iowa proves that in every caucus. when they go down, you don't insult iowa voters because they're the same discerning voters whether your polls are going up or down. you learn from iowa voters, so it's a joy to be here." " the candidates also took some time to talk about the controversy surrounding their latest debate on c-n-b-c. the next republican debate is on november 10th in milwaukee. before the republican forum in des moines, senator cruz had some time to experience iowa's outdoors. he went pheasant hunting in akron with congressman steve king and bob vander plaats. being off the campaign trail didn't stop cruz from chiming in cruz again highlighted his party's disappointmen t with the c-n-b-c debate. " we shouldn't have republican primary debates moderated by liberal democrats. " "i've suggested how about a republican primary moderated by sean hannity and rush limbaugh and mark levin. now i guarantee you-you would get incredible ratings for that. i'd love to see that primary " cruz's comments follow the republi

today is winter weather awareness day in iowa. weather awareness day in iowa. each year, it seems, winter storms, blizzards, and extremely cold temperatures return to the state. the national weather service joined with emergency agencies in iowa to help promote the day. they recommend having an emergency kit in your car, and making emergency preparedness plans for the season. experts also recommend downloading a weather alert app, and make sure you have a weather radio, for the latest weather reports. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) i'll have your forecast ahead, "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: we did it again today- we reached the 70s! that makes this the warmest start to november on record for central iowa! don't get used to it because a cold front will be coming through by 5 pm, and you will know it

iowa. snow is going to be a big problem for northwest iowa with nearly 6 to 9 inches expected for northwest iowa. the snow will start falling during the morning hours today and continue through the evening and off and on through tuesday afternoon. heaviest snow accumulations are going to occur in northwest iowa with amounts tapering off as you move into central iowa. here in the metro, we should see mostly rain falling scattered throughout the day with a bit of a rain/snow mix possible through the evening. western and southwest iowa has the best chance of seeing freezing rain during the morning and afternoon hours. highs today should climb into the upper 30s and lows tonight will fall near 30. tuesday we are going to still see a few snow showers during the day but the winds will pick up and blow some of that snow around. we dry out wednesday temperatures slowly climbing back into the 40s thursday through the weekend. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: des moines

has iowa state found its next coach? well, they've clearly zeroed in on toledo head coach matt campbell. sports illustrated says, that's iowa state's guy and a deal is expected within 48 hours. well, iowa state isn't the only team courting campbell. it looks like mizzou might be in the mix, and several reports out of toledo, the rockets are preparing to mack him the highest paid coach in the mac. right now, campbell makes about 600- thousand per season, so it'll likely be tough to match what iowa state can. these are six other potential candidates.... buffalo's lance leipold ,willie fritz of georigia .ohio state assistant tony alford montana head coach bob stitt. and wyoming's craig bohl. according to chris williams of cyclone fanatic, bohl has interviewed for the opening. some freezing rain and snow is heading our way in the forecast... meteorologist megan salois joins us with a first look at what to expect tonight and later on this week. the weather again will be going down hill... and it begins early enough as tonight

its coming up on today in iowa... a packers fan wants the other team to pay up -- after a player destroys his sign. plus -- more women in the ranks. the effort from the iowa national guard to make some changes to its membership. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is up next. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds will be on the increase today, but tomorrow and thursday will be very active. wednesday will have strong storms that will produce a lot of lightning and wind along with the potential for some tornadoes in the south. there is a slight risk of severe weather mainly along and south of highway 20, but the best chance of hail and tornadoes is south of interstate 80 for tomorrow afternoon and evening. but today we will have another

"this is iowa. people stay with local five beginning at five am tomorrow as we'll bring you complete coverage throughout the snowstorm. in waukee kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa. stephanie: thanks kattey. and again our winter storm coverage starts tomorrow morning, sam will tell you all the information you need to know before you leave for work or school in the morning. then throughout the day, our weather team will post central iowa's most accurate forecast--hour by hour up on our website. that's we are iowa dot com. jack: you may notice something different about the snow plows on the streets tomorrow. instead of the familiar amber flashing lights we're used to -- like these -- the d-o-t is debuting its new white and blue flashing lights. this is part of a new law passed last legislative session to increase safety. since 2009, dot plows have been hit more than 230 times, causing more than 40 injuries and costing the state nearly 1.8 million dollars. plow drivers are hoping the new lights w

we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: the family of a special needs student who was assaulted by a school bus driver has broken their silence about the event. sabrina: and iowa voters headed to the polls tuesday to cast their ballots in city and municipal elections... elias: it seems the federal government has been paying pro sports organizations to include u-s military members in their pre-game events. sabrina: and a war memorial in knoxville that was the center of a national controversy will now be moving from a public park. elias: plus, the first rankings for the college football playoffs have been released, and with a good finish to the season, iowa could have a team move up in the numbers. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... standing room only at the statehouse...as an oversight committee discusses a plan to pri

the iowa women jump all over houston 64-50. cyclones lose three straight in from sony pictures studios, it's america's game. wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show, pat sajak and vanna white. [ cheers and applause ] hey, how you doing? what a nice group. yeah! thank you. how are you? thank you, jim. thanks, everybody. see you later.

