from near and far to remember the new york city police officer and air national guardsman ... the beemer school gym was filled with friends, family, fellow officers and the beemer community ... also making the trip was nebraska govenor pete ricketts who hnored lemm's life and hihifamily with a special announcement. "i pete ricketts govovor of the state ofof nebraska do hereby proclala the 16th day of 2016 as sagreant joseph lemm day in nebraska and i herebe do urge all citizens to take due note of this observance." and it was just amazing to see how many people from all over the country had made the trip to beemer to honor their friend, colleague and family member. lukas we'll have much more from the ceremony... all coming up tonight at 10. and in the meantime ... if you are interested in joseph lemm's life, i met with the family last week and thatattory is up on abc9's facebook page ... reporting live in studio ... lukas voss ... abc9 news. deborah iran has freed

with the united states. the u-s government said the swap is the result of more than a year of top secret negotiations. washington post journalist jason rezai-an is among those freed...along with three others. a senior administration official said in return... the u-s is dropping charges against seven iranians....convict ed of sanction violations. some of the 20-16 presidential candidates are speaking out about the prisoner release. and some gop contenders are speaking out about the iranian hostage swap. marco rubio expressed his opinions on the deal today...while stumping in iowa... at a town hall meeting in johnston..the presidential hopeful says the prisoners should have never been captured. (sen. marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate) "...so i would just go say they should never have been there in the first place. none of them did anything wrong. and we shouldn't be involved in swaps. they should never have happened d my point." rubio isn't the only o o speaking out om the campaign trail. jeb bush...and

also chimed in on the deal. (jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate) "all the details haven't come out on that. but every time we show weakness, it's a victory for iran." ==butt to== (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "now i have to see what the deal is for the four people. because someone said they were getting seven back, so essentially they get 150 billion plus seven, and we get four. doesn't sound too good, doesn't sound too good but we have to see. i just heard about this an hour ago. and i am happy they are coming back, but it is a disgrace they have been there this long a total disgrace. remember that a total disgrace." a fifth american who was not part of the negotiated swap...was also freed. deborah the political tussle between donald trump and texas senator ted cruz is heating up. the two top....g- o-p contenders...cont inuing their sparring match on the campaign trail today. abc's mary bruce shows us how neither side is letting up.

between donald trump and ted cruz is escalating. in the key battleground state of south carolina today, cruz wasted no time taking a stab at his former friend after getting stuck in an elevator. sot - sen. ted cruz "who put donald trump in charge of the elevator." nats trump started the day, ripping into cruz on twitter. writing: "ted cruz was born in canada and was a canadian citizen until 15 months ago. lawsuits have just been filed with more to follow. i told you so." cruz fired back sot - sen ted cruz "it seems donald has a lot of nervous energy. and uh for whatever reason donald d dsn't react well uh when he's going down in the polls." and he doubled down on his comments questioning "new york values"?. a line of attack he used against trump during thursday's debate sot - sen ted cruz "if you are offended at my pointing out how much the failed policies of hillary clinton and andrew cuomo and bill de blasio have hurt new yorkers then which of those policies do you agree with?" at a rally in new hampshire, trump blasted cruz sot - donald trump he finally went off the wagon a little

azy and it's very, i mean he's being a great hypocrite. the two are locked in a heated primary battle and trump is getting some unexpected support. hillary clinton, a new york resident and former senator from the state tweeting "just this once, trump's right: new yorkers value hard work, diversity, tolerance, resilience, and building better lives for our families." mary bruce abc news myrtle beach south carolina. " deborah former president bill clinton is push on the campaign trail for wiwi...hillary clinton. bill made several stops in the hawkeye state....urging voters to caucus for his wife. a central theme to his message...was his belief that hillary is best suited to bridge the divide between democrats and republicans. today, in council bluffs he also took a few jabs at the g-o-p candidates... saying he is proud to be a member of the democratic party deborah the white house has declared a state of

toxic levels of lead was dicovered in drinking water. this move by president obama gives fema...and the department of homeland security...permissi on to coordinate all relief efforts for the state. earlier this week, michigan governor rick snyder asked the white house for help. according to snyder, flint and the surrounding areas are affected by the poisonous water. the problems began two years ago, when the financially troubled city....began drawing water from the flint river to save money. deborah actor sean penn is now opening up about his controversial interview with mexican druglord 'el chapo'. penn says he was hoping for a different outcome. instead of boasting about possibly..helping bring down one of the world's most wanted fugitives.... penn was adamant that his meeting...was not what lead to el chapo's capture. penn calls that assertion from mexican officials a myth.... saying they met with him many weeks earlier... and were no-where near the area he was captured. (sean penn, actor): "here are the things that we know. we know that the

