democratic contender martin o'malley plans to spend his holiday weekend here as well... he'll be at west des moines' public library tomorrow afternoon... he then heads west for sunday stops in sioux city and council bluffs. surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call... wanna see this as an action movie? [ deep voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only $20 a month. [ normal voice ] or drama? [ melodramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for $20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. >>> good morning, taking a look at the headlines people in part dealing with record flooding and rivers are expected to crest today, especially south of st. louis. the flooding already damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and is blamed for more than 20 deaths. president obama says his new year's resolution is to move forward on unfinished business which includes reducing our epidemic of gun vio

democrat martin o'malley began and will end the weekend in the metro... "we have a responsibility to join other like minded people in the region in this world to address and contain and defeat that sort of evil." o'malley spoke at the west des moines pubic library... focusing on issues like gun control and combating isis. one supporter says she started in the bernie sanders camp, but now she is supporting o'malley. " i listened to more of his speeches and then i looked him up online...and his website and i read more about him on his stance on things and then i was at the jefferson-jackson dinner and out of all three of the candidates i thought that he was definitely...he inspired me the most." from west des moines, the former maryland governor headed to the western part of the state. today, he'll be in sioux city and council bluffs and then back in o'malley's democratic rival and the party's frontrunner is returning to the state tomorrow. hillary clinton will stop in eastern iowa before heading to des moines. the former secretary of state will speak at th

. >> martin o'malley is hanging in there. >> hacking around. >> the rations are much closer actually what's important as we start this. now, yesterday bill clinton hit the campaign trail for the first time in earnest. campaigning for his wife in new hampshire, and they are up against this issue of how to handle donald trump. >> yeah. >> hillary clinton has not been hesitant to go after him, but it appears in the new year there's a new approach to sort of ignore the donald. >> the republicans will have to decide who they are going to be nominating. >> i'm interested in your response to the donald's comment that you and president obama created isis. >> i have adopted a new year's resolution resolution. i'm going to let him live in his alternative reality, and i'm not going to respond. >> so there you go. >> yeah. >> andrea mitchell had actually asked president clinton in that clip we showed but thought about all the comments from donald trump. >> right. >> you could almost see the saying, you know what, we'll let republicans sort that out. let them settle their fight and we'll meet the

martin o'malley is the only democrat. this is the latest wave of hopefuls flocking to iowa, ahead of the february 1st caucus. it seems there's an app for the caucus. captains from both parties. here's how it works... the captains will tally up the votes, and submit them through the app to be verified. after that, the results will be made available to the public in real time. financial markets are off to a rough start in 20-16... the dow dropped more than 5 percent in the first 4 days, and 10 percent from its high in may. experts say the tumble is being driven by volatility on china trading floors. beijing debuted a circuit breaker system this week to prevent panic selling... then scrapped the system after it halted trading for a second time in 4 days. and it's all adding to the angst on wall street. it's been almost seven years since the bottom of the u.s. market, and we're overdue for a correction another factor - oil prices, which plummeted to a 12 year low at one waukee had a record breaking year for building permits..

and this week in las vegas, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley shared the stage at a dnc fund-raiser. yeah, i think the three of them might have had a little too much fun in vegas. take a look at this. "hangover 4"? [ laughter and applause ] i mean -- fun. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: went for it. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: they went for it. this is interesting, here. i heard an autograph expert has said that hillary clinton's autograph is the most valuable of all the candidates. for instance, a hillary clinton-signed hat is worth about $1,500, while a whatever the hat cost originally minus a few bucks for the jeb bush signature. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] kinda ruined. but then you have it removed and that's a decent hat. >> steve: you'll ruin the hat. >> jimmy: it's a nice hat. >> steve: i was going to wear this. he wrote on it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's an autograph. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: oh, it's been announced south carolina governor nikki haley will be giving the official republican response to obama's state of the union next week. it's a tough job, but

o'malley back at 5% but that 5% number very important for him for the next democratic debate. in new hampshire, split the leaders but essentially the same story, sanders narrowly ahead by four points. o'malley barely registers. it's fair to say a year ago no one would have predicted bernie sanders mounting this challenge to clinton or donald trump leading anywhere. but that's where we are three weeks before the first voting. and yesterday i sat down backstage with trump in ottumwa, iowa. we began by talking about the cover story of "time" magazine which said in the past tense "how trump won" and whether he's already accomplished what he set out to do. if you got out of the race today, do you feel like you have won something? >> i don't. i think the "time" article was incredibly well written. tell you that, a professional. but i feel that if i don't win all of it, and i mean the president soy, that i've wasted my time. i know i've been given accolades. >> you've shifted the debate. >> especially being somewhat of a novice. people have said very nice things, like "time" magazine

