stacey: rick santorum is no stranger to iowa. sen. santorum: 99 counties, 381 town hall meetings, 36 pizza ranches. [laughs] stacey: the presidential candidate made headlines in 2012 when he won the republican caucus by a razor thin margin, beating out mitt romney. santorum went on to win 11 states in 2012. now he hopes the second time is the charm. sen. santorum: iowa needs to look at someone who cannot just vision, but articulate a vision that brings america together. stacey: before 2012, santorum represented the state of pennsylvania in washington. first in congress and then in the senate where he served 8 years on the senate armed services committee. he and his wife karen have been married for 25 years and have 7 children. sen. santorum: what is going on? stacey: thank you for joining us. we will get right to it. the fbi says this attack in san bernardino was an act of terrorism. if you were president, what would you do to respond to this? sen. santorum: you have to cut it at its source. we have a president whose policies created i

rick santorum is here live. and nfl quarterback peyton manning fighting off a new report that says he used human growth drugs banned by the nfl. our panel of former players on whether they believe him, whether they think the nfl is to blame and how it could affect his teem, career and marketing -- his team, career and marketing opportunities post-nfl play. plus, the latest on the deadly tornadoes in texas. we have the eye -- check that, retina popping anti-hacker technology you'll see in 2016, and this just out, breaking news, imaxs has just announced that "star wars" has crossed the $100 million for imax screens worldwide. we're less than an hour to the closing bell on this last monday of 2015, so let's start the "countdown." ♪ ♪ liz: oil is back to its old ways, causing wall street to slide today. it closed at $36.31. if you hook on the screen, we're slightly higher than that right now, we're at 36.83, but it's really no consolation to those who felt that the big jump last week of 5% would be the next wave for

mitt romney, he could live with mitt romney if he had to, but he wanted everybody to know, this rick santorum guy, no. likable enough guy but he's the one candidate who adelson believed could not end up being president. >> i know rick, i like him, we're friendly, but i don't want him running my country. the problem with romney is and i've talked to romney many, many times, as recently as he was here in vegas for the caucuses a couple, few weeks ago. he's not the bold decision-maker like newt gingrich is. he doesn't want to -- every time i talk to him, he says, well, let me think about it. everything i've said to mitt, let me look into it. i'm in favor of newt gingrich because i like people who make decisions. he's a decision-maker. >> he's a decision-maker. mitt romney a little mealy mouth, i like newt better. but rick santorum, the exact quote, "i don't want him running my country." my country. so sheldon adelson picked newt gingrich and kept newt gingrich in the race well beyond his natural life span in that race at least in part to box out rick santorum. so rick santorum came in second ove

rick santorum joins us now to talk about his campaign... thanks for being with us. - you are not doing well in the polls, one of the last showed you with support from just 1-percent of likely republican caucus goers - why stay in this race? - ted cruz is gaining in the polls, especially here in iowa. many attribute that to his highly conservative views, but you claim you're more conservative - why? - there's been a lot of discussion about hillary clinton's claims that donald trump appears in isis recruitment videos. meanwhile, there are reports video... does that bother you or do you wear it more as a badge of honor? still ahead on the channel 13 news at 4:00... the storm that hit us yesterday... continues to ravage much of the major floodmissouri... the latest on the deadly weather system moving across the country... after two weeks... the search for "affluenza teen"... ethan couch is over... how and where he and his mother were captured... news at four front door the northeast is now bearing the won't quit. tornadoes, blizzards, ice and d

down with rick santorum. his reaction to the tragedy in san bernardino. that starts at 10:30. alyx: let's look at the forecast. 42 degrees out there, a gorgeous photo behind you. frank: yesterday was a great day. this one was sent in on our facebook page and indianola. this was right around sunset time yesterday. high clouds were around yesterday. it was filtered sunshine at times per what a cool picture. rain out there this morning for some portions of the state, especially down to the south and west. eastern portion, webster county, and pocket down to the south and east. the good news is it is just some rain. we are starting to clear to the west. on satellite radar, clearing happening in portions of nebraska. that will be the trend around here, too, later on today. 42 is the wake-up temperature in des moines, 38 in ottoman. a scattered chance of showers is in the forecast this morning. 46 by noon. we start to break up the clouds in western iowa, 45 is the high temperature today. average this time of year is

