dense fog advisory in effect for parts of eastern siouxland until 9 am today parts of extreme eastern siouxland will experience some dense fog this morning with visibilities dropping below one mile along with a few areas of frost and a few slick spots on the roads. that aside, we'll continue to melt the snow today with the sun out and temperatures in the 40s to near 50 across the area. some patchy fog will be possible again tonight before another day warm day tomorrow with quite a few graphics. wx timer @ :40 >> people who knew the female suspect in wednesday's san bernardino mass killing say that was out of character for the woman they knew. tashfeen malik spent five years living and

n-b-c's bill neely looked into her life there and reports from islamabad, pakistan.

investigators in california are expected to update the investigation into last week's mass shooting today. fourteen people were killed, 21 others wounded when police say the husband and wife opened fire inside a social services center, targeting people at a holiday party. investigators are calling the attack an act of terrorism. the justice department plans to announce an investigation of the chicago police department. the calls for a d-o-j probe intensified after chicago police released a video showing

laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times last year... and the resignation of the chicago police superintendent. the justice deparment said laywers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation. the attorney general expects to make a decision very soon. it was scary moments for holiday shoppers at a california mall last night when some mistook a smash-and-grab robbery for shots fired. many people took to twitter to report that they heard shots fired. but police confrimed it was not an active shooter situation. police launched a massive response in a search for the three suspects at tyler mall in riverside, california. riverside city police said that it wasn't clear if shots were fired... but the three men went into a jewelry store and began smashing a display case in an attempt to steal the jewelry. the police search is ongoing. we now know the names of the people involved in friday's crash near yankton, south

and sent three others to the hospital. a vehicle driven by 55- year-old robin mettler of menno, south dakota was traveling southbound on highway 81 when her car crossed into the northbound lane, striking a car carrying four people. authorties say 68-year- old karol aeschlimann of hurley, 71-year-old lila rayburn of hurley and 68-year-old sandra johnson of parker died at the scene. 69-year-old dennis johnson of parker suffered serious non- life threatening injuries. mettler and her 21-year- old passenger, mary mettler, also were seriously injured a car crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when she collided head-on with a pick-up truck heading northbound. jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash.

year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 year-old kyleigh sanders and 15 year-old ashely portz. the cause of the collision remains under investigation. goodwill of the great plains shoe and mitten drive has been a long- standing tradition in sioux city. months of preparations went into, brininging pure joy for hundreds of kids on saturday morning. ktiv's sam curtiss takes us inside the party.

and one of the biggest reasons why the event runs so smoothly, the work of the volunteers. from deputies with the woodbury county sheriff's office to high schoolers at lawton- bronson. as well as many who volunteer because they were once helped by this event. like the lefler family. 19 brothers and sisters, they aren't all pictured, but for 15 years they've come back to help. "so many of the litte kids that are getting these things, it's not the parents, i mean the parents say thank you, but the little kids themsleves when you say merry christmas and their face lights up and you hand them something and they say thank you, it makes me have faith that these kids are being brought up right," said janet schrunk. there was also a number of people from the ktiv family helping kids lace up their new shoes. several siouxland organizations came together to give back yesterday. traci bower photography, the railroad museum, century 21, the marina inn, and

together to hold a toy drive. siouxlanders could come out to the railroad museum for a polar express themed photoshoot and donate a toy. the toys will go to the kids at the crittenton center, which is a local children's homeless shelter. their goal is to help as many kids as possible and they say it's all about the community. "to maybe get a little something could mean a whole different experience this christmas for those kids. when we come together and take care of each other that's what builds a community and that's what makes a community strong," said traci bower photography owner, traci bower. they will be colleccting toys till december 16th. you can bring them to the marina inn. one spencer, iowa tradition will soon get folks into the holiday spirit spencer holds a grand meander and holiday open house every year. the shops of downtown spencer put together live window displays. the event will starts today at 4 p-m in downtown spencer-- that's when the windows will come to life. there will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance this evening. our annual "12 days of holiday

starts tomorrow. each year, al, ben, and i play live on the air, but you have a chance to win at home... but if you want to play, you have to register first. to do that, go to our website, ktiv-dot-com and you'll find the registration for our "12 days of holiday trivia." you can enter to play for a prize from a step in thyme florals by filling out the registration under the news 4 today tab, contest tab, or at the bottom of the home page on the only on ktiv section. this year, more businesses are testing out drone deliveries. we'll tell you how this affects you and your online shopping this holiday season, after the break.

