bernie sanders is on a five day swing through kcci's vanessa peng was there for his stop at iowa state university. vanessa, what did the students have to say? vanessa: mark, iowa state students i spoke to today say bernie sanders has brought a fire out of them. as soon as senator bernie sanders got on stage at his iowa state university town hall, he directed his message to students. no group of people in this country who have more at stake than the young people of this country. now, there are a lot of folks out there, a lot of pundits who say, you know, young people who come out to meetings, students will go out rallies, maybe they'll volunteer, but when it counts on election night on they're not going to show up february 1,. let's make those pundits eat vanessa: sanders told the crowd of more than his campaign does 1000 not represent the wealthiest people in the country. he won't have a super pac. the democratic presidential candidate got the crowd excited when he spoke about his plans to make public colleges and universities tuition free. some students tell us this is the first time they'll be

host: we are on the campus of iowa state university and aims, iowa. a little later tonight, this same hall will be used for a carly fiorina rally. it was used for another candidate earlier as well. time to take more calls. thomas, hi. caller: how are you? host: how are you? caller: doing great. host: we are listening. caller: i am a one hundred percent trump supporter. i am a vietnam disabled combat a u.s. army retired noncommissioned senior officer with 21 years service. honored that donald trump thought enough of america's veterans to raise money for the homelessness we have among our veterans and families. he felt that it was more to raise money for the veterans and skip the last debate. he is the only candidate that i see that is fit to lead the world's greatest military and represent america has combat veterans and the people, of the people, for the people, by the people. our economy back on track and secure the southern border, which is insane that it hasn't been secured, and we will stop these crazies called isis, and they will not come into ou

hillary clinton in her final push her will be joined on the campus of iowa state university by gabby giffords. she has already splo received the endorsement, but this is the first time gabby giffords that is campaigned with hillary clinton, the campaign trying to draw that distinction here on guns. they've been doing it with increasing intensity and urgency. they are pointing out that senator sanders has not been as strong on gun control as the clinton campaign has been, so what's really going on here, they're going for that slice of voters, i'm told. it may be 10%, 20% of voters undecided. they're hoping this message in the final push here this weekend will brings those over the top.

barb clawson is an ag professor and advisor at iowa state university. she helps manage the turf crew. which is why shes particularly proud of georgie heitshusen... shes taken under her wing. they met during georgies orientation at iowa state. georgie... who also maintains the synthetic turf at the bergstrom building... had been eyeing the career for some time. thats pretty neat... but this is pretty neat too... butted with at managing the turf at the super bowl.. georgie applied... and several weeks later... got ..'especially proud... because georgie is the first female to get the internship. shell be on the sidelines during the super bowl... maintaining the turf... setting up the half time show... while surrounded by elite members of the turf management community from around the world... but shes not forgetting her roots. torro sponsors the internship. georgie is the third i-s-u student to be chosen. if the snow has melted on the football field by now...it will be this weekend! meteorologist amber alexander if the snow has melted on the football field b

the iowa state university police are talking with campers about safety... but are not ready to ban camping outside hilton... 55:16-55:34 our concerns is an immediate reaction to something like this no more, i don't think we can do that without the conversation that i'm sure will happen soon. public safety officers say they plan to meet with the athletics department as well as student solution. we'll have more on those discussions, tonight at ten. the pleasant hill library wants kids to get into the reading habit before they reach kindergarten... it's launching the 1,000 books before kindergarten challenge. any kid, new born to pre-k can books. once they get through one hundred books, they hand it in prize. says reading to kids does so much more than entertain them. 8:33-8:44 the thing that happens all sorts of connections in your mind, it's brain to develop and also just talking to your children is very important as well. it's a nationwide program, so check with your local library to see if they also hold the program. the iowa wild is just three years old..

new events will replace a now defunct tradition at iowa state university. "veishea" was often associated with binge drinking and property damage... the annual festival was canceled in 20- 14, after a riot occurred and a student was hurt. i-s-u president steven leath announced 2 events to take its place this semester, according to the "des moines register." month, featuring valentine's day activities and the sale of cherry pies. then in april, there will be a celebration of arts in conjunction with the "cyclone market." the events are meant to fill veishea's void, by bringing fun and fundraising opportunities to campus. the waukee school district is cutting some jobs, and adding others. the board of education unanimously approved the plan last night to cut 12 staff positions. it will help save the district about a million dollars next year, due to it's growing student population and reduced funding from the state legislature. meanwhile, the district has to hire 24 positions for the new "grant ragan elementary"... scheduled to open in the fall. this morning w

iowa state. meanwhile the university of iowa is telling students to leave their hoverboards at home. sot. cg: von stange/university housing director "our concern obviously is the safety of the residents living on campus in the residents halls so that's why we made that determination." :06 the campus is now one of 20 across the country that have banned or restricted the popular motorized scooters. federal authorities say hoverboards are unsafe and can cause serious injury or catch on fire. officials at the university of iowa say hoverboards are banned from campus dorm rooms and other buildings because of the fire risk. the world's toughest rodeo is clear to roll into to town today.... that is where we find channel 13's josh nguyen he is live from wells fargo arena to give a preview of what it was one year ago that kirk ferentz called his first it was one year ago that kirk ferentz called his first january press conference. at that press conference, he announced that c-j beathard would be his starting quarterback... little did he know, those decisions would lead to iowa's greatest regular s

