Palin didnt like that question take a listen lets start piece by piece by you guys brought me here to talk about iowa politics and the caucus tonight, not to talk about my kids and that was a promise. Matt lauer was quick to shut down any claims of aa promise. I just want to mention there were no specific promises made about content of the interview only that this would be your first interview since you endorsed donald trump. I can tell you that everyone e ere at the memeia ccnter is talking about that interaction. Palin said later leave it to the media to make promises they cant keep. Weve got you covered, live in des moines. Amanda goodman, kwwl news. And amandabefore you go. When that played oot this morning . Ive gotta say, it was awkward st watching it on tv here back at the station. Amanda is definitely among a media frenzy in dessmoines. With iowa being the center of the political world right now. Yesterday she caught up with nbc nightly news anchor lester holt. He and his team
Gravity warm coats and mittens. Temps will be falling throughout the day. Wind chills will be a problem, hovering close to five to 10 degrees. Eric thanks metinka. Right now we want to take a look at 511ia. Org. You can see the storm this morning is taking its toll on iowa roads. Throughout most of central iowa roads are pink meaning theyre completely covered in snow or ice. Blue means partially covered. Take a look up to the northwest. The purple you see means travel is not advised there and the dark red means those roads are impassable. Kccis alyxyxacks is keeping an eye on the roads here in the metro for us this morning. Alyx where are you and what are you seeing right now . Alyx good morning. Were on east side of 35. What we are seeing is a lot of snow still hanging around on the interstates here it interstates here. That can impact visibility. Maybe a little bit over in the right corner. Quite a bit of blowing snow. That is an issue. Another issue is going the speed. We see people
Republican president ial candidates are meeting in des moines today for a final debate before the caucuses on monday. All the major candidates will be there except for one. In the most recent quinnipiac poll released earlier this week, it showed donald trump and senator ted cruz in a statistal tie among Iowa Republican voters. Senator marco rubio held onto third place with 13 percent, but no other candidates were above 7 percent. Those on the main stage tonight include john kasich, jeb bush, marco rubio, ted cruz, ben carson, chris christie, and rand paul. Fox news is hosting the debate at the Iowa Events Center in des moines at 8 iowa time. Trump says he will not be at the bate tonight. He defended his position on the same channel he is boycotting he spoke to bill oreilly on fox news last night. Trump blasted fox host megyn kelly, whom he fit criticized in august following a debate. He said he has zero respect for kelly, adding shes overrated. Campaign says it will hold a special even
Now have an exact number of Homeless People in the area. U. S. Department of housing and urban development requires all agencies using federal dollars to preform a count every other year. Hours checking spots like car washes, parks, and bridges for people who dont have shelter. If they do find someone, they make a note. They also offer to help them to an open bed in a nearby shelter, or give them with hand warmers and a sleeping bag. Community housing initiatives, a Transitional Housing Program for the homeless, participated in the group. Development director Marileigh Fisher says the count is an important thing to do. 29 1128 it helps us get an understanding of whats going on in the community, and as a a using provider we need to know if there are Homeless People on the streets during the winter time. It keeps people informed of whats going on, the Community Needs to know whether thats during the last count, only 8 unsheltered were found. Local shelters would like to get that number d
Rst, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Clouds will be racing back in from the north as the day goes on. As the clouds increase, temperatures will level off, and many areas will probably see highs rehed around noon with mid30s common. Tonight into friday, it t es appeaeathe clouds may break up a bititleading to a partly cloudy finish to the work week. Late saturday into sunday is our next area of low pressure, and that should bring a light mix of rain and snow into the area. The system following this continues to look substantial with a risk of heavy snow in part of the midwest, including iowa. Its important to understand this system is closer to japan than the united states, which means we are way too far out for any kind of detail. Any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. Bottom line is, stay tuned today mostly cloudy high 3238 winds nw 1 120 alo 33 dbq 34 iow 36tonight mostly