never been to des moines. had driven through iowa one time. first time i had been to des moines was the weekend i started. it was how much i wanted to be part of this rock star staff that i had, was inheriting but also be in a state that treasures newspapers. where is chris? where did you go? you know about passion which the state has for newspapers. getting back to that call that i took, i don't recall her name and i regret that i probably didn't ask it and certainly don't remember it but i vividly recall she was from a little town in iowa about an hour south of des moines called new virginia, iowa. is anybody from new virginia, iowa, warren county? anybody know where that is? i see a hand. are you from there? ten minutes south. about 500 households just a relatively small speck on the map, right? yep. but it's home. it's home. mr. green, she said, very kind, very kind voice, welcome to iowa. with her whole iowa nice charm in full throttle, we all know about this iowa nice concept. she offered a few tips to the new guy from california who lan

>> we have a des moines area u.s.house race that could switch from republican hands into democratic hands. i expect hillary clinton will be mentioning that democratic candidate, stacy apple, a former state senator. she is running against a .esser-known republican that is going to be another close one. i am not sure who is going to win on that one. and the governor's race, you have a long time incumbent going for his historic sixth term. that is a big deal. if he wins again, that race is not so close. i am not sure any democrats are confident they are going to bag that particular race. u.s. house race in the des moines area could go to the democrats. >> you are doing a great job. i know it is loud out there. the crowd continues to intensify. we know the clintons are scheduled to be in the grilling seven orilling area in eight minutes. i want our audience to hear what hillary clinton said back in 2007, and she made her first appearance at the steak fry before today. >> i am so grateful to tom harkin and his wonderful wi

politics is part of the dna of the des moines register. are we relevant without hillary clinton coming here to flirt about her plans for 2016? yes, absolutely. are politics the only thing we write about? not at all. i will take it further about the relevancy. chris and i have had this conversation. i know you feel the same way. now i'm getting all fired up. there is an undeniable wake between the strong coverage of the political process and how it aligns with how iowans interact on that level. they take their role so seriously. candidates spend months and months on end. they go traipsing across the state. talking about the relevancy related to the candidates. we covered that. critically important. talk about credit and the republican website. he is a great journalist. he has a very specific viewpoint. i would like to think that i'm also speaking to an audience, but i'm doing it in a way that does not show my republican or democratic leanings. you can watch the president have a statement about what will unfold in the middle east related to

two with thenumber des moines register. she said they proved local papers can not only survive, but thrive. they combined good old-fashioned reporting with an understanding and aptitude for the technical and digital world. when i took the reins of the publishers job, my vision was a simple one and it continues today. we have to protect the content at all cost. if you are a student editor, if you are working for and all media site, you have to protect the content. it is the lifeblood of our success. i am just a news guy, but i know how it works. the great content we produce on all platforms generates a very engaged passionate audience. -- those aredience the eyeballs that advertisers want to align themselves with that content. why advertising staff knows this -- my advertising staff knows this. where ever we are, wherever our readers are, we have to find them. intersexheir content ctsthe content that interse with their world. let's talk about being digital first. some have defined success by the number of facebook friends th

i think it's wrong to be able to only going to be des moines that's going to make those decisions. that's the wrong direction. a directionto have of going from the community up. >> now let's move to the big you havee both of alluded to, regarding tax insensitives. we know that tax insensitives more and more for job creation and generating revenue by many states. incentives or tax breaks, the fertilizer plant being built area, a $1.6 this billion plant being built here, saying that $100 million in tax breaks used to land this deal and to build the plant was too much. for the first question, regarding tax incentives, for allison'sor, dale staff who has done a considerable job of reporting on subject. >> governor, regarding the thetiations to -- to land plant, property owners in the immediate vicinity don't share it. enthusiasm with ofotiations were done out the purview of the general public. and, you know, not only was the negotiated but a payment in lieu of takes -- and other considerations, including water rights. once the deal was announced, upped its demand for water from 480 mil

that the top-down approach that governor branstad following where des moines picks winners and loses is the wrong approach to from an we're recovering recession. our proposal is from the community up. thatroposal is to ensure local communities, state coalitions, city councils, boards of supervisors, have a chance to identify and empower their communities to get engaged and to value their own dollars and to be able to have a to leverage local dollars with state dollars. tohink it's wrong to be able say it's only going to be des moines that's going to make those decisions. that's the wrong direction. we're going to have a direction of going from the community up. >> now let's move to the big have, but the both of you alluded to, regarding tax incentives. incentives are used more and more for job creation and generating revenue by many states. tax incentives, tax breaks, the fertilizer plant being built $1.6 billion area, plant being built here. $100 million in tax breaks used to land this deal and to build the plant was too much. the first question here regarding tax questions for the

