im tim seaman, jenna rehnstrom has the niht off a sioux city mother...charged as an accessory in the death of her 2-month old son, is accepting responsibilty tonight. rebekah williams will face up to 25 years in prison..for neglect of her three children....that lead to the death of one of them. abc 9's deborah souverain attended the hearing today in woodbury county court. she joins us now with more. deborah tim rebekah williams-mccarthy accepted a plea deal that cut her possible sentence down..to more than half. she now faces up 25 years in prison...that's down from a possible sentence of up to 85 years. natpop - "how do you plead?" said duane hoffmeyer chief judge of third judicial district natpop - "guilty your honor," said rebekah williams-mccarthy sioux city, mother rebekah williams- mccarthy...entering a change of plea in

woodury county court tuesday. williams..pled guilty to three counts of child neglect...stemming from the death of her two month old son leonard back 20-14. "michael was on adderrall and marijuana and i chose to leave leonard there anyway," said rebekah williams- mccarthy. investigators say williams' boyfriend..michael..b rought the 2-month to an emergency room already dead. michael, who was looking after the infant... didn't call the ambulance because he had warrants for his arrest. williams who was working at the time... says she could have done more to protect her sons. "i left max in unsanitary conditions, knowing mike was not watching them, and max could not get up and leave; he couldn't defend himself," said rebekah williams- mccarthy. williams pled guilty to three counts... including child endangerment...resu lting in serious injury...child endangerment...resu lting in bodily injury. the plea cut her sentence of up to 85 years...down to 25. "these sentences will be served consecutive because of the separate and serious nature of each event and they each involved a different one of your children," said duane hoffmeyer cheif judge of third judicial district. williams accepted a similar plea to her boyfriend

michael..who currently serving a 25 years. chief judge hoffmeyer says williams..will be given credit for time served. there is not a mandatory minimum for her 25 year sentence. reporting live in studio deborah souverain abc 9 news. tim: now a follow up on how woodbury county may end up replacing an aging building used to house non-violent offenders. this evening the woodbury county board of supervisors heard results on a long-term study of the prarie hills work release facility supervisor jeremy taylor, who presented the report....is reccommending that the county shut down the old building, which is only used once a month. the study estimates it would cost upwards to 1.2 million

dollars...just to maintain the building... over the next few years. "taking the money that otherwise would have been wasted at prarie hills over the next ten years, that we've already established is over $1 million and using it in a much more viable space that would be long- term makes a lot of fiscal sense for tax payers," said jeremy taylor, woodbury county board of supervisors. the plan taylor suggested, would instead use those funds to add jail space at the law enforcement center, by converting a former recreational space. deputies say they agree something needs to be done with prarie hills. "we're not housing a lot of inmates out there; they don't fit the criteria and because of that it's a tremendous expense to keep that place open for four or five inmates out there," said greg stallman, major woodbury county sheriff's department. the next step would be to do a study...to determine if the law enforcement center can be expanded. and how the expansion would be paid for. the prarie hills building was built in 2000..to help with over- crowding at the jail. tim: a discussion over how eventual tax revenues from c-f

industries should be used... turned into a bit of a debate. supervisor taylor is proposing the board set aside 50 percent of those dollars to help roll back property taxes in the county. it's an idea include in the counties vision 2050 manuel. cf is spending $1.7 billion to expand its port neal facility near salix. the project will eventually generate $130 million in property taxes over 20 years for the county. taylors resolution met resistence from fellow supervisors larry clausen and jackie smith... both voiced concerns that a resolution would tie the hands of future boards. "i think it's a first good step to say that the states largest expansion in it's history will have a sizeable effect on taxpayers. i thknk that they deserve that at the end of the day. what this would do is say we're putting tax payers first and that would be county wide. " the additional funds dont begin rolling in until 2019. tim: osceola county supervisors unaimously approved a 20-year tax increment financing plan during a public hearing this

morning that plan will take revenue from a wind turbine farm near harris, iowa to pay for a reconstructed road near highway 9 and a sewer lagoon. something that doesnt sit well with farmers who said they were promised tax relief. "as far as harris using all funding options, they haven't. the usda loan, they have not applied for it," says brueggeman. tim: this is the last year that county officials can pass a "tif" to divert those revenues. an estimated 3.5 million dollars will be used for reconstruction and updates are set to begin next spring. tim on cam rep. paul ryan said that he's willing to run for the house speakership, replacing rep. john boehner, if he garners the support of three key republican groups. the wisconsin republican has given the republican study committee, the freedom caucus and a moderate group until friday to voice their support. ryan, the chairman