rick santorum. senator, thank you for being here. sitting here with us as we learned more about this breaking news. this underscores the importance of this conversation tonight. your focus. >> it is. this an obvious concern. our prayers go to the people of los angeles that nothing horrible is going to happen there, but the reality is that these terrorist threats are the new normal. and we have -- we're going to see it prosper as long as we don't attack the heart of the problem. that's isis, the radical islam state as well as others who seek to do harm to the west. our motivating people in a different way than we've seen before. the idea of planned attacks on iconic sites we saw from al qaeda, that's not isis. isis is trying to encourage people in san bernardino or in any other small or medium-sized town or any town in america to act, to just -- to go out and to plan and to do their own thing. it's not a lone wolf. lone wolf says they do it on their own. they're not. they're being encouraged, given training online, theology online to

former senator rick santorum is with me here tonight. you did it once.n fact, you did it in one month and now you've got two months to do it. how are you going to do it? from 4% to 2% to winning? >> nate silver published an article just a few days ago where he said, look, what's the hysteria going on here? according to all the polls, 80% of the people who are answering these polls are undecided. and i can tell you "the des moines register" poll, the most recent one, 88% of iowans are undecided. that was the case four years ago. 58% of the people who voted for me in the iowa caucuses decided the last five years. >> what did you do? you must be going back in your mind saying, what worked for me last time? >> just going out and meeting iowans, one on one. spending time. we're building up our team right now. we're ahead of our schedule of where we were four years ago in signing up caucus captains. if you're sitting at 1% or 2% in the polls and people are signing up to be your caucus captain, they're not going to leave you. >> the bad news is, in my business

but not rick santorum... he says the proposal might screens people who want to enter the price as the story... rick santorum believes what happened in san bernardino, california's another reminder who the enemy is. a husband and wife...both muslims...both radicals...intent on inflicting harm, murdering 14 people but frightening far more. santorum says it's time to stop he later told me isis is present in syria, libya and yemen. so no more muslims into this country untililthe u-s figures out a better screening method to keep potential terrorists out. santorum claims his idea to ban muslims for isis-populated countries isn't unconstitutional because it's only temporary...not permanent. what donald trump is proposing is controversial.. but is it constitutional? is controversial.. but is it constitutional? mark kende is the chair of the constitutional law center at drake law school says.... he's not so sure. 16:26:21-16:26:43 it's probably not. i think it violates equality provisions in the constitution, freedom

rick santorum have also appeared at the school. one of the victims of a suicide bombing in afghanistan was born in dubuque. 45-year-old joseph lemm died yesrday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a patrol in bagram. he is one of six american service members killed in the attack. he leaves behind a wife and two children. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. the second stormrmystem of the week heads into the state drawing plenty of moisture with it. unfortunately the moisture that falls will be in the form of rain and not snow. the showers begin to break out late tonight through the morning hours of our wednesday. rainfall totals up to 0.5" are likely in many locations wiwi the rain wrapping up during the early evening. highs remain near 40 for christmas eve and christmas day with more rain ahead for the weekend. have a good night. tonight: showers late low: 35-41 winds: s 10-15tomorrow: showers kely high: 45-51 winds: s 5-15 kcrg-tv9 news at 5.

republican presidential candidate rick santorum making some stops in siouxland today. the former pennsylvania senator also attended a meet and greet at a home in holstein, ia, this afternoon. when asked how his campaign planned to gain some ground in the race before the iowa caucuses the former senator s sressed the importance of being available to voters. "folks in iowa, the folks that show up to the caucuses want to have a chance to look you in the eye and measure you up," said santorum. "i think that's the process that, after the first of the year, they're really going to start to get serious about doing." the polls, the former senator believes that there is still plenty of opportunity left to sway undecided voters. "i think you're going to see the polls change," said santorum. "we've seen that in pretty much every iowa caucus. most folks here decide late and i don't think this is going to be any didierent this time." santorum was scheduled to speak at private gatherings in sioux city and sioux center tonight. he came in second place in the iowa caucuses four-years