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50 across the area. some patchy fog will be possible again tonight before another day warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. a few sprinkles if not a shower might be squeezed out of those, but that appears to be our only decent chance of precipitation in our entire will bring high temperatures in the 50s before cooling down this weekend with precipitation looking more likely well east of us, so we'll see how that plays out. see graphics.

every day has become cyber monday... with a record number of americans shopping online this holiday season.

of sorts. businesses competing to get items delivered faster than ever before. brian mooar explains.

customers in 30 minutes or less. (sot: edmund lee / managing editor, recode) "the fact that the technology already exists is interesting i think right now it's a matter of public sentiment and government sense of whether this is safe for people or not." that service won't take off until the f-a-a gives it's approval... so what sounds like science fiction could be a reality by christmas 20- 16. even google and wal mart are jumping on t.. and starting to test their own u-a-v delivery systems. but for this holiday season... you might just want to get your own drone for under the tree... delivered the old fashioned way. brian mooar, nbc news. >> thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. according to a new report from insurance quotes dot com, a whopping 23-million americans have had packages stolen from their doorsteps. experts recommend getting deliveries shipped to your work place or getting a neighbor to keep an eye out for your packages. you could also opt for a signature before it's dropped off.

today.... one couple in their 90's has hit it big on social media. and it's all because of santa. next.

a minnesota couple in their 90's, is now a hit on social media. maybe you've seen it, priceless faces following a spontaneous moment - with santa! boyd hupert has the story of mommy kissing santa claus!

"santa said to my mother, now give me a little kiss on the check." "it's so genuine." - and a made for social media moment was born. "it's just who we are." they are two people in their early 90s - who found each other in their 70s after losing their spouses. "every year bill would ask mother to marry him, and she would say no." s/ mary wyatt petersen, chooses happiness :41- :46 "that was the furthest thing from my mind." until the day it wasn't. "and i said mother, you told bill no. and she said i know, but i asked him." "i just think i realized that i could love somebody else." "you gotta choose happiness, especially in today's world." bill and mary will be first to second that. s/ bill petersen, mary's husband 1:09- 1:11 "merry, merry christmas to all." "yeah, to everybody. look for happiness." and should you find yourself lacking... you can always find some here.

the weather is looking pretty good for this week. ben's in next to tell us what we can expect. and the iowa state judo sioux city this weekend. we'll have the story of how the sports is changing the lives of

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the second most practiced sport in the world came to sioux city yesterday. the annual iowa judo state championships brought competitors from all over the state to siouxland. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. judo is a sport involving throws and pins for children and holds and joint locks for adults. judo instructors say it's more than the competition though-- it's the character building skills that really matter. ktiv's tommie clark went to the championship and spoke with several competitors.

it's a sport that's physical... competitor slamming opponent on the ground. ...but it goes beyond competitor's physicality. "it's important for them to learn the leadership skills and we really, really stress anti-bullying and not having bullying going on," said sempai judo academy owner and head instructor, jason reinders. jason reinders has competed in judo for years and now that he teaches it-- he says it's an outlet for kids. kids competing and audience clapping. "i like what it does for the kids. all the kids we have they're confident they have leadership skills they listen to their parents. we stress homework so they make sure grades are well and watching all the little kids grow up and do it, it's kind of fun," said sempai (semp-i) judo academy owner and head instructor, jason reinders. and students agree... "i help teach and i help people learn stuff," said 6-year-old, sammi reinders. competitor slamming opponent on the ground. "i like to compete in it because you can get medals and you can hang them up,"said 10-year-old, logan risser. "normally just pretty hard stuff," said 5-year-old, andreas miller-del villar. kids competing and audience clapping. "i used to be a little bit more shy i didn't

ended up so now i talk to people a lot more," said 15-year-old junior olympic and 8th in the nation, sean mcgarry. several of those students are part of the national competition team. competitor slamming opponent on the ground. they say it's all about working as a together sportsmanship and most importantly-- respect. in sioux city... competitor slamming opponent on the ground. ...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> reinders says his kids are already talking about taking over for him some day. it's . news and weather for you on news-4 today after the break. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the

good morning. i'm sarah te slaa. al has the day off.

in this half hour of news 4 today... in a rare speech from the oval office, president obama tried to reassure americans in the wake of attacks in san bernardino and paris - declaring the evolving terror threat is real, but also promising the country we will overcome it. the latest from washington is on the way. also... the holidays can be a time for celebration, family gatherings, and parties, but it can also be tough for those who've lost a loved one. getting through the holidays with a broken heart in today's healthbeat four. and later... kim and kanye welcome their new baby into the world... and which movie came out on top at the box office this weekend? details in the hollywood minute. but first ben on the outdoor ben?

