of a driveway. the nissan flipped onto its top and both the driver and passenger (a man and women) pinned inside. the woman driving the s-u-v and a young child in her vehicle were not injured. sgt. scott hattig, scpd says, "there was no pursuit we did have witnesses who saw the vehicle come up over the hill they went as far to say that it caught air, was airborn coming over the hill it was traveling that fast, so i can't even begin to estimate how fast they were going right now." authorities say thcar was stolen back on october 29th. police are still investigating if the people driving had anything to do with the theft. tim: according to the sioux city police department, the number of cars stolen this year has already surpassed the number of reported vehicles stolen last year and it's only the beginning of november. in 20-14, there was a total of 203 stolen vehicles reported. as of today, there have been 207 reported tim: police are

advising people to take steps to prevent these thefts from continuing. jenna: though this is the time of year when temperatures go down and then so usually does crime... that doesn't seem to be happening this year. reporter rachel ramos tells us about the rise in car thefts in sioux city. rachel: jenna, tim, there has been a dramatic increase in the recorded amount of stolen vehicles over the past several weeks. i spoke with detective jeff harstad of the sioux city police deptment who filled us in on why there has been a sudden spike. these recent motor vehicle thefts have been primarily occuring within the morningside area. the local law enforement has opened a few doors to a couple theories on why people have been chosing to steal cars more recently. "we have people who have been stealing vehicles for financial gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. the sioux city police department reminds citizens to remember to lock their doors,

hidden, earlier today, i spoke with a who has personally been theft. i'll give you his story at 6. live in the studio, rachel ramos, abc9. jenna: did you vote today. it's election day across the country. tim: and here in siouxland folks were getting out center at the rec center to vote for their local officials. according to woodbury county auditor pat gill, 18-hundred absentee ballots have been collected for the 2 races on the municipal ballot. voting officials we takled with said activity has been slow over all and gill says he expects only about 3-thousand of sioux cities 47- thousand registered voters to cast a ballot. a lack of races may have something to do with the low numbers. "i was like ohh, there is no one else running for mayor. interesting. so it's almost kind of pointless." "i figured bob scott is a very good mayor and everybody else must think so too."

"when thyere is more competition there is more excitement in a particular race but it shows that people do care about the election process" voting continues through 8 oclock tonight. we'll hear from the winners and take a look at a few important issues being decided around siouxland tonight at ten. jenna: the only contested race on sioux city's ballot in this year's municipal election is for a seat on sioux city's city council. that's the seat occupied by incumbant rhonda capron (kay-prun). she's running against challenger tom venesky who's run for council in the past. jenna: sioux center has the highway 75 expansion on their ballot today. expansion for the highway has been in talks since the late 90s. today residents have a say in the next steps for the project. if the majority votes in favor of the project, the city will start to

the department of transportation for future construction. if it is turned down, the city will look into alternatives, including a future vote. coming up tonight at six, we'll hear from both sides... voters and the city. tim: ohio residents heading are also heading to the polls today to vote on a measure major marijuana titled "issue three" which would allow residents to grow their own plants, but only permit commercial cultivation on just 10 farms all of them owned by the investors who backed this initiative. two of the investors behind responsible ohio -- an organization that put issue three on the ballot -- woody taft and dudley taft junior are also the great- great-grand- nephews of president william howard taft. (dudley taft jr. ): "we're really trying to learn from some of the mistakes that were made in washington and in colorado and the studies that were done suggest that it's a good place to start with 10 different farms." --butted to--

