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(music) amanda: new hampshire votes and decides something totally different than iowa. we ll recap that state s first in the nation primary as the field shrinks because of it. sabrina: and iowa democrats do some new caucus counting. after that our attention turns back to local. a statehouse rep straight ahead. (music) sabrina: thanks for joining us for this week in iowa. happy valentine s day everyone. i m sabrina ahmed. amanda: happy valentine s down, plenty to go. iowa and new hampshire s first in the nation caucus, some primary are now in the books. and this is how it all shook out on tuesday. donald trump the winner of the night on the republican side with 35% of the vote. rounding out the top 5, john kasich followed by ted cruz, jeb sh, and marco rubio who all basically tied when it comes to the amount of delegates awarded. and then on the democratic side of things a much wider margin of victory for bernie sanders. he got 60% of the vote over clinton. sabrina ....
to give as an upde from washington lit and in the iowa state house, both chambers guided by women while the lieutenant goverernor has held the posititi sin 2011. we re fortunate enough thi morning to have lieutenant governoror kim reynolds to join us this morning. good morning. it sood to be here. exciting time for politics in iowa. i refuse to look back. i love the momtum. we re moving forward. it s great to see women in leadership and you just mentioned, not only united states senator, but president yoakum as well as speaker up miles an hour. i think it was the first time i in history the governor said he had two women beehind him when he gave the condition of e state. so positive things are happening and they re great role models to young women and we want to encourage them to think about leadership. and i i that a lot throughy i think that build confidence in mow young girls take a look at the tremendous opportunities in some fields where they can make a diffe ....
stalker to get the room next door to spy on her? good evening. and it s great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with the massive and deadly storm system slamming the south, and about to move right up the east coast. several tornadoes striking already. and a state of emergency declared in multiple states, mississippi, alabama. and from louisiana tonight, these images coming in. a triple water spout there, forming in lake pontchartrain. one of those reported tornadoes in prairieville, louisiana, tearing up this shopping district. that storm on the move, heading up the coast. heavy rain, wind and right behind it, sleet and snow. several major cities in the path. a dangerous night ahead. and a travel nightmare tomorrow. we are on it all tonight, and abc s linzie janis leads us off from louisiana tonight. linzie? reporter: david, we re here in prairieville, where a reported tornado rippled apart this golds gym. it took off the roof, then knocked o ....
has come out on top for the third state in a row. a recap is up ahead. plus. iowa lawmakers spar over the second ammendment at the state house. stay tuned for an update on a number of gun related bills and . south dakota s governor met with transgender students. see what they and he . had to say . these stories and more. on abc9 news this morning. lukas: donald trump is waking up a winner and one step closer to the g-o-p nomination in the race for president. trump got a big victory in the nevada caucuses on the same night the democratic contenders hit the stage for a town hall in south carolina. abc s kenneth moton has the latest. this morning, donald trump?on a winning streak after another decisive victory?this time nevada. donald trump we love nevada, we love nevada love for trump but that anger at washington and a strong desire for an gop frontrunner an easy victory over his rivals. trump of course if you listen to the pundits we weren t expected to win too ....
and some of the most vulnerable, the disabled, are worried about what this means for their future. sabrina ahmed has more from the state capitol. bus loads of bus loads of medicaid recipients and care givers came to the capitol today to talk to their legislators. the all have their own stories and personal struggles.. but there is one common thread.. they want oversight of the medicaid pratization that was approved this week. as karen muters talks to one of her three kids she brought with her to the capitol. she has one thing on her mind. 14:58:16 there isn t anyone who s been ableo give us concrete answers. she has adopted nine kids who are all medicaid recipients.. some live in group homes, others with her.. it s a lot to juggle. and now everything is going to change. 13:24:01 is really a complicated system for them now. while she doesn t like the change, she realizes it s inevitable, so now she has one goal get everyone to the table to make sure it works. 14: ....