we thank the congress very much. >> ladies and gentlemen the former united states senator from the state the earth, the honorable john glenn. >> thank you. >> thank you all very, very much. leaders of the house and senate, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, first thanks to each of you for being here today to share this very, very special occasion with us. from our founding days americans have been motivated by curiosity, about the new and the unknown, whether it was geographical exploration to push back the frontiers of a continent or microexploration in our laboratories. that curiosity in research coupled with an education system that let all our citizens benefit and contribute were the twin engines of progress that catapulted america into world preeminence. but there were other frontiers never before believed to be approachable. and for many, many thousands of years people had looked up and wondered, they'd been curious, about what was up there. and we must consider ourselves among the most fortunate of all generations, for we have lived at a time when the dream became a realit

i'm a businessman. >> reporter: hoff announce on friday he will run as a libertarian for the state senate seat being vacated by greg brower. brower announced in september he will not seek reelection. hoff planned on running for u.s. senate but changed his mind. >> i wanted to run for the u.s. senate in harry reid's spot. i thought it would be a great get to get his seat. i just couldn't come up with the $10 million without the interest special interest groups. i want nothing to do with them at palm. >> reporter: one of the reasons he joined is because of taxes and says one problem with the nevada senate say lack of business knowledge. passed the largest tax increase in nevada history. other than michelle fiori, only 2 ever issued a paycheck. >> reporter: she says nevada's education system as well as sex trafficking are his main concerns. >> nevada has the worst sex trafficking in america and the worst schools in america. it's type for a change. >> reporter: hoff will be going up against former assemblywoman heidi ganzert who already announced a bid to replace brower. senator brower is in

finally this week, just yesterday the vermont state senate voted to suspend him as a senator. he's the first vermont legislator ever stripped of his powers in that state. but the litany of sex assault charges against this guy from multiple women, some of whom were girls and not women during the alleged events of which he is accused, those have been rattling around behind the vermont state legislature like cans tied to its bumper for almost a year now. and everybody thinks of i think new england in general, vermont in particular as hippie-dippy, liberal, low-key, very blue states. but you look closely, and politics there are not only more rough and tumble than you might think, they're more scandalous than you might think and they are more bipartisan than you might think. that state senator who just got tloep out of his seat while facing these lurid charges in vermont, he's a republican and has had a long-time seat in the vermont state senate. the vermont governor's race was unexpectedly close. in 2014 you might remember the democratic incumbent did not cleanly win that election

he became a state senator in 1989 and served district four. that's abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. his funeral will be held this afternoon at the first presbyterian church in greenwood. the service is scheduled for 2:30 and will be followed by a private burial. o'dell was 77 years old. patrick: the powerball jackpot has hit a world record. no one took home the record breaking jackpot saturday. that means it continues to grow before this wednesday's drawing. billion for now. it is going to grow. ongoing ticket sales will no doubt make that total rise. officials say it's the biggest jackpot ever, growing since november fourth from its starting point of $40 million. they say the u.s. saw ticket sales of $277 million on friday alone and more than $400 million in sales on saturday. allyson: we have some two hour delays in the mountains. dale: yes we do. avery, madison, yancey. some delays in some of the northern counties of north carolina because of slippery spots from weekend snow and rain has refrozen with temperatures in the teens a

allyson: flags in anderson county are at half staff in memory of state senator william billy o'dell. the senator died in his sleep thursday morning. he became a state senator in 1989, serving district four. that's abbeville, anderson and greenwood counties. he was 77-years-old. geoff: commitment 2016, the greenville tea party has put the holiday season behind and is now gearing up for the political season. about 60 members of the group met in downtown greenville last night talking about politics and politicians. the south carolina, first in the south, primary is about six weeks away. the tea party doesn't endorse candidates but tells its members what to evaluate for before voting. donald trump and ted cruz are republicans in the latest polls. many at this gathering are still trying to decide. the candidates are campaigning hard with caucuses and primaries on the way, including donald trump and rock hill after controversy at vermont rally. nikole killion joining us live from our washington newsroom with more. good morning. nikole: good morning. donald trump will be in the palmetto stat

