elias: joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben carson this month. he was a texas tech student. elias: some of the presidential candidates were in iowa for the renewable fuels summit...but its the words of governor terry branstad that as governor, branstad has historically chosen not to endorse a candidate ahead of the iowa caucuses. but tuesday-- he deviated from diplomatic... and said something quite specific about presidential candidate ted cruz. quote: "i think it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him." elias: of course, the statement didn't sit well with iowa republican congressman steve king....who has already endorsed ted cruz.. he blamed the governor's statement on branstad's son. " " representative king is also a special guest on "this week in show. look for more on his endorsement of cruz and how he felt about the state of the union address sunday at 9 a-m here on local five. elias: republican frontrunner donald trump had a special guest join him at a rally in ames tuesday... former alaska governor and 2008 republican v

joplin was from midland, texas. caucus, but this time around, he finds himself far behind the leaders. the former pennsylvania senator has been campaigning all over iowa this week, but he's polling at zero percent nationally. during his stops, santorum expresses his support for going to war against isis and his opposition to same-sex marriage. he says he hasn't lost hope, and he points out he was in a similar position before he won iowa four years ago. "i'm not anticipating a big jump in the polls like that this time around, but i think we'll see a steady climb and a little rush here at the end that will put us in the game of being in the top 4 or 5 folks that will finish here," said gop presidential candidate, rick santorum. "that's the boost we need to go on." santorum is holding town hall meetings today in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee. the latest addition to bike trails in sioux city is causing some discussion. more than 60 people attended a public meeting last night to discuss moving forward with th

but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... where he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was every waking moment together.. 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 ghours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most cmopassionate man i knew." and hopes this can be a lesson for everyone. 14:02:06 "you live life like you dont have the next day because as i found out yesterday you dont necessaruily have the next day." even with a bruised body and brace on his leg.. aaron says he is staying on the trail for braden,. 14:30:29 "we 're gonna see this through till the end of the iowa caucus and finish what we started." 2:50:05 "they want to stay up here because they th

flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. "and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to after the tragic news broke - candidates from both major parties sent carson's campaign marco rubio said he was saddened by the news, and sent his prayers to joplin's family. bernie sanders also tweeted his thoughts to joplin's loved ones. former alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee sarah palin has now endorsed donald trump.yesterday on the news at noon we told you he announced he'd have a surprise visitor and a big announcement at his rally in ames...it turned out to be sarah palin and her endorsement.it might be a key turning point for trump in iowa with just 12- days left from the first in the nation caucuses.he's in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. jeb bush is once again reflecting on his older brother's time in the oval office. office.at a rally in new hampshire this morning, jeb was asked

morning.the van flipped onto its side before it was hit by another vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other volunteers were hurt.doctor carson flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. "and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can." the tragedy brought a rare moment of togetherness among candidates, from both political parties..carson's g-o-p rivals marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz offered their condolences and prayers on twitter.along with a a ree democrcric candidtes. many more candidates offered their thoughts and prayers while campaigning throughout the day. away from the iowa caucuses. and billionaire donald trump just p pked up his biggest endorsement yet. yet."i'm here to support the next president of the united states, donald trump."budded to "he is beholden to no one but we the people. how refreshing. he's perfectly positioned to let you make america great again"

but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... ere he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was really happy." aaron says they 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 ghours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most cmopassionate man i knew." and hopes this can be a lesson for everyone. 14:02:06 "you live life like you dont have the next day because as i found out yesterday you dont necessaruily have the next day." even with a bruised body and brace on his leg.. aaron says he is staying on the trail for braden,. 14:30:29 "we 're gonna see this through till the end of the iowa caucus and finish what we started." 2:50:05 "they want to stay up here because they th