(woody taft) "under this new amendment you can grow four plants in your own home." if passed, the law would allow residents to possess eight ounces of marijuana for personal use, so long as they get a grow license. the law for non- growers would allow possession of up to an ounce. jenna: turning now to the presidential race ben carson continues to poll ahead of donald trump as he's been named the frontrunner in another national republican poll. a new national poll from n-b-c news and the wall street journal shows carson leading trump, 29 to 23 percent. there's a margin of error of plus or minus four- point-nine percentage points. tim: speaking of the republican campaigns they are continuing to talk about upcoming debate demands and even president obama getting in the conversation. abc's stephanie ramos more from washington. " ripping into his republican rivals once again... g-o-p presidential candidate....donald trump ?exclusively

morning.... says contender ben carson doesnt have the experience to be president. sot trump: we're going to run the military properly. i'm going to take care of the vets. ben can't do those things." here's what ben is doing... inching his way up in the polls... a new nbc wall street journal poll shows retired neurosurgeon carson now has frontrunner status in the race for the republican nomination. and these new numbers come as the g-o-p candidates battle it out over upcoming debate rules.... after last week's debate hosted by cnbc. sot obama: "they can't handle a bunch

of cnbc moderators... overnight..... president obama even weighed in on the republican presidential candidates and their debate demands... sot obama: "if you can't handle those guys, you know then i don't think the chinese and the russians are going to be too worried about you." the g-o-p team ...seengly falling apart...with many campaigns saying they won't sign on to a plan that everyone reportedly agreed to last minute?for structuring the debates going forward.. trump says he wants to stay out of the debate controversy. sot trump : "look i just want to answer the questions and be done with it" also refusing to sign on: john kasich, chris christie and carly fiorina.... their campaigns say they're staying above the fray when it comes to the debates. stephanie ramos tag: we may be about a year away from voting for president... but g-o-p presidential candidate donald trump says he 's already considering a few of his republican presidential contenders as his future vp . " tim: u-s senator joni ernst took to the senate floor today to congratulate her friend and senior colleage senator chuck grassley for casting his 12 thousandth vote as a united states senator. there are only 17 other senators in u-s history who have accomplished that feat. ernst had some fond words for the senior senator. back home in iowa, he travels all 99 counties every single year and he has done this for 35 years - 35 wonderful

years. and today, his travels across the state to all 99 counties have a name. it is called the "the full grassley," so that is something that our elected officials and even the presidential candidates that visit iowa - it's something they try to complete as well on top of his milestone, grassley also owns the longest milestone, grassley also owns the longest existing voting streak in congress. still to come... the stage is set for the country music awards see who is expecting to do well this year in nashville, after the break. fred: (fred) warm weather is expected again tomorrow, then a shower chance comes thursday. a cooldown will follow. your forecast is next! " "

welding company skycam hd shows a little sunshine still left. 72 was our high today after a low of 42. the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake shows a nice

pollen levels yet again! it appears that our high pollen readings may be over for the season. 72 is our temperature in sioux city. local the 60s and 70s. winds are still breezy, out of the south at around 15 miles per hour. local visibility is fine, but patchy fog is possible late tonight and early tomorrow. if we zoom out, we can see the front that will push through thursday to our northwest. the satellite and radar shows a mix of rain and snow along that front. we will be

all-rain when the system arrives in siouxland. the stormcast hd shows the front getting closer tonight and tomorrow, so we will stay breezy and warm, and with partly cloudy skies. the cold front will move through on thursday, with a chance of showers. cooler weather will follow. your rain forecast shows 0.1" to 0.4" of rain. your forecast for tonight is for partly cloudy skies and patchy fog late. the low will be 53. tomorrow's high will be 72 with breezy winds and partly cloudy skies. the 7-day shows 60s

friday. saturday and beyond will bring 50s and 60s. fred:

gorgeous video from leigh nebraska the skys dancing with color early this morning as the aurora borealis lit up the night fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: it's almost showtime... country music's biggest night is just hours away. you can watch the cma awards only on abc9 tomorrow night. reporter tish clark talks to a memphis dj, who's

