state? 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. stephanie: our big story tonight... governor branstad is making history at the state fairgrounds. local 5 chief political reporter amanda krenz is live at the celebration... amanda-- amanda/livesat: governor branstad is making history... and selling a new book. this is his new biography, called iowa's record setting governor: the terry branstad story." the money from the book sales will go to the governor branstad iowa history fund which will help fund efforts that promote and preserve the state's history. there's one special historical spot in iowa that's close to the governor's heart... where pieces of his history are on display. take a look at a fresh- faced governor terry branstad, in his mid thirties, ready to lead the state of iowa. this room inside of the mansion museum in forest city, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three sense of pride. i know the roots he had. the love he h

take a look at a fresh-faced governor terry branstad, in his mid thirties, ready to lead the state of iowa. this room inside of the mansion museum in forest city, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a sense of pride. i know the roots he for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the e ea. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the vernment. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. hist

of iowa, former house, right? >> it's the -- 17th governor of the state of iowa, also two term u.s. senator. this is his personal residence. >> this is where brian's studio is. it's fantastic. the drawing in your hand here, though, it's donald trump climbing the building but it's not the empire state building? >> no, it's not. it's our own version of the empire state building and i drew this back in june. i think it's come to fruition. he is -- he's -- >> yeah. >> yeah. but just barely that time. so, we'll see if he gets toppled. it's -- i have a gop window here on the side. i think that i was -- i think i was pretty precious in coming up with this idea. because he is still around. i think the majority of people around there won't would even think he would be around at this time doing this television show. >> brian duffy is the political cartoonist. his new book. iowa caucus cartoons. plenty of time to get it for the holidays. stores, beaverdal book store. market whether you're a buyer or

the federal government met behind closed doors with the director of medicaid here in iowa and representatives from the four out-of-state companies that are set to be working with iowa healthcare providers, come january 1. this all following huge crowds inside the state capitol yesterday. iowans came from across the state to be part of yesterday's hearing. they were joined by state lawmakers, demanding more information before the rollout of the new plan next month. one of the senators at the oversight hearing yesterday even asked that the deadline for the rollout be moved to july first of 20-16. has to give its approval before any of this can happen. jack: and also today-- governor branstad left iowa for new york city. the governor is on an economic development trip. he's meeting with businesses who already have a presence in iowa, as well as trying to recruit new businesses and encourage them to bring their operations to the hawkeye state. stephanie/1shot: local 5 news has a way for you to help right here at home this holiday season. we hope you'll help us "can hunger." on friday, december 11th.. come to the fareway st

fresh-faced branstad, in his mid lead the state of iowa. this room inside of in foresescity, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a know the roots he had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad city, and grew up in was friends the governor who he calls by his first 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with c crlie horses bubuhe'd get right riley is the president of the historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the government. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's inrested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to reflect and children to learn that even though we're a small

his seven thousand 642nd day of service to the state of iowa surpasses that of george clinton of new york who served as governor for 21 years between 17-77 and 18-04. as part of the celebration, governor branstad will host an open house at his office in the state capitol beginning at ten this morning. sabrina: in other news...fort dodge police are on the lookout for a man they say fired shots inside of a bar sunday morning. fight broke out inside of dodger tap bar witnesses say thats when 23 year old jordan foy pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots. no one was struck by a bullet... but several charges will be filed against foy for the incident, as soon as he is found. "at this time we dont have any information that would say he is a danger to anybody else we believe he is still in the area but we're not 100 percent postive on that. " sabrina: foy faces several charges including a felony count of intimidation with a weapon... as well as reckless use of a firearm and felon in possession of a weapon. police ask anyone who knows of his whereabouts to contact them. sabrina: the man ac

there's a new frontrunner in the g-o-p race here in the state of iowa. democratic candidates also make return trips to iowa. we'll tell you where hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be today and and ending global warming.

iowa national guard... "incredibly exciting for us to open up hundreds of positions to qualified women across the state of iowa."positions that have exclusively for men... recruiting of women for combat positions will begin as soon as january exclusively for men... recruiting of women for combat positions will begin as soon as january 1st and must be in place by april... "we are not noing anything differently except actually approaching and recruiting people that we couldn't before for certain jobs."countries such as canada and sweden in 1989 along with germany and new zealand in 2001 have already allowed women in combat...colonel hapgood says it's one of the most groundbreaking military decisions in over 6 decades... "the desegregation of the miliraty in late 1940's by president truman, this is very akin to that"words that give a national salute to a stronger, new look american military... "the future is limitless, particularly for women in the state of iowa with the iowa national guard. "it not only makes us stronger as a military but certainly as a for women, it is estimated that 220,000 jobs will now open

