that's where the race begins in iowa. in iowa last minute cam paining will start. we'll go through a few last minute people gop and who else the donald. and donald trump addressing crowds besides his own airplane and he's been the front runner for six months. can he win? if they come out, we think he probably will and trump admitted to you in a recent interview you had he wants to win iowa putting heart on his sleeve. >> ted cruz was campaigning obviously last stretch here in iowa. he was campaigning middle school in iowa and cruz has so much writing on iowa he has -- either been top two he van gel calls get out to vote for himen and he had a rocky week because the last debate he shibd. can we win absolutely. >> marco rubio. here he is addressing crowds in focusing on religion and faith and of course evangelicals and in a state like iowa that's important. caisy thing we're talking about him a lot but he's not winning in any states. if he comes in third iowa something a lot of people talked about could that change the race for him? >> on the democratic side ver on k

moines for ted cruz in iowa. e a churchgoer, well, the candidates are clamoring for your vote right now. ted cruz holding an event as you saw in davenport. they're going to head to des moines later tonight. the key evangelical vote. phil mattingly joins me now where that event will take place later tonight. interestingly, obviously not crowded behind you now. it will be. and you know, when you talk about the evangelical vote, this morning ted cruz, his daughters, his wife went to church and the pastor at the church service they tended this morning actually, phil, preached against attack ads. >> that's right, poppy. gave a rundown about how iowans don't necessarily appreciate the type of ads they've been seeing and were upset by the tone and assumption that iowa ads, as the pastor said to pair phrase, we're being treated like we were stupid. an interesting way to start the day. he's been mired in some of the most brutal attacks. also, facing attacks. mostly from donald trump over the last couple of weeks, poppy. yo

very tight race in iowa. two days before the first in the nation iowa caucuses. on the republican side, ted cruz's camp taking quite a gamble, deciding to shift all their negative advertising from attacking trump to attacking marco rubio. >> voting for cruz can undo a lot of damage. marco rubio led the gang of eight. >> so that move comes as a brand-new poll out of iowa, the "des moines register" poll, shows rubio in third place, far behind cruz and trump. question becomes if trump beats cruz in iowa, could establishment republicans flock to rubio's camp and put him on the path to the nomination? joining me former adviser to four presidents, david gergen. what do you think, david? so much talk about this momentum and enthusiasm for rubio. you don't see it in those numbers. >> you certainly don't. and this is a very important poll as you've said all along. and what we see right now is despite the talk of momentum on the ground by rubio, the poll does not reflect it. if this is where the votes come out with rubio 13 points back of trump right now, 8 points behind c

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o'malley: so it's good to be in the iowa cold. >>sabrina: perfect. >>mr. o'malley: and to see snow. >>sabrina: we'll give you snow. >>mr. o'malley: i embrace it. (chuckling) >>sabrina: now in case you aren't super familiar with his resume, governor o'malley was the governor of maryland. he's been in politics for a long time. he was the mayor of baltimore. before that he was on that city's city council. he is one of three remaining candidates on the democratic side in this 2016 race. governor o'malley, once again, thanks so much for being here. >>mr. o'malley: thank you. >>amanda: so first of all, that was a very shortened version of your resume. we know that. but what do you want the people of iowa to know about you? >>mr. o'malley: what i'd like the people iowa to know is that i have a track record. i'm the only candidate in this race with an executive background, namely as mayor and governor. pulling people togeth across some pretty deep divides in order to accomplish meaningful, important things, in order to make progress whether it was making our public schools number one, not by

sanders have had a lead in new hampshire for awhile. i have to assume it's iowa. she called into a cable show on friday -- on a friday evening by phone to criticize sanders on guns. it was trumpesque to do the phoning in and seizing for the kill. they're imitating trump in one way or another. sanders is, too. there is clear concern that sanders on the move. i think a couple of weeks ago when you had the dnc data breach that was supposed to blow back on sanders campaign and sanders campaign folks did do something wrong. at the end of the day, that ended up they so successfully flipped the script. i think they have energized their supporters in a trump way. the establishment is trying to hurt me. you rally to my side. >> another sign that clinton is nervous is clinton is on the campaign trail. they understand he's an asset in many ways and a potential liability. they know if you let him out they have to deal with both. they need him to try to close the sale. he was asked about it, because republicans are stirring from trump on down stirring up bill clinton. they want

