four years ago, congressman steve king watched the iowa the sideline ... this time around he's getting more involved. king says he's spent months weighing the candidates ... and this weekend he decided it was time to offer an endorsement. in doing so ... king says god is answering his prayers. 44200-44223 "the candidate i endorse does listen and does think ... i believe ted cruz is the candidate is the naswer to my prayers ... restore the soul of america." king says they are dozens of reach to earn his endorsement. they list includes fully repealing the affordable care act, building a and offering a plan to defeat isis. king also says the candidate must be able to win the general election and be favored amongst the conservative wing of the republican party. he says no one fits that bill better than cruz. king says he is also impressed by dr. ben carson ... but says carson is too much of an outsider to really fix washington. 44450-44532 "when i make my statements about the intellect of ted cruz i give pause ... you need to know what's going on in the organis

texas senator ted cruz has picked up a key congressman steve king. the 4th district republican said this morning cruz has always stuck to his principles. king says cruz would appeal to a wide range of republicans. and after almost a year of discussion, the sioux city pool committee has finally made some recommendations for the pools' futures. committee members recommended closing cook and leeds pools after the 2016 swimming season. those pools would then be replaced with splash pads. these plans are recommendations, and aren't final. that's a look at your just home headlines. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the forecast. rain moved through early today (with even some rumbles of thunder) and then we stayed gloomy, drizzly, and foggy. rain will be on the increase again tonight and good chances of rain, and maybe even some thunderstorms, will last through the day on tuesday. chances of showers will continue into tuesday night and wednesday the afternoon on wednesday. temperatures will be trending downward with tomorrow being the warmest of

the iowa conservative congressman, steve king throwing his support behind ted cruz. king said would support most of the candidates in the field... but he feels that cruz can energize the christian conservative base, and push back on what he calls failures of the obama administration. king said he respects both the front-runners, ben carson and donald trump, but feels like their lack of experience in politics holds them back. cruz was not there for the endorsement but sent out this tweet. i am beyond honored to receive congressman @stevekingia's endorsement. and tomorrow, we'll sit down with a republican frontrunner live... ben carson is joining dave price for an iowa forum . it's from four until five... right here on channel 13. we'll dive into the issue of education... on wednesday, bobby jindal will discuss health topics with dave, from d-macc in ankeny. thursday, donald trump will join us at d-macc in newton to talk about jobs. if you'd like tickets to the wednesday or thursday events check out our website who-tv- as an everyday business person, and not colonel san

nats: huckabee fires gun iowa congressman, steve king hosted his annual pheasant hunt this weekend and invited a few presidential candidates including ted cruz, bobby jindal, mike huckabee and the annual event has attracted presidential candidates in the past and continues to draw in conservative candidates for the white house. "i said one of our objectives is the intergenerational transfer of patriotism and thats one of the objectivesthe other is the concept of full spectrum constitution conservatism" deborah 42 participants picked up their rifles and hunted alongside steve king in honor of colonel bud day. a sioux city native and decorated world war two hero. debora while on that pheasant hunt...texas senator ted cruz ....spoke out about his disappointment following wednesday's g-o-p presidential debate. cruz says he has the solution for the next debate....and every one after that. "(sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "we shouldn't have republican primary debates moderated by liberal democrats. that shouldn't be a controversial proposition. the democratic primaries are moderat

steve king/(r) iowa. the candidate i'll be endorsing has been unmatched in his tenacity to take on the washington cartels. he knows how washington works and has successfully taken on the dc elites. he has consistently stood on principle. cruz did not attend king's announcement. he was campaigning in south carolina. but cruz praised the decision in a statement, calling king a "courageous conservative" and one of the "few truly principled men and women" in washington. jenna: today, one of the largest for- profit education companies in the country. yielded their case in court the united states reached a settlement with "education management corporation", over allegations of illegal recruiting, consumer fraud, and other violations. attorney general loretta lynch announced the settlement today in washington. (loretta lynch/u.s. attorney general) " essentially, the more students a recruiter was induced to enroll in the school, the more money that that recruiter would receive four separate federal lawsuits again

stacey: congressman steve king today officially endorsed ted cruz for president. king believes both he and cruz are grounded on shared values. king just returned from an trip overseas making stops in turkey, hungary, croatia and serbia. kevin: turning now to the latest on the paris terror attacks and investigation. paris reopened for the first time since friday's attacks. u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrived in paris today to show solidarity with the french government. meanwhile, investigators say they still cannot identify 15 of the 129 people killed in friday's attacks. was caught in the middle of friday's attacks. emily wright was inside stade de france, when bombs exploded outside the stadium. wright and 3 friends tried to leave afterward, but were met by a swarm of people running back into the stadium. they were eventually able to return safely to wright's apartment in cergy. she spoke with us today through facetime. >> i learned that one of the suicide bombers, his intention was to go into the stadium and, he had a ticket to go to the soccer game and th

