stormy night across much of northwest iowa... with some un- seasonal severe weather. calmer weekendorecast. larry and chad>> larry and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. metrocam closed captioning here metrocam . still ahead tonight... a local retail outlet is making life a little easier for one school in sioux city's leeds neighborhood... but first... mcshane says: 'a 75-million dollar makeover... for a las vegas legend. i'm connell network. more coming up.' larry>> more good news at the gas pump

now chuck grassley was giving speeches on the senate floor that i radically disagreed with. leadership was a block to reform. i could have started out by a ttacking him, but instead, i sat with him, and began conversations with him, and worked overtime to a point where we are today, where we are all praising each other in a press conference that we just came from. these party shenanigans of this leadership is doing this, that leadership is not doing that -- i am trying to work below all of that noise, because i think it is not productive. we know that the debt issues in our country will be severe if we don't start dealing with things like social security, the medical expenses for this country, where we are paying much more than our competitor nations. having less good health outcomes. findt hope around tried to where votes is this. one of my first votes against something that the president signed was the farm bill. i don't see how we are subsidizing the very things that are making us sick. i don't understand that. [applause] i found allies on the republican side who were wit

iowa senator chuck grassley says he wants to change that. lauren moss has more on the new concern for lawmakers and enforcers. << "there's a lot coming in due to the supply and demand." lt. corbin payne of the waterloo police department's tri-county drug enforcement team says a pure form of meth is coming from over the border...and ending up here in iowa. "the yield of ice meth our lab results indicate around 97-98 percent pure meth compared to the home based meth labs are anywhere from 45-60 percent..so the yield is much higher." and they've been working hard to get it off iowa's streets.. "in the last probably 4 years since the ice meth has been on the rise, we've seized probably 60-70 pounds of ice meth for the value to 3-4 million dollars." meth trafficking is a big problem to take on , considering the amount of meth labs here in iowa have decreased in recent years. "it's a major problem esp because of the money thats involved with the tand also more than likely we see weapons involved with the seizure of this cash and drugs." so now sen

iowa senator chuck grassley discusses sen. chuck grassley/(r) - iowa "you've got an administration that thinks more highly of their interest in protecting is enforcing the law and, in the process of making that dececion, violating their constitutional oath to faithfully execute the laws of this country." you can see the rest of this interview with senator grassley this sunday on full measure with sharyl attkisson... right here on kmeg 14 at 10- 30 a- m... right after face the nation. larry>> still to come tonight... he's a local legend with the rarest of rings... one from a super bowl championship. what brought a former football star back to his hometown of up at 10- 13. larry and chad>> larry and chad the upcoming forecast. larry>> she's gone from the soccer field to o e football fielel how this siouxland athlete is adapting to playing g sport normally reserved for the break. larry>> it's a sport that's often referred to as "a man's game." i'm talking about football. but don't tell that to one young woman from the area who's

now iowa senator charles grassley wants to reverse that. how he plans to clean up the drug problem in just a minute. also afterer terrible motorcyclele accident nearly took his life, a northwest iowa chiropractor is making strides in his recovery. how he's gaining strength day by day and winning the support of his sioux rapids community. and it took a team of pilots, volunteers, and veternarians to find a forever home in iowa for a paraplegic dog from texas. that heartwarming story is on the way and you won't want to miss it. but first, here's ben. << well, the time of year has finally come where we see our first major frost/freeze threat which arrives late tonight as lows bottom out near 30 degrees. this afternoon, the main conceen will be the wind and dry air which will create high outdoor fire danger for a chunk of the viewing area as gusts could top 30 miles per hour. temperatures, meanwhile will be in the middle to upper 60s this afternoon with sunshine before only reaching the 50s at their highest on friday! see graphics. wx timer @ :

and as senator grassley asked, who's been fired? what are the disciplinary measures that you've taken? do you have the power to fire the employees who were involved? because we know that there -- we have the power to promote some of the employees because obviously some have been promoted as senator roberts has clearly stated earlier. i'm concerned as a taxpayer with the breaches that we've had that the new culture is a culture that still as inconsistent with the right direction as the old culture. and my concern for the 8,000 south carolinians who had their information exposed because of the breach is just on top of the concern that i have for this culture that seems to target individuals based on this notion that america's a nation of free speech. and if they don't like it, there's someone in the irs that can tamp it down. that is a problem from my perspective that we should pay close attention to. and then, mr. koskinen, you mentioned in your opening statement that there are limited resources. my question is, if there are limited