>> the republican party of iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> in iowa. >> i'm so pleased to do this with wonderful friends in iowa today. >> if you had told us one year ago we were going to come in third in iowa we would have given anything for that. >> well, it is good to be back in iowa. >> people didn't know much about the iowan caucuses. >> was this an average caucus? >> that's hard to say. it's the third one i've been to. they're all different. ♪ >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> and thank you, iowa, for the great send-off you're giving to us. >> you've got to show respect for iowans. they're discerning voters. >> and i want to thank the people of iowa. >> i want to thank all the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. now, if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. >> ahhhh! >> as iowans are scheduled to caucus on monday, we'll take you to the city of carroll, iowa, where former florida governor and presidential candidate jeb bush will talk to voters. catch that live at 1:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. illinois

sanders and clinton will appear on a town hall in iowa. michael shure, bernie sanders is now running a very conventional campaign in that he's hired a pollster, he has a chartered plane he's using. any of this a surprise? >> sort of a surprise. no frills to frills, and it's a necessary evil in these campaigns, there is a practicality to what sanders is doing david. one of the things you talk a little bit about the energy, schirl not hillary clinton is not going to replicate and her crowds are not going to replicate the passion and energy that bernie sanders has on the trail. you look back to 2004, howard dean had all this crazy energy in iowa and new hampshire and all of that energy didn't get people caucusing. it is a little different. bernie sanders has galvanized people behind him but i will say this: hillary clinton and the clinton people have taken bernie sanders quite seriously all the way, something they didn't do with barack obama in 2008 and that lesson may be something she's learned. it's no less serious. bernie sanders is as you

iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> in iowa. >> so pleased to do with this wonderful friends in iowa today. >> have you known one year ago we'd come in third in iowa, we'd have given anything for that. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> people didn't know much about the iowa caucuses. >> is this an average caucus? >> that's hard to say. it's the third one i've been to. they're all different. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> thank you, iowa, for the great sendoff you're giving to us. >> you got to show respect for iowans. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. >> i want to thank all the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. >> in about 10 minutes, texas senator ted cruz speaks at a pro-life rally in iowa. former texas governor and former presidential candidate rick perry plans to attend the event after recently endorsing senator cruz. the event starts live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. until then, a discussion on the republican presidential race and what to expec

and a victory in the flood fight iowa soldiers are waging in missouri... see their progress.. and when iowa will see some wet weather of its own. one person killed... another injured... after eight days of investigation... police have identified a man who may know what happened. good evening, and thank you for being with us. i'm dan winters... and i'm sonya heitshusen... we begin with the search for alf freddie clark... just a few hours ago... police issued a material witness warrant for his arrest... police think the 60-year old may have information about this shooting... 36-year old tacono conner was shot and killed on december 27th. it happened in the hallway of this apartment building on south union. 37-year old amy stolki was also shot. she is expected to survive. officers are actively searching for clark... but are not calling him a suspect. a boone man nearly got away with leigh lepon shot and killed 20-13. during the first three months of the investigation... police considered it an accident... in february of 2014 new evidence led to murder charges... and today lepon le

we need it in iowa. i will run a procedural maneuverr in the s sate whichs c cled a release document. i need one democrat, one democrat to sign onto that petition that discharge petition, to get this to rce the senate for. my prediction is those that democrats are going to lock up and say no again. we need my lifelong democratic friends need to understand, this is not the democratic party that i grew up withhat i was part of t that we are all with growing up.. when it comes to life, guns and persrsal freedom this partrt has moved on and i think they are showing it right here in iowa with the second amendment. >> before we let you go i want to talk about the caucus now a week away. it's been months in the building. >> thank god let's do this. >> finally a arrived. of late things have heated up inside the republican party. some of those incluluding ted cruz o early on, stayed away frorom throwing lots of verbal jabs started to throw t them at the governor got into it after not endorsing any candidate certai

between jochum and upmeyer, the iowa legislature has women in leadership in each chamber for let's turn now to meteorologist joe winters. joe, it's been a cold day throughout eastern iowa, and it's going to get colder? a reinforcing shot of artic air heads back into the state dropping temperatures for tuesday. highs remain in the single digits with the wind chills once again down to -15 to 20 at times, especially in the morning. lights snow chances move out tonight as this winds increase. the cold blast is not long lasting, however, as above normal temperatures are as close away as thursday. we are also keeping our this week. have a good night and stay warm! low: 0-6 and cold high: 5-11 winds: nw 15-30 bruce and beth... murder charge for the death of her 72-year- old ex-husband. dubuque police arrested 62 year old dolores flynn this afternoon at dubuque's mercy hospital. last week, dubuque police found the body of gary breckenridge inside his home at 2944 jackson street. they found flynn, who lived with breckenridge, at a nearby laundromat. determined breckenridge died from a severe blo

