what's the big difference between you and congressman rod blum? >> vernon: he went in and immediately became a very far right voter. it's one thing to come home and say i'm willing to work with he have been, but the record shows he voted to shut the government down, that he voted for a very extreme budget bill that would have slashed social security, voucherized medicare and raised the retirement age to 70, and many other republicans wouldn't vote for that. so, you know, i think he's been pretty extreme and that's not what our people are here. i think people are in need of a ber economy that would work for everybody, and i think want to work with someone who really will be open to everybody. area obviously of tremendous difference, and it involves funding for planned parenthood and also a piece of legislation called born alive abortion survivors protection act. so why do you think rod blum is wrong on that planned parenthood funding issue and that other bill? >> vernon: listen, i'm a breast cancer survivor and i know that early detection is what s

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: women vote is responsible for time to start thinking about the next big holiday. thanksgiving! today -- we expect to get a better idea of how many people plan to travel over the thanksgiving holiday. triple-a will release its annual forecast -- which will include how costs this year compare to last year. the holiday spirit means the spirit of hiring. a recent survey says nearly 7- hundred-40- thousand seasonal workers are expected to be hired for the holidays. the top five companies looking for seasonal workers -- macy's, j-c penney, office depot, gap and kohl's. holiday deals are already underway for amazon shoppers. the si

with congress and rod blum large party. every time you guys come back there are more people here. it is crowding us into the room. everyone's attention is on the results come in around the country. right now there is still a lot of energy even though there is an early lead for monica vernon. however, people are still confident that that will change as the numbers continue to come in from around the first district. one of the things that rod blum was talking about earlier today was that power of the youth vote. there has been a lot of young energy here so that is evident this evening and will have more reaction later on as the evening continues. covering the corridor in dubuque joe huisinga cbs 2 news. >> a familiar name in cedar rapids is helping to topple congressman rod blum. monica vernon has gathered with supporters downtown and that's what we find dora miller right gone from sitting to standing at monica vernon's watch party. you can see around people are now waiting. there wanted to see if she will make the move to be

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. he's putting your security at risk. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this message. >>> tonight, breaking news. decision night. it all comes down to this. >> and america's best days a srellti ahead of us. if we reach for them together. >> the new adventure is making a >> on this historic night, who will it be? hillary clinton or donald trump? just moments away from the first polls closing. >>> voters lined up across the nation to make their voices heard. the candidates, after criss-crossing the nation, end up just a mile apart tonight as the results llron. i but will it be a contested race?

rod blum still supports trump today. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. --game seven. the chicago cubs and cleveland indians in a winner take all tonight for the world series title. sports director rick coleman is on hand to talk about tog game. this is the second time in 19 years--cleveland has played a world series game seven- the indians lost to the marlins in 1997. and it was 71 years ago the cubs were in a game this big. the cubs of course forced a game seven with their 9-3 victory last night in cleveland. tonight chicago starts kyle hendricks who has been the cubs best pitcher during the regular season--- kluber---who has won two games in the world series... but will be pitching on just two days rest. the cubs are trying to erase a 3 games to 1 defeicit to win thire first world series in 108 years. a lot of numbers being thrown around--- the team that has won game six like the cubs did last series. on the other hand--the home team has w

rod blum was reading before. monica vernon with 57% and rod blum with 43%. this is only with one percent of the priestess reporting. >> moving to the second district which includes iowa city and washington the democratic incumbent dave loebsack looking for his fixed term has 66% of christopher peters a surgeon from coralville. >> there are dozens of other races in eastern iowa going on right now. as polls come in and now that the polls are closed where running those results at the bottom of your screen. you can keep a watch on those. we will have local municipal races and we will keep giving to the top races of the night as well. >> you can get the latest results on our website fox28iowa.com. >> will turn to whether can whine terry swails. >> high pressure has dominated the weather over the midwest. notice the absence of clouds around eastern iowa. the temperatures are cooling rapidly. i tomorrow morning most of our lives should be around 30 to 34 degrees. there will be scattered frost around city can expect that for the morning commute. temperature in the r

