and that refreshing approach he brings is why he has the support he has" said iowa representative steve king. king went on to say that the socialist views sanders is using to pool voters is concerning to him. king says texas senator ted cruz... who received king's endorsement... is the best candidate to bring the nation together. "i want to see an america that's pulled together: that's unified where we feel like we're on a common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. representative king also discussed his skepticism with climate change science, and why he believes we need special ground forces in syria to defeat isis. jenna: meanwhile, the hillary clinton campaign will be getting extra help on the campaign trail from bill clinton. the former president has been mostly behind-the-scenes, campaigning and helping fundraise for his wife. now, he'll be playing a more visible role in hiary clinton's campaign. over the weekend, she announced her husband will join her on the campaign in january, saying they're going to cover as much gr

common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. king also discussed his skepticism with climate change science, and why he believes we need special ground forces in syria to defeat isis. jenna: on the republican side, the presidential race is now one candidate lighter.south carolina senator lindsey graham has suspended his bid for the white house. graham says he doesn't have any regrets about running for president, but wish he could have been a stronger candidate. he also says he enjoyed his time campaigning because he got to meet quote "some of the nicest people in the world." when asked who he's going to support, graham had this to say. jenna: almost 40- thousand dollars has been raised in one day for the family of a spencer wrestler who passed away unexpectedly. a preliminary autopsy shows austin roberts likely died of natural causes. austin died at spencer hospital on saturday after collapsing during a wrestling meet. a go-fund me account set up to brought in over 39-thousand dollars already. if you would like to help, visit o

. >>> plus, republican congressman steve king and democratic congressman keith ellison with their reaction to donald trump's plan to ban muslims from coming to america. >>> and amazing new polling on where rank and file republicans stand on donald trump's bigotry. >>> plus, outrage over supreme court justice antonin scalia's remarks about affirmative action. >>> a stunning courtroom admission from the planned parenthood shooter. >> kill the babies. that's what planned parenthood does. >>> and why chicago mayor rahm emanuel almost lost it. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. despite the bigoted nature of donald trump's plan to keep muslims -- all muslims out of this country and almost universal condemnation of that plan by prominent republican leaders, new polling out today suggests that what trump wants to do may be perfectly acceptable to rank and file gop voters. in a new fox news poll of south carolina republicans, part of which was taken after trump's comments on muslims, trump support jumped from 30% just before he announced his plan to 38% afterwards. that is within the

iowa steve king continues to endorse texas senator ted cruz representative king says, cruz is can bring the nation together. "i want to see a a america that's pulled together: that's unified where we feel like we're on a common cause, common set of people with a common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. jenna: a big-name candidate on the democratic side will be in sioux city tonight. bernie sanders will talk to voters at 7 o'clock... and there was so much interest, the event had to move to a bigger venue. bernie sanders' town hall meeting is now being held at the sioux city convention center. doors open at 6. sanders' campaign organizers say the venue changed due to overwhelming number of people interesting in hearing the vermont senator speak. jenna: a wholesale distributor of agriculture and animal nutrition products, plans to expand its operations in sioux city. consumers supply distributing is planning a 50- thousand sqare foot expansion to its facility. back in 2012, the distribution facility on murphy drive. the

and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursude other iowans to support his chosen candidate... texas senator ted cruz. i sat down with the congressman this afternoon. here's part of our conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinninis. we've lolo the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates personally to a degree, and i know ted cruz very well, and i'm convinced that he's the he's smart enough, he's argued before the supreme court. and he 3 would make the best appointments, not only to the supreme court but the federal courts entirely."larry - "there are some people, even in your own party who are concerned about ted concerned party o are your own 3 concerned about ted cruz."king - "well, things will run

exclusive...what congressman steve king has to say about the influx of immigrants coming to the united states. (owl attacks cop)and an owl, attacks an louisiana cop...how that feud unfolded coming up. 3 good evening and happy holidays! thanks for joining us, i'm jetske wauran. larry and diana are off tonight. 3 3 and tonight, christmas celebrations are first on fox. 3 3 it's yuletide and one hospital in sioux city made sure all its staff got a chance to celebrate christmas.unitypoint health st. luke's put on special dinner event for its doctors and nurses and other staff on the clock today... to recognize and appreciate the efforts of men and women working at the hospital. the employees and their families got to enjoy a delicious hot meal, christmas carols and the sounds of the season thanks to a local pianist. 3 "our maintenance department, lab, x-ray, radiology, there are so many people here today siouxland are being cared for." "you know, st. luke's provides us with this nice dinner and meal to make it possible to be with our families for the holidays, so it's a nice opportunity for