slayed one basketball giant.now they go for another takedown, this time against in-state rival iowa state.a preview of the big showdown -- when the fox years ago, iowa voters elected their youngest governor ever. tonight, he is celebrating a new milestone. terry branstad served as the state's lieutenant governor under governor robert ray. ray.when governor ray stepped down, the voters asked branstad to step in.since that night, voters have asked him to step back into the governor's office five more times. times.fox 28 news reporter and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry joins us live right now from des moines where the governor marked a historic milestone tonight, kevin? one of the cool parts about tonight is that it wasn't only a celebration of history in iowa, but people here also had a chance to hear governor branstad talk about his roughly 21 years in public service. he says a lot of what helped him was the worth ethic he learned when he was growing up on a farm. most iowans know about his 99-county tour every year, but he says that idea goes all the way back to his days when in 6th grade, he was

celebration, as will mark his 640th day of service to the state of iowa. recognized in senator chuck recognized the governor's senate floor. " the state of iowa comes first for him, iowans are well aquainted with terry branstad's accomplishments and work ethic. it's gratifying to see those attributes get written on a national scale and in the history books. he has earned his place in sabrina: now two events scheduled for monday will mark branstad's big honor. during the day, an open house will be held at the governor's formal office in the state capitol. then monday evening, a milestone dinner will be held at the state fairgrounds. tickets to the dinner are 50 dollars a person, with proceeds going to the governor branstad iowa history fund. elias: a tense final few seconds in ames last night, but the cyclones held on to win their game over the hawkeyes... the cy-hawk the hardwood came down to seconds, with iowa state top with the 83 to 82 win. far this season. crowds rushed the court to undefeated so the court to also ended up leading to an injury...and lea

increase, whh totals about 100 dollars for full time undergrads, only applied to iowa state and northern iowa. the university of iowa was exempt from that increase. kcrg t-v nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson joins us live. mark, is this the final increase for next year? bruce, well it really comes down to the amount of funding the legislature will give the universities in the future. but this discussion is likely far from over. it was a busy day for the regents. as noted they approved a plan that will cost in-state university of iowa undergraduate student's an tra 100 dollars per semester. 2016. gotten use to tuition freezes, as there have been many of them over the coursef the last couple of years. they haven't raraed tuition school year. one student who has benefited from those freezes says he doesn't see future increases as that big of deal. "i think three percent or 100 dollars added ttuition here is rerely negligible compared to the price, so i don't think it will affect people too much, so i don't see it being a big problem. " as noted it wawaa busy day for the regents. they also approved a plan

trump losing ground now to ted cruz, a new poll showing cruz jumping into first place in the key state of iowa. pulling ahead with a 10-point lead. sflmpls also right now, amazon is reportedly concerned about the safety of one of this year's most popular christmas gifts. the company said to be considering halting the sales of hover bordz after reports of some bursting into flames. >>> also the navy's new stealth ship to the rescue, the new destroyer with its unique design answering a distress call off the main coast after a fisherman reported chest pains. the ship launched for the first >>> good morning, once again, everybody. coming up on the show this morning, the great christmas light fight. inside the neighborhood showing off their displays. the competition is fierce. sara is approving. >>> but first, here, caught on camera. the thieves targeting the home of a well-known paralympian. a sky -- skier who has taken home medals. >> they are rummaging through stephanie victor's house making off with jewelry, electronics and cars, even the medals she worked so hard to win. marci gonzales is here

of iowa next year. year.the iowa board of regents formally approved a three percent tuition increase at state students effective fall 2016.in september - the board of regents approved a similar increase at iowa state university and the university of northern iowa.that will take effect spring 2016.the board decided to freeze it there for the 2016-2017 school year. several eastern iowa colleges are being recognized for their online education services. the university of northern iowa, the university of iowa and mount mercy university are listed in the top five schools in iowa to go to for an online education, according to online colleges dot net. today, the dean of adult programs at mount mercy told cbs 2 news, while their campus is a great place for traditional students looking to get a top-notch education, their online courses offer more opportunity for the non- traditional student. he says there are a lot of benefits for online students, from having that flexible schedule. 04.14.16 i think a lot of it is just the time. they can come online, log into their computer and they can do that on their own time. there i