. >> state senator ray lesniak's house.he. >> the tougher days intent. >> big ones, little ones. >> working very hard on this hobby of mine. >> the 1st classic cars. ran from 1965 until september 11. i'm about a hundred miles north of new york city at the museum in kingston, new york. as you might know the mother are number of old train cars, but one in particular should catch your eye. it's an old pack train car. a subway car recovered from the basement of the world trade center on september 11. the port authority was storing the item at a hangar near jfk. >> a lucky happenstance that this con the one next to it did not get crushed. the other cars got crushed out right or had to pull the parts to get them out. on the exterior that are scratches and dents, but otherwise the cars largely intact. >> the president of the museum described an emotional day when the car made the voyage to its new home. ♪ >> on one hand, we are glad that we have it here, but it is nothing to jump for joy about because of the sadness of the day it

you are so lucky to have a united states senator who understands what it is to stand up for ordinary americans, and he is the leader in the united states senate to take our country back for ordinary americans again. [applause] let me thank berkeley beddel and dave nagel, two former congressmen from iowa who have been all over iowa for us, helping us. i don't know where dave is tonight, but i want to thank him. let me thank the international union of painters and allied trades for standing up. [applause] let me thank the american federation of state and county and municipal employees for all the help they've been. the service employees international union, the seiu, thank you so much. but, most of all, let me thank you, from all over america, coming to change this country. we haven't seen this in 30 years. now, in my generation was the last time i saw all this stuff going on, with people your all age, under 30 years old. and we were a little more -- we were -- what? when i was your age -- when i was your age we did change two presidents and changed the foreign policy of the united sta

my responsibility of state senators to pare tax the citizens in the state of iowa. what mr. trump is trying to communicate is i'm not saying well have any refugees because we've always been a welcoming country. we are all refugees from way back in history. but make sure that those refugees are vetted and we have the information. we can get information to the syrian government on people. and as a data five kids, i want to make sure that we are doing this ride and protecting americans from terrorist attacks. i agree with mr. trump on this. >> host: from maryland, independent line, alex, go ahead. >> caller: hi, good morning. i will leave a question for the senator. i don't believe donald trump is a good candidate for a man that is so fun in his campaign and you think would have large resources. we have heard very little actual possible solutions and policies. and for the senator and for my example is donald trump's comment about building a wall to do with immigration. ivy league. this isn't a good solution. i believe it is truly of runnable solution and know what the senator c

>> welcome to "nevada newsmakers," on the broadcast 2d former state senator maurice washington, running for another office. we'll talk to him about it with rand paul. on the power pundit panel, fred lokken, cecilia colling and john sande coming up next on all new "nevada newsmakers." >> "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you in part by the tahoe reno industrial center, retail association >> closed captioning of "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you by the nevada trucking association, trucking moves america forward. this is "nevada newsmakers" with host sam shad, a no holds barred political forum. now from the "nevada newsmakers" sam shad. >> back on "nevada newsmakers," we're pleased to welcome back to the program after an absence, former state senator maurice washington, now candidate for washoe county commissioner. welcome. >> thanks, sam, good to be here. >> so you're back. >> i'm back. >> running. >> what were you thinking? why are you running, let me put it that way? >> actually i'm looking forward to the opportunity between the local governments, reno, sparks and washoe county. it'

state of iowa. as a statebility senator is to protect the citizens of the state of iowa. mr. trump is trying to communicate, listen, i'm not won't have any refugees here. we're a welcoming country. we're all refugees from way back in history. sure that those refugees are vetted and we have the information. we can't get information from people.an government on i as a dad of five kids, want to are doing thiswe right and protecting americans from a terrorist attack. agree with mr. trump on this. host: from rockville, maryland, line, alex good morning. caller: good morning. start with a couple of points a question for the senator. i don't believe donald trump is good candidate for a man who is self-funding his campaign and hopefully you think would have large resources. we've heard very little solutions on policy, good policy.s to for the senator and for my example, donald trump comment about building a wall to deal with immigration. i believe this isn't a good solution. i don't believe it is. truly a plausible solution and i'll let the senator comment what he thinks. guest: okay

state senator gerald malloy, and state representative beth bernstein have also filed legislation dealing with inside south carolina's schooo... is it time close the doors at two rural schools in kershaw county? that's what leaders are considering. the county school board is meeting next week to discuss the future of bethune elementary and mount pisgah elementary schools. officials are considering moving students into a new building --- or into one of the existing schools after renovations. a meeting to discuss options will be held at mount pisgah elementary tuesday night at 6 pm. any plan would have to be approved by district voters. the city of west columbia is asking people living near alpine drive to boil their water before drinking it. west columbia officials are working to repair a water line break that may cause customers to lose water pressure, experience cloudy water or sediment in the water. people living in that area should boil their water for

he previously served in the house of representatives and was then elected to the state senate where he served as chair of the joint illinois legislative black caucus. from the beginning, senator trotter has championed health care initiatives for women and children and addressing environmental justice issues as well as laws banning assault weapons. i think we can all think about why that's particularly salient thing at this moment, witnessing the current events unfold.

