ktiv's tommie clark is with live link 4 in spencer, iowa. tommie what can you tell us about how the community is coming together? robert, here at spencer high school balloons and flowers are already being set out for austin roberts. this close-knit community spent last night and today mourning together. this morning grief counseling was held at the spencer high school for students. hundreds of students and staff filled this high school to talk and share memories they shared with roberts. a crisis team will be handling the next couple of days before their christmas break begins on wednesday. i spoke with spencer school's superintenden t, terry hemann, who says the community is doing everything they can to help each other get through this difficult time. "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some

about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways, a large young man 220- pound student, with a laugh as big as any room you can put him in...good kid," said spencer community schools superintendent, terry hemann i also spoke with the pastor of sacred heart catholic church where hundreds of students came together last night after finding out the news of roberts' passing. tonight at 10 i'll have more on what happened last night. i'll also have reaction from someone who saw the tragedy unfold. for now, spencer is coming together as a community through this hard time. reporting live in spencer, iowa, tommie clark, ktiv news 4. thanks tommie. holidays are about food in a lot of ways with festive meals gathering families around the dinner table. but, some families can't afford that food-- and that's what the food bank of siouxland is here for. the non-profit is dedicated to making sure everyone in siouxland has enough to eat. they serve 11 counties

area and they had a record shattering year. the food bank distributed 2 million pounds of food this past year. in november alone, they distributed one-hundred- and-eighty-six-thousand pounds of food, which is the fifth biggest month in their history. with so much food in demand, they have to keep up with the need...so they're always looking for more donations. "really we always emphasize that the need in our community is there 365 days a year. if we encourage our donors to stick with the essentials to make sure everybody has enough meat, enough fruit, enough vegetables, enough pastas, and cereals and breads-- those are the things we focus on," said food bank of siouxland executive director, linda scheid. if you would like to donate to the food bank of siouxland, visit our website and the link will be inside the story. a cloudy sunday throughout sunday for more we'll toss it over to meterologist tj springer temperatures are mild all across siouxland with most towns feeling the lower to middle 40's. but how long does the warmth last? a cold front is scooting its way through the region and will pass through the area this afternoon and evening. temperatures will begin to fall off quite substantailly through

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it was shaping up to be a relatively quiet third democratic debate last night pitted against an nfl game and christmas programs on television but a data theft scandal and a fight between the candidates and the democratic national committee gave new intrigue to saturday night's proceedings. nbc's chris pollone has a wrap up for us tonight.

say about the big issues." what issues? weeks after the san bernardino and paris attacks terrorism, gun control and national security dominated much of the discussion. with the democrats taking aim at republicans as much as each other. s/ hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate1:04 - 1:12 "we must work more closely with muslim-american communities trailing both clinton and sanders by a wide margin in the polls, former maryland governor martin o'malley went on the offensive, slamming both trying to land some punches that might give his campaign new life heading into iowa and new hampshire. s/ martin o'malley / (d) presidential candidate1:25 - 1:37 "senator sanders voted to give immunity to gun dealers. and senator sanders voted against research dollars to look into this public health issue. secretary clinton changes her position on this every election year, it seems." for now, it remains clinton's nomination to lose but with sanders leading the polls in new hampshire, ther still a lot to be decided between now and november. chris pollone, nbc news . >>

sanders and martin o'malley are unhappy with their party's relatively light debate schedule.. worrying it favors front runner hillary clinton. and republican candidate ted cruz joined in this weekend to poke fun at the democrats. . just hours ahead of the democrats holding last night's debate.. days before christmas.. cruz accused the party of burying their debates in low-watched time slots. on "meet the press" this morning, republican presidential candidate donald trump reacted to hillary clinton's claim during saturday's democratic presidential debate that isis is using video of trump as a recruiting tool. todd: no fact checker has been able to back up her claim on that, um.. trump: that's exactly correct. i was going to say that. exactly correct. nobody has been able to back that up. it's nonsense. it's just another hillary lie. she lies like crazy about everything whether it's trips where she was being gunned down in a helicopter or an airplane. she's a liar and everybody knows

but she just made this up in thin air." in a moment of what he called self therapy, jeb bush called donald trump a jerk while speaking to a crowd in new hampshire. it happened saturday during a town hall. the former florida governor was in between answering questions when he, unprovoked, said he had to get something off his chest. bush then went on to criticize the front runner in the republican race for the white house.. saying trump cannot insult his way to the oval office. senator chuck schumer is backing new legislation to change government methods for finding and dealing with terror groups' communication on social media. the new york democrat is calling for the modernization to combat terrorists using social media to recruit americans, inspire attacks and raise money. with the new legislation... the

known or suspected terrorists' social media accounts. plus officials would check the social media of people applying for a visa. "we're here today to say that the federal government must make sure that we're on the cutting on edge when it comes to how we decipher, disrupt and decode social media communications made by terror suspects and terror groups." senator schumer's statement comes after a new york pizza shop owner pleaded guilty this week to recruiting for isis on facebook. an air france flight headed for paris made an emergency landing in kenya today due to a bomb scare. officials say a suspected explosive device was found in the restroom. the plane was carrying 459 passengers and 14 crew members. all passengers were safely evacuated and the device was taken out. kenya's interior minister said a number of passengers are being interrogated. we;ll have more on the emergency landing, coming up on news 4 at 10.

the nebraska volleyball team is celebrating after winning a national championship last night. mark's in later with reaction

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haven't we've got details on what you need to know before you head out. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen.

