that's a stunning brooch, cynthia. where can a person find-- how can you takekeith 2,000 miles away? i've got to get out of ohio, richard. i need a fresh start and so does keith. 9-year-old boysdo not need a fresh start. they need a father. oh, my god, i forgot. go ahead, smoke. let's all smoke. no. i will notfoul your home. if you need me,i'll be on your lawn, fouling your neighborhood. he's just agitated, cynthia. this whole thing's been very disturbing to him. i'm tired of hearing what about me? all i hear is, "daddy took me to the pony rides" and "daddy took me to the movies" and "daddy this" and "daddy that." i'm the one who makes him do homework, and brush his teeth. i'm no fun, but richard's a saint. can keith stay for supper? no. no. no. this is really getting silly. i've got to get home. richard, if you're done sulking, would you mind sending keith in? i'll get him. good-bye, cynthia. mr. bailey said to give you this. "cynthia, i'm the one who needs a fresh start. i'm taking keith. good-bye. richard." what if

goodbye, cynthia. that was the last one-on-one, barry. there's some more folks waiting for autographs. not now. i need my private time. when will you be back? ok. whatever you want, barry. sorry, folks, uh, mr. flynn is late for a meeting. barry: so take that first step now. be ready for resistance. others will try to stop you. don't let them. don't permit them to discourage you. don't allow them to stand in your way. tell them to trust you and glorious things will come. [gasps] oh, my god, what are you-- "derek, would you do me a favor and say a few words at the shindig?" hey. "the honor of your presence has been requested "by her majestambassador in bestowing jason a. ryder the title of honorary commander of the most excellent order"-- this is om the british embassy. garcia, do you mind? i'm sorry. i don't know what came over me. i saw the fancy invitation and i couldn't help my we never get glamour here. it's like shoeboxes to a hoarder. [sniffs] 'cause i'm not going. why? but isn't jason an old friend of yours? i've heard his name bef

cynthia: i can't wait, he invited us over when he builds this in his backyard.

cynthia: and correspondence from all over the world. which is why 2 women from des moines are trudging through this new england town that looks like a norman rockwell painting. >> this wouldn't be what i would ask for in terms of chamber of speaks to the primary traditions. cynthia: the chamber of commerce sophia ahmad from the greater des moines partnership in her raygun shirt, and jennae lane from the des moines visitors and convention bureau, here to learn how new hampshire hosts a primary so iowa can improve the caucus experience. iowa. >> we're taking notes and excited to take that back to our colleages in iowa. cynthia: from down-home delis to town hall meetings, watching the hospitality and organization in manchester. >> we have an opportunity to present that to people who would otherwise never know us. >> new hampshire is rocking it. cynthia: will help des moines to shine when the camera crews and candidates come back again. >> we will start planning what we will do three years from now when we start welcoming the media back int

kcci's chief political reporter, cynthia fodor, is live tonight in manchester, new hampshire. cynthia: most of the candidates were everywhere around manchester and around the state today. despite the blustery weather yesterday, it turned into a great day today. voters packed to the polls, polling sites were missing the frontrunner donald trump but he released a video online asking for votes, knowing he lost iowa to ted cruz who did turn out the vote caucus night. mr. trump: the polls tell me anything if we don't get up, don't get out, don't vote. cynthia: the 4 republicans all vying for second place here,were out early greeting voters each in their own way. >> refills. mr. bush: thank them, thank the volunteers, thank people for participating. sen. cruz: the people of new hampshire want people to stand up against the corruption. sen. rubio: a lot of great energy, great support. cynthia: chris christie who has , hung all hopes on a strong showing here, isn't saying if he'll continue after tonight. gov. christie: i feel like we have the momentum in this race. cynthia: democrat b

cynthia: but ted cruz, john kasich and jeb bush are close behind in a toss up for second place. bernie sanders from neighboring vermont is running well ahead of hillary clinton in the polls here. >> we started off 30 points behind. that is not the case today. cynthia: but again a supporter fainted while he was making his final pitch tonight. >> i will tell you there is one issue out there. good god. cynthia: just as bill clinton showed up in dm the eve of the caucuses he was here the eve of the primary. >> you cannot imagine a greater divide between my views and the views of the republicans. cynthia: after 35 events across new hampshire in just one day just like iowa many voters may still wake up undecided. >> it is an exciting time for cynthia: political analyst scott spradling told me because of that he expects a big surprise tomorrow night. >> upwards of 30% to 40% haven't made up their minds in the end all these little things have a big impact on the outcome. we'll see one major surprise before it is over. elizabeth: hillary said it was her last rally there last night. the c