think he's frank and that refreshing approach he brings is why he has the support he has" said steve king. jessica rae: king is endorsing texas senator ted cruz for president... bring the nation together. "i want to see an america that's pulled together: that's unified where we feel like we're on a common cause, common set of people with a common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. jessica rae: representative king also discussed his skepticism with climate change science... and why he believes we need special ground forces in syria to defeat isis. jessica rae: sanders main rival for the bid... hillary clinton... will be getting extra help on the campaign trail from former president bill clinton bill has been mostly behind- the-scenes, campaigning and helping fundraise for his wife. now, he'll be playing a more visible role in hillary clinton's campaign. over the weekend... she announced her husband will join her on the campaign in january, saying they're going to cover as much ground in new hampshire as possible. jessica

>> let me go to steve king. congressman king, do you think iowa -- you know the saying, as goes vermont, so goes the nation. do you think iowa is a leading indicator? it has its particular -- >> it makes its first recommendation to the rest of the country. >> huckabee, santorum, robinson. your pattern is not a winning pattern. >> if we nominated them, we don't know if they would have been elected or not. >> okay. >> and anybody who has won the iowa straw poll and caucus and won the nomination has won the presidency since reagan. >> wait a minute. you're a little too fast for me. you just went too fast for me and our viewers. >> oh, my, okay. i'll mark that one down. >> you said the iowa straw poll. let's talk about the caucuses coming up february 1st. they have not been a leading indicator of who's going to win the republican nomination for president. they have not been. >> but, chris, if we think about what this is, santorum won by a handful of votes. romney won the nomination. romney didn't win the presidency.

and that refreshing approach he brings is why he has the support he has" said iowa representative steve king. jessica rae: king is endorsing texas senator ted cruz for president... a man he calls the best candidate to bring the nation together. "i want to see an america that's pulled together: that's unified where we feel like we're on a common cause, common set of people with a common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. jessica rae: representative king also climate change science... and why he believes we need special ground forces in syria to defeat isis. jessica rae: if you're worried about getting a ticket from one of the city's speed cameras on i-29... well good news. city council members have voted to lower fines coming from those automated cameras. they passed all three readings of the ordinance change. fines for going 11 to 15 miles per hour over the speed limit will go from 168 dollars to 100 dollars. the change will go into affect sometime early next year. jessica rae: iowa's governor has his sights set on cyber-ha

and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursude other iowans to support his chosen candidate... texas senator ted cruz. i sat down with the congressman this afternoon. here's part of our conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings. we've lost the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates know ted cruz very well, and i'm convinced that he's the individual that can do this. he's smart enough, he's argued before the supreme court. and he would make the best appointments, not only to the supreme court but the federal courts entirely."larry - in are some larry - "there 3 are some people, even in your own party who are concerned about ted cruz."king - "well, things will run really smoothly if you have smoot

joining me now, congressman steve king of iowa whom the cruz campaign asked to represent them on this issue tonight. welcome to "mtp daily." >> happy to be on. >> let me ask you, first, a question that senator cruz argued about for in 2013. do you believe his amendment on for legalization that took off the table citizenship for undocumented, do you believe that is a middle ground in this debate when it comes to immigration. >> i don't take that position that the way it's described but i would say this. as i watched that tape and the debate and the committee and i was aware up to the minute of what was taking place at the time, if he was to force a vote there would be no path to citizenship and expose the objective especially of the democrats that rubio had been swept up with, that's the only way to draft the amendment. and enin i listened to his rhetoric on that. you want to make an argument that your amendment has the best chance of passing i looked at who voted on which side, border security rule of law people voted with ted cruz, proamnesty voted with others. >> do you believe he w

i made the decision to stand with jeff sessions and steve king and the american people, to lead the fight to defeat the rubio-schumer amnesty bill. >> [indiscernible] that is factually incorrect. that statement is false. -- back in 2013, the rubio campaign believed it would benefit them politically if they broke their promises to be florida voters and pushed amnesty, and presumably it was because they thought the big money donors in the republican party would reward them -- remember, that was back when senator rubio was on he cover of "time" magazine, named the savior. they are regretting that decision now. run fromwanting to that. yet facts are stubborn things. what the rubio campaign is -- one of those amendments said nobody here be eligiblen ever for citizenship. it was a one-page amendment. rubio campaign's spending and it off a lot of reporters are repeating iquestioningly is because submitted that amendment to get rid of citizenship, it means i supported the other aspects of the gang of eight. that is nonsense. in i would point out that supporting me in that fight for that citizensh

