than a football field. it weighs 8- million pounds. "massive, massive ship," said nick mcgowan, sioux city. more impressive? the words "sioux city" stamped on the stern. it's a sight that wasn't lost on even the youngest tourists. "the ship, itself, was truly extraordinary," said nick. 14-year-old nick mcgowan, and his 12-year-old brother, jake, joined their dad, chris, on the 10-hour drive to see the launch of the ship named after their hometown. "we're pretty fortunate to come to see the uss sioux city in wisconsin," said jake mcgowan, sioux city. "it was pretty cool!" that's despite the darkness. this close to launch, the electrical system is shut down. in fact, when the sioux city launches, commander ken lieberman says it will only be about 80-percent complete. the rest of the work gets done on the water. stand-up "the launch is also a point of personal pride for commander lieberman, who has watched this ship be built from the keel all the way up. "it's going to be an amazing experience, tomorrow, to see her put in the water for the first time and

starting the trials and finishing touches to bring her to the fleet and to defend this country," said cdr ken lieberman, uss sioux city. for chris mcgowan, who's a military veteran himself, the sioux city offers a powerful remininr for future genenetions ofofhe important role the u.s. military p pys. "this is really somethingnghat we should be teaching the next generation," said chris mcgowan, sioux city. it's a powerful example." >> also today, the navy conducted one off its oldest rituals that surround the launch of a ship. the "mast stepping" ceremony involved placing commemorativ e items into a capsule that will be welded to the uss sioux city's radar mast. the practice comes from roman times. because early sea travel was dangerous, coins were placed under the ship's mast so the crew could pay for safe passage afterlife, if they died on the journey.

winnefeld, put a guardian angel and a peace dove into the cylinder. mayor bob scott added a commemorative sioux city coin. siouxland chamber president chris mcgowan added several tokens, including a coin commemoratin g the life and service of sioux city native, and medal of honor recipient colonel george "bud" day. also in the cylinder was one of these... an arrowhead featuring the uss sioux city on one side, and it's shipbuilders on the other. sheila, the launch is scheduled for 11:30 tomorrow morning. this afternoon, tug boats came up the menominee river to break up the ice ararnd the platform t tallow for a smooth

we continue our january thaw today. but how much longer is this going to last? let's toss it over to chief meteologist ron demers to find out. weather ad-lib our jaary thaw continued today with highs in the 40s for most of the viewing area! conditions stay decently mild tonight with lows in the 20s and then we'll go right back into the 40s for our saturday. we might squeeze out a few showers saturday evening that could transition to some light snow by sunday morning. once that moves out early sunday, we'll have another decent day although temps will be just a bit cooler in the upper 30s to near 40. today, former florida governor jeb bush looking for r pport in siouxland. he stopped at bev's on the river in sioux city.

poll shows the governor polling in 5th place in iowa at four percent. but,t,he governor says he e ans on surprising a lot of people on monday and throughout the rest of the election cycle. "we will out perform expectations for sure," said republican presidential candidate jeb bush. "this is a long haul process and we are well organized in the four feburary states and getting ready for march as well. ktiv's robert lowe spoke one on one with governor bush and we'll have complete wrap up from his sioux city event on news 4 at 10. on the democratic side...presidential hopeful martin o''malley will be in sioux city tonight. the town hall meeting begins at 7 at his campaign office at 14-08 nebraska street in sioux city. despite being last in the recent polls behind frontrunners hilary clinton and bernie sanders...o'ma lley continues his trek across the state. ktiv's michelle schoening will be at the town hall tonight and will bring you full coverage on news four at 10. several other presidential candidates are making stops in siouxland from now until the caucus. to see where and when those candidates are making their

you've seen the ads on your tv and radio, but have you wondered...wh o's paying for them? ktiv's michelle schoening found one national organization breaking down the issue of money and politics. michelle, what can you tell us? the organization is called reformers caucus. it's a group of former members of congress and governors who hope to reform the way money influences the e ter and politicians. a former congressman and member of reformers caucus says over the last decade campaiais have become more and d re expensive.e.ith that greater expense--those who don't have the money for support may decide not to run. he also added if we want to be a democracy...o ur legislation that protects naming who is funding campaigns and advertisement s needs to change. "we've got to have a system in which the ordinary citzen and the voter counts. and that, that person is more important to the person seeking election that the person who is donating huge lumps of money into that campaign," said former

representative leach said the groups who raise the most money may have no interest of what happens in your state. "if you were to ask a typical iowan who pays for these ads, they would say they don't know. they would know the ads were for or against a candidate but they wouldn't know who paid for them," said former rep. jim leach (r). former congressman leach says in iowa we are fortunate to meet these candidates on a more personal level, rather than just through large tv and radio advertisements. shelia. still to come... it's a packed gym in sioux center for the siouxland conference wrestling tournanant...this is a live e ok at the event. wewel have a live update, later in sports.s.