cynthia: -- registered provider. cynthia: she runs her business by the book but never heard about a city ordinance until now. >> actually i'm registered up to 8but now city saying i can only have six. so how do you tell your neighbor i can't watch your child cynthia: she and others worry kids will fall through the cracks with no place to go. >> it's horrible. unbelievable. cynthia: councilwoman chris hensley whose mother ran a day care thinks the ordinance needs to change. >> i would like to see us get in line with the state the city -- with the state. the city doesn't do the inspections that's the state we -- that is the state. we should be compatible with what the state is doing 15. -- is doing. cynthia: the city is now sending out letters to the largest day cares that have more than 16 children. >> whether or not fire codes are being met or if sprinkler systems are necessary in the larger forms. cynthia: the city manager says providers with more than six children need two approvals. one from building inspectors to

cynthia: we will wait and see. hillary said it was her last rally tonight and most of the candidates will be stopping by the polling places tomorrow after they open at 8:00 a.m. steve: new details tonight on a possible presidential run by michael bloomberg. the former new york city mayor confirmed today that he is considering making an independent bid -- independent run for president. he took aim at the overall tone of this year's campaign, saying the public deserves better. bloomberg is worth an estimated $39 billion. he is expected to self-fund any presidential campaign. steve: new at 10:00 simpson , college is under fire tonight for hiring a full-time coach for kcci's ryan smith is live in the newsroom with why people are now questioning how the school spends money. ryan: steve, the club has been around for five years and has 35 members. now, some alumni are speaking out. even former iowa u.s. senator john culver writing a letter calling for that money to be spent on other academic programs. critics taking aim a

cynthia: that is right. cnn is reporting that president obama may be looking at a republican for the high court, but senator grassley insists a hearing will not be held on a nominee until a new president takes office. according to a cnn source, nevada governor brian sandoval is being vetted by the white house for a possible nomination to the supreme court. sandoval is a former federal judge considered a moderate republican. senator grassley does it become : an issue about who he nominates? absolutely not. it's an issue about the process. and this is an opportunity for court justice. cynthia: iowa senator charles grassley, who heads the senate judiciary committee, says he will not hold hearings. : responsibility to see where my consult with each other. you can't have the chair going one direction and 10 members of his caucus going in another direction. cynthia: still the president , says it will be difficult for republicans to explain blocking the nomination. pres. obama: i recognize the politics are hard for

our chief political reporter cynthia fodor has the latest. cynthia: steve, local businesses that usually see a slowdown in january are starting off the year with a big bump in their bank accounts. this bed and breakfast on grand is usually empty in january. this year, it was filled with reporters from all over the world. lauren: media from netherlands, austria. new york and california. cynthia: lauren smith could see the impact on the local economy through her guests, who were out shopping and spending at local restaurants. lauren: there's an economic multiplier. it's phenomenal. and it's great business for us. cynthia: the des moines convention and business bureau estimates $10 million poured into the local economy, and as much as $40 million into the state. pair of shoes or cufflinks or a tie, or whatever it is. lots of money being spent. cynthia: and the caucuses put more money in the wallets of workers, who staged hundreds of campaign events for 22 candidates over the past year. >> you're looking at laborers, carpenters, electricians, sec

cynthia: the caucuses last week brought more collisions. all six of these are rental cars driven by campaign staffers from d.c. even though we iowans should know how to drive in the snow, mayfield still has this advice. kurtis: do not try to rush through it. these are the things you can do to move slower, but safer. cynthia, so, if you get in an accident, you may have to kiss your car goodbye. one shop told me they're already scheduled out for the next month. cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: the u.s. office for civil rights says it is actively looking into allegations of gender bias in the university of iowa athletic department. the office is investigating bias allegations in 13 areas. they includes awards and and practice schedules. investigats will be on the iowa city campus in april. last month, state civil rights investigators said there was a reasonable possibility that former women's field hockey coach, tracey griesbaum, would be able to prove discrimination played a role in her 2014 firing. stacey: wellmark will

cynthia: alan says the caucus cynthia: right before the caucuses, cnn reported carson was taking a break and wind florida. congressman steve king then tweeted that carson looks like he is out. iowans need to vote for for their voting -- need to know for their voting. >> i'm still disappointed in congressman king and the fact that i have not heard anything formally or informally from him. i asked him on culture different occasions to apologize. cynthia: ted cruz did apologize to ben carson. >> he did apologize, that was a disgrace. cynthia: now donald trump is accusing the texas senator a fraud and calling for a new election. the gop strategists say that won't happen. >> there will not be a new election in iowa. they love their caucuses but i don't know if they want to do two of them in the course of two weeks. eric: ted cruz said his campaign made a mistake and should have sending a note to individuals at caucuses select people know they were staying in the race. two candidates have called it quits as of wednesday. rick santorum ended his campaign last night and endorsed marco rubio. ran

kcci's cynthia fodor has the details. cynthia: stacey and steve, the city manager says the ordinance to have only six children in a home is only enforced if a complaint is made. but one complaint is now forcing the city to look at nearly 500 day care operations in homes. laura beckler ammann has watched children for 12 years. >> this is all paperwork i keep track of because i'm a registered provider. cynthia: she runs her business by the book but never heard about a city ordinance until now. >> i actually a.m. registered with the state and i can have up to 8, but now city saying i can only have 6. so how do you tell your neighbor i can't watch your child , anymore? cynthia: she and others worry kids will fall through the cracks with no place to go. councilwoman chris hensley, whose mother ran a day care, change. >> i would like to see us get in line with the state. i don't see the city having to go through and do the inspections, that is the state. as long as they have gone through that process at the state, and we need t

