hinder" the nation's progress. just after 3 a.m. washington time, senators voted 64-35 to approve the measure, which also lifts the debt ceiling. democrats teamed with republican defense hawks to overcome opposition from conservatives. the opponents included two gop senators running for president, rand paul of kentucky and ted cruz of texas. > weather ad-lib we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshine before clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend with highs returning to the 60s and eventually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy weather returns later on. see graphics.

prosecutors say a nebraska man who didn't get the promotion he wanted at buena vista university has been convicted of hacking without authorization into several of the school's computers and email accounts. 46-yeaeaold david boyer pleaead guilty this week in u.s. district court in sioux city to unauthorized access to a protected computer. in a plea agreement, boyer admitted that in 2009 and 2010, he hacked computers at the storm lake school. prosecutors say boyer was angry that he hadn't been promoted to become h hd of the information technology department. boyer agreed to pay $100,000 in restitution. his sentencing date has not been set. a manhunt in two states is over after a dramatic shootout overnight. authorities finally finding a fugitive who's been on the run for nearly a weeee

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in burkesville, kentucky.

again -- this time on foot. the f-b-i and u-s marshals joined the search. a school district was shut down...for three days. diane alexander: it's kinda weird to us to think that one person could terrorize that much... just one person on thursday, authorities say cook approached a home in the burkesville area and asked for a ride. residents called the police, but cook ran into the woods... authorities shut down part of highway 61 and set up a perimeter - tracking cook with canine units, night vision, and heat sensing equipment. earlier this week, two of cookok known "associates" were arrested following a foot chase in white house, tennessee... now...after nearly a week on the run...police say...the threat...is over. (trooper billy gregory/kent ucky state police): this is not just a kentucky state police problem, it was not just a thp problem....his was a community problem sosot was a collective effort that brought it to its conclusion... >> that was gabe gutierrez reporting. authorities closed in after a helicopter detected the suspect's body heat signature. the u.s. military is once again

dollar runaway military blimp from some pennsylvania woods. officials say today's focus is to get the main body of the blimp staged and prepared to be lifted out saturday by a chinook helicopter. the unmanned blimp broke free from its mooring in maryland on wednesday and drifted more than 120 to the northwest, before coming down in a rugged area in penenlvania. a record number of motorcyclists have died on south dakota roads this year. 31 people have died in motorcycle crashes in the state this year, 50 percent higher than the 15-year average and the most since the department o opublic safety started keeping records in 1963. the increase is likely a reflection of more motorcycles on the roads. the number of licensed motorcyclists in south dakota last year was up 69 percent from 20 years earlier. meanwhile, the number of registered bikes more than tripled. construction's been going on more than seven years.... and now, another segment of the i-29

reconstruction project in sioux city is nearing completion. ktiv's tiffany lane has an update.

project is also underway. schultz says the biggest issue is the closure of the wesley parkway northbound i-29 on-ramp. that was originally set to re-open friday, but completion is pushed back to november. another area under construction is the frontage roads between pierce street and floyd boulevard on the southbound de. schultz says thth could take another month and a half to complete. the area with the most work being done is on the southbound floyd river bridge project. the iowa dot plans to open the southbound lane by mid-november and move southbound traffic back over to the proper lanes so that the northbound work can begin.>> and there's still a long road ahead. schultz says it'll be late 2019 or early 2020 before the whole i-29 project is done.

sounds like we'll have nice weather for halloween weekend. meterologist ben dorenbach is back after the break with the details. fall is in the air in spencer, iowa, where it's and

ben, i had to deal with a thick

windshield this morning.

the world's largest cellulosic ethanol plant opened in iowa this morning. that's next... and----go ahead and have your bacon!! the worlrlhealth organization revises what it said earlier this week about processed meats. > ktiv would like to send out anniversary and birthday wishes to our viewers. margaret o'connor of sioux city is

celebrating her 90th birtrtay today. shirley campbell of pierson, iowa will celebrate her 80th birthday on saturday october 31st. ivan pottebaum of granville, iowa will celebrate his 85th birthday on sunday november 1st. if you or someone you know is having a birthday of 80 years or more or an anniversary of 50 years or more, please send in the ir name (and correct pron), address and telelhone number along with their pictures to ktiv. please make sure to have all the information printed and send it in at least two weeks in advance. if you would like your picture returned please include a self addressed stamped envelope. happy birthday from all of us at

the world's largest cellulosic ethanol plant opened today in central iowa. dupont says its 225-million dollar refinery in nevada will turn out 30 million galllls annually once it's in full production next year. it produces ethanol from corn stalks, leaves and cobs instead of the grain itself. today's opening of the plant comes at a challenging time for the ethanol industry. it's been battling the petroleum industry over how much ethanol the government will requirir to be used in the nation's automotive gas supply. the e-p-a is scheduled to make its final recommendati

cut the renewable fuel standard from levels congress set earlier. this one is for all the bacon fans out there who were devastated to learn processed meats have been linked to colorectal cancer... since its announcement of the link earlier this week, the world health organization has been inundated with queries and letters of concern. the w-h-o issued a statement clarifying that the latest review "does not ask people to stop eating processed meats." it goes on to say "rerecing consumption of these products can reduce the risk of next year -- the organization plans to take another look at the role of