rick santorum weighing in. next. lea: flooding emergency on the mississippi river has claimed the lives of 18 people. swollen rivers and streams in illinois and missouri pushing the mississippi passed its breaking point. the governor declaring another state of emergency yesterday and warning the situation could get worse. >> we are dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you. if you see the river basically right now is at the bridge here, talking about 49-8, talking about almost ten more vertical feet of moving water. so the power we are talking about as well as the volume is extremely significant. lea: dear valley's edge, what does it look like on the ground? >> reporter: i am standing in front of an exit ramp, it is hard to tell that is what this is because it has been completely taken over by raging flood water carrying a lot of debris, large trees and branches. you can see the water nearly to the top of these traffic signs. to my right is this is the intersection of highway 44, 141, water nearly to t

(rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate): "donald trump's proposal was not the right proposal." (rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate): "but the reality is presidential candidate): "we have an enemy that is out to kill us and we have a government we can trust." i'm mary moloney reporting. this is the last republican debate of 2015. the next one will be in january. students, faculty, staff and family members of emma-lee jacobs are still in shock after the 18 year killed while walking on campus monday morning...while they all hope for justice...police say the circumstances surrounding the hit and run crash aren't helping them get very far in the investigation... (nats of crosswalk) what was once just a busy crosswalk navigating students and faculty at iowa state university...has turned into a sobering memorial... "i prayed our father and ave maria." around 7 a-m monday morning... in the intersection of lincoln way and ash avenue...police say 18 year old i-s-u student emma-lee jacobs was suffering from injuries consistent with being struck by a car and died at a local hospital

she also worked for rick santorum in 2012 when he won iowa.he has been working with governor huckabee again this year. until today. and now she's gone with no explanation. this was the full statement put out by the mike huckabee campaign to announce she was gone. "alice stewart is no longer with the huckabee for president campaign." period. so no thanks, no praise, no spending more time with her family. nothing. mike huckabee is below 3% nationwide. he's below 2% in iowa. he's below 1% in new hampshire. and now some of his top staff is quitting without explanation. so when it comes to mike huckabee, tick-tock. up at the top of the ticket, this was a weekend of good news for ted cruz, particularly in iowa. but the biggest of the big stories continues to be mr. trump. correlation is not causation, and it may all be one big coincidence. but since mr. trump proposed to ban all muslims from entering the united states the news has been getting better and better and better for him. since his muslim ban proposal there have been three major national po

(rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate): "but the reality is all jihadists are muslim." (mike huckabee/(r) presidential candidate): "we have an enemy that is out to kill us and we have a government that we don't trust anymore. this election is about going back to having a government we can trust."i'm mary moloney reporting. 3 as the republican race for president heats up... party leaders are considering what happens if *none* of the candidates win a majority of delegates in upcoming primaries and caucuses. that could lead to a so - called "brokered convention" as we hear from our national national correspondent jeff barnd. 3 john samples - political strategist/cato institute 23-- 30sean spicer - rnc chief strategist 52--58donald trump - gop presidential candidate 1:12-1:17dr. ben carson - gop presidential candidate 1:18- 1:24jeff barnd - national correspondent 1:29-1:34 trt: 1:42/pkg/ billionaire donald trump's rise to the top of a splintered 14 candidate field doesn't seem to be soon.. republican powerbrokers met in washington to discuss the remote possibility of a "bro

friess g-o-p money man foster friess has written his biggest checks to support his goodfriend, rick santorum. in 2012, the retired billionaire money manager threw santorum a life line when he gave the super pac supporting him more than $2 million dollars. ( republican donor) "i think he's the champion of little presidential." dollars a month. friess won't say how much he'll give this campaign season. but explained why he donates . (foster friess/ republican donor) "i get a sense of continuing the process that created my success." freiss prefers to give to super pacs, much cash as he's instead of giving directly to campaigns, where the limit is $5400. (foster friess/ republican donor) "when the super pac came along i realized that i could just write a check. it's a lot more effortless and it does seem to work." santorum doesn't believe that friess is trying to buy influence. ( rick santorum/ (r) presidential candidate) "if he was in it for access, he wouldn't be some guy who, four years ago, was at 1% in the polls! if he was in it for access he wouldn't be supporting a guy four years later wh