chief political reporter cynthia fodor will be there. follow her on twitter and facebook for a behind the scenes look at all the action. eric: still ahead new information in the death of a prominent metro architect. who police are talking to. elizabeth: and snow in fort dodge. see how people there are dealt with impassable roads for much >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: we have a little bit of snow out there. accumulating snow moving into eastern iowa with this last push that moved through overnight. we still have blizzard like conditions. northwest iowa picked up the most snow yesterday. that wind is causing a lot of poor visibility. after that, conditions will be slowly improving as that snow heads up. today, temperatures will be -- wind chills will be a problem down close to five degrees. whether it will be improving. we can get started on our snow melt. eric: new information now in the s

cynthia: cynthia fodor, kcci eight news. brian sandoval said thursday considered for a nomination to the supreme court. his name was being floated as a possible nominee. it is now 4:45 as we head outside, just under the freezing mark at 31 degrees. a live picture of i-235 at 2nd avenue, i saw some d.o.t. trucks out treating the roads if you hours ago. >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. metinka: good morning. finally we have nice weather on the way along with some sunshine. today is going to be beautiful. this afternoon, sunshine, high temperatures getting close to 50 degrees. this is about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. tomorrow will be the warmest day of the weekend with a strong wind coming in from the southwest. on sunday, the wind starts to switch direction and that will be the day that starts to change in the forecast. the clouds are moving out. they are headed off to the east. there are still a few more clouds across central nebraska that will be moving through t

cynthia fodor has the latest on the supreme court vacancy. cynthia: according to a cnn source, governor brian sandoval is being fitted for a nomination. he is a former federal judge considered a moderate republican. >> it is not an issue about who this is an opportunity for the people to have a voice in the choosing of the next supreme court justice. cynthia: iowa senator charles grassley who heads the senate judiciary committee says he will not hold confirmation hearings that whoever president obama chooses. >> i have a responsibility to see were my colleagues are. we have to consult with each other as you can't have a chairman of the committee going one direction and 10 members of his caucus going the other direction. cynthia: the president says it would be difficult for republicans to explain blocking the nomination. president obama: i recognize the politics are important because the easier thing to do is to give into the most extreme voices within their party. cynthia: a new tv ad by justice, not politics is airing here this week featurin

cynthia: how close does it have to be to be too close to call? >> at this point, i think you would want to count all the votes. cynthia: hillary had a very small organization, bernie had the enthusiasm and brought a lot of new caucus-goers. >> having you do something up right there. -- i think you just summed it up right there. enthusiasm to the race and i think it has got a lot of new voters heading to the caucuses. it was always predicted to be a photo finish. cynthia: we heard hillary had to have a resounding win for her to consider a win. >> a win is a win. i think she will take anything she can get. senator sanders looks very good in new hampshire, so i'm sure he would like to make it to a row. i'm sure the secretary would like to not let that happen. cynthia: we will be standing by here to see who the winner is. steve: thank you very much. dennis, what happens to the supporters of one of the democratic candidates if the other one wins? dennis: a primary is like a fight in the family. and can be vicious, but you are still in the same family.

chief political reporter cynthia fodor explains. cynthia: look at capital square transformed into a worldwide media center. this doesn't just happen. workers for a local production company spent three days, 24 hours a day, setting up the risers and stages. and this was just one of hundreds of campaign events. >> at one time, four to five in one day, sometimes 10 in a week. cynthia: central lighting and equipment had to triple their staff to cover the caucuses from 13 to 40 employees and increased their business up to 30%. >> this is stimulating the economy, puts people to work, it creates more jobs. cynthia: instead of the bleak mid winter doldrums with a slowdown in the economy. >> people are typically not coming to iowa in january. cynthia: local businesses are now starting off 2016 with a big bump in their bank accounts. million in economic impact. cynthia: greg edwards says that is for the metro. he estimates $40 million statewide. hotels, restaurants, shopping centers benefitting from the business. all 11,000 hotel rooms in the

cynthia: the iowa caucuses overall brought in millions of dollars to the des moines economy. but the des moines pd won't see any of that cash coming in. in fact, it will pay out an enormous amount in overtime. the last caucus budget year about $50,000 was anton dignitary protection. -- was spent on dignitary protection. this year, more than double that, $129,000. >> we also have a budget we have to work with and its tight,very tight it is fair to say we're going to feel it, somewhere we'll have to cut something. cynthia: while it has been dm policy not to bill campaigns for police support. of doing business. we're here to serve the community. cynthia: the city can charge candidates for rallies that needed street use permit like , hillary clinton's katie perry concert which involved 45 $2000. a bernie sanders rally the same a cost of $321. according to reports, other some of the money to protect candidates are still waiting for reimbursement as officers are finally getting some rest. >> i enjoy it because you get to -- it is fun, you get to meet interesting people. you are tir

