national why a new national transportation bill ... matters to us. a local company makes a major investiment in siouxland housing... in every state in the sioux city metro. "well over 100 million dollars, and i don't think they happens every day on the housing side." jenna says, "and a little bit of the christmas spirit goes home toninit with the highest bidder. more on the festival of trees." tim: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom the united states house of reprasenatives approved a 5-year ... 305 billion dollar plan today... aimed at imrpoving and renewing america's infrastructure. tim:

hihiway and transit spending federal help will be available for while doesn't include quite as last as long as many lawmakers and the esident jenna: it is hailed as a victory that will stop the cycle of last minute short has kept the federal highway trust fund on the edge for the past 8 years. tim: the 13-hundred page bill was approved 359 to 65 to 16 in the senate the bill now goes to the white house for the president to sign. tim back on cam so how will all that money impact siouxland ? our own lukas voss has more . lukas: thanks tim and jenna. it is indeed ... what one senator called a "mammoth" task. the bill includes passages on nearly every aspect of america's infrastructure. public transportation ... improvement of information flow ... and funding to fix an aging interstate system. the latter being especially important to sioux city th parts of i-29 nearing

nats: constructiti it's a b by time on i- ... and it's not just the commuter the downtown corridor expansion to three lanes is estimated to be completed transportation bill ensures that parts of the 305 billion be used as federal department of integral in ensuring projects like i-29 can be finished. sot: "anytime transportation bill that's being condiered or is in helps us to look at a vo: the parts of interstate 29 that run through sioux city were openend to traffic in no major construction or upgrades have taken place. an important part of the the new bill is to improve security and create longlasting infrastructure for the future. both apply to the i-29. sot: "we had a lot of safety issues trought the downtown area and these improvements will certaionly adress those safety and infrastructure issues and will create a modern system for decades to come" nat's: pothole crew and while the the bill ensures funding for federal projects ... the city received 3.1 million in state funds and 3.6 million in federal funding during last years fiscal year to improve sioux city's inffrastructure. an important part fixing potholes. sot: "it doesn't look good for spring time fofo

worst ththwinter ... the worst potholes we have. last winter we didn't have nearly as many." and with the weather being as it is ... a lot of work might be ahead of them ... sot: "the weather always dictates how you are going to deal with potholes. we had a really bad spring .. so what we have gained we lost. lukas: and while we didn't have any new information if sioux city's transportation funding will be adjusted in light of what you just heard ... city crews that i met with this morning were very optimistic that they are up to theheask and ... asas matter of fact ...

got done with plowing our snowy streets ... they got to .. making our ride a little less bumpy. reporting live in studio lukas voss abc9 news. jenna: ho-chunk capital announced big plans for siouxlanders today, as the company is in the process of completing a 107 million dollar project that will create more retail, restuarant, and housing space. ceo lance morgan says he thinks this is an easy slam dunk financial decision. there are e sections that ho- chunk capital will complete. two will be in in sioux city, one in south sioux and the other in dakota dunes. each area is a multi million dollar project, that will either bring in retail, restaurant, or housing space. ceo lance morgan says that there could not be a better time to dabble into real estate. " we have the desireto invest into real estate and we've sort of made the corporate strategic decision and we've also decided to do it here in siouxland. also it's a good time,e, just from a markrk standpoint. there's so much demand for housing in sioux city and it's been a real problem for the last few years. sioux city hasn't grown at a pace of some of the surrounding cities

morgan. sioux city and south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in updating quality life is one ofofo chunk's goalal morgan, as he helpininto answer to the demands of residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. tim: hillary clinton just got a big endorsement out of washington d-c from one of the president's cabinet members tim: secretary of labor tom perez becomes the 3rd obama administration member to offer suport to hillary clinton. the sec. will be in sioux city with clinton tomorrow. tim: quote: secretety clinton is tough, smart, and d derstands better than any candidate the challenges that parents are talking about around dinner

night. tim: perez and clinton will appear tomorrow at the carpenters training center on 19th street. doors open at 10am for an 11-30 rally. clinton also plans on attending a town hall meeting at iowa central community college in ft dodge later on tomorrow. jenna: hillary clinton won't be the only presidential candidate in siouxland republican rand paul will be in iowa tomorrow. making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort dodge will be held at the public library there at 2:30pm paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area community college tim: it was supose to be a first ever event for the iowa republican party - their own brown and black forum. it was on the books for today but it turned into a no go. amanda krenz from our des moines station brings us more the first ever brown and black forum m iowa happened in 1984. it's an event meant to give presidential candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. charlie 9:18 they

