proceeds benefit iowa public radio. shaun murphy has worked and eric clapton for the "behind the sun" tour. murphy has susu, toured and recorded with many acts including the moody blues, herbie hancock, phil collins, glenn frey, joe walsh, maria muldaur, bruce hornsby, michael bolton, j.j. cale, coco montoya, alice cooper and rock musicals, hair and sgtt er's. in 1993, she became a full-time member of the los angeles based bandlittle feat. she stayed on for the next fifteen years, recording and touring with them until 2009. her album "aak for the mooo," released in 2012, was nominated for three grammy awards and won two blues blast music awards. she released "cry off love" in 223, the cashbox kings are a classic chicago-style blues band hailing from the windy city. in 2013 the band's album "black toppin'" won the blues blast music award for traditional blues album. recently, they received three nominations from the blues foundation for its annual blues music awards: best album "holding court," best band and best traditi

chris serves as the political analyst and is a regular guest on iowa public radio. his research includes understanding the psychology of voting, as well as the impact of gender on group decision making. in the latest cnn/orc poll, 6 in 10 likely democratic caucus- goers named hillary clinton as the candidate with "the best chance of winning in the general election in november," a 22 point lead over her rival, senator bernie sanders. yet, in terms of overall preference, clinton trails sanders by 8 percentage points, 51 to 43 percent. clearly some poll respondents are putting policy above electability, but policy victory is only possible with electoral victory. respondents as most important in deciding how to vote (economy and health care), sanders leads clinton by 22 points and 6 points, respectively. and, not surprisingly, sanders has a 19 point edge over clinton on "best represents the values of democrats like yourself." the relatability issue continues to be a problem for clinton, and she is clearly struggling in terms of gaining any sort of issue advantage with t

this program will be rebroadcast at 4 pm on march 27 and at 7 pm on march 28 on iowa public radio, the radio home of the des moines symphony. plan your visit: local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: steady job growth and low mortgage rates meant some good news for the housing market... home sales rebounded in december, with total sales for 20-15 the most in nine years. the national realtors said sales of existing homes climbed almost 15 percent last month . plummeted as the to new mortgage disclosure rules. elias: that if you want to go to the n-f- l's biggest game, you'll have to pay some big bucks. the average resale price for tickets to the superbowl is almost 52- hundred dollars. a pair of seats near midfield for the february 7th matchup between the carolina panthers and denver broncos sold for 12- thousand one- hundred dollars each... that's the most expensive seats sold so far. elias: the historic snowfall from the weekend winter storm has kept millions indoors....and their cable boxes have been working overtime. at one point on saturday, nearly

public, and the press, on a smartphone or tablet. (matt) potential changes are coming to an iowa community college. (sheila) kuoo radio's steve schwaller has more on the upcoming referendum. steve? officials with iowa lakes community college are holding a series of informational sessions leading up to a february 2nd vote on a $16 million dollar referendum. vice president of administration says the funding would allow some upgrades to take place at each of the college's five campuses... "in algona we are planning an addition to our building for an entrepreneuri al center. in emmetsburg we're planning to coordinate all of our offices into one major area. we're going to have a remodeled area on the north part of the building. we'll probably move our convenience store. in spencer we anticipate putting a new roof on our building. we acquired a building in 2005 101,000 square feet, and the roof leaks and we need to improve that. in estherville we have a need for a music and fine arts area to have a fine arts addition to our campus. this has been discussed for over 25 years. there's a need for this, we'll be working with our l

will serve : as the iowa caucuses media center. 1600 media members are credentialed to use the room, representing press near and far. >> i'm a correspondent for the french public radio. rose proving the caucus is an >> hillary clinton, donald trump , people know in france, so that is important, it is the beginning, everybody is there. rose at centro downtown they're : serving up big plates for big names. >> we had tom brokaw come through here and bernie sanders has come through, and we have had jamie lee curtis down the street at our restaurant django. ,rose it's all part of the fun, : and pride for being the first caucus in the nation. >> the dynamic is even more important than the business it brings in. which is great. but it's fun to see the city in the spotlight. rose: people tell me they're so excited because both the democrat and read republican races are still close, definitely one they want to watch. steve: democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is now releasing information about his medical history. his doctor says the vermont senator is in, quote, overall very good health. sanders has been treated for gout, high cholesterol, and laryngitis. he al

iowa. this morning the grubb ymca hosted its 4th annual mlk prayer breakfast. the keynote speaker was a familiar face to pbs viewers and a familiar voice to public radio listeners ... talk show host tavis smiley. 2345-2403 "these, des moines are perilous times ... serious solutions." in his speech smiley used doctor king's teachings and words to offer solution for dealing with ... in today's world. the breakfast concluded with the "making a difference award" presentation. this year's honoree is alex hanna. he is the principal at merrill middle school and an associate pastor at his church. hanna says his message on this day is the same that he shares everyday. alex s. hanna, principla, merrill middle school 831-847 "it means service, it means giving back ... it means doing all those things to make your world better ... and your city better." those ideals were put to work following the breakfast. a youth summit of 200 metro teenagers spent the day packing enough meals to feed 20-thousand starving people around the world. temperatures are going to get slightly warmer the next few days as temperatures are going to get slightly warmer the next few days as highs even

. >> in iowa there are ads on christian radio that have been questioning ted cruz's authenticity as a conservative, knowing in the years there's public data available, he hasn't given much to charity. should that be a consideration for voters? what is your sense of his authentici authenticity. >> i don't want to speak to his authenticity because it is not appropriate in my opinion. i will say he does have problems. he has to solve his problem as to whether he is allowed to run for president. he was born in canada, was a citizen until 15 months ago, was a citizen of canada. then said he didn't know that. he didn't know he was a citizen of canada. he was a senator from texas, a citizen of canada and said he didn't know about it. and said he didn't know about goldman, sachs and city bank when they came to his financial disclosure. seems a bit hard to believe. you know, as to his authenticity, i hope he is authentic. >> on giving to charity. >> i mean, he should give. i would assume he gave nothing to charity? >> there were reports of tithing. >> i would have to look. honestly, i'd have to look. >> mr. trump. >> go ahead. >> why should c

public works began treatment and removal program for thousands of ash trees in the city. iowa poultry producers are tracking their flocks' histories to see if they had contact with bird flu- infected flocks in indiana. radio iowa reports the iowa poultry association believes the bird-flu strain in indidia is less contagious than the strain that killed millions of iowa birds last year. animal health officials say crews are working to euthanize 156,000 turkeys s 10 indiana farms to keep it from spreading. the outbreak has affected more than 400,000 birds so far. if you needed to reach out regarding a negative experience with a business... contact t e they rely on your information to investigate... stay with kcrg-tv 9. barbara green from the better barbara green from the better bureau joins us for our wednesday segment... still ahehe... the issue behindnd still ahead... thessue behind the disagreement in cedar falls beteten the city council and veteran taylor morris trying to put in a "smart home" to with this month's dangerously cold temperatures, fire officials in the state are making sure people know how to stay safe when heating their homes. and city officials in flint michigagaare pushing for morere fed

serves as the political analyst and is a regular guest on iowa public radio. his research includes understanding the psychology of voting, as well as the impact of gender on group decision making. in the latest cnn/orc poll, 6 in 10 likely democratic caucus- goers named hillary clinton as the candidate with "the best chance of winning in the general election in november,"