the winner of the iowa caucuses. bernie sanders coming in a very, very close second. we're going to have much more on this. we're standing by to speak live with the winner of the iowa caucuses, hillary clinton. she'll join us in a few minutes. i want to check in on what's going on in the republican side right now. our senior political reporter is with the rubio campaign in new hampshire right now. he had an impressive third place just behind donald trump, ted cruz. the winner in iowa. the republican side. what's going on today? i guess all of these guys must be pretty enthusiastic looking ahead to new hampshire one week from today. >> that's absolutely right. i mean, marco rube wroe is trying to make this a race -- two-man or three-man race. he is trying to make this a race between him and donald trump and ted cruz. he cannot let some of these more establishment candidates, if you will, sort of get into the mix. that is the key goal going into next week. of course, the saturday debate on abc is going to be a very big

still to come we look at the new , class of recruits for the iowa hawkeyes and iowa state cyclones. there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. >> for people to pick up these diseases and bring them back to iowa is not that rare. steve: the iowa department of public health says, it is now testing a couple of people for a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects. zika virus has now been reported -- the zika virus has now been reported in more than 30 countries. stacey: the first u.s case was just found in texas, and was sexually transmitted. kcci's kim st. onge sat

the shift to what's now an iowa tradition started in the early 1970's. realignment of the primary process put iowa at the front of the pack packin 1976 -- jimmy carter decided to focus on iowa -- and see what happened.it helped land him in the white house.since then -- iowa's been a necessary stop for any serious presidential candidate. but iowa's value -- for both major political parties -- seems to come in getting a message out and as an early test. test.in 1992 -- bill clinton won the presidency -- but tom harkin was in the race early on -- chasing nearly all the democratic candidates from iowa from the start.harkin won with 76-percent of the vote. then -- al gore and john kerry -- both caucus winners -- both lost to george w. bush before president obama edged out john since carter won iowa -- the democratic nomination and eventually the white house -- the only other non-incumbent democrat to ride success in the hawkeye state all the way to pennsylvania avenue has been barack obama. "they said our sights were set too high. they said this country was t

the new cases popping up at iowa state... and the approach the university of iowa took.. to get the virus under and next.. the minimum wage increase in johnson county... is impacting the university of iowa... why it's impacting student workers on campus... and the how much it could cost the iowa board of regents met today in ames... and the issue of minimum wage was discussed... johnson county raised it's minimum wage last year.... that's the home of the university of iowa. the school is feeling the the new wage doesn't apply to university of iowa jobs, but students might decide to find higher paying jobs off campus. so starting june first, iowa will raise the minimum wage for students to 9-50 an hour... the board says that will cost the university an additional 750- thousand dollars. also at the meeting, iowa state president steven leath announced the departure of an institution at the school.. on june 30th, longtime vice president warren madden will be retiring. madden graduated from isu in 19-61 with a degree in industrial engineering. he has served seven presidents of

windo.(2-0) iowa iowa making an early run-- peter jok from the corner buries the three iowa up 6. then uthoff can't get the bucket to go but anthony clemmons is iowa. then ahmad wagner drives the lane and finishes with the slam iowa getting 14 different players minutes tonight. they keep running wagner gets the floater goes high off the glass and in hawkeyes up 12 at that point. more peter jok check out the moves this pushes iowas lead up to 14... then maybe the play of the night right before half uhl the put back jam on his own rebound-- just give him an assist on it as well.... the hawkeyes roll over penn state 73 to 49. jon: as for the hawkeyes football team they add 24 new players to the roster on national signing day today. we go to alex giaimo in iowa city with more. "national signing day is an exciting day for fans, athletes and programs across the country and today was no different for the iowa hawkeyes. earlier today head coach kirk ferent addressed the media about this year's recruiting class and he said just like his coaching style it wasn't dramatic or suspenseful but

of the iowa caucus. what can you tell us? >> well, thank you, ari. you're right. it is very late out here but the democratic party working tirelessly to make sure they got these results out tonight and that it didn't wait until tomorrow morning. the thing i want to highlight, you mentioned clinton was awarded 700 state delegate equivalents. sanders awarded 695. but o'malley, who suspended his campaign tonight, was awarded 7.68 state delegate equivalents, so that's 8 sces, which means that his delegate equivalency would have or could have put sanders over the edge. it was greater than the difference. the other thing i'll point out is that the official turnout at this point in that release that the iowa democratic party just pushed out was 171,109 people turning out to participate in the democratic caucuses. quite a number. still not as high as obama levels in 2008, but still quite a number. >> danny, you look at that, and you've been out in the field here. you're thinking about this race. the iowa democra

