this sends the wrong message. " jack: that's what some are saying about the iowa republican party cancelling its brown and black forum that was supposed to be today. with a growing number of latino voters in iowa, this might affect outcomes at the ballot box. jack/2shot: good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot: and i'm stephanie angleson. it was a first ever for event the iowa republican party - having their own brown and black forum. it was on the books for today but now...it's a no go. stephanie: local five chief political correspondent amanda krenz explains why it was canceled and the potential impact it could have. the first ever brown and black forum in iowa happened in 1984.

iowa. republican presidential candidates donald trump and ted cruz are neck and neck in iowa. in a poll of republican iowa caucus-goers by quinnipiac university... trump has 28-percent support. second with 27- percent. senator marco rubio is in third with 14-percent. the latest monmouth university poll of republicans and republican- leaning voters shows trump with a 41-percent lead. nationally ted cruz is in second with just 14-percent... marco rubio in third at ten- percent and ben carson with nine- percent. the other 10 republican candidates tested poll in the low single digits. jenna: on the democratic side of the race for president, candidates are gearing up for this saturday's debate. but have you ever wondered how moderators know what to ask candidates while on the big stage? they talk about what makes a good debate question. :"you know i think what makes a good question is.... "then you did your job"" jenna: a local non-profit is showing some appreciation to our troops this holiday season support siouxland soldiers is holding their 8th annual holiday for our heroes even

in a new quinnipiac poll out today, with republican iowa caucus- goers . trump is polling at 28 percent cruz is not too far behind at 27 percent with rubio in third with 14 percent. jack: for the first time in its 20 year history, jolly holiday lights is cancelled. the heavy rain and flooding in water works park has forced make a wish iowa to cancel the beloved christmas tradition for the rest of the season. the light show takes around 14-hundred volunteers and three weeks to set up. make a wish says may cost them more than 200 thousand dollars in donations that makes possible about 40 children's wishes. "" all the challenges that we've seen from volunteers and staff, compares nothing to what our wish kids go thorugh on a daily basis. we love what we do and we'll keep doing it. and we'll keep raising money on behalf of make a wish iowa and kids across the state " " jack: no worries, jolly holiday lights will be back next year. and donations are still being accepted by call, mail or online at iowa wish dot org. jack: on top of cancelling jolly holiday light

going that far with it and the push back that he's getting nationally from other republicans, i think there will be a lot of iowa republicans who will say you know we agree with him, we got to get tougher but that's just too much. and it starts to make you unacceptable to independents and centrists. i do think activist republicans they are very conservative no question about it but they are also interested in winning an election. >> we mentioned in our setup piece all the controversy that ted cruz has generated in the past couple of years. do those continue controw those matter? >> does that fear exist in your estimation in iowa right now? >> i think it's true all across america and it's a wakeup call, even before those attacks most, a plurality of iowa was saying we think national security is the most important issue in this campaign. it sort of shifted from the years. with the most recent events it confirms the fears that activist republicans that the obama administration has left the country vulnerable and they want somebody who is tough and plausible in trying to respond to that. >> and given those fears how

iowa. republican candidate mike huckabee will travel to iowa tomorrow. he plans to speak at the veterans home for a meet and greet in marshalltown tomorrow morning at 11-15. he will then travel to toledo, van horne and swisher later on in the afternoon. as for democrats...bernie sanders will be visit sioux city tomorrow night. he will speak at the boys club at 7-p-m. some metro kids aren't thinking focused on someone far more important to them...santa! they got their chance this morning at the science center of iowa. kids and their parents showed up for the third annual breakfast with santa. they could eat breakfast...watch a special screening of the polar express movie...and of course...wait their turn to see santa with their last minute christmas requests. colleen hjort, science center 4:18:14:17-4:18:25:06 "our cafe caters all of the food...it;s a really fun thing we get to do in house here... and it's just a really nice opportunities for families to come in and spend a little time together and meet santa." while you wait for santa...you may be in the

republican presidential debate of this year. national security and isis really dominated this debate. and today candidates were back on the campaign trail. let's get to ryan schulteis with more. >> and the iowa caucus is just weeks away. no real debate but a reaffirmation from trump that he won't go third party. >> i am totally committed to the republican party. i feel very honored to be the front-runner, and i think i'll do very well. >> reporter: but trump's not the front-runner in iowa, ted santa cruz and marco rubio was on wednesday. >> s. >> what rubio is trying to do is fend off his fellow freshmen and trump, i'm the consensus pick. >> you can't carpet bomb isis if you don't have planes and bombs to attack them with. >> reporter: as well as immigration... >> he was fighting to grant amnesty and not to secure the border. i was fighting to secure the border. >> i would like to introduce the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. >> reporter: democrats are also looking forward to iowa. hillary clinton headed there after a stop in omaha invited by billionaire warren buffett. >> you know, our economy does better when we have a democrat in the white house. that is just