as for martin o'malley, he lags behind with only 4 percent. democratic candidate martin o'malley is scheduled to make a stop in des moines this evening. o'malley will talk to voters at "u-a-w hall" on northwest 6th drive... the event begins at 6-45. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to amber alexander at the science center. we didn't have a big winner in iowa, but three tickets in three different states hit the jackpot in last night's historic powerball drawing story... natural sound "chino hills, chino hills.... " they didn't win ... but it didn't seem to matter, they were sooooo close!!! and so happy for the holder of that winning ticket that came out of this machine ... sound m farqui - 7-eleven store clerk :10-:14 "i am very happy. i am very excited and very proud that we sold that natural sound cheering inside 7-11 natural sound the owner showed up and got caught up in the glee of it all. sound babir atwal, owner of 7-eleven :23-:27 "it was so joyful. i am so and he gets a million dollars' commission hal

martin o'malley was a distant third with 4-percent. the republican debate is tonight... it comes as ted cruz comes under fire for a huge loan he took from a wall street bank to win his senate seat ... steve handelsman has the story. the timing is terrible for ted cruz, two weeks 'til the vote in iowa where he's fighting for the lead on the day of the debate in south carolina ... where the vote's in 5 weeks ... the new york times reports: cruz used a half million dollar loan from goldman sachs, where his wife worked, plus other loans, to help fund his 2012 senate campaign. and failed to properly report that. he's denying wrongdoing sot: sen. ted cruz :24-:30 it is inadvertent filing question. the facts of the underlying matter have been disclosed for many, many years. but wall street based goldman the 2008 crash. sot: mark halperin, nbc news / bloomberg, political analyst relationship with goldman sachs, there is no worse brand name for the populous of the republican party than that" nats born in the usa donald trump ....who's playing born in the usa at his rallies to moc

martin o'malley will make stops vernon. while donald trump is scheduled urbandale. trump is treating urbandale he's at it. he's rented out "carmike cobblestone 9 theater" on 86th street to show "13 hours: the secret soldiers of benghazi." the movie depicts the terrorist raid on the u-s diplomatic compound... it apparently makes no mention of hillary clinton, who was u-s secretary of state at the time. anyone who wants to attend the 6 p-m showing will get a free ticket, courtesy of trump. johnston police are issuing a warning about phone calls leading up to the iowa caucuses... police say they've received a report about a scam call from someone claiming to be associated with the caucus. the man asked if the resident planned to attend and offered resident's address so he could provide help in person. police remind you to never give out personal or financial information. if you receive a similar call, contact the department at the number on the screen. two people are dead after a crash in iowa county... it happened along highway 2-12, just west of marengo, yesterday mo

martin o'malley... bernie sanders... and hillary clinton face off in their first debate of the year it will be hosted by lester holt... right here on nbc. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to at the science center. family and friends of a murdered woman are calling for justice their loved one today... 68-year old shirley carter was home last june. police have yet to make any arrests. but carter's husband has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his son saying he pulled the trigger. the division of criminal investigation has not commented on that claim. a justice for shirley rally will take place outside the marion county courthouse later this afternoon at 3. on monday the nation will celebrate the life of martin luther king junior. "i have a dream today." since schools will have the day off on monday for the holiday, students from samuleson elementary spent this morning remembering the famous civil rights activist. the entire school walked in silence around the hallways. they then sto

martin o'malley qualified for the the debate will air sunday at eight right here on channel 13. there is no debate in iowa city... the hawkeye wrestling team is good... and tonight the were on the road in wisconsin... later in sports.. the dominating performance that has the team thinking national title. and the tennessee couple we're all likely a little jealous of... coming up... how much the powerball winners are taking home.... and why they're not quitting their day jobs. and right after the break... the outlets of des moines... we'll tell you when crews will break ground.. and where it will be built. don't let the name fool you. 14:37:58--14:38:04 that is kind of an inconvenience about altoona is we have to always head west for just about everything.' city leaders are aware of inconvenience... and next week they plan to do something about it. on monday... the altoona city council is expected to sign off on a new outdoor mall... council members are already working on design plans with the developer.... the 300-thousand square foot mall would involve 75-stores... about half of

martin o'malley made the cut earlier this week after lagging in the polls. the democratic debate will air tonight at eight right here on channel 13. rescuers are battling rough seas off the coast of hawaii... looking for more traces of the marines missing after a helicopter as families wait for answers, one massachusetts community is confident that their hometown hero survived and will make it home alive. elysia rodriguez has more there are always signs of support for military members in hingham, massachusetts... there are a number of military families in this town." but much of the support now is focused on the family of christopher orlando... a marine from hingham who remains missing after a helicopter crash thursday night. "our flags are out the blue star flag is inverted, that means we have a service member missing it's critically important that we support the family we support them in our prayers, our gestures." orlando is one of 12 marines missing at sea after the two helicopters they were in collided off the coast of hawaii during a training session.