ted cruz has picked up a key iowa endorsement from congressman steve king. the 4th district republican said this morning cruz has always called him the "candidate who is the answer to my prayers." rep. steve king / (r) iowa "the pillars of american exceptionalism have been badly damaged by the assaults from the left. it's our job to defend those pillars and refurbish them, for they are the foundation of the soul of america. that's why my consistent prayer for nearly a year has been to ask god to raise up a leader whom he will use to retore the soul of america." king says cruz would appeal to a wide range of republicans. cruz is among 14 candidates vying for the republican nomination. he has campaigned heavily in iowa and will be in the state later this week. in a news release, cruz said he was honored to receive the endorsement. the community of homer, nebraska came together sunday to honor the memory of a local firefighter who died in the line of duty 25 years ago. ktiv's tommie clark shows us how gene copple is being remembered. << the streets of homer, ne

ted cruz has picked up a key iowowendorsement from congressman steve king. the 4th district republican said this morning cruz has always stuck to his principles and he called him the "candidate who is the answer to my prayers." rep. steve king / (r) iowa "the pillars of american exceptionalism have been badly damaged by the assaults from the left. it's our job to defend those pillars and refurbish them, for they are the foundation of thth soul of america. that's why my consistent prayeye for nearly a year has been to ask god to raise up a leader sheila king says cruz would appeal to a wide range of republicans. cruz is among 14 candidates vying for the republican nomination. he has campaigned heavily in iowa and will be in the state later this week. in a news release, cruz said he was honored to receive the endorsement. for moreren what king had to s s about senator cruz and why he endorses him, you can head over to our website. members of siouxland's islamic community are condemning friday's terrorist attacks in paris. the islamic center of siouxland adopte

polling showing ted cruz just behind donald trump in iowa as he picks up an endorsement from senator steve kingll talk with congressman king ahead. >>> we're keeping an eye on chicago tonight where protesters have gathered after police released videos shooting the shooting death of 17-year-old laquon mcdonald. today the officer was charged with first degree murder. hours later, officials released the video showing the moment the officer opened fire hitting laquan mcdonald 16 times. the court ordered the release of the video before tomorrow. the prosecutor announced she moved up her announcement of charges because of the release date of the video. right now protesters are on the streets. we'll continue to monitor what's happened there and bring you updates as warranted. >>> the ted cruz presidential campaign is having an awfully good week and a half. last night he scored the endorsement of celebrity conservative actor james woods who labeled obama a true abomination and backed cruz after the two spoke for 40 minutes by phone about our love of this country according to woods at this time with twi

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deborah: a total of 42 participants picked up their rifles and hunted alongside steve king in honor of colonel bud day. a sioux city native and decorated world war two hero. deborah: gop presidential candidates are not happy with the way debates are run. now rivals..are coming together to discuss their demands. reporter brian stelter has the details. " " fallout from this week's republican presidential debate continues. g-o-p candidates are so unhappy with how c-n-b-c handled the event -- they're meeting this weekend to discuss what they want from t-v networks in the remaining debates. c-n-n senior media correspondent brian stelter reports. --reporter pkg-as follows-- the leading gop candidates .. outraged over their treatment at wednesday's debate.. meeting in washington sunday night to rewrite the ground rules for the next round. among those calling for change.. ben carson. (dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate) "debates are supposed to be to get to know the candidates, and get to know what's behind them and what their thinking process is, what their philosophy is, and what it

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nats: huckabee fires gun jessica rae: iowa congressman, steve king hosted his annual colonel bud day feasant hunt this weekend. g-o-p presidential candidates.... ted cruz, bobby jindal, mike huckabee and rick santorum joined in on the action. king says the event aims to celebrate conservatism. "i said one of our objectives is the intergenerational transfer of patriotism and thats one of the objectives, the other is the concept of full spectrum constitution conservatism" jessica rae: after getting the chance to hit the huhuing trails, prpridential candidate mike huckabee says he had such a good time...he's thinking aboutstaying a bit longer. first time at this lodge and what a beautiful amazing lodge it is im thinking about sending for my things and moving in. jessica rae: a total of 42 participants picked up their rifles and hunted alongside steve king in honor of colonel bud day. a sioux city native and decorated world war two hero. jessica rae: while on that feasant hunt...texas senator ted cruz .... spoke out about his disappointment following wednesday's g-o-p presidential debate.

