with five percent support. on "meet the press" this morning, republican presidential candidate and former florida governor jeb bush talked about his stance on the death penalty and why he is now conflicted. s/ fmr. governor jeb bush / (r) presidential candidate:14 chuck todd: have you changed your mind on the death penalty? jeb bush: i'm conflicted. i am. it was the law of the land when i was governor, and i faithfully dealt with it. to be honest with you, it is not a deterrent anymore because it's seldom used. it clogs up the courts, it costs a ton of money. also, appearing on meet the press this morning, house speaker paul ryan, explaining why he chose to run. "it's not a job i ever wanted. i liked where i was. but i really felt like our party needed to unify and i talked with the members of our conference of what i think a new speakership should look like. i don't think we can keep doing business the way we've been doing business. and i think we really need to be on offense and offer the country alternatives and that's what i intend to do." health care open enrollment

begins today for 2016 coverage through the federal marketplace. now you can check out prices and plans... and enroll online at healthcare.gov. an email sent out today by the government health care service said eight out of 10 people who enrolled in a plan qualified for financial help. the email also said most people can find a plan for 75-dollars a month or less. the enrollment deadline is january 31st... and coverage begins on january first. it's november and we're seeing some beautiful weather throughout siouxland for more, we toss it over to our chief meterologist ron demers it's been an absolutely gorgeous end to the weekend with highs in the 60s and 70s across siouxland. this mild weather is going to stick around for a while with three more days of above average temperatures expected along with dry conditions. thanks, ron--look forward to

defense secretary ash carter visited the de- militarized zone between north and south korea today. speaking on the south korean side, carter said it was important to keep trying to resolve the issues surrounding north korea's nuclear program through six-party talks. he said the u-s is continuously urging north korea to refrain from provocations or any action that may heighten tension, and

to follow through on the denuclearization process demanded in the six-party talks. a libyan judge today postponed the trial of former libyan dictator moammar gadhafi's son, al-saadi gadhafi. al-saadi remains behind bars on murder charges for the 2005 killing of a former soccer coach during his father's rule. this was his second trial hearing. the judge postponed the trial to december sixth. a russian airliner crashed saturday in egypt, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children. egyptian officials say both black box recorders have been recovered from the wreckage. and as n-b-c's bill neely reports from cairo, russian investigators have arrived there to try to unlock the mystery of why the jet went down.

in a barren desert, the mangled remains of a plane that was carrying two hundred and twenty four people. their clothes scattered, their cellphones ringing in the debris. no one survived to answer. many were found still strapped to their seats. twenty five were children. this was the metrojet plane - an a3 twenty one, 18 years old. it took off at five fifty one in the morning from the egyptian tourist resort of sharm el sheikh bound for st petersburg, russia. after just 23 minutes - and at 31,000 feet - it dropped suddenly and slowed dramatically, before disappearing from radar and crashing. "communication has been lost" he says. but russian officials had no idea why. the airline quickly insisted human error was not to blame. "our pilot was very experienced" she says, our aircraft was in full working order. so we don't know what caused the crash". at st. petersburg airport, terrible scenes, as relatives learned that everyone on board was dead. egyptian officials hinted early on they believed a technical failure caused the crash. the crew apparently complaining of engine trouble several times in the past week. the pilot in the final minutes reportedly requesting an emergency landing. (neely on camera 1:36 - 1:52) one shockwave from this disaster - some airlines are now reviewing their flight paths. two european carriers, citing security, say they won't fly over this area of egypt until the exact cause of this crash has been found. back to you. >> coming up on news 4 at 5

iowa state came away with a huge win last night in ames. the cyclones were emotional after the victory - mark's in later with

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siouxland. this mild weather is going to stick around for a while with three more days of above average temperatures expected along with dry conditions. we'll see a quick change happen on thursday as a storm system will bring in not only rain, but much colder conditions along with it as highs may only get into the low 50s. by thursday night, it's

not out of the question that we could see some snow mixing in with the rain. that system exits by friday but the chilly conditions stick around with highs in the low 50s expected to remain into the weekend. still to come here on news 4 at 5 we're almost two months from christmas, but

still to come here on news 4 at 5 we're a little less than two months from christmas, but some stores are starting to gear up. the details right after the

while the day after halloween used to mean a serious sugar high today, some of the nations biggest retailers are hoping it means holiday shopping- apparently it's never too early to start the holiday rush-- here's nbc's kristen dahlgren

it may only be november first but they are making no apologies - wal- mart putting out these online ads to show halloween is over.... and the christmas shopping season has officially begun. nat pop in stores, sales start today- wal- mart offering discounts on thousands of items like toys and electronics target, taking aim at wal-mart, planning on online price matching and free shipping and returns ... as well as its own holiday marketing movie nat ad: "the holiday odyssey" s/hitha herzog/retail analyst, h squared research "the whole nature of shopping has changed. the next two months account for 20 percent of the retail industry's annual sales- getting those dollars drives competition into high gear. nat pop some stores are also offering in store pickup- even curbside service for merchandise bought on line. whatever it takes to get shoppers to spend... so how do shoppers feel about christmas in november? for some, it's a gift s/mos "think that when you start early people come out early and it's less people in the streets closer to christmas." but for others... s/mos "november 1st that's absolute madness you know? how many people are you shopping for a whole platoon?" the christmas creep has them just a little creeped out. s/mos "it's too early to think about for what i want for christmas." >>

mark's in now with sports - and what a huge win for iowa state last night. (mark) the cyclones - beating texas at home for the first time ever. we've got reaction from head coach paul rhoads and former

plus - iowa is 8-0. hear from the hawkeyes coming up

turned into one of the most gratifying wins in recent memory for iowa state. with a new offensive coordinator, and a new quarterback - the cyclones scored their first-ever win over texas at home.