and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursuade other iowans to candidate... texas senator ted cruz. siouxland news anchor larry wentz sat down with the congressman yesterday afternoon. here's part of their conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been lookininfor a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings. we've lost the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates personally to a degree, and i know ted cruz veve well, and i'm convinced that he's the individual that can do this. he's smart enough, he's argued before the supreme court. and he would make the best appointments, not only to the supreme court but the federal courts entirely."larry - "there are some people, even in your own party who are concerned about ted cruz."king - "well, thing

he's very well set in his ways group members hope congressman steve king can change cruz's mind. king endorsed cruz for president. after 22 years in the military... senator joni ernst is ending that part of her career... monday was her final day with she retires as a lieutenant colonel. ernst served as company commander during a 14 month deployment to kuwait... from 2003 to 2004. during the tour... she was in charge of getting supplies from the country to iraq as part of "operation iraqi freedom." the second time's the charm for the newest member of the windsor heights city council... zachary bales - henry won the city's runoff election... with about 60 percent of the votes. he beat two - term incumbent charlene butz. this was the second election for the candidates... they didn't receive enough votes on november 3rd to gain a seat on the council. threase harms won that election... beating another incumbent. both newcomers will be inaugurated next month. michigan's jim harbaugh brought in the most fanfare, but in the end, it's iowa's kirk ferentz who walked away with the big ten's

jack: ted cruz has also been endorsed by several big including congressman steve king. the texas senator picked up the endorsement of prominent iowa conservative talk show host steve deace as well. former secretary of state matt schultz was also an early backer of cruz's campaign. stephanie: we have new details on a shooting that happened in des moines last night. stephanie: a des moines woman is in jail for allegedly shooting at another woman during an argument over a man. it started in the 900 block of kenyon avenue wednesday night around 6-30. lashawnda gatewood is charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and going armed with intent. she allegedly fired at a car with the other woman inside - though no one was hurt and no property damaged. gatewood is in the polk county jail on a 15 thousand dollar bond. stephanie/ram: you'll notice some added security if you go to an iowa energy basketball game at wells fargo arena. the energy's league - the nba development league - is making changes to its security policies at venues where its team plays. and that means well

(rep steve king/g/) iowa) "i would say that they're voters, the primary voters, an the iowa caucus-goers, so what matters in this, is about the nomination." if cruz does get the nomination, many critics say he's too conservative to win in the general election. (jeffrey toobin/legal analyst) "he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center." meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the debate stage to try to win back another gray day in siouxland. when will the sun be back? stay tuned for the forecast from meterologist ben dorenbach, up next. here's the live view from spencer, iowa, where it's cloudy and 38 degrees. anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals ort jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your fami

congressmen steve king, david young and rod blum... ...as well as senators joni ernst and chuck grassley voted against it. congressman dave loebsack - the lone democrat- was the only owa representative to support it. the dubuque school district says state funding continues to cause budget concerns for school districts in iowa. administrators say they want the community to have a better understandin g of how state funding affects classrooms. the district is holding a "speak up" event at eight tomorrow morning at the dubuque district's administrative offices. kcrg t-v nine's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemannnnas been looking intoto this and joins us live. katie, the dubuque schools superintenden t has been pretty vocal about funding cuts from the state. he has. for r veral years now. last year, the district tried to get ahead of state budget cuts by offering an early retirement incentive for experienced teachers who's salaries are higher than new teachers. rheingans said the dubuque school district spends about 80 percent of it's total budget on teacher and staff salaries. so they came

he's very well set in his ways' bill couser hopes congressman steve king can change cruz's mind. king endorsed cruz for president. by the way, we are still waiting to hear from cruz's campaign for a response to the new ads. you've got a little less than two hours to cast your ballot in the windsor heights city council race... charlene butz and zachary bales-henry are on the ballot in this run-off election. two seats were open during the regular election... but only one candidate hit the 35-percent threshold needed to secure a seat. polls close tonight at eight. the holidays are kicking off in clive right now... this is a live look at light the plaza.. the holiday lighting ceremony just started... on the corner of northwest 86th and university of boulevard. indian hills choir students are caroling... santa will also be making an appearance. the event lasts until 7-30... the iowa hawkeyes still the team looking to keep it's perfect season going... coming up in sports... how the hawks are embracing it's underdog status going into the big ten championship... more cold air tonight and

