>> instead ofgood afternoon and thanks for joining us. i'm matt breen in for al joens. a house fire in sioux city's morningside neighborhood kept firefighters busy this morning. when crews arrived on the scene of 14-05 south rustin, just after eight this morning, firefighters found smoke coming from home. fire officials believe the fire started in the kitchen, went up to the ceiling, and into the attic. flames shot through the roof when they cut holes to ventilate it. no one was home with the fire broke out, but there was a cat and a dog inside. crews were able to save the cat, but the family's dog died in the fire. "it's sad. as we came in this morning, it was one of those things that goes through your mind. you hope it's a quiet shift with the holidays and families gathering to celebrate and be thankful for what we do and you hope it's a slow day, but unfortunately it started eight minutes into our shift we had a working house fire," says dan cougill, sioux city fire rescue assistant fire chief.

fire caused extensive damage to the home, and it will have to be repaired before the family can live there again. sioux city police say they've seen a recent rash of car burglaries, and car thefts in the metro. investigators have logged more than 200 car burglaries since october 1st. more than 60 of those cars were also stolen. "the vast majority have been located within a couple blocks of when they've been taken," zach lewis said. "so it seems like the motivation is just to be able to go through the vehicle. sometimes those vehicles are being used to commit other car burglaries." the majority of the crimes have been by one group of people that police are actively investigating. those thieves have hit areas east of lewis boulevard, the north side and leeds. what's made it easier for the thieves? car owners had left their cars unlocked or with the keys inside. a highway stop, in which iowa

pointed weapons at an innocent dark-skinned man, and his 6-year-old son, has prompted a federal lawsuit and claims of racial profiling. details of the september 2014 incident in northwest iowa have emerged in a lawsuit filed by the driver, 32-year-old levi wilson of orange city. he alleges the stop and search were illegal. the iowa division of criminal investigation says officers acted appropriately because they were searching for wilson's brother, david wilson, a sex offender who was wanted on outstanding warrants. officers say the brothers sometimes drove the same truck. levi wilson denies that. today marks the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that killed three members of the iowa state cross country team. the pilot, two coaches, and a student trainer were also killed. among them... was trainer stephanie streit from hawarden, and sheryl maahs from spirit lake. this afternoon, family members of the vicitims and others are holding a special cermemony in des moines to honor those that were lost.

>> weather ad-lib winter storm watch in effect thanksgiving day for parts of southern and eastern siouxland some very ill-timed winter weather will make its way through siouxland during one of the busiest travel days of the year on thanksgiving day. today, however, looks like a much better option travel-wise as the only potential hazard will be some patchy drizzle and fog. conditions will really start to deteriorate late tonight/early tomorrow morning as some light rain begins to switch over to freezing rain and could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch in some locations by late tomorrow morning. see graphics. >> president barack obama admits

paris made the threat of a terrorist incident in the u.s. fell a lot closer to home. but, in a white house news conference within the last hour, the president assured the american people that he is taking every step possible to secure the homeland. "the combined resources of military, intelligence, and our homeland security agencies, are on the case," said president barack obama. "we're vigilant, relentless, and effective. if there's a specific, credible threat, the public will be informed." the president said there are no credible threats against the u.s. the president told americans to be vigilant. but, he also said americans should go about their

daily lives... and do what they would normally do during the thanksgiving holiday. moscow is still fuming after turkey yesterday shot down a russian fighter jet. today, the russian foreign minister called it a -quote- "planned provocation", in which one russian pilot was killed and also a crew member of a russian rescue helicopter. nbc's richard engel reports from istanbul.

today warned russians they might not be safe in turkey. turkey's president erdogan, in his first public comments since the incident, said, he "doesn't want to further escalate." the same message from president obama. (sot/ president obama) "i think it's very important right now for us to make sure that both, the russians and the turks are talking to each other to find out exactly what happened and take measures to discourage any kind of escalation." (on cam) s/ richard engel/ nbc news/ istanbul, turkey :??-:?? "but it seems unlikely there are going to be any productive conversation s between turkey and moscow right now. russia says it is reevaluating its relations with turkey, perhaps the most that can be hoped for now is for this whole situation to deescalate. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul." >> despite a low grade for handling the economy, former secretary of state hillary clinton has the support of 51 percent of iowa likely democratic caucusgoers in a new poll. the poll, from quinnipiac university shows senator bernie sanders trailing clinton by nine-points.

