a top priority in every iowa classroom.pplause] whour education system, successl always depend on great teachers. aside from parents, teachers are some of the most influential figures. to be the best, set them on theá path and impart the love of learning that changed their life for the better. something to aspire to. one of the highest callings one could have. it sends the message. tonight i am announcing the legislature to $96 million in new money to increase starting pay by 50% to $50000 and a minimum salary of 620004 teachers with at least 12 years experience. in addition, i'm allocating $10 million for merit-based grant programs that will reward teachers to help their students succeed. these will put iowa in the top five states and help recruit more of the best and brightest to join. [applause] cial session a lot of fetal heartbeat bill for the first time. as an act of courage and conviction. i want to thank you for putting iowa and. passing the heartbeat bill weir proving every i would counts. they have what they need

this will cross southern iowa towns in iowa for the first time in five years. route will extend 424 miles from glenwood to burlington, iowa, and at end of the ride cyclists can take on the challenge and power their way up snake alley. the ride will take place this■m@ summer from july 21 to july 27. and i look forward to cheering on everyone who will participate in this upcoming adventure. madam speaker, i would like to wish my nephew, andrew mortino, a blessed confirmation. congratulations, andrew, on this milestone. madam speaker, i have introduced this resolution with the entire iowa delegation. this resolution congratulates iowa native caitlin clark on becoming the national collegiate athletic association's division i basketball leading scorer. whereas on march 3, 2024, during a basketball game between the university of iowa hawkeyes and the ohio state university buckeyes, caitlin clark, became the national collegiate athletic association ncaa division i basketball all-time leading scorer. whereas because of clark and the university of iowa hawkeyes women's

totaling over 493 hours in spy iowa-born and raised astronaut.is space endeavors, he earned his m.d. with honorsrom baylor college of medicine. today as professor of baylor college of medicine in houston, texas. he continues his impactful work humanitarian relief efforts. his remarkable journey inspires us to pursue knowledge, explore new horizons, and sur fellow human beings with compassion and dedication. thank you, mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate student made, collier, and plexifrom wilton junior senior high school for beingwide winners of the 14th annual samsung solve for tomorrow national stem competition. they invented a grain elevator tracker that would help the f farmers track the height of their train that helps farmers determine the grain height in the silo. this will proeffect farmers from dangerous grain elevator accidents and represents a step forward in agricultural safety. the samsung solve for tomorrow competition picks one winner from each of the 350 states. these students hundreds of other submissions with their clever in

then plowed the profits into more prime iowa acreage.ming. >> she did everything. >> she just took to it, huh? >> she was a natural. >> she loved being in the tractors. >> long time friend and neighbor, irene schultz, says shirley brought a little pizzazz to the fields when she climbed into her custom made tractor. >> she always put a little bit of make-up on every morning before she went on. >> up on the john deere she's decked out? >> she had rosy cheeks. she was beautiful inside and out. >> in time, daughter jana married and moved away to a job in des moines. son billy went into the heating and air-conditioning business. but jason the youngest child took to the land. >> i really enjoyed working with him. i was teaching him. he is a good farmer. >> jason would carry on the farming tradition for another generation. and best of all, he and his wife shelly lived close by. bill and shirley soon had grandchildren to dote on. a happy family picture suddenly disfigured by the ugly murder of shirley carter. dci mark ludwick took the lead for t

. >>> the three-peat it is complete >> iowa's caitlin clark making history again, leading the iowa hawkeyes to a conference championship in a nail-biter the history-making i'm peter alexander. it's a little more than a week until spring, but tonight you wouldn't know it across much of the country. parts of eight states face winter storm alerts tonight as a punishing system is set to unload more snow and strong winds across new england and into the great lakes already tonight we are learning about one death in new hampshire. and across the southeast, the cleanup is now underway late tonight meteorologists there confirmed a pair of tornados slammed into communities in alabama and georgia this weekend elsewhere, heavy downpours are to blame for extreme flooding with charleston seeing more than double its record of rain in a single day we begin tonight with nbc's george solis on the dangerous conditions >> reporter: tonight extreme weather turning deadly as millions clean up from a severe storm that slammed the east coast. a 20-year-old skier died in icy conditions on new hampshire's mount wash

