this would only apply to the mobile speed cameras on i-29.... not red light cameras. earlier this year, the iowa department of transportation ordered the city to remove automated traffic cameras on state roads... however the city was allowed to keep them up while legal challenges play out in court. jenna: 140 thousand iowans will now have to switch healthcare companies now that one of four companies that handle medicaid coverage in the state has been terminated. gov. terry branstad says medicaid recipients can get coverage from one of three remaining companies set to take over the $4.2 billion program. branstad says the iowa department of human services will contact people enrolled in wellcare to informrmhem about the remaining companies. . jenna: another republican presidential candidate has dropped out of the race after failing to register even one-percent in some polls. dianne gallagher has this report on the race for the white house.

(sen. lindsay grahamam former presidential candidate) todod i'm suspendingngy campaign for president. republican candidates for 12 monday after senator lindsay graham announced he's suspending his campaign. in an exclusive interview with cnn's senator graham said he's getting out hit a wall (sen. lindsey graham, to be a viable have finances and you u tta get on the g stage. (kate bolduaua cnn anchor) what's the (sen. lindsey graham, my problem is a lot say but not many people hear it. some of his republican challengers responded with well wishes -- like former florida governor jeb bush who tweeted - "nobody is more clear-eyed about isis than my friend @grahamblog. as he leaves the race i hope our p pty & untry listen to his counsel" and current ohio governor, john kasich -- "enjoyed sen. @lindseygrahamsc's wit & respect his seriousness on nat'l security -- experience matters. best wishes to him. - john," senator graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security

(sen. lindsay grahah, former presidential candidate) i will continue to workrk every day to ensure that our party and our nation takes on this fight. a subject he feels so strongly about that when asked about a hillary clinton presidency, graham said -- (sen. lindsey graham, (r) south carolina) hillary if you get to be president i'll help you where i can. i hope you're not but if you are, i'll be there to help you win a war we can't afford to lose. i'm dianne gallagherer reporting." jenna: chris christie announced today, some key supporters in the hawkeye state... hawkeye state... by 73 grassroots leaders across the state. the announcement comes 42 days away from the iowa caucuses. several of his state are ron wheeler, former clarke county gop chair, mary ellen kimball and her husband dr. jim kimball. iowa steve king continues to endorse texas senator ted cruz representative king says, cruz is

can bring the nation together. "i want to see a a america that's pulled together: that's unified where we feel like we're on a common cause, common set of people with a common set of ideals and i think ted cruz is the best person to do that, "said iowa representative steve king. jenna: a big-name candidate on the democratic side will be in sioux city tonight. bernie sanders will talk to voters at 7 o'clock... and there was so much interest, the event had to move to a bigger venue. bernie sanders' town hall meeting is now being held at the sioux city convention center. doors open at 6. sanders' campaign organizers say the venue changed due to overwhelming number of people interesting in hearing the vermont senator speak. jenna: a wholesale distributor of agriculture and animal nutrition products, plans to expand its operations in sioux city. consumers supply distributing is planning a 50- thousand sqare foot expansion to its facility. back in 2012, the

distribution facility on murphy drive. the city council is expected to approve the expansion plan at tonight's council meeting. it's expected to cost around $4.8 million dollars. jenna: we're finding out more about the unexpected death of a wrestler from spencer over the weekend. jenna: a preliminary autopsy shows austin roberts likely died of natural causes. the investigation is now being passed off the state medical examiner. auin passed away at spencer hospital on saturday after collapsing during a wrestling meet. a go-fund me account has been set up to help the roberts family. in just one day, it's raised almost 38- thousand dollars. if you would like to help, visit our website siouxland- matters-dot-com. jenna: one person was found dead after a fire was put out in spencer saturday afternoon. the spencer fire department responded to a trailer house on fire at 1:30 p.m. after the fire was extinguished, the person living in the mobile home was found dead.

