they wote that "kaufmann ought to know better. his announcement comes at a time when iowans need leadership in both parties to de-escalate emotions which continue to run high from the election." election."kaufmann, instead of offered up a corrosive and inflammatory proposal that will only drive them further apart."they mentioned former iowa republican governor bob ray -- who spent years pushing his character counts initiative. initiative.the gazette says: "kaufmann should take a page from ray, and others like him, and avoid future unsportsmanli ke conduct. nobody likes a sore winner." let's go inside iowa politics -- talking about what's going in inside state politics. iowa representative ken rizer wants to put a different bill f. forward...that would create tougher penalites for people who specifically target police officers or first responders. he says he'll narrow down the finer details when the session starts -- but they could include bigger mandatory minimum sentences.a law like that could have momentum after the des moines a

state representativ e bobby kaufmann is calling the it the suck it up buttercup bill. kaufmann wants the house the bill also targets schools using taxpayer dollars to fund election-related sit-ins and grief counseling beyond what is normally available to students. " using new tax dollars when tuition rates are skyrocketing is absolutely unacceptable to me. " state representativ e phyllis thede says kaufmann's legislation threatens freedom of speech. ""i don't want to go after somebody because they're fearful or they're upset or they're angry. that's not what legislators do." " universities say they haven't spent any extra money on election- related events. university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. iowa state university students and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily

kaufmann: "you've got a right to be a brat. you've got a right to protest, that's constitutionally protected. but you do not have a right to throw a temper tantrum on i-80 and put my constituents' lives in danger." kaufmann says he wants the house oversight committee to clarify state laws.. and even look into fining iowa colleges for any tax dollars spent on so-called "cry rooms" for students upset over the results. you hire a licensed contractor to do some home improvements.... what are you responsibilities as the home owner? find out on this week's "inside the the big story today is the wind.. bringing in the chill tomorrow. we'll break down your full forecast good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. big story today will be the wind. a wind advisory takes effect at 10 a.m. for the entire viewing area with gusting speeds 40-50 mph possible. much colder air invades las vegas on thursday, bringing high temperatures down into the low 60s and upper 50s. sunny. friday morning will be the coldest weather this season with 30s expe

bobby kaufmann, (r) wilton, iowa) "you've got a right to be a brat. you've got a right to protest, that's constitutionally protected. but you do not have a right to throw a temper tantrum on interstate 80 and put my constituents lives in danger." danger."kaufmann believes the bill will have traction when lawmakers return to des moines early next year. at the capitol right now- iowa lawmakers are preparing their agenda for the next legislative session.in the house - republicans are choosing their new leaders for their caucus next year. year.they re-elected representative linda upmeyer as speaker of the meeting with reporters yesterday - upmeyer says lawmakers are still discussing policies - and will meet for a policy caucus next month. take sot: rep. linda upmeyer (speaker of the house, r - clear lake) 06:45:16:18 "making sure that we're listening to people - making sure that we're working hard to address people's priorities - and have good open discussions and debates about people's priorities - some of those things will be very successful and other t

kaufmann wants the house oversight committee to clarify state laws. the bill also targets schools using taxpayer dollars to fund election-related sit-ins and grief counseling beyond what is normally available to students. " using new tax dollars when tuition rates are skyrocketing is thede says kaufmann's legislation threatens freedom of speech. ""i don't want to go after somebody because they're fearful or they're upset or they're angry. that's not what legislators do." " iowa public four-year universities say they haven't spent any extra money on election- related events. university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. iowa state university students and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also the cedar rapids city council has unanimously rejected a townhome project called the commons. a company wanted to build the 50-unit complex on blairs ferry road, about a mile west of edgewood road. the city council turned down the rezoning request after complaints fro

representative kaufmann says he wants to introduce his bill during the legislative session months. breaking overnight--chicago police have arrested a man for responsible for dismembering a young child last year. year.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk. stephanie when was this arrest ? made?jenee-- first degree murder charges came down against 41-year old kamel harris two hours ago. he's responsible for the death of 2 year old kyrian knox-- two years ago. his 2 year olds remainwe lagoon last year and since then - police have been looking for the person responsible for his death. authorites say evidence was found in his harris's car--where he claimed the boy was never in.according to authorities harris had been watching 2 year old kyrian in september 2015, after his mother moved from rockford to iowa to start a job. that's when police say he killed the boy because he was cried from a milk allergy. cooperated with authorities and have requested a lawyer. a viral video of a woman berating police officers at a corridor coffee shop has inspired a lot of re

iowa's gop chair, jeff kaufmann, was so elated, he said kept coming in in trump's favor. earlier in the night he said he was very confident in a trump win in at least iowa. we asked him what he thought a trump presidency would mean for the state. kaufmann said foremost a guarantee that iowa's caucus stays in front of the line during presidential primary season. "donald trump has looked me in the eye and told me that iowa will be first in the nation. i think this completely removes any drama of whether or not iowa is going to be first we also talked to kaufmann o republicans taking overhnate in iour next half hour. back to you. thanks forrest. republican charles grassley is heading back to the u-s senate for a 7th term. grassley defeated democrat patty judge voters. chuck grassley has never lost an election, starting with winning a seat in the iowa legislature in 1958. he moved to washington in 1974 to serve in the house before joining the senate in 1980. grassley says he will aim to remain a conservative but independent voice in washington. " . i work for you every day, h

