cancelled. woodbury county courthouse closed at one this afternoon.... but most folks had to start the work week on a sloppy and slippery note. and for those depending on public transportation.... it was anything but an easy ride after service was haulted for an hour.... abc9's elisa raffa is at the tyson events center in downtown sioux city elisa? elisa: tim, im here.... where we're still seeing snow fall, roads are still slushy. earlier this afternoon, slow was falling so fast that plows weren't able to get around quick enough and the sioux city transit system was suspended. the sioux city transit system was suspended between about 11:30 and 12:30 today due to the weather. road conditions caused slower traffic... and buses off schedule.

commuters i spoke to today said getting around was slow and slick. "with weather conditions out there, we wanted everybody to be safe, and they were slowly getting further and further behind. they come into the transfer point once an hour, so each hour they were getting a few minutes behind , and it just caught up with us about midday today" says mike collett, assistant elisa: the buses have been running on time and in full schedule since they resumed service at 12:30. the assistant city manager says the plan to do so the rest of the evening and tomorrow. if they need to make changes to the schedules again, they will alert media as soon as possible so commuters can plan accordingly, and get around safely. coming up tonight at six we'll hear from sioux city seargeant mcclure on how the roads are doing and how commuters can prepare to travel in even more snow tomorrow. reporting live in sioux city, meteorologist elisa raffa, abc9 news. tim:

even though the rate of snowfall is slowed considerably.....de partment of transportation, and city plows continue the cleanup.... road conditions are better in the metro than out in rural areas.... if you dont have to drive somewhere tongiht, just as well stay inside. abc 9's bria bell knows all about the highway conditions... she was out with plow drivers early today...and joins us now at the dot plow barn.... bria: yes tim, all day plow trucks have steadily come in and out of the d- o-t garage near tri view avenue, trying to stay on top of interstate road conditions. the first set of plow crews came

in at 3 this morning today, with the second crew following in at 7. because of the heavy snow fall, shifts have ranged from 12 to 16 hours to maintain insterstate roads and to make clearing the highways easier, few trucks are sent out to the same destination at one time for quicker clean up. . "normally on i-29 we try to run two tow plows in tandem, with one more truck behind us so we can get everything taken across in one shot. the rest of the trucks will run downtown and take the ramps," said rubendall the trucks also lay down salt brine when they plow, another way d-o-t tries to limit snow on the ground. now the snow is predicted to continue into tuesday, troy says that their shifts will still stay at the same rate as long as the snow keeps up. reporting live in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: thanks bria, folks in norfolk nebraska, also got their fair share of snow

our friends over community college shot this punches in with 3 point seven inches thats a new record for norfolk. generally ne nebraska snow totals are less than what other siouxland received. norfolk and ne nebraska remains under winter until 6pm tuesday night, tim: getting snow up in south dakota this afternoon, snow is widespread in eastern part of the state sioux falls conditions havebeen heavy at times with reports of one to two inches per hour. the heavy snow is whiteout conditions in some areas. we've also been getting numerous reports of accidents due to slippery roads and reduced visibilities. tim: some sad news out of yankton south dakota after two people died as a result of an accident early this

according to the south dakota state patrol a car driven by a 31- year-old male was traveling in the wrong lane on highway 50 east of yankton collided head on into a vehicle driven by a 30- year-old female head on. authorities say one of the cars caught fire as a result of the accident. the male driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the female driver died from her injuries at a sioux falls hospital. niether of the vicitims names have been released at this time. the accident is currently under investigation. tim: turning now to the dakota access pipeline, an important decision made today to further the construction of the proposed pipeline tim: south dakota public utilities commissiou voted two to one after a two and a half hour meeting in pierre south dakota today state regulator sissued a construction permit for the pippeline that will run diagnolly aross south dakota carrying oil to illinois. the pipeline has been hotley contested, but supporters of

create jobs across the state, the pipeline is slated to pump barrels of crude oil to its destination a day. tim: the e-p-a is expanding when it comes to renewable fuel standard protection agency released their target goal for 2015-2016 under the standard. the agency has nearly doubled the expected usage of cellulosic biofuel upping it from 123 million gallons used in 2015, projecting next year to yield over 230 million but for some they are saying too late. tim: grassely of iowa was amongst one of those, displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement today saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but

it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong biofuels targets and that consumers like the chance to use alternate fuels. grassley went on to call the epa's approach to the problem "flawed" and suggested it buys io "big oil's rhetoric. the senator says this new rule should have came two years ago. tim: when it comes to non-renewable fossil fuels, gas prices continue to fall nationwide. according to triple-a, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is two dollars, four cents. down more than 25-percent from a year ago. gas-buddy says the cheapest gas in the country is at a sam's club in lafayette, indiana, where a gallon of regular is just a dollar-39. tim: president obama is

urging the world take action to reverse global warming. the president is in france today, along with nearly 200 world leaders, for the u.n. climate change conference. this long planned meeting comes just weeks after the terror attack that killed 130 in paris. president obama says the ongoing terror threat should motivate the world leaders to do more to save the planet. president obama "nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. what greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshaling our best efforts to save it?" meanwhile, the city is on lockdown for the gathering - and all public protests are banned. the goal of the conference is a global deal to cut carbon emmissions. but ongoing disputes between developing countries and western industrial nations about the burden of sharing responsibility have made it difficult to reach a deal. tim:

philanthropist and microsoft co-founder bill well, new project, climate change. fund will invest dollars into clean forms of energy. (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 zuckerber 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 tim: according to an abc news poll/washington

post poll, two thirds of americans believe climate change is a serious issue in the u-s it very sierious. those numbers however are down over the past year and a half, 47 per-cent of those polled say the federal government should do more than it is doing now to try to deal with global from a high of 70 the bush eight years ago. still to come... a future hall of famer in the n-b-a is calling is hanging em up. announced his retirement. when we return. fred: (fred) a winter storm warning remains in include lighter snow and stronger in the 30s. your forecast is next!

