that at least one of thehesis terrorists in paris had recently registered as a syrian refugee in greece. tim: a couple of candidates are making their mark on iowa this week republican candidates are making house party stops while they campaign in iowa. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. he'll be in grimes tomorrow, that event is scheduled for 5:30 in the afternoon. g-o-p candidate carly fiorina is making two stops atatouse parties as well. she'll be stopping by our neck of the woods on monday, making appearances in council bluffs and sioux city. and democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will be in iowa, in the town of clinton. thats set for this sunday. doors open just before 5. tim: gaming officials in south dakota and the state's attorney general met in deadwood today (wednesday) to review the

state's stance on fantasy sports betting, a popular topic in recent w wks. in the endndthe commission claimed it d dn't have jurisdiction over online fantasy sports, failing to provide the clarity jackley had hoped for. jenna: but here in iowa, those under state code, fantasy games are illegal to play. iowans are not allowed to partake in pay to play games, and not only that they must know the people in their league on a personal level. or else they can't iowa's attorney general says the laws are in place to stop iowans from scoring big. "the amount potential winngs - if you watch tv - they are just huge, hundreds of thousands of dollars," said tom miller, iowa attorney general. "well beyond the $200 limit in iowa law," said miller. jenna: be sure to tune in tonight at 10,

souverain will take an in depth lookokt fantasy sports in wa. titi plenty of folks will get their fill of football and turkey next week. but for some, especially the needy, thanksgiving can be a hard time. jenna: but one local restaura has opened up to those in need this holiday and are getting some support from the community. abc9's bria bell has more on sioux city's rebo's bria: what was supposed to be a family gathering, turned into a community event. heather rees and her husband brian are opening their restaurant on thanksgiving to anyone who is looking for r meal with a family feel on t t side. "we never expect this kind of a turnout," said heather rees. heather, her husband and their in-laws came up with an idea to help the less fornuate by opening up their restaurant on thanksgiving day for a traditional meal. the word spread through social media, but according to heather it was something she could have never imagined. "we put it on facebook and sent out a couple of messages...word of

mouth. it just went crazy," said rees. locabusinesses and people from the community were quick to reach out and donate everything from turkeys,am, mash potatoes, , gies, and more.... "[we] come here to eat a lot, love rebos and we heard about this generous endeavor on fabook. we'll our family feels very fortunate and blessed and so i brought some butter and water and also a doantion from our neighbors," said smith. local schools in the sioux city area will volunteer to serve the crowd as three to four hundred people are expected to attend. "from what i heard, the e up kitchen [is] going to be closed. from there we said, 'hey we have all this space and have people that are willing and wanting to do this," said rees. heather says since opening up the restaurant, this is something that her and her family have always wanted to do. now that they have the space and the help, the timing couldn't be any more perfect.

open on thanksgiving from 11 am to 2 pm. heather and her family plans on making this a tradition for years to come. reporting lili in studio, brbr bell abc 9 news. jenna: an update this evening, after an explosion that occured in lytton iowa last night. jenna: the sac county sheriff's office has identified the three men were injured that explosion at the proliant plant in lytton. police say that 34-year old earl moore of milford center ohio was in a large storage tank doing some welding, when the explosion occucud. 32 year old mauel ruiz of columbus ohio was assisting moore at the time of the explosion. both of those men were transported to university of nebraska medical center in omaha. moore's injuries were considered life threatening and ruiz's were severe. 52 year old dana boom of lake view iowa was in the room as well, he was transported to a hospital in lake city, where he was treated and released. investigators are working with proliant to determine the cause of the

tim on cam just in time for the winter season the iowa dot is offering extra help for drivers. the dot is expanding a program that helps those involved in accidents s the interstate system. the "highway helper" program started in des moines in 1995 and features special vehicles equipped with a variety of features to assist motorists. the units are being placed in areas where 60 percent of last years interstate accidents happened. "so the highway helper also carries a sign board that helps us move traffic from lane to lane just really on the interstate," said cathy cutler, trafic planner for the dot. council bluffs is the latest area to get a "traffic buddy" one could be assigned to the sioux city arerein coming months. jenna: by now, you may have heard of "movember," a a month where men are free to grow their facial hair. but, a more serious purpose behind the movement is an effort to get men to focus on their personal health. one of our local hospitals is trying to make prostate cancer screenings a part of that. chuck johnson of sioux city was diagnosed with prostate cancer 13 years ago. it was found

through a p-s-a test, which is done by drawing blood. now, he's an advocate for it and doctors with unitypoint health are hoping more men will make it part of their routine. chuck k hnson of sioux city says, "i would say the next physical they have, they better ask, and at least get started." dr. james webb, unitypoint health sunnybrook clinic says, "it should start at age 40, every other year till age 50 and then annually after that." i'll have more about what chuck credits his survival to... and what unitypoint health - st. luke's is doing this week to get men to come out and get screened. that's tonight on your health matters at 10. tim: and a big time event to help fight prostate cancer is set for tomorrow. 's called movember and it's being held at unitpoint health saint lukes on stone park blvd from 4 to 7 tomorrow night. there'll be a simple blood test available for guys for just 33 dollars. there will aslo be a blazing wing challange and the strut your scruff" beard

some tips for those of you that may be watching your waistline this holiday season. coming up (fred) we'll have windy weather tomorrow, and snow is coming friday. the weekend will be cold. your forecast is next! " "

om (fred) a winter storm watch will be ineffect friday for r the blue shaded counties. first, though, a windy dada tomorrow. a wi advisory will be in effect tomorrow for winds gusting to 40 mph. the hd radar shows just a few light showers left. they will be gone soon. we have had

