wx timer @ :40 >> the lawyer for a 25-year- old woman accused of the lawyer for a 25-year- old woman accused of driving a car into a crowd of people at an oklahoma state university homecoming parade over the weekend insists she wasn't drunk. four people died and dozens were injured. adacia chambers of stillwater faces her first court appearance today on charges including second- degree murder. attorney tony coleman says he thinks chambers has a mental illness. police are awaiting blood tests to determine whether chambers was impaired by drugs or alcohol. hundreds gathered on the campus of oklahoma state to pray for the victims of saturday's homecoming parade crash and to help each other cope with the tragedy. for many students it's been difficult to make sense of the tragedy.

just two years old. the others killed, nakita prabhikar, bonnie stone and marvin stone were all remembered and prayed for at sunday's vigil. many are also praying for adacia chambers, the driver of the car. the vigil's organizers are encouraged by the massive turnout, and know that events like these can help heal their broken community. (s/matt mills/campus minister:29-:40) "when you experienced trauma you just want to be together. you just want to be next to somebody to voice what you saw, what you heard. and want to try to make sense of it." chambers is expected to make her first court appearance monday. a canadian whale- watching boat carrying 27 people sank yesterday off the coast of british columbia, killing at least five people. the boat was based in tofino, on vancouver island. authorities said several rescue vehicles were sent to the pier after the boat sent out a distress signal around five p-m local time. the canadian military sent a helicopter and plane to the waters off the coast to search for the passengers and crew.

search operations are still underway for the people still unaccounted for. new orleans police are looking for whoever shot an off-duty officer. commander derek frick is said to be in critical condition in the hospital. authorities say he was driving an unmarked car and not wearing a uniform when a bullet hit the side of his neck and face sunday night. derek is a 24-year veteran of the force....recen tly been promoted to commander. the campus of north carolina central university was briefly on lockdown late sunday as police sought an active shooter. the college issued an emergency alert saying there had been "active gunfire" around 11 p-m. the lockdown was lifted just before midnight. durham police say one person sustained a non-life-threatening injury in a shooting on campus just befroe 11. police said the shooter hadn't been apprehended. no further details were immediately available. police continue to investigate

two people to the hospital. the incident happened inside the 1400 block of isabella st. in sioux city, shortly before 11 saturday night. while sioux city police were on their way to the home, a gun was discharged. authorities say 35 year- old nadia brody and 23 year-old mykale johnson were engaged in a mutual domestic assault, where a handgun was involved. during the struggle, the gun went off. johnson was shot in the hand, while an unnamed female was hit in the chest. authorities believe both individuals were struck by the same, single bullet. "investigators are now working with our victims and witnesses to determine what exactly did happen," said lt. rex mueller of the sioux city police department. "so we're really in the very early stages here. and we're just trying to make sure that we've got all the evidence we need to get, we get all the witnesses and victims accounted for." brody has been charged with aggravated domestic and felon in possesion of a firearm. johnson is charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. the unidentified victim was taken to

mercy medical center. her condition is not considered life threatening at this time. an autopsy confirms that a man who's body was found on a boat ramp in the missouri river drowned. 32-year-old robert galvin was reported missing on october 18th. his body was found friday morning on the homer boat ramp. galvin grew up in siouxland but currently lived in omaha. his death remains under investigation. the national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down sunday morning in louisiana and heavy rain and wind continued into the night. a tornado watch remained in effect until 2 am monday. the harsh weather caused flooding in some areas, caused damage to roof and even knocked out power for portions of new orleans. one woman was injured in the storm, and police say weather could be a factor in a crash that killed a 24 year old man, when his car went into a canal. hurricane patricia left surprisingly little damage in mexico in its wake and quickly dissipated into a low-pressure system that posed little

the hurricane's most powerful punch landed on a sparsely populated stretch of mexico's pacific coast before the system crashed into mountains that weakened its potentially catastrophic force. the storm knocked down trees and power lines in some areas, but the devastation appeared to be far less than feared. there were no reports of deaths or injuries. meanwhile, record flooding has led to several water rescues in houston. fire officials say multiple cars quickly became submerged trying to drive below an underpass. they also rescued two homeless men sleeping under the bridge. a record amount of rainfall fell sunday... with some areas seeing upwards of a foot of rain. so far though, no injuries have been reported. two fishermen rescued an 18-month-old syrian boy and his family when their boat sank off the turkish coast. the fishermen revived the toddler found floating face-down. the refugee family was headed for greece when their boat sank. little mohammed hasan recovered, and his family thanked the rescuers in person saturday.

him a second life." the defense department says a coalition airstrike in iraq has destroyed the isis prison where a raid on thursday freed 70 hostages and killed a u-s commando. the pentagon today released serial video of the airstrike. the isis prison compound was in northern iraq. the hostages who were freed from their militant captors included at least 20 members of the iraqi security forces. thursday's raid was conducted by iraqi and u-s special forces. european union leaders are looking for answers to the migrant crisis. in particular, what to do about the people flooding into the balkans on their journey across the continent. serbia, romania, and bulgaria warn they'll close their borders if other european nations stop accepting the migrants and refugees. among the measures they're considering -- more border guards and checkpoints in the balkans the obama administration says kids spend too much time taking "unnecessary" exams in schools. saturday, president obama said

in a message on facebook he wants to fix that. the administration announced new guidelines concerning standardized tests in what they call a "testing action plan." it outlines new principles for measuring student aptitude. they are recommendati ons for school districts to follow but are not binding regulations. and they don't replace those that are part of "no child left behind." the white house said additional details will be released in january. the creators of fitbit have come up with a new product....for pets. we'll have the details coming up

