on what we have to do," said ron isaacson, equipment operator for the city of sioux city. "if we have to clean out the trucks, cuz we use them, if they're full of dirt and mud, you gotta wash them out and stuff. so it all really depends on just the condition of the truck when we go to start." they begin by taking the tailgates off of the trucks and putting thehepreaders on the back off the vehicles. "it puts the salt and sand down," said isaacson. "we have control boxes inside the cab of the truck that we can adjust the amou of salt and sand that we put down at intersections and slick spots." after adding the spreaders, they hook on the plows to the front of the trucks. at least three crew members work on each vehicle. su "while the spreader trucks and plows are being prepared, the brine trucks are wetting the main streets of sioux city." "when it firss starts snowing it'll help keep the roads from icing up and it gets us a small window before there gets to be too much snow," said ed pickens, field services street superintendent for sioux city public works. the brine is made up of salt and is putted on the city's priority streets, which include those where buses and firetrucks pass through. just another way to keep residents safer as the snow hits. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv n ns 4.>> now there are a few things city

during snow season. one is, if you see the snow trucks, please keep out of their way so that everything can be done in a timely manner that can benefit everyone. they are also asking, that if you are plowing, please don't push ththsnow into the streetet that snow can turn to ice and can be dangerous. so, please plow into your back yard or driveway if possible. as tiffany said, there are priority streets in sioux city. the most important streets are called "priority one", and include streets like floyd boulevard,d,amilton boulevard, outer drive, and gordon d dve. wntown streets are also considered "priority one. streets. those streetget plowed first. then, there are "priority two" streets... like glen oaks bouelvard, grandview boulevard, peters avenue and stone avenue. other residential streets are handled third. you can find a map by of these roads by clickckg on thisistory at ktiv-dot-com. u can also find the latest road closures on our website. once you hit the road, sioux city police want you to keep a few tips in mind. first... slow down.

drive, or all-wheel drive, give you great traction to get going, bubu they don't gove you any benefit when you try to stop. second... slow down before you reach a hill. once your vehicle starts to head down the hill, your momentum may cause you to slip and slide to the bottom. third... give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. fourth... drive defensively. watch what other drivers are doing. shoppers were out in full force all day, stocking up before the storm. droves of shoppers lined aisles of local grocery stores stocking up on the essentials to avoid battling the elements over the weekend. for some people, shopping before bad d ather keeps their fafalies fed. for others, it's simply a reredy for procrastinati on. "i know there's going to be a lot of snotomorrow and i have $% 3 babies, so i'm trying to get it done before the weather," said shopper kelly knaack. "it's been probably 3 or 4 weeks since we've actually gone all-out grocery shopping and i don't want to come out when it's freezing and

shopper josh vondrak. the snow will likely move out of siouxland by tonight. but, higher winds, and much colder temperatures, are forecast for the weekend. the company that runs the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital saysysssailants have taken 170 hostages in a brazen assault involving grenades. the brussels- based rezidor hotel group says the assailants have "locked in" 140 guests and 30 employees. a malian army commander says 10 gunmen stormed the hotel this morning shouting quote "god is great" in arabic before firing the guards and taking hostages. the u.s. and french embassies are asking their citizens to take shelter where they are in bamako. following a military coup in 2012, isismic extremists took control of f rthern mali, prompting a a french-led military intervention in early 2013. the extremists were scattered from northern towns and cities,

insecure and militant attacks have extended south this year. hundreds of residents of saint-denis, franan gathered at the national ststium last night, the place where three suicide bombers blew themselves up last friday. hundreds of people from the town that has lived under siege twice in less than a week came to the stadium. they sang the french national anthem, then paid silent tribute to the victims of the attacks. many brought white roses as a symbol of peace... and pled them on the gates to the stadium. the n-a-a-c-p will join "black lives matter" protesters in minneapolis calling for more transparency in the investigation of 24-year-old jamar clark's death. clark was shot in the head by police o oicers susuay after they responded to an alleged domestic dispute. police say cla was interfering with paramedic while protesters sy clark was handcuffed when he was fatally shot. the man convicted of killing the son of n-f-l player adrian peterson has been sentenced to life in prison.

also sentenced to 25 yeyes in prison for aggravated battery of an infant and will not be eligible for parole. the sentencing took about two and a half hours. the toddler died in october 20-13 and an autopsy concluded that he sustained four blows to the head... which caused his brain to bleed. doctors determined that the injuries could not have been accidental. patterson was convicted in late september of second-degremurder and other charges in ruffin's death. patterson's attorney indicated in court that they will appeal the conviction. a man responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of controlled substances in nebrbrka and throughout thth united states has been sentenced. eduardo valenzuela- nunez, age 34 of sonora mexica received 20 years in prison. valenzuela-nunez had previously pled guitly for his involvement in a conspiracy that distributed multiple pounds of "ice" methamphetam ine, heroin, and caine in the madison and norfolk k neneaska areas dating back to january of

joint investigation by the drug enforcement administration, the nebraska state patrol, and homeland security investigations . the food bank of siouxland is giving thanks for a big donation just in time for the hololays. e-f-s group wealth managememt presented them with a check for $5,000 yesterday. that's enough money to provide 50,000 meals in the siouxland area by supporting feeding america. feeding america is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, including here in sioux city. "siouxland is a very giving and geneneus community that, little by little and sometimes bigger by bigger is willing to step up and help us in the battle against hunger, so we are immensely grateful," said food bank of siouxland executive director, linda scheid. serves 11 siouxland counties. an iowa non-profit is promoting women's yeaterday, iowa women lead change shared how it will bring that message to siouxland on february 16th. the 20-16 women's leadership

will host nationally known women's business leaders. the event will be at the marina inn hotel and confereree center in south sioux city, nebraska. the theme..."gener ation she." "how do you create a work environment that's positive based upon understanding and respect for one another?" said diane ramsey, ceo of iowa women lead change. "so that's a lot about what our conference is going to be about." the conference will also offer an invitation only ceo forum, and an event for college students. mercy medical center is a presenting sponsor of the event. you've probably used your phone's gps to get your where you need to go. but we'll tell you why you should avoid using it during the holiday season this year, coming up. ben: a a i'll have your