cynthia: the bill now moves on to the senate. stacey: other gun bills approved today include allowing loaded firearms on snow-mobiles and atvs, legalizing the use of suppressors on guns, and allowing people to use their guns in a state of emergency. also at the statehouse the iowa , senate today passed to so-called right to try bill. now goes to the iowa house for it -- and now goes to the iowa house for debate. ripplethe bill would allow terminally ill patients to try medications under research, but by the fda. steve: a relatively-mild winter means big savings for the city of des moines. a typical winter brings us 33-inches of snow costing about $3.2 million to plow that snow. so far, the public works department has plowed 30-inches of snow and has spent less than $1.8 million. plow drivers have also refined their technique, using less than half the salt they used in the past. that saved more than $500,000. a couple of weeks ago, i don't know if we would say this was a relatively mild winter. kurtis: a lot of those 1-3 inch snow

cynthia: the show runs every night until saturday and 10:00 until 6:00 on sunday. it's a -- it is just in time for valentine's day. steve: one des moines high school took time to hail to the chief. stacey: lincoln high school in des moines honored its namesake by how else snapping selfies. honest abe stopped by in his stovepipe hat during the lunch hour. students celebrated with cupcakes and took selfies with the 16th president. lincoln's birthday isn't until tomorrow, but students were happy to get in the spirit. -- spirit early. >> we're just doing it to celebrate his birthday, so i think it's just in honor of him, so that's why we're doing it. stacey: tomorrow marks lincoln's 207th birthday. cases in the u.s.. still to come, we will tell you where. steve: plus, the man who helped send a drug dealer on a trip to prison. first -- sally girl -- sally: the democratic presidential candidates go head debate since tuesday's new announcer: this is iowa's news this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. steve: the

cynthia: the constitution states the president can nominate with the advice and consent of the senate. matt sinovac who questioned grassley about the process was not pleased with his comments. matt sinovac: he kept repeating one step at a time, but didn't say yes or no vote. he tried to be very vague and play political with this nomination process. eric: president obama challenged republicans tuesday to offer any plausible rationale for refusing to consider a supreme court candidate and vowed to nominate an outstanding legal mind. elizabeth: the man looking to unseat senator grassley disagrees with him when it comes to the selection process for the next supreme court justice. state senator rob hogg says we justice on the bench before the court's next term in september. he says it is time for congress to stop acting in its partisan interests. sen. rob hogg: clearly, president obama has a constutional duty to nominate somebody to the supreme court. and i believe the united states senate has a constitutional duty to consider that nomination. elizabeth: state senator hogg says in an elect

cynthia: democracy in action, face to face. speaking of other states, i imagine you are leaving here and heading to new hampshire. for those of us in iowa, we haven't thought past tonight. how much will what happens here tonight influence what will happen there and down the road? john: historically, it had mixed records of influencing new hampshire. they cling to the idea that basically they are going to make up their own minds about what is going on. of course, the candidates that do well here will try to transfer the success they have in iowa into new hampshire. we will just have to see how it shakes out. people have been talking about whether marco rubio is on the rise at the end. if he is, he will be sort of he said, you haven't heard much from me but now i am on the scene because i had a strong third showing in iowa. it will be a part of the conversation. the question is how much. we will have to wait for the results. cynthia: this all starts here for you and you will be covering the race all the way through on "face the n

cynthia: no jet noise now for two years. but two months ago, pilots again began flying missions out of the aircraft. they're flying remotely piloted reapers, all over the globe, from a computer screen here. >> when aircraft over in the theater take off and get up in the air, we'll then take over and fly the mission, until it's time to come back and land. cynthia: colonel shawn ford now leads the wing. col. ford: we've got guys that come in now fighting the fight, and go home at the end of the day. how do you go from staring at somebody thousands of miles away on a screen, and then go cynthia: this intel briefing shows how the mq-9 reaper destroys enemy targets and terrorist sites, as far away as afghanistan, from right here in des moines. >> any target the air force says, "this is an enemy building," we need to figure out how to destroy it. cynthia: the other two missions here? intelligence surveillance and cyber security. keeping the 900 guard members here more active and involved in keeping our country safe than

kcci's cynthia fodor is there live. cynthia: take a look around this restaurant. it is absolutely packed after the owners said they were going to give away free dinners tonight to thank all of their loyal customers and to celebrate their grand reopening. fire heavily damaged this building back in august and the restaurant was forced to close. the owners have had a restaurant in des moines since 1989 and they moved to this corner on high street about 12 years ago. now, they have to make a fresh start again. half million dollars to restore the dining area and kitchen. >> very big job, just like start from scratch. everything is brand-new in here and nothing left from the past. cynthia: you can see, there is still a line here out the door from customers waiting to get into the restaurant for a free buffet dinner tonight. they plan to continue to serve food until 8:00 or as long as the food last. i think so far, they have run out of spring rolls and eggrolls. but there is still plenty left and tomorrow, they will reopen again with their regular business hours starting

