this is his new biography, called iowa's record setting governor: the terry branstad story." the money from the book sales will go to the governor branstad iowa history fund which will help fund efforts that promote and preserve the state's history. there's one special historical spot in iowa that's close to the governor's heart... where pieces of his history are on display. take a look at a fresh- faced governor terry branstad, in his mid thirties, ready to lead the state of iowa. this room inside of the mansion museum in forest city, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three sense of pride. i know the roots he had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society

branstad's 7,642nd day in office. where it all started. "tucked away in north central iowa, there's a room inside of the forest city mansion museum... the governor terry e. branstad room. carol whiteis 24:42 thesee are all of his personal things from his first three terms. carol whiteis is a tour guide at the mansion, she leads people, young and old, through the room that dispalys some collections from the country's longest serving governor. 26:36 he was born here, went to school here. carol, who calls the govenor by his first name, says terry's interest in politics started back in a junior high civics class. he was inspired by one of his teachers. her personal favorite items that are on says the kids that come through enjoy governor branstad's elephant collection. 23:03 i try to stress upon them, he went to school here. he graduated here and look what he became, he became the governor, if you work hard you can become something really big too. governor branstad enjoys having some of his history showcased here, everything from photos from his first trip to china.. to some of the gear he wore when he was in the military. as branstad's tenure as iowa gov

governor terry branstad continues to face stiff opposition oppositionfor privatizing medicaid. later this morning -- two buses with people from the corridor will travel to des moines to voice their opposition.one leaves cedar rapids at 6-30 from the true north building. the other leaves a few minutes later from the walmart in coralville. "we are wanting to show one voice, a voice of unity, show it's a very grassroots effort. i think people typically underestimate medicaid members thinking negative things." things."the group plans to attend a health over-site committee meeting at the capitol. it's after the break... break...we hit the streets to see just how much winning fixes everything for hawkeye fans. fans are smelling roses.after an incredible season they have been rewarded with a trip to california on new years day. day.but think back just one year ago, many hawkeye fans were left disappointed with a 7-6 season.so what made such a dramatic change for iowa? iowa?it's our topic this morning's say what. what. " cheers touchdown yesterday " what a difference a year can make -

history, terry branstad. that is quite a record. did you ever come close? gov. branstad: 1986, probably my closest election. i 152-48. considering the fact -- i won 52-48. these are very stressful and difficult times. i think people knew i was working hard every day to diversify the economy. tag value to agricultural products. i think people stuck with me. enough that we won in the worst of times. cynthia: did you ever consider running for higher office? gov. branstad: congress or senate? i have been encouraged to many times by different people by love iowa and i think my served here and i think governor is the best job. i did not want to go to washington. i don't mind visiting but i did not want to raise my family there. i really love this job and feel that this is where i can make the biggest difference because of my experience and background and just, the more you work at something the more you get to know the state, the more effective you can be. cynthia: three more years to go. i read when you finish that term you will have served as governor for 14% of the

governor terry branstad became the longest serving governor in u.s. history today. total, he's served for 20 years, 11 months and 3 days. that breaks the previous record held by new york's 18th century governor george clinton who later became that nation's fourth vice president. coming up later in the show we will have live coverage before an event held in his honor in des moines. jenna: republican presidential candidates donald trump and ted im jenna rehnstrom. tim has the evening off. will your holiday mail get to where it's going on time? the holiday rush has hit and as people all over the country to to get their packages and letters to loved ones... that means a very busy season for the u-s-p-s. ininact, the united states postal rvice is expecting to deliver about t point 5 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. abc 9's deborah souverain talked to folks at our local post office about what is considered the busiest shipping day of the year. governor is hitting a major milestone in hiscareer. the longest today. total, he's served for 20 years, 11 previous rec

terry branstad is now the longest serving governor in u.s. history. politicians and supporters came together last night to celebrate his time in office. on hand, a number of friends, family and fellow politicans celebrating branstad surpassing former new york governor george clinton, who first took office back in 1777. but, this service record now belongs to branstad. ktiv's robert lowe was in the iowa state capitol in des moines and has the story. << 7,642 days. that marks iowa governor terry branstad's time at terrace hill, making him the longest serving governor in our nation's history. "george clinton served as governor of new york for 21 years," said iowa gov. terry branstad. "today, i surpass his days in office. no, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen." creating a field of opportunities for those living in the hawkeye state all started in the small northern iowa town of leland. "well, i grew up on a small farm in winnebago county and learned to work hard at an early age," roots that resonate with iowans from sioux city to dubuque. w