we'll look forward to seeing you, secretary clinton and martin o'malley on stage on nbc thank you, sir. it's going to be a humdinger of a debate. you heard senator sanders there mentioned hillary clinton in almost every single answer. >>> back in a moment with the republicans -- trump and cruz are finally going at it and development than my next two guests, marco rubio and jeb bush. they joined me right after this. hey marc. how you feeling? don't ask. this is what it can be like to have shingles, a painful,blistering rash. i never thought this would happen to me. if you had chickenpox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. i know he must feel uncomfortable with that rash around his eye. your immune system weakensas you get older, and it loses its ability to keepthe shingles virus in chec i'm going to go back to the eye doctor tomorrow. it's pretty close to my eye. the shingles rash can last up to 30 days. don't wait until you or someone you care about develops shingles. talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about a vaccine that

martin o'malley gets only 2 percent. guns, race relations and iran are expected to be among the major talking points in tonight's debate in south carolina brian moore has the story. in the battleground state of south carolina ... the stage is set for the last democratic debate showdown of this preprimary season - and hillary clinton is in attack mode. presidential candidate :11- :17super already on screen in upper corner - abc this week "senator sanders has, for years, voted many times on behalf of the nra gun lobby position." and she says he was for protecting gun sellers and makers from liability - presidential candidate :24- :28super already on screen in upper corner - abc this week "he flipflopped last night, said he would sign on to a bill." tonight's debate takes place a short walk from the charleston church where nine people were gunned down last june ... but sanders says clinton's taking off her gloves because of a very different issue: poll numbers have sanders gaining in iowa - and leading in new hampshire. pre

, your opening statement, sir. >> thank you, my name is martin o'malley, i was born the year dr. king delivered his speech. and i want to thank the people of south carolina, not only for hosting our debate here tonight, but also for what you taught all tragic shooting at mother emanuel church. you taught us in fact in keeping with the speech that love would have the final word when you took down the confederate flag from your state house. let go of the past and move forward. eight years ago, you brought forward a new leader in barack obama to save our country from the second great depression. and that's what he's done. our country's doing better, we're creating jobs again. but in order to make good on the promise of equal opportunity, and equal justice under the law and we have urgent work to do that we've heard coming off of the republican presidential podiums are pretty loud. we need new leadership. we need to come together as a people and build on the good things that president obama has done. that's why i'm running for president. i need your help. i ask for your vote, and i l

martin o'malley gets only 2 percent. we are now just two weeks away cold temps aren't stopping some people from getting out and enjoying the holiday... we're taking a live look now at the ice at brenton skating plaza... yesterday cold temps proved too cold for skaters... officials had to shut down the rink for the day because of the subzero temperatures. it did reopen this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and there's an incentive to bundle up this morning... your between now and 9 a-m. all you have to do is bring a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless. van and bonny from who radio will also be there reporting live. the rink is expected to remain open until 9 tonight. the colder the weather gets -- the busier this rink gets... people in cedar rapids escaped the bone-chilling temps to spend time on the indoor ice. the ice arena had hundreds skaters at open skate this weekend. they're expecting an even bigger crowd today with kids off for the holiday. a big game in ames has cyclone fans pulling

former governor of maryland martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." but the attention soon turned to the two frontrunners... as they argued over sanders' "flip-flops" on gun control policies. presidential candidate :10-:14"i have a d-minus voting record from the nra." presidential candidate :15-:19"he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby numerous times." the latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows clinton with a large lead over sanders nationally... she clinton has 59 percent while sanders only has 34 percent. martin o'malley gets only 2 percent. we are now just two weeks away from the iowa caucuses. cold temps aren't stopping some people from getting out and enjoying the holiday... we're taking a live look now at the ice at brenton skating plaza... yesterday cold temps proved too cold for skaters... officials had to shut down the rink for the day because of the subzero temperatures. it did reopen this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and there's an incentive to bundle up this morning... your trip around the rink goes