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the pledge of allegianceill be d by the -- will be led by the gentleman from iowa, mrs.iller-meeks. mrs. miller-meeks: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, e natision under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.■ the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for at purpose■v■ntlewoman fromk recognition? mrs. miller-meeks: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one miller-meeks, madam speaker. i rise today to celebrate students caitlin and madeline, grady, collier, and lexi from wilton jr. senior high school for bng statewide winne o annuae for tomorrow national stem competition. they invent add grain elevator level tracker that would help farmersgrain with a system of lights that helps farmers determine the grain height inside the bin. this will protect the hardworking iowa farmers from dangerous grain elevator accidents and r

iowa's caitlin clark has set a new standard for anyone, male or female, who follows her. her four year scoring binge, which may not end until april, has also brought new fans and lots of money to the sport for college basketball history. this morning, history made caitlin clark's becomes the all time leading scorer in major college basketball history, iowa's caitlin clark dethroning pistol pete maravich to become the top scorer in college basketball history, men's or women's, shattering a record that had stood for 54 years. >> i feel like i'm living in a dream, honestly. holly and hopefully i can inspire a lot of young girls to be able to dream, to be on stages like this. >> as a girl, clark had to join a boys team. her dad couldn't find a girls team for her age. now the times have changed and clark has helped to change them. >> she's a huge inspiration to me. she's been an inspiration to me since i started watching her. she's like an idol to me and it's so fun to watch her, like play. and i just want to like we all. >> i think we all want to be like her, like when i grow

on the women's side caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes did their thing yesterday and now are gearingfor a highly anticipated rematch with lsu in tomorrow's elite eight. nbc's jesse kirsch is in cleveland, site of the women's final four. jesse, good morning. great day of action yesterday. >> reporter: willie, good morning. we're expecting even more today. the men's tournament says less than 6% of brackets picked alabama making the final four. the crimson tide is rolling somewhere it's never been before. >> rebound inside, spencer! >> reporter: this morning the men's final four is coming into focus. >> uconn is going back to the final four. >> reporter: the uconn huskies and alabama crimson tide are moving on in the men's tournament after big wins overnight. for alabama, it's the school's first-ever appearance in the men's final four. for the huskies, another blow-out win. the two teams will tip off next saturday for a spot in the men's national championship game. >> the hard work always pays off. i wouldn't be here without the hard work. >> what you learn when you win the way we've wo

was to the home of the university of iowa.virginia is phonghern virginia r nikki haley. host: any comments or questions for kurk bado you can do thaon the line five party for republicans (202) 748-8001, for democrats (202) 748-8000, for independents (202) 748-8002. can nikki haley stay in the race if she does not do it today? guest: she has been fundraising while in the past few weeks and she vowed to stay in the race until super tuesday but no promises aer that. it would not be surprising when the dust settles tonight and if she does not do well in those in the next few days she could conclude her campaign. host: you mentioned congressional races song and ask you about california specifically. guest: california and new york are the front line for the bottle of the house. we will look at california's 27th where a moderate republican , he had a far right challenger and among the democrats because california is an all party primary. they could divide the vote and you could have aublican and a challenger advance. democratgeneral

iowa outscoring nebraska 10 to 2 to force overtime.r scored or assisted on all ten of those points. then in overtime, number 22, taking over, hitting a three pointer to take the lead. it's another three before getting a steal and a couple of free throws to seal the win. the three peat is complete. >> it just really had it all on the biggest stage. >> and, can't be happier for our group. and you know, this was the only way we could end it. >> clark celebrated by paying homage to the late kobe bryant by recreating this iconic photo with the big ten tournament trophy. isn't she fun to watch? clark scored 30 points in the second half. up next, iowa plays in the ncaa tournament. >> some big news from the nfl russell wilson is heading to the steelers. espn reports he will sign a one year deal. the broncos, who are parting ways with wilson, will still have to pay him $38 million next season, so i'm sure he's not upset about that now. >> coming up, top moments from the oscars, including emma the oscars, including emma stone's wardrobe malfunct

the cardinal rallied to beat iowa state, 87-81. stanford is headed to the sweet 16 for the 29th time in school history. >> i'm really, really proud of our team and how far we've come in a year. and kiki, i just, my hat's off to you, how hard you played. you're an absolute warrior. >> i feel like this whole season, we had that loss last year in the back of our mind. we didn't want that to happen two years in a row. we didn't want this to be our last game. we want to go to portland, want to make it all the way to cleveland. giving it my all so that we can get to cleveland, that was something in my mind today. >> reporter: it was a tough night for cameron, she is projected to be the number two pick in the wnba draft. she fouled out. she is moving on, and so are the cardinal. they are headed to the sweet 16. they will face the winner of tomorrow's game between nc state and tennessee. >>> the warriors kicking off a road trip in the twin cities. a-rod there to see them. warriors up a touchdown at recess. but they were playing catchup in