the roads. that aside, we'll with the sun out and temperatures in the 40s to near 50 across the area. some patchy fog will be possible again warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. >> just hours ago, president obama gave an anti-terror pep talk from the oval office... outlining his much-criticized strategy to defeat isis... just days after a terror attack here at home. tracie potts is on capitol hill

said, and reaction.

homeland security secretary jeh johnson will speak at a defense and national security conference in washington, dc. today. he'll talk about current efforts to battle growing terror threats and the agency's priorities. johnson will also take part in a civil rights and civil liberties meeting with muslim leaders in northern virginia. a man accused of stabbing two people at a london tube station is due in court today. 29-year-old muhaydin mire is charged with attempted murder. police say mire seriously wounded one man before

saturday. the second victim had minor injuries. detectives searched a home in east london sunday... and are looking into reports mire yelled quote "this is for syria" during the attack. authorities are investigating the stabbing as an act of terror. presidential candidate hillary clinton spoke yesterday morning in washington d-c at a forum on american-israeli relations. clinton called for stronger ties with israel, enforcement of the iran deal and a cease of anti-muslim rhetoric. voicing her continued commitment to israel... clinton remains hopeful for a two-state solution to the israeli- palestinian conflict. talking about enforcing the iran deal... the former secretary of state said the--quote "military option should not be taken off the table." emphasizing the importance of unifying all allies to fight terrorism... especially isis... clinton called for an end to rhetoric against non- radical muslims. vice president joe biden arrived in ukraine last

ukraine's parliament. while he's in ukraine, biden is country toward making reforms and he will reassure ukraine that its concerns are not being overshadowe d by the crisis in syria. biden is scheduled to meet with ukraine's president and the prime minister today. he speaks to the parliament tomorrow. the administration also says biden will reassure ukraine that washington's strategy is to keep sanctions against russia in place until russia meets its commitments to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. record rainfall in great britain flooded parts of the country over the weekend. homes and businesses in cumbria, in northwest england, remained under threat last night from rising water levels. emergency services helped evacuate displaced victims to temporary shelters. unofficial figures show that more than 13 inches of rain fell on cumbria in a 24-hour period. people in ireland are also dealing with severe flooding. local communities have started

desmond". the clean-up has begun but many areas are still underwater. pumps were being used to help get the water moving out of a business area in county cork. officials in northwest iowa hope a new airport that's under construction in sioux county will boost business. the 28 million dollar project has been in the works for more than a decade. 2018. it will replace airports in orange city and sioux center that don't have the room to the runways at the current airports are too short to provide the extra distance needed to take off and land in wet or snowy weather. "december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." today marks the 74-th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. japan's aerial assault on the u-s naval base killed more than two-thousand people, and the u.s. declared war on japan the next day. about 24-hundred americans were killed and another 12-hundred were wounded, many while attempting to repel the attack.

pier, at joint base pearl harbor- hickam. events include a flag raising at the u-s-s arizona memorial. iowa governor terry branstad has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff from 8 to 5 today in honor of pearl harbor remembrance day. jimmy carter shared some good news about his cancer battle yesterday. the 39-th president told worshippers at his hometown church in plains, georgia that a recent m-r-i revealed the cancer appears to be gone. mister carter had several melanoma spots in his liver and his brain. he'll continue to receive regular 3-week immuno- therapy treatments. gas prices continue to drop in the united states. according to the lundberg survey, pump prices dropped another four cents over the past two weeks to 2-10 per gallon. that's the lowest price since january 23rd of this year. analysts say the decline at the pump is mostly from lower crude oil prices. they say prices could've been

the environmental protection agency had not recently upward- revised its ethanol sales requirement for 2016. the national menorah lit up the night sky in washington, dc. as last night marked the first night of hannukah. white house chief of staff helped light the first candle of the menorah on the ellipse this evening- the jewish holiday, also know as the festival of lights, marks the ancient victory of the jewish maccabees over the occupation of jerusalem. the maccabees only had enough lamp oil for one night, but it lasted for eight. during this season of giving... a volunteer organization is laying hundreds of thousands of donated wreaths at fallen soldiers' graves. volunteers with the 'wreaths across america' organization began their journey today... making their way from maine to arlington national cemetery with truckloads of wreaths. police, firemen and others are escorting the delivery to arlington... where about 40-thousand volunteers are expected to gather to lay the wreaths.

be rough if you've recently lost a loved one. coming up, we'll show you how one man is dealing with his grief this holiday season. ben: and i'll have your complete

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few slick spots on the roads. that aside, we'll continue to melt the snow today with the sun out and

50 across the area. some patchy fog will be possible again tonight before another day warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. a few sprinkles if not a shower might be squeezed out of those, but that appears to be our only decent chance of precipitation in our entire forecast. the rest of the week will bring high temperatures in the 50s before cooling down this weekend with precipitation looking more likely well east of us, so we'll see how that plays

many people look forward to the holidays... the festive atmomohere, gathering together with family and friends. but for some, it's a tough time of the year... especially for people who've lost a loved one. barbara morse silva has more in healthbeat four.

