if american doesn't receive financial help from the "essential air" program. again there is a midnight deadling tonight. american is the lone carrier serving sioux city following the departure of frontier airlines last year.... "nobody has provided a bid at thise point. our preference is still going to chicago and then having a west hub. hopefully they are going to propose some of that or all of that whether it be more flights to chicago or a different destination." according to statistics made available at this mornings airport board meeting, local departures on american have increased about 5000 passengers from 2013 to today but that doesn't seem to secure service into sioux city. lukas: we won't know the details of any of the bids until the coming days but we'll have more at 10 and certainly throughout the next couple of days. tim ... tim: there's good news today for the housing market the housing market home sellers saw an average gain of almost 41- thousand-dollars in the third quarter. that's up 17-

and marks the highest price gain since 2007. the same report also shows an increase in first- time home buyers. but experts warn that home appreciation is starting to slow down. and higher mortgage interest rates are expected sooner rather than later. tim: a public hearing on the baaken pipeline is just a week away and there's already controversy over how the meeting will be handled. the iowa utilities board announced today that due to the number of people wishing to speak on the issue, that they'll be limiting the number of speakers to 210, with h speakers representing each side of the debate. groups opposed to the pipeline say that this limits the amount of testimony the board will hear from their side, and gives an unfair representation of how the pipeline is perceived by residents. tim: we're learning more today about the investigation into the russian plane crash that killed 224 people in egypt earlier this week. new evidence suggests a bomb

may have brought down the plane...and now the british government is suspending all british flights in the region and enacting emergency procedures to get british citizens back home. investigators believe that an explosive device rather than mechanical reason behind the crash. those findings seem to of an isis affiliated group that claimed responsibility for result of those findings, british officials aren't taking any chances and are working to try to get their citizens out of the area. " there will be no uk passenger flights out to sharm el- sheikh from now. passengers who are on the ground in sharm el-sheikh will be returned to the uk." investigators say they're examining the dies of those who were killed to determine where a bomb might have been hidden. meanwhile, egyptian officials claim that there's no evidence that

terrorism. tim: for the first time woodbury county knows exactly where it stands on premature birth records. that's all thanks to a new report card issued by the march of dimes, the county earned a "c" grade in the most recent study, with 9.7 percent of births being registered as premature in the last year, which is slightly higher than the statewide average of 9.3 percent. currently the united states has one of the highest premature birth rates in the industrialized world. tim: for the 4th year in a row the sioux city school district has seen an increase in enrollment. this year the school district saw an increase of 283 students bringing the grand total to more than 14,000 students. over the course of the last four years the district has seen an increase of nearly 700 students. the district says the grow is attributed to support from the community and partnerships with parents. tim: the children's museum of siouxland

announced today it no longer exsists. the museum is being renamed as the launchpad children's museum. the "pad" in launchpad stands for "play and discover". earlier today abc9 caught up with executive director of the museum bob fitch to ask why the group in charge of the project was changing the name. " ""the name really helps to symbolize the fun and the taking off of excitement and energy here in downtown sioux city." says executive director of the museum, bob fitch. fitch says that the construction of the building is currently on schedule, and atonished by the amount of work that has been completed so far. " ""it's really that the klinger their sub- done to keep this time and phenominal progress especially in the last couple of weeks." says fitch tim: and with all that progress fitch was also happy to annouce that the completed and

have it's grand opening febuary 11th 2016. yearly memberships are now already as well. for more information on that and more just head to our website. tim: unity point st. luke's, the children's miracle network and sioux city ford lincoln held a ribbon cutting this morning to unveil their state of the art theme room in their pediatric ward. officials from the children's miracle network, and sioux city ford lincoln were present along with both the sioux city and south sioux city chamber of commerce and others from the community to get the first view at the new theme room. "nats of ribbon cutting and clapping" "we have created the first of its kind theme room for pediatric patients. this entire room is dedicated in car memorabilia and car decor. it's really fun for the kids to have something to look at while they are in bed but it also has items on the wall designed to get them up and out of bed and get them engaged." scfl donated $12,500 to make this possible.