iowans are well acquainted with terry branstad's accomplishments and work ethic. it's gratifying to see those attributes get written on a national scale and in the history books. he's earned his place in history of course, first lady christine branstad ought to be complimented, too. we thank her for her public service and most importantly for sharing her family with all iowans. we're lucky to have had governor terry branstad for these years as chief executive in iowa and of course i'm lucky to call him a friend. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: madam president, it's my understanding now that some of our colleagues want to talk about our visit to paris, so -- but i understand senator hatch intends to be on the floor at approximately 2:45 and we're recessing at 3:00. so i would ask consent that the following members be recognized for up to five minutes -- senator cardin, senator schatz, senator udall, senator shaheen, senator merkley, senator markey, senator coons. it may not be in that order

because of terry branstad. plus we're still two and a half weeks away from the big game, want to go. and a toucng story about a dying girl who had a wish -- and will play outtin one of the most good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track sevn meteorologit eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. roads remain wet this december morning with rain continuing to track to the north, but it will be endiig from the ssuth to the north. you can see dry air starting to work into our southernmost counties. but we had quite a bit of rain over the last couple of days.... just for sunday, we had 1 to over 3"! waterloo 13th daily record. and now we are dealing with temps that are going to be falling today as through... but it is still mild... 40s and 50s with strong winds......hey are 15 to 30 mph right now and will stay gusty throughout the day. the rain will continue to track out of the area and some snowflakes may mm into the northern counties as the temps fall this afternoon,

when terry branstad first became governor in 1983, he was the youngest in iowa's history at 36 years old. he says back then - setting records for being in office a combined 21 years s s the farthest thing from his mind. was that the plan back in 1982? no. i had no clue this would happen. i fact i didn't even know what the record was when i ran the first time back then, branstad was e lieutenant goveveor - and was just as surprised as everyone else when robert ray decided to not run for governor again. he says he wanted to be in politics from the time he was in eighth grade - he majored in political science at iowa and became the lieutenant governor at 31. but as soon as he won the state'sop office - he faced one of the biggest challenges he ever would. the we closed 38 banks. land values dropped 63 percent but we worked to diversify the economy. overtime - he says that's worked - and helped turn a 90 million dollar deficit that he inherited in 1983 into a huge surplus by the time he e left t 1999. it's important because businesses look to invest in states that are well managed. he sa

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that iowans are following has to do with governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. medicaid.it would hand over the state system to four private companies -- trying to streamline the process and cost the state less.but democrats are worried that it will cause coverage to suffer. last week -- federal investigators from the centers for medicare and medicaid were at the state house to see if they approve of the plan.those investigators decided to push the implimentation back 60 days to march 1st. coming up next -- we sat down with the governor.see what he has to say about being the s history. welcome back to iowa in focus. this week we're joined by governor terry branstad, who just became the longest serving governor in united states history this week. governor.thank you youwas that the plan back in 1982? 1982?no. i had no clue this would happen. in fact i had no i was running back then. i thought i would be running for re election for leutenant governor and governor robert d. ray, who was a very popular governor decided very late, in februrary that he wouldn't be runni

they've just opened the doors terry branstad's 21 years in office top some of the country's most well-known governors. texas' rick perry served 15 iowa's bob ray served 13. today, branstad beat a man named george clinton...who governed new york starting in the late 1700s. the governor held an open house in his state capitol office for most of the day. the governor held an open house in his state capitol office for most of the day. his spokesman says several hundred iowans..including state workers, agency directors and visitors stopped by. the governor said he knows his gov...13:25 we've gone through some tough times.....farm crisis, floods, tornadoes...god has blessed me. future generations." some iowa democrats aren't taking part in honoring the history-making day. the group...progress iowa...sent a truck with this billboard on it outside the state capitol. the group says the governor's not delivered the jobs he promised, is rushing through a plan to privatize medicaid and hurt schools by vetoing a bipartisan funding compromise today...iowa senate democrats and the state democratic party h