"there's something about this organization; the love there. it permeates wherever these people go and i wanted to be a part of that." ed had his first interaction in march of 2013. his wife, beverly, was in a nursing home... very ill. (sot: ed richard, volunteer) "one of the nicest things that ever happened to me in the nursing home was a visit from a social worker. in 45 minutes, beverly and i had told her our whole love story. and that was my first innroduction to hospice as a matter oofact." a week later, he woman he had shared 26 years ith--his best friend--died. ed's first christmas without beverly... (sot: ed richard, volunteer) "i did not celebrate. i really did not celebrate." it was bereavement support through home and hospice care of ri that helped him through some dark times. (sot: ed richard, volunteer) "it was a very safe place to be. it felt very safe to be there with other people who were experiencing the same type of loss."

groups. and there's more (sot: deanna upchurch, bereavement coordinator) "ed comes innhree days a week and calls familiee to offer suuport, reminding them that we're here for them in their grief." the holidays an especially difficult time. he hears this a lot... (sot: ed richard, volunteer) "i don't know what i'm going to do on the holiday. i'm going to break down, i'm going to ruin the holiday for someone. they go in to all that negative thinking and all that negative projection. and i try to getpetstaying in theimportant." these daysalooking at things... at life. (sot: ed richard, volunteer) "i talk to her a lot. we have, still do, daily conversation s. she's always on my mind and always in my the only rule when you're grieving is there are no rules. (sot: deanna upchurch, bereavement coordinator) "there's nothing to rush. it really needs to take a natural course." >> that was barbra morse silva reporting. experts say if you're grieving this holiday season or know someone who is... honor that grief and that person. talking about that person is often theraputic. if the thought of many holiday activities feels painful, overwhelming or inappropriate this year, cutting back may help. still to come this morning...

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the stock market had its biggest gain since september last week. it came after the u.s. government reported another solid month of job gains. the dow jones soared about 370 points to 17,847. the nasdaq ihcreased more than

the s&pjumped 42 points. consumers are searching for the lowest prices and highest values as they make their purchases this holiday season. but counterfeiter s are also doing some searching of their own... they're looking for consumers to take adfantage of. according to a recent study by brand protection firm markmonitor, almost one quarter of all consumers have purchased a product online that turned out to be a counterfeit. those products range from designer goods to electronics to digital contenen porsche plans to offer an all-electric performance car by the end of the decade. porsche has boasted the four-door car will be able to go more than 3-hundred miles on a single charge. the mission-e was originally unveiled at the frankfurt motor show as a concept car-- but the board of volkswagen group, porsche's parent company, has now approved development of the car for factory production. the car is part of a bigger push by volkswagen group into electric vehicles and

chipotle took a hit after its e-coli outbreak. shares for the restaurant fell 7-percent on friday. fourth quarter sales are also predicted to drop at lelet eight-percent. according to the c-d-c... 50- people in nine-states were affected by the outbreak. although chipotle expects lower sales, it is pumping more money into new safety- related measures. that includes better training and more in-depth food testing. ebay joins a growing number of companies s offering i ireased parental leave to employees. the company will offer new moms -weeks of leave at full pay. new dads will be able to take 12-weeks of parental leave at full pay. the new benefits go into effect in 2016 and apply to all hourly and salaried employees working at lelet 20 hours a week. companies are not required b b the government to pay workers parental leave. when we come back this morning will have a rundown of the top headlines in siouxland. plus... kim kardashian gave birth to a baby over

and where did the hunger games come in at the box office this week? it's all coming up in the

if you're just tuning in, here's a look at the top stories in siouxland. a long-standing tradition took place on saturday. the annual goodwill of the great plplns shoe d mitten drive was held in sioux city. the event t kes months to plan. volunteers come from all ove siouxland to help distribute the winter items to kids. one of those families, the lefler's, have helped with the event for 15 years. several organizations in siouxland gave back to the community yesterday. traci bower photography, the raililad museum, century 21, the marina inn, and kay-hills came together to hold a toy drive. the toys will all be donated to the kids at a local children's homeless shelter, the crittenton center. the goal of the toy drive is to help as many kids as possible. the drive will continue through december 16th. if you want to donate, you can take toys to the marina inn. sioux city hosted the annualal

championships yesterday. the event brings competitors from all over the state to siouxland. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. the judo instructors say it's about more than the compeition. it's the character skills that the athletes learn that really matters. a car crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when she collided head-on with a pick-up truck heading northbound. jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash. the driver of the truck, 43- year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 year-old kyleigh sanders and 15 year-old ashely portz. the cause of the collision

baby north now has a sibling.. and a plane scare for a hollywood actor.. mary moloney has it all into hollywood minute.

