find out why iowa school districts might not be happy about it. dozens of leads but no answers in the death of 18-year old emmalee jacobs... ames police are counting on the public to generate more leads. good evening. i'm dan winters. and i'm sonya heitshusen. the iowa state university student was hit and killed while crossing lincoln way in ames... the driver didn't stop to help. in the three weeks since the deadly accident police have fielded nearly 30- tips in the case. officers investigated all of them... and say they were all dead-ends. investigators hope new leads come in once classes resume at iowa state on monday. and if you have any information about the case.. or the vehicle or the driver involved.. this is the number to call... story county crime stoppers at finding that driver is what police are most focused on... but it's not the only thing. of course, they want to prevent something like this from happening again... and tonight channel 13's justin surrency shows us how. recent improvements last construction season were put in place to

we'll answer the question, why iowa, anyway? but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> in the iowa caucuses on the democratic side, all the polls indicate that hillary clinton and bernie sanders are lacked locked in a virtual dead heat. the sanders campaign has purchased a huge amount of ad time through monday. concentrating on goldman sachs, although the ad doesn't mention clinton by name, sanders frequently criticizes her after she was paid $675,000 she gave for the firm in 2013. watch. >> how does wall street duet away with it? millions of campaign and speaking fees. our economy works by wall street because it's rigged by wall street, as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't have an economy that works for people. >> i'm bernie sanders and i approved this message. >> touting her years of experience like the sanders ad, clinton doesn't mention her opponent by name but it references the affordable care act and the need to stand up to america's powerful gun lobby, two things clinton says sanders has fai

we'll answer the question, why iowa, anyway? >> a critical first step on the road to the white house. >> you have to find common ground. >> i'm doing what's right for you. >> that's the kind of debate that we need to have. >> stay with al jazeera america for... >> it's going to be about getting people out to the caucus, which is not an easy thing to do. >> comprehensive coverage that's... >> the focus will be on south carolina tonight. >> in the iowa caucuses on the democratic side, all the polls indicate that hillary clinton and bernie sanders are lacked locked in a virtual dead heat. the sanders campaign has purchased a huge amount of ad time through monday. concentrating on goldman sachs, although the ad doesn't mention clinton by name, sanders frequently criticizes her after she was paid $675,000 she gave for the firm in 2013. watch. >> how does wall street duet away with it? millions of campaign and speaking fees. our economy works by wall street because it's rigged by wall street, as long as washington is bought and paid f

channel 13's justin surrency reports on why iowa lawmakers are rooting for an iowan to hit the jackpot. governor branstad provided a glimpse into iowa's financial forecast... "it's a tight budget, it's a budget that will keep iowa 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 could take just one lucky powerball ticket 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 get 47 million dollars 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 that money is making a difference already."in the last fiscal year, the iowa lottery sold 53

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but why iowa? presidential candidates stump across the state of iowa ahead of the monday's caucus. dennis goldford/drake university professor: "the iowa caucuses are a completely meaningless event with tremendous political impact." dennis goldford is a professor of political science at drake university in des moines. he literally wrote the book on the iowa caucus. dennis goldford: "the caucuses force candidates to treat individual voters as real and not simply as campaign props for photo ops." delegates aren't selected to the national convention, and the caucus doesn't always predict who will be president. dennis goldford: "it's a preference vote no different from you asking people you're hosting at a dinner party you're having whom do you prefer as the nominee." and being first to the table .makes all the difference. dennis goldford: "iowa isn't first because it's important, it's difference. dennis goldford: "iowa isn't first because it's important, it's candidates are vetted . will they show unexpected strengths or weaknesses? the entire country is watching who will iowa choose?

that's why iowa law enforcement are taking the steps to make sure everyone knows how to stop these situations. "iowa realizes it's a problem, its in our border, its not on the east and west coast only its not in major cities only its in iowa and we're continuing to work hard, there's new efforts to get law enforcement aware of it, there's new efforts to get law enforcement trained." in 2015 the u.s. attorney's office worked with truck drivers in evansdale teaching them warning signs and giving them the human trafficking hotline number. but, lorenzen says you don't have to be a truck driver.. "anybody if you see something utilize that information, call the number, and get the information passed along." victim, but if someone is missing identification, has poor health, or signs of physical abuse, they could need help. christi says if your gut tells you something is wrong, you should call the police or the national human trafficking resource center at 1-888-373-7888. that number is listed on our website as well. bruce and beth? republican donald trump will be heading to iowa city for the first t