the iowa hawkeyes. a-p ranks iowa fourth. the hawkeyes have lost just once in nearly two months, and that was at #2 maryland. iowa had no problem at illinois sunday. the hawks won by 12, and the outcome was never in doubt. this is a steady team with four senior starters. iowa at indiana thursday night. here's why: coming up next on the news at

he's the first iowa basketball player to be on the cover since the 1966 season. and of course he folllows george kittle and the iowa football team who were on the cover just a few months ago marking the first time in school history that football and basketball have been featured in the magazine in the same year. (fran mccaffery) when you see them working as hard as our guys work you want to see them recognized properly so i think it's a terrific honor. (mike gesell) you know it's really cool to get national recognition like that i think it's a lot of fun for our university with the season football had and now the season that we are having you know it'ex exciting times to be a hawkeye. (anthony clemmons) holy buckets.. (giaimo) fran and the hawks are excited about the cover but what does j-u himself think about the honor? (jarrod uthoff) it's (adam woodbury) i mean he's a pretty low key guy not a big deal i'm sure when you guys asked him he said he didn't care at all so it's kind of funny he doesn't have tv or internet or things like that so it's funny that he's g

the iowa department of public health says an iowa woman has tested posisive for the zika virus. the department has not identified her and says only that she's somewhere between 61 and 80 years old. she recently traveled to central america. the department says the general public in iowa is not at risk of getting the mosquito- borne virus. zika infections are spreading through central and south america and the caribbean. it's been linked to a serious birth defect that caucuses babies to be born with small heads and often brain damage. the centers for disease control is also o vestigating a possible link between zika and a neurological condition that a man and the neighbor he was trying to save both ended up in the hospital after an early morning fire in waterloo. fire crews responded to 17-20 jefferson street around 5 a-m. firefighters say a renter in a downstairs apartment woke up and tried to help his neighbor in a burning upstairs apartment. they say the man cut himself while trying to break a window. firefighters found the upstairs tenant and rescued him from the burning build

came to the caucus in iowa. im proud that they care that much abotu iowa values that they did that and made decisions they made" with applaudes to his 12 thousand iowa volunteers and courageous iowa conservative voters- cruz turns to the next state tomorrow. "senator cruz wrapped up he's looking ahead to new hampshire nad south carolina. asking them to make the same decision that iowa did. from your local election headquarters. im claire powell" " sabrina: the iowa caucuses not only showed strengths and weakness in the presidential campaigns...but also cut down the number of contenders.. for republicans, mike huckabee announced his decision to end his run for the white house. the former arkansas governor actually won the 2008 caucus... actually won the 2008 caucus... and on the democrat side, martin o'malley also announced his decision to suspend campaigning. neither has been polling outside of single digits campaign. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: sam: weather adlib:

the night before the iowa caucuses the republican candidates held an iowa debate. ronald reagan decided to not show up for it. it was not just the last debate before iowa voted in 1980. it was the night before the caucuses. front-runner ronald reagan blew it off. on the following day ronald reagan stayed in california. he didn't show up in iowa. maybe he was just taking it for granted. he was the front-runner and expected to win. on the ground, in iowa, that year, something went wrong. something really specific went wrong. iowa public television went back to it recently. they did an autopsy of what happened there. a moment by moment reconstruction of what went so wrong and had such dramatic consequences for the country. on the ground, at the iowa caucuses in 1980. >> republican party of iowa reporting system was built on brand new computers technology designed to compile data phoned in from rural and urban corners of the iowa. >> we did it in an effort to get a fast response to the many people who wanted to know what happened in 2500 and 3500 different meetings or

a winner of the iowa caucuses. several years from now, well be talking about the shenanigans that led up to this contest. here now are just a few examples from the past year of the times we stopped and asked, 'what the heck just happened?' it happened the moment president obama won his second term. people started speculating. 'it is true. i am thinking about it. 'once the candidates made it official, we were treated to countless moments that make the last twelve months... ...seem like a blur. 'and go kick isis ass?!' 'the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails! thank you.' 'someone literally sent me a threat that said they were going to gut my wife like a deer.' nobody has more outrageous moments than donald trump. he manufactured them like no other candidate in history. is.' but in july, trump went too far. he attacked senator john mccain at the family leadership summit in ames. 'hes not a war hero. he is a war hero. hes a war hero because was captured. i like people who werent captur

but for now ted cruz the winner of the iowa caucuses. reporting live in des moines, iowa, nicole, 7 news night team. >> okay nicole thanks. >> attention quicklyill shift now to new hampshire and the country's first primary of the election cycle. >> our exclusive 7 news university of massachusetts tracking poll show exactl where the candidates stand there as they get ready to move the folk frfr us iowa to the granite state. robin is live in the px with a look at the numbers. robin. >>reporter: we are already going to be seeing changes with candidates suspending their campaigns and is an exclusive new poll breaking down how the first primary race is shaping up. some candidates didn't even wait for iowa caucus goers to have their say. they are already trying to chip off support in the granite state. our exclusive 7 news university of massachusetts where they all stand in new hampshire. the first presidential primary one week from tuesday. the two men on top donald trump and senator bernie sanders. the donald seems poised for a we know. with

