it was an explosion a block away at the proliant plant in lytton, iowa tuesday night. "we normally don't have that big of an explosion down in lytton," said troy arndt, lytton fire chief. "it was more of not a real big fireball explosion. it was more of a percussion explosion." it was an explosion that sent three people to the hospital. 34-year-old earl moore of ohio was inside a large storage tank to patch a seam when the explosion occurred around six p-m. the other two victims were 32-year old manuel ruiz of ohio who was assisting 52-year old dana boom of lake view, iowa. they were in the room at the time of the explosion. "there was really not much structural damage to deal with," said arndt. "it was just more of a, like garage doors got the worst damage of it and everything inside the plant is built with heavy steel. so it never really showed it, everything. so we didn't have much obstacles to get to the patient." investigators for the sac county sheriff's office and the state fire marshal's office are working with proliant in their investigation. "right now they're trying to focus on what

caused the explosion inside this tank. moore was actually inside this large storage tank, getting ready to weld when it exploded." the plant resumed production wednesday. in lytton, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. >> moore and ruiz were transported to loring hospital in sac city and later taken to the university of nebraska medical center in omaha. boom was transported to stewart memorial hospital in lake city where he was treated and released. police and protesters clashed overnight in minneapolis... trading volleys of rocks and pepper spray as a sit in continued calling for justice in the shooting death of jamar clark. just after nightfall protesters began surrounding the precinct and chanting when police sprayed the crowd with pepper spray. minneapolis police say protesters began throwing rocks, bricks, and bottles at officers. protest organizers urged those

throwing rocks to stop, and they say those throwing bricks or bottles at officers are "angry people showing up and causing trouble and making the rest of us look bad." earlier yesterday, police personnel removed tents and other equipment belonging to black lives matter demonstrators, moving them away from the building in the process. the first line of officers was quickly followed by swat teams that jumped out of vans dressed in camouflage. a week after issuing a series of demands to end discrimination on the university of kansas campus - and a week of silence - those behind the movement are talking. students involved with 'rock chalk invisible hawk' made the demands for administrators to improve the environment at the university. that includes the creation of a mandatory 'inclusion and belonging training' for students and staff - and banning concealed weapons on campus. although the group's efforts appear to mirror what's happening at the university of missouri - the students say their organization actually formed more than a year ago - but they felt now was

the time to act. both the provost and chancellor of the university have promised change- but students involved in the movement say they're still waiting to see action. at least three students were injured yesterday when a school bus crashed north of houston. the bus was carrying students from an intermediate school when the accident occurred. aerial video shows at least two people being taken on stretchers to waiting ambulances. others were being checked out on the scene. no details of the accident are known at this time... and the cause is being investigated. at least two people are dead after a helicopter went down in southern california. the crash at the airport in carlsbad happened yesterday afternoon. the chopper could be seen spinning out of control while on the ground before the blades broke off and fire engulfed the aircraft. the pilot was reportedly trying to land on a helicopter landing cart. a helicopter instructor who knew the man flying the craft says he was a new pilot. it's believed the helicopter may have been a single-engine a-star made by airbus. the f-a-a and the n-t-s-b will

the fatal crash. a group of arabic- speaking men were kicked off of a southwest airlines flight in houston. flight one-26 was about to leave chicago... when passengers say a group of six to eight men made a fuss because they wanted to all sit together. according to the passengers, the men were of middle eastern descent and began instructing passengers who were already seated to move. that made some people nervous, including the pilot... who ultimately kicked them off of the plane. k-9's then searched the plane before it took off. in a statement, southwest airlines said the unruly passengers were rebooked on a later flight. authorities have made an arrest in a northwest iowa death. yesterday, the calhoun county attorney announced the arrest of 48-year-old freddy crisp, of pomeroy, iowa, in the death of a north dakota man. crisp is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 41-year old dale currie potter. potter's body was found on november 10th at a home in pomeroy. crisp is now in the sac county jail. charges have been dropped against a man who was arrested in october for a sioux

city shooting. 23-year-old mykale johnson was initially charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. johnson was involved in the shooting incident at the 1400 block of isabella street in sioux city in october. authorities said 35 year- old nadia broady and 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. broady has pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm, domestic abuse assault and reckless use of a firearm in an incident. a sioux city man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual abuse. investigators say 20-year- old alex anderson met up with the 13-year-old female victim at the icu waiting room at mercy medical center. he then kissed her several times and put his hand in her shorts. authorities charged anderson with 3rd-degree sexual abuse. officials at mercy say their security staff was alerted about the situation, and they called sioux city police.

