thursday, december 17th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... four kids are in custody after a threat puts a northeast nebraska school on lockdown. authorities in madisis county locked down newman grove high school yesterday after a threat was received on social media. we've got the latest coming up. also after reports of misconduct and misuse of force, the department of justice begins its investigation into the chicago police department. more from the windy city in just a minute. and one siouxland woman has a unique christmas collection. her home is filled with one-of-a-kind nutcrackers, nativity scenes, and special santas. we'll check out her holiday decore a little later. but first, here's ben.

confident that we'll see at least a few peeks of sun today, but not to worry, we'll have plenty of opportunity to see some tomorrow and over the weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, but temperatures closer to 40 will arrive this weekend and stick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics. wx timer @ :40 >> four students have been arrested after a threat that prompted the evacuation of the high school in newman grove, nebraska. ktiv/us9s9s mike flood has thehe latest on the investigation. "it started about 12:10, when school administrator s were made aware of a facebook post that was posted at about 10am. in that post, unspecified threats were made against the school building and the people inside. school officials immediately contacted newman grove police

county sheriff officials. "the threat was one of the nature of violence to the school and its students," said madison county sheriff, vern hjorth. "so, consequently, the school was shut down." now, madison county has what's called a cirt team - critical incident response team. they immediately made their way to newman grove, surrounded the school and began investigating exactly what happened. a short time after their arrival, they took four students into custody, all juveniles, and transported them to the juvenile detention center in madison, which is about 15 miles away. as for the rest of the day, they spent a little time after that sweeping the school just to see if anything was left behind or if anybody e ee was involved, and by 2:30, i iwas business as usuaua "we are very lucky to have officers in and around o community to help us deal with these types of situations," said newman grove superintendent, mikel shalikow. now parents were alerted that the school had been placed on lockdown. school officials say they'd like to call everybody and let them know exactly what happened, but things are moving so quickly. the good news is, at the end of the day, all of the kids, the parents, the teachers went home safely. four

the madison county attorney will now decide what charges the teens face and if they will be tried as adults. the man arrested for setting fire to a california mosqsq last friday was arraigned yesterday. 23-year-old carl james dial junior faces a felony count of arson and burglary and a misdemeanor count of committing a hate crime. he was identified by investigators as the primary suspect in the coachella mosque fire. the mosque suffered considerable damage to it's entrance and smoke damage roughout. dial plead not guilty to all three charges. if convicted, he could face up to 11 years and four months in prison. his next court appearance is set for december 28-th. the comptoir voltaire cafe in paris has reopened more than one month after the terrorist attacks hit the city.

on november 13- th, when a suicide bomber blew himself up on the terrace of the cafe. several people were injured. thehe shattered windows have been replaced and the owners have added a french flag to the christmas decorations. a few feet from the entrance of the cafe, flowers are still on the ground as a tribute for the victims of the attacks. protesters marched in downtown baltimore after a mistrial was declared in the trial of a police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. they shout "no justice no peace" outside the baltimore court house. after the jury said it could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the four charges against william portrt. the judge thanked d e jury for their service and dismissed them. porter is charged with manslaughter, second degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. porter will be retried by a new jury. five other officers also face various charged and will be tried separately . the u-s department of justice

investigation into the use of force by the chicago police department on wednesday. karen jordan has the story from chicago.

go) "i can understand and appreciate people's frustration has come to a point and i believe that we will deal with it. i think it's core to what we have to do." protesters say they will continue their efforts to get the mayor to resign. the coalition for a new chicago is planning a christmas eve rally along the mag mile, similar to the black friday protest that stopped some shoppers from entering stores. (rev. gregory livingston/fou nder, coalition for a new chicago) "we're going to have a prayer vigil, we're going to pray for our city, pray for our leaders here. but we're also going to march down the street. we're going to be singing, chanting and doing everything else." >> purple hearts will be awarded to five servicemen killed during a shooting rampage at a navy reserve center in chattanooga, tennessee this past summer. the navy announced yesterday that five marines and one sailor will receive purple hearts.. an award bestowed to military personnel wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the united states. all but one of the victims died in the july 16th shooting. the purple heart acknowledgment comes after an investigation determined that the attack was inspired by a foreign terrorist group. the navy has not said when the

awarded. a sheriff's deputy in madison county, nebraska is being called a hero after his brave actions were caught on video. two week ago, 911 dispatchers received a call about a reckless semi driver on highway 81 at the platte county line. deputies caught up with the tractor trailer near madison using their lights and sirens when they became concerned because the truck wouldn't stop. madison county deputy todd volk was working that day and knew something didn't sound right. he says the driver just had a blank stare on his face. the semi then barreled towards norfolk. so, at that point, deputy volk knew something needed to be done. "as he came by, i could see the driver's head slumped down and felt he was not conscious. at that point in time, the truck was traveling about 20 mph, i jumped back in my patrol vehicle, punched it and got up in front and jumped out and jumped up and grabbed the hand railing and the mirror on the side of the truck and hit the

the driver suffered a diabetic reaction. the madison county sheriff says volk risked his life to save others that day. are you still trying to find the perfect gift for the kids on your christmas shopping list? coming up, we'll show you some of the top toys on this list this year that they want under the tree. ben: and i'll have your

today, but not to worry, we'll have plenty of opportunity to see some tomorrow and over the weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, but temperatures closer to 40 wililarrive this weekend and stick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics.