iowa caucuses. so to answer the question, why is iowa relevant?ory lesson. >> look, it's mostly relevant because it's the first contest and we're all here covering it. the amount of attention winning iowa, coming in second or third is absolutely massive. right? the most important part of it. the number of delegates you get out of iowa is very, very small. right? there are a lot of states we get more delegates, but go first, you're incredibly important. the most important thing is, you don't -- just because you win iowa doesn't mean you're going to win the nomination. iowa, winnows the field. the big thing. you don't come in third you won't be the nominee on either side. >> full-press question. before i go to you, margaret. donald trump is dubuque, iowa. bill clinton, somewhere in this crowd, bill clinton is there stumping obviously for his wife on this trail in iowa falls. an idea how incredibly busy this push is in the last couple of days. go ahead, margaret. >> you asked about the history of the iowa caucuses how it came to be. the 1968 democrat

david redlawsk co-author of "why iowa?" thank you, we appreciate your time. next we will turn our attention to this feud between fox news and donald trump. he will not show up at tonight's debate in des moines, iowa. he will be hosting his own rival event and we will cover it on c-span the same time as the debate. we want to ask you if fox news is biased against donald trump. those are the numbers on your screen. we will get to your calls and during our conversation, we will go back to iowa periodically to talk to iowa voters. john is there at the smokey row coffeehouse in downtown des moines. >> a typical morning. we have already seen a carson 2016 hat. for atted with supporters couple different campaigns. she is a bernie sanders supporter and lives here in des moines and works at a children's hospital. why are you supporting bernie sanders? isi think the main reason because i think a lot of things need to change. health care is one of the big ones. i believe it is a right for health care and not a privilege and i believe we are better off if we have healthy

david redlawsk co-author of "why iowa?" >> on the next "washington thenal," a preview of presidential campaign heading into the final weekend before the iowa caucuses. zond discusses his endorsement of donald trump and his efforts to get supporters to caucus for the republican presidential candidate. then, the president and ceo of the family leader and a supporter of presidential candidate ted cruz looks at the role of social conservatives in 2016. as always, we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday, c-span's road to the white house coverage continues with the republican presidential candidates. at 12:30 eastern time, chris christie holds a town hall meeting in iowa. over on c-span2. at 1:45, jeb bush. you can watch it live here on c-span. later, we will join ben carson for a town hall meeting in iowa city, where he is campaigning with chuck grassley. live at 3:00 eastern on c-span two. >> the weekend prior to the

and experts agree that there is a clear reason why iowa should stick with it. " caucus is all about each party choosing their candidate for president. that's pretty darn important. in iowa we have the unique opportunity to meet these people and have them in our homes or go to small events and talk to them." we'll have more on how the caucus works and why it's so important to candidates.. all coming up at 10. jenna: if you're buying medical insurance through the health insurance marketplace, the deadline is the 31st of this month. and, we want to help get your questions answered. coming up tomorow, from 4- 7pm, a a9 is hosting a phone bank. answer your callabout enrolling under the affordable care act. all you have to do is dial 712-277-2345. jenna: and coming up later in the show we'll look at some helpful tips to help prevent osteoporsis... stay tuned for that. (fred) we have a gradual warmup, plus rain and snow chances in the 7-day forecast. next week will b cold again! details after the break. stay with us! sioux city from the our high today has been 25 and the low 18. highs over west

>> why iowa is relevant?ell, it is going to be incredibly important, trump looks like is going to win but there is a media narrative that is almost more important than who wins and the proof point of that is 2012 because mitt romney was deemed the winner and he had the media narrative and won new hampshire. turned out seven days later they found out that actually by 7 points, 9 votes, rick santorum won. it was as though mitt romney had won the first two and he was the inevitable candidate. >> look, i say that you know, whatever the conventional wisdom, the crucial poll we're seeing tonight which is usually accurate. >> from "the des moines register." >> it doesn't matter until people actually vote. and that's why the ground game matters so much. but it is about iowans taking this responsibility. we're talking about a relatively small number of people in a relatively small state where independents outnumber the two parties. but the folks who show up and do their duty which they take seriously -- >> on that, th