the mayor, joining new hampshire state senator donna soucy in launching a grassroots canvass in manchester. he and other volunteers spent the day knocking on doors and talking about clinton' s vision >> that makes a difference, but human contact, tell your story, why you are here. i am here because i care about this country, i care about my city, i care about every city in america. reid: in addition to walsh, congressman richard neal, and massachusetts treasurer deb goldberg also helped launch grassroots efforts for clinton in keene and salem, new hampshire. today democrat bernie sanders officially expanded his massachusetts operation. there is now a new campaign office in worcester. the location on park avenue has been used by other candidates in the past. including martha coakley. pam: waltham police searching

we talked with state senator tom garrett ... who was originally opposed to ending reciprocity agreements with other states. he says he and several other legislators weren't expecting what i'm doing right now is trying to figure out exactly what the governor's promising, whether or not he even has the capacity of forcing the attorney general's hand as it relates to the steps that he's taken. mcauliffe's agreement today still has to be voted on in the general assembly. right now, the move to end reciprocity agreements for concealed carry permits with the 25 other states has been delayed until march first ... when that vote is expected to happen. new tonight at 11 ... virginia reporters will once again be allowed to get an up-close look at state senate operations. g-o-p senate majority leader tommy norment had reporters banned at the start of the 20-16 legislative session earlier this month. he faced criticism from democrats ... national press organizations ... and some members of the caucus following the move. norment says he reach

the mayor, joining new hampshire state senator donna soucy in launching a grassroots canvass in manchester. he and other volunteers spend the day knocking on doors and talking about clinton' s vision for the country. >> that makes a difference, the human contact, tell your story why you are here. i' m here because i care about your city, i care about my city, i care about every city in reid: in addition to walsh, congressman richard neal, and massachusetts treasurer deb goldberg also helped launch grassroots efforts for clinton in keene and salem, new hampshire. today democrat bernie sanders officially expanded his massachusetts operation. there is now a new campaign office in worcester. the location on park avenue has been used by other candidates in the past. , including martha coakley. pc: the patriots road to the super bowl starts with the kansas city chiefs. the teams are on the field right now, but fans have been showing

today's event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing at the university of nevada reno yesterday. a 3 vehicle accident on the 215 at warm springs this morning headache. eastbound 215 was closed from the airport connector to warm springs for more than 5 hours after the driver of a lexus went the wrong way on the 215, striking 2 other cars. police are investigating the accident. another crash overnight left more than 2 thousand people without power for a short time ...after a car crashed into a transformer near sahara and fort apache. the power went out around 1 this morning... however the lights were restored just over an hour later. no word on injuries in that crash. right now.. a river flood warning is still effect for sarasota, florida and the surrounding area. the national weather service blames two tornadoes for the damage and two deaths. siesta key and sarasota key were hit the hardest as storms pounded central florida overnight. strong and gusty win

state senator frank wagner has it as the new chairman of the senate commerce and labor committee. wagner will help influence more than $350 million to the economic engine known as the norfolk international terminal and port. other than speaker of the house, chris jones could hold the number two power position in the house. chairman of the house appropriations committee. jones will help direct how over his committee has the power to kill governor terry mcauliffe's budget amendment for 100 $57 million to expand medicaid. his media work rise in the house of delegates lands him as chairman of the house transportation committee. last but perhaps the most powerful of all is state senator tommy norman. he is not only cochairmen of hampton roads has not had the kind of muscle that they have needed for a couple of years. i am delighted that we now have that position. don: we will cover our immediate forecast for the overnight hours. a couple of events going on. weather events that are not too distant future. friday night, very likely see night. during the overnight hours. friday looks fine

thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the assistant democratic leader of the united states senateay for this great honor. you may have heard that we had a little snowstorm in chicago over the weekend. more than 19 inches of snow. more snow in 24 hours than we usually see in two or three months. and yesterday morning while the snow was still falling, the winds were blowing at 45 miles an hour. and someone asked, do you think louis knox and casey selski are going to make it here to washington? and i said not even an historic blizzard is going to stop the devil's brigade from being here. i honor them today, sons of illinois and part of the group being honored. [ applause ] louis there in the front row had a tough time getting into the service. the day after pearl harbor he volunteered, went down to the post office to volunteer to serve in the marines and they took a look at the young man and said, sorry, with that overbite you'll never be able to serve. six months later he was in the army and became part of this elite fighting force. thank you for being here with us today. [ applause

seat of republican senator mark lipparelli. 3 (bill)>> and speaking of state politics... - nevada democratic congressional candidate and former assemblywoman "lucy flores"is endorsing bernie sanders for president. flores said in a statement yesterday.... that she would stand with the vermont senator in the fight to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour and offer free college tuition. flores is in a competitive four-way democratic primary for nevada's 4th congressional district seat. the district includes most of northern clark county, part of lyon county, and all of esmeralda, lincoln, mineral, nye and white pine counties. 3 (samantha)>> with one month to go before the nevada caucuses .. democrats held a mock caucus training last ngiht... to help people understand how it all works. assemblywoman "amber joiner" of the 24th district was able to teach those who attended the training .... about how to democratic caucuses.but what if you're not a registered democrat and want to vote in the upcoming caucuses? party leaders say it's not a problem if you're a registered

kitchen was the second african-american woman to be elected to the state senate back in 1996. she won four more consecutive terms. kitchen is the head of the philadelphia senate delegation and the chairwoman on public health and welfare. >>> an fbi investigation led to a guilty plea for allentown's former city comptroller. prosecutors say she and others were involved in a bribery and kick back scheme, allegedly demanding campaign contributions from vendors in exchange for city business. that official hasn't been named. covalue is the first official charged. >>> next at 6:00, legal trouble for local travel agents. tonight the nbc 10 investigators look into passengers not getting their tickets or their refunds. >>> plus, it's becoming a trend. another local university says no to hoverboards. >>> got a friday gem before we get some rain coming up from the gulf. what's in store for the three-day weekend, my first alert forecast is next. >>> and we continue to follow breaking news. the eagles have a new head coach. comcast sportsnet confirms the eagles will hire kansas city chiefs c

the event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. we are continuing to deal with a cold front pattern that develops within the pacific northwest and shifts east/southeast through southern nevada. today we have a small chance for showers within the valley with much better chances around rock and the spring and sheep mountain ranges. our window really lies within the morning and then builds back in around the later afternoon into the early evening. above 7000ft should yield snow and ice with accumulations

supported by nevada state senator kelvin atkinson and assembyman elliot anderson. congresswoman dina titus has written a letter to the public utilities commission of nevada. she is asking the panel of three regulators to reverse their decision last month - that led to higher rates and charges for solar power customers. she says - quote - "(solar power) has diversified our state's economy, created thousands of good-paying jobs, and provided local residents with the opportunity to utilize our natural resources to improve the environment while saving money... "it is critical that those nevadans who have made the investment in rooftop solar not have the rug pulled out from under them." the change in net companies like "solar-city" and "solar-run" to completely pull out of nevada. a restaurant manager denies ever telling a job applicant she was too fat - to make good tips. "it hurts me as far as for her to think that a-way. because i'm not that a-way and people in this town know i'm not that a-way." now - a fierce

and i might add for my part with nearly 29 years in the united states senate, i have been attending state of the union messages since 1985. ronald reagan was my first. it was my last two. the president's agenda for 16 is clear from the speech he gave last night is bold and i think that is particularly true when it comes to foreign policy. the reason for at is simple. in this extraordinarily complicated time, the demand for the united states leadership -- the demand for leadership everywhere, but the demand particularly for leadership from the president appropriately called the most powerful nation in the world is as high as it has ever been and we understand that and we accept that responsibility willingly. that is why the united states will remain more engaged, more places around the world than any other time in history. the president's primary sponsor ability as all of you know is and always has been to protect the people of our country, protect the american people. he underscored that again last night and i know each of you can relate to that because ndu's mission is to educate, develo

