more funding to do it. elisa raffa has more on that topic today. elisa body cameras have been a topic of discussion before, in fact.. this is the second time theheioux city police chief has brought the issue to s ste representatives' attentntn on legislative day. this morning they discussed things like policy and cost that would need to be sorted out before the department can put them to use. legislative day... it's an annual meeting where sioux city council leaders meet with state representatives to discuss accomplishments and issues that need to be addressed in sioux city. tuesday.. some of the topics discussed at the meeting ranged from economic development to the trail system.. but a hot one? body cameras. "i like the transparency, i like the documentation because it provides a first hand, dedeiled explanation of exactly what took place. i think it benefits the officers, i think it benefits the community" says pete groetken, city council. as a veteran of four decades of service in public safety, groetken understands that the job of a police officer varies, and that could cause problems when it

and releasing video filmed on a body camera. "our contact, as you well know, is very personal. it might not be criminal, it might not be evidentiary, but it's a very personal communication that goes on there" says chief dave young, sioux city police department. "i'm ok with it provided the individuals who are on the tape have an opportunity to release or authorize the release of that information" says pete groetken, city council. another issue...storage. although the police chief is working to plement a standard for officers to turn eir cameras on and off, they will virtually be running 24-7. therefore, not only will the department have to pay the intial price for the cameras, but need a chunk of change to store video as well. "sometimes data needs to be kept for a long period of time to make sure that it goes through the court system. is it evidence? it might be something that needs to be kept forever, and you'll be paying for that for a long period of time" says chief dave young, sioux city police department. the woodbury county sheriff currently has body cameras in use. his office has paid 45 thousand dollars for the 80 cameras his officers use daily. additionally, they pay about 25 thousand dollars a year in maintence and storage of video. chief young says, the sioux city police department would pay more with a larger squad of officers and more data. "i think in the longng run that they would more than pay for themselves. you'llsee what's going on on the camera and

us with lawsuits that people think they might have against us. that could save us a lot of money right there" says rhonda capron, mayor pro- tem. elisa the police chief says he's working with city legal to pin point some of those policy issues, as well as scouting for the best technology for our officers to use. he says body cameras should be implemented at the latest.. by the summer. reporting live in studio... elisa raffa.. .abc9 news jenna: less than a week after a former sioux city school employee was sentenced for sexual misconduct with a student, the mother of that student is filing suit against the sioux city school district and employee erick deleon. the lawsuit claims that the school district failed to provide enough supervision to prevent her daughter from being exploited by deleon. the parent also claim that there were no policies in place to protect the girl from the emotional damage her daughter sustained. no details about how much in

is seeking. tim: a home invasion early monday morning inioux city... hahapolice and folks who live in the neighborhood asking for help from the public. two suspects remain at large. jenna: police say the suspects made off with top dollar electronics after forcing their way in and assaulting a teen in his home on south alice street. abc 9's bria bell was able to speak to a neighbor about the incident, she's in studio with more. bria: tim and jenna, sioux city police department is seeking help from the public to catch the ones responsible for a robbery that occured early monday morning. a detective on the case says that this is an isolated incident in a low crime area. on december 7th around 2:40 am, 2 masked males kicked in the front door and entered a home on the 2600 block of south alice street. the suspects held the owner and mother of two, at gun point and tied up her special needs 18 to 19 year old son and beat him with a crow bar.

encouraged to contact crime stoppers at 258-tips. callers can remain annoymous and a cash reward up to a thousand dollars will be given with any information leading to the arrest and convication of the persons responsible. information can also be shared by private message through the sioux city polole department facebook page, " said ompson. e suspects stole 2 xboxs, 2 tvs, and a cell phone from the home after seeking cash from the woman. police say the woman also has a 13 to 14 year o,d son who was also home at the time, but not injured in the attack. the the one who ran to a neighbors house to call 911. today, neighbors say they also responsible for the crime to be caught as they like this don't happen in their neighborhood. "i'm o oguard for what's goin on in the neighbhbhood, yes...taking precaution, looking out for strange things that's going on. a lot of neighbors around are getting that way. they are feeling like they need to protect themselves," said smith. police say the individuals they

described as masked men, one being around 6 foot, thin/slinder build. the other is being described as 5'8 to 5'11 thin build. the oldest son of the home owner was treated at a local hospital for his injuries, his condition was not released by police. law enforcement officials are urging residents to be vigilent of their safety, well being and security such as lighting their safety, well being and security such as lighting and locking doors. reportg live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: turning to politics tonight, a 2016 candidate for the iowa house is already getting support from a pair of state senators. jenna: jacob bossman is looking to claim iowa's 6th district house seat when current representative ron jorgensen retires after the 2016 session. a handful of people were on hand today at morningside college whwh state senators rick bertrtrd and bill anderson both announced