kaufmann wants the house oversight committee to clarify state laws. the bill also targets schools using taxpayer dollars to fund election-related sit-ins and grief counseling beyond what is normally available to students. tuition rates are skyrocketing is absolutely unacceptable to me. " state representativ e phyllis thede says kaufmann's legislation threatens freedom of speech. ""i don't want to go after somebody because they're fearful or they're upset or they're angry. that's not what legislators do." " iowa public four-year universities say they haven't spent any extra money on election- related events. university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily "overhire," increasing the diversity of the police force. iowa city budgeted for 66 uniformed officers working the streets. one officer recently left and another will re

today - representative bobby kaufmann is apparently not too happy with some of the publicity he and his "suck it up buttercup" bill are getting. the bill - which would target universities for spending money on grief after the election - has now garnered international attention. kaufmann was invited to talk about the legislation on a canadian radio show but hung up on air when the host asked him to identify schools that used money for therapy.kauffman told the des moines register he wanted to verify money spent with the schools before answering that question. in hopes of spreading love - dozens of students in cedar rapids spent part of their school day thursday marching "love not hate, love not hate." hate."these students demonstrated against recent acts of racism and violence carried out against minorities since last week's election. police and teachers were on hand to make sure students understood the rules of peaceful assembly.other students held their own counter-protest - but students tell cbs 2 news everything remained orderly. orderly. grown on our facebook page - many people weig

iowa's gop chair jeff kaufmann weighed in on that. with the republicans set to control both the executive and legislative branches of government here at the capitol, kaufman said to expect legislation that stalled last session water quality bill, for one. republicans even took over key seats like mike gronstal's. that was a major upset to democrats. gronstal was not only a more than 30-year veteran of the iowa legislature. he was also the senate majority leader. kaufmann told stop legislating that's coming from one chamber, when it was bipartisan. that's what mike gronstal did over and over again. i honestly think people got it" newcomer dan dawson was the one to unseat gronstal. dawson is a veteran and a special agent with the dci. back to you. thanks forrest. in a close vote, linn county voters have decided from 5 to 3. you can see there 51% of the votes picked "yes". . 10 years ago, voters decided to increase the number from 3 supervisors to 5. linn county also had a $40 million bond vote on the ballot that focused on water quality

bobby kaufmann, (r) wilton, iowa) "people say well, suck it up buttercup, that's kind of an over the top thing to say. happening."representative bobby kaufmann wants to clarify state laws - while fining iowa colleges for any tax dollars spent on so-called cry-rooms for students upset over the election.it would also allow authorities to fine protests who try to block busy highways. (state rep. bobby kaufma >> it would allow authorities to fine protest whose try to block busy highways. >> you've got a right to be a brat. you have a right to protest. you do not have though a temper tantrum on pratt 80 and put my iowa lawmakers are preparing their agenda for the next fur. >>> at the capitol right now, iowa lawmakers are preparing their agenda for that next legislative session. in the house, republicans are choosing their new leaders for their caucus next year. the re-elected yeptive linda upmeyer as speaker of the house as speaker of the house. >> making sure we are listening to people and working hard to address people's priorities and have good open discussions about people's prioritie

bobby kaufmann, (r) wilton, iowa) "you've got a right to be a brat. you've got a right to protest, that's constitutionally protected. but you do not have a right to throw a temper tantrum on interstate 80 and put my constituents lives in danger." he wants..... the house oversight committee to clarify state laws.... while fining iowa colleges.... for any tax dollars spent.... on so- called.... cry-rooms for students upset.... over the election. opponents say.... police in new mexico have released new video of a bizzare interview with a man accused of killing a police officer. (davon lymon/accused officer killer) "i honestly don't know what the (bleep) happened. i don't remember it." from there.. the conversation gets very strange.. including a message for the victim's family. plus... kids and techonology. there are dozens of apps..... that can monitor your child's... cell phone use. but... should you use them? accused cop killer. davon lymon is accused in the shooting death of officer daniel webster last year during a traffic stop. during the interview

kaufmann's bill would also ?fine colleges for ?any tax dollars spent on what he calls "cry-rooms" for students upset over the election. opponents say the bill threatens freedom of speech. the recent ambush of two des moines area police officers is sparking new discussion about tougher laws against people who target law enforcement.cbs 2 news statehouse reporter steffi lee tells us about this proposal at the capitol. at the urbandale police department - flags still fly at half staff with chalk art lining the sidewalks in front of a growing memorial.it's been almost two weeks since the tragic shooting deaths of des moines police sgt. tony beminio and urbandale police officer justin martin.sot: sgt. chad underwood, urbandale police department 06:08:19 "seeing the support and the outpouring of the community that supports us has been a wonderful wonderful appreciation for what we do everyday."another form of support for all law enforcement- could soon come in legislation.republican state representative ken rizer plans to draft a bill -

