was at the has more... tim, i spoke to about ten students had posivite about ththr psychology doctor karen walker. they expressed about her months ago but on her behalf. "she's simply not dr. walker, she's karen walker. they can take her out of the classroom, but her heart is still here" after 18 years of instruction, tened psychology professor dr. karen walker is no longer teaching at wayne state college.... but exactly what her status is remains a question. students i talked with today say walker was removed october. week students protested on walekr's behalf. "just reinstate professor walker so we can all wash our hands clean of our day to day lives. that's all we want" adnministrators public comment concerning walker. but released a

"we recongize student and alumni passion regarding this issue and suort their right to be heard, but we are not t the position to publicly disclose the issues involved wit administrative hearings" .. end quote walker's husband, dr. mark leeper, who remains on the wayne state facaulty... says because of college policy he can't comment on his wifes situation. but says he understands what looking for. excess of 150 - 200 letters, emails, faxes grinding into office heading over trustees. now i saw students suggesting they want to write the education committee at the somebody's they feel this was such an injustice" professor at wayne "it's incredibly difficult not having dr. walker around. she's so passionate and she's so field of study. she draws you in" say they're frustration is growing becasues don't challenge dr. walker. and more questions than surrounding dr they say they plan to "i think what's more annoying to all of us students is, you're always taught in class that you need

and you need to stand up for what you believe in. students have started a facebook page in her support, and are selling t- shirts to fund- raise for her family in this time of need. the administration is working on scheduling a hearing on dr. walker's dismissal. tim: investigators in san bernardino california were back to work today , collecting information from last week's mass shooting. f-b-i investigators are using technology to reconstruct the crime scene where fourteen people were killed by two terror suspects. authroities held a press conference this afternoon to clarify what they've uncovered so far. f-b-i officials s confirming last week's massacre 14 ople at a hohoday party was an act of terrorism. we have learned and believe th at both subjects were radicalized and have been for quite some

question that we're trying to get at - is how did that happen? and by whom? and where did that happen? and i will tell you right now, we don't know those answers at this point.". officials say evidence so far does not suggest a plot extending outside the continental u-s. the f-b-i says the killers practiced shooting at a target range in los angeles within days of the attack. tim: last night, president obama addressed the recent shooting attacks in san bernardino, offering solutions to combat terror in the u-s. (pres. obama) "my fellow americans, these are the steps that we can take together to defeat the terrorist threat obama went on to advocate stricter gun policy and dening those on the "no-flight- list" from buying g fire arms in the u-s. the president also encouraged americans to embrace fellow muslim americans and stray away from any sort of discrimination. tim: several republicans are taking issue with the president's speech... doctor ben carson says he

president obama described the san bernardino terrorists in his address.. on the phone: ben carson, republican candidate the american people e are frustrated, and the reason that they're frustrated is because, you know, we won't even use the words "islamic terrorists." and carson isn't the only one, g-o-p frontrunner donald trump is sharing the same sentiment as rson, saying a aricans are being too polititilly rrect concerning muslims adding he e believes if the victims of last weeks shooting had been armed, there may have been a different result. if a couple of other guns are in that room, you talk about the second amendment, which i'm a big believer of the second amendment. in paris they had no guns. in california they had no guns, only the bad guys had the guns, so they were like sitting ducks. every one of them." trump has lead republican polls

tim: democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders wants tougher gun legislation. saying there's no magic formula to fixing the shooting epidemic in the u-s (bernie sanders/d- presidential candidate) i don't think it's very hard to understand that terrorists or potential terrorists should not have guns people that are barred from flying on airplanes should not have guns. sanders recently garnered a large enough pool of votes in an online poll from the readers of time magazine, saying they believe he shou be elected the year. editors will announce their selection for wednesday . tim: focuses on defending itself.... iowa governor terry branstad is weighing in on the issue after being whether or not he belelved arming iowa teachers was t t correct way to protect school students. ""i'm satisfied with the laws we have in advocating any changes and i don't