that was before he became aastor in iowa city. villatoro's story s`arked demonstrations after his arrest, and thousands of peoeoe signed petitions to villlatoro a permanent resident status in the u-s. on drunk driving, the national transportatio n safety board issued the changes they would like to see this year. that includes dropping the legal blood alcohol limit to point zero five percent. at .05, that means a 170 pound man would hit that limit when he drinks three beers in an hour on an empty stomach. one iowa city police officer says law enforcement isn't pushing for such a change now. lawmakers dropped the legal limit to its current level of point zero eight 13 years ago. they're called "launch pads"... and they're designed to make learning interactive and fun for kids. the hand held tablets can now be found at the cedar rapids pupuic library. each pad has its own set of educational apps and themes like science, math, and reading. no internet connection is necessary. grants from companies like i-t-c paid for the 107 unchpads w

the most reliable voters in iowa's republican caucuses over history. the cruz campaign has spent months identifying these voters, sending them not. >> one or two mailers but sometimes three or four in the same day, all about issues they care about. cruz events are much quieter, there is much greater conversation about the crisis of conservativism and how you need someone who is a true believer, who has walked with you, who has all the, who has all the convictions you share because that is what they believe will get the most reliable voters to around the state, 99 counties more than 1,600 precincts and they believe by taking care of mike huckabee, rick santorum forum and rand paul, all competitors for these voters, they are well positioned to pull monday night. >> dickerson: nancy among the democrats you have been out there a while following them, give us a little flavor for what is different about hillary clinton event and a bernie sanders event. >> it is interesting, john, iowa has always been a retail politics place as you know, voters want to get to

race right here in iowa. and if we have the kind of turnout that i hope we can we are going to win here in iowa. [ cheers and applause ] and if we win here in iowa i think we will do very well in new hampshire. >> why the stakes of this election are so high and we have to start to move towards nominating and electing a president and commander in chief who will continue the progress we have made, make sure it is not ripped away forcing us to once again be disappointed. >> cnn's chris cuomo will moderate tonight's event. tell us how this will go down. >> how are you? as you know we are all excited here. cnn is a big team. what we are trying to do is give candidates the last best chance to deal with voters one-on-one intimately. here, not just how to compare tax plans but they are living and want to hear from candidates in terms of making their lives better. that is the opportunity we provide tonight. most questions come from people in the audience who reflect different walks of life. each of the candidates will

>>sabrina: that made waves here in iowa this week. >>amanda: yeah. you wouldn't think something that happened at a renewable fuel summit in altoona, iowa would make headlis across the country, but it certainly did. and it's all because of something that came out of the mouth of terry branstad about ted cruz. here's the quote. i think it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him. ted cruz is, of course, neck and neck with donald trump in some iowa polls and this is what makes this comment from governor branstad so significant. at the renewable fuel summit a booth n by a group called american's renewable future had report cards to hand out to show people which candidates support their renewable fuel standard and which ones don't. they only gave two candidates a bad rating, rand paul and ted cruz. >>eric: in 2013, he called for an immediate repeal of, of the rfs which would've been catastrophic, devastating to land values, to farming in iowa, to the entire state's economy. >>amanda: this is eric branstad, director of america's renewable future. he's

i was in iowa yesterday all week. i'm back in iowa right now. i'll be in iowa through the caucus. to philadelphia for two things. some of my supporters, including my good friend john bon jovi had a fund riser for me, and i had a longstanding meeting scheduled to meet with 50 african-american faith leaders from across our nation, and it was a wonderful conversation. we ranged widely over everything from the terrible water crisis in flint to what we need to do for criminal justice reform, how we guarantee economic opportunity and good jobs with rising incomes, equal rights, and equal pay for women. it was just an absolutely stimulating and inspirational meeting, and here i am back in newton ready to go talk to hundreds of citizens who are still either making up their minds or learning more about what to do when they go caucus for me next monday. >> as you know, donald trump has planned a so-called special event to benefit veterans tonight at the same time the republican presidential candidates are holding their debate. is that appropriate? do you think you should boycott that debate

>> the republican party of iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> in iowa. >> i'm so pleased to do this with wonderful friends in iowa today. >> if you had told us one year ago we were going to come in third in iowa we would have given anything for that. >> well, it is good to be back in iowa. >> people didn't know much about the iowan caucuses. >> was this an average caucus? >> that's hard to say. it's the third one i've been to. they're all different. ♪ >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> and thank you, iowa, for the great send-off you're giving to us. >> you've got to show respect for iowans. they're discerning voters. >> and i want to thank the people of iowa. >> i want to thank all the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. now, if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. >> ahhhh! >> as iowans are scheduled to caucus on monday, we'll take you to the city of carroll, iowa, where former florida governor and presidential candidate jeb bush will talk to voters. catch that live at 1:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. illinois

he's out there in iowa now. live pictures coming in.'s about to join the podium there with a major endorsement. we'll hear what he has to say. live coverage of that coming up. don't go too far away. >>> there's other news we're following. new video from isis, security officials now on edge. they're worried that the terrorists are planning an attack similar to the one that killed 130 people in paris. new report finds that al qaeda affiliate terror group might pose a greater threat to the united states. let bring in our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. he's got details. >> well, in effect what you're seeing here, a case where both isis and nusra pose a threat but different ones. new report finding that nusra is most capable of catastrophic 9/11-scale attacks on u.s. soil, drawing on all resources and personnel of core al qaeda in pakistan and around the world. at the same time, isis continues to the most immediate threat with unparalleled ability to inspire lone wolves but also direct and carry out coordinated attacks a

>> in iowa. it's rapidly growing, and i think that change can be jarring to a lot of republicans in iowa. so i think immigration is going to help with the rhetoric there. and then on the democrat side, that's a point for contrasting with the gop. especially hillary clinton. >> it's hard for democrats, right? >> it's an issue of who is best capable of getting the job, and represents what we as progressive democrats feel we want going forward. and it's a big tug and a big pull for many democrats who, you know, really do have a kindness in their heart for hillary clinton, but don't really necessarily trust her and really like where bernie sanders stands on the issues. >> and republicans, is it who is most angry? >> well, that's certainly been driving a lot of the rhetoric. that's not going to work for candidates like john kasich or jeb bush, hoping the experience, their temperament, their personality, what they have done and brought to the table will prevail. we'll see. >> and john car is not angry

gun control is a huge issue in iowa. other issues we saw in google search yesterday. that will be a big factor. bill: if you think about the last one we did in august, the issues have changed. in many ways they have evolved. and candidates have evolved as well. they get better every time they go out. we'll see how good they are tonight. martha: a lot has happened since cleveland, including san bernardino and other big issues you will hear about as well so lots coming up. bill: carly fiorina is looking for another breakout performance in tonight's first debate. she will be on stage at 7:00 eastern time. so how is she prepping? i will ask her husband. i think he has an idea. she is up next live. >> for heaven as sakes folks we have to restore character nation, take the country back from the elites, media, stand with me, fight with me. you know i am not going to falter. you know you will have a fearless fighter in me. ♪ martha: carly fiorina is among the candidates who are looking to gain ground and get attention tonight in

it's a toss-up in iowa. in new hampshire, sanders is on top 50/46. both polls have the neck and neck quality within the margin of error. sanders outperforms in hypothetical general election matchups in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa clinton beats out donald trump by eight points. sanders leads by 13. in new hampshire state, clinton rubs out by one point while sanders beats him by 19. for more on the battle over the heart and soul of the democratic party, let's bring in kristin welker on the trail in des moines. people tell me it's the independents, that senator sanders is doing better against a potential race with donald trump in both iowa and new hampshire than secretary clinton would do. >> i think it's the independents. it's the progressive voters. i think it's this issue we've been talking about, this authenticity factor. bernie sanders has it. he has excited a number of voters, not only in the democratic base but the independents. it's also the fact that you have senator sanders who has gone up with ads in november. here in iowa. essentially he

