marco rubio after his strong showing in this week's debate. bria joins us now with more. tim: the republican national committee is suspending its presidential debate with n-b-c news. r-n-c chairman reince priebus announced it in open letter today he said that's because of the way n-b-c's sister network, c-n-b-c, handled its debate on wednesday. they said that some moderators' questions were just plain offensive... while others were "gotcha" questions designed to embarrass the candidates. priebus said the r-n-c still plans to have the debate in houston on february 26-th. but at this point, only the conservative national review magazine is guaranteed to be part of it. n-b-c says it'll try to resolve the matter with the r-n-c. jenna: newly-elected house speaker paul ryan says he's done with his presidential ambitions. he told cnn's dana bash today he has no interest in running for the white house. " " " if i really wanted to be president, i would have run in this cycle for the presidency. i had the

chance and opportunity to do so. i chose not to do that. so i'm perfectly happy and content with this decision." ryan was elected house speaker yesterday but he originally said he's not interested in that job either-- and he later changed his mind. bria: senator marco bria: senator marco rubio was a crowd pleaser as he received a standing ovation at the gop rally this evening. he discussed his concerns on state taxes, social security, medicare and medicade all while jokingly stating that he was not for anything that would not benefit his mother...whom which receives social security. in the latest gop debate, it seemed as if former govenor jeb bush and senator marco rubio went head-to-head. but rubio says he's not worried about the other republicans because his main task is to make sure it's no easy ride into the white house for the democratic party. "i've never said anything negative about him and i won't. i'm running for president, i'm not running against the

other republicans," said rubio. an ongoing theme in rubio's message was change. he advocated that future of america depends on a shift in leadership. "what i really would hate is to wake up on the first wednesday of november to the news that hillary clinton is our new president. because that means the next four years are going to be like the next 8 years and america can't afford it," said rubio. rubio says values, faith, and family are his top priorities. and he wants to bring that to the white house. "that's why it's so important to have a president that clearly says, that many of the problems we face in america are the direct result of an errosion of values and the degradation of the american family, said rubio. bria: there's 94 days left until the iowa caucuses are in full effect and everyone in attendance was excited to witness their candidate address the issues that america cares about. live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: this morning the

former governor of maryland stopped for a coffee and donuts reception in the u-p-s auditorium at morningside college. o'malley also made a stop in denison for a meet and greet early this afternoon. in between his busy day, the democratic candidate also got the opportunity to stop by in studio here at abc9 for a one on one interview "this is the way we make it happen and iowa is already doing it, 15 years ago you didnt see the sort of windmill across iowa that you do now. so i am the only candidate in this race to set a goal of moving america to a 100 percent clean electric energy and by 2050 here in iowa already at 30 percent because of wind and guess what? instead of it killing jobs you've created 4 thousand in our country without even trying too hard. there are more people employed in solar and wind then there

are in coal throughout the united states of america. " you can see more of my one on one interview with the democratic presidental candidate this sunday on this week in siouxland begining at 9-am jenna: an iowa school bus driver is in jail facing child endangerment and assault charges. that's after police say johnston bus driver robert scarbrough hit a middle school student with special needs. kattey ortiz from our sister station in des moines has more on the school district's reaction to what happened. ""it takes a special person to be a bus driver." robert scarbrough didn't even last a semester as a school bus driver for the school district in johnston when he allegedly assaulted a boy with special needs. but he went through all proper training. when they're first hired ... bus drivers get one-on-one attention with a trainer who's also a driver. "everything from bus mechanics, radio etiquette, etiquette with the kids." the kids go through their own training too ... called the positive behavior intervention sysm -- be respectful, be responsible and be safe. it goes for both the driver and the students.