[ laughter ] former maryland governor martin o'malley got less than half the speaking time of either bernie sanders or hillary clinton in last night's democratic debate. and i've got to say, it did seem pretty unfair. >> we'll begin with 45-second opening statements from each candidate, starting with governor martin o'malley. >> thank you. [ dinging ] >> that's fine. we do have to move on. >> seth: that was too short. that wasn't a full 45 seconds. [ laughter ] according to a new report, the most googled question about bernie sanders during last night's democratic debate was, "why is bernie sanders so popular?" though that may have been because one person googled it a [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ applause ] i am not satisfied with this answer. during last night's democratic debate, bernie sanders got the most speaking time, as well as the most speaking volume. [ laughter ] bernie sanders talks like he always has a bad connection. no, i said milk! [ laughter ] i want you to pick up some milk! and break up the big banks! [ laughter ] chris christie said in a new interview that if electe

while martin o'malley still has a good chance at beating traffic. [ laughter ] like, leave now. i'd leave now. [ cheers and applause ] director spike lee is boycotting this year's oscar ceremony due to their lack of diversity, and called the awards show "lily white." replied the academy, "oh, my god, we forgot to nominate lily white!" [ laughter ] the tragic story of a white lady who's got too much money. can't decide whether or not she's going to take the promotion. [ laughter ] so spike lee is boycotting the oscars because they're lily white. is it really that bad? let's look at the acting nominees. okay, yeah. [ laughter ] that's pretty white. also, what is that reminding me oh, yep, that's what it is. it's a paint strip. [ laughter ] you know what i'm thinking? doing my guest bathroom in leo. [ light laughter ] happy birthday to dolly parton, who turns 70 today. i'm sorry, that should be -- yeah, yeah. but that should be 70, 24, 36. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] a researcher at cambridge university said that for spiderman to be able to scale buildings in real life, he

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and`martin o'malley will field questions in des moines monday. the town hall will be moderated by c- n-n's chris cuomo and will air on the network from 8 to 10. the event will be held at drake university, just days before a republican debate takes place there. republican ben carson took a four of his campaign workers were in a crash along interstate 80 in cass county. this is what's left of the van they were in. police say it flipped on the ice and was hit by another vehicle. three of the workers were treated and released. but 25 year old braden joplin died of his injuries... carson posted this photo of joplin on twitter and canceled yesterday's events. three people are dead after a crash in chickasaw county... it happened along highway 63, just south of new hampton, last night. the iowa state patrol says a car failed to yield to a sesei, and was broadsided. 25 year old devin gordon, 24 year old latorris duffie, and 29 year old keith demry were all killed. the drivers of both vehicles were injured and taken to the hospital... troopers say none of

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will field questions in des moines monday. the town hall will be moderated by c- n-n's chris cuomo and will air on the network from 8 to 10. the event will be held at drake university, just days before a republican debate takes place at the iowa events center. a school funding measure is moving forward in the iowa legislature. the house education committee approved the proposal yesterday. it bumps funding by two percent, or about 83 million, for the upcoming academic year... it now heads to the house floor, and signals republicans' opening bid in negotiations over the issue. pushing for a four percent increase in funding. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this messa

hillary clinton, bernie sander, and martin o'malley will take part in a town hall next monday. the prime time event will be hosted drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on cnn. the dow took another dive today. it dropped nearly 250 points ... at one point losing 500 points before an afternoon comeback. oil prices are a major cause of the downturn... after crude oil slid to $27 a barrel. overseas markets are also struggling... two local organizations banded together so refugees feel arrive in iowa... erika mccroskey catholic peace ministry 40:07 we started hearing some the more negative comments on refugees and folks newly arrived in iowa and thought that's not a neighborly or peaceful way greet new people and welcome them to iowa 40:20 members of catholic peace ministries and american friends service committee decided to collect hats and gloves for new refugees. they say it's a small gesture, but hope it brings about a larger conversation on the issue. the donations went to lutheran services of iowa... refug

martin o'malley still sits in the single digits. in the republican race, donald trump has a big lead overall, with 37 percent support from iowans. ted cruz sits with just 26 percent... and marco rubio received 14 percent. the other republicans didn't a des moines native will take the national stage tonight... ross clark is a guitarist in the band, "saint lucia." he's also a lincoln high school grad, who recently played at 80/35. saint lucia is releasing its newest album "matter" on january 29th. the band will appear on "the tonight show with jimmy fallon." it starts at 10-35, right after the announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your

