for construction. charley stated that he is currently searching for all positions ranging from human resources, accounting, security, and more. live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: the house g-o-p conference has made up it's mind about who should be the next speaker of the house. (rep. paul ryan) " i want to thank my colleagues for stowing onto me this great h hor." tim: paul ryan, who represents wisconsin gave his regards to outgoing speaker john boehner in a press conference today announcing the nomination. ryan says thursday marks a new day in the housof representatives. (rep. paul ryan) "we believe that the country is on the wrong track. we think the country is headed in the wrong direction. and we have an obligation here in the people's house to do the people's business to give this country a better way forward, to give this country

an alternative. we are going to respect the people by representing the people the house is set to vote on electing a new speaker tomorrow morning jejea: while the rereblican presidential candidates prepare for tonight's debates in colorado democrcric frontrunner hillary clinton spent her day campaigning in new hampshire. and clinton had plenty to say about the g-o-p debates ... " " "i know that the republican candidates will have a debate t/night. and i for one hope that they will address the challenges that we face here at home and abroad because i think we need a vigorous debate about policies we should choose. and i say this with respect to all of the republicans in the room. meanwhile, a new poll shows clinton with a

in the iowa a democratic presidential caucus. the monmouth university poll shows 65-percent of likely democratic caucus-goers back clinton. tim: sioux city has another tool to help built the work force. e city received the 'skilled iowa counity' designation today. governor branstad made the formal announcemt at the sioux city convention center. the skilled iowa initiative aims to develop local economic benefits by creating more skilled employees. "sioux city is the largest city in iowa to receive this skilled iowa award, and it's a recognition that you have employers encouraging their applicants to get the national career readiness certificate and you have unemployed people that are upgrading their skills by doing this national career readiness certificate," said governor terer branstad . . jenna: in order t t become a skillll iowa community, readiness certificate," said governor terry branstad . jenna: in order to become a skilled iowa community, sioux city had to have five percent of the local workforce become n-c-r-c certified as well as have 20- percent of the local employers

commit to supporting the skilled iowa initiative in their hiring process. jenna: a new streaming device that is out of this world was created by two young entrepreneurs. reporter rachel ramos spoke earlier today with the creators of galactic stream. rachel being a young professional is hard enough. but not for these two young men who have managed to have their very own business, all before the age of 25. i spoke with austin and setet tonner about their growing business. running a bubuness takes years of wisdom and experience, but that isn't stopping two young entrepreneurs from building a corporation of their own. "age is just a number. i think that if anyone says they're too young or too old, it's just an excuse," said seth tonner, developer of galactic stream. seth and austin tonner are both in their early twenties and have started galactic stream all on their own. galactic stream is a service that provides consumers with a small box that turns any tv into a smart television. it gives customers access to some of the latest televsion series and feature films, but it is different from competitors like netflix or hulu. " you have hundreds

and hundreds of thousands of options, and you're never paying a monthly fee again, there's no compition. there's no other company out there that's doing what we're doing," said seth tonnnn. and this isnsn where these brothers plan on stopping wiwi expansion. theheo- owners of galactic stream hope to... "take it tthe moon, that's our plan for expansion" said seth tonner. galactic stream has about 1300 customers right now, but these brothers hope to get distributers all throughout the nation. and they're learned a few things along their journey. "i've started a few businesses. some of them have failed and some of them are still successful today," said austin tonner. they've learned the importance of customer service when it comes to providing the ultimate stellar experience. galactic stream is unique because customers can call in to have their problems fixed immediately. "customer support is the number one thing," said austin tonner. their company places an emphasis on customer support and plans on having a fully staffed call center by january of 2016. rachel: the duo's business is based here in siouxland. their

prelaunch sale is on now until november 15th. customers can go online at galatic- stream-dot-com for more details. jenna: there are some water concerns in rock rapids after a water main break. that happened late yesterday afternoon when operators noticed no water was coming into the wastewater treatment plant. today, the d-n-r traced the leak to a break in a main underneath the rock river. and estimated 56 thousand gallons of wastewater was discharged into the river. the dnr is monitoring cleanup and repairs. many pet parents choose to i-d chip their pets just in lost, and here is a perfect example on how much out them helped reunite a girl with the cat she lost needless to say...they have a to do. say...they have a lot of catching up to do.

he looked at me. and kind of turned his head sideways. and his eyes pererd up. and i said - oh my gosh, that's my kitty." ralph disappeared all the way back in 2001, and the family is working on getting ralph into his routine. jenna: for all of you choclate lovers our there every day of the year is cause to celebrate. but today is actually national chocolate day. if you like sweet, unsweetened...mil k or white chocolate... go ahead and satisfy your sweeeetooth today! jenna: ming up after e break... there is a newew program out that is helping folks monitior their blood pressure (fred) snow flurries will be ending early tonight, but breezy, cool weather will continue. rain is coming late friday, too. see you after the break for the forecast. " " tim/jenna/fred (tim)

surprise that they moved into siouxland. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the hd radar shows a mix of light rain and snow north of highway 20. accumulation is not expected. the port neal welding company skycam hd time lapse shows mostly cloudy skies today, and we had a few snowflakes from time to time. 51 was our high today after a low of 41. the king's pointe skycam hd shows plenty of clouds in storm lake. the allergy report shows low overall pollen levels. highs over western iowa were in the upper 50s and lower 50s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw 40s and 50s. 43 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are 30s north and 40s south. wind chills are in the 20s and 30s mainly. winds are northwest at around 20 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph. we're seeing some sghtly lower visibilty around spencer. the satellite and rada shows a big low pressure system to our east. we are on the western edge of the system, so the snow and rain will end soon. the stormcast hd shows

bit tonight. tomorrow, high pressure will bring chilly sunshine, but winds will stay breezy. rain chances many of us will see 0.25" to 0.33". your forecast tonight is for a low of 36. skies will be partly cloudy and winds will gust to 30 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 with partly cloudy skies and winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. the 7-day shows a cold night tomorrow night and chance of showers friday late in the day. the halloween weekend looks pretty nice.

thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: as you get your

this weekend... you may not think about how many kids can't enjoy some of halloween favorites. one in 13 kids in the u-s have a food allergy. thth makes trick- -treating a bit scary for those pareres. fred hexom's family is one ofof those affected... both he and son, alex, have peanut allergies. so, mom, shelley is extra careful this time of year, when there are lots of sweets readily available. shelley hexom says, "i never let him eat any candy, especially on halloween until we get home, i look through it and take out all the reece's, all the snickers, even plain m&m's, a lot of people don't realize have nuts and peanuts in them, even the plain ones." coming up at 10 on your health matters, hear more about how the hexoms deal with food allergies... and, i'll tell you about a nationwide initiative to raise awareness for childhood food allergies. tim: we all know that lowering your blood pressure as you age can help ward off heart failure, stroke, and other health

failure, stroke,and other health problems. but that's often eaeaer said than dodo. a new program aims to hehe keep it in chchk. kelly bowman explains in today'y' health m mute. " " check, change, control... three simple words that have had a major impact on audrey lowman. she's struggled with high blood pressure since childhood. audrey joined the american heart association's blood pressure program called, check, change, control. first, participants learn how to check and monitor their blood pressure. (vivian moore, east lake ymca) we actually show them how to monitor it, and give them a monitoring machine and they keep a record of their blood pressure. the program includes an online tool called heart- 360, which helps explain and track factors that affect heart health- including blood pressure, physical activity, weight and cholesterol. the next step is to learn how to change your blood pressure. diet and exercise are key... the program offers healthy recipes, information on how to read food labels and easy workouts you can do anywhere. once you know how to check and change your blood pressure, you can apply those skills to control it. talking to your doctor and taking your medications are also crucial when trying to maintain a healthy blood pressure. (audrey lowman/participant) once i got in n ere, you see all different walks of life in there, so i think it uld be beneficial to anybody.

kelly bowman. coming up in hosts kingngey pierson tonight in the first round of the iowa playoffs. sports director chris palmquist will join us live in marcus with a

it's officially time for the high school football playoffs. tim: the sportszone crew has nine games on the docket tonight, with our featured matchup taking place in marcus . and that's where we find abc9 sports director chris palmquist as m-m-c gets set to host kingsley- pierson. chris? chris: tim and jenna, i think it's safe to say we've officially hit football season out here, and i'll be going for some hot chocolate when we get done

here. but we'll suck it up and deal with the cold because we have a big playoff opener here in marcus tonight between the 7-3 kikisley pierson panthers and the 8-0 mmc c eagles. and both head coaches are kind enough to take time out of their game prep to talk with me tonight,t, brent koedam of the panthers and kyle oswald of the eagles. brent, we'll start with you...three losses for your guys this year, but they've come against teams with a combined record of 24-3. what have you learned from your team in those games? brent koedam (brent response) chris kyle, we talked in the preseason about this being the last season for mmc, you guys will merge with remsen union next year. have you talked to your team about that

heading into the playoffs? kyle oswald (kyle response) chris:

eagles are able to throw the ball pretty effectively, but they do most of their damage on the ground. whats the key to stopping t tir offense? brent koedam (brent response) chriri coach oswald, one of the players that stands out on film for kp is jacob harvey...he's averering almost 13 yards a carry. isistopping him the key for your dedense? kyle oswald (kyle reonse) chris: brent, if i take away turnovers and special teams, what's the key to the game? brent koedam (brent response) chris: kyle, same question to you.

3a. heelan welcomes boyden hull rock valley to memorial field. the crusaders scored a late touchdown for some insurance in a 49-35 regular season win back in the first week of october. chris: those just two of the nine games we'll have for you tonight on a special wednesday night edition of the sportszone half hour show. but if you ask these kids here, this is the only one that matters of course. tim, jenna, i'm gonna go grab some h h chocolate and warm up... reporting live in marcus, chris

maple. has grown a lot this summer. has really turned a beautiful red this fall. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) radar shows scattered snow showers across northern siouxland. your forecast tonight is for a low of 36. skies will be partly cloudy and winds will gust to 30 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 th partly cloudy skies and winds gusting to

the 7-day shows world series chaos. please stand by. >> we ve lost our picture. >> and heart break. >> deborah: the pipitcher's dad dies just before his son takes the mopped. and new schohool take wn, this time it's the principal, body slammed by a student. and the other video everyone's talking about. how he shou have handled the situation. and what happened to bob barker? >> i was walking this way and down i went. >> the tv icon banged up. >> i tore up my knee. then sextonbeach. he was branded a menace because of what he and his girlfrnd did on the beach.

>> what were you thinking? >> the jailhouse interview. and -- take a look at me now >> you know him from being kicked off "american idol" for scandalous behavior. >> corey clala is no longer on the show. >> wait till you see where we found him today. >hank yo >> i appreciate it. >> he's an uber iver. now w "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: helleverybody and thank you for joining us. there was plenty of drama in game one of the world d series and that's before the game dragged into the wee hours with 14 innings. fans were stunned when all of a sudden the game just disappeared thanks to a snafu in the fox sports feed. and on topop of thatjust hours before the first pitch, the father of the royal's starting pitcher passed away. and now viewers knew this but the player was unaware of his loss. should he havebeen told? >> strike one. >> reporter: the world series

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