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fitness trackers are a popular way to keep an eye on your daily activity. ... now some unusual users are reaping the benefits! mark barger explains.

bad notion, considering more than half of all dogs and cats are overweight...p otentially leading to other problems. (sot: danielle kharman / owner & trainer, the dog wizard) "hyperactivity, destructive behaviors, a lot of nusience behaviors" but a human fitness tracker may not give accurate readings on a pet. trackers like "fitbark" are made with four legs in mind. (sot: davide rossi / co- founder & ceo, fitbark) "we have a collar device which collects physical activity and sleep 24/7" the tracker links to a mobile app that determines physical activity goals based on weight, breed and age. "whistle" also makes tracking devices for dogs. (sot: steven eidelman / co- founder & coo, whistle) "we use technology that is actually in a lot of our cell phones now which is an accelerometer" it can differentiate activities like running or playing... from rolling and tail wagging. (sot: steven eidelman / co- founder & coo, whistle) "being able to understand activity for different breeds and ages and weights of dogs is critical" cat owners have also used the trackers... but that's not all. (sot: davide rossi / co- founder & ceo, fitbark) "we've received requests for cats horses cows bunnies chickens..." (nats: chicken)

owners have in common--- (sot: steven eidelman / co- founder & coo, whistle) "i think we're all invested in having our furry friends around as long as possible" for a healthier pet, and a longer life. mark barger, nbc news. >> both the fitbark and the whistle are marketed for dogs only at this time... but both companies say they have users that are cat owners and that the products are still fairly accurate for cats. still to come on news 4 today.... an 89 year old kentucky woman is using her special gift to help others, while healing her own heart.

it's late october.....wh en temperatures start to drop across much of the country. that includes kentucky.....wh ere a louisville woman wants to make sure there will be no cold heads or hands around town. janelle macdonald reports this woman is trying to warm people's bodies and hearts, while mending her own. "knit, pull." this is not just a story about a knitting grandmother..... marie vessels/knitte r "well, i'm 89 years old." .....or great-grandmother.

marie vessels/knitte r "i'll be 90 next year." this is a story about a woman who can't stop knitting... marie vessels/knitte r "well, i was knitting before i had lunch." because marie vessels is on a mission. marie vessels/knitte r "i make about two hats a day." to take up the legacy of the daughter she lost. marie vessels/knitte r "everything i do is for her. i know she's watching." carolyn britz loved people, says her sister anita thornton. anita thornton/mari e's daughter "she devoted her life to children. she taught for over 40 years." shortly after her retirement, carolyn was diagnosed with cancer. marie started knitting again at carolyn's suggestion. marie vessels/knitte r "she said, 'you know you can do it, you always love to make someone else happy.'" even as carolyn got sicker, marie kept knitting. marie vessels/knitte r "it was like god told me, he knows what's ahead of me, with her being so sick and she's not going to make it, and that was one way to take the pain away from me." and when she died in april, marie didn't stop. "she started making it for serenity, really." using needles to mend her pain

... and create hats. marie vessels/knitte r "there's about 130." dozens of headbands. marie vessels/knitte r "i have about 15 scarves." all of them, bound for someone else, strangers mostly. marie vessels/knitte r "well, i'm going to give them to the children in school, orphanage, church, whomever needs it." last year, marie donated 200 hats. she's well on track to do it again. marie vessels/knitte r "that's all there is to it." with each loop, and each row -- there is a little sorrow for a daughter who's not here. marie vessels/knitte r "it's a shame she can't be here today, she'd be so excited." and joy that carolyn's legacy didn't end with her death. anita thornton/mari e's daughter "and i know she's looking down, i know she's happy." --tag-- marie takes a ton of pride in her work .... she's self- taught and says she used to re-knit sweaters for herself and her family during the war in germany. she even made her daughter's wedding dresses that was janelle macdonald reporting from louisville, kentucky. marie takes a ton of pride in her work .... she's self-taught and says she used to re-knit sweaters for herself and her family during the war in germany. she even made her daughter's wedding dresses. a canadian town got into the holiday spirit early... for one little boy. evan leversage is battling brain cancer and is not expected to live through christmas. so his family decided to celebrate now. word spread, and gifts came from near and far. justin bieber's family even sent evan a batman hat.

and someone gave evan's mother a pendant with evan's picture. the temperatures have stayed cool all weekend. but what will happen the rest of the week? ben's in next with the details. plus, a group of siouxland high schoolers recreated a picture that their parents took of them

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18 years ago the nafe family had their first baby and decided they wanted to create a unique memory. ktiv's tommie clark went to the photoshoot yesterday where they recreated that memory and spoke with families about what it means to them.