hillary clinton was drumming up support in iowa city tonight.the former secretary of state is bringing a lot of star power in the final days of the caucus campaign. tonight, pop star demi lovato joined clinton at the i-m-u on the university of iowa campus. on sunday, jamie lee curtis will campaign for clinton in central iowa.and next week, billie jean king will rally for clinton in iowa city. on the g-o-p side, front- runner donald trump leads texas senator ted cruz among likely republican caucus-goers by 11 points.senator marco rubio is in third with 14- percent. senator cruz will be back in iowa this weekend.saturday he'll make a stop in waterloo with glenn beck.the two will hold a rally at the five sullivan brothers convention center.doors open saturday night at six. now ten at ten continues with stories across the corridor. a company with locations in cedar rapids and iowa city plans cut about 10-percent of its workforce.british-based pearson announced today it is cutting four-thousand positions as part of a massive restructuring plan.the company isn't saying whether any positions

on the democratic side senator gained momentum in iowa. >> we will win here in iowa if the voter turn out is high. >> clinton says she's survive a tax from republicans. >> they throw it all out there. >> clinton holds a narrow lead over sanders in iowa. marley hall cbs news new york. >> clinton is sending her husband former president bill clinton to iowa. >>> dirty jerseys and pants to clean. just ahead meet the man who has taken care of the carolina panthers uniforms since day one. >>> and a bathroom breakthrough a half marathon. >> looks like he's having fun in that picture. around here we saw the clouds front that's going to bring >>a otadpe buna nte rtifofine anth ntckctcanuinat wtojet thllsp ayjoerho. eerrolime r baedma undsir e ee k ed th thcoor e liy in thod a >>ndtt wara e whh i th om omwesethite gr sk okyou n eru i desh asld ovarth look ou to61rester da d olernttoth moere to wat raof ceasseer co ntacmp nt e moosl reh cot si e . usinfitnthowinin an cobe 7ighamochahectiddourttighchr r ussm fevca awsabragohnat tant tedecho. s y. chur ntit ed weitr nc rt erymeanmm>> ied heliav d

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. >>> it is crunch time here in iowa. we are coming up to the moment of choice. nation's first presidential contest. so, the candidates, you know, dozens of events all across the hawk eye state courting support in the final moments here in their quest for the white house. we've got a great, cool couple of hours coming up here. as we say hello from des moines on a saturday, i'm bill hemmer. i feel special with this special election coverage leading up to the caucuses. along with you. >> best friends here this morning with us. >> can't go anywhere. >> exactly. just grabbed them off the breakfast line. good morning. it's the final push, really now before the good people of iowa get together in about 1100 school, community centers, churches, town halls across this state to make their feelings known. hillary clinton and bernie sanders holding rallies at this hour. polls show these two in a dead heat in iowa. one more poll that comes out tonight. that will be our last look. before the good folks head into these kau u kuses and start hammering it out between these two ca

that's why he's been attacking cruz in iowa. go he was in pella, iowa, just outside of des moines. he made that pitch to voters saying that he was the unity candidate. that's part of the closing argument that he made today here to voters. >> i will be a president for all americans. i won't just unite the republican party. ly seek to unite the american people. we debate everything in america. we argue about everything because we're a free people. it's okay to the differences of opinion, but there's a difference between that and unnecessarily pitting americans against each other. and if there is an opportunity to unite our nation, i will work every day to do it. no matter how nasty people are or how angry they seem to be, i will never seek to be a president that divides us against each other. >> reporter: clearly trying to showcase a difference between himself and donald trump and cruz. he's trying to look at the long game. he doesn't think this campaign is going to be over after iowa and new hampshire, the way cruz suggested. the

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and i think it's energizing to people here in iowa. l sense of urgency in the clinton campaign here. i've been knocking on doors, making phone calls. i've seen an urgency amongst her supporters could turn out this vote tomorrow night. but i think that urgency is derived by the situation in this country. by the fact that the middle class is stuck and people are frustrated and they need change now -- and for a lot of us, we believe hillary's the person who can best deliver that. >> vice president biden said she came to the issue of income inequality late. you waited to see whether the platform that you are now extolling would come into being. how important is it, and how are you being received. how significant is it for a progressive new york city mayor to stump for her? do you have impact, you feel, with iowa caucusgoers? >> well, i think i don't have any assumption about what kind of impact i have. i'm out here to knock on doors and make phone calls, connect with people. some of them know the work i've done. some don't. but the most imp

