reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess musicians in need received a welcomed gift at the sioux city music conservatory today...lightly used instruments were donated to those wishing to play, but can't instrument rental fees. instruments of all kinds were donated including guitars, trumpets and a clarinet. donations can be made year round... but... every valentine's day, the conservatory asks the community for

reporting live at east high in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna and throughout the night i i ll be spendingngime breaking down the action with some local analysts. joining me now is kyle irvin, an atrney at corbett, anderson, corbett, vellinga (vuh-lin-guh) and adjunct professor in political science for briar cliff university. thanks for joining us. jenna let's take a look back to 2008, the last time the democratic party had an active caucus in iowa. barack obama, who had been viewed as an underdog, won easily by eight percent. he was followed by john edwards and hillary clinton, who was of course the expected nominee early in the race. jenna how caclinton avoid a repeat of 2008 against jenna how can clinton avoid a repeat of 2008 against bernie sanders? jenna: still to come... we'll have a look at an event for bernie sanders fred: (fred) blizzard conditions are expected tonight and tomorrow. heavy snow and whiteout conditions are expected. your forecaststs after the break! have three precints that are going to be holding a democratic caucus

i'm going to toss back you in studio, reporting live at east high in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna thanks bria, we are joined now by one of our political panalists this evening to break down the action of the night. with me is jeff taylor, professor of political science at dordt college in sioux center. jeff holds a p-h-d in political science and has also been one of iowa's delegates for the republican party at the national convention in the past. to talk about was the embarrassment for the iowa g-o-p in 2012... when the party had to recant the original winner. here's how it happened. mitt romney was declared the winner by 8 votes. but 16 days later, the iowa g-o-p declared rick santorum the victor by 34 votes. the republican party said they hadn't gotten results from eight precints. jenna: caucus goers are results from eight precints. converging now at their caucus goers are converging now at their respecitve precincts. let's take a look now in sioux city where we have abc9's political reporter deborah souverain at east high school, where the largest group of republicans ca

abc 9's bria bell brings us more... bria: eighteen-old-year old isaiah mothershed was put into custody after shooting the officer center for treatment. mothershed's condition is unknown and now crime stoppers is asking for your help. "eighteen-year-old isaiah mothersd was arrested early sunday morning afr shooting a veteran officer and himself. officers were called to village park apartments after several reports of robberies within sioux city. the officer who was injured has gone unnamed and was treated and released from a local hospital.. while mothershed s taken to mercy medical center to be tread for his gunshot wound. mothershed has had run-ins with the law before. in june of 2015, he was arrested for assasating and kiddnapping two men over a drug debt. those charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. crime stoppers is now asasng for witnesses or anyone with infomratiti to come forwa. residents at village park apartments say things like this don't happen in their community. "probably like around 1:30 a.m. going

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess tonight at 10, we are excited to tell a story about two athletes who beat massive odds to live another day. just a few years back, northwestern college wrestling coach, kolton kersten nearly died from bacterial meningitis... and one of his wrestlers, preston hoebelheinrich....n early died from the same thing when he was just six years old... it just so happened their " these guys are drawn together becae of adversity they have overcome. trials they have overcome. they have similar tribulations...and that is unique." "whatever goal it is you want in life....if you work hard enough, you will achieve it. i believe he can do whatever it is he wants to do." "i just want to show people that no matter what, obstacles come in your life, you can overcome them." tune in at 10 as alex walker brings us that story. jess america continues to mourn the loss of one of the most controversial and iconic supreme court justices to ever serve on the nation's highest court. this evening -- we learn ab

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess carolina panthers running back, brandon wegger has taken the field for the big game but.. before he played for the panthers, he was a morningside player.. and before that he was a crusader at heelan high school . abc9 got to meet with his former coaches, roger jansen. while wegger is business, playing for a team the way, his former head coach at morningside said he always saw big potential. "it was obvious that he had a lot of talent and was very commited and driven to win. and...uh...you know believed that he could do what he' s doing right now." wegher's former now, assistant head coach at morningside,.... said that he was constantly surprising everyone on the field. "you know i mean, i think. i think the whole thing about brandon was a...it seemed like every game he did something that just amazed you even more." jess the neck-and-neck iowa caucus race between clinton and sanders now has reached resolution on the lingering questions of count accuracy. the outcomom remains uncha

being offered and you can remain have any infomration bria: abc 9 will keep you updated as more information comes in reporting in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. lukas after a long-time battle with pancreatic cancer, david allen freeman died in prison thursday at the died in prison thursday athe i-m-c-c hospice coralville, iowa. freeman was arrested and incarcerated in 19-79 for the murder of steven hill. charged with first degree murder ...freeman was sentenced to life in prison. he attempted to appeal his life- sentence to the iowa supreme court in 19-80 but was denied. lukas: winter isn't always the greatest time to go out and run or take part in your favorite outdoor sport ... it's simply too cold and often times way too snowy ... well if you want to shake up your workout routine ... i have a couple of great winter activities for you that will make sure you'll enjoy that snowy day. take a look nats: snowshoes .... sot: "sometimes you get that cabin fever not getting as much sunlight so this is something that allowes you to still be active during the winter time." vo: that snow keeping you from your regular run or walk? well ...