jenna: republican presidential candidates donald trump and ted cruz are neck and neck in iowa. in a poll of republican iowa caucus-goers by quinnipiac university... trump has 28-percent support. senator cruz is in a very close percent. senanar marco rubio is in third th 14-percent. in another newly-released poll by monmouth university of republicans and republican- leaning voters... trump has a 41- percent lead nationally. ted cruz is in second with just 14-percent marco rubio has ten-percent in this poll followed by ben carson. the other 10 republican candidates are polling in the low single digits. jenna: presididt obama started his day today at t t pentagon talking about isis. the president huddled with his national security advisers to review the ongoing u-s military campaign against the terror group. the white house says no major policy shifts would result from the meeting. the meeting comes after the president announced during his weekly address that the u-s is stepping up its campaign to destroy isis. critics haveveeen scrutinizizi obama's isis policy in recect weeks, fo

. >> reporter: and while rubio still trails his republican iowa. in this race there's donald trump and everyone else. >>> and big news on the democratic side of the raise starting the hillary clinton. yesterday, she earned an indorsement from one of the richest men in the world. warren buffett. he's an out spoken person about income inequality. she that's typically bernie sanders drea mitchell he'll lock up the biggest indorsement in hisisup >>> the judgemp in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter declared a mistrial yesterday after a hung jury failed to reach a verdict. the case stems from the death of freddy gray during a ride in a police van they will meet to quote discuss a new trial date. a sentiment share would freddy grey's step father. >> we ask people to remain calm and patient because we're confident there will be another trial with a different jury. we're calm, you should be too. >> state prosecutor has refused to comment siting a court issued gag i order. they were not sequestered. porter, who pleaded not guilty to allui

a new poll suggests there's another big shift in the republican iowa caucus race. hear who is now in the lead ... at least according to one poll. and don't look now ... but the iowa state cyclones have reached heights they've never seen before. find out just how high the cardinal and gold are flying right now. news at four front door we are learning more today from federal agents.. as the terror investigation continues in southern california.. also we are now hearing from survivors of the terror attack that 20. jay gray has the lastest from san bernardino.. sound dave boddich, fbi, assistant director in charge "we will leave no stone unturned." an update this afternoon from federal agents as they continue the terror investigation in san bernardino.. sound dave bowdich, fbi, assistant director in charge :07-:13 we have learned and believe that both subjects were radicalized and have been for some time." earlier today.. the sister of syed farook was silent as she left a custody hearing for the couples 6-month old daughter.. but the father of the alleged terrorist repo

the poll shows cruz capturing 31% in the pollllf just more than 400 iowa republicans. trump is still in 2nd place with 21% support. once on top in iowa polling, dr. with 13%. florida senator marco candidate in double digits with 10% support. this comes as the first-term texas senator has been riding out a strong wave of momentum over the past 30 days. last weekend, while in cedar rapids at the rising tide summit, cruz said he believed that conservatives were coming to his the candidates. last nighthtn des moines, trump p attacked cruz for his position on ethanol. trump said he is for subsidies and the renewable fuel standard he doesn't believe theheovernment should be losers on energy policy. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders opened 2 days of intense campaigning in eastern iowa with this stop in anamosa at strawberry hill elementary school. he took plenty of questions from the crowd, talking at length on decriminalizin g marijuana, putting more resources into education and fewer into prisons. sanders also stopped in clinton, p-m, the vermont senator is du

jack: for iowa republicans, it's all about trump and ted cruz tonight. trump is still in the lead in that latest quinnipiac poll of iowa voters, but barely. ted cruz is getting 27 percent support to trump's 28. the texas senator also surged to a 10- point lead in the des moines register/bloomb erg poll over the weekend, meaning ted cruz can expect plenty of incoming fire tonight. jack: meanwhile, a gesture of goodwill from ted cruz. to help former fellow candidate scott walker pay off his campaign debt. walker ended his campaign in september with a million dollars in debt. and cruz tweeted out this week a link for people to donate. now he may have ulterior motives-- walker would be a coveted endorsement. stephanie: now if it seems to you that the media spends more time covering donald trump than anyone else, it's because it's true. nate silver, the statistician behind the 538 blog, did some analysis of headlines in american newspapers and we wanted to share with you some of that data. donald trump has dominated coverage with 54 percent of media attention.

