Right now, clinton is holding a get out the caucus event at the Family Fun Center in adel. She was scheduled to speak at 10 45, but got started a little late. Clintons rivals are also in the state making campaign stops. Martin omalley is in grinnell tonight at 5 pm. And Bernie Sanders stops in mason city at 7 pm. As for republicans, Mike Huckabee talked to iowans in des moines this morning. He spoke to the Iowa Pork Producers AssociationPork Congress forum at hyvee 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 wouldnt discuss is trump. He only would say the president ial candidate is self funded. 23 49 01 2923 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 jeffs 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 heads to des moines to speak at the Heritage Gallery and waukee to speak at rubes steakhouse jeb bush will be in des moines at 215 this afternoon to speak at nationwide insurance. Marco rubio will be in West Des Moines tonight at wellmans pub and rooftop bar. Ted cruz will hold a Prolife Campaign at noahs event venue in West Des Moines at 6 pm. John kasich is in davenport tonight for a town hall meeting at 6 pm. The republican candidates take the stage tomorrow night for debate before the iowa caucuses. But one candidate says he wont be there. Donald trump says hes out of the fox debate tomorrow night because he thinks foxs moderator megyn kelly is unfair. Peter alexander has the story. Taking a page out of his art of the deal playbook. Donald trump is walking away from the table. Abruptly announcing hell skip tomorrow nights republican debate. Lets see how much money fox is gonna make on the debate without me, ok . Lets see. A trump aide telling nbc news it is not under consideration. Adding, his word is bond. Rival ted cruz immediately challenged trump to a oneonone, 90 minute debate duel and hit the billionaire for backing out. Donald is a fragile soul. If someone didnt show up at the interview, you know what theyd say . Youre fired the Cruz Campaign quickly launching this website tell ducking donald debate ted cruz. Trumps latest fox news feud escalated quickly after trump once again slammed moderator megyn the network fired back overnight with a statement charging Trumps Campaign manager with threatening kelly, saying we cant give in to terrorizations toward any of our employees. Trump is still welcome at thursday nights debate and will be treated fairly. But he cant dictate the moderators or the questions. Here in iowa, trump highlighting his antiimmigration stance with the support of controversial sheriff joe arpaio. And, looking to blunt criticism that hes a new york liberal. Touting the endorsement of evangelical jerry falwell, jr. With influential Christian Conservative tony perkins backing cruz. Still, antiabortion leaders are urging iowans to support anyone but donald trump, arguing he cannot be trusted on the topic of abortion. Echoing an attack ad by cruz and his allies over his past comments on meet the press. Im prochoice in every respect. Peter in 1999, you said you were pro choice in all respects. Trump and, i said, what did i say . You didnt read the full statement of what i said. Very trustworthy. More so than you because you know what, you didnt read the question. Ill read it now im very prochoice, i hate the concept of abortion. You didnt read why didnt you say when you asked the question before, that i hate the concept of abortion . Do you apologize . Do you apologize . Do i apologize for reading your words . For not reading my words no no, for not reading my words. Do you apologize for not reading my words. That was Peter Alexander reporting. Trump says he plans to hold a simultaneous event thursday night. Opposite the debate. That he says will support veterans and wounded warriors. As the National Media flocks to des moines monday for the caucuses, local hospitality businesses hope to capitalize. More than 16hundred media members are registered to cover the caucus and hundreds more are expect to still sign up. Hotels in the area are at 90 percent capacity and most Hotels Downtown are completely booked. Local say they are better prepared to handle the caucus crowd than they were just a decade ago. Research showed us years ago that when you ask people about what do you think about des moines, iowa. Al lot of people didnt really have a perception abut des moines. So it really does show that we are a cool, vibrant place. We are a big corporate city. We are insurance hub. It is what we are. We are a cool place and it does show us well. Google is giving candidates a new window into your political searches. Literally. Starting tomorrow the Search Engine will allow the president ial candidates from both parties to produce content that will appear in a special window on the results page. Candidates can use text, images and even video. If it goes viral, it will show up on Google Search on its own. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Lets head down to amber ad lib wx quick weve enjoyed some sunshine this morning and temperatures have warmed quickly to the upper 30s. Winds are brisk from the southsouthwest. Some increased upper level clouds will roll through with a few flurries and sprinkles in parts of northern iowa. Winds will shift from the northwest tonight and temperatures will drop back to the low 30s this evening. A fire severely damaged a popular restaurant in downtown jefferson this morning. Police say they were sent to the pizza ranch in the 2hundred north Wilson Street around midnight. Crews were on the scene putting out hot spots until about four this morning. The inside of the Downtown Business was gutted from the fire. And, three other nearby businesses have heavy smoke damage. The jefferson fire chief says the fire doesnt look suspicious, but the state Fire Marshals Office is looking into it to help determine a cause. Police need your help finding a man who escaped a work facility in sioux city. They are looking for 26 year old Jacob Michael petty. He is in the facility for robbery. They say he is an African American male who has black hair and brown hair. If you think you know where he is, call police. The merger agreement between des moines based Meredith Corporation and media general wont go through. Meredith announced today the two companies agreed to terminate the binding merger agreement. That means meredith gets 60 Million Dollars from media general. The original merger deal was announced in september. It would have created the Third Largest owner of local tv media general can now merge with nextar broadcasting group. Still ahead on the channel 13 news at noon. Its election season. Which means many people are in town just in time for the iowa caucuses. Our dan winters got to talk to legendary nbc anchor tom brokaw while he is in the metro. How he described this years election and what he would title a book about millennials. Plus. The number of iowa children that are in desperate need of a home and why there is a shortage of people helping. More kids are in need of 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 im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. But theres a shortage of foster homes throughout the state of iowa. As of november, more than 8 hundred children in iowa were eligible for adoption. And as chris minor reports. Theres a growing need for loving families. This is emily and we adopted her when she was four years old linda loerzels home in clinton is filled with photographs of kids. All told, how many