drake: i think so. some of these changes are things, to be fair to jeff smisek, some of these things take time. labor issues take a while to work out. united does listen. they have a customer experience the permit looking at what --department looking at what customers think. dave: they changed the coffee. [laughter] drake: right. i wrote the cover story three years ago about the merger. the way i opened it was talking about coffee. the process of figure now what coffee they would serve, an incredibly detailed, labor intensive process.they settle on one and had to change it. three years later they are doing it all over again. there is getting back to zero in some sense, but headed in the rejection. carol: to give them props, integrating two huge companies is not easy. that does not mean i'm not forgetting them. but it's not easy. -- forgiving them. drake: ceos always overpromise on these things. there is optimism about what comes out of these mergers and it's hard to deliver. dave: march easier when you

drake: i think so. some of these are changes that -- to be fair to him, were put in place under him. some of these take time to labor issues always take a while to work out. united -- they do listen. they have this customer experience department that is looking at what customers think. they changed the coffee. david: thank god. carol: exactly, but they also looked at the boarding process. drake: both of those things are funny. i wrote a cover story three years ago about the merger. the way i opened it was talking about coffee and the process of figuring out what coffee they would serve on this airline was incredibly detailed, labor-intensive. they settled on one, they had to change it. three years later, they are doing it all over again. there is a little bit of kind of getting back to zero. heading in the right direction. carol: to give them a couple of props, they were integrating two huge companies. it wasn't easy. i'm not forgiving them, but any of those m&a prophecies. it is not easy. drake: ceos a

drake had no answer for devaughn akoon-purcell. 28 points for number 44. 2 mins left drake down 2. madison, the senior, buries the j. tied at 60. but with just over a minute to play. tony wills with the dagger 3. illinois state wins 67-62. another single digit loss for drake. bulldogs home again wednesday same song, 2nd verse for the drake women. picked as one of the favorites in the mvc, jennie baranczyk's crew has also lost 5 of their last 6 games. trying to get back on track today against evansville. end of the 1st q. courtney rush, bottoms up. dogs lead 24-11 after 1. 2nd q, its lizzy wendell time. buries the 3. drake up 17. then on the break, caitlin ingle, no look to wendell. another from deep. this game in the 3rd q, drake rolling hawkeye fans are disappointed about the rose bowl, but the basketball team is 2 and 0 in the big 10 after beating 2-top 15 teams. last night a huge come from behind win at purdue. iowa trailed by 17 at the half, but outscored the boilermakers 50-26 in the 2nd half en-route to a 70-63 win. jarrod uthoff led the way with 25. it was iowa's first win a

drake returned home this afternoon, hosting illinois state... and it was the toddler trot at the knapp center. this little guy is cruising to a victory, but oh no he stops just before the finish line. and lane 17 steals the win! hoops action now, drake up 10 at halftime. 2nd half, illinois state starts the half on a 11-2 run, devaugh akoon- purcell with the 360 slam! redbirds take the lead. but drake takes it right back, with the reverse then check out the pass by graham woodward to kale abrahamson. kale had a quiet night, with just 5 points. himself a night...game and points. this bucket ties then akoon purcell finds tony wills who cashes in the would do it. the dunk at the end, but the refs waive it off... 67-62 drake has now lost 6 of its last 7. drake women evansville... leading the valley in and the junior was en fuego. wendell in the lane, lays it up and in. then in transition, the pass ahead to lizzy and she gets another easy bucket. then with time winding down in the first, it's cortni rush left wide open. and she buries the three! lady

another single digit loss for drake. same song, 2nd verse for the drake women. picked as one of the favorites in the mvc, jennie baranczyk's crew has also lost 5 of their last 6 games. trying to get back on track today against evansville. end of the 1st q. courtney rush, bottoms up. dogs lead 24-11 after 1. 2nd q, its lizzy wendell time. buries the 3. drake up 17. then on the break, caitlin ingle, no look to wendell. another from deep. hawkeye fans are disappointed about the rose bowl, but surprise surprise the basketball team is 2 and 0 in the big 10 after beating 2-top 15 teams. last night a huge come from behind win at purdue. iowa trailed by 17 at the half, but outscored the boilermakers 50-26 in the 2nd half en-route to a 70-63 win. jarrod uthoff led the way with 25. it was iowa's first win at purdue in 10 years. hawks are now 11-3 overall, 2-0 in the big 10, they're back home tuesday agaisnt nebraska 11th ranked iowa state had a chance for a big road win at number 3 oklahoma but the cyclones couldn't close the deal. isu led for most of the game thanks to 2

