then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november. now, all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> who's hot is the way i always look at it. and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here tonight. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're going to green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. so you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle coming in. so you know, it's always bizarre at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. >> but that's why we love it. so we'll see you next week for minnesota against green bay at lambeau f

and minnesota never looked back. never trailed. led 19-3 at the half. for 16 peterson 100-yard night. and it's over with the final score 49-17. volkswagen post game report on >>> welcome to the volkswagen passat post game report. here now bob costas. >> the vikings clinch a spot and move on.enthey blow out the giants tonight 49-17. three ball ames to be given out. one goes to adrian peterson. he ran for 104 yards. teddy bridgewater gets another. a very efficient 15 of 25. threw a touchdown pass. no picks. and safety harrison smith from notre dame had five tackles plus touchdown. they are the three game ball recipients. an thus they get to speak with michele tafoya. >> bob, thank you. teddy, just your stcond season you take this team back to the playoffs it will be your first time what does that mean to you? >> it's awesome. it speaks a lot about this team. th group of guys who are determined all year long and we were faced with some adversity. i'm happy for this team. >> you head to green bay for the division title on the line. and

then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november. now, all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get with green bay and what you got today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> who's hot is the way i always look at it. and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here tonight. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're going to green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. so you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some interesting twists to this. the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle coming in. so you know, it's always bizarre at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. so we'll see you next week for minnesota

a flurry or two is possible near the minnesota border. temperatures drop into the teens friday night with 30s ahead on saturday. clouds increase on sunday, bringing the chance of a few light showers mainly sunday night. mild temperatures are likely next week; almost every afternoon should have highs in the 40s. periods of rain are possible, as well.tonight: mostly clear low: 18-24 winds: w 10-15 alo: 19 dbq: 19 iow: 21 tv9's bruce aune joins me now. bruce, who are you going to be talking to coming up? city officials met today to year with the flood control system. the flood control program manager says in 2015 the city transitions from flood recovery to the control stage. crews have met with the community and have laid out plans for a series of levies, removable walls and permanent walls to protect the community from the cedar river. "while we are not flooding today, it's just an emphasis of why we need to do this. we are having record flows in the cedar river for the month of december. just imagine if this was happening in the summer, we

seattle and green bay clinched playoff berth and minnesota is all but assured of getting in. tony, a lot of focus on the unbeaten panthers as well as the streaking seahawks, but the nfc west champion cardinals have now won eight straight themselves. who do you see as the most dangerous team in the nfc? tonight, bob, they look fantastic. i'm going to put my vote in for very solid on both sides of the ball. we know about that big play passing offense, that blitzing johnson, such a differencemaker. bruce arians and tom moore, one of their offensive coaches, they were in indianapolis. this guy reminds me of edgerrin james, playing physical, long runs, catching the ball. he could be that wildcard that i like what i saw from the card cardinals tonight. >> they still have a small chance to overtake the panthers for the number one seed but they can be overtaken by green bay for number two as well. the patriots clinched a bye today while the texans won in indy. the chiefs, steelers and jets all won this week, with kansas city and now pittsburgh having the tie breaker edge in the wildc

what is it about minnesota, so many terrorist and isis supporters con a bating in minnesota? >> they have not any counter movement to islam mow nationalism, islam mow patriotism. start started with those in shabaab and. the story with marquez, the radicalization started long before isis existed. it was allegiance to islamic movement for supremacy and violent jihad. there are enclaves where these start spreading. these are not lone wolves. it is families. you see brothers and sisters involved and communities and neighborhoods. everyone of these cases. let's not get lost in details. look at bigger picture. what is milieu that is feeding and preceding ideas, anti-semitic, anti-israel and anti-western. trish: and women, i was doing a lot of research in preparation for you coming on the show today. i was reading about islam, when you look what it prescribes and what it teaches specifically when it comes to women, it is really, really horrifying. you're part of a reformist movement. you're a muslim calling on other muslims to say listen, enough. we need to adopt the good stuff here

then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november. now, all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get with green bay and what you got today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> w w's hot is the way i always look at it. and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here toght. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're goingngo green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. po you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some interesting twists to this. the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle coming in. at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. >> but that's why we love it. so we'll see you next week for minnesota again

then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november., all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get with green bay and what you got today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> who's hot is the way i always look at it. and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here tonight. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're going to green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. so you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some interesting twists to this. the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle comi in. so you know, it's always bizarre at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. >> but that's why we love it. so we'll see you