grassley says he's looking forward to a response to his letter on the matter. be sure to join me sunday for of "this week in siouxland" down with senator grassley discussion on several topics including gun control and his decision to run for a 7th term in the e s seante.. that's s sday morning atat right here on abc9. there's news of another care recall. if you have a kia sorento model you may want to get it looked at. tim: kia motors america says it is recalling hundreds of thousands of sorentos. because of a brake-shift interlock mechanism in the car could chip or crack causing the transmission to shift out of park without the brake being depressed. kia says it will replace the defect for free. in the mean time, the company recommends drivers use the car's parking brake. tim: lucky charms cereal is s ing all-marsrsallow, but you'll have to win a contest toto get your hands on it. general mills says it plans to produce just 10 boxes of the all- marshmallow lucky charms. those interested in a box must post a photo of themselves to facebook, twitter, or instagra

. >> thank you, chairman grassley. before i ask a few questions, let me join the colleagues on the panel who have thanked you for your chairmanship of this process. you brought very distinct views of your own but as chairman you facilitated all of us coming together and making this happen and appreciate that very much. i also want to mention -- although he's not here today -- that senator graham played a very significant role working behind the scenes at bringing all of us together based on his experience as a military prosecutor so thanks to both of them and thank you, ms. yates, for the support that you and the department of justice has given to us as we have worked through some very complicated issues. senator feinstein asked a question about making sure that when a referral was made for return to society part of the bill that the assistant united states attorneys and the united states attorneys would not let the ball fall between the cracks and ignore their responsibilities and i just wanted to reassure her we are

tim: a chuck grassley staffer would like to step into jorgensen's role. jacob bossman of sioux city said today he plans to run for that seat representing district six. boss man has worked for senator grassley since 2003 and says he's had the opportunity to learn about public service first hand. bossman is planning on holding a formal announcement next month. jenna: the more popular you are... the more dangerous life can get. that's the reality for some high profile presidential candidatat. specifically... ben gone froroan almost unknown... to a top candidate. and, as amanda krenz tells us, some extra protection. ben carson makes himself available. he shakes hands, and talks one on one, even the middle of a big crowd. scaled back. said there've been threats, and they think the secret service could provide some needed security. ryan 2:14 you have to have credible threats and you have to be in a position where you have a chance to be thehe next president of the united states, both of those have happened. ben carson's iowa campaign director ryan rhodes says d

select committee hurt clinton's poll numbers, i take that up with a man along with senator chuck grassley today called for homeland security to take action against this country's sanctuary cities. congressman bob goodlot. and in south carolina, the rain has stopped but the devastation remains. so does the prospect of more destruction, more flooding, a dozen dams have breached, officials warn that rivers have not crested, 11 people have been killed, thousands are homeless, and without party and power -- without water and power, damage estimate more than a bill yoon dollars across the state, some call a thousand year rain, vebt. rain. event. our top story, russia escalating this syrian civil war beyond any level anticipate by either president obama or the pentagon. vladimir putin has order more russian ground forces to syria. they include thousands of elite troops, including elements of special operations forces known as spez nat. with which he will process a strategic influence over the region, nato secretary general declaring russia's intrusion of turkey airspace to be unacceptable and da

and as senator grassley asked, who has been fired? what are the disciplinary measures that you have taken? do you have the power to fire the employees who were involved, because we know that we have the power to promote some of the employees because obviously some have been promoted as senator roberts has clearly stated earlier. i'm concerned as a taxpayer with the breaches that we've had that the new culture is a culture that is still as inconsistent with the right direction as the old culture. my concern for the 8,000 south carolina ans who have had their information exposed because of the breach is just on top of the concern that i have for this culture that seems to target individuals based on this notion that america is a nation of free speech. and if they don't like it, there's someone in the irs that can tamper it down. that is a problem from my perspective that we should pay close attention to. and then, mr. koskinen, you mentioned in your opening statement that there are limited resources. my question is, if there are limited