"it's cool to see everybody grow up and mature and see who they become today and hopefully remember these people for years to come," said kingsley-pierson senior, scottie plendl. sunday, 14 of those same kids got together to recreate the picture. "i can remember just in first grade and what not looking at the picture and wondering who all that was and so now it's pretty cool 18 years later that we're taking another one," said kingsley-pierson senior, scottie plendl. after all these years they say it's great to get together to take this picture before they all split ways and some go off to college. "i think this is just good to look back and have the memories of all of us together once we have families of our own," said kingsley-pierson senior, anna schmid. with just 49 students in the kingsley-pierson class of 2016, they say they've stuck together through the years and they're just a close-knit group. in kingsley, iowa...tommie

the "limo babies" say that in the future, they would like to have their kids take a picture too and start a kingsley tradition. it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the

good morning. i'm al joens. sarah has the day off. coming up... the latest polls show donald

the front-runner in iowa. ben carson is. guess who trump is going after on the campaign trail? we're seeing the same thing with the democrats: hillary clinton going after bernie sanders. tracie potts updates us on the campaign trail in just a moment. also, a tailgate party to say thanks to those who serve and protect. it was a gathering that attracted hundreds before saturday's morningside briar cliff football game. in healthbeat four, it's the smallest medical device ever approved by the f-d-a. see how it's helping to eliminate problems for people with cataracts and glaucoma. it's a cool morning in siouxland. ben's out on the patio checking things out. how cool, ben?

a few more clouds up above will help shave a few degrees off of our high temperatures today, but overall we'll still be decently warm with mid-60 degree afternoon temperatures after starting the day near 40. we'll continue to see the clouds thicken both tonight and tomorrow when a couple of isolated showers become possible, but most of that should miss us to the east. see graphics. >> in politics: we'll see donald trump live in new hampshire this morning. he's holding a town hall... while taking aim at dr. ben carson. tracie potts is in washington this morning with a

trying to catch up. (insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. (--- reporterlive tag ---) there's still fallout from trump re-tweeting an insult to iowa voters after that first poll came out. trump says an intern did it. he apologized. it's been removed. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump is slated to speak at sioux city's west high school on tuesday night. but, an online petition, asks the superintenden t of sioux city's schools to not allow trump to use the school for his speech. there's a move on-dot- org petition with over 1- thousand signatures calling trump a "bully" and he quote "doesn't belong in iowa schools." the petition specifically cites his rhetoric towards hispanics. this petition highlights the district's "zero tolerance" policy toward bullying. superintendent dr. paul gausman addressed the concerns surronding trump's visit, saying this isn't the district supporting bullying in any manner, rather abiding by school board policy. "the policy doesn't give me the ability to decide which candidates we would approve, which candidates we would not approve," said

sioux city community schools superintendent, dr. paul gausman. "the policy doesn't give me the ability to use a petition to help make my decision, so we have followed policy to the letter and will follow law to the letter." move on-dot-org isn't the only group protesting trump's upcoming visits. on facebook, nearly 900 people have said they will attend a protest to "silence donald trump". the group says the protest isn't about politics, but quote "the safety of our community." officers came together for the law enforcement appreciation day tailgate before the briar cliff vs. morningside football game on saturday. ktiv's tommie clark was there and spoke with men and women who were recognized at this special event.

impact they have on the community. "there was a lot of rhetoric going around some months ago and it continues on a little bit about anti-law enforcement, but i think that's not here. everyone we go we hear nothing but positive. and it's fortunate where we serve. i always feel bad for officers in those areas where they don't have such great community support, but we're very fortunate and today is a shining example of the community rallying around public safety," said sheriff of woodbury county, dave drew. during the tailgate there were games, different types of law enforcement vehicles for the public to see, and a pregame meal-- with proceeds going to families of fallen officers. "it makes me feel good that people do care you know with all the people do care," said patrol seargant with woodbury sheriff's department, david benson. officers say sometimes those most forgotton are spouses, so they appreciate their husbands, wives and children being honored alongside them. they say they look at it as one big team working together. "we're here to support our law support in this world for them and i'm a proud wife that's ready to be out here and invite everyone to come out because these guys work they're tails off," said wife of woodbury county deputy vincent dvorak, jen dvorak. "after the tailgate, law enforcement personnel gathered for a recognition ceremony on the field right before the big game."

police officers, sheriff deputies, state and federal officers from communities all over the region gathered on the football field. there was a flag presentation by joint honor guard, and then the wife of a local police officer, rochelle clark sang the national anthem. the woodbury county sheriff says it's a special day. "it's overwhelming and we really appreciate the support. one thing about siouxland community is they've always supported law enforcement and to be recognized on a day like this, it means a great deal and very appreciative," said sheriff of woodbury county, dave drew. the ceremony not only recognized law enforcement peronnel, but also one family that lost a loved one in the line of duty.

the ceremony not only recognized law enforcement personnel, but also one family that lost a loved one in the line of duty. on september 13, 2013, officer jamie buenting of the rockwell city police department was killed in the line of duty. since that day, officer buenting's wife, mandy, has been working to advocate for the families of fallen officers and help them receive benefits faster. buenting says many people don't realize the man or woman behind that badge and that all lives matter-- including blue lives. during the ceremony saturday, mayor bob scott presented a check for $2,000 to the buenting family. sioux city police officers kevin mccormick and jill fitch escorted the buentings to the field. both officers were shot in the line of duty here in sioux city in separate incidents. there was a round of applause in appreciation for the buenting family, officer mccormick and officer fitch, and all local law enforcement. "it's absolutely amazing to have all the law enforcement out here not just supporting my family, but supporting eachother. the law enforcement community is a thin blue line. we're all together, brothers and

families, spouses, officers, kids-- it's a great big family and it's amazing to have their support for me and it's amazing for me to be here for them," said wife of fallen officer jamie buenting, amanda buenting. buenting says the biggest thing she's learned from the whole experience is to love a little deeper, let the little things go, and make every day count. while the sheriff says he wants her to always remember that they do not forget the fallen, which is a time-honored tradition they will continue with officer buenting's memory. a new medical device is helping patients with glaucoma and cataracts. we'll explain in today's