texas senator ted cruz cruising past donald trump to take the lead in the key state of iowa. >> in the words of "the des moines register," seven weeks before the iowa caucuses, cruz is, quote, crushing it, now leading trump by 10%. >> since the newspaper's last poll in october, cruz up a stunning 21 points. meanwhile, dr. ben carson down by 15%, dropping to third place. so, what does this mean for the race and what is trump saying about all of this? george stephanopoulos is standing by. but let's start here with mary bruce at the white house this morning. hey, mary. >> reporter: hi, cecilia, good morning. after dominating the iowa polls for five months, donald trump is now out of first place. this new poll is now the second one this week to show ted cruz on top in the key state. this morning, donald trump is in an unfamiliar place, second place. ted cruz plowing past trump in the new "des moines register" poll. now, with a ten-point lead in iowa. it's a jaw-dropping rise for the republican. texas senator. 31% leap. cruz tweeting overnight, thank you to his supporters. meanwhile, trump

" now, local 5 sports "i think the rivalry is back, i mean both teams are great teams for the state of iowa but at the end of the day we all know it's a cyclone state." "haha, nice georges." "you know it, pal." jordan that was georges niang over iowa, much to the chagrin of fred hoiberg. niang has never been one to mince words when it comes to the hawkeyes. today at the cyclones weekly press conference was no exception, it was classic georges being georges... "this is something a lot of us have been looking forward to. i feel like a lot of us aren't even from the state of iowa, but we definitely feel the rivalry and i don't wanna say hatred, but dislike toward that other school, but that's just what comes with the territory. they heckle more than other fans, i think that's just the biggest thing that gets my riled up." "the kiss, did that happen in the moment?" "i was waiting for me to do something good at the end of the game for that to happen. that was sort of just in the moment, i didn't before the game think about, oh i'm going to do this, but just everything they said during the game a

but m trouble in the critical state of iowa. "the more significant confrontation you could see is between ted cruz and marco rubio over the substance of ted cruz's national security and foreign policy positions." the other candidates are hoping the debate will give them a boost and keep them in the race until the iowa caucuses. c-n-n is sponsoring tonight's debate, which starts at 7-30. a new quinnipiac university poll out today shows hillary clinton leading bernie sanders 51 to 40 percent. the poll of likely iowa democratic caucus goers shows martin o'malley with 6 percent support. clinton has an almost 2 to 1 lead among women voters over sanders. but men back sanders 52 to 39 percent. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. developers in ononeastern iowa there need more housing options. we have the results of a study county officials conducted to determine what to build, coming up. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but t wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're get

he hits one of two free throws. iowa state with a chance to e or win but morris can't hit the f fater as uni knocks of iowa state 81-79. after falling behind 6- nothing the hawks went right to jared uthoff posting up in the paint. but he had to sit moments later with two fouls. iowa was able to get out and run hometown finishes. and nicholas baer replacing uthoff with steal and flush to give the hwkeyes their first lead. and then they started to heat up behind the arc. anthony clemons knicks one down from the corner for the 8 point lead. a big run by drake and a casey schlatter 3 gave the bulldogs a 28-26 lead. iowa answered with another steal and slam from dom uhl. and they were even at 30 at the half. . wa got another good second half from baer with the trey. and mike gassell takes it to the hole for 2 of his 17 to give iowa 50-45 lead. and baer with his best game as a hawkeye buries another triple. for an 8 point lead. he had 13 points off the pine and blocked six shots. the hawks with a big 4 record 14 swats. and then baer

texas senator ted cruz cruising past donald trump to take the lead in the key state of iowa. >> the words of the des moines register, cruz is quote crushing it. now leading trump by 10%. >> since the newspaper's last poll in october, cruz up a stunning 21 points. meanwhile, ben carson down by 15%, dropping to third place. and what is trump saying about all of this. george stephanopoulos is standing by. but let's start with mary bruce at the whites morning. >> hi, cecilia, good morning. after dominating the iowa polls for five months, donald trump is now out of first place. this poll is the second one this week to show ted cruz on top in the key state. >> this morning, donald trump is in an unfamiliar place, second place. ted cruz plowing past trump in the did new des moines register poll. now with a ten-point lead in iowa. it's a jaw-dropping rise for the texas senator. a 21% leap since october. cruz tweeting overnight, thank you. to his supporters. asking to keep the momentum going. meanwhile, trump was quick blast to new numbers. don't trust des moines register poll, it's biased. trump

