was the iowa caucus campaign manager for jim carter in 1976. the story of carter posit i will victories compared to the more recent iowa caucuses, arguing candidates now sometimes spend more money on one event than carter spent for his entire iowa effort. herbert hoover library hosted this talk about 30 minutes. >> our keynote speaker is tim kraft, a retired political advisor from new mexico who came to visit us today. he received his degree from dartmouth college in 1963 and did graduate studies at georgetown university. he helped organize the carter campaign for the iowa caucuses before going on to organize for carter in other key nominating states. lighthouse services after carter won the election in .970's as a special assistant he originally supervised the latee of scheduling and in ft's title,kra changed and he became the assistant to the president or presidential personal and presidential messages. in 1979, the white house announced that kraft was leaving to join the campaign committee as campaign manager. us kraft will be speaking to both about his role in helping caucuses as well as his ob

welcome to iowa in focus -- where we're giving context to what happens in the headlines and on the campaign trail.that starts with the barnstorm. in the middle of the week -- iowa governor terry branstad stirred the pot in the caucus race. race.he had been careful before to stay out -- but now he's publically said he wants ted cruz to be defeated in the iowa caucus because cruz is what branstad called a "big oil candidate".cruz has been openly against ethanol subsidies -- which people figured might hurt him in iowa. "he is the biggest opponenet of renewable fuels and he introduced a bill in 2013 to immediately eliinate the renewable fuels standard. he is heavily financed by big oil." oil." "we said from the begninning that th washington cartel was going to panic more and more. as conservatives unite behind our campaign you're going to see the washington cartel fire every shot they can firing every donald trump was busy picking up endorsements from john wayne's daughter and sarah palin -- but he managed to tweet out... out..."wow, the highly respected governor of iowa just stated that "ted c

but one incentive program is hoping to get new farmers a step ahead. practical farmers of iowa is starting their sixth year of the "saving incentives program." farming familys, like the shinns, are taking part. their farm is just two years old and there's alot they want to add. the program may let 2016 be their year to grow. they're this weeks farm to family, coming up at 10. nikki: coming up on local 5 news at 5:30... iowa looks to knock off yet another top-25 team. see how the hawks performed against purdue later in sports. nikki: and.... it's time to cleanup all that snow on the east coast. we'll head to washington dc for the latest. nikki: have a story you email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. we're on facebook "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we'll be right back. you're watching local 5 news at 5:30. "you're watching local nikki: welcome back the massive blizzard that blanketed the east coast is moving out. nikki/bam: but the deadly storm has left behind a reco

when you have to come to iowa, you have to answer these questions. obviously, ag's important, renewable fuel is important so we want iowa to send a strong, pro-renewable fuels message out of iowa. reason to be afraid.farmers say changes to the r-f-s can't be held soley responsible for any change in the market -- either good or bad -- because so much goes into the price of corn.but right now -- the reality is that the price of corn is so low that it's often below the cost of production. that means that anything that would likely decrease the need for corn even more -- like decreasing the renewable fuel standard -- would probably farmers. just ahead...we check in on social media to see what the candidates are saying with just hours before caucus goers welcome back -- we'll close the show each week taking a look at what happened on social media... media...this week -- we got word that planned parenthood was not only cleared of any wrongdoing after those heavily edited undercover videos were shot earlier this cycle -- but that the people who put those vid

wind chills will range from -25 in central iowa to -40 in northern iowa. best to stay in doors if at all possible and stay safe. if you have to travel, make sure you have an emergency winter kit packed. snow moves is back in the forecast for tuesday before temperatures return to more seasonable 20s for the rest of the work week and 30s by next weekend. nikki also coming up on local five news at 10... the final democratic debate before the candidates head to iowa for the caucus.. we'll tell you how they did.. nikki and ice silo climbing in eastern iowa.. see how these cold temperatures can be fun.. nikki and in this week's farm to family.. what the dow- dupont merger means going forward.. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. a small community...brok en tonight by some devastating news. three young children are dead, after firefighters believe a space heater ignited in the back of their home. firefighters had a hard time extinguishing the flames, and