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>> the smallest medical device ever approved by the f-d-a is helping to eliminate eye pressure problems for patients who have cataracts and glaucoma. it's all done through a single procedure. as britney glaser reports... it's giving many patients freedom from constant eye drops.

time, the pressure in the eye goes up too high, starts to damage the optic nerve," one new tool is the istent, the tiniest implantable device approved by the fda, put in during cataract surgery. (sot: dr. virgil murray, ophthalmologist) "it's basically a snorkel that lets fluid directly bypass the filter, that is the trabecular meshwork, and get from the inside of the eye directly to the outside of the eye." so just how small is the tiniest implantable device? smaller than the date on a penny. (nats) "1 mm long, 1/2 mm high" doctor murray says the istent has been very effective with patients seeing a measurable drop in pressure - and 75 percent of them stopping at least one medication. >> that was britney glaser reporting. if you are over the age of 50, or have a family history of glaucoma, it's important to schedule a screening with your eye doctor. your farm markest are coming up next. and if you're looking for a new

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on wall street, the week begins with some optimism. stocks rose friday after strong earnings from the market has been gradually regaining ground following a swoon in august and september. the dow climbed 157 points to 17,646 the nasdaq rose 111 points to 5,031, and the s&p index climbed 22 points to 2,075. apple fans can pre-order the apple t-v 4 beginning today. apple's streaming box comes with the ability to install new apps and to search for video with voice controls via apple's assistant, siri. there's also a glass- touchpad remote for navigating.

starts at $149 dollars. some good news when it comes to driving, gas prices have been dropping for 19-weeks now... going down another dime this week. the current cost of gas is 84-cents lower than last year. pump prices have plummeted a total of 63- cents beginning in mid-june. the price decline appeared to be ending two-weeks ago... but the downward trend was saved by a decrease in crude oil prices.. ben's back with a look at your forecast and we'll run down today's top news stories in siouxland. and in today's hollywood minute... late night host, jimmy fallon was in the hospital again this weekend. we'll tell you all about it coming up next.

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14-hundred block of isabella street. during the struggle, a handgun went off. johnson was shot in the hand. an unnamed female was hit in the chest by the same bullet. their wounds were not life-threatening. brody is charged with aggravated domestic and felon in possesion of a firearm. johnson is charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. an autopsy confirms that a man who's body was found on a boat ramp in the missouri river drowned. 32-year-old robert galvin was reported missing on october 18th. his body was found friday morning on the homer boat ramp. galvin grew up in siouxland but currently lived in omaha. his death remains under investigation. siouxland law enforcement officers and their families are honored with a tailgate party. the event was put on saturday before the morningside briar cliff football game outside elwood olsen stadium. proceeds from the tailgate party go to families of fallen officers. mayor bob scott said with police nationwide dealing with bad publicity, it's important to recognize the dedication that officers have for their communities.

making. when the nafe family of kingsley, iowa had their first baby, they decided they wanted to make a memory in a unique way. they found out who else had a new born that year who would be in their child's graduating class they found 17 babies who would graduate in the class of 2016. the families lined all the babies up along a limo that the family owned through their limo service, and took a picture. on sunday, those same kids came together to re-create that special moment. wedding bells for a former american idol winner.. a late night show host back in the hospital.. and who made it to the top of the box office this weekend.. jeremy roth has more in today's hollywood minute.

georgia in front of 250 of their closest friends and family. the newlyweds continued their southern-style reception on sunday, before taking off for their honeymoon. 'late night' host, jimmy fallon found himself in a massachusetts hospital saturday night. fallon was being honored by harvard university's humor magazine, but the celebrations were interrupted when the comedian fell and apparently injured his right hand. just a few months ago, fallon was hospitalized after badly injuring his left hand. and at the box office... "the martian" topped ticket sales this weekend..bank ing nearly 16 million dollars. teen thriller "goosebumps" dropped down to 2nd place earning about 15 point 5 millions..... and "bridge of spies" coming in at number 3 for the 2nd week, bringing in about 11 point 4 million dollars. jeremy roth for hollywood minute. >> it's time for a break, but coming up in our third half hour of news 4 today.... a woman accused of killing four people and injuring dozens more has her

good morning. i'm al joens. sarah has the day off. coming up.... the woman accused of driving a car into a crowd of people at an oklahoma state university homecoming parade is set to make her first court appearance today. adacia chambers was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence after the saturday crash that killed four people and injured dozens more. but her lawyer insists she wasn't drunk. also, at least five people are dead after a whale-watching boat sinks off the coast of vancouver. 21 other people were rescued and another person is missing. authorities are puzzled because the vessel went down in calm waters. a weekend shooting incident in

the hospital and results in charges against two people, including one of the people hit by a bullet. we'll have the latest. we start with weather, and it's a cool monday morning in siouxland. >

woman accused of driving a car into a crowd of people at an oklahoma state university homecoming parade over the weekend insists she wasn't drunk. four people died and dozens were injured. adacia chambers of stillwater faces her first court appearance today on charges including second- degree murder. attorney tony coleman says he thinks chambers has a mental illness. police are awaiting blood tests to determine whether chambers was impaired by drugs or alcohol. hundreds gathered on the campus of oklahoma state to pray for the victims of saturday's homecoming parade crash and to help each other cope with the tragedy. for many students it's been difficult to make sense of the tragedy. the youngest victim nash lucas just two years old. the others killed, nakita prabhikar, bonnie stone and marvin stone were all remembered and prayed for at sunday's vigil. many are also praying for adacia chambers, the driver of the car. the vigil's organizers are encouraged by the massive turnout, and know that events like these can help heal their broken community.