minnesota clinches a playoff berth as they go to 10-5. and minnesota never looked back. never trailed. led 19-3 at the half. teddy bridgewater, 15 out of 25 for 169. peterson 100-yard night. and it's over with the final score 49-17. the other side of the break. >>> welcome to the volkswagen passat post game report. here now bob costas. >> the vikings clinch a spot and move on. they blow out the giants tonight 49-17. three ball games to be given out. one goes to adrian peterson. he ran for 104 yards. teddy bridgewater gets another. a very efficient 15 of 25. threw a touchdown pass. no picks. and safety harrison smith from notre dame had five tackles plus an interception which he returned 35 yards for a viking touchdown. they are the three game ball recipients. and thus they get to speak with michele tafoya. >> bob, thank you. teddy, just your second season you take this team back to the playoffs it will be your first time what does that mean to you? >> it's awesome. it speaks a lot about this team. the group of guys who are determined all year long and we were faced with

seattle and green bay clinched playoff berth and minnesota is all but assured of getting in. tony, a lot of focus on the unbeaten panthers as well as the streaking seahawks, but the nfc west champion cardinals have now won eight straight themselves. who do you see as the most dangerous team in the nfc? >> looking at the cardinals tonight, bob, they look fantastic. i'm going to put my vote in for them. ball. we know about that big play passing offense, that blitzing defense, but to me, david johnson, such a differencemaker. bruce arians and tom moore, one of their offensive coaches they were in indianapolis. this guy reminds me of edgerrin james, playing physical, long runs, catching the ball. he could be that wildcard that really gives them the edge. i like what i saw from the cardinals card cardinals tonight. >> they still have a small chance to overtake the panthers the number one seed but they can be overtaken by green bay for number two as well. the patriots clinched a bye today while the texans won in indy. the chiefs, steelers and jets all won this week, with kansas cit

seattle and green bay clinched playoff berth and minnesota is all but assured of getting in. tony, a lot of focus on the unbeaten panthers as well as the streaking seahawks, but the nfc west champion cardinals have now won eight straight themselves. who do you see as the most dangerous team in the nfc? >> looking at the cardinals fantastic. i'm going to put my vote in for them. very solid on both sides of the ball. we know about that big play passing offense, that blitzing defense, but to me, david johnson, such a differencemaker. bruce arians and tom moore, one of their offensive coaches, they were in indianapolis. this guy reminds me of edgerrin james, playing physical, long runs, catching the ball. he could be that wildcard that really gives them the edge. i like w wt i saw from the cardinalscard cardinals tonight. >> they still have a small chance to overtake the panthers for the number one seed but they can be overtaken by green bay for number two as well. the patriots clinched a bye today while the texans won in indy. the chiefs, steelers and jets all won this week, wit

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seattle and green bay clinched playoff berth and minnesota is all but assured of getting in. tony, a lot of focus on the unbeaten panthers as well as the streaking seahawks, but the nfc west champion cardinals have now won eight straight themselves. who do you see as the most dangerous team in the nfc? >> looking at the cardinals tonight, bob, they look fantastic. i'm going to put my vote in for them. very solid on both sides of the ball. we know about that big play passing offense, that blitzing defense, but to me, david johnson, such a differencemaker. bruce arians and tom moore, one of their offensive coaches, they were in indianapolis. this guy reminds me of edgerrin james, playing physical, long runs, catching the ball. he could be that wildcard that really gives them the edge. i like what i saw from the cardinacar cardinals tonight. >> they still have a small chance to overtake the panthers for the number one seed but they can be overtaken by green bay for number two as well. the patriots clinched a bye today while the texans won in indy. the chiefs, steelers and jets a

. > sons of a typical minnesota farmer. minnesota annually ships large quantities of meat and agricultural products to consumers throughout the united states and in foreign countries. >> gee whiz. look at all them hormel cars. >> wonder what's in them and where they are going. >> let's ask if we can visit the planet. dad will take us, i bet. ♪ adventurous boys, curiosity and dreams all lead to something very special the dad will enjoy too. >> gentlemen, we would sure like to visit your plant. please let us know. brad.truly, greg and >> it's fun to write a letter .nd look forward to a reply in austan, the secretary to the public relations director receives daily inquiries concerning plant tours, job opportunities, and information about the company. the brad and greg letter .eceives prompt attention the plant receptionist or register is all visitors and makes special arrangements when boys like brad and greg write it. regular tors are scheduled daily, monday through friday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. letteranxiously awaited a