i've worked for the des moines register.i got my first job in the third grade grade i worked a lot of different jobs to pay my way through law school. i met my wife and we have been together for 30 years. i am running for the senate because i am going to stand up iowans, which is what i've been doing 30 years. i will work with anyone who has a good idea that is good for iowa. i am a bridge builder. this election is about a clear choice about moving forward or following a radical tea party agenda. on issue after issue, senator joni k. ernst has stood with a extreme agenda. opposing the farm bill and the renewable deal standard. i'm here tonight to listen, learn, to share my views, and ask for your vote. thank you. >> thank you. >> i would like to thank our hosts. i am joni k. ernst. i am a mother. i am a soldier. i'm someone who cares deeply.

and the des moines register spent over six weeks investigating his claims with a conflict of interestd now i'm spending so much state money and not getting anything back in return. that's really kind of disturbing. my wife and i, sonya roberts, opened up our entire business. no privately held company would allow this to happen. but the outrageous claims by the governor that we were doing something wrong prompted us to do that. and what did they find? that we followed the rules. there was no conflict of interest. and k.c. also had a fact check just on thursday night. what did they find? that the governor's claims of our misuse of tax credits was false. that we did things right, that we're an appropriate company and we're a good company. it's strange that a republican governor would be blaming a businessman for having a good business. that's just wrong. >> senator, thank you. governor, 45 seconds. >> well, i trust the people of iowa and i've disclosed 25 years of my taxes. and if he wants to disprove our claim that he has gained substantially and made millions of dollars at the taxpayer

you get into des moines, it changes. iowa city, cedar rapids, the cities along the mississippi river, that's a whole other deal. so you really have this super purple state in a way unlike new hampshire. it maybe really is that sort of ultimate test. >> stick with us, we're going to go to iowa for a moment just because, hey, maybe somebody will fry me or actually grill me a steak. so up next we're going to go live to indianola. the scene of the legendary hark insteak fry. he check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. whether you're just starting your 401(k) or you are ready for retirement, we'll help you get there. i am so noh my gosh...now, it's not even funny. driver 1 you ready? yeah! go! [sfx] roaring altima engine woah! ahhhha! we told people they were riding nissan's most advanced altima race car. we lied... about the race car part. altima, wi

nancy cordes is in des moines. >> hello, iowa. i'm back. ( cheering and applause ) >> reporter: 10,000 iowa democrats welcomed clinton like a long-lost friend. she hasn't been to iowa since she ran in 2008. so naturally, they wondered if this means she's planning a repeat. >> it is true. i am thinking about it. ( applause ) but for today, that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. >> reporter: the annual harkin steak fry has hosted democratic presidential hopefuls for decades, including arkansas governor bill clinton in 1992, and senator hillary clinton in 2007. she had to share the stage with five of her opponents. this time, she was the main attraction. she certainly seemed like a candidate, posing for a photo-op at the grill, lingering on the line, shaking hands. >> wow. that's pretty good. >> reporter: linda johnson of des moines asked for a selfie with the former first lady and got one. >> i'm pretty much leaning toward her if she runs. >> reporter: and volunteer supporters were everywhere handing out pro-clinton butto

a case cc i news special commitment 2014 united states senate debate presented by kcci, the "des moines register" and simpson college senate good evening will come to simpson college in indianola i was four "des moines register" and kcci special event i am kevin cooney and tonight the first debate between the first candidates democrat bruce braley and republican joni ernst. buying over the seat of tom harkin. a little bit of news many iowans woke up to the latest poll done by the "des moines register" that shows joni ernst leading 44 percent and bruce braley 38% we will dig deeper coming up. we have housekeeping the format will change and includes a chance for you to tweet questions to ask the candidates to use #iadebate brooklyn toss and bruce braley will give the first opening remarks. >> i want to thank the demise register and kcci and simpson college for hosting and the viewing audience and most of you watching on television and thank you senator. i am bruce really working in the working-class home a small town called brooklyn my mom is a schoolteacher my dad ran of grain elevator i