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. house majority pac is responsible meteorologist eileen loan now from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show clearing skies this morning as a cold front tracks to the east. we will end up days with breezy conditions today and thursday. temps this morning are mainly in the 50s but will drop into the 40s in the north on the back side of the front.... cooler to the northwest. winds have turned to the north northwest behind the front and are already around 15 mph and clouds are a disturbance approaching the plains, but we will be mainly dry

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. it's heartbreaking, t .o., rod blum laid off over 70 employees, but he took millions in stock and bonuses. it gets worse. in washington, blum supported special tax breaks for corporations shipping jobs overseas and millionaires like himself. i'll tell you what i think is missing in washington -- common sense. it's about investing in jobs and our economy. it's about investing right here at home. for everything. tonight, one of the longest droughts in sports history will end. it has to. either cleveland or chicago will win the world series. one team hasn't won it all in 68 years. the other 108. the cubs forced a game seven in the world series by winning last night. they took control early with the long ball. kris bryant delivers in the first. cubs lead one- nothing. then, the inning continues as cleveland misplays by fly ball off the bat of addison russell. three runs in the first for chicago. the cubs would blow

now two years later, he is on his way back to washington." nats rod blum! rod blum! blum supporters estatic after the associated press calls the race for the republican incumbent. one hundred gathered in dubuque. "media says why do you think you're going to be sent back to i've actually done what i told the voters two years ago i was going to do." the win comes after a coming back to the district, what i said we were going to congressman rod blum is heading back to washington. from dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl." blum's challenger - monica it just wasn't enough. kwwl's shirley descorbeth live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque with more. shirley. last night at monica vernon's watch party...she told her supporters she conceded to blum...telling him she hoped they could work together. pretty quiet last night at the watch party... many were supporting one about what's next for her. but she will never stop fighting for what she believes in...however that may be. these issues. we have to get a better economy for everybody. a fairer economy." vernon telling

rod blum says he believes he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. as blum arrived at the best western for his victory party supporters chanted his name. they say that's a name that's now synonumous with the 1st congressional district of iowa. colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing for congressiona l term limits as well as border security. "we need to secure the southern border. isis is coming through the border. illegible drugs are coming across the border. human trafficking is coming across the border. secure the border. " blum thanked his supporters here in dubuque. he says they believed in him before everyone else did. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. on the democratic side, monica vernon's candidate after her loss. she addressed the crowd shortly after the official results came out. vernon says she called blum and congratulate d him. she also told him she wants to work with him in any way she can. vernon says she's not done working for iowa. "9:23we have to make sure that people get a fair shake and a better tomorrow and not just a tha

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- aigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. house majority pac is responsible forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are showing lots of sunny for the next several days with breezy conditions today and thursday. we had a cold front track through early this morning bringing a few rain showers, but it didn't leave much behind... the only reports i saw were a trace or a hundredth of an inch in a couple of areas. all of that has tracked to our east and

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: showers and a few storms are tg stalled front draped over us, although anyone could see a shower or two today. some thunder is possible most of the day, as well. then we dry out for the rest of the week. we are still really mild... temps this morning are in the upper 40s to low 60s...normal lows are around 33 for today. the entire state is warmer than normal with most of us in the 50s. easterly to northeast winds will keep the front from over us today. most of the thunderstorm activity will be toward evening to our south as the front starts to track away from us., but this then allows dry air in and we should see mostly sunny skies the next couple of days. rainfall amounts will depend on how many thunderstorms track through your area, but most will see a trace to half an inch.... with the areas with the most t

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white! thank you, jim! [ cheers and applause ] wrapping up our college week. see you later. hi, guys. glad you could make it. get ready. presuming you wanna win some money, i guess. okay, good. all right. "college life" is the category. it's worth $1,000. here comes our first "toss up" right now. ?? [ bell chimes ] irene.

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, s' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for eastern iowa. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for look at your full forecast. hey kyle. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good evening i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. asked for a better weekend of weather across eastern iowa. tonight, temperatures drop to near 40 with a mostly clear sky. the winds stay out of the south, so warm temperatures continue into the beginning of the work week. monday will be mostly sunny in the morning, with increasing clouds in the afternoon. high

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back n it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white! oh, hi. we're just... ...chatting. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, jim. see you later. hi! well, look at you all. thanks for being here. get ready. we'll do some "toss up" stuff here and give away some money. "what are you doing?" is the category. $1,000 puzzle. here we go.