iowa's secretary of agriculture is encouraging iowow's to buy a fresh tree grown in iowa this holidada season. there are more than 100 christmas tree farms in the state. farmers harvest about 40,000 christmas trees each year, resulting in a million dollar industry. it takes 6 to 12 years to grow a christmas tree before it i iready to be sold. most tree farms in iowa are 3 to 8 acres in size and sell trees by choose and harvest method, where a customer comes to the farm cut their own tree. the official white house christmas tree has arrived! first lady michelle obama, along with the first family's dogs - bo and sunny - receceed the 18-and-a-half foot frasier fir today. the tree was grown in pennsylvania. the tree, which is 11 feet wide, was cut down monday and will be on display in the blue room. this is the 50th tree to see white house duty. sam curtiss filling in on the sports desk agagn. sterday we were talking about the heroes game. today, we've got the highlights. hard to believe iowa is undefeated, yet, was only a couple point favorites over 5-6 nebraska. that was the case. iowa b

good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november third elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after yesterday's record breaking high of 79 degrees, i'm sure many of you are wondering the same thing, how is this november! we are going to continue this warm weather again today, although i strongly doubt we will be breaking any records. expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with warm and windy conditions. highs this afternoon will climb into the mid 70s and the winds will be out of the south between 10 and 20 mph. tonight we are going to have a low in the mid 50s with mild temps in the mid 50s. wednesday is going to be a partly cloudy day with highs a touch warmer but still in the mid 70s and a bit of a stronger south wind. thursday a cold front is going to bring through some rain and thunderstorms in the afterno

in iowa. local 5's kattey ortiz sat down with an iowan who spent 19 years of her life in a refugee camp in thailand. she shares her story and why helping those in need is still important. "this is our first christmas picture" images full of love and smiling family members hang throughout mone aye's house. but something as simple as a photograph -- a tangible memory -- used to be a luxury for her. this picture was the only one she ever had growing up. she was born in a refugee camp in thailand ... and would spend summers worrying if she would be bombed. she saw that worry come true when she was just five years old. "my aunt just pulled me by the hand and we just ran. we had to run up on the mountain, hiding by the cliff. looking down the hill we can see our house was burning." at the age of ninteen ... mone and her family came to iowa. but it wasn't a quick getaway. it took more than a year of interviews ... paperwork ... background and medical checks through the united nations to travel as a l

over iowa. a cold front will be pushing in from the west and causing morning for western iowa. and this is where the problems begin! freezing rain, sleet and even snow will be possible for western iowa thursday, but the metro will be seeing all rain throughout the day. the further west and north, the colder and more icy roads will likely be on thursday, so travelers beware. the metro could see a wintry mix thursday evening, but no accumulation of ice or snow is expected here. temps will continue to slowly fall thursday night into friday morning as the north winds pick up at 15-25 mph. friday will be dry for shoppers, but pretty cold with temperatures in the 20s and 30s while wind and before you hit the road for thanksgiving travel, here are a few safety tips to keep in mind... buckle up . make sure your tire pressure is good. have at least a half a tank of gas to help prevent gas line freeze-up. never use cruise control on icy roads. and always plan ahead -- watch local weather reports and let o

iowa state goes up 61-58 ... we know how much iowa state loves transition buckets... georges niang with the layup... he had a team-high 23 points ... later naz long, misses the three-pointer... but he follows his shot and lays it in... iowa a ate wins the urnament with the 8 873 win ... northern iowa men's basketball at north dakota... both head`coaches going up against their alma maters today. this game would be all northern iowa though. early first half, wes washpun with the handles and the step-back jumper. panqhers up 4 early. then wyatt lohaus drives and kicks to paul jespersononhe was -5 from downtown today. uninibuilds a 33-14 lead. the panthers had it all working. matt bohannon to klint carlson on the alley- oop. klson had 15 points. then jesperson again hits from 3. he led all players with 18 points. waning seconds s the first half, washpun with a fadeaway jumper. 10 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists for washpun. northern iowa shot 70% from the field in the first half. panthers win big, 97-51. ... the iowa women's basketball team lost its first game of the seasoo

iowa easily wins 95-41 ... iowa state women hosting concordia-st. paul in their 2nd exhibition game ... cyclones showing some defense early as nicole blaskowsky gets the steal... then she feeds it to jadda buckley for the layup ... next concordia possession, cyclones get another steal... this time it's seanna johnson and she dishes it to buckley who lays it in once again ... iowa state knocked down 10 three-pointers... here's one from bryanna wins 77-51 ... uni women taking on sioux falls in an exhibition as well ... amber sorenson hits the turnaround jumper for two of her team-high 23 points ... how about some defense? benton community grad madison weekly gets the steal... she finishes with the floater... she tallied 14 points ... then it's sharnae lamar with the head fake, then the fake pass and the finish... uni wins 82-66 ... college volleyball... kentucky at tennessee ... cedar falls grad kaz brown was on fire in the 3rd set for kentucky... she delivers a hard kill off the block ... a couple of plays later, they set it up for brown again... ano