candidates in all recent polling of iowa republicans. democrat martin o'malleeopens 4 days of c cmpaigning tomorrow in iowa -- with monday visits set for waterloo and tama. the former maryland governor has been running a distant third behind former secretary of state hillaryry clininn and vermont senator sanders. sanders will be in iowa 3 days next week, starting on wednesday but visiting mostly southern iowa before ending in des moines. yet expect the wave of candidates - 3 on the democratic side and 12 republicans - to canvas iowa all throughout the month of january -- both in person and during the commercial breaks. texas senator ted cruz will be on a bus, starting on january 4, with plans to hit 36 iowa counties over six days. st of rural l unties in the statete cruz enenyed the best december vaulting to the top of the gravis poll, shows cruz and donald trump tied for first won 4 of the rrublicans. three weeks. republicans will meet on january 14th in south january debate - democrats also in south carolina. the season of "saving rec

the comments were published in the the republican party of iowa is trying to distance itself from chelgren... it issued a statement... saying "mark chelgren's call for executing undocumented immigrants represents a dangerous new low for the republican party." the iowa department of transportation plans to open a new driver's license station in central iowa... it'll replace a dallas county licensing facility in adel that's scheduled for closure. the d - o - t operates facilities in ankeny and des moines... but a third is needed in the western suburbs because of the growing population. a site hasn't been set for the new facility... but the des moines register reports it will be in a rented space. a state appropriation of more than 400 thousand dollars will be needed for it. these are unprecedented times. this state has the fourth-ranked hawkeyes in football and the fifth-ranked cyclones in men's basketball. the latter was at hilton coliseum last night, hosting the north dakota state bison...new football coach matt moment with the crowd. scary moment in the first half. all- american georges n

charlie szold of the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first time opportunity for republicans... there was even a special announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in attendance... they were proud to announce that this caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and democrat brown and black forum. calendars were marked f f december 3 3 for the republican event. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next february 1st. joe enriquez henry from the league of united latin american citizens says latinos are very intested in hearing all candidates' views on immigration and a pathway to citizenship. joe 13:39 and also jobs, healthcare, educaiton, all those are very important so this is a tremendous loss. henr

city, western iowa, more republicans buying their. mix ofmoines, there's a democrats. 0 million million books in iowa and new hampshire. up, our reporter talked to 100 trump supporters in iowa. what he learned when we are back in 60 seconds. ♪ >> we are really getting more on board with donald trump. click the only reason i came here is donald trump. >> he's not traditional and i don't think he's obliged to anyone else. he's the type of personal need to change things. >> have you ever seen him in person before? >> it very exciting. the: those were more of conversations i had at a trump rally last weekend in arizona, which brings us to our story today by john mccormick who spoke in iowa with a hundred supporters at a trump event and they had ever caucused in iowa, a complicated process. john mccormick joins us now from outside des moines. questionhe $64 million -- will people who show up at trump rallies either on their own initiative or through the field organization shilique to vote? -- show up to vote? what did you decide? john: the first thing i should say is this is

iowa. not every republican in iowa is an evangelical, christian conservative or tea party republican. more mainstream republicans. they just don't tend to show up that much. if they were to show up, there would be a narrow path for him. who knows? john: big story last week was trump and his proposed muslim ban. we talked about it for the entire week and trump continues to do well in national polling. has fallen back a bit in iowa but continues to show strength. what do you here in iowa about that issue specifically from iowa republicans? whomongst his supporters say they would choose him first for president, 73% favor that kind of a muslim ban. if you look at the overall caucus electric, they are split. about 47% say they do not like it. 47% say they do like that. what was interesting in our poll was we have 40% of likely caucus-goers who say they initially thought some things trump was saying needed to be said, but now they think he has gone too far. about 8% do not like anything that comes out of his mouth. but he is clearly appealing to a base in iowa. mark: congressman king endors