"they're advised to pull over, stop the bus, call the district transportation office and say i need assistance. the transportation office calls the johnston police department and they come out to assist however they can." assistants can also help manage the situation for the driver. scarbrough didn't have one on his route. standup: "the district says in a perfect world they would have an assistant on every single bus route, but because they provide transportation to every student no matter where they live, it's something they can't afford." the ultimate question: did scarbrough do anything according to protocol before everything escalated? "when the driver felt a need to speak with students, he correctly pulled the bus over and stopped the bus so that there were no dangers of any kind, no moving violations."" they say he also radioed dispatch at one point ... but what he said and at what point is still under investigation. jenna: there are various trainings throughout the year for drivers as well, some monthly, some on

year for drivers as well, some monthly, some on an as-needed basis. tonight scarbrough is on administrative leave from the district and in polk county jail. tim: out with the old and in with the new.... wiatel is planning on switching their current copper system to this fiber network to offer better service to rural iowa. the pain of slow internet... many of us know it all too well, but those in rural areas have it worse. wiatel, an iowa based broadband company out of lawton, is currently designing and engineering a 25 million dollar project to bury fiber optic cables across the area...that way everyone... both urban and rural, will have the same internet speed

and video service. "our copper based network that we have now works fantastically, but it's a network that's a little bit sensative to distance, so customers who are closer to an office, may be able to get faster speeds than customers that are further away. this fiber optic project will eliminate that restriction completely, allowing all of our customers access to the same services" says heath mallory, wiatel general manager. the company says this new fiber network goes beyond the govenor's current broadband initiatives. construction is set to start by the summer, with hopes of having all customers with full service within 24 to 30 months. jenna: a new youtube video out of north high in sioux city might well go viral. check out what their teachers lled off as a "treat" to students this halloween. thriller music playing as teachers start to dance. that's the faculty at north high dancing to

michael jackson's "thriller" in a flash mob. the teachers have some pretty good moves and the students seem to love it. you can watch the full video on our abc9 news facebook page. jenna: more tricks and treats at the sioux city musketeers game tonight. during the first period break, kids were invited to show off their halloween costumes. i got to host the fun and pass out the prizes. there were everything from disney princesses to transformers and super heroes. even a ghost buster. six kids total took home prizes in two different age groups. tim: still to come... well check out how brair cliff university is giving a spooky touch to their underground hallways (fred) it's going to be a rainy night ahead, but halloween looks super! after that, a warm start to november will be enjoyed. see you after the break for your forecast!

tim: the tunnels under

university's heeland hall are normaly just used to get from building to building ... but for the 25th time they are transformed into the haunted tunnels. visitors young and old can get their halloween scare underground in a chilling pathway set up by more

than 15 briar cliff students. the tunnels have become a halloween tradition with thrills for everyone. "each room has kind of like a different theme. so we have like a cemetery theme, an er hospital theme and then obviously a clown room. my favorite part about the haunted tunnels is actually just scaring people especially because we have a clown theme this year. just clowns in general scare people." said dillon beckmann, organizer of the haunted tunnels." and if you dare ... the haunted tunnels will be open tomorrow from three to five for the scary hour and six to nine for a family friendly scare. admission is three dollars for adults ... and two for kids. jenna: tim: the president and the first lady welcome local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the white house but one little trick or treater stole the show, a little pope in his little pope mobil, now isnt that one of the cutest costumes youve seen??? (jenna) fred, will halloween be wet?

we'll get our rain out of the way tonight. tomorrow looks dry. 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the hd radar shows light rain now moving through a large portion of siouxland. the rain is a bit stronger across the southern part of the map where you

see yellows. so far, sioux city has seen 0.04" of rain. the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre shows a rainy scene. 54 was our high today after a low of 28. the king's pointe skycam hd shows more rain in storm lake. the allergy report shows low overall pollen levels. in sioux city, we have light rain and 45 degrees. local temperatures are in the 40s. local winds are from the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows widespread light rain. the stormcast hd shows rain tonight, but skies will quickly clear tomorrow. it will be a breezy day as well. trick or treat tomorrow night looks great! sunday also looks great as we welcome november, and so does monday! the rain forecast shows that in addition to what has already fallen, between 0.1" and 0.3" of additional rain can be expected tonight. tonight, expect a low of 42 and steady light rain. tomorrow will be mostly sunny and breezy. the high will be 63. the 7-day shows 70s sunday through tuesday, then cooler weather late next week with a chance

of showers friday. (tim) thanks, fred! (fred) you bet.

still to come after the break - battle creek began its quest

for a state title against elmwood- murdock. stay tuned for the highlights. jenna: plus...lawton- bronson hosted hinton for a spot in the regional finals. alex has the highlights after the break.

dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music.

