on the screen is jeff kaufmann, the iowa party chair. let me introduce you to the reporters who will be introducing him. sahil kapur and karen tumulty. mr. kapur: iweb voters have determined the candidate twice. why do believe that iowa should go first and selecting nominees, if they do not reflect the larger republican electorate? mr. kaufmann: fair question. four years ago, mitt romney was in a virtual tie with rick santorum, losing in one of the closest elections in iowa. even given that, i do not think americans expect us to choose the nominee. if so, we would not need the other 49 contests. i think iowa exists so that every person has the credentials to run for president can do so, in an environment where you can

jeff kaufmann, you georgia stands at newman hybrid. this is not over. elizabeth: coffman released this statement, he said he yet a good laugh at the clip and it made him a rock star with his students. we always take a role as the first in the nation seriously and look forward to the final sprint store the film or a first caucuses -- final sprint toward the first caucuses. elizabeth: you are waking up to a pretty warm morning already, 58 degrees in the metro and day >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci eight news, this morning. metinka: it starting up really nice today, but it's going to end up a little on the foggy side. temperatures above average, already warmer than anticipated highs for today. we will have showers and thundershowers developing afternoon -- this afternoon. we have a couple of sprinkle showing up on radar in the algona area. these are expected to dissipate today. the system off to the west of us and it's producing quite a bit it will be tracking to the east and we expect showers and thundershowers to develop ri

but the republican chair, jeff kaufmann, you george could stanza, -- you george costanza, newman hybrid. cynthia: we talked to kaufmann and he released this statement. "i had a good laugh at the clip and it's certainly made me a rockstar with my students. while we can enjoy a laugh at ourselves from time to time, we always take our role as first in look forward to the final sprint toward our february first caucuses. " you can watch the daily show versus iowa clip on our website kcci.com. , live at the state fairgrounds, cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: by the way, comedy central says "daily show" host trevor noah underwent an emergency appendectomy this morning. the network says the procedure went well and the comedian is expected back on the show tomorrow. there is something to be said for karma. stacey: polk county health officials say meat caused a sickness at roosevelt high school last month. dozen of teachers became sick following a luncheon at the school october 21st. lab tests show the meat contained a bacteria that's one of the most common sources of food i

eric: jeff kaufmann was saying on the daily show for denying them press credentials. apparently the daily show wanted to come and cover the event at the fairgrounds but kauffman turned them down telling the des moines register he was concerned they would make fun of iowa. the show is now making fun of him. trevor noah did a segment about it and unfortunately, the clip hasn't been posted online so we can't show it. shaina: they did set up a facebook event called the daily show's official jeff kaufmannless blowout and everyone is invited except jeff kaufmann. they will gather at his favorite diner, eat his favorite food, talk smack about him, and share embarrassing stories about him. we didn't want to call him at 3:00 in the morning to ask what he thought of it but i'm sure someone will. elizabeth: you turn down the daily show and you know there will be repercussions. shaina: also this morning there is a warning about a new danger to dogs. elizabeth: calls to poison control centers have increased dramatically because of a sugar substitute called xylitol. it is found in

i wonder if jeff kaufmann will do the same. noah's expected to be back to work tomorrow. ((amanda & anchors ad lib)) jack: and we want to know your thoughts on this story-- did you find the daily show rant funny or did it go too far? you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 we'd love to hear what you think about this story or any other. stephanie/2shot now coming up on local 5 news at five... local 5 is going country. we'll have a live preview of tonight's cma awards from nashville. jack: but next... shocking news about what really happened before a cop in the chicago suburbs was shot. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." welcome back-- in national headlines now. jack: a student stabbed and wounded four people as classes got underway at a rural university campus in cent

last night the target was the iowa republican party chairman, jeff kaufmann. "trevor noah 5:31 you and me iowa, we're cool. but republican party chair, jeff kaufmannn, you newman - george kastanza hybrid, this isn't over." jack: that was just one of the jabs at kaufmann on last night's daily show on comedy central. it comes on the heels of a gop event last weekend in des moines where kaufmann denied the daily show's request to attend the event because he was afraid they would make fun of iowa. but kaufmann tells us he's taking it all in stride. jack: "i had a good laugh at the clip last night....while we can enjoy a laugh at ourselves from time to time, we always take our role as first in the nation very seriously," now on a more serious note, the daily show's host, trevor noah, had to undergo an emergency appendectomy this morning. so he missed tonight's show. but he's expected to be back to work tomorrow. stephanie: in the wake of a student debt crisis, there's a new approach to paying for a college education....cro wdfunding. a senior at coe college in cedar

on the screen is jeff kaufmann, the iowa party chair. let me introduce you to the reporters who will be introducing him. and karenur tumulty. voters haveweb determined the candidate twice. why do believe that iowa should go first and selecting nominees, if they do not reflect the larger republican electorate? mr. kaufmann: fair question. mitt romney was in a virtual tie with rick santorum, losing in one of the closest elections in iowa. even given that, i do not think americans expect us to choose the nominee. if so, we would not need the other 49 contests. i think iowa exists so that every person has the credentials to run for president can do so, in an environment where you can literally walk the state, where the media environments are reasonable. i think iowa starts the process. thatumulty: you mentioned mitt romney lost the caucus by a very narrow margin. on caucus night, he won the caucasus by a very narrow margin . it was not until a lot of recounting, i think something eek later that you determined that rick santorum on. what are

on the screen is jeff kaufmann, the iowa party chair. let me introduce you to the reporters who will be introducing him. sahil kapur and karen tumulty. mr. kapur: iweb voters have determined the candidate twice. why do believe that iowa should go first and selecting nominees, if they do not reflect the larger republican electorate? mr. kaufmann: fair question. four years ago, mitt romney was in a virtual tie with rick santorum, losing in e

on the screen is jeff kaufmann, the iowa party chair.e introduce you to the reporters who will be introducing him. and karenur tumulty. voters haveweb determined the candidate twice. why do believe that iowa should go first and selecting nominees, if they do not reflect the larger republican electorate? mr. kaufmann: fair question. mitt romney was in a virtual t