are you still finishing up your christmas shopping? good housekeeping has some top toy picks for the year that could be the perfect gift for the kids on your list. lynda baquero has more.

dir., good housekeeping institute) "we want to make sure we're putting forth really great products. ones that are gonna inspire kids, foster creativity and imagination and foster a lot of educational skill sets." here's a toy that promises cool experimients! it's called sick science! (sot: rachel rothman / tech. dir., good housekeeping institute) "so with this one its teaching them about the center of gravity and kind of like the jenga style. it'll walk you through different things you can do where you remove one and what is that gonna do to the teetering of it." kids can also have fun with this twist on traditional building blocks. it's the mega marble run from galt toys. (sot: rachel rothman / tech. dir., good housekeeping institute) "and then he kids can ppce the marbles through. so you see the spinners and it going through different levers and different tilts on it. the kids had a really great time with this." and here's the newest in mattel's monster high series...astra-nova, a levitating doll! (sot: rachel rothman / tech. dir., good housekeeping institute) "so through electro magnetic priniciples, this is how its able to do it. and based on when we're talking you see it lighting up. so if you have the music going, you can get the lights going in a fun manner." she's fifty bucks. for twice that price...you get....the fisher price imagi-next ultra t-rex! twist this figure and watch what happens (sot: rachel rothman / tech. dir., good housekeeping institute) "and he goes up to the full two and a half feet. there are catapults in it and his claws will shoot out. so a lot of interactive elements with this."

girls of all ages will enjoy these robotic enhanced vehicles...or r-e-v...which come with their own app! (sot: rachel rothman / tech. dir., good housekeeping institute) "it's like bumper cars more or less and within the app it will tell you the health of your vehicle. so if you're bumping around, it'll lower your health. and you can unlock different features." >> that was lynda baqueeo reporting. straight ahead on news 4 today.... some people can get very excited for christmas. we'll show you one sioux city woman who goes nuts over

many people have their own hobbies, passions, or collections. for one sioux city woman, hers is christmas. and her niche is nutcrackers. ktiv's sam curtiss reports on a collection that has grown over the years.

said jacque goettsch. "it was on a family christmas. i got one from one sister, one from another sister and one from niece and when i opened them they said 'oh i didn't know you got the same one'." she has all different types including this on made by h h dad. around the rest of her home, 53 nativity displays. and one room dedicated to the jolly red man. "christmas is my hobby," said jacque goettsch. goettsch says it takes her about a week and a half to set up the decorations. "each one i have to dust off and look at and remember who gave it to me," said jacque g gttsch. "there's a lot of memeries down here for me." but goettsch's collection isn't quite complete. the retired nurse needs just one more to be satisfied. "i do not have a nurse nutcracker," said jacque goettsch. come the first week of january her prized set will be still be on display. only inside boxes stacked in the garage. "it's priceless to me only," said jacque goettsch. "there's other people that think i'm really nu about nutcrackers and they aren't so it's not improtant to other people but it's important for me."

news four.>> we had a very windy day yesterday, but the good news is we might see some sunshine today. ben's in next to tell us. and most marriage proposals are special, but we'll show you one that was worth stopping traffic in texas.

also fairly confident that we'll see at least a few peeks of sun today, but not to worry, we'll have plenty of opportunity to see some tomorrow and over the weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, buu tempeetures closererto 40 will arrive this weekend and ssick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics.

it's been said love can make you do crazy things. for one houston man over the weekend, a plan to propose to his girlfriend - stopped traffic. chauncy glover introduces us to the couple in love.

minutes and just propose right there?" on a highway? risky, but worth it said vidal. (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "she was getting ready...i told her to get her nails done too." sunday afternoon... (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "i picked her up from the house after that with all my friends and then everybody followed me." (butted) (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be)"i was like babe, you have people following us." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "i'm like baby, you're overreacting. " (cell video nats) until he came to the specialal spot on i-45 near i-10.. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "that's my favorite view." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "there were about 8 cars with me and then we just lined up, 4 and 4 and we stopped." "and when i told her to get out of the car, she was like no, i'm not getting out of the car." apprehensive,,but michelle got out. (cell video nats) (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "i was just in shock, so i really didn't know what to say." say yes. (cell video nats) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "just love makes you do stupid things." (butted) (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "i will never forget...forever." a match made in houston. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "it was like the best moment." right n the middle e f i-45.