the iowa state university men's basketball team struled with a couple tough losses, but now, they're celebrating. celebrating.still ahead tonight at six, six,what the team has to say about a monumental win over number one. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a aough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible tomorrow on cbs2 this morning.it's the season of colds, coughs and sore throats. throats.but a quick fix for your winter woes is not always goododor you in the long rm. find out why tomorrow on cbs2 this morning. a public hearing will be held tonight for a major project coming to downtown iowa city. city.the meeting will go over the washington street-scape project.everything from plans to construction cost estimates will be discussss.the washington street project will stretch all the way f

dad didn't released this statement -- "we are thankful that the ames police department and iowa state university were able to work together and that they found the person responsible for emily's death." stacey: iowa state university police arrested a man for threatening people with a gun at schilletter village on the north side of campus. 26-year-old jerome clinton charged with assault, going armed with intent, carrying weapons, and possession of a fire arm by a felon. officers say clinton threatened three people with the gun at the university housing complex challenging them to a fight. , ripplepolice say clinton then ran off, but was arrested by officers a short time later. a dramatic end to a high speed chase through 3 iowa counties, caught on camera. steve: kcci's kim st. onge is live in studio with the dash-cam video. kim, a teenager was behind the wheel, right? kim: that's right. the 17-year-old from des moines is in custody tonight just hours , after yesterday's snow storm, he lead police on a chase topping 120 miles per hour. it's all the more surprising no how this high speed chase came

steffen schmidt from the university of iowa, or rather iowa state university, i'm sorry about that, joins us now. (chuckling) >>amanda: he's our resident political expert here on this week in iowa. so is trump rewriting the rules right now when it comes to campaigning? >>dr. schmidt: amanda, he has rewritten the rules from the first day. he has done everything that is unexpected. he is really, i, i c cl him (chuckling) >>dr. schmidt: he's like machiavelli, you know. he knows how to manipulate everybody and surprises everyday. >>sabrina: manipulate, surprise everyone, but he's also kind of outraged everyone on other campaigns because he's really changed the way they can operate as well. so talk to us a little bit about what that has done to those other campaigns. >>dr. schmidt: well, you're absolutely right. i mean, he's, he's not following any of the rules which means the other candidates don't have a playbook. they don'thow to react. they don't know how to plan for it and therefore, they are left essentially sort those are the two words. and what he's doing is providing people with bread

state representative, says it was clinton's talk of criminal justice that convinced him. clinton is now behind vermont senator bernie sanders in the latest quinnipiac university poll... clinton takes a break from campaigning in iowa today... but these republicans won't... jeb bush, mike huckabee and rick santorum all make stops in the state. for two, that includes the metro. bush will be at the machine shed this morning for a breakfast with the conservative club... rick santorum heads to town around lunch... for a town hall at brown and winick law office. health officials say the worst is yet to come for flu season this year... in the next three to four weeks we;ll hit a peak, probably early february, and we'll have flu up until april an maybe even may morning.. it says flu cases are on the rise here in iowa... as three different flu strains circulating the state. outbreaks. we've all heard the phrase: meal of the day. but making that happen on a tight schedule can be tricky... as we continue to start 2016 off healthy, josh nguyen is at campbell's nutrition to show us one easy way to stay on track... cyclone fans are wishing for a trip back to the pre-season this morning.... they come in 12-3... with a chip on th

dennis: jessica, the iowa state university grain marketing specialist does believe that grain exports may pick up in 2016, which may give farmers some reason for even though exports have taken a step back, and although the dollar has been weaker, hart believes the overall demand for grain is still strong, which in turn may give a boost to prices during the spring and heading into the summer. jessica, one more point, iowa state university extension has hosted several crop advantage meetings throughout northwest iowa, and if farmers missed those, they have one more opportunity to attend. the last crop advantage meeting is scheduled for next tuesday, january 26 at the le mars convention center. jessica rae: thanks again dennis for your report. we'll see you back here again next wednesday. jessica rae: city bragging rights were on the line over on the east side last night. here's chris with the action from the black raiders and wolverines. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. over the past decade, east has owned their crosstown rivals from west. the black raiders are undefeated again

the iowa biotechnology association partnered late last year to develop a white paper from iowa state university researchers, which found iowa could be the best positioned to get to the next frontier of bioprocessing. the iowa biotechnology association says the tax credit would add more value to agriculture. executive director joe hrdlicka says, "it capitalizes on two great resources that we already have in iowa. the abundant supply of corn affects the the tax credit, that make up the materials involved in the tax credit and then we have a great network of bioprocessing facilities throughout the state because of our leadership position in biofuels production." the iowa biotechnology association tried to get this tax credit last year, it passed the house but got caught up in different budget priorities. this year they've made adjustments to some of the aaron hernandez is in court today... as his former team the pro football star's appearance comes as the new england patriots attempt to sweep the a-f-c championship. hernandez is accused of killing two men following an encounter at a boston nightcl

