this is abc9 news this midday.... " " deborah: good morning andthanks for joining us this midday. i'm deborah souverain...in for jessica rae. the san-tee sioux tribe of flandreau south dakota...has put a halt on their marijuana production operation. the news comes just two months...before they were planning to open the country's fit marijuana smoking lounge. deborah: according to tribal attorney...setet pearman...the tribe has suspended the planned.... january the lounge. the tribe has ordered their poce to burn all of the marijuana they were growing....which was worth millions of dollars. it all comes after protests from concerned residents...who were opposed to the lounge. a statement released by the san-tee sioux tribe...says they are suspending their efforts to

they get more the legality of the lounge...from m government. deborah: efforts university of missouri have been effective. this morning the president of the university stepped down. over the weekend university of and 30 football players...joined calls for their tim wolfe to resign. down this mornrng....amidst acacsations that the schoho did not do enough....to address racism and racial intolerance on campus. deborah: turning now to the presidential race, g-o-p candidate ben carson....is facing questions about his life story just ahead of tomorrow's nationally televised debate. abc's tom llamas has more from the campaign trail. "this morning as dr ben carson's life story is under the microscope-the leleing gop presididtial candidate is firing back-calling the

investigations a witch hunt. sot- carson puerto rico "you're asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago, and you expect me to have the details on that? forget about it, it's not gonna happen" carson forced to answer questions about stories in his best selling autobiography gifted hands -clearing the record- that he never applied or was accepted to west point even thougughe said he was s fered a scholalahip. the campaign saying as a top r-o-t-c student in detroit carson was told he would gain acceptance by west point officials -and now defending his account of an where he says a teacher honored him as the most honest student in the class after a class hoax. discrepancies in carson's story-such as the name of the class-and what happeneed. but the campaign pointing to this article in the school newspaper that corroborates story. rico anybody going back deeades who can be show me that

carson's closest rival donald trump adding to the pressure sot-trump-this week: i hope this works out for him, frankly. i hope that there is not going to be a problem on this. but it's a lot of statements are very troubling statements trump too - commenting on allegations that carson has exxagerated his violent past sot-trump this week: it's a strange situation, though, when you talk about hitting your mother in the head with a hammer and hitting your friend in the face with a lock trump riding high after big ratings for snl snl on my cell phone!" himself... for candidate. "i don't have to get specific - with me it just works, it's just magic" deborah: donald trump, another round of haeye state on thursday, gowrie, iowa to bio-refining plant"

renewable fuels in america. there will also be a trump campaign rally at iowa central community college in fort dodge on thursday. that's scheduled for 6 p-m....doors open at 4. deborah: republicic presidential candidate carly fiorina will also be in iowa after the debate. thursday she'll be stopping in onawa and harlan. friday fiorina will be in council bluffs...corning... and greenfiled. tis of those events and other campaign stops.... visit siouxland matters dot com. the norfolk expanding. hughes with the details. " designgnork is derway on the pansion and renovation of the rfolk public library. library director jessica chamberlain says that will take six to nine months, with actual construction on the expansion scheduled to start either in the fall of 2016 or early spring of 2017. the construction is special half-cent

sales tax, which has already produced slightly over a million dollars. the zone afterschool program in norfolk is moving about two blocks to a much larger facility. zone didictor julee pfeil says beginning january 1st, the zone will lease the former norfolk family ymca gymnastics center at the corner of 3rd street and braasch ave. pfeil says the additional space will allow the zone to include more youth. northeast community college students who serve and have served in the armed forces are hosting a special program to honor their comrades in arms. the college's new student veterans organization will observe vetetens day wednesdada beginning at 11 a.m. at the cox activities center theater. the free program will include a speaker, video presentation and displays. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix." deborah: this time of year, the nation takes a moment to honor those who have fought so bravely for our country... leading up to this years...observanc e of "verterans day".... we'll be introducing you to three local veterans. abc9 news anchor

tim seaman kicks off our tribute... with the stories of two siouxland men who servrv during world w w two. music in background tim seaman just like the names and dates etched into headstones stretching from arlington national cemetary to sioux city's graceland cemetary, america's greatest generation is fading, taking with them, the stories that only they know. tim seaman neither kermit lee or bob derflinger faced live combat. "maybe i didn't have the biggest part in the service but i still feel good about it," said d b derflinger. . "think of it as the e best 4 years of my life, didn't see alot of hard ship like some people always made me feel good," said kermilee. tim seaman now members of american leghion post 662 in sgt bluff, this pair says veterans day is the perfect time to share thier memories. tim seaman a farmer, kermit was sowing oats the day his draft card showed up in the mail. "i thought well, when that come i had a feeling boy i

i just snapped and away i went april 2nd 1942," said lee. in march of '43, bob s a student at iowa teachers college.. "i was at the in waterloo going to the movie came out harbour had been tim seaman on hold. bob said, "i knew eventually i was going to be drafted so i decided nows the time. always come back to school." tim seamam combmbed the men served about 7 years."i dont talk too much about what happen then. on veterans day i think back, yes. the rest of the time its kind of put away," said bob. tim seaman in the army, bob stayed stateside training medic's for active duty. kermit finished his service in the philippines islands in the 10-39th air material squadron of the air force. "all my good freinds are gone but we liked to reminess about things 32 months. he ones i was realclose wih are all l gone. they're alal