the email was in reference to the 20 - 12 republican presidential race. winning the iowa caucuses might make her feel differently... two months from tonight the iowa caucuses, the single most important moment in the process of electing a president. i don't say that because i'm in iowa, i say it because its just true. mike huckabee met with several supporters yesterday at "greggo's pizza" i mount ayr. it was part of his "the huck stops here" tour. the iowa department of transportation plans to open a new driver's license station in central iowa... it'll replace a dallas county licensing facility in adel that's scheduled for closure. the d - o - t operates facilities in ankeny and des moines... but a third is needed in the western suburbs because of facility... but the des moines register reports it will be in a rented space. a state appropriation of more than 400 thousand dollars will be needed for it. these are unprecedented times. this state has the fourth-ranked hawkeyes in football and the fifth-ranked cyclones in men's basketball. the latter was at hilton coliseum las

the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on fridid, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his campaign stop at the state fairgrounds in des moines. trump told c-n-n that cruz's lead in iowa will be short-lived. he also said that people should vote for him over cruz because he says he's more capable of being a leader. ""i like him. he's been so nice to me. i can say anything and he'd say, 'i agree, i agree.' end pretty soon it sounds like." " more presidential debates are coming up this week. the republican candidates will meet on tuesday at the venelian in las vegas. the first debate will be at five and the primetime debate at 7:30 on c-n-n. chris christie will return to the primetime debate. he'll join others including trump, carson, cruz and rubio. on the democratic side, the three candidates meet in six days, on new hampshire. that will air on abc. today marks the third anniversary of the mass shooting at sandy hook elem

presidential candidate ted cruz finally broke 20% in polls of iowa republicans. he hit the 30% threshold last weekend. now, the first-term senator from texas is the first in the field to reach 40% in any poll of iowa republicans. this cbs/you gov poll measured opinions from more than 1,200 people in both parties. ted cruz reached 40%, donald trump had 31%. then the pack falls off quickly. florida senator marco rubio is third at 12%. the steepest drop is retired neurosurgeo n ben carson, still in 4th but only at 6%. everyone else in the field is at 2% or lower. this news comes one day after donald trump campaigned in cedar rapids -- one where he brought out plenty of people, curiosity and some protestors in what was an unusual campaign appearance - by what we usually see here in iowa. no warm-up speaker. just trump talking for 75 minutes on a very wide range of topics while in town. for two hours outside of the memorial coliseum, about 100 people

but iowa republican senator joni ernst has her own idea how to battle terrorists.. kcrg t-v nine washington correspondent kellie meyer reports that some members of congress aren't on the same page as president obama. some members of congress are criticizing the president's plans. senators joni ernst and lindsey graham are requesting the use of military force. while some senate sherrod brown say boots on the ground aren't the answer. calls the president's address monday a missed opportunity. ernst: "our president needs to admit that we have a problem with isis, and he is track: she believes we need a comprehensive strategy along with action. that's why she is a cosponsor on a measure requesting the use of military force against isis. sot: track: senate democrats don't think the answer is more war.. sherrod: "the same people that got us in that war in for months have said we should have boots on the ground." brown ananothers have their owow series of from the federal level with strengthenin g the visa waiver program to the local level, empowering resources and be trai

amanda: and the iowa republican party's brown and black forum was supposed to be yesterday. we'll take a look at how the cancellation might affect the numbers at the ballot box and what the iowa gop is planning to do about it. amanda: the fbi is still investigating the san bernadino shooting, calling it a possible terrorist attack. who were the two shooters and what could have been their motivation? more details, coming up. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. it's a busy the major candidates for the 20-16 presidential race will be making campaign stops in the hawkeye state. and one candidate will also be getting a major endorsement in just a little bit. amanda: u.s. labor secretary tom perez will endorse hillary clinton, which will be seen as a sting to opponent martin oh-malley. the former maryland governor helped launch perez's career by appointing him as secretary of the maryland department of labor, licensing and regulation in 2007. amanda/lam perez joins clinton at h

cruz also broke 40% in the poll -- the first republican to reach 40% for any major survey of iowa republicans. texas senator ted cruz reached 40% -- he was at about half of this just two weeks ago, donald trump had 31%. then the pack falls off quickly. florida senator marco rubio is third at 12%. the steepest drop is retired neurosurgeo n ben carson, still in 4th but only at 6%. everyone else in the field is at 2% or lower. on saturday, donald trump spoke to about 1,000 people at the veterans memorial coliseum in downtown cedar rapids. he talked for about 75 minutes on a variety of topics - terrorism, the economy, the affordable care act, some media outlets and well as blunt criticism for administration's handle of many issues. he also talked about the importance of winning iowa and said he remains confident that he will capture the state in the february caucuses. the cbs/you gov poll of iowa democrats shows hillary clinton with a lead but only by 5 points - 50 to 45 - over vermont senator bernie sanders. the two will campaign throughout iowa this week after their debate last night. sanders h

