giving ...and with it comes the ringing bells and red kettles. i'm talking about ross town today. and they are also all volunteers. a number of the groups wearing red aprons and ringing the bells today were local high school students. members of the student council from heelan and north high school took shifts today in front of several locations in sioux city. the red kettle campaign is the most important fundraiser for the salvation army and its effect is felt throughout the community. " we use all of the donations for programs that we do right here in siouxland. our after school program is funded through

transitional housing programs are used through the fund here. so it's a big fundraiser and it helps a lot of people here in siouxland." we'll hear much more from the bell ringers and why they think spending time volunteering during the holidays is so important. all of that coming up at 10. reporting live in studio ... lukas voss ... abc9 news. as we approach the new year....local officials are helping parents keep their little ones safe on the roads. a "c-p-r and car seat check" took place today at fire station three in sioux city. dozens turned out to have their car seats inspected...free of charge. officials made sure car seats were properly installed...the appropriate size....and not expired. sioux city fire and rescue...along with mercy medical center and siouxland paramedics...orga nized the event. " partnering with mercy is always great, we have some great people here

us out and they're very knowledgable and we defantly love doing these type of events with them, it's defantly a great partnership." c-p-r classes were also offered at the event. if you couldn't make it out to the c-p-r and car seat check. you can have it come to you. to set an appointment....con tact the mercy child advocacy center...their number is at the bottom of your screen. deborah we know the names of the three people who were killed in a car crash yesterday afternoon. 68-year-old karol aeschlimann (ash- li-mann)...71 year- old lila rayburn...and 68 year-old sandra johnson of south dakota...were all traveling in the same vehicle. they were pronounced dead at the scene. authorities say..the group was traveling in a toyota avalon on highway 81 near yankton...when they were hit by a chrsyler that crossed over into on-coming traffic. three others were injured in the collision. the crash remains under investigation. deborah now turning to the presidential

in the wake of the isis-inspired shootings in san bernardino earlier this week....terrorism is now a top issue in the presidential campaign... meanwhile the latest poll...shows donald trump is back on top. abc's devin dwyer has more. " " script: with his poll numbers at an all- time high, donald trump's warming up for an arrival at the white house -- sot/trump 19:53:09 what would you say to obama - 19:53:16 you're fired! (crowd goes wild) thousands turning out for trump in north carolina, including protesters who interrupted trump 10 times nat pop 19:48:53 oh here's another one?.look at this guy (((gfx))) despite his controversial views, trump is republicans' top pick to handle their biggest concerns -- including terrorism. sot/trump i would handle it so tough you have no idea. you don't even want to hear. you don't want to hear how i'd handle it. the shooting massacre in san bernardino, setting off a debate on the campaign trail? sot/trump 19:54:54 if you had a couple of folks in there with guns who knew how to use them in that room - you wouldn't have had so many dead people they would have been the other guys. ben carson linked one of the attacker's visa status to refugee policy sot/carson " it should really end

refugees. at a shooting range in iowa, ted cruz called for an "armed citizenry." sot/cruz you don't stop bad guys by taking away our guns. you stop bad guys by using our guns (cheers) hillary clinton focused on stopping guns from falling into the wrong hands -- sot/clinton we need to go after the terrorists and we need to do more to save the lives of americans every single day. deborah on the democratic side...a "cnn orc" poll shows clinton polling at statistical tie..when matched up against trump...carson...r

even jeb. as for president obama...he has yet to weigh in on the f-b-i's word that what took place in san bernardinio was a terrorist act on u-s soil. deborah now to one of the more bizarre developments in the san bernadino shootings the landlord of the home...where the farook family was living...is giving reporters an inside look on how they lived. while there were signs of a normal family life...it was also where the couple was amassing an arsenal and building bombs. abc's matt gutman was one of the reporters who got inside. " " script: you can still see the tracks of where that armored car hopped the curb and rammed down the door here and smashing the glass of this window as well. all that's left are splinters and that welcome mat. (nats - drill) the homeowner pulling back the door to a double life. >>holes have been punched through the doors, right here we can see a door that's been ripped in half right next to this bathroom. tremendous mess here. past that splintered

kitchen?a meal half eaten?cookware on the counter. and there - open baby formula. the fbi turning the home over to its owner early friday?who allowed reporters into his rental property. farther inside?the blown out sliding doors. >>authorities clearly looked through this place with incredible care and in some places breaking down walls, bursting through windows, ransacking the place in order to find the evidence. digital data especially they were looking for. upstairs?the nursery. beside that crib with the stuff animals?a pink jacket, childrens books?a prayer rug. >>clearly, this station right here must have been of enormous interest to investigators. you see the printer's here, the keyboard remains, the display, as well. but of course the guts of the computer have been taken away by authorities. >>all this array of driver's license, social security card, credit card was left on the bed here?one of the few things investigators seemed to leave here -- religious books. and there in the closet beside those hanging shirts - those silver baby shoes?up above gun cleaner. >>so one of the few things that were left by investigators are these photos. i don't necessarily want to touch them but clearly things that were left