will whitson explains why iowa may be the end of the road for some. a strong start in iowa is no guarantee of winning the presidential nomination- and in the past few elections it's been no guarantee of winning any primaries, either. but a weak start in iowa is damaging to a presidential campaign, because it's tough to prove to voters- and donors- that the candidate can make up lost time- and votes- in other states. one candidate- mike huckabee- has already said he'll drop out if he doesn't at least place third in iowa- and weak results could mean trouble for other struggling cadidates like rick santorum- last three iowa polls, or martin o'malley on the democratic side- who is polling at 4% while the two other candidates, hillary clinton and bernie sanders- are polling around 44 or 45%. an end to campaigns in iowa though also open up opportunities for campaigns still in the race to pick up voters who suddenly find themselves without a dog in the hunt. "the real question is do those candidates who drop out endorse other candidates? where do their suppor

degrees.coming up next...why iowa's success on the hardwood can't be credited to one or two members of th 2016 squad. you might expect a 9-year-old to have a melt down over a movie star or celebrity -- but not over a presidential candidate. candidate.jeanne moos reports on one of the front-runners biggest fan. fan. it was a reaction best described as trumptastic... guess what we're gonna do monday? see donald trump in you serious? yeah. oh my word! the prospect of seeing the donald lef9-year old ava lovely in tears.thank you mom donald trump has given kids rides in his chopper, they sing(him ditties.president donald trump knows how to make america greatwhen a kid asked a good question...you're going to build the wall, what's it going to be made out of? trump made out of? trumum brought t m on stage, though they're far from the stage when they can vote.tilly why are you upset?that i can't vote for donald trump "what are they doing to her brain?" wrote one commenter...but ava dragged her parents to the rally, not the other way around.mom and dad hadn't even settled on a candidate. outspo

motherso often people are like "why iowa?" he says why not it's such a great school. chandleri knew they were always a really good football team but now i feel like it's even cooler but now i get to say i went to the rose bowl before i even went to the school. even just being on in one of the biggest bowl games on tv can change the way people think about a school. dr brent gage is iowa's associate vice president of enrollment management. dr gage associate vice president for enrollment . management we'll have people who will say, hey i'm interested in iowa send me some information then we can send information to them. he says alumni and current students help too - building hawkeye networks and sharing their experiences around the country. chandler it's a really homey-feeling university and cuz it's right on the river you get to do all those river sports. i think it's just one of the best choices for anyone. december, when iowa was playing in the tax slayer bowl -- a renewed effort to reach out to students has increased the number of applications they're seeing by 10 pe

but why iowa? presidential candidates stump across the state of iowa ahead of the monday's caucus sot dennis goldford/dra ke university professor @ :15 "the iowa caucuses are a completely meaningless event with tremendous political impact." dennis goldford is a professor of political science at drake university in des moines. he sot dennis goldford/dra ke university professor @ :30 "the caucuses force candidates to treat individual voters as real and not simply as campaign props for photo ops." delegates aren't selected to the national convention, and the caucus doesn't always predict who will be president. sot dennis goldford/dra ke university professor @ :43 "it's a preference vote no different from you asking people you're hosting at a dinner party you're having whom do you prefer as the nominee." and being first to the table .makes all the difference. sot dennis goldford/dra ke university professor @ :55 "iowa isn't first because it's important, it's important because it is first." jacqueline po

with your coming up in ssports sportscoming up in ssports sportsthe hawks hit the road rutgers -- why iowa isn't overlooking the scarlet before the high school football season even started we knew that in would shrink from 32 down to 16 in each class -- now the iowa high school athletic association made more changes the big one -- classes 3-a. 2- a. 1-a and a -- are moving to 7 districts of 8 teams -- with district champions, runner ups and 2 at large bids making the playoffs. while 4-a and 8 man are staying with 8 districts -- with the top 2 teams in each qualifiying. -- they also eliminated the one hundred 25 mile travel limination, brought back the playoff bracket, and increased the point differential tiebreaker to 17. this week has got a hurrrrup and wait feel to it -- with iowa's huge showdown with purdue on sunday at carver hawkeye arena -- but there is a game before the game of the week -- thursday the hawks hit the road to face rutgers -- yeah, that rutgers team who's winless in the big 10 -- who's big wins are against fairliegh dickenson and central arkansaw -- and who got beat by

a live picture on the right of the iowa event center where the debate is to be held. why one candidate says he is not going and what his competitors have to say. elizabeth: go home, that's what the leader of an armed militia in oregon is telling fellow