and means committee, had been pressured by members to consider a bid after house majority leader kevin mccarthy dropped out of the race to take over from boehner several weeks ago. ryan insisted he was not running for speaker before returning home for a 10-day recess, but returned after the time with his family open to the idea. tim on cam as one democratic hopeful drops out of the race for president.... another may be getting ready to step up and run. andy rose explains who's out and who may be in. " " one fewer democratic candidate vying for the white house... (jim webb;former democratic presidential candidate) "i am withdrawing from any consideration of being the democratic party's nominee for the presidency." former virginia senator jim webb ended his democratic bid for president on tuesday. web never caught enough momentum in the primary to compete with heavy-hitters like hillary clinton or senator bernie ers -- but he isn't completely bowing out of the race. webb says he will meet with people from across the political spectrum to consider a third- party run for president. (jim webb;former democratic presidential candidate) "how i remain as a voice

will depend on what kind of support i am shown in the coming weeks as i meet with people from all sides of america's political landscape. and i intend to do that." and as webb potentially makes a transition to run as an independent, speculation over if vice president joe biden will make a run is growing. subtle jabs between biden and hilary over policy and political style have some wondering if the decision has alraedy been made. but time is running out. biden has until next thursday to make and announce his 2016 decision -- if he wants to be a serious candidate who is on all ballots. andy rose reporting. tim: polling hasn't shown a groundswell of support for biden. a cnn/orc national poll out monday shows that just 18% of democratic primary voters would back biden, behind clinton at 45%, and vermont sen. bernie sanders at 29%. tim: high school students from dozens of northeast

nebraska schools are getting an early look at the career world today. hundreds of students from all over the area took part in the annual northeast nebraska career day put on by unl extension. the high school sophomores got to pick the sessions they wanted to attend, everthing from education and farming, to business and floral design... and tv broadcasting, of course. one student we talked to says he's taking away some good ideas for the next step in his move toward a future career. jack osnes, wayne high sophomore, says, "i think it was really informational, because it shows you how to get to college and persue your dreams and all that stuff." .this is the eighth year kcau has been part of the event. 945 students total registarted to take part. tim: no hands, no feet, no eyes on the road... see how driver- less cars are closer to becoming a reality...ahead. (fred) tonight's ask fred question is "how much snow fell on

halloween in 1991?" the answer, and your cooler 7-day forecast, is after the break.

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viable transportation alternative. virginia now allows this new technology to be tested on its roads. authorities recently opened up some 70-miles of highway to take the driver- less cars for a test-drive. rene marsh went along for the ride. (nats inside car: "automated control engaging " "feet off hands off eyes off") that's how we drove-- 65 miles per hour -- down a stretch of virginia highway. it's the state's first try at testing driverless vehicles on real roads. cnn in one test car and the head of the national highway safety administration in another... virginia tech researchers in the drivers seat... just in case. (nats inside car: "right here i'm going to transition over to automated mode") researchers are studying how people in driverless cars react to anything from another car suddenly stopping to a construction worker in the road -- all to help design the safest vehicle possible.

(luke neurauter/virginia tech researcher) "the vehicle is controlling our speed and our lane position, and monitoring the environment ahead." the test car receives wireless signals from other vehicles in the test. when the motorcycle breaks... (nats inside car: "your foot is not on the pedal" "i'm not on the pedal so he has a breaking event" this is the future of driving... . virginia joins california, nevada, florida, michigan and washington d.c. in okaying self-driving car testing on public roads. (reporter off cam "you are sayingit's so cool because we are on a real road. i mean, how crucial is this in moving forward to this next step?") (mark rosekind/nhtsa administrator) "we saw a trooper coming up behind us. we saw a workman come out from behind a truck. all responded beautifully from the automation and the connected elements that were there. at some point though, it's going to get even more complicated out there. it's a critical element of seeing all this move forward." forward to the day where no hands, no feet, no eyes is the mantra for all drivers on the road. (tim) fred, today was

it was. tomorrow won't be bad either, just cooler. 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the hd radar shows that the showers and sprinkles have largely ended, but there may still be a few sprinkles in the east. the port neal welding company

skycam hd shows quiet conditions from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 79 was our high today after a low of 50. the allergy report isn't so sunny. pollen levels are high overall, with weeds high. we need a hard freeze to kill off the pollen- producing plants, but unfortunately, none is in sight for at least a week. in sioux city, we have 61 degrees. local temperatures are in the 50s to 60s. zooming out, we can see the cold front more clearly. billings, mt has only 48 degrees. the satellite and radar shows clouds thicker to the west closer to the front. the stormcast hd shows a quiet night tonight, then the front passing through tomorrow. so, it will be cooler wednesday. no rain is expected wednesday, but on thursday, a low will lift north along with the warm front. this will give us a chance of showers thursday, especially late in the day. with the low close by, showers are likely friday, and possibly even a thunderstorm! tonight, look for a low of 51 and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow for a high of 68 and partly cloudy skies. the 7-day forecast shows mainly 60s for highs. rain chances are 30% thursday and 70% friday.tonight's ask fred question is "how much snow fell on halloween in 1991?" here's a look at that storm system. the center of the storm passed to our east, which means we got the windy and cold part of the storm in siouxland. sioux city had 8.8" of snow from that storm. duluth, mn saw a stunning 37"! the storm caused $100 million in total damage and caused 100,000 total power outages. nichole jump via facebook is