the only other democrat in the field, former maryland governor martin o'malley, has just 4-percent support. this is virtually unchanged from the results of an october 23rd survey done by quinnipiac university. you can help decide which turkey gets a presidential pardon today. president obama will hold a traditional ceremony where he spares a turkey before thanksgiving. there are two contestants... a turkey named "honest" and another one named "abe". you can still vote online for which one will take the title of national thanksgiving turkey. but no matter which one wins, they both will spend the rest of their days living peacefully at a farm. this is the first year when you can also cast your vote on twitter. what would thanksgiving be without the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. today, spectators will get to watch the balloons be inflated and prepared for their big day tomorrow. more than ten thousand people-- including dancers, singers and other entertainers-- will be take part. this will be the 89th year of the department store's traditional march down 6th avenue in manhattan. you can watch the parade, right

here in ktiv, and nbc, starting at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. no matter where you travel this week, you'll probably find a store offering big deals on "black friday." the walmart on floyd boulevard, in sioux city, will stay open 24 hours on thanksgiving. they'll begin those "black friday" deals at 6:00pm on thanksgiving day. the company is expecting large crowds, once again, this year. "the safety of our customers and our associates is always a top priority and as in previous years, we'll have store specific crowd management and safety plans. so we're ready for our associates when they arrive on thanksgiving day." walmart representativ es say they will be fully staffed, and have extra check out lines open, to help with the expected crowds. they say one way shoppers can help stay safe, and avoid costly congestion, is to simply ask an associates for help when looking for specific items. for those travelling to celebrate thanksgiving, this year, you might encounter some wintry weather. ben returns after the break to

break down the forecast for your holiday here's the live view from our skycam in spencer, iowa, if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders.

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accumulate up to a quarter of an inch in some locations by late tomorrow morning. as temperatures fall into the 20s throughout thanksgiving day, most of the area will see a switchover to snow that could drop around 1-3 inches by the end of the day thursday. friday and saturday still look cold and quiet before more light snow chances on sunday and monday. see graphics. >> > when we come back... we'll take

market numbers. plus...nazi imagery could be the reason an ad was pulled by amazon. we'll have the full details... next. > ktiv would like to send out anniversary and birthday wishes

to our viewers. bill collins of kingsley, iowa will celebrate his 80th birthday on thursday, november 26th. eugene and mary moser of danbury, iowa will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on friday november 27th. coreen bard of wakefield, nebraska will celebrate her 90th birthday on saturday november 28th. if you or someone you know is having a birthday of 80 years or more or an anniversary of 50 years or more, please send in their name (and correct pron), address and telephone number along with their pictures to ktiv. please make sure to have all the information printed and send it in at least two weeks in advance. if you would like your picture returned please include a self addressed stamped envelope. happy birthday from all of us at

stocks are slightly higher in early trading on wall street ahead. in the latest sign that businesses aren't cutting many jobs, the number of people seeking u.s. unemployment aid dropped sharply last week. the labor department says weekly applications for jobless benefits fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 260,000. amazon has decided to pull a subway ad promoting its new show, "the man in the high castle", following controversy over nazi and imperial japan imagery used in the ad campaign. trains running from new york's grand central station to times square were wrapped in ads for the show, which imagines a world where the axis powers won world war 2. while the ads don't contain any swastikas, they feature the nazi imperial eagle with a cross emblem and wreath.