>> stocks were down slightly in midday trading after the u.s. government said consumer spending and wage growth remain feeble. still, the market is on track for its strongest month in four years. stl ahead... what it was that made justin bieber cancel a concert in norway after just one song.... and---just as christmas decorations hit the stores... hollywood is starting its holiday movie e seasonon. earlier than ever this year. we'll preview 14 big

many fitness trackers can monitor your sleep... if you can remember to wear it to bed. we'll show you some new ways that you can track your sleep. and d you're looking for a new kindndf workout... paddleboarding might be the

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... justin bieber says, i quit. the pop star stopped a concert in oslo, norway after just one song because fans got in his way as he tried to wipe up liquid on stage. video posted on social medial

shows a visibly irritated bieber saying "gimmeme me a second. guys, i am done. i am not gonna do the show." he then walks off stage before some one-thousand screaming fans. earlier this week, bieber quit a radio show in spain. bieber writes on instagram that he has had a rough week and says, "i don't always handle things the right way but i'm human." christmas decorations appear a little earlier every year, and movie studios are following suit with their baubles. the holiday movie season used to start thanksgiving weekend, but the release of next week's james bond film signals that the rush is on. raphael seth has holiday box office preview in the friday film feature.

daniel craig renews his license to kill with the 24th james bond film: "spectre"...sylvester stallone keeps chasing chickens with the "rocky" spinoff "creed"...and "the hunger games" wraps its run with "mockingjay part 2" in november. t if you want to see an even more aggressive jennifer lawrence, check out "joy" with several pages from her "silver linings playbook." other movies drawing oscar talk are "carol" with cate blanchett and rooney mara..."the revenant" starring tom hardy and leo dicaprio...and last year's best-actor- winner eddie redmayne in "the danish girl." nat ere are a few holiday- themed films on the menu starting with e john gooan ensemble "love the coopers"...thr ee wiseguys get a fruitcake hangover in "the night before"...and hang your stockings and say your prayers as the yuletide terror "krampus" comes in december. nat other notables include s-n-l alums tina fey and amy poehler in "siststs"...a remake of the good-bro versus bad- bro film "point break"...and it's thor versus moby dick "in the heart of the sea." that's the box office preview, raphael seth, nbc news.

movies opening this week include the sandra bullock political comedy "our brand is crisis."

picture with the family or with santa clause, makes great christmas cards. this is a great benefit, a great fundraiser for the e ouxland humane society. it is a great fundraiser, as you know we don't receive any local, state, or federal funding so allf our donations are from private fundraisers. this is one of our signature events. for $35 you get three poses printed and a cd. so they're giving you the cd to go make your cards, make additional prints. not very many places do that. it's a great cause and it's a great way to get your pet photographed. like i said, you can do the pet and santa clause, you can do the pet and kids, whatever you want you can mix it up however you want, we're flexible. there's a new location this year, do you want to let people know where that is? it's the old kneoffler outlet on singing hills, so it's between pizza hut and toyota, that's the best way to say it. it's a vacant building and it's great and big, we have lots of room and lots of ways to

scenery with the snowflakes. every year it's a differenenbackground and a different setting so you can come every year. for the pets, there's treats. there are treats, white chocolate is actually safe for pets. the dog bones are dipped in white chocolate so every one gets one when they're done with their sitting. then they are available to buy so that's another fundraiser for the shelter. you can buy a bag of biscuits on your way out or you can wait and buy them closer to christmas if you like and use them as a stocking stuffer. t tt's fantastic. if you want to schedule it, you can call the siouxland humane society at 712-252-2614. they'll be doing the pictures from november 13th to the 15th and again from november 20th to the 22nd. call to schedule an appointment, you can also go to the website to learn more siouxlandhumanesocieie.or g. missie, thanks for joinini us. thanks f having me. thanks for joining us around sixland. >>

>> nicole: you busy? >> daniel: whoa. for you, never. >> nicole: oh.

wow. uh, what's in the bag? >> nicole: oh, you know, nothing important. just an awesome suit for the bicentennini and hope's wedding. >> daniel: you don't really strikee as a suit type. >> nicole: well, i'm not, honey, but you are. >> daniel: oh, yeah? >> nicole: mm-hmm. >> danieeally? so, uh, who am i wearing here? >> nicole: i don't know. it's vintage, but it's going to look perfect on you. >> daniel: well, i hope that you can take it back. >> nicole: why would i? >> daniel: well, because i already have what i'm going to wear. >> nicole: ah! ooh. >> daniel: yeah. >> nicole: over my dead body. [door opens] >> theresa: hi. >> brady: hi. why'd you want to see me? is tate okay, or... >> theresa: well, yeah. if he wasn't, i'd do more than text. he's fine. >> brady: okay, what's up? >> theresa: um, listen, i did some thinking, um, but i don't think you're going to be very happy about it. >> brady: okay, what'd you do? >> theresa: that--it's for you. >> brady: you bou--um,

you bought me clothes? >> theresa: it's a vintage suit, so... >> brady: it's a vintage... suit? doesn't that mean secondhand? right? >> theresa: yeah, listen, you can wear it to the bicentennial and the wedding. you'll be the sharpest looking guy there. and i've already had it cleaned and altered, and i also jazzed it up just a little bit. >> brady: jazzed it up? really? >> theresa: please, i just-- i mean, just tell me you'll at least think about wearing it. >> brady: i'm sorry. mm-mm. it's not a good idea. >> chad: well, i'm not saying a word until i have an attorney right beside me. >> justin: that's your legal right. >> chad: damn straight.