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around midnight tonight. that will leave us cold both night and saturday when lows hit the teens and highs reach the 20s. we'll eventually work our way back into the 40s next week and melt some of tis off before some rain chances return for

this thanknkiving season means s whole lot of traveling for loved ones. the seasonf driving can lead to an increase in phone gps use. authorities say not so fast, and are cracking down on distracted driving. mike sullivan tells us how to avoid getting pulled over.

by law if it is sending and receiving any data than it falls ununr the law of textingngnd drivinin" however...under minnesota law...a mobile device is not considered a wireless device if it is fixed to the vehicle. "this would be an all right placement if it was just a little lower than it wouldn't be a vision obstruction. you wouldn't want it in the middle." as long as the device is out of your reach you're within your right to use a phone gps. "but if you had it over here that would be okay?" "yup." just don't fiddle with it as you drive. "have it set up before you actually start your trip, and then jususmake sure you allow enough time, so if you do have an error on it and pull over you can make the adjustments." if you don't, you could end up being pulled over by a new unit of unmarked squad cars. "we're watching for you to manipulate the phone, and when you are manipulating the phone that is reasonable enough suspicion for us to stop you." turning your good day into a bad one. >> that was mike sullivan reporting. law enforcement officials say texting and driving and using your gps are considered

yesterday weweave you an inside look a awhat's happening at t e mike durfee state prison in springfield, south dakota. today, we'll show you how one organizaton is turning to some of those prisoners to save

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> saving dogs, that's the mission of an animal rescue group in siouxland. now, they have turned to an unlikely location to keep abused and unwanted animals from being put down. ktiv's sheila brummer has the story from springfield, south dakota.

just like we get the troubled inmates suppose to be here to get fixed," said louis vandermolen/from yankton. nine inmates from the mike durfee state prison in spririfield, south dakota teaching ththtrio of dogs. "th all have some are nice. some days they are growly and some days they really friendly. they are really cooperative," said sheila brummer "the prison launched the hounds of hope program back in april giving these dogs intense training when they find their person i was looking as benefit to the dog. they really made me open my eyes to how important it is to the inmates," said deanna jarvis, noah's hope. inmates, like louis vandermolen from yankton, south dadata. 1:0404prison isn't all that you see in movies or tv. it's actually a really rewarding experience especially when it come to these dogs. they seem to help you out more i think." vandermolen, who just turned 20- years-old, also like the dogs, waiting for his second chance at life. 1:19 "i lived in sioux city for a little while, trying to play football for briar cliff as a freshman. i plan to pay again when i get out in about a year." and, walk by walk, command by

an impression of the officers paid to watch over them." "the inmates i have are just outstanding. some of the first dogs that left they had tears in their eyes," said sgt. gary christensen, corrections officer. dogs transforming men as they prepare to live their lives outside of the prpron walls. in springfield, south dakota with chief photographer jordan ogren, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4. >> so far, nine dogs have completed the hounds of hope program at the state prison. it takes an average of three months to get them ready for adoption. noah's hope started rescuing animals in 2 27. every y ar they save 500 to o 0 dogs a year. they calalthem under dogs.... which are animals that usually wouldn't make it out of shelters alive. 22 "i would like people to adopt insteadf buying from breeders. we're full, the shelters are full go to go adopt a dog please." for more information on noah's hope and how you can adopt one of the dogs, go to

noah's hope dogs are also being trained to help disabled veterans through another program at the prison. it's called "partners for patriots." meet the first dog named "rocky" going through the program coming up on news four at 6 next wednesday. ben has been busy this morning tracking the snow storm headed our way. he's got the latest in his forecast when we come back. and the macy's thanksgivininday rade is less than a week away. and a group of third graders from new york city got a sneak peek at the floats that will be in the

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around. the snsnw will move out friddy evening inno friday night leaving us with sun for the weekend but very cold conditions with highs on saturday only in the 20s. we'll try to build our way back into the 30s for sunday and monday with some 40s by midweek. see graphics. >> the macy's thanksgiving day parade is less than a week away, but some e w york ty third graders gogoa sneak peak at what the rest t us will see on nbc's coverage of the event. 500 of them took a tour of the warehouse that's home to many of the floats. tracie strahan reports.

:26-38) "they've gotta build these things so they can c clapse and come apart and disassemble, push in and fold up and get down to no more than 8 and a half feet wide. no more than 12 and a half feet tall. every float could, if it had to, go through the toll booth at the lincoln tunnel." more than 3 and a half million spectators will get a glimpse of t t new build a bear floatat.and the llmark channel's holiday coununown graced by singer mariah carey... but today's annual sneak peak for school kids was aimed at bringing their classroom lessons to life. (sot amy kule / executive producer, macy's thanksgiving day parade :59-1:08) "not only can they see how beautiful and fanciful they are, but science, engineering, technology and math come into play when we're building these floats and putting them together." these floats will be part of a fleet of 27. the year long process from blueprint, to mold, to reality? nearly complete....but today, kids say the facacthat they know w wt went into creating them will make it even more enjoyable. (sot andrew carrion / 3rd grader 1:24-1:31) i'm gonna be thinking at, should i tell my family what the blimps are, or should i keep it