republican steve king gave his endorsement to ted cruz earlier this morning during a press conference at the des moines marriott. he says he believes the texas senator is the only one qualified to fix a quote "corrupt" government. king also says he hopes he can help ted cruz however he can for the rest of his campaign. 04:43:22 i'm in with both feet. want to help all the ways i can. we're at a pivotal point. i respect them 04:43:44 after king's announcement, cruz had this to say on his campaign page, "i can't thank steve enough and know that his help gives us a significant advantage as we continue to grow and have success in iowa and across the nation. we now know the names of the victims of a fatal crash in des moines. it happened in the 37 hundred block of hubbell avenue... around six last night. the crash left two people dead... and another seriously injured. police say 53 year old deanna gliem was traveling southbound on hubbel avenue when she struck the car of 60 year old richard hummel...who was riding with 59 year old randall sonnenburg. hummel and sonnenburg both died in the c

for potential voters. " " and a number of the big names in the political world joined congressman steve king for his pheasant hunt. deborah an overnight fire in a sioux city neigborhood has dead... it happened at 14- 14 center street. tonight, authorities are investigating what sparked that fire. deborah: good evening and thanks for joining us... i'm deborah souverain. that wasn't the only blaze last night. fire fighters responded to another fire just minutes later.....at a nearby home. abc 9's bria bell has the details. "i was inside with my children and i just heard someone pounding on my door and i came out and the mother of my baby broke my front door window asking for help," said cristal santiago who lives across the street from the fire scene. sioux city fire crews were called to the 1400 block of center street at 11:25 late last night. neighbors reported hearing a man and woman screaming for help because a child was inside a burning house. according to an official report from the sioux city fire rescue department, the fire was so strong that crews had to attack the male victim was fou

jenna fresf his endorsement announcement, iowa representatice steve king will be making campiagn stops with texas senator ted cruz. jenna: king endorsed cruz for president on monday. the two are going to be in sioux city on friday. the event is being held at 10 a-m at the stark student center at briar cliff university. tim: the clock is ticking for health insurance. open enrollment has already started, but it is not too late to get signed up. free health insurance enrollment assistance is available at a couple of planned parenthoods across northwest iowa, where they will sit down with you to discuss the many options and plans that you are eligible for. "insurance and health care is full of lingo and the plans vary so ch, by just a little bit, that it really helps to have someone there to just hold your hand and exexain things as you're going along. it can be a very intimidating process when you're talking about your income, your health and the law," said radloff. walk-ins are accepted, but it is highly recommended that you schedule an appointment beforehand. open enrollment closes on j

no one would argue steve king's endorsement's responsible for all of it. but the poll shows tea parties, evangelicals, and the most conservative all now put cruz as their top choice. cruz is no longer fighting for their support with scott walker, rick perry and bobby jindal...since all three dropped out of the president race. and former caucus winners rick santorum and mike huckabee have so far found far less support from iowans like they did in the past. here's something else that's changed. those terrorist attacks on people in paris have dominated frightened the world and angered those ready for vengeance. the quinnipiac poll found when it comes to foreign policy, no other republican cruz. don't count out donald trump. why should you. he's back on top in this poll and his five point gain in the past month is second most only to cruz. likely republican caucusgoers think trump's their best best on all the economy, taxes and leadership. and while those caucusgoers liked cruz best on foreign policy...overall, when it comes to fighting terrorists, they prefer

opportunity for any boy or girl, in any corner of our country, to succeed in life,' iowa congressman steve king endorsed thompson's republican presidential bid in 2008. thompson finished third and dropped out of the race a few weeks later. john boehner says he's looking forward to life after the house speaker job. former house speaker"i get to walk up to starbucks and back by myself. i get to walk to pete's diner and back by myself. dana bash: "meaning without your security?" former house speaker"exactly. i can't wait. i can't wait." boehner also said he's looking forward to doing more yoga... something he once did with new house speaker... paul ryan. coming up in the next half hour of today in iowa... merging services. two metro cities are a step closer to sharing a fire department the formality tonight to make that happen. big win... the kansas city

republican steve king says he has a major announcement regarding the caucuses. king will make the announcement from the des moines marriott... at 9-30 a- m. no word on what it will be about... but some speculate it could be an endorsement. he didn't endorse a presidential candidate in 20-12... but in 2008... he endorsed fred thompson. fresh off the debate stage in two democratic presidential hopefuls headed to ames for a more causal atmosphere. music hillary clinton and martin o'malley headlined the "central iowa democrat fall barbeque." much like saturday's debate... the paris attacks and terrorism dominated the conversation. but the candidates also took time to differentiate themselves on issues like college education... i want young people know i think college is great . make college affordable and get debt down but i want a people and not so young people who need to get re skilled, who may have lost a job and need a second chance. i have put forward a plan to move us to debt free college in five years for all american families and unlike the other candidates