"i've known jacob for many years, we've had a long time friendship. he was a key part of my election in my campaignand so knowing his work ethic, knowing that he has the right values, and that he will do the work necessy to win this seat were important components for me." bossman, who is from sioux city, has worked as northwest iowa regional director for u.s. sen. chuck grassley since 2003. tim: donald trump's proposal to stop alalmuslims from enteringnghe u-s is gettttg swift condemnation from his fellow publicans. several republican presidential candidates have criticized trump, with former florida governor jeb bush calling him "unhinged". and on capitol hill this morning, house speaker paul ryan took aim at trump. " normally, i do not comment on what's going on in the presidential election. i will take an exception today. this is not conservatism. what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for and, more importantly, is not what this country stands for."

violate the american constitution. but when asked if he would back trump if the real estate mogul wins the g-o-p esidential nomination, ryan said he'd support "whoever the nominee is". trump's remarks were also criticized by the senate's second- ranked republican. texas senator john cornyn accused trump of stereotyping people, calling his actions wrong. jenna: donald trump is daring to run as an independent... this after the republican presidential front-runner's proposal to ban muslims from the u-s was frowned d upon by the g-o-p. trumumtook to twitteteto remind the g-o-p his loyalty only runs so deep. he tweeted today that most of his supporters would still vote for him if he ran as an independent. trump has said he would stick with the republican party instead of launching an independent

as long as he is treated fairly in the republican nominating contest. tim: and although he may not be backinp's recent suggestions to ban muslims from entering the country, texas senator ted cruz says trump is raising a topic that need's to be in focus for the country i commend d nald trump for standing up and focusing america's attention on the need to secure our borders. border security is national security i would note that no one can purport to be protecting the national security of this country if they are not prepared to secure the borders and prevent both the law t& enforcement and national security threats that are coming across the southern border. i think donald trump has done a good job focusing the american people's attention on the need to do so" cruz is comming off his best poll showing coming first in a monmouth poll released yesterday, and second in a cnn/orc poll, earning a backing of about a fifth of

jenna: carly fiorina made a campagin stop in des moines today... she said she thinks trump's overreaction is as dangerous as what she calls president obama's under reaction to the terrorist attacks in san bernadino. she says obama isn't prepared to do anything, but trump is playing on everyone's worst fears. so what can be done? here's where she suggested we start. "if we h he a terrorist on the no-fly list, let's go indict them. let's go round them up and indict them because once you're indicted for a felony, you can't buy a gun. let's try that. i keep hearing about terrorists on watchlist, boy, if we have a known terrorist on a watchlist, why don't we go round them up and question them. let's enforce the laws we have." tim: president obama's demand for more gun control is turning out to be a good thing for gun stocks. shares of smith and wesson and sturm, ruger jumped more than five percent monday. in fact, both companies have seen double-digit

last week's massshooti in san bernardino, california. mass shootings tend to boost u-s gun sales, particularly when the president talks about addressing gun violence. on sunday, president obama asked congress to make it harder for people on the government's "no-fly" list to buy guns. he also said it should be harder for all americans to buy assault weapons. still to come tonight, though summer may be gone, that doesnt mean all allergies are gone too, well have more coming up. (fred) it will be warm the next few days, but a cooldown this weekend wiwi bring a chance of snow. see you after the break fofothe forecast.

ho chunk centre. the high today wasas4 and the low w . highs over westernrnowa were in the 30s to the 5050 eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs in the 40s to the 60s! in sioux city, we have 45 with a dew point of

with such high moisture levels in the air. local temperatures show 30s northeast and 50s southwest. winds are from the northwest generally at 5-10 miles per hour. wind chills are in the 30s and 40s. the satellite and radar shows today's cloudy weather disturbance moving through with clearing skies. the stormcast hd shows very quiet weather over the next 60 hours. tonight, look for mostly clear skies and a low of 32. tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies and a high of 57! wow! the 7-day shows breezy winds thursday, and 50s through friday. a cold fro will arrive satday, with a slight chance of light snow late that will spill over into early sunday. breezy winds will follow monday. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash! jenna/tim/fred (tim)

tim: still to come... just because winter is here, that doesn't necessarily mean allergies are gone! we'll show you how to battle winter allergies. tim:

today's health minute adam mccoy explains winter allergies can also leave you itchy and sneezy. " " it's winter. time to think about your.. allergies? dr. kathleen sheerin says absolutely. (dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta allergy and asthma clinic : springtime when all of the trees are blooming, it makes a a lot of press, but it's snowing outside and people are miserable.) the culprits are not your typical tree pollens, says sheerin, but indoor allergens like dust mites and pet dander. (dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta allergy and asthma clinic: if you spend more time inside, then you're going to have more exposure to your pets during the winter season. ) but fear not. regardless of the trigger, the symptoms and the treatments are still the same. (dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta allergy and asthma clinic:you can have itchy eyes, itchy throat, itchy nose, a

- we call that the allergic salute. runny sneezy, congestion , and those are the basic allergy symptoms) for dust mites, covering-up is the best plan. (dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta clinic) covers on the mattress, pillow, available online, in difference if you're allergrg to the dust mites. washing in hot for pet allergies. keep pets off the them often. and as always, there are medications that can help. for cnn, i'm adam mccoy. coming up in sports...northern iowa advanced to the f-c-s quarterfinals and their reward is the four time defending national champs. we'll hear from the panthers up ahead. plus...the cy-hawk series hits the

thursday night. we'll check in with a cyclone senior on what the rivalry means

coach steve prohm gets to experience the cy-hawk rivalry for the first time. his fourth-ranked cyclones host iowa just about 48 hours from now. with a win, the isu seniors would be 3-1 against their instate rivals, and georges niang made it clear today that he wants to win this game. georges niang--"this is something a lot of us have been looking forward to. i feel like a lot of us aren't even from the state of iowa, but we definitely feel the rivalry and i don't wanna say hatred, but dislike toward at other school, but that's just whatat comes with the territory. they heckle more than other fans, i think that's just the biggest thing that gets my riled up." "the kiss, did that happen in the moment?" "i was waiting for me to do something good at the end of the game for that to happen. that was sort of just in the moment, i didn't before the game think about, oh i'm going to do this, but just everything they saiaiduring the game and stuff like that, but it's all out of good fun, i feel like i have a competitive nature

and i feel like i don't hold back on anything. if i only went 2-2 with iowa, what's the point of playing? so obviously the goal is to go 3-1 and we obviously wanna beat them and continue our hot streak and keep on improving every day." the home team has won 10 of the la 12 in this rivalry, with iowa state's road win last year one of the two exceptions. tip off between the hawkeyes and cyclones is at 6:30 thursday on espn 2. in other basketball news, dordt senior nathan rindelsls was named the gpac mens player of the week. he helped lead the defenders to a

and filled the stat sheet in the process, averaging 21 and a half points per game. the defenders return to action tomorrow at concordia. a pair of local volleyball standouts were named first team all americans today by the naia. northwestern's karlie schut and dordt's brooke granstra each earned the honor today. schut is now a 3 time all american and the reigning gpac player of the year. granstra, a junior, earned her first all-america accolades. congratulations to both. chris: for the 13th t te school history, northern iowa is in the f-c-s quarterfinals. and this year, their opponent will be a familiar one. the panthers take on conference rival north dakota state saturday for a spot in the semifinals. back in 2014, the panthers upset ndsu, snapping the bison's 33 game winning streak. but inctober, it was the bison protecting their home turf in the fargo dome with a 31-28 victory, but don't expect coach mark farley to play up the revenge factor.

motivational speaker a speech or a revenge factor, all that stuff lasts for about a play. you know, it comes down to players. you're playing a top-ten team in the country right now when you're in the final 8, so, it's exciting to be there but we just have to make sure that we go about our business the same way." kick off between the panthers and bison is at 11 am on saturday. that game can be seen on espn as uni looks for its first semifinal appearance since 2008. coming off their third league championship in the last five seasons the sioux city bandits began to reload in their quest for a repeat. today the team announced the signgng of seven players for the 2016 season, including six returners from last year's squad. darius barnes and marcus miles are back in the trenches for the bandits and bcu grad jonathan smith and denzel adams return in the secondary. all cif linebacker marlon lobban is back and he'll be joined by team newcomer jon hatton who comes to sioux city from just up the road in sioux falls. and fan favorite johnny bentley is back for his ninth season with the bandits. last year bentley

" " it's time for our cebook fan photo of the d. today's picture comes from... my trip today to panera. this is a local coffee group that meets there a couple times a week and was just so nice to me that i had to put them on t-v. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) tonight, look for