our winner tonight. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to see the muskies vs. lincoln on friday, october 30. to enter, email fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebook page under the ask fred post. (tim)

you bet. tim: the iowa hawkeyes and the nebraska cornhusker football teams are re-igniting

game. that's coming up november 27th at memorial stadium in nebraska and although the two are rivals they are partnering with hy-vee and the american red cross and to honor heroes in our community. but before the two teams take the grid iron, fans are being encouraged to nominate someone they know for their extraordinary acts of heroism. a person from each state will be invited to attend the hero's game and be recognized, as well as have their name etched onto the game trophy. if you'd like to nominate a hero just head to siouxlandmatters- dot-com and click on the hy-vee heroes game tab. coming up in sports...the road to cedar rapids began tonight for iowa volleyball teams. we'll head to moville for first round action up ahead. tim plus dordt is one of the hottest teams in the country right now. find out if the defenders could keep their winning streak alive against briar cliff.

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was released today, dordt shot up 7 spots to number six nationally. that's what happens when you take down the number 1 and number 2 teams in the country within four days. tonight, the defenders put their six game winning streak on the line against briar cliff. dordt took the first two. in the third, brooke granstra...with the big swing...defenders up 10-6. but on the next point, toni beck responds with a cross court kill of her own to get it back to three. late on, elizabeth kiel...one of her six kills in the match makes it a five point lead. briar cliff, would battle on...melissa ditter gets it to fall late. but the chargers only hit point oh six five as a team, and ema altena, one of her match high 11 kills puts the exclamation point on it.

defenders take it in straight sets. on the other side of town...morningsid e hosting dakota wesleyan in gpac action--second set action. sammy fluck for the tigers...no go on the first effort here, but responds with the kill...but morningside, not impressed. london bockenstedt...wit h the kill from the left side...that gets the stangs within one. then a few points later, aneisha ford comes on the slide hit to knot things up. late the set, gabi french, the deep float serve is misplayed...the ace opens up a 3 point lead. then jennifer buyert with one of her match-high 15 kills...mustangs get the sweep, 3-0. in division 2, a top 25 battle between wayne state and augustana in sioux falls. in the first...lauren waite...with a big time kill for the vikings. but back comes wayne state...leisa mcclintock sets up elizabeth gebhardt...she finds the floor

frauendorfer takes over...the kill from the right side off the big hammering swing. and then she can do it from the middle with the change up too. wildcats get revenge, they beat augie in four. wc student section--"we love chris" and i love you wild cat nation...woodbury central and west monona in regional volleyball action. first set, keely steffen comes up with the swing and the kill and the cats take the lead. then hailee sleezer, getting it done from the line, wc up 5-2. west monona, gets some offense going...allyson rose rises up from the middle blocker position for a point. and then later on, cortnie lester makes the great adjustment for the set...rose finishes, but they trail by ten. on the other end, payge ronfeldt...smashe s it off the

block...and the cats are into the next round, 3-0. east hosting rth in missouri river conference action tonight as well. gabby roe...comes up with the block for the raiders, they jump out to a 10-0 lead. then off the nice dig by north, jorden hansen, with the nice net play for east, the lead up to 12. north, tries to mount a comeback...kylee eickholt, just a freshman...hits it home off the block. and then rachel fuller, with the incredible dig, that leads to a kill for breonia farris. but it was all east tonight...lexi lapke gets blocked, but kennedy franko finds the soft spot in the defense...east wins 3-0. chris: tonight was as close to a must win for the chicago cubs as possible, trailing 2-0 in the nlcs. luckily for them, the series shifted to the friendly confines. mets with a 2-0 lead in the series, but cubs fans holding strong. in the first...yoenis cespedes...finds the gap in left center...a run comes into score all the way from

1st and it's 1-0. but then kyle schwarber, continues his torrid playoffs...a solo shot in the bottom of the first knots things up. if one guy has been hotter than schwarber though it's daniel murphy. mets win it 5-2. royals, looking to bounce back against ra dickey and the blue jays. and this is a good way to start...ben zobrist gives it a ride in the top of the first...2 run dinger gives kc the lead. then in thes econd, alex rios, the former blue jay...sticking it to his former team with the solo shot. things got so bad for toronto that cliff pennington became the first position player to pitch in the playoffs, ever. royals cruise, 14- 2. (fred)

partly cloudy skies. the 7-day forecast shows mainly 60s for highs. rain chances

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