american journalists james foley sotloff. american aid worker peter kassig - who became known as abdul-rahman while a hostage - was another victim. kuwait-born mohamed emwazi was a computer science graduate, turned gang member. freed hostages describe him as sadistic... one of 4 british isis guards they called the beatles... jihadi john was the leader. an early recruit to isis... the jihadist group whose reach now extends from syria and northern iraq to north africa... the strike targeting jihadi john - comes shortly after the latest isis attack in lebanon where at least 43 people died last night in a double suicide bombing. keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england "jihadi john's family all now live here in london. no comment from their lawyer. but the british prime minister just spoke, calling jihadi john isis' lead executioner and saying that if he has been killed but the u.s. it was an act of self-defense. back to you." >> the man who pulled off an elaborate escape from a new york state prison earlier this year has pleaded guilty to charges

connected to the jailbreak. david sweat pleaded guilty today to two counts of escape and one count of promoting prison contraband. he'll be sentenced in february, but it's a moot point, since he's already serving a life sentence without parole for murder. in june, he and inmate richard matt drilled their way out of the maximum security prison. after more than three weeks on the run, matt was shot and killed by law enforcement. sweat was shot and captured. > weather ad-lib despite it being friday the 13th, mother-nature will provide a healthy dose of good fortune to siouxland for the weekend! the wind finally settled down last night which allowed temperatures to reach the 20s, which is where many will start the day. we'll warm back up to the lower and middle 50s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine and calmer southwesterly winds. those will be a bit stronger tomorrow which will help bump up our temperatures by about 10 degrees see graphics.

now to the presidential race and a stunning tirade from donald trump. the republican hopeful.. tearing into rival, ben carson and others.. during a rally in fort dodge, iowa last night. here's nbc's peter alexander.

(add in the am) and attacking carson's insistence that he -carson - had pathological tendencies as a teen (take this out) 1/8and attacking carsons insistence that he was patholoical 3/8 21:00:59 if you're child molester, no cure, pathological no cure. on facebook carly fiorina rushed to carson's offense writing "all the monet in the world won't make you as smart as ben carson" trump also weighed in on isis 20:31:40 i would bomb the shit out of htem, i would just bomb those suckers" with the gop front-runner this week calling for a deportation force to reomove more than 11 million undocumented immigrants president obama responded on abc news "imagine the images on the screen flashed around the world as we were dragging parents away

republicans -- now, on a collision course over immigration... ... including its marquee match-up between ted cruz and marco rubio. (rubio/sc) "ted is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally." cruz -is going after rubio for his support of a failed immigration bill two years ago -- as part of the bipartisan "gang of eight." (:)(cruz/laura ingraham) "the gang of eight voted as a gang against enforcing and securing the border." narr:) meanwhile, ben carson's facing questions.... ... for defending his best friend -- a business partner and convicted felon. 3/8 oral surgeon alfonso costa pleaded guilty to insurance fraud nearly a decade ago before carson petitioned a federal judge for leniency, citing costa's "honesty and integrity." prosecutors wanted prison time... but the judge gave him probation instead... but, in carson's 2013 book, "america the beautiful"... the neurosurgeon calls for a "saudi arabian solution" for medical fraud... ... "not chopping off people's limbs -- but... no less than 10 years in prison, and loss of all of one's personal possessions." >> that was peter alexander reporting. nbc news reached out to costa who said he had no comment. carly fiorina has been a familiar face on the campaign trail in siouxland. on thursday, she was back.. hosting a town hall meeting in onawa. ktiv's tiffany lane has that.

"this government, under republicans and democrats alike has gotten so big, so powerful, so complicated, so inept honestly, so corrupt," said fiorina. fiorina says a "citizen government" starts with a zero-based budget. that's a method of budgeting in which expenses have to be justified in each new time period. fiorina would also slash the tax code... from thousands of pages right now, to just three-pages. "there has been a plan for a three- page tax code for 20 years," she said. her idede have resonated. fiorina's sixth nationally among gop p ndidates with three percent support according to realclearpolitics dot cocoaverage. in iowa, she averageses.5 percent, which is good enough for r ixth place. su "behind thesesdoors at the town hall meeting in onawa, iowa carly fiorinin told community members that polls are e teresting, but it's s votes that win elections." "in many of these national polls, less than 5 5 people are being asked," said fiorina. "you will also see that if you go back in history, the ople who led in the polls at this stage in

including hillary clinton in 2008. she lead all democrats, but after the iowa caucus, barack obama surged to the nomination, and the white house. clinton's campaigning for president again. "yes we must beat hillary clinton and no one's more better able to beat her than i am you know who you decide ot support in this election, you you cannot wait to see a debate between me and hillary clinton." a common message among gop candidates in the race for the presidency. in onawa, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> fiorina's onawa visit yesterday was the first stop in a two-day campaign swing through iowa. another meeting of the sioux city neighborhood network took place last night. police officers often go to the neighborhoods for these monthly sessions, but this one was held at police headquarters. the meetings give sioux cityans the chance to talk about safety and other issues of concerns in their neighborhood s.