"you're watching local 5 news at 10 in hd .we are iowa's most 5 news at 10 in hd .we are iowa's most accurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: caulk up another nice, fall day out there today with sunny skies and mild temperatures! tonight will be quiet and clear with temps dropping into the low and mid 30s. tuesday will start off with sunshine, but probably won't end that way as a large, energetic system cranks up to our southwest. it will still be mild and dry tuesday though with highs in the upper 50s to near 60 for most locations. the rain from this large system will start rolling in wednesday am and could become stormy throughout the day. it looks like we will have a chance for some severe weather for especially the southern half of iowa and in the afternoon wed. we will be keeping a close eye on this powerful system to be sure! in its wake, we will have some very chilly winds thursday and friday as temps stay in the 40s for most areas. we will rebound this weekend with mid 50s saturday and then low 60s in the metro sunday! " local

leshun daniels scores -- iowa led 28-20... the hawkeyes win - ... iowa moves to 9-0. much more is ahead in sports. meterologist chris havely joins us with the first alert forecast amid this of autumn... we've finally gotten back to more typical early november weather here in eastern iowa. for tonight, expect cloud-free skies, and light winds. temperatures will fall to around 30 for overnight lows, as high pressure moves overhead. the second half of our weekend will be very similar, with temperatures slightly milder thanks to southerly winds. our work week will start off with above average temperatures, but by hump day, our next system moves in to bring chances. showers and even a few thunderstorm s are likely on wednesday, with drier conditions following for the second half of the workweek. tonight: mostly clear low: 27-33 winds: light sw alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 31tomorrow: sunny skies high: 52-58 winds: s 5-15 alo: 56 dbq: 53 iow: 55 back to you. the jury in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a former girlfriend in the parking lot of a marion grocery store is due to

today we are in iowa. if you want to be president of the united states, your journey must start here. every four years, these middle-american voters hold the first in the nation caucus. they go to battle for the candidates they support. that attention often catapults the candidate to a new level. but what makes iowa's choice matter to everyone else? we talked with undecided voters at a des moines political hotspot, smokey row coffee. what are you looking for in the next president? rebecca: currently, i am a little discontented with how things are running in congress right now. i guess i am looking for a president that is willing to work across party lines and work a.j.: i think there's things that need to be changing. i want a president who is not going to just tell me that they are going to change, because they are all saying they are going to change. i want someone who i am confident in, who is actually going to be able to execute those changes. adam: i am looking for a candidate that has some experience

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: today the full house will get a classified briefing on the paris attacks. one of the attackers was carrying a syrian passport, sparking fears in the us about the refugee crisis. sabrina: half of the nation's governor's have vowed not to take any syrian refugees. abc's kenneth moton reports. "(kenneth standup open) overnight, presidential candidate donald trump weighed in promising to kick out any refugees. president obama called those who want to turn their backs on the crisis...shameful. closing state borders to the syrian refugee crisis.... sot obama the people who are fleeing syria are the most harmed by terrorism. it's a movement frustrating president obama and gaining speed across the us...led by republican governors. half the states in the us have told the federal government in the wake of the paris terror attacks, no more syrian refugees allowed. since the start of the civil war in syria, the us has taken 2100 refugees. but 85 thousand are expected next year. the state d

iowa congressman steve king says opening the doors to refugees in iowa is a bad idea. today. >> i believe that the immigration situation we have in the united states is an existential threat to america's future. todd: the latest fear is a far cry from iowa's open doors in the 1970's, when iowa governor robert ray agreed to help thousands of southeast asian refugees. >> we have a great history and heritage of opening our arms and our hearts to other people who are in distress. todd: since then two generations , of new iowans have created new features here. >> new families arrive here fleeing violence and persecution. todd: nick wuertz ovesees refugees services at lutheran services of iowa. he says new homeland security measures in place since 9/11 are designed to make sure syrian refugees are not terrorists. he worries that iowa is taking a step backward. >> coming here and having the opportunity to work and build a future for their families is the most wonderful thing that families have cherished and been grateful for. todd: the governor says he might -- about letting