a pretrial hearing is set for march 2016. a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a woman charged following an arson-related fire. 28-year old cassie zoubek was set to stand trial on charges of witness tampering stemming from a felony second- degree arson conviction after zoubek was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison in july. zoubek pleaded guilty for her role in burning down a mobile home, in norfolk, in october 2014. on the witness tampering charge, zoubek is accused of asking a friend to lie about her whereabouts on the night the mobile home was set on fire. yesterday,a judge declared a mistrial after three of the jurors selected for the 12-person jury declared business and personal conflicts that could interfere with a potential trial. a new jury will be selected and a new trial date is expected to be set for december. authorities seized an arsenal, more than 500 firearms, from a home in central california. 59-year-old albert sheakalee was arrested because he had the guns illegally due to a "mental

not allowed to possess firearms. yesterday, state authorities confiscated more than 200 handguns, 88 shot guns, 230 rifles and ten assault weapons as well as dozens of magazines and more than 100-thousand rounds of ammunition. while some of the guns were registered many were not including the assault weapons. authorities say he used to sell the guns. sheakalee will face charges of illegally possessing firearms. traveling during the holiday season means you'll come in contact with a lot of people. coming up, we'll tell you what mode of transportatio n to take to avoid the crowds.

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winter storm watch in effect friday from 6 am until midnight we will get to enjoy some sunshine today at the expense of very strong westerly winds that could very well gust upwards of 50 miles per hour! highs will be in the 40s today for the last time for a while as we prepare for our first major dose of winter weather. as of now, it looks like snow will begin to make its move across siouxland from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week.

triple-a released its annual thanksgiving travel outlook recently. and if you're planning a holiday trip.. the data indicates.. you can plan on a couple of things -- lower fuel prices.. and a lot of company.. nbc's jay gray has more..

five." according to triple-a most.. 89.3 percent.. will be getting there by car.. and they'll be getting a holiday bonus at the pump.. (s/ marshall doney / aaa president & ceo :49 - :56) "lower gas prices have helped to put extra money in travelers' pockets. / flyers will get a break as well.. (s/ marshall doney / aaa president & ceo 1:00 - 1:05) "airfares are projected to fall by 10% this thanksgiving, landing at an average of 169 dollars for a round trip flight." low fuel prices leaving.. a little extra "gravy" for everyone taking a trip this holiday season.. jay gray - nbc news. >> so traveling may not be as expensive this year, but if you don't like the crowds, it's probably better to just stay

still to come on news 4 today... the site of the former university of south dakota in springfield has been transformed into a correctional facilititover the last 30 years. we'll take you inside of the walls of the state prison, and show you the programs that help inmates transition back into society.

the former site of the university of south dakota has been transformed into one of

siouxland's correctional facilities over the past 30 years. ktiv's sheila brummer has the behind the scenes details from springfield, south dakota, the site of the mike durfee state prison.

and looking forward to giving back to the communities where they came from," said deputy warden jennifer stanwick. the goal for those in charge at the prison say they want to prepare the inmates here for life outside of these prison walls. in springfield, south dakota with chief photographer jordan ogren, sheila brummer ktiv news 4. >> the prisioners also take part in a special dog training program with noah's hope, an animal rescue group from sioux city. tonight, you'll meet the canines getting hands-on help from inmates through two different programs. we'll feature the first program "hounds of hope" tonight on ktiv news 4. we finally saw some sunshine yesterday. will we see any more of it today? ben's in next with the forecast.

and a woman who is almost completely deaf and blind is accomplishing things most of us can only dream of doing. we'll have her story of

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an extraordinary woman in nevada decided that she was not going to let her hearing and sight impairment keep her from accomplishing her dreams. nbc's christine kim has the story.

her world dark, she saw light. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "i can always do anything i want to do as long as i have someone there with me and we all need help in some form." rebecca alexander has accomplished goals many of us can't even imagine doing. she recently finished the alcatrez swim for sight, climbed africa's highest peak, she's a cycling instructor, and an author. she's also almost completely deaf and blind, relying on cochlear implants and a cane. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "a normally sighted person has 180 degrees of vision. i have about 10 degrees of my central most vision." alexander was born with a rare genetic disorder called usher syndrome type iii. doctors told her by age 30, she won't be able to see or hear at all. she's now 36. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "when people often say to me, 'oh my gosh you only have 10 degrees of vision. i'm so sorry,' i feel like, 'oh my gosh i have 10 degrees of vision that's amazing!' i was told i would be completely blind by 30. i think we have a tendency to, especially in this culture, to see all the things we don't have as opposed to the things we do have." alexander is grateful for every sound, every sight, every sense. bringing her here to a medical convention, speaking before hundreds to share how she copes with her disease. and to encourage others to look at what you can do, not what you can't do. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "having something like this is a constant reminder. it's sort of

a little bit of fire under me to remind me that i have to live my life now, and i can't sit around and think about all the reasons why i can't do something or make up excuses. this is the time, right now." >> 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 and welcome back to news 4 today. some of the stories you'll see in this half hour of news 4 today... isis propagandists are issuing a new threat - this time against new york. this comes as lawmakers are expected to vote today on a bill that would make it harder for syrian refugees to enter the u-s... and the white house is threatening to veto that. we'll have the latest from washington. next... as the national debate rages over the right of syrian refugees to come to the u.s., a local agency prepares to help whomever it can. we'll meet the people at the mary treglia house who help others adapt to their new communities. and later in healthbeat 4... 150 medical professionals spent 26 hours reconstructi ng a

now three months after the amazing face transplant surgery, he's talking about the procedure. we'll hear from him coming up. but first ben....