at was tracy strahanan reporting. what we now know as "macy's thanksgiving parade" was originally called the "macy's christmas parade" when it was first held on thanksgiving day in 1924. live animals from central park zoo were mainstays of the first few parades... but by 1927, they started using inflatable characters, starting with felix the cat. 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

od morning and welcoco back. whwhe we've had a few weweflakes so far this fall, we'll be hit with winter weather this morning. ben's got more in his forecast and we've got the details on how siouxland towns are preparing for the storm. also... top law enforcement officials in washington say there's no credible threat of a paris-style attack aimed at the united states - but theyeye still urging vigilance as isis ananother groups threaten to take their war to our shores. that story from washington is on the way. and... in the wake of the paris attacks... more security for a football game a lot closer to home. what officials are doing to keep fans safe for the upcoming hawkeye football game. and later in healthbeat 4... treating acne with the snap of a selfie. some doctors are treating patients online, saving time and ney. but first ben....

wx timer @ :50 winter storm warning for majority siouxland today from 9 am until midnight winter weather advisory for southwestern siouxland today from noon until midnight siouxland's first winter storm of the season is at our western doorstep early tts morning. be e sure to plan accordingly today becauss morning ccmmutes, for the most part, will be snow-free and harmless, but this evening is an entirely different story. snow will move across the area and intensify late this morning/afternoon and drop a widespread band of 4-8 inches with some locally heavier amounts farther east of sioux city before exiting around midnight tonight.

hours before the snow storm is scheduled to hit, city crews have been getting prepared. on thursday, they were getting the snowlows, salt trucks and sand spreaders ready for the storm. those crews take the tailgates off of each of their trucks, and replace them with spreaders. then the plow blade is attached to the front of the truck. while thth work is done, other crews were spreadingnga brine solution on the streets, which helps get them ready for the ice and snow. "when it first starts snowing it'll help keep the roads from icing up and it gets us a small window before there gets to be too much snow," said ed pickens, field services street superintendent for sioux city public works. the brine is made up of salt, and is a alied to the city's priority strtrts. those are the streetetused by buses, and emergency crews. this morning there's a very public attempt by the obama administration to relieve fears following the paris attacks. congress has a plan - keep syrians out of the u-s. nd that plan is moving forward.

developments from capitol hill this morning.

question." the plan to block syrian refugees is drawing heat on the campaign trail. (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "very simply we can't take them, we can't take them, it could be a trojan horse." ben carson compared it to protecting children from rabid dogs: (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate) "doesn't mean you hate all dogs, but you're putting your intellect into motion and thinking 'how do i protect my children?'" (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate) "slamming the door on every single syrian refugee - that is just not who we are." the plan to block syrian refugees now moves to the senate,e,where leaderrsay it won't be considered before next month. m tracie potts in washingon, now back to you. >> with the recent terrorist attacks in paris, university of iowa officials are increasing security for the upcoming hawkeye football game. mac hageman, from our sister station kwwl, in waterloo, has the story.

that are out there. so, we're much more comfortable where we're at. we want fans to have fun about the game but not worry about security so much." macleod hageman/iowa city (:18 - :27) "with increased patrols, and 36 high- definition cameras around kinnick stadium, officialslsay they're planning for a safe weekend in iowa city." "i feel like a lot of people are not going to b prepared and be kind of mad, because we don't have places to put our stuff." several university of iowa students -- like emilie gitens -- say the school's police do a great job keeping the area secure -- (nats... heavy machinery) -- and more securty -- like the clear bag policy -- is not necessary. emilie githens/ ui senior(:43 - :50) "i'm ok with them going through my purse and seeing what i have in there. i'm not hiding anything, but i would like to have my rse." >> that's mac hagagan reporting from iowa city. gates at kinnick stadium open at 9-30, saturday. authorities recommend arriving early due to the increased security in the area. president obama and other world leaders are attending a two-day summit meeting in malaysia under heightened security.

security in kuala lumpur. the extra security precautions are place following unconfirmed reports of an "imminent terrorist threat" ahead of the regional summit. president obama is joining leaders of the ten-member association of south east asian nations for a weekend summit. leaders from eight other countries will also attend starting tomorrow. malaysia's armed forces chchf said security was increased after militant attacks ininrance, egypt and lebanon. republican presidential candidate ben carson is expected to file his papers of candidacy in concord, new hampshire to be listed on the primary ballot. doctor carson will join the three major democratic candidates and most of the other g- o-p candidates who have already filed. the new hampshire primary election will be held in february. it's begegning to look a lot like christmas! the u-s capitol christmau tree is to set to arrive in whington d-c today after leaving seward, alaska on monday. the 74-foot lutz spruce will arrive at joint base andrews to complete its four-thousand mile

the tree will be lit on december second. there's a huge custotozable bubuding hitting the market in sioux city. it's a 50,000 square foot spec building. located in the bridgeport west industrial park. right across from the planned pork processing plant. city leaders say they've had great success attracting new businesses in the past. "we're hoping it would be a light manufacturing of some kind that would require higher skilled jobs," said sioux city mayor bob scott. "that would be our r pe." the building is a a ell at the moment. potential buyers can modify it as needed. and ci[y officials say they e long to sell. "when an industry is looking for this size building, they are normally looking to do something relatively quickly," said sioux city mayor bob scott. "in a years lead time, sometimes you unfortunately lose that prospect bebeuse you can't meet the need asasuick as they would like it to be met." with the b blding just hitting the market, officials say they have no potential buyers at this time. coming up in healthbeat four, you've probably

cell phone. but those selfies can actually help you treat acne. we'll tell you how, next. ben: and i'll have your complete

