Cruz supports Renewable Fuels and introduced a broader plan that would eliminate subsidies for petroleum and open up the epa. He also asked for the governor to correct his statement but branstad is sticking by what he said. Im going to stand up and defend the people of iowa and the jobs of this state, im proud of that. Im not taking sides in the campaign but i think iowans need to know where the candidates stand on issues that are important to this state. congressman king also suggested the governors comments could hurt the future of the iowa caucuses. The governor disagreed saying he thinks iowa voters need to know where the candidates stand on issues important to our state and thats why he decided to speak out against cruz. The governor. Along with lt. Governor kim reynolds also spoke to the iowa board of education today. Outlining their priorities for education this legislative session. That includes raising private funds for projects this summer to help make sure every 3rd grader is literate. Reynolds focused on the stem initiative. She says it continues to grow. Bringing Business Leaders and educators together to create programs that will benefit the workforce. She says theres also increased interest in classrooms, after school programs, summer camps and clubs. We were able to reach over 100,000 students across the state of iowa almost all 336 schools have been programs in some results. The governor also wants 70percent of High School Graduates to have enough Vocational Training or College Education to be prepared for the jobs of the future. He wants the state to reach that goal by 2025. A bill on Education Funding will be up for debate in house next week. And it could be a contentious. The moved forward a bill that called for four percent allowable growth. Republicans are calling for a two percent increase. Mike gronstal 554621 when it comes to iowas locals schools and the families that count on them, gov branstand and leg republicans need to start listening about whats going on in terms of support for k 12 education if you take the last five years and adjust for inflation, were at best treading water Linda Upmeyer 244403 what we want to do is get this to schools quickly and in a number that is reliable and responsible. The worst thing we could do is come back and have to cut later. Were sending over a number that fits within the budget and were pleased with that number. The bill sets funding for the 2017 school year, which by law should have been completed last year. Democrat Hillary Clinton today, sharpening her aim at party rival, bernie sanders. At Simpson College in indianola, clinton said sanders ideas wont get very far in congress. And will create gridlock. Clinton told the crowd of the nine Health Care Plans he introduced in congress. He never got a single vote. 29 35 now, i know senator sanders cares about covering more people, as i do. But rather than build on the progress weve made, he wants to start over from scratch with a whole new system. Now in theory, theres a lot to like about some of his ideas, but in theory isnt enough. A president has to deliver in reality. 29 58 clinton increasing her attacks on sanders as he moves up in the polls. A new cnn show sanders with an eight point lead over clinton in iowa. 51 to 43percent. On the republican side, donald trump has a double digit lead. Hes leading ted cruz 37percent to 26percent. 14percent. Ben carson and jeb bush round out the top five. A high speed chase, ends after an suv crashes into a garage just before noon today. Urbandale police tried to pull over 24year old Conor Forrest for a seatbelt violation at 54th and douglas. Officers say he took off. Hitting speeds of 100 miles an hour. They say he lost control at meredith and 83rd and smashed through the back of a garage. Police say forrest and his passenger, 24year old cody murray ran off. Officers quickly found them. Forrest faces charges of eluding and both men face a charge of interference with official acts. The person inside the town home, was not hurt in the crash. In effort to ease the burden of childhood hunger, the Des Moines Public School district launched a new program. Lincoln high school opened a food pantry for low income students and their families. Nearly 75 the district qualify for free and reduced lunch. The iowa food pantry supplies fresh produce, frozen meat and other grocery items, along with hygiene products. The program is run by teachers and students. 321002 we have our food science classes working on recipes to go home with some of the pantry items so families have an idea of how to put items together for a meal, and we had woodshops students come in and build all these wonderful shelves and make sure everything is level so we can hold all of the items pantries at East High School and Scavo High School opened earlier this month. Iowa state students are lining up outside hilton coliseum. But the game they are exited for. Isnt tonight. Its still four days away. Coming up in sports. Why they say camping out in tents in the middle of january. Is worth and a monster storm is taking aim on the east coast. The city thats shutting down ahead of the storm. And how it could impact travel all across the country. And opponents of the Bakken Pipeline take over the State Capitol rotunda. The reason they said lawmakers should stop the project. And the pushback from supporters who also showed up at the protest. Its a divisive issue here in the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes prepared for it like no other. A tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. Negotiating a ceasefire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. The presidency is the toughest job in the world. And shes the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. Im Hillary Clinton, and i approve this message. Then he flipped, and worked with liberal Chuck Schumer to coauthor the path to citizenship bill. He threatened to vote against it. And then voted for it. He supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. Marco rubio. Just another washington politician you cant trust. Jeb bush. Hes a leader, so you always know where he stands. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Heres the truth some have proposed to cut Social Security for the elderly and disabled vets. I disagree. In fact, not only should we not cut benefits we should expand them. My plan for Social Security increases benefits and cost of living adjustments and raises minimum payments for lowincome seniors. It will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. Or to reject it. While the iowa utilities board still weighs the pros and cons of the bakken oil pipeline, people on both sides of the issue are making their voices heard. The Bakken Pipeline would transfer oil from north dakota through the state of iowa. While its touted as a huge job creator for the state, some are saying its bad news for our land and environment. People from nearly thirty state groups formed the Bakken Pipeline resistance coalition. The group staged a protest at the State Capitol today, calling on governor branstad and lawmakers to reject its construction. Protesters say an oil leak would have grave implications for the states soil and water. Supporters of the pipeline lined the Capitol Rotunda in the back. They argue it will create jobs, and isnt a big risk to our environment. When you look at the project, its a big project. And 3. 