"i love him, i do." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "and i love you too babe." >> it's . time for break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the ktiv-dot-com community calendar.

good morning and welcome back. we've got a lot headed your way in this half hour of news 4 today including an update from the campaign trail. after the latest contentious gop debate, donald trump, senator ted cruz and senator marco rubio continue their attacks against their rivals. for trump and cruz, neither man is a favorite among the gop establishment , but they continue to lead in the latest polls. and we'll head to le mars, iowa where there's a christmas display like no other. from

characters, it's a sight to see this time of year. we'll hear from the homeowners and why their display gets bigger and better every year. and later, a new study claims to have f fnd a link between pregnant womom taking antidepressan ts and children with autism. we'll have the details in healthbeat four. but first ben....

after tuesday's debate, three republicans are emerging as top candidates. two are out campaigning today while the frontrunner hits the airwaves. tracie potts is in washington with a recap and look ahead at what's happening today.

"would you kill baby hitler?" (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "no comment." after promising not to leave the party, now trump's callining for unity: (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "i would like to see the republican party come together." trump's leading most polls, just ahead of ted cruz, who's in minnesota today... and again not going negative on trump: (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "i'm glad donald is running. i don't believe he's gonna be the nominee, but i do think donald has energized and excited a whole lot of people." (rubio nats??) cruz is defending against attacks from marco rubio on immigration and military cuts: (sot: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate) "it's easy to stand up and say "i will destroy isis, i will make the sands in the middle east glow in the dark," well that's fine, but you have to have something to do that." rubio has two events in iowa today.y.ubio's tryiig to capitallze on his momentum. polls are averaging him just half a point ahead of ben carson. >> hillary clinton picked up a hefty endorsement on her first campaign trip to nebraska. clinton was introduced on stage by wall street mogul warren buffet, who also announced his

house bid. the relationship may seem odd given clinton's push to raise taxes on the rich... but buffett says that's exactly why he's backing clinton. the presidential candidate outlined why she says it's time to even the nation's economic playing field. "there has been too much that has led to the wealthy getting wealthier at the expense of hard-working families, middle-class families, young people and that's not the way we're going to keep america growing and going," said democrat presidential candidate hilllly clinto buffett also took a shot at republican front-runner donald trump. after saying that many of the presidential candidates are smart, the investor added, quote "one of them tells you every five minutes how smart he is." president obama is set to visit the national counterterrorism center in virginia later today. the president will travel to mclean, virginia, where he will be briefed by intelligence and security agencies on threat assessments. following the meeting, president obama will

auditorium full of staffers. this visit comes in the wake of the deadly shootings in paris and san bernardino and increased public concern aboututerrorist attacks and the threat of isis. u-s defense secretary ash carter said yesterday the u-s is "willing to do more" in the fight against isis. there are growing signs of the u-s seeking to step up its military campaign against terrorists. the fall of ramadi to isis was the biggest defeat of iraq's central government in about a year. this month, the u-s announced plans to deploy american military teams to iraq to conduct attacks against isis there and in syria. the u-s also said it's willing to send advisers and helicopters to help iraq retake ramadaiai the obama administration is urging the supreme court to reject a marijuana lawsuit from nebraska and oklahoma. the states want the high court to rule that colorado's legalization of pot is unconstitutio nal. the two statat have complained that colorado's action has hindered efforts to enforce anti-marijuana laws in their

marijuana that's coming across the border is a drain on their resources. however, the justice department says that the interstate dispute does not belong at the high court. iowa health officials have lowered the state's projected savings for switching its medicaid program to private care. the privatization of iowa's $4.2 billion dollar medicaid program starts on january 1st. yesterday, it was projected the iowa department of human services will save a"out $47 million in the first 6 mths of next year. the department first estimated a cost savings of about $51 million. however, a dhs spokesperson says the department could still save that much money. plenty of people decorate the outsides of their homes for christmas. but in le mars, iowa, probably none are more extravagent than one home along highway three. it's not hard to find if you've never driven by it before. your eyes will practically gravitate toward the display by how large it is. mark and shari frerichs are the two masterminds

blow-up characters. frerichs says they've been doing this for what he thinks is 24 years now. and the display keeps getting bigger every year. "how many lights, uh, we don't even know for sure," said mark frerichs. "we tried counting but we can't keep track of it. it's just unreal." he says to put it all up it takes about six weeks. but he says it seems never ending as upkeep is constant to replace bulbs. if you've seen it once, you haven't seen it all because it's different each year. frerichs says setting it up is the hardest part. "taking down is easisi because you don't have to worrry about where you're going to put it anymore," said mark frerichs. "it's already planned out so taking down is easier than putting up." mark says the reason he and his wife continue to do this is because it's their gift to the

there's a new study that has found a link between w wmen who take antidepressants while pregnant and autism in children. coming up in healthbeat four, we'll tell you what this means for those women

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there is a new study out about a possible link between antidepressan ts taken during pregnancy ... and autism in kids. it's a headline that may be unsettling to a lot of pregnant women .. nbc's erika edwards breaks it all down for us.. and helps explain the potential risk in healthbeat four.