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a picture from your cell phone could lead to treatment for acne. that's what one company is doing as it treats patients online instead of in person. bob hansen explains in today's healthbeat four.

doneneith selfies. (sot: dr. charlene kakimoto, dermatologis t) "in roughly two to four weeks we request our patients to check in with us with photos and updates on their progress." in fact the patients are so pleased with their results, they post their own pictures on social media sites. (sot: davic lortscher, m.d. / curology.com) "we're seeing before and after photos and mentions of curology all over facebook, instagram, twitter, pinterest and people's blogs, reddit, you tube, it's really all over the place." and that's why curology dot com is taking off. the company only treats acne and anti-aging... and does it all from a cell phone and computer screen. (sot: davic lortscher, m. / curology.com) "anybody's phone can take a photo thatan give me a perfect picture of how their skin looks at any time." (reporter stand up: bob hansen) "a year an a half ago the company basically had 3 people now there's nearly 20 and they treat hundreds of patients every day." (sot: davic lortscher, m.d. / curology.com) "we're a doctor that works with selfies; i think it's the wave of the future. i think almost all dermatologist will incorporate this into their practice at some point in the future." doctor david lortscher started the company with his m mher, who's also a dermatologist and his brother who works ononhe techninil side. for 20 dollars a month patients get a diagnosis, follow up and prescription medication. but what about that personal contact? (sot: davic lortscher, m.d. / curology.com "the relationship we're able to build with our patients long term here is something that i never would have expected and i think what really happens is the technology sort of disappears. and all that's left is a

on one end and the doctor on the other end." >> that was bob hansen reporting curology dot com is working with patients in 41 states. still to come on news 4 today... a new survey shows that the number of people expected to do online and in store shopping over thanksgiving has gone up since last year. and dunkin donuts is starting a delivery service. how you can use an app when you're in a city with the stores to get donuts delivered to your door.

stocks were down slighty yesterday.. the slight decline came after the market wavered between small gains and losses all day. the dow edged down four points

the nasdaq slipped one and a half... and the s&p lost two points. according to an annual survey by the national retaililederation, an estimated 135-mililon people plan to shop online and in stores on thanksgiving day, black friday and over the thanksgiving weekend. that's about one-million more than last year. the far majority plan to shop on black friday. only about one-in-four plan to shop on thanksgiving day. after the weekend, cyber monday might be even bigger. according to the survey.. 183-mililon people said they would shop ... or may shop on c cer monday. dunkin' donuts may be getting into the delivery game. the coffee and doughnut chain has partnered with the company "door dash" for test deliveries in the dallas market this week. customers order on the web or through the "door dash" app. next up for deliveries in the coming weeks ... atlanta, chicago, los angeles and wawaington dc. dunkin' donuts is also testing

ordering in portland, maine. customers order through an app for pick up at the store. this is a catch-up move for dunkin' donuts as rival starbucks already offers on- the-go ordering at more than 7-thousand company owned stores... and they're testing deliveriri in a handful of cities. we've got a lot more to come on news 4 today. when we come back we'll have your top headlines in siouxland. plus, if you are waiting to stream adele's music, you could be waiting awhile.

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siouxland this morning. here comes the snow! our first winter storm of the season is expected to start dropping snow on siouxland later this morning. as much as six-to-eight inches of snow are expected fall and road crews have been getting prepared. on thursday... sioux city crews were getting the snowplows and sand trucks ready to go. they were a ao putting a brine soluluon on priority streets. the storm will affect your evening commute more than this morning. meterologisten dorenbach says the storm should move out of siouxland later tonight. when there's snow in the forecast, people make tracks for the grocery store. siouxlanders werereut in big nubmers yesterday, stocking up on the essentials before the storm. for some, shopping before bad weather keeps theieifamilies fed. for others, it's simply a remedy for procrastinati on. the food bank of siouxland is giving thanks for a big donation just in time for the holidays. e-f-s group wealth management presented the food bank with a check for $5,000 thursday.

50,000 meals in siouxland through "feeding america." that's a nationwide network of mororthan 200 food banks. and they are the champions! marcus meren cleghorn won the 8-man state football title at the unidome yesterday. the eagles beat don bosco 57-to-52 to claim their second championship in four years. it was a special win for m-m-c because the school is merging with remsen-union next season. also at the dome yesterday, akron- westfield came up short in the class-a championship game, falling to gladbrook- reinbeck 52-to-20. the westerners end their season 11- and-3. today's championship games have been postponed until monday because of the snowstorm. the singer, adele, says 'goodbye' to streaming services.. plus, actress olivia munn is calling a personalaloul.. andy rose has it all in n oday's hollywood minute.

adele's new album, "25" hits shelves today! but if you were hoping to catch it on streaming sites like 'spotify' and 'apple music'.. you're out t luck. adele reportedly had input in the decision -- following taylor swift's move to keep her own album from being streamed claiming insufficient compensation. "hunger games" star jennifer lawrence admitted to getting drunk before her first ever sex scene with co-star, chris pratt. the two are filming "passengers" - due out next year. lawrence said the stress of rolling around in the sheets with a married man just got to her. and actress olivia munn is firing back atatt sports commmmtators for wonderingngloud whether quarterback arron rodgers' struggling season with the packers-- has something to do with their relationship. munn took to twitter calling out some news organizations and their decision to run with the story. for hollywood minute, i'm andy rose. >>

way in our third half hour of news 4 today. coming up... a group of third graders in new york got a special look at some of the floats that will be in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and two siouxland teams played for state titles last night. we'll have the highlights coming

good mornini. thanks for joining us on this friday, nonomber 20th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today.. the snow is coming. city crews across siouxland have been gearing up to get ready for the winter storm headed our way. how they're preparing even before the snow starts to fall. also... it's a win-win for both pups and prisioners. an animal rescue group works with inmates to turn unwanted dogs into trainable family pets, but the canines

inmates something else. our story, hounds of hope is coming up. and a group of students got a sneak peek and a learning experience when they took a fieldl trip to see the floats that will be featured in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. those stories and more heading your way, but first, snow is on the minds of most of us this morning.