it is clear that des moines picks winners and losers is the wrong approach to use when recovering froma recession. our proposal is from the community yet. our proposal is to ensure local communities, stakeholders and the city council come aboard the supervisors have a chance to identify and empower communities to getting gauged into value $0 to be able to have an opportunity to leverage the local dollars with $8. i think it is wrong to be able to say it is only going to be des moines that is going to make those decisions. that's the wrong direction. we will have a direction of going from the community. moderator: now let's move to debate topic both of you have alluded to regarding tax incentives. we know tax incentives are used more and more for job creation by nanny state. tax benefits or tax breaks in the fertilizer plant be built right here for $1.6 million plant right here. some are saying the tax breaks userland this deal and to build a plan was to match it for the first questionnaire regarding tax incentives for the governor, dale alison who estimate of federal job of reporting o

for the des moines register. i got my first job in the third grade grade i worked a lot of different jobs to pay my way through law school. wife and we have been together for 30 years. senatenning for the because i am going to stand up for eyewitness, which is what i've been doing 30 years. i will work with anyone who has a good idea that is good for iweb. i am a bridge builder. this election is about a clear forward ort moving following a radical tea party agenda. on issue after issue, senator ani k. ernst has stood with extreme agenda. bill and thefarm renewable deal standard. i'm here tonight to listen, learn, to share my views, and ask for your vote. thank you. .> thank you ver >> i would like to thank our hosts. i am joni k. ernst. i am a mother. i am a soldier. i'm someone who cares deeply. i believe washington is taking her country in the wrong direction. years, past eight congressman bruce braley has been their voting with nancy pelosi, higher taxes, bigger government, wall street bailout, obamacare. this

that the top-down approach that governor branstad following where des moines picks winners and loses is the wrong approach to from an we're recovering recession. our proposal is from the community up. thatroposal is to ensure local communities, state coalitions, city councils, boards of supervisors, have a chance to identify and empower their communities to get engaged and to value their own dollars and to be able to have a to leverage local dollars with state dollars. tohink it's wrong to be able say it's only going to be des moines that's going to make those decisions. that's the wrong direction. we're going to have a direction of going from the community up. >> now let's move to the big have, but the both of you alluded to, regarding tax incentives. incentives are used more and more for job creation and generating revenue by many states. tax incentives, tax breaks, the fertilizer plant being built $1.6 billion area, plant being built here. $100 million in tax breaks used to land this deal and to build the plant was too much. the first question here regarding tax questions for the

here is joe biden in des moines, iowa, with a group called nuns on the run. say there areysts a few reasons for these early visits. name recognition, fundraising, and they are a great place for a trial run. >> it is a great testing graph -- path for the candidates. nice it can be a bit dizzying. >> just like christmas decorations before halloween, the trend is to give everyone back stillo shop. ahead, a look at what is happening in the days ahead. learn what is next for a man charged with three murders. when you can buy tickets for the national league division series game. >> a cold front is coming through. temperatures are tumbling. tomorrow is the first day of willrivers who registered be able to drive between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. restaurants are offering discounts at that time. also tickets will go on sale for the general public. of four tickets can be purchased online or on the phone. tickets will not be sold at the box office. they clinched the division last beating the braves. severance could go on trial for three murders. his next court hearing is set fo

big storms lining up in des moines and green bay and sault st. marie. we're seeing flooding out there. this will push east, it will lose some of its punch, we'll see showers sunday evening, but the main focus will be today. morning clouds, sunshine later today. winds will shift out of the south that will get us into the upper 70s today. sunday is mainly dry, this shower threat this is going to come during the nighttime hours, probably after 9:00 p.m. or so. most of the activity will pass on by to the north. places like the poconos, lehigh valley you have a better shot of seeing showers like this, philadelphia points south and east, more than likely you'll stay dry. temperatures will soar. we're in the low to mid 80s as we get into sunday. we'll increase the humidity, as well. monday, the front pulls through, winds is shift out of the of the north that's a cool canadian breeze and monday it will feel like a breath of fresh air out there. we'll time it out there for you, future tracker 6 mixed skies, sun and clouds, sunday we'll start out with clouds, bre