still to come in our third half hour this morning... one minnesota couple took over social media recectly. we'll l ll you why their picture with santa is so popular. and iowa may not hold the big ten title this year, but their season isn't over yet. we'll have the details coming up in the sports fource

good morning. i'm sarah te slaa. al has the day off. coming up in this half hour of ws 4 today... we're learningngore about the female suspect in the san bernardino shooting. she spent years studying abroad in pakistan. the latest on the investigation is on the way. also... christmas came early for hundreds of kids in sioux city.

to stay warm this winter thanks to some generous donors. and a picture that has delighted sosoany on social media has a delightful story behind it. in the picture there's an elderly couple, santa claus, and a kiss. we'll show it to you a little later. but first, here's ben.

people who knew the female suspect in wednesday's san bernardino mass killing say that was out of character for the woman they knew. tashfeen malik spent five years living and studying in pakistan. n-b-c's bill neely looked into her life there and reports from islamabad, pakistan.

investigators in california are expected to update the investigation into last week's mass shooting today. fourteen people were killed, 21 others wounded when police say the husband and

services center, targeting people at a holiday party. investigators are calling the attack an acacof terrororm. the justice department plans to nounce an investigation of the chicago police department. the calls for a d-o-j probe intensified after chicago police released a video showing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times last year... and the resignation of the chicago police superintendent. the justice deparment said laywers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation. the attorney general expects to make a decision very soon. it was scary moments for holiday shoppers at a california mall last night when some mistook a smash-and-grab robbery for shots fired. many people took to twitter to report that they heard shots fired. but police confrimed it was not an active shooter situation. police launcd a massive response in a search for the three suspects at tyler mall in riverside, california. riverside city police said that it wasn't clear if shots were fired... but the three men went

store and began smashing a display case in an attempt to steal the jewelry. the police search is ongoing. we now know the names of the people involved in friday's crash near yankton, south dakota, that killed three people and sent three others to the hospital. a vehicle driven by 55- year-old robin mettler of menno, south dakota was traveling southbound on highway 81 when her car crossed into the northbound lane, striking a car carrying four people. authorties say 68-year- old karol aeschlimann of hurley, 71-year-old lila rayburn of hurley and 68-year-old sandra johnson of parker died at the scene. 69-year-old dennis johnson of parker suffered serious non- life threatening injuries. mettler andnder 21-year- old passenger, mary mettler, also were seriously injured a car crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on highway 59, just south of 420th

19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when shehe collided head-on with a pick-up truck heading northbound. jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash. the driver of the truck, 43- year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 year-old kyleigh sanders and 15 year-old ashely portz. the cacae of the collision remains under investigation. goodwill of the great plains shoe and mitten drive has been a long- standingradition in sioux city. months of preparations went into, brininging pure joy for hundreds of kids on saturday morning. ktiv's sam curtiss takes us inside the party.

and one of the biggest reasons why the event runs so smoothly, the work of the volunteers. from deputies with the woodbury county sheriff's office to high schoolers at lawton- bronson, as well amany who volunteer because they were once helped by this event. like the lefler family here. 19 brothers and sisters, they aren't all pictured, but for 15 years they've come back to help. "so many of the litte kids that are getting these things, it's not the parents, i mean the parents say thank you, but the little kids themsleves when you s s merry christmas and their facaclights up and you hand them something and they say thank you, it makes me have faith that these kids are being brought up right," said janet schrunk. there was also a number of people from the ktiv

their new shoes. several siouxland organizazaons came together to ge back yesterday. traci bower photography, the railroad museum, century 21, the marina inn, and kay-hills came together to hold a toy drive. siouxlanders could come out to the railroad museum for a polar express themed photoshoot and donate a toy. the toys will go to the kids at the crittenton centete which is a locacachildren's homeless s shelter. their goal is to help as many kids as possible and they say it's all about the community. "to maybe get a little something could mean a whole different experience this christmas for those kids. when we come together and take care of each other that's what builds a community and that's what makes a community strong," said traci bower photography owner, traci bower. they will be colleccting toys untill december 16th. you can bring them to the marina inn. one spencer, iowa tradition will soon get folks into the holiy spirit spencer holds a grand meander and holiday open house every year. the shops of downtown spencer

the event will starts this afternoon at 4 in downtown spencer-- that's when the windows will come to life. there will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance this evening. our annual "12 days of holiday trivia" tournament starts tomorrow. each year, al, ben, and i play live on the air, but you have a chance to win at home... but if you want to play, you have to register first. to do that, go to our website, ktiv-dot-com and you'll find the registration for our "12 days of holiday trivia." you can enter to play for a prize from a step in thyme florals by filling out the registration under the news 4 today tab, contest tab, or at the bottom of the home page on the only on ktiv section. one minnesota couple in has made it big on social media. and it's all because of santa. we'll have their story coming up next. and i'll have your complete