while nothing is in the works yet, unity point st. luke's hopes to partner with other siouxland businesses in the future to feature more great theme rooms. jessica rae: a former nfl player stopped by sioux city today to speak with some local students. jeff neal, who formerly played with the houston oilers made a stop at west high earlier this morning. neal, who works with the group "sportsworld" was in town to share his experiences , and to urge kids to make good choices. "our primary message with sportsworld is to challenge young people that life is a series of choices. kind of our slogan is "y're not born a winner, you're not born a loser, you're born a chooser." and the choices they make impact their future." neal also made stops at the boys and girls home and west middle on thursday. tim: a local organization that helps kids and families is asking for support from the community tonight. but, they're giving back a night of fun, in return.

stoney creek hotel and conference to explain. jenna: tim, this is "design and dine" a two- night fundraiser for sioux city's crittenton center. the organization has been in sioux city for over 100 years and they serve kids and family in a wide variety of way. i'll tell you more about that in a second, but first, this event. take a look. the concept behind design and dine are these elaborately decorating tables. they're created by local businesses and individuals. and this year's theme is "broadway", so each table represents a different broadway musical. tonight we have grease, wicked, phantom of the opera, bye bye birdie and several other popular shows. last year, 77- thousand dollars was raised through this event. and here's how the money is put to use. the crittenton center runs

programs in sioux city. they have an emergency youth shelter for kids who have to be taken from their homes. they have childcare and preschool programs through stella sanford child development and they run the west high infant center so parents can finish school if they have a child. crittenton also does parenting classes and support for new moms and dads. jenna: the list goes on, they're kind of unsung heros in our community. if you want to help out, tickets for tonight's event can be help out, tickets for tonight's event can be bought at the door - they're just 10-bucks. the party goes on until 8 here at stoney creek. i'll be back at six to show you some more of these cool tables. i'll be back at six to show you some more of these cool tables. still to come... experts say that premature births are a growing

we'll look at what's being done to change that trend when we come back. fred: (fred) cooler weather will be coming the next couple of days, then a sunny weekend awaits. will there be a weather system a sunny weekend awaits. will there be a weather system next week? i'll fill you in on the situation after the break. stay with us!

dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and i'm reading like a third-grader. but now it's time to go out into the world. and from what i hear, it's not all toys and games out there. will you look out for me, future?

fred: jenna: tim: (tim) fred, , at can we exexct? (fred) more cool weather. fred: (fred) the hd radar shows just a few sprinkles, and these should be gone soon. a time lapse of the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre shows plenty high for the day was king's pointe skycam hd shows mostly storm lake. the allergy report today shows medium overall pollen levels. 49 is the city. winds are 17 miles per hour. temperature drop and 9 am! we slid 12 degrees, from 63 to 51, as the cold front plowed through! local temperatures are in the 40s and 50s, and that's about 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. winds are out of the

northwest, as we would expect post- front, at 15 to 25 miles per hour. you can see the front very clearly on the national temperature map, and the system produced snow in north dakota and some severe weather in texas. here's a picture of a tornado warmed storm in texas today. the stormcast hd shows the cold front moving away from us, ushering in cool but quieter weather. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 33 and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect a high of 52 and a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon and/or evening. many of us will stay dry. the 7- day forecast shwos highs in the 50s and 60s. another system could bring showers next wednesday and thursday. the various computer models don't agree on this system, though, so stay tuned! fred: tim: jenna: (tim)

