that michelle bachmann, iowa state co-chair, he was an iowa state senator at the time. he had pled guilty to federal charges. he admitted taking money from the ron paul campaign and helping cover up that bribe. he's facing up to 25 years in prison in this iowa republican caucuses bribery case. the reason he hasn't been sentenced yet is because it turns out the case is still ongoing. three ron paul aides were indicted last august. one of them had the charges dropped. one was convicted and one of them was acquitted. the one acquitted is now being charged again. prosecutors indicted him again this past november. this is not ancient history. this is what happened the last time around in the republican caucuses in iowa. last presidential cycle this bribery thing happened. there are still pending charges and one guy is awaiting sentencing. there's ongoing drama and suspense around who is going to go to prison and how long in the bribery republican caucus from 2012. there's no drama or suspense about that. the bribery definitely happened. it's only a question of who will get i

michelle obama d michele bachmann did very well. six days before the iowa caucuses in 2012 michelle's statewide campaign cochair announced at a that late date he was changing his allegiance. he would no longer be michelle's iowa state cochair. he was going to support ron paul. and the bachmann campaign went nuts. it was a ripple through the race. no one knew what was going on there. now we do know what was going on there. turns out michele bachmann's iowa cochair switched his allegiance six days before the caucuses because they paid him to. that michele bachmann iowa state cochair in 2012. an iowa state senator at the time. he pled guilty to federal charges. he admitted to taking money from the ron paul campaign to switch his endorsement and helping cover up that bribe. he is facing up to 25 years in prison in this iowa republican caucuses bribery case. the reason he hasn't been sentenced yet, though, is because it turns out the case is still ongoing. three ron paul aids were indicted last august in the scheme. one had the charges ag

guest: let me clarify that michele bachmann won the straw poll, a event that used to happen, she camefifth, i think, in the last caucus. we will take her off the table. the thing for people to understand is that no state looks at more candidates than iowa does. at one point, there were 17 candidates, and the job that iowans are handed in this assignment is to sort of figure out, well, what is the upper to year, what is the bottom tier? the people who end up on the bottom tier end up leaving the race before the caucuses or shortly after, like mike huckabee has already said, if he does not come in in the upper tier, he will leave the race at that time. that is a job islands have to do. in terms of whether the exact won by and rick santorum a handful of votes, mitt romney was the one who ended up coming in second, and he went on to get the nomination and run a good campaign for president. george w. bush was the winner for the iowa caucuses. is it a perfect record? givennow that it could be how large the field of candidates are. by the time we get to other states it is down to a couple of

in 2012, the hawk choose republican michele bachmann as the next presidenen of the united states. this isn't the first time animals have selected the presidentia candidates this year. the bulls from "the world's toughest rodeo" made their predictions earlier this month.. in a not-so-sanitary way. they were guided by the call of the bulls were too shy to pick a democrat the cedar rapids community schol district isconsidering a schedule change for next hool year. the change woull give students a late start every monday, to give teachers time for professional development. kwwl's kristin rogers spoke with the school board president, john laverty today, kristin why are they considering this? & ron he told me research has shown them a more regglar and consistent time for teachers to gather together can benefit them, and allow them to learn from each other. right now, cedar rapids teachers don'tget that time on a consistent schedule like he plan would provide. the plan would desginate a regular time for professional development each week. the board discussd the proposal bt last night's m

"the last time the hawk picked michele bachmann, representative from minnesota, did not win n e election or the primary. so she's 0 for 1, so we'll see how it goes this year with marco rubio" coming up on the kcrg-tv9 news at six, students across iowa got i iolved in the political process by participating in a straw poll today. the students' votes don't officially count, but organizers say it's an important step in encouraging them toote when they're adults. planned parenthood of the heartland is closing its dubuque location. birth control, but not surgical abortions. but soon it won't offer any services. and coralville wants to build a life-size statue of former hawkeye coach hayden planned parenthood of the says it's planning to close its dubuque location. and it's stopping its clinical there immediately. a spokesperson says the official closing date will depend on when the building sells. located at 3365 hillcrest road. the next closest miles away in cedar rapids on 3425 first avenue southeast. kcrg-tv9's katie wiedemann joins us now live outside that planned parenthood. katie, why is