the paris attacks have created urgency in washington about whether to allow more syrians into the u-s. syria is isis headquarters. critics are concerned terrorists could slip into our country disguised as refugees. tracie potts is on capitol hill this morning where lawmakers are rushing a vote on that today.

the syrian refugee crisis has sparked debate right here in siouxland. ktiv's sam curtiss spoke with a

helps refugees and immigrants. they say they don't think blocking refugees from the u-s is a good idea, but they say they do understand the concern.

there aren't many syrian refugees in the three siouxland states... if any. officials in nebraska say they've had no syrian refugees through resettlement. in iowa, officials also report no syrian refugees this year. and south dakota hasn't had any in three years. the process of resettlement for refugees is a long one. "years usually," said amy abraham. "not usually a matter of months before they come here. i think that there already is a very strenuous screening process." some lawmakers don't see it that way, and blame the obama administration for the situation, today. "the failure of this administration's middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today," said iowa senator chuck grassley. =============== >> abraham says they will help any syrian refugees if they come to them. president barack obama and other world

the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit in manila today, a gathering that is supposed to bolster trade and security ties but have been clouded by the isis threat. today's meetings began with the customary family photo session where president barack obama took the opportunity to shake hands with chinese president xi jinping as they left on their way to the leaders' meeting room. a new fox news poll has donald trump with a wide lead among new hampshire republican voters. and it has bernie sanders leading among democrats. for the republican pack, the poll found trump with 27 percent support, followed by marco rubio with 13 percent, then ted cruz with 11 percent. for democrats, sanders got 45 percent support. hillary clinton followed closely behind with 44 percent. and martin o'malley came in a distant third with five percent support. fresh off his endorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas senator, in sioux city, tomorrow.

an event, on the briar cliff university campus, tomorrow morning. they'll kick off a weekend of campaign stops at the stark student center at 10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa tomorrow. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer, iowa, at 3:30 in the afternoon. doors open at 2:30. the "second-in-command" of the jalisco new generation drug cartel has been arrested, mexico's federal police commissioner announced the arrest yesterday. at a news conference in mexico city, commissioner enrique galindo ceballos said ivan cazarin molina, 31, also known as victor hugo delgado renteria, was arrested in western jalisco after a six-month intelligence operation. former subway restaurant spokesman jared fogle will be sentenced today in an indiana courtroom. fogle pleaded guilty in august of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and the distribution and receipt of child pornography. the prosecution is seeking a 12

year prison sentence for fogle. fogle has agreed to serve at least five years... and court records show he is also willing to pay his 14 victims a total of 1 point 4 million dollars. united airlines appears to have support of the sioux gateway airport board of directors in its bid for federal funding to serve sioux city. in a letter to the department of transportatio n, airport board president darrel jesse acknowledges the enviable position they are in, quote "to be courted by two of the leading, world class airlines." united airlines, and american airlines, which currently serves sioux gateway, have both made bids for federal funds to serve sioux city under the essential air service program. but, united's bid is nearly one-million dollars less than the bid american submitted. jesse says he understands that the dot traditionally accepts the lower bid for service to chicago's o'hare airport. united has the lower bid. jesse says the airport board would support united's selection. uber will do more than get you from point a to b today. you may also be able to use the

service to help protect against the flu. in select cities -- people will be able to use the uber app to call for a flu shot. the fee is 10-dollars, and a nurse will travel to homes or offices to administer the vaccine. passport health will provide the registered nurses. uber expects to deliver about 10-thousand flu shots. the service will only be available today. face transplants are a rare occurance in the medical world. coming up next in healthbeat four, we'll show you one man who waited 14 years for his new face.