the challenge for democrats will be getting out the vote in their urban center in des moines while holdingk a republican surge in dallas county. it is starbucks country versus chick-fil-a country. elections will be determined between the big cities and rural america. and that's one way to look at this 2014 map. >>> the strategy democrats are trying to use to hold the senate that has never worked in the past. why are they trying it again? so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. the kids went to take zznana's house... like... for the whole weekend! zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep aid, that helps you sleep easily, and wake refreshed. because sleep is a beautiful thing. cshe is the greatest thing ever. one little smile. one little laugh. honey bunny... (laughter) we would do anything for her. my name is kim bryant and my husband and i made a will on legalzoom. it was really easy to do. (baby noise...laughter) we

it is clear that the top-down approach that governor branstad has been following where des moines picks winners and loses is the wrong approach to use when we're recovering from a recession. our proposal is from the community up. our proposal is to ensure that local communities, state coalitions, city councils, boards of supervisors, have a chance to identify and empower their communities to get engaged and to value their own dollars and to be able to have a opportunity to leverage local dollars with state dollars. i think it's wrong to be able to say it's only going to be des moines that's going to make those decisions. that's the wrong direction. we're going to have a direction of going from the community up. >> now let's move to the big topic, but the both of you have alluded to, regarding tax incentives. we know tax incentives are used more and more for job creation and generating revenue by many states. tax incentives, tax breaks, the fertilizer plant being built right in this area, $1.6 billion plant being built here. some are saying $100 million in tax breaks used to land this de

for the headlines from the des moines register.ni ernst up 6 percentage points in what is described as a purple state. that coverage of that debate is 6:00 eastern time here on c-span. the washington journal every d day. and among our guest tomorrow we'll focus on the isis strategy with tom sanderson and we'll check in with the president of the university of michigan. we continue our big ten series on c-span. we'll travel to columbus, ohio, for ohio state university and then travel to what many call happy valley as we talk to the president of penn state university. that's all this week. big ten college tour. thank you for joining us on this sunday. i hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great week ahead. your boss about income inequality, saying this is a driving issue in this campaign. we track the races and debates, it has not been a leading issue, why? >> that is a good question. i think what he said in that essay was it is really the fact of income inequality, not the .dea of income inequality the driving issue in

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ie awark you have des moines and close in suburbs around it and as well as the cleng towns of ames and that's good for democrats. the rest of the state is tougher for democrat nominees. it's more rural america, and that favors republicans. the challenge for democrats will be getting out the vote in their urban center, firing up their turnout in des moines while holding back a republican surge in a county. it's starbuck country versus chik-fil-a country. who is going to turn out in 2014? it could be advantage to the chicken. election will be determined between the big cities and rural america. that's one way to look at this 2014 minute. coming up in half a minute, the strategy democr >> we're just now six week from the mid term elections and we're something that happens whenever a president has low poll numbers, members of his own party are doing everything they can to look like they are keeping him at arms length. >> with president obama's approval rating continuing to sit at or even below 40%, democrats who face the voters in a matter of weeks aren't just walking away from the preside

ie awark you have des moines and close in suburbs around it and as well as the cleng towns of ames andd for democrats. the rest of the state is tougher for democrat nominees. it's more rural america, and that favors republicans. the challenge for democrats will be getting out the vote in their urban center, firing up their turnout in des moines while holding back a republican surge in a county. it's starbuck country versus chik-fil-a country. who is going to turn out in 2014? it could be advantage to the chicken. election will be determined between the big cities and rural america. that's one way to look at this 2014 minute. coming up in half a minute, the strategy democr if you can clear a table without lifting a finger... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases

des moines is in the target.es with light rain and mist in a few spots. expect a few showers and drizzle on an off today. >> all that weather, brought to you by h&r block. >> what have you got, ladies? >> we've got a lot. we'll go to cameron mathison and meryl davis. they have a big winner, going to "dancing with the stars" on monday. cam, take it away. >> we have nick. we have lindy. and we have kayla, who are jacked to have a chat of danging for the "dancing with the stars" premiere. and meryl davis will be judging. are you ready? all right, everybody. cue music. ♪ ♪ >> all right. very nice. very nicely done. i know chicago was bringing it. meryl, tough choice. >> nick, you pulled it off. >> nick. nick from chicago. nick, congratulations. how does it feel, man? >> no way. >> you're or dancing star. going to "dancing with the stars." congratulations, man. congratulations. >> thanks, guys. >> he's got the moves. >> that was impressive. we're excited about "dancing with the stars" premiere. we'll will watching mon