rick santorum: there are two issues here.one is a libertarian streak that very much used to be a disqualifier within conservative circles. which is, we can fight these issues at the federal level, they need to be dealt with at the state level. this is the 10th amendment argument that you hear a lot of. ron paul used that argument for ur years ago, and every social conservative group i know says up at theto stand federal level and fight for these issues, whether it is marriage or life. >> rand paul and others have said we will let other states do this. that means if the states want to adopt the same-sex marriage, fine. if they want to adopt polygamy, i guess that is fine. i don't take that opinion. john: so you have rick santorum going after ted cruz, mike huckabee going after ted cruz, he is already doing that a little bit. so my question to you -- how firm do you think cruz's hold is over the evangelical vote? nicolle: i will give this to ted cruz. i think it is incredibly cynical of santorum and huckabee to try and gain som

the social conservative figurehead endorsed mike huckabee in 2008 and rick santorum in 2012. both of whom went on to win the iowa caucuses in those years. and the presidential race is heating up with donald trump still on everyone's minds. peter alexander has the latest. donald trump again threatening gop bosses with a third party bid. "if they don't treat me with a certain amount of decorum and respect, if they don't treat me as the frontrunner, by far the frontrunner, if the playing field is not level, then certainly all options are open." and, trump remains unapologetic. "i am the least racist person that you have ever met." for the first time since trump ignited this latest firestorm... ... president obama -- commemorating the end of slavery -- took a swipe at his loudest critic. "our freedom is bound up with others, with the freedom of others, regardless of trump's provocative words are also sparking condemnation worldwide. "mr. donald trump..." britain's parliament will consider a petition calling for trump to be banned from the u-k after hundreds of trump's postponed t

rick santorum and mike huckabee, whose fate really does rest with iowa, i think you will see an urgent effort to stop cruz. host: campaign, especially in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa, you've got ted cruz with a head of steam t what is e ground in iowa, it rubio is changing tactics as your story illustrates. he has not talked a lot about ted cruz but he is going after cruz. guest: ben carson had a good ride. a lot of folks are attracted to an outsider, that has worn off. in 2012 we had a flavor of the month, candidates would rise up and fade. some people thought that that would happen with trump and that has not been the case. it has been the case with carson. he had his moment and folks have moved away from him because they have questions about whether or not he can be commander-in-chief. into the vacuum has stepped ted cruz. cruz has a lot of the same support, evangelicals in iowa. last week out there, talking to people at cruz rallies i said , overe you for in 2012 and over on her rick santorum. that is the demographic that he is attracting, he has a strong organization. for examp

rick santorum will host a campaign christmas party at this iowa headquarters in urbandale tonight at 5 o'clock. and democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton will hold a town hall meeting in fort dodge this afternoon at 4-15. and the latest numbers shows these republican hopefuls have a lot of ground to cover. a cnn o-r-c poll released this morning has donald trump still on top, this time with 36 percent among likely caucus goers lending their support. that's 20 points over cruz, who comes in second. followed by retired neurosurgeon ben carson with 14 percent. and florida senator marco rubio rounds out the top 4 with 12 no other candidates received double digit support. it's time now to get a first let's head down to jeriann ritter at the science center. ad lib wx quick clive homeowners... upset over voices heard.. an additional two hundred homes flood insurance under the redrawn maps. the city has already held one meeting to from fema showed up. the next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning at indian hills junior high. it starts at nine. fema representatives are expected

if rick santorum gets on the debate stage?>> yeah. >> i don't know if that's going to happen. i've been hearing this argument that cruz is grabbing the libertarians from rand paul and some of the populist conservative movement -- populace, but as he tries to put it all together, he runs into some policy problems and that's what rubio and christie hopes they can expose. >> even in iowa, this speaks to a bit more of a tea party roots, that he's against ethanol subsidies, subsidies for energy. this normally would be a big red flag for voters in iowa. obviously he's still doing well, but there are ways necessarily establishment republican. but i guess the company is, how do voters really care about the nitty-gritty of those issues right now? are they just really looking for a representative who seems acceptable to them as a leader of the party. and cruz is basically trying to turn himself into that acceptable alternative. >> i think cruz is going to clean house among faith-based conservatives. no question. but there's going to be