home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $ in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit cararrecords. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the

our january thaw continued today with highs in the 40s for most of the viewing area! conditions stay decently mild tonight with lows in the 20s and then we'll go right back into the 40s for our saturday. we might squeeze out a few showers saturday evening that could transition to some light snow by sunday morning. once that moves out early sunday, we'll have another decent day although temps will be just a bit cooler in the upper 30s to near 40, and caucus day on monday looks good too with highs in the mid to

it's monday night through tuesday night that will bring some accumulating snow and high winds to the area with southeast siouxland probably seeing the most with potentially 6 inches or more with northwestern siouxland maybe only getting in on an inch or two. be sure to keep updated to any changes in the forecast with the

the bubbles were flying today as cars rolled into the car wash due to warmer temperatures. cars lined up for most of the day to get some of that salt and road grime off of their vehicles in anticipation of siouxland's next wintry system. one of the owners says that the combination of warm temperatures and the impending winter storm made for a great day for a car wash. "yes, everytime there is a snowstorm, people want to come in and get the salt off of their cars and get ready for the snowstorm," said daniel gesy, an owner of power wash. with two power wash locations across sioux city, there's hope for many more washes before the storm arrives. still to come... a blood drive to remember a siouxland teenager killed in a crash. her friends share their thoughts

they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people.

reas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. being honored tomorrow.

friends of mckenzie cummins on how they will be continuing her contributions to the community.

organizing the event as part of a project at boyer valley high school where they say cummins had many friends. su "energetic, compassionate and hard-working," those words are posted around boyer valley schools to describe mckenzie cummins. and friends say, those are just a few words that describe the memory she has left htem with." "she was an amazing person and i've always looked up to her i've always wanted to do what she's done," "and actually i didn't think i wanted to be an organ donor, but actually i think i'm going to go change it do be an organ donor because she's made an impact like that on my life." just one example of how cummins has touched the lives of those around her. in dunlap, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> for anyone interested in attending the blood drive it will be at the moorhead community center in moorhead, iowa, tomorrow from eight a-m to one p-m. people will also be able to donate money to the mckenzie cummins memorial fund that will be given to a boyer valley high school student. an idled ethanol plant in southwest iowa seeing

the iowa economic development authority approved tax benefits for the corn ethanol project proposed by farmers energy cardinal northwest of atlantic. the ieda board approved $4.25 million in sales tax refunds for the company promising to create 49 jobs. it will be iowa's 44th corn ethanol refinery and at 150 million gallons a year is among the state's largest. a businessman from minnesota who has built many of the nation's plant is the one buying the facility. brad's here -- the high school wrestling season is winding down. we'll have districts coming up soon -- and the siouxland conference is holding center. we'll have a live report from ktiv's mark freundith head coach nic nelson. and, mma fighting returns to siouxland this weekend, with championship fights. sports fource is next. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children.

to ourselves, to our children, to each other. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. our children's future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, families and our country, and i'm not stopping now. (crowd cheers) i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them.

he put00 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit crecords. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the

less that three weeks away. several tournaments are going on this weekend, inluding the siouxland conference meet in sioux center. sports fource is "on the road" in sioux center with a new live app ktiv's mark freund is there with more. the siouxland conference tournament should be one of the better conference tournaments in the area...

with 11 ranked wrestlers between them... right now, we're in the semifinal round... you're looking live at the action from sioux center high school... the current team leader is sibley-ocheyedan, with points... the generals are ranked 5th in the current dual team rankings... in second place is with points... we'll have the highlights coming up tonight on sportsfource extra. we'll have plenty of basketball as well at ten. in metro action, the east boys are at sbl and north goes to heelan. also, the dakota valley boys try to stay undefeated at sioux falls christian. the unbeaten okoboji girls are at boyden-hull and rock valley goes to moc-floyd valley. we'll have 12 games in all, at ten. fans of mixed martial arts will have a chance to see some top fights, right here in siouxland this weekend. the "king of the cage" tour returns to winnavegas casino on saturday night for their event called "cold war". the weigh-ins were held this

sioux city east grad kyle angerman will fight for the 170-pound welterweight amateur title against martin sellers of north platte, nebraska. it's the first title fight for angerman. the main event is the 135-pound flyweight world title match. sioux city's john devall will face derrick mandell of michigan for the championship belt. devall is 2 and 1 in 'king of the cage' fights -- and a win would give him his second title. "when i came into this organization, this is what i originally wanted," said devall. "i had a backstep, so they gave me an opportunity for a different title. i showed up and i knocked the kid out and i'm ready to do it again if i have to." "i heard he's a tough kid so i'm just ready to put on a show and show what i can do," said angerman. "i'm gonna celebrate the win with my hometown and all my family and friends." doors open at 4:30 on saturday. the are 12 fights in all and the action starts at six o'clock. the sioux city explorers have re-signed another all- star.

be back. last season, he hit .331-- third highest on the team. court had 122 hits in 99 games, with 22 doubles and 9 homers and 52 rbi's. manager steve montgomer says re- signing court was one of the x's main priorities. court helped the x's go 75 and 25 -- to set a new american association record for wins. the x's also traded former minnesota twin rene tosoni.

the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton.

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litter. this week's pick of the litter is apollo. he is three years old and he's neutered. the owner gave him up because he had too many animals. apollo is good with kids, and he loves to cuddle. to adopt apollo or any other animal, stop by the siouxland humane society or call the number on your screen. tonight: partly cloudy. low: 26 wind: nw 5-15 mph tomorrow: mostly cloudy. high:

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