be be an accident, but is still being investigated. the victim has not been released. jenna: the driver who police say swerved into a large crowd on the las vegas strip last night... is now facing a murder charge. one person was killed and dozens more injured after police say 24 year old lakeisha holloway veered onto the side walk... up to three times last night... accelerating into the crowd just outside the paris hotel and casino. today it was revealed that halloway's 3 year old child was with her at the time. investigators don't believe this was an act of terrorism... but admit they know very little about holloway... or a possible motive "joe lombardo, las vegas metropolitan police dept. investigators don't believe alcohol was involved... but they're testing whether holloway was under the influence of drugs.

if you bought one the 400-thouound drones expected totoe sold this holiday season -- don't forget to register it first. the f-a-a's online drone registration requirement started today. all drones bought before today must be registered within 60 days. drones bought from this day forward must be registered before their first flight. owners will also need to pay a 5 dollar registraraon fee, which will cover you for 3 years and allow you to license multiple drones. jenna: the u-s postal service has a tall order today. they're expected to deliver more than 30 million packages. today is the busiest delivery day of the year. and the u-s postmaster general says they've seen a 15 percent growth in p pkage volume from last year. the popoal service expects to handle more than 15 billion total pieces of mail and packages during the holiday season alone. jenna: the family and friends of a siouxland woman are giving back in her name this holiday season. alicia hummel's grandparents collected donations to

filled with snacks and presenen. alicia was found dead over the summer near vermillion and the case is still not solved. her family says chrsitmas was alicia's favortie holiday and this makes them feel closer to her. "the idea came up that we uld buy gifts for each one of the kids there in her memory and it's been fun going out, i lolo to shop," said folkers. the gift sacks are being donated to the head start program that alicia used to work at. and authorities are still looking for leads in alicia's case. if you have any information, call the clay county sheriff's office. still to come... a new study suggests that drowsy driving may be just as dangerous as drunk driving. we'll explain why after this. fred: (fred) a warmup is coming tomorrow, and your christmas forecast is in sight. i'll have an update on rain and snow chances. stay with us!

fred:

(fred) we have a warm day tomorrow, then a series of smaller precipitation chances as we approach the holiday weekend. fred: (fred) the port neal welding company

from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the high today was 31 and the low 26. 27 is the current mperature in siouxcity. local temperatures are in the 20s for most. winds are lower than 10 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens for most. the visibility is less than 10 miles in most locations. areas of fog and freezing fog will be seen again tonight, so drive with care. e stormcast hd shows cloudy skies tonight, a warmup tomorrow, quiet weather wednesday, then a chance of light snow thursday. your forecast for tonight is for mostly cloudy skies

tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds, along with a warmer r temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight chance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviously a lot of uncertainty in this forecast, so please stay tuned! today is the winter solstice, otherwise known as the first day of winter. that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern hemisphere. it will start moving back toward us tomorrow, which means more daylight

skycam hd shows dreary conditions from the ho chunk centre in downwnwn sioux city. the high today was 31 and the low 26. 27 is the current temperature in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s for most. winds are lower than 10 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens for most. the visibility is less tha10 miles in most locations. areas of fog and freezing fog will be seen again tonight, so drive with care. the stormcast hd shows cloudy skies tonight, a warmup tomorrow, quiet weather wednesday, then a chance of

tonight is for mostly cloudy skies and areas of fog. the low w ll be 21. tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds, along wiwi a warmer temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight ance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviously a lot of uncertaintntin this forecast, so please stay tuned! todadais the winter solstice, otherwise known as the first day of winter. that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern hemisphere. it will start moving back toward us tomorrow, which means more daylight each day. freded tim: jenna: (jenna) thanks, fred! jenna: we all know driving drunk is a roadmap to disaster. but

with more...here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. " we're hearing more and more about how hazardous it is, driving drowsy. but what about people who ha to do it every day -- 9.5 million night workers who commute to work? for them, the risks are particularly prominent. now a new study? suggesting exactly how risky after- work driving can be for those overnight workers? saying that driving drowsy can make you up to six times more likely to crash your car. sleep medicine researchers at harvard medical school compared the safety of drivers who had been up all night working... versus those who got a full night's rest. the researchers actually got into the car with these drivers to watch their performance. what happened next? the researchers called a halt to nearly half of the drives taken on no sleep -- for safety reasons... but the grouwho received a full night's rest? zero near-crash incidents. those who drove after a long night of work had a much higher rate of lane

blinking and slowed eye movements. so a reminder? i you work the night shift, try to make sure you are well rested before getting behind the wheel. andf you aren't? make other arrangements. because a drowsy commute could kill. withhis medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson." jenna: after the break, the search is on as authorities in texas are staging a worldwide manhunt for a teen whose lawyers say he suffered from "affluenza" the latest when we come back.