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with that, i'd like to introduce my colleague from iowa, zach nunn. mr. nunn: good morning, friends. this morning as a guy who served in the military on combat operations that deterred china from bringing deadly fentanyl to our shores that has commanded military forces that struck out at cartels inside mexico we now face a very different world three years on. nearly eight million illegals entering into our country, and in my district, that has been a blue district, as a freshman that we turned red, we took the effort to say this is not a republican or democrat issue. this is a national security issue. and so at the state of the union let me be very clear. my guest will be the kidd family and their story enshrined so much of the challenges that folks of all political backgrounds are facing. the threat facing their en. their son sebastian was a typical iowa kid. he was on the wrestling team. he played golf. he loved his friends. and he ad parents. and after dealing with anxiety and depression, he found a friend who offered him a percocet. that percocet was

claire played for iowa back in the day tonight. iowa hosting west virginia spot in the sweet 16 on the line. welcome to the caitlin clark show 32 points but the hawkeyes the one seed they struggle to win this game. clark her final game at home for iowa driving down the lane. and one. she was fired up. iowa the one seed holds off the mountaineers 6454. are you not entertained? sports on abc seven, spo the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. bounced from one doctor to the next. does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together for all that is you. morikawa on 18. he is really boxed in here. -not a good spot. off the comcast business van. into the vending area. oh, not the fries! where's the ball? -anybody see it? oh wait, there it is! -back into play and... aw no, it's in the water. wait a minute... are you kidding me? you got to be kidding me. rolling towards the cup, and it's in

illinois knocked off number two seed iowa state 72-69. >>> and iowa superstar caitlin clark has beenin olympic training camp for the u.s. national team. it does look like she can participate in the camp only if iowa loses in the ncaa tournament. it takes place during the final four in cleveland where clark and iowa hope to be competing. clark is the only non-wnba player to be invited. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," actor diarra kilpatrick is here. " actor diarra kilpatrick is here. o severe plaque psoriasis symptoms define me... emerge as you. with tremfya®, most people saw 90% clearer skin at 4 months... ...and the majority stayed clearer, at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. emerge as you. emerge tremfyant®. ask you doctor about tremfya®. only unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans come with the ucard — one simple member card that opens doors for what matters. what if we need to see a doctor a

jesse kirsch is in iowa city for us. jesse, another game, another shot at history for caitlin clark. >> reporter: yeah, willie, good morning. a lot of anticipation building. we are expecting a full house in iowa city. thousands of fans, some of them flying in just for this game, all hoping to see college basketball history. caitlin clark is rapidly approaching the top of the scoring leaderboard for all of division i ncaa both for men and women. to reach that level, to shatter that record, she will need to do something we have not seen in more than 50 years. >> clark for the win! >> reporter: with her colossal three-pointers and wild passes -- >> clark whipping it down low -- >> reporter: caitlin clark electrifies arenas even on the road. the iowa hawk is closing in on pete maravich's ncaa all-time scoring record for division i basketball. >> records getting closer and closer. >> reporter: in 1970 pistol pete ended his lsu career with 3,667 points, some fans in iowa city think today a different sharpshooter will take the

claire played for iowa back in the day tonight.west virginia spot in the sweet 16 on the line. welcome to the caitlin clark show 32 points but the hawkeyes the one seed they struggle to win this game. clark her final game at home for iowa driving down the lane. and one. she was fired up. iowa the one seed holds off the mountaineers 6454. are you not entertained? 6454. are you not entertained? sports [birds singing] for nourished, lightweight hair, the right ingredients make all the difference new herbal essences sulfate free is now packed with plant-based ingredients your hair will love. like pure aloe. and camellia flower oil. and none of the things it won't. hair feels deeply nourished, soft and lightweight. plant power you can feel. new herbal essences sulfate free. looking for a smarter way to mop? try the swiffer powermop. ♪ an all-in-one cleaning tool, with a 360-degree swivel head that goes places a regular mop just can't. ♪ mop smarter with the swiffer powermop. does it ring a lack of sleep due to bladder leakage affected h