"when you experienced trauma you just want to be together. you just want to be next to somebody to voice what you saw, what you heard. and want to try to make sense of it." chambers is expected to make her first court appearance monday. a canadian whale- watching boat carrying 27 people sank yesterday off the coast of british columbia, killing at least five people. the boat was based in tofino, on vancouver island. authorities said several rescue vehicles were sent to the pier after the boat sent out a distress signal around five p-m local time. the canadian military sent a helicopter and plane to the waters off the coast to search for the passengers and crew. search operations are still underway for the people still unaccounted for. new orleans police are looking for whoever shot an off-duty officer. commander derek frick is said to be in critical condition in the hospital. authorities say he was driving

an unmarked car and not wearing a uniform when a bullet hit the side of his neck and face sunday night. derek is a 24-year veteran of the force....recen tly been promoted to commander. the campus of north carolina central university was briefly on lockdown late sunday as police sought an active shooter. the college issued an emergency alert saying there had been "active gunfire" around 11 p-m. the lockdown was lifted just before midnight. durham police say one person sustained a non-life-threatening injury in a shooting on campus just befroe 11. police said the shooter hadn't been apprehended. no further details were immediately available. police continue to investigate an overnight shooting that sent two people to the hospital. the incident happened inside the 1400 block of isabella st. in sioux city, shortly before 11 saturday night. while sioux city police were on their way to the home, a gun was discharged. authorities say 35 year- old

mykale johnson were engaged in a mutual domestic assault, where a handgun was involved. during the struggle, the gun went off. johnson was shot in the hand, while an unnamed female was hit in the chest. authorities believe both individuals were struck by the same, single bullet. "investigators are now working with our victims and witnesses to determine what exactly did happen," said lt. rex mueller of the sioux city police department. "so we're really in the very early stages here. and we're just trying to make sure that we've got all the evidence we need to get, we get all the witnesses and victims accounted for." brody has been charged with aggravated domestic and felon in possesion of a firearm. johnson is charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. the unamed victim was taken to mercy medical center. her condition is not considered life threatening at this time. an autopsy confirms that a man who's body was found on a boat ramp in the missouri river drowned. 32-year-old robert galvin was reported missing on october 18th. his body was found friday morning on the homer

currently lived in omaha. his death remains under investigation. the national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down sunday morning in louisiana and heavy rain and wind continued into the night. a tornado watch remained in effect until 2 am monday. the harsh weather caused flooding in some areas, caused damage to roof and even knocked out power for portions of new orleans. one woman was injured in the storm, and police say weather could be a factor in a crash that killed a 24 year old man, when his car went into a canal. hurricane patricia left surprisingly little damage in mexico in its wake and quickly dissipated into a low-pressure system that posed little threat beyond heavy rain. the hurricane's most powerful punch landed on a sparsely populated stretch of mexico's pacific coast before the system crashed into mountains that weakened its potentially catastrophic force. the storm knocked down trees and power lines in some areas, but the devastation appeared to be far less than feared. there were no reports of deaths

or injuries. meanwhile, record flooding has led to several water rescues in houston. fire officials say multiple cars quickly became submerged trying to drive below an underpass. they also rescued two homeless men sleeping under the bridge. a record amount of rainfall fell sunday... with some areas seeing upwards of a foot of rain. so far though, no reported. two fishermen rescued an 18-month-old syrian boy and his family when their boat sank off the turkish coast. the fishermen revived the toddler found floating face-down. the refugee family was headed for greece when their boat sank. little mohammed hasan recovered, and his family thanked the rescuers in person saturday. the boy's mother said they "gave him a second life." the defense department says a coalition airstrike in iraq has destroyed the isis prison where a raid on thursday freed 70 hostages and killed a u-s commando. the pentagon today released serial video of the airstrike.

the isis prison compound was in northern iraq. the hostages who were freed from their militant captors included at least 20 members of the iraqi security forces. thursday's raid was conducted by iraqi and u-s special forces. european union leaders are looking for answers to the migrant crisis. in particular, what to do about the people flooding into the balkans on their journey across the continent. serbia, romania, and bulgaria warn they'll close their borders if other european nations stop accepting the migrants and refugees. among the measures they're considering -- more border guards and checkpoints in the balkans the obama administration says kids spend too much time taking "unnecessary" exams in schools. saturday, president obama said in a message on facebook he wants to fix that. the administration announced new guidelines concerning standardized tests in what they call a "testing action plan." it outlines new principles for measuring student aptitude. they are recommendati ons for

are not binding regulations. and they don't replace those that are part of "no child left behind." the white house said additional details will be released in january. still to come on news 4 today.... an 89 year old kentucky woman is using her special gift to help others, while healing her own heart. and i'll have your complete