spearheaded by iowa governor terry branstad, the pn involves changing the state-run program to a contracted service with manag care organizations. the governor said the change will save the state no less than 50 million-dollars. some lawmakers disagree and many hospital administrators and patients say next month's move less effective care, a in some cases none at lent. that b brings me to our first guest this week. two men w find themselves smack dab in t theiddle of this mid medicaid debate. across from metate representative chris hall from sioux city, and next to mim the president and ceo of mercy medical center jim fits pt rblg. thanks for taking time to talk to us about this issue, which is certainly in the spot light these days. we'll geget into the details o of what's going on and how people are being impacteted but let's just start by saying is there any way this doesn't happen come next month? >> right now that seems to be in the hands of the federal, uh, centers for medicaid. they're looking into whether this needs to be delayed which is what democrats are asking for, uh, or whethe

terry branstad served as the state's lieutenant governor under governor robert ray. ray.when governor ray stepped down, the voters asked branstad to step in.since that night, voters have asked him to step back into the governor's office five more times. times.fox 28 news reporter and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry joins us live right now from des moines where the governor marked a historic milestone tonight, kevin? one of the cool parts about tonight is that it wasn't only a celebration of history in iowa, but people here also had a chance to hear governor branstad talk about his roughly 21 years in public service. he says a lot of what helped him was the worth ethic he learned when he was growing up on a farm. most iowans know about his 99-county tour every year, but he says that idea goes all the way back to his days when in 6th grade, he was responsible for 120 pregnant lambs having babies. you know this is in be winter time so we'd have to get up early in the morning my younger brother and i and find the hues that had lambs get them in a pen with a headlamp b

governor terry branstad is now the longest-serving governor in u-s history. history.he earned that distinction yesterday.and during his time in office, he's seen a lot happen in iowa politics. politics.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry reports on what's the same and what's different. different. when terry branstad first became governor in 1983, he was the youngest in iowa's history at 36 years old. he says back then - setting records for being in office a combined 21 years was the farthest thing from his mind. was that the plan back in 1982? no. i had no clue this would happen. in fact i didn't even know what the record was when i ran the first time back then, branstad was the lieutenant governor - and was just as surprised as everyone else when robert ray decided to not run for governor again. he says he wanted to be in in eighth grade - he majored in political science at iowa and became the lieutenant governor at 31. but as soon as he won the state's top office challenges he ever would. the farm crisis in the 80's. and we closed 38 banks. land values dropped

the governor terry e. branstad room. carol whiteis 24:42 thesee are all of his personal things from his first three terms. carol whiteis is a tour guide at the mansion, she leads people, young and old, through the room that dispalys longest serving governor. 26:36 he was born here, went to school here. carol, who calls the govenor by his first name, says terry's interest in politics started back in a junior high civics class. he was inspired by one of his teachers. her personal favorite items that are on display include the duffy cartoons, she says the kids that come through enjoy governor branstad's elephant collection. 23:03 i try to stress upon them, he went to school here. he graduated here and look what he became, he became the governor, if you work hard you can become something really big too. governor branstad enjoys having some of his history showcased here, everything from photos from his first trip to china.. to some of the gear he wore when he was in the military. as branstad's tenure as iowa governor now make

governor terry branstad says there is no reason to delay plans to shift ioio's medicaid operation to private management, evenhough a judge has recommended the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program. branstad says the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says ever if the state takes the judge's recommendation, it can continue with three private firms. gov. terry branstad/r-iowa "those of us that are in health systems, like those of us that have the state employee health plan, it's a managed care system. and it's worked, i think, very effectively reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively." governor branstad stressed the state has not decided how to proceed. iowa is set to shift the 4- point-2 billion dollar medicaid program to private management ststting in january. a move by the state of iowa to turn over management of medicaid to private companies could change things in woodbury county. today, supervisors in woodbury county are looking at eliminating the county's social services department at

