allow sapp to serve them at the same time, siting good behavior while in prison. but, that's little comfort to autumn's grieving family. her mother, jen, spoke to us on the phone today. " " under iowa law, the judge is allowed to reconsider sentences within a year of the sentencing date, without notifying the county attorney attorney general or the victim's family. sioux county attorney thomas kunstle had this to say today. o this is sort of anan unprecedented move

...undermines any closure the victims may have h. jenna: the family of autumn elgersma says t ty plan to attend all future parole h hrings so the iowa parole board is aware of the impact sapp's crimes had on them and their community in general. tim: the elgersma family is honoring the memory of autumn by helping start a center for children who have been abused. autumn's center, will be the newest addition to the season's center for behavioral health located in spencer. they've just recently received a grant for just over 3 3thousand dollars from the iowa department of public health to recruit child and adolescent phychiatrists. within the next few weeks, season's center plans on

beginning renovations for autumn's center. if you would like to help donate tim: to autumn's center or seasons center for behavioral health just visit siouxland matters dot com and click on this story. nat/walking jenna: today advocates from across the midwest took part in the 13th annual memorial march to honor nanave american children lost while in foster care. it's part of a larger program that has been held all week long. around 50 people showed to participate in the walk to the woodbury county courthouse. "things are getting better but there's still disproportionate numbers of native children in the child welfare system, disproportionate number of our children being adopted. four direions, who sponsors this, is about making ourselves well and pulling our families back together." says frank lamere, director of four directions center. jenna: the event started at the war eagle monument and made several stops along the way. that used those stops to say

prayers for native american children, so they're not forgottete jennnn homeowners in morningside avoioid a fire at their house on south rustin street. but, a family dog was lost in the fire. that happened around 8 a-m in morningside. sioux city fire firefighters to make a hole in the roof of the home in order to contain the fire. they say 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 thestructure.'' jenna: other pet, the mily's cat, was abab to be rescued. the home is unlivable for the time-being and the red cross is rescued. the home i unlivable for the time-being and the red cross is helping the family. tim: lincoln authorities say they have concluded their investigation of an alleged rape that took place in the home of three nebraska players, and no charges will be filed. at a aress conference today in lincoln lancaster county attorney joe kelly said forensic evidence "wasn't an issue" because

authorities knew who was in the house nov 15th when the alleged incident was to have taken place. three football players and 3 others. authorities say a rape kit was conducted but doubt still remains. " we have completed our investigatioin into this matter and no arrests will be made into this," said lincoln polili chief jim m schong of the ncoln police department. "beyond a reasonable doubt. that simply is not there and ethically i can not move forward,"said lancaster county attorney joe kelly. in a written statement the university of nebraska athletics department, said there is no change in the status of any student-athletes. we will continue to follow university policies. jenna: a suspect being pursued in omaha opened fire on law enforcement... and dramatic dash cam video from nebraska state troopers show bullets smashing through a patrol car wind-shield. joe chiodo takes us through the chase. "nats -- patrol car siren - 1st bullet hit, 2nd bullet hits) "shots fired! shots fired! "are you hit?!" "i don't know." it happened so fast. (nats - bullet hits car) the two troopers

inside didn't even know if they were hit. shattered glass flew right passed trooper andrew phillips in the drivers seat - as trooper steven peck sat beside him (nats - officers talking) "holy bleep." "i felt some in my hand." "there's nothing in your shirt." the troopers intended to simply pull over marissa mccormack - the driver for a missing headlight. (nats - 1st bullet hit, 2nd bullet hits) but that stop - took a terrifying turn - and left behind a lot of damage. this is a look at the bullet riddled car. and this is a look at the man convicted of doing it. daniel campbell was found guilty on 7 7 unts earlier this month - including use of a firearm - and discharge of a firearm near a vehicle. (nats - officers talking) "i got glass in my mouth and everything." "i felt the glass up through here and up through my lip." he fired the gun outside the passengers window. turns out - he was wanted for felony warrant for domestic abuse. after he and mccormack took off - an hour long manhunt began. (nats -- police siren, patrol car speeds off) "be advised weapon's going to be a a oks like a sawaw off shotgun. passengers going to be a aed with a stucucout the window." both were

