lower 50s in sioux city while there are 30s just to the north and west. visibilities are in fair condition, but there may be some fog and drizzle forming as temperatures cool toward the dewpoint. here's the dayplanner where temperatures will drop a athe day continues. a winter storm watch is in effect for southern and eastern siouxland - more is coming up - your news starts now. "announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " jessica rae: good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm jessica rae. us this midday. i'm jessica rae. an early morning fire claimed the life of one dog... crews were called to south rustin street in sioux city around 8 a-m this morning for a report of smoke coming from a home... when crews arrived at 14-05

they found smoke coming from the home... crews were forced to saw a hole in the roof of the home to contain the fire. according to the assitant fire chief the fire started in the kitchen and spread up into the attic. " crews went ahead and made entry, and found a fire in a kitchen that had extended through the ceiling up into the attic of the structure.'' thankfully no one was home at the time of the fire the family cat was rescued, but the home has been red tagged. the american red cross is assiting the family. jessica rae: president obama addressed the nation this morning, recapping recent steps the u-s is taking in order to ensure a safe holiday, just a day ahead of thanksgiving. obama says officials are taking every precaution right now we know no specific or credible t teat against ththunited states... the president

say the combined resources of our homeland security department and our military are combmbting any y tential threatat and saysys americans should carry on with eir thanksgiving plans as usual. jessica rae: according to triple-a 47 million people are expected to be travelling this thanksgiving holiday... despite terror threats nationwide. security has been ramped up from new york to l-a... abcs lana zak has more.... "across the nation--in every major transportation hub, tourist attractionon and sporting amped up for the holiday. "i'm going to be nervous, no doubt about it." but this mother says it won't change her family's plans. "you can't live in fear, as millions of americans take to the roads, rails and homeland security have issued new warnings about the copy-cat terrorism security nats here at washington's union station n unmistakable secu presence sot we have long

unit who are-- have enhanced technical skills.we have additional amtrack employees. our emergency managers are out here. it's all hands on deck to get people safely to their destination. amtrak says today and sunday will be the busiest days of the year. and at the iconic macy's thanksgiving parade, spectators are expectededo turn out in record numbers--and so will security. james o'neill / chief of department, nypd this will include extra uniform police officers, traffic agents plus additional mobile cameras, helicopters, k-9 (and) mounted units, lana zak tag : jessica rae: overseas, world leaders are attempting to quell the outrage. over a shot down russian plane near the border of turkey yesterday. the turkish prime minister addressed the incident this

morning saying the battle against isis is a joint effort, but it doesn't give russia the grounds to attack their forces and violate their airspace. . unfortunately there is also information that russian planes have taken part in attacks toward bayirbucak turkomans. no one can justify those attacks by the pretense, the claim of fighting against isis. we can not ignore the fights against turkemans, bayirbucak turkomans. russian president vladimir putin has condemned the actions taken by turkish military saying turkey's downing of a russian warplane is quote "a stab in the back" jessica rae: amid campaigning, jeb bush says he agrees with turkey's position in the controversy over the downed fighter jet, saying the u-s needs to back our ally's during the fight against isis. (jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate) "i believe turkey, but

it will be verified by all sorts of ways through technology. turkey is a nato ally. they are an integral part if we're to be successful in the fight against isis and it seems republican early iowa caucus goers agree with jeb. when it comes to mobilizing troops. jessica rae: according to a quinnipiac poll released yesterday 73 per-cent of the republican voters say they support putting boots on the ground in iraq and syria to fight isis forces. 82 per-cent of pollers from that survey also said they're not in favor of refugees from the country of syria beinin allowed in thehe-s with only 1313er- cent in support of accepting syrian refugees. jessica rae: however not all iowans agree with the recent suggestion made by iowa governor terry branstad to bar syrian reffugees from entering the state the protesters made their way up to the governor's formal office where they handed over a letter asking the governor to reconsider his

decision to stopstate services for syrian refugees. protestorsrsay state officials need to focus on the greater good of humanity and all rights for all people. sarah it hits home because my mother was a refugee from the vietnam war and attending hoover high school we hav ea lot of refugees from myanmar, several african personal to me. according to the department of human services... . refugees havav ever resettleded here in iowa... and they've never moved here after settling in another state. even though governor branstad doesn't have the power to stop syrian refugees from coming to iowa there's a possibility the federal government will want to place syrian refugees in the future... jessica rae: an old iconic sioux city building will be restored back to its original 1920s look... abc9 news porter bria bell tells us who bought the oldld building and why he wants to give it new life. "i would see it as a boy and say, 'god that is a neat building'," said schuett. mark schuett is the new owner of the building which was home to a company many siouxlanders know , sioux tools.

but what many may not know is that even before sioux tools, there was sioux city brick and tile. the building has over a century worth of history and mark says that his game plan is to remodel the building in a way that't'similar to its 1920's form. "part of what we wanted to do wasas actually restore it t back to what i'm going to call its glory days in the 20's and get it to look like that and to be able tuse it to do our processing," said schuett. mark's company is american natural processors incorporated, a business that produces grain, protein concentrates, oil and more. he says that the motivation to purchase the building was not only because of family, but the chance to preserve history. "well it's a family project and so my wife julie and i decided we could work. we know itit going to be more of f an investment than if would've started from scratch, but the idea that we can safe some of the history of the building...we plan on having a small room where we will display the history of the building," said schuett. majority of the building was not in use since 2002 leaving many people to suspect that it would soon be demolished if there was not a use for it. but with the current project in place, tom munson, an archival clerk for sioux city says that this upcoming plan is a bonus for the residents of sioux city. "well i think the resuse of a buildingng like this means s ot for r e community. not only the reuse of an old factory building, but the fact that a new industry is coming here, i mean that