she endorsed donald trump at a rally at iowa state university. let's say the new york city tabloids are having a field day with this one. the tea party darling are down-home, folksy style. his power and passion is the fabric of america and its women by dreams and faith in the almighty, a combination ! are you ready to share in iowa? that's what will make america great again. he is the candidate best equipped to fight isis. are you ready for a commander-in-chief that >> i love sarah palin. without her support i would not be in the senate today. he says his opposition will hurt the state's economy. >> i believe it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him. >> the republicans do get out in iowa and a new poll shows that hillary clinton has a steep hill to climb. cnn survey shows vermont senator has 27 points ahead of her among likely democratic primary voters. it's a big loss in new hampshire and it could damage clinton who was the presumptive nominee . back to palin. they are expected to appear together today at two different events. that incl

here, we take behaviors very seriously. 50 students, kindergarten through 8th grade, attend iowa state university says when students return to class for the spring semester... electronic cigarettes are not allowed on campus. e-cigarettes and vape pens are now included in iowa state's smoke-free campus policy. it went into effect january first.. the policy applies to employees, students and visitors.. and includes vehicles, buildings, property and grounds at iowa state. over in iowa city, the university of iowa is banning hoverboards from areas of campus. the decision comes after another report of a hoverboard catching fire. the pennsylvania family said it was plugged into the charger when it overheated, iowa announced hoverboards are banned from dorm rooms and campus buildings. several local charitable organizations want to help you de- clutter your home. they're accepting everything from old toys... athletic equipment... even arts and craft supplies. nicole opher runs the website, des moines for kids dot com. she says if you're donating toys, make sure the items are clean, safe, and not under a

beechum, a former iowa state university basketball player, is still charged in the case. he faces one count of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. his trial iset to begin next week. mills county prosecutors say they dropped charges on the other two men because they were not responsible for starting the fight. a cedar falls man is behind bars for robbing a first national bank. 26-year-old jon ellingson from the bank, changed his clothes, and then police took him into custody. police were first called out at about 1-45 yesterday afternoon to the bank on white tail drive. officers say ellingson did not show a weapon, and they found the stolen money. no one was hurt in the robbery. remember, whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. that number is 319365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. it manot feel like it, but it's warmer today than it was yesterday. first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... scattered flurries this morning are now behind us, leaving with a partly cloudy sky for the r

her father brad told us quote ""we are thankful that the ames police department and iowa state university were able to work together and that they fognd the person responsible for emmalee's death." today a convicted sexual offender is back in custody in des moines after he was placed on escape status last week. the des moines register reports law enforcement arrested 26- year-old ross clouse at a des moines home yesterday. the department of corrections says he was declared an escaped inmate last friday when he didn't return from work release. clouse was more than halfway through a 10 year sentence for sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child. a waterloo man faces charges after police say he broke into a liquor store earlier this week. police responded to the ali's corner two on broadway street around 3:30 yesterday morning. officers say they found the suspect walking away the waterloo- cedar falls courier reports police arrested 20-year-old deshaveus kuykendall. . ey say he broke the door, opened the front of an atm and took some money. police say his shoes matched he faces one coun

. >> alaska's former governor endorsed donald trump at a rally at iowa state university. let's say the new york city tabloids are having a field she brandished her down-home folksy style . >> his power, his passion it's the fabric of america and its woman by work ethic, dreams and drive and faith in the almighty. what a combination!ready to share in the , iowa? >> he says they are the candidates best equipped to fight isis. her endorsement comes as comes to fight off ted cruz. >> i love sarah palin. she is fantastic . without her friendship and support i would not be in the senate today. >> he came out strongly against screws came out saying his opposition to ethanol hurt the states >> the republicans do get out in iowa in the new poll shows clinton has a steep yield to climb in new hampshire. the cnn survey shows sanders 27 points ahead of her among democratic voters. it's a big loss that could damage who was the presumptive nominee. the palin endorsement came just hours after her son was arrested on domestic violence charges. he spent most of the day arguing with a girl

barb clawson is an ag professor and advisor at iowa state university. which is why shes particularly proud of georgie heitshusen... georgie is one of 120 students shes taken under her wing. they met during georgies orientation at iowa state. georgie... who also maintains the synthetic turf at the bergstrom building... had been eyeing the career for some time. thats pretty neat... but this is pretty neat too... butted with at managing the turf at the georgie applied... and several weeks later... got the call... ..'especially proud... because georgie is the first female to get the internship. shell be on the sidelines during the super bowl... maintaining the turf... setting up the half time show... while surrounded by elite members of the turf management community from around the world... but shes not forgetting her roots. torro sponsors the internship. georgie is the third i-s-u student (donkey noise) (elephant noise) (mic screech) there's a big difference between making noise... (mic tap) ...and making sense. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) when it comes