martin o'malley and hillary clinton are campaigning in eastern iowa tonight... clinton is speaking in davenport at this hour.. as for bernie sanders he will travel to delmar at 7 p-m... tonight the mystery of the 20-16 ragbrai route will be solved.... the nation will learn eight a des moines register poll show most people think the ride will head south... the top guessed cities include ottumwa, creston, and mount pleasant. a "route announcement party" is being held tonight at seven p-m. it's at capital square in des moines and tickets are required. we will provide a full update of the route and stops along the way in our 10 p-m newscast... as iowa state gets ready to play kansas on big monday, they tried to avoid a letdown today at t- c-u the final score and highlights...later in sports... the countdown to the afc championship in denver is near... tomorrow it will be peyton manning vs tom brady... why this championship game could the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday

o'malley likes to show they went public with their positions way way before clinton, they would say so to clint does clinton wait too long i asked her about it. >> people think you are too careful and they think that you're not taking big enough --dash like they point out different policy things may be that it feels like we're kind of wait until these polls are clear to what it did whatever it is. is that just sort of your persona or do you think that is fair? >> i don't think it is accurate and i am the one leading on politics throughout this campaign. i am the one who came out with what i think are achievable policies to get the cost of college down, to refinance student debt to save people thousands of dollars. what i would do to make the affordable care act to cover more people and decrease costs and on paid leave and everything else that i have put out there i not only show you tell you what i would do but i show you how i will do it because i want people to understand. i want to make these investments fiscally responsible way. all i can say is i think we need someone who under

democratic candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will take part in a town hall tomorrow. the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on cnn. coming up later in sports.... the hawkeyes men's basketball team tried to avoid an upset playing purdue today at home... the final score and highlights later on with john sears... plus... one female in eastern iowa is making history... after she became the first female iowa national guard combat from...and hear her response the big accomplishment. one woman who goes to university of iowa is the first female to become a the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do ever

then tonight, hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders come together for cnn's democratic town hall. it airs live at 8 p-m. we are now exactly one week out from iowa's first in the nation caucuses. filing your taxes this year will be different than years' past. nbc's chris clackum tells us why it's music to the ears of procrastinators nation-wide... "first off for filing your 2015 taxes this year..if you're prone to procrastinate... you're going to have four extra days to file this year... the deadline's been moved to april 18th" that's because it's a leap year and there will be a february 29th. plus... friday the 15th is a holiday in washington, dc where the i-r-s is headquartered. "something else 'different' this year... are the 1095 forms which you'll have to file describing where you purchased your health insurance" the penalty for not having health insurance goes up considerably... to $325 or 2 percent of taxable income... whichever is greater. "also going up is the number of taxpayers who file electronically...whi ch means those due a refund that averaged $2797 last

then tonight, hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders come together for cnn's democratic town hall. it airs live at 8 p-m. we are now exactly one week out from iowa's first in the nation caucuses. police have identified the victim in des moines' first homicide of the year... 71 year old norma mcneeley was found dead inside this home on pioneer road. officers originally responded to the home for a welfare check yesterday morning. police haven't released any additional information but say an update is expected at noon. one person is dead after a crash in johnson county over the weekend... it happened along interstate 80, near mile marker 240, yesterday afternoon. troopers say one car was rear ended by another, pushing it into the next lane and causing it to collide with a semi. at the scene. hospital. the crash remains under investigation. iowa is seeing a surge in gun permits... the des moines register reports rise by up to 30 percent since november. and the state conducted nearly 26 thousand firearm background checks in december... that's more than any other month last ye

tonight, hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders come it airs live at 8 p-m. we are now exactly one week out from iowa's first in the nation caucuses. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. negotiating a cease-fire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. the presidency is the toughest job in the world... and she's the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. small town world, i love the country girl >>> back at 7:30, monday morning, january 25th, 2016, and it's a pretty one, despite the fact that so ma

bernie sanders, hilary clinton, and martin o'malley will all take part in a town hall discussion. organizers expect around 650 people to attend. the presidential candidates have held more than a dozen events at drake since last year and students know this is a great opportunity for them to learn. "it's a great opportunity. i know a bunch of people are working with cnn and this week. people are working with nbc. it's been really great for the journalism dept. politics students are available to get into all aspects of this. weather it be meeting candidates or attending the events. so it's been really great for drake students across the board." the townhall event begins at 8 this evening on cnn. bernie sanders is in ames. hillary clinton is wrapping up a really great for drake students across the board." the townhall event begins at 8 this evening on cnn. bernie sanders is in ames. hillary clinton is wrapping up a stop is also in the metro with a special guest. here is a live look at forte banquet center downtown. the florida senator is holding a campaign rally this afternoon. as a s

