cokie: thanks for having me jessica. cokie starting off, this will be the first nationally televised debate in which we have a new g-o-p frontrunner, doctor ben carson, who's leading in the nationalpolls, w do you think this change in the polls will aect the debate night? cokie: well jessica , .... as you know, donald trump just as you know, donald trump just held a rally here in sioux city last night. he's promising to spend more money and time in iowa after falling behind in the polls, do you think during tonight's debate trump has a chance to bounce back from his slumping numbers?

final question cokie, the last nationally televised debate we saw carly fiorina shine, r performance

giging her a little polls. something similar whs our candidate to watch tonight? cokie: jessica rae: as former florida governor jeb jessica rae: governor jeb tonit'sdebate, his campaign released a video targeting one of his rivals.

but the target is not one of bush's republican rivals. the campaign ad hits democratic frontrunner hillary clinton. jessica rae: the road to the white house continues to wind through siouxland with a big republican event on friday. that's when the northwest iowa republican rally will be held in orange city. rick santorum, marco rubio, carly fiorina, and chris christie... will all be there. the evenenbegins at 7 p-m at the bultman center on the northwestern college campus. jessica rae: people often woer how well presidential polls can predict the winner of an election... well, there might be a better way of forcasting the future president. amanda krenz shows us how you don't have to look any further than your local costume shop. amanda intro there's actually research that shows the more popoular a halloween costumum the better the candidate does in an election... with thehe trump factor that may nonobe case. past presidents, like kennedy and reagon... former first ladies... and the current commander and chief make for very popular halloween costumes. cathydo you have hillary's business suits, that type of thing.

about three months candidate runng winning the at the theatrical shop in n lley junction, , stomers are mostly shohoing for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well... which popular purchase cathy the new election coming up, the most popular in the polls is the more popular on purchases. and there have actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a a eory in the cocoume business that thth winner in every eleltion since 1980 has been the candidate whose masks were most popular on halloween. here's a look at the numbers from the spirit halloween index for the past five elections. (fs) you can see the person who won the presidency, also sold the most halloween masks in that election year. but if you ask the owner of this halloween express, there could be a

around. brian donald trumpmp has definitely b bn the most popular one, we stocked deep in him. reorders across the country. but brian olsen says in thic case, the most popular mask doesn't necessarly translate to the customer's top pick for president. brian i think we get a spllit with donald trump of favortism or dislike. many people are coming in who plan on wearing this as a joke or gag against donald trump. no matter what ason people have for dressing up as the e nald... and whether or not the sales will predict the winner of the caucuses or general election... these candidates faces... and hairstyles... are a huge hit at halloween retailers. amanda tag 27:47 if you want to be donald trump, you better hurry, supplies are moving quickly. in des moines, amanda krenz, abc9 news jessica rae:

went missing has now been found. according to the south dakota attorney general, the original state flag was ruled as missing during a legislative audit. after an internal investigation, the divisisi of criminal investigatatn uncovered a former secretary of state employee had it in their posession that former employee is now expected to face criminal charges. jessica rae: some construciton is planned for in norfolk w-j-a-g's paul hughes has the details. reconstruction of the east norfolk avenue bridge planned for 2016, may now begin in 2017. the city of norfolk's director of public works, dennis smith says a norfolk city council subcommittee has to from the nebraska into considedetion. won't know if those awarded until early bids for the work contractors would

require higher rates. officials with t elkhorn valley museum invite e u to do your trick-or- treating thursday night in verges park. museum director ryan leikenhauer says the free event runs from 5 to 7. leikenhauer says they'll have what he calls "friendlier" trick-or-treating in the school and cabin, while those brave enough can make their way to the cave. it's free, but donations will be accepted. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, kix. jessica rae: plans for a new manufacturing facility in norfolk nebraska have been announced the proposed facility, headed by o-c-t pipe of rockwall texas, will cover about a million square feet just south of norfolk

area chamber of commerce announced the 125 million investment it will create at least 180 jobs in the area. the company manufactures oil pipes, such as the ones used for projects like the dakota access pipeline proposed to run through iowa and parts of south dakota. jessica rae: still to come... a couple of creative people gave theirpumpkins some flare. see which celebrity faces are gracing the gourds. after the break. scott:

scott: good morning siouxland. checking the almanac, we reached a high temperature of 51 early this morning and we'll struggle to get even close to that peak early this morning. we'll have a lookokutside on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointe lake. western iowa showers yestery which have now spiraled away cloudy skies in their temperature map displays 40s and 50s in the region. however, a strong northwest wind is blowing and will gust today near 45 miles per hour, so it feels far cooler. let's check out the stororast hd where strong winds are going to be the primary focus for our wednesday. expect gusts near 45 miles per hour this afternoon. temperatures are going to be cool in the short term with highs near 50 and lows near 30. moving into friday, a system ejects out of the southwest and with that we'll have increasing cloud cover coupled with a chance of showers

friday into saturday. today, expect a high of 51 under partly cloudy skies. tonight the low is 31 with a few clouds as the wind gradually backs off. tomorrow, we'll haveve high of 52 and it'll be mostly sunny. here's the 7 day forecast where

next several d ds. halloween shshld be pretty nice following a morning shower. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: and these pumpkins aren't in