it is heavier as you head towards south dakota and minnesota. that is why this area in pink, that is a winter storm warning until about 6:00 saturday. the areas in purple, that is a winter weather advisory from noon tomorrow -- humboldt county, hamilton county. the main threat is from i-35 to the east, and i see icy mix. maybe an inch or two extending back to sioux city, could get some light snow on highway 20 mixing in with the freezing rain and. sleet. rain in the area in the pink, snow to thee west, and the system. to saturday night -- except for southern iowa. that extends right into monday. it like early sunday morning could issa some moderate rain down in southeastern iowa. that dries out, and most of sunday is a good day for travel. the reason for that is big changes on the way monday, and i mix. by monday midmorning, it will change over to all of snow, and across iowa. again, this system still eight ways away. but definitely something to keep an eye on. rain moving in late, snow to the northwest, 33 year in des moines. below freezing to

tonight the struggling blue shirts were in minnesota. coming up in sports, the rangers get a golden opportunity early but can't solve is the wild. it was a harbinger of things to come. >>> and the giants have some new blood for sunday's game against >>> just a few minutes ago we saw beautiful shot on the ice here at rockefeller center. a special moment actually happened there. >> yes. the rink was cleared of all the skaters today except for zach and his girlfriend, allison. the couple at center ice. zach from connecticut dropped down to his knees and proposed to his long-time girlfriend. if you caught a glimpse of her face, she is the daughter of a new york city police officer. if tur's you're wondering, such moments can be arranged for a fee. she did say yes. >> she never makes me do typical boyfriend stuff like flowers and valentine's day and those things. just wanted to make it a special day for her. >> unbelievable. they started dating in college. they have been together seven years. >> it was a special moment. be right back. kids do

then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november. now, all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get with green bay and what you got today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> who's hot is the way i always and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here tonight. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're going to green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. so you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some interesting twists to this. the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle coming in. so you know, it's always bizarre at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. >> but that's why we love it. so we'll see you next w

take the minnesota vikings new u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota, the cost is slated to be $1.1 billion, with taxpayers shouldering almost 50%. much needed economic boost to minneapolis. >> already $1 billion being constructed, around the stadium, bringing all these major events, and the people in the economic, people stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. that never would happen if you don't have this kind of facility available. >> but sports economists like craig depkin who have studied the issue come to a different conclusion. >> so economists have contemplatewhether the benefits outweigh the cost of publicly build stadiums and in general find that the benefits do not outway the costs. these are not good deals for cities. >> and the minnesota vikings that cost versus benefits debate dates back to 1999. back then governor jesse ventura had a meeting with red mechanic mccombs. >> red mechanic combs came in an mccombs came in andsaid governow stadium. i said, red, you don't need my app

seattle and green bay clinched playoff berth and minnesota is all but assured of getting in. tony, a lot of focus on the unbeaten panthers as well as the streaking seahawks, but the nfc west champion cardinals have now won eight straight themselves. who do you see as the most dangerous team in the nfc? >> looking at the cardinals tonight, bob, they look fantastic. i'm going to put my vote in for them. very solid on both sides of the ball. we know about that big play passing offense, that blitzing defense, but to me, david johnson, such a differencemaker. bruce arians and tom moore, one of their offensive coaches, they were in indianapolis. this guy reminds me of edgerrin james, playing physical, long runs, catching the ball. he could be that wildcard that really gives them the edge. i like what i saw from the cardinacar cardinals tonight. >> they still have a small chance to overtake the panthers for the number one seed but they can be overtaken by green bay for number two as well. the patriots clinched a bye today while the texans won in indy. the chiefs, steelers and jets a

a flurry or two is possible near the minnesota border. temperatures drop into the teens friday night with 30s ahead on saturday. clouds increase on sunday, bringing the chance of a few light showers mainly sunday night. mild temperatures are likely next week; almost every afternoon should have highs in the 40s. periods of rain are possible, as well.tonight: mostly clear low: 18-2424inds: w 10-15 alo: 19 dbq: 19 iow: 21 ahead of the busy holiday travel season-- and after the attacks in paris and san bernardino-- americans are understandab ly anxious. some of the nation's top theme parks are increasing their security. disney installed metal detectors and prohibited anyone older than 14 from wearing costumes into the parks. and as a-b-c's bazi kanani reports, president obama says the country must be vigilant during the holidays. after an update from his at the nation's counterterro rism center in mcclean, virginia, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat to the homeland... but acknowledgdg d there remains a differ