troopers: (nats - 1st bullet, then second bullet) thankfully - returned to the streets . " jenna: daniel campbell faces anywhere from 13 to 2- hundred-dollar fines and 50 yearsrsn prison. he h h filed a momoon for a new trial, citing lack of evidence. tim: you may want to add an extra helping of patience if you're planning on traveling away from home this thanksgiving holiday. jenna: airports and highway patrol are expecting crowding on roads and airports but, triple-a says airline tickets are ten percent lower than last year for many of the top routes. over the holidays... airlines are expectinin65- thousand more passengers each day than last year nearly 47-million americans will travel at least 50 miles... from wednesday through sunday. that's good news considering gas is the cheapest it has been since 2008.

abc9's bria bell got the chance to take a ride with iowa state troopers and has more on safe and smart holiday travel, bria? bria: tim and jenna, thanksgiving is just a day away and with recently lowered gas prices, a lot of people have already hit the road. northwest iowa has received winter weather advisories for tomorrow so according to iowa state trooper john farley, it's in the best interest of drivers to take extra procaution when trying to get to their destination. thanksgiving is known as the day for turkey as well as traffic. iowa state trooper john farley says that there is usually a spike in accidents during the holiday season and so far there have been over 275 fatalities in the state of iowa for this year..a number that he says the state doesn't want to increase. "we never want to see that fatality count go up and it takes everybody. obviously it takes law enforcement through education and enforcemenen actions, but it takes drivers too to make sure that they're really concentrating on

those defensive driving skills," said farley. iowa state troopers will have more troopers present and active on the roads beginning this evening to ensure that traffic is under control and safe driving practices are taking place. bria: trooper farley wantntto also remindndrivers that no matter how safe you think you're being, it doesn't matter if you don't use the basic rule of thumb by wearing your sealtbelt. reporting live in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: thanks bria, today the president addressed the nation to quell fears about terror threats on the eve of the anksgiving holiliy. tim: he sayayright now, they know of no specific and credible intelligenen indicating a plot on the u-s. our counter- terrorm intelligence homeland security and law enforcement professionals at every level are working overtime. obama also said top u-s officials are constantly

especially with so many americans expected to be traveling over the weekend. abc's lana z z has more "despite recent warnings by the fbi and homeland security about the possibilities of copy-cat terrorism--there is no specific credible threat according to the president and the department of homeland security. sot - obama i want the american people to know entering the holidays that the combined resources of our military, our ininlligence, and our homeland security agencies e on the case. ey're vigilant, relentless and effective. but everre there are signs that heightened state of washington's union guards watching the crowd. "we are working overtime to protect the homeland, to evaluate and reevaluate what we see. we also want to encourage the beginning of this holiday season to bevigilant yourself f and to be aware. after making these comments, the director of homeland security boarded a train

himself. the message to americans--don't change your plans because of the terror threat. sot - fred steiner, airline passenger "you really don't even think about those things. i travel every week. if you think about it, you kind of freeze." and at the iconic macy's thanksgiving parade, spectators are expected to turn out in record numbers--and so will security sot - james o'neill / chief of department this will include extra uniform police officers, traffic agents plus additional mobile cameras, helicopters, k-9 (and) mounted units, lana zak tag today and sunday are the two busiest travel days, so expect plenty of cars on the road and longer security lines--at airports and rail stations. lana zak abc news washington. " jenna: still to come... one turkey narrowly escaped the dinner table this thanksgiving. find out who got the presidential pardon this year when we return. fred: (fred) ice and snow are coming tomorrow, and that will bring travel headaches. cooler weather will follow. your