that's the most ever in an iowa "iowa has sent notice that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states will not be chosen by the media. will not be chosen by the washington establishment. donald trump finished second in the iowa caucus behind ted cruz. trump said he is honored to finish second in the first caucus of the election year. the billionaire businessman says he was initially told that he wouldn't even finish in the top 10 when there were 17 republicans in the presidential race. donald trump- "they said don't do it. i said i have to do it. we finished second and i want to and want to congratulate ted and i want to congratulate all of the incredible candidates." florida senator marco rubio is the other notable story this morning as his third place finish was so close, out-performing what polling suggested. looking ahead --- senator rubio may have a new looking ahead --- senator rubio may have a new endorsement. cnn reports south carolina senator tim scott plans to announce his support for rubio palmetto state. it was a nail-biter of a race for the democrats

the iowa caucuses. the texas senator got 28- percent of the vote... while donald trump earned 24- percent. florida senator marco rubio made a strong showing in third place. stephanie/ram: but it was a little less clear for the morning hours, between hillary bernie sanders was just too close to call. (hillary clinton) "i stand here breathing a huge sigh of relief, thank you iowa!" (bernie sanders) "what iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution. [applause]" stephanie: it wasn't until this morning that the iowa democratic party declared clinton the winner... but there's still a lot of confusion, and questions. local five's chief political reporter amanda krenz looks into it. amanda/bam even though the iowa democratic party has called the race for hillary clinton... the sanders campaign is not done fighting for their candidate. "(caucus results fs) less than one percent. that's how closely the iowa caucus results ended up for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. andy 25:29 when you have that you have

of the iowa caucus... most people know the iowa caucuses are the first in the nation test for presidential candidates... but why? some form of a caucus has been taking place here since before iowa even became a state. the gatherings were attended almost exclusively by political insiders and rarely in public. iowa became first in 19-72 as the result of a change in rules by the national democratic party ... it all happened quite by accident. the caucuses didnt get a lot of attention until 19-76. thats the year the republican party of iowa moved its caucuses to the same date as known southern governor grabbed headlines by coming in second to 'uncommitted'. and the legend of the iowa caucuses was born. throughout the 80s the event grew in stature... but in 19-88 iowa was flooded with candidates as both parties had large fields, and there was record- breaking caucus attendance. congressman dick gehphardt and senator bob dole were the winners, but neither won secured their partys nomination. by contrast - 1992 w

if passed, the bill would direct the athletic departments of both the university of iowa and iowa state university to 20 million dollars to the athlett department of the university of northern iowa. the payments would be made over the next five years. toppling goliath brewing company plans a nearly 10- million dollar expansion this year. kwwl'ssacleod hagemanntravels to decorah and joins us live with the details. mac? this will be the second new expansion for the company since they opened their doors back in 2009. owners say it feels amazing to (nats... bubbling water) from start... (nats... cutting -- pouring barley/oats) (nats... hosing it takes nearly three weeks to brew a batch of beer. toppling goliath president and founder -- clark lewey -- says he's mostly looking forward to the first batch -- after they settle in to their new brewhouse in decorah. "it's exciting on one end, but brewhouse, but due to demand, they hope to expand to a 100- barrel brewhouse. hat's nearly do have some styles we will be we're making, which we're nowhere meeting with our current demand." goliath brewma

escaped from the university of iowa. peta thinks the university might have violated the animal welfare act, which requires researchers to keep animals safe. the group also wrote a letter to university of iowa president bruce harreld retire the goat and let it go to an animal sanctuary. the university says it's still looking for the goat that got it's asking people in north liberty to watch for the goat, which looks like this one. the university says several people have spotted the goat in the north liberty area. the iowa hawkeye's men's basketball team is earning national recognition. hawkeye forward jarrod uthoff is on the regional cover of sports illustrated this week. and the magazine calls uthoff a candidate for national player of the year. it also described the hawkeye basketball team as america's biggest surprise. the issue should be on store shelves tomorrow. the hawkeyes are currently fifth in the a-p poll and seventh in the u-s-a today coaches poll. a survey of supply managers in iowa and other midwest states in