"for women who are taking antidepressan t during pregnancy, they found that they have one half of one percent of increase in having g autisticichild." while the study did find an association -- it does not prove antidepressan ts cause autism. depression itself may play a role. while the researchers continue to sort out the possssle link ... doctors who treat pregnant women say those with mild depression may want to talk to their physician about going off medication and trying other therapies instead. for women with more severe forms of depression -- it's dangerous to stop taking anti- depressants abruptly without consulting a doctor. (sot: eva pressman, md - university of rochester medical center - 1:08 - 1:16) "untreated depressi leads to higher incidences of alcohol and substance abuse and those are known to be harmful to the development of fetuses." an estimated 10- to 13- percent of pregnant women in the u-s take an antidepressant. the majority of them do not have a child with autism. erika edwards, nbc news. >> autism is extremely complex and is thought to be caused by a combination of genetics and

coming up next on news 4 today... california is s tting a head start on regulating self-driving cars. and rideharing and social media sharing may soon be rolled into one. straight ahead, how the world's most valuable start-up could get a billion new customers.

it's been n r fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system ananit needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let%the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away.

a big boost expected in meat production in the u.s. in 20-16. beef production in is projected to be more than 24 and a half billion pounds. pork is projected at just under 25 billion pounds. turkey - 6 billion pounds. that's all record production for beef, pork and turkey.

>> stocks climbed higher yesterday in reaction to the federal reserve's decision to raise interest rates. traders were also encouraged that the fed emphasized that

gradual. the dow rose 224 points to closeset 17,749. the nasdaq gained 76 points, and the s&p 500 added 29 points. lower gas prices mean americans are finding more money in their wallets this year. the oil price information service says u-s gas prices averaged about two- dollars, 40 cents a gallon this year. that's down 94 cents from 20-14. to put that in perspective, a driver buying about 11 gallons of gas a week spent about 550-dollars less at the pump this year than last. and that gives american consumers about 130- billion

police in the united kingdom say they've made an arrest in the hacking of kids' technology maker vtech. a regional task force says its cybercrime unit arrested a 21 year old man on hacking- related charges. last month's hack of hong kong-based vtech compromised the personal information of more than six million children around the world... along with nearly five million parent accounts that they were connected to. the consumer product safety commission and ace bayou are re- announcing the recall of point 2 million bean bag chairs...due to a low rate of consumer response. only 790 consumers have responded to the recall. that has the c-p-s-c extremely

chairs are continuing to be used children. two child deaths from beads inside the chair were last year's recall. the recalled chairs were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics from 19-95 through 2013. consumers are urged to contact ace bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper so the chchrs can not be opened. california has unveiled precedent-setting draft rules on self-driving cars that would slow the public's access to the cars of the future until regulators are confident the safe. under the draft rules, the cars must have a steering wheel and a licensed

to take over if the machine fails. initially, manufacturer s would receive a permit for three years, during which titi consumers could leaea the cars, but manufafaurer s wowod be required to keep tabs on how safely they are driving and report that performance to the state. the d-m-v can change the rules over the coming months before they are finalized, and the industry is likely to contest them. uber may be getting a few more potential fares... a billion of them actually... as in the one billion facebook users it will have access to if a new partnership works out. the social media giant famous for "sharing" is testing the ability for users to share a ride... by booking it from the messenger app. the idea is that people who coordinate plans with messenger will be able to book a car without switching apps. it will also let facebook import and save uber users' payment information, a feature that users will be able to opt out of. uber is promototg the deal by offering the

dollars. when we come back this morning, we'll have a rundown of the top headlines in siouxland. plus we have the first look at the new season of house of cards. and one direction was back together one last time for the late late show.

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weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, but temperatures closer to 40 will arrive this weekend and stick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics. >> > here aae the stories king top headlines in siouxland this thursday morning. four students have been arrested after a threat prompted the evacuation of the high school in newman grove, nebraska. it involved threats of violence posted on facebook made against the school building and the people inside. newman grove police contacted the madison county sheriff's office, who then called a critical incident response team. that team surrounded the school and began investigating. a short time later, they took four juvenile students into custody. the county attorney will decide what charges the teens face and if they will be tried as adults. a christmas display that might just be visibile from space is up in le mars, iowa. mark and shari frerichs have been putting up the extravagant and very bright display for about two dozen years now. it's at their home on highway three. mark says it takes about six weeks to set everything up and they do change it up a bit evereryear. he says it's a constant project, too, because he's

burned out bulbs. and he says he has no idea just how many lights there are. and it's not about lights, but nutcrackers for jacque goettsch of sioux city. every christmas season, she puts up her collection of nutcrackers. currently, that's a collection of 243. goettsch says she started her collection in 1988 and has been adding to it ever since. she also has 53 nativity scenes and a room dedicated to santa claus. she says it takes her about a week d a half to set up the decorations. frank underwood is the political contender no one saw coming... and one direction takes a farewell ride with the late, late show's james corden. mary moloney has those stories and more in today's hollywood minute.