moines register points out, this is iowa, the political implications are ever present.present, indeed, since the vice president is in iowa keeping his name in the presidential campaign conversation. we wanted to get a perspective from someone who has been part of a biden presidential campaign. so joining us now, we have robert hoops, president of the public affairs firm vox global and former chief of staff to the vice president at the 2012 democratic national convention. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks, my pleasure. >> robert, you have known joe biden for quite a while. you first worked with him during his 1988 presidential campaign and you later joined his senate office and also preia08 what do you think as an expert? do you think he's going to run? >> i think, i think right now the vice president is focused on really one and two things. the first is being the best vice president that he can be. the second is, he will take and accept an invitation from anyone who is interested in the same core philosophical political issues that he's advocated since he c

. >> the former secretary of state has said she won't announce her plans until january, but a des moinesegister poll earlier this year found 88% of iowa democrats thunks she should run again. there were a hundred volunteers all over the country signing up supporters in this key caucus state. >> it is true i am thinking about it. but for today that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. >> senator harkin who is retiring after 40 years in congress worked to stoke the suspense too. >> president clinton and hillary clinton are the comeback couple. >> reporter: iowa was supposed to be the state that cemented hillary's front-runner status in 2008. instead she came in a surprise third and e her campaign never recover. nancy cordes, cbs news, indiana an hola, iowa. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a historic vote in scotland just days away. >>> and lava alert. lava flow creeps closer to dozens of homes in hawaii. this is the "cbs morning news." k with the cleansing and purifying power of cranberries. these diet soda farmers are here to see where cranberries grow. hey, where does diet s

] >> the former secretary of state has said she won't announce her plans until january, but a des moinesregister poll earlier found 88% of iowan democrats think she should run again and the shadow campaign run by her supporters was on full display today. with 100 volunteers from all over the country signing up supporters in this key caucus state. >> it is true, i am thinking about it. [ cheers and applause ] >> but, but for today, that is not why i am here. >> oh! >> i am here for the steak. >> senator harkins who is retiring after 40 years in congress worked to stoke the suspense too. >> president clinton and hillary clinton are now the comeback couple in america. >> iowa was supposed to be the state that cemented hillary clinton's front runner status in 2008, instead, she came in a surprise third and her campaign never fully recovered. sf she does run again, jeff, this state will be key to her campaign strategy. >> nancy cordes, thank you very much, hurricane odile is bearing down on the baha peninsula, it is a category three storm this evening, packing winds up to 125 miles-per-hour.

and temperatures in the 50s here in des moines. and then closer to home we're in the 60s but as we push into the rest of today, we'll stay below average and that will be true heading into tomorrow. our satellite radar shows quiet radar right now. we're checking out a few isolated showers mainly south of our area. pushing into the rest of today, more sunshine than we saw yesterday and then clouds will increase heading into saturday and by saturday at 1:00 we're going to be dealing with a chance of rain from the poconos down to allentown and even into reading by 4:00. some of the heaviest rainfall will be just to the north of philadelphia stretching out to trenton. clearing up as we push into the rest of your saturday night and sunday looks nice as well. so sunday is probably the better day of the two days but our temperatures are expected to drop back down. today we range between 74 and 77 degrees. cooler and less humid with more sun to the south. wind speeds out of the north 5 to 10 miles an hour. coming up, i'll have your seven-da

most tourists would never notice the extra finger in his hand print, especially the ones from des moines, iowa. >> they actually might. >> now if he told them. >> yeah, right. >> mel brooks. all right. he still has juice left. >> that's it for us, we'll be back at 11:00. >> have a great night, everybody. bye bye. >>> the ray rice story is everywhere, we examine the media reaction and dr. phil helps us deciphwher y ray's wife is defending him today. the press just paid ray and his wife a visit. >> domestic violence victims often blame themselves. >> the other video, their wedding day, shot just months after this video. >> very disturbing. >> it's a shame it took seeing it for it to become as big of an issue. >>> also tonight, nancy o'dell's heart to heart conversation with oprah we friday. >> what would you consider being one of your biggest mistakes? >> i got in a lot of trouble. >> we're with britney and we're asking her about her breakup. >> my life is an open book to the tabloids. >> her sexy new venture. >>> and robert downey jr. with his son talking about life after "ironman." >> yo