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this morning with visibilities dropping below one mile along with a few areas of frost and a few slick spots onon the roads. that aside, we'll continue to melt the snow today with the sun out and temperatures in the 40s to near 50 across the area. some patchy fog will be possible again tonight before another day warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. a few sprinkles if not a shower might be squeezed out of those, but that appears to be our only decent chance of precipitation in our entire forecast. the rest of the week will bring high temperatures in the 50s before cooling down this weekend with precipitation looking more likely well east of us, so we'll

a minnesota couple in their 90's, is now a hit on social media. maybe you've seen it, priceless faces following a spontaneous moment - with santa! boyd hupert has the story of mommy kissing santa claus!

early 90s - who found each other in their 70s after losing their spouses. "every year bill would ask mother to marry him, and she would sayayo." s/ m my wyatt petersen, chooses happiness :41- :46 "that was the furthest thing from my mind." until the day it wasn't. "and i said mother, you told bill no. and she said i know, but i asked him." "i just think i realized that i could love somebody else." "you gotta choose happiness, especially in today's world." bill and mary will be first to second that. s/ bill petersen, mary's husband 1:09- 1:11 "merry, merry christmas to all." "yeah, to everybody. look for happiness." and should you find yourself lacng... you can always find some here. >> iowa may not have been able to beat michigan state on saturday night.

t over. we'll tell you what's next for iowa coming up in the sports

> the iowa hawkeyes gained a ton of national respect after giving michigan state all it could handle in the big ten championship game. but the hawks aren't done yet. ktiv mark freund has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

rose bowl. it's the first rose bowl appearance for iowa since 1991. the hawkeyes have 12 wins, the most in program history - and would love to finish it off with a win in a bowl game that's steeped with tradition. "this is a huge, championship-l-lel game," said senior defensiveveack jordan lomax. "a lot of teams would love to be in this game right now. the fact that we're in it, it's a huge opportunity for us." "i think everybody's just excited to play in a really good bowl game," said senior offensive lineman austin blythe. "this is probably the next best thing for us as a team, and to be able to go play there is going to be a lot of fun." "the rose bowl is the granddaddy of them all," said head coach kirk ferentz. "you think about the rose bowl, you think about tradadion, you always play a tremendous opponent. that certainly will be the case this year." stanford is ranked 6th, with an 11-2 record and a win in the pac-12 championship game. the rose bowl is at 4 in the afternoon on new year's day. not enough f-b-s teams made the 6- win standard to become bowl eligible this year - so 5-7 nebraska is in the foster farms bowl. the cornhuskers will take on u-c-l-a in santa clara, california. the bruins are 8-4 and finished

nebraska has won 2 of their last 3 games, including a one-point win over michigan state. the foster farms bowl is december 26. morningside is still looking for its first n-a-i-a national champipiship. ththmustangs' season end saturday with a 30-27 home loss to southern oregon in the n-a-i-a semifinals. morningside was held to 446 yards of offense - its second-fewest total of the season. the 27-point output ties a season low. southern oregon, the defending naia champions, went on a 12-play, 85 yard drive to score with 1:15 to go. moningside got a chance to tie the game, but a 41-yard field goal try was blocked. it's the third straight season the mumuangs have been eliminated in semis. "i'm just upset, i'm disaspointed in myself, the way things turned out," said senior quarterback ryan kasdorf. "you know, we never really made it past the semis, but i know morningside, they'll break through this one time. they'll get a national championship here pretty soon." "i love morningside, and the type of men that are here," said senior linebacker ethan stofferan. "it just made me really reflect on my y st four years here, of how great these guys are, and they've really shaped me into the person i want to be."

southern oregon and marian will square off in the naia national championship on december 19. for more sports, you can head on over to our website ktiv.com. i'm mark freund with the sportsfource morning wrap have a great day. >> it's december, but the weather for the next few days may feel more like fall weather. ben's in next with the forecast. and the iowa state judo championships were held in sioux city this week. we'll have the story of how the spororis changing the