initiative this new law federal give control states and individual school sure their education system is working. the director of the school administrators of iowa says districts around the state will be cycle of too- much-testing. 20:34 i think we're going every child is important, but with a recognition that them to death." elias: horn says the classrooms will new law is that tests will be used how they're meant to be used, to determine a child's progress and potential. overall it's a better measure of achievment. sabrina: problems at the courthouse has a judges threatening to shut it down. sabrina: building's conditions need to be addressed. in a letter last arthur gamble sited asbestos, a mice severe leaks and more throughout the court house. the county supervisors says renovating would cost 2.3 million dollars, and rebuilding would cost more. they're working to resolve as many of the issues as quickly as they can but know shutting down could happen. " neglected continually, judge gamble could make that determination his employees arentin a safe environment"" sabrina: the judge and supervisors in warren county are working on a date to meet t

underway the celebration, as december 14th will mark his seven thousand 640th day of service to the state of iowa. the event has even been recognized in washington, senator chuck grassley recognized the governor's milestone on the senate floor. " the state of iowa comes first for him, iowans are well aquainted with terry branstad's accomplishments and work ethic. it's gratifying to see those attributes get written on a national scale and in the history books. he has earned his place in history." amanda: now two events scheduled for branstad's big honor. an open house will be held at the governor's formal office in capitol. evening, a will be held at the state fairgrounds. dinner are 50 dollars a person, with to the governor history fund. coming up on midday... the warren county courthouse may safety, and local 5's claire inside. amanda: and... the iowa state the hawkeyes last night on the court. just how crazy did those fans get? amanda: next.... have you made plans for new year's eve yet? we'll have noce on to talk to us about the grand opening of their "wild party" to help you ring in local 5 n

right now, police are investigating the death of a corridor woman near e campus of iowa state university. university.police confirm 18-year-old emma lee jacobs, from urbana, was the victim of a hit-and-run.her body was found lying in a street around seven this morning.a search of the school's'sonline e directory shows jacobs was a current student at i-s-u. investigators have little are trying to lk with anyone who may have witnessed the incident. new toninit at six, six,the iowa department of transportation is hoping to spread its safety message using the force. force.ahead of this week's release of star wars: the force awakens', the d-o-t is using ii interstate billboards to remind drivers about aggressive and distracted driving.five different messages will be seen across the state today, & all with a star wars theme.the d-o-t is now sharing its messages with other states including colorado, arizona and utah. governor terry branstad is now the longest-serving governor in u-s history. history.it's a milestone not touched by ananne else in modern politics. today is branstad's 7,642nd day

of united states. hillary clinton has worked for this really hard. she was out here long before anybody else. i've lost track of how many times she's been in iowa. she takes nothing for granted."dean continues his tour this week with stops in fort dodge, des moines, newton, iowa city, cedar rapid. he'll volunteer at an organizing event tomorrow at the hillary clinton office in davenport. 3 republican presidential candidate mike huckabee is returning to siouxland this week. huckabee has stops planned for thursdayat 4:45 p.m. at the sioux county livestock company in sioux center.then at 7:30 p.m. he'll be at v-f-w post 3388 canteen in estherville.friday morning at 3 8:30 he'll be at woodford equipment in emmetsburg.and at 2:45 friday afternoon he'll campaign at methodist manor in storm lake. 3 3 ben carson will also be making three stops in siouxland friday. he'll host a meet and greet at 9 am in storm lake at the anderson auditorium at buena vista university.at 3 he'll head to orange city where he will host a town hall meeting at northwestern college. 3 and from 7 to 8 pm he's hosting a rally in sioux city at thestony creek conference center. 3 i

of iowa tough... today.. she was one of many groups "stock the pantry event. eight food banks around iowa... serve percent of the state's population will go hungry this holiday season that includes one in five children. 26:28 its the tough time of the struggle all years but especially at the holidays and the temperatures do down. the utilities go up they have medical bills, they have rent and they don;t have as much money for food. 26:47 the food bank association says it is accepting all types of donations but the biggest need right now is meat. the season of giving is here... but the season of winter.. well, it isn't going to feel like it out there over the next few days. meteorologist brett mcintyre has details.. brett.. still waiting on that on across iowa, though some patchy fog may develop, especially in ne iowa. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow with highs into the upper 40s, with a few 50s mixed in for a sunny end to the work week. quiet weekend, but a few more clouds may return toward sunday, which will cool temperatures back to the low 40s and upper 30s. the dry weather pattern looks to the a-i-b college of

