roads safer during snow conditions. in norfolk, if you experience icey or snowy roads with temperatures around or below 25 degrees, it won't be long until you see trucks spraying the streets with beet juice. according to norfolk, beet juice has been proven to work better than brine alone,.. by mixing the two, which helps in trying to keep the roads ice free. so effective, that the city bumped up its beet juice tank from 5,000 to 10,000 gallons in order to meet the city's demand. "on the 5,000 gallon tank, when it got near empty, i would have to wait for it to get down to 1,000 gallons or less before i could order a refill and with this it allows more flexiblity to have more of a reserve on hand," said miller. the beet juice mixture is not only better for drivers, but the enviroment, as less salt is applied to norfolk's streets which means less road damage in the long run. "we find out that we use less salt so we don't have to go back and retreat and do some of the roads and intersections because of the effectiveness of this," said miller. though the new alternative to salt seems to be an all around better removal substance, some people are worried about possible staining as beet juice is also known for it's intense color. "you can wash it off your vehicles...any car wash with soap and water. it's not caustic or anything. again the sodium in the salt...the chlorides are probably more damaging than the beet juice," said miller. bria: norfolk has

fighting snow before, back in 2003 the city exchanged traditional rock salt for salt brine in efforts to become more eco friendly. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: even with plowed roads, it can been slippery....so one thing to make sure before you head out is that your tires have enough grip to handle the snow. you'll want to make sure your tires aren't

without traction so that you can drive safely in the snow. "we really just want to make sure that tires are in good condition, because traction is going to be very important tomorrow with the first snow. and driving techniques definitely need to change as far as tomorrow's concerned...slow down, take a little extra time, make sure that you give yourself plenty of space to get your breaking done" says craig mcreynolds, general manager, tires, tires, tires. jenna: mcreynolds adds that it's also a good idea to keep a winter survival kit handy in the car... blankets, flashlights, extra batteries, and a phone charger are all good things to keep handy in case of an emergency in a winter storm. jenna: and with the snow fall coming tomorrow we would love for you to send us your snow fall pictures! tim: you can send pictures to news-at-kcau-tv- dot-com and your photos could be featured on air! jenna back on cam well check back in with elisa for her full weather report in a few minutes. jenna: now des moines is getting prepared for snow fall as well as us here in siouand, and the des moines dot have made some changes to their

snow plows. they've changed a small part of their appearance - for what they think will be a big gain in safety. clair powell from our sister station in des moines brings us more tongiht,, "ive been side swiped rear ended" its horror stories like snow plow driver scott robinsons that makes people cringe during winter months. snow plow after snow plow being hit while trying to clear the roads and keep you safe. "since 2009, weve had over 200 hits to our trucks with rear ends or side swipes" since 2009, snow plow vs other driver accidents have cost 1.8 million in property damage and nearly 50 injuries- some severe. so, in an effort to curb this ongoing trend. these are being added. blue and white lights. "we all have amber lights.... this separates us from everyone else thats really what we're after" as part of a new law passed by legislation this year- this "blue light project" is a test. with only some of the states trucks sporting the new look. "we have 213 trucks outfitted at a cost of 175,000 for all of them yes" the flashing lights will be turned on during any type of winter weather- for the next three years. "whether we're anti icing, pre treating any time we're out in a snow or frost event" and it all begins.... tomorrow. "if we can reduce the crashes we can in crease public safety, its a win win for traveling public" tim:

a new spec building is now park of the bridgeport west industrial park and available. city planners and officials from h & r construction toured the 50 thousand square foot space today (thursday). it's located next to where a new pork processing plant is currently under construction. mayor bob scott says the building will be attractive for busniesses

looking to expand or relocate. "there's always somebody calling saying do you have a 40 to 50 thousand square foot building that's readily available and we have not had that for along time here. and now we'll be able to meet those needs and those leads alot quicker." says sioux city mayor bob scott. tim: three similar spec buildings have also been built in the bridgeport west industrial park each of those buidlings were occupied by companies within 2 years of their comletion jenna: the food and drug administration had a big announcement today, they've approved the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. salmon. the company behind the engineered salmon "aqua- bounty " calls the move a "game changer" in the market. the company takes d-n-a from a chinook salmon... and from a sea eel... to produce a new salmon. which in turn helps the fish grow quickly "in order to get approval from the food and drug administration, they evaluated the fish for safety, they evaluated it for nutritional content, and they evaluated whether the process was safe for the salmon themselves. and on all three counts the product passed, and so that's why the fda approved it." jenna:

dr besser says when scientists compared it with conventionally farmed salmon they couldn't find any differences between the two test groups. from a medical standpoint there's been no evidence that there are health risks from genetically modified food. in fact it's something that's been in the food industry for years. tim on cam just as the winter weather arrives, a local non profit agency that provides a warm bed for siouxland homeless picked up a big contribution today. "100-plus men who care", presented the "warming shelter" on nebraska street with a check for 62-hundred dollars. the presentation is the first for "100-plus men who care." the new group meets once a quarter to nominate worthy non-profit groups to be their beneficiary. the warming shelter plans to use the funds toward the purchase of bunk beds that will replace cots currently being used. the "warming shelter" is at

capacity with 77 people 100-plus men who care will make it's next check presentation in january. jenna: the keynote speaker for the generation she women's leadership conference has been announced. winona laduke will be speaking at the conference on february sixteenth at the marina inn in south sioux city. laduke is a leader of native american environmental and cultural issues. la-duke ran for office as ralph nader's vice president in the 19-96 and 2000 elections. tim: tonight, a big event focused on men's health awareness. it was the 3rd annual movemebr event held at unitypoint health st lukes arium the event brings awareness to the fact that the leading cause among men is cancer. they challenge men to "man up" and get screened for prostate cancer with a simple psa blood test that is made available for only 33 dollars. " "" last year we had 50 come out and get the blood test and two of those came back were they

needed to have follow-up appointments. and how we think of that is two of those people probably wouldn't have gotten that screen if we didn't hold that event and that's something we're really really proud of." says event coordinator of unity point st. luke's sara fay. after screenings and dinner the competitions began with the best facial hair and then the wing eating contest. and then the wing eating contest. tim: also this month, a local business is putting the spotlight on child hunger in siouxland. jenna: employees at woodhouse auto in sioux city have been fasting since 7:00 last night, and they've challenged us to do the same to support the food bank of siouxland. we decided to have a little fun with it, too and our abc9 general manager delivered cookies to woodhouse this afternoon. if they didn't make it until 7pm. they have to donate $132 to the food bank. that would sponsor one child for the entire school year as part of the food for the entire school year as part of the food bank's backpack program. that sends sustainable food home with kids on

weekends so they don't have to go hungry. still to come... almost week after the attacks in paris, the suspected ringleader is dead and the house has made a decision on allowing refugees into the us details after the break (fred) a winter storm warning will be in effect tomorrow, and cold air will arrive for the weekend. your thanksgiving forecast is in sight! see you after the break!

suspected ringleader is dead. and amid new threats from isis, the house approved a bill today to halt syrian refugees from entering in the u-s. " " the ringleader suspected of orchestrating the terrorist attacks in

bergen/terrorism analyst) "with the death of this individual, there's still an enterprise investigatio as the fbi calls it, which is to take down the entire network." french authorities announced abdelhamid abaaoud was killed during an intense seven -hour raid with police in a paris suburb wednesday. abaaoud had reportedly been involved in four previous foiled plots prior to last friday's horrific assault. presidential candidate hillary clinton spoke out about combating the islamic state. (hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate) "it's time to begin a new phase and intensify and broaden our efforts to smash the would be caliphate and deny isis control of territory in iraq and syria. and with isis now threatening more attacks worldwide, u.s. lawmakers have called for a block on syrian refugees. and today, the house overwhelmingly approved a bill halt syrian and iraqi refugees from entering the u.s. until key security agencies certify those refugees don't pose a security risk. the white house has said it will veto such legislation. (tim) fred, tell us about

2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a winter storm warning will be in effect for the yellow shaded areas tomorrow from 9 am to midnight. a winter storm watch is in effect for the far north and far south, with a winter weather advisory in effect for the far west. you can expect the snow to start mid-morning, then heavy snow can be expected during the afternoon with snowfall rates of up to 1" per hour. snow will end during the late evening. winds will gust to 25 miles per hour, creaing a low visibility at times. the evening commute and after school travel will be difficult due to snow covered roads and low visibility. travel is not advised tomorrow afternoon or evening! here is the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 46 was our high and 30 our low. this is the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. in sioux city, we have 30

degrees with a calm wind--imagine that after our windy day! local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. on the satellite and radar, we can see the beginning our our system to the west, where snow is moving into western ne and sd. the stormcast hd shows the low moving in from the west overnight, spreading snow into most of siouxland by mid-morning. heavy snow will be seen during the afternoon, becoming lighter during the evening and then tapering off before sunrise saturday. cold air will then move in for the weekend. 5-7" of snow can be expected in central siouxland, including sioux city. in the east higher totalsof 7-9" will be seen in the red shading. 3-5" of snow will be seen in yankton, wayne, norfolk, and tekamah. 1-3" of snow can be expected in the far west. tonight, the low will be 30. tomorrow, 35 will be the high with moderate to heavy snow and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast shows a cold weekend, with a low of 8 saturday night. next week will bring 30s until thanksgiving day, when we'll warm to

still to come after the break - dakota valley returned to state for the fourth after the break -

for the fourth straight season. alex has highlights from their quarterfinal matchup when we come back. tim plus....the impending winter weather has impacted the state football championships. we have the details next in sports. jenna/tim/chris:

are played indoors. however, tomorrow's winter weather has found a way to make an impact on friday's state title games. abc9 sports director chris palmquist is in cedar falls with more. "it's 72 and calm here inside the dome, but the threat of impending winter weather has pushed back day two of the state football championships for the first time ever. ihsaa executive director alan beste said it was a tough decision, but the safety of players and fans had to come first. " it was a tough decision but we decided we're going to posoned so our best option was to move it to monday instead of friday so again, western christian and spirit lake will now go for state championships on monday instead of tomorrow as was originally planned. two area teams were able to get their games in earlier today though. akron-westfield was trying to keep their dream run alive while mmc was looking to send their school out in style. late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts the lead in half. mismatch was one they'd take advantage of...they connect on the crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht

hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spiele the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win their 2nd state title in 4 years, 57-52." we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on top and finally got it done tonight--today, so yeah, a great feeling." it feels amazing, i couldn't ask for anything better in my life, it's the best feeling. you know, i'm so happy with what we've accomplished the last four years and we're going to miss the 8-man game, it was very fun." "it was going to be talked about, either is it the team that forever lives on as almost or finished it off? and as dicey as it was, we were able to finish it off. i'm very proud of these guys. they deserve this." congratulations to the eagles...akron- westfield in the class a championship for the first time since 2002. 4-0 g-r and they add to it...jake schuman from 45 yards away...he takes the bootleg and sprints down the sideline...it was 28-0 after the first quarter. in the second half the westerners find some life...cal eskra to dylan irizarry on the slant...28-6 a dub on the board. later in the third...eskra to austin allard...the uni panthers love the snag...akron- westfield chipping away at the lead. after g-r scored to go up 35-12...the westerners hit paydirt one more time... eskra on the keeper gets it to two scores and a-dub falls in the championship, 52-20. "our fans supported us all the way through and i mean, we work hard in the offseason, we worked really hard. and i mean, we believe in each other, we're a family, and that's just tough to beat." "our success is not measured in the destination. it's the journey. and this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong and have got to the state finals and that's what i'm more proud of is their

effort throughout the season." ongratulations to the westerners on a great season. in cedar falls, chris palmquist, abc9 sports. alex thanks chris.to the rushmore state we go, the

championship is underway. in class a, dakota valley is back at state for the fourth straight season....with hopes of winning the rushmore state we go, the road to a state volleyball championship is underway. in class a, dakota valley is back at state for the fourth straight season....with hopes of winning it all in sioux falls. for the panthers....sixth seeded mobridge- pollock in the state quarterfinals. 2nd set: kayla lupkes (dv) rises up for the hit but she is denied by lauren henderson...9-7 later in the set:

meredith lammers lays down the law right into center court for the point. 9-8 mobridge pollock. then meredith is at it again. it's digged but it bounces right back up to her again. this time she finishits it off. dakota valley sweeps...... they move on to face second- seeded sioux falls christian tomorrow night. how about some college hoops...iowa in milwaukee taking on marquette as part of the gavitt tipoff games. early in this one.....jared uthoff down low to sioux city native adam woodbury....the easy bucket inside... then a few minutes later....woodbury feeding to uthoff this time....and the senior drills the triple at the top of the key...iowa up five... triple at the top of the key...iowa up five... lead now at eight and its the sioux city east-south sioux city connection...mike gesell on the block to mr. woodbury....hawk s in control.... and they ran the golden eagles out of the gym....anthony clemmons with a little showtime...iowa wins 89-61 behind 20 points from peter jok. down in lincoln, the 1-1 huskers hosting delaware state at pinnacle bank arena... shavon shields

and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- melissa mccarthy, lie witness news. and one direction on hollywood boulevard. with cleto and the cletones. and now, for clarification, [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show.

thanks for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. i did want to say something. thank you in advance for screaming every time i say the words "one direction" on the show. [ cheers and applause ] it sounds like a mountain lion got loose at the mall around here today. tonight we shut down hollywood boulevard out in front of our theater for one direction. you can see there are many thousands of people camped out since last night to see harry, liam, louis, nile. there are people in all directions. oar audience department had to threaten to cancel the show to get them to calm down. we had no problems when we shut the street down for van halen. one direction? almost a riot. the fans are nuts. the funny thing is the dads in the crowd. there are a bunch of dads out there. let's see if we can go out there and talk to one of them.

no, no dad.