the number of, the percentage of iowa republicans who voted in the iowa caucus not exactly a primary. if i'm not misremembering, this was 7%. yeah, 7%. so 7% of republicans in iowa which small. i'm from california. you're all in california. 7% of repus iowa everybody will end up havingright. who wins in iowa is the first and most important question for who wins republican primary ad in new hampshire, you're talking about 47 people and three dogs. and like that ends up deciding who we vote for. so primarie quality putting this incredible leverage point on a very small fraction of the parties who then choose people are out of step often times, not but oftentimes with the population. 's one reason i sort of miss one convention has had a real role because they had a much broader set of interests and dynamics coming in. it's one reason i often prefer parliamentary systems where parties are making more of the decision. so tha leverage. the filibuster is a space of leverage, right. i, i won't go into this. i will bore you guys forever with this. i do. but the filibuster makes mise less likel

audi crooks is a force in the paint for iowa state.n center scored 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the cyclones' wind over maryland. after last year's early exist, stanford is not going to overlook any opponents. >> she's a fabulous talent. they're not a one-trick pony. they have -- i think they have some really, you know, great perimeter shooters. again, they have great schemes. they work really hard. they know what they're doing out there, and i think it should be a really great game. >> last year, we learned we have to take it day by day, game by game. and i think, you know, coming into this round of 32 game, that will be crucial for us. we worked ahead for this, but we're never looking ahead. so just taking it and executing what we know we've got to do. i think we're in a good spot. >> reporter: and you can see the clock behind me. the game tips off in about 35 minutes, just around 7:00. >>> let's talk some nba basketball. the golden state warriors on the road tonight, opening a five-game road trip in minnesota. how about that

roberts hurt his knee in that iowa state game when iowa state was about in the finals of the big 12 tournament, but he's back, he's playing well. wells, who with her for a month and a half, his back playing, and they've got a shed and crier. you know, houston's back rolling again. now, texas a&m is going to have to be at the top of their game to beat houston. i think houston, to me, is a favorite to win this one. >> all right, so college basketball players, they certainly are having their moment with march madness. safety linebacker trey jenkins is waiting for his moment, a chance to showcase his skills for nfl scouts. >> i mic'd up right now. >> i am more than just an athlete. >> a light moment for trey jenkins during a training session. son is a states probate was coming up. time for this safety hybrid linebacker to work on his speed. >> if you really want it, and it's something that's hard to achieve, it's going to be hard, and you're going to have multiple pines were it's dead ends. what if you never stop, you know, finding that avenue. >> for 12 years, playing in the nfl has been a dream

and so i took some time off but continued to work at the hiv clinic in iowa. oh, that right to attend the iowa writers workshop and well, that helped me get in-state tuition and they were happy to have me that you i you know present it now as part this natural path that at the time you're married you have two sons you quit your really your your day job and and you're going to iowa is obviously, you know a top program so quite an honor to get in but but that's a big toll i think you you allude to it in your two early books that it did put stress on your your marriage as well i mean, what what what future did you envision yourself when you decided to take this leap of faith and, you know, take this big financial hit right then sacrifice these things for this writing program? yeah, it's difficult to back. and, you know, you wonder if you would make the same decision again, but then if you had the same head and you were that age, maybe you would, you know, but at the time i remember i was overwhelmed by how much hiv care i was, and nobody else was willing do it. t

and as soon as that ends, and iowa and colorado. iowa and lsu were to win those two games, then they would play each other monday night. so it would be a rematch of the national championship last year. but it wouldn't even make it to the final four. it would only be in the elite eight if in fact iowa and lsu when one of them will be knocked out before the final four. >> all right. we shall see so let's not want to end with this since you're here, i want to take advantage of your olympic expertise fast-forwarding to paris and the temporal summer olympics thanks a lot of talk around caitlin clark. do you think she'll make the team are one of the teams because she might have options, right >> what she does. yeah. you're right. there's the 5.5, the traditional basketball, the us women's national team, and the olympics has not lost since 1992. that's a tough team to make. that's a tough roster to craft great, great stars. but caitlin clark has been invited to the trainee camp, which is the same weekend as the women's final four. so if i