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: the dakota access pipeline is again infront of the iowa utilities board. deliberations began today in des moinin reviewing a permit r ruest to build t t pipeline, that would diagonally cut across the state of iowa. board members reviewed pros and cons of the pipeline's implementation, change and job creation. wright- iowa utlities board rather than consider for each does this promote convenience and neccessity, is it against it, and take them into isolation. i really think that the better approach is to take them all together at the end and decide how much weight each one is entitled to in your deliberations." these meetings days in des moines each day and will be live streamed for those who attend. jenna: iowa house opinions when it came to the issue of medicaid state this afternoon at the state capitol. republicans want to maintain the timeline of implementing the state's privatized while many democrats say they're waiting toto will bringngourth wans. "there's no point in us ar

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: february is a month that puts the spotlight on heart health issues. but, here in siouxland doctors and emt's are working constantly to make sure heart attack patients get the best care possible. part of that effort is called "mission: lifeline". it's a state-wide initiative to get ems services and hospitals on the same page to get heart attack quickly as that starts with field diagnosing a heart attack. mercy cardiology says, "so, they can actually do a 12-lead ekg in the field on patients with appropriate symptoms, transmit the information to the hospitals, so we can activate our systems and protocal before a patient actually gets to a center." coming up tonight at ten, jenna tells us more about how mission: used in our area. that's tonight's your health matters. tim: hy-vee stores are recalling macadamia nuts. all hy vee brand two ounce packages of macadamia nuts with a best buy date of july 10th are being recalled due to a potnential salmonella risk. all 240 of hy-vee's stores

abc 9's bria bell tells us what they had to say. jenna, "thrill hill", known for the adrennaline ru drivers get as they speed down it. those who live on they're tired of want the city to them and anyone who is travelling down that road. " all i hear is the 'oooh-weee' if you know what i'm saying," said juron. kevin juron is refferring to the sound he hears cars make as they speed past his home on 25th street. it's garnered the nickname "thrill hill"... and you can probably guess why. but what could be a it has... back in november.. 2 people died in a car crash after speeding over the steep hill at 25th and dupont on the northside. "i would like for it to be closed because there's a lot of speeding," said colleen fawcett. worried neighbors got the chance to talk about their concerns with city leaders at a meeting thursday night. some hope the city will close it off for good. others think more warning signs for drivers could make the street safer. "i have an open mind what i said earlier, yellow lights...the cautions signs and everyth

abc 9's bria bell has more. bria the event which is the area's largest beer and wine festival brought in a large crowd, while food and coffee was also served. there was live entertainment and people there seemed to have had a really great time. brew-er-rees and wineries from across the area debuted over 100 of their adult beverages for the public to sample. the festival had dozens of people enter the convention center for the event and garnered great feedback from both vendors and attendees. "i'd say most of our sales and leads come through events like this. so far there's been tons of people through and sampling and buying some," says sickelka. "i like it. this is our second year here. my husband won vip's this year. i like those better than the general admission. lot og good wines and good beers, lot of diffrent varitetiesand i 'm pretty good at drinking beer," says ryan. the event was 3 hours long there were over 100 beers bria and wines from across the area studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess the warm weather

abc 9's bria bell brings us more. bria: jenna, today's blizzard caused alot of businesses and highways to close.. and the fast snow fall did not help those that were plowing roadways in any way. siouxland was expected to receive several inches of snow and some people drove as far as seven hours to lend a hand in clearing streets. "um, well actually we're from the quad cities," says countryman. kent countryman is from davenport, iowa and he says after seeing weather warnings about a blizzard hitting the siouxland area. kent decided he would be travelling across the state to help a local landscaping company clean up the white stuff in sioux city "...went ahead and called sharp here...and i asked him with the size of a storm that was coming in could they use any help and he said, 'definitely. come this way,' so we uh loaded up some of our gear and we headed out here," says countryman. kent is in the landscaping business himself and because his neck of the woods hasn't received much snow action, he says the blizzard was h

bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: ter work be sure to drink lolo of hot chocolate. hopefully the weather clears up soon. weather clears up soon. jenna: blizzard-like conditions disrupted flights at des moines international airport today. this, as airport officials were bracing for the mass exodus of members of the media and visitors for the iowa caucuses. while many flights were on time, five early morning flights were canceled to cities including chicago and denver. that left more than 500 passengers trying to rebook later today we've been planning fofoquite sometime with our airport tenants, with the rental car agencies; with thesa; the airlines themselves to ask them to upgrade, give us additional seats in des moines to get this glut of people out of here." foley reminds passengers to show up 90 minutes ahead of your departure, especially as the storm moves across the country. jenna our meteorologist elisa raffa has been covering this blizzard for us from outside. she's live along gordon drive with more on the e conditions ... elisa? elisa on cam jenna... roads a

reporting in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. the national on the ground in siouxlanantoday.... but t ier duty was a little different. "i am veryryhrilled to see the national guard deliver my meals today. folks like marleen ewing were suprised by the gaurdsmen, who partnered with the conncections area agency to deliver meals on heavy snow made folks who usually meals.... but with the help of these meals to seniors was no problem. "28 8 ys out of the like everyononelse and it givesess a ourselves in a different light, the military, so it was pretty great." jenn this was the first time the sioux city national guard got the chance to help for deliver for the non- profit. both organizations hope the act will inspire others to volunteer during the rough winter season. tim on cam an update now on the controversy over how democrats reported results on caucus night. we've been following this since results were announced - showing a suprisisgly close race between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. while the democratic party of iowa has said the results are final and clinton won by a sma

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: over the weekend supreme court justice antonin scalia passed away, prompting a mixed bag of reaction from the nation. scalia served 30 supreme court and was famout for writing several scathing dissents during his tenure. scalia's legacy has impacted people across the nation. including those in the legal profession here in sioux city. some saying he changed the face of justice in america. "the fact that liberal justices were seeking to go back to history to show what was kind of in the air when the founders were putting together the constitution shows the impact that scalia had on the court, because we didn't see that as much before scalia" says kyle irvin, attorney at corbett anderson law. today, iowa governor terry branstad ordered all flags at half-staff in memory of justice scalia. names of several potential candidates to fill scalia's seat on the supreme court have been circulating including a judge from iowa, jane kelly. who currently sits on the u-s court of appeals. tim:

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: anywhere from ten to seventeen inches of snow was seen in the siouxland area here's a timelapse of the snowfall our viewers ryan de kruyf. over in sioux center. in sioux city. folks armed themsesees withhovels to deal with the white stuff. spending most of the day clearing sidewalks and roads with much work to be done. jenna: and that snowfall has one local blood centers at critically low levels. representatives from lifeserve blood center in sioux city say their banks are at critically low levels due to the recent weather conditions. making roads dangerous to travel, the snow caused the blood center to have to postpone donations. "this week's blizzard caused us to shut some of our donor centers down for a few days, we had to cancel dozens of mobile blood drives and over the past few days we have lost 900 units of blood. so that's a really frightening time for us and our hospital partners." jenna: the blood center will be open for extended hours thursday through saturday. those a

tim: abc 9's bria bell has more tim and jenna, father patrick is inin his thirties. think much of his age doing what he was called to do. "i lovovbeing a priest. i love being a priest. i would not trade one day of thehe priesthood for the father behm. father patrick behm the rule. as we learned with todays announcement,. fewer and fewer young men are joining the preisthood. "first of all it's a calling.he priest hood isn't a job. i didn't wake up one day and say, 'well i want to become a priest, or a doctor, father behm. mid 30's which is relatively young for someone of his but it's that youthfull connection as a preist and teacher that is helping this parrish stay stable. "i like movies, i like sports, i'm a big baseball fan. it always amazes my students when i go them that i have the phone that they have on theirs," says late last year he diocese to attend the world meeting of families... guiding several students on a pilgrimage to see pope francis in philadelphia. but as the numbers of those attending mass decline, father behm says attempting to connect with all m

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: police in west omaha spent the afternoon outside a residence where a hostage situation was taking place. according to police, swat investigators reported to the scene and eventually were ableo get one person out of the home. there is believed to be an armed person still in the home, and there's still no word on how many people are being held hostage. authorities have been negotiating with the suspect since early this afternoon. jenna: march 5th is the nebraska caucus organized by the state's democratic party. and with that political event date so near, both campaigns have opened up shop in the cornhusker state. from the abc station in omaha has more. " campaign spotlights turn to nebraska as democrats are preparing to caucus in three weeks on march 5. there are all kinds of visitors at bernie sanders' new nebraska office near 60th and pine.sanders' state director said 200 volunteers have signed on this week, joining five field organizers and four paid interns. "(we've been) kno