ben and ron have been warning us for the snow and prepping for the storm for days... and so have city crews. the city begins it's preparation months in advance. but, yesterday, they really had all hands on deck in anticipation of the first snow of the season.n. ktiv's tififny lane spoke with city officials to find out what they're doing before the first flake fes.

tailgates off of the trucks and putting the spreaders on the back off the vehicles. "it puts the salt and sand down," said isaacson. "we have control boxes inside the cab of the truck that we can adjust the amount of salt and sand that we put down at intersections and slick spots." after a aing the spreaders, they hook on n the plows to the front of f e trucks. at least three crew members work on each vehicle. su while the spreader trucks and plows are being prepared, the brine trucks are wetting the main streets of sioux city." "when it first starts snowing it'll help keep the roads from icing up and it gets us a small window before there gets to be too much snow," said ed pickens, field services street superintendent for sioux city public works. ththbrine is made up of f lt and is putted on t t city's priority streets,hich include the where buses and fireucks pass through. just another way to keep residents safer as the snow hits. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> now there are a few things city officials say can help them during snow season. one is, if you see the snow trucks, please keep out of their way so that everything can be done in

everyone. they are also asking, that if you are plowing, please don't push the snow into the street. that snow can turn to ice and can be dangerous. so, please plow into your back yard or driveway if possible. as tiffany said, there are priority streets in sioux city. . the most important streetstsre called "priority one", and include streets like floyd, hamilton, outer drive, and gordon drive. downtown streets are alsoonsidered "priority one" streets. those streets get plowed first. then, there are "priority two" streets... like glen oaks, grandview, peters avenue and stone avenue. other residential streets are handled third. you can find a map by of these roads by clicking on this story at ktiv-dot-com. you can also find the latest road closures on our website. once you hit the road, sioux city police want you to keep a few tips in mind. first... slow down. those big suv's, with 4- wheel drive, or all-wheel drive, give you great traction to get going, but they don't gove you any benefit when you try to

second... slow down before you reach a hill. once your vehicle starts to head down the hill, your momentum may y use you to slip and slide t tthe bottom. third... give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. fourth... drive defensively. watch what other drivers are doing. shoppers were out in full force yesterday, stocking up before the storm. droves of shoppers lined aisles of local grocery stores, filling their carts with food and other essentials to avoid battling the elements over r e weekend. for r me people, shopping g fore bad weather keeps their families fed. for others, it's simply a remedy for procrastinati on. "i know there's going to be a lot of snow tomorrow and i have 3 babies, so i'm trying to get it done before the weather," said shopper kelly knaack. "it's been probably 3 or 4 weeks since we've actually gone all-out grocery shopping and i don't want to come out when it's freezing and snowing," said shopper josh vondrak. the snow will likelylyove out of siouxland by tonight, but things get cold over the weekend, so be prepared.

radisson blu hotel in mali's capital says assailants have taken 170 hostages in a brazen assault involving grenades. the brussels- based rezidor hotel group says the assailants have "locked in"n"40 guests and 30 employees. a malian army commander says 10 gunmen stormed the hotel this morning shouting quote "god is great" in arabic before firing on the guards and taking hostages. the u.s. and french embassies are asking their citizens to take shelter where they are in bamako. hundreds of residents of saint-denis, france gathered at the national stadium last night, the place where ttee suicide bombers blew themselves up last friday. hundreds of people from the town that has lived under siege twice in less than a week came to the stadium. they sang the french national anthem, then paid silent tribute to the victims of the attacks. many brought white roses as a symbol of peace... and placed them on the gates to the stadium. the n-a-a-c-p will join "black

prototters in minneapolis calling fofomore transparency inin the investigation of 24-year-old jamar clark's death. clark was shot in the head by police officers sunday after they responded to an alleged domestic dispute. police say clark was interfering with paramedics, while protesters say clark was handcuffed when he was fatally shot. the man convicted of killing the son of n-f-l player adrian peterson has been sentenced to life in prison. 29-year-ololjoseph patterson wasas also sentenced to 25 years in prison for aggravated battery of an infant and will not be eligible for parole. the sentencingook about two and a half hours. the toddler died in october 20-13 and an autopsy concluded that he sustained four blows to the head... which bleed. doctors determined that the injuries could not have been patterson was convicted in late september of second-degreeee murder and other charges in the boy's death. patterson's attorney indicated in court that ey will appeal the conviction.