he mentions a poll in the early primary state of iowa, where he is ahead of everybody else. and a standing ovation like the one he got, as you just heard in the clip they are, in south carolina, also one of the early voting states, that buoys him on as well. he feels reaffirmed himself after the reaction he has been getting, despite all the international outrage, and that includes also national outrage from this republican contenders for the presidency. for example, one of them is jeb bush. although jeb bush is one who says there should be religious tests refugees coming into the united states. nobody agrees with donald trump, but there are some rather extreme point of views out there. >> philip, a lot of people in united states are rather worried about who is in your country and what their intentions towards the united states are. in that vein, a bill is expected to be presented that would stop citizens of certain countries from getting entry into the u.s. without a visa. this includes france and belgium . can you tell us a bit more? philip: this is something called the vis

series tips off thursday -- and for the past two years it's been a cyclone state -- in fact iowa state has beaten iowa 5 out of the last 6 times george niang is 2 and 1 against the hawks -- averaging just under 18 points per game -- last year -- in iowa city --e blew a kiss to the hawks nest -- but it's all in fun -- because niang knows how much this game means to the state. i feel like a lot of us aren't even from the state of iowa and we feel the rivalry and i dont wanna say hatred but ... dislike towards.. that other school .... it's all out of good fun, i feel like i just have a competitve nature and that's just me -- i don't really hold back on anything." the panthers t a big road win in virginia -- 73 to 65 over george mason -- paul jesperson and wes washpun nigh it and night out -- it's a battle on the court in the m-v-c -- tonight was no different -- undefeated cedar rapids washington hosting undefeated cedar falls -- the tigers are ranked 13th in 5-a -- warriors wanting to protect home court courtand wash was fired upup- jah-kneeeeua clark dabbin' before the gamereilly johnson sees the dab -- and rais

>> i think of passion for the state of iowa and state of iowa and for people. it's not always easy getting dogged and patients so the three peas. passion, persistence and patience to. >> the person who comes to mind when you think about your dad? >> responsibility ticket why is that? >> he has taught me responsibility from a young age and if there is anything that i saw growing up in him and through his eyes and where he focused was responsibility, and that is definitely one of his core parts of him. >> matt is the director of executive progress so hello he to give thanks for having me. >> what is the first thing you think of when you hear governor branstad? >> i think of broken promises. this is a governor who when he celebrated earlier this week becoming a longest-serving governor in american history but unfortunately that is by far the most notable achievement of this administration. terry branstad and chris kim reynolds made several when they took office hindering their campaigns and during their campaign and they have broken every single one. >> so your gr

. >> he was here taking a quetionz program dealing with the state of iowa. senator, thanks for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> you've been on the beat as far as the change in medicicaid here in the state o of iowa for more than a year now, um, initially ii know your first concern was thathere was the governor talked about a 50 some milln dollar savings if the program were privatized. have you yet to see numbers tt show the state will save that kind of money? >> no, we have not seen those numbers. and here hfs the concern about that, tim. is tt if we don't see the numbers up front, then we have a suspicion of how the moneyill be saved on the back end, which will be reducing service or reducing reimbursements to provers. providers may be still providing services but not getting the in the long run that reduces access to health care for people. we're very concernd for not having the numbers. - - . who you are, how wealthy you are, how well off you are, it gets down to everybody is one disability or one accent uway from needing medicaid. it is our safet

series tips off thursday -- and for the past two years it's been a cyclone state -- in fact iowa state has beaten iowa 5 out of the last 6 times george niang is 2 and 1 against the hawks -- averaging just under 18 points per game -- he loves the rivalry so much so -- last year he blew a kiss to the hawks nest and as mia o'brien found out has much more to say about the cy-hawk series "let's cut right to the chase and ask for your thoughts on the iowa game--- how subdued you want to be or how flamboyant? flamboyant?"uhhhhhh" it's not that george niang doesn't respect the hawkeyes... hawkeyes...they really have a rhyme or reason for everything that they do and everything i i precise.e.it's just.... well... i feel like a lot of us aren't even from the state of iowa and we feel the rivalry but ... dislike towards.. that other school they're just different different"we're sorta like free flowing... our coach isn't really getting on us to get in a certain position like fran mccaffrey would be. they heckle more than other fans i think that's the biggest thing that gets me riled up. and niang has responded accordingly

of any precipitation falling. welcome back december. nikki: iowa state hot off of a win over iowa in mens basketball jordan yeah nikki 8 games this season-- 8 wins. coming up in sports the cyclones go after number 9 against arkansas pine bluff we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. jon: welcome back-- we saw earlier in the show-- the down iowa thursday night. well it's a quick turnaround for the cyclones-- who took on arkansas pine bluff tonight in ames. tough getting a team motivated-- but matt thomas playing like a man on a mission from beyond the arc opens the scoring with a three ball. then he drains another from downtown again-- thomas just carrying over his performance. hallice cooke getting in on the three ball action-- from the wing knocks it down. isu living by the 20 foot 9 inch shot in the first half. morris joins the club his three pointer stretches the lead to 8. then georges niang caps it off with a triple of his own-- iowa state with 8-- three pointers in the first half. second half let's get the big man involved tho