i actually held town halls in all 99 counties of iowa. and today, when we finished up in keokuk county, it was a wonderful reminder that, you know, this is a long hard process. but it's also what makes the iowa caucus so important to the rest of america. >> jack: mmhmm. >> mike: so that candidates have to go out and answer questions from farmers andndeachers and merchants and single moms and unemployed truck drivers and welders. i think that's a valuable part of running for president. >> jack: mmhmm, ok. so you didn't clip any counties, you didn't just drive through the corner of any one just to count one? >> mike: never did a drive by, never just got out and took a photo at the county courthouse. (laughter) >> mike: we actually did, i mean lengthy town halls in every single one of the 99 counties. >> mike: there's some great things about this state. i think i'm gonna write a travel log someday. (laughter) >> mike: and tell the people of iowa where some of the cool things they might be missing in their state. >> jack: yeah, there's a lot m

his ground game in iowa is formidable. he has chuck laudner who drove rick santorum around the state and essentially to the win. they know iowa politics. to count trump out would be unwise. ted cruz got the endorsement of the family leader and all the evangelicals out there. donald trump may still want to win iowa and may be trying to win iowa. he is trying to lay the ground work for a potential loss saying the media is hyping it up too much. if he does lose by a couple of points, he'll take it in stride and move on to the next state. whether that will work for him remains to be seen. he has been campaigning on being a winner. if he loses iowa, he is in iowa a loser out there. how that will change his position in the mind of his supporters, we'll have to find out. i don't think it will be that big of a deal if he loses iowa. i think if he loses a couple of points, he will be fine. he does know it will be a hard state to take away from ted cruz. >> thank you so much, katy tur. hillary clinton was heckled during a rally in ne

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cnn's reporter is in iowa with the rubio campaign. the "bring together" theme, crisscrossing iowa today. >> yes, that's right, brooke, really, he's trying to showcase himself as the one candidate who can bridge that divide that we'll seen for so many years. tea party versus establishment divide kndz conservatives. saying, look i can be the person who can get support from conservatives. we asked him about some of his rivals. one of which was john kasich who actually is surging in new hampshire. he would not criticize, but he wasn't afraid to take a whack at another one of his rivals, ted cruz. >> i think ted is under a lot of pressure over the last few days. people are learning more about his record and it's hurting him. he's dropping in the polls. he's losing to donald. can tell you i don't think this election is who can beat up on other republicans the best. ultimately, we're going to have to bring this party together at the end of this process. if we have any chance of winning, we've got to bring new people into the conservative mov

iowa. we will snow showers or flurries will fall overnight. some locations in eastern iowa may see a dusting to a of an inch. if you are traveling tonight, use caution if come upon any light afternoon and remain clear friday night. patchy fog is possible late friday night and early saturday morning. frost might be pretty thick early saturday morning. we will remain dry through the weekend. light snow is forecast to move into the area friday afternoon and taper off by sunrise tuesday. a few across eastern iowa. we will fall overnight. some locations in eastern iowa may see a dusting to a of an inch. if you are traveling tonight, use caution if come upon any light afternoon and remain clear friday night. patchy fog is possible late friday night and early saturday morning. frost might be pretty thick early saturday morning. we will remain dry through the weekend. light snow is forecast to move into the area friday afternoon and taper off by sunrise tuesday. a few inches of snow are possible across eastern iowa. we will fall overnight. some locations in eastern iow

trump is planning to host his own event in iowa during the debate iowa to raise money for veterans and wounded warriors. details of the event have not yet been released. live in des moines, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: we want to know what you think. should donald trump attend the fox news debate? , on your screen or log on to kcci.com, facebook. or twitter to weigh in. steve: happening right now florida senator marco rubio is , hosting a pre-debate rally at wellman's pub and rooftop in west des moines. it's the republican presidential candidate's only stop in iowa today ahead of tomorrow's debate. texas senator ted cruz is also in the metro tonight. he will hold a pro-life campaign rally with former texas governor rick perry at noah's event venue in clive. that starts at 6:00 p.m. former florida governor jeb bush also making some campaign stops in iowa today. this afternoon, he spoke to hundreds of employees at nationwide insurance in downtown des moines. so far, during this campaign season the workers have heard , from john kasich, carly fiorina, and ben car

