role. jenna:this mororng's stabbing h hpened at a homomon the westside. tim: abc 9's christina grijalva has more from the scene, christa? christina tim and jenna-- vernon's loved ones are not oy mourning the loss of a beloved family member-- but they're also dealing with the fact that his death was at the hand of someone they know very well. . "i never in my life would have imagined..." a sioux city man was fatally stabbed on the 19-hundred block of west first street early wednesday morning-- right down the way from his own front door. the victim was identified as vernon mace-- the father of verna hoffman. "nmore than a few feet away from where i sleep and i didn't hear anything, like i couldn't save him..i... " the tragedy comes someone mace's 47-year-old elias wanatee, the husband of mace's none of the family members knew wanatee showed up at the house and

outside wednesday morning "he waited for my dad to come out ofof the e use, he waited out here. when my dad came out, he and my dad had a verbal whatever...um they started arguin he chased my dad down the block and stabbed him down the block and my dad made it back to the house to get help." mace was taken to mercy medical-- where he passed away due to injuries. sioux city police aprehended wanatee 10 hours after responding to the inital call. wannatee is being held at the woodbubu county jail on second degree murder charges. although, mace's family can breathe a sigh of relief that wanatee is off the streets-- they hold on to the good memories of a beloved father and grandfather. "he was a great guy, he was a great dad. everybody liked him, if you met him, you would have liked him. he had an awesome smile. awesome smile. and um, he'd help anybody, he wasn't perfect, but he was a good person, he had a good heart...and it's a tragedy...for

christina abc 9 learned that wanatee was out on bond for a charge of assault while displaying a deadly weapon-- from last october. no word yet on wanatee's first court appearance. this is the first murder case-- in sioux city-- for 2016. reporting live in studio-- christina griajlva abc 9 news. tim: a person trying to check in a gun through the sioux may be facing steep p nes accordininto the it was sunday passenger bring the loaded on bag. the 3-80 caliber firearm, was confiscated by sioux city police. now the person may be facing a fine up to 11 thousand dollars for disobeying t- s-a protocol this kind of happening more last year alone more than 2 thousand 6

a 20 per-cent increase from the previous year jenna: fire and ambulance crews were called to put out a fire at the winnavegas casino today. sloan fire depament arrived tohe scene, where crews were working on propane gas lines, one of which caught fire. witnesses say a large plume of smoke was released, but no major injuries were reported and the fire was put out quickly. no word yet any damage the fire may have caused. tim: at the state capitol, legislators are tying up loose ends on several bills. friday marks a legislative deadline known a funnel week requireing most bills to be proved by a cocoittee in ororr to be eligible for continued debate. tim: one of those bills, looking to survive funnel week, a proposal that would expand iowan's access to medical cannabis. today, for the second time this session, a group of families whose lives are affected by diseases they say would be helped by cannabis oil, gathered to state their case. they are calling

produced and dispenced in iowa. the bill did pass through the commerce committee today... so it'll have to be debated among the full senate. jenna: another group of suffering iowans had also gathered at the capitol recently to promote the "death with dignity act." today we learned that bill will not be be moving on this session, becoming a victim of funnel week. the act would ve given those suffereing from terminal illness the choice of euthenasia or assisted suicide. jenna: aproximately 560- thousand iowans are in the middle of watching their healthcare change hands. and today marks an important day in the transition. tim: the deadline for people to decide which private compananthey want managing their healthcaca coverage. amanda krenz has more from des moines. "amerigroup, amerihealth, united healthcare. iowa is only days away from these three companies taking over medicaid and the hawk-i program - which insures kids. letters went out to families asking them to make their decision by february 17th about which

but there's a major hiccups for people this choice - their healthcare provider, whether pharmacist, a clinic, case manager - might one of the acccording t tthe human servicic... (fs) only 60 percent of providers in the state have signed contracts with all companies. signed with two. signed with just one (cms website) that's a cms - the federal group that has to give its approval for the transition. they are worried that iowa's network of providers isn't robust enough. it's one of 16 items they gave the state to improve on before they felt they could give iowa permission to move aheaeato managed care. iowa's medicaid director says the state is ready for the change, mikki - iowa was ready january 1, we're more ready now. even though the feds have not given the okay." " jenna: we all experience the world