this caucus cycle has been busier for drake university than ever before. it also hosted a democratic debate and a democratic townhall, along with the brown and black forum broadcast on the b-e-t network... officials at drake say it's all part of ensuring the younger generation participates in the political "we want to, first of all, make it easy for them to participate in this caucus cycle. but we also, we know that those first few election cycles are vitally important - if people develop a habit of participating in the political process, they will continue to participate in the political process. and that means, not only voting, but attending events, learning about issues, reading the news, and they become much more engaged citizens." :01-:26 drake will also host five precinct caucuses monday night...four separate republican caucuses, and one democratic one. that's a big increase from the last cycle, when drake just hosted two on-campus caucuses. the republican candidates may have spent the day brushing up on their debate skills... only three republican c

the prime time event will be hosted drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on cnn. the dow took another dive today. it dropped nearly 250 points ... at one point losing 500 points before an afternoon comeback. oil prices are a major cause of the downturn... after crude oil slid to $27 a barrel. overseas markets are also struggling... two local organizations banded together so refugees feel arrive in iowa... erika mccroskey catholic peace ministry 40:07 we started hearing some the more negative comments on refugees and folks newly arrived in iowa and thought that's not a neighborly or peaceful way greet new people and welcome them to iowa 40:20 members of catholic peace ministries and american friends service committee decided to collect hats and gloves for new refugees. they say it's a small gesture, but hope it brings about a larger conversation on the issue. the donations went to lutheran services of iowa... refugee service: john claes 44:50 these small acts of kindn

drake goes to evanston on tuesday night. baylor the last team to beat iowa state inside of hilton... 1st half, cyclones off to a great start. monte morris to georges niang to deonte burton for the slam! then it's matt thomas continuing his hot shooting. nails the three, isu up 20-8 early. but baylor closes the gap, johnathan motley slams it home in transition. bears pull within 5. but isu would go on another run. niang with the alley, abdel clones back up 8. but baylor pulls closer, lester medford's three makes it 2 point game. but isu starts to knock down its threes. nader to thomas, good! then it's nader to niang. another three, he had 22 today. isu up 38-34 at the break. 2nd half, cyclones hot again out of the gates. monte morris to nader for another alley- oop! then it's morris to niang to jameel mckay for the slam! isu up 11 midway through. but baylor goes on an 11-0 run to tie it, then medford nails the three to give the bears their first lead of the game. isu takes it back as nader sinks the jumper and gets the foul h

the drake bulldogs are struggling to break out of single digits... they were home yesterday against illinois state..... down 3 in the 2nd half... then reed timmer, driving all the way to the rack. lead down to 1. later its karl madison, with the layup... dogs lead 44-43. more in the 2nd. graham woodward great look to a wide open kale in the end... drake had no answer for illinois state's devaughn akoon- purcell. he racked up 28 points himself... illinois state wins 67-62. another single digit loss for drake. meanwhile the bulldog women took on evansville. courtney rush delivers in the end of the first... bringing the bulldogs a 24-11 lea. later in the half..its lizzy wendell with the 3 pointer... buries it... drake crushes evansville, 94-52 hawkeye fans are focusing on next season this morning after a tough rose bowl loss... and the question on their minds: will he stay or will he go? we're talking about desmond king of course... the all-everything corner back says he has not decided on his future at iowa.. king is a junior and has until january 18th

randi kaye went to drake diner to find out. drake diner, in the heart of des moines, iowa, served as our test kitchen. all we needed was our camera and a tablet loaded with photos of all the presidential candidates-to test iowans knowledge. some were certainly more recognizable! rk: who's that? hillary clinton.rk: who's that guy? woman jeb bush rk: where's he from? woman: ahhhhh, florida rk: does he have any famous family members? woman: yes- two presidents! hahaha. woman: bernieanders! rk: is he republican or democrat? woman: democrat. this guy... everyone knew!! rk: who's that? woman: donald trump! rk: do you know anything about him? woman: too much!! ohhh.rk: everybody reacts like that. nb: that's the donald! rk: do you know anything else about him? nb: we know everything about him. he wants to build a big wall .impressed? not so fast. beyond that, let's just say it wasn't pretty! look what happened when i showed these guys a picture of marco rubio: rk: you're stumped? man: i know the face rk: can you guess? man: i'm thinkin