the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on friday, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his campaign stop at the state fairgrounds in des moines. today, trump told c-n-n that cruz's lead in iowa will be short-lived. he also said that people should vote for him over cruz because he says he's more capable of being a leader. ""i like him. he's been so nice to me. i can say anything and he'd say, 'i agree, i agree.' but i think the time will come to an end pretty soon it sounds like." " more presidential debates are coming up this week. the republicans on tuesday at the venetian in las vegas. as with previous debates - to accommodate the 13-candidate field - it will be split into two - one at 5 pm and the pm. that will air on cnn. on the democratic side, the three candidates meet in 6 days, on december 19th, in manchester, new hampshire. that will air on abc. tomorrow, governor terry branstad will enter the record books, as t

there is a new republican front runner in iowa. ted cruz has surged to the top. brian: donald trump spent the weekend taking aim at his usual suspects. the epa and muslim immigrants. but he also targeted someone new, ted cruz. donald trump: he goes in there like a little bit of a maniac. you are not going to get things brian: ted cruz now has a 10 point lead over trump and an even bigger lead over ben carson among iowa republicans. it is being pushed along by evangelical voters and tea party conservatives. ted cruz predicted he would inherit the antititablishment vote. ted cruz: i think it but gravity will bring those campaigns down. the lions share of their supporters will come over to us. brian: party elders are trying to sidestep a trump nomination. donald trump: i signed a pledge but it was a double pledge. they were supposed the honorable. we're going to find out. anchor: the next republican presidential debate is tuesday bernie sanders is trying to take back his lead here in iowa. he is wrapping up a two-day swing today through the state. he attended a chur

iowa. he doesn't have much of a ground game there. cruz is very well organized. he's much more in tune with the republican electorate in iowa. it doesn't matter that much for trump if he loses iowa. remember, santorum and huckabee are the last two winners of the iowa caucuses and it didn't do them very much good. the big bat is new hampshire and trump's problem there is he's got very high expectations. if he wins narrowly it's almost like a loss, you know. he has to win big now. and i think cruz has to win iowa pretty substantially or he's hurt. you know this, lawrence, the expectations are kicking in now. and we judge these guys by how they measure up to media established expectations. >> cruz feels more like every man than trump for iowa. i'm told i look like cruz a little bit. >> on your bad days. >> he looks like joe mccarthy. >> i know. i trust neither of us. >> let's go to what might be the biggest element of the campaign today. rush limbaugh in his big break today with donald trump. this is big. listen to this. >> that's so unlike trump. i mean, that's a huge mistake. but on paper, it's a huge mistake. trump gets away

by june, republican leaders in iowa cancelled the straw poll with a unanimous vote. when the republican field hit 1616 candidatete some b ban to drop off. rick perry left in mid-september. wisconsin governor scott walker was an early favorite in the polling but, after one poll showed him at 0% nationally, he left the race. bobby jindal followed in mid-november, dropping the field to 13. for much of 2015, donald trump and ben carson traded first place in iowa polls and then... ted cruz found his grgrve. " decec 10pm: what we're seeing every day is that conservatives are uniting behind our campaign, that they are looking not for a campaign conservative who talks a good game on the campaign trail but a consistent conservative" " " just last saturday, trump was in cedar rapids -- confident that he will win iowa, even as cruz has won more recent polls. " 27:41 if i'm wrong, i'm wrong. but i think that we're going to win iowa and i iwa is very important to me. " the 2016 democratic field featured all 5 candidates in cedar rapids back on july 17. yet that trimmed back to 3.

me so i can take that back to washington. 3 proceeds from today's event will benefit the iowa senate republicans, in the 20-16 elections. 3 3 more than a hundred people gathered for a special benefit event to help a local man, who was recently injured in an accident.doug christiansen has not been able to walk since he fell off a roof and shattered both ankles, last september. but thanks to the help of community members today, all the money raised will go towards paying his insurance and other medical expenses. the event took place at the north sioux community center, which included dozens of items for raffle. 3 "it's a good thing. if people to help them. it's overwhelming, the people who came to this and who have helped us."if you'd like to help the christiansen family, you can find more information in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 meanwhile, there was another benefit this afternoon...to help marguerite and ralph cortez. the family of eleven, lost their house in a fire two weeks ago. that house is located in the 4-hundred block of market street in the westside of sioux cit