a winter weather advisory will be in effect for most of siouxland from 4 am to 6 pm. a winter storm warning willll

be in effect for harrison county south to omaha/council bluffs. all of us will see ice changing to snow, but the ice may be somewhat thicker in the yellow wawaed area. road conditions are fine, but this map will look different tomorrow. stay in touch with road conditions on siouxlandmatters.co m or by downloading our abc9 weather app. the port neal welding company skycam hd d ows cloudy skiki. the high today was 53 and the low 27. here are conditions in storm lake on the king's pointe skycam hd. 37 is our sioux

city temperature. local temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. relative humidity is as high as 100 percent, and we do see some fog in the north, with visibility in spencer less than a mile. here's the midwest satellite/radar which is quiet now, but let's go to the ormcast which ows drizzle early tonight, but with cooling temperatures, ice is expected for a large part of siouxland by sunrise in the form of sleet and freezing rain. that will continue through the morning, but by afternoon, continued cooling

will change things over to snow. so, we will have snow on top of ice, which is among the worse conditions for travel. be aware--roads may be very slick! we could see over a third of an inch of ice in the southeast, and widespread show to the tune of 1-5" will be seen. tonight, we'll see fog and drizzle early, then ice late. the low will be 30. tomorrow, expect freezing rain and sleet in the morning, and snow in the afternoon. an early high of 30 will be seen, but expect slowly falling temperatures during the day. the 7-day shows 20s friday and saturday, then 30s with a chance of light snow monday. fred: tim: jenna:

(fred) you bet. tim:

dinner table this thanksgiving the national thanksgiving turkey, named abe, was pardoned by president obama during a white house ceremony today. the prprident's teenage daughters sasha and malia, joined him for the event. jenna: it may not apply to turkeys, but find out why new research suggests having a pet may be a good thing. details when we

getting thth puppy for your child new research may give you one more reason to visit that pet shop. with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. " kids? and dogs. sure, it's cute. but today, new research? pointing to what could be a hidden benefit for children. researchers, writing in the c-d-c journal preventing chronic disease, sought to explore the health effects for young children of having a dog. they looked at more than six hundred children between four and 10... asking their parents to answer a series of questions about their kids' physical and mental health. their findings? just might perk up your ears. among the kids with pet dogs, only 12 percent tested positive on a questionnaire for anxiety. among the kids without dogs? 21 percent registered as anxious. surprisingly, having a pup didn't seem to make a difference in kids' physical activity or weight? and a bigger study will be needed to see if the benefits touted in the study actually hold true. but ask any kid with a dog? and they will likely tell you that a fuzzy new member of the fafaly is a welcomomaddition.

with this medical minute? i'm dr. timothy johnson . " after the break... a local car dealer isriving home a message about making sure kids don't have to go hungry this season. we'll have more, next. jenna:

sexton from woodhouse auto in sioux city. one in five kids in the food bank of siouxland's service area is a risk for hunger. the backpack program provides

food for hungry chidlren at times when other resources are not available, like during evenings and weekends. each friday the food bank distributed 2,000 packs of food in 6 participating schools in the sioux city area. $132 sponsors one child for the entire school year. one backpack costs $4 for a week. backpacks consist of 2 shelf stable milks, 2 cereals, 2 entrtrs, 1 juice, 1 iut cup. to donatyou can: visit siouxlandfoodban k.org and click on the yellow "donate" button on the right hand column on the website. put in memo: woodhouse

out a check to the food bank of siouxland and bring it to a woodhouse location or mail to 2101 e 6th. street, sioux city, ia, 51101 jenna: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast.

early, then ice late. the low will be 30. tomorrow, expect freezing rain and sleet in the morning, and 2-4" snonoin the afternoon. an early high of 30 will be seen, but expect slowly falling during the day. the friday and saturday, then 30s with a chance of light snow monday.