distributing hundreds of pounds of controlled substances in nebraska and throughout the united states has been sentenced. eduardo valenzuela- nunez, age 34 of sonora mexica received 20 years in prison. valenzuela-nunez had previously pled guitly for his involvememt in a conspiracy that distributed multiple pounds of "ice" methamphetam ine, heroin, and cocaine in the madison and norfolk nebraska areas dating back to january of 2002. this case was the result of a joint investigation by the drug enforcement administration, the nebraska state patrol, and homeland security investigations . the food bank of siouxland is giving thanks for a big donatiti just in titi for the holidays.. e-f-s group wealth management presented them with a check for $5,000 yesterday. that's enough money to provide 50,000 meals for siouanders by supporng feeding america. feeding america is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, including here in sioux city. "siouxland is a very giving and generous community that, little by little and sometimes bigger by bigger is willing to step up and help us in the battle against hunger, so we are

bank of siouxland executivee directororlinda scheid. the food bank of siouxland serves 11 counties in our area. an iowa non-profit is promoting women's leadership throughout the state. yeaterday, iowa women lead change shared how it will bring that message to siouxland on february 16th. the 20-16 women's leadership conference will host nationally known women's bubuness leaders. ththevent will be at the marina inn hotel and conference center in south sioux city, nebraska. the theme..."gener ation she." "how do you create a work environment that's positive based upon understanding and respect for one another?" said diane ramsey, ceo of iowa women lead change. "so that's a lot about what our conference is going to be about." the conference will also offer an invitation only ceo forum, and an event for c clege stududts. mercy medical center is a presenting sponsor of the event. coming up, some students from new york city got a behind the scenes look at some of the floats that

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the macy's thanksgiving day parade is less than a week away, but some new york city third graders got a sneak peak at what the r rt of us will seseon nbc's coverage ofofhe event. 500 of them took a tour of the warehouse that's home to many of the floats. tracie strahan reports.

his new digs... his is one of six new floats created byby6 artists and engineers om macys studio...but these kids came armed with questions...like how they get thru the lincoln tunnel? (sot jordan cano / 3rd grader :15--25) "first they gotta take it thru the lincoln tunnel. they said it can't be more than 12 feet long, so they took stuff apart." (sot john piper / vice president, macys studio :26-38) "they've gotta build these things so they can collapse and come apart and disassemble, push in and fold up and get down to no more than 8 anana half fefe wide. no more than 12 and a half feeeetall. evevy floatatould, if it had to, go through the toll booth at the lincoln tunnel." more than 3 and a half million spectators will get a glimpse of the new build a bear float...and the hallmark channel's holiday countdown graced by singer mariah carey... but today's annual sneak peak for school kids was aimed at brbrging their classrsrm lessons to life. (sot amy kule / executive procer, macy's tanksgiving day parade :59-1:08) "not only can they see how beautiful and

engineering, technology and math come into play when we're buildingthese floatand puting them together." these floats will be part of a fleet of 27. the year long process from blueprint, to mold, to reality? nearly complete... but today, kids say the fact that they know what went into creating them will make it even more enjoyable. (sot andrew carrion / 3rd grader 1:24-1:31) i'm gonna be thinking that, should i tell my family what the blimps are, or should i keep it a secret?" >> that was tracy sttahan reporting. whht we now know as "macy's thanksgiving parade" was originally called the "macy's christmas pprade" when it was in 1924. live animals from central park zoo were mainstays of the first few parades... but by 1927, they started using inflatable characters, starting with felix the cat. the high school state football titles are underway in iowa. and la night two siouxland teams played for the crown. m-m-c and akron- westfield each played for the big trophies. we'll have highlights and interviews from cedar falls

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a pair of siouxland teams were playing in state football finals in cedar falls. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

scrimmage - then connect for a 23 yard touchdown on their second possesssion - mmc down 14-0 after a quarter. but the eagles do damage the cond quarter - on 4th andd - ben specht to jjob spieler ffo make it 14-6 - thenenpecht finds spieler again - that connection was working all day. just before the half -%specht finds jake hunter for an 11yard touchdown - eles take a 22-14 lead into the locker room. m-m-c scores three more times to open the second half - specht to jacob spieler for 54 yards - specht - threw 7 touchdown passes, shattering the state record - five of those touchdowns went to spieler. specht was specht-acular - he had a hand in all 8 eagle touchdowns - putting mmc over the 50 point mark. but here comes don bosco - scoring 30 points in the 4th quarter - and making it just a 5 point game in the final minute - but mmc is able to o n out the clock. and in their farewell to 8-man football, marcus-meriden-cleghorn wins its second state title in four years. 57-52. "i told the kids just a little bit ago, 'hey, you know how to really write a storybook ending, don't you?'" said head coach kyle oswald. "it's the last game ever for mmc. it's going to be remembered forever that way." "it feels amazing," said spieler. "i couldn't ask for anythign better in my life. it's the best feeling. i'm so happppwith what we've accomplished the last four years, and w wre going to miss the 8-man game. it's very fun." "we've been dreaming about it

top, and we finally got it done today, so it's a really great feeling," said specht. "it's going to be written forever. it was going to be talked about. either, is it the team that forever lives on as almost or finished it off. and as dicy as it was, we were able to finish it off. i'm very proud of these guys. they deserve this." things did not start well for the westerners. akron-westfield gave up four touchdowns in the first quarter - eric knaack hauls in the 14 yard slant - to make it 28-nothing gladbrook- reinbeck. but in the second half, the westerners get things going - cal eskra over the middle to dylan irizarry - and the a-w is on the board. the westerners recover the onside kick - and then eskra hits austin allard for a 29-yard touchdown - suddenly it's a 2-score game. but g-r responds with a 52-yard run from eric stoakes - the rebels outgained akron-westfield by

eskra gets a-w a little closer to end the 3rd - but that's all the westerners could muster - gladbrook-reinbeck wins the class a title, 52-20. "i felt like we were pretty good coming in," said junior quarterback cal eskra. "felt good, just that first half there, i don't know, we couldn't get rolling. i guess it is what it ik." "our success is not measured in the destination, it's the journey," said head coach eric walkngstick. "this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong, and got to the state finals. thatat what i'm more proud of, is their effort throughout the season, not how we started off slow. i was so proud of them tonight, coming