as i widen out, i want to show you, look at these temperatures. 80s here. 51 in chicago. 52 in des moines. there's a lot of cold air lurking. a frontal boundary is driving south and east. that's why we have all these clouds, cool temps. our hot air is going to be replaced by cooler temperatures overnight tonight into tomorrow. so we're out ahead of this cold front. it's warm, it's humid. we're going to pop some showers and storms this afternoon. futurecast keeping the best chances south of i-66 here in toward luray, let's say, by about 3:00. isolated showers and storms will still be possible north of town, but the heaviest activity does appear it's going to be south. essentially colonial beach, dahlgren as we head toward 5:30 into charles county, southern maryland. the heavier storms pulling across there 7:00, 8:00. isolated shower can't be ruled out through 7:30 or 8:00 but most of take activity by 8:00. east of i-95 and pulling southeast with some cooler air building in tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow's highs will struggle to get out of the 70s to around 80 after being close to 90 today

but look at des moines.e'll be talking about severe weather there coming up in the nation's weather. for now, back to robin. >> okay, ginger. good to have you back from chicago with us. >>> the shocking video that's rocking the nfl. we're learning more about the footage showing star running back ray rice knocking out his then-girlfriend, now wife, in an elevator earlier this year. the baltimore ravens terminated his contract. and the nfl suspended him indefinitely. ryan smith here with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. less than two years ago, ray rice was a super bowl champion. now, his ravens jersey no longer for sale at the nfl store. he lost an endorsement deal and others are in jeopardy. he's out of the nfl due to a video that reveals the brutal attack on his now-wife in a hotel elevator. this morning, ray rice's wife, janay, standing by her husband. to take something away if the man i love that he has worked his [ muted ] all his life for -- this is the shocking video th

jonathan karl is in des moines where he just caught up with the potential president candidate. >> i'm back! >> reporter: it sure looks like a presidential campaign. hillary clinton at the annual steak fry hosted by long-time iowa senator tom harkin -- a must-stop for any democrat running for president. >> is it good to be back in iowa? >> it's great to be back in iowa. it's fabulous. >> reporter: there's even a campaign bus, and a well-funded group of supporters called "waiting for hillary" caught her husband's attention. >> i don't think we are supposed to have contact with them. but they are like energizer bunnies. they are everywhere. >> thank you. >> i will not. i cannot be -- i am waiting to be a grandfather. i want a happy grandmother. >> reporter: the last time she ran, mrs. clinton got trounced by barack obama in iowa. this time, her supporters say it's all hillary. mrs. clinton insists she hasn't made a decision yet to run. but there are supporters out here and her opponent. the campaign has already begun. >> thank you. >>> another story making headlines tonight. pope francis

twin cities at 52 this morning. 56 for des moines. that's the cold sector. while we're also a little cool this morning, it's warmer to the south. looks like temperatures for the day today are going to stay cool, but at least comfortable. we're also watching the atlantic. it's been a fairly quiet hurricane season, but this is tropical storm edoard right now. it is getting a little steam, but the good news is many miles are pointing it and shifting it back out to sea. this cold front is going to help it push out to sea and stay away from land. that's the good news. we're also watching a huge hurricane, this one is just off the coast of mexico here right now. this is odile. hurricane odile. big category four hurricane. the reason i'm showing you this is because the southwest is battered from the previous hurricane. this is going to send a huge moisture surge back up through much of the desert southwest again this week. and that's going to create more flash flooding, more heavy rain for areas like phoenix, tucson, vegas, and southern california. so that is somet

congressman bruce braley falling six points behind republican state senator joni earns out of des moines. the two sparring attacking one another over their finances or and political allegiance. >> i will stand up and do what is right for iowans, not for california extreme environmentalists, not for senator harry reid not for president obama. but again for the iowa people. i am someone that has stood up for my community, my state, and my nation. bill: wow, karl rove will join us on all that. in depth look what a win in iowa could do to sway the balance of power. watch that race. martha: as the midterms start to heat up a major battle is breaking out on capitol hill. the white house is hinting it might name a replacement for attorney general eric holder during the lame-duck session with a change of senate possibly changing hands. a top republican senator is warning democrats, don't even think about it he says. >> it does need to wait. i need oppose any vote on during the lame-duck session. it would be the sir time since the civil war we had a vote on attorney general since parties switched