and advisor at iowa state university. she helps manage the turf crew. which is why shes particularly georgie is one of 120 students shes taken under her wing. they met during georgies orientation at iowa state. georgie... who also maintains the synthetic turf at the bergstrom building... had been eyeing the career for some time. thats pretty neat... but this is pretty neat too... butted with those who apply... have a shot at managing the turf at the super bowl.. georgie applied... ..'especially proud... because georgie is the first female to get the internship. shell be on the sidelines during the super bowl... maintaining the turf... setting up the half time show... while surrounded by elite members of the turf management community from around the world... but shes not forgetting her roots. torro sponsors the internship. georgie is the third i-s-u student coming up, how barbie is getting a new body... stick around, we'll get another look at your forecast, after the break. the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a di

a federal appeals court has refused to reduce the sentence for a former iowa state university scientist who falsified aids research. donpyou han hadreceived a sentence of 57 months in prison. but han's lawyer said that was unreasonable. this week, an appellate court upheld the sentence. a group of harvard researchers discovered han and his research t tm had improperly used rabbit blood to achieve some promising results in fighting aids. the u-s defense department says a navigational problememaused two drift into iranian waters earlier this week. the iranian military detained the ten u-s sailors who were on those boats, and then let them go the nexxday. defense secretata ash carter says the sailors were not on a covert mission, but were making their way from kuwait to bahrain. the pentagon says it's not clear if the crews made a mistake, or if the navigational equipment is to blame. education and business leaders in dubuque say they're trying to keep their best and brightest from leaving the area. they want to use internships as a tool to keep college students in dubuque after thehe grad

jessica rae: iowa state university is brain-storming ideas to replace veisha . the historic event was cancelled last year... after rioting in the streets two years ago when young people flipped cars and tore down light poles. the i-s-u president released his list of alternatives for the event. a cherry pie bake a celebration of a student-led project, and a all these events the next academic school year. tonight's jackpot has been the prize world record for 1 point five billion dollars. ticket sales are going strong and continue to go up jackpot. many people are anxious and wondering about what they might do if they actually get lucky enough to win. "well i'm pretty excited about the prospect of winning it i don't think i will but i won't know unless i try right nats would you like your reciept i think anybody has a shot at it that buys a ticket i think it'd be fun but i just want it to be someone who uses it wisely nats you're a winner woo whoo i think my chances are slim to none but you don't know if you don't buy one and i'd hate to think i have some numbers t

earlier this morning, she campaigned at iowa state university. republican mike huckabee campaigned at the american legion in coralville today. the former arkansas governor won the g-o-p caucuses in 2008, and he thinks he can do it again this year. only a couple dozen people were at his event. but huckabee said that didn't bother him because he's still connecting with many voters in iowa. " we do 5 to 6 events a day, the shortest one is an hour, some of them last up to two hours, usually an hour and a half, town hall format, i take questions, see what's on their mind. " huckabee has already visited all of iowa's 99 counties. he's currently making a 150 stop tour across iowa. republican presidential candidate donald trump an hour. he'l'lhold a campaign rally at the university of groups are visit. u-n-i students and americans for democratic action are plannjng to protest what they call bigoted remarks from trump. and another group says it's picketing trump's economic policies. and today, jeb bush held a town hall meeting at the coralville public lib

iowa state university president steven leath released a statement yesterday. it says in part: "we appreciate the diligent investigative work of the ames police department in determining the circumstance s of this tragic incident.... "our thoughts remain wi the family and frfrnds of emmalee jaccs during this very difficult time." he also says the university and the city are working together to evaluate safety improvements around campus. this morning, a fugitive is back in iowa after he spentnt more than a month in cuba. shawn wegmann appeared in court in davenport yesterday on federal weapons charges. investigators say he stole a boat i ikey west, florida, and used it to travel to havana in october. that's when cuban border guards arrested him. cuba turnehim over to the u-s, making him the first relations improved between the two countries. even though they're high on the food chain, a group in eastern iowa is belping birds of prey. raptor advocacy, rehabilitation, and education focuses on rescuing those birds. it filled a need after the macbride raptor project

know exactly when that meeting will take place other students at iowa state are getting ready for a long night of dancing. the universitys dance marathon weekend kicks off tonight. students qualify by raising 250- dollars for the university of iowa's children hospital. in addition to dancing... the students also meet some of the fundraising. last year the organization raised 444-thousand dollars. stay home and stay warm... that's the advice officials are giving to the millions in the path of a fierce winter storm barreling through the east coast. and things are going to get worse before they get better. scott mclean is in washington with an update. "we have a forecast that i don't think we've had in 90 years."washington d-c's mayor is just one of several officials along the east coast telling people to stay home this weekend. this as a potentially record-breaking blizzard is just hours away. "it has life and death implications, and all the residents of the district of columbia should treat it that way" "folks go out, a little overconfident, and that's bad for them bad for their safety, but it also makes it very hard for

students at iowa state university are going to experience a big change of pace compared to the time that, historically, has been reserved for veisha. veisha.the university is planning two events to replace what was the annual festival. they include a cherry pieiesale around valentines day, and an art celebration in april.next year, the university is planning community service projects and a parara.e changes come after riots broke out during viesha in 20-14, causing extensive damage and leading the university to officially can the festival whh had been running for coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, taking the food outside. outside.iowa city is looking for food truck vendors.how to become one and why you should marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know whe

