praised the "home base iowa" initiative, creating incentives across the state to attract veterans and military families. major general orr told lawmakers the iowa national guard is good for the iowa economy...giving back more than it takes in. 11:29:21 "this year, the iowa national guard brought in more than $353 million dollars of federal funding into the state, which is more than 97% of our departments budget. our soldiers and airmen pay more in state property, payroll, and sales provides in funding to the iowa national guard." :01-:20 since 20-13, 36 communities in the state have become "home base iowa" communities, providing incentives for vets to move their families to those cities. the initiative has helped 1,700 vets find jobs in iowa. five days out from the iowa caucuses and a new poll shows bernie sanders maintaining a slim lead over hillary clinton in our state. the quinnipiac university poll released today shows sanders ahead of clinton 49 to 45 percent.... martin o'malley is trailing at a distant 4-percent. those numbers are nearly identical to the last quinnipiac poll... released on the 12th. in the latest poll... 80-percent of voters surveyed said their mind is made up... q

and for the purpose of economy, what the governor was getting at, to have that for the iowa economy. and in terms of the caucus, i don't know if it affects it long term, and what happens on caucus night, whether it affects senator cruz's polls and we he to wait and see. but it raises some questions that are legitimate. addressed this, iowa has not picked the winners, and you have had eventual presidential elections that you picked second or third or fourthlace in last 20 or 30 years? >> s, there is three tickets out of iowa, the one exception of john mccain when he didn't campaign here and that's the exception.n. but it's b bk to the idea that iowa tells us who the strong candidates are. and the weak candidates similarly get identified and are weeded out. and taking the question of ted cruz reflects how neutral is the stste and how fair. >> professor, just a moment, i have to say good-bye to our live to our regular programming. but we are streaming the entire event at cbs2.com. stay with us. professor, please continin. >> this iss one of the things that make me chuckle. i am old enoug

the economy. this aually would expand the iowa economy. right now ethanol is banging into the rfs. it's essentially the blend wall is a cap. as people in iowa knownprv as i've traveled around and do town halls, ethanol's not expanding its market share because the epa is preventing it from doing it. by the way, no other candidate has pledged to remove the blend wall. no other candidate is focusing on the future for ethanol. and you know someone who joined me on my bus tour across the state, fellow named dave vandergrind, he built more than half the ethanol plants in the state of iowa. he's the one who estimates you could see a 60% market increase.. you know who's hurt by my plan? the lobbyists in washington and the people who are helped are iowa farmers and jobs here in the state of iowa. >> one final question, you talk about ronald reagan a ot. you taa about you want to sort of have a presidency like his. he famously had a terrific relationship with democrat tip o'neil o'neil. he got stuff done. are you and nancy pelosi going to be able to get stuff done? >> absolutely. >> in my ent

it would be devastating to the iowa economy, so it's s t only a concern of the farmers that own the land. it's a concern to the iowa businesses and the entire state. and we don't need to have a battle between des moines and rural iowa. we want to instead be able to address and i think one of the big concerns that des moines has is, even though we have a nutrient reduction strategy. we don't have a reliable, long term commitment of resources to pay for it. the state has 9 and a half million dollars for the nutrient this would also address not only a non-point source pollution from agricultural land. it would also address what municipalities have to deal with is point source pollution from their sewa treatment plants. and this would provide additional money for that, to help communities as well as to help agriculture. so, we are gaining a significant support and we're visiting with the league of municipalities. we're visiting with farm groups and it's already been endorsed by the corn growers and the soybean sociation. yesterday, the cattlemen's association endorsed it. we're hopeful we ca

the iowa economy has created 214,000 new jobs, surpassing our 2010 goal. today's unemployment rate has been cut nearly in half down from over 6% five years ago. iowa has the lowest unemployment since 2001. iowa family incomes have grown from 18.3% in 2010. we have seen over $12 billion in private capital investment. we worked in a bipartisan session in a bipartisan fashion last session to improve iowa's road and digital infrastructure. and k through 12 education funding is now up 35% since 2010. when we look back at this progress, it's important to reflect on how we got there. how did we do it? we did it by restoring fiscal discipline. we did it by focusing on economic growth. we did it by investing in our children. but the key to igniting engine of success is truly a willingness to work together. when we work together, challenges are overcome, results are delivered and iowans have a government that works for them. when we fail to work together, challenges become steeper, results are fleeting and the government fails the very people we should be serving. th