finally, senator grassley didn't believe that prisoners would rank pork that low, but like you he has no evidence to disprove it either. i realize it is now acceptable to simply deny any fact you don't agree with, but if prison officials do produce surveys that support their claims, i doubt either grassley or the nppc will apologize for calling the administrator a liar. finally, as best i could determine, about 15-20% of federal inmates are muslim and proscribed from eating pork. that alone might drive the ranking down significantly. pork producers interests by manufacting outrage from tiny irritations. it's small wonder we see little progress on real problems facing farmers and congress when this is what consumes their time. thanks, john. if you have a question or comment for john, just shoot as an email or send us aote on facebook or twitter. up nexxt, a touching story about how a strong family bond can keep a farm afloat, even when the husband makes a respectable career change. leave a legacy is next

grassley says if the cuts stand, program. if that happens it would leave them susceptible to huge, uninsured losses from drought or flooding. police in waukee say they can now be better held accountable and better provide eyewitness thanks to their new body cameras... officers have been getting used to the new gadgets. the department purchased 18 cameras with a 14 - thousand - dollar donation from the owner of kenworth mid - iowa. the city matched that amount to cover the cost of the software. the cameras will only be turned during face to face interaction with the public. however, at the end of the shift, it's up to the officer to determine if the video will be kept. des moines police are investigating a report of shots fired across the street from east high school. the call came in at 12:45 this afternoon... witnesses say shots came from the saint paul lutheran church on east 12th and walker street... police say nobody was injured and no evidence has been found at this time...students who heard the gunshots were still emoti

grassley while in office this weekend. that's a trip, by the way, to all of iowa's 99 counties. and she joins us live now in the studio. senator, thanks so much for being back with us. >>senator ernst: oh it's, it's great to be back. thank you. >>sabrina: okay, so we just wanna get right into the news of the week with you, senator. >>senator erert: you bet. >>sabrina: so the house passed that bill the defunds planned parent hood and also obamacare. now it heads to the senate next week. so what are your pns for the vote? >>senator ernst: well, we will sort through that as it we'll have some pretty heavy discussions about that. we wanna make sure that we are still working on funding our government and moving g e government ahead b b taking into consideration lot of these really important issues as well. >>sabra: do you support the idea of defunding planned parenthood and defunding obamacare? >>senator ernst: i do. i do support that effort. i wanna look at it as part of the total package, though, and, and really decide what i

grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i would make a unanimous consent request for floor privileges for this congress for details from the department of justice david palmer and zach turelleberg. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. grassley: today i am pleased to introduce along with a broad bipartisan group of colleagues a truly landmark piece of legislation. it is the result of months of hard work and thoughtful deliberation. it is the largest criminal justice reform bill in a generation. this bill represents a consensus among my colleagues and me. there are elements of the criminal justice system that we can agree -- that we agree can and should be improved. we all agree that statutory mandatory minimum sentences can serve an important role in protecting public safety and bringing justice to crime victims and this bill will preserve the primary mandatory minimums to keep some certainty and uniformity in federal sentences and to encourage criminals to cooperate with law en

>> senator grassley, thank you very much for chairing this hearing. it was a little over two years ago when senator lahey and i introduced the first version of this bill trying to call for sentencing reform, particularly when it came to mandatory minimums. i thought we made a good-faith effort. we drew a lot of co-sponsors but we wouldn't be sitting here today with the very real prospect of enacting this bill into the law of the land had a number of people not joined us in the effort. first and foremost among them the chairman of this committee and that's senator grassley who didn't care much for our first version of the bill and said so. and we sat down with him. also senator cornyn, senator whitehouse. senator lee and i joined with senator booker who try to craft the effort before us today. there was a lot of hard work involved, most done by our staff, that's the case around the united states senate in most instances but at the end we have a product well worth the title of meaningful historic reform. and i want to thank miss yates from the departmen

grassley: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: could i have one minute to speak to that point? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i want to commemorate my friend and colleague for casting his 15,000th vote noticed the senate. senator leahy has been a stalwart member of this body since joining the senate at the age of 34 in 1975. four decades later, senator leahy continues to serve his state and our nation with great passion and conviction. senator leahy has been a good friend as we worked together in leading the senate judiciary committee. so, senator leahy, congratulations on this tremendous milestone. i hope that we can cast many more votes together as we continue to work in a bipartisan way on the committee. i applaud the senator from vermont for his great commitment to service and i wish him many more votes in the future. [applause] mr. sanders: madam president? the presiding officer: the junior senator from vermont. mr. sanders: junior above senior here, pat. i just to want say a few words in co

