Republican president ialal primary. And the candidates are crisscrossing the state, telling voters why they are the right choice. Reporter sara murray has the latest. In the rough and tumble South Carolina primary. Donald trump is trying out a positive tone pulling this ad that takes on ted cruz. trump ad what kind of man talks from both sides of his mouth on amnesty for illegals on National Television and still denies it . And airing this sunny spot instead. trump ad its really cool to hear him speak the truth. Its a stark contrtrt to trumps harsh jabs from the trail. donald trump r president ial candidate its political b do you understand . But his campaign now says it believes trumps friendlier tone gave him a boost in New Hampshire. donald trump r president ial candidate New Hampshire, what a great place. As trump tries to play nice, jeb bush fans are pushing him to hit harder. voter how do you plan to combat Donald Trumps silliness on stage when he tries to back you up or tells yo
At the seam time a new report shows iowans are buying hundreds of millions of addictive pharmaceuticals. The Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program says last year alone, iowans bought 300 million pills. A 5th of those pills were vicadin and a powerful common narcotic pain kill canner he. Since it was created killer. Since it was created fewer are hopping from doctor to doctor until they get prescriptions. The program is work on expanding the data base by sharing information with more states to better track patients. Donald trump may have received the endorsement of new Jersey Governor Chris Christie last week. But Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is not ready to support any president ial candidate. At his Weekly Press Conference this morning, governor branstad said regardless of whether people agree with christies endorsement or not he respects it as a strategic timely move that helped move the spotlight off marco rubios good debate trump. I think it was brilliant move and it obviously chang
New tonight at six, six,cbs 2 news has learned a firefighter had to be treated for injuries suffered while fighting a large blaze in iowa city last night. Night. It happened around 515 at a home on east college street, thats near College Green park. Everyone made it out safely, but crews had to call in help from surrounding areas. The building was heavily damaged. Crews think it may have been caused by a lightning strike. In Black Hawk County one man is facing several charges for allegedly leading police on a highspeed chase with his motorcycle. Police say the chase, involving 38yearold allan tucker, reached speeds of 90miles per hour on highway two18. It eventually ended at a gas station on logan avenue. Tuckers charges include driving with a suspended license. Taking a look outside right now. It was a beautiful morning to start the day before some rain fell on parts of the area. Its clearning off once again now and shaping up to be a nice evening. Us, shes in for terry swails. And ma
He says yeah shes gone obviously the death is a suspicious death and is being treated that way. That couou be me layayg down face down were still waiting for were still waiting for autopsy results to come back but right now, miller remains in Benton County correctional facility on his charges of stealing his truck and violating his parole. Well continue following this story and bring you the latest updates. Covering the corridor in Benton County, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. Cedar Rapids Police say officers faceded man with a gun during a r rbery investigation this weekend. Weekend. A person who claims they were robbed by 21yearold travonte hughes told police they saw him inside a barber shop saturday afternoon. Officers say when they entered the business, hughes w w pointing a gun at them. Eventually, they were able to wrestle hughes to the ground and arrested him. They say they also found a loaded now faces several charges and is wanted on a warrant out of chicago. Governor branstad is cr
We are here at Grace Community church. They just finished the last of three seseices in north libertrttoday andndll were packed. Packed. For some, coming to church is a way to start their christmas celebration. Celebration. 01 51 14 we are committed to the lord jesus. This is his birthdayayit is all about that. At Grace Community church, staff say christmas is part of what its all about. About. Church executive pastor 20 14 47 we hear the message of the baby jesus and people can think thats all good and cute, but the reality is, when jesus came to earth it was a rescue mission. When he came it was really the start of him coming back to bring us back into right relationship. More thth 1500 pepele attend the Non Denominational Church with locations in North Liberty and downtown iowa city. The church expes more people on holidays and with some regulars out of town, a different t congregation. Church executive pastor 20 07 51 we are so glad theyre here. We just hope that they continue to b