brown and black forum with republican candidates and it would've been the first one ever done. charlie szold of the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first time opportunity for republicans... there was even a special announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in attendance... they were proud to announce that this caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and democrat brown and black forum. calendars were marked f f december 3 3 for the republican event. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next february 1st. joe enriquez henry from the league of united latin american citizens says latinos are very intested in hearing all candidates' views on immigration and a pathway to citizenship. joe 13:39 and also jobs, healthcare, educaiton, all those are very important so this is a tremendous loss. henry says iowa latinos will make up 10 percent of caucus goers and they're missing an opportunity to learn more about the candidates. republicans assure them, it is not a lost opportunity. charlie 10:41 no

something. we would've loved to do it through the venue, we'll do it somehow else before the caucuses. tim: the democrat's brown and black forum is on the calendar for january 11-th, at seven p-m on the campus of drake moines. jenna: in the wake of control politicians: your prayers aren't enough. republican candidates ted cruz, ben carson, rand paul, and jeb bush all tweeted "prayers" for those impacted... but gun control advocates want more. a scathing new york daily news cover this morning read--"god isn't fixing this." president obama also asked for prayers for the victims.

office meeting with the fbi director and attorney general he again called for tightening access to guns. "important for all of us, including our legislatures, to see what we can do to make sure that when individuals decide that they want to do somebody harm, we're making it a little harder for them to do it, because right now, it's just too easy. white house officials confirm that the president is considering using executive action for new background check requirements. the president's comments today mark the 17th time the president came before the nation after a mass shooting tim on camam preparations for a 73 year lolol holiday tradition are underway. nats of opening bag this year's goodwill shoe and mitten party will provide cold weather gear to more than 1,000 ds on saturday. today members of sioux city noon sertoma club and telco triad credit union filled more than a thousand goody bags to be

but it's the new shoes, hats, socks and mittens children ages 5-12 will get on saturday that steal the show. "the kids comemeee us after they have thier new shoes and they are testing them out by seeing how high they can jump. they are thrilled to have these new shoes this is not an everyday occurance with them, they know this is special," said sertoma member dr. dick hettinger. and if your child is in need of shows or mittens, the goodwill is still taking can contact them show and mitten party takes place at goodwill of the great plains at 3100 w 4th the afternoon. jenna: nats of auctioneer this annual holiday tradition had a record breaking year. the festival of trees auction was tonight at the in downtown sioux city. the trees and display brought in more than $24,000

wanted to take a little christmas cheer home. that's the most the event has ever brought in in its 23 y yrs. and that's a huge win for this year's siouxland autism support group. "you know it just makes me feel so warm that the community is doing this for us and that we've had such a good show tonight. you know it's not all about raising the money, it's just getting the awareness and the acceptence of our kids because there's one in every sixty- eight's alot." says siouxland autism support group. jenna: the winnavegas tree brought in the most money, with a winning bid of more than with a winning bid of more than $2,400. abc9 is a proud festival of trees. jenna: still to come... with the holidays just around the corner, and many iowa families in need local farmers are stepping up and helping those in need, well have more when we come back more when we come back (fred) sunshine is coming tomorrow, , d warm highs will be seen

but there could be some drizzle saturday. see you after the break for the forecast!

time for families across the state. nearly 400 thousand people go hungry in iowa...but that's where local farmers come in. they're stepping up to give back to those in need. stephanie kim brings us more from des moines "the donations are rolling in at the iowa food bank. brad-"we know that there's a need out there." farmers, and dozens of volunteers gathered at the food bank to celebrate a landmark. for the past 5 years, the iowa farm bureau and university of iowa athletics teamed up to donate more than 100 thousand dollars to feed hungry iowans-- that's 400 thousand meals for people across the state. brad- "it's one thing to raise corn, raise soybeans, and raise pigs. but to bring it from out farm to people in need is really special for ." brad is juststne of the hundndds of farmers in iowa that rticipated in the initiative although a lot of progress has b bn made- the food bank still l eds more help. ry exec direc.- "the struggle is there, we're seeing more people visiting food pantries. even though unemployment is down, we're distributing more food than ever before." in iowa, one in 5 children go hungry... in total-- 389 thousand people need help. edie davis knows the struggle first hand edie- "i ate from the food bank, i fed my kids from the foo bank today's ceremony