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bodies and hearts, while mending her own. "knit, pull." this is not just a story about a knitting grandmother..... marie vessels/knitte r "well, i'm 89 years old." .....or great-grandmother. marie vessels/knitte r "i'll be 90 next year." this is a story about a woman who can't stop knitting... marie vessels/knitte r "well, i was knitting before i had lunch." because marie vessels is on a mission. marie vessels/knitte r "i make about two hats a day." to take up the legacy of the daughter she lost. marie vessels/knitte r "everything i do is for her. i know she's watching." carolyn britz loved people, says her sister anita thornton. anita thornton/mari e's daughter "she devoted her life to children. she taught for over 40 years." shortly after her retirement, carolyn was diagnosed with cancer. marie started knitting again at carolyn's suggestion. marie vessels/knitte r "she said, 'you know you can do it, you always love to make someone

else happy.'" even as carolyn marie vessels/knitte r "it was like god told me, he knows what's ahead of me, with her being so sick and she's not going to make it, and that was from me." marie didn't stop. "she started using needles to mend her pain ... and create hats. marie 130." dozens of headbands. marie vessels/knitte r "i have about 15 scarves." all of them, bound for someone else, strangers mostly. marie vessels/knitte r "well, i'm going to give them to the children in school, orphanage, church, whomever needs it." last year, marie donated 200 hats. she's well on track to do it again. marie vessels/knitte r "that's all there is to it." with each loop, and each row -- there is a little sorrow for a daughter who's not here. marie vessels/knitte r "it's a shame she can't be here today, she'd be so excited." and joy that carolyn's legacy didn't end with her death. anita thornton/mari e's daughter "and i know she's looking down, i know she's happy." that was janelle macdonald reporting from louisville, kentucky. marie takes a ton of pride in her work .... she's self-taught and says she used to re-knit

family during the war in germany. she even made her daughter's wedding dresses. a canadian town got into the holiday spirit early... for one little boy. evan leversage is battling brain cancer and is not expected to live through christmas. so his family decided to celebrate now. word spread, and gifts came from near and far. justin bieber's family even sent evan a batman hat. and someone gave evan's mother a pendant with evan's picture. nebraska suffered another tough loss this weekend. plus, a native siouxlander is heading to one of the most iconic track and field schools

nebraska never lost 5 games under bo pelini - but in new head coach mike riley's first season, the huskers are 3-5. ktiv's mark freund has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

improve in practice, have the right mindset going into practice and making sure that we're looking out for the guy to our left and our right, and that's our teammates," said junior quarterback tommy armstrong. nebraska will look to get it right next week, when they're on the road at purdue. in three years throwing discus for kingsley-pierson/woodbury central, kiana phelps has become one of the most decorated track athletes siouxland has ever seen. a three-time drake relays and class 2a state champion, phelps holds the state record in the discus, throwing 179 feet, 7 inches her sophomore year. soon - she'll be a division 1 athlete - at one of the iconic track and field schools. phelps verbally committed to throw for oregon on wedensday. she chose the ducks over a number of other suitors, including texas, kentucky, stanford and u-c- l-a. oregon has won 5 of the last 6 national championships in track and field. phelps knew from the moment she stepped on campus that eugene would be her new home. "i just felt really motivated to perform when i was there," said phelps. "there's just so much history in eugene. it's just a great place to be to be surrrounded by those kind of people to drive you to be great." "to see it pay off like this is incredible, and now i can just kind of sit back and relax. i signed with a school, i've done all that, and now i can just focus on the track and field season of 2016." at the state track and field meet in the spring, phelps set a new all-class meet record with a throw of 166 feet, 4 inches. she also holds the meet record at the drake relays. for more sports, head on over to our website, ktiv.com. i'm mark

morning wrap. have a great day.

it's cool outside this morning. but will the temperatures stay cool all week? ben's in next with the details. plus... a group of siouxland high schoolers recreated a picture that their parents took of them when they

wx timer @ 1:15 a few more clouds up above will help shave a few degrees off of our high temperatures today, but overall we'll still be decently warm with mid-60 degree afternoon temperatures after starting the day near 40. we'll continue to see the clouds thicken both tonight and tomorrow when a couple of isolated showers become possible, but most of that should miss us to the east. our next big push of cold air will be felt wednesday with highs only expected to reach the lower 50s accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. we'll continue to see those 50-degree temperatures through the end of the week and weekend with some limited hope of returning to the

18 years ago the nafe family had their first baby and decided they wanted to create a unique memory. ktiv's tommie clark went to the photoshoot yesterday where they recreated that memory and spoke with families about what it means to them.

take a picture," said kingsley-pierson senior, kiana phelps. the nafe family wanted a special memory for their first child, so they spoke with other families from the area and decided to take one big picture of their newborns together. "it just gives them memories and a picture to have. i know that we cherish it as parents and i hope that they get something out of it too," said parent, verlyn nafe. 17 babies were lined up in their carriers in front of a limo that the nafe family owned through their limo service. a couple kids moved away over the years, but the majority grew up together in kingsley, iowa. "it's cool to see everybody grow up and mature and see who they become today and hopefully remember these people for years to come," said kingsley-pierson senior, scottie plendl. sunday, 14 of those same kids got together to recreate the picture. "i can remember just in first grade and what not looking at the picture and wondering who all that was and so now it's pretty cool 18 years later that we're taking another one," said kingsley-pierson senior, scottie plendl. after all these years they say it's great to get together to take this picture before they all split ways and some go off to college. "i think this is just good to look back and have the memories of all of us together once we have families of

our own," said kingsley-pierson senior, anna schmid. with just 49 students in the kingsley-pierson class of 2016, they say they've stuck together through the years and they're just a close-knit group. in kingsley, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> the "limo babies" say that in the future, they would like to have their kids take a picture too and start a kingsley tradition. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at

good morning. i'm al joens. sarah has the day off. coming up... the latest polls show donald trump is no longer the front-runner in iowa. ben carson is. guess who trump is going after on the campaign trail? we're seeing the same thing with the democrats: hillary clinton

going after bernie sanders. tracie potts updates us on the campaign trail in just a moment. also, a tailgate party to say thanks to those who serve and protect. it was a gathering that attracted hundreds before saturday's morningside briar cliff football game. darth vader and chewbacca are on the campaign trail in ukraine. we'll show you what that's all about in what's trending. it's a cool morning in siouxland. ben's out on the patio checking things out. how cool, ben?

most of that should miss us to the east. our next big push of cold air will be felt wednesday with highs only expected to reach the lower 50s accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. we'll continue to see those 50-degree temperatures through the end of the week and weekend with some limited hope of returning to the 60s by early next week. see graphics. >> in politics: we'll see donald trump live in new hampshire this morning. he's holding a town hall... while taking aim at dr. ben carson. tracie potts is live in washington this morning with a preview.