new des moines register poll shows republican joni ernest leading 44-38. 12% of likely voters say they haven't made up their mind. last night iowans got a chance to hear the candidates. in the first tv debate, the two clashed on a number of issues including abortion, climate change, and the government shutdown. that was a tense exchange after brayly accused ernest of being in the pocket of the koch brothers. >> congressman, you're not running against these other people. you're running against me. i am a mother, i am a soldier, and i am an independent leader. you are being funded by tom stier who is a california billionaire extreme environmentalist. so remember, please, that you are running against me. not against any of these other groups. you're running against me. >> i realize that. and senator -- president obama's name is not on the ballot. and i'm not going to owe president obama anything on election day. you're going to owe the koch brothers everything. >> we turn attention to louisiana now. democratic senator mary landrieu's re-election race in a very crowd field, ahead of her le

look at what this cold front has done to the temperatures in twin cities, des moines, temperatures much more cooler. it is a moton cold front that will knock our temperatures back. here's the general synopsis, guys. the timing is much what we expect from yesterday, four to 8:00 p.m. the general window. i say that because it will move from west to east. some get it later some might get it at two or 3:00 p.m. but there will be gusty wind with these pockets of storms as well as heavy downpours. there may be lightening that is frequent. we always say head inside because if you hear thunder is there lightening in the the area and that means you are close enough to get struck. play it safe and just be inside. if you hear. that around the region we will go we are cooler up in the poconos since you will have more clouds to deal with and eventually showers and storms moving in sooner for you. yet in philadelphia it is mainly this afternoon at the earliest, vittoria, over to you. >>> we are just kind of waiting on it. i feel the same way when it comes to traffic because it is very, very light rig

we're going to go live to des moines where we'll talk to casie hunt.ance at the event without mentioning hillary clinton's name. good luck. >>> it's not rocket science, right? turns out, it might be. the space-age gladdet ettgadget save thousands. first, big karens with the first cast. >> about one hour away from the sun up in cabo san lucas where we'll find what the effects were of a category 3 hurricane when the eye went right over the resort city overnight. we're hearing reports it is devastating. a lot of hotels, portions of them have reported collapsed, glass all over, a lot of problems. these were the pictures right before the storm moved in, before sunset last night. again it made landfall at about 10:45 local time there in cabo san lucas. everyone was forced to stay in the ballrooms, like you're seeing there, as the storm went through. you had 125-mile-per-hour winds when it went through. it still has winds around 110 to 115. it will weak be over the baja peninsula. then some of that rain will move over to arizona and new mexico. remember, we j

the one speech that people always asked to talk to me about this is speech that i gave in des moines iowa on caucus night. i got up there and i talked about my grandfather who was a coalminer. i talked about being at his funeral. it was the first funeral i had ever been to. i remember kneeling next to his casket. my eyes were eye level with him when i knelt down there. i looked down and i saw his hands folded like this. my grandfather it was a coalminer until he was 72 years old. he had the biggest, thickest hands i have ever seen in my life. i have got these little spindly fingers. he had big meaty tough working man hands. all i could do was sit here. he was an immigrant to this country brought my dad as a kid and he works like i said until he was 72 digging coal. i sat there and all i could think about was that those are the hands that doug mike -- i heard that everywhere i went. and people who aren't coalminers but their dad was for their grandfather and they realize how important that work is and how we don't honor that anymore. america feels disconnected to its political class b

only extends back as far as chicago in the mid-50s and mild air closer to minneapolis and also des moines. as we head into the rest of today, we're staying below average with the cool air making its way in from the east. 77 is your average for this time of year. we're dropping down to 71 today. take a look at saturday, temperatures start to recover as high pressure rebuilds over our region. high pressure is off to the northeast. that's whooping in this cooler air. we're under the influence of an easterly wind and we will be as we head into the afternoon. right now wind speeds from the north. a pass in clouds as we head into the rest of today, saturday. clouds will increase sunday might and by 10:00 p.m., a chance of showers, even isolated thunderstorms pushing into sunday evening. the good news is your eagles tailgating and forecasting should be fine. we don't expect any of the rain to move in until later. fall eventually starts on monday at 10:29 p.m. and we do expect to see temperatures dropping down and feeling very fall-like as we head into next week. tomorrow 77 and 84 degrees on sun