apologize for yelling at them.more than two-dozen states that are challenging president barack obama's immimiation policies will have their say before the u.s. supreme court. the justices have agreed to decide, in this election year, whether obama acted within his powers with his executive order allowing up to five million immigrants who are in the country illegally to get work permits and some federal benefits. so far, federal courts have sided with the states. the white house says it's confident the high court will uphold president obama's executive actions. if it does, he'll have about seven months left to implement his plans. texas is leading the 26 mainly republican- dominated states in chalnging the immigration plan. there's been no luck so far in the search for 12 crew

helicopters crashed off the coast of hawaii search teams have found inflated, empty life rafts but still no sign of the missing personnel. threeeef the four life rafts aboard the helicopters have been recovered. conditions have improved since the start of the search last thursday night, with much smaller waves. the search now includes areas along the shoreline as well as under water. we're learning more about how those american prisoners released by iran were treated during their time in captivity. nbc's keir simmons reports that their recovery will be a slow process.

amir hekmati"! reunited with his sisters and brother in law"! describes being tortured by ir's revolutionary guard. dan kildee/ representativ e of michigan's 5th districthe was in solitary confinement in a one meter by one meter cell cell for a very longime and deprived of sleep.' psychologists at this u-s base are assessing the men's state of mind"! a representative of freed prisoner saeed abedini, jailed for three and a half years, tells nbc news saeed is yet to see his family... while ananher man"! former f-b-i agagt bob levinson is still missing in iran"! iran consistently denies knowoedge of s disappearance and has offered to help in the search for him. keir simmons/ nbc news/ landstuhl, germany at one point the iranians even tried to stop jason rezaian's wife and mother from leaving iran with him according to the family. both he and amir hekmati are now undergoing medical evaluation here, but one representativ e tells me both physically and spiritually they're doing great. back to you. >> > weather ad-lib

full fledged winter storm or anything like that, but some light snow will spread across the viewing area from south to north throughout the morning and begin to taper off this afternoon. areas south of sioux city under a winter weather advisory could see anywhere from 2-4 inches while areas farther north get anywhere from a coating of the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and weweesday will be snow-free befofo another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >> bernie sanders is trying to

burst of momentum for his presidential bid with a four-stop bus tour in iowa that will bring him to sioux city tonight. his swing today comes as the democratic race in iowa tightens less than two weeks before the state's lead-off caucuses. and the republican side is getting interesting, too. tracie potts is following it all from washington.

(sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :44- :49) "y"y can support someone who has the experience in getting results for people." our poll shows more democrats value experience over change. that could benefit hillary clinton. bernie sanders greets voters in iowa today: (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate :59- 1:02) "they want real change in the way we do business." the poll finds more than half of dedecrats unfazed by the tone of their party's campaigns. and who do voters like? clinton has the highest positive numbers in our poll, followed by sanders, cruz and rubio tied, carson - then trump. i'm tracie potts in washington. >> here in siouxland, we'll be seeing a lot of the candidates between now and february first. democrat bernie sanders holds a rally tonight at seven at the orpheum theatre in sioio city. republican mike huckabee starts a two day swing through northwest iowa tomorrow.

cherokee wednesday afternoon, then in sioux city, le mars, sioux center, rock valley and sheldon on thursday. republican rick santorum is in spirit lake today. then he'll host town hall meetings in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee, on wednesday. and, on saturday, republican donald trump will host a rally at dordt college in sioux center. we have times and location for all of these events inside this story at ktiv- dot-com. their eye is on the prize.. the iowa caucus, 13 days away. it's the first public step in electing our next president. but there are some things you need to know before you attend a caucus. here's ktiv's tiffany lane.

particular," said suzan stewart, the parliamentarian for the woodbury county republicans. it's an important process, but there are a few stepepyou need to follow to take part. to caucus, you have to be a registered voter. you can register at your county auditor's office, or at the caucus site on caucus night. all you need is a valid id to prove residency. the caucus starts at 7:00pm, but you should get there early. to begin, representativ es from each campaign will address the caucus-goers. that's where the similarities-- between a republican and democratic caucus-- end. for republicans... "each candidate has a representative who can speak on their behalf for two, up to two minutes, to the entire group," said stewart. once republican speeches are over, you make your way to your precinct location with multiple precincts. that's when you hand in your ballot. "then the caucus chair whom they'll elect will

group will elect people to the precinct central commiee, from the precinct to the central committee," said stewart. "they will elect delegates to the county convention that's going to be held on march 12th." democrats on the other hand, have what's called a "call vote." after each campaign makes its pitch, democrats split up into groups, which support a particulul candidate. if a candidate's support group doesn't meet a "viability" threshold, which is set at the beginning of the caucus, that "preference group" isn't "viable." those supporters must then re- align&with another candidate that's still "viable." volunteers who will be counting votes from the presidential ballots. once those numbers are ready, they are sent to des moines for the final count. "now on caucus night, participants can wear clothing representing the candidates they are supporting. they are even allowed to provide things like brochures and stickers to promote as long as nothing is placed on the walls. tiffany lane, ktiv news 4." >> the iowa caucuses couldn't happen without an army of

trained right now. on caucus night, they will help with check-in, counting votes, representing individual candidates and cleaning up. to find your caucus location, you first need to know where you normally vote. head to the iowa secretary of state's website. click on the "elections" tab, then "voters", and then "find your precinct/polling place." on that page, you type in your zip code andndhen your address. that will give your usual voting location. find that precinct information in the "caucus polling location" link. that will give you your caucus location for february 1st. we're trading the subzero cold for some light snow today. how much will we get? meterologist ben dorenbach will be back with the forecast, after this. here's the scene in spencer, iowa, where it's cloudy and 9 degrees this noon hour. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks

my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it.