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. droughts in sports history will end. it has to. either cleveland or chicago will win the world series. one team hasn't won it all in 68 years. the other 108. the cubs forced a game seven in night. they took control early with the long ball. kris bryant delivers in the first. his second home run in as many games. cubs lead one- nothing. then, the inning continues as cleveland misplays by fly ball off the bat of addison russell. two runs score. three runs in the first for chicago. the cubs would blow the game open in the third. russell up again -- this time with the bases loaded.

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back n it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for 60s. a few showers possible monday and monday night with dry weather vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and get to work. but too often, washington stacks the deck against us. we need to build an economy that works for the middle class. instead of giving breaks to big business, we need to cut taxes for the middle class and small business. got you covered. this is today in iowa." new this morning on today in iowa -- we're learning more about the man accused of killing two iowa police officers. what a judge said just this week. plus -- we continue our look at the state race

iowa's first district stayed red -- with representative rod blum held on to his seat over democratic challenger monica vernon.she is a former cedar rapids city council member -- who was attacking blum on his cons that led him to vote against former speaker of the house john boehner -- and to shut down the government.but -- hillary clinton only won counties with big cities -- and college in iowa -- losing much of the first district -- and at least partially helping rod blum to victory. "hillary clinton decided to get invovled in one house race in the united states of amerca -- this one." iowa's second district also iowa's second district also picked the incumbent -- is a local small business owner and surgeon in corlaville -- who was running with libertarian ideals behind his candidacy.even after loebsack won his race -- it was becoming clear that democrats across the nation were losing. "clearly i think both parties are going to have to look at why there is that anger out there and whatever those solutions to that anger are are effective and work that's the bottom line. in iowa's thi

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning - two corridor women are using their creative juices to spread the message of safety in their neighborhood. that's >>> the cubs will be in a tonight and we carry the game tonight at 7:00. weatherwise, i have a little insight as to what will be going on. it will be a mild night at 65 degrees. that's the actual temperature at the start of the game. clouds will be increasing. after 10:00, there is a slight chance for a swe before issues with the weather. one thing is for sure, it will be breezy in cleveland tonight. we had some storms in the region last night. from west of cedar rapids to west of dubuque, locally heavy rain was found in isolated spots. alamosa had one -- almost an inch and a half. in cedar rapids, we had 1.12 inches. even a manner picked up about last night. though showers and thunderstorms continue to advance to the east and this cold front is now moving to illinois. you can see the last of the rain has left eastern iowa and we will be nic

now two years later, he is on his way back to washington." nats rod blum! rod blum! blum supporters estatic the race for the republican incumbent. the mood--jubilant--as blum greets a crowd of more than one hundred gathered in dubuque. "media says why do you think you're going to be sent back to washington d.c.? one of the the voters two years ago i was going to do." the win comes after a iowans can't be bought with attack ads, and iowans responded to us coming back to the district, working hard. they know i care about them, they know my staff cares about them, and we did "and as things wrap up here in dubuque, spirits remain high and congressman rod blum is heading back to washington. from dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl." as the results started coming in - former cedar rapids city councilwoman monica vernon had an early lead. but that would change. kwwl's shirley descorbeth joins newsroom in dubuque -- to tell us what vernon is saying about the election. last night at monica vernon's watch party...she told her supporters she conceded to blum...telling him she hop

congressman rod blum, won. incumbent congressman dave loebsack is then the only democrat that will represent iowa in congress. we have a breakdown of how counties voted in one of these races - for iowa's first congressiona l district. we'll be right back with more election 2016 coverage. stay with us. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, early morning news. donald trump is the 45th president of the united states. officials declared trump the winner overnight. senator chuck grassley has won reelection once again. he will soon start his 7th term in the senate representing iowa. the balance of power has switched in iowa's legislature. both the house of are under republican control. good wednesday morning! it's 530 on november 9th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... thanks kaj. nominee won early this morning after capturing wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, putting him over the votes. he outperformed most of the polling leading up to tuesday's election, beating d