state senator lydia brasch... and congressman jeff fortenberry. 3 "he loved the people so much, and i'd just like to thank everybody, our gogornor, the senators, the congress people, all of our military, everyone, thank you so much for coming, you."the 45 - year - old was a member of the new york city police department for 16 ars... heas a member of the new york air national guard... to 3 "events like this are important, for the families to say goodbye to their loved ones, for us as a community to be here for those families who have lost their loved ones. and also fofous as a state and a nations to be inspired by people like joe lemm, who have been such great american heroes, who sacrifice their lives for our freedoms."governor rickets has

he's been a united states senator since 2006. he's been in the house since 1991. he was mayor of burlington before that. he has been in many, many very,

president, today will be great day in the united states senate because we will actually pass a bill that as a result of bipartisan effort led by two very able and dedicated leaders chairman alexander and ranking member senator patty murray. they've done an outstanding job in guiding the committee encouraging open debate extensive hearings i want to naacp them. dedication shows in -- i want to thank them. we acknowledge ranking member scott in the house. here we were led by two educators. a former president of a university the former secretary of education and senator alexander and senator murray, a teacher herself who has taught us many lessons in our caucus. today we come now with the rewrite of a bill that started 50 years ago where lyndon johnson wanted to have a war on poverty. had passed the elementary secondary education act. it was the first time that the federal government was going to be involved in education and wanted to be sure that there were federal resources to help lift children out of poverty. because many of us agree with the great former secretary of state, condolezza

state senators are set to vote on a controversial bill to increase k-12 funding... it likely won't pass the democratic-led senate... because democrats are hoping for a four percent increase. this would only increase funding by two percent. we're following a developing story out of new orleans this morning... a massive fire has broken out at a commercial building there... take a look... this is on canal street. you see flames billowing out of the building there... the six alarm call came in around three am... no word on what caused the fire or if there are any injuries at this point. we'll keep you updated as we get more information. president obama is getting in on the president is meeting privately with democratic candidate bernie sanders at the white house today... no word on what they'll discuss... but the two are calling the meeting informal. that comes just days after obama praised sanders' main rival -- hillary clinton -- in an interview with politico. obama has not endorsed a potential successor. a popular tourist attraction may soon be in jeopardy... today n

however, south carolina state senator gerald malloy is proposing a bill that would expand that to 28 days, to allow more time for a background check. gabrielle: thanks, patrick. we want to know what you think. take our now poll, and let us know if you think the president's executive actions will reduce the number of mass shootings in the united states. the poll is on the wyff facebook, twitter, and website home page. here's a look so far at your answers. 3% of you say yes, 90% of you say no. 70 -- 7% say time will tell. go ahead and vote, there is still time. nigel: just into the newsroom tonight, governor nikki haley has been tapped to give the republican response to president obama's the president will speak to the nation next haley says she is tuesday. honored to deliver the response. she says she will talk about the great challenges and opportunities the country has right now. in a release, house speaker paul ryan says haley is the right choice to lay out a positive vision, and alternative to the

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate, dr.lack, gives the invocation. >> let us pray. god and father of all, we praise you for your infinite love that provides us with help when we need it most. we thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony in honor of world war ii members of the civil air patrol. we're grateful that this organization, as speaker boehner has pointed out, was created six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. it provided civilian air support that helped us win world war ii. thank you for its members who more than self their country loved and died so that this nation might live. inspire us from this legacy of service and sacrifice to give our lives for causes greater than ourselves so that we shall leave this world better than we found it. we pray in your holy name, amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, the united states representative from the tenth district of texas, the honorable michael t. mccaul. [ applause ] >> thank you. what a great day. 73 years ago this week america was attacked

nebraska governor pete ricketts, state senator lydia brasch, and congressman jeff fortenberry. 3 "he loved the people so much, and i'd just like to thank everybody, our governor, the senators, the congress people, all of our military, everyone, thank you so much for coming, and sharing with us. thank you."the 45-year-old was a 3 member of the new york city police department for 16 years, and also a member of the new york air national guard. 3 "events like this are important, for the families to say goodbye to their loved ones, for us as a community to be here for those families who have lost their loved ones. and also for us as a state and a nations to be inspired by been such great american heroes, who sacrifice their lives for our freedoms."governor 3 rickets has officially