parties independently with no state oversight, run by volunteers experts agree there is a clear reason why iowa should stick with it. " caucus is all about each party choosing their candidate for president. that's pretty darn important. in iowa we have the unique opportunity to meet these people and have them in our homes or go to jessica rae: there are 16 hundred and 81 caucus precincts, that will allow you to help select delegates to iowa's congressional district convention and eventually at the state convention. jessica rae the sioux city, city council u- nanimously decided to continue plans to develop a multi-purpose recreational park in sioux city. abc9 news reporter deborah souverain has more the proposed "cone park" yes votes across the board...is moving along plans to turn this city owned lot...near the sioux city explorers ball park... into a year-round recreational facility. "this is actually going to be the first on site removal of anything or changing of the facade to get ready for cone park," said rginia anderson co-chair cone park committee. monday city council approved plans to b

joining us from des moines this redlawsk, theid author of why iowa? so, let's begin with the history of the iowa caucus. who decided that i was should go first and why? guest: good morning. accident,e or less an not so much that it was decided to go first but after the disasters democratic national convention of 1968, the democrats revised their rules, they made it so that caucuses and primaries tend to be more open and available. and one of the effects of that in a caucus state like iowa was to require that the party publicly advertised and provide information about upcoming party events like caucuses. it is important to recognize that iowa is a caucus convention state. it is followed by county conventions in everyone of the 99 counties and send the congressional district conventions and finally he state convention. 1972,the rule changes in it turned out that the iowa -- itatic party couldn't got pushed into my. you have to backtrack those steps and once you get back tracking, you find that you have to hold the caucuses in late january 1972. new hamps

but with a population of less than 3 million many are asking why iowa is so important? moines, in iowa, al jazeera's kimberly halkett explains. >> reporter: it's in homes like this that the united states will hold its first official votes in its presidential nominating contest. so where is this caucus going to be held? where are the people going to be? >> right here in the living room. >> reporter: this is where the caucus is? >> right here, yep. >> reporter: it means for to gather soft any iowa's caucus you won't so polling booths or voting machines, instead people meet by political party in homes, community centers and churches. the state of just 3 million people became prominent in the u.s. election cycle through historical accident. >> in 1972 there were a series of changes in out each of our political parties would select their nominee to be president of the united states. and iowa happened to go first that year. so iowa has been first ever since. >> we'll be passing out slips of paper for you to vote on. >> reporter: the republican caucus in iowa is simple. suppor

scott, a lot of people are wondering why mccaffrey didn't win the heisman after his performance against iowa. josh give stanford a lot of credit they came ready to play and christian mccaffrey is better than advertised and he set the tone play from the line of scrimmage. "what happened on that first play? it was one on one coverage between him and a linebacker. that's their goal is to get him in the open field cause they know what he can do when he gets the ball in his hands and we knew exactly what was going to happen." "we brought the safety down and i was in the middle of the field and i was trying to work back to help lomax out and went to plant and slipped. he didn't really have any help on the inside. that's how it goes sometimes i guess." "we just didn't execute properly. we should have had more leverage on him. it just came down to execution." was he quicker than you thought out there? i wouldn't say any particular feature surprised me with him except just his ability to not be tackled. he has a remarkable ability to stay on his feet." trt: 48 oc: "to stay on his feet" mccaffrey fini

and, every four years, some states-- and even more members of the media-- wonder why? iowa doesn't have the best track record when picking the parties' nominees, or president. iowa republicans haven't had it right since george w. bush in 2004. iowa democrats had notable "misses" in 1988 with dick gephardt, and 1992 with tom harkin. but, the chairs of iowa's political parties seem set on setting the they've partnered with microsoft to use an app that will streamline the reporting process, and hopefully eliminate the problems that plagued republicans in 2012. that story, tonight, at ten. i'm joined now by amanda who spoke with nbc's lester holt. i had the chance to spend some time with nbc nightly news' lester holt earlier this afternoon...hi s camp is actually posted up at the iowa historical center overlooking the capitol...that's about 10 blocks from the media center -- he told me that iowa is absolutely electric right now... i asked lester if he was surprised by the election season...he immediately said no question...we have senator bernie sanders who this time last year,

host: david a read lock is a fellow for citizen engagement and co-author of the book why iowa. we are talking about the role i .ill place here spencer, in arizona. republican. caller: good morning. my comment is i don't think the people in iowa, south carolina, or new hampshire understand what is going out on the west. those people voting are clueless and really don't know what's going on. you cannot tell me their primaries or elections or caucuses have anything to do with what we face out west. host: ok, let's get a response. lot doestually, i a have some idea. granted, iowa is not on the border. immigration to iowa has been significant. -- the latino population .s one of the fastest-growing it's small at the moment but it won't be for much longer. there are folks here who are undocumented, particularly for the meatpacking industry. there have been rates from time to time by the federal government. there are real issues and people here at the caucus events i go to that talk a lot about immigration and those issues. there's also a growing political involvement by the latino comm