ted cruz suddenly gaining ground nation nationally and in the key state of iowa, overtaking trump by 10 percentage points. this is the first time the candidates have come face-to-face since the attacks started. trump giving the state of the union a preview. >> because i'm more capable, because i have a much better temperament. because i actually get along with people much better than he does. >> reporter: he took it one step further on "fox news sunday". >> when you look at the way he's dealt with the senate where he goes in there like a -- frankly, a little bit of a maniac, you're never going to get things done that way. >> reporter: that generated the most unusual response from cruz. responding on twitter with a 1980s flashback to "flashdance." "in honor of my friend donald trump." cruz refuses to hit back publicly against trump. but behind closed doors, he took the first swing. >> people are looking for who is prepared for a commander-in-chief. i think that is a question that is a challenging question. >> reporter: senator marco rubio is drawing attention to cruz's voting record, a

jon/livetvu: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice of day and location highest snow totals central and northeast iowa with 6 to 10 inches possible stretching from des moines past waterloo. ice and sleet will fall heaviest across southern and eastern iowa with ice accumulations of 0.1" change over between will happen morning and early late afternoon and evening all of iowa should primarily be seeing snowfall, and this is also when the heaviest snow totals will start accumulating. on top off all of this the winds will be very strong today with gusts up to 40 mph possible causing blowing snow and low visibility. temps will hover in the low 30s during the day today, but after that we tank our temps into the mid to low 20s and even the teens by the end of the week. as you heard, happening now-- concerns over the winter storm moving concerns over the winter storm moving across iowa... elias: travel could be dangerous today with 98 of iowa's 99 counties in the win

iowa state pulls away in the 2nd half 84-63 the final i mentioned the rankings, here is the top 5 of the coaches poll michigan state the new number 1, iowa state 2. north carolina 3, kentucky 4, and duke rounds out the top 5. before iowa can worry about their trip to ames the hawkeyes have to gew by the leathernecks. western illinois a dangerous mid- major that already beat wisconsin in madison iowa 6-2, receiving votes in this week's top 25. 1st half out running. anthony clemmons, lets dunk. 9 for a-c iowa out to a 6-0 lead. more on the break, this time clemmons leaves it for jarrod uthoff. getting started. next possession outside. uthoff buries the deep 3. its 15-3. more from downtown in the first its uthoff. on fire. another 3. iowa leads 37-19. lets have 1 more. this time from the corner. 24 points for uthoff in the first half, he finishes with a career high 27. hawks rolling. 2nd half, adam woodbury stealing, and then woody shows the hops! iowa crushes western illinois 90- 56 the hawkeye women are up 1 spot in the latest a-p poll. iowa now 23rd. hawks are 8-1, up next a battle ag

michael clyde has worked a lot of holiday weekends, in his 11 years with the iowa state patrol. trooper michael clyde, iowa state patrol: "every year, it seems like people get in more and more of a hurry to get where they're going, and that always seems to be a factor right around the holidays is the speed." on sunday, he's performing his usual checks of the roadways, making sure all the cars or trucks that have skidded off the roadways are accounted for. nats with the potential for the whole state to be under a winter storm warning on monday, this flowing scene of traffic could look far different. trooper michael clyde, iowa state patrol: "if you are stranded, it's important to remember to stay calm, don't get out of your vehicle, call us and we'll put you on the list and we'll get to you as soon as we can." nats important to minimize distractions behind the wheel, including music and g-p-s devices. and that means, allowing more time to get where you need to go. trooper michael clyde, iowa state patrol: "drivers tend to be in a very focused sight of where they're going and they

iowa national guard... open up hundreds of positions to qualified women across the state of iowa."positions that have been exclusively for men... recruiting of women for combat positions will begin as soon as january 1st and must be in place by april... "we are not noing anything differently except actually approaching and recruiting people that we couldn't before for certain jobs."countries such as canada and sweden in 1989 along with germany and new zealand in 2001 have already allowed women in combat...colonel hapgood says it's one of the most groundbreaking military decisions in over 6 decades... "the desegregation of the miliraty in late 1940's by president truman, this is very akin to that"words that give a national salute to a stronger, new look american military... "the future is limitless, particularly for women in the state of iowa with the iowa national guard. "it not only makes us stronger as a military but certainly as a nation... for women... it is estimated that more than 220-thousand opened across the country...women currently make up 16 percent of the iowa national