we are iowa." stephanie: a university of iowa police officer pulled a car over last week with a broken brake light. what he found in the car could have led to 12- hundred dollars in fines. what he did instead ... is pretty heartwarming. "it has all the makings of a typical traffic stop for university of iowa police officer don strong. a black suburban driving through the heart of campus with a broken brake light. but when strong peaked inside the suv, his focus quickly shifted to the six kids in the back. sot: "went to start talking to them and from georgia, heading back, i noticed the two car seats they had just weren't appropriate, looked like they were a little beat up. facing 12-hundred dollars in fines strong directed them to a nearby walmart. that's where he pulled out his own wallet and bought the family four new car seats -- then showed them how to in the parking lot. as for the 12-hundred dollars -- strong let it slide. "taking that from them was not going to help them get car seats, show

the iowa hawkeyes got it done - hoisting the heroes trophy for iowa's 28, 20 vitory over nebraska secured the first unbeaten, 12 and oh regular season in hawkeye history "i was a little emotional coming other." "it's just pure excitement, pure joy really. i'm just prouu of the seniors, the way they've led us. it's pretty undescribable." "we're 12 and oh right now. that's all you can say. they we've won this season and we've beathard and george kittle hooked up for a 7 point lead in put it away with a pair of 3rd putting iowa up 11 late "for me it was a great feeling to be able to do that, help out my team. i barely did anything. all i did was run because my line blocked great." "on multiple occassions the nebraska offense looked like they were ready to strike and put the huskers in the lead. every single time the haakeye defense came up big." parker hesse ca up big in $& the momentum swiftly in iowa's direction - in all - the hhks picked off armstrong 4 times in the game - "that's what we focus on on defense being opportunistic. when we get a chance we've got to take avantage of it, and t

you may be wondering why iowa? well engineers told me iowa is the perfect state to try this out, because of our ever changing weather...and as schnack has been warning, it sounds like tomorrow's weather..will put it to the test. we've got you covered, lauren moss ...kwwl news. thanks lauren- engineers are calling this korean concrete mixture, ground breaking when it comes to building bridges. coming up on kwwl, some military brides are getting some help when it comes to their wedding dress. and - the mats are rolling out as the university of iowa prepares for the battle on the gridiron. "now your storm track 7 from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... team:we continue to track a large storm system and it is forecast to produce thunderstorms wednesday afternoon and evening. some storms coul

iowa easily wins 95-41 ... iowa state women hosting concordia-st. paul in their 2nd exhibition game ... cyclones showing some defense early as nicole blaskowsky gets the steal... then she feeds it to jadda buckley for the layup ... next concordia possession, cyclones get another steal... this time it's seanna johnson and she dishes it to buckley who lays it in once again ... iowa state knocked down 10 three-pointers... here's one from bryanna fernstrom... iowa state wins 77-51 ... uni women taking on sioux falls in an exhibition as well ... amber sorenson hits the turnaround jumper for two of her team-high 23 points ... how about some defense? benton community grad madison weekly gets the steal... she finishes with the floater... she tallied 14 points ... then it's sharnae lamar with the head fake, then the fake pass and the finish... uni wins 82-66 ... college volleyball... kentucky at tennessee ... cedar falls grad kaz brown was on fire in the 3rd set for kentucky... she delivers a hard kill off the block ... a couple of plays later, they set it u

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 are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are important to you. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with aniowa's most accurate 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/bam the big game hawkeyes and nebraska's corn huskers is tomorrow. but it's important to note why it's called the hyvee heroes game. three "citizen hereos" will be honored at halftime, including two iowans. an iowa state trooper and a local nurse -- both credited with saving an oklahoma man's life. local 5's claire powell shares their story. "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" "this is not good something's going on inside this truck" seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracy bohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile per hour interstate traffic. "it was right where the pylons are first time i s

a group of refugees formed a committee called "thank you iowa" that's worked to raise money for iowa charities. seven local charities will split 14-thousand dollars raised by the tai dam refugees. the leader of that committee says he hopes other refugee communities in iowa will follow their lead and say "thanks." powerball the hawkeyes have never started dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music. the hawkeyes have never started a football season 10-0. a win over minnesota keeps iowa undefeated, in the playoff chase and also brings floyd back to iowa city. iowa wearing the blackout uniforms under the lights of kinnick stadium. 1st q. leshun daniels, in from 3 yards out. 7-0 hawks. gophers answer. mitch leidner, short touchdown run. tied at 7. back come the hawks. cj beathard, bootleg, everyone bites on the fake. walks in the endzone. 14-7 hawks. just before half, its daniels again. plows in from 2 yards.