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the second most practiced sport the worlrlcame to sioux city yesterday. the annual iowa judo state championships brought competitors from all over the state to siouxland. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. judo is a sport involving throws and pins for children and holds and

judo instructors say it's more than the competition though-- it's the character building skills that really matter. ktiv's tommie clark has more from the championship mats.

said 5-year-old, andreas miller-del villar. kids competing and audience clapping. "i used to be a little bit more shy i didn't talk to many other people. i ended up so now i talk to people a lot more," said 15-year-old junior olympic and 8th in the nation, sean mcgarry. several of those students are part of the national competition team. competitor slamming opponent on the ground. they say it's all about working as a together sportsmanship and most importantly-- respect. in sioux city... competitor slamming opponent on the ground. ....ommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. we'll head into the break with a look at soso of the events on the ktiv-dototom community

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good morning. i'm sarah te slaa. al has the day off. we've got a lot headed your way in this half hour of news 4 today... in a rare speech from the oval office, president obama tried to reassure e ericans in the wake of attackckin san rnardino and paris - declaring the evolving terror threat is real, but also promising the country we

the latest from washington is on the way. plus great britain and ireland have both seen record rainfall over the weekend, causing severe flooding. businesses and homes have been damaged... and people evacuated. we'll have t t latest details on the flooding. and later, there are parades all over the world this time of year. but we'll show you one very unique parade that's keeping many ears warm. that's coming up in what's trending. but first ben....

just hours ago, president obama gave an anti-terror pep talk from the oval office... outlining his much- criticized strategy to defefe isis... just days after a terror attack here at home. tracie potts is on capitol hill with what the president said, and reaction.

homeland security secretary jeh johnson will speak at a defense and national security conference in washington, dc. today. he'll talk about current efforts to battle growing terror threats and the agency's priorities. johnson will also take part in a civil rights and civil liberties meeting with muslim leaders in northern virginia. a man accused of stabbing two people at a london tube station is due in court today. 29-year-old muhaydin mire is charged with attempted murder. police say mire seriously wounded one man before being subdued with a taser saturday. the second victim had minor injuries. detectives searched a home in east london yesterday... and are looking into reports mire yelled quote "this is for syria" during the attack. authorities are investigating the stabbing as an act of terror. presidential candidate hillary clinton spoke yesterday morning in washington d-c at a forum on american-israeli relations.

with israel, enforcement of the iran deal and a cease of anti-muslim rhetoric. voicing her continued commitment to israel... clinton remains hopeful for a two-state solution to the israeli- palestinian conflict. talking about enforcing the iran deal... the former secretary of state said the quote "military option should not be taken off the table." emphasizing the importance of unifying all allies to fight terrorism... especially isis... clinton called for an end to rhetoric against non- radical muslims. vice president joe biden arrived in ukraine last night for meetings with top officials and a speech to ukraine's parliament. while he's in ukraine, den is looking to push the country toward making reforms and he will reassure ukraine that its concerns are not being overshadowe d by the crisis in syria. biden is scheduled to meet with ukraine's president and the prime minister today. h hspeaks to the parliament tomorrow. the administration also says biden will reassure ukraine that

place until russia meets its commitments to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. record rainfall in great britain flooded parts of the country over the weekend. homes and businesses in cumbria, in northwest england, remained under threat last night from rising water levels. emergency services helped evacuate displaced victims to temporary shelters. unofficial figures show that more than 13 inches of rain fell on cumbria in a 24-hour period. people in ireland are also dealing wiwi severe flooding. locacacommunities have started to count the cost of "storm desmond". the clean-up has begun but many areas are still underwater. pumps were being used to help get the water out of a business area in county cork. officials in northwest iowa hope a new airport that's under construction in sioux county will boost business. the e million dollar projojt has been in the works for more than a decade. it's expected to

airports in orange city and sioux center that don't have the room to expand. the runways at the current airports are too short to provide the extra distance needed to take off and land in wet or snowy weather. "december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." today marks the 74-th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. japan's aerial assault on the u-s naval base killed more than two-thousand people, and the u.s. declared war on japan the next day. about 24-hundred a aricans were killed and another 12-hundred were wounded, many while attempting to repel the attack. survivors will gather at pearl harbor to mark the day. events include a flag raising at the u-s-s arizona memorial. iowa governor terry branstad has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff from 8 to 5 today in honor of pearl harbor remembrance d d. jimmy carter shared some good news about his cancer battle yesterday. th39-th president told