what is i ieresting ilways say there i i two things that come out of caucus it is great for the iowa economy which is strong a very manageable state forandidates g good for the state of iowa economically and the nation to vet these candidates, but amount sometimes what comes of this is a little battles between the party. at the end of the day the focus whoever we send out of iowa has to be someone that can win nationally. i'm a rubio guy, but at the end of the day the battling between the governonor and maybe ted cruz oror steve king that needs to go away. we will unite as a party. itit's greator iowa i'm looking foard to going to the debateines moines it's going to be a great show. i think we're going to send a winner out of iowa. >> appreciate your time. very much so will be interting to see what happens o monday. not only with the republicans, but the democrats gotten very interesting between hillary and bernie sanders.>> i don't think that thing is over yet either.r. >> thanks foreing with us we'll have you bk agaga. we wanto know what you think at home about what the senator had to say

iowa... that's what makes this comment from governor branstad so significant... again, he typically doesn't say much about candidates. but branstad is an outspoken supporter of renewable fuels and the impact they have on iowa's economy. ted cruz does not support the rfs - renewable fuel standard. "at the renewable fuels summit - a booth run by a group called america's renewable future had report cards to hand out... to show people which candidates support the renewable fuel standard and which ones one don't. (fullscreen) they only gave two candidates a and ted cruz. eric branstad - had called for an immediate repeal." this is eric branstad, director of america's renewable future. he's governor branstad's son. he's spent the last year talking to all the presidential candidates and campaigns about the renewable fuel standard and what it means to iowa. 6:50 it's homegrown, made in iowa, it helps iowa farmers and the economy. eric branstad says many candidates have caught on to his message, including those who spoke at today's summit. santorum 4:26 rfs it's a market access provision that is not made by petroleum industry, allows this fuel to have access to the market. donald trump talked about how great it is that iowa

the biggest creators of new jobs in iowa. state legislators are back at work with the goals of growing iowa's economy and keeping the state's budget balanced... but what if there was an option that could achieve both of them? justin surrency explains how governor branstad provided a forecast... "it's a tight budget, it's a stable." urging democrats and republicans to avoid gridlock "together we can forge a new path that will lead us to stable and predictable funding for school infrastructure.but iowa lottery officials have a secret both parties can get behind. "people are talking about how there isn't going to be a lot extra going around and i was thinking about the powerball."that's right, it could take just one lucky powerball ticket from iowa hitting the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot to help loosen government spending... "the cash option right now is 930 million dollars "if they took the cash option the state would right away getdollars just in withholding taxes."even without a winner the state is already capitalizing from record sales... "for every dollar you spend on lottery tickets in iowa about 25 cents goes to state causes so

the national spotlight is on iowa. and corn is on the minds of many. whether it's on a stick at the state fair or in your gas at the pump, corn is a pillar of iowa's economy. today, the iowa corn growers association explained just how important the ethanol industry and renewable fuels are -- not just " the ethonol industry has been extremely vital to our state. it has brought a lot of new jobs - a lot of good jobs... stabilized economy. before the ethonol industry our small towns were struggling. when ethonol came along it has revitalized our rural communities." stephanie/1shot: latinos in iowa are getting ready to decide who they're going to support on monday. the league of united latin american citizens or lulac will be training first- time caucus goers this weekend. here's a line-up of the events. tomorrow at representatives sanders, clinton, campaigns will answer questions about their candidates. sunday, lulac caucus training and monday, lulac will host its caucus watch party in des moines. stephanie: we have new involving a therapeutic boarding school student. jack: searches happened montrose. allegations of sex abuse were made by a former midwest ac