gone i'm the only one left," said lee "there aren't too many left tim. the biggest connection we have is with our legion," added derflinger. tim seaman "good to share those memories i suppose ? "oh yea, yea," said derflinger. tim seaman memories, "i'd be glad to talk to them about it," said bob. these men hope today's generation wont forget. "i'v'vhad school kids come to me abnd ask out things and i kind of enjoy reminiscing refreshing my memory about the good and the bad," said kermit. tim seaman and while times change, offficials with the national world war ii museum estimates that by 2036 there will be no living veterans of world war ii veterans left to recount their experiences. bob says, "recognition for veterans seems to be more today than it was 20 years ago. thats my opinion too." making this weekekin communites large and small, "veterans day is something that should be honored by everye," says derflinger. tim seaman

is it good to see the out? great," says "kermit added, " the our firing squad." making sure to honor the sacrifce so many give, today and all those years ago. kermitt said, "i consider it a priveledge that i go t to d dmy duty in wwii." "its a privelelee that we got thehance to be ththe," added bob. deborah:be sure to tune in to abc-9 news tonight and every night leadininup to veteran's day. wel be taking a lookokt several storors....saluting our siouxland veterans. tonight reporter bria bell...takes a look at one vietnam veteran's story. again that's tonight on abc 9 news.

deborah: still to come... folks at one i-hop got a sinking feeling after a giant sinkhole swallowed more than a dozen cars that story and much more ahead. scott:

good morning. let's get a look outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointntskycam hd in storm lake. it's currently

comfortable under sunny skies as we look at temperatures in the 50s with winds coming in between 10 and 20 miles per hour from the south and southwest. yesterday, we had a breezy south wind and that brought about high temperatures in the low to mid 60s. today, we'll expect much of the same as we step through the stormcast hd. high feature in our local spinning to our southeast. with a direct southerly flow, sunshine, and dry air, we can expect high temperatures to get into the lower and middle 60s today.

much of the same, but it'll be a couple of degrees cooler with a few more clouds. then on wednesday we'll have a fairly powerful system the rockies and deliver about half an inch of rain along from the northwest over 50 miles per hour! today's high temperature is 64

with sunshine. low of 39 under tomorrow, we'll get up to 60 degrees and it'll bebeartly cloudy here's your 7 day we'll have 60s for a couple of days prior system on wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. then expect highs ar 50 degrees for a few days and a beautifufuweekend. scott:

a massive sinkhole in mississippi swallowed as many as fifteen cars saturday night officials say the sinkhole opened up at the parking lot of a brand new i-hop. the hole is about 50-feet wide and 600-feet long. there are no reports of anyone being injured. investigators were scheduled to start working sudnay t tfigure out why the sinkhole opened up.

ssica rae: after the break... a recipe made to take the chip off of your shoulder when it comes to making a great dinner.

for dinner? maybe something creamy, and somewhat beefy...? than howard has a recipe that's downright delicious. take a look! "recently, we've had a few viewers asking us if we have a recipe for chipped beef, or as some people call it .sos. well, i can honestly say, before now, i've never made it, even though i've eaten it lots of times. and although it's not a trendy recipe, when we fifi diner or a truck stop, we can count on some good eatin'. so, let me show you how easy it is to make. the first thing we do is soak a couple jars of sliced dried beef (that we've cut in strips) in a bowl of warm water. and if you're not familiar with dried beef, you can find it right along with the other canned meats at the market. while that soaks, we stir

some seasoned flour into a bit of melted butter and cook it until it comes totother. once it does, we add some m mk and a splash or two of worcestershire sauce. when it boios, we lower the heat, stir in the beef that we've drained and let it simmer until it thickens up. and we can serve this over anything from simple white toast to homemade biscuits. top it off with an egg, and you've got a down home breakfast or . breakfast for dinner that's comfort at its best. i do hope you'll go online after the news and get the recipe for our, reamed chipped beef," so you can bring back a classic that's soon be a new favorite. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "comforting way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " deborah: coming up after the break...

a delicious childhood drink. but did you know there are some health benefits to drinking the stuff? find out more

deborayou normally grab to refuel your body? a gatorade, maybe a banana...? you might be suprised to hear an old childhood favorite- is the best way to re- fuel after a tough workout... take a look at the benefits of chocolate milk. "nats- working out music etc rae: after a lonon hard workout, , at do you reach for to rereel your body? i'll tell you what you shold be reaching for... chocolate milk. kristen meyer: "it's a really good post workout drink because it has a really good ratio of carbohydrates to protein you want those carbohydrates after you workout just because they're gonna increase your energy and refill those glucose stores that you just

registered dietician with the dunes surgical hospital, in dakota dunesesouth dakota says many studies have been conducted, mainly on collegiate and professional athletes... in regards to the benefits of drinking chocolate milk, post workout. nats - working out but what if you're not a pro athlete? should you still drink a glass of chocolate milk after your daily workout? kristen meyer: "really if you are working out an hour or more, that's when you want to go to that chocolate milk, otherwise you're juststdding extra sugar and d tra calories that you don't necessily need if you are trying to maintain or lose weight." rae: and when it comes to deciding between a sports drink and chocolate milk... kristen says there's a time and a place for each one. kristen meyer: "sports drinks are more for rehydration and really you don't need those if you are just working out for 30-60 minutes again, unless you're working out in extreme heat then it

overall, meyer says when it doubt- just refuel and woing bodies." scott's up next of our forecast. stay with us.

scott: today's gh temperature e 64 with sunshine. tonight, expect a low of 39 under mostly clear skies. tomorrow, we'll get up to 60 degrees and it'll be partly cloudy and comfortable. here's your 7 day forecast where we'll have 60s for a couple of days prior to our big weather system on wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

then expect highs near 50 degrees for a few days and a beautiful weekend.d.

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