happy giving tuesday. good afternoon, i'm al joens. the digout continues after mother nature's second snowstorm of the season. ktiv's tiffany lane was in downtown sioux city this morning to check out road conditions. tiffany did it seem busy out? al, there was only some light snow as i was out earlier so i did see quite a few people out and about downtown sioux city. you could even see people out working. some contractors say they were fixing the lift for the police department. you can see them in the video. and for those out running errands, they have formed

"this is made for the snow," said mchenlley mutsuo, a sioux city resident. "it's wind proof cuz it's like right next to your body and i just stick it in like that. and it works. keeps me dry." mchenlley mutsuo said the one thing his s brella couldn't prevent was the splashing water as the cars pass by. that is from some slushiness left in the streets. sioux city street team leaders say the snow crews are doing a good job clearing the main streets. street superintenden t ed pickens says priority one and priority two streets have all been cleared. most residential areas c cld be clclred by seven tonight. they w wt to remind people t t get their cars off the road so the plows and move on through. (al) is the city on time with its cleanup? (tiffany) al, their snow policy says to have streets cleleed within 72 hours. but, they say they are way ahead of schedule.

>> weather ad-lib winter weather advisory in fect for yankton, clay, lincolco., sd and lyon co., ia until midnight tonight we're not done with the snow just yet! it will be much lighter today, but will still be capable of dropping a couple more inches or so in the winter weather-advised areas up north and perhaps an inch more around sioux city before exiting tonight. the wind will be more of a player today than it was yesterday with gusts expectededo be around 25 miles per hour which will cause some blowing snow and lowered visibilities. roads also remain slick this morning, so do plan for a few extra minutes on your commutes today. conditions finally quiet down tomorrow as the clouds exit and highs remain in thehe0s the few days and eventually flirt with the 40s over the weekendnd

while road crews and siouxlanders continue to clean up from the snow storm, law enforcement agencies a a reminding drivers that just because the roads are clear, doesn't mean it's full speed ahead. iowa state patrol trooper john farley stopped by the ktiv studios this morning. he says to keep an eye on the weather forecast for where you are and where you're going. "we want to make sure people aren't overconfident, people are really utilizing those good driving and defensive driving skills, making sure they are being prepared all the time," says iowa state patrol trooper john farley. farley says troopers responded to about a dozen calls for vehicles in the median or ditch yesterday, but there were no major accidents in northwest iowa. authorities have released the names of two people killed in a head-on collision east of yankton, south dakota early yesterday morning. they're identified as 31-year

and 30-year old ashley riibe, both of yankton. the state patrol says nelsen was driving the wrong way on state highway 50, which is a divided, four- lane roadway. his car hit the car driven by riibe head-on. nelsen's car caught on fire and he died at the scene. riibe died of her injuries later at a sioux falls hospital. after the crash, a third car and a pickup truck struck the wrecked vehicles, but none of the people in those vehicles was injured. a sioux city man, who ran a school-based program for at-risk kids was sentenced today for having sex with a student. a judge today gave 29-year- old erick deleon 15 years probation. plus, he must register as a sex officer after being found guilty of sexual exploitation by a school employee. his defense attorney argued he was a state employee, who ran a program for at-risk students at north high school. but, the judge determined that deleon was also a school district employee because he also worked as an assistant soccer coach at west high school.

quote "pattern of sexual related texting and sexual intercourse with the victim." chicago's police chiefefas been fired todadaafter a public outcry over the handling of the case of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer. mayor rahm emanuel announced that he has dismissed superintenden t garry mccarthy, who only days ago insisted to reporters that the mayor had his "back." protesters have been calling for mccarthy's dismissal fofodays in response to the handlininof the laquan mcdonald shooting. the pentagon is expanding the u.s. special operations force in iraq to help iraqi and kurdish forces fight islamic state militants. defense secretary ash carter told the house armed services committee today that over time, the forces will be able to conduct raras, free hostages, , ther intelligence and capture isis leaders. carter did not offer troop numbers. meanwhile, u-s-a today reports the pentagon may also send more troops to syria to fight isis.

the paper the pentagon will consider deploying more special ops troops if the pilot project there shows signs of progress. last month, presesent obama announced 50 commandos will be sent to northern syria to advise forces fighting isis. president obama wrapped up his trip to paris today, leaving negotiators at the u-n climate change summit to work out a historic worldwide deal on climate change. n-b-c's kelly o'donnell reports from parr.

from reaching the west. on russia, the kremlin released a photo of a brief putin -obama meeting herere. while today the president said russia remains slow to target isis in syria... (sot/ president obama) "i don't expect youe gonna see a 180 degree turn on their strategy in the next several weeks." reacting on camera for the time after the colorado shooting, at a planned parenthood clinic, the president defended the organization's mission then focused on american gun violence. (sot/ president obama) "i say this every time we have a mass shooting -- this just doesn't happen in other countrtrs." asked about the future viability of any climate change deal reached here in paris with a new president, obama let his inner pundit come out. (sot/ president obama) "i'm anticipating a democrat succeeding me. i'm confident of the wisdom of the american people on that front." (on cam) s/ kelly o'donnell/ nbc news/