in a poll of republican iowa caucus-goers by quinnipiac university... trump has 28- percent support. senator cruz is in a very close second with 27- percent. senator marco rubio is in third with 14-percent. in another newly-released poll by monmouth university trump has a 41- percent lead nationally. ted cruz is in second with just 14-percent marco rubio has ten-percent in this poll followed by ben carson. the other 10 republican candidates are polling in the low single digits. jessica rae: nine candidates are gearing up for the big showdown in las vegas. the last g-o-p presidential debate of 20-15 kicks off tonight.... with donald trump set to stand front and center. abc's stephanie ramos brings us a preview "the stage is set for the last gop debate of 2015. 9 candidates will stand on stage for the most critical event heading into the iowa caucuses.... trump sot: "i think we're doing great in iowa, and i expect to win in iowa" at a rally in las vegas last night.....trump took aim at some of his main sticking points?.like?mexico and the wall he intends

this morning, 2 in the republican field are in iowa. one on the edge of the top-tier...and another trying to claw "into the race". one of the top contenders in the race, florida senator marco rubio, is in central look at an event in newton. rubio has been in 3rd place in recent polls -- a sharp distance behind texas senator ted cruz and businessman donald trump. this stop for rubio is one of several in the state this week. earlier today he campaigned in pella. yesterday, the senator spoke to caucus goers in waterloo. new jersey governor chris waterloo this morning. christie spent his tuesday campaigning in iowa city, where president obama's leadership -- but also said many of the 2016 candidates - republican or democrat - do not have the governing credentials for high office. christie has picked up some notable endorsements but that hasn't translated into success with polls of iowa caucus goers as he's still in the mi single digits. the republican presidential field is down one more candidate. former new york governor george pataki ende

iowa voters are saying was their number one issue. and that is terrorism, specifically the attacks in san bernadino and paris. in the last quinnipiac poll of likely republican caucus goers in iowa, they sited terrorism as their number onenessue. now,t seems to be all that candidates are talking about, how to keep america safe. but there's that and civil liberties. rachel, first off, what do you think about the federal response from the obama administration to these terror attacks? >> rachel: well, i think that obama has been a president, who has really, i think struggled to find the appropriate tone that particularly republicans want to hear. and he has a very, kind of laid back style in his speech, in his approach to these issues, and certainly when you're in full campaign cycle as the republicans are right now, (laughing) >> lucas: absolululy. >> rachel: they wawa some more heated rhetoric from the president. and so, he's trying to find that balance and i think it's given him more trouble than he would like. >> lucas: we, you kind of mentioned the politics around this and the reactions of candidates. how do you think they, what do you make of their reacti

reporter: last night, he took aim at ted cruz in iowa, where some polls show the texas senator in first place and where religious conservatives dominate the republican caucuses. >> i do like ted cruz, but not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba, in all fairness. >> reporter: saturday's poll shows iowa evangelicals overwhelmingly backing cruz. the two have played nice during the campaign but not so nice since these off help camera comments came out this week. the "new york times" obtained raiser saying he was the electable conservative who could take on the establishment, not trump or ben carson. >> reporter: today, trump acknowledged the gloves are coming off. >> we've had a very good relationship but i'm sure it will end because, you know, he's got to come after me at some point. >> reporter: still, wary of alienating trump supporters, cruz held his fire, tweeting: tonight's bloomberg poll shows iowa republicans think trump has a slightly better chance of beating hillary clinton. jim, in an interview with fox news, before that poll was released trump had a message for republican leaders about his front-runner status. he said, "you've got to get

iowa. the monmouth university poll of likely republican caucugoers in iowa shows cruz with 24-percent -- five points ahead of dooald trump. dr. ben carson was first in this same poll two months ago... but as his stock has fallen -- cruz has picked up steam. it's very encouraging. we've got a long way to go. bu it's in that poll -- about one in five said congressman steve king's endorsement of cruz recently makes them more likely to support the texas senator. continuing coverage this morning: an autopsy is set for later today -- after a body y as found in the cedar river. a trapper discovered the body sunday morning near gilbertville. at this point, authorities are not releasing more details, so we don't know who this was. investiggors are waiiing for the determine a cause of death. they say they don't suspect foul play. a man who shot a dubuque police officer has been sentenced again. eddie chest - and his son were convicted of armed robbery and attempted murder in the shooting of lieutenant scott baxter in 2009. his attorney said the only reason chest accepted a ppa deal l as because the two

