fremantle media] the area. a winter effect until midnight tuesday night into wednesday morning. a winter weather advisory is out for siouxland through 6 radar displays snowfall throughout the area. road conditions are very poor right now and a towing band has been put in place for this point, you should only travel in an emergency. here's the

temperatures will hold steady and the snow will be also be coming down at a steady pace for a while longer. a full look at your 7 day forecast including how much more snow is coming and warmer temperatures ahead is next - 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. the clear, siouxland is getting hit with snow this morning. getting as much as, inches in some areas this morning, sliding on the roads, numerous reports of been called into sioux city p-d, as thousands are trying to make their monday morning commute. we hav bria bell riding along in the what's it like out there" jessica,

in one of the d-o-t plows this morning. so far we've traveled around the city clearing the streets. morning. so far we've traveled around the city clearing the streets. and although the efforts to clear the streets are going accordingly, department of transporation and the sioux city p-d are warning drivers to stay indoors if at all possible. but if you do find yourself on the roads, be sure to take main streets as those are the streets being cleared first. jessica rae: thanks bria! switching gears now... climate change was the topic of discussion among

world leaders in france this morning president obama along with 20 other leaders from around the globe are working on a new clean energy initiative in order to slow the effects of carbon emmissions in the environment. officials believe global warming is having an effect on the thickness of the arctic sea ice naturalist david atten-borough is presenting at the conference, he says the time is now to come up with a plan. "it's not easy, but it can be done. and if the american nation - can put a man on the moon in ten years, surely to goodness the scientists of the world, working to a coordinated plan to see where the problems are, should be able to solve those within ten years." attenborough isn't the only one presenting at the conference, philanthropist and microsoft co-founder bill gates is set to announce a new project, aimed at tackling climate change. gates hopes the fund will invest billions of dollars into clean forms ofenergy. (bill gates/co- founder and fmr. chairman, microsoft) "i'm optimistic because of the gigantic commitment we're getting from

these partners that we will solve the problem. we can get that premium down, so the idea of a clean energy generation, doesn't require the poorer countries to slow down their development and they can go full- speed ahead." some of the backers for the initiative include mark zuckerberg of facebook and richard branson of virgin group. the fund will focus investments in electricity generation and storage, transportation, and industrial uses, among other things jessica rae: the cowboy trail will be meeting in norfolk future of the here's paul with the details. "meetings will be to chadron this month to provide input on the master plan for the cowboy trail. economic development and changes in the way vegetation along the trail is managed are among the topics to be discussed. meetings on the eastern leg of the cowboy trail are planned december 8th in ainsworth, december 9th in o'neill, and december 10th in the lifelong learning center in norfolk. all begin at 7 p.m.

construction will continue this week on the sewer south of the elkhorn river along the highway 81 corridor. beginning tuesday, north airport road west of highway 81 will be closed to thru traffic. according mark dolechek, the closure is expected to last from two to dolechek asks that you please follow posted detours and allow for extra travel time when driving in that area. the norfolk ministerial association is kicking off its annual holiday fund the norfolk daily news, with a goal of raising $75,000 to help the less fortunate during the holiday season the details about and participate can edition of the daily news and online at norfolkdailynews.c those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, kix. " jessica rae: officers were injured and a man was nebraska. police say the responded to a about suspicious activity. when they arrived

police found a man arrest warrant. they tried to take custody, gun. that's when they all three were hospitals, suspect later police say one officer was shot, while the other was physically assaulted. both officers are expected to survive. jessica rae: investigators are processing the scene outside the planned parenthood clinic three victims killed in the assault at the clinic have been identified. police say the year old--robert dear made rambling, hostile comments about planned parenthood. he also made statements about president obama. speaking of the colorado... the democratic presidential candidates were in new hampshire last night... and each one spoke on the shooting... jessica rae: hillary clinton slammed republicans for their refusal to embrace common sense gun control measures. at the jefferson jackson dinner in manchester, new hampshire... clinton used the most recent shooting to explain why she feels something must be done. "(hillary clinton/(d)

presidential candidate) how many more americans need to die before we take action? common sense steps like comprehensive background checks, loopholes that let guns fall into the people on the this is truly after what we've other places, the bring up a bill that on the no fly list from buying a gun in too dangerous to fly in america, you to buy a gun in america." after the mass month in oregon, clinton called for a national movement to stand up to the nra and gun lobbyists. jessica rae: vermont senator bernie sanders also spoke at the jackson dinner about the recent shooting... offering his condolences to the families of the victims... and defending the work planned parenthood does for women. " (senator bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate)

i am running for president because, in these difficult times, against vitriolic republican rhetoric, we must protect a woman's right to choose and we must defend planned parenthood. and today let me send my condolences to the families of those who were killed in friday's attack at planned parenthood in colorado. we must also fight to make certain that our gay brothers and sisters have the right to marry. " jessica rae: republican presidential candidate ben carson, was in northern jordan visiting refugee camps the past few days. carson described it as a "fact- finding" trip, comparing it to his visit to the u-s mexico border to learn about immigration. carson said the refugees are "satisfied" to be in the camps as long as they are well- funded. he described the conditions as quote, "really quite nice" and implied the u-s should provide more aid money instead of taking in refugees. jessica rae: g-o-p frontrunner donald trump will be making a couple of stops in the hawkeye state he'll be holding a campaign rally in

saturday at the clay county center. speak in davenport, iowa the same day. still to come... can save big this cyber monday details when we return. scott:

a look outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's

pointe skycam hd in storm lake iowa. temperatures are currently in the lower 30s and we have a light wind in place from the east between 5 and 10 miles per hour. a winter storm watch is in effect for most of the area today and tomorrow where we'll stack up widespread 6 to 9 inch snow totals. the satellite and radar shows snow beginning to surge out of the south. visibilities are becoming limited in the area, so drive with care. we have winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings blanketing the map today as tough travel is anticipated with a winter storm bearing down on the region. here's the stormcast hd which shows the slowly churning system moving through the upper plains and upper midwest here. this will be a very long duration snow event. the heaviest snow will be seen late this morning into the early afternoon. then it'll begin to taper off tonight and tomorrow, but strong winds will take over which will blow the snow around. we'll have drifting snow and difficult travel. be

high temperature is 33 with heavy snow. the overnight low is 26 with snow continuing. tomorrow's high is 32 with light snow and low visibility due to strong winds. here's the 7 day forecast. good morning siouxland. let's have a look outside on the port neal welding company skycam

hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake iowa. temperatures are currently in the lower 30s and we have a light wind east between 5 hour. a winter effect for most of the area today and tomorrow where we'll stack up widespread 6 totals. the satellite and snow beginning to south. visibilities are becoming limited in the area, so drive with care. we have advisories and warnings blanketing the tough travel is winter storm bearing down on the region. here's the stormcast hd which shows the

system moving upper plains and upper midwest very long duration snow event. the heaviest snow will be seen late the early it'll begin to taper tomorrow, but strong winds will take over which will blow the snow around. we'll have drifting snow and difficult travel. be prepared! today's high with heavy snow. the overnight low is 26 with snow continuing. tomorrow's high visibility due to forecast. jessica rae scott:

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yet tasty way to dress up your pancakes? well howard found a way that will get you in the holiday spirit. check it out. we're just getting rid of the last of our thanksgiving leftovers and like magic.everywhere we look, all we see green, and the sparkle of christmas. and with christmas less than a month away i thought i'd share an idea that you may want to try out in the next week or so that would be perfect for it's a spin-off on my favorite, red velvet by mixing a few dry together - some pancake mix, cocoa powder, and a bit of sugar. to that we add some milk, a couple of eggs, vanilla and a splash of red food color. after we mix that up nice and smooth, we

and make them like we would any other pancake. and if you have little ones at home, maybe make a few silver dollar size just for them. and since you'll need to make these in batches, you'll want to keep them warm on a cookie sheet in the oven. now rather than serving these with syrup, these are even better when we top them with an outrageous homemade cream cheese icing. i hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "red velvet pancakes." and since you'll have the recipe early enough, it'll give you plenty of time to try these out before christmas morning. i'm howard, with kelly, in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "festive way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" jessica rae: coming up one siouxland woman gets back on her feet, after a terrible

tradgedy... i'll introduce you to wendy blum...

motivated to get up and go to the gym, or go for that run... i want you to think of wendy blum. wendy is a mother, and grandmother, whose life was turned upside down after taking one fall... she's now an amputee, here's her story.... "nat sound: "i was sick, i remember telling my husband you know what i would rather be dead." rae: those are the words wendy blum after her doctor would need to amputate her leg... wendy blum: "i fell at home and knew i my leg and the next the ambulance and i came to the hospital and they told me i had fractured my

rae: doctors at mercy medical center decided to cast wendy's leg and let it heal on it's own... that's when things took a turn for the worst. michael garrett: "eventually it wasn't able to heal from the injury, they found out she had some peripheral vascular disease, the outcome was not favorable she ended up losing one of her legs to amputation and then later found out through infection more of the leg needed to be amputated." rae: the healing process was slow and long... wendy spent over a year in and out of the hospital. and due to her unique case she had to under go treatments in a hyper-baric chamber... michael: "it puts you under pressure and mimics that you are under sea water 33- 66 feet, we are able to drive oxygen into the circulating plasma not just the red blood cells and therefore we are able to oxygenize all the blood going through her body and to allow these really difficult wounds to heal." rae: wendy had more than 80 treatments in the hyper barics chamber... wendy: "i had some hard days, but i guess i would always think, you know what it could be worse and if i can get healed and get a prosthesis and get my life back, i've just always had a positive attitude." rae: and that's exactly what wendy did... april 14th of 20-16 will be two years since wendy's fall... she uses a cane if she's going to be walking long distances, but any other time, she's up and moving

nats: ring the bell cheering " rae: let's get going, i'm jessica rae, for abc9 new." jessica rae: you saw wendy ring the bell, at the mercy medical in the wound center, once a patient is healed and back on the mend, they're encouraged to ring the bell before dis charging from the hospital. and next week on get going... i'll look into why our metabolism slows as we age, making it harder to burn off calories and keep our young bodily physique... hear from a doctor at mercy on what you can do to help stay on top of your slowing metabolism. be sure to tune in next week at 5 and 6 a-m for the full story. jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast.

temperature is 33 with heavy snow. the overnight low is 26 with snow continuing. tomorrow's high is 32 with light snow and low visibility due to strong winds. here's the 7 day forecast.we'll have drifting snow and difficult travel. be prepared! today's high temperature is 33 with heavy snow. the overnight low is 26 with snow continuing. tomorrow's high is 32 with light snow and low visibility due to strong winds. here's the 7 day forecast.we'll have

drifting snow and difficult travel. be prepared! today's high temperature is 33 with heavy snow. the overnight low is 26 with snow continuing. tomorrow's high is 32 with light snow and low visibility due to strong winds. here's the 7 day forecast.we'll have drifting snoand