a first-hand look on the people they impact. brad-"as a farmer in iowa, it means to much to us to be able to provide to those situations to meet those hununy needs." and they say as aniowa farmer--giving is n nural.. andthey hope to keep on giving as much as possible. brad- "we know there are needy families, hungry families, and we want to do everything in our power to close that gap and make that happen." in des moines stephanie kim local 5 news we are iowa. (jenna) fred, today's weather was great! (fred) and it's going to get nicer! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om the port neal skycam hd shows downtown sioux

airporor but only 4 for the low! if you warmer than 28 today, you're probably right! we had a high of 39 downtown! that's heat island effect, of population are surrounding areas. temperature. local from the single digits to the 30s. wind chills are in the 20s, and 0 in sheldon! winds are pushing in at around 5 miles per humidity is as high asas 0 percent, so it's no surprise that w w are e arting to see fog. in fact, dense sioux gateway mile visibility. drive with care! visibility dense fog may be seen later tonight, especially after midnight. there is a grand total of nothing going on across the upper a very few clouds, stormcast hd, where we find another cold night ahead. tomorrow looks like a very nice november clouds will move in, expected. that cloud cover and drizzle will move away on to sunshine. your tonight is for a low of 11 degrees with fog. tomorrow,w,ook for a high of 39 and mostly sunny skies. the 7-day forecast

and plenty of sunshine next week. (tim) thanks, fred! (fred) you bet. coming up in

wrapped up their runs at the naia volleyball tournament tonight. find out if the chargers and defenders could end the year on a high note. tim plus the winnebago boys are the defending state champions and they sent a message to the rest of the state tonight. stay tuned for the highlights after the break.

state basketball

indians dropped c-1 to c-2 and they the year back in lincoln. bago, beginning its title defense tonight against homer. start...this right gorrin lays it home and bago has the lead just seconds in. tight early though...jordan from downtown...bago but then david wingett takes over...the flush off the nice feed from aspen la pointe makes it 10-7. then wingett, shows off the range...the step stretches the lead to 6. and check out this sequence...winget t with the steal and the slam...then he doesn't quit...another theft and layin. bago all over homer tonight, 97-20 earlier ononhe court, the b bo

we pick it up in the fourth...check out this outlet...illeana frenchman to deonna harris to jasmine colvin...beautiful passing and bago up big. they keep fighting...loose ball, delicia payer wins it and isabel earth cashes in on the 3, it's 65-38. homer, playing til the end...bryanna woodard, sinks ththmidrange jumper to o t into the leadad but bago was too much...they crash the glass and frenchman gets it to go...69-46 the final. up to the minidome...the 6th ranked lady cards opening the year against wayne. early in the third...kori fischer...fights her way through contact and gets it to go...cards up 39-22. but on the other end, danica schaefer has the answer...tririe from the corner cuts into the lead. augusta thramer...working the give and go in the near court...money on the floater...the lead at 14. wayne continuing to battle...kelsey boyer, out on the fast break and lays it home to

but carissa powell....hoop and the hack...and the cards win it, 61-44. and in the nightcap...cards and blue devils. in the fourth...south sioux up and they add to it...tanner christensen, money from the arc...cards up 37- 25. but back comes wayne...payten gamble...shooting lights out down the stretch...this cuts the lead down to 8. then with 2 minutes to play, gamble on the kickout...sure money...it's a 3 point game! but south sioux holds on...kalvin warner with the board to jose maldonado...and the cards eke out a 49-48 win. chris: briar cliff and dordt have had eerily similar starts to the naia volleyball tournament. on tuesday night both the chargers and defenders were swept then last night, both dropped five set heartbreakers. tonight they tried to wrap up pool

nazarene and go. in the first...katelin langel splits the defense...th ties things uearly. set...to breanna nogelmeier...a lot of power behind that...knotted up again. nogelmeier...this time on the slide hit...chargers take the lead 6-5. later in the set, catch them off guard but tonini ck is there for the block... charge through run out of steam, they fall in straight sets. on the court next door, dordt taking on olivet nazarene. in the first, jenna horstman, playing her final match, big swing there and the defenders lead it 12-9. then check out this play...aubrey drake, with the great save...jamie gesink sets it up and brooke granstra finishes it off...defenders up 3. a few points later.....'s granstst...a more traditional swing on this one stretches the lead to 5. then haley moss, gets it to fall in the back

to football, granstra...a more

fog. tomorrow, look for a high of 39 and mostly sunny skies. the 7-day forecast shows drizzle and 39 saturday, then 40s and plenty of