john: i think back to the last iowa caucuses in 2012 where rick santorum, which as you recall well got. , ultimately won the caucuses by a few votes without much of an organization or ground game. is there anything in the santorum experience trump can look to and say i can do it, if rick santorum did it without a massive ground game too? ,jennifer: exactly. it is that organic response. when you're hot in the polls, when people are drawn to you, they are going to show up to the caucuses without a whole lot of herding. they are just going to naturally show up. mark: we have seen carson hot for a while. trump has been hot. now cruz is hot. do you see anybody else other who has thed trump capacity to get hot before february 1? jennifer: there are people in our poll who have high favorability ratings like marco rubio. he is well-liked by the likely caucus-goers. chris christie rose the most in favorability in our poll. you know i think there's , probably a narrow path for jeb bush in iowa. not every caucus-goers, not every republican in iowa is an evangelical, christian conservative or tea

ben carson, ted cruz, carly fiorina, bobby jindal, rick santorum, and rand paul spoke at the forum. it was hosted by congressman rod blum and the group, freedomworks. the summit gave about 15-hundred people in attendance the chance to ask the candidates about their positions on economic issues. the iowa democratic party wants voters- especially minorities- to head to the polls. the party hosted its first ever diversity convention yesterday. caucus chairs and the voting public met in des moines to talk about how they can attract diverse iowans to the polls. organizers say they want everyone's voices to be heard this upcoming election. the red kettles are a familiar sight and sound this time of year... this weekend, the salvation army doubled its efforts to make sure kids have toys and warm coats for the holidays. the organization partnered with the windsor heights and ankeny walmarts to host the "fill the truck toy" provide food, clothing, shelter and financial assistance to families in need. the salvation army says it really does take an army to pull off a toy drive like this.. "the

iowa, his early pick of rick santorum helped rick when that state years ago. mike huckabee prior to that. he is detailing exactly why he went for crews. gaining steam in iowa as we speak. he will grant his first television interview to was on fox news channel at 4:00 p.m. today. the power broker among the religious rights. not only in iowa, but throughout the parts. in the meantime, i had at that, we are hearing word now that a top financial officer within isis was taken out by a coalition. this happened in recent weeks. do not know how he was killed, but he is dead. he is dead. we have a reserve naval intelligence officer. what do you make, first of all, of that news? >> isis is a terrorist enterprise, obviously. they rely on money to make it happen. neil: they have a lot of it. >> arn territory. it is a big neil. threat finance is a big thing to stop terrorists. neil: take him out. he gets the funds. maybe provides the means by which that black article oil is distributing. he is out. >> of course. this is what we want. in afghanistan, al qaeda, keeping them

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george pataki, mike huckabee and rick santorum and senator lindsey graham of south carolina at the 6:00 debate. one night tuesday here at the venetian. joining me david shallian, cnn politics executive editor mark preston and ron brownsteen. david, i start with you. we now know the line-up. we know who will be on that main stage, a lot of story lines. >> a lot of storylines but probably no story line more important than this is the first debate after paris, after san bernardino. the political landscape has shifted since all of these folks gathered on their last debate stage so now this is an opportunity to present their plans, their vision as commander in chief, what it would be for them to be sitting in the big desk in the oval office and to give that sense to republican primary voters. >> the focus tuesday night will be national security. it will be these issues that have been thrust into the spotlight, and mark preston, aside from the narrative in terms of the storyline there's also the people who will be up there, ted cruz moving ever closer to the center of that stage. >> ever cl

senator rick santorum is here with why he says mr.cruz is not conservative enough. >>> and new information tonight on the so-called affluenza teen, the one who killed four people while driving drunk behind the wheel. and then escaped a prison sentence because his defense argued he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. coming up, where police found him and his mother. and wait until you hear what police say he did right before these two went on the run. >> we have them back in custody. to be honest with you, we're going to breathe a lot easier when they're back in this country, that we have them locked up here in tarrant county. and that's the ultimate goal. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zer