tonight, clark making history as iowa's hometown hero, hailing from des moines. as a young girl, her family saying she actually had to join a boys' team because her dad couldn't find a girls' team for her age. now her legacy cemented in the history books. nike unveiling this banner downtown and releasing this ad -- >> caitlin clark! >> reporter: and look, clark is not done yet. she will actually look to add to her career points as iowa heads to the big ten conference this week. linsey. >> congratulations to caitlin. morgan, thank you. >> linsey: tributes tonight for award-winning broadcaster chris mortensen. mortensen joined our sister network espn in 1991. he was a regular contributor to the network's nfl programming and to sportscenter. in 2016, he received the pro football writers of america award during the hall of fame ceremony. last year, he announced he had throat cancer. and stepped away from his on-air duties. chris mortensen was 72. >> linsey: there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday, including more history made on the court. le

from story county,nt iowa. ms. tamraa call and msn and are in. she is executive director of the medical planning and aims to iowa.. she's a fully licensed community care clinic that provides professional medical services including consultations, well woman care, pregnancy testing, ultrasound, health education. it employs board-certified ob/gyn physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, medical assistance and support staff. mrs. call holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master degree in public health from the university of kansas. i'm also pleased to welcome her daughter to her hearing as well. thank you both for beingng here. >> senator lee give an introduction to make quick >> thank you it's an honor to privilege to bee able to introduce one of our witnesses today. leslie is an adjunct fellow at the american enterprise institute and the center forut opportunity and social mobility. she'sls also president of an entity called for policy solutions and a member of the state of virginia's department

winner by the associated press in iowa.rimary aisle as it were where joe biden has been declared the winner. lahoma is one of those adjusted close to 16% of the expected vote count i and yet the associated press calling it for joe b with 75% of the vo at this point. another state that is coming in press calling the state of m for joe biden with 93%, 7% of the vote in t just 2% of the v in press is gone ahead and calleded it for joe biden a 73%. and virgin y were just talkin aut old dominion there. joe biden declaredheinner of 88.6% of the vote and 65% of the expected vote count in. you mention were not expected to hear from joe biden. although he did take some questions from the press pool today as he was passing them on hi air force one. one of the questions he got was about his poll numbers including a lot of "new york times" siena polls recently that show him trailing donald trump. some other polls as well but the "new york times" polls getting a lot of attention. let me play 20 seconds or so of joe biden answering quest

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the iowa state cyclones rallying against maryland from 20 points down last night. >> iowa state findsnd advances to the second round. >> reporter: marking the second largest comeback in ncaa history, and today all eyes will undoubtedly be on caitlin clark, who most say is the new face of women's college basketball. after topping the leaderboard as the all-time ncaa scorer, her dazzling performance on the court drawing in droves of fans. clark, lsu's angel reese, and uconn's page bueckers entering the big dance. and ushering a major shift in women's sports. >> on three, yes. >> there's a great respect now out there for women's sports that just did not exist even a few years ago. it's happening now thanks to caitlin clark, thanks to iowa/lsu last year, thanks to south carolina. >> and you really love to see it, because today clark will look to lead her hawkeyes on a journey to their first championship win. they're taking on holy cross in round one. espn and abc will have a full slate of games, and you can watch iowa on abc today at 3:00 eastern. guys, i will say the pressure is on. we g

one of her five three pointers puts iowa up by ten.s the ncaa all time leading scorer and the future number one overall pick. she's the total package finishes with 32 of iowa's 64 points, as the hawkeyes win by ten in what wasinalome game in iowa next up, number five colorado saturday in the sweet 16. and we will leave you with this. athletes who care. check this out. it was pouring rain on saturday at red bull arena in newark, new jersey. so yeah, the players, they decided to keep the young men, the ball boys, so to speak, dry. so they take. pretty cool right? take off their jackets and put them on the kids in front of them. and maybe it was karma, but the red bulls, they went on to beat inter miami. now messi wasn't playing for inter miami that night but they won. nice move by the reds. they won four players. great move. love it. >> good things happen to good people. there you go. thanks jason. next at 11. >> there have been a lot of allegations over the years and a lot of those allegations have turned into actual lawsuits in recent