but everyone uses their senses to take in what's around them. so, wh if the way yoyosee, taste, or hear was perceived differently in ur brain? with a phenomenon called synehesia... two or more senses become entertwined. seneca and her mom taste color. and soren sees colors when he reads numbers on a page. it's not a condition that causes problems, but it does make for experiences unlike those of the average person. seeing pink and soren peterson says, "for instance, the number 13 would and a maroon three." coming up at 10 on a special your health matters, i'll take you into the world of a person with synesthesia. hear more about the experiences of two young people in sioux city... and hear from an expert on why this might occur. tim: a siouxland man `battling a life threatening

lifelong wish fulfilled thanks to the generosity of a local company. tony lukken (luck-in) suffers from duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes muscle degeneration and premature e ath. tony was diagnosed at the age of 5 5 his final wishbefore is to go toto las vegas. the prprlem was... even after fundraisers were held in his honor... tony was 2,000 dollars short. that is until winnavegas stepped in and gifted lukken the rest of the money. family memebers say it was a gesture they certainly appreciate. "for him to be able to experience something that in his life while he has a chance to do it is gonna probably be the most exciting best thing that he does, that he'll do." ys mandi lee, tony's cousin. the first thing lukken says he wants to do is go on the high roller farris wheel at night to see the strip all lit up. the hope his to get him there in may. there is a go

you would like to help you'll find a link to that gofundme page on our website at siouxlandmatters dot com. jenna: coming up it appears someone on the campaign trail forgrg something quitit importrtt. and another r candidate is capitalizing details after the break... (fred) 50s will be seen tomorrow, and 60s on friday. plus, we get to stay snow and rain-free! your forecast details are coming up! " "

president keep plugging along looking onward to south carolina and nevada. jenna: today a new c-n- n/o-r-c poll is showing a virtual dead heat in the silver state. with nevada caucus-goers splidown the midddd on the democrcric side. clinton slightly edgingngut sanders by a percent. both parties have been reaching out to the minority groups of states with upcoming electoral contests

of the presidential hopeful has the republican's website supporting another candidate tim: if you log on to jeb bush's website ( jeb bush dot com) it now re-directs you to donald trumumcom. according to a trump spokesperson.the campaign was not responsible for the website itch. however r is isn't the only one out there,e, there are a slew of other domain names being used to poke fun at the candidates. tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, it's going to be much warmer the next few days, right? (fred) that is correct, jenna! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in sioux city shows a breeze. 37 was the high today and 30 the low. let's head over to storm lake for the skycam hd in eastern siouxland. highs over western

the 30s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota ranged from the 30s to the 50s today. 36 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are mainly in the 30s. winds are southeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. visibility is slightly reduced across many parts of siouxland, especially around yankton, but dense fog is not expected to be a problem tonight since the wind will remain strong enough to prevent it from thickening. zooming ououto check the midwest temperatures, we have 50s and 60s to our southwest...and that's the kind of weather we can look forward to the next few days. tonight's skies will be mostly cloudy, as a large cloud shield is headed our way from the west. but no rain or snow is seen or expected tonight. the stormcast hd shows mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow as temperatures warm nicely. even warmer weather is coming friday, and we'll stay dry for the foreseeable future. the forecast for tonight is for a low of 31 and mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect a high of 52 and mostly

breezy winds and sunshine pushing us to 62 on friday! we'll still be mild on saturday at 53, then we'll head back to the 40s next week with a mix of sun and clouds...and breezy winds sunday and tuesday. jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred.

you bet. still to come...

