Its monday, january 25th. Today in iowa starts now. I235 valley west i235 first on 13. One week from now, all eyes will be on iowa for a first look at the president ial Playing Field. But the caucus chaos continues tonight when the democrats duke it out on a des moines stage. Channel 13s josh nguyen is live in the epicenter of it all, drake university. Josh, it will look much tonight, all three democratic president ial candidates take part in a town hall in des moines. The prime time event will be hosted by the Iowa Democratic party and drake university. Cnn anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. It will air from 8 to 10 pm on the republicans are preparing for their own fight night in the metro. Fox news channel will host its second gop debate on thursday night. Its still unclear which for the main and under card events. Itll be hosted by fox news, and will be moderated by the networks bret baier, megyn kelly, and chris wallace. Fox also hosted the debate in South Caro
Neck. Quite like this one. An Election Year full of surprises. And the most intense that lester says he has ever seen. Sot holt there have been jus a lot of moments where things are said. Everythi ng has been amplified this time around. And this time around. A first for hihi. Sot holt how is it different . For you in this role. One i didnt expect to be in. I asked lester what he thinks it is behind the surge for trump and sanders. He said everyone he has talked to from small town usa to the big cities are tired of the status quo. Theyre not politicians. Every four years, iowa voters get first crack at president ial candidates from both parties. And, every four years, some states and even more members of the media wonder why . The chairs of iowas Political Parties seem set on setting the tone for president ial politics. Republicans dont want to repeat past mistakes. We are as prepared as we can possibly be to make sure we have an open, transparent and successful caucus, said hoefert. An
County from noon today until today caucus day in iowa the calm before the storm. Itll be pretty uneventful with a mix of clouds and sun, highs in the 30s and calm winds. Snow and strong winds will move south to north across nebraska and iowa tonight mainly after midnight and continue throughout the day tuesday and move out late tuesday night. There is the off chance that a few snow showers sneak into the viewing area late this evening, so for you caucusgoers, the start of it should be snowfree at 7 pm, but after it gets done depending on where you caucus , some might have some light snow, so it wouldnt be a bad idea to have your vehicle packed and prepared for Winter Weather just in case. Most of the area including sioux city should expect anywhere from 8 to 12 inches with less north and west and possibly more in some areas south and east along with sustained winds of 30 Miles Per Hour and gusts upwards of 40 on tuesday. Avoid travel if you can because whiteout conditions are expected
Wx timer 40 theres a lot of talk about the miles candidates trek as they look to lock up a victory tonight. But, what about the media . In iowa, its nearly imposssle totopick up a nnspaper, listen to the radio, or turn on the Television Without seeing signs surronding iowas first in the nation caucus. But, it takes a lot of hard working journalists, both near and far, to create this media madness. Ktivs robert lowe has more from des United States that is major is considered as an important event france, saiddathieu coachh, bfm, tv france so, of course, this is very important, Everybody Knows that. The germans are very interested in american elections, said heather dorf dolce, ardgerman radio tv network. Proving every four years will continue to feature a media frenzy in iowa. That was ktivs robert lowe reportrtg. Theyrrnot releasing the exext number, but, were told in total. There are thousands of media credentialed at the media center. Donald trump drew a large crowd for his final sto
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