basis on an issue that people have real strong convictions on." " schools in iowa are currently gun-freezones by schools in iowa are currently gun-freezones by law, a policy branstad has said he believes should remain "as is" titi anklin delanor roosevelt saidid that december 7th, 19494would a day that would live in emphamy and those words have since remained true even here in siouxland. nats of rifle fire today members of the morningside american legion held a observance whispering creek retirement community to remember those that f fght and gave their lives in arl harbor. "to sesethe bubbles deisel fuel that still surface every.... all there's alot of were permenantly says david binder, post 697 ceremonies like

nation today.... including at the pearl harbor memorial on the iowa state capital grounds. tim: a pair of city swimming pools rein on the chopping block after 2016. that's the word sioux city pools committee that public comment on the plan. that again today.... says it will move plan that includes pools and replacing them with splash pads. recration board will review the plan on wednesday. the city council's review of the plan is set for january fourth. tim: as gas prices in sioux city remain in the dollar-70 range....news today that oil prices are nearing pre recession levels. the price per- barrel for oil fell five percent today to just below 38-dollars. that's the second-lowest level since 2009. just a year-and-a- half ago, oil was selling at nearly 108 dollars a barrel. coming up one cat is back on his feet again.....quite

secoco chance at lifefe after the break... (fred) melting snow will continues we see 50s for highthis week. but will there beny new snow ne week? your forecast is next.

last? (fred) we'll see 50s through friday! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om(fred) here i ithe port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in sioux city. 53 was the high today after the low of 30. both of those numbers are well above normal! highs over western iowa were in the upper 30s to lower 50s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota were in the

most part, but nolfolk reached 60! 41 is our temperature in sioux city. local temperatures range from the 30s northeast to the 40s southwest! with light winds, wind chills are very close to the air temperatures. the satellite and radar shows clouds moving in from the west. this trend will continue overnight. the stormcast hd shows increasing clouds tonight, then mostly cloudy skies and possibly a few sprinkles tomorrow. we'll return to sunshine wednesday and thursday. tonight, we can expect increasing clouds and a quiet night with a low of 29. tomorrow, expect mostly cloudy skies and a few spnkles. the high will be 52, so very warm ain! the 7-day forecast shows 50s throroh friday. highs will slip to the 40s over the weekend and into

weather will melt snow. in fact, look at this map, showing snow cover from december 2 (last wednesday). now look at this map, showing snow cover today. we've lost a lot of snow! tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! jenna/tim/fred thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim:

nine lives but life's granted one cat in ames six legs. this cat named vincent is hobbling around on two prosthetic legs made by a few veterinarians at iowa state university. vincent's hind legs were damaged d yond normal repair when he was just a kitten, but now he's a ae to live a normal l le. all thanks to his new legs.

want to know when it comes to your metabolism, especialy if you're trying to shed a couple of pounds. we get going with jessica rae when we return

you put in a hard workout, then you eat pizza afterwards and you cacastill maintain that sleek physysue... anchor 2 but when you're 35, 45, and 55... you do the same workout, you eat the same kind of pizza... and the pounds keep packing on? jessica rae spoke with doctor steven joyce from mercy medical center, he explains how and why our metabolism slows down as we age... in this week's get going segment dr steven joyce with mercy medical center says, as s age our basal metabolic rate slows down, meaning even as we are sitting, standing, walking during our daily activities, our bodies are no longer burning calories the way they used to dr. steven joyce: "so i tell people especially as we approach our 40s, and 50, and 60s, when we start to see that basal metabolic rate slow down i.e. our metabolism slow down then we really need to do something else to start increasing our calorie expenditure and that's with exercise."