steffen schmidt is a political science professor at iowa state university, and has been local 5's political analyst for this week in iowa. jack: tonight, dr. schmidt joins us in studio to talk about what to expect from the campaign trail with just four caucus night. stephanie: dr. schmidt, the big news this week is donald trump deciding not to attend the fox news debate tonight at drake university. how do you think this will affect the debate? steffen: jack: what role has the pool of candidates since the pool of caucus night with all of our live coverage downtown. jack: now let's get a check in with the weather with brad edwards. brad? brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: after some warming, morning sunshine, the clouds returned this afternoon to keep us a bit cooler, but we still are above average with temps in the mid to upper 30s. and it looks like the mildest weather is yet to come in our forecast! tonight will be partly cloudy with our winds calming down to less than 10 mph. temperatures will fall back into the low 20s for most areas by f

new tonight at five, iowa state university now says it's replacing its annual veishea festival with two events this semester. in february, the school will hold a cherry pie sale as part of valentine's day activities. a celebration of the arts will be held in april. plans for next year are also in the works. u's president cancelled the veishea festival after rioting in 20-14. it began nearly 100 years ago as a way to celebrate the school ththe's a group in iowa taking action to help animals in the state.they're working to make sure dogs are bred in safe and healthy conditions.and tonight they're having an ininrmational meeting at the coralville public library. library.that's where cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore joins us live right now.. now.. the meeting will taki place from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight. organizers say not a lot of people know about puppy mills and they hope this meeting tonight inspires them to do something. something. & caring for animals can be a lot of work.nobody knows that better than iowa city animal care and adoption center staff. liz ford, iowa city animal services,

correspondents blanketing the state: "hillary clinton isn't slowing down in these final hours leading up to monday's all important iowa caucuses her at iowa state university her supporters are filing in -- anxious to hear her speak. her message to supporters - get out and caucus. i'm kristen welker. i'll be with secretary clinton in these final days leading up to monday and her ground game intensifies and so does her message. we'll have have the very latest on nightly news." "this is what it looks like with some 48 hours to go before the iowa caucuses. people coming up to sample different stump speeches. this one for marco rubio who is fending off some new attacks from senator ted cruz today. you've got all these candidates making more than 40 stops today. wait til you see the flyover donald trump did at one of his events in we've got it all coming up i i just a little bit on nbc nightly news. see you then. on tomorrow morning's "meet the press," chuck todd will be live from iowa. senators ted cruz, bernie sanders and marco rubio to talk about "must wins" in the caucus. tune in at 9 am right here on wis. this afternoon, family and friends held a vigil in

ted cruz did not comment on his competition during an event at iowa state university. however, he did joke that the way things are going in his words, in four years lady gaga might be running. cruz had three more events running in iowa. one after this one. >>> and hillary clinton had a trail. former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords with her. she and her husband declared clinton as the only one tough enough to stand up to the gun lobby. bernie sanders revved up the crowds in manchester iowa. he admitted the caucus is a tossup and his success depends on the working class and younger voters turning out to support him. keith cate will continue to bring us reports from iowa all the way through the weekend. >>> so it has probably been a while since you paid less than one station in the bay area was >> the price of gas isn't exactly breaking the bank these days but for a couple of hours, some drivers at pinellas park got a real bargain. praise cathedral church rolled back the price at this race station. their lead pastor said it made a huge difference in a short time. >> t

run on the iowa state university campus. more on that plus reaction from friends and family... plus... another brutal day on wall street. it pushed the stock market to its lowest level in nearly two years. and an iowa cancer center can expect a donation to come in the near future, thanks to the work of a fifth grade student. i'm ally crutcher. jerry has the day off. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist good thursday morning. we are starting off with some areas of patchy fog. it's nothing that's too dense and the roadwasy look fine, so that is the good news for your morning commute. temperatures this morning are rpetty seasonalbe, generally in the teens. the wind isn't too bad either, so wind chills are generally between zero and ten degrees. storm track seven live weather entwork cameras are showing just a little bit of patchy fog otherwise we have mainly cloudy skies across the region. storm track seven live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa. but is expected to weaken as it forecast coming up in just a few in a kwwl follow-up....