. >> on the radar you can see the snow from nebraska up to minnesota. rain further to the east. some of the details now from abc's megan hughes. >> reporter: the storms created dangerousriving conditions in the upper midwest. in omaha, cars spinning out, snowplows out in force. in minneapolis, cars in ditches and jackknifed tractor trailers. on his way from can do to central wisconsin some brimner pulled off the interstate. >> snowing like canada usually does but didn't think you guys got this much snow. >> it was way too snowy for us to continue on the highway. >> reporter: that driver's daught used the brake to build a first snowman of the season. weather is fun. >> who couldn't like snow? we're going sledding. that's what snow is perfect for. >> reporter: but the weather system moving through the middle of the country sce thursday has also reminded us it can be deadly. flash floods and icy conditions have killed at least 14 people. oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in all 77 counties. and from streetlights explodeing to ice coated power lines. >> oh, it's comi

be minimal and stays well to the north, across minnesota and wisconsin. with a stronger southwest flow of air beginning to develop, we are in for a warmup pushing highs on thursday into the middle 50s. prepare for a wet weekend with rain developing late friday. tonight: partly cloudy low: 35-41 winds: s 5-15tomorrow: partly sunny, mild high: 52-58 winds: w 15-25 bruce and beth... the u-s senate today overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at overhauling the "no child left behind" education initiative. the bill now goes to president obama who is expected to sign it. congress first approved no child left behind in 2002 while george w. bush was president. but critics from both parties that the law gave the federal government too much power in controlling state education policies. iowa senator chuck grassley says the new bill changes that. "this bill very clearly says that the fed government can never use federal funds to shove common core down the throats of states like they did over the last four to five years." iowa is one of only eight states that has ha

rainfall from this system will be minimal and stays well to the north, across minnesota and wisconsin. with a stronger southwest flow of air beginning to develop, we are in for a warmup pushing highs on thursday into the middle 50s. prepare for a wet weekend with rain develeling late friday. tonight: partly cloudy low: 35-41 winds: s 5-15tomorrow: partly sunny, mild high: 52-58 winds: w 15-25 republican presidential candidate donald trump is not backing down from his proposal to block all muslims from entering the united states. and an iowan who serves as trump's co-chair and senior policy advisor may have helped him come up with that idea. sam clovis was the iowa chairman for rick perry's presidential campaign. he was also a republican u-s senate candidate last year and then lost the race for iowa treasurer. he told the guardian there's a crisis of confidence in america right w. clovis thinks the u-s needs to take a break and make sure we are safe before accepting more muslims into the country. he says he doesn't have a time estimate for how long that would take. while trump and clov

now they have to go to minnesota. their situation is going into the last two games, they have to win two games and hope that washington loses. otherwise, they don't get into the playoffs. first things first. minnesota. playing without odell, really, it's -- they're lacking weapons as it is. they don't have enough. that's one of the reasons why i think odell was kept in the game because they can't afford to play without him. now they must in a must-win situation. after practice today, i asked coach coughlin if he and the team feels up against it. >> we have a football team. a bunch of guys that want to play. we want to do the right thing. we go to minnesota. they're an outstanding team. but, you know, i look around and there's excitement and guys are looking forward to it. play. we want to give it everything game. we can't control everything but do our part, as i've been saying. russ: you know, the -- christina: tough spot to be in. russ: the attitude for any coach in any sport is no one is feeling sorry for you about

we are not looking at the minnesota game right now. that is not the mets and the minnesota game. >> back to the giants game, what were you thinking in the final seconds there? >> coming back and then losing >> we'll be right back. >> thank you, tina. no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day

minnesota up into ontario, those locations and then back out west, snow flying in montana and iowa. indianapolis, 40 degrees. the colder air to the northwest. it's going to linger across the midwest. this system moves on. another system dives to the south. high pressure slowly build then. fairly quiet out there. another week system will move through on friday. clouds hang around. we will get a few breaks now and again, but generally, mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. there is your timeline. looks like friday we will see some light snow showers. a little band moves on through. not a great chance. generally, flurries to snow showers, not going to stick to much. saturday, though, how about not much in wisconsin and minnesota, but look what happens when you get west. widespread no run the dakotas and nebraska with heavy snow well above normal. temperatures tonight down to 36. a few flurries later on. tomorrow, 33 degrees. eight-day forecast, friday, 32. look at saturday, 40 degrees. starts off cold at 18 but nice sunshine. sunday, much warmer. there's a chance for a few showers late and war