very humiliated by the notion that someone found him before they did. nobody found him before they did. we are not smarter than the dea or the mexican intelligence, we had a contact upon which we were able to facilitate an invitation." penn is also commenting on why he interviewed el chapo in the first place. saying he wanted to start a conversation about the policies of the war on drugs. deborah the surviving boston marathon bomber must pay his victims more than 101 million dollars. that ruling came yesterday from a federal judge overseeing the case. dzhokhar tsarnaev (joke-har sar-nai- yev) was sentenced to death ...for the apapl 20-13 attack that killed 3- people and wounded more than 40 others. a federal judge ruled....he must now pay restitution to the 49 victims and their families. the judge also denied tsarnaev's request for a new trial. deborah

gathered for a ride in nebraskatoday...t o bring attention to a supreme court case. the omaha tribe of nebrasha hosted the spiritual ride in pender this morng. riders are rallying against...a supreme court case that is questioning the reservation's authority over non-natives. the ride was 21 miles long. coming up... america's newest panda bear is making his grand debut today. stay tuned to hear what all the panda-monium is all about.... after the break. elisa dangerous cold!

set to make his public debut today at the smithsonian's national zoo. the cub is already a celebrity and the zoo expects long lines. the panda house at smithsonian's is home to four giant pandas. you can also keep track of bei bei online, watching on one of the smithsonian's panda cams. there have been more than five million views on the panda caca since he was born in august. deborah/elisa dangerous cold!

elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m wind chill warning/ advisories in effect. bundle & don't forget the pets. there's our arctic air, single digits now. winds breezy from the nw and wind chills all below 0. tonight ourtemperatures will all be below 0. around 15 below in sioux city, colder than that nw. our planner for tonight has light snow and our last positive temperature. we'll spend all of tomorrow below 0 too. cold on sky cam with clouds. light snow moving through today and we'll see a system develop and hit us before it heads south. stormcast has that snow developing and dipping farther south than mentioned yesterday. we'll continue to see it through midnight but high pressure

tonighgh and tomorrow, even with sunshine w wll stay below 0 all day. sunday night, another dangeous cold one. monday better, but still cold. then tuesday we'll see another system approach to give us more light snow.less than 1" tonight for sioux city. tonight & tomorrow dangerous cold. snow on tuesday in the 7-day. deborah/elisa cold! still to come... if you see more older women having children these days... well there's a dangerous cold! elisa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m wind chill warning/ advisories in effect. bundle & don't forget the pets. there's our arctic air, single digits now. winds breezy from the nw and wind chills albelow 0. tonight our temperatures will all be below 0. around 15 below in

planner for tonight has light snow and our last positive temperature. we'll spend all of tomorrow below 0 0 too. cold on sky cam with clouds. light snow moving through today and we'll see a system develop and hit us before it heads south. stormcast has that snow developing and dipping farther south than mentioned yesterday. we'll continue to see it through midnight but high pressure pushes it out by morning.very cold tonight, and tomorrow, even with sunshine we'll stay below 0 all day. sunday night, another dangeous cold one. monday better, but still cold. then tuesday we'll see another system approach to give us more light snow.less than 1" tonight for sioux city. tonight & tomorrow

the 7-day. deborah/elisa cold! still to come... wind chihi warning/ advisories in effect. bundle & don't forget the pets. there's our arctic air, single digits now. winds breezy from the nw and wind chills all below 0. tonight our temperatures will all be below. around 15 below in sioux city, colder than that nw. our planner for tonight has light snow and our last positive temperature. we'll spend all of tomorrow below 0 too. cold on sky cam with clouds. light snow moving through today and we'll see a system develop and d t us before it t ads south. stormcast has that snow developing and dipping farther south than mentioned

continue to see it through midnight but high pressure pushes it out by morning.very cold tonight, and tomorrow, even with sunshine we'll stay below 0 all day. sunday night, another dangeous cold one. monday better, but still cold. then tuesday we'll see another system approach to give us more light snow.less than 1" tonight for sioux city. tonight & tomorrow dangerous cold. snow on tuesday in the 7-day. deborah/elisa cold! still to come...

older women having children these days... well there's a reason for that. details from a new study about first time motherhood... is coming up after the break. dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man.