steve king: could you cite the laws? leon rodriguez: i cannot specifically, it is based on constitutional case law. steve king: not on statute? leon rodriguez: from what i am aware, there is not one. steve king: are you prohibited from stopping a person based upon a profile? leon rodriguez: i think this is part of where you are trying to go identifiers based on their race, or national origin, the mother identifying characteristic about that individual, as you are allowed to know that in order to catch the individual. steve king: there could be multiplied -- multiple characteristics. height, skin color sex a vehicle they drive patterns? leon rodriguez: patterns of behavior. i bar they go to a mature -- a bar they go to sure. steve king: if we happen to see that criminals are coming out of that profile, are you prohibited then to give greater scrutiny by law to that profile that is consistently coming back to us as a most likely profile of a violent criminal? leon rodriguez: as a matter of criminal investigation, i think t

endorsed by iowa congressman steve king... drew 24 percent support in the poll, followed by donald trump with 19 percent, marco rubio with 17 percent, and dr. ben carson with 13 percent.nearly 20 percent of those surveyed said king's endorsement makes them more likely to support cruz when the caucuses are held on february 1st 3 coming up after the break on siouxland news at nine... . we'll introduce you to this week's featured fugitive in the latest edition of siouxland's most wanted... plus... 3 asman on cam: forget looking for your present under the tree..it may already be in your tank. i'm david asman with the fox business network. more coming up." 3 "siouxland news at nine on fox 44, with larry wentz, diana meteorologist chad sandwell."3 3 "siouxland's most wanted." 3 tonight u- s marshals need your help finding another fugitive who's wanted for violating his parolelevi shuck is wanted by the iowa department of corrections for violating his parole on theft and sexual assault convictions.shuck is 23 years old, 3 6 feet tall

u-s representative steve king threw his support behind cruz last month. republican presidential candidate marco rubio joked that he wasn't going to drop out of the race after failing to get vander plaats' endorsement...although, he did admit that he would have liked to get that support. but rubio spent most of his time in the metro today talking about changes he says are necessary to care for the nation's veterans. political director dave price joins us... rubio knows of the long list of problems with the care the veterans administration has provided... long waiting periods...allegation s of falsified records to cover it up...and inadequate or unavailable care. he says his older brother's the proof he needs. brother to veterans and family members at a concerned for veterans gathering in west des moines. rubio said his brother got a facial injury in the service but now can't get the care he needs. he told the crowd his brother and others should be able to get treatment at a private facility if the v-a cant do it. democrats have claimed rubio wants to priva

. >> well, that's not entirely true. 95 house republicans voted against the bill including steve king who joins us from iowa. whenever we end up with bipartisan compromise, the american public gets stuck with a larger and larger bill? >> well, it's been growing that way and the best defense i could provide for paul ryan is that john boehner set the stage for this and i will say two months ago i knew where this was going to end up and i did not believe we would find a grit within the house republicans, the conservative coalition that would be able to face the president down and say we must block funding for the whole series of things or the amendments i offered and none of my amendments were accepted to be voted on on the floor and those are nine reasons to vote. 95 republicans saw some reasons and perhaps had others of their own and voted no. >> i want to ask you about your amendments because they included to defund obamacare, the president's executive action on immigration, the iran deal, planned parenthood among many others. the question is if you didn't have this spending bill, the

last month, sioux cityrepresentative steve king also pledged his allegiance to the cruz campaign. former secretary of state matt schultz was also an early backer of cruz's campaign. jenna: republican presidential candidate marco rubio was also in des moines today. rubio made a stop at in west des moines recently, rubio has made a steady climb in iowa polls, tim: south dakota's governor and the state's congressional delegation are making a push for a special request aimed at brining a home base for the u.s. air force. to sioux falls. jenna: hopes are that the city could be soon serve as a base for the latest in military aircraft, the f-35 joint strike fighter. reporter mark roper from our sioux falls affiliate has more. " many say the 114th fighter wing is the best of the best.. its reputation for being proud, prepared, and professional could give it a new honor. a high-tech fighting machine called the f-35. col. russ walz of the 114th fighter wing said "we always want, as the department of defense, united states air force, we want to have a technological advantage, we don't want f