show joyous events and occasions of everybody together. in this neighborhoood, disbelief. (sot - alleah schweitzer / neighbor) that's the part that surprised me the most. it's just eery to think we have the same exact garage layout. (sot - tomi olsen / neighbor) it was like they were anonymous to all of us. it's really weird. deborah: today hundreds turned out for a local holiday tradition of giving back. over 500 hundred people filled the goodwill of the great plains for the annual "goodwill shoe and mitten party." each year, the event provides cold weather gear to more than one-thousand kids ...ages 5 to 12. local families took home goody bags...as well as brand new shoes, hats, socks and mittens.

we get volunteers coming year after year, some of the volunteers here today, they received shoes when they were children at the age of five and now they're in their sixties so it's pretty amazing." volunteers for the event included high school students, local athletes included high school students, local athletes and law enforcement. today marked the 73rd year of the event. "nats singing " deborah what you just heard were the beautiful sounds of the season....as performed by the mona shores high school singing christmas tree in michigan. this annual, must-see event includes 240 singers....making it the largest of its kind in the country. each year the choir's director selects a "tree angel" to sit at the top of the singing tree. the tree angel is a person who exemplifies the spirit of the choir. this year's choir had two tree angels. deborah

morningside hosted southern oregon in the n-a- i-a semifinals. the winner would punch their ticket to daytona beach. alex walker joins us now with more. alex yes deborah...the mustangs back in the semis for the fourth straight year, but each of the past two seasons, morningside has been unable to get over the hump. lets see if the stangs could break the drought by beating the defending champs southern oregon. late second quarter.....6-0 southern oregon....but tyler kavan takes it in for the touchdown....mor ningside takes the 7-6 lead into halftime....... third quarter now....ryan middle to jason vander kooi..... are you kidding me....the one- handed grab....unreal concentration... this.....kasdorf to michael whitehead in the corner of the endzone...he toes....stangs take this game went wire....morningsid trying to force overtime...but the field goal is blocked....30-27 the final...... alex back on cam: we will have extended highlights and reaction coming up in sports but for now deborah

deborah coming up after the break... the anniversary of a historic day is coming up...we'll have more next. elisa stubborn clouds linger tonight, sunshine returns tomorrow, and warming continues. your forecast is next. " " deborah/elisa gloomy skies today!

2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m gloomy skies on the kings pointe storm lake and port neal welding company sky cams hd. 8 warmer than normal today.. 20 warmer this morning. temperatures still a tad warm for december in the upper 30s and low 40s. winds only 5 to 10 mph out of the south. stubborn clouds linger through overnight with a chance for drizzle. clearing skies by morning with temperatures around 30. gloomy skies on satellite, a few showers along our weak front. there's our front on stormcast hd. as it moves through overnight, we could see some drizzles. clouds clear by morning, lots of sunshine for sunday! then a quiet, sunnier pattern takes hold. few clouds monday night and tuesday... pretty much through the week. tonight, stubborn clouds linger with a chance for drizzle. winds shift has the front passes. tomorrow. beautiful sunshine, more melting snow. high 40, with a light north wind. 7-day is remarkable for december. no snow chances and temperatures 10 to 20 above normal.. with sunshine. temperatures get back to "normal" by next weekend. deborah/elisa not too bad! thanks, elisa! still to come

about the the anniversary of the "day that will li in infamy". stay with us. deborah

roosevelt called "a day which will live in infamy". on december seventh, 19-41, japan's navy and air force launched a surprise attack on pearl harbor, hawaii. their target....the united states navy's pacific fleet. more than 24-

killed. half the u-s fleet was lost, and all eight battleships were damaged or destroyed. congress immediately declared war on japan -- and nazi germany then declared war on the united states. coming up in sports...iowa has swarmed indianapolis in advance of tonight's big ten title game. stay tuned for more. plus...morningside hosted southern oregon with a trip to daytona beach on the line. alex has the highlights next in sports.

