An update now on breaking news we brought you at the top of the newscast. Weve now learned that one person lost their life in a fire at the Grand View Village Mobile Home Park in southwest cedar rapids. The fire chief says the mobile home is a total loss and they are working on figuring out this story throughout the look at the people and events that shape our community. This is iowa in focus. The campaign thats suing their National Committee after having to fire a staffer. And we sit down with Terry Branstad the day after he becomes the longest serving governor in United States history. Welcome to iowa in focus where were giving context to what happens in the headlines and on the campaign trail. That starts with the barnstorm. Barnstorm. A data dustup late in the week pitted the top two democratic campaigns for the white house against each other. Other. The democratic National Committee suspended the Sanders Campaign from using using its voter database for a good part of the day frida
In coralville, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. And turning now to the weather, strong winds and rain to start the day, but it eventually dried off. Justin roberts joins us now with a clouds filled area skies today, but the sun is shining bright for one cedar rapids company. Company. Van meter recently partnered with a Political Organization called next gen climate iowa to act against climate change. Change. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee explains what motivated the local company to do this. Van meter says by getting involved with Public Policy, the company can educate iowans and speak with policy makers about the demand for clean energy. Energy. Putting together clean energy materials. Materials. Is like clockwork. Clockwork. Light harvesting, geothexmal, solar panels on the roof, it actually tookokour utility bill from roughly 10 thousand dollars a year to about three hundred dollars a year. Vice president of diversified business Scott Cornish says the Employee Owned company is alreadydy
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And she said, well i will vote for you. And that is what you want for the state. Not a rubberstamp for barack obama. Chance why he wants her in the senate as his proxy. Of georgiahe people deserve better, and in georgia the name of those failed policies, again, is Michelle Nunn. Can i get a rebuttal to that . Purdue, forgive me, but i dont believe you. I am the true outsider in this race, and i dont have any political it a local connections, and i am the true outsider. We have to move on, or can i answer that . You can answer that. To be partery proud of the Republican Party, and many people have said it the message is resonating them. Resonating with them. I want to talk about Michelle Nunn, though. Two and ais killing half million jobs, and he has loaded up 7 trillion of more debt with nothing to show for it on the jobs front. We have fewer people working today than at any time since jimmy carter was president , and in georgia, 400,000 more people had to go on food stamps than actual
Thats a drop of 20 in only five years, and its no coincidence those are the same five years and the only five years in the history of america that we have dropped on the listing of the countries of the most Economic Freedom. The worlds Economic Freedom index never has america dropped five years in a row at the same time the middleclass has been slotted. 70 of working age americans no longer working are under the age of 55. What kind of jobs have been lost . 60 of the jobs lost during this recession or middleclass jobs but only 22 of the new jobs are middleclass jobs with two wages. A number of working age americans without a job has increased by 10 million in the first five years of the obama presidency. I know obama is not a magician like David Copperfield in las vegas thats a pretty cool trick. 2 Million People lost every year of his presidency. Americas second largest employer is a temporary agency, kelly services. 40 of American Workers now earn less than the minimum wage in the ye