bless the great state of iowa. tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> and, on the democratic side? the race is still too close to call. we have live, team coverage for you all morning. >> on the democratic side, it is a dead heat. yes, the race between hillary clinton and socialist bernie sanders too close to call at this hour. >> and for that, we go live to washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so right now both the clinton and sanders campaigns are trying to spin this as a win, but make no mistake. even if clinton does pull this out as a win, the results are much closer than her campaign would have liked. with 99% of the presintds reporting clinton at 49.9% and sanders at 49.6%. they're just .3 apart. clinton is saying we believe strongly we won tonight. but she hedged and didn't say outright that she won. listen. >> breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa. i congratulate my esteemed friends and opponents, and i am excited about re

this is the time for the men and women of iowa." "i know that many of you here are already committed to caucus for me and i thank you from the bottom of my heart." "monday night could be an historic night for this country. we can make history." the latest nbc news polling has donald trump leading the republican race in iowa at 32 percent. followed by ted cruz at 25 percent. on the democratic side the r re is much tighter with bernie sanders nipping at the heels of frontrunner hillary clinton 45 to 48 percent. just ahead -- our michal higdon is breaking down why the iowa caucuses are importata to upcoming primary races including here in south carolina. we're also giving you a closer look at the top polling candidates in the races and the issues they're fighting for on the campaign trail. forecast. cool to start your day, but we're definitely in for a warm up later this afternoon. tim miller has a look at your clouds will start to increase monday and tuesday, both days will feature mostly cloudy skies and highs in the middle 70s. a sy

donald trump is calling out the iowa republican party and its chairman due to the results of the iowa caucus.. if they had a strong leader in iowa in terms of the republican party, jeff is a good guy perhaps he's not strong, i don't know. but what cruz did was a fraud and they should overturn that election." trump accused ted cruz of stealing a victory in the iowa caucuses by spreading rumors that ben carson dropped out of the race. cruz won the caucuses.... trump placed second. trump says the results should be nullified or a new election should take place because of those rumors. we called leaders at the iowa republican party, but they did not return our calls. a portion - a small portion - of the 6- million dollars donald trump is donating to charity from his veteran's rally in january has made its way to a des moines shelter. a check for 100-thousand dollars arrived at des moines' central trump held the rally instead of attending the republican debate prior to the iowa caucuses. the u-s supreme court is honoring justice antonin scalia... in a court tradition dating back to the 19th

the iowa lottery did not return our call for comment. tipton is currently free as he appeals his conviction. however he is set to be on trial in another state for fraud later this year. jack: we have the names of the people who police say were involved in a shooting near a cluster of waukee schools this morning. police say those involved are 19- year-old jejuan (jay-jonn) lyke (like) junior, 18 year old william walls, and an unnamed 17 year old. charged with attempted murder, robbery, intimidation with a weapon, and going armed with intent. this happened a little after 8 am, when waukee police were called to the 11-hundred block of southeast olson drive on a report of shots fired. no one was hit, though one victim was taken to the hospital for none life- threatening injuries. "upon arrival there they found a subject there that been injured during an altercation it was determined during the course of the investigation that shots had been fired but the subject had not been hit nor had anyone else been shot during the altercation " jack: wa

here now the numbers out of the iowa caucuses. on the republican side, a big projected victory tonight for texas senator ted cruz. comes out on top. this is a surprise. followed by the billionaire businessman and ex-reality star donald trump who had been leading in the polls coming into tonight. a close thd, and this is another surprise, florida senator marco rubio finishing much stronger than expected. meanwhile, let's talk about the democrats. the once-inevitable hillary clinton neck and neck right now with vermont senator bernie sanders. ororinally written off as a fringe candidate. call. we have team coverage on this momentouss evening and we start with abc's jon karl who's at cruz headquarters, good evening. >> reporter: trooults is the first republican to get into a brawl with donald trump. this was a triumph of organization. he did it with a single-minded focus on iowa and thehe evangelical voters that dominate here. as for donald trump, he has a % new title tonight -- loser. after dominating the polls for months, he has no

travel to northern iowa to face the panthers.. the mats "go live" at 7 pm on kcrg 9.2. the university of iowa hospital clinics is contacting thousands of past patients for a bacteria concern. the bacteria has been found in multiple hospitals across the country. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. winter driving safety. the iowa state patrol says icy roads caused a deadly crash in benton county. the three who died weren't wearing seatbelts. bill opposition. some iowa veterans would allow the sale of fireworks in the state. and dance marathon. university of iowa students are ready to dance the night away to raise money for kids in the hospital. and here's a look on our city cam. a quiet start to your friday. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. a weak area of low pressure is still set