daughters. Five, two boys. Ok some biological, some adopted after being fostered by linda and her husband. We have been foster parents to well over 120 children, and weve adopted two children but there is a real need right now for foster homes in the state, for babies, toddlers and teens. I know in clinton county, we have about 33 homes most of the homes are full at max with foster kids jessica leal is raising a daughter and an adopted son. Shes fostered 28 children in four years. We have a shortage out there alot of able to stay in the community alot of the parents lose their children because theyre drinking and doing drugs. I also think with the economy theres alot of poverty which leads to other social issues for linda, its a mission. An open heart and open home is all you need. Lindas adopting her third foster child next week. So then youll have 8 kids, 8 is enough, 8 is enough kids from clinton that are not able to stay in the community alot of the parents lose their children because theyre drinking and doing drugs. I also think with the economy theres alot of poverty which leads to other social issues for linda, its a mission. An open heart and open home is all you need. Lindas adopting her third foster child next week. So then youll have 8 kids, 8 is enough, 8 is enough the state provides a stipend, parents. This afternoon will be windy and 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. There is a chance for a brief light wintry mix this afternoon across northern iowa. Winds will shift from the southwest early this afternoon to the northwest this evening. Temperatures will begin trending upwards in the days ahead. Well go to the upper30s today to the mid about should hit the state hard by late tuesday of next week. The storm is still pretty far out for exacts, but there could be some measurable snow. Well continue to watch and update the forecast in the days one of our very own got to sit down with legendary nbc anchor tom brokaw while he is in town. Coming up. Why he says this years president ial election is wacko. And is nothing that hes ever seen after covering politics for 30 years. The American People cant 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. Cant wait. The single mom who desperately needs a raise. Cant wait. The student with a mountain of debt cant wait. Right now. Im caucusing. Im caucusing. Im caucusing for Hillary Clinton. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Car repairs, home improvements, a family trip. Its not easy to afford them. What did marco rubio do . He put 22,000 in personal expenses on a Republican Party credit card. Rubios 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 bad judgment. Marco rubio just too many questions. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Congress doesnt regulate wall street. Wall street regulates congress. Its a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1 . And its held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. By taking more money from wall street. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Join the fight to take back our government. Nothing compares to what we are experiencing leading up to monday nights caucuses. The number of candidates and their name recognition is unprecedented. That much people agree on. Even if they cant agree on which one to support. Nbcs tom brokaw says hes never seen anything like it. And hes been covering the caucuses for over three decades. Brokaw recently won a battle against cancer. And at age 75, hes more willing than ever to share the way he sees america. And its politics. Last night, channel 13s dan winters had a chance to sit down with h im for a visit. If anyone can agree on anything this election season, its that the number of candidates and their name recognition is unprecedented. Legendary broadcaster Nbcs Tom Brokaw said hes never seen covering the caucuses for over three decades. Brokaw recently won a battle against cancer, and at age 75, hes more willing than ever to share the way he sees america and its politics. While in des moines on monday, he sat down with channel 13 for a oneonone interview. Brokaw talks about the impact cancer has had on the way he approaches the news, his idea about getting rid of iowas firstinthenation status and brokaw was in town monday night to headline the greater des moines partnerships annual dinner. Well be right back with another look at our top stories. Teases are done 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 it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Car repairs, home improvements, a family trip. Its not easy to afford them. What did marco rubio do . He put 22,000 in personal expenses on a Republican Party credit card. Rubios 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 just too many questions. Right to rise usa the time has come to make a choice. About which candidate can actually make a difference for you. In a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. In the situation room. At the negotiating table. And always on your side. Fighting for children and families. With a real plan to get incomes rising. Reduce drug prices. Win equal pay for women. And protect Social Security and medicare for seniors. Shell build on obamacare, not start over. Break through the gridlock, not add to it. Defend planned parenthood, not attack it. Stand up to the gun lobby, not protect it. Lead on foreign policy, not ignore it. We need a president with the experience im running to make a difference. A real difference for you and your families across our country. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. A pizza ranch went up in flames in one iowa town. How much damage the fire caused and how long firefighters were on the scene overnight. Campaign hustle. As republicans flock to the state ahead of tomorrows final debate, one candidate says he wont be there. And, a new poll shows what the race looks like for democrats. Good afternoon, thanks for joining us. Im megan reuther. We are now five days away from the iowa caucuses. And, a new poll out today shows Bernie Sanders maintains a slim lead the new Quinnipiac University poll shows sanders has a 4 point lead ahead of clinton. As for martin omalley, he is polling low with only four percent. On caucus night, voters can change their vote as the evening progresses. But a candidate needs at least 15 percent to remain viable. And, all three are in the state today. Clinton just wrapped her get out the caucus event at the Family Fun Center in adel. She was scheduled to speak at 10 45, but got started a little late. Some topics she spoke on were the economy and renewable energy. Clintons rivals are also in the state making campaign stops. Martin omalley is in grinnell tonight at 5 pm. And Bernie Sanders stops in mason city at 7 pm. As for republicans, Mike Huckabee talked to iowans in des moines this morning. He spoke to the Iowa Pork Producers AssociationPork Congress forum at campaign endorsements, and other republican candidates. He told the crowd that where big money goes. Big influence goes. One topic he wouldnt discuss is trump. He only would say the president ial candidate is self funded. This country is not going to change. Until the people have had enough and they start divorcing themselves of supporting candidates who are basically funded and 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 jeffs 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 heads to des moines to speak at the Heritage Gallery and waukee to speak