The good judgment of the voters of iowa. Also in iowa donald trump putting on an event he says will honor veterans. But not everyone supported the event jim gilmore r president ial candidate i am the only veteran bill and martha in this race and im not going to any donald trump event over across town on some sort of faux veteran sort of issues. Two other republican president ial candidates who also won past Iowa Caucuses were in attendance. Governor Mike Huckabee and senator Rick Santorum. The pennsylvania senator didnt comment on a potential a trump santorum ticket but said he wont bash his fellow contenders. Rick Santorum r president ial candidate im not going to to throw mud at anybody on this stage tonight. Im mary moloney reporting. Most of the president ial candidates will be stumping for support throughout siouxland before the iowa caucus on monday. Ktivs robert lowe candidates will be tomorrow. Its a campaigin frenzy between now and caucus day. Heres a list of president ial can
College basketball game to try and distract a freethrow shooter. Did the speedo do the trick . Today, friday, january 29th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Willie geist, in for matt this morning. My Remote Control working overtime last night. My last button on the tv was used a lot last night. Well see if this paid off for donald trump. That is our top story this morning. Donald trump going through on his promise to skip the last nights president ial debate, but his presence was felt early and often. At his own event, trump admitted he wasnt sure how it would play over with voters. We have our own nbcs correspondent peter alexander. Good morning. I think you hit it on the head right there. It was compelling counterprogramming. It was also a big risk for donald trump. On stage, he said he didnt want to be at his own event, that he likes debates. But without
Could be looking quite the turnout as siouxlanders help pick the next president. Deborah souverain joins us now with more. Jenna no one can deny that this president ial election cycle is unique. A real estate mogul is leading the polls on the repubican side. And for the first time. A former first lady could be a commander in chief. Local political experts say. This unconventional political field. Is creating a buzz around thecaucus that hasnt been seensince 2008. After countless Campaign Phone cas, town halls, and debates. Iowans are gearing up to voice their choice for the president ial nominees. D this year, it looks like more iowans will be turning out to caucus on february first. The numbers that weve had, 560 changes and 144 new registrations, said mitchell. Tim mitchell, secretary of the woodbury count gop, says because voters can opt for sameday registration the night of the caucus. Ter turnout is expected to be even higher than registration numbers show. The numbers correctly w
Morning. Good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us on this friday. I am lukas voss. Lukas as Law Enforcement continues to deal with the standoff in oregon. The leader of the antigovernment protesters issued a new message. Calling on remaining militia members to end their protest. Abcs Elizabeth Hur is in new york with the latest developments. Three more protesters. Under arrest and each facing one federal felony count of conspiracy. And to those still occupying the federal land in oregon. A message from the groups leader. Ammon bundy. Now speaking out from jail. Through his attorney. sot michael arnold, ammon bundys attorney i love you. Let us take this fight from here. Please stand down. Bundy and seven others were taken into custody yesterday. Another member, Lavoy Finicum was shot and killed by Law Enforcement following a traffic stop. sot ward,harney county it didnt have to happen. We all make choices in life. Sometimes our choices go bad. Authorities. So far. Giving no deta
Sent across state lines. Hasan is currently being charged with distributing child pornography. If convicicd he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Well certainly keep and eye on that story and make sure to check siouxlandmatters. Com for updates. Lukas iowa is waking up this morning to a final campaign frenzythe candidates criss crossing the first state in the nation to vote. Donald trump, absent from the debate last night not absent from iowa however. Following the latest developments in des moines is our abc correspondent lana zak. With donald trump boycotting the debate . The new candidate at centerstage was under fire. Ted cruz, president ial candidate i would note that the last four questions had been ted, jeb, please attack ted . [boos] let me just say this. Chris wallace its a debate, sir. Cruz if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. After a strong start for ted cruz everyone on this the night got rough . Thats the assesment of cruz by iowas bi