forced out by hard line conservatives. the 45-year-old is the youngest speaker in 170 years. tim: the day after repucans hit the stage for the presidential candidate debates, the much about the the candidates. c-n-b-c hosted last night's event in colorado. andrew spencer has more on the debate that was on economic issues. the republican front-runner, ben carson, stayed low- key, wednesday night. when c-n-b-c moderator becky y quick challengeded carson on his plan for a flat tax rate, he argued it would work with spending cuts and economic stimulus. ( ben carson / (r) presidential candidate ) "we have 645 federal agcies and sub- agencies. anybody who tells me that we need every penny in every one of those is in a fantasy world." ( becky quick / debate moderator ) " you would have to cut government by about 40-percent to make it work with a 1.1-trillion-dollar hole." ( ben carson / (r) presidential candidate ) "it's not true." ( becky quick / debatemoderator ) "it is true. i looked at the numbers." ( ben carson / (r) presidential candidate ) "when we put all the facts do, you will be able to see that it's vot true. it works

uncharacteristicall y, donald trump also low-key. he directed his only john kasich. ( donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ) "he was so nice. he was such a nice guy, and he said, 'oh, i'm never gonna attack,' but then his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end. and he got nasty. and he got nasty." much of the debate focused on money: tatas and the national debt. ( se marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate ) "they say there is no bipartisanship in washington. we have a 19-trillion-dollar bipartisan debt, and it continues to grow as we borrow money from countries that do not like us to pay for government that we cannot when jeb bush touted his record of cutting taxes, the moderator asked if he would consider a deal with democrats that would raise taxes one dollar for every ten dollars of spending cuts. ( jeb bush / (r) presidential candidate ) "you find me a democrat that is for cutting tax-- cutting spenenng ten dollars, i'll give them a warm kiss." "thank you, governor..." ( brief laughter ) carly fiorina says politicians have talked about tax reform for decades. ( carly fiorina / (r) presidential candidate ) "there are loads of great ideas, great conservative ideas from wonderful think tanks about how to reform the tax code. the problem is we never get it done." she says it will take a strong leader to do that. i'm andrew spencer, reporting jenna: florida senator

absentee status that's made him a target in the republican presidential race. rubio has missss 34-percent of hihi votes in thesenate this year, according to govtrack. but the senator says worse than his attendance record is the thought of a clinton administration. i don't like missing votes, i hate it. but here's what i would hate more, that is to wake-up on the first wednesday of november in 20-16 to the news that hillary clinton has been elected president of the united states . rubio went on to defend his attendndce record, saying at he is present when it comes to helping people in florida directly. adding that he has no plans to change the way he's campaigning for the republican nomination. tim: hillary clinton says last night's republican

presidential debate was a lot less interesting than the world series. the democratic presidential contender made the comparisonwhile campaigning in new h hpshire this morning " did you see the republican debate last night? you would've been better off watching the world series because the debate, in my view, was a swing and a miss." g-o-p candidates took jabs at one another as well as the media tim: champion of change... that's what one siouxland farmer is being called after being honored in washington dc for his work on sustainable farming. jenna: abc9's elisa raffa visited his farm today and has more elisa on cam martin kleinschmit, a farmer from hartington, nebraska is also known as a local leader, an educator... and now a champion of change. he's getting national recognition for his work with sustainable

farming. he says.... it was a priviledge. this small town nebraska farmer is back on his land after a whirlwind trip to washington d-c where he was honored for being a pioneer in his field. "there's other people like us out there too, they want things to happen... to make things better for the future and i felt very privivedged to be one of those people. what a great time!" says martin kleinschmit, braska farmer honored in washington d.c. for his efforts as an educator of sustainable farming. martin kleinschmit from hartington is one of twelve farmers from across the nation who's been named a "champion of change" by the white house. since 1996, martin has been educating other farmers in his area about sustainable farming.. "as a group too, they learn what practices to use, what rotations work, what don't, so we can share experiences with one another, and that way not everybody has to make the same mistake. and so this way they can speak and they can ask the dumb questions and not get ridiculed, because everybody was asking those questions, so it was a safe environment to learn under" says martin kleinschmit. they tried grazing, crop rotation, and cover crops... all ways to keep carbon in the ground. he says it's not only important for healthy soil and fruitful crops, but needed to fight climate change. "we'e' got a huge