former maryland governor martin o'malley is a distant third with just one percent support. on the republican side... the poll had ted cruz remaining the front runner. we're expecting to learn soon where the republicans fall today. the latest quinnipiac university poll is set to be released in just under an hour... it will show support among likely republican caucus-goers in iowa. their last poll was two weeks ago. it showed donald trump and ted cruz in a race for top spot... trump getting 31 percent, cruz getting 29. we'll bring you the latest results later in the newscast. a handful of candidates are back in iowa today. that includes all the bernie sanders, donald trump, and ted cruz all start canvasing the hawkeye state this morning... several other republicans also make stops... together the nine candidates will make a total of over 30 stops. all those trips add up to the fast- approaching caucus day... but the process itself can be complicated for first-timers. so this morning, we sent josh nguyen down to capitol square to help simplify it. good morning, josh! a des moi

former maryland governor martin o'malley is a distant third with just one percent support. on the republican side... the poll had ted cruz remaining the front runner. a new poll shows where republicans fall... the cnn orc poll has trump with a significant lead nation-wide... trump come in with 41 percent. cruz gets 19. no other candidate received double digit support. that is consistent with last month's poll. set to be released in about half an hour... we'll bring you those results as soon as they come in. a handful of candidates make another push to iowans today.. that includes all the front-runners... hillary clinton, bernie sanders, donald trump, and ted cruz all start canvasing the hawkeye state this morning... several other republicans also make stops... together the nine candidates will make a total of over 30 stops. all those trips lead up to the fast- approaching caucus day... but the process itself can be complicated for first-timers. so this morning, we sent josh nguyen down to capitol square to help simplify it. good morning, josh! a des moines school district e

martin o'malley is a distant third, stuck in the single digits. the poll has ted cruz leading the republican race. a poll released just minutes ago shows donald trump with a slight lead in iowa. the "quinnipiac poll" has trump with 31 support among likely caucus goers. marco rubio comes in at third, with 13. no other candidate received double digit support. candidates on both sides are trying to make headway in caucus crunch time... nine of them will make nearly 3 dozen stops combined throughout the state. the republicans include rick santorum, marco rubio, carly fiorina, ted cruz... mike huckabee, donald trump, and ben carson. two thirds of the democrats will be here, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the candidates' efforts won't do any good if iowans don't show up to caucus... and one of the reasons keeping them home is just not understanding the process. channel 13's josh nguyen joins us live from des moines to spell it all out for you... josh, good morning! democratic caucus: it's an open process where you as the caucus-goer physically and

martin o'malley is a distant third, stuck in the single digits. that same poll has ted cruz leading the republican race. the democratic presidential candidates made one of their final pushes last night... participating in a live town hall-style forum at drake university they ran into some tough questions when they tried to win over undecided voters - with only six days to go until the caucuses: andrea mitchell has the story. within minutes, hillary clinton faced a blunt question from a young voter leaning toward bernie sanders: young man: i just don't see the same enthusiasm from younger people for you, in dishonest hillary sot: look, i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me. but if you're new to politics, if it's the first time you've really paid attention, you go oh my gosh look at all of this. and you have to say to yourself, why are they throwing all of that? well i'll tell you why. because i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age that's why i hope you'll reconsider. bernie sand

. >> my name is martin o'malley. [ laughter ] >> seth: dr. carson, the iowa caucuses are less than a week away. are you ready? >> i was going to ask you to wake me up when the time came. [ laughter ] >> seth: secretary clinton, you look fantastic. what's your secret? >> drinking and bathing in lead contaminated water. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: lead contaminated water? mr. trump, what do you think people will do if you get elected. >> thousands are thinking of leaving our country. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: senator sanders, you've been in politics for a long time. why do you feel you're qualified to defend and uphold the constitution? >> i helped write it. >> seth: i didn't know that. senator rubio, why have you been masturbating with their other hand a try? >> it feels different. >> seth: oh. [ laughter ] governor bush, can you make a case for why we as a nation should be eating more cottage cheese? >> kurds are our strongest allies. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: senator cruz, do you think that only honest reasonable peo

