Milestone. Fox 28 News Reporter and host of iowa in focus, kevin barry joins us now live from the governors celebration in des moines with more on tonights festivities. Kevin . More than a thousand people came to the fair grounds tonight to celebrate with the governor. The night included a discussion with the governor where he talked about his time in office. Early on he spoke about how he grew up in a family of democrats until he got to college. He said he didnt fit in with the College Democrats at the time so a friend invited him to a College Republicans meeting. And the speaker that night was a state representative named Chuck Grassley. So the first republican meeting i went to Chuck Grassley was the speaker and ive been an active republican ever since. Says from then on, he was a republican, and eventually got his mother to switch parties house. At the bottom of the hour. Hear what the governor has to say about how iowas worth ethic helped him get reelected over and over again. In
In coralville, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. And turning now to the weather, strong winds and rain to start the day, but it eventually dried off. Justin roberts joins us now with a clouds filled area skies today, but the sun is shining bright for one cedar rapids company. Company. Van meter recently partnered with a Political Organization called next gen climate iowa to act against climate change. Change. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee explains what motivated the local company to do this. Van meter says by getting involved with Public Policy, the company can educate iowans and speak with policy makers about the demand for clean energy. Energy. Putting together clean energy materials. Materials. Is like clockwork. Clockwork. Light harvesting, geothexmal, solar panels on the roof, it actually tookokour utility bill from roughly 10 thousand dollars a year to about three hundred dollars a year. Vice president of diversified business Scott Cornish says the Employee Owned company is alreadydy
Yorks 18th century governor George Clinton. His supports say his interest in politics started early, as early as his days as a young soldier. Joni ernst sb governor shared w me while he was stationed at fort brag as a young solider he would leave his time at base to watch the General Assembly in North Carolina finally, branstad takes the stage. The National Media coming out to have a conversation with the governor. Branstad sb when i went down to the u of i keeping the conversation light and casual, governor branstad reflects on his life, and how his experiences has shaped him as a person, not just early in the morning to the lambs, pen them up, get the heat lamp on them, and so i with more than 7 thousand days in office, governor branstad goes down the history books. The United States of america. All proceeds tonight from this event going to governor branstads recently developed charity, a foundation aiming to promote and preserve iowa history. Weve go you covered live in des moine so
Weve got you covered, lauren moss. Kwwl news. Rand is being held at the Franklin County jail awaiting his first court appearance. Many people in eastern iowa are trying to dry out after a rainy weekend. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your first forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen stormtrack 7 weather team as one larre and soggy storm moves away tonight. The clouds to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. Temperatures remain mild so a wednesday. Thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and thisisinter. As one large and soggg storm moves away tonight. The clouds linger. We northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. And forced several roads to close Kwwls Jessica Hartman talking with waterloo public works about this unusual problem for december. Flooding causing the department to close shaulis road between hwy 18 and the casino, ranchero road, and fletcher avenue