to move the folk frfr us iowa to the granite state. robin is live in the plex with a look at the numbers. robin. >>reporter: we are already going to be seeing changes with candidates suspending their campaigns anit is an exclusive new poll breaking down how the first primary race is shaping up. some candidates didn't even wait for iowa caucus goers to have their say. they are already trying to chip off support in the granite state. our exclusive 7 news lowell tracking poll shows just where they all stand in new hampshire. the first presidential primary one week from tuesday. the two men on top donald trump and senator bernie sanders. the donald seems poised for a we know. with 38 percent he's far ahead of senator ted cruz who is in second with 12 percent. then a klulp of candidates. ohio governor kasich and jeb bush 9 each. flora senator marco rubio gets i have a. rest of the republican field new jersey governor christie 7 and the others three appease and carly two percent. one last number a significant one 8% are undecided. we stata o

the animal rescue league of iowa is taking the iowa department of agriculture to court. find out why the arl says the state isn't following the law when it comes to wild animals. another day, another new wrinkle in the battle over replacing antonin scalia on the supreme court. find out when charles grassley will meet with president obama ... and the one word grassley used to sum up the whole controversy today. and will the south rise again? it could in an eastern iowa man's basement. we'll play along with the meticulous civil war game he's created in his home. news at four front door open good afternoon ... i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. a des moines man accused of killing his wife and daughter out a des moines hospital last night ... and walked right into the polk county jail. we learned late last night that barney fraaken had finally been booked into jail and charged with two counts of first degree murder. fraaken allegedly shot and killed his wife, amy, and the couple's 16-year old daughter, amber, at their des moines home last n

end of a lot of attack ads ahead of the iowa caucuses. an associated press analysis shows 70 percent of ads that mentioned trump attacked him. in total, republican candidates and super pacs ran at least 16 different tv ads that portrayed trump negatively. they aired nearly 25- hundred times in iowa. this was another down day on wall street as stock prices endured more losses. and one sector that's stayed relatively insulated from previous drops this year saw its own share of problems. overall we are coming up on one of the coldest weeks so far this winter. arctic air moved in on monday with strong northwest winds. tonight some snow showers and flurries remain in the forecast with winds up to 20 mph. no major systems at anticipated this week with the next chance for light snow last wednesday and again friday. temperature remain in the teens for highs this week with overnight lows in the single digits. have a great night. tonight: cloudy, flurries low: 5-11 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 5 dbq: 7 iow: 10tomorrow: m/cloudy, flurries early high: winds:

the country towards iowa. we will be cooler and dry through the rest of the week with a warm up into the 30s coming back this elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: presidential hopefuls spent the weekend in a final frenzy to gain support for tonights caucuses...and organizers are expecting a record turnout from voters. party leaders say if you're looking to get a spot, you should go to the republican or democratic party websites to find out where to go caucus... elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the latest des moines register - bloomberg poll show some close numbers leading into the caucuses... for republicans, donald trump remains at the top, but just five-percent above ted cruz... and marco rubio isn't far behind, with 15-percent. elias: the weekend poll shows a similar story for democrats....righ t now only three-percent hillary clinton from her top rival bernie sanders. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: an incoming storm w

the iowa theater inside the iowa memorial union. gear in the first half against penn state tononht. and theieidefense was pretty good too. josh has more from iowa city. this is penn state's first trip to carver hawkeye arena in three years adam wobury had rebound, peter jok buries a three ononther end to put iowa up 10-4 freshman ahmad wagner had a big game off the bench... he drives the baseline and throws it down with authority... he d 8 points... iowa up 16-7 closing seconds of the first half... dom uhl drives to the hoop, layup won't go, but he gets the putback jam... hawkeyes led 45-26 at halftime the iowa football team showed off some of their dance mmes for the halftime show, including some back flips. 2nd half action... jarrod uthoff wide open down low for the easy flush... he e d 14 points... hawkeyes up by 23 then uthoff comes up with the block, anthony clemmons will take it coast- to-coast for the layup... he had 12 points ans iowa wins 73-49 to move to 18-4 overall and 9-1 in the big ten. "you have to get productivity fr

for the sneaker tonight in iowa city. scott westerberg has more on city and west. --as always when these two get student sections were full and fired up....big night for city high's ashley joens...she bounces in a 3....little hawks up 17-4 after the first quarter... --but here comes west...cailyn morgan buries the triple....women of troy within 2 at the half... --city high builds the lead back up in the third...courtney joens with 2 of her 15.....then kenya earl inside for 2 as the little hawks win the girls game 57-41.... --to the boys game....city high hoping for the sweep and to p pl a huge upset of no. 2 west and things started out great for city...nile ringen nothing but net from the corner....little hawks start the game on a 10-2 run... --trojans get it going on offense...nate barnes from the top of the key....west within 4.... --but city high was on fire from downtown in the first half....henry mulligan for 3....23-15 little hawks at the half... --city high getting it done on the inside as well....micha martin with