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become mothers. the c-d-c says the rate of women having babies has

for the last 15- years. reporter andrew spencer has the details. " the average age of women having their first child has risen to 26. that's the word from the centers from disease control and prevention. back in 2000, it was just under 25- years-old... by 20-14... it had risen to 26. researchers say this is partly because there are fewer mothers under the e of 20. in fact, the teen rth rate has hit an all-time low. economic factors also play a roro... with an increased numbererf women putting off motherhood for higher education or a career. this also has ramifications for the u-s population. having children later in life means fewer child-bearing years, and therefore, fewer children. one area of concern, doctors say older women having children increases a mothers risk of complications... like gestational diabetes, and passing on genetic defects. for today's health minute, i'm andrew spencer." alex: 2 line name super alex walker awalker@kcautv. com alex iowa state is 1-3 in big 12 play for the first time since the 2010-2011 season.

big 12 play for the first time since the 2010-2011 season. the cyclones have lost back to back games to baylor and texas with another road trip on the docket today. iowa state visiting 11-5 kansas state.....thth wildcats also 1-3 in confefence play. cyclones up seven hearing halftime.....monte morris with a tough shot...gets it to fall....iowa state led 32-23 at recess.... second half now....morris in transition...he finds a streaking jameel mcckay for the two-handed flush....cyclones up by ten.... morris the big story for isu.....6-9 from three point land....had 15 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the clones.... then its the all- american georges niang putting the finishing touch on the win.....iowa state gets a road victory 76-63. to the big ten we

the road at illinois looking for its third straight conference win. not even one minute into the game...glynn watson connects from deep...huskers up early..... later in the half....its tai webster in the corner..he drills the triple...nebraska opens up a nine point lead..... huksers with the last possession before recess....with the clock winding down...andrew white with the tip-in...he had 21 points and 13 rebounds... second half now...its white again from deep...he led all scorers...nebrask a wins its third raight big ten game...78-67 the finana alex to the gpac.c...the dordt men are receiving votes in this week's n-a-i-a top 25. the defenders have won seven of their first 11 conference games, good for second in the standings.... dordt hitting the road today for a gpac tilt with hastings.....the broncos also receiving votes in the polls. doing work down low and scoring the first points of the game was leighton sampson.... the broncos would answer back with the pass, then the slam from kendall ferguson.... dordt kept the fight up as andrew o'donnell

defenders team is super quick all- around.... but the broncos would keep it close, as david plain finds connor musiel for two....this game went to overtime....hasting s hangs on 96-93 same matchup on the ladies side....dordt searching for just its third gpac win of the season. hastings led 55-40 in the fourth......teeka thompson gets the bounce on this jumper, she had a team high 20 points.... on the fast break, alissa pollema puts it up, and gets the foul, but would miss the shot.... hastings padding the e ad, chelsey morten drives in for the score....great finish through contact... with ten points for the game, and nailing the buzzer beater was kim kroeze, but it was too little too late... hastings takes this one 69-54. ..... elsewhere in conference action......top- ranked morningside cruises to its 10th straight win.....87- 41 over nebraska wesleyan. the mustang men cant complete the sweep......the prairie wolves

iowa state wrestling just one month away.....a nice tune-up tournament this afternoon in le mars... starting with the 126 semis.....th ranked donny allaway ofofe mars pins eastman tran of north...allaway went on to win the title... up to the 145 semis...sixth- ranked dylan schuck of sibley-o manhandles his opponent from the get-go...pins his opponent in 58 seconds.... he meets the winner of this one in the title match.....jacob schroyer of south sioux gets the fall over cherokee's matt stines....schuck took home the championship... at 152...the dominance continues for sibley- ocheyedan....10th- ranked kyle green pins north's marco ramirez in the first period....but he falls in the championship... the pin n ain continues for the generals at 160.....sixth-ranked garrett sayler tatas the fall over sheldon- south o'brien's jake roos.....he won the title as well... up to 170......trent kruger out of sibley-o....ranked sixth in 1a......takes care of luke jenness in the semifinal round.....he advances to the title match against the winner of this one.... sioux city north's deion claiborne....ranke d third in 3a......wins a 5-3 decision over tim barr.....two points here for the reversal.....and its clayborne beating kruger with an 8-6 decision in the

finishing with some hockey....the sioux city metros hosting the lincoln junior stars.... late first period....metros up 1-0 until the lincoln attack breaks through.....heck of a shot and the jujuor stars tie this game at o o.... a few minutes latete..sioux city on the power play.......skyler beller the snipe....trent harsma the redirect and the 2-1 lead.... but right before the first intermission.....sky matthew finds an opening for lincoln and he finds the back of the net.....the junior stars go on to win this one in overtime 4-3.

in nw ia. subzero sunshine.. 1 below our high tomorrow with wind chills 20 below. 7 day... 36 hours below 0, finally positive readings by monday. warming with snow likely tuesday. 20s and clouds r rt of week.

in nw ia. subzero sunshine.. 1 below our high tomorrow with wind chills 20 below. 7 day... 36 hours below 0, finally positive readings by monday. warming with snow likely tuesday. 20s

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