slows as we age, we can longer ingest calories, off the same amount of calories. so dr joyce says there are two types ofxercises, anaerobic and aerobic exercises... although it's good to perform both types of exercise, as we age, it's more important to focus joyce: "but really it is the aerobic onono that is again, the walking, jogging, biking, swimming, and that those can all be done middle age or older age, we just have to realize our bodies limits. rae: dr joyce also says preparing our bodies for a slower basal metabolic rate, starts early on... joyce: "we should start improving our life style changes probably in our 20s, even teens, and we know that kids aren't as active as they should be, so we should start preaching it then. but as far as being aware of our basal metabolic rate and our slowing metabolism probably in your 40s is when you're going to start really noticing that and that's when we should be aware of it and really concerned on making lifestyle changegebefore that sosohey're already engraved." rae: let's get going, i'm jessica rae, for abc9 news coming up in

standouts earned summit league honors today. more details on the awards up ahead. us...the hawkey are heading tohe roseowl for the first time since 1991. we'll hear from iowa on playing in the grand daddy

a last minute loss in the big ten championship game k kcked iowa from the final four, to the first ones left out of the college football playoff. but it's not all gloom and doom for the black and gold as they gear up for their first trip to pasadena and the rose bowl, since 1991. the hawkeyes are heading to the granddaddy of them all for just the 6th time in the 102 editions of the rose bowl game. after winning in pasadena in 1957 and 1959, iowa is currently on a three gaga skid against the now pac 12, inuding losses in 1982, 86, and 91. snapping that three game losing streak won't be easy against pac 12 champion stanford and heisman candidate christian mccaffery, but the hawkeyes are excited to play in one of college football's biggest stage. kirk ferentz--"the rose bowl is the all. you think about the rose bowl, you think about tradition. you

certainly will be the case this year. i think equally important right now is our fans are really excited about this opportunity." jordan lomax--"this is a huge, championship level game. a lot of teams would love to be in this game right now. the fact that we are in it is a huge opportunity for us." austin blythe--"i think everybody's just excited to play in a really good bowl game. you know, this is probably the next best thing for us as a team and to be able to go play there is a lot of fun. we need to go finish it right." the 102nd rose bowl game kicks off at 4 pm central time on new years day. the game between the 6th ranked cardinal and 5th ranked hawkeyes can be seen on espn. we'll of course have much more on the hawkeyes over the next three weeks leading up to the game. coming up tonight at ten, we'll relive the best of the best from all of football season. the abc9 top plays will countdown the five best plays from the fall featuring our local athletes. tune in at 10 to find out which plays made the cut. chris: the south dakota mens and womens basketball teams went a combined

two yotes were honored as summit league players of the week. on the women's side, nicole seekamp helped the yotes to wins over portland state and previously unbeaten drake. the austraan senior filled the stat sheet, averaging 21 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 steals, and 4 rebounds per game. for the coyote men, eric robertson earn his rst summit league weekly honor. he was clutch down the stretch for usd in their double overtime road win over minnesota on saturday, scoring 13 of his 16 points in the second half and overtime. in other basketball news, the latest ap top 25 poll is out and iowa state moved up a spot to 4th. the cyclonestrail michigan state, kansas and north carolina. the hawkeyes, also receiving votes in the rankings, leading up to the cy-hawk game. isu is ranked second in the coaches poll. speaking of the cy-hawk game, both squads have their final tuneups for the rivalry tonight. the cyclones take on buffalo

that game at 8 on espnu. and just underway, former east teammates adam woodbury and jc fuller square off as the hawkeyes host western illinois. that game in actiononight now on btn. finally, mike gesell has officially made it. the first 1,500 fans at tonights iowa game received a bobblehead of the former south sioux city star. gesell is averaging 8 points and nearly 7 assists per game

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post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) tonight, we can expect increasing clouds and a quiet night with a low of 29. tomorrow, expect mostly cloudy skies and a few sprinkles. the high will be 52, so very warm again! the 7-day forecast shows 50s through friday. highs will slip to the 40s over the weekend and into next monday. that weather will melt snow. in fact, look at this map, showing snow cover from december 2 (last wednesday). now look at this map, showing snow cover today. we've lost a lot of snow! tomorr's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer!