about 40 minutes outside of paris, studying aborad but on firday night, she says she was in the soccer stadium that was targeted. she says it was an experience that shook her and her family to the core. "i know they were really worried, especially my parents and sister. obviously, i kind of knew what was going on before the rest of my family did, so i just texted them while the soccer game was still going just to let them know i love them all...i'm okay..we were jsut trying to figure out where to go next and i would update them as i go. but, my parents said their stomaches were in knots. the didn't know what to expect or what would happen." tim: today an

influential iowa lawmaker says he's backing senator ted cruz for president. republican congressman steve king made his announcement this morning in des moines. he says cruz is the one candidate who will fight unapologetically for conservative principles. " i can tell you from personal experience the candidate i'll endorse does listen, and he does think and he's always grounded on our basic shared values. and the candidate i'll be endorsing knows how to act when it's time to act. i believe ted cruz is the candidate who is the answer to my prayers. a candidate whom god will use to restore the soul of america." tim: he praised the

king a "courageous conservative" and one of the "few truly principled men and women" in washington. tim: you may not believe it but thanksgiving is only ten days away... and christmas is just around the corner... for many, not only do they need to prep the turkey but their game plan for black friday shopping. jenna: siouxland stores have already seen increased traffic, our elisa raffa checked in on a few today and has more. elisa it's that time of the year to shop till you drop... whether it be to take advantage of great deals or cross people off your christmas list. siouxland stores have been prepping for black friday for months. some preparing to see customers as early as thanksgiving, while others will be closed. it's that time of the year again... thanksgiving turkeys, christmas trees... and you guessed it... lots of shopping. local siouxland stores say they've been prepping for months, making sure they are fully

staffed and ready to greet customers on black friday. but some stores are even open on thanksgiving. "it's time to shop on thanksgiving! they do their dinners early so they can get to the stores and get those good deals. people do wait outside, so we're anticipating that this year as well" says amber dowd, senior team leader, target. target will be open from 6 pm on thanksgiving, through the night and into normal business hours on black friday. target's best black friday seller tvs. store managers say those go like hot cakes, but this year they're antcipating the apple watch to fly off the shelves too. while shoppers make their way for electronics and toys at target, those waiting for deals at pier one can shop online thursday, and head into the stores friday. pier one will be closed on thanksgiving, but open at 8 am on friday. "it's going to be a great morale booster for our associates. they'll have a lot of time off to spend with their friends and family, so they'll be able to come in on friday and feel refreshed and excited and geared

up to help all of our great customers" says andrea mann, store manager, pier 1 imports. pier one says their holiday merchandise is always a customer favorite, but items like hand painted ornaments sell fast as customers cross people off their christmas list. "we're always excited to have more peoplen the store. it's so fun to help people decorate their homes and get them ready for their gift giving and entertaining, even just giving them that little personalized touch to make their holiday a little brighter" says andrea mann, store manager, pier 1 imports. elisa kohls, old navy, and best buy are some of the other store that will be starting black friday on thanksgiving. and don't forget... you don't even have to get up from the couch! great deals expected on cyber monday as well. reporting live in studio, elisa raffa.. abc9 news jenna: expect to see all 5 of sioux city's swimming pools open again next summer. that's the recomendation from a "pools committee" examining the long term future of sioux city swimming pools. that committee has been meeting for months, but until today had not offered an official plan. in a unanimous vote, the committee also

wants to see 3 city pools closed after next year. here's the breakdown.... replace leeds and cook pools with splash pads after 2016 season. replace leif erikson with a splash pad when it's no longer operational. built in 1977, engineers say leif erikson pool is sinking and would need to be rebuilt. meanwhile the committee is recomending the city look for a future pool site on the northside. the group also wants to close lewis pool.... but not until a new regional water park is built on the city's east side. riverside pool already includes some water park options and would remain open according to the plan. jenna on cam the pools committee plans to hold a public meeting on the plan in the first week of december but a date has not been set. park and rec director matt salvatore says the plan still could be adjusted after that meeting. the plan will be presented for council approval at a later date tim: construction crews have been

to unload the first big addition to the launch pad childrens musuem. beginning at 9:00 a-m crews began unloading a truck that contained a climbing wall. this is the first exhibit the childrens musuem has received, and they look forward to receiving the rest of their exhibits over the next couple of months. valerie petersen the outreach director for the launch pad says everyone is looking forword to working in the new musuem. jenna: and still to come tonight we'll take a look at some of the best ways to stay healthy with the holidays coming up. (fred) rain is coming to siouxland, but it will at least be mild tomorrow before a cooldown comes later in the week. your forecast is next! stay with us! " " tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, how long until the sun shines again? (fred)

we're about to get around an inch of rain! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) rain totals so far today around most of siouxland were a quarter to a third of an inch. here's a look at the dreary picture on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city from the ho chunk centre. clouds, mist, and fog are seen. the high was 55 and the low 51. the king's pointe skycam hd shows wee weather in storm lake. in sioux city, 53 is the temperature. local temperatures are in the 50s for the most part. dew points are in the 50s, too, so relative humidity values a 90-100 percent. visibility is reduced by fog and rain, and we have visibility in sioux from the southeast hour. look at the warm air in kansas and nebraska from cold air around denver. that front is bringing rain and snow to a broad area west of us. in fact, a blizzard warning is in effect for the denver area. over a foot of snow could fall with strong winds. the