counseling.bobby kaufmann of wilton - says his bill will be call the "suck it up, buttercup bill."the press citizen reports that under his bill - schools in the state would be subject to budget cuts for double the amount the second part of his bill would allow authorities to criminally charged protesters who block highways.last friday - protesters in iowa city - block a portion of interstate 80 for several minutes. university of iowa police - are now again telling students who live in dorms to lock their doors.this comes after a second invasion - in less than a week. week.early sunday morning - in a west-side dorm - someone woke up to another person entering their room - and later noticed some of their incident was reported last thursday in an ?east-side dorm. this is now the sixth crime alert sent out to the campus this semester. new this morning - police need your help finding the suspect of an armed >>> police need your help finding a suspect in an armed robbery that happened in iowa city last night. authority say a white male pulled a gun on a woman in a the woman said she did

counseling.bobby kaufmann of wilton - says his bill will be buttercup bill."the press citizen reports that under his bill - schools in the state would be subject to budget cuts for double the amount they spend on these activities. the second part of his bill would allow authorities to criminally charged protesters who block highways.last friday - protesters in iowa city - block a portion of interstate 80 for several minutes. this afternoon in iowa city - there will be an anti-hate and anti-discrimination march. according to the facebook event - it will start at the center-and end on the lawn of the pentacrest.that's where a peaceful discussion will be held.organizers are asking people bringing posters to not bring signs about donald trump - but rather against hate and discrimination. the meaning behind the anti- trump protests can sometimes get lost in the noise - so in an effort to support those who feel most vulnerable - many people are now turning to an act of solidarity.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller - shows safety pins to help fight discrimination. the m

kaufmann told us what he believes happened. "honestly, you can't just single handedly and unilaterally stop legislating that's coming from one gronstal did over and over again. i honestly think people got it" we'll take a look at the state house election results, coming up in our next half hour. according to the iowa crop progress report, 86 percent of corn is off the fields. but what about soybeans? we'll check in on that harvest coming up in today's agribusiness report. stay with us on tv9. welcome to the agribusiness almost done with six days good for fieldwork.. according to the iowa crop progress report.. 86 percent of corn is off the fields.. near the five year average.. moisture content for all grain is at a solid 16 percent.. 95 percent of soybeans are harvested.. about five days behind the five year average.. south central and south wes you are on in the election, regardless of whether your candidate won or lost, the sun would come up in the morning, and that is one bit of prognosticating that actually came true. the s

. >>> today, representative bobby kaufmann as apparently not too happy with some of the publicity he and his suck it up butter cup bill are getting. that bill which would target universities for spend money on legi radio show but hung up on air when the host asked him to identify schools that used money for therapy.kauffman told the des moines register he wanted to verify money spent with the schools before answering that question. in hopes of spreading love - dozens of students in cedar rapids spent part of their school day thursday marching against discrimination. "love not hate, love not hate." these students demonstrated against recent acts of racism and they're yelling love, not hate. these students demonstrated against recent acts of racism and violence carried out against minorities since last week's election. police and teachers were on hand to make sure students understood the rules of peaceful assembly. counter-protest. all together, students say that everything remained orderly throughout both the demonstrations. >>> the conversation has gain on our facebook page. many peo

state republican chairman jeff kaufmann said this. >> is our candidate perfect? nope.fect? no. am i perfect? no. the only way that grassroots politics works is to accept the candidate voters gave us. >> reporter: to make sure core republicans actually vote, the party had canvassers out this weekend, employing an app similar to what democrats have long used. 20-year old jillian dunker grew up outside des moines. >> so you can click on this, it will show you their name, their age, gender, registered party and modeled party. >> reporter: oh, modeled in this case like "hard" republican. >> yes. >> reporter: so that's how you know they're the core. >> yes. we also see how often they vote so we know the tactics we have to use to try to get them to a) vote for our candidates and b) get them to go out and vote. >> reporter: how to explain donald trump's popularity? veteran pollster ann selzer. >> i've been listening to people talk about a candidate like donald trump-- sometimes by name-- for 12 years. people are looking for something else. something different. and if donald tr

kaufmann: "using our tax dollars when tuition rates are skyrocketing is absolutely unacceptable to me." one lawmaker is telling students "suck it up, buttercup" what he is proposing.. for those who are protesting

counseling.bobby kaufmann of wilton - says his bill will be call the "suck it up, buttercup bill."the press citizen reports that under his bill - schools in the state would be open budget cuts for double the amount that they spend on these activities.the second part of his bill would allow authorities to criminally charged protesters who block highways.last friday block a portion of interstate 80 for several minutes. this afternoon in iowa city - there will be an anti-hate and anti-discrimination march. according to the facebook event - it will start at the robert a. lee recreation center and end on the lawn of the pentacrest.that's where a peaceful discussion will be held.organizers are asking people bringing posters to not bring signs about donald trump - but rather against hate and discrimination. cedar rapids firefighters have the m-d-a.yesterday corridor residents generously gave the money during the fill the boot campaign over labor day weekend.this is also the 32nd year the cedar rapids fire department has participated in the event. that's a quick look at your tuesday mornin