kcci's cynthia fodor reports. cynthia: for natalie and meredith gibson this is their sport. they have been shooting guns with their father since they were five years old. >> i really like shooting pistol because it is more easier for me and i get to spend time with my dad. >> it's only dangerous if you handle it wrong follow rules never point a gun at somebody. cynthia: the girls and their dad have been lobbying the legislature to change the gun >> it's about handgun safety my -- handgun safety. my daughter started learning at a young age how dangerous it can be. they got exposed to them. cynthia: legislators who opposed the bill say allowing children of any age to handle a lethal weapon is absurd because their brains aren't developed to handle the responsibility. >> that's why we have 49 kids getting shot every single day in this country. that is why seven-day test us why -- that his wife seven will die every day in this country. >> we do not need a militia of toddlers. we do not have handguns that fit the hands of two-year-olds. cynthia: jake highfill proposed the bill whi

kcci's cynthia fodor is live to show us one of this year's main cynthia: we all come here to get ideas to help spruce up our homes, and it does not get more iowa than this a cozy outdoor living space made out of a corn crib. bob and cheryl lewis just inherited the family farm and , just got a great idea here. >> i like this we got 3 bins on family farm. i like the idea, we take the top off. we can make a garage or playhouse for the grandkids. it is unique. you to let -- utilitzing the old stuff we have on the farm. cynthia the habitat for humanity : restore built the silo chic designer shed. >> they made a flat foor little playhouse or living room. you can put a garage door on it or whatever. it is made into a playhouse or living room. cynthia using recycled elements, : even a pillow made out of a pioneer seed bag, they created a new word to describe it. >> ag elegance laugh. >> instead of getting rid of bins, i can utilitize the bins, that's a lot of swings, you'd have to have a big party, everybody out there. we will invite you and we get it done. cynthia: i can't wait, he invited us

our chief political reporter cynthia fodor has more. cynthia: remember this? campaign events every day sometimes four a day, kept , police officers on their toes. like many, sgt paul parizek was also hired off duty by the candidates. >> if an officer wanted to work 16 hours a day it would have been very possible for him. cynthia: the iowa caucuses overall brought in millions of dollars to the des moines economy. but the dmpd won't see any of that cash coming in. in fact, it will pay out an enormous amount in overtime. the last caucus budget year about $50,000 was spent on dignitary protection. this year, more than double that, $129,000. cynthia: and it has been tight. >> it is really tight. fair to say we're going to feel $100,000 in overtime. somewhere we'll have to cut something. cynthia: while it has been dm policy not to bill campaigns for police support, the city can charge candidates for rallies that need a street use permit like hillary clinton's katie perry concert which involved 45 officer hours at a cost of $2020. a bernie sanders rally the same day

cynthia: thank you very much. we will be here at the media filing center as the numbers come in, bringing reaction. steve: as we mentioned, we are live at candidate locations. stacey: let's check in with todd magel, with the clinton campaign tonight. todd: we are at the olmstead center at drake university and this is ground zero for the hillary clinton campaign. wanting to find out who will be the winner on the democratic side. this is brian fallon, he is the national press secretary for hillary clinton. thanks for joining us. storm. it is do or die tonight. the polls have been extremely what has she done over this past year to get the win tonight and why is it so close? >> we always knew it would be extremely close. it all comes down to the ground game. we are very proud of the organization we have built here. we've really worked to build relationships on the ground. just using the last four days as an example, we have had 11,000 volunteers knock on a quarter million doors. tonight, we will have 4200 trained prec

chief political reporter cynthia fodor explains. cynthia: look at capital square, transformed into a worldwide media center. this doesn't just happen. workers for a local production company spent three days, 24 hours a day, setting up the risers and stages. and this was just one of hundreds of campaign events. >> at one time we had four to five in one day, sometimes 10 in a week. cynthia: central lighting and equipment had to triple their from 13 to 40 employees, and increased their business up to 30%. >> this is stimulating the economy, puts people to work, it creates more jobs. cynthia: instead of the bleak mid winter doldrums with a slowdown in the economy. >> people are typically not coming to iowa in january. cynthia: local businesses are now starting off 2016 with a big bump in their bank accounts. >> i'm sure we hit well over $10 million in economic impact. cynthia: greg edwards says that is for the metro. he estimates $40 million statewide. hotels, restaurants, shopping centers benefitting from the business. all 11,000 hotel