someone like michele bachmann just told me let's talk about the important things. i will say. well constitutional eligibility would be pretty central. what's the centerty to you of the relate between hillary clinton and bill champion is to who should be the next president. >> i think everything about all our lives is relevant. you know why? because you cannot lead unless people trust you. they cannot trust you unless they know you. and that's why i've been open about all aspects of my life. whether it's the tragic death of our daughter, laurie or the fact that i was fired at hewlett-packard and why. people cannot trust you if they do not know you. and mrs. clinton's biggest problem, is that people do not trust her, and there's so much evidence as to why they don't. i mean we have run out of gates to explain all the scandals that have dogged bill and hillary clinton. the clinton global initiative is like a ponzi scheme to buy influence to this government. and bill and hillary clinton sit on top of it. the truth is, mrs. clinton has escaped prosecution more times than el chapo.

. >> remember michele bachmann. [ laughter ] >> i'll hedge -- cruz or trump. >> all right.hat's it for today. we'll see you next week. have a good one. >>> i'm nydia han along with gray hall. >> coming up next on "action news," new details about an early morning fight outside a philadelphia bar that ended with an attack an several police officers. >>> a fatal shooting in west philadelphia, the target was a man sitting inside his car. >>> a vital link over the schuylkill river will close to drivers so they can make much needed repairs. those stories and more next on "action news." >>> good afternos sunday, january 31 i'm nydia han in an along with gray hall. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> crews rushed a man to the hospital overnight after being found beaten and unconscious on the streets of west philadelphia. >>> the race

"the last time the hawk picked michele bachmann, representative from minnesota, did not win the election or the primary. so she's 0 for 1, so we'll see how it goes this year with marco rubio" museum staff say they weren't surprised the hawk chose a republican candidate. the red tail hawk is a rescued animal with only a right wing. a wireless company will now lower customers' bills, if they're willing to deal with ads on their phone. and uber has a new way to keep their drivers safe from drunken passengers. that's ahead in today's techbytes. more breaks may occur than yesterday, the sky will fill right back in with more clouds as a weak system approaches from the northwest during the afternoon. at this time, it still appears this won't be much more than passing brief light snow showers with little to no impact. highs will generally range from 30-35 degrees north to south. more clouds are likely on thursday and friday with highs again into the 30s. this weekend, a series of weak low pressure systems look to keep the clouds around at minimum, and possibly generate snow saturday night into s

michele bachmann comes up to the press box and looks at me and says, your lawn is beautiful.people don't call a baseball field a lawn. early on the senator from south carolina, fritz hollings, said to me one day -- we had a cup of coffee early one saturday morning. he said, you are a big man in town, let me ask you a question. you see a lot of politicians come through. has every single one of them promised you a parking ramp? [laughter] al: the iowa cubs play at principal park which has the first amendment emblazoned across the outfield wall. one of the many reasons it's great to go there. is this state still a totally agriculture dominated state? the perception most people have from the outside is, this is farm country. >> next to hartford, we have more home offices for insurance companies in des moines than anywhere else in the country. [laughter] >> we keep our seven in the back room downtown. a lot of people think it is a rural state, but it is not a rural state anymore. agribusiness and bioscience, the things that have agriculture as a piece of the manufacturing, that is