problem and it's up inthe air, it's all the excess carbon that's up there. so if we could grab that carbon and put it in the ground, wee going to help mitigate some of the extremes we've seen from carbon, from climate change. and it will benefit the soil at the same time. it's a win- win" says martin kleinschmit. martin is retired now, but he's passing along his passion to the younger generations. and they'r'rexcited to seeeeim honored for what he loves. "that's awesome... very proud of that. martin has been a wonderful mentor" says david fischer, jr., renter. elisa on cam martin says the best part of his trip to the white house was getting to see michelle obama's organic garden...even with thirty years of organic farming experience... he says that garden was something else. reporting live in studio. elisa raffa, abc9 news. tim on cam some siouxland kids are ready for competition. sports equiptment collected during a new "united way" project was handed out today. thanks to the first annual young leaders society sports equipmt drive, hundreds of pieces of equipment is now available to 7 area non-profit organizations. each sena wish list to the young leaders group asking for helping

thier agency. today (thursday) everything from balls to sticks and bags was available for pickup, providing kids with activity they might not otherwise get. " ""it means alot to us because some of this stuff we don't even have at the club, it's exciting.like i haven't even played with some of this stuff. i don't think i evered play golf and i want to learn." says 13 year old ernesto hernandez. "it is amazing what our community does do and the support it has for the non- profits in town. it really is a great community to be a part of." says jeff florke, chairman of the executive e committee of the young leaders society at united way. florke says the idea for the "equipment drive" came from members of the young leaders group who's own children had outgrown the equipment. jenna: its national cat day and uber is helping folks celebrate uber drivers delivered these kittens to the news room at our sister station in des moines. for a fee of 30 dollars, you get 15 minutesesf playtime witit these tiny felines. uber offered the service across the country and in canada to help support

participating shelters in total, 15 kittens visited people across des moines. some are still available for adoption. tim: still to come tonight some tips and advice for young people managing diabetes. (fred) we have a cool night ahead, and rain is still on schedule for late tomorrow. but will that rain still leave in time for halloween? your forecast is after the break.

that's right, below freezing for most of us. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a timeapse of the port neal welding company skycam hd shows mostly cloudy skies earlier but a clearing visible in the late afternoon. the high today was 52 after a low of 36. beautiful sunshine is visible on the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. the allergy report today shows low overall pollen levels! highs over western iowa were in the 40s and 50s. it was the e me story in eastern nebraska a and southeastern south dakota! 51 is our temperature in sioux city. the dew point is 36 and the relative humidity 56

hour. local temperatures are in the middle 40s to middle 50s. winds are still breezy over western iowa, but lighter winds are seen over the west. these lighter winds will spread through the area later tonit. checking the satellite and radar, we can see the big low pressure system moving away from us, and taking the clouds with it. the stormcast hd shows high pressure to our south, and this will help to promote mostly clear skies tonight. that will result in freezing temperatures by sunrise. but clouds will quickly return tomorrow ahead of our next weather system, which will bring siouxland widespread light rain from late afternoon to early saturday morning. but the daytime on saturday will be dry, ananwe are forecasting a few

the rain forecast clock tomoow afternoon at 4 pm. by the time we reach saturday morning, a quarter to a third of an inch will be widespread around siouxland. your forecast tonight is for a low of 30 and mostly clear skies as the winds lighten. morrow, expect a high of 53, mostly cloudy skies, and rain likely in the late afternoon and evening. the 7-day forecast shows 63 and mostly sunny for halloween! remember to set your clocks back on hour saturday night before you go to bed, since daylight saving time ends at 2 am sunday. sunday looks warm, with a high of 70 a a plenty of sunshine. mostly sunny and warm conditions continue monday and tuesday, with highs in the 70s. winds will pick up wednesday as we cool down, and we have a slight chance of a shower

10 for our winter weather outlook! we'll tell you what temperatures and pripitation. jenna/tim/fred (tim) (fred you're welcome. jenna: still to come...