iowa city. on the republican side, a major shakeup in the polling today. texas senator ted cruz has enjoyed a surge in momentum for the last 30 days in iowa. in the latest iowa poll from the des moines register, the poll shows cruz now with a 10-point lead over donald trump. the poll results came out about 90 minutes ago, with ted cruz at 31% among iowa republicans surveyey. donald trump, ww spoke last night at the state fairgrounds, grabbed 21%. dr. ben carson has seen the sharpest senator marco rubio still held onto his double-digit standing at 10%. the other candndates were in single digits. this is the second time cruz has led a poll in iowa. monday will mark 3 years since a 20-year-old man shot and killed more than 20 people inside a connecticut elementararschool. adam lanza opened fire on december 14th, 2012, killing 20 first graders and 6 of their teachers in newtown connecticut. police say lanza killed himself when officers moved in on him after the shoototg. monday will be the first time the anniversary will fall on a school day. kcrg-tv9's sarah m

almost three quarters of republican voters in new hampshire and iowa are glad someone says them. they need to be discussed. >> there are just six weeks to the kickoff of the republican primaries. cruz has the momentum in iowa now but trump's numbers haven't waiverred. elaine, it could still be anyone's race. >> jamie yuccas reporting, thank you. >> a bomb scare forced an air france flight to make an emergency landing today. the flight from the indian ocean island of mauritus to paris stopped stopped in kenya when a passenger spotted a sus pi shu device. officials ka you will it a hoax but it lays a re veel security concern. >> the fake device looked real enough to prompt the crew of this air france bowing 777 to make an emergency be landing in mombasa, kenya, and evacuate the 449 passengers and 14 crew using emergency exit slides. passenger ann daniel. >> they told us it was a problem, technical problem, you know. so now they say that they found a bomb and so very tired, very difficult. >> benoit lucchini was also on board. >> the plane just went down slowly, slowly slowly so we j

cruz commanded 31-percent of lily republican iowa. 21-percent. ben carson is support to ted cruz in the polls... and now he's sharpening his attacks on the texas senator. on abc's "this week" sunday... carson argued he's spent his life making life-or- calls... instead of parties and raising campaign cash. " well you know, we've all had very different kind of experiences. there's haven't spent a lot and asking for big money and going to cocktail parties. but i've spent many a night in the operating room, cold, sterile place life on the line, to preserve that. you know, that's a very different kind of experience. carson's comments come questioned support for both carson and trump at a private donor event, according to audio leaked to the new york times. carson also spokokon his recent comments he may leave the g-o-p to run as an independenen "(dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential the reasons that i got into this is because i heard the frustration in people who are so tired of back room deals, of subterfuge, of dishonesty. and, you know, if that is the

iowa's history. the leader of the republican party of iowa, said it was a great way to honor a governor who's never lost an election. kauffman you aer a class act, thank you sir! thank you for being you." amanda to give you an idea of the place governor branstad carved out in history... the previous longest serving governor was george clinton from new york, who served seven three-year terms starting in 1777. live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: thanks amanda. here are some quick tidbits about governor branstad's longest serving governor status. he's now served exactly 20 years, 11 months, and 3 days, and like amanda said, surpassing new york governor george clinton, who was a leader back in the 1770's. branstad's name has appeared on the ballot 20 times, and he's never lost an election in all these years. jack: for the first time in its 20 year history, jolly holiday lights is cancelled. the heavy rain and flooding in water works park has forced make a wish iowa to cancel the beloved christmas tradition for the rest of the season. 14-hundred volunteers and three wee

iowa and south carolina. while bernie sanders has a lead in new hampshire. among republicans, donald trump is on top overall. but not in iowa. jamie yukis has the numbers. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz is now solidly ahead of donald trump in iowa with 40% of likely caucus voters. pulling from ben carson's earlier evangelical base. a state in which 1 in 5 say matter most. iowa and new hampshire, 60% of republicans say terrorism and security are the biggest concerns. pulling ahead of the economy. today republican presidential candidate donald trump called into the sunday talk shows where he once again proclaimed his support for a ban on muslims entering the united states. >> the problem is a very serious problem. you have a radicalization of people, they happen to be islamic. >> reporter: candidates marco rubio and jeb bush both appeared on cbs' "face the nation" this morning and addressed the controversial comments. >> came up with something people would respond to it and headlines. >> you can't do it by banning muslims into our country, it's just ridiculous. but look, p