speaks volumes," said munson. bria bell abc 9 news. jessica rae: mark also plans on hosting an open house when the building is completely updated for locals and former employees who worked in the building years open house when the building is completely updated for localsnd former employees who worked in the building years ago. jessica rae: a step to better manage ground water, leads to meters for all irrigation systems. here's paul hughes with the details. "meters will be required on all irrigation systems in

the lower elkhorn natural resources district. the nrd board of directors voted 8-to-7 tuesday night to require the meters as a proactive step to better manage groundwater in the district. lower elkhorn general manager mike sousek says a public hearing will be held, probably in january, to work on those rules and regulations. norfolk's new director of talent development and recruitment understands the employee needs of area industry. amanda barfuss says she worked as a temporary employee for vulcraft cold finish and norfolk iron and metal, before being hired full-time at nucor zimmerer, president and ceo of the norfolk area chamber of commerce, says barfuss will work closely with local schools to encourage students to consider a local career. a full moon and warm fall temperatures greeted families who strolled up and down norfolk ave. last night for the annual downtown riverpoint christmas festival. many took advantage of the free horse-drawn carriage rides and many children got their first chance to talk with santa. the evening concluded with the lighting of the downtown christmas tree. those and more

stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. " jessica rae: still to come... toss out your old gravy recipe... howard a new must-have for the thankgsiving staple... details coming up! scott:

jessica rae scott: scott:good morning siouxland. let's get a check of conditions outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. temperatures are stretched between the 30s and 50s this morning. there's some patchy fog outside, so make sure that you use some extra caution in your commute. a winter storm watch is in effect for southern and eastern portions of

and midnight. we expect to have a mixed bag of precipitation with measurable ice accumulation followed by sleet and snow. here's a look at the stormcast hd which shows we'll have mostly cloudy skies today and high temperatures in the middle 40s. later in the afternoon, clouds will become more dense and shower activity will transition into sleet during the morning hours of thanksgiving. then we'll see some snow as the system moves

hours. that leaves us with some clearing skies for black friday. today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions and areas of fog/drizzle with a high of 53. tonight's low is 29 as we watch for the transition over to mixed precip during the morning. sleet and snow will be a problem for our thanksgiving with a high of 32. here's your 7 day forecast. jessica rae

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you to throw out your old gravy recipe and give this new one a try, tomorrow! take a look... i don't know where the time goes. can you believable that tomorrow is thanksgiving? by now, you should have your turkey thawing or cooking, and hopefully you have a jump start on a few desserts and

i want to remind you not to forget the gravy. this year, we came up with a new one that'll really stand out. we start off by cooking up about a half a pound of bacon just like normal, and we'll set the drippings aside. after we cooked our turkey, we poured the pan drippings into a measuring cup so the fat could rise to the top. once it does, we skim it off and place it in a saucepan along with the bacon drippings. after that heats up, we stir in some flour and cook i for a minute or so. this is what's going to thicken our gravy and give it lots of flavor. now we add the rest of the pan drippings along with some chicken broth or turkey broth (so it equals about 4 cups all together), and we'll let that simmer. once this starts to thicken up, the crumbled bacon goes in and it's done. and if you're thinking, this isn't the lightest recipe ever, well you're right. but since thanksgiving only comes once a year.why not go all out? and when your guests spoon this over everything from their turkey and mashed potatoes to their stuffing, get ready to refill the gravy boat.it's

get the recipe for our, "bacon turkey gravy," so you can add this to tomorrow's line-up. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, wishing you a thanksgiving filled with lots of great food and endless. "ooh it's so good!! jessica rae: coming up after the break... a christmas concert like no other is coming to sioux city details on that

jessica rae: welcome back. today i'm here with.... mark schultz's "different kind of christmas" tour is coming to sioux city, ia a different kind of christmas is set for the siouxland area on december 13th at 6:30pm. this holiday concert

experience will feature these three artists: mark schultz, love & the outcome, and jon bauer. the platinum selling artist, mark schultz will be headlining the evening of music and will feature a variety of christmas favorites, some of his original works, and also his hit song "different kind of christmas". the song "different kind of christmas" was inspired by the life of mark's father-in-law and his passing. "we tried to write

the lyrics that would reflect the honesty of the emotions we were feeling - that christmas was still hard, even though we have faith that kate's dad is with jesus," said mark schultz to his fans. "we had no idea how many lives this song would touch, but it only makes sense because there are very few people that haven't experienced a loss that makes life a lot different. there are few times in the year when that difference is felt more powerfully than

jessica raon the show today. "we have a huge show today just in time for thanksgiving weekend and the holiday shopping. we're bringing you the wow-factor gadgets that'll make your life easier. the coolest new health products and ideas that my whole staff is obsessed with. then, the amazing 1- minute cooking videos that'll blow you away. now wait until you see my green smoothie pancakes. they really are good. imagine a chewy green drink. and finally marlo thomas is here. see how you can help her fight cancer in children and watch her special tribute to actor robin williams with never-before- seen footage of him with those special kids." jessica rae: again that's coming up today on dr. oz at 4

jessica rae scott: today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions and areas of fog/drizzle with a high of 53. tonight's low is 29 as we watch for the transition over to mixed precip during the morning. sleet and snow will be a problem for our thanksgiving with a high of 32. here's your 7 day forecast.