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... t know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!? shanghai. take a look -- the cubs have grown black fur on their ear as well as the unmistakable "panda eyes." the chubby and active twins look hearts of visitors to the park. let's go back to the fo

with congress and rod blum large party. every time you guys come back there are more people here. tvs. they are watching all the results come in around the country. right now there is still a lot of energy even though there is an early lead for monica vernon. however, people are still confident that that will change as the numbers continue to come in from around the first district. one of the things that rod blum was talking about earlier today was vote. there has been a lot of young energy here so that is evident this evening and will have more reaction later on as the evening continues. covering the corridor in dubuque joe huisinga cbs 2 news. >> a familiar name in cedar rapids is helping to topple congressman rod blum. monica vernon has gathered with now.>> reporter: people have gone from sitting to standing at monica vernon's watch party. you can see around people are now waiting. there wanted to see if she will make the move to become i was first district congressional seat. earlier i reported that there were 70 presen

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for humidifiers are being recalled...because they can overheat, smoke, and catch fire it includes items made by g-d midea and sold under more than 50 incidents luckily, no injuries have been reported contact g-d midea for a replacement or refund a new security system is taking flight to keep people safe one company is looking to make a drone security system for your home the drone detect possible threats and investigate them with a drone it'll stream the video to your cellphone... then you can decide if it's a but, you can't get it just yet in the u.s. an update tonight... more construction is in store for univers

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. monday is one day before the general election - with presidential, and several state and local races - we'll give you a preview of what you need to know before election an international effort to combat climate change called the paris agreement takes effect today.cbs 2 news >>> i combat cli hat change called the paris agreement takes affect today. mellaney moore spoke with the corridor city who is also trying to make a difference. >> reporter: there is a new goal. >> tuesday night in our work session we approved a goal of reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases by 20% to 26% that has been in the plan for months but now they have decided to follow the national goal through the paris agreement. >> the countries whose emissions comprise 55% or more of the worldwide emissions have already agreed to reduce their emissions. >> reporter: early this string, they agreed to take action to reduce carbon emissions. the city has swapped many lights to and is trying to make the community more pe

are, monica vernon and rod blum. [applause] .> a raucous cloud -- crowd the first question will go to monica vernon from james lynch. agoith less than two weeks before election day, it is hard to believe there may be voters who don't know you or know why you are here tonight. use a minute to explain to what has happened in your life that has led you to be a candidate for the first district race. thank you. i'm delighted to be here. u.s.ica vernon running for congress. my husband and i raised three dollars while i built a small business for cedar rapids. myearned that i could use research to help others and i started doing work for colleges and hospitals and united way and right here in this community i found out that women and children were doubled up in housing. put into a car and homeless shelters for single men and it was a gas -- disastrous result. i could not sleep at night so i gathered together some other women and we raised a lot of shelterd designed a that was just for women and children and to help them get

rod blum says he believes he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. as blum arrived at the best western for his that's now synonumous with the 1st congressional district of iowa. blum says he'll continue to stand up to democrats and even his own republican colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing for congressiona l term limits as well as border security. "we need to secure the southern border. isis is coming through the border. illegible drugs are coming across the border. human trafficking is coming across the border. secure the border. " blum thanked his supporters here in in him before everyone else did. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. on the democratic side, monica vernon's supporters rallied around their candidate after her loss. she addressed the crowd shortly after the official results came out. vernon says she called blum and congratulate d him. she also told him she wants to work with him in any way she can. vernon says she's not done working for iowa. better tomorrow and not just a rigged system for very few. people here in iowa fee

i moved on her like a [expletive] and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... yes.. and everyone's getting dressed. donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15 were changing. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. do you treat women with respect? uh... i can't say that either. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for your complete weather