tonight the state of iowa has spoken. donald trump saying he's honored he congratulated senator cruz -- and also said this... "we will go on to get the they throw up there. iowa, we love you, we thank you're special. we will be back many, many times. in fact, i think i might come here and buy a farm. i love it. thank you. thank you everybody." the billionaire businessman says he was initially told he wouldn't even finish in the top 10 when there were 17 republicans in the race. it was also a big night for polling predicted, coming in third, close behind donald trump... "tonight here in iowa the people sent a very clear message after seven years of barack obama we are not waiting any longer to take our country back". trump with a big lead in new hampshire... ...but trump backers now say rubio's showing in iowa will create new difficulties for trump in the first in the nation primary state. republican mike huckabee became the second candidate to end his campaign for president last night. the former arkansas governor made th

of the iowa caucuses." stephanie: staying on the polical trail with your local election headquarters. stephanie iowans get the first shot at choosing who should get the democratic and republican nominations for president. it can be full of glitz and glam. the caucuses have attracted big name celebrities and national media. but in other parts of the state, the first decisions happen in some pretty unexpected places. local fives nikki davidson explains. " " out where its quiet... and there's more silos then traffic signals. come monday night... some will leave the excited) to where mary weaver is baking up a big patch of "donkey bars"... a democratic snack... for the democrats that will be making a big decision smack dab in the middle of her home. nikki: this is one of only five places left in iowa, where the caucus happens in a living room. (we have three delegates that will be coming out of this caucus) that means friends and neighbors will gather here... and choose one of four groups to join... clinton...

iowa cuts the indiana lead down to 7 at the half. to the second half, iowa surges. uthoff dunks. the senior did his part with 24 points. then mike gesell scores. he steps back, and stepped up with 17 splashes three. hawks take the lead. but they don't hold it. yogi ferrell missed ten shots tonight. but he makes this big three. indiana stays perfect at home, knocking off iowa,85-78. we bring in michael admire, live from historic assembly hall. michael, what made the difference in this game? here's why it wass such a iowa waslone at the top. but now with the loss, iowa is in a three way tie with indiana and maryland. michigan state and purdue move to within two games. hawkeye women lost at home to #6 ohio state, [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kristen wiig, bob odenkirk, musical guest, elle king, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 416 t.o. >> steve: and now, here he is,

but for now ted cruz the winner of the iowa caucuses. reporting live in des moines, iowa, nicole, 7 news night team. >> okay nicole thanks. >> attention quickly will shift now to new mpshire and the country's first primary of the election cycle. >> our exclusive 7 news tracking poll show exactly where the candidates stand thereras they get ready to move the folk from us iowa to the granite@state. robin is live in the plex with a look at the numbers. robin. >>reporter: we are already going to be seeing changes with candidates suspending their campaigns and it is an exclusive new poll breaking down how the first primary race is shaping up. some candidates didn't even wait for iowa caucus goers to have their say. they are already trying to chip off support in the granite state. our exclusive 7 news university of massachusetts lowell tracking poll shows just where they all stand in new hampshire. the first presidential primary one week from tuesday. the two men on top donald trump and senator bernie sanders. the donald seems poised for a we

we are iowa" : nikki: an exciting night for the iowa nikki/lam: a dead heat in the democratic race and some big surprises on the republican side now everyone is turning their eyes to new hampshire. abc's john karl is in des moines this morning. " cruz: god bless the great state of iowa! overnight - high turnout making for high drama as the first votes cast in the 2016 presidential election. cruz: iowa has sent a notice that the republican nominee and the next president of the united will be chosen ted cruz - trumping trump - who had lead polls in iowa. the brash billionaire - gracious in his defeat. trump: i want to congratulate ted, i think i might come here and buy farm." a "loser" despite a half million dollars out of his own pocket to be double checked saenz)) ((nyp says 3. 4 million here)) ((nbc says trump has spent 10.9 million in "on to new hampshire." he's setting his sights on new hampshire next week. trump: "we will go on the hell they throw up there. " but marco rubio - fisnishing in a strong third place. sot rubio "we have taken the first step. but an important step toward

of course, ted cruz the winner of the iowa caucus on the vote. you mentioned already martin o'malley dropping out on. on the republican side, rick santorum told the des moines register he will now look at the numbers and evaluate the future of his campaign. mike huckabee says he has suspended his campaign. >> amanda: another big talk in the media center, governor branstad telling people not to vote for ted cruz. whether it was a mistake or not, again, ted cruz the winner tonight and speaking of the republican party, the chair is on stage, very loud in here right now. here in des moines for sure. >> matt: one thing you will see this year, microsoft increased the speed of reporting. in the past, we've taken two weeks to certify the vote and 48 hours from now, we'll know who won. it could be a full 48 hours before we declare a winner between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. >> amanda: we'll see it through to the end. matt breen and i'm amanda goodman. back to you. >> ron: that democratic race is so close right now, it's amazing to watch what happ