cruz and trump are neck and neck in iowa. but, cruz isn't getting any support from big names in the hawkeye state. governor terry branstad spoke about cruz during the renewable fuels summit yesterday. " i believe it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him. i counts is the one they take on caucus night. and i think it could change between now and then." branstad said cruz shouldn't win iowa. he's basing that opinion on cruz's opposition to the renewable fuel standard. other candidates at cruz, the ethanol mandate will not survive. republican presisintial candidate rand paul a ao opposes the renewable fuel standard. the johnson county board of supervisors has a new member this morning. in a special election, democrat lisa green- douglass received more than 2-thousand votes yesterday. she is a spanish- language trainer and lives in north liberty. her opponent, north liberty cy council member chris hoffmanangot more than 12- hundred votes. the county auditor says voter turnout was lower than normal - at nearly 4 percent. tw

in tulsa as well. it not just iowa and new hampshire, it's how sarah palin can rally the base when you get into southern states. we might get our first real taste tomorrow in tulsa. >> i assume that a lot of people in ames, iowa, where you are, want to see and hear donald trump. but now getting word that sarah palin's going to be there as well. that's going to bring in more people to listen to this event, i assume, right? >> reporter: i think that's definitely possible. as you know, the news just broke officially within the last hour, but we've been talking about this all day. people have been speculating about it all day. and so i'm sure if you're someone thinking about going to this event, the fact that you're getting two celebrities for the price of one got you off the couch on a very cold day here in iowa to come out tonight. we'll have to see how big this crowd is, as things get rolling in the next half hour. >> david chali. an, polls in iowa have shown a very tight race between ted cruz and donald trump basically

in iowa and new hampshire. as bernie sanders closes in. >> i want to thank you for working to be part of this progresses. where on monday night, you are the first people in the entire world who get to express an opinion about who you think should be the next president and commander in chief. >> american democracy is not a football game. it is not a tv show. it is not a spectator sport. democracy means that all of our people are supposed to be involved. decisions are being made today in washington. and in your state capital. which impacts your life. gwen: given the turnout, especially in iowa, i'm not sure it's not a spectator sport but jeanne, i'm curious. on the democratic side, how is this different from what we've seen make out on the republican side? >> well, hillary clinton learned a lot of lessons from 2008. and she has built a very big, very broad machine. and the democratic caucuses are slightly -- not slightly, they are significantly different from the way the republican system will work. and the truth

in iowa. if it happens that he comes tantalizingly close or wins here, it really will throw once again politics on its head as we know it. this is a state that thrives on person-to-person contact. he hadn't been in iowa for 11 days when he came to ottumwa. he's something like 12th in the number of appearances that he has made in this state. and yet, you can see, this was a very last-minute add. and the place is packed. it goes all the way back to the doors. and they like their odds right now. they say they've got a ground game, in spite of the fact, as you saw a big article in "the new york times" yesterday, of really questioning the strength of the ground game here in iowa, and we know that ted cruz is as strong. >> and hallie, you are following cruz's campaign today. chris made the point and we've said it over and over, iowa is ta tailor-made for someone like ted cruz. it was tailor-made for someone like ben carson, until we saw his big decline. one of the headlines is ted cruz's comments abo

trail in iowa falls. redibly busy this push is in the last couple of days. go ahead, margaret. >> you asked about the history of the iowa caucuses how it came to be. the 1968 democratic dweeebate i chicago. a bloodbath, not literally. riots in the street. delegates couldn't get in, viewed as a really not transparent, not breathable honest, open process. as a result awe states went back to their process, their delegate-selecting process and tried to clean the map and start afresh. iowa said, every part of it a part of our process. make the platform totally open. everyone's participate in order to make it open and breathable and transparent they had to start very, very early in the process. not knowing they would be first in the nation, turns out they really ended up being the first and then that over time in 1972, was the first time it was, the caucuses were first in the nation, but they made jimmy carter in 1976. and now -- >> but so much -- >> protected their spot as the first ever since. >> how much is i

he in red oak, iowa. person fromtaff washington in a rented car got turned around in the late mapquest, no gps, no cell phone to check up on things, not even good notes. finally comes to what appears to be the fork in the road. one veered off to the left. one went straight. and what to do. farmer leaving the field and locking up the field gate rolled said we aredow and whatng late does it matter road i take question mark you looked at him and said, not to me, it don't. [laughter] carter would also call folks we were recruiting. and he and carter would take calls at home. it is not an exaggeration. timeemember, this is the he was running full-fledged campaigns in new hampshire and florida. other candidates do not make calls or perhaps right notes but none to the degree that carter did in 1975. folks which usually has problems, worked well in 1975 and 19 evan is next. i was given a tremendous amount of leeway. we did not have any superstars. we did not have consultants. you can recall and arrogant or superio

