can see it turning south and it'll strengthen some as the day goes on at 10 to 15 miles per hour. the planner shows that we'll reach a high of 40 later this afternoon. your full forecast is coming up - 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. with caucuses inching ever candidates with presidency continue to scour the state hilary clinton is here in sioux city.... we have abc9 news reporter lukas voss in sioux city at hillary clinton's campaign rally event this morning. lukas what's the scene there at the center? lukas:

hillary clinton is making another sweep through iowa. i'm at the carpenters training center in sioux city. it's no coincidence that the clinton campaign picked this location. labor secretary tom perez is joining clinton today to make his official endorsment for the former secretary of state. in a statement yesterday perez touted clinton's progressive record and fighter. he said clinton is understands the parents are talking about around the dinner table. lukas now, it hasn't been all good news for clinton. a quinnipiac university poll

week showed those taking the poll found senator bernie sanders more electable than clinton against several top republican candidates. good news for the sanders campaign, but in presidential candidate in siouxland republican rand paul will be in iowa as well... making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort dodge will be held at the public library at 2:30pm paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area community college jessica rae: tomorrow, carly fiorina will be in the state as well, she'll be making a stop at bata's restaurant in cedar rapids at 3:30 that afternoon. jessica rae: former texas senator ted cruz will also be in iowa today. on the heels of recent shootings in the united state's he'll be speaking on gun rights. cruz will be holding his second amendment rally in johnston iowa. that's set to start at 3pm jessica rae: gun store owners say after sales are booming just as they did in 2012

after sandyhook. history is also repeating itself in congress- by three votes the republican controlled senate failed to pass gun control legislation that would apply background checks to gun purchases online by a big margin yesterday, do an would stop on the fbi's terrorist watch list from walking into a store and purchasing guns... jessica rae: the search continues for week's deadly rampage... suspects -- a young married to abandon their 6-month old baby and storm the husband's work with assault more than 65 rounds at his colleagues. lauren lister is in san bernardino with the latest. the most revealing images yet of the lethal weapons used in that deadly shooting rampage. nats - scanner audio: we have several down in the conference room, several this comes as new video is released of that dramatic police chase........ oh they are after somebody! ! the black suv suddenly comes into frame.....police in close pursuit.

and then.... sot: i hgunshots hundreds of gunshotstscho through the streets of san bernardino. nats - they are killing that guy! the pursued shootipects sayed farook and his wife tashfeen malik -- killed in the hail of gunfire. they left behind an arsenal of weapons -- including 12 pipe bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition at their home. sot chief jarrod burguan: they were well equipped. they could have continued to do another attack. overnight - one of the first officers responding to the attack the couple did carry out, revealing what is was like inside that conference center... sot - lt. mike madden, san bernardino police department: it was extremely loud. the fire alarms there were people injured, obviously in great amounts of in the moans and wails that we were hearing nats vigil -- meanwhile the the 14 victims killed released. their loved ones speaking out. ryan reyes it was hard to watch the family members that were getting knowing anything about what happened to daniel. kaufman was hopeful boyfriend at first thought he

survived, after seeing facebook post saying he'd been injured but was alive. federal agents are couple's international travel and contacts. authorities tell abc news the fbi is looking for connections between two specific individuals and farook to see if they were involved in his radicalization or in helping plan the attacks. lauren lyster, abc news san bernardino. " jessica rae: accrding to the yankton daily press, school officials from yankton school district and law enforcement held a press conference this morning regarding two unauthorized persons found at the high school there yesterday. currently, law enforcement officers have been stationed at the school we'll have more on this story coming up tonight at 5 jessica rae: ho-chunk capital announced big plans for siouxlanders yesterday, 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 4 sections ho-chunk capital will complete. two will be 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 there could not be a better time to dabble into real estate. " we have the desire to 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, just from a market 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 and i think it's sort of posed for that next phase of growth," said morgan. jessica rae: construction has already started in sioux city and dakota dune. south sioux city's flatwater crossing will begin construction in spring of 2016. updating quality life is one of ho chunk's goals morgan says they plan on helping to answer to the demands of

residents' active lifestyles with the new communities. another major goal according to morgan is to keep brains and talent here in siouxland, meaning once students from the area return after college, the company wants to have built an enviorment attractive enough for them to stay long term. jessica rae: the annual convention of the nebraska cattlemens association is currently underway... here's paul hughes with the details. " hundreds of ranchers and cattle producers from across nebraska are in kearney for the annual convention of the nebraska cattlemen association. dave mccracken, the president, says they're optimistic about the future, financial challenges for the industry lie ahead. the beef billion-a-year impact economy. at johnny carson theatre next week, straight year, norfolk will host school one-act play production championships. the competition runs wednesday through friday with 34 schools competing including norfolk catholic, leigh, neligh-oakdale, and defending state champions wausa and hartington- newcastle. a national agricultural marketing program heard each afternoon on