the democratic party winner of the iowa caucuses.. defeating her opponent, bernie sanders by a razor thin margin.. good evening. i'm lynn melling. thank you for joining us tonight. we'll get to caucus results and updates in just a moment.. but first.. a blizzard warning is in effect tonight for folks north and west of the metro.. that's on top of the snow that shut down schools across the state today. let's go straight to meteorologist brett mcintyre the snow meant the morning commute in the metro was slow going... between six o'clock this morning, and 2- 30 this afternoon, the iowa state patrol says they responded to 26 weather related accidents. they took 44 other service calls in the metro... and over at the airport.. flights were cancelled this morning.. as the snow began to fly.. the des moines international airport saw a few canceled flights.. which created a headache for journalists and campaign staffers headed out of town after the iowa caucuses.. kevin foley says the airport will keep the runways clear, but cold temperatures

the wait is finally over.. the iowa caucuses begin tonight... i'll bring you a full preview of up next. scott: " " scott outdoors on the port neal welding company skycam hd. temperatures are in the 20s throughout most of the area. we have pretty calm windswe have a winter storm headed our way tomorrow. with that, we'll have strong winds. we'll put that into motion with our stormcast hd where an area of low pressure is going to spin out of the mountains and with that. snow will begin this evening. that snow will persist throughout the day on tuesday. visibilities will be compromised and roads will be exceptionally hazardous tomorrow. today's high is 37. the low tonight is 27 with clouds and snow after 7 pm. it'll snow throughout the day tomorrow and we'll have very poor travel conditions. here's the 7 day jessica rae scott: lukas: port neal welding company skycam hd. temperatures are in the 20s throughout most of the area. we have pretty calm windswe have a winter storm headed our way tomorrow. with that, we'll have snow totals near 1 foot and ve

tonight in the iowa theater inside of the iowa memorial union at 5 pm. university officials say they are willing to needs. all they need to do is ask. little bit of snow or week. justin, hopefully we're done with the snow for at least a little while... occasional clouds will pass overhead today, bringing periods of overcast and periods of sunshine. a few stray flurries may fall north of highway 20. highs stay in the 20s for most, although some lower 30s are possible south where there's little snow on the ground. skies remain partly cloudy overnight with lows in the upper teens. clouds increase light snow late, with a chance continuing into friday night. if any snow falls, there'll be little accumulation. this weekend is looking warmer light snow should arrive sunday into monday, tapering off early tuesday. it'll turn colder next week, too.today: partly cloudy high: 26-32 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 26 dbq: 26 iow: 31 in a tv-9 follow-up... a former correctional officer at the anamosa state penitentiary will spend more than 4 years in prison. a judge has sentence

the lobbyist very much want to keep iowa focused on the ethanol mandate because it keeps iowa dependent on washington. it means every year that the go back to washington and maintain the mandate, the lobbyist get paid, politicians get paid. i am going to illuminate all of the subsidies. no subsidies for oil and gas, no subsidies for anybody. amy: ted cruz from texas. the significance of what he is saying, jeff biggers? >> ted cruz really stands alone as the only candidate both of the democratic republicans who doesn't support subsidies in the ethanol industry here in iowa. let's just be frank about it. is one of the defining features in this state, both in the economy and the politics. and if, on something like that is quite unique. both the democrats like sanders and hillary clinton and o'malley, of course, support the renewable fuel standard. i think what people have seen is that cruz is making a major departure and challenge to what has been very much the orm here in iowa politics. amy: overall tonight, the issue of the climate -- the big storm that could hit iowa, talk about, jeff,

the iowa men's basketball team will take ... the iowa men's basketball team will take the court against indiana in about 90 minutes. this game features two of the top teams in the big ten standings. ... it also features the top two scoring teams in the big ten with indiana in first averaging 84 points a game, iowa averages 80 a game. the hoosiers have four starters who are shooting 47 percent or better from the field. they're yogi ferrell. "they move the ball. they run. they attack. they get layups. if you're shooting those kinds of numbers, you're getting layups. they're also a good three-point shooting team for the most part. so they got your defense stretched out." "you have to be locked in the entire game. he can get going in a hurry and if you're not pressuring him, he's loading other guys up. he's a very unselfish player and he plays the point guard position the right way. he's a guy you really have to disrupt his rhythm and be locked in the entire game." trt: 28 oc: "the entire game" ... the iowa women's basketball team i