gifts and flowers for joplin are streaming in at carson campaign joplin, from midland texas, asked to be a volunteer for the campaign, writing carson a personal letter carson says he , remembers well. >> what is it about him that you remember that it was so special, because obviously you have a personal connection there. dr. carson: you know, he wrote a letter requesting to become a student volunteer. talking about his heart for america. it was really very touching for a 25-year-old. on a personal level, he was just so caring. he would go and make sure that everybody was feeling right. steve: as we mentioned earlier, carson does plan to resume his campaign tomorrow, with several events in iowa. stacey: right now, bracing for a blizzard. parts of the northeast preparing for up to 2 feet of snow. washington d.c. even requesting humvees from the national guard to reach isolated people and places if necessary. the airlines are preparing, too. some are even issuing travel the storm. american is allowing customers traveling through 9 airports between philadelphia and southern virginia to ch

ben carson/gop presidential candidate :36-:51) "braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." the three other passengers in the accident were treated and released from a local hospital. millions of dollars are being poured into television advertising in the race for the presidency. so far, the two biggest spenders are jeb bush and marco rubio. the two presidential hopefuls have spent a combined 91-million dollars from respective campaigns and outside backers. that's according to data from s-m-g delta. to date, team bush has spent 58.8 million while team rubio has forked out 32.6 million. still to come on live at five.... sibling rivalry. peyton and braddand the house divided. the full story on what game day means for the family... next. and.... thinking of getting a new tv before the superbowl? you're not alone. find out just how many americans are buying new tvs before the big game. they're big broncos fans -- except for the first born son. ryan haarer found ou

joplin, who was 25, was volunteering for carson's campaign in iowa. the presidential hopeful sent out this picture after the crash. he also suspended his campaign.. and left south carolina for omaha to meet with joplin's family. 3 michigan's governor is publicly apologizing for the city of flint's water crisis. the city's water supply is unsafe to drink because of elevated levels of lead. additional national guard troops are being deployed to distribute water and filters to *every* flint resident. governor rick snyder will release all of his emails to the public today. 3 as you get up and head out the door crews are preparing the roads for the snowfall.and the streets trying to decide on closings or delays. local 12's perry schaible joins us *live* from green township 3 3 jen dalton looking at tri-state roadsi-75 is clear in the cut-in-the-hill 3 3 3 local 12's adam clements is tracking road conditions right 3 watching t- v 3 watching t- v to get a degree. we'll tell you which college is adding a "game of thrones" class.plus, out with the old and in w

joplin was killed in an accident in cass county iowa yesterday afternoon. the van he was in with a campaign staffer... two other adult volunteers... and three children hit a patch of ice on interstate 80... flipped on its side... and was hit by another vehicle. the three other adults were treated at a hospital in atlantic iowa... but joplin was taken to the nebraska medical center in omaha... that's where he died. t t three children were taken to children's hospital in omaha... no word on their condition right now. late last night... carson talked to the media in omaha. 3 "i saw a video of him last night making yard signs; he was so energetic it's just amazing, what he's doing. // (pause) life is so fleeting, we have to make 3 the most of every bit that we can." 3 3 when he starts his campaign up again... he'll start a iowa... including a stop in sioux city. that'll happen saturday... january 23rd at the orpheum theatre downtown. the "hear our voice, heal our land" event will feature actor kirk cameron and musical group casting crowns. it'll start at noon.

but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... where he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was really happy." aaron says they spent every waking moment together.. 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 hours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most cmopassionate man i knew." for your local election headquarters, sabrina ahmed local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: aaron ohnemus the crash he's staying on the campaign trail in braden's memory. carson will resume his campaign events tomorrow. he'll hold a prayer rally in sioux city saturday dedicated to braden. jack: the town of earlham is divided tonight on whether

well, we talked to another with joplin anwitnessed it all. for about a week now, aaron ohnemus and three others have been canvassing the state for dr. ben carson. tuesday morning that exhausted crew was headed out into a storm to glenwood. >>aaron: and as we're sleeping everything's peaceful and suddenly i hear drew and ryan both screaming. >>sabrina: the van hit a slick spot on the interstate. >>aaron: at that point we started spinning ltle bit. and i, my seat belt had been off at the time and, 'cause i was reaching down to grab a glove, and i remember just kinda flying to the, the side landing on a pile of metal stands. and i thought that was kinda t t end of it,t,ut as we were spinnini, i didn't feel the collision, but i heard a really loud sound which ended up being a truck that t-boned the back end of our, our van. eventually i was i looked up and i could see ryan in the front seat and, and drew in the front seat. but i didn't, i didn't see braden at all. >>sabrina: 25-year-old b bden joplin was the one closest to the trtrk's impact. >>a

after spending time with joplin's family, carson is scheduled for two iowa events today. the first is in glenwood, at three p-m... that's followed by another at seven in atlantic. the iowa state patrol stresses safe driving anytime you hit the road... but it says those practices start before you even leave the driveway. channel 13's josh nguyen is live this morning in the patrol's supply shop. josh, it starts by having the right officials are getting a better grip on the ebb and flow on iowa roads... that's because of the department of transportation's traffic management center. the center opened recently and is located in the driver's license building in ankeny. employees monitor 48 video feeds, at once, from a total of 320 cameras statewide... they also dispatch highway helper and steer officers to accidents. some iowans are taking a stand against the bakken oil pipeline today. the pipeline would stretch more than 300 miles through 18 counties... the department of natural resources is deliberating over a permit for the project. the department previously said it could co

joplin was from midland, texas. bernie sanders arrived in sioux city for the last of his four stops in iowa yesterday. sanders' supporters crowded into the orpheum theatre to hear the vermont senator speak. his main focus was on fighting corporate greed. sanders also talked about being the only presidential candidate without a super pac. he touted having more than two and a half million individual contributions from he says that's more than any other candidate in u-s history. "we are raising enough money to run a winning national campaign and we're doing it without begging corporate america or millionaires for their support," said sanders. sanders took a shot at hillary clinton, saying that every day she rolls out different politicians who endorse her campaign. sanders says he has hundreds of thousands of working people providing his campaign with contributions. iowa governor terry branstad has remained neutral in the presidential nominating process... until today. the six-term republican governor came oututgainst s

braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to -- to get to know him. and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was. how caring he was. about the feelings of other people. you know, life is so fleeting. and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can. but if every one of us could just think about how we can make somebody else's life better, what a fitting tribute that would be to braden. >> the three other passengers were treated and released from a nearby iowa hospital. >>> michigan's governor faces growing demands for his resignation over the catastrophe that exposed nearly 100,000 residents of flint to elevated lead levels in their water supply. last night in his state of the state address, rick snyder accepted full responsibility, and issued a sweeping direct apology to the city's residents. >> to begin, i'd like to address the people of flint. your families face a crisis. a crisis you did not create, and could not have prevented. to you, the people of flint, i say to

ben carson/gop presidential candidate "braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how compassionate he was." 25-year-old braden joplin died this tuesday after a van carrying four staff members flipped over on an icy stretch of interstate-80... and was hit by a truck. three other staffers were treated and released from an atlantic hospital. joplin was from midland texas... donald trump ended a two day swing through iowa this morning.. but promised supporters he'll be back. 08:41:18 i've been here for a lot. 8:41:22 i'm going the be here next week. you're going to be so sick of me. you're going to get sick. you're going to say get the hell out of here trump don't worry about it, you're going to win. we don't want to take any chances. 41:31 while in norwalk, trump urged supporters to caucus for him. trump criticized cruz not disclosing loans from two banks, including goldman sachs... he then praised governor branstad... and his opinion that cruz should be defeated at the iowa cau

but, so does joplin, missouri. only thing, this one's in a caboose. when we come back, meet a couple who met online, then met in the middle of the country to tie the knot in this former you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. okoboji skycam... a couple traveled hundreds of miles to get married at a unique ceremony in joplin, missouri. brad douglas takes us "all aboard" for the nuptials. << william and deanne lyon have an interesting love story. they met this last november, and they said it was love at first sight. william lyon, groom) "we met on eharmony actually. finding anybody through that and i was signing into close my account when i saw her , her uh information." william is a truck driver and he drove two o ys for that first

i had an opportunity was joplin. volunteers were treated and released from the hospital after the crash. this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly fire. the crawford county sheriffs office says two sisters were killed in that fire. trinity. lena was 12. her sister was 15. that fire happened in wauzeka, wisconsin -- about 20 miles outside prairie du chein. neighbors say someone driving by noticed smoke coming out of the home monday night. they tried getting inside to "the house behind me is fully engulfed in flames and pretty much beyond the point of saving." authorities say the girls were home alone -- their parents were at work at the time of the fire. a huge apartment fire in philadelphia is now under it took crews about two hours to knock it down. two firefighters were hurt -- but they should be ok. an arrest is made in an eastern iowa bank robbery. police say the suspect had a fake gun. authorities say a witness told them someone with a gun held up the u.s. bank on william street i

but joplin had to be air lifted to omaha... where he passed away that day. dr carson and his team cancelled that day's events got there as quickly as possible.. they flew his parents up from texas as well. 2:31:01 "bradens mom, bradens family said he loved this and he wanted to help and he was truly inspired to do this and he was really happy." aaron says they spent every waking moment together.. 11:35:12 "when you do that like i did for over 100 hours, i felt like i knew him since kindergarden. even if i only knew him for a week." aaron says he wants people to know who braden really was. 11:53:02 "dr carson said it really well. braden was the most compassionate man i knew." and hopes this can be a lesson for everyone. 14:02:06 "you live life like you dont have the next day because as i found out sterday you dont necessarily have the next day." even with a bruised body and brace on his leg.. aaron says he is staying on the trail for braden,. 14:30:29 "we 're gonna see this through till the end of the iowa caucus and finish what we started." 2:50:05 "they wan

carson tweeted himself with joplin expresing his condolences to the family. he also talked about how the 25- country. the other three passengers are expected to be o-k. donald trump has a new supporter. sarah palin has endorsed him and is campaigning with him in both iowa and oklahoma today. the former republican vice presidential candidate announced her support on it is seen as a trump's rival ted cruz. on the democratic still holds a strong national lead, but a new poll shows bernie sanders one in new hampshire. new concerns the mosquito-borne if you're a mom to be -- you want to hear this story. there's a confirmed case in the virus has been surge in birth defects in brazil. that includes a rare condition in which newborns have smaller than normal heads and their brains do not develop properly. brazil is scheduled this summer. concerned the mosquitoes could the cdc has issue a travel alert to certain countries -- including mexico and parts of the more information on our website -- wtsp.com or treatment for zika. best prevention for pregnant women and those

interstate 80 that killed a staff member of ben carson's presidential campaign. 24-year-old braden joplin died when the van he was riding in got into a rollover crash near atlantic yesterday morning. -- the iowa state patrol now says the driver of the van joplin was riding in lost control on the icy road, crossed the median and was hit by chevy avalanche. other people were hurt in the five crash including a , 5-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl. kcci's emmy victor caught up with one of the passengers in the campaign van. she also spoke to campaign volunteers who say coming back to work today was not an easy -- was not easy. >> you don't picture that ever happening. you see it in movies, you see it on the news, and say that will never happen to you. and then it did. emmy: aaron is one of the campaign volunteers injured in the car accident on interstate 80, the same accident that resulted in the death of fellow trail colleague braden joplin. >> i don't know what happened but eventually i get to the point where i am groggy and i can see the two people in the front. they asked me how i was do

joplin was a texas tech student killed tuesday when a van carrying four carson staff in iowa and was struck by another vehicle. carson immediately stopped campaigning and flew from south carolina to omaha, nebraska where joplin was rushed to a trauma center. the other passengers were released from the hospital. >> reed: we want to remind you that news 3 is your place for complete coverage of the 2016 presidential race around the clock. >>> so just go to our facebook page. the news 3 facebook page, twitter and instagram and use #n rg children has been found guilty on all counts. otis holland was convicted on all 17 charges and now faces life in prison. but that's not all we learned today. today the special prosecution in the case told us holland is facing 22 new charges that came to light during this trial. holland glarnsed at the juror a few times as if in disbelief fe hood been convicted. the victims and families were holding each other and crying. one victim says she is glad no longer be able to harm anyone. >> it's, like, feeling like you won the lottery almost, like. it is the gr

carson is meeting tonight with joplin's family. on the democratic side -- side, senator bernie sanders spent tuesday with iowans starting in fort dodge then heading west to carroll. he wrapped up with a speech in sioux city where he offered his condolences to the joplin family. >> obviously my views are very different than dr. carson's, but i have a lot of respect for any young person who gets involved in the political process who volunteers. i think i speak for everyone in saying our hearts go out to the family of that young man. sanders leading hillary clinton by 27 points in new hampshire. the latest iowa poll is much closer with clinton leading sanders by just 2 points. elizabeth: hillary clinton returns to iowa tonight for an organizing event in burlington. it is scheduled to start at 7:00. the time is 4:36. your weather is never more than five minutes away. still some icy roads out there. metinka: so iowa, one to three inches of snow accumulated. the latest road condition maps showing a lot of light blue which means partially

carson says joplin worked hard and enjoyed being a part of the , campaign. ben carson: he was so caring. he would go and make sure that everybody was feeling right. he works so hard. the night before he died we have a video of him just working like a beaver, trying to get yard signs ready. his family said these were the most enjoyable days that he has had because he was so enthusiastic about finding a way to make this country great again. steve: the iowa state patrol says, the van joplin was riding in lost control on some ice tuesday morning, on i-80. it careened across the median and hit another vehicle. , 5 other people were hurt in this crash, including a five-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. stacey: the british newspaper, "the guardian" says an ankeny parent is accusing carly fiornia of redirecting 15 children on a field trip to the botanical gardens to an anti-abortion forum. "the guardian" says the incident happened wednesday at the botanical gardens. chris beck is quoted as saying his 4-year-old was there with other children from daycare. the kids

"braden joplin was an amazing young man. i had an opportunity to - to get to know him and the thing that impressed me the most was how 25-year-old braden joplin died yesterday after a van carrying four staff members flipped over on an icy stretch of highway and was hit by another vehicle. the three other passengers in the accident were treated and released from a local hospital. these three republican candidates are in the state today. rick santorum, carly fiorina and mike huckabee all spoke this morning. fiorina just finished speaking at the greater des moines botanical gardens. huckabee is speaking in carroll at this hour...and then head to wall lake... santorum will be heading to sheldon in just a half hour...and then head to cherokee at 3 p-m... as for democrats, hillary clinton is the only candidate in town today... she will speak at the pzazz convention and event center at 7 p-m tonight.. hillary will be back with the other two democratic presidential next week. one week before the highly anticipated iowa caucuses. the

brady joplin died at a hospital. carson called the 25-year-old one of the brightest young people he's had the privilege to meet. "he was so energetic. it's just amazing what he was doing. and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved" the driver and two other passengers were treated and released from a hospital. carson went to omaha, nebraska to be with joplin's family... cancelling all of today's events. the death of an ohio state univesity student in the mirror lake jump has been ruled an accident. a coroner says 22- year-old austin single-tary died diving into shallow water during a traditional cold- weather lake jump in november. almost immediately after his death, o- s-u announced it would move to end the tradition, held annually before the rivalry football game against michigan. a kent state university employee is being investigated for ties to isis. the f-b-i and department of homeland security have been watching associate professor julio pino for the last year and a half. investigators

carson posted a photo of joplin on twitter and canceled his events for the rest of the day. people in sioux city have found a unique way of honoring a delivery man... take a look... dozens of u-p-s trucks drove together along highway 75 before splitting off on their routes. it was all in memory of a long-time carrier. the man worked for u-p-s for 25 years, sorting, loading, and delivering packages. iowa's latino community is responding to news from th morning... the supreme court announced it will take up president obama's immigration push... the executive action would grant work permits to more than four million illegal immigrants whose children are u-s citizens. local immigrants say they're happy the community is finally having its day in court... 'this is a good thing, were glad the supreme court is going to hear this case.' 'we need comprehensive immigration reform, congress needs to address this, they need to work with the president to make this happen.' 26 states sued shortly after the president's executive order was issued. the supreme court will hear arguments in apr

tonight, we hear from a young volunteer sitting just feet from joplin during the crash. here's local 5's sabrina ahmed for about a week now, aaron ohnemus, and three others have been canvasing the state for dr. ben carson. tuesday morning, the exhausted crew was headed out into a storm ..to glenwood. 6:52:14 "as we're sleeping, everything's peaceful and suddenly i hear drew and ryan both scream." the van hit a slick spot on the interstate. 7:10:25 "at that point we staeted spinning a little bit and my seatbelt had been off at the time because i was grabbing a glove and i remember just flying to the side landing on a pile of metal stands and i thoguht that was the flying to the side landing on a pile of metal stands and i thoguht that was the end of it but as we're spinning i didn't feel the collision i heard a really loud sound back end of our van." 7:51:28 "eventually i was able to regain

carson tweeted out this photo of himself and 25-year-old braiden joplin. yesterday a van transporting joplin and three other campaign workers hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side where it was hit by a pick-up truck. carson says braiden job lin was a compassionate young man. >> he wanted america to be a kinder and a gentler place. there are those who think there is no room for kindness. but there is. >> carson had been campaigning in south carolina but canceled his events yesterday, and today, to travel to omaha, nebraska, where joplin had been hospitalized. >>> well, time now is 4:15. switching gears, from yesterday, especially, because it was really bad on the roads. so hopefully today will be much better than that. >> we hope so. that's for sure. >> dry out a little bit in between. >> yes. >> and that is the good thing. it gets to dry out. and today, we are looking pretty good. starting in the morning commute. we are looking at the bridges, and right now, the bay bridge traffic, it looks very nice. there is a small delay, getting from oakland, to s

the three other staffers in the van with joplin went to the hospital. they are now out and recovering. police in florida say they had to shoot and kill a group of dogs. people before police came. this happened in an afternoon. police got a call from a woman screaming for help. when they got to the apartment, they saw five pit bulls attacking a woman. one officer shot and killed four of the dogs. animal control officers took the fifth. two women, a man, and a boy, all went to the hospital. police are trying to figure out why the dogs started attacking. an elderly woman in georgia froze to death while trying to help her wheelchair bound husband. this happened last thursday. 74-year-old roy riffe accidentally fell out of his wheelchair outside. his wife maria tried to help him, but she fell, and couldn't get back up. the two spent the night outside. roy had a coat on and survived. maria wasn't wearing anything to protect her from the cold and did not survive the elements. officials say they found the two just 20 yards apart. a big winter storm is pushing i

an amazing here's a picture of carson with joplin. carson says three other campaign volunteers were treated and released from the ospital after the crash. two blows to one of the leading presidential contenders -- senator ted cruz. yesterday, former vice presidential nominee sarah palin endorsed donaa trump at a rally in ames. this could be a big boost for "he has exposed the complicity on both sides of the aisle that i'm glad about, he's going rogue left and right, man, that's why he's doing so well." palin will join trump at an event in norwalk today before the two governor branstad hasn't endorsed a candidate -- but is telling iowans they should not support ted cruz. the governor making the announcement at the renewable fuels summit in altoona. cruz wants to phase out the renewable fuel standard...which requires a minimum amount of ethanol to be blended into gasoline. iowa is the nation's ethanol leader. mistake for iowa to support him. i know he is ahead in the could change between now and then." we spoke with kwwl's political ana