senator rick santorum is here with why he says mr. cruz is not conservative enough. >>> and new information tonight on the so-called affluenza teen, the one who killed four people while driving drunk behind the wheel. and then escaped a prison sentence because his defense argued he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. coming up, where police found him and his mother. and wait until you hear what police say he did right before these two went on the run. >> we have them back in custody. to be honest with you, we're going to breathe a lot easier when they're back in this country, that we have them locked up here in tarrant county. county. and that's the ultimate go after christmas clearance sale. with under armour classics for under $50. columbia starting under $25. plus, savings up to 50% storewide. going on now at bass pro shops. [ scanner beeping ] sir, could you step aside? "sir"? come on. you know who i am. progressive insurance? uh, i save people an average of over $500 when they switch? did you pack your own bags? oh! right -

rick santorum sat down with sonya heitshusen on the channel 13 news at four. he is polling about one percent in iowa.. but he says he's not worried. this time four years ago.. he was polling three percent... and went on to win the iowa caucuses... 23:04-23:28 i've been in this position before. i don't hold much value to these early polls. i don't think they mean fellow republican marco rubio was in clinton today... the senator says if he's elected president... he will work for the farmers here in the midwest.... by fixing tax codes... and working towards trade deals that would open up agricultural markets worldwide. the candidate also responding to criticism that he's missed too many senate votes while on the campaign trail... president.... the right rubio is making another stop in iowa right now... he's holding a town tall meeting in sioux city. new jersey governor chris christie called on rubio while in iowa city today -- to quit the senate he if doesn't want to show up and vote chris christie presidential candidate :27-:34"we do not want another president w

pataki and mike huckabee and rick santorum and lindsey graham. >>> and a huge shakeup in the republican race. ted cruz is soaring in iowa. the latest poll has cruz at 31% with trump ten points behind and carson and rubio barely breaking double digits. in a new national poll, cruz is surging in second place. the nbc news/wall street journal poll has carson sinking to fourth place. this is leading to more sniping aimed at cruz. trump aimed at the frontrunner. he is talking about the national securi security cred. >> we all had different types of experiences. there's no question i have not spent a lot of time smoozing and asking for money and going to cocktail parties. i spent many a night in the operating room working hard to save a child's life. it is a different experience. >> he talks tough on the issues. he is going to carpet bomb isis. the only budget he voted for is to cut defense spending. >> i don't think he is qualified to be president. because i don't think he has the right temperament. i don't think he has the right judgment. look at the way he dealt with the senate where he go

setting off some fireworks, we have to kill some terrorists and kill every one of them )) (( (rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate) "world war 3 has begun and we have a leader who refuses to identify it, and be truthful to the american people.")) ((sharie johnson)) remember 8 news now is your election headquarters. stay up to date with all the developments from the campaign trial.. on-air and online. and by watching politics now.. sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk we have got freezing temps and even some teens and 20s around southern nevada this morning! ................ beautiful early light from our rio camera... looking out to the east with a pink sky. .............. let's check temps around the valley - where we don't have a freeze warning, but some neighborhoods are chilling down to near the freezing mark right now. ................. there are still some northerly breezes and that may be saving us... but it feels colder with the wind chill. ............... at least we'll have sunny skies today and that will help some... but shady spots and any winds will keep it feeling

rick santorum is in urbandale at this hour. tomorrow... these three eastern iowa. ben carson will be in waterloo... donald trump will make a stop in davenport... and carly fiorina will campaign in cedar rapids. just in.... des moines police say they have made arrest for the homicide on court avenue. they arrested 24 year old dresean maurice barber. barber is charged with first degree murder for shooting edmanuel perez. and is also charged with attempted murder for shooting andrew hurley boyd on november 29th. people are calling for more security in des moines' court avenue entertainment district, after a deadly shooting there last weekend. today, we learned there will be a stronger police presence this weekend. channel 13's jodi whitworth joins us live from court avenue to explain why it's probably good timing, jodi. it's because tomorrow night will be busier than usual. these bars and restaurants will be packed with hawkeye fans watching their team compete for a big ten football championship... and everyone wants them to feel safe 581300 - its outside of the iowa