martin o'malley is still in the single digits. this is virtually unchanged from results earlier this month... at separated by 5 percent. candidates are searching for last minute support on the iowa campaign trail. ten candidates will make a combined total of 24 stops throughout the state. that includes all three democrats. on the republican side it's rick santorum, carly fiorina, mick huckabee, jeb bush... marco rubio, ted cruz, and john kasich. we are now just five days away from the caucus. candidates aren't the only ones putting in work in caucus crunch time. the city of des moines is readying itself for the national spotlight... channel 13's josh nguyen joins us live from downtown with the details. josh, all that work pays off. things have changed drastically over 30 years. they used to be nervous about accommodating crowd but now with business up they don't do much to change. they will see an hard to pull numbers until the month or year ends. what it does help with is an increase in sales before and after the caucus. national

martin o'malley is still in the single digits. this is virtually unchanged from results earlier this month... at that time sanders and clinton as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. we must never forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. we need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton. >>> taking a look at the headlines. two big ai

martin o'malley is in grinnell tonight at 5 p-m... and bernie sanders stops in mason city at 7 p-m.... as for republicans, mike huckabee talked to iowans in des moines this morning. he spoke to the iowa pork producers association "pork congress forum" at hy-vee hall. he talked about food processing, campaign endorsements, and other republican candidates. he told the crowd that where big money goes...big influence goes... one topic he wouldn't discuss is trump...he only would say the presidential candidate is self funded... 23:49:01:29-23:49:20:16 "this country is not going to change...until the people have had enough and they start divorcing themselves of supporting financed by the same handful of the uber wealthy who i promise you have no clue what you do in iowa and how you live." huckabee will be in ames in a half hour...to speak at jeff's pizza as for rick santorum...he is speaking in mason city at this hour....he will later head to hampton, iowa falls, and ames. carly fiorina is in oskaloosa this noon hour. later tonight, she hea

martin o'malley is trailing at a distant 4-percent. those numbers are nearly identical to the last quinnipiac poll... released on the 12th. in the latest poll... 80-percent of voters surveyed said their mind is made up... quinnipiac university says the iowa caucus could come down to turn out for democrats. hillary clinton took her campaign to a bowling alley in adel this morning... clinton talked about the importance of small business remarks. the candidate once again contrasted her positions with bernie sanders,focusing on health care and college affordability. hillary clinton / presidential candidate :22senator sanders and i share the same goal we both want universal coverage. he has a different idea and i fear it would lead to gridlock, not action. it would throw us into a contentious national debate that would not move us forward and i don't think the people l've met in iowa can wait. clinton focusing the rest of today on fundraising efforts, but will be back on the trail in iowa tomorrow. bernie sanders in mason city this evening.

. >> seth: would you do cross fit with martin o'malley? >> uh, yeah, i guess so. >> seth: would you eat a honey baked ham with chris christie? >> i might not get much of it, i tell you. [ laughter ] fear. if i told you hillary clinton would pay for lunch, would you have lunch with her? >> no. >> seth: what if she paid for lunch and was at the restaurant, but at a different table? >> no. [ light laughter ] >> seth: okay, what if she's outside the restaurant, she still pays, you can bring a friend? >> no. [ laughter ] >> seth: okay, last one. >> she's a crook. [ laughter ] >> seth: okay. well, guess what? the end thing was while you were at the restaurant she was robbing your house. [ laughter ] so, you are very good that you decided not to go. >> the number you have reached has been disconnected or is no longer in service. >> seth: well which is it? [ dial-up tone ] don't put your fax number in the phone book. hello, aol? i'm calling from the future. i wanted to know how 1995 was. [ laughter ] hi, can i record this call? >> you can record t

martin o'malley is still in the single digits. clinton is taking her campaign to a unique spot in an attempt to overcome sanders... 402493 nothing motivates you more to clean a business, than having a potential next president stop at your business. she spoke at a bowling alley in adel yesterday. she spoke at a bowling alley in adel yesterday. but instead of bowl a few frames... clinton stuck to differentiating herself from her top rival... she says both her and sanders are both pushing for affordable health care and education, but his aggressive approach she fears would lead to gridlock. both clinton and sanders remain the two will makes stops across the state. rick santorum, carly fiorina, and rand paul also make stops leading up to tonight's republican debate. the football community is reacting this morning to disheartening news that tyler sash died as a result of c-t-e... the former hawkeye turned nfl star died of an accidental overdose in september. he was just 27 years old. medical experts announced recently it's because he w