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week. see graphics. >> it took a team of 150 medical professionals 26 hours to do the face transplant at a new york hospital and now, less than three months after that surgery, patrick hardison is out of the hospital and living on his own. nbc's jen maxfield reports in

you see, her son had always wanted to be a fireman." dr. eduardo rodriguez and his team of surgeons began a marathon surgery... the most complex facial transplant ever attempted. it included all the skin over the head and neck. sot: patrick hardison - - face transplant patient - with new face - 1:13 - 1:16) "they're excited to see me and i'm excited to see them, i promise." nats: "hi dad" hardison's five children saw their dad with his new face for the first time in the hospital. doctors say he has shown no signs of rejection, and that his surgery has advanced medicine, proving major facial transplants are possible. >> coming up: the latest on gas prices. they're down.... and blue bell ice cream is back! that story and more coming up in the farm and business report.

oil prices are falling again, and drivers may benefit at the pump. the price for a barrel of crude below 40 dollars yesterday for the first time since august. oil prices have fallen 14 percent this month alone. experts blame the drop on a massive supply glut from opec nations, as well as u-s oil production growth and a strong dollar. the low oil prices should mean good news for u-s drivers enjoying gas prices hovering around or below two dollars a gallon. the price of regular unleaded gasoline in iowa dropped 12 cents to close the week at $2.18 per gallon. but you can find it for as low as a buck-92 in prices are only slightly higher nebraska and south dakota.

>> yesterday saw the biggest gain for stocks in four weeks. investors are welcoming new hints pointing to a federal reserve

traders are also encouraged by more corporate deal news. the dow gained more than 247 points to 17,737. the nasdaq jumped 89 points to close out at 5,075. and the s&p 500 rose 33 points to 2,083. amazon has an ambitious holiday shopping plan. it will roll out holiday deals every five minutes, starting tomorrow through black friday. last year, promotions were launched every ten minutes and didn't start until the friday after thanksgiving. amazon will host up to ten deals on thanksgiving, and ten more on black friday, plus more than 150 limited-time "lightning deals" on its mobile shopping app. deals include up to 45- percent off samsung and lg tv's, and half off toy brands including barbie and hot wheels. after a 30-year-absence from the u-s market, the fiat spider is making a comeback. fiat unveiled the reborn version of its 124 spider yesterday at the los angeles auto show. the

original model had adoring fans, but also a reputation for mechanical troubles. that gave rise to the common joke that fiat stood for "fix it again, tony." the new spider shares significant engineering with mazda's m-x-5 miata, thanks to a partnership between the automakers. the hope is that the partnership will help the new spider avoid some of the old model's reliability issues. blue bell ice cream is taking a key step in its recovery after a deadly listeria outbreak was linked to its products this year. the company recalled its entire product line in april after three people died. but this week, it reopened its plant in brenham texas, which was closed for months for cleaning. that's good news for employees, 70 of whom are back to work at the plant after a long furlough. roughly 14-hundred blue bell employees were laid off nationwide after the outbreak. we have a lot more to come on news 4 today. when we come back we'll have the stories making

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wx timer @ :45 wind advisory in effect today until 6 pm winter storm watch in effect friday from 6 am until midnight we will get to enjoy some sunshine today at the expense of very strong westerly winds that could very well gust upwards of 50 miles per hour! highs will be in the 40s today for the last time for a while as we prepare for our first major dose of winter weather. as of now, it looks like snow will begin to make its move across siouxland from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and

highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week. see graphics. >> > here are the stories making headlines this morning in siouxland. authorities say one of the three men hurt in an explosion at proliant protein plant in lytton, iowa has life-threatening injuries. the sac county sheriff's office says 34-year-old earl lee moore of ohio was in a large storage tank for repair work when the explosion occurred tuesday evening. 32-year-old manuel ruiz, also of ohio suffered severe injuries. both men were transferred to a hospital in omaha. 52-year-old dana boom of lake view, iowa was treated at the hospital in lake are still investigating the cause of the explosion. a pomeroy, iowa man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man last week. 48-year-old freddy crisp is charged with first- degree murder in the death of 41-year old dale currie potter of north dakota. potter was found dead of a gunshot wound at a home in pomeroy on november 10th. crisp jail. charges have been dropped against a man arrested in connection with a shooting in sioux city. 23-year-old mykale

johnson had been charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon in a shooting incident in the 1400 block of isabella street in october. authorities said 35 year- old nadia broady and 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. broady has pleaded not guilty to charges in the incident. a mistrial has been declared in the case of a woman charged after an arson fire in norfolk, nebraska. 28-year old cassie zoubek pleaded guilty to burning down a mobile home in october of last year, but she's accused of witness tampering. prosecutors say she asked a friend to lie about her whereabouts the night of the fire. yesterday, a judge declared a mistrial after three of the jurors selected for the trial declared business and personal conflicts that could interfere. a new trial date is expected to be set for december. zoolander stars are back to infiltrate high fashion... and an e! favorite will no longer be serving up laughs... and olympic swimmer michael

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good morning. thanks for joining us on this thursday, november 19th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... an update from lytton, iowa. an explosion at a protein processing plant there sent three people to the hospital. one of those men remains in critical condition. we have the latest coming up... plus.. ktiv's sheila brummer will take us inside of the walls of a south dakota prison. we'll check out the programs at mike durfee state prison that help inmates transition back into society.

and, a nevada woman is a modern helen keller. with hearing and sight impairments, she still accomplished her dreams of traveling the world... taking on new adventures. we'll meet her a little later. but first, here's ben.

authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion in lytton, iowa tuesday night that sent three workers to the hospital. one of those men remains in critical condition this morning at an omaha hospital. ktiv's tiffany lane has an update.

was inside a large storage tank to patch a seam when the explosion occurred around six p-m. the other two victims were 32-year old manuel ruiz of ohio who was assisting 52-year old dana boom of lake view, iowa. they were in the room at the time of the explosion. "there was really not much structural damage to deal with," said arndt. "it was just more of a, like garage doors got the worst damage of it and everything inside the plant is built with heavy steel. so it never really showed it, everything. so we didn't have much obstacles to get to the patient." investigators for the sac county sheriff's office and the state fire marshal's office are working with proliant in their investigation. "right now they're trying to focus on what caused the explosion inside this tank. moore was actually inside this large storage tank, getting ready to weld when it exploded." the plant resumed production wednesday. in lytton, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. >> moore and ruiz were transported to the hospital in sac city and later taken to the university of nebraska medical center in omaha. authorities say moore has life-threatening injuries. ruiz has injuries that are

described as severe. boom was transported to the hospital in lake city where he was treated and released. police and protesters clashed overnight in minneapolis... trading volleys of rocks and pepper spray as a sit in continued calling for justice in the shooting death of jamar clark. just after nightfall protesters began surrounding the precinct and chanting when police sprayed the crowd with pepper spray. minneapolis police say protesters began throwing rocks, bricks, and bottles at officers. protest organizers urged those throwing rocks to stop, and they say those throwing bricks or bottles at officers are "angry people showing up and causing trouble and making the rest of us look bad." earlier yesterday, police personnel removed tents and other equipment belonging to black lives matter demonstrators, moving them away from the building in the process. the first line of officers was quickly followed by swat teams that jumped out of vans dressed in camouflage. a week after issuing a series of demands to end discrimination on the university of kansas campus - and a week of

students involved with 'rock chalk invisible hawk' made the demands for administrators to improve the environment at the university. that includes the creation of a mandatory 'inclusion and belonging training' for students and staff - and banning concealed weapons on campus. although the group's efforts appear to mirror what's happening at the university of missouri - the students say their organization actually formed more than a year ago - but they felt now was the time to act. both the provost and chancellor of the university have promised change- but students involved in the movement say they're still waiting to see action. at least three students were injured yesterday when a school bus crashed north of houston. the bus was carrying students from an intermediate school when the accident occurred. aerial video shows at least two people being taken on stretchers to waiting ambulances. others were being checked out on the scene. the cause is being investigated. at least two people are dead after a helicopter goes down in southern california. the crash at the mcclellan-palomar airport in carlsbad happened yesterday

afternoon. the chopper could be seen spinning out of control while on the ground before the blades broke off and fire engulfed the aircraft. the pilot was reportedly trying to land on a helicopter landing cart. a helicopter instructor who knew the man flying the craft says he was a new pilot. it's believed the helicopter may have been a single-engine a-star made by airbus. the f-a-a and the n-t-s-b will investigate the cause of the fatal crash. a group of arabic- speaking men were kicked off of a southwest airlines flight in houston. flight one-26 was about to leave chicago... when passengers say a group of six to eight men made a fuss because they wanted to all sit together. according to the passengers, the men were of middle eastern descent and began instructing passengers who were already seated to move. that made some people nervous, including the pilot... who ultimately kicked them off of the plane. k-9's then searched the plane before it took off. in a statement, southwest airlines said the unruly passengers were rebooked on a later flight. a pomeroy, iowa man has been

death of another man last week. 48-year-old freddy crisp is charged with first- degree murder in the death of 41-year old dale currie potter of north dakota. potter was found dead of a gunshot wound at a home in pomeroy on november 10th. crisp is now in the sac county jail. charges have been dropped against a man who was arrested in october for a sioux city shooting. 23-year-old mykale johnson was initially charged with aggravated domestic and carrying a weapon. johnson was involved in the shooting incident at the 1400 block of isabella street in sioux city in october. authorities said 35 year- old nadia broady and 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. broady has pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm, domestic abuse assault and reckless use of a firearm in an incident. a sioux city man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual abuse. investigators say 20-year- old alex anderson met up with the 13-year-old female

center. he then kissed her several times and put his hand in her shorts. authorities charged anderson with 3rd-degree sexual abuse. officials at mercy say their security staff was alerted about the situation, and they called sioux city police. a pretrial hearing is set for march 2016. a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a woman charged following an arson-related fire. 28-year old cassie zoubek was set to stand trial on charges of witness tampering stemming from a felony second- degree arson conviction after zoubek was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison in july. zoubek pleaded guilty for her role in burning down a mobile home, in norfolk, in october 2014. on the witness tampering charge, zoubek is accused of asking a friend to lie about her whereabouts on the night the mobile home was set on fire. yesterday,a judge declared a mistrial after three of the jurors selected for the 12-person jury declared business and personal conflicts that could interfere with a potential trial. a new jury will be