iowa has been the first in the nation caucus for years... but why does iowa matter? we will bring you these stories and morning. good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us on this friday ... i am lukas voss .. lukas: as law enforcement continues to deal with the standoff in oregon ... the leader of the anti-government protesters issued a new message.. calling on remaining militia members to end their protest. abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest developments. " " three more protesters.. under arrest and each facing one federal felony count of conspiracy.. and to those still occupying the federal land in oregon.. a message from the group's leader.. ammon bundy.. now speaking out from jail.. through his attorney. ((sot)) michael arnold, ammon bundy's attorney: "i love you. let us take this fight from here. please stand down." bundy and seven others were taken into custody yesterday.. another member, lavoy finicum was shot and killed by law enforcement following a traffic stop. ((sot)) ward,harney county: " it didn't have to happen. we all make choic

tim: have you ever wondered why iowa gets the honor of being the first in the nation to pick a candidate? it actually happened, by accident and dates all the way back to 1972. that answer can be found by sorting through artifacts on display at the state historical museum. the "first in the nation" exhibit, takes vistors through the entire history of the political process. following the 1968 democratic convention in chicago, the party decided to moderanize it's primary system... with more attention going to local voting. the new 4-step process included state, district, county and precinct voting and iowa just happen to be in the right place at the right time. "in 1972 when these new rules went into effect all across the coutnry iowa happen to be first. and we've been frst ever since and the reason we're first is simple logistical calculations to make this new four step tim: the iowa caucuses bring millions of dollars to iowa. some states have talked about trying to steal the "first in the nation" status but professor caufield says it's not that easy.... "in both the republican and democat

it also makes the case for why iowa is uniquely positioned to hold the first in the nation caucus. it will be at the hickman- johnson-furrow learning center untill february 13th. presidential candidate jeb bush continued campaigning around siouxland today, heading north to okoboji. the former florida governor entitlement programs keep americans in poverty rather than lifting them out of it. bush says his first action..if elected president...wil l be to ensure the united states is safe and secure. he says the leadership role in the commander in chief position needs to be restored. "today we are in a situtation when we are less safe than the day barack obama was inaugurated president of the united states. and if hillary clinton is elected we will continue down this path of we are all a part of the community of nations that some how we can lead from behind. terminlogy i never expected to hear from the greatest naaion in the world," said jeb bush, republican presidential candidate. bush continues his trek across the state. he'll be in cedar rapids, davenport and clinton tomorrow. repub

nikki: that's why iowa cci held the "family's first" forum today here in des moines. the forum was held at first christian brought in both and bernie sanders. candidates had time to share why they believe they are the most qualified to become president, but the attention activists that were asking the questions. topics included immigration, education and middle east policy. both candidates say they want to see the money poured back into cities and the middle class. martin o'malley, d- presidential candidate: "i believe in a sensible rebalancing. i believe that president obama has done good work to restore our economy, and we have to build on his legacy now and make wages go up now that our country's making more jobs." bernie sanders, d- presidential candidate: "we have a series of proposals and will have more, which demands that the wealthiest people and the largest corporations start paying their fair of taxes in our country." hillary clinton declined her invitation to attend the event this afternoon, because of prior commitments. we'll hear more from the guests and

see his efforts to curb gun violence, and hear why iowa gun advocates say they will make little impact. healthy helper... a new app is helping iowans watch what they eat... see how it's keeping them accountable at the dinner table. it's wednesday, january 6th. first on 13... ames police are still searching for answers in a deadly hit and run case... meanwhile, they're focused on preventing a similar tragedy from happening. we have more and more students constantly crossing those intersections. we thought this was a great time as students come back to remind them that we want pedestrians to be safe, bicyclists to be safe and drivers to be safe and responsible. emmalee jacobs was crossing lincoln way last month when a vehicle hit her. the iowa state student died later at the hospital. since then, officers have been raising awareness about responsible behavior on the roads. they've also partnered with the city to conduct a safety study intersection where jacobs was killed. well likely do a pedestrian count, traffic counts, potentially a speed study but the elements havent been defined yet