des moines police are investigating a shooting in the drake neighborhood... it happened in the three thousand block of forest avenue saturday night. police say an 19 year old man was shot in the leg while walking into mcdonald's. he's expected to be okay. officers tracked down a car that fled the scene... and arrested 21 year old antwain robinson after finding him with a gun. robinson is charged with "carrying a weapon" and "possession of a weapon as a felon." police say they're still searching for suspects in the case. the search continues this morning for a missing boater in coralville... authorities were called to the coralville reservoir late last night. witnesses say a canoe carrying two people capsized... and one of them was rescued. that person was taken to the hospital. the second person still hasn't been located. those lower prices you're seeing at the pump could be here to stay... the annual average price of gas should remain below 2 dollars, 45 cents a gallon. that's according to "triple a." drivers are already paying much less than that in the met

they play at drake sunday at 2. cam newton is a magician with the football and his postgame , press conferences aren't bad either. earlier, we showed you how his carolina panthers held off the seahawks. afterwards, newton even managed to invent a new sports cliche. >> there are a lot of guys playing with their butts tight. you just have to find ways to get your groove back going. we need a little bit more of that on next sunday. scott: more of that hat. conference championship coming up on sunday. the first game at 2:00, new england and denver. arizona at carolina after that. it wasn't just a big weekend for the iowa wild, it was a record saturday night, 12,445 fans packed wells fargo arena, making it the biggest crowd to ever attend a hockey game in des moines. that edged the 12,136 fans the ahl's iowa chops drew for a game in 2009. the fans got to see iowa win . they also got a concert after the game with rising country star cam. even the ahl comissioner was in town and he continmues to praise the young franchise.

drake diner, in the heart of des moines, iowa, served as our test kitchen. a tablet loaded with photos of all the presidential candidates-to test iowan's knowledge. some were certainly more recognizable! rk: who's that? hillary clinton.rk: who's that guy? woman jeb bush rk: where's he from? woman: ahhhhh, florida rk: does he have any famous family members? woman: yes- two presidents! hahaha. woman: bernie sanders! rk: is he republican or democrat? woman: democrat. this guy... everyone knew!! rk: who's that? woman: donald trump! rk: do you know anything about him? woman: too much!! ohhh.rk: everybody reacts like that. nb: that's the donald! rk: do you know anything else about him? nb: we know everything about him. rk: do you know anything that he stands for? he wants to build a big wall .impressed? not so fast. beyond that, let's just say it wasn't pretty! look what happened when i showed these guys a picture of marco rubio: rk: can you guess? man: i'm thinkin' that's ted cruz. rk: oh guys, come on really! man: really, it's an attempt! rk: how bout i give you

donald trump is skiping the debate and holding a solo event at drake. trump claims he was treated unfairly in the first fox debate... so he won't take part. without trump, ted cruz takes center stage... marco rubio and ben carson will be next to him. jeb bush, chris christie, john kasich, and rand paul round out the debate... it starts eight... at the iowa events center.. it alone.

and drake university just people. and drake university just released a statement saying the trump campaign over- campaign over- ticketed the event, only allowing a very small percent of registered attendees to actually come inside. sabrina/livetvu2: donald trump event at drake university chose not to participate in fox news debate. tons of media. long lines. des moines register to attend? how will this affect fox debate? jack/lam: with republican presidential candidate ben carson this morning at the statehouse. and asked him about the election process. " there is a lot of manipulation, there's no question about that. i don't know if i'd go so far as to say that the entire process was rigged, but there is enormous manipulation. no question about that. is there any way for that to be fixed? about the only way it's going to be fixed is for us to put people in office who have real integrity. a lot of real energetic people who really care about the future of this country. i believe that our speakers at our caucuses are ver

graham woodward chucks up a three and burries it...drake up 5. 23 points for graham. reed timmer showing no signs of a sophomore slump...into the paint scoops a left handed lay-up good. 19 for timmer. drake gets their first win in the valley, 80-70 over bradley it has not been a banner season for the iowa wild. 2nd worst record in the ahl. but, they have been playing better. 5 and 5 in the last 10 games. home this afternoon against charlotte. 1st period. 3 minutes in. zack mitchell beats the goalie. team-leading 15th goal of the year - 1-0 iowa. and then tempers start to flare. cross check in the back, marc hagle is having none of it. pushing, shoving. a few minutes later hagle gets some revenge. wraparound, back of and here's something you dont see very often. goalie fight!!! iowa's steven michalek and dan alt-shuller. michalek making his ahl debut. 32 saves in the game, and his first ever fight. wild win again, 5-1 over charlotte. for most of his life jim kelly's fight was on the football field. hall of fame quarterback for the buffalo bills. now kelly's fight is ag

