Kcrg tv nines mark carlson joins us live tonight from the lake. Mark, officials really want to bring that lake level down . Yes, its urgent. They dont want the lake to freeze above the normal winter pool. Right now theyre discharging about 10 thousand cubic feet of water per second into the iowa river. Thats about 75 thousand gallons a second, much higher than normal for december. Officials say if the lake freezes high it could cause a shelf like effect that would be dangerous for anyone who walks out on it after it freezes, because there would be ice, air then water. The good news, the corps can really open up the gate this time of year. Down stream our constraints growing season when we got things growing in the farm fields down below and it allows us to discharge up to 10,000 cfs, and were going to continue to run that and hopefully it will quit raining soon. Having the gate so wide open is having an effect down the iowa river. Much of lower city park is under water. And bike trails
Debate. Instead, trump says hes holding a fundraising event for veterans, also in des time. Boarded buses to take them to des moines to join demonstratio gop debate. Earlier today, people fast food workers staged a walkout in des moines. Presters say they they want raises to 15 dollars per hour plus union rights. They say its all an effort to raise the minimum wage across the country. Its extremely important, we have people out there that are veve hard working, work k 4 jobs, e en work one job if they work 40 hours a week and they cant pay their bills and thats not fair, everyone deserves a livable wage. The protesters say they also hope to raise awareness of other socialal justice isssss. The groups are planning a one thousand person march tonight. Historically, candidates who win the Iowa Caucuses eventual president s. However, the Iowa Caucuses have selected major contenders. Finished in the top three in iowa. One caucus organizer process very seriously and care about their picks. T