"the last time the hawk picked michele bachmann, representative from minnesota, primary. so she's 0 for 1, so we'll see how it goes this year with marco rubio" museum staff say they weren't surprised the hawk chose a republican candidate. the red tail hawk is a rescued animal with only a right wing. 70 truckloads of dirt are on their way to cedar rapids. and it will take several hours to prepare for the rodeo. more breaks may occur than yesterday, the sky will fill right back in with more clouds as a weak system approaches from the northwest during the afternoon. at this time, it still appears this won't be much more than passing brief light snow showers with little to no impact. highs will generally range from 30-35 degrees north to south. more clouds are likely on again into the 30s. this weekend, a series of weak low pressure systems look to keep the clouds around at minimum, and possibly generate some rain or snow saturday night into sunday. looking ahead to next week, a substantial storm system is still on track to impact parts of iowa in the tuesday/wednesday time p

o'donnell later coached mitt romney and michele bachmann.ey spent hours trying to replicate debate moments. >> you have the candidate stand in front of a podium like this as realistic as possible? >> yeah. you want a strong bearing, erect. look at colin powell. he commands the podium. it's like this. >> it's about making sure that you fill the stage more than your opponent does. >> the candidates practice debating stand-ins. for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >> what's so secret? i pretended to be a candidate. limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can

donald trump questioned michele bachmann's loyalty when she pulled out of a debate in 2011. for those who are undecided. is there a double standard? can this be repaired in some kind of way? >> if incan repair thing like this, it's donald trump. i think the on danger you run into where donald trump is if you try to predict anything about donald trump. he seems to be abe to turn most anything into a win, and my guess is this will be no exception. i don't think this is going to be some big thing that will have major impacts in the whole presidential race. this is a moment. he's dominating the headlines. fox news is dominating the headlines and nobody is talking about bernie sanders and hillary clinton. charles: tammy, even ted cruz admitted yesterday that if trump were to win iowa he could run the table. so it might change the dynamic and may impact beyond iowa. >> i have been on this program many times defending mr. trump. but there is a culmination that happens as everyone starts to get serious about the choices they make. you have this culmination of an attitude that begins

back in 2012, the hawk choose republican michele bachmann as the next president of the united states. this isn't the first time animals in iowa have selected the presidential candidates this year. the bulls from "the world's toughest rodeo" in des moines made their predictions earlier this month... in a not-so-sanitary way. they were guided by the call of nature... to pictures of the candidates.. donald trump was the "winner" for the republicans. the bulls were too shy to pick a democrat. snowstorms sometimes bring out the best in us. mastre explains how one man found a resourceful way to help his community. "i was probably out here for two "i don't want kids or parents justin anderson often witnesses a completely different attitude when it snows. "i had a half-dozen people stop to take a picture because they hadn't seen a chair like this before." last year the iraq war veteran took his off- road wheelchair "i came up with the and made some modifications. "the chair has on-the-fly tilt so i can adjust the height of the more. "the community has supported me immensely with my struggles

o'donnell later coached mitt romney and michele bachmann.debate moments. >> you have the candidate stand in front of a podium like this as realistic as possible? >> yeah. you want a strong bearing, erect. look at colin powell. he commands the podium. it's like this. >> it's about making sure that you fill the stage more than your opponent does. >> the candidates practice debating stand-ins. for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >> what's so secret? i pretended to be a candidate. limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense

michele bachmann goes "on the record."and i should say that willie robertson endorsed cruz. one for cruz and one for trump. >> do these celebrity endorsements matter? >> you know, i think that they are important fill-in for a lot of reasons. but i think ultimately people make their mind up, greta, based on what is the message? what is the demeanor? can i trust this person? will they do what they said they are going to do? i think there is really one thing that stands out above all others to explain the trump phenomena. that's because trump understands one of the biggest concerns that americans are looking at today, democrats, independents, and the republicans is is this issue of unmitigated immigration. he put his finger on that. he hasn't pulled back, despite the criticism. and people want to know. who is going to do something about this issue? but, more importantly, who is going to stop the obama agenda and so people are looking at cruz, and trump, and making their minds up now in the next probably 60 to 90 days. >> aren

and the tea party one that first year was given by michele bachmann. although she was mostly looking off into middle distance because apparently they did not line up the teleprompter with the camera. that was sad. the following year at the state of the union it was the governor of indiana who gave the official republican response. his name is mitch daniels. he's out of politics now. but the official republican tea party response that year was by herman cain. mr. 999. the year after, that 2013, the official republican republican response was a very thirsty marco rubio. the official republican tea party response that year was rand paul. and rand paul apparently liked doing that so much that the next year in 2014, although he wasn't picked to give either the official republican republican response and he was not picked to gift official republican tea party response, that was done by senator mike leigh the following year, instead in 2014 rand paul decided that he would do his own official republican rand paul response. so that year, 2014, state of the unio