prior to the event i sat down with the the presidential candidate and iowa congressman steve king. "they've been playing on fear in order to score political points, or to said president tim seaman so do you expect to sit down with him when he returns to the united states ? " my response is if he wants to insult me come and insult me to me face," said sen ted cruz. "ya know it's easy to toss a cheap insult when there's no one there to respond. let's have a one on one debate about his syrian refugee policy and his foreign policy. the problem stems from the very top. it stems from president obama's refusal to acknowledge radical islamic terrorism. he stands up and bizarly says the islamic state is not islamic. now that makes no sense," said sen. ted cruz tim seaman reporting but you have talked about christians being admitted and muslims not being admitted or at least a discussion of that. how do you determine? people aren't going to bring an id card that says i'm a christian, how do you know who's whio ? "well look, the way our system works and lets step back for a minute. for severa

sabrina: elias: iowa congressman steve king endorsed fellow republican and presidential candidate ted cruz yesterday. king is the first g-o-p congressman from iowa to endorse a candidate. he says cruz stands up for conservative values and president obama while in washington. elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib if you liked the gloomy and wet look of yesterday you are in luck, because we have more of the same weather sticking around today! clouds will be thick this morning through the afternoon with plenty of rain stuck in the forecast and mild afternoon temps. the rain today is going to be heaviest through the morning hours with any showers in the afternoon much lighter and more scattered. temperatures today are going to be able to stay fairly mild despite the heavy cloud cover and rain with a high in the lower 60s. tonight we are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers lingering across the state. wednesday is going to be a cold and windy day as our winds slowly switch out of the west with more sc

delegate.congressman steve king, who represents the western part of the state, threw his support behind cruz today. today.king saying cruz has been umatched when it comes to taking on what he called the "washington cartels" and the iowa fraud fighters - are in coralville today.it's a program sponsored by the iowa insurance division to help prevent, combat and report investment fraud.commissioner nick gerhart says con artists are targeting those 60 and older, swindling about seven million americans out of three billion dollars a a year.you can hear more from the fraud fighters on how to protect yourself at a free, public forum at the holiday inn on first avenue in coralville.it will run until two this afternoon. wind turbines popping g across iowa are set to get even taller and harness more energy--thanks to a new engineering method. method.today mid american energy announced they'll install the first concrete wind turbine tower, in the country, in adams county, in western iowa.the utility says the first tower will serve as a prototype for future wind farms. a company in portland, oregon

iowa republican congressman steve king plans what is being touted a quote major announcement...reg arding the iowa caucuses. king will make the announcement monday morning in des moines. king didn't endorse a presidential candidate in 2016 he endorsed fred thompson in 2008 tomorrow also moves us one day closer to winter...and we don't just mean by the calendar. meteorologist jennifer mcdermed. a driver got thrown from his vehicle and three passengers crash last night. all four had to go to the hospital because of the crashed near valley west drive. west des moines police say the around 8 last night. ..and hit a light pole police say all four people suffered minor injuries police say the driver was not wearing a seat belt. iowans gathered today to help veterans and their families before the holidays. the fifth annual chilli cook off took place at lotus moments events center in des moines this afternoon. the competition is judged by 5 veterans. there was also entertainment and a silent auction they all came together to raise money to feed up to 250 veterans a thanksgiving dinner. organizers

only two republicans in the house opposed the bill - - one of those was iowa representative steve king. representative dave loebsack was one of the democrats who voted in *favor of the bill. more than two thirds of the house voted in favor which means they have a veto-proof majority. so, if the senate passes the bill, the problem could face a veto challenge. if you'd like to see why some of our lawmakers voted the way they did, head to our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. and we want to know what you think on this one - join the conversation on our facebook page, kgan cbs 2. the university of iowa is taking extra steps to ensure your safety this weekend.they are tightening security for the football game at kinnick stadium this saturday. saturday.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore is live at kinnick to tell us what fans can expect. this is the purse i carry around daily... but purses like this one won't be allowed into kinnick on saturday. saturday.for this weekend, the university of iowa is adopting the nfl's clear bag policy. that means clear bags, gallon sized resealable bags and small c

he's joined today by iowa congressman steve king.ongressman steve king endorsed cruz on monday. >>> this morning, convicted spy jonathan pollard is out of prison after nearly 30 years behind bars. pollard was released early this morning from a federal prison in north carolina. he was later spotted at a federal courthouse in manhattan to check in at a probation office. pollard is on parole for at least five years and must remain in the u.s. during that time. pollard was arrested in 1985 for providing large amounts of classified information to israel. >>> quite a change from what we saw yesterday. it was raining in the morning, it was raining in the afternoon, it was raining in the evening. we have cooler winds coming in clearing us out setting us up for a chilly weekend. we'll have the latest on the thanksgiving outlook for big travel day and for thanksgiving itself. you can see the flags blowing pretty good. we've got a 10 to 20 miles an hour wind with stronger gusts. right now 16 miles an hour, gusting to 23. it's 54 degrees andehp