a drake university student is settling into a new home this morning... but it's not a dormitory or an apartment. we took a look inside the unique place the senior is calling home for her final semester.... @33:09 "this is my living room." you'll find everything a student needs...and more... @33:22 "i have a little breakfast nook in my kitchen." in haley jenkins' living space. haley@28:09 "for me, it's amazing. it's absolutely amazing." but, when you meet her new neighbors... @23:15 "getting settled in?" you can tell these seniors aren't in college. bobbie@15:40 "it's just been a touch of spring when you see her walking." the 21 year-old lives in a place where the average age is 82. glenis@9:11 "in ten and a half years, we've had lots of excitement at deerfield, but i think this tops it. @20:55 "did i blush?" the vocal performance major at drake university moved into deerfield retirement community in urbandale this semester. james@5:11 "there is no other community in the midwest that we know ofat has this type of relationship with a university. there are

situation that drake administrators are keen to change. 'the university has made a commitment to increasing inclusivity and diversity among the student body, faculty, and staff,' said renae chesnut, interim dean of the college of pharmacy and health sciences. 'andreas selection aligns with our colleges vision to be a diverse community of learners leading the way to a healthy world. she is a positive role model for others and will be an inspirational ambassador on the tour.' prince-gomez made the leap from high school to college through willpower and luck. she navigated the application process and filed for financial aid on her own, paid for college admission exams from her own pocket, and was accepted into the university of missouri, degree in biology. she worked 60 hours a week to put herself through school. she held down a job at a local restaurant, and simultaneously landed a job in a pharmacy. a third job as equipment manager for the football team took her all over travel more than shed ever congress doesn't regulate wall street... wal

so it's been really great for drake students across the board." the townhall event begins at 8 this evening on cnn. bernie sanders is in ames. hillary clinton is wrapping up a really great for drake students across the board." the townhall event begins at 8 this evening on cnn. bernie sanders is in ames. hillary clinton is wrapping up a stop is also in the metro with a special guest. here is a live look at forte banquet center downtown. the florida senator is holding a campaign rally this afternoon. as a special guest. senator joni erst will join him as a special guest. it's scheduled to start at noon. tonight, he'll hold a town hall in ankeny at the f-f-a enrichment center. former republican presidential candidate and texas governor rick perry announced his pick for president. rick perry is endorsing ted cruz. perry explained his endorsement of the senator from his home state in an interview with politico. he said he believes cruz is by far "the most consistent conservative" of the contenders. he also said the primary race appears to be down to t

drake: it wasn't just his fault. there were issues from legacy united. they had a very bitter work force. they had not invested in planes and infrastructure. there were poor decisions. thesions about how to merge 2 technology systems. how to handle labor issues. a focus on cost cutting. that is what they promised wall street. it ends up being unpleasant for consumers and employees. also ultimately -- broughtn terms of what him down, it was not problems going on at the airline? you look at the fortunes of the airlines from the wall street standpoint, they turned around last year. then, in the fall, it's my sick -- isaac stepped down. in april, there had then a sopranos-style new jersey political influence battle. of the investigation and united's internal investigation, he had to step down. david: he was replaced by the interim ceo. i was struck by the stylistic differences. get-go, he was focused on changing the public perception of the airline. consumers and employees. he went out of his way to meet as many employees as he could. there is an open letter

laura: chris cuomo and other news anchors just feet away from where drake's duties -- where drake students study. >> to be in the midst of all this political excitement everything that is going on has just been really exciting. laura: hoards of journalists descended on the snowy drake -- campus >> a lot of activity monday. on the campaign trail here in iowa. laura: where more than 300 press credentials were passed out. >> there is a couple of different people from korea. it is crazy all the different countries, france. laura: just before the cnn democratic forum. >> i called the democratic party here and asked if they would consider hosting this and we just started discussions then and they said yes. laura: executive editor of politics at cnn mark preston is behind all the action in a state he loves. >> oh my god i love iowa. this whole idea iowa nice iowa friendly is absolutely true. laura: and he's not alone. >> it's basically like washington, dc, has come to des moines. laura: former des moines register reporter jeff zeleny is back in his old stomping grounds working for cnn. >> what ha

coming up, drake visiting loyola at 1:00 and iowa state at 3:00 p.m. in northern iowa is playing at 3:00 p.m. at illinois state. the only local game tomorrow is iowa state against number four, baylor. this may be the best baylor team they have faced. it will be a great matchup at helton and the game is live on >> the most-watched morning news and central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. weekend. alyx: right now on kcci, blizzard 2016 is moving in. on the left, conditions already hitting the east coast and on the right, the storm system from space. how people in 10 states are preparing for the winter storm and when it will move on out. good morning, everyone. the winter storm is not impacting iowa. in fact, we might see warmer frank: it's going to feel great this weekend, 36 degrees tomorrow and we will have a stumble on monday with a wintry mix but by the end of the week, it will feel above average. we have been below average for way too long. the east coast can have at this time. not many delays or cancellations at d