selected and a new trial date is authorities seized an arsenal, more than 500 firearms, from a home in central california. 59-year-old albert sheakalee was arrested because he had the guns illegally due to a "mental health hold" and therefore is not allowed to possess firearms. yesterday, state authorities confiscated more than 200 handguns, 88 shot guns, 234 rifles and ten assault weapons as well as dozens of magazines and more than 100-thousand rounds of ammunition. while some of the guns were registered many were not including the assault weapons. authorities say he used to sell guns. sheakalee will face charges of illegally possessing firearms. a nevada woman who is almost completely blind and deaf is accomplishing things most of us can only dream of doing. we'll have her story after the

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friday from 6 am until midnight we will get to enjoy some sunshine today at the expense of very strong westerly winds that could very well gust upwards of 50 miles per hour! highs will be in the 40s today for the last time for a while as we prepare for our first major dose of winter weather. as of now, it looks like snow will begin to make its move across siouxland from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with

an extraordinary woman in nevada decided that she was not going to let her hearing and sight impairment keep her from accomplishing her dreams. nbc's christine kim has the story.

accomplished goals many of us can't even imagine doing. she recently finished the alcatrez swim for sight, climbed africa's highest peak, she's a cycling instructor, and an author. she's also almost completely deaf and blind, relying on cochlear implants and a cane. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "a normally sighted person has 180 degrees of vision. i have about 10 degrees of my central most vision." alexander was born with a rare genetic disorder called usher syndrome type iii. doctors told her by age 30, she won't be able to see or hear at all. she's now 36. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "when people often say to me, 'oh my gosh you only have 10 degrees of vision. i'm so sorry,' i feel like, 'oh my gosh i have 10 degrees of vision that's amazing!' i was told i would be completely blind by 30. i think we have a tendency to, especially in this culture, to see all the things we don't have as opposed to the things we do have." alexander is grateful for every sound, every sight, every sense.

bringing her here to a medical convention, speaking before hundreds to share how she copes with her disease. and to encourage others to look at what you can do, not what you can't do. (sot: rebecca alexander, hearing and sight impaired) "having something like this is a constant reminder. it's sort of a little bit of fire under me to remind me that i have to live my life now, and i can't sit around and think about all the reasons why i can't do something or make up excuses. this is the time, right now." >> six high school football teams will be crowned state champions over the next two days. and, spirit lake and western christian are two teams that have a chance to take it all this year. interviews with them are coming up in the sports fource morning wrap.

six iowa high school football teams will be crowned as state champions over the next two days. the majority of those champs

ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

to get it going," said western christian sophomore ben granstra. the 2a title game features spirit lake against mount vernon at 2 o'clock. the second-ranked indians are undefeated, at 13-0. ninth-ranked mount vernon has three titles, the last coming in 1994. spirit lake won their only title in 2012, when the current seniors were in ninth grade. "as of right now, it's just a great feeling to get back there," said spirit lake senior logan backhaus. "we were just little freshman running up and down the sidelines four just looking to do the same thing those guys did. we really look up to them." "we just need better," said spirit lake head coach josh bolluyt. "we have an opportunity to come down here and play a game. the focus will be on us and what we need sports fource will be in cedar falls for all the title games starting with mmc at 10 am and akron- westfield at 1-30. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports >> there's a pretty good chance we'll see some snow in siouxland

ben's in next to tell us just how much we'll see. and we'll take you inside of the walls of a south dakota state prison, and show you the programs that help inmates transition back into society. > people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in.

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from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week. see graphics. >>

on a former site of a usd campus branch in springfield, south dakota sits a correctional facility that helps rehabilitate prison inmates. ktiv's sheila brummer got a behind the scenes tour of the mike durfee state prison.

prison say they want to prepare the inmates here for life outside of these prison walls. in springfield, south dakota with chief photographer jordan ogren, sheila brummer ktiv news 4. >> the prisoners also take part in a special dog training program with noah's hope, a rescue group from sioux city. tonight, you'll meet the canines getting hands-on help from inmates through two different programs. we'll feature the first program "hounds of hope" tonight on ktiv news 4. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news

first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the

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good morning and welcome back. isis propagandists are issuing a new threat - this time against new york. this comes as lawmakers are expected to vote today on a bill that would make it harder for syrian refugees to enter the u-s... and the white house is threatening to veto that. we'll have the latest from washington. and... as the national debate rages over the right of syrian refugees to come to the u.s., a local agency prepares to help whomever it can. we'll meet the people at the mary treglia house who help others adapt to their new communities. and later in what's trending... a panda in china is released into the wild... and a 6 month of siouxlander sports a stache in pic of the day. but first ben....

