And relate to the events that are cemented in history. Im ellee pai hong. And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. Through the decades. The struggle for equality is baked into our american history. From its first days as an infant nation, the idea of who is equal in the eyes of our government was the subje in the centuries long evolution of this national conversation, the idea of equality has expanded to encompass rac gender and sexual orientation. Battles have been won on each of these fronts from the courts to congress. But, it is the president ial seat of power that has been most elusive in this discussion of equity particularly for the fairer sex. So, in the next hour of our parity from the woman who launched the suprise party, and a look at the some of great female political pioneers from Shirley Chisholm to Elizabeth Dole who showed us how to break those glass ceilings one at a time. But we begin with the struggle that laid the foundation for all to come. The womens fi
Iowans will start to caucus exactly three hours from now. The storm. Before the blizzard dry for now but rain and snow central iowa late tonight. The heaviest snow looks to fall in the metro during the morning commute. Northwest iowa will see heavy snow and strong winds throughout the day. The metro will see snow in the range of 3 to 6 and higher amounts of 8 will occur in northern iowa. A blizzard warning and winter storm warning will be in effect through the day on tuesday. For two years dozens of our state asking for your vote. Tonight all of us will be watching Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines to find out if you gave it to them. Political director dave price joins us live from caucus central at Capital Square. Begin a long night of caucus coverage here on channel 13 and whotvdotcom. 3543 i will apologize to no 3543 i will apologize to no one for using every tool we can to get poepole to come out and caucus for us. Listen, our now to the democratic side of just a he may be the
Now to the political blizzard. When we went off the air after 11last night. The democratic race was still too close to call. It wasnt until 230 in the morning that the state Party Clinton the winner. She finished in front of senator Bernie Sanders by 2tenths of a point. The closest Democratic Caucus in iowa history. The party did not release raw vote totals. And the Sanders Campaign thinks thats because they dont have them. Party leaders had to track down precinct chairs overnight in order to get their final numbers. In many cases they were reported by delegate percentage. Not vote totals. Because of the close race. The Sanders Campaign has asked the Iowa Democratic party to check its numbers. 14 46 24 you have numbers that are reportedwhether its through an app or over the phone and also people at each location thats putting it down on paper. Were all human, we make mistakes state Party Leaders say the results have already been verified. And that staffers with the clinton and Sanders
And every other truck is history coin toss. The razor thin victory for the winner of the democratic caucuses. Plus. A rundown of where all the white house hopefuls stand after last nights first in the nation contest. Caucus controversy. Ben carson accuses ted cruz of playing dirty tricks on caucus night. What one carson supporter says happened at his precinct last night. Making history. A big first last night. How one caucus goer. Who remembers a time when women couldnt even vote. Feels about the historic moment. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 president ial candidateso as i stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you iowa today. The Democratic Party winner of the Iowa Caucuses. Defeating her opponent, Bernie Sanders by a razor thin margin. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Well get to caucus results and updates in just a moment. But first. A blizzard warning is in effect tonight fo
Good evening. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the william g. Mcgowan theatre this evening here at the National Archives. And a special welcome to our viewers on cspan and our own youtube channel. Tonights program, womens history on the horizon, the centennial of the womens suffrage in 2020, it is presented in commemoration of womens equality day, 2014, and the 94th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the constitution, which granted women the right to vote. And forever changed the face of the american electorate. Before we begin the bram, i would like to tell you about two upcoming programs that will take place in this theatre. On thursday, august 28 at 7 00 p. M. , awardwinning documentary filmmaker nancy burski will be here to introduce and discuss her latest film afternoon of a fawn. Tanna quill awe claire. The story of a fame prim ma ball rin ma whose career was tragically struck short when she got polio in her early 20s. The most cited legal scholar discuss hi