drake down by 3. abrhamson going to take it himself. fouled, but he gets the shot up and in... 11 points tonight for kale. pengraham woodward looks drive. pops, and drops. drake down by 22 at halftime. that's too much to overcome. indiana state wins 79-69. norther iowa at missouri state. wes washpun, so smooth. washpun with 15. matt bohannon hits 5 triples, 15 points. then the panthers go cold. 8 points in the final 9 minutes. ugly loss in springfield, 59-58. women lose 75-54 at number-4 texas. a win over nebraska extends iowa's conference winning streak to nine. the longest in 46 years. it started flat. nebraska jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but nebraska-native mike gesell tallied his first career double-double 22 points, 10 assists. jarrod uthoff had a game-high 25 points. the hawkeyes are 3-0 in the big ten. nine days from now the hawkeyes play their next game. america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, rai

one drake university senior has an unusual housing assignment. eric: emmy victor shows us her new place and the role her voice will play. emmy: not even close to a typical dorm hall. >> the living room is twice the size of my last living room and bedroom is twice the size of my last one. emmy: haley jenkins is the in iowa. fall and it not have housing for this semester. >> i was in ireland and wasn't going to start until january which is crazy. emmy: until you need to offer at deerfield chairman center -- came. >> i resume and cover letter oh danny boy, the pipes are calling. emmy: for two scheduled performance is a month she will get free room and board in return. >> we are going to take her to the bar and we will have a drink. emmy: it is one less spot for a senior resident but deerfield says it is worth the investment. >> music brings out the social aspect of the social house and that will be part of our efforts here. emmy: intergenerational living is said to enhance the lives of the older adults and young adults. >> having 13 grandchildren an

drake back up two. karl madison following in his teammates footsteps with a trifecta of his the twine lead stretched to 5. drake raining threes in the first half-- timmer adding one off of the screen. the bulldogs getting some scoring from all over the court.. ore arogundade getting his name called. the long two drake was up 10 at half only to see it slip away. 79 to 70 missouri state the big come back win tonight at the knapp center jon: the iowa womens basketball team has been uncharacteristi cally inconsistent. the hawkeyes come into tonight's contest against penn state sitting 3-3 in conference play. the nittany lions just 6 and 11 overall in the 2015-2016 campaign. the hawkeyes fall big 82 to 69 against a penn state team that just happened to be hitting all of their shots tonight. back to back losses for the hawkeyes. coley-- with 16 points and 4 rebounds. ally disterhoft 13 points and 7 rebounds in a game that penn state controlled all night. the iowa state women were also in action tonight. they

drake has been front and center leading to the crucial iowa caucus monday night. the students are caught up in the excitement and enjoying the political spotlight. >> we have a fantastic student body that engageness political conversation. >> reporter: thinks the student body president, kevin, and admits took a clinton supporter but he says there is a healthy mix of democrats and republicans on campus. there is also students, who have not necessarily been caught up in the caucus craze, in the yet anyway. >> i'm on the fence. i might go to see what it is like because i never experienced anything like this. >> reporter: candidate like bernie sanders or donald trump are defending on first time voters to turnout monday night. but many political experts are wondering if college students are really committed to the long, and complex process, that is, caucus voting. drake will have five caucus precincts monday night on campus. in 2012, they only had one. the so turnout here, shouldn't be a problem. >> because we have been able to see some of these candidates on campus th

once again, the political world is orbiting drake university. visits -- >> there is no campus in the country that has the political activity that we have. reporter: campaigns looking to get on campus. >> i am fond of telling my students this is just how it happens here. and you happen to be fortunate enough to be the ones in the middle of it. reporter: kevin is wiring the media room this afternoon as a paid employee of cnn. he also worked for cbs during their debate in november. >> by far, this year has been the most fulfilling, most rewarding, the most educational of years i have had here at drake. reporter: the university gets national exposure and more free advertising to potential students than they could ever quantify. if you think they are raking in money from all of these national events -- >> it is not about the money. we are to cover our own costs when we are putting these events on. the real benefit comes from the we charge these organizations the same as we would charge someone who came in and do their wedding. reporter: students don'

