opened fire -- police do say the gunmen have left the area. authorites also stated that the suspected shooters are possibly wearing bullet proof vests. tim: we get more tonight from abc's brandi hitt who's live in california. " " jenna: yesterday marked six months since the body of alicia hummel was found in the highline

six months since the body of alicia hummel was found in the highline area of clay county. and law enforcement are still searching for clues today, the south dakota attorney general released a statement asking for the public's help.

residents there is a five thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in relation to hummel's death. anyone with information is urged to contact the clay county sheriff's office. that number is located on your screen. jenna back on cam: and tonight at 10 we will speak with friends and family of alicia hummel. tim: nebraska's legislive session doesn't begin until january 6th jenna: but one lawmaker is already working to put medical marajuana in the 2016 spotlight. our bria bell joins us with more on what he wants to see happen. bria nebraska state senator tom garrett shared his proposal for a new bill today that would allow people with specific diseases to use cannibis in various forms to help with diseases and aches. "everybody has such a problem with the weed," said lawlor. nebraska state senator tommy garrett held a press conference to promote the usage of medicinal marijuana,

looks can be deseiveing as he says some percivie him as a hiippie who smokes weed, but in reality he says that he's just a strong conservative who wants to help those dealing diseases and elimates that could be relived through the natural substance. "it's important because there are nebraskans who are sick and ailing who are out of options. perscription medications aren't working for them," said garrett. senator garrett brought along with him, two individuals who are in support of the herbal drug through the senator's propsed cannabis caompasion and care act bill as they've traveled around the state of nebraska sharing their tesimonies on how prescriped pills have negatively affected their to day to day lives. iraq veteran bejamin marksmeier who lost on of his legs and had reconstructive surgery on the other says he's tried the medication that his doctors have prescriped for him and the cannibs oil is what gets him through his pain. "i've tried muscle relaxers and all this, but the only thing that truly works is medicinal marijuana. cannibis has helped me through my aches and pains, getting up moving," said marksmeier. shari lawlor is mother to a daughter who has epilepsy. she says

to help her daughter is brain surgery and she says with brain surgery you're gambling on the outcome. "brain surgery or natural god given plant? what would you choose if it was your child?," said lawlor. bria: state senator garrett says that if his bill passes, it could possibly go into affect as early as summer of 2016, but he anticipates the process being a long journey for him and other who are in favor of the act. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: a new poll finds donald trump is now the undisputed leader of the republican presidential pack, with a 10-point lead over his nearest competitors. and the quinnipiac university poll found hillary clinton now has a two-to-one lead over bernie sanders in the democratic race. the poll also shows general election voters more broadly have shifted their support from the republican candidates toward clinton

it found in a head-to-head competition, clinton would beat trump 47 to 41 percent. it also found she would beat marco rubio 45 to 44 percent, ted cruz 47 to 42 and ben carson 46 to 43. tim: today republician presidential candidate mike huckabee was in iowa today. he started his morning off in denison iowa at a campagin stop this morning. we then caught up with him this afternoon while he was in onawa iowa at monona county veterans memorial museum at an event honoring our veterans one thing he spoke about was how he feels iowa reacts when they meet presidential candidates as well as what he thinks it takes to win. " people in iowa are not star struck cause somebody's running for president.they don't come up and say oh my you're a candidate for president cause they've met everybody that's running for president over the last 40 years. but you win the caucuses by going out and meeting voters one-on-one, talking to them, answering their questions, shaking their hands going to their communities not making them drive 2 hours to you." huckabee will be continuing his campaign traveling back to

jenna: another republican presidential candidate was is finishing up his most recent tour in iowa today. jeb bush was in des moines today and spoke about his ground game right here in iowa. he also spoke about his place in the last iowa poll. "we're doing well, we've got a great ground game...we're connecting and converting. 4% in iowa, does that worry you at all? no because the candidates that were winning in year before election in iowa never win. " the presidential candidate also mentioned that though it seems like he his putting a lot of time and money into new hampshire, he is in fact campaigning hard as many places as he can. tim: it's clean sailing.... or driving.....tonight for folks living and working along glenn avenue in sioux city. many weeks after a road improvment project on the busy stretch of pavemnet was

road re-opened today. crews from sioux city enginering crews were removing signs around noon. leaving residents excited about the new and improved glenn avenue. "great, finally we can pull into our driveways and people can get to their places alot quicker," said wadner. the road project was set to be completed in august of this year , but due to unforseen damages, the complete date had to be pushed back which gave morningside parents a challenge in dropping and picking their kids up from school. "nats kids playing " jenna: the tyson event center was packed with dozens of special olympians this morning... the annual special olympics clinic held at the n-a-i-a volleyball championships is something these young olympians look forward to each year, but they aren't the only ones who