:19) "i mean seventh day adventist, i don't know about." carson's response: ("nbc meet the press") super burned in (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate :21- :24) "i don't get into the mud pit. and i'm not going to be talking about people." hillary clinton struck back at number two bernie sanders. sanders said people need to - quote - "stop shouting" about gun violence. (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :33- :36) "when a woman speaks out some people think it's shouting." sanders says his comment had nothing to do with women speaking out. ("cnn state of the union") super burned in (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate :41- :46) "i think what the secretary is doing there is taking words and misapplying them." while clinton's got a commanding lead over sanders... donald trump is looking over his shoulder... and now in iowa - trying to catch up. (insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. (--- reporterlive tag ---) there's still fallout from trump re-tweeting an insult to iowa voters after that first poll came out. trump says an intern did it. he apologized. it's been removed. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump is slated to speak at sioux city's west high school on tuesday night. but, an online petition, asks the superintenden t of sioux

trump to use the school for his speech. there's a move on-dot- org petition with over 1- thousand signatures calling trump a "bully" and he quote "doesn't belong in iowa schools." the petition specifically cites his rhetoric towards hispanics. this petition highlights the district's "zero tolerance" policy toward bullying. superintendent dr. paul gausman addressed the concerns surronding trump's visit, saying this isn't the district supporting bullying in any manner, rather abiding by school board policy. "the policy doesn't give me the ability to decide which candidates we would approve, which candidates we would not approve," said sioux city community schools superintendent, dr. paul gausman. "the policy doesn't give me the ability to use a petition to help make my decision, so we have followed policy to the letter and will follow law to the letter." move on-dot-org isn't the only group protesting trump's upcoming visits. on facebook, nearly 900 people have said they will attend a protest to "silence donald trump". the group says the protest isn't about politics, but quote "the safety of our community."

officers came together for the law enforcement appreciation day tailgate before the briar cliff vs. morningside football game on saturday. ktiv's tommie clark was there and spoke with men and women who were recognized at this special event.

types of law enforcement vehicles for the public to see, and a pregame meal-- with proceeds going to families of fallen officers. "it makes me feel good that people do care you know with all the negative things that happen, people do care," said patrol seargant with woodbury sheriff's department, david benson. officers say sometimes those most forgotton are spouses, so they appreciate their husbands, wives and children being honored alongside them. they say they look at it as one big team working together. "we're here to support our law enforcement. there's not enough support in this world for them and i'm a proud wife that's ready to be out here and invite everyone to come out because these guys work they're tails off," said wife of woodbury county deputy vincent dvorak, jen dvorak. "after the tailgate, law enforcement personnel gathered for a recognition ceremony on the field right before the big game." >> police officers, sheriff deputies, state and federal

officers from communities all over the region gathered on the football field. there was a flag presentation by joint honor guard, and then the wife of a local police officer, rochelle clark sang the national anthem. sheriff dave drew says it's a special occasion. "it's overwhelming and we really appreciate the support. one thing about siouxland community is they've always supported law enforcement and to be recognized on a day like this, it means a great deal and very appreciative," said sheriff of woodbury county, dave drew. the ceremony not only recognized law enforcement personnel, but also one family that lost a loved one in the line of duty. on september 13, 2013, officer jamie buenting of the rockwell city police department was killed in the line of duty. since that day, officer buenting's wife, mandy, has been working to advocate for the families of fallen officers and help them receive benefits faster. buenting says many people don't realize the man or woman behind that badge and that all lives matter-- including blue lives.

mayor bob scott presented a check for $2,000 to the buenting family. sioux city police officers kevin mccormick and jill fitch escorted the buentings to the field. both officers were shot in the line of duty here in sioux city in separate incidents. there was a round of applause in appreciation for the buenting family, officer mccormick and officer fitch, and all local law enforcement. "it's absolutely amazing to have all the law enforcement out here not just supporting my family, but supporting eachother. the law enforcement community is a thin blue line. we're all together, brothers and sisters, families, spouses, officers, kids-- it's a great big family and it's amazing to have their support for me and it's amazing for me to be here for them," said wife of fallen officer jamie buenting, amanda buenting. buenting says the biggest thing she's learned from the whole experience is to love a little deeper, let the little things go, and

make every day count. while the sheriff says he wants her to always remember that they do not forget the fallen, which is a time-honored tradition they will continue with officer buenting's memory. darth vader is running in an election. that's what's up next in what's trending. and i'll have your complete