phil: governor chris christie on why iowa is so important. governor christie: it encourages everybody around the country -- to take this process - senator rubio: i believe this is country is the greatest from the beginning cash it was founded on the fact that our rights come from our creator. phil: this is one of times -- trump' s field offices. we met a democrat switching to trump. >> i' m jumping over for trump, just because i like the man. i think he will take charge and phil: iowans are being targeted all over the state. >> i am calling from the hillary clinton campaign. phil: anyone willing to change their minds could change the course of this campaign. it certainly could and that is why all the candidates will be out and about crisscrossing the state bring out the guns for president phil clinton campaigning for his wife. tomorrow, is caucus day. we will be live for you all day and live tomorrow night at the caucus site. live in des moines, phil lipof newscenter 5. reid: a new poll o ut tonight shows the front runners in the granite stat

"and this is why iowa and new hampshire are so great," said chris christie. new jersey governor chris christie stops in siouxland...ahead of the first in the nation caucus deborah: good evening and than joining us... i'm deborah souverain. a small community is heartbroken tonight after a devastating loss. deborah a fire broke out overnight in boxholm iowa....claiming the lives of a mother and her three young children. fire fighters believe a space heater ignited the flames in the back of their home. dowsing the flames...due to the cold temperatures....an d were unable to reach the family in time. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing up. it was a tough battle." the victims have been identified as 27-year-old amber....9-year-old riley....6-year-old autumn....and 4- year-old brayden sorenson. a gofundme page has been set up to help the father..... john sorenson. if you're interested in donating, visit our website....siouxlan dmatters-dot- com....and click on the link within this story. debor

why not keep pressing...niang the alley-oop to abdel nader! throw it down young man! 25-17 iowa state..... but the bears would not go quietly....lester medford cans the corner trey....he had 16 points...baylor down four at the half.... and they stole the show in the second half...with four minutes to the miss...he had 27 points and 13 boards as baylor upsets iowa state in ames....94-89 the final. to the big ten we go.....nebraska losers of three straight....visiting rutgers. 1st half... huskers up by 11 shavon shields to the rack... blows by with the thunderdunk he had 11 pts. nebraska up 31-1& == later 1st andrew white the third for 3 white had 19 pts in the 1st half == still first benny parker drives... and the beautiful dime to freshman ed morrow take a second look morrow: 10 pts... huskers led by 20 at half == 2nd half more andrew white for 3... and he was hitting these things from well beyond the arc white on the day: 28 pts, 9 boards.. 5 of 7 from three point land the huskers never trailed.. they pick up their 1st big ten win by 34 points! 90-56 in the game you just sawawe

stacey: still to come, why iowa lawmakers are looking into conference had x-rated material. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john andy garman. >> that's ludicrous. that's the very defintion of x-rated. stacey: a heated debate at the statehouse over the annual governor's conference on lgbtq youth. legislators are investigating claims student attendees were exposed to vulgar language and sexually explicit content. steve: vanessa peng has the story, new at 6:00. vanessa: iowa legislators are investigating if an annual anti-bullying event for youth, that your tax dollars m

david redlawsk co-author of "why iowa?" >> whur radio, des moines iowa, simultaneousing with c-span. >> the state of iowa. >> here in iowa. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> hello, iowa. >> the republican party of iowa. >> iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> i'm so pleased to do this with wonderful friends in iowa. >> if you told us one year ago we were going to come in third in iowa, we would have given anything for that. >> it is good to be back in identify wafment -- iowa. >> people don't know much about the iowa caucuses. >> an average caucus? >> hard to say. the third one i have been to. they are all different. >> it's good to be back in iowa. >> thank you, iowa, for the great send off you are giving us. >> you have to show respect for iowans. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. i want to thank all the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you-all. i if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. >> the 2012 winner of the iowa caucuses, rick santorum, fo

betting that cruz is going to be wounded, he's going to build momentum in iowa and that will give him momentum in the southern states. >> whyimportant? >> no offense to those in iowa. i spend many, many winters in iowa. it basically is a barometer. >> hank, what do you think? >> it's simple. donald trump's brilliant strategy may in fact backfire. he's got to become the evangelical candidate. because he's been ahead in the polls, people say trump should have done, if he doesn't do, he has a really different set of problems. give it to trump by an edge. on the democrat side, it's probably hillary by a hair as well. >> i think it's important to see how this field narrows after iowa. could you see carly fiorina drop out? those other unnamed candidates in the undercard debate. that's going to help guys like rubio. >> the most telling, first and second place, trump has 28%, gives him 35% of the base. 50% are against him. somehow you got to break that up to get more people in the game. >> trump again created his own problem. the expectation game is what makes iowa so important. >> and he set expectations. >> the expectation he set