wind chills will range from -25 in central iowa to -40 in northern iowa. best to stay in doors if at all possible and stay safe. if you have to travel, make sure you have an emergency winter kit packed. snow moves is back in the forecast for tuesday before temperatures return to more seasonable 20s for the rest of the work week and 30s by next weekend. nikki: chill advisory will be in effect until 9am monday for a majority of the state. again tonight with sub-zero lows for monday morning and barely single digits by monday afternoon. wind chills will range from -25 in central iowa to -40 in northern iowa. best to stay in doors if at all possible and stay safe. if you have to travel, make sure you have an emergency winter kit packed. snow moves is back in the forecast for tuesday before temperatures return to more seasonable 20s for the rest of the work week and 30s by next weekend. nikki: monday for a majority of the state. temps will plummet again tonight with sub-zero lows for monday morning and barely single digits by monday afternoon. wind chills will ra

i want to win in iowa. iowa is setting the stage to become a kingmaker... it could make or break more than a dozen presidential campaigns. if you're usually not in the top 3 coming out of iowa, that has an impact going forward. and that proves true for republicans and democrats alike. i think we do a really great job of vetting people and i think the national media is beginning to realize that." and this campaign year we've seen iowa become a test market. what works better? a candidate's big political rally? or the small, intimate one on one time with caucus goers? it's an opportunity for candidates to really test their organizations, to test the message, it's a way for us to winnow the field. i think iowans want to really see you and want to shake your hand and have you listen to what's bothering iowa families and the kind of issues they have. and iowans have had chances to do just that. candidates have flooded the state from the missouri to the mississippi rivers since this spring... answering questions from thousands of voters. i think they're really take

iowa. he plans to make eastern iowa stops in davenport, clinton maquoketa.. sanders will continue his tour through sunday, and end on monday with visits to iowa state and grinnell college. former secretary of state hillary clinton is bringing more celebrities to campaign with her today. this afternoon, "scandal" actor and director, tony goldwyn will join her. mrs. clinton will stop in mason city this afternoon, before heading to the u-n-i's maucker union in cedar falls. that's a 5:30 pm appearance at uni. tonight, the former secretary of state will travel to cedar rapids for another campaign event. the democrats will all be together in des moines on monday night for a town hall. the presidential hopefuls will answer questions from democratic caucus- goers. it starts at eight o'clock, and you can see it on kcrg nine point two. while children cannot legally vote, they will get a chance to partake in politics, during a mock caucus event at the university of iowa. the program uses children make campaign posters and talk about issues that are important to them. at

medicaid patients to march 1st. that left iowa medicaid to handle reimbursemen ts during that 60-day period. but some providers say they haven't received any payment for patient services going back to january 1st. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy shows how that delay hundreds of mental health patients in rural iowa. 11:59:17 "have you ever played mancala?" board games like these.. thunk are about more than winning or losing.. your white beads are for score keeping. for the five play therapists training here. 12:03:39 it's a great game for adhd because it's textile. the grace c. mae advocate center serves three hundred families each week in rural iowa communities. all are coping with mental health problems or substance abuse. 12:01:24 and while their job is to help those struggling to move forward.. 12:21:19 one two, and down i go. founder patti gilbaugh says confusing changes to medicaid.. board where you can either advance or go back." feels like moving backwards. 11:42:07 "when you go from a cash flow of two to three days later yo

but the water still isn't safe to drink. iowa national guard soldiers will continue work on the purification system until it is. they are expected to remain in missouri for several more days. it was a difficult end to the season for the iowa hawkeyes... and there could be reason to worry looking to next year... he was the best defensive back in the country... and n-f-l teams have taken notice.... later in sports... will we see desmond king back in a hawkeye uniform. with congress in gridlock.. president obama is going on his own.. after the break... the first executive actions on gun control... and why it "the president deciding to do what he wants makes you knid of nervous in that legislators didn't decide this." gun manufacturers saw their president obama to thank. several proposed gun control measures are increasing demand. tomorrow the obama administration will announce a series of executive actions to combat gun violence. and late this evening... the white house released new details about what those actions will involve. det

and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday ended up feeling pretty nice with our highs climbing to a pleasant 41 degrees! cooler winds and afternoon cloud cover will keep things in the upper 30s today here in the metro, but i'm sure there will be a few 40s in western and southern iowa. overnight tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with calm winds and a low in the mid 20s. friday is looking like a partly cloudy to partly sunny day with warm southerly winds warming us up into the mid 40s. saturday will start with sun but clouds will return in the afternoon, but despite that cloud cover highs will still feel amazing in the upper 40s! we may see a with highs falling back into the low 40s. there is still a large snow storm expected to impact iowa late monday through wednesday morning. the energy from this system still has to cross the entire pacific ocean so it's still too early for reliable snowfall totals, but it is safe to say heavy accumulating snow is a