iowa women earn less than 78 cents for every dollar that iowa men earn. as people swarm to the stores for to do their holiday shopping. one major chain is closing more than a dozen stores..including one in iowa. target says it will close 13 stores across the country on january 30th. including one in ottumwa. the retail giant suffered after a massive credit-card breach before christmas back in 2013 when shoppers temporarily avoided the store. the minneapolis-based retailer determines store closings are based on the store's performance, not target's overall performance. employees at the affected stores were notified earlier this week. outdoor enthusiasts will soon have a new place to find apparel in the metro. retailer r-e-i opens its doors for the first time in iowa tomorrow morning. the store is part of new development along mills civic parkway, just past target. the manager expects big crowds over the weekend, so they will serve breakfast each morning before the store opens. the first 2-hundred people will get water bottles with a gift card inside with a

so far this year on iowa roadways. two more than this time last year. >> we just remind drivers don't be distracted when driving obey -- when driving. obey the posted speed limit. most of all, take time to know where you're going and wear your seat belt. eric: the two other children in that jasper county crash reportedly doing ok. current fatality count is at 285 in iowa last year's total count reached 321. elizabeth: a des moines family is held at gunpoint during a violent home invasion. it happened around 1:00 tuesday morning in the 900 block of 18th street. that's in the sherman hill neighborhood. kcci's kim st. onge reports. kim: it took just a few kicks and they were in. >> i hear people saying lay down , get down. kim: brandt scott was waking up for work as three men raided his home -- >> i heard another guy holler, "where's the drugs? where's the weed?" kim: while his fiance and three children were inside. >> all of a sudden the door opens and a light switch on and you see this guy walk in with a pistol. kim: sa

iowa women's basketball taking on northern iowa... panthers have only beaten iowa twice in this rivalry ... hawkeyes staat the scoring right away off the tip off... ally disterhoft with bucket in just 3 seconds for two of her 15 ... 2nd quarter action... alexa kastanek at the top of the key, drives, count it and one... then a little later, chase coley underneath the basket... she gets the kiss... coley had a double- double with 16 points and 14 boards... hawkeyes up 28-15 ... uni makes a comeback... benton community ree in the corner... she had 17... panthers trail by 9 ... later, it's iowa city west grad mikaela morgan... she ts the roll and the foul... uni sttll down by 9 ... closing seconds of the 2nd quarter... disterhoft finds kastanek in the corner... bingo... kastanek had a tm-high 22 as wa wins 80-65 thanks josh. meteorologist chris havely will have another check of your and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. tonight wil not be as cld as last night, but still on the chilly side.

how stupid are the people of iowa. how stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap trump spoke for about an hour to a standing room only crowd at iowa central community college. during the event he called on some of the lower-polling candidates like george pataki and lindsey graham to drop out of the race. carly fiorina made a pair of stops in iowa... she started the day in onawa.. and then hosted a town hall meeting in harlan... during the meeting fiorina focused her attack on hillary clinton... saying she has a history of failing to tell the truth... presidential candidate nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to her.--butted to-- i was the first one to say that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinton lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. the f-b-i isn't saying clinton lied... but they are expanding their investigation server while secretary of state... according to politico the f-b-i has int

jeff woody will join me once again for the cyhawk rewind as both iowa and iowa state are on the road. that show starts at 6:30 here on local 5 right after your news at 6. here's a look at iowa's remaining schedule after indiana they'll host minnesota and purdue in consecutive weeks then finish things off at nebraska. not saying anyone wants this to happen but iowa can lose one game and still be a lock for the big ten championship as they hold the tiebreak over wisconsin. the big ten championship is saturday december 5th in indianapolis. here's a look at the college football playoff rankings-- the first one was released last night... clemson-- lsu-- ohio state-- and bama would be the four teams in right now if they shut it down today... notre dame on the bubble at 5. baylor at 6. michigan state at 7. the spartans and buckeyes meet november 21st. tcu is number 8. there are your hawkeyes undefeated and number 9. florida rounds out the top 10. jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. miss a story? don't forget to visit local 5 on the

we are iowa. stephanie: amanda thanks-- also on the governor's agenda today: turkeys from ending up on a thanksgiving. the governor made his annual turkey pardoning proclamation at terrace hill where he talked about a tough year for turkeys in iowa. the avian flu hit iowa hard. 25 percent of iowa farmers were affected. iowa ranks ninth in the nation for turkey production. today, the zoey and spike from the dinner table. they'll spend the rest of their lives at living history farms. jack: the avian flu you'll likely be more for your thanksgiving dinner this year. the american farm bureau federation says the cost of a 16- pound turkey is up more than six percent to just over 23 overall, the farm group says the average cost dinner for 10 will be just over 50 dollars this year. stephanie/2shot well after you gobble up your turkey dinner... it's time to shop right? coming up -- we go inside one of the big box stores for a little black friday preview. but next... " i want surveillance okay? if that's ok