, and when you look at you, nowadays we have the primaries in the united states, they started with iowa, and then they move to new hampshire, yesterday was michigan, i haven't had the chance to look at michigan. but in iowa the turnout was less than 15%, it was 14 point something, similar thing was was was in new hampshire, and you know the amount of money that was spent in iowa was over 100 over 100 million dollars, 100 million dollars and the number of people who showed up were about 100 thousand people, so you do the calculation. every vote cost was more than $1 and all the television ads all the competition that that looks competition but but as the guest said in chicago you foreign policy issues you hardly can see any difference in terms of the violence that united states brings to the world so looking at these data, i think anyone can basically judge that the elections in iran are actually more in line with basic democratic principles, people actually for every seat, for for tomorrow's election in iran, we have 51 candidates, for every seat we have 51 candidates, we have about 15,

president, if you address nation think of the kidd family and think of how to save kids across iowa anduntry by doing the right thing today. no one is stronger than our own gentleman, our whip, tom emmer. mr. emmer: according to reports, joe biden and his allies are billing it as big public reset moment. the american peop are going to see whatever through scripted biden ends up reading off the the facts are quite clear. joe biden has failed on every single issue.■ our state of the union has been dwiepped by unprecedented chaos thanks to this administration's failed policies and it's the american people who have been left to suffer as a result. americans elected our house republican majority the first chance they were given counteract joe biden's agenda. on the economy, it was joe biden's spending that led to double-digit inflation, historic interest rates and bang collapses. house republicans lowered costs for families and put us on a path towards fiscal responsibility. on the southern bder, joe to undo his 64 executive actions that created this in the first republicans pasted historic

yeah. >> we're still alive, including pepper, carolina, iowa. they are all still. i didn't realize pepper and i picked the same school. that's right. you are two cat pals. >> caitlin, clark. >> caitlin. >> clark. that's right. >> okay, now we got to show you this. i'm trying to leave. not much time, greg is telling me to move on, but i don't want to show you this, because look how my back injury i'm doing. >> yes, you are. >> i was, last i checked, i was in, like, fifth. well you're back because kansas lost rhiannon, oregon lost for andhra. >> and my cat is beating you. rhiannon how does it feel it? >> listen, you took a chance on your school. >> in my other bracket with my friends from home, i took for you. oh, to be. and i was florida home. immediately eliminated. just like that. >> but you were smarter. and the tv bracket? >> yes, ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a

>> seth: you think it's the iowa state iowa what nows?nfusing mascot. >> seth: yeah, it's a very weird -- it's a very wordy sweatshirt. >> it's a wordy sweatshirt. it goes all the way around the back. [ laughter ] and people hate this mascot. >> seth: yeah. >> they throw a lot of vegetables at him. >> seth: yeah. now real quick, as oprah, do you need to get into oprah, or are you ready? >> uh -- >> seth: just yell them out. >> okay, you got it. >> seth: just with enthusiasm. marquette. >> gramercy tavern. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: nc state. >> the hooligans. [ laughter ] >> seth: that's wonderful. that was right. that one was right. >> i think oprah and whitney had a baby. >> seth: they had a baby. >> i think oprah and whitney had a baby and it came out of my mouth. >> seth: you have a wonderful second season of "loot." >> i do, yeah. >> seth: this is a fantastic show. do you enjoy -- >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i do. >> seth: molly is a very fun character. >> yeah, she's fun, and i guess -- and i guess she's fun. >> se

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for the people here in perry, iowa, they are simply worried if this town can survive. the tyson plant says it will be ending paychecks in june which hits 1200 plus workers in this town of 8,000 people so that's 15% of the population but if you talk to the mayor he points out among those 8,000 people many of them are dependents. it is a much bigger hit among the paycheck earning population. so everyone from builders to restaurant owners in this town are expecting they will be hit by this plant closure. >> if you do not have a stable income coming in like that, then you can't come out and have fun anymore. >> it affects everybody in the town. like restaurants, people like me, what i do construction. so for sure it will affect my family. >> it will kill this town. you know, a lot of people live here will have to go somewhere else to find work. maybe even find somewhere se to live. >> a subcontractor that supplies manpower held a job fair with emphasis on new immigrants was generated the accusation that they are firing legal workers and going for cheap illegal labor, dives

. >>> if it is iowa basketball, it's caitlin clark. rallied the hawkeyes to force overtime over nebraska. clark took over. oh the stepback three. scoring 30 out of her 34 points after half time. and third ranked iowa won it 94-89, the hawkeyes third straight big ten tournament championship. >>> nfl free agency begins tomorrow. but brock purdy is under contract, off the field. purdy and his long-time girlfriend, jenna, got married yesterday in iowa. >>> all right, now bay area professional soccer. shout out to oakland roots. they won the season opener saturday. the san jose earthquakes, not so much. but a week from today? bay fc trots onto the pitch for its national women's soccer league debut. this week just can't go fast enough. >> i'm waking up at 2:00 in the morning, 3:00. and this player should go here. >> there have been plenty of sleepless nights as they get closer to their first match. >> i started thinking about our home opener. oh my gosh. that is a whole other story. it's going to be insane. and you want to be there. you don'