paramedics flew joplin to a hospital in nebrbrka, where he died. the iowa state patrol says another campaign staffer was driving the van and lost control when they hit a patch of ice. the van went across the median and a uck hit it. three other people werer hurt and treated d the atlantic hospital. carson has temporarily suspended his campaign. he and other candidates are offering their "i saw video of him last night, making yard signs. he was so energegec. it's just amazing what he was doing. and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved " "i have a lot of respect for any young person who gets involved in the political process, who volunteers, and i think i speak for everyone in saying our hearts go out to the family of that young man. " republican candidate carly fiorina connues to campaign in iowa today. she is starting her d d in central iowa and heading east. fiorina is scheduled to appear cornell college in mount vernon at 3 o'clock this afternoon. then she plans to go to maquoketa for a coffee with carly event.t. that

carson suspended campaigning and remembered joplin as one of the ightest young people he's ever t. >>> the governor of michigans speaking out about the water crisis in flint. rick snyder devoted much of hi state of the state address to the disaster. he blamed government failure for the lead contamination which left water in flint undrinkable. the water source was switched in 2014 to save money. snyder resolved to fix the problem. >> i'm increasing the support from the michigan national guard starting tomorrow to ensure that every home we need to visit in possible. i'm sorry most of all that i let you dodown. you deserve better. >> amid growing criticism and demands that he step down, snyder says he'll release his e-mails on the water crisis later today. >>> after some time to adjust the americans released are beginning to speak about their captivity. "washington post" reporter jason rezaian is not ready to speak but his congressman says he's still in good spirits. amir hekmati met with reporters and said his training as a marine helped him get through the 4 1/2 years. >> i didn't want

the former neurosurgeon posted a picture of himself and a joplin condolences. >>> right now, lexington county dss is sponsoring a job businesses are looking to hire five new employees. right now until 2:00. room in the lexington county dss office on south lake drive in lexington. >>> wall street -- -- worst ever start to the year -- not getting any better. today, the dow plunged about 400 points. as a oil prices continue to drop. crude oil is now down to below $28 a barrel. for the first time since 2003. >>> johnson and johnson is downsizing. cut about 3000 jobs over the next restructuring. those cuts come after a tough year in sales for the company. >>> record profits for the carriers are benefiting from low oil prices, packed airplanes and growing fees. in the first three quarters of last year, airlines reported nearly $17.9 billion in net income. that is after taxes. 2015 is expected to be the best year for the industry in decades. >>> chipotle will soon offer paid sick leave for employees. the idea is that if employees don't have to come to work ill, it will reduce the chances of t

to meet with joplin's family. the countdown to the iowa caucuses is creating a frenzy of activity across iowa.. presidential hopefuls are changing their pace from a marathon to an all-out sprint... as the clock ticks down to february first.. tonight.. donald trump pulled out all the stops in ames.. by bringing alaska you ready for a commander in chief who will let our warriors job and go kick isis ass. former alaska governor and former vice presidential nominee sarah palin told the crowd of hundreds of people to come out in support of trump on caucus night. trump received another endorsement today during a stop in winterset.. from the daughter of iowa legend john wayne. 'i just think that hes bigger than life.. i think that he transcends politics, and i think hes going to get democrats independents. and republicans.. slowly bring out country back. i think that he shows a lot of strength,i think that hell protect america from our enemies. i could be talking about john wayne. its interesting they are two very differ