in for the full story jessica rae: fresh off his endorsement announcement, iowa representatice steve king will be making campiagn stops with texas senator ted cruz. king endorsed cruz for president on monday. the two are going to be in sioux city on friday. the event is being held at 10 a-m at the stark student center at briar cliff university. jessicicrae: republican lousiana governor bobby has offically withdrawn from the race for president. his facebook thanking everyone who hasbeen a part of his jindal entered the race in june. since then, he has but low numbers. he stated he "realizes our country is off on the wrong track right now." " gov. bobby jindal/(r) louisiana) look i'm honored to have the opportunity to run for president of the united states. my parents came here 45 years ago in search of freedom and opportrtity never in a milllln years did they think i'd be run fofopresident this wasn't our time jessica rae: walker, and rick withdrew from fellow g-o-p contender jeb bush has commented on jindal dropping out of the race... saying he wishes him well. "(jeb bush/(r) presidential

let's check in with meteorologist brett mcintyre for a first look at the iowa congressman steve king is throwing his support behind senator ted cruz. king announced the endorsement at the downtown des moines marriott this morning. king says he made up his mind about cruz on friday. this is the endorsed a candidate since 2008. the congressman says cruz knows the inner workings of congress and washington d-c... and he likes cruz's policy on immigration. 04:43:41 i like these candidate. i like the guys and i like the gal. i will support any nominee. but i do believe ted cruz is the full package and can restore the soul of america. 04:43:59 dave loebsack is the only other member of iowa's congressional delegation to endorse a presidential candidate... he endorsed hillary clinton back in september. you can hear from republican frontrunner ben carson tomorrow in the first of the channel 13 "iowa forums". it'll be live from four to five o'clock. dave price will host the event and focus on the carson's plans for education. wednesday you can see bobby jindal talk about health topics from d-ma

texas senator and republican presidential candidate, ted cruz and iowa congressmen steve king. thanksor taking the time sit down with us a little bit this morning. >> delighted to beere. >> as we tape here friday morning. let's start with the latest news coming out today. ofof course the parar attttks a week ago. we're learning of the hostage situation in malali and west africa. there have b best threats of washington i the last days since pas. shoulde assume there will be an attack on our grounds sooner or later. >> they've told us they're going to. they're attempting to do so. obviously the paris aacac our hearts broke, our prayers are withthhe people of france. we look at thi latest attack in

delegate.congressman steve king, who representstse western part of the state, threw his support behind cruz today. today.king saying cruz has been unmatched when it comes to taking on what he called the "washington cartels" and saying cruz does listen. midamerican energy is taking its wind turbines to new levels. levels.today the utility announced it will install its first concrete wind turbine tower, in adams county, in western iowa.concrete towers already exist in some areas, but mid-american says the one it's planning will be the *tallest in the country--about as tall as the washington monument when the blades are added.mid-american hopes to have it built by the end of the year. the chairwoman of the iowa utilities board is preventing four million dollars in funding from going to a state research center, focused on renewable energy.geri huser says she has no indications money was mis-spent.she wants an audit of the center's programs during the past five years.in the meantime, the centererat iowa state university, says it may have to suspend grant programs and lay off workers. a mari

republican congressman steve king made his announcement this morning in des moines. he says cruz is the one candidate who will fight unapologetically for conservative principles. " i can tell you from personal experience the candidate i'll endorse does listen, and he does think and he's always grounded on our basic shared values. and the candidate i'll be endorsing knows how to act when it's time to act. i believe ted cruz is the candidate who is the answer to my prayers. a candidate whom god will use to restore the soul of america." tim: he praised the king a "courageous conservative" and one of the "few truly principled men and women" in washington. tim: you may not believe it but thanksgiving is only ten days away... and christmas is just around the corner... for many, not only do they need to prep the turkey but their game plan for black friday shopping. jenna: siouxland stores have already seen increased traffic, our elisa raffa checked in on a few today and has more. elisa it's that time of the year to shop till you drop... whether it be to take advantage of gr

u-s congrereman steve king from iowa, who calls pheasant hunting his favorite hobby, holds the event every year. saturday kicked off the beginning of the weekend hunt. the event raises funds for his campaign and brings together presidential candidates and other sportsmen. su "while there are many reasons to enjoy the event presidential hopeful rick santorum says there's one thing that makes the day most exciting for him." "taking a bird down is probably the most favorite part when you pull that trigger and you see that bird freeze up and drop out of the sky," said santorum. "that's about as good as it gets." santorum shot three pheasants in his second year with the hunt. texas senator and gop presidential candidate ted cruz joined the hunt later in the afternoon. "both last year and this year, everytime someone shot a bird they'd cl out good shot senator and so i got credited with all the shots," said cruz. "i joke, these are the only two hunts i've ever been on in my life where i've been credited with more birds than i actually fired shells." presidential candidate and louisiana gov