balancing the disease and his love for sports in our health minute

everyone. but it's particularly important for young diabetics. not only because it can help stabilize blood sugar levels -- but also because of its potential to help ward off complications of the disease. but some diabetics worry about participating in sports, because of the possibility of low blood sugar. in today's health minute, jim morelli got some advice on h h to minimize the worry. " " shinguards. cleats. shorts and socks. standard issue equipment for soccer. but 13-year-old daniel biundo needs one more thing to play. an insulin pump. daniel has type one diabetes. a condition in which the body ceases to produce insulin. it means a lifetime of carefully monitoring blood sugar levels. and then takingthe proper amount of insulin. what happens to the blood sugar really

depends on the type of exercise the child is participating in. the intensity of the exercise, the duration of the exercise. no matter what the sport. the main goal is always the same. to prevent hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. which, when severe, can be fatal. to prevent hypoglycemia, diabetes experts recommend athletes check blood sugar levels before, during and after games or activities. have high- carbohydrate snacks or sugar tablets on hand and know the symptoms of hypoglycemia. typically signs of low blood sugar would be shakiness, pale, sweaty. despite the precautions, neither father nor son wants diabetes to take center stage in soccer. "the teamwork. that feeling of competititeness. sportsmanship. at the end of the game when they're shaking hands and appreciating each other and having fun." jenna: coming up in sports...big class

from the state tournament. two wins away from the state tournament. we'll take a look at the area matchupspsonight up ahead.

13 siouxland teams in nebraska arar still alive to end their season at memorial stadium. today, class d schools kicked off the playoffs, including randolph this afternoon. the cardinals, looking to make it out of the first round for the third straight

third straight season taking on johnson brock. eight other games with area teams are in action either this afternoon or tonight in d 1 and coming up tonight at ten, we'll have more games. wynot, at 7-1, palmer...kick off just about an hour ago. and in d-1, fourth seeded and un beaten guardian angels central catholic welcomes 4-4 mead that game's at 7. musketeers goalie cam gornet announced today that he'll continue his hockey career at

harvard. gornet currently leads the ushl in saves and minutes and has racked up a 5-4 record. with the crimson, gornet will have a chance to go against former teammate joe snively who plays for yale now. congratulations to cam on the commitmentn time now to check out this week's abc9 rising star. our winner today is teagan eickholt from kingsley pierson. as you might guess, teagan loves playing baseball. he'll receive a t- shirt, a framed photo, and two passes to king's pointe courtesy of the education station anansign prpr chris: not only is itplayoff football time, but regional volleyball is rolling right along in iowa as well with teams closing in on state tournament berths. tonight, classes 3a, 4a, and 5a take the court in regional semifinals, meaning two more wins clinch a spot in cedar rapids. sportszone will be in sioux city, le mars, and sioux center for the action this evening and here's a look at the fullll rundown of

in class 3a, 11th ranked sb-l travels to number 3 sioux center in a battle of warriors. sioux center swept sbl in the regular season. we'll have highlights of this game tonight. to round out a tough regionalal tenth ranked spirit lake hosts pocahontas area. up in class 4a, an old rivalry is renewed as le mars welcomes 8th ranked heelan to town. this game was for a shot at state last year, again i'll be in le mars for this game tonight. elsewhere in the bracket, carroll hosts denison schleswiwi and finally in 5a it's a metro matchup between north and 14th ranked east. the raiders went 3-0 against the stars this season. the winner will take on the winner of waukee and ankeny centennial for a trip to state next

it's time for our faceceok fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... tell me this isn't the cutest halloween costume you've ever seen!? these are the adorable children of amanda madison, one of our abc9 sales account executives. it's so cute, it's going

viral on social media. her little dalmatian doesn't seem as impressed if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page.

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and troublaker leah remini. the king of queens star's shocking new book on why she left the church of scientology. >> y were giving up everything you have ever known. >> cosmetic surgery just time tlook great for halloween. >> i'm getting a costume that's going to show my ms off. >> the big reveal. now, "inside edition" with deborah norville. > deborahhello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. off the rails. that's how one report is describing wednesday night's republican presidential debate. and it's not the candides who are being accud of losing controro it's the derators. >> such a nasty question. >> train wreck. off the rails. that's what the big republican debate is being called. the number one target? the moderators. >> even in new jersey what you're doing is call rude. >> new jersey governorchris christie expreressed outrarage over a question about, of all

things, fantasy football. >> we have people out of work,