from the great bicycle ride to the tailgating games, and from the iowa state fair. from the auditorium and venues throughout the state are throughout the campaign leading to the presidential process. good evening, i am mark hyman, thank you for joining us. the iowa caucuseses won't b b until next month but tonight we talk about them. you have met in the introduction our expert panel of guests that will discuss the issue and we have a great audience that will ask questions. and as well as you at home, let's go ahead and get started. about gettttg o o questions answered. the first question is from the live audience, i would like you to respond with the applause. respond to this statement, the iowa caucus should continue as the first presidential process. for those voting yes, please [applause] those who believe no, please applaud. i guess that was a loaded question. and keeping in with the caucuses and standing in one corner of the room. and the same to our guests, if you believe that the caucus should remain, raise your hand. and sir, tell us who you and are >> pat ha

i mean, there's no pretense to the people of iowa. they're very just genuine and warm-hearted people who, the ones i talk to care very, very deeply about their country and their children's future. >>sabrina: mmhmm. what i love about iowa. >>sabrina: we love iowa, too. that's why we're here. (chuckling) >>amanda: well, coming up next, you know him as a presidential candidate of course, but did you know he's also the front man of his very own band? martin o'malley, the music man when (music)brina: welcome back everyone. now this is definitely something you cannot say about every presidential candidate. they can sing and play guitar like a pro. martin o'malley >>mr. o'malley: ah, you haven't heard it yet. (chuckling) >>sabrina: the lead singer for o'malley's march which is the photo you see here. they're an american eclectic, celtic music and folk rock band based in baltimore, maryland. (guitar music) >>sabrina: martin o'malley still in the studio with us. i'm really impressed by that. you just during our sound check i'm, i'm impressed. >

. >>> one week to iowa. the candidates out in force trying to sway voters with just seven days until the first real test. tonight, the democrats soundoff on a town hall event. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is monday, january 25th, 2016. millions digging out this morning after the biggest storm the east coast have ever seen. people facing a daunting commute with icy roads and reduced bus, plane and train service. 1,200 flights canceled so far. at least 16 people have died so far. the snowfall totals came in at record levels or close up and down east coast. new york, 26.8 inches. you know what? new york wasn't expecting nearly that much. washington with 22.4 inches. commuters in new york are looking at a tough morning. the mta will have service restored on the seven busiest branches of the railroad. we have more from ryan young in new york. >> reporter: you look around the city and you can see the big piles of snow. one place we are standing is here outside

loss to iowa state. this team shows no signs of slowing down. getting contributions from everyone. we'll have the highlights of iowa and michigan when we come back. stay with your 24 hour news looking to go 5-0 in the big ten for the first time in 19 years. today, the hawkeyes welcomed michigan to iowa city. ... it was a sold out crowd at carver hawkeye arena ... iowa got off to a very fast start... jarrod uthoff fires a three off the dribble, and him... hawkeyes led 11-0 to start the game ... later, michigan responded with a 13-0 run of their own... the back door dunk gives the wolverines a 21-20 lead ... but iowa doesn't panic... watch the big man, adam he's going to try and it home... that got the crowd fired up... iowa led 38-33 at halftime ... 2nd half, iowa starts to heat up from three-point range... peter jok with the step back three... he had 16 points ... later, anthony clemmons left wide open for three... he sticks it... iowa up by 11... they hit 10 three- pointers, seven of them came in the 2nd

snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. james- james tags on camera jack: let's take a live look outside conditions during this evening commute with our road warrior nikki davidson. nikki/tvu2 ad libs conditions tosses to sot " if you looked at the streets before it began to snow they tell we had salt residual from the activitiy we had from previous snowstorms so we chose not to brine this time because we felt like we had more salt alraedy on the street." nikki tag toss back stephanie/1shot: nikki,thanks -- and we'll check back in with you at six. well you wouldn't think something that happened at a renewable fuels summit in altoona, iowa would make headlines

i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa." presidential hopefuls marco rubio and bernie sanders sitting in the chamber .... gop frontrunner donald trump ....not invited but going straight to twitter....to down the speech. without mentioning republican candidates by name took them on? sot - president obama "how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us, and not what's worst?" but also made a plea for untiy... sot - i hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminal but republicans challenged the president...starting with the gop response from south carolina governor nikki haley sot - gov. nikki haley / (r) south carolina "the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words." tag: today...president obama will kick off his post state of the union tour...stopping in nebraska and louisiana. stephanie ramos abc news washington " sabrina: back in iowa, governor terry brandstad delivered his 22nd condition of the state address to iowa lawmakers... lawmakers... during the speech, gov