why the university of iowa says why other iowa colleges aren't. steve: plus, he has led the ymca of greater des moines to unprecidented growth. see what caused ceo vernon delpesce to suddenly resign. stacey: and president bill clinton in iowa, campaigning for his wife hillary. how trump is responding by bring up the former president's past. but first, a rainy, foggy day. steve: fog is nothing compared to the approaching arctic cold. right kurtis? kurtis: it is going to be a big cold blast. it is lagging behind right now but it is going to get here. e air cold enoh in northwestern iowa. this area in purple, that is a little bit of sleep. the rest of this is all rain. it is rained here and it will stay that way right through tomorrow, even as late as the afternoon hours. this area influence just some lighter rain. a transitional area from carol

every four years the rest of america asks "why iowa?" some say no voters are better informed about the candidates than iowans. so this week a cnn crew put iowans to the test. drake diner, in the heart of des moines, iowa, served as our test kitchen. all we needed was our camera and a tablet loaded with photos of all the presidential candidates-to test iowan's knowledge. recognizable! rk: who's that? hillary clinton.rk: who's that guy? woman jeb bush rk: where's he from? woman: ahhhhh, florida rk: does he have any famous family members? woman: yes- two presidents! hahaha. woman: bernie sanders! rk: is he republican or democrat? woman: democrat. this guy... everyone knew!! rk: who's that? woman: donald trump! rk: do you know anything about him? woman: too much!! ohhh.rk: everybody reacts like that. nb: that's the donald! rk: do you know anything else about him? nb: we know everything about him. rk: do you know anything that he stands for? he wants to build a big wall .impressed? not so fast. beyond that, let's just say it wasn't pretty! loo

his book is, "why iowa?" "washington journal" every morning on c-span and join the conversation on phone, by facebook or twitter. >>> president obama speaks at the house democratic caucus conference in baltimore thursday. this year's theme is "unity for opportunity." you can see his remarks live at 7:10 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. . >>> with more than 40 visits to the white house since president obama was sworn into office, senator bernie sanders had only one private meeting with the president until today. the sex one took place, a 45-minute session and joining us on the phone, for the washington post julie alperin, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you, steve. >> explain why this meeting took place today. >> it really speaks to the growing influence senator sanders has with the democratic grassroots, that he has had such a reception in, on the campaign trail and iowa and new hampshire and elsewhere that he's now seen as a more potent political force than people anticipated, and as a result of tha

. >>> ever wonder why iowa and new hampshire have such a dominant role in picking our president? good question. may be too late to ask it. why do these two states that don't look like the rest of the country get to go first? we'll get to that next. >>> plus the other big contest going on, the race to win the academy awards. the nominations come out this week and we've got a look at the oscar favorites and some of the snubs. >>> and the big announcement from president obama's state of the union this week, a moon shot-like effort to conquer cancer. what will that be like and will it achieve something. >>> let me finish with a story of a great actor dying way too young. this is "hardball," the place for politics. our next item is a genuine "name your price" tool. this highly sought-after device from progressive can be yours for... twenty grand? -no! we are giving it away for just 3 easy payments of $4.99 plus tax! the lines are blowing up! we've got deborah from poughkeepsie. flo: yeah, no, it's flo. you guys realize anyone can use the "name your price" tool for free on progressive.c

his book is "why iowa."you can join the conversation by phone or on facebook or twitter. >>> we have main engine start. four, three, two, one. and liftoff. liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission and it has cleared the tower. >> every weekend on american history tv, we feature programs that tell the american story. some of the highlights for this weekend include saturday morning at 11:15 eastern, an autr

his book is "why iowa." washington journal live every morning live at 7:00 eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation on phone, facebook or twitter. >>> des moines, iowa sa simulcasting with c-span. >> the republican party of iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> in iowa. >> i'm so pleased to do this with wonderful friends in iowa today. >> if you told us one year ago we were going to come in third in iowa, we would have given anything for that. >> well, it is good to be back in iowa. >> people didn't know much about the iowa caucuses. ♪ ♪ >> was this an average caucus? >> that's hard to say. it's the third one i've been to. they are all different. >> 18, 19, 20. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> thank you, iowa, for the great send off. >> you have to show respect. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. >> i want to thank all the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you-all. if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. ♪ ♪ >> this week during question