many took to social media to complain about the subway ad, calling the campaign offensive and in poor taste. still ahead on news four at noon... being a full time caretaker for your parents or grandparents can be stressful. we'll show you one woman who has found the perfect recipe to relieve the stress of being a full time caretaker to her aging grandmother. here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji after your thanksgiving meal tomorow, you might be tempted to give your dog scraps from the table. we'll tell you why you should avoid feeding them leftovers. and with increased holiday travel, the chances of losing your luggage after a flight goes up, we'll tell you what you can do

a thanksgiving meal isn't

complete without a tasty pie to top off the turkey. and one rock valley, iowa woman has been busy making more than a hundred homemade pies for the holidays. but her pie business is about more than just selling treats. ktiv's sarah te slaa explains.

hands to do what they wanted to do and they could stay in their home," but things got a little repetitive. 7:46 "when you watch five hours of little house on the praire every day i was like i know all these lines by heart. i know all the roles these characters play we need to step away from the tv," longing for a break from the routine, she called her mom for a baking lesson. 11:55 "i love my mom's sour cream raisin pie and i was like if i live a quarter of a mile away from her i have to learn to make this," and she started experimenting. 18:13 "never, never made a pie before. i was a rookie, complete rookie." rachel baked pies for family gatherings, church events, and fundraisers... even selling out each week at the farmers market. her so van good

business began. 12:18 "i was like, "oh, this is a good use of time," rachael found the recipe that works for her. she makes a little extra money, people get tasty pies, and grandma, frances, helps when she can. 9:55 "i like to call her my ceo. she's like how many pies do we have to make today (cut) 10:20 she keeps me on my toes all the time," but as her grandma gets weaker, their time making treats together gets shorter... and the time just being with each other becomes even more precious. 23:26 "grandma isn't the grandma i remember and grandma is the one that would take care of everybody and when she's not able to do what she wants it's hard to witness. rachael makes her pies around her grandma's schedule... staying up late or getting up early... whenever she can. 17:36 "grandma is always going to be my first priority, but this is something that is totally a side thing that helps me keep my sanity." it's therapy for her... or rather thera-pie. 30:41 "it's the best thing for me because it lets me continue doing the job that i am with grandma because i have an outlet to do something else,"

and now that her grandpa is gone, and her grandma's health gets worse, rachael relies on baking to get her through the tough times. 22:10 "there are good days and bad days. there are bad days don't get me wrong, but the good days outweigh those and knowing that i have those memories forever (cut) that's awesome to have. no one can ever take those memories away," and those memories... the sweet meringue on top to a fullfilling moment in their lives. in rock valley, iowa, sarah te slaa, ktiv news 4. >> rachael says that when her care giving skills are no longer needed, she's not sure if she'll continue with her pie business, or go back to her old life. up next... a charity auction for

coming up. here to tell us a little more we have skip and jim. thank you both so much for being here. thank you for having us. so jim, you guys have done this for more than 20 years now, this charity auction. the charity auction's been going on for a little over 20 years. it's evolved from having people bring in items and having an auction to now we solicited merchants and a lot of merchants donate anything from gift certificates to bicycles to tvs. so there's going to be a lot of cool things. there will be a lot of items to bid on. so when is this auction? give us some of those details. it's december 5th, starts a 6 we're having pizza. the auction starts at 7 and usually lasts until

register beforehand, buy tickets, or anything else? no they don't. just come on in and we'll be there. where are you guys located? 1001 triview ave. right along i- 29 in between hamilton and the tyson events center, right? right, west of the tyson events center. skip, how is this money going to be used? what do you guys do with it? the biggest share of this money will go for our christmas baskets. we give our approximately 300-320 christmas baskets every year. each basket has about $125 worth of food in it. we also put in with that some stuffed animals for the kids, we try to take them out and give to the kids. it's just a good thing. some of the money also goes to our different charity events throughout the year. if somebody calls up and they want a little bit of money for something we try to help out where ever we can. why would you encourage people to come out? why do you like this event? it's just a fun event. everybody

comes down there, has a good time. we raise a lot of money for a good cause. it's a fun thing to do. people who come down there will like it. the public is welcome, you don't have to be a member of the elks. correct. that's december 5th starting at 6 at the elks lodge. thank you both so much for being here. thank you for having us. thanks for