, its income to iowa farmers so obviously im going to stand up and defend the people of iowa and the jobs of this state, im proud of that. im not taking sides in the campaign but i think iowans need to know where the candidates stand on issues that are important to this state. statements won't impact iowa's first in the nation status. congressmen king said he's concerned they will. dr. ben carson is back on the campaign trail... two days after one of his volunteer staffers, braden joplin, was killed in a car crash. dr. ben carson: you know this has been a tough week with the loss of braden joplin. but he was such an so much about what was going to happen to our nation. what was going to happen to the next generation. school this afternoon... carson said he hopes that what he calls the "braden effect" of kindness and concern for others would mean spirited. after the speech, carson told reporters that he's expecting to despite a slip in the polls. over how to handle the privatization of medicaid. the switch is set for march first... and while the governor says the state will be ready...

this the marion police are working with the u-s attorney and the iowa d-o-t to stop human trafficking in the state. and university of iowa police step up security measures ahead of republican donald trump's campaign visit to iowa city. tonight at ten. recapping todadas top story... the iowa state patrol says a crash on interstate 80 near the coral ridge mall exit yesterday killed 54 year old patricia mittauer of swisher. a vehicle struck the back of her s-u-v, causing her to crash into a semi. three other people in her vehicle were injured. let's head back out to meteorologist chrisavely for another check of road conditions. meteorologist chris havely is out in the mobile weather lab. he has an update on what he is seseng for slippery travel on eastern iowa roads. joe? as an area of low pressure pulls to the northeast thth light snow moves east of the state. as tuesday heads our way stronger northwest winds are expected. highs fall from#the 30s the past couple of days into the 20s through wednesday. some flurries are possible late wednesday night but should not cause any major issues.

across iowa according to the iowa business council. . [ applause ] also thanks to your bipartisan support, iowa is a national leader. they allow individuals to earn while they learn and that's exactly what joe gomez did through eastern iowa university. while completing his apprenticeship, he also learned credit from the community college. joe has lefrmed those skills into becoming an owner and operator of his own restaurant in davenport. joe and his wife michelle are here today. joe, please stand and be recognized. [ applause ] thank you for being an example of the power of atrenitiesships to grow our state's talent pipeline. last year, thanks to the generous if you believe and private sector support, more than 100,000 iowa students participated in quality s.t.e.m. programs through the work of the governor's s.t.e.m. council. the iowa governor's s.t.e.m. advisory council. i want to recognize some of the students that are with us today. from adm high school, east view school in norwalk, carver elementary school in des moines and iowa christian academy in west des moines. thank you, student

iowa voters have a big responsibility, one we can't afford to botch! four years ago-- there was national criticism when the wrong winner of the iowa caucuses mitt romney was announced the winner, by 8 votes. but once everything was recounted... rick santorum actually won by more than 30 votes. determined to not let anything go wrong this time, both the republican and democratic parties are turning to some new technology. local five's digital news editor lucas casey shows us. " that's right, in 20-16, iowa democrats and teamed up with app that will be used at caucus night to results. jeff kaufman, chair of the iowa republican party, said it will vastly improve the reporting process. sot jeff kauffman: "it's the latest technology and it's going to allow us to report the results in a more transparent way, and so the media is going to love this, everyday iowans are going to love this, the nation that's waiting to hear our opinions out here in this state are going to like this because of the transparency. it's going to be a more accurate way of reporting and

i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa." presidential hopefuls marco rubio and bernie sanders sitting in the chamber .... gop frontrunner donald trump ....not invited but going straight to twitter....to down the speech. without mentioning republican candidates by name took them on? sot - president obama "how can we make our what's worst?" but also made a plea for untiy... sot - i hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminal justice reform. and highlighted past successes...an d the future. obama 21:56:15 the future we want - opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living and a sustainable, peaceful plet for our kids - all that is within our reach. but republicans challenged the president...starting with the gop response from south carolina governor nikki haley sot - gov. nikki haley / south carolina"the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words." haley even taking a swing at donald trump. sot - gov. nikki haley / south carolina"it can be tempting to