and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. chicago cubs fans have every reason to celebrate chicago cubs fans had every reason to celebrate their long- awaited victory, but this jump falls" off a grant park statue in chicago during a during the celebratory parade early this morning, and the video you see two people one after the other falling into the cheering crowd with their backs turned and in a different angle you can -- you can see people catching the unknown and quite frankly, maybe to brave people. two breath people. >> you won't see me doing that, that's a pretty fair distance. it's pretty high up >> shows you depend -- the pandemonium going on in chicago, they are so ecstatic over the victory. >> high school football tonight pretty ideal te

and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. after a much needed bye week -- the hawkeyes are back at work -- with bot >>> after a much needed with their bodies and minds feeling good. the hawks are many to make noise in their final month of the regular season.>> reporter: iowa is back from the bye week, but are they better? that remains to be seen. one thing for sure is that the hawkeyes are fresh and ready for the season's stretch run.>> after a bye week, everybody has it has been going on 2 1/2-3 months now. they stepped away from the ball for a second. >>> in their best years, the hawkeyes fly high in november. this group is hoping to do just that. >> the big thing is what we do in this month of november. it's what we do every month here that will

and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. good evening, i'm rick coleman. it's the second round of the state football playoffs. tonight 48 teams in six classes are in class 2-a tonight in west union, top ranked north fayette valley in a rematch with union -- the knights lost big in the first one -- but tonight was a different story -- isaiah vaughn breaks free on a 70 yard touchdown run -- union would hold a 7, nothinge -- but north fayette valley responded -- on fourth and goal -- josh guenther makes the seven yard touchdown grab on the pass from tate hovden -- tigerhawks were still down one after missing the extra point -- and they just couldn't stop vaughn -- fires in from the five -- knights with an eight point edge -- then just before half --

i moved on her like a [expletive] and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. >> it will be widespread with the father. it will be long gone by 9:00. will be at 44 and 59 by noon and 70 degrees in the late afternoon. >> tomorrow it's november fourth and we are looking at captioning sponsored by cbs ? >> stephen: good morning, "late show." this is your host. today is t please listen attentively to this morning's announcements. for lunch today, we are having salisbury steak with potato fingers and carrot coins. there will be no dessert. we are having a pep rally for our first-string sponsors in the gym at 2:30. attendance is mandatory. would the following characters please report to my office:

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. but found in horrific conditions. and... a child is found after missing for years. then... pregnancy and heart complications. one woman's story of survival. good afternoon and thank you for joining us for kwwl news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: another great day is in store for the kwwl viewing area today... and through the weekend! high pressure will keep clear skies over us for a few days. we could see areas of fog late each night int

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. >>> summer may be long gone, but star romances are still heating up. as a matter of fact, jennifer lawrence's full-blown pda says it all at the top of tonight's show and tell. she is in love. >> holding hands on a romantic after-dinner stroll through the streets of manhattan, aronofsky. >> she was beaming beside her 47-year-old beau. he's behind one of her films and they spent three hours together before parting at midnight. in l.a. it's hillary duff's pda. here she is getting a quick peck from her trainer and now a new boyfriend of a few months jason bradley all get ripped. >> working out with him is hard. >> i feel like it's really changed my body. >> jason was still in sweats as he and hillary left a lunch date yesterday in separate cars. just confirmed they were dating earlier this fall months after she finalized her divorce from her hockey player jake conley. baby luna makes her video debut. >> daddy john legend posted a teaser featuing his 6-month-old and john's

rod blum and donald trump. wrong for iowa. vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and get to work. but too often, washington stacks the deck against us. we need to build an economy that works for the middle class. instead of giving breaks to big business, we need to cut taxes for the middle class and small business. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message >> hillary clinton has been accused of being a career politician but if her political career began in the senate in 2001, her political roots run much deeper and decades earlier in arkansas. lisa fletcher went to little rock. >> i don't have a political agenda. my days of working are over. i'm retired and i don't need a job in washington and don't want one of the. but i have nope there wom to 40 years and i would trust her with my life. >> the former 4reu8 rock mayor has put on thousands of miles crisscrossing the united states as one of arkansas travelers a group of friends that have campaigned for within or the other of the