50 miles per hour! highs will be in the 40s today for the last time for a while as we prepare for our first major dose of winter weather. as of now, it looks like snow will begin to make its move across siouxland from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week. see graphics. >> the paris attacks have created urgency in washington about whether to allow more syrians into the u-s. syria is isis headquarters.

critics are concerned terrorists could slip into our country disguised as refugees. tracie potts is on capitol hill this morning where lawmakers are rushing a vote on that today.

the white house is threatening a veto. our poll also shows nearly two-thirds of americans want boots on the ground in syria to fight isis. ("msnbc/ morning joe") super burned in here's the secretary of defense, in an interview airing today on morning joe: js:you agree with at war? (sot: ashton carter/ secretary js:with isis?" (sot: ashton carter/ secretary of defense) "i think franois hollande has said it very well." a new isis propagando video new york - but officials there point out, that's nothing new: (sot: mayor bill de blasio/ (d) again repeat there is no specific and credible threat against new york city." and we've learned that some of the paris attackers were on a no- fly list. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> the syrian refugee crisis has sparked debate right here in siouxland. ktiv's sam curtiss spoke with a local agency that helps refugees and immigrants. they say they don't think blocking refugees from the u-s is a good idea, but they say they do understand the concern.

twitter monday. pete ricketts asked his state not participate in the resettlement of syrian refugees. in south dakota, dennis daugaard wants the federal government to re-examine background checks... adding "it's very unlikely any syrian refugees end up in south dakota." at the mary treglia house, in sioux city, workers help immigrants, from many nations, adapt to new communities. amy abraham is an immigrant lawyer there. she says she's saddened by the governors' remarks. "i understand the sentiment behind it," said amy abraham. "these people are fleeing isis, or depending on where they're from. they're fleeing horrible situations. they're victims, most all of them." there aren't many syrian refugees in the three siouxland states... if any. officials in nebraska say they've had no syrian refugees through resettlement. in iowa, officials also report no syrian refugees this year.

and south dakota hasn't had any in three years. the process of resettlement for refugees is a long one. "years usually," said amy abraham. "not usually a matter of months before they come here. i think that there already is a very strenuous screening process." some lawmakers don't see it that way, and blame the obama administration for the situation, today. "the failure of this administration's middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today," said iowa senator chuck grassley. =============== >> abraham says they will help any syrian refugees if they come to them. president barack obama and other world leaders met on the second day of the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit in manila today, a gathering that is supposed to bolster trade and security ties but have been clouded by the isis threat. today's meetings began with the customary family photo session where president barack obama took the opportunity to shake hands with chinese president xi jinping as they left on their way to the leaders' meeting room.

a new fox news poll has donald trump with a wide lead among new hampshire republican voters. and it has bernie sanders leading among democrats. for the republican pack, the poll found trump with 27 percent support, followed by marco rubio with 13 percent, then ted cruz with 11 percent. for democrats, sanders got 45 percent support. hillary clinton followed closely behind with 44 percent. and martin o'malley came in a distant third with five percent support. fresh off his endorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas senator, in sioux city, tomorrow. both king and cruz will headline an event, on the briar cliff university campus, tomorrow morning. they'll kick off a weekend of campaign stops at the stark student center at 10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa tomorrow. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer at 3:30 in the afternoon. doors open at 2:30. the "second-in-command" of the

cartel has been arrested, mexico's federal police commissioner announced the arrest yesterday. at a news conference in mexico city, commissioner enrique galindo ceballos said ivan cazarin molina, 31, also known as victor hugo delgado renteria, was arrested in western jalisco after a six-month intelligence operation. former subway restaurant spokesman jared fogle will be sentenced today in an indiana courtroom. fogle pleaded guilty in august of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and the distribution and receipt of child pornography. the prosecution is seeking a 12 and a half year prison sentence for fogle. fogle has agreed to serve at least five years... and court records show he is also willing to pay his 14 victims a total of 1 point 4 million dollars. united airlines appears to have support of the sioux gateway airport board of directors in its bid for federal funding to serve sioux city. in a letter to the department of transportatio n, airport board president

darrel jesse acknowledges the enviable position they are in, quote "to be courted by two of the leading, world class airlines." united airlines, and american airlines, which currently serves sioux gateway, have both made bids for federal funds to serve sioux city under the essential air service program. but, united's bid is nearly one-million dollars less than the bid american submitted. jesse says he understands that the dot traditionally accepts the lower bid for service to chicago's o'hare airport. united has the lower bid. jesse says the airport board would support united's selection. uber will do more than get you from point a to b today. you may also be able to use the service to help protect against the flu. in select cities -- people will be able to use the uber app to call for a flu shot. the fee is 10-dollars, and a nurse will travel to homes or offices to administer the vaccine. passport health will provide the registered nurses. uber expects to deliver about 10-thousand flu shots. the service will only be

a panda has been released back into the wild in china. it's what's trending... after the break.