for the texas teen whose infamous affluenza defense spared him jail time for a deadly drunk driving accident. there is a 5- thousand dollar reward in the case and ethan uch's mother has officially been declared a "missing person".. the two are the run together. hur reports. has generated so much outrage.. officials say tips hundreds of them.. following up on still need the public's help. script: this video posteon booze party pong table although authorities.. may texas teenager to into a wanted fugitive.. ((sot)) sheriff

declared a missing officially a part of pictures of her investigators ethan.. which could land her in jail. ((sot)) sheriff thatathe helped him at all, i assure youwe will file crimimil cases against her." couch .. was 16 when he killed four people while driving drunk.. but using the his lawyers he was too spoiled to know the consequences of his actions.. couch got only probation.. ((sot)) nancy grace: "now, granted, he is lord or a kingpin. four dead bodies.. and this guy walked. with straight probation." ((sot)) sheriff "i have never in my law enforcement career and that's 35 years now, seen a case that sparks such outrage.." calling the sentence.. a miscarriage of justice.e.authorities say.. couch turns 19 in january and they had begun the process of moving this case to adult court.. even before couch vanished. ((sot)) da "we obviously feel he needs to be in adult court where a judge

accountable for his actions." liz tag: authorities say for obvious reasons, they cannot talk about what exactly they're doing or how it's being done.. but they are now urginin ethan to surrender.. adding they will find him and his mother.. one way or another. eh, abc news, ny. " after the break... "star wars" mania is taking over. we'll take a look at how some of your favorite brand names are feeling the force --

in the world is set to pay out more than 2 billion dollars the el gordo lottery's top prize is capped at 436 million dollars -- so there will be thousands of winners. it's operated out of spain, but anyone can buy a a ticket online.they're pretty pricey though. a ticket costs 218-dollars. the annual christmas lottery dates back to 18- 12.

economy is recovering from an economic crisis and years of austerity. jenna: "star wars" mania is taking over. brand names are feeling the force ----n just about evevy part of the consumer marketplace. whether or not you're a fan of the series -- you'd be hard-pressed to avoid all the merchandising tie-ins surrounding the new movie. anna stewart reports. "the force is strong with the latest star war movies with record box office sales on its opening weekend "nothing will stand in our way" disney is set to make 2-point-4 billion dollars in ticket sales according to nomura but that pales into mparison to the mega brands cashing in on merchandise deals. (tim nollen, senior media analyst, macquarie securities) "we've estimated that star wars could generate 5-billion dollars global in sales for disney this year. for didiey in terms of revenue a 10 percent cut of that which is kind of a licensing fee for a film generating about 500-million

whopping 5 billion dollars and the branding really is everywhere, it's found its way intotoour cereal... am your..." and a tripipo subway could d ...well...out of this world (anna stewart, reporter) "is fairly easy for disney to find some merchandising opportunities this shop in london is filled to the brim with lightsabres, darth vader fancy dress, you can even get your own personal droid but for the other brandsdsinding a star wars tie in can be more of a a allenge so this year the ads have got creative." take covergirl, helping you channel a storm-trooper look. or hp - which can help even the biggest star wars geek find the girl of his dreams - with a little help from r2d2 possssly far- fetched...but all these brands hope their effos will pay off and win over the hearts of

tim: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast.

of our forecast.

(fred) your forecast for tonight is for mostly cloudy skies and areas of fog. the low will be 21. tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds, along with a warmer temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight chance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviously a lot of uncertainty in this forecast, so plelee stay tuned! today is the winter solstice, otherwise known as the first day of winter. that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern hemisphere. it will start moving back toward us tomorrow, which means more daylighgh each day.