(fred) you bet. tim: would expect post- front, at 15 to 25 miles per hour. you can see the front very clearly on the national temperature map, and the system produced snow in north dakota and some severe weather in texas. here's a picture of a tornado warmed storm in texas today. the stormcast hd shows the cold front moving away from us, ushering in cool but quieter weather. your forecast for tonight is for a low

cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect a high of 52 and a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon and/or evening. many of us will stay dry. the 7- day forecast shwos highs in the 50s and 60s. another system could bring showers next wednesday and thursday. the various computer models don't agree on this system, though, so stay tuned! fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: new studies suggest that more american dabies are being born too early. the u.s. has one of

the highest rates of premature births among modern countries, and now experts are looking into what can be done about it. with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor, dr. timothy johnson. " babies? those born before 37 weeks? fragile. vulnerable. premature, and at risk for many medical problems. a brand new report out today from the march of dimes brings some good news? in the united states, preterm births now make up nine point six percent of all rths? an improvement from last year, when more than 11 percent of all babies were premature. an improvement, yes, but the march of dimes says it's not enough? the organization giving the u.s. a grade of "c"? and re-stating their goal - reducing premature births to 8.1 percent by the year twenty twenty. a city and state breakdown reveals shreveport, louisiana topped the list for the highest rate of premature births - about 20 % -- that's one in five babies born before their time. portland, oregon had the lowest rates -- seven percent. and new this year? prematurity rates for different racial

and ethnic groups? finding notable disparities? and suggeting new strategies to try to reach the goal we'd all realal want: every baby born in this country? a healthy baby . " tim: coming up after the break...ndidates decended on new hampshire today to register for the upcoming caucuses. we'll have the details

g-o-p candidates made their way to new hampshire this all comes as gop frontrunner donald trump is set to take the stage on saturday night live among a growing number of protests. abc's stephanie ramos reports from washington. "marco rubio at the new hampshire state house this morning?.. nats: rubio in nh signing the paperwork to get him into the granitete state's primary. nats nh crowd: "t"tmp! trump! trump!" donald trump was the fifit republican presidentiti candidate to f fe for the primary ballot in new hampshire ... sot trump: "it feels like an absolutely historic day." g-o-p contender carly fiorina and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders also getting their names on the ballot today. nats: jeb jeb bush also in the granite state....but on his comeback tour.... way' he'll drop out the iowa caucues in february ?despite his slipping poll numbers. proven record, not doing.

the political air war is in full steam... trump....releasing his first radio ads of the 2016 campaign this morning. sot trump radio ad sot trump: "donald trump is running for president because politicians are all talk and no action," and trump is preparing to take the stage as host of n-b-c's saturday night live this weekend. nats: live from new york, it's donald trump! but trump's s-n-l appearance is not going over well with some hispanic groups. they protested outside nbc's 30 rock headquarters in new york city... they're calling on the network to cancel trump's hosting gig over his controversial remarks on immigration... trump: "so let me just say this. ben carson is a complete and total loser." ben carson is also hitting the airwaves?with a rap-themed ad. sot: carson ad the carson campaign laununing a 60 secondndrban radio ad specifically targrging young black voters. tag:donald trump's radad ads will startrtiring today in early primary states. dr. carson's will air mainin in the south r the next 2 weeks. stephanie ramos s c news washington " tim: after the break... an iowa city c c went above andnd beyond to help a family in need. .

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car over last week with a broken brake what he found in the car could have led to 12- hundred dollars but asmark officer strong decided to pull out his checkbook instead of his ticket book. " it has all the makings of a typical traffic stop for university of iowa police officer don strong. a black suburban driving through the heart of campus with a broken brake light. but when strong peaked inside the suv, his focus quickly shifted to the six kids in the back. "went to start lking to them and from georgrg, heading backcki notitid the two car ats they had just weren't appropriate, looked like they were a little beat up. "> facing 1 1hundred dodoars in fines strong directed

that's where he pulled out his own wallet and bought the family four new car seats -- then showed them how to properly install them in the parking lot. as for the 12- hundred dollars -- strong let it slide strong says his actions show that police are about more than just writing tickets -- the profession he says is about helping people -- an approach university police say they're trying to take everyday [anchor:mark]mar k[readrate:15] in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news" tim: fred's back next

with a final check of our forecast.

some damage done to a roof in texas today from a reported tornado. our weather will be much quieter locally. your

of 33 and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect a high of 52 and a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon and/or evening. many of us will stay dry. the 7- day forecast shwos highs in the 50s and 60s. another system could bring showers next wednesday and thursday. the various computer models don't agree on this system, though, so stay tuned!

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