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christmas. which means it's time to wake up all you procrastinators out there. you've got the malls pretty much to yourselves from here on in. but you might want to arm yourself with a few tips before you head out. nbc's ron mott tells us what you need to know in tonight's consumer aler.

these folks at new york's herald square this weekend. s/eme egake/shopper it's hectic, definitely hectic, lines are long but there's a lot of selection. s/nicole flesch/shopper it's awesome i love shopping s/warren smith/shopper everyone's kind of in a rush, typical new york crowd. did not expect anything less than this. why wait so late? (graphic) good deals .. that's why .. as much as 40-percent of the season's sales come 10-days before christmas .. and retailers go all-out to get you all in .. extending store hours .. offering free shipping .. and slashing prices on less-popular items. s/kathy allen/national retail federation most of the deepest discounts can be found in apparel, all kinds not just winter coats and scarves and hats, some electronics, homegoods. here are a few tips to relieve your crunch-time shopping stress: (graphic) order online and pick up at the store .. you'll save time standing in lines. take advantage of free gift wrapping .. let the pros handle that. be on the lookout for stackable coupons .. allowing multiple discounts on a single purchase. and .. if feeling overwhelmed .. stop .. and pamper yourself with a relaxing massage .. 'cause shopping won't feel good unless you do. s/liz jones/shopper

nyc and shopping. be kind. mind your manners. mind your manners. whatever your mood or strategy .. or whatever ends up in your bags .. remember .. it's really the thought that counts. >> mark's in now with sports - and the nebraska volleyball team finishing their season in style last night. (mark) the huskers, sweeping texas to win the national championship. we've got reaction from big red as the celebration got underway last night. plus, the iowa state women are

nebraska is back on top of the college volleyball world. the huskers, with help from a partisan crowd of over 17- thousand in omaha, swept texas on saturday night to win the national championship. nebraska was anchored by mikaela foecke's 19 kills. foecke, a true freshman from holy trinity catholic high school in southwest iowa - was named the tournament's most outstanding player. an ncaa-record crowd of 17-thousand, 561 were on hand to witness the huskers' fourth title in school history, and their first since 2006. "it's awesome, obviously any national championship feels good," said sophomore kelly hunter. "i just love this group of girls. i don't think anyone

than we did. we came in every day since january and grinded it out. we worked hard every single day for this." "it was loud," said junior amber rolfzen "there were times i was saying something, and i don't even think the person next to me heard it. it was just electric and it was exactly what nebraska fans are known for." nebraska finishes the season with a 32-and-4 overall record. the iowa state women are 6-and-3 on the season - but have won four straight games, including victories against in- state rivals iowa and uni. the cyclones - back at home this afternoon against alcorn state. this one would be a no-contest for the isu women. first half - kidd blaskowsky - 3 from the wing - isu up 11 - blaskowsky had 12. it''s a 10-point game later - emily durr - from the corner - she had 14 points, including 4-of-6 from three. five players scored in double figures for iowa state - seanna johnson layup - she had 14.

the nebraska men are in action tonight against samford. both teams are 7-and-4. the game can be seen on the big ten network - we'll have the highlights after sunday night football. the vikings currently hold the second spot in the n-f-c wild card race. minnesota, looking to bolster their position against the bears in a divisional rivalry game. the vikings - 8-5 coming into the day. and they're on the board first - teddy bridgewater lofts one up for stefon diggs - the rookie hauls it in for a 15 yard score - vikings up 7-0. 10-0 minnesota in the second - jay cutler to alshon jeffery - bears back within 3. but the vikings tack on 14 unanswered points - bridgewater finds diggs again - this time diggs goes down the far sideline - diving in for the score - 33 yards - vikings lead 24-10. bridgewater threw for four touchdowns - ran for another - and the vikings rough up the bears, 38-17. the chiefs, winners of 7

first quarter - scoreless game - the handoff to charcandrick west - west goes 38 yards - half his total yards on this play - chiefs up 7-0. 7-7- later in the quarter - there's a fumble on this play - tyvon branch scoops it up and almost no one notices until he's long gone - a 73- yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. that chiefs defense - good again today - forcing three turnovers - pick-6 for marcus peters. kansas city has won 8 games in a row, 34-14 winners over

paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.

on this sunday night, heating up. hillary clinton already looking beyond her fellow democrats, and ahead to the general election. sharpening her gop criticism, and calling donald trump isis' best recruiter. trump firing back, saying she lies like crazy. bomb scare. an emergency landing for a packed air france jetliner after a suspicious device is found on board. just the latest incident to put air travelers on edge. collateral damage. the ripple effect