this is a photo of carson with the victim, 25-year-old texas tech student braden joplin. the crash happened tuesday on i-80 near atlantic. the iowa state patrol says a van carrying joplin and three other carson campaign staffers hit a patch of ice, flipped on its side, and was then hit by another vehicle. the three other people in the van were treated at a hospital the other vehicle was carrying a woman and three children, ages 5, 10, and 12. they were treated for injuries as well. state patrol is still investigating the crash and will try to determine if speed was a factor. on the democratic side now. a new cnn wmur poll this morning shows hillary clinton has a lot of ground to make up in a key state. bernie sanders is leading clinton by 27 points right now in new hampshire, which is home to the second primary, right after the iowa caucus. sanders has 60% of likely voters. and clinton has just 33%. sanders was in iowa tuesday. here he's speaking with voters at a town hall meeting in fort dodge. he also made stops in carroll and sioux city. sanders told supporters that th

carson spent time with joplin's family and canceled his events for the remainder of the day. urbandale police arrested a wisconsin sex offender after he led them on a chase and crashed into a dart bus. 23 year old zachery senger of wisconsin is charged with before police arrested him for those charges, senger had already been convicted of sexual abuse in wisconsin. he led police on a high speed chase through urbandale until the driver hit a dart bus at the intersection of parkview drive and meredith drive. the suspect's vehicle came to a rest in the yard of residence at the intersection. the dart bus driver was treated at the scene and is expected to be okay. in just a hour protestors will gather at the state capitol to rally against the bakken oil pipeline. members of the bakken pipeline resistance coalition will try to get lawmakers on their side today. they'll gather in the capitol rotunda at one. the iowa utilities board hasn't decided whether to give the pipeline the go ahead. the board has announced that it will open up four days of its meetings about the pipeline to th

he flew joplin's family out from texas, as well and spent some time with his family in nebraska. time now is x:xx ---it's the season for avalanches.... across the west, experts are warning skiers and snowboarders to be aware...and the dangers don't end when winter does...we'll explain, next. for avalanches. nats - friend (yells) / christian! :02 - 0:07 that's video of snowboarder christian michael mares..narrowly escaping a big avalanche. two people have been killed just this week in the western u.s. because of avalanches. avalanche experts say the danger increases with each new snowstorm. but that danger does not pass with the storm... avalanches can be triggered all the way into late spring. so if you head to the mountains, be safe out there! right greg? we have a brief pause in between fronts within southern nevada. partly cloudy skies will still be common today with high temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. winds will be mild but rain a landmark for women in professional sports -- and a first for the a landmark for women in professional sports -- and a national footba

he went to omaha, nebraska, to be with joplin's family. 3 3 3 the presidential race is heating up with the iowa caucuses just around the corner. reid binion tells us which candidates are running the show. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- ...with the iowa caucuses less than two weeks away... ...and new hampshire's first-in-the- nation primary a week later ...the battle for the top heating up... ted cruz took big hits in iowa tuesday... ...where he had been gaining momentum. the first blow, coming from hawkeye state governor terry branstad, strongly denouncing cruz. (iowa gov. terry branstad) "i think it would believe it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him." the iowa governor citing cruz's opposition to ethanol mandates popular in the corn-rich state. (iowa gov. terry branstad) "he is the biggest opponent of renewable fuels." then, another blow to cruz, as tea party champion sarah palin endorsed donald trump. (fmr. gov. sarah palin/(r) alaska) "i'm here to support the next president of the united states, donald trump." on the democratic side, iowa's importance for hillary clinton

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you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most joplin started volunteering in iowa for ben carson this month. he was a texas tech student. elias: some of the presidential candidates were in iowa for the renewable fuels summit...but its the words of governor terry branstad that drew the most attention. as governor, branstad has historically chosen not to endorse a candidate ahead of the iowa caucuses. but tuesday-- he deviated from diplomatic... and said something quite specific about presidential candidate ted cruz. quote: "i think it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him." elias: of course, the statement didn't sit well with iowa republican congressman steve king....who has already endorsed ted cruz.. he blamed the governor's statement on branstad's son. " "no closed captioning available..." king is also a special guest on representative king is also a special guest on "this week in iowa," our weekly political show. look for more on his endorsement of cruz and how he felt about the state of the union address sunday at 9 a-m here on local five. elias: republican fr