Find out why leaders should be crossing their fingers that an iowan wins big. Cold conditions. Some of us have no option but to deal with them. See why construction workers could be in danger, and not even know it smart smoothies. Experts say you can blend your way to better health. Well put some recipes to the test. Its wednesday, january 13th. First on 13. Millions of americans are waking up with 6, or more, life changing numbers. Tonights Powerball Jackpot is the largest ever, one point 5 billion dollars. And iowa lawmakers should be rooting for one of their own to strike it rich. Its a tight budget, its a budget that will keep iowa stable. The states financial forecast would brighten with a winning lottery ticket. An iowan could choose to to receive their prize in cash, which amounts to 930 Million Dollars. That would mean the government gets at least 47 million of it in withholding already capitalizing from record ticket sales. For every dollar you spend on lottery tickets in iowa about 25 cents goes to state causes so that money is making a difference already. Iowa powerball sales totaled nearly 13 Million Dollars last week. That broke the previous record of about 9 million, set back in 2001. A state legislative committee will look into a jackpot fixing scandal. Eddie tipton is accused of rigging jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, oklahoma, and kansas. He has already been convicted of fraud for working to claim a jackpot in iowa. The House Government Oversight Committee will investigate how tipton was able to do that. Leaders will also determine what steps should be taken to prevent it from happening again. This morning the trial resumes for a clive man accused of killing a young girl. Joe lopez is charged with daughter in november of 2014. The one year fracture and broken ribs. The defense claims the injuries were caused when she fell out of a high chair onto a concrete floor. But a neurosurgeon is punching holes in that claim. The simple fact is if a fall from that could cause that our hospital would be full of kids on a ventilator, right now, nearly brain dead and that doesnt happen, we just dont see that. So thats, theres just something that doesnt match up. The prosecution will continue calling witnesses today. This morning the chief justice courts. Mark grady will deliver the state of the judiciary at the capitol. Cady will outline steps to target new challenges, including an increase in human trafficking. The speech takes place at 10 am. You can watch it live on the Iowa Legislature website. The governor is making criminal Justice Reform a priority this legislative session. Has reduced iowas prison population by 8 percent. That was due to early release. He also wants to create a Wrongful Conviction division to investigate inmates claims of innocence. Finally, he says taxpayer dollars may sometimes be better spent on rehabilitation than incarceration. The Iowa Department of Public Health is warning of an uptick in flu cases. Well flu got off to a slow start this year we didnt have many cases in december at all, but its really starting to get going now. Officials say 3 strains are starting to circulate in iowa. Cases will likely peak in the coming weeks and could last until late spring. Everyone 6 months and older is encouraged to get a flu shot. The flu is easily spreadable when Winter Weather forces people indoors. But some dont have the option of retreating when temperatures recede. That includes construction workers. Doctors say its important they keep people who work outside will often perspire underneath their clothing, and if your clothes get damp, then thats gonna wick the heat away from your body much more quickly. Doctors urge you to seek medical attention if you ever experience skin blistering from the cold. Weve all heard the saying, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But sometimes the clock doesnt allow for it. Thats why channel 13s josh nguyen is serving up some quick and healthy today is going to be warmer with highs in the 30s this afternoon. Thursday will be even warmer with temperatures in the 40s. Clouds build back in on friday and there may be a few flurries at times. The weekend looks to be cold with temperatures a connecticut restaurant is hoping one of its customers wins big tonight. And an oregon man took a big risk when stealing a snake from the store. All of that, and much more, when we return with todays trending topics. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u. S. Cellular, and this is verizon. Now, same phones, but with u. S. Cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only 40 per month 20 less than verizon. Like out here, here, and here. So, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just 40 a month plus get 300 back. Lets not overthink this. Cordes most nurses are tough. Theyre problemsolvers. They like making things better. People dont have access to healthcare because they just cant afford it. Bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and Major Medical companies are ripping us off. Bernie tells the truth, and hes been consistent. He understands that the system is rigged, and hes the only one who can bring real change. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. Whos the rebel now . No way. A fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. Mcdonalds all Day Breakfast menu. Yeah its time to start breaking some rules. Morning. By catching you up. Thats right, were bringing you the best of whats buzzing online. After work, i get home and cannot sleep. I think about the powerball. I why dont i give them out to our customers . A restaurant in connecticut has powerball fever. The owner is stocking up on tickets for tonights drawing, and handing them out to customers. Hes handed out more than 400 so far, and thats 400 chances to get his hands on some of the one point 5 billion dollars. He makes the customers promise to share half of their winnings if they get lucky. And he signs the back of every ticket to make sure they would follow through. Could you live in a home that housed a cannibal . The home from silence of the lambs is up for sale. Psychotic killer buffalo bill lives there in the film. And the current owners are having trouble finding a buyer for the pittsburgh home. They dropped the price from 300 thousand dollars, to 250 thousand. No word if theyre serving a nice youve likely heard about hospital volunteers who hold babies who need attention. Now, that idea s spreading to a virginia farm. The owners are looking for people who are willing to come snuggle their baby goats. Thats because 90 are expected to be born over the next few weeks. And thats too many for them to snuggle on their own. No experience is necessary. It takes a certain kind of thief to steal a 2 foot, 200 dollar python by shoving it down his pants. And thats just what happened at this pet store in portland, oregon. Security cameras cacaght the whole act. Police are still looking for the python and thief, who the manager calls lucky. She says the story could have python on its feeding day. An ohio man who sent police a selfie is now in custody. He was wanted for failure to appear in court for a drunk driving case. But he didnt like the photo officers were using, and let them know that. He sent them this selfie. Claiming it was much better than the original. Ironically, police say the selfie drew attention that lead to his arrest. As for what was wrong with the original photo. The man says it made him look like a thunder cat. Commuting from work in a car sometimes just doesnt seem to cut it. This australian man traded 4 wheels for 2, a kids scooter to be exact. Busy tunnel, where scooters are definitely not allowed. Wed love to know what he was thinking and whether a long lunch was involved, by hes marco rubio. He ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty. Then he flipped, and worked with liberal Chuck Schumer to coauthor the path to citizenship bill. He threatened to vote against it. And then voted for it. He supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. Marco rubio. Just another washington politician you cant trust. Jeb bush. Hes a leader, so you always know where he stands. Right to rise usa cordes most nurses are tough. Theyre problemsolvers. They like making things better. People dont have access to healthcare because they just cant afford it. Bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and Major Medical companies are ripping us off. Bernie tells the truth, and hes been consistent. He understands that the system is rigged, and hes the only one who can bring real change. Were literally in uncharted territory. Were kind of having fun watching it along with everybody else. Through the roof. There has never been this much power in powerball, and ticket sales show it. Find out why leaders should be crossing their fingers that an iowan wins big. Is making a comeback from a flooded fundraiser. Hear how the community went above and beyond to answer its call for help. Smart smoothies. Experts say you can blend your way to better health. Well put some recipes to the test. Its wednesday, january 13th. Today in iowa starts now. First on 13. Millions of americans are waking up with 6, or more, life changing numbers. Tonights Powerball Jackpot is the largest ever, one point 5 billion and iowa lawmakers should be rooting for one of their own to strike it rich. The winner could choose to receive their prize in cash, which amounts to 930 Million Dollars. That would mean the government gets at least 47 million of it in withholding taxes. And even without a winner, iowa is already capitalizing on record ticket sales. For every dollar spent on tickets, about 25 cents goes to back to the state. It would make such a huge difference. And the prize money, obviously someone would be doing something with that prize money, and that would roll into the local economy as well. Iowa powerball sales totaled nearly 13 Million Dollars last week. That broke the previous record of about 9 million, set back in 2001. The stage is already set f or a the budget provides schools the stability, predictability and funding they need and deserve. Today i am proposing to increase pre k12 education by over 145Million Dollars. That works out to a 2 point 45 percent increase in school funding. Thats nearly double the amount lawmakers approved last year. The iowa house has already approved a 2 percent increase. But the Senate Majority leader is hoping to bump that up to 4. The president is optimistic about his 8th year in office, and beyond. I believe in change, because i believe in you the american people. And thats why i stand here as confident as ive ever been, that the state strong. President obama said americas economy is strong, and the Auto Industry had its best year. Deal as congress to authorize military force against isis, and bring about justice. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley delivered the republican response. She offered a very different perspective. We are facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11th, and this president appears either unwilling or unable to deal with it. President obama will spread his optimism to omaha and baton rouge. Those are 2 cities hes never visited while in office. Hillary clintons commanding lead amongst iowa voters appears to be gone. A new quinnipiac poll shows her chief rival, bernie sanders, with a 5 point lead. Thats a big swing in just the past month. Last months quinnipiac poll showed clinton with an 11 point lead. But clinton said at a Campaign Stop in ames that she isnt worried. I dont pay any attention to this. I dont feel that its a about who will actually come out on caucus night. I can only tell you that the energy, the enthusiasm, the excitement of my volunteers, my organizers, the voters who come, who sign up on commit the caucus cards is just building in response to a tightening race, clinton has been dispatching 2 of her best known surrogates. Her husband and former president , bill, and daughter, chelsea. Republicans are pulling out all the stops on the metros campaign trail. Jeb bush is scheduled to be at urbandales machine shed at 715 this morning. The event is open to the public. Then later Rick Santorum will speak at Brown Winick Law Office in des moines. That starts at noon. An rsvp is encouraged. The holidays have come and gone, but the season of giving is here to stay. Flooding at Water Works Park last month forced Jolly Holiday lights to close. The fundraiser brings in about 250 thousand dollars for make a but Community Members answered the organizations call for help. And business solver presented it with a token of their efforts. 10 thousand dollars. It is well over what our wildest dreams was. When we put out the plea please help make a wish, this Community Responded tremendously and were just thrilled. So far, the bring the jolly campaign has raised 484 thousand dollars for make a wish iowa. Weve all heard the saying, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But sometimes the clock doesnt allow for it. Thats why channel 13s josh nguyen is serving up some quick and healthy shes always stood strong. To get the job done. Hillararclinton. She stood up to china. And spoke out on womens rights. Went toe to toe with russia on human rights. The drug and Insurance Companies spent millions against her. But hillary didnt quit until eight million children got health care. 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Tonights Powerball Jackpot is the largest ever, one point 5 billion dollars. And if an iowa has the winning ticket, its good news for the states budget. The winner could choose to receive their prize in chase, which amounts to 930 Million Dollars. That would mean the government gets at least 47 million of it in withholding taxes. The Iowa Department of Public Health is warning of an uptick in flu cases. Officials say 3 strains are starting to circulate in iowa. Cases will likely peak in the coming weeks and could last until late spring. Everyone 6 months and older is encouraged to get a flu shot. The state Fire Marshalls Office is investigating a deadly fire. This lee county mobile home was already up in flames when firefighters were called there monday night. One person escaped with severe and burns. 3 others were killed. Their names arent being released until family is notified. This morning the trial resumes for a clive man accused of killing a young girl. Joe lopez is charged with killing his girlfriends daughter in november of 2014. The one year old suffered a Skull Fracture and broken ribs. The defense claims the injuries were caused when she fell out of a high chair onto a concrete floor. But prosecutors are punching holes in that claim. The simple fact is if a fall from that could cause that our hospital would be full of kids on a ventilator, right now, nearly brain dead and that doesnt happen, we just dont see that. So thats, theres just something that doesnt match up. The prosecution will continue calling witnesses today. This morning the chief justice will give an update on iowa courts. Mark cady will deliver the state of the judiciary at the capitol. Cady will outline steps to target new challenges, increase in human trafficking. The speech takes place at 10 am. You can watch it live on the iowa cyclone nation is lowering expectations after yet another setback for its once highlyranked mens basketball team. Iowa state started off strong against texas last night. Monte morris to jameel mckay, who dunked it and put them up 1. But the longhorns go on a run then later in the game, Isaiah Thomas traveled, refs missed it, and he scored. Georges niang retaliated with a tough shot to tie it up at 87. The game went into overtime for an iowa state loss, 94 to 91. It was the same story for drake on the road in evansville, indiana. The bulldogs fell to the purple aces last night, 84 to 65. The hawkeyes are hopeful for their first win at Michigan State in 23 years. Iowa did beat the spartans last month, but that was at home in iowa city. It remains Michigan States only loss. The hawkeye head coach is now weighing in on the drought in east lansing. Because theyre one of the premiere teams in the country. They beat everybody. They win most of the times that they play. 4 and oh wont be easy. Iowa tomorrow night. Tip off is at 6. The hawkeyes finished an unforgettable football season in an unforgettable way. They earned the number 9 spot in the final ap top 25 poll, with 981 points. Thats only the fifth top 10 finish for iowa under head coach kirk ferentz. National