fresh off his endorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas senator, in sioux city, on friday. both king and cruz will headline an event, on the briar cliff university campus, campaign stops at the stark student center at 10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa on friday. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer, iowa, at 3:30 friday afternoon. doors open at 2:30pm. brad's here -- with more state football previews. spirit lake will play for their second championship in four years, while western christian's young program is in the big game for the first time. we'll hear from both teams. and, iowa's kirk ferentz talks about the playoff rankings, which has the hawkeyes on the outside, looking in. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing t

fresh off his endorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas s sator, in sioux city, ononriday. both king and cruz will headline an event, on the briar iff university campus, friday morning. theyl kick off a weekend of campaign stops at the stark student center at 10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa on friday. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer, iowa, at 3:30 friday afternoon. doors s en at 2:30pm. political battles continue over syrian refugees. steve handelsman has the story from our nation's capitol. << locator: near paris :00-:04 after the police raid near paris overnight that was aimed at the alleged mastermind of the paris attacks. the obama plan to bring 10 thousand syrian refugees to the u-s faced a new obstacle. the republican- - d house will vote tomorrow to demand tighter screening sot: house speaker paul ryan (r) wisconsin :18- :25 "it would mean a pause in the program until we can be certain beyond any doubt that those coming here are not a threat" sot: president ob

moves to the senate and if it passes it could survive a possible presidential veto.iowa congressman steve king was one of just *two* republicans to vote against the bill.king says he voted against it because he feels the president shouldn't have the authority on refugees in the first place. congressman loebsack broke with democrats and voted *for* the bill.he says he still wants to bring thousands of refugees to the u-s but said quote "we must work together to make sure our screening processes are strong and effective so we can welcome those who are truly seeking safety." there may be bigger concerns than those over refugees - it could be tourists.cbs 2 news senior political reporter reporterscott thuman has the latest. latest. with widespread worry over just *who* is entering the u- s, refugees from syria and iraq may soon hit a capitol hill-sized stumbling block despite this, from president obama:-(obama:in-22th) "the idea that somehow they pose a more significant threat than all the tourists who pour into the united states every single day just doesn't jive with reality"-so what about those

republican congressman steve king made the announcement on monday -- telling everyone who "i believe ted cruz is the god will use to restore the soul of america." cruz was not there for the announcement as he was campaigning in south carolina earlier in the day. recent polls in iowa have cruz behind ben new this morning: a democratic presidential hopeful plans to pay more attention to iowa. martin o'malley is shifting staff and resource to iowa -- as his campaign struggles to raise money. the former maryland governor is behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders in the polls. this morning, another message from the state to get a flu shot. this -- after two men died because of the flu. the two men who died were from central iowa -- and were between 40 and 60 years old. the cdc says iowa, oregon, and rhode island have the highest rates of the flu in the country right now. each year, 300 thousand iowans get the flu. about one- thousand die from complications -- including pneumonia. a first for fast food. by the end of next year, taco bell says it will serve exclusively cage free eggs exc

congressman says he's made his decision who to support in the 2016 republican primaries.congressman steve king made that announcement this morning in des moines.he says he made his decision after a lot of prayer... and reflection on the values he feelelthe next president needs. 3 "the candidate i'll be endorsing knows how to act when its time act. i believe, ted cruz is the candidate who is the answer to my prayers, a candidate whom god will use to restore the soul of america."king has expressed support for cruz's positions several times so far this campaign season... but this is the first time he's committed to suppting the candidate. 3 3 3 parisians are in their second official day of mourning after friday's terror attacks... while french police and military units continue to hunt down those responsible.our national correspondent scott thuman is in paris... where residents are debating the best way to prevent future terror attacks 3 for at least one moment, all of paris seemed to stop. silence... rememberance... and in questions. how can they be keep from being stuck again? that vast differe

the republicanan made stops with h iowa congressman steve king.... who annoced his endorsent of cruz earlier this week cruz also had stops in harlan, des moines, clear lake, nora springs, and osage. tim prior to that event both men stopped by our studios to tape for our sunday political show, this week in siouxland. during our conversation we spoke in detail about the refugee situation in europe and the terrorist attacks in france. cruz responded to comments made by president obama who said some republicans are using fear to score politial points. this is what senator cruz had to say. "my response is that if he wanted to insult me, come insult me to my face. it's east to toss a cheap insult when there is no one there to respond. let's have a debate about his syrian policy, his failed foriegn policy" tim: i also spoke with representative king about why he wants to stop all refugees from coming to the united states. "we can querry them until the cows come home, but if we don't have them in our data base we are never going to be able to discover... futh