kcci's cynthia fodor has the update. cynthia? cynthia: stacey and eve, the new combined company will be called dow-dupont and i've learned the state is pulling out all stops to not only keep jobs here, but to lure its new ag headquarters to iowa. uncertainty over dupont pioneer in johnston. come in worried about their jobs. >> it's kind of like rolling the dice, you don't really know if one day he will have a job, one day you will not. cynthia: iowa workforce development confirms about 175 jobs have been cut since december when the merger with dow chemical company was announced. a spokesperson told me 10% of the workforce would be impacted, meaning about 125 more jobs will be slashed by the end of march. >> there's so many reasons to try to keep them. first, the size of the employment and size of the firm, there is a cultural legacy there. cynthia: as for the future, the dupont ceo says, "our merger process is on track. we are meeting key milestones and have begun our planning to create three strong, highly focused, independent b

cynthia, you were just there a few weeks ago, right? >> i just got back a couple weeks ago, and there is such a hunger from americans who have not been able to see it or even know about it for so many years. >> right. yep. >> so it's exciting. >> let's hammer through the details, because it's not like the next thing that has to happen, i think -- what is it, airlines have 15 days, correct? >> right. they need to submit their proposals for proposed routes to the department of transportation. they also, of course, need to get approval from the cuban government, who needs to sign off on all of these. and we're thinking 110 flights that's huge! >> [ laughs ] my goodness! >> and from an economic perspective, i think the price of flights will go down, because, currently, there is such a scarcity that flights are expensive, and when you start commercializing this and you have more options, of course, the market is going to dictate -- >> the competition will drive the prices down. and the difference between commercial and charter flights -- i m

kcci's cynthia fodor takes us there. cynthia the daffodils are : popping and it's time for a porch party on the most perfect patios in iowa right now. >> we're seeing people wanting to get outdoors, bringing the inside into your backyard. cynthia it's all about creating : an outdoor living space. fire pits and fireplaces for friends and family to gather around. pizza ovens are hot this year in fact, lots of folks are bringing out everything but the kitchen sink. grill eaten at a tiki bar. >> rotisserie upgrade, surface burners for a smoker. a 3-in-1 system led lighting can see if your meat is done or not. sent -- cynthia these landscapers can : put in a water feature or put up a gazebo in no time this one made with the top of a grain bin, also used for a silo chic designer shed built by the habitat for humanity restore. >> we wanted to show what people materials. there's lots of garden experts and home experts to provide tips on what you can do outside. it's really something you should check out and do in your own backya

cynthia: the iowa caucuses overall brought in millions of dollars to the des moines economy. but the des moines pd won't see any of that cash coming in. in fact, it will pay out an enormous amount in overtime. the last caucus budget year about $50,000 was anton dignitary protection. -- was spent on dignitary protection. this year, more than double that, $129,000. >> we also have a budget we have to work with and its tight,very tight it is fair to say we're going to feel it, somewhere we'll have to cut something. cynthia: while it has been dm policy not to bill campaigns for police support. of doing business. we're here to serve the community. cynthia: the city can charge candidates for rallies that needed street use permit like , hillary clinton's katie perry concert which involved 45 $2000. a bernie sanders rally the same a cost of $321. according to reports, other

steve: thank you, cynthia. new information tonight in a deadly west des moines hit and run crash. 37-year-old ronald paul hauser of van meter now faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and owi. west des moines investigators say hauser was the driver that hit and killed 22-year-old officers later found a vehicle they thought may have been involved in that crash. >> for us, this is all about the victim's family. the victim is unfortunately no longer with us so it was up to us to speak for the victim and find out what happened and find the person responsible for what happened. steve: hauser turned himself in yesterday and has since bonded out of jail. stacey: a sheffield woman died near the franklin county town of hampton when a semi truck crashed into her van. stacey: the iowa state patrol says 36-year-old penny rust was driving south on highway 65 just before 7:00 last night when a , semi-truck, driven by 58-year-old antonio marecheau, ran a stop sign. rust hit the semi and died fr

. >> and that cynthia's welcome back. >> and new at 11:00, it's a pro-male organization that belittles women. >> but a public outcry changed their plans. >> i don't think they should tolerate this, i think it's ridiculous. >> the controversial group got pushback that forced them to cancel their event. >> and controlling the zika virus, hillsborough county try to stop it in its tracks. >> and a hectic scene captured on video by a neighbor as fire ripped through a home. its origin still a mystery. >> new at 11:00, a planned meet-up event for men in tampa was stirred up a whole lot of controversy. it's called return of kings and they've been criticized for its views on women, one in particular, from an article by its leader claiming that rape should be legal on private property. and after a lot of push-back, the event has been canceled. >> no doubt, cynthia, it got a lot of people fired up, even the mayor made it clear they wanted nothing to do with it. with world-wide statistic announced they were practicing because they could no longer guarantee the privacy of the safety of the men. >>