governor terry branstad says medicaid recipients can get coverage from one of three remaining companies set to take over the 4-point-2 billion dollar program. branstad says the iowa department of human services will contact people enrolled in wellcare to inform them about the remaining companies. jessica rae: the city of norfolk is trying to address a controversial communication tower here's paul hughes with the latest. " a controversial neighborhood will be allowed to remain in place, but a subcommittee is being formed to look at the issue of tower placement. at monday night's meeting, the city council voted unanimously to affirm the conditional use permit for a telebeep tower at 2208 elmer's lane, but to shorten the term of the permit to only two years while the city looks at zoning issues related to towers. nebraska gov. pete ricketts has announced that jessica flanagain will join his office as a special adviser to the governor for external affairs. flanagain, formerly jessica moenning and formerly of norfolk, worked as a privately paid consultant helping the governor with longer-ter

abc news washington. " sabrina: today adds a new entry into the u-s history books, as governor terry branstad celebrates becoming the longest serving governor in u-s history. this will be branstad's seven thousand 642nd day of service to the state of iowa his time as governor now surpasses that of george clinton of new york who served as governor for 21 years between 17-77 and 18-04. now two events scheduled for today will mark branstad's big honor. during the day, an open house will be held at the governor's formal office in the state capitol. then monday evening, a milestone dinner will be held at the state fairgrounds. tickets to the dinner are 50 dollars a person, with branstad iowa history fund. sabrina time for another short break, but there's more ahead here on good morning iowa... in just a few minutes, we'll enjoy a live performance from des moines entertainer and recording artist madison ray... sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....14- hundred bl

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 wheel.drivers have been required to keke a *paper* log of their hours since the 1930s... but safety advocates say paper logs are too easy to change in order to avoid restrictions on hours behind the wheel.that new rule will take effect in 60 days. companies will have two years to upgrade all of their trucks with the new monitoring devices. 3 donald trump's comments from earlier this weeeeproposing a ban on muslims entering the u- s continues to draw criti

tim: a delay of sorts today concerning iow governor terry branstads plan to privatize medicaid in iowa. the governor is extending the time period for medicaid providers to receive full reimbursement from january 1st to april 1st. also today, the state senate oversight committee got together to take a closer look at the governors plan to move medicaid from state run to 4 private companies. reporter amanda krenz has more " amanda intro: 23:21:31 25 days left. that's how much time remains before medicaid switches to managed care, affecting 560- thousand iowans. nats of f eers cheers echoed through the state capitol when these iowans heard something they liked or heard one of their questions being asked. they were bused in from around the state to listen in on this medicaid hearing. anna 23:12:11 this is people that are being affected. not just numbers. the crowd represented iowans from all walks of life, with different concerns about the change from medicaid to managed care. linda quinn from iowa city came to medicaid services. hope i have is that we into it more senator amanda 23:14:03 i

let's get a check of our cbs 2 governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medcaid has come with stiff opposition and now we are learning that the move will *not happen by new years day like he originally planned. planned.the switch to private managed care needed federal approval -- and after a four day visit -- officials decided the state should not go through with it for another 60 days.state senator liz mathis has worked on many committees involving healthcare spending told cbs 2 news that she's happy with the delay -- but wants medicaid recipiants to know it's going to happen eventually. "this just gives them more time to do that, more time to make a decision and to talk with their physicians and find out just what the plan is,"budded to "we can't really stop an executive order from the governor but we can clearly create legislation that allows for oversight, that's the main thing that we're going to be working on," the governor says the change will happen on march 1st and will improve care and save millions of dollars.but in a letter sent to medicaid recipients -- federal administ

governor.how terry branstad - plans to mark - his record - - as the longest- governor terry branstad is about to become the longest- serving governor is u-s history. history.tomorrow will mark his 7,642nd day of service - which is well beyond of any recent or current governor.branstad has been in office for six terms and nearly 21 years.the 69-year-old will hold a big celebration tomorrow night at the iowa state fairgrounds. presidential hopeful - bernie sanders is back in the corridor. corridor.today - he held a town hall meeting - at cornell - college.it was one of nine** stops - on a two day - tour - across iowa. more than one thousand people - heard him speak - about building - the middle* class. sanders says - un-employment and the high cost of college - are major obstacles.on foreign policy - sanders says - isis** must be destroyed - but not* without another soggy night - - and we're keeping a close watch - on what conditions will be like for school and work - tomorrow. tomorrow.justin roberts is here - with the complete and coming up in sports sportssunday struggles -- how iow