be broadcast live from the 2016 northeast nebraska farm and equipment show. market rally, hosted by chip flory, will originate in the chuck pohlman ag complex at northeast community college beginning at 2 p.m. on wednesday, january 13th. those and more stories can beeard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix." jessica rae: preparations for a 73 year local holiday tradition are underway. nats of opening bag this year's goodwill shoe and mitten party will provide cold weather gear to more than one-thousand kids on saturday. members of sioux city noon sertoma club and telco triad credit union spent their thursday filling more than a thousand goody bags to be handed out at the party. but it's the new shoes, hats, socks and mittens children ages 5-12 will get on saturday that steal the show. "the kids come see 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. jessica rae: and if your child is in need of shows or mittens, the goodwill is still taking reservations. you can contact them at 258-4511... the show and mitten party takes place at goodwill of the great plains at 3100 w 4th street, 9am to 3 in the afternoon. jessica rae: nats of auctioneer this annual had a record the festival of held last night at the ho-chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the trees and wreaths on display brought in more than 24- thousand dollars who wanted to take a little christmas cheer home. that's the most money the event in... for the past 23 and that's a huge beneficiary, autism support

"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 julie case of the siouxland autism support group. jessica rae: the winnavegas tree brought in the most money, with a winning bid of more than 2- thousand-400 dollars. abc9 is a proud sponsor of festival of trees. jessica rae: still to come... find out why scott and i are wearing theses ugly seaters when we return. scott: " " scott: good morning and happy friday.

a morning low of 16. let's get a look outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. right now, it's in the lower 30s and we have a light southeast and 15 miles per stormcast hd where sunny skies will be in place today following some freezing fog this morning. overnight and going into our

tomorrow is going to be dreary as it'll be difficult to clear the skies along with the fog. we'll also have some drizzle and a passing shower or two. sunday, we expect the sunshine to return. we'll be in the 40s all weekend long including today under sunny skies. tonight the low is 32 with increasing clouds. then tomorrow we expect clouds and drizzle along with some foggy condtions. here's the 7 day forecast where temperatures will rise through the 40s and near 50 by next thursday!

scott: jejeica rae: i feel like we have

do.... scott and i will be rocking "ugly christmas sweaters" on the show this morning (and every friday in december!) it's all in support of crossroads homeless shelter here in sioux city... 100 per-cent of the money raised through sweater sales- goes directly to the shelter- join us by helping the homeless this holiday season! jessica rae: after the break... find out what crazy concocon howard is ipping up today more on fish taco dip

day parties... and if you want to

wow your friends and family... howard has the dip recipe for you. check it out! with all the holiday parties coming up in the next few weeks there's a pretty go chance we're going to want to make something that'll truly stand out. well, we came up with a bubbling hot dip inspired by the popularity of fish tacos. we even "party tested it" and it's been getting rave reviews. we start by baking some white fleshed fish fillets and once they're cool, we flake them and set it aside. after testing this with a bunch of

farm-raised catfish really stands out since it has a mild flavor and it's hety enough to hold its own. next we mix some cream cheese along with a bit of sour cream and a package of taco seasoning, which gives this its bold flavor. now we gently fold in the fish and spoon it into a pie plate and bake it off until it's creamy. then, right before serving it, we'll top it with some fresh salsa, shredded cheddar, scallions and some black olives. put this out or bring it to any holiday party along with some tortilla chips for dipping, and watch it disappear. with the mild taste of u.s. farm-raised catfish and all the south- of-the-border touches, you can't miss. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "famous fish taco dip," so you can have it at your fingertips when you need a dish that everyone will love. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "new way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" jessica rae: if you would like a copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope here to a-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 douglas street. the zip...51101. be sure to write "famous fish taco dip" on your request. or you can visit our website...siouxlan d matters dot com. and click on the mr. food logo.... jessica rae: coming up after the brea.. friday means pets here on abc9 news.

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with a final check of our forecast. stay with us.

campaign rally being held right here in sioux city at the carpenters training center. abc9's lukas voss will have more at 5pm tonight

scott: sunny skies will be in place today following some freezing fog this morning. overnight and going into our saturday, we'll have some fog re-form. tomorrow is going to be dreary as it'll be difficult to clear the skies along with the fog. we'll also have some drizzle and a passing shower or two. sunday, we expect the sunshine to return. we'll be in the 40s all weekend long including today under sunny skies. tonight the low is 32 with increasing clouds. then tomorrow we expect clouds and drizzle along with some foggy condtions. here's the 7 day forecast where temperatures will rise through the 40s and near 50 by next thursday! jessica rae: and speaking of the holiday.... our christmas tree cononst is now up and running! to enter... is message me on facebook or email (jrae@kcautv.com best decorated your pictures will air live on our newscast... the winner will receive 4 musketeers tickets and will be announced on december 22nd! we will take a look at our latest submissions... later on in the show.

announcer: fire up the oven, because we're about to bake up a storm. it's "the chew's" ultimate cook swap. carla's serving up cookies with a kick that you'll just love to dip.