pressure is higher than ever. his boss - president obama - says everyone should give biden space. president obama "they will have to figure out whether it makes sense for them." hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "i tell you what - didn't that make you proud to be a democrat?!" but many biden supporters and even hillary clinton have recently nudged biden to make a decision. the vice president's inner circle even sent out an email describing the campaign he would run? but is that a sign? matthew dowd / abc news political contributor "i think he's even closer now to getting in on this. his staff wouldn't be doing those things, having those meetings unless he was getting ready to get in this race." on the republican side - a fresh feud between two of the top contenders. donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "i like george bush, he's a nice man." donald trump complimenting george w bush after launching a harsh critique of him during an interview

with bloomberg tv. donald trump / (r) presidential candidate trump - "when you talk about george bush, i mean, say what you want, the world trade center came down during his time," interviewer - "hold on, you can't blame george bush for that," trump - "he was president, ok? jeb bush fired back sharply on twitter - "how pathetic for trump to criticize the president for 9/11. we were attacked and my brother kept us safe." trump reacting in statistical dead heat among two democratic presidential candidates in new hampshire. the suffolk university - boston globe poll of likely new hampshire primary voters has hillary clinton leading percent. senator bernie sanders is a close second with 35- percent. margin of error of plus or minus percent. poll respondents also believed big winner at last week's debate. fifty-four surveyed thought strongest showing, compared to 24- percent for sanders. ben carson has filed to be on alabama's republican presidential primary ballot in march.

submitted the filing to the alabama republican party offices in birmingham... after the former surgeon raised ten-thousand dollars for the filing fee. alabama will send a total of 50 delegates to the 20-16 republican national convention. of those, 47 will be decided by alabama voters at next year's primary. the remaining three are representatives of alabama on the republican national committee. for the first time in 22 years...an iowa dirt track racer is the reigning national champ of the modified division. and he's from right here in sioux city. deborah souverain met with the new champ today...she has more. allison driver chris abelson...compete s in the largest dirt race track association in the country. he goes against some of the best in the industry... and after a failed 20-14 attempt at the title...he's now a national champion. " race car engine running..." that is th roar...of a 450 horse power engine...dirt race

it's this engine that helped abelson...secure the national title...in the modified division. which is the largest division in the international motor contest association. abelson says knowing how to break out of a tight space...is the difference between winning and losing. "it's more the manuevering in between cars you're racing inches apart from that's what kind of makes it a challegne," said chris abelson abelson has been racing for 13 years.. but he says it's just a hobby. tonight at ten i'll have more from chris abelson...and his big win. reporting live in studio deborah souverain abc 9 news. allison: the eppley auditorium is rocking today... with some of the best drummers in the area competing in this years drum fest. this is the fourth annual drum fest in sioux city... and this year... 25 area drummers are taking part in 18 different competitions...

on a foot petal.... fastest freestyle... and fastest snare. matt van meter... the ceo of drumfest... says the best part of drum fest is that it brings drummers of all styles together " wanted to do somthing like this where we can bring people and dummers of all differnet genre's and they all get along and they all have a great time and they have a common goaland that to just go in there and have fun" allison: this year's special guest is youtube sensation mey-tel cohen. she is famous for her drum covers of famous songs. she says it is an honor to be the guest this year... and is looking forward to seeing siouxlanders at her performance tonight. hey whats up this is meytal cohen and i'm here at drumfest 2015. we've had an awesome day so far and we still have alot of stuff coming up so i hope you guys can come out here i'll see you here" allison: e top three drummers will share the stage with meytal later tonight. and the winner of

their competition will receive a signed painting from meytal. allison: are you a fan of vintage books and antique's? well the pierce mansion was the place totoe today. while people were able to tour the historic mansion... a number of collectibles and books were sold at this year's peirce mansion antique and book sale. the sale is to raise money for general upkeep of the mansion... as well as a few planned remodel projects. kathy flinginger... a board member for the mansion... says the book sale has been a great success for them. " we're very excited. we've sold lots of nice things, and we've given people some bargains, and i think people have been real happy with it, so we'll probably do it again." allison: the mansion is listed on the national register of historic places. allison: santa claus might not be coming to town this year... because he has a new job... a politician! he's won election to one of two seats up for grabs, on the north pole city council in alaska. santa claus - yes, that is his name... led all write-in candidates in the

claus has previously worked as a park ranger and former law enforcement administrator. now, claus says he's ready for this new job. " (santa claus) "it's a great opportunity for me...i think it will benefit the community, and especially the children who live here. it's their future we're talking about." allison: santa claus and a fellow councilwoman- elect will be sworn-in on monday. allison: coming up... i'll tell you the unique story behind an austrailan company... and who they have running their twitter account. that story is right after the break. elisa chilly tonight, temperatures are warming up and the week ahead, is fairly quiet. your forecast is next. " " allison:

if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. but with american-made clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? hard... constaly pecking at the keyboard...waiting for ideas to hatch... that's why australian restaurant chicken treat may be geniuses... they're letting a chicken run their twitter account. the company says it's going for a guiness world record and betty is in charge until she types a "proper 5-letter english word" the closest she has come thus far is the word "bum"

allison/elisa cool out there today! elisa 2 line cg: constantly pecking at the keyboard...waiting for ideas to hatch... that's why australian restaurant chicken treat may be geniuses... they're letting a chicken run their twitter account. the company says it's going for a guiness world record and betty is in charge until she types a "proper 5-letter english word" the closest she has come thus far is the word "bum" allison/elisa cool out there today! elisa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m beautiful sunset sent in by cindy murphy in wall lake, ia. got weather pictures? send them my way! blue skies and lots of sunshine on the kings pointe storm lake and the port neal welding company sky cams hd. cold 35 this morning but we made it into the 60s today! we didn't get that far yesterday. temperatures are just below normal,

but warmer than yesterday, upper 50s east, mid 60s west. breezy south wind at 10 to 20 mph is helping bring in more seasonal warmth, that tomorrow should help get our temperatures above normal. tonight, mostly clear skies and chilly, although warmer than last night, low 40. a few clouds and lots of sunshine today as high pressure is in control. high pressure on our stormcast hd pushes east, but it will still keep our southerly flow in place. windy tomorrow, gusts up to 30mph, and warmer, temperatures to

break 70. winds stick around through the overnight and pick up again on monday. that will push temperatures closer to 80! we'll stay dry through tuesday, just some more clouds. tuesday night we can see some scattered showers. tonight, 40 degrees, chilly and mostly clear. tomorrow, sunny and windy! temperatures are getting warmer, high 71. again, gusts up to 30mph. 7-day has windy days tomorrow and monday, but warm and dry. increase clouds on tuesday with late overnight rain chance. quiet for the most of the

week, slight rain chance on friday. allison/elisa looking foward to beautiful sunset sent in by cindy murphy in wall lake, ia. got weather pictures? send them my way! blue skies and lots of sunshine on the kings pointe storm lake and the port neal welding company sky cams hd. cold 35 this morning but we made it into the 60s today! we didn't get that far yesterday. temperatures are just below normal, but warmer than yesterery, upper 50s east, mid 60s west. breezy south wind at 10 to 20 mph is helping bring in more seasonal warmth, that tomorrow should help get our temperatures above normal. tonight, mostly clear skies and chilly, although warmer than last night, low 40. a few clouds and lots of sunshine today as high pressure is in control. high pressure on our stormcast hd pushes east, but it will still keep our southerly flow in place. windy tomorrow, gusts up to 30mph, and warmer, allison: after the break... i'll bring you a preview of

tonight's opening game of the n-l-c-s between the chicago cubs and the new york mets. stay with us.

an epi cities... new york and chicago. but before the cubs and mets take to the field.... abc's paula faris brings us a preview of these two long suffering teams. "nats - meet the mets this morning, the chicaggearing up to "meet the mets" in new york for the first game of the national league championship series. a grudge match 46 years in the making? brewing since the mets famously derailed chicago's run for the pennant in 1969? where the mets went on to defeat the baltimore orioles and win their first world series. nats - game (dmac) cubs fans hoping history won't repeat itself? the embattled team last winning the world series in 1908 - a losing streak wildly believed to be

of the billy goat" - brought on in the 1945 world series after a fan was kicked out of wrigley field for bringing his pet goat. nat - goat j but could this wild card team have an ace in the hole? general manager theo epstein joining the cubs three years ago -- after famously breaking "the curse of the bambino" in boston? nats - sox win 2004 epstein credited with rebuilding the red sox and ending their 86 year losing streak... long believed to be caused by the decision to trade the sultan of swat himself -- babe ruth... nats - babe ruth the cubs are favored in the series and in the las vegas sports books. and despite the mets missing their starting short stop-- ruben tejada -- after a sketchy slide into second baselast weekend... nats - boos after utley slide new york still plans on giving the windy city a run for itsmoney on the way to the fall classic.

coming up in sports...third ranked morningside visited number seventeen dakota wesleyan.... alex has the highlights from mitchell when we come back. plus...iowa visited northwestern in a top 20 showdown... find out which hawkeye made a huge difference in evanston. alex: 2 line name super alex walker

and northwestern are the favorites to run the table. both teams are ranked and both teams have shown they can match up with anybody. today, these conference foes battled it out. iowa has won three of the last four over northwestern, including a 48-7 rout of the wildcats last season. opening quarter....jordan canzeri out with an ankle injury....in comes akrum wadley and