in all aspects of the game. sophomore q-b joel lanning won his first career start - throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown. but the defense was huge - holding texas to 204 total yards, the third fewest yards allowed in a big 12 game in program history. it's the first shutout for iowa state since 2013. head coach paul rhoads after the win - pure emotion. "we shouldn't beat texas, probably," said rhoads. "we shouldn't beat texas probably. every kid that they recruit, if i go recruit him, i'm not going to get him. but we did [win]. and we have twice. because the program's moving in the right direction. i've got great coaches, and i've got unbelievable players that care, that play for passion in the cardinal and gold jerseys that

iowa state rushed for 238 yards against texas - and has averaged 225 yards per game their last 6 outings. a key part of the offensive line opening those holes - is former cherokee standout brock dagel. dagel, a three-year starter for the cyclones, went through season-ending knee surgery last year. but he - like the entire team - is savoring the big win over texas. "it means so much," said dagel. "it's been a long time coming, and it was just a big team win. it's awesome." "we just focused on our preparation, and just focused on beating texas, honestly. nothing much you could do, really." iowa state is now 2-3 in the big 12. the cyclones are on the road at oklahoma on saturday. iowa is still undefeated after saturday's 31- 15 win over maryland. the hawkeyes are 8-0 for the second time in program history - and for the first time since the 2009 season - when they started 9-0.

quarters, then survived a late push from the terrapins. the hawkeye defense had three interceptions - including desmond king's 83-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter that helped stifle maryland's hopes. as the country becomes more familiar with the undefeated hawkeyes - iowa is trying to stay focuused. "we just like to stay humble and stay hungry," said king. "anything can happen so we don't want to get overwhelmed with everything that's going on - playoff talk, big ten championship talk. we want to just take this week by week." "knowing our team, we expect to win every game," said senior defensive back jordan lomax. "that's the philosophy we've built around here, with iowa football, and we're just reaping our benefits that we've been working so hard for in the offseason. it's really just starting to show now." "it just seems like if you win enough, good things happen," said head coach kirk ferentz. "that was true 30 years ago, and that's how we're looking at it right now. we're just going to try and keep winning every week we're out there." iowa stays at number-10 in the new a-p poll. the hawkeyes are on the road at indiana on saturday.

nebraska suffered their worst loss of the season saturday, a 55-45 setback to purdue - who was winless in big ten play entering the day. in his first career start, husker quarterback ryker fyfe threw four touchdowns - but was also picked off four times. purdue quarterback david blough threw four touchdowns against a leaky husker secondary. nebraska is now 1-4 in big ten play. "it was really a game about giving them too many opportunities," said head coach mike riley. "they did a nice job, and i thought the quarterback made some plays. i thought early on, letting him run for that big, big play was hard, and then we gave them the ball, turnovers in the red zone. with real good opportunities to score, we made it easier for them." it doesn't get any easier for nebraska - the huskers host number-6 michigan state next weekend. bears and vikings in the pros - tied in the 4th - jay cutler in from 4 yards out - chicago takes a 20-13 lead. but minnesota with a chance, under 2 to play - stephon diggs slips a

the game-tying score.. the bears go three-and-out and the vikings get the ball back - finding charles johnson - that's in field goal range for blair walsh - and he drills it. minneosta escapes, 23-20. the chiefs - taking on the lions in london. first quarter - deanthony thomas - to the edge and in - kansas city had four rushing touchdowns by four diffferent players. alex smith had two passing scores - a screen to travis kelce in the 3rd quarter - kelce stretches and scores - chiefs up 31-3. then in the 4th - smith finds jeremy maclin for a 17 yard touchdown - kansas

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on this sunday night, why did it crash? the air disaster that killed 224 people. russia now claims the plane broke apart in midair. but that leaves so many questions about how this could have happened. deep sea mystery. a wreck found 15,000 feet down is now believed to be that ship that vanished into a hurricane a month ago with 28 americans on board.

threats from isis. richard engle has an exclusive interview with the brother of a man isis recently beheaded. the killer was sending him chilling text messages during our interview. failing our veterans. the hospitals charged for caring for servicemen and women with tens of thousands of positions unfilled forcing many vets to wait for treatment again. all tangled up. the race to rescue a massive humpback whale caught in hundreds of feet of fishing line off california. nightly news begins now. from nbc news world headquaters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, kate snow. good evening. after visiting the crash site a russian official said the airbus a-321 that crashed over egypt sinai peninsula broke apart in

the air. the plane disintegrated at a high altitude. how that metro jet plane fell from the sky killing all 224 people on board. it was a plane filled with tourists, families flying home from vacation at red sea resorts. now their loved ones, many of them in russia are mourning and there are more questions than answers. bill neally starts us off tonight from cairo. >> reporter: it fell out of the sky and no one knows why but there were more clues today. the debris is so scattered, the planes tail three miles from the cockpit that russian investigators say it broke up in midair. search teams are examining suitcases, human remains, the tangled wreckage for signs of explosion, fire, or mechanical failure. tragic reminders of the 224 lives lost. the plane's two black boxes have