presidential debate. netflix aired a promo dressed up like a campaign ad -- for the upcoming season of house of cards. president underwood hits the campaign trail march 4-th. fans are getting an up-close look at the rebooted justice league! warner brothths has released neww art featuring wonder woman... batman... and superman audiences will get to see the superheroes in action when 'batman v. superman: dawn of justice' hits theaters march 25. (nats) "but when you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell you don't know, you don't know you're beautiful." one direction jojoed james corden tuesday for some carpool karaoke! the now-defunct boy band sang a few of their hits with the late night host -- who surprises everyone with his own velvety vocal stylings. (nats) "we danced, we danced, to the best song ever" for hollywood minute, i'm mary moloney. >> still to come in our third half hour.... one marriage proposal stopped traffic over the weekend in houston.

iowa. the big 4 classic features iowa state against northern iowa -- and iowa against drake. we'll preview both games in the sports

good morning. thanks for joining us on this thursday, december 17th. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... four kids are in custody after a threat puts a northeast nebraska school on lockdown. authorities in madison county locked down newman grove high school yesterday after a threat was received on social media. we've got the latest coming up. also after reports of misconduct and misuse of force, the department of justice begins its investigation into the chicago police department. more from the windy city in just a minute. and one siouxland woman has a unique christmasasollection. her home is filled with one-of-a-kind nutcrackers, nativity scenes, and special santas. we'll check out her holiday

but first, here's ben. > four students have been arrested after a threat that prompted the evacuation of the high school in newman grove, nebraska.

latest on the investigation.

them to the juvenile detention center in madison, which is about 15 miles away. as for the rest of the day, they spent a little time after that sweeping the school just to see if anything was left behind or if anybody else was involved, and by 2:30, it was business as usual. "we are very lucky to have officers in and around our community to help us deal with these types of situations," said newman grove superintendent, mikel shalikow. now parents were alerted that the school had been placed on lockdown. school officials say they'd like to call everybody and let them know exactly what happened, but things are moving so quickly. the good news is, at the e ed of the day, all of the kids, the parents, thh teachers went home safely. four students remain in custody. >> the madison county attorney will now decide what charges the teens face and if they will be tried as adults. the man arrested for setting fire to a california mosque last friday w w arraigned yesterday. 23-year-old carl james dial junior faces a felony count of arson and burglary and a misdemeanor count of committing a hate crime. he was identified by investigators as the primary suspect in the coachella mosque fire. the mosque sustained substantial

throughout. dial pleaded not guilty to all three charges. if convicted, he could face more than 11 years in prison. his next court appearance is set for december 28-th. the comptoir voltaire cafe in paris has reopened more than one month after the the cafe was one of the targets on november 13- th, when a suicide bomber blew himself up on the terrace of the cafe. several people were injured. the shattered windows have been and the owners have added a french flag to the christmas decorations. a few feet from the entrance of the cafe, flowers are still on the ground as a tribute for the victims of the attacks. protesters marched in downtown baltimore after a mistrial was declared in the trial of a police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. they shouted "no justice no peace" outside the baltimore court house after the jury said it could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the four charges against william porter. the protests have been mostly peaceful. porter is charged with manslaughter, second degree

and misconduct in office. the judge will meet today with prosecutors and defense attorneys to talk about dates for a possible retrial. five other officers also fafa various charged and will be tried separately . the u-s department of justice began its civil rights investigation into the use of force by the chicago police department on wednesday. karen jordan has the story from chicago.

has come to a point and i believe that w wwill deal with it. i think it's core to what we have to do." protesters say they will continue their efforts to get the mayor to resign. the coalition for a new chicago is planning a christmas eve rally along the mag mile, similar to the black friday protest that stopped some shoppers from entering stores. (rev. gregory livingston/fou nder, coalition for a new chicago) "we're going to have a prayer vigil, we're going to pray for our city, pray for our leaders here. but we're also going to march down the street. we're going to be singing, chanting and doing everything else." >> purple hearts will be awarded to five servicemen killed during a shooting rampage at a navy reserve center in chattanooga, tennessee this past summer. the navy announced yesterday that five marineneand one sailor will receive purple hearts.. an award bestowed to

