and im tim seaman

at west high school next tuesday evening... and that's raising concerns for some.. jenna: more than one thousand people have signed a petition to bar the presidential candidate from speaking at the school because they say his political stance threatens the local latino community. abc 9's bria bell has more information on the growing petition. bria: tim and jenna... this petition was created by francisco hernandez who graduated from west back in 2012 to send a message to dr. gausman, the superintendent of the sioux city school district. hernandez says that donald trump is a bully, incites violence for the latino residents in sioux city and across the country, and quit frankly they don't want him there. in a press conference with the superindent, he expressed that the school district is neutral and will accept any political figure's campaign as it serves as a learning experience for the students. "we recognize that there may be some you oppose or support any specific candidate, but this is a real opportunity to allow the educational process about the democratic process to continue," said

gausman. political figures renting out spaces is nothing new to the school district. secretary of state john kerry, president barack obama, senator john mcain, and former governor sarah palin have all visited high schools in sioux city. tim: an early morning police chase ended with an accident that claimed the life of the driver being pursued. according to iowa state patrol sergeant bluff police tried to pull over a man suspected of drunk driving. when the man failed to stop, that's when police started a pursuit on old highway 75. the chase ended when the suspects vehicle rolled into a ditch just outside of salix. the driver died when he was thrown from the car. jenna: with the new year approaching... you could pay a hefty penalty if you don't purchase health insurance. under the affordable care act... fines for not being covered

will double next year. if you need help - there are resources in town. if you choose not to get health insurance by the start of the new year... you could face a penalty of almost 700 dollars or two and a half percent of your yearly income... which ever is greater. that's double the current penalty, which is about 300 dollars or two percent. sioux city's mercy medical center has a team of staff members who help connect people with a financial advisor to get them enrolled. "financial counselors here that can help people with their enrollments. they're available when you can call in and schedule with them. that's pretty much our involvment with it," said johnny medical center. help enrolling... questions, you mercy for help. tim: a local school got a big today store here in sioux city administrators saint michaels school received a check for 10 thousand dollars from best buy and

intel. the money will be used for new school technology. employees from intel voted to award this prize as part of their intel retail edge program. it's something school administrators say is an important gift. michael sweeney -- principal holy cross school "obviously you know in our catholic schools funding does not come from tax payer money, so we have to generate all of our funds, so to get this ten thousand dollar our students tremendously with technology and education." in funds, faculty administrators at holy cross will come together to decide how best to use the ten grand ifor educational purposes. tim: hundreds of people are expected for an event this weekend honoring local members of the law enforcement community. as part of saturday's briar cliff and morningiside football game, city, county, state and federal officers are being honored at a free tailgate party at olsen stadium. the event begins at 10:30 in the stadium's west parking lot. officers will eat free. there is a small 5 dollar fee for others who attend. a parking shuttle will run from transit plaza to

the stadium begining at 10am three officers will recieve special recognition prior to the football game.. sioux city officers jill fitch and kevin mccormick were both shot in the line of duty and are now back on duty..... meanwhile the family of rockwell city officer jamie buenting also will be honored. officer beunting died in the line of duty in 20-13. jenna: coming up after the break... we'll take you to an airport that's really going to the dogs when it comes to passenger satisfaction.

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pointe storm lake and the port neal welding company sky cams hd. above normal even with the rain, at 67 today after a very warm morning. check out those records, both from the late 1800s!

temperatures are warm in the warm sector, ahead of the cold front and behind the warm front. 67 in sioux city, 50s on outskirts. dew points have gone up from the last few days! not so dry anymore! very moist and humid, almost sticky on our muggy meter. winds are starting to shift as the cold front comes through, but look at how breezy those north winds are. the shift comes in with a punch for tonight, gusty up to 30mph. sportszone woodhouse game of the week! kickoff could have some showers, rain ending west to east by the second half. already breezy, soggy, and cool by 4th quarter at 56 degrees. after the game, strong winds kick in, leaving it still breezy and a bit cloudy by the morning. theres our cloudy day with all the rain, warm front then cold front moving through now. you can see it clearer on the bigger picture as the low spins counterclockwise. stormcast hd front pushes east within the next few hours, ending our rain around 10pm, later east. breezy winds come in directly behind the front. gusts up to 30mph tonight. still breezy and cloudy through morning, but then gradual clearing as high pressure moves in. sunshine and seasonal for fall both saturday and sunday. tonight, 47 with rain ending west to east, strong winds kicking in after, gusts to 30mph. tomorrow, 61... clouds in the morning but

sunshine by the afternoon. cool and breezy. 7-day is dry and seasonal with increasing clouds on monday. rain chances return tuesday night and wednesday, also, did you know? hurricane patricia, about to make landfall in mexico as a category 5 is the strongest on record. in particular, the fastest winds in the western hemisphere at 200mph, pressure was lowest at 879mb. catastropic damage expected there. we'll keep them in our thoughts and prayers. jenna/tim/fred

sports...chris is standing by live in hull for our game

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i'm not a fan of candy corn either. some other big news today...kingsley pierson senior kiana phelps is one of the top discus throwers in the country and she'll be continuing herer career at oregon next year. phelps was down to the ducks, texas and kentucky before deciding to commit to the top track program in the country. we'll hear from kiana this weekend on her decision, but congratulations from all of us at abc9. more college commitmentntews as well...after his time at iowa western, former heelan star tyler cropley has committed to the university of iowa to continue his baseball caree cropley batted 271 his freshman season with the reivers and was a three time all stater during his career with the crusaders. best of luck to

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