on the ballot is republican rod blum, and his democratic challenger monica vernon. following this race for us is herald newsroom in dubuque. shirley. good morning ally and jerry. political experts say this one will be a close race. freshman congressman rod blum was first elected in 20-14. he comes from a business background. his opponent is monica vernon, former cedar rapids the culture of congress -- with term limits. as for vernon...she pledges to "and we can not have a country that just has rich people and poor people, the strenght of america has always been and people voting is what we need, is everyone to get out and vote, so i'm excited to join the throng, that's what this is all preserve social security. when it comes to iowa's farms and agriculture...they both seem to also agree. blum wants to expand those markets, while vernon wants to protect and promote them. live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque... shirley descorbeth... news 7 kwwl. other races we're keeping an eye on -- the house of representatives. iowa's second congressional district make

blum is running against democrat monica vernon. iowa's second district is southeast iowa, including iowa city and davenport. five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. polling locations are open across the state and they are open until 9 pm. you can find your location to vote on the secretary of state's website. you can also register up and down the ballot today, a lot of focus is on what could be a historic presidential election. both republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton have been criss-crossing the country over the past several days to make one final push for votes. abc's elizabeth hur reports. clinton - "you bet.. with your help! , with your help!"? hillary clinton and donald trump.. both back in from trump votingnow wait and watch.. hopeful.. this night ends in their favor. clinton votingclinton: "it is the most humbling experience trump voting trump even admitted he's superstitious.. calling into fox and friends before heading to his polling place.. from fox&friendstr

take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back the republican special interest agenda-- he's campaigning on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. women vote is responsible for the next six years. taco bell says it'll increase its number of rer u-s to nine thousand by the end of 20-22... while creating 100- thousand new jobs. the mexican fast food chain currently operates about seven thousand restaurants nationwide. good news for delta skymiles members who book with air b-n-b. members of their frequent-flier program can now earn miles for their stays. customers can earn one mile for every dollar spent. to get the miles, members must book their airbnb stay through delta dot com slash airbnb. story -- may not be histroically accurate. the movie is called "loving" and centers around a supreme

blum. blum.the progressive turnout project sent out this mailer -- trying to lean on voters to vote -- based on the peer pressure of their neighbors voting.they specifically ask voters to support monica vernon against rod blum. blum.there's an even more overt appeal in a letter they send out with residents' official voting records.this is the letter send to my home -- there is shows my voting record -- and om check back after the election is over.i ?did vote in 2008 -- 2010 -- and 2012 -- i just voted in new jersey -- where i was living at the time. time.both republican secretary of state paul pate and democrat linn county auditor joel miller say they don't like this kind of guilt-trip strategy -- but there is nothing illegal about these groups sending them out. after the break...we run through some of the ballot measures you'll see throughout myths about casting your vote. myths about casting your vote. vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and

republican rod blum is representing iowa's 1st congressional district for a second term. he beat out democrat monica vernon. blum won yesterday's election in the northeast iowa district, with 54% of the vote. 46% of people voted for vernon. congressman blum told his supporters in dubuque he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. blum says he'll continue to stand up to democrats and even his own republican colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing security reform, and border security. blum says despite the presidential election, he stayed focused on iowa. "hillary clinton decided to get involved in one house race in the united states of america. this one .... based on what i am seeing, on the national returns, she probably should have focused on her own race and not rod blum. " blum says he will not become a career politician and will continue to democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. in iowa's 3rd district, congressman davi

incumbent rod blum retains his seat in congress. it was considered one of the house. kwwl was also there when monica vernon conceded to blum. kwwl's kristin rogers has the monica vernon watch party as she told her supporters that she called rod blum and told him that she hoped they could work together. vo: now as you can see there were many hugs in the room. vernon telling us she hasn't thought about exactly what is next for her but she betterment of iowa and i'd be happy to work with him in any way to do that and he assured me he would work very hard on the federal, the federal match for flood protection here so you ll: for now she says find a way to stand for the vote. the manager at an ohio polling place is removed for not following official protocol. workers say he refused to disconnect a cable from a voter registration database when he was asked to do so. election workers say they've had issues with him in the past. he wasn't arrested -- but he's not allowed to work again as an elections volunteer in ohio. in north carolina -- the state authorized an hour long ex