"the president headed back to washington right after that news conference where he also said intelligence needs to improve to better identify isis targets. taking a shot at washington, the president said that too often american leadership is defined by sending in troops and not enough given to the idea the u.s. can build international support. i'm kelly o'donnell in paris, back to you." >> governor terry branstad says there is no reason to delay plans to shift iowa's medicaid operation to private management, even though a judge has recommended the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program. governor terry branstad says the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says if the state can take the judge's recommendati on, and continue with three private firms. gov. terry bransnsd/r-iowa "those of us that are in health systems, like those of us that have the state employee health plan, it's a managed care system. and it's worked, i think, very effectively and it's worked effectively in other states, and i see no reason why in iowa we can't work it effectively." governor branstad stressed the

dededed how to proceed. iowa is set to shift the 4- point-2 billion dollar medicaid program to private management starting in january. south dakota regulators have granted a construction permit, with conditions, for a pipeline that would cross through the state as it carries crude oil from north dakota to illinois. the public utilities c cmmission voted 2-1 to approve the state's portion of the 11-hundred mile dakota access pipeline. south dakota is the first state to make a decision about the pipeline. it must also be approved in iowa, where three landowners, including two from siouxland, have filed a lawsuit to stop eminent domain from being used to take their land for the project. rren buffett plans to hit the campaign trara stumping for hillary clinton. the billionaire investor is set to appear with clinton at a campaign stop in nebraska next month. it will be the democratic presidential candidate's first campaign stop in omaha before the nebraska caucus in march. a clinton campaign source says the two will talk abououthe need

inequality. buffett has long been a fan of clinton, contributing to both her campaign and super pac in recent months. billionaire businessman donald trump plans to bring his campaign back to siouxland this weekend. the republican presidential hopeful will hold a rally in spencer, iowa on saturday at the clay c cnty regional events center. doors open at 9 a-m. the event begins at 11. how much more snow will fall today? stay tuned for the forecast from meterologist ben dorenbach coming up next on news four at noon. here's the live view from our skycam in spencer, iowa, where it's and degrees this noon hour. .

ben, that light snow is kinda

perhaps an inch more around sioux city before exiting tonight. the wind will be more of a player today an it was yesterday y th gusts expected to be around 25 miles pepehour which will cause some blowing snow and lowered visibilities. roads also remain slick this morning, so do plan for a few extra minutes on your commutes today. conditions finally quiet down tomorrow as the clouds exit and highs remain the 30s the few dayayand eventually flirt with the 40s over the weekend.

>> > u.s. stocks are heading higher today. we'll check the numbers and have farm markets when we come back... and after all the buying frenzy of black friday and cyber monday.... today, it's all about the giving.

at the first world conference on climate change, the challenge seemed insurmountable. but today, as world leaders come together in paris, the solutions are clear. with a real commitment to clean energy, we can tackle the climate crisis, end our dependence on oil from foreign countries, and create millions of american jobs. but none of it will happen unless america leads.

>> figures have plunged for the fourth month according to a survey of supply mangers in midwest states. this is providing more evidence of a slowdown in the region's economy. a report issued today says the overall mid- american business conditions index dropped to 40 point 7 laststonth from the 41 point 9 in october. an economist from creighton university is citing the strong u-s dollar among the reasons for the region's economic slide. the survey covers all siouxland states along with minnesota, kansas and north dakota. the obama administration is boosting the amount of

renewable fuels in the u.s. gasoline supply. that's despite sustained opposition by oil companies, and environmental ists --and-- a move by the environmental protection agency to reduce the nation's renewable fuels standard. the e-p-a has announced a rule to increase production of ethanol to be blended with gasoline through 2016. that means there will be a higher supply of the corn-based fuel, overall.

stocks are higher in midday trading, led by gains in health care companies. after the long holiday weekend of shopping, followed by cyber monday, a change of pace today. "givivg tuesday" is a day y americans are urged to volunteer or make donations to local, national and international charities. the one-day charitable giving promotion launched in 2012. and since most charities generate a vast majority of their contributions at the end of the year, giving tuesday has opened the door to a more organized effort on a specific day. still ahead on news four at noon...

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to feel normal. look at me now, i'm on t.v., i i almost famous, you guys wouldn't even know my name if i hadn't got in an accident." (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "being able to see someone actually use it, is life changing for us." the team of students were beaming as saw the technology--- really work. (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "we believe this can be a rmanent solution fofo someone e meday, yes." and speaking of solutions - remember this guy? this same team created a special arm for 7 year old alex pring. he's had his arm helpingim for over a year now. >> holiday art, made by you...

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doing and break it down into all the steps that you need. yes. that's what we do at the art centerwe make art accessible to everybody. this is a way that we're able to do it and it's free to the public so you just need to pre- register and make sure you head on down to the art center to make some holiday gifts. you can make holiday gifts that are different from what was made e st year or the year before. we always have fresh projects. we also have some tried and true favorites that people always ask for. something like this mosaic tile you can make that new every year because there's always something different that you're imagining. pre-registration is required. you can call the art center 712- 279-6272. it's the 12th annual holiday workshop comomg up on december 5th from 10:30 to 3:15. there's also a website, check it out at siouxcityartcenter.org. erin, thanks for joining us. thank you. thanks for joining us around siouxland. >>

look at the weather forecast. thanks for joining us. have a great afternoon! >> jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice:

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