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 with 92 percent of the farmers are participating in it. and don't screw it up." the original bill language did not specify the cuts.. but sets a targeted reduction of insurer reimbursement rates.. from the average 14 percent.. to nine percent.. ---- the grain markets have slowed down.. and that could be.. because of end of the month trading.. "we've really just been in kind of a choppy sideways pattern for weeks, here now, which on the good side of that is, we've gone through that period, we've.." "moved through harvest, at a record clip almost, i mean gosh we've got not a lot of harvest, on corn or

>> chairman grassley, members of the committee. i'm honored to address you today. i want to examine the broader political context of the sentencing reform and corrections act. we're in the midst of a national movement for deincarceration and decriminalization. that movement rests on the following narrative. america's criminal justice system, it is said, has become irrationally draconian, ushering in an era of so-called mass incarceration. the driving force behind mass incarceration, the story goes, is a misconceived war on drugs. as president barack obama said in july in philadelphia, quote, the real reason our prison population is so high is that we have locked up more and more nonviolent drug offenders than ever before for longer than ever before, end quote. the most poisonous claim behind the deincarceration movement is that our criminal justice system is a product and a source of racial inequity. the drug war in particular is said to be infected by racial bias. mass incarceration is allegedly destroying black communities by taking fathers away from their famili

>> thank you senator grassley. before i ask questions, let me join the colleagues on the panel who have thanked you for your chairmanship of this process. you have brought very distinct views of your own, but as chairman you have facilitated all of us coming together and making this happen. i appreciate that very much. i also want to mention, although he is not here that senator graham played a very significant role working behind the scenes of bringing all of us together based on his experience as a military prosecutor. so thanks to both of them. and thank you, ms. yates, for the support that you and the department of justice has given to us as we have worked through some very complicated issues. senator feinstein asked a question about making sure that when a referral was made for the return to society part of the bill that the assistant united states attorneys and the united states attorneys would not let the ball fall between the cracks and ignore their responsibilities. and i just wanted to reassure her we are

sentator joni ernst.cbs 2 news also reached out to eastern iowa's other representatives.both senator grassley and congressman loebsack expressed which way they would vote.we congressman blum. in the race for the white house... house...the top ten republican candidates arerereparing or their next debate, which is tonight.this one is hosted by m-s-n-b-c and will take part in boulder, colorado.only one canididate from the last g-o-p debate will not take part. that's wisconsin governor scott walker, who dropped out of the race.an early debate four republicans. an eastern iowa turkey company is suing kraft foods over a contract dispute. dispute.in the federal lawsuit - west liberty foods claims kraft breached an agreement last december when it did not deliver two-point-eight million pounds of meat kraft had stopped producing.west liberty foods is seeking more than threeeemillion dollars in damages.a motion hearing is set for friday morning in des moines. some traffic headaches in coralville are lasting much longer than expected. expected.right now there are three big construction projects alalwith

we are thankful for grassley to stand up for us." thanks for your doesn't matter as much, but your assertion that this is the beginning of a government wide ban sounds familiar. the idea that every government action is the tip of an iceberg or the first step toward some extreme result generates strong reactions, but is almost never true. mostly it is a technique to manipulate the public or the marketplace. i could not turn up any evidence of further steps to limit pork consumption by the federal government, but if anyone has credible proof this is occurring i will share it. pork producers fixated on the minscule amount of sales this pr stunt involved are overlooking the real and present dangers to their industry. let me illustrate what i think they should be focussed on instead. first total u-s meat consumption seems to have peaked and while there are lots of guesses why, this trend continues to baffle the industry. but the second more urgent problem for pork consumption seemingly stuck at 50 pounds per year, the poultry industry is