ben, parts of siouxland are seeing some snow...

it'll be a little snowy today! not a full fledged winter storm or anything like that, but some light snow will spread across the viewing area from south to north throughout

morning and begin to taper off this afternoon. areas south of sioux city under a winter weather advisory could see anywhere from 2-4 inches while areas farther north get anywhere from a coating of the white stuff to a couple inches by the end of the day. tonight and wednesday will be snow-free before another small chance of intermittent snow showers wednesday night through thursday night. temperatures meanwhile will be much milder in the coming days with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens above zero with a mix clouds and sunshine. we'll even get a little taste of the 30s this weekend with another slight chance of light snow on sunday. see graphics. >>

donations to red kettles in siouxland added up to record-breaking numbers this holiday season. officials with the salvation army of siouxland say donations to their red kettle campaign brought in more than 203-thousand dollars. that exceeded their goal of 180-thousand by 12 percent. more than 300 volunteer bell ringers collected donations at 15 locations around siouxland from just before thanksgiving to christmas eve. officials say they are grateful for the generosity and support. on the way, a bird flu outbreak in indiana is spspading... and senator john thune sings the praises of a growing business in

marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa

>> animal health officials investigating a bird flu strain that's hit 10 turkey farms in southwestern indiana have added 156,000 chickens to the birds being euthanized due to the outbreak. the indiana state board of animal health says the egg-laying chickens are at a high risk of

they're housed at one of the 10 farms near a barn with infected turkeys. crews were already working to euthanize some 245,000 turkeys at the 10 farms to prevent the spread of the virus.

banking stocks are leading gains on wall street athe market recovers from last week's steep sell-off. u.s. senator john thune is praising a dakota dunes business. the south dakota republican toured malloy electric on monday. malloy is an industrial service repair center that serves the mining, oil, wind andd ethanol industries amongngthers. thune says malloy is an exexple of a business that is growing and employs many people. "it's always nice for me to have an opportunity to get across our state, see different types of businesses, kind of find out what their needs are, if there are things we could be doing differently," said u.s. senator john thune of south dakota. malloy has customers in ten states. thune says he would like to promote economic growth and development in south dakota and across the region. still ahead, pete rose is going

but not --that-- hall of fame... and, saying goodbye to music legend, glenn frey, of the eagles. hear about his shocking death

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... pete rose will be inducted into at least one hall of fame.

today that baseball's all-time hits leader will be inducted into the team's hall of fame in june. he won't, however, be inducted into major league baseball's. that's a battle that continues. rose was banned from baseball for life in n -89 for betting on the sport. last month, the new m-l-b commissioner upheld that lifetime ban. now to outpouring of support following the shocking death of eagles co-founder, glenn frey. the 67-year-old music legend died monday in new york city.. the band says for the past several weeks.. frey had been battling complications from rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia and a digestive issue. here's nbc's carson daly.

felt like we were working on a style of music none of us had ever heard before." the two got together and formed "the eagles".. one of the greatest songwriting teams of all time -- allowing the new genre of "country- rock" to take flight. henley credits frey for "starting it all".. calling him "the spark plug, the man with the plan." nats - "hotel california" the group turned the state of california into a sound.. landing them five number one hits, six grammys and five a-m-as. their popularity far outlasting them -- "the gles" split in 1980.. which left frey flying solo. nats - "the heat is on" he burned up the charts with several hits on his own.. and pursued an acting career.. which included a role on "miami vice." despite henley's famous claim

reunite "when hell freezes over".. the group reconciled in 1994.. and were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame four years later. nats - "desperado" henleyeyow reflecting on his bandmate with a tohing tribute.. saying ..quote.. "he was like a brother to me; we were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction. >> coming up, a century later the rerecross is still serving siouxlanders. hear what they have coming up and how you can get involved. the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world...

it t tes to do every partt of the job... she'll never let anyone private social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women... and stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. so on february first, stand up for hillary. because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe... and build a stronger economy... hillary's the choice... i'm listening to you, i'm fighting for you, and with your susuort, i'm going to deliver.

the flooding in missouri. so our emergency response vehicle is still actively doing feeding everyday. we expect those folks to be gone several more days yet as that water continues to move down stream. tammy, you touched on the heroes of the heartland, but breezy talk a little more about that. you're looking for people to nominate some special people in our community. we are looking for heroes specifically around service, people that have gone above and beyond, those that have made a difference in somebody's life whether it's with an organization or just one on one. it doesn't have to be anything that's of huge magnitude. just if you think that they deserve to be recognized. we're going to have the event at the hard rock april 14th. they can come and we can recognize them and it's kind of the warm fuzzies. when are those nominations due? w wre going until january 24th fororhe nomimitions. it's a super easy proceses you

you can go onto redcross.org/iowa or you can call the red cross office at 712-252-4081. thank you both so much for being here. thank you. thanks for joining us for around siouxland. >>