bu it's in that poll -- about one in five said congressman steve king's endorsement of cruz recently makes them more likely to support the texas senator. continuing coverage this morning: an autopsy is set for later today -- after a body y as found in the cedar river. a trapper discovered the body sunday morning near gilbertville. at this point, authorities are not releasing more details, so we don't know who this was. investiggors are waiiing for the determine a cause of death. they say they don't suspect foul play. a man who shot a dubuque police officer has been sentenced again. eddie chest - and his son were convicted of armed robbery and attempted murder in the shooting of lieutenant scott baxter in 2009. his attorney said the only reason chest accepted a ppa deal l as because the two sentences were supposed to be served at the same time. the prosecution argued they were meant to be served back-to-back. ultimately... the judge ruled... and had this s o say. "youuere on parole at the time appropriate." the judge told chese he can appeal his sentence within thirty days. a school b

i made the decision to stand with jeff sessions, steve king, and lead the fight to defeat the bill. >> at the time you said you supported what you were pushing because it would legalize -- >> that is factually incorrect. that statement is false. back in 2013, the rubio campaign believed it would benefit them politically if they broke their promises to the florida voters and pushed amnesty. it was because they thought the big money donors in the republican party would reward them -- that was back when senator rubio was on the cover of "time" magazine labelled the savior. they are regretting that decision now. facts are stubborn though. so the rubio campaign is pushing that i introduced a series of amendments to defeat the bill. one of those was an amendment that said nobody here illegally can be ever apply for citiz citizenship. it is being spun that because i submitted that that i support the other aspects of the gang of eight bill. that is non-sense. i would point out supporting me in that fight for that citiz citizenship agreement was mike lee and jeff sessions. i am not aware of an

but northwest iowa's congressman steve king says some changes must be made... for now. that inclcles suspending theheinflux of immigrants from terror producing countries like iraq... syria... and yemen. and... after making fact- finding trips to iraq... turkey... hungary... and sweden... he also has some ideas on how the u-s can best help those victims of down with the congressman earlier this week and has more. 3 "so i say instead suspend them from coming from those countries. let's defeat the caliphates, defeat the culture that creates that kind of hatred, and then we have a better opportunity to be a more open nation than we are today./// so from those countries i went up to sweden to see the other end of this. and the swedish migration... their immigration... is triple that of the united states on a per capita basis. at this point to me it looks like me... judging from the people i talked to across the political spectrum... the swedes have essentially capitulated culturally./// it's history in the mamang. i went to see it. i got to talk to a lot of people who were i

the family leader endorsements come just weeks after conservative congressman steve king gave cruz *his* endorsement. one poll released this week even gives cruz the 3 3 iowa governor terry branstad will re- write the history books monday... whenenhe becocos the longest- serving governor in u- s history.this afternoon... iowa's senior u- s senator chuck grassley gave a speech on the senate floor honoring the governor's more than 2 decades of leadership."as governor from 1983 to 1999, terry branstad took the helm during some of the state'e'worst economic turmoil in decades and steered the ship toward impressive economic growth.//the governor could have rested on those laurels and continued to work outside of state government, t he answered the call when the state needed him again in governor george clinton of new york... who led that state from 1777 until 1795 and again from 1801 to 1804. 3 3 3 a federal agency is releasing a new rule that will affect 3 million truck and bus drivers.the new rule says commercial truck and bus drivers must *electronically* record their hours behind the whe

he's very well set in his ways group members hope congressman steve king can change cruz's mind. king endorsed cruz for president. after 22 years in the military... senator joni ernst is ending that part of her career... monday was her final day with the "iowa national guard." she retires as a lieutenant colonel. ernst served as company commander during a 14 month deployment to kuwait... from 2003 to 2004. during the tour... she was in charge of getting supplies from the country to freedom." the second time's the charm for the newest member of the windsor heights city council... zachary bales - -enry won the city's runoff election... with about 60 percent of the votes. he beat two - term incumbent charlene butz. this was the second election for the candidates... they didn't receive enough votes on november 3rd to gain a seat on the council. threase harms won that election... beating another incumbent. both newcomers will be inaugurated next month. iowa is preparing for the biggest football game in school history... the big ten championship game in indianapolis. the winner almost