the new hampshire primary process is less complicated than the iowa caucus... but does it mean it's less accurate when picking presidents? political director dave price takes a look... iowa new hampshire iowa new hampshire these two small states get they're the first two states that hold contests in process. but which state's better at picking presidents. let's check the history books. new hampshire's better at choosing republicans. five republicans won the new hampshire primary and later became their party's nominee for president. two...ronald reagan and george hw bush later became president. only three eventual nominees won the president...george w bush. it's a different story with the democrats...iowa's better five democrats won the new hampshire primary and later became the nominee. just one won the primary and actually became president...jimmy carter but check out iowa's record. six democrats who won the caucuses became the nominee...including the last three caucus winners in a row two caucus winners became president....carter and barack obama. so add them

along the iowa-nebraska border. in central iowa, close to 40 miles per hour. strong winds will continue throughout the morning. it will take your breath away. temperatures mild, south of highway 20, 54 in des moines. mild conditions but a very windy day. the strongest wind will last until the mid afternoon before they settle down. through 3:00 p.m., gusting close to 50 miles per hour coming in from the west, a warm day with a high of 64. shaina: warm temperatures in iowa. but in northern california, people are cleaning up after several inches of snow fall this near lake tahoe thursday. luckily, no one was hurt, but rescue crews pulled three people from two cars buried in the avalanche. several roads and one ski resort are closed down because of the potential danger of more avalanches. pope francis is chiming in on the recent spread of the zika virus. on his flight home from mexico, the pope indicated that contraceptives may be used to stop the spread of the virus despite the church's long-standing ban on most forms

the attorneys who filed this lawsuit say against the iowa lottery authority and the multi-state lottery association say the ten million from the game's prize pool...took away from the next winner in line...who won six million. the attorneys say their client should get that ten million plus interest. in november 2010, tipton, a lottery executive in charge of security rigged 23, 2010, tipton bought a ticket for the 12-29-2010 rigged drawing. when the rigged lotto numbers were drawn, tipton won a cash value jackpot of ten million dollars. the jackpot then wrongfully reset to one million dollars. the money tipton would have won had he been a legitimate purchaser is withdrawn, and held to pay the winner, but there was no winner because the game was rigged. in may of 2011, larry dawson won a six million dollar cash value jackpot. the attorneys in this suit say dawson would have won 16 million dollars if it wasn't for tipton rigging the lotto. in december, 2011, ten million dollars was wrongfully returned to state lotteries around the country. 16:44:36--51 'in order for there to be an unclaime

to represent the people of iowa...grow the iowa economy... increase farming income and...to create more good jobs in the state. one local organization is hoping to keep iowans from making a mistake on their tax return... the united way of central iowa has opened up their tax filing assistance program called vita. it offers a free tax filing services for households earning less than 58- thousand per year. on average, the service saves families 300 dollars in tax prep fees. the program re-opened recently... and in just three weeks... they have helped one-thousand people file their taxes. "the simplest thing you can do is pull out last year's tax return. you're gonna need it anyways, most likely where ever you go, pull it our and take a look at it. make sure, just go down line by line and say i had these documents last year and i'm if you'd like to take advantage of this services, dial 211 on your phone and they will provided you with the nearest location. marion community members are striving to save a beloved corner store... - i know them, i k

the country towards iowa. dry through the rest of the week with a warm up into the 30s coming back this weekend. nikki: coming up on local 5 news midday... iowa is in the political spotlight today. we'll take a look back at the months of campaigning in the hawkeye state leading up to caucus night, coming up. nikki: and... a winter storm warning has been issued for central iowa. we'll take a look at your weather forecast. nikki: next.... caucuses can happen anywhere. we'll take a look at how one iowa family is participating in " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa.com" : nikki: everyone. the for the 20-16 race begin tonight. nikki: bloomberg poll numbers leading into the for republicans, remains at the top, but just above ted cruz... and marco rubio isn't far behind, with 15-percent. nikki: the weekend poll shows a similar story for democrats....righ t now only three-percent separates hillary clinton from her top rival bernie sanders. it's a tight race, and we'll be watching closely as the nu

in the early 70s iowa initiated a checkoff through an iowa code.. before the national checkoff was in place.. in the late 80s that was halted.. now.. the iowa cattlemen's association has put forward a producer referendum that would reinstate a state checkoff.. a main reason behind it.. national checkoff dollars are limited into what they can support.. mainly on the livestock side of disease research or farmer education. "iowa beef checkoff proceeds and investments can be utilized more flexibly. so, whereas, the national checkoff cannot be used for production research, producer production side. state dollars could be used that way and we can enhance some of those efforts from a promotion and marketing standpoint as well." the national checkoff is a dollar a head.. 50 cents goes to the beef board.. and the other 50 stays in the state.. often times being used to promote beef where population centers are around the country. the iowa checkoff would be another 50 cents a head.. and starts here for investment decisions. deppe says they're maintaining a ref