governor terry branstad says the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says if the state can take the judge's recommendati on, and continue with three private firms. gov. terry bransnsd/r-iowa "those of us that are in health systems, like those of us that have the state employee health plan, it's a managed care system. and it's worked, i think, very effectively and it's worked effectively in other states, and i see no reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively." governor branstad stressed the dededed how to proceed. iowa is set to shift the 4- point-2 billion dollar medicaid program to private management starting in january. south dakota regulators have granted a construction permit, with conditions, for a pipeline that would cross through the state as it carries crude oil from north dakota to illinois. the public utilities c cmmission voted 2-1 to approve the state's portion of the 11-hundred mile dakota access pipeline. south dakota is the first state to make a decision about the pipeline. it must also be approved in iowa, where th

terry branstad."today, i surpass his days in office. this is surreal, i never imagine it would happen." now, here at the iowa state fairgrounds, more than 1,000 people have bought tickets to hear the governor speak about feat. proceeds from tonight's event will go toward promoting and preserving iowa's history. we'll have a complete wrap up on news 4 at 10, but for now, we'll send it back to the studio, sheila. still to come... two siouxland school districts have received awards from the e-p-a. see which schools got the award and what their award money will go toward. << >> << this is the petersen family from the air 86th aero-medical squadron in ramstein, germany. reaching out to all our friends and family in sioux city, iowa. merry christmas! end music >> flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. tuesday county from 6 am tuesday until 1 pm wednesday siouxland is sitting in between two storm systems. the one from the weekend has moved onto the northeast but not before giving eastern siouxlan

"i terry branstad do solemnly governor terry branstad took the oath of office for the first time in 1983... "incummant upon me as governor of this state..." he was just 36.... the four years turned into 16 years.... branstad was governor until 1999.....when he left public office..... "your governor elect" but that wasn' the nd... he was re-elected in 2010... "wooooo" and sworn into office in 2011 "congratulations governor" things haven't always been easy.... he became governor during the farming crisis in the 80s and dealth witt the floods of 1993 "never have we had a flood of this magnitude...." but some of the achievements he says he's most proud of diversifying an agriculture based society... and lowering unemplohyement rates in iowa... "here we go" and he's had some fun while in office.... "boom" "lee have a warm w wlcome for governor branstad says this all started in 8th grade when he became interested in politics.... each year he makes sure to visit all 99 counties in iowa.... he's done that already this year.... we've got you covered... live in the newsroom.... amanda gilbert... k

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 presidency. but critics on both sides of the aisle long argued the initiative gave too much power to washington in cont

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. bush's presidency. but critics on both sides of the aisle long argued the initiative gave too much power to washington in controlling state education polili. teachers and parents also argued "no child left behind" focused too much on testing. obama says the overhaul is long overdue. 3 "for years, i have called on congress to come together and get a bipartisan effort to fix no child left behind. it took a lot of time. it required a lot 3 of work. but thanks to the tireless

governor--is a position to which iowa voters have elected terry branstad six times now. now.that support, though, doesn't make a politican immune to controversy. recently, the govenror has been embroiled in a debate over the state's health care system.cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry has more on that thatin a story you will only see on cbs 2 news. news. if no where else, it's probably most true in politics the people all the time. even after going a perfect 19-0 over more than 30 years in primaries and general elections as a politician, governor terry branstad says there will always be issues that make iowans go toe to toe with their chief executive. well first of all you can't be afraid to take on a big challenge. and secondly, what you need to do is look at what's worked elsewhere. the most recent issue that he's getting criticism for is his plan to privatize the state's medicaid program. he says the program has expanded many times over the years but the health of iowans hasn't gotten any healthier.i think we gotta get iowans to take ownership of their own hea