worth a look. a woman from ohio created pumpkins based on some of the most famous world leaders and celebrities in the world. she has made a pumpkin head for former daily show host jon stewart... oprah, betty white, kanye west, jay leno, mylie cyrus, and pririe harry jessica rae: and speaking of pumpkins... you still have time to enter our pumpkin contest! you have until tomorrow to submit a photo of your best pumpkin creation. then tune in to our show on friday morning to see if you won! the winner will receive four muskies tickets! ... to submit your photo you must friend me on facebook... and post your pumpkin picture directly to my wall... or send me a private message with a picture of your pumpkin. if you don't have facebook- don't worry, you can email your pumpkin picture to me, at jrae@kcautv.com. jessica rae: after the break... howard's got a recipe for some spooky treats that'll scare the kiddos this halloween. stay tuned for that when we

e popping recipe... howard has the recipe for you. he's in the mister food test kitchen... with a treat that's pretty trick proof. "with halloween right around the corner, it seems that everyone is getting into the "spirit" of things. and whether you're going all out this year decorating your house, or u're focused on finding the perfect costume . one thing's for sure, everyone loves ghostly treats. and the ones we're making today .you could say. are "eye popping." all we do is place a package of peanut butter sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse it a few times until they're

cheese, and pulse it again until everything is mixed in. now we roll this into one-inch balls, and we pop them in the freezer to firm up. then we dunk these, one at a time, into some white chocolate that we've melted in the microwave along with a bit of shortening. once they're coated, we can turn these into ghostly treats by decorating them to look like an eye ball, with stuff you probably have in your pantry. maybe add a little red decorating gel to make these halloween creepy. not only are these fun to eat, they're fun to make. so make sure you have your kids, or grandkids help you out. the recipe for what we call, "cookie eyeballs," is ononne now along wiwi a collection of some of our best halloween treats that're party perfect. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, with kelly, where today we found a "spookier way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" jessica rae: after the break... folks in iowa city are getting smarter when it comes to their garbage. see how technilogical

green with a couple of "big belly's"

no, we aren't talking about their waistlines, "big belly" is actually the name of a new eco- friendly trash can city leaders have deployed in various spots around town. reporter mark carlson brings usmore. "a new program could increase recycling and cut down on the amount of traditional garbage cans throughout iowa city?s downtown. city leaders recently deployed several solar- powereretrash compacting containers with attached recycling bins, known as ?big bellys throughout the ped mall. their installation is a pilot program aimed at boosting recycling in the downtown area, said jen jordan, iowa city?s recycling coordinator. we started with four [big bellys], and will look to add more in the future,? she said. the big belly units compact trash and recyclables using 100 percent solar power, jordan said. city crews can digitally monitor amount inside each contaiair, so they know when one needs to be emptied. since the containers can handle up to 200 pounds of trash and recyclables, they will likely cut down on the amount of traditional garbage cans in the downtown area.

each set carries a price tag of about $8,000. a dnr grant helped iowa city obtain the containers, which are believed to be a first of their kind for eastern iowa . " jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast.

up on the show today. "today, rachael ray is here with an ic and easy food hack that you're really going to love. she shows us how to make 5 easy weekday meals using 2 of her versatile homemade sauces that you can make at home. rachael also shares with us her hot new burning up social flu season is here,

and we have the top tips on how to fight them, both from insiders who know, nurses." jessica rae: again that's coming up today on dr. oz at 4 o'clock right here on abc9. jessica rae scott: today, expect a high of 51 under partly cloudy skies. tonight the low is 31 with a few clouds as the wind gradually backs off. tomorrow, we'll have a high of 52 and it'll be mostly sunny. here's the 7 day forecast where we'll bebearming slowly through the next several days. halloween should be pretty nice following a morning shower. " " jessica rae:

>> announcer: want to create something great but don't know which craft to make? we're about to show you devilishly simply d.i.y. eations you can makekeight now. mario's in the kitchen with whoopi goldberg and her daughter alex with a delectable dish that's to die for. plus, how do you take your trick-or-treat bag from drab to fab? i'm showing one lucky viewer my style secrets that'll have you howling with delight. then "who's ready for some halloween costumes?" one new orleans woman is giving out more than juststandy this halloween, and daphne's brand new baby boy's name is finally revealed. get ready to trick-and-treat yourself right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> good afternoon, and welcome to "the chew."

hahaoween is just three e ys away? >> no, what? that can't be. how am i going to get everything done? i have costumes to make, i food to prep and decorations to buy, what do i do? [ crying ] >> oh carla, stop being a halloweeny. ree days is plenty o otime because e 're making devilishlhl simple d.i.y. creations all hour ng. [ cheers a a applause ] >> i think that first and foremost, we should get to the $& exclusive news. you will not hear this news, yeah that too, you will not hear this news anywhere else people in the whole entire world. as we all know at this point, daphne and her husband john had a beautiful baby boy. [ cheers and applause ] >> but nobody knkns the name of this c cld right now. so why don't we take a look at this video message from daph. >> so i'm officially a wk in to being a mother of two, which is still totally crazy to me to say. it's been a wild week, it's been so much fun and totally

exhausting, um, but little baby