at this hour he is in moravia for a town hall meeting at "honey creek resort." students in the metro got to take part in the "hour of code" challenge. this year's code iowa award went to the spring sixth grade center in pleasant hill where students got international challenge. "hour of code" awards six schools across the state. each year code dot org awards one school in each state 10-thousand dollars and 4-thousand each to five more schools. the effort is to introduce 100- world to at least one hour of computer coding. this is the third year the iowa governor's stem advisory council partnered with code dot org. 1:28:08:27-1:28:26:07 "it's a incredible feeling because i know they are learning skills that they are going to be able to take with them and possibly have a job that's not been invented yet...they are going to be out there coding and they may be coding something that i'm going to be using every day in the future." in iowa, more than 8-hundred schools and organizations will take part in the "hour of code." you can help children with cancer by just pickin

carson spent the day in iowa...holding events in burlington and moravia. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will be in iowa this weekend. his first event is tomorrow at ten o'clock in anamosa. he selected the site...because the town is the home to a state penitentiary. sanders say he'll address racial injustice and prison reform during this public event. he also address care for senior and veterans during other eastern iowa stops. coming up...some ay say tattoo parlors aren't always the most inviting places... but one iowan says to look past the stereotype... 091507 - everyone thinks that people, they are like the nicest people how a tattoo artist is using his two-year-old iowa boy. plus... its a skill we didn't learn in elementary or middle school. coming up...hear about a computer coding lesson...and how creators made 01:34:26-01:34:29 at first she today and i was like...what is coding? iowa kids are diving into technology so they're better prepared for the future. around the state...even the world...students are mastering the skill of codi

carson plans on being in moravia at honey creek resort, for a meet and greet later on today. dow chemical and dupont are merging to create the world's largest chemical company. dow-dupont will be the name of the new 130-billion- dollar company. the plan is to split it up into three new publicly traded companies...an agriculture company....a material sciences company....and a specialty products company. dow and dupont say the merger will save them at over the next two years. deborah: the holiday shopping season is already delivering good news to retailers and restaurants. the commerce department says retail sales rose two-tenths of a percentage point in november. that's up from a tenth of a percentage point in october. clothing and sporting goods stores saw healthy gains. restaurant sales rose as well, but just seven-tenths of a percentage point. a church in pilger, nebraska was destroyed by high force winds, here's susan risinger with the details. " high winds wednesday night destroyed a church being rebuilt in pilger. st. john's lutheran was destroyed by the ef4 tornado that

we'll see if he mentions the threat a his town hall meeting this afternoon in moravia. are conducting a search warrant in a home in -- in connection with the union county death investigation. beretta dillinger was found in a pond near that those results have not been busy -- released. a judge will deliver a verdict in the ngor makuey murder trial in just over an hour. the defense says makuey's actions prove he was insane when he beat 97-year-old rupert anderson and his wife harriett in their eastside home last summer, killing rupert. but prosecutors say he knew what he was doing. kcci will be there at 1:30 when that verdict is read. news around iowa. today in ottumwa, first degree murder charges now filed in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy. 31-year-old kasheena tucker is charged in the 2014 death of wysdom evans. tucker was the child's guardian when he died. authorities arrested tucker in utah where she's being held on a half million dollars bond. a 79-year-old is killed in a afternoon. state troopers say thomas myers of ogden pulled out in front of the se

carson also made a stop in moravia, iowa while on the trail today. tim: all of the republican candidates will likely spend much of the weekend prepping for tuesday's g-o-p debate in las vegas... but in the meantime... but that isn't keeping the bunch out of the headlines dianne gallagher is in washington with more. "(carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) "i think donald trump knows how to play the media like a master. republican presidentiti hopeful carly y orina came out swinging against the media and donald trump. (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) i think he's a pied piper. i think he says things and you all rush to cover it. every single network." but donald trump's controversial statement about banning muslims from the u-s doesn't play well with the majority of t& americans, according a new nbc news/wall street journal poll- 57 percent of idea....with just 25 percent supporting it. even so.... polls show trump in a solid lead in iowa over his next closest republican rival, senator ted cruz... who- in audio leaked thursday- was heard

carson is expected to attend an event later in the day in moravia, iowa. tim: all of the republican candidates will likely spend much of the weekend prepping for tuesday's g-o-p debate in las vegas... but in the meantime... there's no shortage of fireworks on the campaign trail. dianne gallagher is in washington with the details. " "" (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) " i think donald trump knows how to play the media like a master. republican presidential hopeful carly fiorina came out swinging against the media and donald trump. (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) i think he's a pied piper. i think he says things and you all rush to cover it. every single network." but donald trump's controversial from the u-s doesn't play well with the majority of americans, according to a new nbc news/wall street journal poll- 57 percent of american adults oppose the idea....with just 25 percent supporting it. even so.... polls show trump in a solid lead in iowa over his next closest republican rival, senator ted cruz... who- in audio leaked thursday- w

he heads to moravia... for a town hall at "honey creek resort." donald trump, on the other hand, has just one stop scheduled. at 6 -30 p - m... he'll be at the "iowa state fairgrounds"... tonight the "celebrate iowa" gala... will do just that... the stage is already set for the annual event hosted by the "iowa historical society." guests can enjoy local food and entertainment... accompanied by the governor and his wife. the historical museum's exhibits will also be open to walk through. organizers say many of the exhibits are made possible due to the money raised by the event.. this year we have raised 124,000 dollars. we are just a few thousand away from our goal. but i think its a success. we're really excited about what we have raised and we're excited to see what it does for our museum and the forward. the "celebrate iowa" gala starts at 7 p - m and goes until 11.. at the state historical building. and you can still get tickets.... just cultural affairs" website. emcee. you can help kids with cancer by morning... broadcasting on w - h - o radi

carson also made an appearance in moravia, iowa. tim: all of the republican candidates will likely spend much of the weekend prepping for tuesday's g-o-p debate in las vegas. jenna: but in the meantime... but that isn't keeping the bunch out of the headlines dianne gallagher has more. "(carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) "i think donald trump knows how to play the media like a master. republican presidential hopeful carly fiorina came out swinging against (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) i think he's a pied piper. i think he says things and you all rush to cover it. every single network." but donald trump's controversial statement about banning muslims from the u-s doesn't play well with the majority of americans, according to a new nbc news/wall street journal poll- 57 percent of american adults oppose the idea....with just 25 percent supporting it. even so.... polls show trump in a solid lead in iowa over his next closest republican rival, senator ted cruz... who- in audio leaked thursday- was heard questioning th

then at 12:30, he'll travel to honey creek resort in moravia for a town hall meeting. carson is in third in that same cbs news poll. health officials are warning people that the best defense against influenza is the flu shot. two central iowa men have already died from the flu just this fall. experts say unlike last year, should be more effective. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins us now. forrest, what's different about this year's shot? according to the cdc this year's vaccine is expected to be around 60 percent effective, up from around 20 percent last year. "flu season" in the united states can begin as early as october and last as late as may. during this time, flu viruses are circulating at higher levels in the u.s. population. an annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances that you will get seasonal flu and spread it to others. when more people get vaccinated against the flu, less flu can spread through that community.flu vaccination should begin soon after vaccine becomes available, if possible by october. however, as long as flu viruses ar