the win clinched a playoff spot for minnesota... and set up an n-f-c north title game this sunday at lambeau... but first... the vikes are gonna soak it in a little bit... lot of good football players on this team... and they care about one another... care about playing together as a football team... it's only step one... but it's good to know that you earned it.. you can't rely on anyone to do your dirty work embrace the challenge that's in front of us and the guys did a great job of answering that and responding and it showed tonight... the minnesota golden gophers faced off with central michigan in the quick lane bowl today... second quarter... gophers down four... mitch leidner looking for k-j maye... between two defenders... maye... makes the play... and they're dancin'... that makes it 10-7... to the fourth quarter... minnesota down a point... the read- option opens wide for mitch leidner... to the end zone for a touchdown... minnesota finally gets bowl eligible... with a bowl game win... 21-14 the final.. former northern iowa

gerri: about a dozen minnesota resident traveled to syria to join jihadist groups. look at these numbers. since late 2013. in addition more than 22 young men from minnesota's somali community left the state since 2007, joining somali radical guys. >> absolutely. gerri: is there, what is going on there in that area? is it just like a lot of people from somalia landed there and living there and it's a ripe hotbed for this kind of movement? >> well i think we really need to ask the community that question. we have to stop being so politically correct that we're missing the big issues here. the somali community in minneapolis-st. paul has a higher number, a tremendously higher number of radicals and people that are traveling and want to travel overseas to participate in jihad. we have to ask the community what are they doing? how can they allow this to continue to happen? what are the parents of these young men, what do they know and are they participating here? or are they turning the other way? and in that way they're still helping. we need to hold them accountable as

this system is quickly heading through minnesota. this is the back edge so we have snow flurries or a wintry mix through northwest iowa and him we have a blast of cold air for the rest of the week. i will have details in your 8 day forecast. eric: commitment 2016 news, republican presidential candidates faced off tuesday night and much of the debate focused on security concerns. elizabeth: daniel nottingham reports from las vegas. danielle: nine republicans took the stage at the venetian hotel in las vegas for debate focused on national security. the first topic was donald trump span on muslim -- attempt to ban muslims in the united states and said it would extend to refugees already here. >> if obama has brought some to this country they are leaving. danielle: jeb bush says that's not a serious proposal. >> it will push the muslim and arab world away from us when we need to reengage with them. he is a chaos candidate and he would be a chaotic president. danielle: trump leaving mark -- lock horns with marco rubio. >> ted cruz support

then they rebound coming here to beat minnesota in november., all of a sudden you don't know what you're going to get with green bay and what you got today is about as bad as it gets for them. but they're home next week. they play minnesota. what's your initial take on this thing? >> who's hot is the way i always look at it. and the minnesota vikings, 39 points last week, 49 points here tonight. they get their defensive players back, they look tremendous. but you're going to green bay. so how do you know? it's one of those aaron rodgers has been the best player in football probably over the past five years maybe. so you look at it and you say, this is it. this is the one that really matters. but remember there's some interesting twists to this. the loser may end up going to washington. the winner may end up getting seattle coming in. so you know, it's always bizarre at the end of the year trying to figure out what exactly is best for each team. >> bottom line, nobody knows anything. >> nobody knows. >> but that's why we love it. so we'll see yo

precipitation as wier storm warnings and winter weather advisories are painted from colorado to minnesota. here's the stormcast hd where we're going to have that area of low pressure move nortast. locally, we expect some light rain followed by light snow. then it'll be windy and colder through most of the remainder of the week. the snow forecast model reveals light accumulations for most except along highway 81 into southeast south dakota where amounts may be around 1 inch. today's high is 38 with fog and drizzle this morning followed by cold rain. tonight's low is 30 with rain and snow. tomorrow we'll make it to a high of 33 after some early snow. here's a check of your 7 day forecast jessica rae: scott: adlib to the northeast and produce widespread heavy snow. fortunately, we're going to miss out on most of this precipitation as winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are painted from colorado to minnesota. here's the stormcast hd where we're going to have that area of low pressure move northeast. locally, we expect some light rain followed by light snow. then it'll be windy

