the leaders of joppa, a non-profit organization that works to end homelessness have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials that something needs to be done. a candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 tonight to remember homeless men and women who have died. organizers say one hour of your time could save lives. this is the seventh annual homeless memorial event. also happening today, the west des moines school board will decide if fewer foreign language classes will be offered to students next year. a committee recommended that the district eliminate high school japanese classes and cut back on elementary spanish lessons. the cuts are part of a larger effort to trim hundreds of thousands of dollars from the school budget. eric: community members are using the power of song to fundraise money for jolly holiday lights. about dozen carolers in des moines collected donations for the annual light display, after flooding forced it to close early. that flooding put make-a-wish $200,000 short of their >> christmas is all about giving back and being thankful for what you have and sprea

the leaders of joppa a non-profit organization that works to end homelessness have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials that something needs to be done. a candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 tonight to remember homeless men and women who have died. organizers say one hour of your time could save lives. >> we have an awesome city its -- awesome city. it is really something people are looking at as a model across the whole country. but we have this dark underbelly that we really need to clear up. we need to do something to treat our homeless citizens the way you and i would want to be treated if we became homeless. elizabeth: this is the 7th annual homeless memorial event. also happening today the west des moines school board will decide if fewer foreign language classes will be offered to students next year. a committee recommended that the district eliminate high school elementary spanish lessons. the cuts are part of a larger effort to trim hundreds of thousands of dollars from the school bus budget. -- school's budget. eric: community members are using the power of

the leaders of joppa - a - have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials something needs to be done. for 5:30 to remember the 26 men and women who have died homeless in camps. organizers say one hour of your time could save lives. "we have an awesome city, its really something people are whole country. but we have this dark underbelly that we really need to clear up. we need to do something to treat our homeless citizens the way you and i would want to be treated if we became homeless. " this is the seventh yearly memorial event. today, a construction crew in cedar rapids will put in the last steel beam of the new c-r-s-t building. the 11 story building on first street southeast has been under construction since september of last year. this is video from february this year. the crst international corporate headquarters will occupy two floors of the building. and bankers trust, rsm international and holmes murphy will fill in the rest should be done next summer. for almost a year, st. luke's hospital has offered a placacfor family membersrsf papaents to relax. the ronald m

. >> it is all stacey: this is the 7th year for the event, organized by joppa outreach. stacey: fox news channel is ready to host a republican debate in des moines next month. bret baier, megyn kelly and chris wallace will anchor the two hour debate january 28 at the iowa events center. they moderated the first gop debate in august. meantime, the pool of republican candidates running for president shrunk today. senator lindsey graham calls it quits, just six weeks away from the iowa caucuses. sen. graham: today, i'm suspending my campaign for president. stacey: senator lindsey graham released an online video that says he's dropping out of the race for the white house. sen. graham: i believe we've run we've put forth bold and practical solutions to big problems. stacey: but those bold solutions for national security and other issues never attracted much attention from voters. the latest cbs news poll shows donald trump still solidly ahead in south carolina and new hampshire, but there's a new leader in iowa, ted cruz. trump was back in attack mode tonight, responding by p

the leaders of joppa a non profit that works to end homelessness have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials something needs to be done. a candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 to remember the 26 men and women who have died homeless in camps like the ones you see here. organizers say one hour of your time could save lives. >> we have an awesome city. it's really something people are looking at as a model across the whole country. but we have this dark underbelly that we really need to clear up. we need to do something to treat our homeless citizens the way you and i would want to be treated if we became homeless. eric: this is the 7th annual homeless memorial event. elizabeth: take a look at this. a sight you will hardly ever see in iowa, golfers out in december they might be bundled up but more than 55 teed off by mid afternoon enjoying the warm christmas week weather. course managers say they are open if the temperatures are above 40 degrees and the ground is not frozen. and they expect more business this week if temperatures stay mild. the price at the pump is the l

the leaders of joppa - a non profit that works to end homelessness - have organized the memorial and rally to show city officials something needs to be done. a candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 to remember the 26 men and women who have died homelessssn camps. today, a construction crew in cedar rapids will put in the last steel beam of the new c-r-s-t building. the 1story building on first street southeast has been under construction since september of last year. this is video from february this year. the crst international corporate headquarters will occupy two floors of the building. and bankers trust, rsm international and holmes murphy will fill in the rest of the space. the building should be done next summer. military veterans in eastern iowa are learning ways to help get back into civilian life through a favorite outdoor activity. week for a deer hunt. healing at english river outfitters, or "hero" hosts the hunt. organizers say it invites injured veterans from around the nation to participate. they say it's a way for them to connect with each other and their families. eng

the event -- hosted by joppa outreach -- will bring together homeless individuals and supporters to remember the homeless lives lost each year. both governor branstad and mayor terrace. a new staple lighting up downtown des moines now has a name... cowles commons added this unique sculpture this fall... today officials announced the suspended, l-e-d piece will now be known as "swirl". it's the latest addition to cowles commons... the 12 million dollar redesign that opened this past june. swirl was designed by a san francisco- based artist.. it features more than 8- thousand l- heavy duty steel. an official lighting ceremony is set for next month. lights out for a popular christmas display is making way for a new holiday tradition... "first church of the open bible" has been putting on a light show for nearly 2 decades. but this year, they decided to do it bigger than ever... that's after flooding canceled the popular "jolly holiday lights" display for the rest of the season... in its place, organizers ramped up their beaverdale display... it now includes l-e-d lights the church's lights come

the leaders of joppa - a non profit that works to end homelessness - have organized the memorial and rally to show a candlelight vigil is planned for 5-30 to remember the 26 men and women who have died homeless in camps. organizers say one hour of your time could save lives. "we have an awesome city, its really something people are looking at as a model across the whole country. but we he this dark underbelly that we really need to clear up. we need to do something to treat our homeless citizens the way you and i would nt to be treated if we became homeless. " this is the seventh yearly memorial event. two men are trying to spread an imporornt message, by running counties. schumaker of cedar rapids are well on their way to attaining that marathon goal. since009, they have run across 86 of the counties and hope to wrap it up next september with a run across this as a heart fitness. getting their miles in through rain, snow, heat, cold. and some strange things have happened along the way. " one of the weirdest things was the first county we ran. we did in benton county and we got shot

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the nonprofit joppa has organized a statehouse at 5:30 tonight - to problem. and a couple school delays in northern iowa - some icy roads up there! so far we've heard from north iowa and north union - both 2 hours late. you can see on 511-ia-dot-org, roads partially to completely covered just south of the minnesota border. kcci 8 traffic! any accident locations are plotted on the good morning. light rain is moving out of eastern iowa with some drizzle and patchy fog lingering in central iowa. temps are starting out in the 30s heading for a cooler day with highs near 40. another warm up is coming tomorrow followed by rain on wednesday and possibly some light snow thursday morning and light rain showers on christmas day into the weekend. have a great day. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug compa

the nonprofit joppa, has organized a memorial and rally outside the statehouse at 5:30 tonight to draw attention to the homeless problem. three local healthcare providers will be helping to make wishes come true today. leaders at unitypoint, mercy and the iowa clinic will present donations to the make a wish foundation. they started the #bringthejolly campaign after jolly holiday