it'll be on sot sup: mike getscher/ uss iowa chief engineer 'a critical component of what we needed as th $ that came from the state of iowa, and we are in fact forever gratefull" the uss iowa was restored after the state of iowa gave three million dollars toward the effort. to say thanks iowans are admitted free to the ship. now the iowa is hosting a pep rally for hawkeye fans december 31 st from noon to five..not only can you tour the ship...but at four o clock they will fire off the five inch guns on the ship in celebration. this will be the largest gathering of iowa residents to visit the ship in its 4 year history as a museum... we have had iowa by the sea..they do have their annual picnic at the ship, but as far as the amount of attention the rose bowl is getting, we have not seen this. we are looking forward to having iowans visit. they have been very supportive of us. iowans are always admitted free - just show your drivers university of iowa students are free...even if they arent from iowa— show student id- thats good thru january for u of i students. the hawks themselves are headed there soon... the

it hasn't been on this side of the state in many, many years." the iowa gymnastics junior olympic championships will be going on through sunday evening. brad's here -- with another full night of high school basketball ahead. the norfolk boys were nearly unbeatable last season. ktiv's mark freund is live with more season last year -- until the state tournament. we'll talk with head coach ben ries, about this year, coming up. and, more reaction from the coaches at iowa and iowa state after last night's thriller in hilton. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. had one of the top teams in nebraska last seaso

the legends of coaching in the state of iowa.. dubuque wahlert baseball coach jerry roling is retiring. roling has been coaching for 44 years..29 of those at cascade. jerry has won 1,022 gamam which is truly amazing.. the 2nd ranked iowa wrestling team is back in action hosting 11th rutgers. this should be a good test for the hawks.. rutgers has five ncaa qualifiers and coach brands thinks this will be a key dual for his team as far as seeding. post season ncaa but also big 10 seeds rankings and things that impact all the way to march that is something we ready to go every match counts with rpi rankings. every match is a challenge it doesn't matter if it is rutgers, penn state or oklahoma state every time i go out thier is somethinin to prove wether is the number one guy in the nation or a guy that is unranked. they are a team that likes to kind of run thier mouth a little bit and they like what they have and they e going to try ke a statement here but that is our job to shut that down. sot ends at : 44 oc: "shut that down " sound

series tips off thursday -- and for the past two years it's been a cyclone state -- in fact iowa state has beaten iowa 5 out of the last 6 times george niang is 2 and 1 against the hawks -- averaging just under 18 points per game -- he loves the rivalrlrso much so -- last year he blew a mia o'brien found out has much more to say about the cy-hawk series "let's cut right to the chase and ask for your thoughts on the iowa game-- how subdued you want to be or how flamboyant? flamboyant?"uhhhhhh" it's not that george niang doesn't respect the hawkeyes... hawkeyes...they really have a rhyme or reason for everything that they do and everything is precise.it's just.... well... i feel like a lot of us aren't even from the state of iowa and we feel the rivalry and i dont wanna say hatred but ... dislike towards.. that other school they're just different different"we're sorta like free flowing... our coach isist really getting on us to get in a certain position like fran mccaffrey would be. they heckle more than other fans i think that's the biggest thin that gets me riled up. and niang has responded accordingly -- it's

(sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice depending on the time of day and location across the state. the will likely fall across iowa with 6 to 10 inches from des moines past sleet will fall heaviest across southern and eastern iowa with ice accumulations of 0.1" to 0.5" possible. the change over between snow, sleet and ice will happen throughout the morning and early afternoon, but by the late afternoon and evening all of iowa should primarily be seeing snowfall, and this is also when the heaviest snow totals will start accumulating. on top off all of this the winds will be very strong today with gusts up to 40 mph possible causing blowing snow and low visibility. temps will hover in the low 30s during the day today, but after that we tank our temps into the mid to low 20s and even the teens by the end of the week. elias: december actually meant good fortune for a local skating park. brenton skating plaza in downtown des moines has had this

polls show the texas senator is surging in the key caucus state of iowa. and don champion reports, cruz also gaining ground on trump's nationally. >> the gloves have finally come off in the battle between donald trump and his new top rival, ted cruz. >> i don't think he is qualified to be president. >> hours after referring to cruise as maniac on fox news, trump took to twitter west g his disappointment in the texas senator for questioning his judgement and remarks cruz made at a private fundraiser. >> crews jokingly responded by posting a video of the song maniac, from the 80s hit movie, flash dance. the jabs commas polls show cruz ahead of the biliary in the key state of iowa. the des moines register bloomberg politics pole in iowa shows cruz ten points ahead, and unprecedented 21-point surge since the pole was last taken in october. >> he's doing the ground work. he's making the connections. he's working the constituents that mat area lot in iowa. >> cruz has become a target for marco rubio who is in third place in most national polls. >> he talks tough