championship.p. akron-westfield finishes at 1111 and 3. because of tomorrow's's snowstorm, the ihsaa has postponed friday's championship games until monday. they'll still be at the same time. so, western christian will face iowa city regina at 11 am in the 1a final. in 2a,spirit lake d mount vernon play at 2. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> u can expect to see ts of snow today. ben's in next with the complete forecast. and we'll show you how an animal rescue is helping the inmates in one south dakota state prison by helping them train dogs that

three dogs with one common bond all need some guidance. there's strays collete.. and diva, who with her fiesty spirit, lives up to her name. plus, liza with an opposite attitute. so shy, the family who adopted her returned the puppy to noah's hope animal rescue. noah's hope then turned to a group of men with the time to take care of them. "the training they're getting would have taken months of months in foster home to get that training," said deanna jarvis, noah's hope volunteer. that canine coaching, with gentle hands and soothing words, comes from behind razor wire. "we get a lot of troubled dogs just like we get the troubled inmates suppose to be here to get fixed," said louis vandermolen/from yankton. nine inmates from the mike durfee state prison in springfield, south dakota teaching the trio of dogs. "they all have different attitudes. some are nice. some days they are growly and some days they are really friendly. they are really cooperative," said sheila brummer "t"t prison launched the hounds of hope program back in april givivi these dogs intense e training when they find their forever home."

looking as benefit to the dog. they really made me open my eyes to how important it is to the inmates," said deanna jarvis, noah's hope. inmates, like louis vandermolen from yankton, south dakota. 1:04 "prison isn't all that you see in movies or tv. it's actually a ally rewarding experience e especiily when it comemeto these dogs. they seem to help you oo more i think." vandermolen, who just turned 20- years-old, also like the dogs, waiting for his second chance at life. 1:19 "i lived in sioux city for a little while, trying to play football for briar cliff as a freshman. i plan to pay again when i get out in about a year." and, walk by walk, command by command, the inmates also make an impression of the officers paid to watch over them." "the inmates i have are just outstanding. some of the first dogs that left they had tears in their eyes," said sgt. gary christensen, corrections officer. dogs transforming men as they prepare to live their lives outside of the prison walls. in springfield, south dakota with chchef photographer jordan oggen, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4. >> so far, nine dogs have completed the hounds of hope program at the state prison. it takes an average of three months to get them ready

noah's hope started rescuing animals in 2007. every year they save 500 to 600 dogs they call under dogs. all animals that usually wouldn't make it out of shelters alive. 3:22 "i would like people to adopt instcad of buying from breeders. we'rfull, the shelters are full go to go adopt a dog please." for more information on noah's hope and how you can adopt one of the dogs, go to our website... ktiv.com and click on the story. noah's hope dogs are also being trained to help disabled veterans thrhrgh another program at the prison. it's called "partners for patriots." meet the first dog named "rocky" going through the program coming up on news four at 6 next wednesday. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at

if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but the republicans... they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. they don't stand up for equal pay for women. they don't support paid family leave. they don't even really support refinancing student debt. we've got to get this economy working for the vast majority of americans, not just for those at the top. that's what i intend to do as president.

good morning and welcome back. while we've had a few w t flakes so f f this fall, we'll be hit with winter weather this morning. ben's got more in his forecast and we've got the details on how siouxlanders are preparing for the storm. also... top law enforcement officials in washington say there's no credible threat of a paris-style attack aimed at the united states - but they're still urging vigilance as isis and other groups threaten to take their war to our shores. that story from washington is on the way. plus....a customizable building hitting the market in sioux city... in the hopes of filling e nene for more industriaaspace in town. and a n-b-a star gets a little help from a household cleaning tool to make a basket. we've got that in what's trending a little later. but first ben.... > well before the snow hits, road

well before the snow hits, road crews in sioux city have been getting prepared. on thursday, they were getting the snowlows, salt trucks and sand spreaders ready for the storm.

off of each of their trucks, and replace them with spreaders. then the plow blade is attached to the front of the truck. while that work is done, other crews were spreading a brine solution on the streets, which helps get them ready for the ice and snow. "when it first starts snowing it'll help keep the roads fromcing up a it gets us a small ndow before there gets to be too much snow," said ed pickens, field services street superintendent for sioux city public works. the brine is made up of salt, and is applied to the city's priority streets. those are the streets used by buses, and emergency crews. this morning thehe's a very public attempt by the obama administratatn to relieve fears following the paris attacks. congress has a plan - keep syrians out of the u-s and that plan is moving forward. tracie potts is following developments from capitol hill this morning.

will never do." in the wake of the paris attacks - and isis videos mentioning washington and new york - the obama administration is trying to reassure americans that it's highly unlikely that this could happen here: (sot: james comey/ fbi director) "we are not aware of any credible threat here of a paris-type attack and we have seen no connection at all between the paris attackers and the united states." still, some in congress want to shut our borders to every refugee from syria and other countries known to harbor terrorists. 47 d docrats voted against the president to supuprt that -- but it's unclear if the plan will ever make it to the president's desk. (sot: senator harry reid (d- nv)/ sen. minority leader) "don't worry, it won't get passed, ok? so next question." the plan to block syrian refugees is drawing heat on the campaign trail. (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "very simply we can't take them, we can't take them, it could be a trojan horse." ben carson compared it to protecting children from rabid dogs: (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate) "doesn't mean you hate all dogs, bbt you're putting your intelleet intt motion and t tinking 'how do i protect my children?'" ot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate) "slamming the door on every

the plan to block syrian refugees now moves to the senate, where leaders say it won't be considered before next month. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> president obama and other world leaders are atteteing a two-day summit meeeeng in malaysia under heightened security. malaysian authorities stepped up security in kuala lumpur. the extra security precautions are in place following unconfirmed reports of an "imminent terrorist threat" ahead of the regional summit. president obama is joining leaders of the ten-member association of south east asian nations for a weekend summit. leaders from eight other countries will also o tend starting tomorrow. malaysia's armed forces chief said security was increased after militant attacks in france, egypt and lebanon. republican presidential candidate ben carson is expected to file his papers of candidacy in concord, new hampshire to be listed on the primary ballot.