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from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 6-7 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week. see graphics. >> chinese state television showed a giant female panda named hua jiao being sent back into the wild in sichuan today. the release of the panda took place after training in a semi-wild environment of the wolong base, sichuan province, according to cctv. the panda, born in wolong in 2013, has been trained over the last 28 months in preparation for being released into the wild. hua jiao is the fourth giant panda of wolong base's wild reintroductio n program to

josh duggar is back in the headlines. and this time he's being sued.

last night jimmy fallon had jennifer lawrence on the show.

on the show tonight, rachel weisz, jeffrey you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. josh duggar is caught up in another sex scandal. people magazine reports the former reality star is being sued by an adult film actress and

according to court documents, danica dillon claims the 27-year-old propositioned her in a philadelphia strip club in march... and paid 15- hundred dollars "for her company." dillon says duggar then assaulted her while they were having sex. she is suing for 500- thousand dollars in damages. thursday al- rapper tyga is 26 sarah- olympic gold medal gymnast kerri strug is 38 al- country singer billy currington is 42 sarah- actress- director jodie foster is 53 al- actress meg ryan is 54 sarah- broadcast journalist ann curry is 59 al- sportscaster ahmad rashad is 66 sarah- fashion designer calvin klein is 73 al- former sen. tom harkin, d-iowa, is 76 sarah- broadcasting and sports

turner is 77 al- talk show host dick cavett is 79 sarah- talk show host larry king is 82 al- actor alan young is 96 our pic of the day today is from holly korleski. this is six month old kendyl. and she's sporting her mustache in support of no shave movember. to see your photo on pic of the day, you can email it to us at ktivnews@ktiv .com or you can post it to our facebook page.

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we're wrapping things up on this thursday morning. when we come back we'll have the top headlines in siouxland. and tokyo just unveiled a christmas tree that you can buy for only eight thousand dollars.

here are the stories making headlines this morning in siouxland. authorities say one of the three men hurt in an

explosion at proliant protein plant in lytton, iowa has life-threatening injuries. the sac county sheriff's office says 34-year-old earl moore of ohio was in a large storage tank for repair work when the explosion occurred tuesday night. 32-year-old manuel ruiz, also of ohio suffered severe injuries. both men were transferred to a hospital in omaha. 52-year-old dana boom of lake view, iowa was treated at the hospital in lake city and released. authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion. a pomeroy, iowa man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man last week. 48-year-old freddy crisp is charged with first- degree murder in the death of 41-year old dale currie potter of north dakota. potter was found dead of a gunshot wound at a home in pomeroy on november 10th. crisp is being held in the sac county jail. charges have been dropped against a man arrested in connection with a shooting in sioux city. 23-year-old mykale johnson had been charged with aggravated domestic assault and carrying a weapon in a shooting incident in the

14-hundred block of isabella street in october. authorities said 35 year- old nadia broady and 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. broady has pleaded not guilty to charges in the incident. a mistrial has been declared in the case of a woman charged after an arson fire in norfolk, nebraska. 28-year old cassie zoubek pleaded guilty to burning down a mobile home in october of last year, but she's accused of witness tampering. prosecutors say she asked a friend to lie about her whereabouts the night of the fire. yesterday, a judge declared a mistrial after three of the jurors selected for the trial declared business and personal conflicts that could interfere. a new trial date is expected to be set for december.

for paid leave for all new parents. we'll hear from her. plus.. you won't believe what hoda had to do.. to pull off today's big "party crash" for an unsuspecting bride on her special day. when we get started, here on today. >> a platinum christmas tree with a price tag of 800-thousand dollars was unveiled today at a jewelry store in tokyo's high-end shopping district. shiny platinum ornaments featuring disney's cinderella theme and a spinning slipper adorned with three-carat diamonds were among the main features of the costly tree. the made-to-order christmas tree became available for purchase along with its unveiling, but the store manager said that customers have to wait for up to two months to get their ordered

good morning. did they get tir man? conflicting reports today o whether thelleged ringleade ofhearis attacksas killed inhe massive raid. w raids are carried out in belgium overnight. killing video emerging of friday's assault on a cafe and the harwing moment one rvivor got away. new york city officials hold a rare late night news conference to insist, theres no specific threat re after isis releases this video wh images of times square and promises mor violence. the peoe of new york city will n b intimidated. >> the latest on the threats and theesnse toy, thursday, november 19th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lar

and savannah guthrie, le from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> morning, everybody. lce to "today." disease thursday it's a thursday morning. we have a lot to get to. >> more than 24 hours after the chaotic police raid targeting ablhamid abaaoud, investigators are trying to figure outf hwa killed in the raidr still a large. here inew york city officials are saying people can feel comfortle cin into the