stormcast hd shows scattered showers this evening, then more widespread rain and some thunderstorms late tonight and tomorrow. wednesday, there may be some lingering showers. we'll dry out by thursday as winds pick up. most parts of siouxland will see around 1" of rain by the time the rain ends late wednesday. tonight, expect a low of 51 with rain, thunderstorms, and fog. temperatures will be rising. tomorrow, look for a high of 58 with rain and thunderstorms. the 7-day shows showers on wednesday, then plenty of sunshine and high winds thursday. temperatures will be cooling later in the week. jenna/tim/fred (tim)

you bet. tim: still to come... we'll have tips on staying healthy during the holidays

around the corner... and you have worked very hard to maintain a

healhty lifestyle, jenna: but what do you do when faced with all of those temptations of treats? some tips for you holidays your healthy track record! rae: traveling, especially this time of year, can be but however you plan on visiting loved ones, plan ahead, be prepared, don't ruin your heatlhy eating pattern. mercy dietician stephanie small, has a good reminder, for all us, as we begin the holiday season... stephanie small: "remember thanksgiving will come again next year so it isn't going to be the only time that you'll be able to enjoy that food." for starters, if you're family is hitting the road this thanksgiving... dig out the cooler. small: "if you are on the road maybe you even have an option to pack a small cooler or a little lunch bag where you could even string cheeses, or yogurts, and then make sure to throw the bottled or any other non calorie beverages in there too!" but what if you're family is taking to the skies...? small: "if you're able to pack snacks you could always pack things like your granola bars, trail mixes, you know dried fruit, things there are some veggies that travel well too, like bananas and apples."

favorite fast food restaurants out of desperation... plan ahead! and when it comes to that big family meal... stephanie has one more tip. small: "the key word is enjoy them in moderation, so you know enjoy the one helping of your favorite food and maybe not go back for the second or the third helping so i think that is probably one of the main things to think about so you're not over stuffing yourself and over indulging yourself but allowing yourself something you really do enjoy." rae: safe travels, and healthy eating, as we get going this holiday season, i'm jessica rae, for abc9 news." coming up in sports...class d schools in coming up in sports...class d schools in nebraska were playing for spots in state championship games. we'll have

highlights and updates from creighton and wynot up ahead. plus...iowa state dropped a heartbreaker on saturday but the cyclones say they still have a lot to play for this season. we'll have a

saturday, opening up a 17 point lead on fifth ranked oklahoma state. but the cowboys outscored the cyclones 14-0 in the fourth to escape with a win. now the cyclones have to turn their attention to finishing the season on a high note. jordan furbee reports from ames. jordan furbee--"well with just 2 games left in the regular season and a bowl game more or less out of the question, iowa state could pack it in and say, 'better luck next year.' but the cyclones are having none of that. they plan on winning out, starting saturday at kansas state." paul rhoads--"we've got an opportunity to finish with four conference wins, it'd be the first time th

the iowa state football team has seen four conference wins since 2005, it'd also be the 2nd most conference wins in the history of iowa state being in the big 12." j.d. waggoner--"you don't get many opportunities a year to play college football. we get 12 opportunities working every single day, so that's enough motivation go out there and it's important for us to end the year on a good note." jordan furbee--"now taking a peek into the future, of the 22 players that started state, 15 are juniors or younger. so even though this season hasn't panned out quite the way they hoped, the future could be very bright in ames." joel lanning--""oh ya, mean we still have a lot to learn so we're just going to go out there and do everything we can, learn from it and just try to get better and prepare ourselves." j.d. waggoner--"we're not losing much on defense for next year. obviously we're losing dale and that's a huge hit on us, but we have a great team, so we have great potential for the future and i just wanna end this year right and carry that momentum on to the next year." jordan furbee--"saturday's game kicks off at 11 am down in the little apple of manhattan kansas. in ames with your cyclone report, i'm jordan furbee. here's a look at

this saturday the clones head to manhattan to take on bill snyder and kansas state, that's an 11 am kick off. then the following saturday isu travels to morgantown to take on west virginia. both of those games can be seen on fox sports one. chris: through the first three rounds of the postseason creighton has been down right dominant. the bulldogs have rolled into the semis, beating their opponents by nearly 50 points a game. today they tried to keep that run alive and clinch a spot in the d-1 championship. the bulldogs on the road taking on fellow- unbeaten bds this afternoon. first quarter. 6-0 bds already. riley tegtmeier to samuel christensen. 7 yard touchdown pass. 12-0 bds. === later first. tegtmeier dives into the endzone from a yard out.

18-0 eagles. === creighton mounted a furious rally in the second half, getting within 4, but bds ends the bulldogs' season, 46-28 the final. one other team in action today, that's wynot. the blue devils kicked off at 5:30 against humphrey st. francis and at last check...hsf has a 16-0 lead late in the half the flyers are the only blemish on wynot's schedule, beating the blue devils 24-20 back in september. we'll have full highlights of this game tonight at 10. wynot, looking to join norfolk catholic in lincoln. the knights will take the field next tuesday at 10:45 in the c-1 championship game against 11-1 columbus scotus. here in iowa, 4 teams make return trips to the dome. on thursday, mmc plays its final game as the eagles take on don bosco. kick is set for 10 am. the next game on the turf features akron-westfield and gladbrook reinbeck...the westerners in search of their first title since 2002. then on friday, western christian plays in its first

ever championship game taking on the 5 time defending champs from iowa city regina at 11. then spirit lake looks to cap off an undefeated season against ninth ranked mount vernon. i'll be in lincoln and cedar falls for all the action over the next week. coming up tonight at ten, we'll recap a busy week of sports with the abc9 top plays. action from cedar

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page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) tonight, expect a low of 51 with rain, thunderstorms, and fog. temperatures will be rising. tomorrow, look for a high of 58 with rain and thunderstorms. the 7-day shows showers on wednesday, then plenty of sunshine and high winds thursday. temperatures will be

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