roads? extra question: if we do see some snow or ice accumulatiti this evening, how can drivers prepare to head out to work and school safely in the weather on the roads? extra question: if we do see some snow or ice accumulation this evening, how can drivers prepare to head out to work and school safely in the morning? tim:

studio with us now. fred, when do you think things will begin to calm down out there? (fred) after midnight, the precipitation will end, but the wind will not. here is a look at the storm reports for today. jenna: today's storms caused problems in the mornignsidede area e elier this

afternoon after lightning struck a a home. authorities say that lightning hit the chimneu of this home on the 49-hundred block of morningside avenue around 1:30. two people were at home, but they weren't hurt. the home did suffer minor smoke damage to the chimney and attic area. tim: over 11 thousand people in and around sioux city were without power briefly today after problems at a local sub station. officials with mid american energy tell us that the outage that hit around 11am.... lasted only for out 4 minutes, but affected customers as far away as jefferson, south dakota and dakota dunes... as well as on the city's west side. jenna: authorities have released the name of a north dakota man found dead at a pomeroy, iowa residence early tuesday morning. the iowa d-c-i has identififi the man as 41-1-ar-old dale potter of devil's lake north dakota. authorities say that potter was found dead with a gunshot wound. they're still waiting on the results of an autopsy and the investigation into the man's death is ongoing.

jenna: a murder suspect from florida has surrendered himself to the sioux city police department. . authorities say y that 28 year old jonathan barrio turned himself in on wednesday afternoon. barrio was wanted for second degree murder in connection to a shooting that happened in florida back last month. he's currently being held in the woodbury county jail while he awaits extradition back to florida. tim: coming up this weekend a special fundraiser will be held to raise money for a family who lost their son in a fire. the e rres famliy lost their 3 year old boy, nico, in a house fire back on october 30th. this saturday at noon, there will be a silent auction at st. michael's church in sioux city. and coming up tonight at 10, we'll hear from those close to the family about how the tragedy has affected them, and how ey're looking r help. tim: bibibuster no longer describes the kind of harvest season iowa farmers are enjoying. iowa is set to be the nation's largest corn producer and second largest soybean producer this year.

larger yields for both corn and soybeans in the state than were projected just weeks ago. iowa's corn crop will tally nearly 2.5 5 llion bushels with the soybean crop climbing near 550 million bushels that's millions more than the government forecast just last month. nationally the 2015 soybean harvest looks to become the nation's largest ever. jenna: republican presidential candidates are stumping in iowa, new hampshire, and virginia-- fresh on the heels of last night's debate. who is getting a boost from t t showdown in milwaukee? abc's megan hughes reports. " at an iowa rally marco rubio got big applause with a theme he hit hard in the debate. nats rubio "...america!" rubio's debate big moments focusing on foreign policy--he called the russian president a "gangster" and had a heated exchangng with rand paul over military spending. sot-paul "marco! marco! how

is it conservative?" in his first post- debate event in iowa, jeb bush thanked veterans...and the moderators. sot:bush: they weren't set up to have a big food fight. they talked about things that were important. most analysts said it was bush's best performance yet...he challengedfrontrunner donald trtrp on his plan r mass deportation of illegal immigrants. sot-bush "it would tear communities apart. " democratic candidate hilary clinton agreed on twitter saying "the idea of tracking down and deporting 11 million people is absurd, inhumane, and un-american. trump stumping in new hampshire--seemed unphased by the criticism. sot trump in nh-"the biggest hand of the evening was when i said "we're going to ild a wall-and theplace went crazy."." front runnereren carson spent the day in virginia--speaking at liberty university. he explained his change in position on the minimum wage issue. sot carson "every time we raise the minimum wage we lose jobs." reporter tag: the next time the republican candidates square off is five weeks away--december 15th in las vegas. mh, abc news, washington

off is five weeks away--december 15th in las vegas. mh, abc news, washington . " tim: on this veterans day, one of our local colleges is honoring the past and present students and faculty who have served. jenna: western iowa tech and the 185th air refueling hosted a program, with the presentationonf colors abc 9's bria bell was there and brings us more. bria: tim and jenna, one siouxland veteran says... our service members deserve more than one day of recognition. major kenneth tidwell from the 1-85th air refueling wing is also the dean of arts and science at western iowa tech. he spoke at today's veteran's day program. there was a presentation of f colors and the nging of the national anthem. major tidwell talked about the sacrifices that veterans and their families make because they love our country. "well first i felt privelaged to represent the 185th here in sioux city and also to represent western iowa tech because i'm employeed here, but to be a part of such

a great opportunity...to just be a voice and to the business of our days ," said major kennnnh tidwell. a slideshow was played to showcase wit's military personnel. from world war two... to vietnam... siouxland veterans represent a wide range of service. but, some say the korean war is the forgotten conflict. bria: i'll have more on one man's service in korea... coming up at six. live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news jenna:a: ill to come... dical professionals have long said that meditation can be benificial for your mind, however new research says that it may benifit your body as well. we'll have the details when we come back. fred: (fred) radar shows rain east and snow west. the latest on what to expect is after the break. " " fred: jenna: tim:

the west. sioux city has seen 1.06" of rajn today. this breaks the previous record for this date, 0.91" from 1982. winds are gusting to 30-40 mph and will get stronger this

a high wind warninin goes into effect. tomorrow, a wind advisory will be in effect, so we won't really get relief from the wind until friday. here's a time lapse of the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 47 was the high today and 38 the low so far. here's the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. in sioux city, we have 41 degrees with rain. wind is north/northwest at 24 miles per hour. local temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. wind chills are in the 20s a 30s. visibility is less than 2 miles in some places due to rain

and snow. regional temperatures show cooler conditions to our west, and these cooler temperatures will move into siouxland as the low moves east. we can see that happening on the satellite and radar. the stormcast hd shows a rain/snow mix this evening, but as the low moves northeast, we will dry out overnight. we won't lose the wind, through. it will remain strong overnight and tomorrow. friday will be less windy but cool, and finally, nice weather will return on saturday. your forecast for tonight is for a l

of 33 and a mix of rain and 1-2" of wet, sloppy snow. winds will gust to 50 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 with winds gusting to 40 mph. the 7-day forerest shows a warmrm for e weekend. mond, expect scattered showers. fred: tim: jenna: (tim) northeast, we will dry out overnight. we won't lose the wind, through. it will remain strong overnight and tomorrow. friday will be less windy but cool, and finanay, nini weather will return on saturday.

your forecast for tonight is for a low of 33 and a mix of rain and 1-2" of wet, sloppy snow. winds will gust to 50 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 with winds gusting to 40 mph. the 7-day forecast shows a warmrm for the weekend. monday, expect scattered showers. fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: when jt comes to meditation? some say it's all in your head. but new

evidence shows ndfulness benefits in your body. with more, here's medical timothy johnson. " meditation? to an outside observer, it may look like little is going on. but inside the body? signals going to the brain, resulting in relaxation and other changes in the body. now, new research? suggesting that these brain signals from meditation? might even help temper your perception of pain. researchers at wake forest university studied 75 subjects? exposing their legs to short but painful bursts of heat to monitor their pain responses. the twist - some of these subjects learned mindfulness meditation. others were taught fake meditation? or were given a fake numbing cream. the findings? mindfulness meditation reduced pain intensity ratings more than either the placebo cream or the sham meditation. what's more - as these images show - mindfulness meditation pain relief was linked to greater activity in brain regions associated with higher-order brain

functions. so the next time you need to put your mind over matter? perhaps taking a deep breath could make a world of difference. with this medical minute i'm dr. timothy johnson . " so the next time you need to put your mind over matter? perhaps taking a deep breath could make a world of difference. with this medical minute i'm dr. timothy johnson . " jenna: after the break...folks from around the nation gathered today t t salute our nanaons veterans. we'll have a recap of events from around the country when we return/ jenna:

country are gathering to salute our nations veterans today. tim: meanwhile, president obama is asking the country to do more to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned. abc's brandi hitt reports " nats -- saluting our nation's heroes -- from new york... to dallas... nats -- flyoveve and los angeles. sot -- james gary, u.s. army veteran nats -- (music) americans are honoring veterans with festivities and parades across the country. sot -- larry reyes, u.s. navy veteran sot -- lt. nicole burnett, u.s. armynats -- president obama participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the

tomb of the unknown soldier... and said during a private white house breakfast... the nati needs to keep our veterans in mind... long after this day. sot -- president obama a moment of silence... was also held in afghanistan... where nato troops -- some overcome with emotion -- knelt down as they honored those who have served. nats -- (bruce springsteen singing) and overnight... bruce springsteen joined abc's bob woodruff... hosting his 9th annual "standupupor heroes" benenet concert. ts -- with a n n wave of veterans serving in iraq... afghanistan? and elsewhere... for many... this federal holiday is about more than just showing gratitude. sot -- (no name given) // "support these men ((on camera tag)) this year... marks the 70th anniversary of the end of world war two. president obama is lling on congress to pass a measure giving veterans easier access to health care and disability benefits. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles." tim: coming up next, if

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mail.com name of person to appear in live interview: christy cook jenna: fred's back next with a final check of our forecasas stay with us. (fred)

your forecast for tonight is for a low of 33 and a mix of rain and 1-2" of wet, sloppy snow. winds will gust to 50 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 with winds gusting to 40 0 h. the 7-day forecast shows a warmup for the weekend. monday, expect scattered showers. " " tonight is for a low of 33 and a mix of rain and 1-2" of wet, sloppy snow. winds will gust to 50 mph. tomorrow, the high willlle 49 with winds gusting to 40 mph. the 7-day forecast shows a warmup for

tonight, the major storm hitting right now. blizzard conditions and tornado warnings at this hour. the system moving east, multiple car crashes, millions will get hit tonight and tomorrow and we're in the middle of it. new video tonight of that plane crash into an american neighborhood. we now know nine people killed ononoard. the fight nigig fallout. trumdoubles down today. would he employ a deportation force to send millions of undocumented immigrants home? the deadly explosion. more than a dozen injured. some critically. and the warning as americans turn on the heat again. the simple test you can do at home. the major lawsuit tonight. the birth control mixup. the pills and the packages mistake blamed for more than 100 surprise pregnancieie and on this veterans day,