she is hosting two town hall one in eastern iowa. the first town hall will be in coralville at 3 o'clock. clinton will speak to a crowd at s.t. morrison park. then she heads off to grinnell for another town hall at 6:45 tonight. both events are open to the public. on the republican side, ohio governor john kasich is also in eastern iowa today. he will speak at a town hall at 11 this morning. kasich will be at loras college in dubuque. in the recent wall street journal/ nbc poll kasich has 3 percent support among republican primary voters. "where's the matter" .... is what's the matter. nasa recently gave a university of iowa professor millions to search for matter and conduct some potentially ground breaking research. tv-9's forrest saunders joins us at the desk this morning. forrest this professor is looking for matter that can't be found? what exactly do you mean? here's some simple science for you. studies show 5% of the universe should be what's called normal matter, which is people, planets, stars, the stuff made of protons and

the job done for iowa. coming up on local 5 sports we'll recap the game and tell you what impact it has on the playoff picture for the hawkeyes.... with jon schaeffer. we are iowa sports" jon: sports illistrated jynx? pfff what's that? unbeaten and 12-0 for the first time in school history-- well that's right in front of the iowa hakweyes. all of these people ragging on iowa's schedule-- sorry i missed all of those people predicting iowa would go 12-0. plain and simple they've over achieved.. they made history today-- and did it while not being at their very best. let's take a look back at the highlights. first quarter beathard to george kittle-- 7 nothing bootleg pass. now 7-7 and check out the play parker hesse tips the screen pass too himself and hauls it in for the pick 6 big play for hesse 14-7 they'd go into half 14-10. out of it jordan canzeri with 29 yard scamper 21-10. he finished with 140 yards but this run last we see of him. how about another identical play-- jeff woody what works so well with t

today we are in iowa. if you want to be president of the united states, your journey must start here. every four years, these middle-american voters hold the first in the nation caucus. they go to battle for the candidates they support. that attention often catapults the candidate to a new level. but what makes iowa' s choice matter to everyone else? we talked with undecided voters at a des moines political hotspot, smokey row coffee. what are you looking for in the next president? rebecca: currently, i am a little discontented with how things are running in congress right now. i guess i am looking for a president that is willing to work across party lines and work across the aisle. a.j.: i think there' s things that need to be changing. i want a president who is not going to just tell me that they are going to change, because they are all saying they are going to change. i want someone who i am confident in, who is actually going to be able to execute those changes. adam: i am looking for a candidate that

peter jok with 21 for iowa. it's only an exhibition, but you can bet fran mccaffery will have his team's full attention at the next the indiana hoosiers will try to make their season by upsetting the nation's #9 team, the undefeated iowa hawkeyes. michael admire joins us from bloomington, indiana. and of course he's wearing royals gear. 8 and oh hawkeyes at 4-4 indiana tomorrow. iowa state just celebrated a beatdown of texas. and texas beat oklahoma. so you can bet the cyclones win got the sooners attention. tomorrow the cyclones play at oklahoma where they haven't won in 25 years. we stay in johnston where one of the state's best swim teams has one final practice before state. johnston is ranked 2nd. the dragons should compete for the state title, along with ames and pleasant valley. the best finish ever for johnston is fifth, the dragons were sixth last year. swimming star lexi horner, is favored to win the breaststroke and individual medley. johnston also swims solid in relays. this is the best johnston swim

>> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. eric: also this morning, a miraculous moment. a legally blind woman sees her first time. the device that made it possible ahead. welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. shaina and metinka also getting your day started. and it is starting off very soggy. metinka: it is wet, rain coming down, he will need windshield wipers and raincoats. at least it is mild. rain will slow things down out the door, it should be heading out of here by early afternoon with highs near 63 degrees. once the rain moves out we have a couple of showers into wednesday afternoon followed by colder air and a lot of wind saturday with snowflakes in the forecast. elizabeth: back to the breaking developments in france french officials launched a second wave of airstrikes on syria. as the u.s. again pledged its support. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is there. jonathan: secretary of state france and honor the lives of dozens of victims killed in last week's

northern iowa saw 10"+ in many spots, central iowa received 5 to 7" and most of southern iowa saw 3" or less. it will now be very cold and wind. skies will clear through the day with more sun by afternoon. winds will be strong from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. drifting of the snow. temperatures will drop to 10 degrees tonight in des moines and the single digits outside of the city. sunday will stay chilly with highs only in the upper 20s and 30s, but with continued sunshine. temperatures will warm to the 40s and 50s this week and in fact, thanksgiving looks wet with heavy rain during and still ahead on today in iowa saturday... a jolly holiday tradition... the week before thanksgiving.. a local charity helping kids want to get you into the christmas spirit. how it's hoping to brighten your weekend with all things santa, welcome back to today in iowa saturday. i am joined now by chris vogesser with the make a wish foundation of iowa. they have a special event going on tomorrow night to get you into the christmas spirit and welcome back to today in iowa saturda

announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. steve: it's pretty common for iowa farmers to spend 6 to 8 weeks on a tractor, nearly non-stop, during harvest season. kevin: after that long, most want to leave the fields behind. but in sac county, one guy's soaking up every second this fall because he almost didn't live to see it. eric hanson's this is iowa introduces us to the farmer who's grateful just to be back in the cab. their job. they'll swear, it's in their blood. >> oh yeah. been there all the time. eric: rick meister can't wait to get in the tractor seat when iowa's countryside turns yellow and brown. >> you work all year for this. but last october, he was in his -- eric: but last october, he was in his combine when one of those perfect days turned tragic. >> the head plugged and i went out and i left the darn thing running. eric: it was almost supper-time. >> i was about done

people in eastern iowa are getting ready for this snow storm. they have been stocking up on essentials at area grocery store. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuque toell us about reparations.. shirley...how's it been out there? i checked out ne of the area hy-vee's here in dubuque...aad there's a constant flow of cars shoppers are making rounds in the lot just to find a spot at the hy-vee on locust. once inside...there were noticeably many people shopping for food and other items. some said this was their norm "well becaae of my age, i set a few groceries so that if this weather does come as predicted, i can just come stay inside and look out and be safe." that woman says she bought bread, milk, meat and a few other essentials. she bought brrad, milk, meat and a few other essentials. addition to buying food...he's shopping for gas to fuel his snow blower. we all know...that should come in handy these next couple of the shoppers we caught up with made good points -- they added it's important for the older people to prepare for the snow st

we are iowa." stephanie: james weather adlib: james stephanie: going to see rain becoming freezing rain this evening, then snow into the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa will finally come to end an end later this evening. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow sunday and lasting thanksgiving everyone! james stephanie: jack: stephanie: and to stay up to date with the head to our website, we are iowa dot com or download our app, available for both apple and andriod devices. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at ten, hawkeye thanks. hear from more fans, plus we tomorrow's game in lincoln. next.... for thanksgiving dinner? we go inside a meal that's good for the soul. stephanie: governor branstad joined members of

dayton beats iowa 82-77 ... iowa women taking on wright state in the lone star showcwcse in austin, texas... chase coley drives and gets the reverse ... later, ally disterhoft grabs the offensive board, kicks it out to alexa kastanek who buries the three... she hit 6 3-pointers, a career-high for her... she finished with 18 points ... then coley kicks out to tania davis in the corner for a three of her own... she finishshd with 13 poponts off the bench ... then it's disterhoft with the shot fake and the drive for the layup... the iowa city west product finished with 10 points ... chase coley continues to get better each and every game... she had a team-high 22 points... it's the third straight game she's posted a career-high in points... iowa wins 83-77 ... both the uni and iwa state women are in cancun for the cancun challenge. the cyclones defeated texas state 83-61 and the panthers defeat georgia tech 61-8. ... the uni volleyball team defeated illinois state 3-1 on day 1 of the mvc tournament. the panthers ..

we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: a provision in the recent budget deal could mean some phone calls to student loan holders.. the deal contains a provision allowing the government to collect federal debts using automated calling systems to mobile phones. companies that service federal student loans have long called on the government to allow them to robocall people whose loans are in delinquency. there was 94 billion dollars in delinquency. there was 94 billion dollars of student loan debt in default in 2013.. tonight on local five, we take a look at how student loan debt is affecting those in iowa. elias: moviegoers were clearly in the mood for action and thrills this halloween weekend. 'the martian' starring matt damon and distributed by twentieth century fox...was tops at the box office... sony's p-g rateded 'goosebumps' and the steven spielberg film 'bridge of spies,' make up your top three movies for the weekend. elias: and finally...millenial s can't seem to get enough pizza. it's

we talk about this as an iowa issue because it's involving iowa jobs, it's involving iowa's research and d development, and the future e for ououstate"two shot 11:28:25 "what about some people saying that ethanol isn't as important as it was before? everyone here today was definitely praising the opening of the cellulosic ethanol plant."patty judge 01:31:41 "we have to be serious about the fact that we have got to lessen the dependence on foreign oil, we have got to o looking or alternative sources of energy to power our country and this that."critically important with each election." coming up next...we go back three years to retrace the affordable care act -- from the first open enrollment to year three of the landmark welcome back.this is the real story -- we're going to take the time to give context to some of the events that will go on during the 2016 race for the white house.sometimes we'll have to go back a few days -- weeks or months -- or even years that are still relevant. relevant.this week k take a look at everything leading up to year three of open enrollment under the a