today was another day to campaign. former iowa caucus winner mike huckabee spoke to a packed house inside a cafe in west des moines. i'm not sure i've ever seen this before at a campaign introduced the man who would introduce him. that was a clear sign of respect for iowa senator chuck grassley. all over this cafe, you could see signs naming each of the 99 counties huckabee has been to... as he's completed the so-called "full grassley." huckabee spent a great deal of time talking about ethanol -- trying to separate himself from someone who has picked up a lot of his 2008 supporters -- senator ted cruz. we spoke with voters at today's event... and they have a very interesting story to tell. they're from illinois, but are vacationing in iowa because of the caucuses. they told me -- cancun will always be there -- but a political event like this only comes around once every four years. we'll hear from them tonight -- plus a comedian fans of a very popular show would recognize. he's on the road with a candidate right now. that's all to

with just 11 days to go until the iowa caucuses... the wife of republican candidate ted cruz, stopped by the kwwl studios for an upcoming segment of the steele report. she said he's sticking to his convictions when asked about governwr branstad asking for iowans to reject ted cruz on caucus night. branstad tuesday called cruz an opponent of renewable bio- fuels, a critical industry here in iowa... "government should not be the private sector here in iowa is running really, really strong. ted cruz favors a 5 -year phaseout of renewable fuel standards but she thinks her husband will iowa representative steve king also had strong words for governor branstad. he said the governor's comments were potentially dangerous for the future of the nation and the governor's presidential candidate is going to come to iowa and run if they have to fear that the governor is going to come out and campaign directly against him king accused branstad of listening to his son, who works in the bio-fuels industry about claims against cruz. iowa senator chuck g

to. if you haven't heard, it's a big weekend in iowa. we turn now to the latest in the presidential race this weekend. it is all eyes on iowa. look at that beautiful video of iowa. the state famous for its rolling farmlands and major college sports, it's at the center of the political universe right now as we count down to the first official votes of 2016 in this presidential election. in just two days, iowans head to the polls and for the candidates it is a sprint to the finish. ralli rallies, restaurant shops, town halls, house parties, you name it, the candidates are everywhere. literally everywhere. look at that map across the state trying to get their message out. try and count them. these are all the place, the republicans are set to hit, just this afternoon and the tonight. the democrats also crisscrossing the state at this hour. we'll have two major candidates speaking in iowa coming up, in just a bit. ted cruz, also bernie sanders speaking at half past the hour. another reason we're watching the clock tonight at 7:00, iowa's flag

voters must be at least eighteen years old and eligible to vote in iowa in the november election to participate in the caucuses. they must also be a registered democrat or registered republican. iowa voters have up until the last minute to choose a side.... party registration is available at each caucus site. in des moines, i'm ross palombo, fox news. and the new york times has officially said who they will endorse in this election... the times endorsed clinton for the democratic presidential nomination, due to her experience and policy ideas. the time's editoral board also endorsed ohio governor and republican candidate john kasich... it says he is the only reasonable choice for "tired of extremism and inexperience in the race" visitors in iowa might be staying in the state a little longer than they had planned.. though this weekend will remain mild - that will all change come early next week meteorologist amber alexander joins us now for a first look at the a motorcycle show in denver turned deadly today. one person is dead and several more injured after a fight between rival biker gangs. it

fights to stay first in the fights to stay while iowa fights to stay first in the nation -- it also inadvertently got help on the republican side when g-o-p jeff kaufmann had to cancel the straw poll when there wasn't enough interest from candidates. candidates.we had a lot of states saying that we went first twice. a lot of states said, you know iowa, you're going twice, but do you need to go first twice? that strengthens my hand when i'm talking to the other states. states.the other states. cbs 2 and fox 28 will further this discussion tonight with a live town hall!"your voice, your future - the iowa impact" will take place in iowa city at 6 at public space one. both the iowa republican and democratic party *chairs, along with other political experts.the public is welcome to attend and ask questions.. questions..but you'll also be able to watch it live on cbs 2, and our newly re-vamped website cbs 2 iowa-dot-com. you'll be able to easily find the "watch live" link on the frontpage. doctor ben carson will resume his campaign for president today.the republican candidate t

and now it's come to iowa.. citizens marched and chanted to speak their opinions against legalized abortion. nikki: iran has freed four americans in a prisoner swap deal with the united states. the u-s government said it is the result of more than a year of top secret negotiations. a washington post journalist is among those freed... along with a marine veteran a senior administration official said today the u-s -- in return -- is dropping charges against seven iranians convicted of sanctions violations. a fifth american is also being released by iran, but according to us officials is not part of the negotiated prison swap.... nikki: the u.s. sanctions against iran are over. president obama signed an executive order saturday, lifting sanctions against iran. this means iran has joined a special group of peaceful users of nuclear energy.... that includes the u.s., the u.k., france, germany, china and russia. secretary of state john kerry said iran's progress should be recognized. (john kerry, u.s. secretary of stat