the state of iowa is producing more ethanol t tn ever before. the iowa renewable fuels association says the state produced more than 4 billion gallons of ethanol this year -- a new record. thth's about 27% of all l e nation's'sthanol. the association says the state's 43 ethanol refineries surpassed last year's production by increasing efficiency. people in dubuque now have an easier time tracking road conditions in another way. plow last cleared snow from every city street. all 23 of dubuque's snow plow trucks have tracker. infnfmation about where e ose trucks have been during a storm, shows up, live, on the city's website. snow plow lade, not the truck k self. so activivy only shows up on the map, when the blade touches the ground. plow drivers use that information after a storm attention. "some of my drivers will check the publbl site before they come into work and just see where they're at on their route. " dubuque made the gps tracking system live to the public back in 2013. in recent years, they've had some technical issues getting that info

federal officials ordered the state of iowa to delay the switch until march 1. state officials had planned to make the switch in january. the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services says iowa needs more time to make the switch. stacey: ripplealso the state may -- also the state may not save , as much from privatizing the iowa department of human resources says it now hopes to save in the first 6 month. $47 millionthat is more then $4 billion less than previous estimates. mark: a des moines teenager, charged with beating his grandmother to death appeared in , court this afternoon. with family members showing their support, 17-year-old noah laprei found out his trial, which was to start january 11 has been moved back to may. he was then taken back to jail. >> noah's a kid. and where he's at, he's lonely. and he's not who the news has portrayed him to be. he's a good kid. he needs our support and we're here to give it to him. mark: des moines police say laprei beat his grandmother rachael pray to death october 10. this video, taken from a git and go secur

who is seeking to earn the awesome and sacred trust of the presidency of the united states has to come and engage with the people of iowa. >> the highest ranking democrat in the state of iowa. >> senator joe lieberman. >> i haven't eaten anything other than the fried snickers. can't describe it. like going to heaven. >> we need to push back at the rnc. at the end of the day brad pitt could be in our debate. >> the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro >> whoever the nominee is gets to pick who their vice-president will be. >> very first running, i don't think there was anybody in the race on either side. she was asked, what was her litmus test for a supreme court justice, and the proper answer to that, the politically correct answer is, there isn't one, just the most qualified person, et cetera, et cetera. she said, i have a litmus test and i'll tell you what it is. i will appoint the supreme court justice who opposes citizens united. now, i'll tell you why that's important. most people say that important because we have the koch brothers buying elections, and that's terrible. it is terrible. but that's not why i

the state of iowa is now number two. let's bring in cnn politics executive editor mark preston joining us from the debate hall where it will all go down. talk to me about how big this really is. >> it's gigantic and something that we've been looking forward to see if ted cruz, the conservative texas senator would make his move in iowa and would it be connecting with those voters. in fact, it has. cruz is winning with key constituencies in iowa. these are constituencies that you need to win the caucus. he's winning social conservatives, conservatives themselves, financial conservatives. doing well with libertarians. now, his state party chairman has been telling me that for months they have been quietly building their network across the state and at some point it would pop and today we've seen it pop, poppy. >> i've spent time in iowa covering the last presidential election there and what i love about iowans is it's such an engaged electorate. what you see there is the critical evangelical vote and there are a lot of ques

iowa now ranks 57th for in-state value and 95th in the country for out-of-state tuition value. the university of northern iowa ranks right behind, at 58th for best in-state tuition value. 53rd for out-of-state student value. iowa state university comes in 3rd of the state's big 3, ranking 68th best value for in-state tuition, and 67th for out-of-state value. takes in account a variety of factors, including tuition, financial aid, and average salary of graduates. by the way, kiplinger's listed the university of north carolina at chapel hill as best u.s. college value. that's for both in-state and out-of-state students. stacey: the new lighted sculpture in downtown's cowles commons now has a name. the lighted led light sculpture is now named swirl. the sculpture, which is still being completed, will be 28 feet tall and 94 feet wide. it will also feature more than 8000 led lights. swirl's first official lighting will take place next month. another candidate has dropped out of the presidential race. south carolina senator lindsay graham says he's suspending his run for the republican nomination. graham has campai