drake is the latest university to place a ban on hover boards... the ban applies to its dorm rooms and other buildings on campus. federal authorities say the motorized devices can cause serious injury. and beyond that, they say some of them have even caught fire... more than 20 colleges have banned hover boards already, including the university of iowa. we know january is typically a busy time for places like gyms and health clubs, but did you know that it's also one of the busiest months for bird watching. that is where we find channel 13's josh nguyen live this morning, he is at jester park to give us the skinny on bird watching. a warming trend starts slowly today. temperatures will go from the 20s for daytime highs to the 30s by this weekend. skies will stay mostly cloudy with a few flurries possible the next couple of days. you'll get to see more sunshine this weekend. there is another chance for more light snow on all rise for judge judy... the see the report that's giving her of pop culture.. that's right, let's take a look at what's buzzing

stacey: one drake university senior has an unusual housing assignment this semester. mark: emmy victor shows us her new place and how her vocals will play a large part of her stay there. emmy: not even close to a typical dorm hall. >> the living room is twice the size of my last living room. the bedroom is twice the size of my last bedroom. emmy: 21-year-old haley jenkins is the youngest senior living haley was studying abroad last fall and did not have housing for this semester. >> i was in ireland, and i wasn't going to stress about it until the month of january. emmy: until a unique offer at deer field retirement center came to the table, one that this drake university music major couldn't resist. >> i sent in my resume and a cover letter explaining why i would love this opportunity and this job. from glen to glen emmy: for two scheduled performances a month, she will get free room and board in return. >> i'm taking her downstairs to our bar. and we are going to have a drink . emmy: though that is one less spot for a senior resident, deer field says it's worth the

drake welcoming southern illinois... bulldogs down into the 4th, but they start to drops in the three to pull within 6. then off the steal, lizzy wendel, count the bucket and the foul. dogs within 4. and they pull within 2 as caitlyn ingle drives to the hole and gets the layup to fall. but southern illinois too much down the stretch, the steal and the bucket. salukis hand drake its 3rd straight loss, 77-67. jordan/sx3s stephanie/sx3s we'll be right back... you're the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. stephanie/1shot: before we go tonight, local 5 news crews are working hard to bring you even more stories that affect how you live. tonight at ten... we'll take a look back at crime and safety for 20-15. how officers worked hard to keep you safe, and how this year compared to years past. stephanie/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: happy new year everyone! we exceeded expectations today with reaching above fr

. >>> "action news" anchor paid a visit to drake university. >> reporter: drake university in des moines has hosted more political related events this presidential campaign season than perhaps any other college in the state. from a democratic debate last month to a town hall meeting last week, even donald trump's veteran fundraiser he hosted this last thursday, drake has been front and center leading up to the iowa caucuses monday night. students are enjoying the political spotlight. >>> we have a fantastic student body. >> reporter: kevin is student body president and admits he is a hillary clinton supporter, but he said there's a democrat and republicans on campus. there are students not caught up in the caucus craze. >>> i would like to go because i've never experienced anything like that before. >> reporter: many political experts are wondering if complej students are commitment -- college students are committed to the long process that is necessary. they have five precincts on campus in 2012 they only had one. >>> they feel they are informed voters and they make a divisive pick for

the colorado springslities unit five of the drake power plant downtown by the end of xt year. it's part tir ongoi plan to have 20-percent rewable energy by 2020,....anfully decommission drake b2035. d it lks like a utity te cut is in thworks for customers. ciouncil wilnsid osal, approved today by thutilitieboard,.. cut eltric rates by nearly five rcent for thaverage customer, and nagas by more tn 14-percent. utilities says the vote to decommsion unit five at drake, will also save ratepayers money over the long haul. "the decomissioning of drake 5 saves rate payers $2 million n present value over the nex10 yearover converting it to natural gas." ifity council gns of the rate cuts, they would take effect fruary first. they will vote at their nuary meeting colorado lotterylayers are helping with se mu needed improvements at lakeueblo state park. a major project is underway to re- pave the roa and tras there. news 5's jessi mitcheljoins us details. how doeshe lotry come into pljessi? this 10-milln dollar project is partily funded by great outdoors coloro -- and all the peopleying