in commitment 2016 news today, congressman steve king says the time is right to endorse a president. candidate who is the answer to my prayers. mollie: congressman king says cruz most closely represents the same things he stand for. king says cruz stands for principle, listens, thanks, and knows how to act, and has been successful taking on the washington elite. king believes they are both grounded on shared values. and he admits the decision to endorse ted cruz for president did not come easy. >> my regret is i like these candidates. i like the guys and i like the gal and i respect them and anyone of them would be a better president than the one we have today. any one of them emerging as a nominee is someone i can enthustiasically support. mollie: king says he is hopeful his endorsement will give cruz a boost and says he is to join cruz on the campaign trial. cold, rainy, and dreary. let's check in with frank to see when the sun is going to make a return. few days but the good news is there is no rain falling in the metro. temperature, 50 one degrees, wind a little breezy out of the

republican congressman steve king made his announcement this morning in des moines. he says cruz is the one candidate who will fight unapoogetically for conservative principles. coming up on kwkwl, an iowa student coalition continues to voice their concerns with the new university president. and - the panthers prepare for for your complete weather (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to o ur neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: scattered showers tonight become widespread tueueday with isolated storms

the campaign stops in iowa come after congressman steve king announced his endorsement of cruz. after the town hall style meeting today ... cruz wl stop in harlan, des moines, clear lake, nora springs, and osage. we'll have more from senator cruz at 5. lukas the board of directors of the nebraska association of school boards has been elected to another board of directors. paul hughes has more. "a member of the norfolk public schools board of education has been elected to the board of directors of the nebraska association of school boards. gubbels was elected to the norfolk board in 2014, and will continue to serve as an active member in addition to her new dututs as a state representative. norfolk turns 150 years old next year and the city will be celebrating over a six-day period. sheryl schmeckpeper with the norfolk 150 organization says the main celebration will run wednesday, june 29th through the 4th of july. she says anyone who donates $150 for the celebration will be listed on the committee's web site, in a norfolk daily news commemorative insert, and on a permanent marke

he got steve king who is a very popular republican congressman with conservatives in iowa.ter about ted cruz. for the first time, he's going around iowa saying ben carson and donald trump can't win. if there is anybody who can get away with saying that and influencing iowa conservatives, it's ted cruz. >> he got that endorsement from steve king. he had such controversial comments on immigration. ted cruz saying tone matters. also saying some in his party, wouldn't name names, but some went too far in many gracious. seems to be trying to pivot away from the right. >> yeah. i'm wondering what's happening. we haven't polled since late october. since donald trump called iowans stupid. he said in a debate wages are too high. i think he still has the confidence of the people here. if you ask iowa caucus goers what they like about donald trump, they like somebody who talks big. he makes it sound easy to take the country's problems and just shuffle them away. also there is that magic of not having to take money from special interests. that sits well with iowa caucus goers. i can't

republican congressman steve king made his announcement this morning in des moines. he says cruz is the one candidate who will fight unapologetically " i believe ted cruz is the candidate who is the answer to my prayers. a candidate whom god will use to restore the soul of america." jenna: cruz praised the decision in a statement, calling king a "courageous conservative" and one of the "few truly principled men and women" in washington. tim: expect to see all 5 of sioux city's swimming pools open again next summer but after that big changes could be in the works. a pools committee that has been meeting for months is making the recomendation after a unanimous vote today (monday). after next summer, the committee is recomending that cook and leeds pools both be closer and replaced with splash pads. the pools committee will hear public comment on the plan the first week of december but a date has not been set. park and rec director matt salvatore says the plan still could be adjusted after that meeting. the plan will be presented for council approval at a later date. to

we asked congressman steve king about abdelhamid abaaoud's death earlier this morning. >> i'm glad heas one of the people that were killed in that raid. i'm glad we don't have to have his name be smeared over the newspapers and media and television over the next months as a trial would proceed. and maybe there's some information he had in his head, but it is better to get this done and say to the world this, if isis is going to come into western civilization and try to kill us, there are hundreds of millions of us, and we will eventually take care of them. >> we're also getting a closer look at what happened nearly a week ago in paris. we want to show you this chilling security video showing the shooting at the cafe. people diving for cover, and shows a woman trying to get away, after the gun was pointed at his head, his rifle was then said to have misfired. next door in belgium, the prime minister promising to put more than $400 million towards boosting security in that country. >> translator: preventing young people for leaving for combat in training zones is not enough. we must als

cruz was introduced by iowa representative steve king. king says cruz is the first candidate he's actually *endorsed* in 8 years. 3 while cruz works in the senate to block the refugees' arrival... all three siouxland governors are asking president obama to put a hold on the program.nebraska governor pete ricketts sent the president a letter expressing his concerns over the security precautions. he says quote "we request you immediately review the process by which you conduct background checks... and address the gaps acknowledged by your director of the fbi." 3 3 south dakota governor dennis daugaard says his concerns are rooted in reports that one of the paris attackers appears to have entered europe with a group of refugees.while he has signed the letter to president obama... daugaard says south dakota hasn't received any syrian refugees in the last 3 years and doesn't expect any to be sent to the state. 3 3 iowa governor terry branstad also signed the joint letter to the president.along with ricketts, daugaard and branstad... 24 other g