with cameras on them and video from one of those hit-and-run crash that killed a freshman at iowa state university. good evening. i'm dan winters. erin has the night off. 18-year old emmalee jacobs walking to class in december when she was hit-and-killed. ames police pleaded for someone to come forward with information. but tonight we know they had the video that led to today's arrest all along. justin surrency has the story.. its first on 13... "the isu and ames community is grieving right along with the family right now."ever since the ames fatal hit and run december 14th along ash and cy ride officials in ames have been assisting police.... "whenever there is an incident in ames our buses are all over town and with cameras on them so the police department comes to us to see our video of the incident which is what they did that day."but they were blindsided wednesday when investigators used that video to arrest 23 year old cy ride driver benjamin clague... "for cyride this is a very difficult day, it's shaking us to the core right now." clague has been charged with leaving the scene of an accide

state history. tim: democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is no longer wearing the label of front runner in iowa. less than 3 weeks before the iowa caucus, a new quinnipiac university poll give the advantage to bernie sanders. dispite the news.....clinton staged campaign events in ames at iowa state university and in dubuque today. she spoke on how she e nts to prevent gun violence, help children afford college without a lifetime of debt and help family get paid leave so that their families aren't struggling. clinton also included many other actions she plans to accomplish if elected. jenna: monmouth university show senator bernie sanders ahead of hillary clinton in new hampshire as well. the poll shows sanders leading clinton 53% to 39% in the early voting state. the monmouth polls have swung back and forth between the two candidates. in novovber, clinton led sanders by three points. in september, sanders was leading by seven. tim: president obama's final state of the union speech is this evening. so as he enters the final months of his presidency, what kind of message does he plan on delivering? dianne gallagher takes a look. "" president obama plans to strike an

over the use of iowa state's cy logo on t-shirts made by a student organization in favor of legalizing marijuana. iowa state university banned the isu normal group from using the logo. but the former president of the group sued. today a federal judge ruled that the ban was a violation of the students first amendment rights. the iowa attorney general's office says it is now reviewing the decision. cynthia: camping out in the dead of winter in hopes of grabbing a kcci's vanessa peng is live to show us why the battle to stay warm has created some problems. around the coliseum. i am intent to number two. -- in tent number two. they are being serious right now. having a good time. they have got a heater over there, a crockpot and dvds. they tell me it is all about watching bragging rights. this morning, some fans further back warm up to flames. >> there is not much to say after a file in to a major shelter. two canopies went together at one time. students waiting in line for a good -- monday's game against the jayhawks, using heaters to keep warm. that is what caused the fire. >> the entrance on top of it. >> he ducked his

he has several stops scheduled in iowa today, including one at iowa state university. all 3 democratic presidential candidates will be in des moines tonight for a town hall. senator sanders, secretary clinton and former maryland governor martin o'malley will be speaking at drake university. democratic caucus-goers will have a chance to ask the presidential hopefuls questions. it starts at 8 o'clock, and you can see it on kcrg 9.2. c-n-n's chris cuomo will moderate that event. on the other side, the republican candidates are in iowa this week to try to set themselves apart. donald trump is stepping up his efforts to connect with iowa's faith-based community. but earlier in the morning, he joined a service at the first presbyterian church in muscatine. religious voters are a highly group between trump and his rival ted cruz, who is the son of an evangelical preacher. at a rally in muscatine yesterday, 2 thousand one protestor wearing a red turban was thrown out. :25-32 "he wasn't wearing one of those hats was he? was he never will. " trump only has one more day of stops

between classes at iowa state university, students hurry to their next class, but pause when asked to talk about their mens basketball team and its 4 close losses. >> i think it is what happens it -- happens. it is really not a big deal to lose a few games. marcus: the losses, to university of northern iowa by points, baylor by 5 points, and texas by 3 points. iowa state grad and longtime booster tom randall agrees there are still more than a dozen games left. the team still has plenty of time to build momentum. >> relax. i think everybody kind of got hyped up on the high rankings and forgot that the big 12 is full of potholes. you have lots of good teams and they are really good at home. marcus: it maybe more than a tough big 12 conference. team chemistry and senior leadership took a hit when naz long could not fully recover from surgery on both hips and opted for a redshirt season after playing only 8 games this year. but fans are confident the cyclones can overcome the loss of long on the way to a season that meets expectations. >> i think the teams knows they need to step it up fo

jacob's father, brad jacobs, told tv-9 quote we are thankful that the ames police department and iowa state university were able to work together and that they found the person responsible for emmalee's death. an iowa city man faces felony charges after police say he used a juvenile to help him sell marijuana to high school students. police say 22-year-old christopher wells was selling edible marijuana for 15 dollars a piece to high schoolers. police searched his home and found more than one point eight pounds of the drug. a record last night for the longest stretch of time without missing a vote of any u-s senator. a report from c-q roll call shows grassley has gone 22 years, six months and six days without missing a vote. today, grassley said he votes because he wants to show iowans he's doing his job in washington. "i like to show people that i'm trying to do a job thoroughly, even for those who might disagree with how i vote. so i can tell the constituents of iowa as i've cast 7,500 and some votes " grassley last missed a vote in 1993 when he was in iowa inspecting flood damage with president bill

this is a live pic, at a rally at iowa state university in ames... where trump was teasing a "huge" endorsement. former vice presidential nominee, sarah palin revealing today she is backing him as the party's nominee. in winterset earlier today, trump received the endorsement of john wayne's daughter. presidential candidate i think endorsements are, depending on who, very valuable. i've never been a huge fan of endorsements. it's the candidate mostly. and i've seen very important people endorse others and nothing happened. but i think having a john wayne and john wayne family endorsement means a lot. strength that you don't see. and i think you'll be impressed with the endorsement that we get later on. we'll pass along that so-called huge endorsement, as soon as trump makes it. bernie sanders says he likes his odds against trump in a general election. but first he has to beat democratic rival hilary clinton. channel 13's jannay towne caught up with sanders in fort dodge today. nats 16:18:33 the next president of the united states, bernie sanders 38 t

