recently -- nevada senator deb fischer has since re-endorsed trump -- after initially dropping him after the video was released. and again -- senator joni ernst says she does not defend donald trump's comments -- calling them -- inexcusable. we've got you covered live in new hampton -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. senator ernst was wrapping up her 88th stop -- during her 99- county tour of the state. an area farmer is given a six-month prison sentence for selling corn -- that he had pledged as collateral on the farmer -- 59- year-old leroy jones -- was sentenced in u-s district court this week. he'll also have to pay nearly 138- thousand dollars in restitution. jones admitted to selling more than 90-thousand bushels of corn that he'd pledged as collateral in federal farm service agency loans in 20-14 and 20-15. an iowa man is accused of stealing some of his grandmother's where 23-year-old colton rankin is in custody on theft and burglary charges. police there say rankin's grandmother called them when she noticed jewelry missing. she suspected her grandson of becuase of what she called a

deb fischer of nebraska renewed her support for the nominee, saying yesterday, "he decided he would not step aside. i respect his decision. i support the republican ticket and it's a trump-pence ticket." this as marco rubio, who avoided reporters' questions for days, reaffirmed his support, saying i do not want hillary clinton to be our next president. another republican senator in a tough re-election, pat toomey, maintained his independence. >> i remain unpersuaded. i don't know how this is going to turn out. as i said, i think hillary clinton is a hopelessly flawed candidate. i could never support hillary clinton. i've made that clear. paul ryan is in a very different situation than i am in. he endorsed donald trump, i never did endorse donald trump. he has a responsibility to his colleagues. >> also keeping his distance, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell refused to say trump's name at an event in kentucky on wednesday, though he rebuked trump's outspoken skepticism of trade agreements, "america needs to be a trading nation. if you add up all the free trade agreements to all the

fischer agree and there are similar calls from mia love in the house. outside of capitol hill, notable republicans from across the country, slammed the republican nominee in no uncertain terms. >> despite it all, trump struck a defiant tone. trump spoke to reporters on saturday, where he vowed to stay in the race no matter what. he also made a surprise appearance at the foot of trump tower where he greeted cheers on the sidewalk and then came the tweets. he started on saturday posting, "the media and establishment want me out of the race so badly, i will never drop out of the race, will never let my supporters down." he then cited his tremendous support, except for some republican leadership. and also tweeted, "so many self righteous hypocrites. watch their poll numbers and elections go down." at a fundraiser in illinois, president obama seemed it to comment on trump's remarks about women that were exposed over the weekend. >> one of the most disturbing things about this election is just the unbelievable rhetoric coming at the top of the republican tick