>> this is iowa/iowa state. it's the biggest thing we have in the state. >> and you'll find a state united behind what makes us us. >> you work all year for this. >> but in a state of >> oh yeah. 3 million. channel 8's kevin cooney. >> only a handful of faces are so familiar. >> he is definitely an iowa tradition. >> they're culturally as big as a rivalry or a bike ride. >> he's always been an institution. >> he's an icon. spend most of a year talking to >>spend most of a year talking to folks in any crowd between missouri and minnesota. >> we watch channel 8 news. kevin cooney. >> and most will admit you never have to shake hands with the guy who wears a channel 8 ring >> never met him. never got that chance. >> no, huh-uh. to feel like he is part of your because, you trust him. and that's trust trustworthy with a capitol t. >> testing 1-2-3-4. test test test. . >> in journalism, you look for those people that do it as it is without bias. and that's exactly what kevin cooney was. >> when you turn on the tv, the

the governor's been in iowa. i think he's made 15 trips to iowa and very focused on the state and has been to about 43 of iowa's 99 counties. so he's working incredibly hard in the state and we're building a very good grass roots organization. we have great, a great team on the ground who are making phone calls, knocking on doors, going, doing this the caucus way. and the governor's fond of saying, you know, on caucus night the iowans have a tendency to surprise people. he worked here in iowa in 1984 on the gary hart campaign when people were very shocked to see him finish in second place. and so the governor's not discouraged and he's looking forward to continuing to campaign here in the state and really looking forward to our debate on november 14th. >>sabrina: so the format of the iowa caucus is very different than that of really most anything else where everyone has to be in the same room on the same night in your precinct. does that hurt or help you candidate and how do you get people to get there? >>jake: y

we've just learned, iowa. here now with more on how world headlines have become iowa headlines is local five's amanda krenz. amanda we just got the news from the governor's spokesperson. after saying earlier in the day he would leave it up to the feds, now the governor has ordered all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately. "branstad :34 we need to be concerned about isis radicals imbedded with these refugees. governor branstad says after the terror attacks in paris, the u.s. federal government needs to take extra caution when allowing refugees into the country. 1:18 we don't want to become like europe where they let these refugees in, and now they're sending police to roundup the dangerous embedded isis militants that are part of it. :01-:06 i don't know that the states hve the authority to decide whether or not we can take refugees, this is a federal program. the governor is right. the u.s. state department oversees the process of allowing refugees into the country. rache

the iowa d-n-r and iowa department of agriculture.. its goal is to reduce nutrients from point and non point sources to iowa waters and the gulf of mexico through voluntary measures. hague says he was encouraged about farmer practices at the iowa state fair this year.. "saw a lot of producers and farmers being recognized for the practices they're putting in place and that's really good and encouraging to see that going on. i know the state's invested a lot of resources to making that nutrient reduction strategy be realized and i think there's a lot of value that can be gained there. you know when you hear about nutrients in iowa you don't hear anyone arguing over the need to kind of make some changes and improve how we protect our water quality and it's really and it's really encouraging to see the work going on." hague has been serving as the region administrator since march.. the grain markets are a little shocking today.. a rally going on.. meanwhile cattle aren't having such a good time.. "we actually got some green back in the gra

that's we are iowa dot com. jack: consumer news now -- and some big refunds pushed through by iowa attorney general tom miller. jack/1shot as part of a multi-state settlement, more than 600 iowa students could get big refunds on their student loans. it's all after an investigation by 39 states into business practices by for-profit education company "education management corporation." the agreement addresses consumer complaints that the company lured in students with promises they couldn't keep and left them in a large amount of debt. now - -the company will have to forgive more than 100 million dollars in outstanding loan debt by more than 80-thousand former students. along with that -- there'll be major reform in its recruiting and enrollment practices. the pittsburgh company operates 110 schools in 32 states and canada -- and has online students enrolled jack: and media general announces it'll start up negotiations with nexstar broadcasting for a merger. at the same time -- media general says it has rejected n

>> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. eric: also this morning, a miraculous moment. a legally blind woman sees her husband and children for the first time. the device that made it possible ahead. welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. shaina and metinka also getting your day started. hopefully you remembered the umbrella. metinka: get your rain boots out, rain has moved in from fort dodge through carroll and winterset. even baxter red oak, streaming to the north. at least it's warm, 56 in des moines. a high of 63, we are expecting rain to taper off after 2:00 p.m. and temperatures will be cooler so pull up the codes for the end of the week. elizabeth: back to the breaking developments in france overnight. french officials launched a second wave of airstrikes on syria. as the u.s. again pledged its support. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is there. jonathan: secretary of state john kerry pledged to stand by france and honor the lives of dozens of victims killed in last week's terror attacks. >> w

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