three major democratic candidates and most of the other g- o-p candidates who have already filed. the new hampshire primary election will be held in february. it's beginning t tlook a lot like christmas! the u-s capitol christmas tree is to set to arrive in washington d-c today after leaving seward, alaska on monday. the 74-foot lutz spruce will arrive at joint base andrews to complete its four-thousand mile journey. the tree will be lit on december second. there's a huge customizable building hitting the market in sioux city. it's a 50,000 square foot spec building. located in the bridgeport west industrial rk. righghacross from the planned pork processing plant. city leaders say they've had great success attracting new businesses in thed% past. "we're hoping it would be a light manufacturing of some kind that would require higher skilled jobs," said sioux city mayor bob scott. "that would be our hope." the building is a shell at the moment. potential buyers can

and city officials say they don't expect it to take long totoell. an nba game saw a very unconventional basket the other night. we'll show you coming up in what's trending. and i'll have your complete

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on wednesday night, utah's trevor booker needed a little help to finish a scoring play, something that's not ordinarily allowed in the nba. booker wasn't putting the ball through the basket very much, finishing the game with only four points, but he wanted to help out any way he could. when the ball got stuck on top of t t backboard, booker took the opportunity to show off a little bit.... and used the long handle of the mop to make it happen. the ball rolled off the backboard and dropped right through the basket. booker definitely had the most unusual basket of the night... probably the week. spectre has been out in the us for over a week now.

today. but they will be seeing a version slightly different than what we see in america.

on the tonight show last night, jimmy showed us his unspoken language with justin bieber.

ramsay and billie lourd. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. james bond fans in india will be able to enjoy the new movie "spectre" when ihits theaters there today. but not all of it. audiences will be treated to the usual action scenes, car chases and carousing. but there will be much less smooching. india's central board of film certification decided to censor danielelraig's kissing scenene it's thhlatest in a series o o moves to restrict content on moral grounds. india has a history of banning books,

friday al- country singer josh turner is 38 sarah- country singer dierks bentley is 40 al- actress bo derek is 59 sarah- singer joe walsh h 68 al- vice president joe bidid is 73 sarah- comedian dick smothers is 77 our first 4 on 4 birthday of the week is tessa. she's from tilden, nebraska. she celebrated her birthday on monday, november 16th. tessa likes to sing and dance,play dress-up,and anything to do with "frozen ". next, we have e hn from charter oak, iowa. he turned 4 on tuesday, november 17th. he enjoys playing at the park, he loves chicken nuggets, "truckin" with his dad

and our last on 4 birthday of the week is hampton. she celebrates her fourth birthday tomorrow, saturday, november 21st. hampton is from okoboji, ia and she loves to recite the pledge of allegiance, watch hawkeye football with dad and play dress up. do you have a siouxland kid celebrating a fourth birthday? send us their picture about a week ahead of time, some fun facts about them and we'll put it on friday 4 on 4's. >

it's time to start wrapping things up on this friday morning. when we come back we'll have the top headlines in siouxland.. it's time to start wrapping things up on this friday morning. when we come back we'll have the top headlines in siouxland. and we'll show you an orangutan who was frightened after thehearthquake

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here's a look at the stories making top headlines in siouxland this morning. here comes the snow! our first winter storm of the season is expected to start dropping snow on siouxlandndater thisisorning. as much as six-to-eight inches of snow are expected fall and road crews have been getting prepared. yesterday... sioux city crews were getting the snowplows and sand trucks ready to go. they were also putting a brine solution on priority streets. the storm will affect your evening commute more than this morning. meterologist ben dorenbach says the storm should move out of siouxland later tonight. and they are the champions! marcus meriden cleghorn won the 8-man state football title at the unidome thursday. the eagles beat don bosco 57-to-52 to, to claim their second championship in four years. it was a special win for m-m-c because the

remsen-union next season. also at the dome yesterday, akron- westfield came up short in the class-a championship game, falling to gladbrook- reinbeck 52-to-20. the westerners end their season 11- and-3. today's championship gamesesave been postponed until monday because of the snowstorm.

good morning breaking right now. hostage situation. gunmen storm a popular western hotel in the african country of mali capturing at least 150 people inside the radisson. several people killed amid gunfire and explosions. a crisis still unfolding at this hour. new lead. overnight a third body found in the french apartment where the suspected mastermind of the paris attacks was killed, and chilling video now showing the moment a female jihadist blew herself up. just ahead, isis issuing new threats against the white house, and the fbi reveals s 's tracking dozens of peoeoe who could be inspired to carryut attacks right here in the u.s. and backlash. republican front-runner donald trump under fire this morning after voicing support for a controversial plan to require all muslims in america to register on a government database. >> i would certainly implement,

idea to what happened in nazi germany as the president threatened a vetetof congress' tough new measure ononyrian refugees today, friday, november 20th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's friday morning. we've got willie here for mama and a really b by news day. once again terrorois our top story. there's a hostage situation unfolding right now mali's capital. this is after gunmen attacked a radisson hotel that is popular with foreigners. we know that president obama who is in malaysia right now on separate travel has been briefed by his national security adviser on this situation, and, of course, this is all happening one week after those attacks in paris. we want to g g right to nbc's ron mott follolong developments. ron, what cacayou tell us? >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. details are still thin at this