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the federal government hack into terrorist's cell phone... despite a recent order by a judge. jenna: this case could potentially impact everyone who owns a smart phone... and reaction is pouring in from across the abc's brandi hitt reports. " it's the ultimate showdown -- over national security... and the privacy of your smart phone... nats -- (sb shooting) all tied t tlast year's deadly terrorist attack in san bernardino. sot -- james comey, director of the fbi a u-s magistrate

help the f-b-i hack into syed farook's i- phone... and get past the passcode... only a user knows... to look for clues about other potential terror plots. ((gma animated graphic)) but apple is now vowing to appeal -- sending this message totomers -- "we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect." sot -- tim bajarin, creative strategies tech analyst 14 people were killll in san bernardino... and the victims' families arerelso wewehing in. ((grapapcs -- michael makes)) ryan reyes's partner -- larry kaufman -- saying -- "ale kinda need to come forward and not continue to fight. that's extremely wrong." yvett velasco's uncle -- adding -- "i understand apple probably is trying to protect customers overall but this is a criminal case." not all apple users though -- agree. sot -- sandra cuevas, san jose, california ((on camera tag)) this battle is likely going to continue playing out in the courts... moving up to the ninth circuit court of appeals... and potentially the u-s supreme court. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles."

hawkeyes biggest conference win of the season me against penn state two weeks ago. could iowa run past the nittany lions again tonight? plus...state wrestling got underway today with the dual team tournament. find out how our three siouxland

tomorrow morning, around seventy siouxland wrestlers will be among the hundreds competing at the wells fargo arena with the hopes of ending up on top of the podium saturday night. today though, three area

luton, westwood, and sibley- ocheyedan were among 24 competing in the team duals. of those three, only sibley- ocheyedan was able to win its opening round match and advance into the winners bracket. then generals took down logan magnolia 36-32 before falling to top-seed lisbon in the semis 50-22. they'll grapple don bosco for third place just out ten minutes from now. westwood dropped their opener to alburnett but followed it up with their first ever win in their first ever trip to state, taking down lake mills 50-28. the rebels come home with 6th place...they fall to lo-ma, 48-22. and in 2a, sb-l fell 58-17 to creston orient macksburg to open up the day. in their consolation dual, washington got the better of the warriors by 8 and sbl will finish 7th after beating albia 50-29. chris: the hawkeyes already have 11 big ten wins this season and nine of them have come by double-digits. the biggest of

beatdown of penn state two weeks ago. tonight, the hawkeyes looking for a repe on the road against the nittany lions. early on...penn state forgets about adam woodbury and the big man makes them pay...check out the two handed monster slam from woody...you'll see that on monday. then peter jok, the up and under move as iowa goes up 12-4. but back comes penn state...shep garner, hits back to back three pointers as the nittany lions get within two. score update coming up later totoght in the big ten, nebraska heads to assembly hall to take on indiana. the hoosiers beat the huskers 79-69 in lincoln back in early january and their offense is one of the best in the country. indiana shoots over 50 percent from the floor at home and averages over 90 points per game. tim miles--"we're going to do whatever it takes to

requires jumping up after every made shot then we'll do that. coming down to indiana it's always transition d dense, stopping the three. they are a race e horse team. they are like the indy 500, m m. they comat you fast and furious. i think you need time, you need to control tempo which you do against indiana. it's done by making them take a long time to score." coach miles maybe referencing his run in with tom crean a couple of years ago there. tip off tonight at 7:30 over on btn. finally tonight, a basketball games being played a the n-f-c. morningside in the second installment of the saddle. game, the mustangs beat the earlier this won 10 straight in the series. on the men's side, the previous matchup 78-73, their first win in 8 mustangs.

these games coming up tonight

photo of the day. today's picture comes from... the sioux city catholic diocese. bishop r walker nickless is celebrating 10 years as bishop of the diocese of sioux city. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just popo it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) the forecast for tonight is for a low of 31 and mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow, expect a high of 52 and mostly cloudy skies. the 7- day forecast shows breezy winds and sunshine pushing us to 62 on friday! we'll still be mild on

the 40s next week with a mix of sun and clouds...and breezy winds sunday and

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