will make people like sam angell wonder - -"just repeating myself - why did i move to iowa why did i move to iowa?" "it's either they all want to come in and get warm or nobody's going to leave their house."owner brad danielson says sometimes when the temps drop - the need for their warm drinks and meals gets higher higher"we've become very very close to running out."but you'd be surprised to see some of the drinks customers are sipping on. on. "some people love iced coffee - t ty love it."think that's crazy? crazy?"i personally do."brad says after crafting these piping hot drinks - employees become obvlivious to reality - -"a lot of the staff think it's warmer in here than itit really is. because they're running around with all the steam"looking out these steamy windows - -"it's beautiful. it's like being inside of a lightbulb." can you blame them for n n thinking about the frozen arctic outside? outside?it just takes a cup of joe to escape bitter temps for a little while - - "like i don't think anything has tasted more perfect than when you come in from cold air and you have that fi

elizabeth: i had this friday, why iowa? why are we first in the presidential process and how favorite is back for this weekend only. metinka: how the warm weather will a good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively call 844-84-bewell. the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a difference for you. in a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. in the situation room... at the negotiating table... and always on your side... fighting for children and families. with a real plan to get incomes rising... ...reduce drug prices... ...and protect social security and medicare for seniors. she'll build on obamacare, not start over. break through the gridlock, not add to it. defend planned parenthood, not attack it. stand up to the gun lobby, not protect it. lead on foreign policy, not ignore it. we need a president with the

in niagara falls people are going crazy over the iowa fight why not? >> special tenants upstairs have have been here. eric: that's funny. shaina: because of the iowa fight song. for some reason it has played every day for the past six months over and over again. it is coming from an empty building and police have tried to get in touch with the owner but have not been able to. it turns out it is not breaking any laws because it is not loud enough to violate the noise ordinance. eric: quite a story there. shaina: i kind of like it as a mystery. eric: exactly, why iowa and niagara falls? we are now 11 days away from super bowl 50 on kcci. here is one of the three finalists. >> and there is your beautiful baby. any day now. >> really? you're eating doritos? he is eating doritos at my ultrasound. what i have to deal with. >> i know. [laughter] give me that. [shouting] eric: those commercials are just great. a viewer actually commented on that. elizabeth: they showed that online. we hope you're having a great wednesday morning so far. want to show you this am

justin surrency shows us why iowa lawmakers should be rooting for an iowan to win. governor branstad provided a glimpse into iowa's it's a budget that will keep iowa stable." urging democrats and republicans to avoid gridlock ((17:33:15- 17:33:23))"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.((12:16:56- 12:17:01))"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 12:17:10))"the cash option right now is 930 million dollars ((12:17:17- 12:17:32))"if they took the cash option the state would right away get 47 million dollars just withholding taxes." even without a winner the state is already capitalizing from record sales...((12:18:10- 12:18:17))"for every dollar you spend on lottery tickets in iowa about 25 cents goes to state causes so that money is making a

. >> explain to why iowa is different. how much of a time commitment do caucus goers have to make the night of february 1st. you said you are concerned about weather and all that. how much of a time commitment is it? >> well, it depends on which caucus. there are so many around iowa. in some rural areas you have to travel a fair amount of time. if there is a big turnout it takes a long time to organize the caucus and make sure it runs properly. other ones it's over in an hour. i would say two hours is the most likely result. that's a lot of time. >> it's not like going to the polls and casting a ballot. larry, thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> we're waiting for donald trump to speak in las vegas. when we come right back, top conservatives who are take on donald trump. plus which former candidate says the choice between trump and cruz is like choosing between being shot and being poisoned. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. w

iowa leagues think it could affect enrollment in flag and tackle leagues. stephanie: but next. mystery not solved but at least stopped? the latest on why the iowa fight song was playing on loop in niagara falls. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie/ots: group will be merging with media general. it's a 4 point 6 billion dollar deal. the combined company name will be nexstar media group, and will include 171 television stations in 100 markets across the country. jack/lam: a pizza ranch in jefferson caught fire today. the kitchen was heavily damaged. the fire also spread to the back office and the basement, though the building looks to be in good shape from the outside. the fire was brought under control within an hour and a half. no injuries were reported. . stephanie/1shot: the clive police department is looking for your help. they are trying to identify this woman, suspected of conducting home burglaries and credit card fraud. this is also an image of the vehicle used in questi