the two talked about gun control on the iowa state university campus. giffords was shot in the in arizona in 20- 11. giffords formally endorsed clinton earlier this month. republican front-runner donald trump landed for a campaign stop in dubuque today. trump made headlines this week, for refusing to appear at the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses. today he addressed that decision. " i think the debate turned out to be good that i didn't do it. it was a lousy debate anyway. boring, boring. that was a hard thing to watch, wasn't it? but it wouldn't have been hard--if i was there you would've lilid it, right? " trump is currently neck-and-neck with texas senator ted cruz in most recent iowa polls. also in dubuque, voters gathered to hear r at carly fiorina had to say in one of her last stops ahead of monday night. " hillary clinton wants to go to the white house, she's more qualified for the big house, she has escaped prosecution more times than el chapo, i think shawn penn should interview her frankly. " charlotte's coffee shop in downtown

shaina: iowa state university police arrest a man for threatening individuals with a gun on the north side of campus. jerome clinton is charged with assault, carrying weapons, and possession of a firearm by a felon. officers say he threatened to treat people with a gun at the university housing complex, challenging them to a fight. elizabeth: a dramatic end to an ic high-speed chase through three iowa counties. a 17-year-old was behind the wheel. kim st. onge has the dashcam video. kim: it's all the more surprising no one was injured when you see how this high-speed chase came to a screeching halt. a sheriff's deputy intentionally rams the squad car into the suspects driver-side door, sending the teenagers vehicle spinning. 17-year-old alexander courtney took off after a boom county deputies spotted the cadillac srs speeding north of boone at 1:45. >> the further south the more snow you run into. kim: he was clocked at more than 120 miles per hour as he passed through hamilton county and went north to ames before stopping near randall. >> there were three instances where stop sticks w

the iowa state university student was hit and killed while crossing lincoln way in ames... the driver didn't stop to help. in the three weeks since the deadly accident police have fielded nearly 30- tips in the case. officers investigated all of them... and say they were all dead-ends. investigators hope new leads come in once classes resume at iowa state on monday. and if you have any information about the case.. or the vehicle or the driver involved.. this is the number to call... story county crime stoppers at finding that driver is what police are most focused on... but it's not the only thing. of course, they want to prevent something like this from happening again... and tonight channel 13's justin surrency shows us how. recent improvements last construction season were put in place to prevent such losses like the death of emmalee jacobs... 'we tried to make improvements to that intersection at lincoln way and ash and make that as safe as possible but we will have to analyze the situation.'almost a month later, ames police and city officials are left with little infor

iowa state university president steven leath released a statement after clague's arrest today. it says in part: "we appreciate the diligent investigative work of the ames police department in determining the circumstance s of this tragic incident.... "our thoughts remain with the family and friends of emmalee jacobs during this very difficult time." he also says the university and the city are working together to evaluate safety improvements around campus. a deadline is approaching for people in the united states who own recreational drones. the federal aviation administration requires anyone who operated a drone of last year, to register it before february 19th. if you purchased the drone after december 21st, you must register it before you fly it. the normal fee is five dollars. but they'll waive that if owners register before the end of the day tomorrow. the f-a-a says owners of drones and model aircraft that weigh at leastt half a pound must register you can go to the f-a-a's website to do so owners must be 13 years of age or older. you only have to register once, and it la

ted cruz asked his followers to take their friends to the caucuses during an event at iowa state university where he talked today. he asked for his supporters to pray for him and healing for the country. hillary clinton with a special guest on the campaign trail, gabby giffords with her. they declared clinton as the only candidate tough enough to >>> and bernie sanders admitted the caucus is a toss up. he says he'll need a turnout from the working class and young voters. keith cate will continue to bring us updates on the caucuses through monday. >>> new testing reveals water in michigan is so dangerous led filters can't even put a dylon wint in it. >> plus, they didn't -- put a dent in it. >> we'll have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel 8, the station that's always on >>> people in flint, michigan, won't be able to count on filters to remove led from their drinking water. led levels are as high as 25 times higher than the filters can handle and 250 times higher than the limit set by regulators. >>> firefighters in lexington, kentucky, had a very busy day today. more than

speaking before a student rally at iowa state university, today, sanders asked the young people to actually show up t/ caucus despite skepticism they will. pushing back on clinton's electability argument, sanders says the enthusiasm his campaign is generating will boost turnout next fall. now there are people out there who support secretary clinton and that's fine. people who support us, that's fine. and there are other people ho aren't quite sure. so if you run n to anybody who says well i likekeernie, i like what he stands tell them that is absolutely not the case. sanders went on to say he believes if there is a large voter turn out on monday he is the election and win the caucus in iowa. hillary clininn told a forum of jewish leaders, in iowa, that she's the best candidate to handle america's challenges at both home and abroad. with her contest against senator bernie sanders seemingly razor-close-- with just a week until iowa's caucuses-- clinton projected herself as a tested candidate with global experience. s/ hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate :27 i have tried throughout th