cynthia: important because the next justice will be a deciding factor on the supreme court on landmark issues like abortion rights and immigration law. senate republicans want to refuse to consider president obama's appointment because it's an election year, saying the next president should make the appointment to the bench. grassley said that's based on history. administration, the democrats were going to make sure he did not appoint anybody to the suprcourt. cynthia: today grassley said , after giving it more thought, he implied he wouldn't rule out holding hearings on an obama nominee, but would only say -- senator grassley i will take it : a step at a time. he hasn't nominated anyone yet. cynthia: the constitution states the president can nominate with the advice and consent of the senate. matt sinovac, who questioned grassley about the process, was not pleased with his answers. the kept repeating that we will take it one step at a time, but he tried to be very vague and continued to play political games with this nomination process. cynthia: president obama today challenged republ

at the back of the stripmall when salem new hampshire, where cynthia hill will drive all the way from boston daily to help the governor put together his campaign. maybe it's fitting that on his very last stop of his new hampshire primary campaign, christie visited cynthia and the volunteers at that office and greeted her as family. >> he's the hardest worker of anyone i know. >> when i spoke to cynthia she became emotional about her thought of the future of the country. she feels governor christie is the only one who can solve those problems cynthia has worked a lot of primary campaigns. she's worked here and in massachusetts. she worked for both bush families and mitt romney and now she is on team chris christie because she thinks he is authentic. maybe it's worth noting that on a campaign of both sides of the aisle it's been dominated by anger and the people who are closest to chris christie and want him to be president want them because of their trust in him and their love for him. >> the nypd is searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman and wrapped her over the weekend. a

cynthia: colonel shawn ford now leads the wing. col. ford: we've got guys that come in now fighting the fight, and go home at the end of the day. how do you go from staring at somebody thousands of miles away on a screen, and then go cynthia: this intel briefing shows how the mq-9 reaper destroys enemy targets and terrorist sites, as far away as afghanistan, from right here in des moines. >> any target the air force says, "this is an enemy building," we need to figure out how to destroy it. cynthia: the other two missions here? intelligence surveillance and cyber security. keeping the 900 guard members here more active and involved in keeping our country safe than stacey: that was cynthia fodor reporting. this base is expected to be a very important place, well into the future. the commander says, as long as the air force has targets to be hit, the guard here will have a mission for years to come. steve: the state department of health says two more cases of the zika virus have been detected in iowa. this brings the total number of iowa

cynthia? sen. sanders: a huge voter turnout. we won because we harness the energy and the excitement that the democratic party will be to succeed in november -- will need to succeed. mr. trump: do we love the people of new hampshire? i think it even a year ago. i said, i think i'm going to do well there because i am here a lot and it is so beautiful and i love it so much. i love the people. i said, i actually think they love me a lot. gov. kasich: we see this as an opportunity for all of us, and i mean all of us, to be involved in something bigger than our own lives. cynthia: we met up with a new hampshire political analyst two is now looking at each campaign in south carolina. >> the big question for bernie is what is next. the next date on the list to south carolina, and the polls in the south. what we do know about hillary clinton is, although she is taking it on the chin in new hampshire, she is doing much better among the different ethnic populations in south carolina. african-americans and latinos strong support for hillar

leon or cynthia as she is known to her family and friends. cynthia is in icu technician who suffered from keloids for over 12 years. let's take a listen to her story. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel great actually, i feel wonderful. >> i used to comb her hair for her and i noticed the bump right there yeah, but i used to, she always used to like, "careful, careful, careful the bump the bump." you know she would hold it like this while i combed the rest of her hair. and it was very sensitive. >> when i first noticed the keloid at the back of my head it began with a little bump and then like weeks after r started to get bigger and bigger and uglier. i am the only one that ever had keloids in my family. and i found at kind of strange. i was like why me but that's just the way it is. i saw the bump when i was combing her hair, i didn't even know what it wawa i thought it was just a growth. you know i wasn't even so worried that it might be cancerous or anything. you know i never even gave it a thought. >> my friends and all the doctors i've bee

cynthia: hopefully will just encourage somebody. thank you very much. we will be here all night talking to different folks in bringing you analysis and reaction as the numbers come it and the night unfolds. stacey: still ahead why adele , may want to "set fire" to the donald. aixa: the 2016 nominating process begins today. i'm aixa diaz in iowa, where presidential candidates are hoping to finish on top in the caucuses. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen

kcci's cynthia fodor was there to bring us the story. cynthia: smoke. -- five months ago, restaurant dreams go up in smoke. a thick layer of soot covered the tables. the inside of a dongle -- dong. after a $half million in -- after $500,000 in repairs ngu , hopes the new walls, floors, and tables will bring in new customers, they will keep the old menu and the same prices, even though the family had to the business back which took a financial toll. have to go through. cynthia the fire started in the a pot on the stove overnight simmering for the next day. >> no more pots cooking you always learn from mistakes you make. make sure you do -- double check everything you do before you shut the door. eric: the restaurant will start it's regular business hours for lunch and dinner today. elizabeth: just ahead at 5:00. night's debate>> you're watching kcci 8 new elizabeth: right now at x 5:00, mismanaged money. elizabeth: plus, dems debate. the gloves come off between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the fiery moments, coming up. good morning