the republican candidate is iowa bus tour..." he plans to stop in 36 counties in eastern iowa on friday and saturday... not to be outdone -- marco rubio will also bebein the hawkeke state this week... senator rubio will be here town hall in burlington... he'll be in cedar rapids the next day -- with another town hall there.... wednesday... cedar rapids will also play host to the frontrunner of the democratic presidential race tomorrow... former secretary of state hillary clintoto has cedar raaids circled as a stop during a two- day visit this week... don't forget -- kwwl is your decision 20-16 home for the latest campaign news leading uu to tte big febraury caucus day, can you tell we are getting close with many candidates stopping by this week. as always follow us on air and online at now to a woman that impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of servicemen and women -- with a simple act of kinddess: a hug asas they left their families behind. this weekend -- the "hug lady" is being remembered in her texas community and far beyond... he

you go to iowa, or skip it. if you skip it, the nature of coming out of iowa, and you being completely out of that story, i think murders you. there is a whole set of professional political class, analysis of how iowa impacts new later, andight days what kind of waves people think is the pattern there. the idea that you start with zero in iowa, then compete in new hampshire -- not very good. if not iowa or new hampshire, for the democrats -- south carolina, really -- it just does not work. you have to do iowa. the amount of personal candidate time in iowa, that is an arguable point. organizing in iowa early is probably really very, very, very valuable. conversationve a knowmary when th -- we all mary. she is really the dynamo person that will make the call. everyone likes mary. if you want mary, you have to really contact mary early. your candidate may not spend too much time in iowa. maybe a couple of little things here and there. if you're not on the ground early, trying to get the mary's inasett, and the jones

james/wx wall weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. jack: yet another fire in central iowa, yet another fire in central iowa, this time affecting a family in pleasantville who really needs help. stephanie: sarah palin is back on the campaign trail - this time with republican front-runner donald trump. jack: and folks in fort dodge are starting to pick up the pieces after a big downtown fire burned a popular spot for athletes. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack/2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot and i'm stephanie angleson.

cases to caucus goers all across iowa. e other. as we say hello, welcome to a special caucus edition of "america's election we are live in des moines. i'm william hemmer. >> yes, you are. and i'm martha mccallum. so the final poll that everyone was waiting for i

we are stephanie/2ram it comes down to iowa. ours is the last state to make a decision on the bakken pipeline...and tonight it remains a state divided. good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2ram and i'm jack miller. the future of the bakken pipeline is with the iowa utilities board. this after north and south dakota both approved the project for their states. and in just a couple of weeks, board members are expected to break their silence about what they learned from public hearings in november and december. jack: local 5's jacob peklo is in the digital media center with more in tonight's big story. jacob? jacob: so far, the iowa utilities board has given no indication of which way it is leaning. the public comment period leaning. the public comment period is over, and they're getting supporters of the project and opponents are now trying to create a lasting final impression. natural sound of chanting: "we don't want your pipeline here!" the passion still burns strong in the message this group has been trying to get across f

and now it's come to iowa.. citizens marched and chanted to speak their opinions against legalized abortion. nikki: an officer involved shooting investigation is underway after a deputy shot a man in muscatine last night... it happened just after 10 pm ... when a muscatine police officer and a sheriffs deputy stopped a vehicle suspected of being stolen in the parking lot of the best western on cleveland man in the vehicle attempted to drive off and hit several vehicles in the parking lot while doing so... including one of the fully marked law enforcement vehicles... the deputy on scene fired his gun and shot the driver... who was then taken to the hospital. the name of the deputy or the man shot hasn't been released at this time. an investigation into the incident is being conducted by the muscatine police department, the iowa divison of criminal investigation, and iowa state patrol. nikki: a sex offender escapes from the fort des moines work release facility. now police are asking for your help finding him 26-ye

you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: the iowa hawkeyes took on maryland last night, hoping to end the terrapins 24 game home winning streak. despite iowa keeping the score tied a few times, maryland was able to lead for most of the game. the hawkeyes end up with their sam is in with a central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will this afternoon. tonight we are going of our clouds with a 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in low accumulations. nday we're loong at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots >>> good morning, amer

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to drink. amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: so far,the governor's plan has had mixed reviews from both democrats and republicans. we'll see how it plays out when he introduces it to the legislature this session. stephanie: we'll have more on the legislative session coming up tomorrow. local 5's chief political correspondent amanda krenz will have a one- on-one interview with governor branstad to discuss his legislative priorities, as the session begins jack: man who was killed in a trench collapse this morning. altoona police say 30 year old of colfax died in the accident. it happened near 5th avenue and that's where the linden oaks apartment development. jack: when police and rescue units arrived, they said jorgensen passed away from his injuries. the recovery efforts took six of cold, muddy conditions and continuing collapses in the 12 foot deep trench. police don't believe the crew was using shoring or wall barriers when the collapse happened. " "they were currently working on infrastructure, mains, sewers , water

branstad went on to say that he wants to see cruz defeated in iowa on february 1st. today we talked to congressman cruz's national campaign co-chairs ... about the governor's words. king did not hold back. he says the governor has been misinformed about cruz by his son, eric ... that the governor owes the state an apology ... and that the governor may have driven a nail in the first in the nation caucus yesterday. here is some of our conversation with the congressman today. 724-810 'i think it was out of character for the governor to take such a bold statement and when i listened to the statements that he made i wish hed been listening to someone other than his son when he was getting his information on ted cruzs positions and policy. ted cruz is not opposed to renewable energy, hes for it. hes put together a policy that gives an opportunity for our 14 billion gallon market for corn based ethanol to grow to something like 24-25 billion, there are many other pieces to that, hes for competition in the market place, he is for the iowa farmer, he is for renewable fuels, h

to normal. neely 400 athlees are in eastern iowa for the special olympics winter games. at camp albrecht acres...the athlets are taking part in snowshoeing. because of the below zero wind chill -- organizers decided put in place certain measures to keeps for example....athletes are held in doors until they have to compete. the weather didn't seem to be damper fofothose competinn "it is awesome! i don't let anything get me down." "i'm having fun seeing new team mates...i'm keeping warm, having gloves." organizers also made sure the athletes were dressed warm...and also gave them hand and foot coming up... find out how a woman uses an app on her phone to stop a break in at her mother's home. and... ten u-s sailors are being held d n iran... after entering territorial waters. . that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look aq the storm& track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast --------- warm to around 10 degrees by through wednesday with a stray thursday, highs will reach the low and mid 30s. a nice break

today, iowa welcomed michigan to carver hawkeye arena. ... it was a sold out crowd at carver hawkeye arena ... iowa got off to a very fast start... jarrod uthoff fires a three off the dribble, and hits it... it's so natural for him... hawkeyes led 11-0 to start the game ... later, michigan responded with a 13-0 run of their own... the back door dunk gives the wolverines a 21-20 lead ... but iowa doesn't panic... watch the big man, adam woodbury get the steal... and he's going to try and take it the other... slams it home... that got the crowd fired up... iowa led 38-33 at halftime ... 2nd half, iowa started to heat up from three- point range... jok with the step back three... he had 16 points ... later, anthony clemmons left wide open for three... he sticks it... iowa goes up by 11... they hit 10 three-pointers... seven of them came in the 2nd half alone puts on a couple of nice moves down low... he finished with 23 ten for the first time in 19 .. thought the uni men's basketball team was in magnificent shape to make the ncaa tournament after

his budget plan adds up to seven point four billion. the iowa house hasn't released its budget proposal yet. when it comes to k-through 12 education funding, senate democrats want to raise that by four per cent for next year. governor branstad proposed an increase of two point 45 percent increase. yesterday, the republican-controlled house passed a measure calling for a two per cent hike in eduucation a new quinnipiac poll shows republican presidential candidates ted cruz and donald trump are razor-close heading into the iowa caucuses. the poll shows donald trump with 31 percent support among likely republican caucus-goers. ithows ted cruz with 29 percent. those numbers are well l thin the polol's 3 point 8 percent margin of error, making it a statistical tie. marco rubio followed with 13 percent, ben carson came in at 7 percent, rand paul polled at 5 percent, and jeb bush came in with 4 percent. 39 percent of respondents said they still might change their minds. this morning, republican presidential candidate rick santorum sat down with tv-nine

and would only say that he was known to frequent the fort dodge area. former iowa congressman tom latham is fighting cancer... latham announced the lymphoma diagnosis online today... he's also staying positive... on twitter latham writes, "i have never lost an election & i'm not going to lose this battle either! thanks for positive thoughts and prayers." latham retired from the u-s house last year. iowa national guard soldiers are back in iowa after a short deployment to missouri... the soldiers left on friday... responding to severe flood that knocked out the water treatment plant in high ridge missouri. while there they purified thousands of gallons of water to supply the entire town. the soldiers returned to camp dodge about a half hour ago... we'll hear from them tonight at ten. the estimated jackpot is unable to keep up with powerball on sunday the jackpot was predicted to be 400-million dollars... that grew to 450-million yesterday because of increased ticket sales... today the lottery bumped it up again... to a cool half-billion dollars... everyone has an id

still to come on today in iowa still to come on today in iowa saturday... he never thought it'd be possible... but one georgia man, wouldn't take no for an answer the inspiration behind a life car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit card records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa hundreds of people from across the world are in northern michigan this week for a special ski event. it's put on by one non-profit organization that teaches those with visual or mobile impairments how to cross country ski. allison scott shares the story of the 41-st year of "ski for light" scott mccall from atlanta, georgia has been blind since he was born. but with help from the ski for light program... he has now been skiing for more than 30 years.

the people up there have been unbelievably good to me. but iowa is important to me. at bond with iowa. there's a big move to move iowa to the back of the pack in the next election cycle. i'm not going to do that. i have a great bond. you look at a guy like cruz. he came out totally opposed to ethanol. that affects many, many farmers. and many jobs in the state of iowa. if i was in iowa and someone said i'm opposed to ethanol, i would absolutely not vote for him. the governor came out and said, you should not vote for him. so i think that, you know, i'm going to do well in iowa. i bonded with the people. i bonded with the evangelicals. and the tea party of iowa. >> before iowa, there's a republican debate thursday night, fox is hosting that debate. you and megyn kelly have had issues. are you going to be at that fox debate? >> probably. i don't like her. she doesn't treat me fairly. i'm not a big fan of hers at all. i don't care. she probably was -- i might be the best thing that ever happened to her. who ever even heard of her before the last debate. but i thought she

if you'd like to know more program, log onto cbs 2 iowa dot com. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.still to come... come...revenge served ononhe mama-- in a dominating fashion -- how the hawks were able to car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit card records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigrationon. bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. the latest details coming from the campaign trail, just hours before the much anticipated iowa caucuses..join us monday morning for everything u'll need to know, before you next on c-b-s two news... news...getting ready to take the stage.an exclusive look at the progress being mama on t

to eastern iowa on friday, including this rally at the veterans memorial building. former maryland gogoernor martin o'malley stopped outside the cedar rapids gun show on saturday to support the president's executive order on stricter background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows. president obama will not endorse a candidate during the presidential primary race. his chief of staff, denis mcdonough, said on "meet the press" today the president will wait until a nominee from the democratic side is set. the presididt will then formally endorse the nominee. this is not unusual as most sitting presidents hold off an endorsement until a clear candidate emerges. both cedar rapids libraries could see some noteworthy changes within a few months. last week, the library board than $450,000 from next year's budget that means the downtown library would close on sundays, and the ladd library would close on saturdays. both libraries would also close earli each night, monday through thursday. the budget cuts come after voters rejected a tax levy back in november. kcrg-tv9's br

we're trying to f fd out and if anyone was hurt. iowa lawmakers will walk into the state capitol this morning for the start of the new many lawmakers are hoping to pick up where they left off last spring. kcrg-tv9's brady smith joins us live from des moines this morning. brady, you've been talking to lawmakers already - what are their top goals for the session? that coming to an agreement on k-12 education funding is one of the top priorities for lawmakers as they come into work this morning. that was one of the lingering issues last year that led to a weekskslong impasse between republicans and democrats. some branstad's agreement lawmake eventually came to simply added insult to injury. representative ken n rizer told us yesterday that he's optimistic lawmakers can work together and find a he says working with the office will be a big part of that. "i think it's really important that there's good communication between the legislature and the governor's office so that there are no end of session surprises, and from what i've seen so far

donald trump may still want to win iowa and may be trying to win iowa. he is trying to lay the ground work for a potential loss saying the media is hyping it up too much. if he does lose by a couple of points, he'll take it in stride and move on to the next state. whether that will work for him remains to be seen. he has been campaigning on being a winner. if he loses iowa, he is in iowa a loser out there. how that will change his position in the mind of his supporters, we'll have to find out. i don't think it will be that big of a deal if he loses iowa. i think if he loses a couple of points, he will be fine. he does know it will be a hard state to take away from ted cruz. >> thank you so much, katy tur. hillary clinton was heckled during a rally in new hampshire this weekend by a republican state representative who told reporters she wanted to ask hillary about allegations against her husband. it was quite a scene. let's watch it. >> i'm not going to take your question because other people have been -- yes. right there we'll bring you a microphone. here