the family leader endorsements come just weeks after conservative congressman steve king gave cruz *his* endorsement. one poll released this week even gives cruz the lead in the state. 3 3 iowa governor terry branstad will re- write the history books monday... when he becomes the longest- serving governor in u- s history.this afternoon... iowa's senior u- s senator chuck grassley gave a speech on the senate floor honoring the governor's more than 2 decades of 1983 to 1999, terry branstad took the helm during some of the state's worst economic turmoil in decades and steered the ship toward impressive economic growth.//the governor could have rested on those laurels and continued to work outside of state government, but he answered the call when the state needed him again in 2010."branstad will pass governor george clinton of new york... who led that state from 1777 until 1795 and again from 1801 to 1804. 3 3 president obama has signed into law legislation overhauling the "no child left behind" education initiative."no child left behind" was first approved in 2002 during george w. bush's

people who are supporting me are folks like steve king.esn't become more anti-illegal immigration than anyone else on capitol hill, where marco rubio i think has to get you into the legislative minutia of what this amendment was, what it was trying to do, and i do think that cruz probably has the upper hand in this debate, but i'm fascinated to see how rubio responds over the airwaves. >> yeah, it will be interesting to see how he responds. i know that yesterday, chuck todd was saying it perhaps may also boil down to just truly who you support. but what we do know, it does bring back the role, the role that senator rubio played in the immigration plan, which he can't dispute, and may put him in dicey territory with the base. >> and tamron, i'm really struck just how far the republican party has moved to the right on immigration, even after their losses in 2012 in that presidential contest. the rnc had commissioned that study, where the study said we need to have our party support comprehensive immigration reform. you saw rubio did what he

last month, sioux city representative steve king also pledged his allegiance to the cruz campaign. former secretary of state matt schultz was also an early backer of cruz's campaign. jenna: republican presidential candidate marco rubio had a town hall in west des moines today, where he spoke about critical issues facing iowa's veterans and military families, voicing his support of more flexible and convenient veteran health care. "who does the benefit belong too? does the benefit belong to the government or does the benefit belong to the veteran? if the answer is, thebenefit belongs toto the veteran. then the veteran should be able to t te the benefit anywhere they want and recieve care timely and effectivly this town hall was an extension of the concerned veterans for america's "defend and reform" policy series. tim: also at briar cliff today... three siouxland organiztions got an early start on celebrating christmas. students and faculty were hosted thier annual christmas party y r mid-step servrves, opportunites unlimited anan siouxland residential services. guests from those or

but steve king is a very knowledgeable individual and when he says something like that, i'm sure he'ss for it. from my perspective, it betrays the american people, because it increases the likelihood we'll have an insolvency and bankruptcy that would debilitate the united states of america. very, very dangerous, the financial path we're on. look at greece. their unemployment rate is 25%. for the life of me, i don't understand why their elected officials in washington who want to put america not only on the same path, but in the same position as greece. now, another aspect of it that is really damaging is that it pretty much undermines the ability of american workers to, a, get jobs and, b, when they get those jobs get them at wages that they can use to support their families. they have another surge of foreign labor taking jobs and suppressing wages for struggling american workers, just not the right thing to do. >> there was a discussion earlier that the other option of -- rather than this bipartisan bill was a government shutdown. do you feel as though house leadership caved too qui

the family leader endorsements come just weeks after conservative congressman steve king gave cruz *his* endorsement. one poll released this week even gives cruz the lead in the state. 3 3 iowa governor terry branstad will re- write the history books monday... when he becomes the longest- serving gogornor in u- s history.this afternoon... iowa's senior u- s senator chuck grassley gave a speech on the senate floor honoring the governor's more than 2 decades of leadership."as governor from 1983 to 1999, terry branstad took the helm during some of the state's worst economic turmoil in decades and steered the ship toward impressive economic growth.//the governor could have rested on those laurels and continued to work outside of state government, but he answered the call when the state needed him again in governor george clinton of new york... who led that state from 1777 until 1795 and again from 1801 to 1804. 3 3 president obama has signed legislation overhauling the "no child left behind" education initiative into law."no child left behind" was first approved in 2002 during george w. bus

endorsed by iowa congressman steve king... drew 24 percent support in the poll, followed by donald trump with 19 percent, marco rubio with 17 rcent, and dr. ben n rson with 13 percent.nearly 20 percent of those surveyed said king's endorsement makes them more likely to support cruz when the caucuses are held on february 1st 3 today, the u- s is marking the 74th anniversary of the deadly attack on pearl harbor.still to come tonight... we'll meet the oldest living american world war 2 veteran as he takes part in a rememberance ceremony in our nation's capitol. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 3 chad and jetske talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <

and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursude other iowans to support his i sat down with the congressman this afternoon. conversation. 3 i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings. we've lost the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates personally to a degree, and i know ted cruz very well, and i'm convinced that he's the individual that can do this. he's smart enough, he's argued before the supreme court. and he would make the best 3 appointments, not only to the courts entirely. i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings

joining us to discuss is influential iowa congressman and supporter of ted cruz, congressman steve king thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> really appreciate it. as i said, this fight between rubio and cruz dates back for years. you've been there for this fight on immigration reform and where they stand. i want you to listen to this, though. this is from 2013. this is ted cruz talking. it sure sounds like he's saying he supports legalization. not citizenship but legalization. >> i don't want immigration reform to fail. i want immigration reform to pass. so, i would urge people of good faith on both sides of the asoo aisle, if the objective is to pass immigration reform on both sides of the border to improve immigration and allows those here illegally to come in out of the shadows, then we should look for areas of bipartisan agreement and compromise to come together. >> so, congressman, how do you explain it, then? >> well, of course, i'm in this arena over here on the house side. i've been involved in this debate for a long time. people know exactly where i stand

but northwest iowa's congressman steve king says some changes must be suspending the influx of immigrants from terror producing countries like iraq... syria... and yemen. and... after making fact- finding trips to iraq... turkey... hungary... and sweden... he also has some ideas on how the u-s can best help those victims of violence. our larry wentz sat down with the congressman earlier this week and has more. 3 "so i say instead suspend them from coming from those countries. let's defeat the caliphates, defeat the culture that creates that kind of hatred, and then we have a better opportunity to be a more open nation than we are today./// so from those countries i went up to sweden to see the other end of this. and the swedish migration... their immigration... is triple that of the united states on a per capita basis. at this point to me it looks like me... judging from the people i talked to across the political spectrum... the it's history in the making. i went to see it. i got to talk to a lot of people who were involved in it. and i think we're better off helping people where they li

they join other big iowa names such as congressman steve king and former secretary of state matt schultz in backing cruz. amanda: meanwhile, as he tries to fight the backlash of his plan to ban all muslims from entering the u-s, donald trump has decided to cancel an upcoming trip to the middle east. the candidate was to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. despite the change, trump says many of his supports like his plan and has no intentions on he'll be in iowa tonight, holding a rally at the state fairgrounds in des moines...local five will also be on hand covering the event. amanda: new this morning, a busy weekend for the governors office, as they get ready to celebrate.. amanda: monday will mark an historic moment for governor terry brandstad...as he becomes the longest-serving governor in american history... preparations are underway the celebration, as december 14th will mark his seven thousand 640th day of service to the state of iowa. the event has even been recognized in washington, senator chuck grassley recognized the governor's milestone on the senate floor.

last month, iowa representative steve king endorsed the senator for the white house. king's endorsement is seen as another strong influence over the social conservative vote in the state. republican presidential candidate marco rubio came to the metro to make the case his brother is a reason why the country needs major changes in the way it cares for veterans. rubio took part in a veterans event in west des moines sponsored by concerned veterans for america he criticized years of improper care overall lack of accountability for workers who've failed to do their jobs. rubio wants to make it easier to fire bad employees and wants more flexibility for people like his older brother. rubio....3609 my brother mario is struggling hit in the mouth during training records weren't kept the v.a. won't cover it." donald trump has another poll to brag about and proof that what he called a risky move is paying off politically. that risky move, of course, was his call for a ban on letting muslims into the u-s. inflating trump's numbers. donald trump's new poll number is as huge as t

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last month cruz received the surprise endorsement of congressman steve king. today hillary clinton is making her way across the state ... she's speaking at a townhall in urbandale right now ... let's listen in for a minute ... our dave price is in the crowd tonight at five and six. thursday will be the warmest day of the week with highs near 60. it will be windy with a west wind up to 30 to 40 mph. more clouds return friday and temperatures will drop back to the 50s. clouds will continue to increase into saturday, with a few stray showers possible. on sunday, a strong storm system will pass through the midwest, windy with a west wind up to 30 to 40 mph. more clouds return friday and temperatures will drop back to the 50s. clouds will continue to increase into saturday, with a few stray showers possible. on sunday, a strong storm system will pass through the midwest, bringing a good chance for rain into central and eastern iowa. a quarter to a half of an inch of rain is possible, especially in eastern iowa where the temperatures will remain in the 40s to start