drake down 15-11. another 3. he hit 5-treys finished with 21 points. this turned in to a first half rout. wes washpun with the steal -- showtime-- panthers roll 77, 44 -- winning at home is a must if iowa state wants to win the big 12. cyclones are nearly unbeatable in ames. the last 31 games at hilton coiliseum iowa state has 1 loss. that came last year against baylor. bears trying to pull another upset, only this time as an unranked team. isu ranked 13th. 1st half, on the run. monte morris to matt thomas, eassy layup. isu out to a 10-2 lead. 8 for thomas. later great ball movement, deonte burton rattles the rim. cyclones lead by 10, 14-4. but baylor hangs around, thanks to jonathan motley. motley more from above the rim. abdul nader. darth nader, 20 points. iowa state leads 38-34 at the half. 2nd half they stretch it out. georges niang the nba 3. 22 for niang, lead up to 9. then morris the alley, nader another oop. cyclones lead by 11, 56-45. but the bears always have an answer. lester medford, 3 from the corner. baylor first lead 67-66. more from th

drake democratic town hall before caucuses... this is a live look at the media room just outside the debate stage... soon all the big networks will start setting up here. then tonight, hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders come together for cnn's democratic town hall. it airs live at 8 p-m. we are now exactly one week out from iowa's first in the nation caucuses. police have identified the victim in des moines' first homicide of the year... 71 year old norma mcneeley was found dead inside this home on pioneer road. officers originally responded to the home for a welfare check yesterday morning. police haven't released any additional information but say an update is expected at noon. one person is dead after a crash in johnson county over the weekend... it happened along interstate 80, near mile marker 240, yesterday afternoon. troopers say one car was rear ended by another, pushing it into the next lane and causing it to collide with a semi. at the scene. hospital. the crash remains under investigation. iowa is seei

no spot in iowa has enjoyed more of the caucus spotlight than drake university. in addition to trump's event last night, drake has also hosted a democratic debate and town hall... along with the brown and black forum... officials say it's all part of ensuring the younger generation participates in the political process. drake will also host five the push to get everything ready for monday has caucus organizers under serious pressure today... channel 13's josh nguyen is live in capitol square with one of them this bernie sanders spent the afternoon yesterday here in des moines... he campaigned at roosevelt high school.. encouraging students to get involved in the political process no matter which candidate or party they support. sanders also touched on an issue important to all students... 173218 - should we make it easier or harder for young people to get a college education? easier... but were not doing that - sanders sanders sees his biggest support among young voters. he's neck and neck with rival hillary clinton in the latest polls. valley high schoolers are

today, i learned drake is considering a similar ban. the brightly colored, self-balancing motorized scooters quickly became the hottest item on holiday wish lists. they're so popular a hoverboard store even opened at valley west mall. >> it's really fun. it's hard at first because you're like, i don't know what i'm doing. kim: drake student haley davis loves riding around the hoverboard her 10-year-old brother got for christmas. but the futuristic scooters may become a thing of the past on college campuses. the university of iowa recently posted this warning on its website, telling students to leave their hoverboards at home because of a fire risk. >> i think they just got freaked out because they started having malfunctions with them. but i don't see anything wrong with them if you know that something bad could happen to kim: drake students were surprised to learn their university is considering a similar ban. >> i mean, i can understand why universities would do it but i don't know that it's all that serious. kim: the ban would forbid

rallying instead at drake university. stacey: before the rally, he sat down exclusively with our todd magel. hear how he made the decision to pull out of the debate in minutes. steve: chief political reporter cynthia fodor is at the iowa event center where the debate just wrapped up, cynthia. cynthia: the moderators last night had been promising fireworks tonight. we didn't see a whole lot of that. a little bit. but they did mention trump's absence right off the top but they didn't really talk about donald trump too much after that. a funny moment when jeb bush said you know what, i do kind of miss donald trump tonight. they touched on a number of topics, including national security, isis, liberty, and probably spent the most time arguing over immigration reform and how several of the candidates flip flopped and changed their minds on positions on that, mainly marco rubio, ted cruz and jeb bush. here's some of what the >> look, i'm going to establish this, because my dad was the greatest man alive, president of the united

kick off. >> lookout, kennian drake can fly. they lose the kicker and will not be caught. touchdown, drake. >> and that gave them an 11 point lead that would pruchb too ove too much. it's the fourth national championship in seven n tiyears. only bryant has more with six. and after the game, he spoke about what it meant. >> there weren't very many people that thought this team could do it and this team made a tremendous to one another and did it together and i've never guys and that's why i'm so happy for these players. >>> and p r now president obama's final state of the union address. a nontraditional message with an optimistic tone. and tracie, any specific word on what we're expected to hear? >> reporter: what the white house has said w is that the president wants to focuses on the big picture, some of his accomplishments and also taking a look forward at where we need go as a nation, not specifically wut what we need to do this year but he did say there are things he hopes congress can accomplish, being criminal justice refo