terry branstad. "today, i surpass his days in office. no, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen." creating a field of opportunities for those living in the hawkeye state all started in the small northern iowa town of leland. "well, i grew up on a small farm in winnebago county and learned to work hard at an early age," said branstad. roots that resonate with iowans from sioux city to dubuque. with an overall election record of 19-0, making history isn't new to the head of the hawkeye state. only 35 years old at the time, branstad won his first gubernatorial race in 1982, becoming the youngest serving governor in state history. more than 33 years later, 21 spent working in the office of the governor, branstad says there's more work to be done "we'll continue to bring more good jobs to iowa and diversyfying the economy", said gov. branstad." i'm honored and proud to be selected by the people to have this super responsiblity to serve as their chief executive," said gov. branstad. and everyday at work, means the history books. pr

cynthia: terry branstad now breaks a record that stood 200 years. >> did you ever dream of this? >> no, no. to serve this long never dreamed things can happen. cynthia: it all started back in 1983. four terms later branstad took a break to become president of dmu but the comeback kid came back to the capital 4 years ago. >> having lead iowa from the farm crisis of the 80's to diversified economy. young people when i first came in were leaving the state. cynthia: start their own business. now in his record sixth term. >> we've come a long way. we're 3rd best managed state 6 -- best managed state. lowest and unemployment. cynthia: looking back he tells me his top 3 highlights. >> meeting pope john paul ii, befriending chinese president xi jinping and seeing the state through the floods of 93. >> sometimes the worst of times can bring out the best in people when the going gets tough get going a lot of tough people been an honor to serve them, be their governor. cynthia: while we were there branstad took a congratulatory call from former president george hw bush. the iowa boy says he

fresh-faced governor terry branstad, in his mid iowa. the mansion museum a place where the collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a sense of pride. i know the rootse had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the government. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to

one of the biggest stories that iowans are folllling has to do with govererr terry branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. medicaid.it would hand over the state system to four private companies -- trying to streamline the process and cost the state less.but dedecrats are worried that it will cause coverage to suffer. last week -- federal investigators from the centers for medicare and medicaid were at t state house to see if they approve of the plan.those investigators decidid to push the implimentation back 60 coming up next -- we sat down with the governor.see what he has to say about being the longest erving governor in u- s history. heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillarars going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hill

one of the biggest stories that iowans are following has to do with governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. medicaid.it would hand over the state system to four private companies -- trying to streamline the process and cost the state less.but democrats are worried that it will cause coverage to suffer. last week -- federal investigators from the centers for medicare and medicaid were at the state house to see if investigators decided to push the implimentation back 60 days to march 1st. coming up next -- we sat down with the governor.see what he has to say about being the s history. welcome back to iowa in focus. this week we're joined by governor terry branstad, who just became the longest serving governor in united states history this week. congratulations governor. governor.thank you youwas that the plan back in 1982? 1982?no. i had no clue this would happen. in fact i had no clue what the record was when thought i would be running for re election for leutenant governor and governor robert d. ray, who was a very popular governor decided very late, in februrary that he

medicaid.governor terry branstad is looking for federal approval on the january first switch to allow four private companies to manage medicaid.opponents are skeptical the new system won't be for the state's 4-billion dollar program.coming up later in the real story --- we'll take a look at iowa's medicaid saga from whwh it started until the present day. coming up next on iowa in focus...steffi lee sits down with republican presidential cadidate rand paul to talk about everything from islamophobia to donald trump steffi: 08:51:14 "welcome back to iowa in focus - today we are joined by senator rand paul from kentucky - thank you so much fofojoining us. so first things first, a lot of is the frontrunner, polls have him soaring, polls have him at 35% at this point, what do you have to say for where you are in the race?"rand: 08:51:31 " " think one of tt things that's underrepresented in the polls is that we do very well with younger audiences. we have 20 college campuses organized in iowa, we have 400 college campuses organized across the country."steffi: 08:52:26 "what do you have to sa

medicaid.governor terry branstad is looking for federal approval on the january first switch to allow four private companies to manage medicaid.opponents are skeptical the new system won't be for the state's 4-billion dollar program.coming up later in the real story --- we'll take a look at iowa's medicaid saga from when it started until the present day. coming up next on iowa in focus...steffi lee sits down with republican presidential cadidate rand paul to talk about everything from islamophobia to donald trump to iowa in focus - today we are joined by senator rand paul from kentucky - thank you so#much for joining us. so first things first, a lot of people have been saying trump is the frontrunner, polls have him soaring, polls have him at 35% at this point, what do you have to say for where you are in the race?"rand: 08:51:31 "i think one of the things that's underrepresented in the polls is that we do very well with younger audiences. we have 20 college campuses organized in iowa, we have 400 college campuses organized across the country."steffi: 08:52:26 "what do you have to say