fred: (fred) a winter storm warning remains in effect in yellow through tomorrow, while a winter weather advisory is for those in light blue. the hd radar shows light to snow today, which breaks the record for november 29. breaks a record. reported in sioux center, holstein had 7". road conditions across the northern half or so of our area. here's

the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk center in downtown sioux city. 34 was the high today and 32 the low. the king's pointe skycam hd shows a snowy scene in storm lake. we have 33 and snow in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the 20s for most. winds are just 5-15 miles per hour but will be stronger tomorrow. visibility is low across the area, especially in yankton at just 0.50 miles. radar shows the low pressure system spinning bands of snow across the upper midwest. the stormcast hd shows that this system will be slow to leave. in fact, we could see light snow through early wednesday morning! an additional 1-2" of snow can be expected for most of the abc9 viewing area on top of what we have already received. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 25 and light snow. tomorrow, look for a high of 32 and light snow plus breezy winds and blowing snow. the 7-day forecast shows breezy winds wednesday as the snow ends. then, we'll see a period of dry, quiet

in the 30s. tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! fred: tim: (tim) thanks, fred.

tim: after an illustrious 20 year career, basketball all star, kobe bryant is calling it quits at the end of the season. the reveal came in a poem written by bryant and posted on the website, the players' tribune. in it, the 37-year- old all-star guard says: "this season is all i have left to give. my heart can take the pounding my mind can handle the grind but my body knows it's time to say goodbye." bryant is a five- time n-b-a champion. still to come.some interesting factiods when it comes to running on a treadmill. what it does for you "in the long run"

effects a treadmill may have on your body years later here's abc dr. timothy johnson. " running? lifting?. or swimming? some of us are fitter than others. now, new research may get you off the couch? suggesting that every minute we can hang in there for exercise in ou younger years? pays off in a longer and healthier life. researchers at johns hopkins studied nearly five thousand 18- to 30- year-olds -- for more than 25 years. they put them on a treadmill when they were young ? and every extra minute a person was able to

to a 12 percent decrease in heart attacks and strokes in the next 25 years. good news for those of us who were natural athletes when we were young. should those of us who weren't? worry? past studies show that exercise is linked to better health no matter when you start. but you have to start. so the next time you're thinking of skipping that trip to the gym? think again. and thank yourself years later. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. " after the break... a look at the road to 2016. more on the presidential campaign right here on your election headquarters.

announced a major endorsement from a group of black ministers but had to cancel

the news conference amidst some controversy. while, other candidates are continuing to challenge some of trump's other controversial statements. abc's lana zak is in washington more. " sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "we are making history today. history is being made at trump towers. the black community is engaging with donald trump on issues that are germain to our community." the event originally heralded as a major endorsement, scaled back after several controveral comments and tweets by trump-- including one where he retweeted false statistics about black-on-white crime and after suggesting a black protestor deserved to be rougy supporters on fox & friends. these supporters today coming to his defense. sot - "mr. trump is not no racist. he's probably the least racist person there is. he needs to tone down some of the rhetoric that can be misconstrued." but there are other members of the black community who feel something else is going on... one prominent pastor tweeting: "prostitutes for trump...don't let the black pulpit become a pole."

jersey governor chris christie taking on trump for maintaining that american muslims rejoiced by the thousands in new jersey during 9-11. sot - gov. chris christie / (r) presidential candidate / (r) new jersey "it didn't happen and the fact is, people can say anything but the facts are the facts and that didn't happen in new jersey that day and hasn't happened since" others are staying out of the fr...focusing instead on cyber monday shoppers... marco rubio's campaign offering a flash sale on this baseball t... ted cruz supporters edition" sweater... close: and its not just republicans... liberals can shop one-day only sales at the democratic party online store. lana zak, abc n, w " tim: billionaire investor warren buffett is hitting the campaign trail to stump for hillary clinton. buffett is set to appear with clinton at a campaign stop in nebraska next month. it's the democratic presidential

candidate's first campaign stop in omaha before the nebraska caucus in march. a clinton campaign source says the two will talk about the need for tax reform and income inequality. buffett has long been a fan of clinton, contributing to both her campaign and super pac in recent months. he did endorse barack obama for president in 2008, but only after it became clear the then-illinois senator would beat clinton for the democratic nomination. tim: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast.

effect in yellow through tomorrow, while a winter weather advisory is for those in light blue. the hd radar shows light to moderate snow. sioux city saw 5.4" of snow today, which breaks the record for november 29. norfolk's 3.7" also breaks a record. elsewhere, 8.0" was reported in sioux center, holstein had 7". road conditions are snow covered across the northern half or so of our area. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk center in downtown sioux