"they can come to us with what problems and concerns they have in their neighborhood, stuff that we wouldn't necessarily notice as we're just on routine patrol or driving in the neighborhoods." like we said, the meetings are held every month. you'll find a link to the dates and locations in this story at ktiv-dot-com. "that's a wrap" for "rokerthon 2" the marathon world record attempt comes to an exciting conclusion... and meterologist ben dorenbach's excited to bring us the weekend weather forecast... because it's a nice one! it's sunny and degrees in spencer, iowa.

if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in ia, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? it's a nice friday afternoon in

despite it being friday the 13th, mother-nature will provide a healthy dose of good fortune to siouxland for the weekend! the

night which allowed temperatures to reach the 20s, which is where many will start the day. we'll warm back up to the lower and middle 50s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine and calmer southwesterly windsds those wiwi be a bit stronger tomorrow whichchill help bump up our temperatures by about 100 degrees ororo. highs near 60 will be the normrm this weekend a awinds pick up a bit more on sunday before rara chanans return to the area on monday and continue through wednesday. temperatures at the same time will fall into the 40s and 50s with lows in the 30s which will provide at least a small chance of some wet snow mixing in, but we'll cross that bridge when we

get to it, and in the meantime, have a great weekend! see grapcs. >>

rokerthon-2 is in the books! 50 states, 7 days.. it was an ambitious undertaking, but al roker finished his guinness world record-breaking effort this morning. al arrived back at rockefeller plaza after completing the record for the fastest time to report a weather forecast from all 50 u.s. states. he even included the district of columbia. "rokerthon 2, taking america by storm" followed last year's rokerthon which saw the weatherman present 34 straight hours of weather coverage. ktiv played a part in rokerthon. on tuesday, our own chief meterologist ron demers waited patiently for al roker's plane to arrive at the sioux falls airport. eventually, al landed.. . d the weathercast went on. it was a record feat that also helped the group "feeding america" by raising funds to helelfight hunger. farm markets are next on news four... and "uh-ohohpaghettios." we'll have details of a big rerell of the popular canned pasta...

sharp declines in retailers are dragging stocks lower as the market heads for its first losing week after six straight weeks of

campbell soup company announced yesterday it is voluntarily recalling 355,000 cans of spaghettios after pieces of red plastic were found "in a small number of cans" in the u.s. the plastic, which peeled off of the can's lining, poses a "potential choking hazard," the company said. they added that the "issue was identified after the company received consumer complaints." the affected cans were 14.2 ounces, the company said, and contained a date - february 22, 2017 - stamped on the base. campbell said full refunds or exchanges would be offered. is "the hoff" really dropping the "hassel" from his name? plus, britain's most popular boy band is taking a break... and the true story of 33 miners trapped for 2 months is one of four new movies we'll preview in the friday film feature. jeb bush: leadership means you've got to be all in. it's not about yappin'. it's not about talking. it's about doing.

i know how to do this because i was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... is david hasselhoff taking on a new persona? check out the bombshell posted to his youtube page this week. (david hasselhoff/actor) "i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years. now, i have made it official. david hoff!" but, it's just a publicity stunt. his spokesman says it's

part of an ad campaign in the rep says the 63-yea rold actor is "just having some fun", and is not legally changing his name. the members of "one direction" are officially on a break. the british boy band released it's new album "made in the a-m" today and simultaneously announced it's on an indefinite hiatus. the boys could use a break. they've released five albums and completed four tours since breaking onto the scene in 2011. donald trump's appearance on saturday night live was one of the most watched editions of snl - ever. according to the final nielsen figures, last saturday night's edition with donald trump as hosts averaged 9.3 million viewers. that makes it the most watched edition of "snl" since december, 2013, when jimmy fallon and justin timberlake were on. elizabeth banks will host tomorrow night with musical guest "disclosure." the real-life drama of 33 miners who were trapped underground for two months is in movie theaters this weekend. "the 33" is one of four movies raphael seth

film feature.

is rated r. diane keaton tries too hard in "love the coopers." this "crash" christmas features a four- generation ensemble coming together for the holidays...whe re kids will be bratty, parents will be judgy, and wine will be drunk. "love the coopers" is rated pg-13. that's the box office preview, raphael seth, nbc news. >> christmas at the homestead, still ahead on

north to exit 4 which is the mccook lake exit, you go one mile west, a half mile south and that will lead you right to our parking lot. you guys have a great center there, lots of things for kids to do. we love it. it's not just the homestead site. we have over 10 miles of hiking and biking trails for people to come out and enjoy: peacefulness, exercise, all that great stuff. we'll have to see what the weather brings. i know, hopefully it will be good weather, maybe a little cold but not too cold to be in the christmas spirit. all different kinds of weather right? we've had 30 degrees, we've had 70 degrees so hopefully we can get a happy medium for this weekend. that is great. if people would like more information what should they do? they can give me a call at 605-232-0873 or check out our facebook page. this is the big event that you do each and every year, santa is geared up for it. exactly, get in the holiday spirit and come to see us. what ages should come, just anybody? everybody, all ages, the whole family. bring everybody out, all ages enjoy it. you guys have different things throughout the year that you put on. we do, we have a lot of environmental education activities, a lot of events. keep up on our facebook page and you'll know what's going on. jody moats, thank you so much for telling us about christmas at the homestead. thank you for having me. thank you for watching around siouxland. >>

a galaxy far far away may be as close as suburban san francisco thanks to a homemade "death star" measuring 2 stories tall. the homeowner and his kids built the 23- foot-tall star wars space station in anticipation of the december release of star wars: episode vii. the massive homemade death star ball. the 400 pound decoration was so heavy it had to be lifted onto

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you're back. >> ben: got myself a beer. >> abigail: yeah, so i see. ben, listen to me. i know that you think you can't trust me right now, but you did once before. you trusted me before, i swear. >> ben: i think we're a long way from trust, abigail. >> abigail: ben, didn't i do exactly as you wanted me to when we called chad together? [ben chuckles] i did! >> ben: yeah, i don't want >> abigail: okay, ben, listen to me. there are other people in salem, and they're gonna start to wonder where i am. they're gonna have questions. they're gonna wonder why i left with you so suddenly, especially my mom. so i think i should call her. i think i should call her and just tell her that i'm fine. and that, way we won't have to worry about anybody bothering us ever again. >> ben: that's a nice try,