(rep steve king/(r) iowa) "i would say that they're not close to being the early voters, the primary voters, and the iowa caucus-goers, so what matters in this, it's about the nomination." if cruz does get the nomination, many critics say he's too conservative to win in the general election. (jeffrey toobin/legal analyst) "he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center." meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the stage to try to win back some of their lost momentum. brian loftus > as the the > as the the candidates prepare to take the stage... media outlets from all over the country have preparing their coverage of tonight's debate... setting up shop inside and out of the venetian. ((sharie johnson)) 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live from media row michael, what's it like? brian, sharie... the set-up is a little different from the one a few months ago outside the wynn. this time... local and national media are set-up along las vegas boulevard covering the debate... right in the heart of all the action. here's som

they join other big iowa names such as congressman steve king and former secretary of state matt schultz in backing cruz. meanwhile, as he tries to fight the backlash of his plan to ban all muslims from entering the u-s, donald trump has decided to cancel an upcoming trip to the middle east. the candidate was to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. despite the change, trump says man of his supports like his plan and has no intentions on backing down. he'll be in iowa tonight, holding a rally at the state fairgrounds in des moines...local five will also be on hand covering the event. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and climbing into the upper we are going to be mostly cloudy with temperatures for this fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rai

(rep steve king/(r) iowa) "i would say that they're not close to being the early voters, the caucus-goers, so what matters in this, it's about the nomination." if cruz does get the nomination, many critics say he's too conservative to win in the general election. (jeffrey toobin/legal analyst) "he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center." meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the debate stage to try to win back some of their lost momentum. ((sharie johnson)) > new this morning... morning... a person is dead... in the second police shooting in 24 hours. ((brian loftus)) the latest incident happened last night around 8- 30...on king palm avenue near walnut and alexander. they say it all started when police were investigating a robbery... officers had the license plate information so they went to the home where the vehicle was registered. they found the vehicle and several people standing around it. officers gave them commands and they complied... but shortly afterward... a man came out of the home with a gun. ((sgt jeff clar

caucuses because he supported the last two winners, mike huckabee and rick ntorum.iowa congressman steve king also endorsed the texas senator, who has been rising steadily in the polls both in iowa and the rest of the nation. another rising republican in the race came to iowa city today. today.republican presidential talk to voters of all ages. t a good part of his message was geared toward students in the crowd. "our policies in washington are completely outdated. the best way to describe it is we have a retirement system in this country designed in the 1930's, we have a higher education system designedin the 1950's, we have an anti- poverts progr that really don't cure poverty, designed in the 1960's." 1960's."rubio also talked about how he went through college shouldering a lot of the same burdens from student loans that students today facece he says if it wasn't for writing his book, he'd likely still be paying off that debt. turning to the democratic race, front runner hillary clinton *will mme a long- promised stop in keota. keota.a group of high school students there have been trying t

last month, sioux city representative steve king also pledged his cruz campaign. of state matt schultz was also an early backer campaign. " deborah: coming up in sports...the cy- hawk rivalry came down to the final seconds yet again. stay tuned to see the incredible finish from hilton coliseum after the break. tomorrow... how about heading the orpheum theatre for theh sioux city symphony orchestra's christmas spectacular! trinette is hear to tell us more about it. sioux city symphony announces christmas spectacular christmas spectacular at the orpheum theatete dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. the concert will enchant the audience with christmas carols, classic holiday favorites, the everpopular singalongs and surprise guests. the featured guest is legendary bass- baritone simon estes also appearing will be the mt. zion missionary baptistst church consecrated mass choir this concert is sponsored by guarantee roofing & siding, irving f. industries, leonard gill and family, and mercy - sioux city. the symphony's 100th season is sponsored by winnavegas casino and resort. for furt

he has brought steve king to the table. he has my endorsement as well.unite across the country. a bold andis he is courageous leader. he has a history of taking on both sides of the aisle, exposing what is wrong with the country and what should be done with it and what he has done with the solicitor general in texas and we would love to see him in a debate with hillary clinton. conservativeshese that checks all the boxes and has the resources to go the distance. that is why he got our endorsement and why he is uniting a lot of people. he can be a champion for the conservative cause. polling suggests he could win iowa. make the argument that he could actually win a general election against let's say hillary clinton. that is not quite as guest: clear to a lot of people. hillary clinton -- guest: hillary clinton has a huge issue with her base, bernie sanders. we will see the base turnout like never before it ted cruz is the nominee. for these people saying the general election will be determined by independence, you have president romney who won the indepen