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terry branstad ended his first heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton governor with at the 1983 inaugural ball. tonight he'll wrap up his seven- thousandth 642nd day as our chief executive with another gala . today governor branstad became the longest serving governor in u-s history. the governor is celebrating at a black tie event tonight. he also opened up his office this morning to anyone who wanted to talk shop. 121415-121439 "i've always been a hard worker ... grew up on a farm ... by consistently focusing on ... the governor held an open house in his formal office at the state capitol. iowans were invited to s

sabrina: the governor's office prepares to mark a big milestone for governor terry branstad, with monday being a date for the history books. elias: and the crowds in ames rejoiced after the cyclones defeated in-state rival hawkeyes, in a close matchup to the very end. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... residents at a local nursing home have had their belongings temporarily taken away to help combat a potential issue. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on friday december eleventh elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs)

state.at first -- iowa governor terry branstad resisted -- until he was able to get a waiver allowing iowa to work out the details about how it would expand for itself. the result is s customized system where federal funding that low income patients select from healthcare - dot - gov.it also has incentives for people on medicaid to monitor their own health -- branstad lls that having skin in the game.that all came together at the end of 2013. in february 2015 -- governor branstad rolled out a new plan to run medicaid. medicaid.he called it the governor's medicaid dernization initiative and it creates the iowa high quality healthcare initiative -- with four private companies who would provide medicaid services -- helping to take the burden off the state budget.the department of human services says the cost of providing medicaid has increased 73-percent just since 2003 under the old but more traditional model.the transition to the private companies happens january first. "it's worked effectively in other states and i see no reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively. for the most p

as governor from 1983 to 1999, terry branstad took 3 the helm during some of the state's worst economic turmoil in decades and steered the ship toward imimessive 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."anstad will passss governor george clinton of new from 1777 until 1795 and again from 1801 to 3 1804. 3 the issue of national security is dominating the republican race for president.while front- runner donald trump defends his proposed ban on mususms coming intothe country-- two of his top rivals are fighting to become an alternative to gop voters who don't agree with trump's controversial proposal. don champion has the latest on the gop presidential campaign. 3 (sot thu0528 1:17) nat "jennifer get over here." while accepting an endorsement from a police and corrections officers union in new hampshire thursday night- donald trump continued selling his proposed ban on muslims coming into the country.(sot fri0035 donald trump/r- presidential candida

i asked some of the vips there what they most admire about terry branstad. >> with the first thing you think of? >> i think of as a man with a lot of energy committed to this state, loves people, loves to be governor. >> clearly his tenacious. he stayed with it he believes what he believes in. he doesn't he does his homework, and he's gathered good people around him. >> what's the first thing you think of when you think of terry branstad? >> i think of passion for the state of iowa and state of iowa and for people. it's not always easy getting dogged and patients so the three peas. passion, persistence and patience to. >> the person who comes to mind when you think about your dad? >> responsibility ticket why is that? >> he has taught me responsibility from a young age and if there is anything that i saw growing up in him and through his eyes and where he focused was responsibility, and that is definitely one of his core parts of him. >> matt is the director of executive progress so hello he to give thanks for having me. >> what is the first thing you think of when you hear governor br