"kala meservey: "this is a really great part like it's so much fun like we bond so much with these kids. it's not just about volleyball, i mean obviously we want to win but doing around the community work " you can catch all the n-a-i-a tournament action at the tyson event center all week long, with the championship taking place this saturday jenna: still to come tonight well take a look at a habit for kids that is now starting earlier and earlier (fred) a cold night is ahead, then 30s and 40s will be seen for highs over the next week...but will there be any more snow? your forecast is coming up next! " " tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, is there any more snow in the

wintry scene from the ho chunk centre in sioux city. the high today was 35 and the low has been 20 so far. the king's pointe skycam hd shows another wintry scene. highs over western iowa today were in the 30s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota were in the 30s for highs today, too, but omaha saw 40. in sioux city, we have 21 degrees. local temperatures are in the teens and 20s. wind chills range from the single digits to the 20s due to northwest winds of 5 to 10 miles per hour. these winds will become light overnight. the satellite and radar shows yesterday's weather system moving away from us. the stormcast hd shows clear skies and cool temperatures tonight. tomorrow, expect sunshine and a nice day. not much change in our weather will be seen through friday, but clouds will increase saturday, when we could see drizzle. your forecast for tonight is for clear skies and a low of 9 degrees. tomorrow, expect sunny skies and a high of 35. the 7-day shows 39 friday, 40 and drizzle saturday, and 40s next week...with no

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tim: coming up after r the break with the rise of technology kids are gettining in the habit of using the tablet earlier and earlier well have more details when we come back

trends have a way of coming back in to style... and it

childbirth is making a comeback. doulas are gaining popularity in siouxland. kayln heetland had a doula present for the birth of her new baby. a doula is not the same as a midwife... doulas are trained professionals helping women through the delivery they don't actually deliver the baby. while this isn't always the case with doulas... kayln chose to give birth un- medicated... and she credits her support team with helping her do it. kayln heetland says, "i wanted to feel what birth was and i'm so glad i did, because after the recovery time is easy. i mean, the pain is only for hours and then it's gone when they're here in your arms." hear more about kayln's experience tonight at 10 on your health matters... and i'll tell you more about the rise in popularity of doulas in our area. m: raising children can be a confusing... with so many do's and don'ts. one of the modern questions coming up involves

phones and computers. recent data suggests that letting young kids use one of those devices might actually be a good thing. adam mccoy explains in today's health minute. " " for 2 year old bennett lambert, it's not unusual to spend some time on a tablet. and his tablet time started earlier than it did for his sisters - twins who are now six. recently the american academy of pediatrics changed their guidelines for screen time for children under two from no time to well... thirty minutes. and a recent study from the university of london suggests that kids get on tablets as early as possible because of how quickly they learn things by using them. and the key here is the word "educational". (dr. jacob eichenberger/prof of pediatrics, augusta university) if there are specific things we're learning languages puzzles using a tablet to read a book to a child there is even the simulation of flipping a page and it's your voice

think that's all great. and it's important to note it's not just the content of the media that matters but how it's used. (dr. jacob eichenberger/prof of pediatrics, augusta university) are they learning anything or is it simply a way of memeerizing or placating a child so thon't bother you? for health minute, i'm adam mccoy. coming up in sports...m-m-c won its second state championship in four seasons a couple of weeks ago. the eagles will join chris live in

unidome. next year the school will merge with remsen union so the eagles did what they could to make their final year memorable, winning their second state championship in just four seasons of 8-man football with a wild 57-52 win over don bosco. chris: and i'm joined now by a few members of the 2015 8-man iowa state champion mmc eagles, coach kyle oswald, center jacob simonsen, and fullback joe peters. coach, thanks for working around

lidays to come down. chris: coach let's talk a little bit about the game...a 3 hour marathon...at one point you were just a touchdown away from the running clock and it ended up a 5 point game... what was going through your mind in the second half? kyle oswald (kyle response) chris: jacob, your offense that day was nearly unstoppable--wha t was it like being on the field when you're clicking on that stage? jacob simonsen (jacob

chris: joe, not too many others can match the accomplishments of your senior class...2 state titles, a 47-5 record...what does it mean to be a part of that stretch? joe peters (joe response) chris:

to you in the preseason for 2- a-days, and we talked about the possibility of this title run...now that you've had some time to let it sink in, what does it mean to lift that trophy? kyle oswald

today's picture comes from... lisa hassman - she says her family is enjoying the snow... and the hawkeyes 12 and oh record! if you're like to submit a faceboo fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for clear

expect sunny skies and a high of 35. the 7-day shows 39 friday, 40 and drizzle saturday, and 40s next week...with no snow!