losers "09:03-07 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "girl crush i mean exploded this year and that had people talking." some might say... predicting the future... is just a fancy way to say...guessing what could happen. however you want to say it...dj marty brooks...says he's good at predicting winners in country music. 09:42-45 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "all great duos...but it does go to florida georgia line." there are too many categories to mention them all. brooks predicts a few of the winners. starting with female vocalist of the year... 07:40-46 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "miranda lambert is great. love her. big kacey musgraves fan. kelsey ballerini, leann...love em all. but i think carrie underwood comes out on top on that one." brooks prediction for new artist of the year...he says...is a no brainer. 10:13-15 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "the one person who's gonna take it home is thomas rhett." in true cma fashion...we save the best for last. a die hard garth brooks fan...no relation...marty brooks' pick for cma entertainer of the year goes to... 07:00-11 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "it's not just cause people love you and think you're attractive. sorry luke bryan. i'm sorry but it's true...i

love luke bryan and i think he's been entertainer of the year like two years in a row. it's gotta go to eric church. i think it's his time in the sunlight." in memphis i'm tish clark. when we return a new study shows more and more people are taking presciption pills. details when we

pills? if you do new research suggests you may be in good company, here's abc news lana zak with more "are we a nation of pill-poppers? a new study suggests that, for some of us, the number of prescription medicines we take is on the rise. in a new report in the journal of the american medical association? researchers found that between 2000 and 2012? prescription drug use increased by nearly 20 percent. the team also finding that more

drugs at the same time? that's almost double than in the year 2000. most of this increase? in those older than 40 nearly all major prescription drugs are becoming more commonly used. drugs for blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression - all up. the notable exceptions? prescriptions for pain meds, which remained the same? and for hormone therapy medicines in women, which became less common should we be concerned? fortunately, no. the authors of the report say that the use of these drugs, while rising, is consistent with guidelines from major medical organizations. it may be a sign that more people are seeing their doctors regularly? and taking the medications they prescribe. it's also possible that doctors are detecting and treating diseases that they used to miss, like depression for those taking prescription medicines, one important thing to remember? make sure your doctor knows about any other pills you are taking. because effective communication is the best prescription of all. with this medical minute i'm lana zak. "

a story that's gone viral out of omaha nebraska the woman who got her hand bitten by a tiger at the zoo an update on her story. when we return.

a nebraska woman was bit by a tiger at omaha's henry doorly zoo over the weekend. jenna: police say she was trespassing. reporter brandon scott got the chance to speak to one of her friends. who says the woman is a lover of animals. " at omaha's henry doorly zoo monday afternoon, visitors tried to catch a glimpse of the tiger that took a bite out of jacqueline eide. (brandon scott/reporter) it all happened here late halloween night at the cat complex, where according to zoo

officials, eide snuck in after zoo hours and tried to pet an 18 year-old malayan tiger named mai. the tiger bit eide, leaving her with serious injuries on her left hand. sources tell wowt 6 news her injuries are so severe she's at risk of losing part of her fingers. (friend) "she handled it really well. i mean, she didn't call an ambulance. she had a friend drive her to the hospital." we spoke by phone to one of jacqueline eide's close friends, who asked us not to share her name and to blur her out of this photo. her friend says eide loves animals and posts on eide's facebook page show her kissing a pit bull and wrapping a snake around her neck. but eide's friend had no idea she planned on sneaking into the zoo to pet a tiger. (friend) "the first thing i thought was, honestly, why, why did she do that? because even though she loves animals...it's not like, at least from what i know of her, it's not like her to do something like that. but then again, at the same time, it's like, 'oh, she pet a tiger. yep. that's jacqui.'" omaha police have cited eide for criminal trespassing. and according to the official incident report, when officers found eide at the hospital, they thought she was drunk. she was aggressive and non-cooperative. eide also has a three-page criminal record, including charges for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace.

but believes loving animals isn't one of them. (friend) she absolutely loves her animals. she's a dedicated and loyal friend, she's one of the best people i've ever met, past mistakes aside." tim: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us.

cloudy skies and patchy fog late. the low will be 53. tomorr's high will be 72 with breezy winds and partly cloudy skies. the 7-day shows 60s thursday and 50s friday. saturday and beyond will bring 50s and 60s. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to the super latke brunch- lunch-dinner at congregation beth shalom in sioux city.