they have absolutely nothing to do with senator grassley' grasss concerns and these individual have no ability to respond to any of his requests. i have spoken with him and told him i think it is a mistake to target these people. career diplomats are some of the finest people. they have committed their lives to public service under democratic and republican administrations. the foreign service committee reported these unanimously. these people i've named -- some of them hail from texas, from florida, from michigan, from arizona, virginia, new mexico, and a few other states. like other foreign service officers across this great world, these fine individuals will lick wop tomorrow ready to serve -- wake up tomorrow ready to serve in places like irk, afghanistan, libya, where we lost four. denying them a promotion they've earned will affect their career advancement. and it is a real consequence for the families. this is not anything that is going to hurt president obama. it affects our country. these are people who have families, they have children, and they're being held up, stopped for

jessica rae: a chuck grassley staffer would like to step into jorgensen's role. jacob bossman of sioux city says he plans to run for that seat representing district six. boss man has worked for senator grassley since 2003 and says he's had the opportunity to learn about public service first hand. bossman is planning on holding a formal announcement next month. jessica rae: siouxland paramedics will receive major support from city council. they not only secured a five- year deal with the city but also funding for a possible relocation to a permanent home the company that provides ambulance service to sioux city and the surrounding area is currently looking at several locations in sioux city. council member rhonda capron vote not only benefits the ambulance service but the city as a whole. subsidy for the ambulance services for 75000 if they don't use it we get it back so it works out the best for all of us." said rhonda capron, city council member jessica rae: currently gordon drive or center as relocation options . jessica rae: farmers of america are touting some

additional acre of land senator grassley helped celebrate the grand opening today in nevada. the nearly quarter-billion dollar facility is able to produce ethanol from corn stalks and leaves... rather than just the corn itself. the plant has already coordinated with five-hundred local farmers to collect the harvest debris for ethanol production. rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i-80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. rainfall totals will likely be around 0.25" with a couple higher totals possible. clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. we'll be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. temperatures will then begin to heat up...upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i-80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. rainfall totals will likely be around 0.25" with a couple

the northwest iowa regional director for u- s senator chuck grassley and a former co- chair of the woodbury county republican party... announced this afternoon he 3 it's about to get just a little bit harder to access sioux city's chris larsen park. the city is closing chris larsen road and the walking trail between floyd boulevard and the anderson dance pavilion until next summer. that's so crews working on the i- 29 construction project can complete work on the new expressway between nebraska street and floyd boulevard, as well as re-build chris larson road. during this period... riverfront access will be availble from hamilton boulevard. 3 students at morningside elementary got some special visitors this morning. some of the sioux city musketeers turned up to initiate the transitional kindergarten class into the muskies' kids club. four muskies players will volunteer in their classroom throughout the year... incorporating science, technology, engineering and math concepts as applied to the game of hockey. 3 "it kinda brings back alot of memories obviously everybody has been here before.

jessica rae: a chuck grassley staffer would like to step into jorgensen's role. jacob bossman of sioux city says he plans to run for that seat representing district six. boss man has worked for senator grassley since 2003 and says he's had the opportunity to learn about public service first hand. bossman is planning on holding a formal announcement next month. jessica rae: siouxland paramedics will receive major support from city council. they not only secured a five- year deal with the city but also funding for a possible relocation to a permanent home the company that provides ambulance service to sioux city and the surrounding area is currently looking at several locations in sioux city. council members rhonda capron says the unanimous vote not only benefits the ambulance service but the city as a whole. "we approved the subsidy for the ambulance services for 75000 0 they don't use it we get it back so ititorks out the best for all of us." said rhonda capron, city council member jessica rae: ththcompany is currently focusing on 3300 gordon drive or mercy medic

it raises the attention of republican chairman chuck grassley and patrick leahy. they fired off a letter to treasury secretary jack lew late yesterday writing while the devices can be useful tools for identifying a suspect cell phone, we have previously expressed concerns about the privacy implications of these devices. grassley and leahy added quote the devices indiscriminately gather information about the cell phones of innocent people who are simply in the vicinity of the device. those senators have plenty of questions for koskinen and the irs. brett? >> mike thank you. >>> the budget deal that many republicans say is a bad deal is now a done deal. president obama is expected to sign the agreement as soon as it reaches his desk. the senate gave its approval overnight after passage by the house. the measure effectively averts a government shutdown over the budget or debt ceiling through the next year's election. >>> stocks were down today. but closed out their best month in four years. for the day, the dow lost 92, the s&p 500 fell 10, the nasdaq gave back 21. f