he makes it happen...35 yards...9-0 iowa.. four mintues later...wadley again...four yard score...hawks on top 16-0... second half now....wildcats within six until wadley scores his third touchdown of the game...iowa in front 23-0... and why not tie iowa's single game rushing touchdown mark while you are at it mr. wadley...204 yards...four scors... iowa wins at ryan field for the first time since 2007. 40- 10 the final. nebraska 2-4 for the first time since 1959....big red at minnesota this afternoon..... picking things up third quarter...24-14 nebraska....tommy armstrong to cethan carter and he stretches for the pylon...touchdow n....31-14 nebraska... to the fourth we go....armstrong airing it out and look at demornay pierson-el...back from an injury...making an impact...14 yards....38-14... minnesota would make it close...but the blackshirts close it out on defense....joshua kalu.....with the pick...he zig-zags his way for the pick six.... nebraska wins

iowa state currently in action at home against third ranked tcu....the horned frogs lead x------x late in the first quarter. just a note: the last time isu hosted a top three opponent, the cyclones upset oklahoma state back in 2011. we will have highlights tonight at 10. alex south dakota has lost 14 straight games against valley opponents dating back to 2013. the coyotes have also lost five straight to north dakota state, today's opponent. the bison are the four-time defending fcs champs....ranked second in the latest polls... first quarter....carson wentz back to throw and he delivers a laser to darrius sheppard....37 yards...14-0 ndsu... but the yotes would respond...ryan saeger with a pretty touch pass to brandt van roekel...8 yard strike...usd within seven.... next coyote drive....saeger connects with gehlen catholic alum trevor bomma all the way down to the

would h it in to tie this game at 14-....this game went down to the wire and as time expired....miles bergner hit a 33- yard field goal to win it...usd wins at ndsu for the first time since 1978....24-21 the final. wayne state on the road at augustana....the wildcats won this matchup last season 52-48... first drive of the game for the vikings and they cash it in....c.j. ham hits the edge and that dude is gone....25 yards to the house...7-0 augustana.... five minutes later....trey heid calls his own name and the qb keeper works to perfection...he rumbles 25 yards to paydirt....vikings up 14-0...man it makes life easier when you have a mobile quarterback.... second quarter now...wayne state bounces back...ryan ludlow caps an 18 play, 10 minute drive...with the score...cats within seven but augustana would score 22 unanswered in the last quarter and a half to win it 50- 19. alex stop me if you

have heard this one before, but morningside is leading the nation in multiple offensive caterogies. the mustangs top the charts, averaging 56 points and 575 yards of offense per game. third ranked morningside on the road this afternoon, taking on number 17 dakota wesleyan.... 1st quarter, dillon turner drops back and connects with hayden adams in the corner of the end zone for the 12 yard touchdown - still a 12-7 morningside lead. later in the first - tyler kavan bulldozies his way over two dwu defenders to get into the end zone. 19-7 stangs and morningside would get rolling...ryankasd orf 61 yard bomb to connor niles who has nothing but space. he can walk into the end zone...26-14 morningside... later in the half....kasdorf fires a strike to jason vander kooi....the mustangs win in a rout as kasdorf ties a school recrod with seven touchdown passes...76-20 the final. out in nebraska...20th ranked northwestern visiting hastings....looking to snap its two- game losing streak... later first quarter, jessie riley does a great job of keeping his balance...he lunges into the endzone...10-0 red raiders.

then they get it done on special teams with the blocked punt! after a long return, northwestern in the red zone... a couple plays later, paul hutson adds six more and the raiders take the 17-0 lead hastings would make this a game...but northwestern holds on for the 24-17 win. elsewhere in the gpac....dordt falls at nebraska wesleyan 27-14. the defenders drop to 1-6 this season. checking out the local scoreboard....bue na vista loses on the road at luther in overtime....41-34 the final. its time to vote for our woodhouse game of the week. option one: sioux central at woodbury central...winner takes the last playoff spot in class a's district two. option two: ridge view at western chrisitna...at matchup that could decide the 1a, district two title. vote on our sportszone twitter and facebook accounts. finishing with some volleyball..top ranked western christian battling ridge view at the heelan classic. second set....wolfpack won the first but taylor muckey ties things early for the raptors... two points later...kaira moss comes out of nowhere and drills the big-time kill....she is fierce at the net.... and then its harlee wagoner

works as well.....ridge view cuts the lead to one... but the wolfpack are top-ranked in 2-a for good reason.....another monster swing.....western christian cruises with a 2-0 sweeep. on the court next door....15th ranked sb-l squaring off with number 12 lawton bronson.... opening set.....ali verzani lays down the block....eagles down 18-13...... but the warriors respond a few points later...camryn bockelmann with a nice swing on the outside...19-15 warriors.. then its jenna wee-dee for lawton- bronson...kill between the blocks....eagles get within two... but on set point...brittni olsen finishes things off with the block...sb-l sweeps 2-0. allison/elisa/alex

clear. tomorrow, sunny and windy! temperatures are getting warmer, high 71. again, gusts up to

tomorrow and monday, but warm and dry. increase clouds on tuesday with late overnight rain chance. quiet for the most of the week, slight rain

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