plan in place -- by using getting the results on paper the old fashioned way the iowa caucus meansa big boost to the local economy... hotel rates soar for the iowa caucuses... at the hampton inn and suites downtown... you'll pay at least four- hundred dollars for a room... and up to nine-hundred. but rooms will be hard to come by.... most hotels downtown are sold out. visitors will also need says it expects full tables just about everywhere across the metro on and around caucus night. "in 2011, we estimated about a $12 million economic impact. we have some new tools now that we can utilize to better quantify those numbers and we're going to try and get a better season." - greg edwards - president & ceo, and visitors bureau the convention and visitors bureau expects hotels to have an 88 to 100- percent occupancy rate in the weekend, its usually around 70-percent. presidential candidates have iowa... and today mike huckabee completed what he calls the full grassley. here we are in keokuk county, the last of the 99 counties in which we have conducted town halls. huckabee making stops in all 99- counties. he went on

we want to continue to grow the iowa economy. point. brit, there are a couple of big stories going into tomorrow night. win? it seems it's likely to be one of the two front runners, trump or cruz. there is also the question of how well marco rubio does. he is a strong third? weak third? does he not even finish third? depending on how the questions are answered, how much could this result, the iowa caucuses reshape the race? >> some of the candidates are going to come out here having done so poorly that if they got some money squirrelled away they may not have. they're not going to be able to continue. they simply have to have money to continue. this is the way it's always been. and i would say this, by the way, about the trump supporters. they don't particularly fit the but my sense of their intensity is that they have the most intense people i've ever dealt with. i see them all the time on twitter. they don't care for any criticism of him. my sense is that they will turn out. now some may go the wrong place although, i think they'll be

the great state of iowa. >> bernie, bernie. >> reporter: this is iowa on television, the opening act for presidential politics. but this is the real iowa, big ag they call it, the state's famous farm economy, including ethanol, the corn-based fuel. surprise, the state is also a leader in insurance and financial services. a homegrown supermarket chain is one of the fastest growing in the nation. the unemployment rate here is under 4% and that's without the gold rush that comes every four years. from around the world more every year the media pour into iowa with money to spend on everything, hotels, temporary hires, car rentals, restaurants. >> the money is nice always, but i think it's more about the excitement and the pride. >> didn't i interview you four years ago? mocking the caucuses and the intrusive press. sorry to interrupt your meal, but are you alive and do you have an opinion on the election? >> i suspect that hillary is not going to come in here and buy benghazi, benghazi, benghazi. >> we have never had a political candidate come in which is because i think some of the stuff is a little too edgy, but we get all of the staffers. >> it's not just the economic bump that makes iowan

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the renewable fuel standard and what >>eric: it's homegrown. it's made here in iowa and, andt helps iowa farmers and the economy. >>amanda: eric branstad says many candidites have caught onto his message including those who spoke atatoday's summit. >>it allows this fuel to be, to have access to the market. >>amanda: donald trump talked about how great it is that iowa is a leader in ethanol production, although he started his speech with a reaction to comments that governor branstad made just a couple hours earlier when the governor said it would be a mistake for iowans to support ted cruz. >>donald: it just came out over the news his feelings about one of the other candidates. that's strong feelings so that'll be very inter-, ii guess you agree, too. i agree. i agree. (clapping) >>amanda: and when all this happened we reached out to the governor's office to see if perhaps he was leaning toward endorsing a certain candidate. here's the response from the office quote governor branstad is neutral in the iowa caucuses and will not endorse any candidate. iowans will have the iowa caucus. however, the governor will ne

the media side show that goes along with it. descending on iowa every four years, a boone for the economy and a source of pride for the first state to vote as tom brokaw, who's covered every iowa caucus since 1980, reports. >> thank you so much. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> bernie, bernie! >> reporter: this is iowa on television. the opening act for presidential politics. but this is the real iowa, big ag they call it. the state's famous farm economy, including ethanol, the corn-based fuel. surprise, the state is also a leader in insurance and financial services. a homegrown supermarket chain is one of the fastest growing in the nation. the unemployed rate here is under 4%, and that's without the gold rush that comes every four years. from around the world, more every year, the media pour into iowa with money to spend on everything. hotels, temporary hires, car rentals, restaurants. >> the money is nice always, but i think it's more about the excitement and the prize. >> didn't i interview you four years ago? >> mike draper has a booming business mocking the caucuses and the intrusive press. sorry to interrupt your me