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warm with mid-60 degree afternoon temperatures after starting the day near 40. we'll continue to see the clouds thicken both tonight and tomorrow when a couple of isolated showers become possible, but most of that should miss us to the east. our next big push of cold air will be felt wednesday with highs only expected to reach the lower 50s accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. we'll continue to see those 50-degree temperatures through the end of the week and weekend with some limited hope of returning to the 60s by early next week. see graphics. >> darth vader is campaigning in ukraine - cruising through town in a black van to the sound of the 'imperial march' from the 'star wars' movies... walking along the street with chewbacca, the star wars' villain was surrounded by curious onlookers. on friday, vader, chewy and some storm troopers attended the unveiling of a monument to darth vader, positioned where there was once a statue of soviet leader vladimir lenin. ukraine has passed a law banning

all soviet memorabilia and symbols, and the monument had to be demolished. the new statue of the sith lord is more than a simple monument, it's got a wi-fi router. this is not darth vader's first time to run for office...he tried to run for president earlier but his bid was rejected by the election commission. and darth vader isn't the only unusual candidate...yo da and peking duck are also

whoopi goldberg's show was cut short in canada on saturday night due to a bus fire. plus...the steve jobs movie isn't doing as well as hoped. we'll find out how the movie did

a fire at a casino in new brunswick, canada, forced comedian whoopi goldberg to cut short a show on saturday night. a witness said people at the show were told that the fire occurred on goldberg's tour bus that was parked at the back of the building. these photos from the scene show smoke pouring from the bus and emergency crews on the scene. police and staff at the casino confirmed there was a fire but

universal picture's bio- pic "steve jobs" flopped at the box office this weekend. the movie -- named after the late apple founder -- only made seven-point- three million dollars. it cost 30-million dollars to make. it went into wide-release friday, at 24-hundred theaters across the country. hollywood analysts had predicted a take of 15-to- twenty million for its first weekend in wide-release. actress maureen o'hara died in her sleep on saturday at her home in boise, idaho. o'hara was best known for starring alongside john wayne in several films... including "the quiet man" and "mcclintock." she was also known for her role as the mother who doubted santa claus in "miracle on the 34th street." the irish-born actress with fiery-red hair and green eyes was honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame in the early 1990s. o'hara died at the age of 95.

ben- actor jon heder is 38 al- writer-producer seth macfarlane (tv: "family guy") is 42 ben- country singer keith urban is 48 al- singer natalie merchant is 52 ben- actor cary elwes is 53 al- actor dylan mcdermott is 54 ben- actress-singer rita wilson is 59 al- former u.s. secretary

clinton is 68 ben- tv host pat sajak is 69 al- actress jaclyn smith is 70 >

should miss us to the east. our next big push of cold air will be felt wednesday with highs only expected to reach the lower 50s accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. we'll continue to see those 50-degree temperatures through the end of the week and weekend with some limited hope of returning to the 60s by early next week. see graphics. >> we're wrapping things up on this monday morning. when we come back, we'll talk a look at some of the stories

and pop-here are the stories making top headlines in siouxland this monday morning. sioux city police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that sent two people to the hospital. police say 35 year-old nadia brody and 23 year-old mykale johnson were fighting late saturday night in the 14-hundred block of isabella street. during the struggle, a handgun went off. johnson was shot in the hand. an unnamed female was hit in the chest by the same bullet. their wounds were not life-threatening. brody is charged with aggravated domestic and

felon in possesion of a firearm. johnson is charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. an autopsy confirms that a man who's body was found on a boat ramp in the missouri river drowned. 32-year-old robert galvin was reported missing on october 18th. his body was found friday morning on the homer boat ramp. galvin grew up in siouxland but currently lived in omaha. his death remains under investigation. siouxland law enforcement officers and their families are honored with a tailgate party. the event was put on saturday before the morningside briar cliff football game outside elwood olsen stadium. proceeds from the tailgate party go to families of fallen officers. mayor bob scott said with police nationwide dealing with bad publicity, it's important to recognize the dedication that officers have for their communities.

today." (out) also ahead.. (v/o) the remnants of patricia moving east.. leading to record rain and dangerous flooding, across the south. al's tracking it all. (out) plus.. (v/o) can psychics really predict the future? you'll want to see what happened, when jeff rossen went undercover.. and put several of them to the test. (out) when we see you here on monday morning on today. >> the pop-tart makers over at kellogg's are rolling out five new flavors. it's fair to call at least one of them pretty extreme. for people who like bacon with their bacon -- how about a maple and bacon-flavored pop-tart? it comes with salt and smokey flavored "crunchlets" and will be available in december - but just for a limited time. also out in december: limited edition frosted watermelon....and frosted chocolatey caramel. pink lemonade hits store shelves in april and a limited edition

comes out early next year. these new strawberry pop-tarts come with a cartoon painted into the frosting.

good morning. breaking news. a whale watching boat sanction off the coast of vancouver. at least five people dead, 21 rescued. one person still missing this morning. record rain. nearly two feet in parts of texas. baton rouge, louisiana, saturated. flooding widespread as the remnants of that massive hurricane patricia race across the south. any regrets? vice president joe biden opens up in a new interview about just

how close he came to running for president. >> i'll be very blunt. if i thought we could have put together the campaign that our supporters deserved and our contributors deserved, i would have gone out and done it. >> this morning rumor about his late son bothered biden the most as he struggled to make his decision. and pancakes and politics. donald trump is the outspoken front-runner in the republican race. >> carson is lower energy than bush! i don't understand what's going on. >> and he's joining us live in new hampshire for an exclusive town hall meeting today, monday, october 26th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," a town hall meeting with donald trump, with matt lauer live from at kinson, new hampshire and savannah guthrie