0.37" of rain today in sioux city. that puts the 3-day total at 1.54". here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 48 was the high today and 37 the low. the king's pointe skycam hd from storm lake shows the scene in eastern siouxland. 46 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. windndare breezy, bubulook northwest--they are about get a lot stronger. o'nejll already has 35 miles per hour. looking at the satellite and radar, we see the beginnings of

disturbance will head our way. the stormcast hd shows clearing skies tonight. tomorrow will be a very windy day. friday will bring snow, and quite a bit of it. the snow forecast shows 3-6" ofofnow north and 1-3" across most of the south. tonight, look for a low of 30 and strong win. tomorrow, expect a high of 42 and winds gusting to 40 -iles per hour. the 7-day forecast shows 3-6" of snow friday. the weekend will be cold! highs will be in the 20s with lows in the teens. next week's highs will be in the 30s with another wintry mix possible next

jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. still to come... some habits you may want to pick up if you're trying to cut back this holiday.

and that may force exercise to take a back seat. but working out isone of the best gifts s can give oursrsves re's holly firfer with the benefits of exercise over the holidays. "if you want to live longer, stay leaner, boost your mood, and keep your mind young, w2 95 c2.5 g 0 [[ grab your tennis

shoes and get moving. try this weekly exercise prescription from the cleveland clinic. get 30 minutes of resistance training a week. (dr. michael roizen/cleveland clinic) so 3 things: general physical activity, 10,000 steps a day, 20 minutete3 times a week of cardio. and make that cardio strenuous enough to break a sweat for the whole 20 minutes. it's worth the effort because exercise also decreases the risk for many serious medical conditions: (dr. michael roizen/cleveland clinic) decreases heart attacks, decreases arythmias, decreases cancer all throughout your body. almost every cancer is decreased because what exercise does is improve immune function. and working out not only builds muscles but builds brain. exercise helps prevent the loss of brain volume as we age. and it helps keep our brain circuits young and our thinking sharp. and being physically active can enrich our golden years. (dr. michael roizen/cleveland clinic) not only do

you live longer, but you compress the period of disability so you live healthier, longer. and experts add, you're never too old to start exercising. for today's health minute, i'm holly firfer. " coming up in sports...spirit lake won a state title in 2012 and this year's seniors have a chance to book end theieicareers with a ather. we'll preview their game up ahead. plus...western christian is in its first ever championship game on friday. hear from the wolfpack on what it would mean to make school

over the next two days, countless cars will make the journey from northwest iowa across the state to cedar falls to watch the state football championships. after mmc and akron-westfield play tomorrow, western christian and spirit lake take the turf on

the wolfpack have already made tons of school history this year. for the first time in the 12 years of the program, western christian won their district, and last week was their first trip to the dome. if the wolfpack win theieifirst football state championshsh on fridid, it would be monumental, not just because it would be their first, but because it would come against the five time defending champs from iowa city regina and they're excited for the opportunity. ben granstra--"it's just awesome, i mean coach has been coaching for 10-11 years and this is really big for him. this is big for our program. this should get the younger generation fired up." taylor miedema--"it's a huge step forward in our program. it's a lot of momentum for the years coming. it's something new for us, but it'd be great to get a state championship for our school." kickoff between the wolfpack a a regals is at 1 1am on friday. later on friday, spirit lake battles mount vernon for the 2a title. after a two year absence, the indians returned to the dome last week and rolled past the defending state champions from north fayette valley. like any senior class going out

on top is important, but for the spirit lake seniors, it would give them a chance to bookend their careers as state champions. billy brown--"it means the world. i mean we're out here playing with our best friends and i mean four yes ago we saw our brothers and our friends go to the state title and they n it and it's huge. . it's just unrealal gan backhaus--"we've dreamed about this for our whole lives. i mean kids dream about coming to the uni-dome and playing in front of the big crowd and it just--it'd be an unbelievable feeling to get back here and win it for us." spirit lake kicks off at 2 on friday. we'll have full highlights and reaction at 6 and ten right here on abc9. coming up tomorrow, dakota valley is back at the state volleyball tournament for the fourth straight year.the panthers racked up a 26-4 record this season and rolled d through the regional tournament, sweeping both of their opponents. d-v will be the three seed in the 8 team tournament at the sanford premier center in sioux lls. they'll take on mobridge pollack tomorrow at six. if they're able to get past their quarterfinal game, the panthers could have a rematch

with perennial power and rival sioux falls christian. that matchup would be friday at 7:45. chris: yesterday the gpac announced its all conference football teams and today the league did the same for volleyball. and fofothe 7th time in the e st nine seasonsthe player of the year award went to a northwestern standout. red raider senior karlie schut, a two time all american was named the gpac player of the year. schut led the conference in kills per set and posted 12 double-doubles this season. here's a look at the other area athletes that earned first team honors. a trio of dordt defenders, jamie gesink and ema altena made the cut. time first team selection while sink and altena make the team m freshmen. briar clififs breanna nogelmeier also on the first team...the homer native was fourth in the country in hitting

it's time for our facebook fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from...dusty cooper.... this is his son cam, celebrating his 2nd birthday on the court... dad is asst boys coach at east... cam is future star for sure. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook pagege jenna/tim/chris/fred: (f(fd) a winter storm watch will be in effect friday. up to 3-6" of snow is expected. tonight,

tomorrow, expect a high of 42 and winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. the 7-day forecast shows 3-6" of snow friday. the ekend will be ld! highs will be in the 2020with lows in the teens. next week's highs will be in the 30s with another wintry mix possible next wednesday.

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