first presidential test. but, its a poll in all 50 states that donald trump is toing tonight. (matt) it's proof, trump says, that his demand for a temporary ban on muslims entering the u-s is paying off politically. (sheila) a trump best: 35% support, more than double his nearest rivals, in the cbs new york times national poll of republicans the poll was done after san bernardino, as trump demanded a ban on muslims entering the u-s. it's a political move that trump considered risky, but appears to be paying off for the candidate. sot: voice of donald trump, (r) presidential candidate:32-:40 "i understand that new polls that have come out have had me even higher because people a lot of people agree with me, but i certainly didn't do it for poll numbers." presidential candidateed cruz opposes trump's muslim ban. and, cruz leapfogged trump to the top of the latest monmouth university poll in iowa. an iowa conservatiti says he's backing cruz for the republican@presidential nomination. bob vander plaats is the president and c-e-o of the conservative family leader

reporters that cruz is a man he trusts. (bob vander plaats/family leader president and ceo) they're that fresh, what is that bold, what is that courageous leadership. and i happen to believe that the extraordinary leader that we need for these extraordinary times is u.s. senator ted cruz." in 2008, vander plaats spent a year stumping for former and, in 2012, he backed rick santorum. both men went on to win the iowa caucus, but lo the race to be the republican party's presidential (sheila) we've learned more about the of interstate 29 in council bluffs, iowa. the pilot left eppley airfield around noon. moments later he radioed back saying he was experiencing problems with the he requested permission to return to the airport. a witness to the crash said he approached the scene and checked on theheilot and he was unresponsive. sheriff:19 said

traveling southbound on the east side of the interstate. it banked to the right as it was going to the airport and ipped one of the powerlines wiwi its wing which caususd it to kind of tumble and it ended up in the median." the pilot, who hasn't ben en route to a small airport in colorado when it crashed. storm lake, iowa, police have arrested two people following a car break-in, on tuesday night. police say the suspects, 23- year-old kyle thelen, and 18-year-old alan martinez, broke into the car ib the 600 block of superior street, sometime on tuesday night. investigators say they got away with debit cards, an iowa driver's license and loose change. one of the debit cards was used at a local arbys restaurant, and la juanita's. interviews, and a check of security camera video, revealed a suspect. police executed the search warrant at the suspect's address late last night, and found stolen property, marijuana and drugugaraphernalia . a second residence was searched

morning. that search turned up additional stolen property. the two men face a laundry list of charges. about 100 members of the oromo community of siouxland marched for an hour and a half to the federal building, in sioux city, this afternoon. the purpose was to protest the ethiopian government taking of farmland in their home country of ethiopia. the marchers said the ethiopian government has taken land over the last few weeks without compensation. one of the marchers says that action led to student protests in ethiopia. he says the ethiopian government has shot and killed many of those protesters. "we born there," "there's no place to go for those people. that's why these kids they come out arere protesting. we are sharing their pain." the marchers, here in sioux city, say they will continue to protest until their voices are heard. they hope lawmakers will take their message to washington d-c. weather. (matt) chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the first look at our forecast. a cold front that moved throroh

lot of wind along with it. that wind diesdown tonight and we'll get to enjoy one more day in the 50s on friday. colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a chance of some precipitation. (sheila) a city project should make it easier to navigate rail traffic through sioux city. (matt) at an open h hse, tonight, city engineers updated their progress on the proposed viaduct at 18th street. the proposed viaduct project will begin at floyd boulevard and span the railroad tracks. it will end east of the

and steuben street. nstruction could begin as early as february 2017, and is anticipated to take 18 months to complete. city engineer glenn ellis says it's important to keep the public informed. "we have 60 percent of the design plans completed. they have been reviewed. and we're just informing the public of the changes that will take place with the roadway network at steuben street and floyd boulevard, and the potential closures of railroad track crossings in the e ea." said glenn ellis, city engineer, city of sioux city. project activities would include, but not be limited to, construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements. traffic will be maintained during construction, however, there will be times where detours would be required. sioux city city council members are hoping to complete the city's recreational trail system soon. according to the city's parks and recreation director, it will take 10- and-a-half million dollars to complete all the trails. three-and-a-half million of that will pay for the three mile trail from chautauqua park to chris larsen park.