tomorrow afternoon martin o'malley stops in council bluffs. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to amber alexander at the science center. the world health organization says the zika virus has now spread around the u-s. the organization says it will hold a emergency meeting on the virus on monday. the mosquito borne disease has been linked to microcephaly which causes brain damage. c-t-e has been blamed in the deaths of dozens of former n-f-l players and now iowa's tyler sash is among them. as justin surrency reports... his mother is is now questioning the sport their family grew up loving... "our son struggled with something he couldn't put his were left searching for answers after the sudden death of former iowa hawkeye football star tyler sash in september now have a better answer... "when you see pictures of your son's brain and someone elses brain and you see the damage it's done, there's no turning back."medical experts diagnosed the 27 year old with c-t-e, a progressive degenerative disease caused by repe

democrat martin o'malley was tough for many too: rk: do you know anything about this guy? woman: is it rand paul? woman: no that's not rand paul, is it? woman: o'malley! rk: o'malley there you go! do you know where he's from? woman: no. rk: did he ever hold political office before do you know? woman: wasn't he a senator? i couldn't tell you. ts: that's jeb. rk: ok. jh: uhhh... rk: he just said it! jh: ok, he just said it? well okay, i was gonna guess chris christie. rk: that's jeb bush! jh: that's jeb bush? well they're easily forgotten in my book. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit card records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our for

and martin o'malley will campaign in western iowa local organizations only have a few more days to get ready for the caucuses... the greater des moines partnership is one of many groups that help plan and organize the event. the caucus results will pour into the microsoft media center at capitol square. the goal is to make sure the event goes as smooth as possible. in the weeks before the caucus the partnership's major focus the public but now the focus shifts to accommodating the national media. and the demand is higher than ever "there's much more media descending on the city. as well as many more campaign staffs. just preparing for all the influx of people. we want to make sure they have all information and resources they need for a successful caucus." more than 2 - thousand members of the media are expected to be in town for the event as caucus night inches closer... a new poll shows how voters are making up their minds on who to for .. it's no surprise those t-v ads help play a major role. according to the latest iowa state university and who-hd iowa caucus poll... 62 percent of v

o'malley's three oldest children were even out door knocking this afternoon. party headquarters are also a busy place.... about 50-volutneers are staffing the republican party of iowa headquarters in des party says it has 50-workers on it's caucus helpline along. and that doesn't count all the volunteers at the county level. party leaders have been working on caucus preparations for contacting all of our county precints chairs and reporters... making sure they have registration forms, and ready for crowds.. a success cacus on monday 42:29 sam lau 43:33 at this point we are dotting our is and crossing our tees... making sure logistic for all locations are ready to go. 43:44 both parties say they are confident the microsoft app will work monday night to tally results. the republican party says it's tested the app at all of it's precincts, and it worked successfully. voters are getting ready as well ... shelby shepherd has a look at how simple it is to get out and caucus... nat 36:24:18 i'd like to register to vote it's a simple process you usually take up at you

today, martin o'malley is hosting a new leadership tour in cherokee and spencer. bernie sanders will hold a volunteer rally in manchester at eleven. and at 11-45 hillary clinton has a campaign stop in ames. on the republican side.. mike huckabee started his day in urbandale hosting a super saturday event rick santorum will visit a shooting range in boone and ted cruz will host a rally in ames later this afternoon... iowans will hear from marco rubio in ames and mike huckabee in johnston you'll find donald trump in dubuque this morning before he heads to on monday, we'll know if trumps decision to skip the republican debate hurt his white house hopes. but whatever the outcome, some local charities came out as big winners... justin surrency has more on their unexpected donation... 'this guy really loves his marshmallows' 6 month old legend is being trained for an important mission that could save lives... 'we raise well trained service dogs for veterans with ptsd and mobility issues.'the puppy jake foundation in urbandale was founded in 20-13, relying solely on dona

martin o'malley was also in town. he made six stops in the metro today. but it's not all politics leading up to the caucus.... it's a chance for the capitol city to showcase it's political pride. channel 13's reid chandler joins center at capitol square downtown with more. 17:13:55 "in less than 48 hours, media from around the world will pack capitol square here in downtown des moines to capture the 2016 iowa caucuses. and whether or not you're into politics...this weekend, it's nearly impossible to escape the caucus craze." - reid chandler, des moines 15:48:09 "some people are music fans, they want to go to coachella. me? i love the political circus, i've never been to iowa for a caucus, and i'm so happy to be here." - justin robert young - co-creator, "the contender" card game from california to des moines: it's no small trip. that's the journey justin young made this weekend for the iowa caucuses... 15:44:38 "the contender is the game of presidential debate. it's a prtya social game that you can play with your friends or family. essentially, you are de