i moved on her like a [expletive] and congressman rod blum said. send me back to congress, and you send donald trump to the white house. rod blum still supports trump today. and even attacked republicans who spoke out against trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. travelling on i-380 is just part of getting around the corr. corridor. . >>> traveling on i-380. >> joining us with now with future plans. >> scott and kerri, there are 3 big changes that are coming to i-380 the iowa department of transportation is about to i talked about getting improvements. >> they've been a driver for the service for years, even though she has never been late to pick up or drop off a passenger. >> i always get to the airport on time. >> the traffic on 380 is an obstacle she battles every day. >> very interesting 4 to 6:00 when people are coming and going from iowa city to cedar rapids and north getting backed up. >>> the iowa department of transportation knows carol isn't the only one affected by the traffic. >> here is a prob

. >> let's take a look at monica vernon 16% lead over rod blum. >> ron: and this is an important county for her to take, a major population area here, throw in dubuque and cedar rapids and those are the two metros she would have to win. that is one she really needs to win and then here is her >> let's go live to dubuque. >> reporter: good evening we're here at the best western hotel and we haven't seen rod blum yet but more than a hundred people here awaiting him anxiously. we will give you a look at what is going on right now. it has been a fairly festive crucial, people very happy and in good spirits with this tight race, the congressman as well. we expect to see him within the next hour and will have his speech and coverage of him coming up tonight. i will be live tweeting everything from here but for now, back to you in the studio, brad hanson, kw >> amanda: let's go to monica vernon's watch party in cedar rapids with kristin. >> reporter: this is where monica vernon supporters are gathering for the watch party. come in, cheering for hillary clinton. one of them hoping for both hill

. >> katie, >> well the crowd just started rod blum's name over and over again. very loudly in here. you can hear a lot of he's not expected here until a few more results. they are glued to the presidential race results as well. just a few moments ago when some news outlets that trump had won florida the crowd started chanting president trump. one of the older generation of supporters are all glued to the television sets watching the results come in. where some republicans that are supporting their candidate they're watching everything on laptop computers and on their iphones. we're live in dubuque. >> they're going to get more louder when the congressman does show up. bria love is with the vernon camp at csps hall. >> bria, what's the mood like there. said since monica vernon is here. all of these people have been out here since 7:00. people cheering for clinton as positive results are coming in and they're still chanting and monica vernon has had a very busy day. this morning she's been knocking out on doors. but as i said that the crowd is glad. people are the

congressman rod blum says he's confident that will change with a new administration. rep. rod blum @ 1:06-1:11"president- elect trump taking office republican administration , i'm very hopeful that we can get that cedar rapids floodwall project funded." samantha-jo roth, @samanthajoroth @ 1:13-1:25 "it's not only funding for cedar rapids that is tied up in the water projects bill, also at stake, aid for flint michigan residents poisoned by contaminated water. lawmakers tell me they are optimistic a deal will come together at the end of this week. in washington, sjr reporting." now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. world news tonight with david through the south -- the night of terror across the region. houses leveled. and how are the storms affecting the wildfires blazing in tennessee? coming up. hear how people are rallying around loved ones of a man paralyzed in a officer-involved shooting in cedar rapids. and the relatively mild weather has slowed the sales of some businesses in eastern iowa. equipment businesses to see slow sales. the state cli

blum is running against democrat monica vernon. iowa's second district is southeast iowa, including iowa city and davenport. five-term democratic incumbent dave loebsack is facing republican christopher peters. here is a live look at voters ohio. polls have opened in several states already. lines to vote are not just for election day. quite a few people were in line at the linn county auditor's office yesterday. the auditor estimates there were 200 voters in line at one time yesterday. at one point, people were told the wait was more than 40 minutes at the auditor's office in cedar rapids. one woman says she voted early to avoid the rush. "i figured today would be a better day. tomorrow is gonna be really busy and long. so i decided to come out today was too long yesterday and left before voting. linn county is recommending people stay patient and expect long lines today. "it will be over with soon, so thank goodness " "i guess i'm just going to be glad it's done " election day will mean the end for campaigns. has the 2016 politica

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