and in this case i interviewed michele bachmann and she talked about running for president in 2012.ever sleep because she was afraid of her makeup and hair getting messed up. she never slept on the campaign bus. after every summer event she had to restart makeup and hair and took an hour and a half. >> wow. >> you and i don't have to worry about that. >> she is an attractive woman. i don't this go that was a big problem for her. ooeng that is true. >> my something you don't know is way different than that. we know u.s. weapons have been lost to isis and iraq. what we don't know is what mother jones reported that the pentagon has no way of tracking what weapons have been lost, they can't tell you. >> we don't inventory? >> we are supposed to and the iraqis are supposed to but there are no controls. we don't know what of our weapons isis has -- >> we can't say how many we give you? thank you to our round table. coming up, two former senate majority leaders take on donald trump and partisan grid lock. weigh in on the 2016 race. that is next. this is "hardball," place for politics. toen

guest: let me clarify that michele bachmann won the straw poll, a event that used to happen, she camefth, i think, in the last caucus. we will take her off the table. the thing for people to understand is that no state looks at more candidates than iowa does. at one point, there were 17 candidates, and the job that iowans are handed in this assignment is to sort of figure out, well, what is the upper to year, what is the bottom tier? the people who end up on the bottom tier end up leaving the race before the caucuses or shortly after, like mike huckabee has already said, if he does not come in in the upper tier, he will leave the race at that time. that is a job islands have to do. in terms of whether the exact won by and rick santorum a handful of votes, mitt romney was the one who ended up coming in second, and he went on to get the nomination and run a good campaign for president. george w. bush was the winner for the iowa caucuses. is it a perfect record? givennow that it could be how large the field of candidates are. by the time we get to other states it is down to a couple of c

. >> 2011, congresswoman michele bachmann delivered the tea party response in 2011, she was not rememberedking off camera the entire time. but paul ryan gave the official republican response that same here argued as a springboard for the 2012 nomination for someone who's now speaker of the house. that response that kathy mcmorris rogers delivered and is the highest -- one of the pitfalls, sometimes rewards of delivering the response. let's return to our panel. does it really come down to the nature of the republican response? or really more who's giving it. because it seems like from the examples that we're giving here, are you good at this? >> the two people that succeeded of the their response, the two people who were well received were two people who didn't actually run for president of the united states or was -- at least paul ryan was talked with about someone who was going to run for president. he's speaker of the house now, but he's not running for president now. and so i think that, you know, they both -- both of them, he and mcmorrricmorris-rogers came i'm a republican, here is my

well, actually i thought of michele bachmann skipping the debate donald trump skipped and what he thoughtt do well in the caulks. i think iowans, with high undecided rates, maybe in the 40% category, were waiting for the debate between cruz and trump. they wanted to make their decisions. they didn't get to see that confrontation between the two. that will help ted cruz. it will help a lot on monday night. >> it will be interesting to see what happens monday. steve king, thanks so much for being on "new day". >> thanks, alisyn. appreciate it. >>> he is iowa strong. did you see that? there wasn't even any smoke can coming out of his mouth. we're taking "new day" on the road for the iowa caucuses. we will live the hashtag go there motto on cnn. we will be at the mars cafe. it is awesome. cnn will have live coverage of the iowa caucuses all damon. >> then on tuesday, the morning after, live from new hampshire at waterworks cafe. >> i'm going to have my fill of pancakes. during donald trump's rally he was joined by two previous iowa caucus winners. rick santorum is and mike huckabee. mike huck

"the last time the hawk picked michele bachmann, representative from minnesota, did not win n e election or the primary. so she's 0 for 1, so we'll see how it goes this year with marco rubio" coming up on the kcrg-tv9 news