moore, sioux city city councilmember. "we have a lot going for us. we compete with-we're in a a i- state area so we're competing with the other states, nebraska and south dakota and their communities. and we have to be very competitive." some of the future trail connection projects include the clark school to outer drive trail, the perry creek trail to outer drive trail connection, and the riverside park trail to war eagle park. the city is also looking at regional trailil connections. that would include trails to sergeant bluff, as well as, a 33 mile connection to le mars. sioux city leaders have approved nearly 300- thousand dollars to pay for studies of various projects in the fiscal year that started just five months ago. with the growing economy in sioux city, there continues to be new additions and improvements made. some of that growth comes through studies approved by the city, city leaders say. "a lot of people often question why the city enters into these agreements for consultant studies and in large part because we don't have the expertise in house to padmore, sioux city city

city leaders say another reason studies are beneficial are because they allow parties, that aren't affiliated with city, to make a neutral observation. other sioux city studies approved for fiscal year 2016 include: community assessment, a bridgeport traffic study, campground site analysis, a trail study, the leeds/floyd corridor study and the neighborhood housing study. with plans for cone park underway, the city is looking for more grants to fund the multi-million dollar project. the parks and recreation already two-point-eight million dollars in private funding for the park. there is also 850-thousand dollars from the city and county. on wednesday, the city's parks and recreation director was in des moines to secure final funding for cone park. he says the committee would like to see more private financial contribution toward the project. (matt) still to come... after giving birth, that bonding time between mom and baby is important.

allowing that skin-to-skin contact for moms, who never had that option before. details are just 16 minutes away

of wind along with it. that wind dies down tonight and we'll

one m/re day in the 50s on friday. colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a chance of some precipitation. we should be warm enough on saturday that any precipitation should fall mostly as rain. by saturday night and sunday, we'll be cooling down which could give us mixture of rain and snow from sunday

still to come.... a little girl who only wants one thing for christmas after losing the heartwarming story right after the break.

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(sheila) an eight-year-old child's wish for christmas cards has gone viral and people around the (matt) sa'fyre was severely burned in a fire that claimed the lives of her family two and a half years ago. now, this little survivor's small wish has turned into something much bigger. jessica

"we have lots of cards at home" but sa'fyre terry wanted enough cards to fill the entire card tree her aunt - a woman she now calls mama - bought at a thrift store. (natsot aunt) "i'm so touched" it's been a rough few years for the family. sa'fyre was the only survivor of a suspected arson that killed her father, sister and two brothers in schenectady two and a half years ago. the now 8 year old suffered burns to three quarters of her body. wednesday, this sweet little survivor was anxious to get to the post office to see if there was anything in her po box yet. you see - her wish had been shared around the world on facebook. (natsot) reporter: how many cards do you think there's gonna be? sa'fyre: 20 and then - something magical happened. the post master rolled out an entire mail bin overflowing with cards and packages. (natsot) "this is all for you sa'fyre, merry sa'fyre was stunned. (natsot) "look at all the cards." "what!"

caring for sa'fyre since she got out of the hospital - was in tears. s/ liz dolder / sa'fyre's aunt 1:14- 1:23 "it's indescribable, so many people in the world that are coming together for her to give her her wish, her wish" s/ jessica layton / reporting 1:24-1:38 "after the initial request for cards on facebook well this little po box filled up in a matter of hours. and it's only just begun, this post office knows they'll need a lot more of these bins to be able to keep up with all the cards for sa'fyre" s/ john reilly / schenectady postmaster 1:39-1:44 "she received over 100 letters and many packages and we're anticipating thousands more" after so much pain this little girl finally gets to feel how all kids should feel. (natsot) "happy" happy. thanks to the kindness of strangers. and the comfort of their cards. (natsot aunt - covered) "we have to share her with the world. she's got a message. she's a living message of hope, faith and love." >>

send a card to sa'fyre before christmas. head to ktiv dot com and the address to her p-o box will be inside this story. employees from f&m bank made a donation to boys & girls home and family services. they presented a check for $1,200. employees from the bank in south sioux city raised the money by paying to wear jeans on the last friday of each month. the bank then matched their donation. c-sections deliveries change the process of child birth for moms but, several siouxland hospitals want to preserve that important connection moms make with their

holding your baby for the first time after its born is an incredible experience. but women who have c- sections don't often get those first precious moments with their babies, until now. (sheila) a few siouxland hospitals have put into practice a new procedure for baby and mom. ktiv's sarah te slaa shows us.

chest so they have that bonding experience," says stephanie hill, the ob supervisor at cherokee regional medical center. the procedure is routinely done for vaginal births, but baby hope is the first at the hospital to go through it for c- section babies. 11:16 "it helps that transition process from delivery to normalize baby's heart rate and temps and blood sugars as well and just an easier transition into life," says kelli hueser, an rn with cherokee regional medical center. it also encourages babies to breast feed. 8:06 "increases breast feeding rates and breast feed a lot longer and better if they have skin to skin within the first hour so our goal is to have uninterrupted skin to skin in that first hour and through that first breast feeding session," says hill. 8:19 before, nurses cleaned, warmed, and swadled c-sectioned babies, then put the wrapped up bundled of joy on mom's chest or into dad's arms. then mom and baby were separated for up to an hour while doctors finished the surgery. but now, if mom and baby are doing ok, they get uninterrupted skin to skin cuddle time. 11:40 "it helps that bonding that you see with mom and baby you want that

