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WEBVTT MANY KCCI VIEWERS HAVE ASKED HOW THEY CAN HELP FIRE VICTIMS. WE POSTED THE INFORMATION ON THE KCCI 8 NEWS APP. ERIC: IN COMMITMENT 2018, GET REGISTERED AND GET VOTING. ELECTION DAY IS ALMOST HERE. THAT’S THE MESSAGE TO IOWANS WHO STILL HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEXT MONTH’S MIDTERM, AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK JOINS US LIVE. TOMMIE, THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS GETTING HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. TOMMIE: IT IS. WE ARE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OUT. THAT MEANS THE CAMPAIGNS WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR SO LONG ARE RAMPING UP AND LAUNCHING NEW ATTACK ADS. AND IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY, YOU ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME. THE DEADLINE TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY YOUR COUNTY AUDITOR BY 5:00 P.M. TOMORROW. TO REQUEST THAT ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL, FILL OUT A REQUEST FORM AND RETURN IT TO YOUR COUNTY AUDITOR. YOU WILL WANT TO MEET THE DEADLINE TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS ON ELECTION DAY. AND WITH THE CLOCK TICKING, BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WILL KEEP PUSHING OUT ANYTHING TO SWING YOUR VOTE, INCLUDING THOSE ATTACK ADS. >> I BELIEVE WE’RE SEEING SO MANY ATTACK ADS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE IS TO ATTACK DEMOCRATS AND TRY TO SCARE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE POLLS. >> THAT’S JUST UNFORTUNATELY PART OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS. IT JUST IS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN AND GET OUT THERE AND TALK ABOUT THE FACTS. TOMMIE: BEYOND THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR, OTHER POLITICIANS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS IOWA TO GET THEIR NAMES OUT THERE. MONTANA’S GOVERNOR, STEVE BULLOCK, IS IN DES MOINES TOMORROW. MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR IS IN DES MOINES THIS WEEKEND. SHE COULD BE A 2020 CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY, FOLLOWING KAMALA HARRIS AND CORY BOOKER. AND JOE BIDEN IS IN IOWA NEXT TU