. >> the state senator and delegates chris jones think taxpayers got a raw deal on tunnel tolls. tonight they have their own ideas on how to protect taxpayers from any more bad deals. >> look what occurred with the downtown tunnel. i think we all agreed that was handled the wrong way. >> the delegates chris jones says it's wrong to put up a toll without offering a free alternative route that has no tolls. >> we have tolls on the high rise bridge. you have to have free alternatives on the high rise bridge. if you add more lanes you would toll the new lanes. >> same for the hampton road no new lane, no new toll. >> if you want to add two more lanes you could toll that. >> but until you do that there will be no tolls on the high rise bridge? >> the way that the bill is written if it's passed, that would be correct. >> what about the reversible lanes? >> they request we look at the hot lane going to the base and convert it to a hot lane configuration. >> now is the appropriate time to have that discussion. do we want tolls or increase the effort through gasoline? >> the state senator

. >>> republicans could lose control of the state senate because the map is split nearly evenly. >>> almost half of florida they surveyed registered republican and democratic voters. 47% supported trump and 36% - - >> the most expensive tollroad has been built. it gives drivers an easier way to navigate. and as roy found out, it is not just in a fitting those who are actually going to use them. >> 62 people million - - 62 million people are visiting the area and new roads are quickly becoming a necessity. and we watched them open the first section of the parkway. it stretches to county road 435 which is expected to relieve there is much needed, but sections of the park have already opened. and state later - - leaders say this will relieve congestion to certain roads. >> it will be easier for the locals to make it out of those local homes and businesses. >> reporter: this is just a preview. the tollroad will run through the state reserve and seminal state forest. local leaders made sure to incorporate what was necessary to conserve parts of the area. >> we also have wildlife jump outs

yesterday new jersey state senate president steve sweeney introduced a bill that would give the state the right to make decisions about atlantic city and sell city assets. sweeney says the city has proven itself incapable of living in its means. he says it can no longer look to the state to bail it out. the city council man is calling for public hearings on the bill. he wrote an open letter say ig feel strongly that we need the opportunity to address atlantic city's various problems. it's my sincere hope after hearing from elected officials, community civic and social leaders you will entertain a change. christie has not said if he supports the takeover. >> 5:16, today a judge will decide if the case against ethan couch will be moved from juvenile to adult court. members of mothers against drunk driving are planning to be at the hearing in texas. they want to see couch's case moved to adult durt assure his probation extends beyond his 19th birthday. he became known after his lawyers used his pampered and privileged upbringing as a defense after killing four people in a drunk driving c

the mayor, joining new hampshire state senator donna soucy in launching a grassroots canvass in manchester. he and other volunteers spent the day knocking on doors and talking about clinton' s vision >> that makes a difference, but human contact, tell your story, why you are here. i am here because i care about this country, i care about my city, i care about every city in america. reid: in addition to walsh, congressman richard neal, and massachusetts treasurer deb goldberg also helped launch grassroots efforts for clinton in keene and salem, new hampshire. today democrat bernie sanders officially expanded his massachusetts operation. there is now a new campaign office in worcester. the location on park avenue has been used by other candidates in the past. including martha coakley. pam: waltham police searching for a bank robbery suspect, the armed thief caught on camera. it happened at the td bank on second avenue yesterday. the suspect dressed in a black hoody, black ski mask, and dark sunglasses. police describe the weapon as a semi-automatic handgun, the bank teller said it appeared t

sister christina tartaglione is a current state senator. so what will happen next? there could be other indictments in connection with this case. right now, renee' could be facing years in jail. that's the very latest. lucy, back to you. >> all right, thank you karen. >>> select panel of pennsylvania state senators split along party lines today. but did endorse an eventful vote on whether to remove attorney general kathleen kane from office. she currently lacks a valid law license. the special committee voted to hold the floor vote that probably won't happen unless state supreme court rules against appending request by kane to have her license reinstated. kane maintains the process to remove her from office is and constitutional. she's been without a valid license since october she's fight fighting criminal charges she leaked grand jury material and lied about it under oath. >>> you may have heard them buzzing overhead and read a lot about potential dangers they pose. one city official says drones could do a lot to help keep you safe. the plan he revealed today. >>