killed in action against an enemy of the united states. all but one of the victims died in the july 16th shooting. the purple heart acknowledgment comes after an investigation determined that the attack was inspired by a foreign terrorisisgroup. the navy has not said when t t purple hearts will be formally awarded. a sheriff's deputy in madison county, nebraska is being called a hero after his brave actions were caught on video. two week ago, 911 dispatchers received a call about a reckless semi driver on highway 81 at the platte county line. deputies caught up with the tractor trailer near madison when they became concerned because the truck wouldn't stop. madison county deputy todd volk was working that day didn't sound right. he says the driver just had a blank stare e his face. the semi then barreled towards norfolk. so, at that point, deputy volk knew something needed to be done. "as he came by, i could see the driver's head slumped down and felt he was not conscious. at that point in time, the truck was

back in my patrol vehicle, punched it and got up in front and jumped out and jumped up and grabbed the hand railing and the mirror on the side of the truck and hit the breaks." the driver suffered a diabetic reaction. the madison county sheriff says volk risked his life to save others that day. most marriage proposals are special, but next, we'll show you one that stopped traffic in texas. and i'll have your complete forecast next!

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>> > it's been said love can make you do crazy things. for one houston man over the weekend, a plan to propose to his girlfriend - stopped traffic. chauncy glover introduces us to the couple in love.

(vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "we meant to be for each other." a love story that starts here at cafe laya.l (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "in my head i was like who is that guy with the loud voice." 23 year old- michelle wycoff was at the caf0 with friends. 24 yo vidal valladares was waiting tables. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "he asked me to go out with him and i said sure." and so it was a date. (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "this is exactly the same place...i stopped on my motorcycle here, and since then she loved the view." the perfect view of houston's lit up sky line. a year and a half later... (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "why not stop traffic for like a couple minutes and just propose right there?" on a highway? risky, but worth it said vidal. (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "she was getting ready...i told her to get her nails done too." sunday afternoon... (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "i picked her up from the house

and then everyrydy followed me." (butted) (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be)"i was like babe, you have people following us." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "i'm like baby, you're overreacting. " (cell video nats) until he came to the special spot on i-45 near i-10.. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "that's myyfavorite view." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "there were about 8 cars with me and then we just lined up, 4 and 4 and we stopped." "and when i told her to get out of the car, she was like no, i'm not getting out of the car." apprehensive, but michelle ggt out..(cell video nats) ichelle wycoff, bride-to-bb) "i was just in shohok, so i really didn't know what to say." somehow she fixed her lips to say yes. (cell video nats) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "just love makes you do stupid things." (butted) (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "i will never forget...forever." a match made in houston. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "it was like the best moment." right in the middle of i-45. (michelle wycoff, bride-to-be) "i love him, i do." (butted) (vidal valladares, groom-to-be) "a"a i love you too babe." >> it's aabig weekend for college basketball in iowa. the big 4 classic features iowa state against northern iowa -- and iowa against drake. we'll have a preview of both games coming up in the sports fource morning wrap.

college basketball fans in iowa have a lot to look forward to on saturday. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap.

will play drake in the first game of the day. it's the first time the hawkeyes will be on the floor since giving up a 20-point lead at iowa state last thursday. the hawkeyes are still 7-3, taking on a 4-6 bulldog team that's lost three in a row. iowa is 57-10 all-timegainst drake, winning the last our in the series. "it's the next game on our schedule. we have to play well," said iowa head coach fran mccaffery. "we want to continue to get better. we're playing a really good team that we have a lot of respect for in an excellent environment." "it's fun to get to kind of get in the center of the state and have more fans come out and watch all four teams compete," said iowa senior adam woodbury. "i think it's good for the state and each program as a whole." "we're coming with the mindset that we have to get better," said iowa senior jarrod uthoff. "we need to improve in those situations, late game situations. we've lost a couple close games this year and i think we're going to get better and better as the year progresses." iowa and drake play at 3:30 saturday. iowa state and uni play at six o'clock. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> the greatest goal scorer in u-s

the greatest goal scorer in u-s soccer history, and the face of women's soccer in the united states for many years, has played her final game. heading into last night's game against china, abby wambach had scored 184 international goals in 255 caps, more than any male or fefele in history. the 35-year-old owns 2 olympic gold medals, is a former fifa women's world player of the year, and a six-time u-s soccer female athlete of the year. how much more wind will we have today? ben's in next to tell us. plus, we'll have today's holiday