in 2012, he backed rick santorum, who also won the caucuses. one more, a trend story.aitede his 2016 endorsement, ted cruz. he joins us from des moines, iowa to explain why. we just believe ted cruz has been consistent in his character, his principles, his conservative convictions. he has built one heck of an infrastructure in iowa, and i believe he has what it takes to go the distance. he can be an effective standardbearer for us. it was not an easy choice. there were a lot of friends in the race. it quickly became an obvious choice that this is a candidate that conservatives can unite around and get to be our nominee. what is your sense of what your members think of donald trump and whether donald trump is a man of faith? >> they are excited he is in the race. you are seeing the spike in the polls to ted cruz. trump has done a service to this campaign so far from our bases perspective. who is the serious leader? say mark: -- mark: you say you like trump and a lot of the others. 's electability, the fact that he would be the best on your agenda, what sets him apart fr

ted cruz have taken the and carm land regulation here in i'll have more on teh summit including rick santorum, ben carson, and carly fiorina. thank you jessica. we look forward to yoo report an organizatioio is spreading warmth this holiday season -- with handmade blankets. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuque with the story. shirley? that's right -- those blankets will be given to sick kids who in the community. organizers say they hope these blankets will bringgthem security and comfort. members of the dyersville community are in a giving spirit this holiday season. their goal is to make two hundred warm fleece tie blankets that'll be given to area kids who are sick, have experienced trauma or loss. this is the fourth year the organization project linus has done this for the dubuque area. it was a family fun event -- with people then i feel kind of sad because o o all the kids that are sick so now...after her own father was sick with cancer. then she made him his own comforting blanket. nonothose blankets will be be passed out to local hospitals we've got you covered live in than 5

debate began at five and included...mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsay graham and george pataki and on the prime-time stage coming up at 7:30, there are nine podiums that will be filled-- cnn's pah- trawn-yuh poon-suh-whan joins us now live from las vegas. pah-tron-yuh-- stephanie: in the latest quinnipiac poll released this pah-tron-yuh-- stephanie: in the latest quinnipiac poll pah-tron-yuh-- stephanie: stephanie: in the latest quinnipiac poll released this week, 3 percent of gop iowa caucus-goers are undecided and about half of those who have a favorite say they might change their minds. how important is a candidate's performance tonight then on the debate stage? live/cnn: patranya bhoolsuwan cnn q&a (answer) stephanie: with only seven stephanie: with only seven weeks left until caucus night here in iowa, and following the debate tonight, how will candidates best prepare? iowa, we have abc's josh haskell on the ground at ted cruz's campaign headquarters in jack: what do these supporters think ted cruz needs to do supporters think ted cruz needs to do supporters think ted cruz nee

there are nine podiums for the prime-time debate-- as for the first round debate...mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsay graham and george pataki will face off. stephanie/2ram now - there's a lot that goes in to each debate. a lot that you at home won't typically get to see. cnn's dana bash, wolf blitzer, anderson cooper and john "no closed captioning available " stephanie: you can tune in the first debate starts at 5 -- with the prime-time debate set to kick off at 7:30. jack/2ram and there are new poll numbers ahead of the debate -- putting donald cruz neck and neck in iowa. the new quinnipiac poll shows 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. stephanie: meteorologist james peterson joins us now.. james ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with weatherrate the independent weather experts " james: since saturday, many places have seen at least 2 to 3 inches of rain, but a few reports have come in with totals as high as 6 to 7 inches! the rain has ended this afternoon an

christie will join ben carson, carly fiorina, rick santorum, rand paul, and ted cruz at the summit tomorrow afternoon. christie remains in the bottom half of the polls in iowa and nationally. stephanie: democrat hillary clinton is also meeting with iowans in eastern iowa. clinton is only here for a day, making stops in sioux city and fort dodge. she's outlining her five year, 275 billion dollar plan to create jobs and increase wages. clinton says the biggest economic challenge we face today is raising income levels. she has been a chief proponent of raising the minimum wage for all americans. stephanie: clinton was also accompanied by labor secretary thomas perez while out on the campaign trail. perez has strong ties to the latino community, and will be stumping for clinton in the coming months. stephanie: you need to know about. stephanie: more than 100- thousand dodge darts are being recalled. the reason? chrysler says oil could leak into a brake part damage the car's power braking seven accidents and two injuries have been blamed on the defect. the recall 20-14 darts with two liter and t