christian's bracket to lose. but nothing is a forgone conclusion in high school sports. tonight, lawton- bronson hosted hinton for the right to face the knights in the regional final. both teams come into tonight's matchup off sweeps in the regional quarters.... opening set...jadin wagner smashes a kill between the blocks.....eagles take the 17-10 lead..... and then its jenna wee-dee with a massive swing from the outside....l-b opens up a seven- point cushion.... but here comes

hinton.....cassie hoefling right up the gut.....that works....blackhaw ks within six.... then aspen coffee gets in on the action....the blackhawks hanging around in set one.... but brooke hunwardsen erases any doubt....lawton- bronson sweeps its way to the regional final. the eagles now one win away from a trip to cedar rapids.... lawton-bronson will take on second-ranked unity christian next wednesday night in le mars....winner heads to state. other volleyball scores from tonight....top- ranked western christian sweeps west lyon.... the wolfpack will play okoboji in sheldon next wednesday for a trip to state. down to 1a.....central lyon beats newell- fonda 3-1....the lions will square off with bishop garrigan wednesday night in sibley in the regional final.... eighth-ranked gehlen catholic rolls past ar-we- va....it will be the jays against george-little rock in sioux center on wednesday. alex battle creek might just be the hottest team in nebraska heading into the playoffs. in the month of october, the allowed six points in four games....posting three shutouts. battle creek playoff run

tonight against elmwood- murdock. opening quarter....kobe lade with a ridiculous punt return....check out the vision....he dances all the way down deep inside enemy territoty... setting up this....derek renner....with a man's touchdown...punis hing defenders...battle creek takes the 7-0 lead... after a three and out....renner picks up a big chunk again into knight terriroty...no answer for him... then he cashes it in...14-0 braves and they win easily....53-0 the final. elsewhere in c- 2.....yutan takes care of crofton 20-7... the warriors end their season with a 7-3 record. in c-1 action...norfolk catholic kicking off its playoff run against falls city... second quarter...knights already up 14- 0...its...david englehaupt,..runni ng like a man posssessed...5 yards out 21-0... later in the half...its engelhaupt again....35-0...that

kid is playing college balll at wyoming...knights in control... then a shoutout to the special teams! paul uhlir.....block on the punt the knights recover. and they are in great field position..... setting up dylan cowtz right up the middle....42-0 at the half....and they win by that final;....norfolk catholic rolls into the second round. "i think we played very good defensively today. in the first half, i don't know if we gave up a first down. so i thought our front eight played well. they didnt throw much against us. a great effort, and we did good things offensively too. we scored a lot of points, but a couple breakdowns on some things we need to work on offensively, but overall we played well." norfolk catholic will host bishop neumann next friday night. a top-ten showdown in the first round of the class a playoffs....norfol k hosting millard south. 3-0 norfolk in the second... gunner fuelberth...shows off his scrambling ability, picking up 15...but the drive would stall in the red zone.

lane mccallum...comes in and boots the field goal...panthers go up 6-0...it would be 6-3 at the half. but then the norfolk offense wakes up...fuelberth fires an absolute strike to aaron wilken who somehow stays in bounds. later on the drive...fuelberth floats it up to big logan strom who hauls it in...panther lead 12-3 after 3. and they hold on for the 12-10 win...norfolk's first playoff win since 2009... to the ice we go....the musketeers....winn ers of four straight...hosting lincoln. second period...game knotted at one.....teemu pulkinnen is all by himself....but his shot is off the mark....tough break.... a few minutes later...matt steeves has an opportunity at the doorstep but the stars netminder standing tall... missed opportunities the theme in this one....connor sundquist...off a

skate...no dice....lincoln goes on to score a third period (fred) radar shows light

and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from brooklyn, it's

"jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- michael j. fox. bernie sanders. and music from big grams. brought to you by cigna. with cleto and the cletones. and now, can you believe it -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. thank you very much. that's very nice. appreciate that. relax, relax.

very nice. thank you very much. i thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thanks for joining us. here at the beautiful brooklyn academy of music. all right, enough! thank you, thank you. relax. not like i'm dying or anything. but i appreciate it. thanks for welcoming me. thanks, i welcome you right back. it is great to be in brooklyn, new york. [ cheers and applause ] last night we had a great lineup. last night we took a whole audience, 2,000 people, down the block to the big jay-z concert at barclay's. jay-z gave everyone free tickets. and he's great. but his wife. let me tell you something. there's a thing that happens when beyonce walks onstage. it doesn't matter if you're assistant manager at petco or a