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it's time for today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. today, question number 8. the score is al-7, sarah-5 and

each day we play for a player at home. here's who we're playing for today. i'm playing for denise chisolm from ida grove, iowa . deb tewes of spencer, iowa, you get me today... i'm playing for matthew crum from alta, i ia. so let's get to it... here's news four today producer kaitlyn kinney with the question. thanks guys. if you get the question correct, your players win a 20 dollar gift card to a step in thyme florals. if you get the question wrong they'll get a 10 dollar gift t rd to the floral shop. ok. here is today's question... the movie "it's a wonderful life", starring jimmy stewart, is aannual holiday tradition. what is the name of the city place? (a) bluebell (b) capeside (c) bedford falls (d) seaside heights and you can play from home too. give us yoururnswers on our

al and sarah? thanks, kaitlyn. many people have their own hobbies, passions, or collections. for one sioux city woman, hers is christmas. and her niche is nutcrackers. ktiv's sam curtiss reports on a collection

goettsch. goettsch says it takes her about a week and a half to set up the decorations. "each one i have to dust off and look at and remember who gave it to me," said jacque goettsch. "there's a lot of memories down here for me." but goettschch collection isn't quite complete. the retired nurse needs just one more to be satisfied. "i do not have a nurse nutcracker," said jacque goettsch. come the first week of january her prized set will be still be on display. only inside boxes stacked in the garage. "it's priceless to me only," said jacque goettsch. "there's other people that think i'm really nuts about nutcrackers and they aren't so it's not improtant to other people but it's important for me." in sioux city, sam curtiss, ktiv news s our.>> it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the ktiv-dot-com community calendar.

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good morning and welcome back. we've got a lot headed your way in this half hour of news 4 today including an update from the campaign trail. after the latest contentious gop debate, donald trump, senator ted cruz and senator marco rubio continue their attacks against their rivals. for trump and cruz, neither man is a favorite among the gop establishment , but they continue to lead in the latest polls. and several candidates are back campaigning. and we'll head to le mars, iowa where there's a christmas display like no other. from thousands of lights to dozens of characters, it's a sight to see this time of year. we'll hear from the homeowners and why their display gets bigger and better every year. and the force has awakened in a group of fans in paris. they've taken up martial arts and fencing to master the lightsaber. but first ben....

weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, but temperatures closer to 40 will arrive this weekend and stick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics. >> after tuesday's debate, three republicans are emerging as top candidates. two are out campaigning today while the frontrunner hits the airwaves. tracie potts is in washington with a recap and look ahead at what's happening today.

("jimmy kimmelelive/ abc") super burned in donald trump on late jeb bush: (sot: jimmy kimmel) "would he kill baby hitler?" (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "no, he's too nice." (sot: jimmy kimmel) "would you kill baby hitler?" (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "no commenen" after r omising not to leave the party, now trump's calling for unity: (sot: dond trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "i would like to see the republican party come together." trump's leading most polls, just ahead of ted cruz, who's in minnesota today... and again not going negative on trump: (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "i'm glad donald is running. i don't believe he's gonna be the nominee, but i do think donald has energized and excited a whole lot of people." (rubio nats??) cruz is defending against attacks from marco rubio on immigration ananmilitary cuts: (sot: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate) "it's easy to stand up and say "i will destroy isis, i will make the sands in the middle east glow in the dark," well that's fine, but you have to have something to do that." rubio has two events in iowa today. rubio's trying to capitalize on his momentum. polls are averaging him just half a point ahead of ben carson.

hillary clinton picked u u a hefty endorsement on her first campaign trip to nebraska. clinton was introduced on stage by wall street mogul warren buffet, who also announced his support for clinton's white house bid. the relationship may seem odd given clinton's push to raise taxes on the rich... but buffett says that's exactly why he's backing clinton. the presidential candidate outlined why she sasa it's time to even t t nation's economic playing field. "there has been too much that has led to the wethy getting wealthier at the expense of hard-working families, middle-class families, young people and that's not the way we're going to keep america growing and going," said democrat presidential candidate hillary clinton. ffett also took a shsh at repupuican front-runner donald trump. after saying that many of the presidential candidates are smart, the investor ded, quote "one of them tells you every

president obama is set to visit the national counterterrorism center in virginia later today. the president will travel to mclean, virginia, where he will be briefed by intelligence and security agagcies on threat assessments. following the meeting, president obama will offer brief remarks to an auditorium full of staffers. this visit comes in the wake of the deadly shootings in paris and san bernardino and increased public concern about terrorist attacks and the threat of isis. the obama administration is urging the supreme court to reject a marijuana lawsuit from nebraska and oklahoma. the states want the high court to rule that colorado's legalization of pot is unconstitutio nal. the two states have complained that colorado's action has hindered efforts to enforce anti-marijuana laws in their states. they say combatting marijuana that's coming across the border is a drain on their resources. however, the justice department says that the interstate dispute does not belong at the high court. a christmas display that might just be visibile from space is up in le mars, iowa.

the extravagant and very bright display of lights and inflatable characters every year at their home on highway three. mark says it takes about six weeks to set everything up. so, how many lights are there? even frerichs. "we tried counting but track of it. it's just unreal." mark says it takes about six weeks to set it alup. but he says iseems never ending process because he's constantly replacing bulbs. "taking down is easier because you don't have to worrry about where you're going to put it anymore," said m mrk frerichs. "it's already planned out so ttking down is eaeaer than putting up." it's a lot of work, yes, but mark and his wife have been doing it for about two- dozen

people all over the world are going crazy for the new star wars movie. but one group in france is learning how to master the light saber. that's next in what's trending. and i'll have your complete