. >> state senator. >> senator tom harkin, you don't have to win the caucuses if you come in a good second or third >> somebody said, paul strauss. the automatic 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. >> jon huntsman. >> senator ted cruz. >> senator chuck grassley. >> haven't eaten anything other than the fried snickers. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back on the rnc. this is a dumb way to do it. >> i think it's important because it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton castro ticket. >> whoever the nominee is, gets to select their vice-president. >>> will be the envy of than you. i'm an optimist about the potential of the country. i'm not naive. it is truly time to lead, and our president has to be -- [inaudible] -- if you think the end is near, you're walking around all the time, the problems are overwhelming and nothing is going to happen and all we have to do is just be angry about it, then maybe -- if that your world -- hopeful and believe in the

at the state capitol, state senators are hearing from iowa's medicaid director about aboutplans to privatize the system in about a month. critics say the plan will do little to save the state money, and is moving too fast--causing confusion and even lapses in coverage for some iowans.those in charge of putting it all together to make sure everything goes smoothly--including communication training for the managed care companies. "in addition t tthat cocounication plan there has been a series of informational lettters out to providors and we've also been developing scripts that align in all of our call centers to make sure all the information is clear. and are soon to be launching some social media platforms for iowa health link that have not been laucnhed before but we will be launching those shortly as well." well."state senator liz mathis, a vocal critic of the plan, says patients are still getting patients are the plan, says vococ critic of liz mathis, a a ate senator state senator liz mathis, a vocal critic of the plan, says patients are still getting conflicting information about whether

this is the 1st time that the united states senate has debated energy policy reform in 18 years. more than eight years that we have had this kind of debate. i was here yesterday morning it was an interesting morning. my left ear and went down the hallway and there was a group of moderator nine young kids with the fellow who works on the house side. he was giving them a little bit of a field trip. i think he had kid duty. we had a fabulous conversation and understanding the difference between house member of the senate member. what are you working on? well, it is really exciting. picking up energy legislation, reform legislation. there were you born? one little girl says 2007. well, not the last time we had energy legislation on the floor. and i said look at what happened to you. you have grown, gotten smarter: been exposed to a lot of things. sometimes it helps to put passage of time in relation to our kids because we can see that. the process we have built some about a bipartisan bill, and should enjoy the respect of the debate as we move forward to attempt to modernize our ener

everybody knows the last seven years, barack obama when he was united states senator was kind enough to come to vermont and campaign for me. i have never forgotten that. in 2008 i did my best to see that he would be elected president as i did in 2012. as was the case in a democratic society. we have differences of opinion. i was on the floor of the center for three hours. by and large over the next 7 years on major issue after major issue i have stood by his side where he has taken on unprecedented republican obstructionism, and trying to do the right thing with the american people. >> will you go negative against hillary clinton? >> it was just a discussion to get myself updated on some of the current issues facing the country. and how we deal with isis, a testament about iran and how we work with iran and our relationship with iran. >> do you think hillary clinton or anybody else -- has hillary clinton ever played for president with obama? >> the people of iowa will make that decision. >> how do you tackle the threat of isis differently? >> frankly we did talk about this. as you al

in the united states senate, it is easy to stop things. it is not hard to stop things in the united states senate. that's why everybody's so mad. because it's easy to stop things. so you're running around saying, oh, my accomplishment is, i did something easy, i jumped a hurdle that was three inches high. because that's how easy it is to stop things in the united states senate. what's hard in the united states senate, what's hard in washington, d.c., is fighting things and getting something done. if you want someone who can do the easy stuff and has no track record in doing the hard stuff, there are a plenty of options for you in this race. if you want someone who's actually accomplished something -- i know that's a dirty word -- experience -- in this election, but here's my final point i'll make. i use it by way of analogy. i see someone who might be a fan of this university. iowa state is just up the road. all due respect, you got a lousy football team. all right. and you have for a long time. and so, you know what, i'm sure there's a lo

any time he speaks it is similar to when he was on the state senate stage or the senate stage. >> could you see the potential back then he could be the presidential candidate. >> interestingly enough after he gave his dnc address was in 2004 i turned to my mom and said he's going to be the next president of the united states. she brushed it off. well, you know, that's just a speech and there's still four years to go. and four years later he was the president. i like taking credit for that. >> i won't say i was responsible but i had the crystal ball then. >> executive orders, that's what seems to be the order of the day for president obama at this point. what else do you think he's going to try and get passed. >> it is hard to say because of the gridlock in washington. you know, this republican controlled congress and democratic president they don't we seen lame duck presidents not final year. it is hard to say. i think one of the big things he's going to want to try do is the gun issue. what he's going to do about that i could not say but that's probably going to be one of his big issue