the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on friday, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his campaign stop at the state fairgrounds in des moines. trump told c-n-n that cruz's lead in iowa will be short-lived. he e so said that ople should vote for him over cruz because he says he's more capable of being a leader. ""i like him. he's been so nice to me. i can say anything and he'd say, 'i agree, i agree.' but i think the time will come to an end pretty soon it sounds like." " more presidential debates are republican candidates will meet on tuesday at the venetian in las vegas. the first debate w wl be at five and the primetime debate at 7:30 on c-n-n. chris christie will return to the primetime debate. he'll join others including trump, carson, cruz and rubio. on the mocratic side, the three candidates meet in six days, on december 19th, in manchester, new hampshire. that will air on abc. today marks the third anniversary o

a pair of polls shows him leading trump among iowa republicans. one of cruz's s ggest backers says polls are f fe, but the real test will be atathe convention. (rep steve king/g/) iowa) "i would say that they're voters, the primary voters, an the iowa caucus-goers, so what matters in this, is about the nomination." if cruz does get the nomination, many critics say he's too conservative to win in the general election. (jeffrey toobin/legal analyst) "he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center." meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the debate stage to try to win back another gray day in siouxland. when will the sun be back? stay tuned for the forecast from meterologist ben dorenbach, up next. here's the live view from spencer, iowa, where it's cloudy and 38 degrees. anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will h

republican presidential nomimition. nomination.that's according to a new quinnipiac university poll of iowa voters, released today.it comes on the heels of other weekend polls from the des moines regter and fox news that showed cruz with the lead.he republicans are preparing for their final debate of 20-15.they'll square off tomorrow night at 7-30 on c-n-n. hillary clinton holdsa nine pot lead over bernie sanders in the race for the democratic nomination for president.that comes from a brand new des moines register blooomberg politics iowa poll out today. sanders, for his part, made several campaign stops across including a stop at cornell college which drew more than a thousand people. the need for blood this time of year is huge. huge.with all the hustle and bustle surrounding holiday preparations, many people simply forget about donating. today, the mississippi valley regional blood center brought their mobile donation bus to us here at broadcast park.i rolled up my sleeve today because e organinirs sasaa donation of blood is a donation of life. even though the holidays are happening and people's lives get busy, they m

the republican presidential hold a rally in spencer, iowa on saturday at the clay county regional events center. doors the event begins at 11. democrat hillary clinton will return to sioux city, on friday, december 4th, to talk about rebuilding america's infrastructure. the former secretary of state will speak at 11:30am, on friday, at the carpenters training center, at 2200 west 19th street. doors for the event open at 10:00am. the republican party of iowa says it has confirmed all of its precinct locations for next year's presidential caucuses. the party announced today the caucuses will take place in over 1- thousand locations throughout the state on february first. the iowa democratic party says democrats have finalized more than 90 percent of its precinct locations. looks like we might see more cold foggy night. here to tell us more is chief meteorlogist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. after the fog dissipated this morning, sunshine took over as high pressure continues to build in across the viewing area. fog will be a factor tonight, once again, as skies clear

elias: one event they won't be a part of...the iowa republican ever brown and black forum.. the forum gives candidates a chance to talk that affect latinos and african the iowa g-o-p time opportunity for republicans, out this time around. supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. elias: the democrat's brown and black forum remains on the calendar. it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, january 11-th, at drake university in des moines. sabrina: happening today...time to welcome the winter in waukee! sabrina: the city's annual winterfest kicks off this evening in the historic downtown triangle district... this year's holiday celebration will including the lighting of the winterfest tree, a holiday ice sculptor, a toy and food drive, and of course a visit from santa claus... look for local

trump continues to have a sizeable lead among iowa republicans. candidate bernie sanders is making stops in eastern iowa this weekend. on saturday at 10 a-m he'll hold a forum in anamosa. he also has a town meeting at 4 p-m in dubuque, and one in waterloo at 7:30. on sunday, he'll attend service at mount carmel baptist church h waterloo, meet with volunteers, and then hold another town meeting at cornell college in mount vernon at 3 p-m. at the marion city council thursday, members will accept nick abouassaly's resignation from the council. that's because last month voters elected him mayor. during their meeting, council members will appoint one of these four people to that ward 4 position. their term expires will expire at the end of 2017. today the cedar rapids school district held their state of the district. kids singing the jefferson high school meistersingers performed during today's presentation at district headquarters. superintendent brad buck emphasized the importance of relationships s teachers and students, but also of the district and