8 billion dollars . And people are concerned theyre not the land. Theyre going to have bad construction . Just think if you had 3. 8 billion dollars, wouldnt you be a little careful about it when you were building whatever you were building . And its the same thing with them theyre going to do a good job because theyve got a lot of money riding on this. The iowa utilities board is meetings on the issue next month. The pipeline cant begin construction until the board gives the thumbs up. A Major Energy Company is laying off workers because of falling oil prices. Oklahoma city based, devon energy didnt say how many positions its trimming. The price of crude oil at its lowest level in more than 12years. Iowans are enjoying low gas prices. The average price in iowa is 190 a gallon. 169 is a common sight around the metro. Gas buddy dot com reports 77percent of the country is playing less than two dollars a gallon for gas. Oil prices helping stocks on wall street today. The dow closed up 115points today. Nasdaq closed flat. And the s and p rose 9points. 80 million americans on the east coast are bracing for a winter storm that forecasters say poses a dangerous threat. Mayor Muriel Bowser washington, dc 23 32 were preparing for a blizzard and i dont know that i have lived through a forecast like this meteorologists say some areas around washington, d. C. Could end up buried under two feet of snow. Dcs mayor has declared a state of emergency starting tomorrow. Schools will be closed, as well as government offices and businesses. A foot or more may fall in philadelphia, new york and the northeast. Sleet and rain will hit the carolinas. Making driving dangerous. And airlines are warning passengers that flying could be a mess and some carriers waiving change fees. Player gets creative. And builds a multicolored igloo. Mitch fritz bought 500 bread tins and froze each brick inside, mixing in food coloring. It took two days to build. Temperatures will be about average overnight with lows in the middle to upper teens. It will be a gloomy start to the day tomorrow, as we will be under quite a bit of cloud cover and maybe just a few flurries. Those clouds will begin to clear by the afternoon hours, but temperatures will still be a few degrees cooler and in the middle 20s. Clouds will quickly clear by early saturday and temperatures will be a bit nicer as well. Well see the lower 30s for saturday afternoon and the upper 30s on sunday, which will help melt a bit of the lingering snow cover. By monday a new system will move in and bring in chances for light snow. The world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes prepared for it like no other. A tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. Negotiating a ceasefire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. The presidency is the toughest job in the world. And shes the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. The person who lives here. Has to solve problems as big as the world. And as small as your kitchen table. Thats the job. Everyday. And now, the first lady who helped get healthcare 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 every part of the job. Shell never let anyone privatize Social Security and medicare. Or shut down planned parenthood. Shell take on the gun lobby. Finally get equal pay for women. And stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. So on february first, stand up for hillary. Because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe. And build a stronger economy. Hillarys the choice. Im listening to you, im fighting f you, and with your support, im going to deliver. As it gets. Iowa has an 11 game conference winning streak. Rutgers has lost 20straight big ten games. Already underway from new jersey. Rutgers iowa peter jok scored 11 of the hawks first 13 points. Beat number one oklahoma. Let the Conference Games play out. And just like that, steve prohm and the cyclones are right back in the thick of the big 12 race. Sandwiched between two big mondays iowa state gets conference bottom feeder, tcu. The cyclones have beaten the horned frogs six straight times, but theyll worry about kansas later. Just like everyone thought, first place. Four teams tied behind the bears, oklahoma, kansas, west virginia, and texas. Iowa state can make up ground monday against kansas. The cyclones cant look past tcu, but the residents of tent city can. The line for big monday started this monday. Students showing once again, theyll do almost anything for the cyclones. These guys have mastered camping. Netflix, heaters, and homework. The second ranked hawkeyes have a full weekend. Friday they host number 20 purdue. Sunday at number 11 nebraska. Tom brands says his squad will be ready to wrestle. Hawkeyes are 40 against ranked teams this year. Center is the person who lives here. Has to solve problems as big as the world. And as small as your kitchen table. Thats the job. Everyday. And now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids. The senator who helped a city rise again. The secretary of state who stood up for america, is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job. Shell never let anyone privatize Social Security and medicare. Or shut down planned parenthood. Shell take on the gun lobby. Finally get equal pay for women. And stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. So on february first, stand up for hillary. Because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe. And build a stronger economy. Hillarys the choice. Im listening to you, im fighting for you, and with your support, im going to deliver. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. 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 to destroy isis months before the paris attacks . Jeb bush. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. A Film Festival kicking off tonight at the Des Moines Arts Center is focusing on one of the most contentious issues of this years president ial election immigration. The oscar nominees that are in town. And what the festival hopes to achieve. Before we go. A florida man skinny dipper in his pool. The man woke up around 730 am and found an eight foot crocodile in his backyard pool. Sheriffs deputies and fish and wildlife officers came to capture the croc. But croc got out of the pool and slowly made his way back to the ocean. A Sheriffs Office spokesperson says its not unusual for crocodiles to wander into neighborhoods in the upper keys. Soundoff 10 35 the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes prepared for it like no other. A tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. Negotiating a ceasefire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. Thpresidency is the toughest job in the world. And shes the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. Im Hillary Clinton, and i approve this message. Om Sony Pictures studios, its americas game. Wheel. Of. 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