senior correspondent mike tobin reports tonight from perry, iowa. >> the little town perry, iowa is worriedtyson foods pork processing plant. more than 1200 employees got a letter that the plant is closing. the paychecks are gone in june. >> it's scary paycheck to paycheck. now that's going away. it hits you. >> the closure went public around the time a subcontracted tore for tyson held a job fair in new york to hire new immigrants be to the u.s. accusing tyson of firing citizens to hire immigrants advocates on social media called for boycotts and investors with the american conservative values electronically traded fund sold their shares in tyson foods. >> we think american voters, american citizens are against that and so on principle, we're going to boycott tyson. >> tyson told fox news the job fair hired only 87 people and any insinuation that we would cut american jobs to hire immigrants is completely false. we closed our perry plant for specific business reasons. mayor dirk kavanaugh cares less about accusations and more about the future of his town. >> it's more than just the 1200 jo

a record-breaking day for iowa's caitlin clark. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. no rest for storm-weary california as folks try to dig out from a powerful blizzard. another storm is bearing down on the state. this second weaker storm is expected to bring up to an additional two feet of snow in the sierra-nevada. the weekend blizzard brought whiteout conditions, hurricane-force winds, and dumped more than seven feet in some places. travel has been treacherous and life threatening. a major road was shut down. carter evans has latest from truckee, california. >> reporter: blizzard and avalanche warnings are being extended in the sierra-nevada as one life-threatening storm moves out, another storm is about to move in. key roads around lake tahoe are off limits, too dangerous for drivers, and snowplows can't keep up. >> it's been hectic. i've broken a lot of parts. >> reporter: the california highway patrol cleared the last of the big rigs stuck on interstate 80, the main road to tahoe. on friday night they say there were about 200 to 300 cars an

. >> almost four years ago in iowa and good to see -- what's the next most important step? going to ask anybody these questions?u■■f >> basically providing opportunity for small and mid-size farms to stay in business. previous administrations, you have to get big or get out, that's helped the large-scale farming operation. your administration for the first time is creating an option so that people can stay in businessnd pass their farms onto their families. i can't emphasize how important this is. we lost 4,054 farms since 1981 all the farmers in north dakota, south dakota, wisconsin, illinois, iowa, nebraska, colorado=missouri and oklahoma. gone. your administration is trying to put a stop tothank you. thank you. >> yeah, i think that's a great example of the many ways by giving small farmers small ranchers a fair shot we are also helping to bring prices down for american consumers on things like poultry and meat. one of the unique assets to have competition council is that we've really seen every agency increasing competition and i think secretary austin has undertaken a

stanford beats iowa state, 8781, in overtime.tland, where the cardinal will take on the winner of tomorrow's nc state and tennessee game. >> yeah, i think kim and i are like this. so we pick each other up when i'm in foul trouble, she takes over and vice versa, i don't think there's any pressure for either of us. we just kind of know, like, you know, we got to pick up for the other person, but she was a great teammate tonight from the bench. i could hear her talking to me every single time she was pouring into me, saying, like, you got this, you know? so she was a great leader for us and, you know, a great encourager for us tonight. this is why you do this. >> i mean, and the fans were great. it was awesome environment. i told our team, you know, you don't have to go into overtime for tv. but, you know, it was a great tv game and it was it was exciting. >> yes, it was to the men's tournament, grand canyon upset saint mary's friday night. could they keep it rolling against alabama. under seven minutes to go. grand canyon down thre

we lost 4,054 farms since 1981 all the farmers in north dakota, south dakota, wisconsin, illinois, iowacolorado, missouri oklahoma. gone. your administration is trying to put a stop to that. >> yeah, i think that's a great example of the many ways by giving small farmers sma ranchers a fair shot we are also helping to bring prices down for american consumers on things like poult and meat. one of the unique assets to have competition council is that we've really seen every c■in agency increasing competition and i think secretary austin has undertaken a number of really department of defense so the mr. secretary, perhaps you'd like to talk about those next. >> thanks, mr. president, as you know well, competition is vital to our defense industrial base and to keep america secure we need to make odustrial base eve. in january the department released our first ever national defense industrial strategy. that's our blueprint for building a resilient defense industrial base that's postured to deliver capabilities to our war fighters at speed and scale. and that means that expediting or expandin

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