"here we go" and he's had some fun iowa governor terry branstad..." governor branstad says this all started in 8th grade when he became interested in politics.... each year he makes sure to visit all 99 counties in iowa.... he's done that already this year.... we've got you covered... live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. there are multiple events for the govenror today -- all day long people can visit the state capitol and for many eastern iowans-- getting to the grocery store isn't a problem. but the elderly and people who don't have cars depend on being in walking distance from one...and not all neighborhoods have one. areas without grocery stores are known as "food deserts." in dubuque, the u-s-d-a has identified the area east of central avenue and the south end as food deserts... "i do see a lot of walkers, i suppose it would be nicer to have a closer one to marshall school, down in that area." for urban areas...nieghborhoo ds are considered food deserts if twenty percent of the people live in poverty -- or live more than one mile a

elias: preparations are underway for monday's big celebration honoring governor terry branstad. december 14th will mark his seven thousand 640th day of service to the state of iowa, making him the longest-serving governor in american history. two events are planned to mark the occassion, a capitol open house, and formal milestone dinner. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: celebrated last rival hawkeyes.. the 83 to 82 win keeps iowa state undefeated so far this season. keeps iowa state crowds rushed the court after the final buzzer to celebrate, but in the chaos des moines register columnist randy peterson suffered a broken leg. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam fil weather adlib it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturda

the impressive milestone that iowa governor terry branstad is passing today. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin bbarry. let's get a check of our cbs 2 new this morning, a murder trial that was scheduled to begin in the corridor this morning will now happen next year.. year..31-year-old kendu petties was arrested in september after he was found in mesa, arizona.he's accused of killing 22-year-old quintrell perkins and 20- year-old sierrah simmons back in april 20-14. 20-14.both were found dead at a home along 4th avenue southeast.petties has pleaded not guilty to t t counts s first degree murder.he has waived his right to a speedy trial -- so a pre-trial conference will be held in march -- and a jury trial is now scheduled to begin on $ april fourth. a verdict could come down as s soon as today in baltimore,e, baltimore,in the first freddie gray manslaughter trial. closing arguments are expected to start this morning. morning.then the jury is expected to ke a ruling by wednesday or thursday.you remember, freddie gray died after ssfering a neck injury b

iowa governor terry branstad is now officially the longest serving governor in u-s history. history.to cap off that milestone, more than a thousand people attended a celebration in s honor last night.the night included a discussion with the governor, where he talked about his more than 7-thousand days in office. he spoke about his iowa work ethic he got from growing up on a farm, and evenenow he ed to be a democrat until he got to college.branstad says that's when a friend invited him to a college republicans meeting. "and the speaker that night named chuck grassley. so the first republican meeting i went to chuck grassley was the speaker and i've been an active republican ever since." since."branstad admitted he acacally grew up in a family of democrats, but was able to get his mom to switch parties when he ran for the state house. president obama is in the midst of a week-long push to toexplain his strategy for stopping isis.he met with his top military advisors at the pentagon monday, and is attending a national counter- terrorism center laterthis week. week.the president

44tomorrow night: isolated showers low: 35-41 winds: se 10-15 alo: 39 dbq: 39 today, governor terry branstad will enter the record books, as the longest serving governor in the american history. it will be his 7-thousand- 642nd day as governor. that's almost 21 years in office. governor branstad will pass former new york governor george clinton. he was also a governor across 2 different tenures, onon clinton's started in 1777. branstad will hold an official celebration tonight at the state fairgrounds. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders spent all of his weekend traveling around eastern iowa. the vermont senator made 8 stops including in mount vernon at cornell college yesterday. sanders enjoyed some momentum at the beginning of his campaign. but can he recapture that in time for the iowa caucuses in 7 weeks? tv-nine's brea love reports. "sanders filled every seat here night all in effort to give his supporters a future to believe in." he entered to a standing ovation, which continued on as he touched on many of his campaign issues. sanders discussed the economy, education, the

governor terry branstad is this week. today marks his 7-thousand-642nd longest serving governor in american history. the 69 year old republican started serving the state back in 19-72 and is now on his 6th term. to commemorate his achievement the first is a free open house in the iowa 4 p - m. that's followed by a dinner and fairgrounds... at six. remain. hundreds of waukee students will to school next year. the school board is set to vote on a new it's expected to pass. a new elementary school called to help with rapid growth in the district. last year they formed a boundary committee to sort out the details of the expansion...including which students from what neighborhood go where and what middle school they would head to after. the committee will meet with the school board again tonight at 6 to give their its recommendations. they say the proposal is expected to pass. we have emphasized pretty heavily to the school board we need to get this done. there's staffing implications. once we know what those boundaries are, w