quest for a national title has ended in the semifinals. in 2013, grand view played spoiler and marian got in the way last year. . this season, southern oregon stands as the final obstacle between morningside and daytona beach. only one prior meeting between these two.....morningsid e won an overtime thriller back in the 2012 quarters...before falling in the national title game. second quarter...tyler kavan caps a 99- yard scoring

a 7-6 lead into halftime... third quarter now....ryan kasdorf over the middle to jason vander kooi..... are you kidding me....the one- handed grab for 38 yards....unreal concentration... and that sets up this.....kasdorf to michael whitehead in the corner of the endzone...he taps his toes....stangs take the 14-6 lead... later in the quarter...now 16- 14 raiders...kavan his the edge and somehow finds the pylon for the five yard score.....21-16 morningside..... but here come the defending champs....tanner trosin was dynamite all day and man is he quick......he dances out of a few tackles and after a circus-act run...he finds the endzone and caps it off with a flip......raiders on top 23-21.. fourth quarter now.....fourth and goal raiders with the stangs up 27- 23....trosin strikes with 1:15 to play and southern oregon has the 30-27 lead....... morningside would drive to set up jared amundson with a 41-yard field goal to force overtime.....but the raiders block the kick....and thats your ballgame....30-

third straight season. " " congrats again to morningside on a fantastic season. it was fun to cover the ride. alex in less than an hour.....iowa will battle michigan state in the big techampionship game. the winner punches their ticket to the college football playoff. jordan furbee anchors our coverage from indianapolis. " as expected, hawkeye nation has showed up in full force, but i don't think anybody expected lucas oil stadium to turn into kinnick east. thousands upon thousands of hawkeye fans, flying their hawkeye flags, have descended upon indianapolis and a lot of it has to do with this new and improved hawkeye team, led by "new kirk""

last year, the hawkeyes were barely above .500, with some calling for kirk ferentz's head... "the petition was on my desk, but no i didn't wanna fire him. he's a good guy, good to the students, good to the faculty, so he's a good coach to ve." "i spent most of last offseason talking my friends off the ledge, they wanted to get rid of our coach and i didn't think he was done, i thought he had fight left in him." indeed he did. 12-0 so far, and a now win away from a big ten title and the playoffs. "ya kirk has turned it around this season. everybody says it's "new kirk," maybe 3.0, but i think everybody's just comfortable in the neneoffensive systst and he's definitely pulling out a lot of tricks this year, so it's nice to see." when it comes to a prediction for tonight, these are taking iowa in a close one... "24-20, iowa." "i'll go hawks 31-27." "28-21 hawkeyes all the way." "let's say 27-24 iowa, marshall koehn last second field goal." cheers thanks jordan. should be a fun

some prep hoops....fourteen th-ranked west hosting number nine heelan.... third quarter....29-26 west before....madi jensen gets the home court bounce off the jumper....wolverin es up by five... but back comes heelan...rhea greer spots up and connects from deep....crusaders cut the lead to two.... next west possession...rach el knutson-kobald drives and finishes pretty......wolveri nes back up by five.... fourth quarter now....west up 16 now.....lexie stolen executes the backdoor cut for two.....heelan hanging around... but this one was all wolverines.....its jensen again underneath......the home team wins it 61-49. checking out the big ten scoreboard....neb raska slips by abilene christian 73-63 in a game that never should have been that close. the huskers improve to 6-3. and in iowa city, the hawkeyes take care of missouri- kansas city 95-75 for their third straight win. and how about

stacked field at the sb-l invitiational... starting at 113....spencer's cade hopkins pins ballard's tim lang.....hopkins would take third...... up to 120.....8th ranked rhyker sims of sb-l taking on creighton baughman out of omaha....he would need overtime...but sims gets it done 9-6 and he went on to win the title. at 126.....second ranked brayden curry dominates heelan's alex anson....the sb-l warrior wins by tech fall but he falls by decision in the title match.... time for the heavyweights.....mi tch trejo of kingsley-pierson impressive in this one....he beats lawton-bronson's chris calhoun by a 14-10 decision... and capping it off with jorge sandoval....the storm lake tornado pins spenser wardrip of akron- westfield......he would advance to the title match but he settles for a second-place finish. allison/alex " " now time for our

today's picture comes from... our cat loving producer....alexa russo her cat janet...is getting into the holiday spirit a little early this year! with her diamond candy cane christmas dress thanks for being awesome jannie!!! if you''d like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. deborah/elisa/alex tonight, stubborn clouds linger with a chance for drizzle. winds shift has the front passes. tomorrow. beautiful sunshine, more melting snow. high 40, with a light north wind. 7-day is remarkable for december. no snow chances and temperatures 10 to 20 above normal.. with sunshine. temperaturur get back to "normal" by

>> hi, i'm dana loesch from "the dana show," and over the years, you've seen me interview some pretty cool people, right? today is no different. i'm speaking with dr. nathan bryan.