some iowa state university students camping out for a basketball game woke up to flames. a fire was reported around 3:30 this morning at hilton coliseum in ames. tarps pushed together to make a were on fire. shelter the students have been camping out this week so they can get the best seats for monday's big game with kansas. three years, most of the big construction projects, like malls and movie theaters, had been built almost exclusively in the western suburbs. but now the eastside of the des moines metro is seeing a major business boom. a new italian restaurant owned by jethros and a movie theater are going to open in altoona in the next couple months. the biggest development area is off interstate near 80 adventureland and prairie meadows and it includes a new outlet mall that's expected to open in the fall of 2017. adventureland to be right in the middle of your steve: it is also opening a new sports bar called spectators. that opens in march. >> washington, d.c., is not always the center of the political universe. sometimes, it is right here in iowa. steve: the cent

reporter: hillary clinton iowa state university joined by hillary and her husband. she said president hillary clinton would make gun control a priority. woman: in the white house, she will stand up to the gun lobby, that's why i'm voting for hillary. reporter: bernie sanders, main democrats love his liberal ways but worrying if hillary is more electable. man: we're fighting to preserve the essence of american democracy. man: i think this country needs a strong conservative movement. reporter: speaking to a large, enthusiastic crowd, cruz didn't mention his rivals by name but did seem to be thinking about trump. it's been an entertaining year. reporter: richard drefus in the front row, reportedly in town preparing for a movie. an no indication from him whether he prefers any of the candidates in this race. many of them looking forward to new hampshire already. hillary clinton and bernie sanders agreeing to more debates, including next week, there, in new hampshire. >>> and a remainder, dan will be in iowa for the caucus on monday. catch his live reports right here on

to coordinate their efforts in the area.representatives from those groups gathered at the iowa state university extension's new building on singing hills boulevard for that meeting gives agencies an opportunity to share information about the services they provide... and work together to avoid duplicating efforts. 3 "it a valuable tool for local now profits because everybody's programs change all the time. we are always doing different things, adding programs, dropping programs. so its really important that everyone know what other agencies are doing so that we can make referrals "siouxland agencies hold meetings like this every other year. 3 3 students in south sioux city learned about the dangers of digital life this morning. there was about 1300 high schoolers 3 13- hundred high school students received a presentation on the dangers of cyberbullying and sexting from a lawyer specializing in education law.that presentation included discussion about some of the potential *legal* consequences of inappropriate use of social media. unwise decisions on social media. so if i can get kids to think tw

camera, but he released this statement -- "we are thankful that the ames police department and iowa state university were able to work together and that they found the person responsible for emily's death." stacey: clague is from gilbert. he faces two charges, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death, and failure to obey a traffic control device. a des moines teenager leads -- only wild high-speed chase early this morning, hitting speeds of 120-miles-per hour. kim st. onge is live in studio with new video that captures the entire chase. kim: boone and story county officials battled icy roads as they chased 17-year-old alexander courtney through three counties. it's all caught on dash cam video kcci obtained. the chase started at 1:45 a.m. after a deputy tried to pull over the driver for speeding that's when he took off. , authorities clocked his speed at well over 100 miles per hour as he drove through boone county, hamilton county, and then story county. courtney was able to dodge 3 sets of stop sticks, finally spinning out in story county near the city of randall after the deputy inte

police make an arrest inna fatal hit-and-run that killed a student on the iowa state university campus. the incident happening a little more than a month ago. the victim is 18- year-old emmalee jacobs -- a student at the university -- originally from urbana. investigators determining she was hit by a cy-ride bus driven by 23-year- old benjamin clague. he is charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. more on the arrest tonight -- every message was like help finally answer the question: december morning. their investigation puts this man, cyride driver benjamin clague, behind the wheel. through follow up interviews with the suspect and a few of his friends and some forensic analyss and pretty i itensive review of the video, we determined that he was the struck and killed emmalee that morning that on board bus video didn't catch the moment 18 year old emmalee jacobs was hit and killed. but when police listened to the audio recording, they say they knew they had their suspect. you can hear the bus striking emmalee and that's really what tipped the case for us at the

it was part of the agency summit hosted by iowa state university extension and outreach as well as the community action agency. nearly 90 people from 29 agencies met to increase awareness of the services available in the area. each of the groups gave a ten minute "they'll have all the contact information from all the presenters," said "so and they'll have a little book theycarry back with them and then they can come and gather information out here, hand outs and things like that." other goals of the summit include increasing partnerships and serving the public good. just under three hours are left before ticket sales cut-off for tonight's powerball drawing. it's estimated to be a 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. the largest ever in u.s. history. ktiv's sam curtiss is live in sioux city. catching up with people trying their hand at what they h he is some last minute luck, sam? nonone has won the powerball since november fourth. in iowa alone, more than 28 million dollars have to compare, in 2015, the state sold $52.2 m mlion in sales for the entire year. thats half a year in sales in the las