church in plains, georgia that a recent m-r-i revealed the cancer appears to be gone. mister carter had several his brain. he'll cononnue to receive rerelar 3-week immunotherapy treatmtmts. gas prices continue to drop in the united states. according to the lundberg survey, pump prices dropped another four cents over the past two weeks to 2-10 per gallon. that's the lowest price since january 23rd of this year. analysts say the decline at the oil prices. they say prices could've beeee even lower if the environmental protection agency had not recently increased its ethanol sales requirement for 2016. the national menorah lit up the night sky in washington, dc. as last night marked the first night of hannukah. the white house chief of staff helped light the first candle of the menorah on the ellipse this evening- the jewish holiday, also know as the festival of lights, marks the ancient victory of the jewish

of jerusalem. the macca-bees only had enough lamp oil for one night, but it lasted for eight. during this season of giving... a volunteer organization is laying hundreds of thousands of donated wreaths at fallen soldiers' graves. volunteers with the 'wreaths across america' organization began their journey yesterday... making their way from maine to arlington national cemetery with truckloads of wreaths. police, firemen and others are escorting the delivery to arlington... where about 40-thousand volunteers are expected to wreaths. there's a lot of parades going on all across the world because of the holiday season. but we'll show you one parade that is very unique, coming up in what's trending. and i'll have your complete

it was an ear muff-filled celebration in maine over the weekend. the 39th annual earmuff parade was held to honor its inventor, chester greenwood, in his hometown of farmington. thousands of people - and dogs - lined the streets to sport their favorite pair of earmuffs. others created costumes and floats incorporating earmuffs as part of this year's theme "favorite character."

december fifth "chester greenwood day" in 1977. greenwood invented the earmuffs about 142 years ago at the age of 15. the irish band u-2 paid tribute to the victims of the paris and san bernardino attacks over the weekend. plus...caitlyn jenner is being sued... . ain. we'll tell you u

irish band u-2 paid tribute to the spirit of the city of paris last night. frontman bono said it was an honor to play in the city, saying "we are all he also honored the people week. the band returned to paris for the first time since a concert was cancelled in the wake e the november 13th attacks. the 2015 kennedy center honors inducted five new members yesterday. the first of five people honored for contributing to american culture through the arts was "star wars" director and "indiana jones" creator george lucas. cicely tyson became the oldest honoree at the age of 90. rita moreno becaca the first latina to win an ademy award and one of few to win an oscar, emmy, ammy, and tony. and the last inductee was singer-songwriter carole king. caitlyn jenner is facing another lawsuit for her role in a deadly accident in february. people magazine reports a family is suing jenner for injuries they

rear-ended a car, which h crashed into the family's s-u-v. the driver of the car, a woman, was killed in e accident. authorities have cleared the former olympian of any wrong-doing in the accident and woman's death. actor and environmental activist robert redford participated at an event in paris yesterday drawing attention to the fate of indigenous people around the world. redford was invited by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization to an event on the sidelines of the international climate conference. speaking at the event - and in interviews afterward - redford said that indigenous communities have the most to lose to the effects of climate change. monday ben- singer aaron carter is 28 sarah- pop-rock singer/celebrity judge sara bareilles is 36 ben- nfl player terrell owens is 42. sarah- basketball hall of

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>> we're wrapping things up on this monday morning. when we come back we'll have today's top headlines in siouxland. and in australia hundreds dressed up as santa yesterday. why so many were sporting the

if you're just tuning in, here's a look at the top stories in siouxland. a long-standing tradition took place on

the annual goodwill of the great plains shoe and mitten drive was held in sioux city. the event takes months to plan. volunteers come from all over siouxland to help with the drive. one of those families, the lefler's, have helped with the event for 15 years. several organizations in siouxland gave back to the community yestrday. traci bower photography, the railroad museum, century 21, the marina inn, and kay-hills came together to hold a toy drive. the toys will all be donated to the kids at a local children's homeless shelter, the crittenton center. the goal of the toy drive is to help as many kids as possible. the toy drive will continue through december 16th. if you want to donate, you can take the toys to the marina inn sioux city was hosto the annual iowa judo state championships yesterday. the event brings competitors from all over the state to siouxland. the championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. the judo instructors say it's about more than the

the competitors learn from it that really matters. a r crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when she collided head-on with a pick-up truck heading northbound. jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash. the driver of the truck, 43- year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 year-old kyleigh sanders and 15 year-old ashely portz. the cause of the collision

thousands of people dressed as santa claus ran through sydney yesterday for a good cause. proceeds from the santa fun run went to a charity that helps children who are disadvantaged, sick or have special needs. race organizers were hoping to than 340-thousand dollars for the charity. the race route took runners past some famous sydney landmarks, including the sydney harbor bridge and the sydney opera house.

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