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plenty of opportunity to see some tomorrow and over the weekend. now, it will still be cold tomorrow with similar temperatures to today's, but temperatures closer to 40 will arrive this weekend and stick around next week with overall dry weather. see graphics. >> star wars fans in paris can now be light saber masters thanks to a new light saber academy.

these fans treat it as a real sport. the training mixes fencing and martial arts. around ten star wars fans gather every night to practice with hopes of competing in the upcoming first-ever french light saber championships . don't forget to take a guess at this morning's 12 days of holiday trivia question. the movie "it's a wonderful life" starring jimmy stewart is an annual holiday tradition. what is the name of the city where the story takes place? (a) bluebell (b) capeside (c) bedford falls (d) seaside heights and be sure to weigh on what you think the answer is on the

obama is headed into the wild on a new episode of "running wild with beaea grylls" tonight. plus... the force awakens for millions of

if you missed the tonight show last night, here's what you didn't see. on the show tonight, jeffrey

springsteen, and chris stapleton. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. u might remember president obama's visit to alaska back in september, to observe the impact of climate change, first hand. during that visit, he also filmed an episode of "running wild with bear grylls", where the famed survivalist took the president on a tour through the wilderness. that episode finally airs tonight right here on n-b-c at 9 o'clock. usually, when grylls takes a celebrity on one of these treks, it's just them, along with 2 or 3 camera people... but this was much more complicated. they had about 50 secret service

the force will be with millions tonight as the highly anticipated star wars: the force awakens finally hits u-s theaters. it's the first of a brand new trilogy of films, and stars iginal cast members s rrison ford, carrie fisher and mark hamill... along with newcomers to the series, oscar isaac, daisy ridley and john boyega. the film is expected to have a massive opening weekend, after already amassing more than 100 million dollars in advance ticket sales. disney has already announced several sequels and spin-offs to the film ahead of its release, with the first due to release next year. ursday sarah- actress mla jovovich (yoh'-vuh-vich) is 40 al- actor giovanni ribisi is 41 sarah- actress sarah paulson is 41 al- actress claire forlani is 44 sarah- actor sean patrick thomas is 45 al- country singer tracy byrd is

sarah- actor bill pullman is 62 al- comedian-actor eugene levy is 69 sarah- pololical commentator chris matthews is 70 al- actor ernie hudson is 70 sarah- pope francis is 79 national ugly christmas sweater day is coming up. and we've been asking for pictures of your ugly sweaters. ktiv's matt breen supplied us with this one. this is matt and his brother, jed, two years ago... and those are both women's sweaters! tiffany konz sent us this one. a few ugly christmas sweaters and one crazy christmas suit. so we'll be doing our annual ugly christmas sweater contest tomorrow. and we want to see your festive sweaters. send them

you can send them to connect@ktiv.com, or you can post them to our facebook page. >

when we come back on this thursday morning, we'll have the top stories in siouxland. plus we'll have the answer to today's holiday trivia. and it's time for a panda to appear on the show again. we've got a sneak peek before he makes his

here are the stories making top headlines in siouxland this thursday morning. four students have been arrested after a that prompted the evacuation of the high school in newman grove, nebraska. it involved threats of violence posted on facebook made against the school building and the people inside. newman grove police contacted the madison county sheriff's office, who then called a

and beben investigating. a short time later, they took four juvenile students into custody. the county attorney will decide what charges the teens face and if they will be tried as adults. a christmas display that might just be visibile from space is up in le mars, iowa. mark and shari frerichs have been putting up the extravagant and very bright display for about two dozen years now. it's at their home on highway three. mararsays it takes about six weeks to set everyrying up ananthey do change it upup bit every year. he says it's a never-ending project, too, because he's constantly having to replace burned out bulbs. and he says he has no idea just how many lights there are. and it's not about lights, but nutcrackers for jacque goettsch of sioux city. every christmas season, nutcrackers. currently, that's a collection of 243. goettsch says she started her collection in 1988 and has been adding to it

nativity scenes and a room dedicated to santa claus. goettsch says it takes her about a week and a half to set up the decorations.

brushed off any nerves, turning out to be a real babe in front of the cameras. the panda cub is making a few select appearances in advance of his january 16th public debut. bei bei is almost four months old, tipping the scales at nearly 18 pounds and growing every day. time to answer today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. today is the eighth question. al is still in the lead with 7 points. i'm in second with 5 points. and ben is in third with 4. let's go to our morning show producer kaitlyn kinney. ok, kaitlyn, read us the question one more time.

life", starring jimmy stewart, is an annual holiday tradition. what is the name of the city where the story takes place? (a) bluebell (b) capeside (c) bedford falls (d) seaside heights today's answer is "c", bedford