other speakers included university of iowa students -- and wisconsin senator tammy baldwin. we are now a few weeks away from the iowa caucus -- and the to ensure last-minute support. nbc's chris pollone reports the latest. "come on, don't be a party pooper, lift heeup!" his best selfie smile in portsmouth. all while stepping up his attacks against ted cruz, who the latest polls show has pulled neck-and-neck with "a lot of people do not like ted to put it mildly and i kept saying am i the only person who thinks he's a nice gg? so as it turrs little crazy." in south release of four u-s prisoners in iran, including washington post reporter jason rezaian. while using the prisonerswap to slam the president and seccetary of state. iran and the obama administration." in iowa, marco rubio also called the prisoner trade a sign of president obma's failed foreign policy. "a deal with iran, a deal with the castro brothers, a deal with democrats are preparing for clinton are busy getting her message out. husband, bill, talking up her experience as secretary of state to voters in iowa. "a

since then, wisconsin senator tammy baldwin and west virginia senator shelley moore capito have been working on a bill that would address this issue. take sot: baldwin: "this is a very important piece of legislation especially when we are facing a larger nation wide opioid abuse epidemic." trail vo: their bill would: require stronger narcotic prescribing guidelines and education for va providers increase communication through the va medical facilities. hold the va system accountable for appropriate care. kellie tag: jason's father has said he hopes baldwin's bill will be signed into law. although it can't bring his son back, he hopes it can help save other veterans lives. kellie meyer the jason simcakoski memorial act now heads to the full senate for consideration. rock legend david bowie has passed away... just days after his 69-th birthday... after an 18 month battle with cancer. many local fans were passionate about bowie's music and played tribute to him. pause for nats at recycled records in midtown david bowie's songs were playing in the store all day long. his vinyl was also o

tammy baldwin, (d) wisconsin. "that's exciting. it's an exciting first to celebrate." "the work to get the uss sioux city to this point has taken two years starting with the keel laying here at marinette marine in february of 2014," said matt breen, reporting. saturday, another milestone. the christening... a ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship's bow. "the champagne bottle gets broken, but this day is about the bonding... the bonding between the sponsor of the ship and the crew," howard said. "for the united states of america, i christen thee sioux city," said mary winnefeld, uss sioux city sponsor. who sail on her." mary winnefeld is the ship's sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way... with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city's executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can't wait to get aboard. "to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-h

tammy baldwin, (d) wisconsin. "that's exciting. it's an exciting first to celebrate." "the work to get the uss sioux city to this point has taken two years starting with the keel laying here at marinette marine breen, reporting. saturday, another milestone. the christening... a ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship's bow. "the champagne bottle gets broken, but this day is about the bonding... the bonding between the sponsor of the ship and the crew," howard said. "for the united states of america, i christen thee sioux city," said mary winnefeld, uss sioux city sponsor. "may god bless this ship and all who sail on her." mary winnefeld is the ship's sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way... with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city's executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can't wait to get aboard. "to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-

the raise family caregivers act, sponsored by maine senator susan collins and wisconsin senator tammy baldwin, recently passed the senate and now moves to the house for approval. the bill would direct the secretary of health and human services to develop a national family caregiving strategy that would support family caregivers. senator baldwin shared her own experience of being a caregiver and how it gave her a better understanding of how much these families need this support. "i could have been so helped by educational resources, support, advice on making important medical and health decisions with her and for her. senator baldwin says this bill will give families those and she is happy to see it moving forward in congress. reporting in washington, i'm kellie meyer. beyonce is returning to the super bowl halftime show. pepsi confrims the singer will perform at at levi's stadium february seventh. coldplay announced they would perform at the halftime show last month. you may remember, beyonce headlined the 2013 pepsi super bowl halftime show. her destiny's child bandmates, kelly rowland and m