why aren't you in iowa today? >> well, i'm in iowa, on air. have a big race coming up here in new hampshire in a few days as well and look, i know that -- i've been in iowa many times. i ran for president there myself in the late '90s. i know they have good conservative folks. to do what he say he was going to do and that's senator as well. >> i feel i'mwell, as we chat this evening. going back to the rubio campaign. they have worries about the new ads from the candidate you're spo supporting saying the reason ted cruz is putting out the ads because he knows marco rubio is putting it on him. >> let me respectfully disagree. i think the reason the ads are out is because marco rubio is misrepresenting his record. he was part of this group called the gang of eight which everybody heard about in the senate to push for the opportunity to get immigrants illegally into this country and amnesty for illegal immigration, for illegal immigrants. that's the reason he's, you know, he was not a passive advocate for this legislation. he teamed up with chuck

the clock is ticking in iowa. out all the stops in the final two days before the caucuses get under way. florida senator marco rubio will be airing 30-minute tv programs this weekend in every market in the hawkeye state. rubio has seen an uptick in the poll there and his campaign season opening to the top, but iowa is known for being unpredictable, and anything could happen on monday night. it is a new hour here inside america's election headquarters. i'm john scott. >> hi, everybody. i'm jenna lee. here's where the republican candidates stand. the poll is an average of all national polls, which is one of the reasons we like showing it to you. donald trump maintains the lead with more than 31%. ted cruz is six 25%. marco rubio is the only other candidate in double digits with about 14.5%. our chief political correspondent carl cameron kicks off our coverage from iowa with more. >> reporter: marco rubio is going to hold an event in ames, iowa, in a little bit. he is one of three candidates to be campaigning here tod

but now in iowa it's a tossup. hillary clinton's lead there has shrunk to three points over bernie sanders in a critical state for her with martin o'malley back at 5% but that 5% number very important for him for the next democratic debate. in the new hampshire, flip the leaders, but sem the same story, sanders narrowly ahead but by just four points. o'malley barely registers. it's fair to say a year ago no one would have predicted bernie sanders mounting this kind of challenge to clinton or donald trump leading anywhere. but that's where we are three weeks before the first voting. and yesterday i sat down backstage with trump in ottumwa, iowa. we began by talking about the cover story of "time" magazine which said in the past tense "how trump won" and whether he's already accomplished what he set out to do. if you got out of the race today, do you feel like you have won something? >> no, i don't. i really don't. i think the "time" article was incredibly well written. that's a good writer, i will tell you that, a pr

we have leaders in every single county in iowa. marco has spent a ton of time here in the last couple weeks trying to meet as many iowans as possible. we had over a thousand people come to our rally in urbandale, a suburb here in des moines. there's momentum for marco rubio. if we can finish a strong third, that momentum will propel us into the future. >> another specific question. there are 900 precincts throughout iowa where republicans will caucus. democrats have more than that, about a thousand. a thousand-plus. what is the percentage of precincts where you will have people who will stand up and speak between two to five minutes on marco rubio's behalf? >> i expect we'll have somebody in every single precinct. >> that's 100%? >> i expect so, yes. we're not as organized as ted cruz, who has 12,000 volunteers and has invested pretty much everything he's got in iowa. we're campaigning in all 50 states. we want to do well in iowa. we've put in the resources needed here to do very well tomorrow night. not ted cruz's level, but we fee

iowa. the whole team with results as they come in. and the next big debate, after iowa and just days before new hampshire. join martha raddatz and me, the republican debate next saturday night, right here on abc. >>> and the other factor playing into the iowa caucus, the weather. trees down in southern california, lanes on the 101 and the pacific highway shut down six inches in reno and counting. the map showing the reach of the storm, getting to the great lakes on tuesday. and it will hit here right after the caucuses are wrapped up. everybody is hoping so. >>> in the meantime, we turn to a disturbing case making national headlines this sunday. breaking developments in a murder investigation, a virginia tech student arrested, and his friend, too. all of in in connection with a 13-year-old girl that vanished. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, two virginia tech students under arrest. in connection with the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> late saturday night, the investigation led us to david e. eisenhower, a virginia tech