jacob bossman who has served as u-s senator chuck grassley's regional director in northwest iowa for the last eight years announced today he will run for jorgensen's seat. jorgensen calls bossman a friend and says he would be a "great replacement and representativ e of this area." woodbury county supervisor matthew ung said today that he won't seek the nomination for jorgensen's seat. in 2012, ung unsuccessful ly challenged ron jorgensen in the republican primary. two years later, ung was elected to the woodbury county board of supervisors. he told ktiv today he feels that's where he can better serve the people of siouxland. the nebraska farm bureau is advising farmers in the state to make sure they understand the storage because some of them have changed. some recent changes in state law could affect farmers when a grain elevator fails. to collect from a grain dealers security payment, farmers now have to demand payment from a buyer within 15 days after the last shipment in a contract and cash a check within 15 days. previously, it was 30 days. farmers can expect fewer problems ship

this is a problem that is neither democrat nor republican, it is simply an american issue. >> grassley was giving opinions on the floor that i radically disagreed with. i could have started out by getting on the senate for an attacking him, but instead, i sat with him, and began conversation with him, and worked overtime to a point where we are today. are manyat about -- legislators getting behind this effort, is it a select few, is it a widespread thing in the house and senate? guest: it is widespread. there is no one the c thinks i -- no one that things are current system is ok. is in the details. not everyone wants to go as far as i would like them to. the fact that there is so much bipartisan consensus on current istencing policy being wrong a huge step. we have never had that before. host: ultimately, what would you like to see? guest: i would like to see the repeal of mandatory minimums. more about the defendant than any member of congress or state legislator passing a sentencing law waste solely on something as silly as weight. host: sam, fort lauderdale, florida, good morning.

. >> senator chuck grassley. >> haven't eaten anything other than fried snickers and can't describe it. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back on the rnc. this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt will bev in our debate. >> it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro ticket. >> who are the nominee is gets will be. >> let's pause, and count its many tears, with the poor. it's a sign of the weary. hart times come again no more. many days you have lingered outside or cabin door. all hard times come again no more. >> governor martin o'malley, welcome back. we're here at the polk county democrat dinner. we're very grateful you're here today. the only candidate that made the choice to be here. why was tonight. >> because of the importance of the polk county democrats and your chair, tom henderson. the service that iowa performs for the whole country is this, at a critical time. when it looks lying big money has taken over our politics and trying to demeanor the outcome of our elections, here in iowa the individual person actually matters, the activist

jacob bossman who has served as u-s senator chuck grassley's regional director in northwest iowa for the last eight years announced today he will run for jorgensen's seat. jorgensen calls bossman a friend and says he would be a "great replacement and representativ e of this area." woodbury county supervisor matthew ung said today that he won't seek the nomination for jorgensen's seat. in 2012, ung unsuccessful ly challenged ron jorgensen in the republican primary. two years later, ung was elected to the woodbury county board of supervisors. he told ktiv today he feels that's where he can better serve the people of siouxland. the obama administration is calling for less standardized testing in our nation's schools... a move that has strong support from educators. mark barger has the story. << (--- pkg ---) growing concern about the emphasis on standardized testing in public schools has the obama administration calling for new limits on them. educators today gathered at the white house... meeting with education secretary arnie duncan to discuss the way forward. (sot / arnie duncan - ed

been working for senator chuck grassley since had the learn about public service bossman is planning on announcement next month. republican trump is spending before the next gop debate, in iowa including a it comes west high school. coverage at 5 and d 6 from the event. . the doors open at 4 and the event tomorrow evening. for more details and how to register for the head to our website dot-com jenna: as trump prepares for his event in tomorrow one west high grad has a petition circulating against the republican's visit. . francisosoaladaz, a west high graduate, started the petition because they felt that truup is influencing people to hate cetrain groups, including latinos. valadaz also says he worries about the candidates bully tactics and what message that will send to students. meanwhile, sioux city schools superintenden dr. paul gausman says any candidate is welcome to r rt school facilities for this purpose... as has been done in the past. jenna: as the g-o-p debate nears, ben carson says he will not go after donald trump as they both duel for the republican presidential nomina

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. a special ceremony will be held tomorrow at the blake fieldhouse at indianola middle school. it was built in 2012 with a 1-million- dollar donation from blake. the ceremony comes during "character counts" week in iowa. the governor signed