a reported "the national review" says the god-fearing supporters of mike huckabee and rick santorum hateted cruz so much that they are willing to do almost anything to stop them from winning in the hawkeye state, even if it means backing marco rubio. santorum, oroday, you may recall was the winner of the 2012 iowa caucus, was asked why he has been calling ted cruz's conservative revocation and question. >> two issues here. one is a libertarian streak that very much used to be a disqualifier within conservative circles. we can fight these issues at the federal level, they need to be dealt with at the state level. this is the 10th amendment argument that you hear a lot of. ron paul used that argument for years ago, and every social says theyroup i know need to send at the federal level and fight for these issues, whether it is marriage or life. rand paul and others have said we will let other states do this. that means if the states want to adopt the same-sex marriage, fine. if they want to adopt polygamy, fine.i don't take that opinion . mark: so you have rick santorum going after ted cru

lindsey graham, george pataki, mike huckabee, rick santorum offered their views how the u.s. should protect the homeland. >> we should prevent radicalization of americans right here. >> we have to protect this country from those who want to harm us and defeat those who are radicalized in the mideast. >> our only answer is to go after isis. >> if i'm president of the isil, you're going to get killed or captured. >> governor pataki mistakenly referred to donald trump as the president. >>> hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin owe 'malley will make the stage on saturday night. >>> tense moments at nashville airport when a southwest airlines plane rolled off the runway. the boeing 737 was arriving from houston before 5:30. the passengers were safe. they evacuated from the plane. eight people were attorney to the hospital with minor injuries. one person reported having chest pain. >>> the feds investigating a laser strike in new jersey. someone pointed a laser at a united airlines flight 8:00 p.m. this evening. the pilot managed to land the safe safely. >>> cities shut down t

former pennsylvan senator rick santorum will be in ne-vah-duh, iowa... to speak about the renewable fuel standard in america. the event is being held at the lincoln way energy center in ne-vah-duh this tuesday. recent increases in the renewable fuel standard handed down by the enviromental protection agagcy.... have beeee criticized by several iowa grassley says the recent increase allowed of cellulosic ethanol has come "a few years too late" and carly fiorina will be stopping by mount pleasant... and waterloo for campaign events later today.. fiorina wraps up her day of stumping in iowa with a town hall meeting on cyber-security in cedar rapids. that's scheduled for 6 p-m. jessica rae: in the wake of the deadly san bernardino gun rampage... president obama and others renewed calls for tougher gun control. obama pointed out people on the no- fly list can't board a plane... but can buy a gun. repeated that as one reason gun laws should be strengthened. presidential senator marco rubio, disagrees with that argument. " (sen. marco rubio/(r) candidate) these

rick santorum squeaked by in the iowa caucuses. this is not going to be a deathblow for donald trump. >> he's got a floor of voters who just don't care about fact checking, don't care about the statements he's making, but i think he also has a ceiling. so i think the question is 50.1 percent of republicans willing to embrace this? my guess at the end of the day, no, but he's a phenomenon that will go all the way to the convince. >> some people have suspected his rise in sustainability gives thought to of demise of the republican party. the left-leans center of the america progress points to the dlemta for the gop. two points fewer whites, and that's held through for several election cycles. they say ma the center for main challenges are twofold. first an overreliance on white votes at the expense of buildings a broad of coalition in battleground states. and second, an agenda that's too exclusive and exclusionary. >> they would be saying that about any new, republicans would have a very different time. i happen to see the issue said

we'll sit down with presidential candidate rick santorum. we'll discuss the recent shooting in california and his plan to defeat terrorism. nation." 8:21, we will check in with frank for a check of the forecast. frank: this was taken by alan, one of our engineers at kcci. isn't that pretty? thank you so much, alan, or sharing that. at the freezing mark in ames. you will need to scrape off frost from your windshield. a beautiful airport skycam, you can see the mid to high level clouds that will be filtering in as we head throughout the day today. the wind will be a little pesky. they will gust to 10 to 20 this afternoon. we build in a few more clouds as we head throughout the day, but you will really like the temperatures. the clouds filtering in. the higher clouds and moisture out to the west, and that will be cruising through the state as we head throughout the afternoon today in advance of an area of low pressure. a moister start, might squeeze out a shower or two early tomorrow morning, and on the backside we will wrap up with wind from t