delivery," says hueser. 23:15 "it felt absolutely i had a chance to go back with my first three i would do skin to skin right away because it's an amazing feeling," says reed. baby hope seems to agree. 25:17 "i hope she stays in my arms for a long, long time," says reed. in cherokee, sarah te slaa, ktiv news 4. >> cherokee regional medical center began doing skin to skin about a month ago and it's one of the first smaller hospitals in the region to do it. they had to address a few concerns before they could begin doing it. "mainly because of the sterility of the or, when you are doing a c-section, you want to keep everything sterile because you have an incision on the mother opened up, so there were thoughts of maintining sterile environments, and there have been some studies done on it and more comfort with it and kind of a slow progression, so we are starting to see it come into being now," says dr. chris vandelune, d.o., cherokee regional medical center. cherokee isn't the only hospital

do skin to skin. unitypoint health - st. luke's in sioux city started the procedure in october. nurses and doctors there say they promote skin to skin in the delivery room, operating room, recovery room, and throughout the family's stay at the hospital. brad's here -- a crazy game in ames tonight. iowa and iowa state battled to the final second. we'll have the highlights and reaction from hilton coliseum. and, north and south sioux city play a nail-biter on the high school court. sports fource is next.

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over the last decade. the cyclones have beaten the hawkeyes in seven of the last ten meeting, including a 15-point win in iowa city last year. but isu senior georges niang said he expected iowa to try to make it a 'bloodbath' at hilton coliseum. iowa state with a 31-game non- conference winning streak at home. but early on -- it was hawkeye magic - in the form of jarrod uthoff - uthoff made his first 8 field goals as iowa got built a 20-point lead. the cyclones had no answer for uthoff - he had 30 first-half points - shooting 11-of 13 in the half - and helping iowa to a 14-point halftime lead. but in the second half, the cyclones go on a 24-6 run - georges niang buries the three - the cyclones cut the deficit to one with under 6 to go. but the hawkeyes respond - mike gesell - to the rack - putting iowa up by 8 with 2 and a half minutes left. the cyclones punch right back -

thomas had a career-high 19 points. and then down one - the cyclones save it for the last shot - and give it to monte morris - 20 points - none bigger than these - isu up by one. iowa has one last chance -- but the shot is short - and the court storm begins - iowa state finishes the game on a 9-0 run - and wins in dramatic fashion, 83-82. "it's one of my shots i always work on, my floater," said guard monte morris. "i thought it was going in when i let it go, you know, god-willing at the end of the day. i was happy for myself and my teammates for getting the win." "i think this one stole the show for my career right now." "that's get the ball to the point guard and go make a play," said head coach steve prohm. "monte was really good off the ball screen in the second half." "they do a really good job of, if you take a bad shot, or if you turn it over, they score," said iowa head coach fran mccaffery. "that's to their

to play arkansas-pine bluff. iowa is off until december 19th against drake. high school hoops -- 3 and 1 north hosting 1-1 south sioux city. fourth quarter -- cardinals down by 3 -- but tanner christensen hits the runner and south sioux is only down one. and the cards take the lead. good passing -- brad hartnett finds jose maldonado for the layin -- cards go in front 45-44. the see-saw goes back in favor of north -- jailen billings to trenton wilson -- stars lead by one. north closes on a 6-nothing run -- billings sinks 3 free throws in the final minute and north takes it, 50 to 45. after seven seasons as the northwestern college head football coach, kyle achterhoff abruptly resigned on wednesday. northwestern named the new coach today. northwestern athletic director, earl woudstra, introduced matt mccarty, this mccarty served as the team's defensive coordinator for the past 11 seasons. he's also served as

back for the red raiders from 2- thousand to 2-thousand-3. asked how he plans to improve the program, mccarty says it's all about the process. "we're going to focus on the details," said mccarty. "we're going to try to be great every single day. i'm a process oriented person and for us to be successful on saturdays, it starts now. we're going to be aggressive, we're going to play physical, and we're going to execute really well. i think all of those things lead to success on the field." the 35-year old mccarty is just the fifth head coach at northwestern since 1960. wayne state at the ncaa division ii volleyball championships -- taking on carson-newman of tennessee. heelan grad leisa mcclintock with the assist to alyssa frauendorfer -- one of her 19 kills. wayne state takes the first set, 25-20. wildcats keep pounding the ball in the second set -- katie hughes with the kill. wayne state wins again 25- 22. the eagles won the third set but wayne state closes it out -- frauendorfer with another kill -- wayne state advances 3 to 1. the wildcats play in the