john mccain's arizona cardinals or al franken's minnesota vikings. came down to the wire. also in sports it was a big night for one alabama running back. we'll have highlights for you. stock index futures a pretty flat break. watching "fbn:am" and first look at your morning markets and breaking news. 9m >> we've heard this kind of rhetoric before from my very close friend but where has it gotten arizona fans to win super bowl which they lost? >> how many times have the vikings lost? four times. >> exactly, four times. we got to the super bowl four times, bob. >> i tell you one thing, my esteemed colleague, you will not get there this year. look at embarrassing loss you suffered at hands of seahawk. successful football team is like successful government, you have to spend money on defense. >> overspend on defense we've heard that before from my very food friend. he is a very good friend. you know we vacation together. nicole: i would like to hear more of these debates. senator al franken and john mccain facing off in mock debate ahead of "thursday night football" game. it w

this is good for minnesota and i happen to believe what's good for minnesota is good for our country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. ellison: i do seek recognition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ellison: republicans have fought tooth and nail to cut investments in important programs for working families yet they're willing to spend billions on tax expenditures. they want to add riders that gut consumer protections and a woman's right to choose. 5 recent poll found nearly seven in 10 americans agree with the following statement, i feel angry because our political system seems to only be working for the insiders with money and power. as members of congress, i urge colleagues on all sides to come together and heed the american people's wishes and to put their interests up front. we need to make sure that we can pass a budget bill that isn't loaded up with policy riders and more things that woul

in minnesota, bright blue minnesota, they had their straw poll. do you know we won the executive committee straw poll in minnesota among republicans 2-1? >> a to see my entire interview with ted cruz and there is much more, go to gretawire.com. >>> and ted cruz has been inching up in the polls. how is he doing post debate and how about trump? the new numbers, next. when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents. and as soon as i did that, literally it was like you're getting 7, 9, 10, 15 leaves that are just popping up all over the place. yeah, it was amazing. just with a little bit of information, you can take leaps and bounds. it's an awesome experience. announget up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic, save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. >>> this is fox news alert. new national polls just released and trump remains number one holding on to his big lead in the 2016 gop race. 39% of re

last night in a minnesota suburb. he tried to help other men from minnesota's somali community travel to syria to fight isis. nine others have already been charged and three have pleaded guilty. >>> all of the heat donald trump is taking for his proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. has the gop front-runner rethinking his pledge to only run as a republican. a just released poll of south carolina republican primary voters, than early voting state, shows trump has the commanding lead. the poll was conducted saturday through tuesday. trump called for the ban on muslims monday and, afterwards, his support increased. don champion is here in new york. >> reporter: some like the fact that trump is talking about the issue as the billionaire continues pushing back a opinion. facing backlash, donald trump continues to defend his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. appearing on fox news and cnn last night, the republican presidential front-runner even threatened to break his pledge that he would not run as an inde

northern wisconsin, minnesota, back through minnesota -- back through north dakota. the last band lifting north metro by 2:00 a.m. cloudy skies tomorrow. should stay cloudy generally into wednesday. little bit of sunshine. a little bit of sunshine on new year's day with some late day clouds. accumulation should be an inch or less. tomorrow, the high of 26. winds northwest at 5-15. wednesday, just flurries. right now, looks to be a drive that cold new year's eve. by 4:00 a.m. comment you stay out late, temperatures should be around nine. try weather for the new year, 20's for the weekend. todd: next at 10:00 bad memories , be gone. how some new yorkers getting a fresh start ahead of the new year. >> this morning, we were live, showing you the first flakes as they fell on central iowa. tomorrow morning, we'll update the snowfall totals and show you how the cleanup is progressing. it could take a while. we will also have the latest all the hawk fans trying to get to that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising income

minnesota. we will of course keep you updated as more information becomes avaliable. as it looks like we are in for a beautiful day today..but how long will it last? lets check in with storm track 7 meterologist denice pelster for a look at our with above normal. a weak cold front will be tracking east into iowa today will be around 50 with front will track through late tonight into tomorrow. the best chance to see any moisture will be mainly sunday morning. moisture will be limited so the rain is expected to be light and scattered across the area. highs sunday will be in the lower 40s. highs stay in the 40s for the rest of the week with the next chance of moisture tracking in friday. well -- today is finally the chance to see any moisture will be mainly sunday morning. moisture will be limited so the rain is expected to be light and scattered across the area. highs sunday will be in the lower 40s. highs stay in the 40s for the rest of the week with the in friday. well -- today is finally the da