kcci's cynthia fodor has the details. cynthia: stacey and steve, the city manager says the ordinance to have only six children in a home is only enforced if a complaint is made. but one complaint is now forcing the city to look at nearly 500 day care operations in homes. laura beckler ammann has watched children for 12 years. >> this is all paperwork i keep track of because i'm a registered provider. cynthia: she runs her business by the book but never heard about a city ordinance until now. >> i actually a.m. registered with the state and i can have up to 8, but now city saying i can only have 6. so how do you tell your neighbor i can't watch your child , anymore? cynthia: she and others worry kids will fall through the cracks with no place to go. councilwoman chris hensley, whose mother ran a day care,

cynthia: there were two announcements today. first, the bad news is that the new corporate headquarters will not be moving here to iowa. but the good news is that this campus will remain a very active part of the new company, which will be called dow-dupont. what we've known as dupont-pioneer will become the new dow-dupont global center for seed and biotechnology business. mayor deirenfeld: wilmington and they saw the workforce, employees, and the facilities and iowa. i think they just immediately thought, we can't walk away from this. cynthia: johnston mayor paula deirenfeld was part of an iowa delegation fighting to make this historic, central iowa facility a central part of the new company, which will become the largest agricultural business in the united states. but about 175 jobs have already been slashed in the restructuring. mayor deirenfeld: in the short-term, you'll see a little shake out, as they put the merger in place. so there may well be some additional job loss. but over the long-term, next 3-5 years, we'll see jo

cynthia: a dupont pioneer spokesperson tells me there are no additional job cuts in iowa tied to this annoucement. about 175 jobs have already been slashed since december. with more expected by the end of march, under a restructuring plan to reduce 10% of the global workforce. mayor dierenfeld: we'll see more loss of jobs short-term, but in the long-term, because they will continue to do the research is here in johnston, they may go back up. have currently. cynthia: officials say when dupont bought pioneer, they invested in it, built new facilities here, and nurtured it. they hope the new dow dupont will do the same thing in the long run. steve and stacey? steve: cynthia, thank you. from the iowa utilities board on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. the board met today to review the pros and cons of the project. the pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. the board did move into closed session, but did not announce a decision, before adjourning late this afternoon. stacey: there's a high wind advisory in effect today. semi trucks traveling on the interstate are at especially

cynthia: legislators who opposed the bill say allowing children of any age to handle a lethal weapon is absurd because their brains aren't developed to handle the responsibility. >> that's why we have 49 kids getting shot every single day in this country. that is why seven of those will die every day in this country. >> we do not need a militia of toddlers, we do not have handguns that fit the hands of a one-year-old or a two-year-old. cynthia: the bill now moves on to the senate. >> we want to make sure we turn power back to parents allow them to make the decision if they're children are ready or not, if they don't want to shoot or teach them gun safety, that's also their choice. cynthia: in all, the republican gun bills, including legalizing suppressors and allowing firearms on atvs and snowmobiles. it's not clear if they will get enough support to advance in the democratic-controlled senate. stacey? stacey: breaking news right now. iowa gets approval to go ahead with its plan to privatize medicaid. federal officials say iowa is now ready to proceed and can start april 1. the cente

kcci's cynthia fodor tells us how this will impact operations here. cynthia? cynthia: state and local officials say they are disappointed the new ag headquarters will be in wilmington, delaware where dupont is currently located. but they are excited the global will be based here in johnston. the state went all out to try to sell the company on the value of locating the ag headquarters here. but a dupont pioneer spokesperson tells me there are no additional job cuts in iowa tied to this annoucement and no immediate plan to move iowa employees to delaware. about 175 jobs have already been slashed since december with more expected by the end of march as part of current restructuring plans. >> we expect over time we will see the jobs grow in johnston. that might not happen in wilmington is the headquarters. reporter: we'll would be losing jobs of lymington? -- wilmington? >> in the short term you will see a shakeout as the merger is put in place. there may be some additional job loss but over the next 3-5 years we expect jobs increase. reporter: the iowa economic

. >> no doubt, cynthia, it got a lot of people fired up, even the mayor made it clear they wanted nothing to do with it. with world-wide statistic criticism, they announced they were practicing because they could no longer guarantee the privacy of the safety of the men. >> curtis hixon park is always a lovely place to hold a gathering but one group not a >> it ignited an immediate fire in me. >> the website return of kings announced an international meet up at 165 had locations world-wide including curtis hixon park and they even posted this picture with exact directions. the site is known for posting articles about how women should not be allowed to vote and how their value depends on fertility and beauty, and also said that homosexuals and transsexuals were not welcome. the article's author, daryush valizadeh says it was satire, when his article says that rape should be legal on private property. >> this is like a cookbook, a recipe for disaster and it anymore, it seems like something that is lict legitimate and you just can't trust these kinds of radicals. >> the mayor issued a stateme