. >>> we talked about this issue with congressman steve king earlier on your world this morning. >> i'md that he was one of the people that were killed in that raid. and i'm glad we sdronlt to psycho analyst him or defy him or have his name be smeared in the papers or television over the next months of his trial. it says to the world this, that if isis is going to come into western civilization, and try to kill us, there are hundreds of millions of us, and we will eventually take care of them. >>> we're also getting a closer look at what happened nearly a week ago in paris. this is the chilling security video that was first publiced by the daily mail. it shows the shooting inside the cafe. the gunman sprays the room with bullets, and shows a woman scrambling to get away after he gunman pointed the gun at her head, his rifle misfired. >>> the prime minister belgium promising to put more than $400 million towards boosting security in his country. >> translator: preventing young people from leaving for combat in training zones is not enough. we must also sprekt those who are not belgium fr

iowa congressman steve king says opening the doors to refugees in iowa is a bad idea. that's one reason he's now endorsing ted cruz for president today. >> i believe that the immigration situation we have in the united states is an existential threat to america's future. todd: the latest fear is a far cry from iowa's open doors in the 1970's. when iowa governor robert ray agreed to help thousands of se -- thousands of southeast asian refugees. >> we have a great history and heritage of hoping our arms and are in distress. todd: since then two generations of new iowans have created real futures here. >> new families arrive here fleeing violence and persecution. todd: nick wuertz oversees refugees services at lutheran services of iowa. he says new homeland security measures in place since 9/11 are designed to make sure syrian refugees are not terrorists. he worries that iowa is taking a step backwards. >> coming here and having the opportunity to work and build a future for their families is the most wonderful thing that families have cherished and been faithful for. --

cruz was introduced by iowa representative steve king. king says cruz is the first candidate he's actually *endorsed* in 8 years. 3 while cruz works in the senate to block the refugees' arrival... all three siouxland governors are asking president obama to put a hold on the program.nebraska governor pete ricketts sent the president a letter expressing his concerns over the security precautions. he says quote "we request you by which you conduct background checks... and address the gaps acknowledged by your director of the fbi." 3 3 south dakota governor dennis daugaard says his concerns are rooted in reports that one of the paris attackers appears to have entered europe with a group of refugees.while he has signed the letter to president obama... daugaard says south dakota hasn't received any syrian refugees in the last 3 years and doesn't expect any to be sent to the state. 3 3 iowa governor terry branstad also signed the joint letter to the president.along with ricketts, daugaard and branstad... 24 other governors have signed that lette

on the flip side, republican steve king voted against the bill. the unersity of iowa is beefing up security after the paris attacks. that means more squad cars at intersections -- and officers at gates. the university says it adopted the n-f-l's clear bag policy... "purses and bags will not be allowed in the stadium at this ame. so, anyththng alloweddlike can bring it in the stadium." if you bring an item that's notot allowowd inside the stadium -- check it for free at a rec buildling -- or take it back to your car. following an isis video showing scenes of new york city --- stores there are asking for extra security as many head to the city to shop. the next month also brings a lot of other events to theecity -- which bring in tourists. and some aren't depending on the city's police for protection... "we've already have received several calls, specifically one and walk around central park and have lunch afterwards this private security firm is expecting to get even more phone calls. some parents ccnnot believe the homework assignment at a high sc

it was hosted by congressman steve king. cruz returned with two dead pheasants meanwhile -- democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton holds a campaign event in south carolina this weekend. but she will soon be in the hawkeye state -- with a stop in coralville tuesday. you can visit our website at k-w-w-l dot com forormore details on her visit. a california teacher is suspected of showing up to&work drunk and wrestling a student. take a look. the entire incident was captured on cellphone video. students say the teacher sounded like he was having a bad day -- and didn't want to be there or deal with any of his studenns. a student was acting up in attention to none of that. so, couldn't understand him because words students ran to get a school resource officer and the 58- yyar-old teachh was taken into custody. an explosion leveled a house in michigan tonight. firefighters are trying to determineewhat caused the blast that destroyed a home and sent debris flying into neighboring houses. windows nearby were shattered i

fresh off his s dorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas senator, in sioux city, on friday. both king and cruz will headline an event, on the briar cliff university campus, friday morning. they'll kick off a weekend of campaign stops at the stark student center a a10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa on friday. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer, iowa, at 3:30 friday afternoon. doors open at 2:30 p.m. we have snow and heavy winds headed our way. but just how bad is ththweather going to get? we'll toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to find out. wind advisory in effect thursday 8 winter storm watch in effect friday for central siouxland it was another day of rain across siouxland with even some snow mixi in for some locations, especially to the system exits, the wind is going to become gusty and a for thursday for most of the ktiv viewing area with winds gusting over 40 miles per hour (but at least clearing will be short-lived as our next storm system moves in on fr