a flurry or two is possible near r e minnesota border. temperatures drop into the teens friday night with 30s ahead on saturday. clouds increase on sunday, bringing the chance of a few ght showers mainly sunday nighgh mild temperatures are likely next week; almost every afternoon should have highs in the 40s. periods of rain are possible, as well.tonight: mostly clear low: 18-24 winds: w 10-15 alo: 19 dbq: 19 iow: 21 back to you. a hiawatha family lost almost everything in fire at a mobile home park earlier this week... the butler-williams family says no one was hoho when the fire broke out tuesday night. it happened at sunset mobile home park - right off i-380 - just after 6 o'clock that night. the fire caused significant damage, forcing the family to find another home. investigators believe the fire was accidental. kcrg-tv9's sarah mccarthy joins us live from near the burned-down home. sarah, how did paramedics learn about the fire? beth, four emt's w w responded to a medical call in this neighborhood, noticed smoke here toward the back

a philadelphiae police officer and a minnesota supreme court justice.will -- they will focus on ferguson in baltimore and police misconduct. this is two hours. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. and i ams gail harriet the chairman of the civil rights practice group. welcome to our breakout session where we intend to provide you with a safe space. [laughter] [applause] space for a serious, no holds barred, intellectual discussion of an important policy question. today's session is entitled "ferguson, baltimore, and criminal justice reform." we have great panelists who will be introduced by our moderator. strass.rable davids duce you might think this former clarence thomas clerk, this former law professor from the university of minnesota looks a little young to be a five-year veteran of the minnesota supreme court. ladies and gentlemen, that is because he was sworn in at the ripe old age of 35. [applause] >> thank

rainfall from this system will be minimal and stays well to the north, across minnesota and wisconsin. with a stronger southwest flow of air beginning to develop, we are in for a warmup the middle 50s. prepare for a wet weekend with rain developing late friday. tonight: partly cloudy low: 35-41 winds: s 5-15tomorrow: partly sunny, mild high: 52-58 winds: w 15-25 back to yoyo prosecutors have filed new charges against a man who they say tried to k kl a woman in elkader last month. 24-year-old brandon thoma now faces first degree burglary and second degree theft charges. that's in addition to the original attempted murder charge. police say thoma broke into a home last month after the woman's husband left for work. they say thoma then repeatedly punched and kicked the woman. police believe the attack was not random. a linn county jury today found a cedar rapids man guilty of second degree murder for beating his mother to death with a crow bar three years ago. 47 year old faces up to 50 years in prison. police say he admitted beating his 68 year old mother at thetime, but he claimed it w

check out this unusual sight on a lake in minnesota. this rotating circle of ice is now getting a lot of attention on social media. you can find it on minnesota's upper south long lake. kurtis, have you ever seen anything like that? kurtis: i was in a bar that did that once on the top of a hotel. that could be interpreted a lot of ways. airport skycam. the river is flowing into the lake. wind chill, 34. humidity at 79%. it is going to rain during the morning hour. could be widespread on and off. changeover. moisture wanting to move on and. a little bit of rain down and southeast iowa. towards scott's bluff nebraska and back in through colorado. tomorrow, most locations will be very mild. mix in minneapolis at 38. cold air off to the west. the front is going to slide on through. the cold air arrives earlier. a little more snow for the northwest but not a great chance of that. this is a brand-new futurecast. morning hour. the best chance for the next in northwestern iowa. another little band of rain during the evening. then, christmas eve

we went from there to minnesota and had a packed house with enormous enthusiasm in minnesota. we are now in virginia headed to georgia. through the march 1 super tuesday and i tell you the enthusiasm we are seeing all across the country is breathtaking. we are seeing conservatives uniting behind the campaign. we see it in the early primary states, iowa, new hampshire, nevada. but we are also seeing it throughout the super tuesday states and throughout the country. from the beginning, the race has been simple. if conservatives unite, we win. and conservatives are coming together and uniting behind our campaign. that is why we are winning. i will answer questions. >> in an interview, senator what is your reaction to that? mr. cruz: i will let marco defend his own voting record iphone back to vote against this omnibus. i think it was a betrayal of the men and women who elected us. people are frustrated because we keep winning elections as conservatives. keephen republican leaders advancing barack obama's agenda. it is stunning. a $1 trillion deal, thousands of pages cut in the da