drake answers inside to nick mcglynn, lefty hook gets it to drop. then cj rivers, slicing to the hoop. high off glass. bulldogs down just 3. but its all uni after that. bohannon, ring it up, another from deep. a minute later its bohannon again, just on fire from deep. he hits 5- threes, finishes with 21 points. wes washpun closes it out. steeal, showtime, this game was over at the half. uni rolls over drake 77-44 kirk ferentz just completed his coach. historic and disappointing all rolled in to 1 year. iowa surprised everyone going season, 12-0. but a blow out loss in the rose historic season. thats 4 straight bowl losses for the hawks. ferentz met the media on thursday and talked about changing bowl preparations. dave the cold is the big story this weekend, a wind chill advisory is in effect from midnight until 10am on sunday with wind chills nearing 20-30 below zero tonight. the clouds will clear out overnight tonight, so temperatures will stay bitterly cold on sunday. be sure to bundle up if you are headed out late tonight or early sunday morning

drake down 15-11. but this was all uni. bohannon with another 3. he hit 5-treys finished with 21 points. this turned in to a first half rout. wes washpun with the steal -- showtime-- panthers roll 77, 44 winning at home is a must if iowa state wants to win the big 12. cyclones are nearly unbeatable in ames. the last 31 games at hilton coiliseum iowa state has 1 loss. that came last year against baylor. bears trying to pull another upset, only this time as an unranked team. isu ranked 13th. 1st half, on the run. monte morris to matt thomas, eassy layup. isu out to a 10-2 lead. 8 for thomas. later great ball movement, deonte burton rattles the rim. cyclones lead by 10, 14-4. but baylor hangs around, thanks to jonathan motley. motley carrying his crew with 27 points. more from above the rim. abdul nader. darth nader, 20 points. leads 38-34 at the half. 2nd half they stretch it out. georges niang the nba 3. 22 for niang, lead up to 9. then morris the alley, nader another oop. cyclones lead by 11, 56-45. but the bears always have an answer. lester medfo

but not enough. 6th straight loss for drake 81-76. drake women make it 5 wins in a row. bulldogs crush illinois state 76-41 after a much needed win at take on oklahoma monday night. sooners will likely be the new number 1 team in the country when the rankings are released tomorrow. right now. students already camping out at hilton coliseum to get a spot for mondays game. and by camping out i mean in an 'ice house.' blaine rockman from spirit lake borrowed his dad's ice house . now. thats how you do it, especially when its minus 20 wind chill. cyclone fans love their basketball cyclones-sooners monday night 8 o clock from hilton coliseum. iowa state women on the road at texas tech. game goes to ot. seanna johnson, bucket and the foul. up 3. but they cant hold it. raven brooks, spinning in the lane. tech up 1. 1 last chance for iowa state. bridget carlton for the tie. no. cyclones fall 69-66 to the lady raiders. wild lose at home, 7-4 to the stockton heat. football recruiting rankings are never an exact science, but lets face it there is a reason why the big dogs recruit 4

he is hosting the separate event tonight at drake university. fox news will not have a spot for him on the stage. this is the second debate held in des moines and the 7th so far of the season. it's important for those voters to get out and support a candidate this monday. we will be covering more of that throughout the evening and the rest of the weekend. back to you. . and we've heard from a lot of viewers wondering how they can attend donald trumps event tonight at sheslow auditorium at drake university. if you are interested in attending trump's event, you just have to register for them online. you can find the link on trump's campaign website on the schedule page. tickets are free. the doors open at 5:00. because of all the interest as we get down to the wire, we are expanding kcci 8 news at 6:00 and 10:00. both will be one hour-long tonight and tomorrow so we can bring you the best coverage as we count down to the caucuses. and also new at noon, the downtown skywalk is getting some new photography. just in time for the celebration of the ca

onge learned drake is considering a similar ban. kim: the brightly colored, self-balancing motorized scooters quickly became the hottest item on holiday wish lists. they're so popular, a hoverboard store even opened at valley west mall. >> it's really fun. it's hard at first because you are kind of like, i don't know what i'm doing. kim: drake student haley davis loves riding around the hoverboard her 10-year-old brother got for christmas. but, the futuristic scooters may become a thing of the past on college campuses. the university of iowa recently posted this warning on its website, telling students to leave their hoverboards at home because of a fire risk. >> i think they just got freaked out because they started having malfunctions with them, but i don't see anything wrong with them if you know that something bad could happen to them. kim: drake students were surprised to learn their university is considering a similar ban. universities would do it but i do not know that it is all that serious. kim: the ban would forbid hoverbo