abc 9's bria bell has more for us in studio... bria: micro pubs that have kitchens which are commonly refferred to as brew pubs may finally get a chance to sell beer directly to consumers in a container up to 32 ounces. some pub owners say, that'd be a victory for the industry if the bill passes through the house. "it's the government hurting small businesses is what it is," says martin. iowa's senate committe passed a growler freedom bill which will allow brew pubs to sell up to 32 ounce jugs to consumers. breweries like jackson street would not be affected as it already legal to on demand. the bill will still need approval from the house of representatives, but brew pub owners like eric say it's about time. "with the craft beer boom that's happening, it's going to help that increase help small business grow," says martin. in past years, brew distributors only to have to buy it back at a higher price than what it was originally sold for to abide by iowa's 3 tier system regulating beer distribution. as of now, the growler freedom

people are loitering and bothering abc 9's bria bell brings us more. bria: tim and jenna, the sioux city public library and the convention center are two prominent places are feeling the effects of vagrancy issues downtown and now both places are looking to stop people from entering if they do not intend to utilize the facilities properly. " it's not a good look when you have somebody sleeping at a table," the sioux city library, typically a nice place to enjoy a good book, is unintentionally housing the homeless. the library will allocate nearly $46,000 for additional security options due to the frequent vagrancy issues, but will it be enough? "i'm not sure that with the money that we'll be having, that it's really going to cover what we really need," says capron. also facing similar issues, the sioux city convention center. "so they've got some problems with people coming in that aren't a part of events, but they're coming in and they're using some of the restroom facilities there. we've had some issues where they come in and have eaten some food of

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess the west high school basketball team hosted a pink out tonight to raise money for the "susan g. coman siouxland" organization. besides the team and supporters wearing pink, the team and other volunteers sold everything pink...bows, cupcakes, tshirts, socks and other accessories! donations were accepted in addition to the items sold. "oh god, it was a lot of work but to see the final result, i am so proud of our council and all the work we put into it." the west high's mission was to raise funds and awareness as well as to help the "west high family". this all one teammate's mother to brea ancer just last weekend. jess musicians in need received a welcomed gift at the sioux city music conservatory today...lightly used instruments were donated to those wishing to play, but are unable to afford instrument rental fees. instruments of all kinds were donated including guitars, trumpets and a clarinet. donations can bemade year round... but... every valentinins day, the consnsvatory as

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna on cam also from south dakota... a bill that would have raised the state's sales tax to boost teacher pay, stalled on the state house floor this afternoon. the measure proposing a half of a percent hike failed 46-23, just one vote shy of majority needed. the bill also aimed to help lower property taxes. the bill is expected to be brought up for reconsideration would allow it to be brought back for debate next week. jenna: in crunch time in the iowa capital as funnel week comes to a close. tim: some familiar faces have returned to des moines, to voice their support for legislation... including one mother fighting protection for domestic jenna: nikki davidson brings us more. " "shes with us sunshine, happiness when shelia lynch days with her daughter, tereseann... she she looked with her young son... and how she made everyone else feel.. 13:18 she had a smile that lit up a room. but what she can't forget... no matter how much time passes... is how tereseann felt in the days before she died. 8:32 she was pertified... sh

reporting in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. a photo exhibit took center stage at the betty strong encounter center in sioux city today. fisheries biologist sam stukel presented his 2-year- long photograghy journey of capturing the missouri river in all its natural glory throughout the four seasons. the exhibit called.. "a year on the missouri"..attract ed many anxious eyes to see stukels creation. the photographer displayed his mo captivating works for each season ...yet throughout all his time photographing the river, he said he was biased about which season he prefered the most. "i am a big fan of winter. i like the less people more elbow room. if the goal is showing people the river in a new way, maybe something that haven't seen before, winter is the best time to do that becasue typically we look at the river through the windshield or window of our cars from a distance durring that time of year and there are a lot of really unique features that come out durtring the stukel said he spent several years studying the watershed

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess musicians in need received a welcomed gift at the sioux city music conservatory today...lightly used instruments were donated to those wishing to play, but can't instrument rental fees. instruments of all kinds were donated including guitars, trumpets and a clarinet. donations can be made year round... but... every valentine's day, the conservatory asks the community for more donations with the sentiment-"have a heart for music"... "since people found out about the event, it's not just a one day only event it kind of continuously goes on and people can contact us and drop stuff off any time. um...we probably had a dozen instruments donated this season, yeah. so it's a... some of them have been given away already you know. it's just kind of an onging process here at the conservatory." this is the conservatory's fifth annual "have a heart for music" donation drive...the conservatory is a non-profit organization that encourages basic music education throughout the midwest. jess the

reporting in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess today...the launch pad had a v-i-p preview for members-only, showcaseing the new children's museum. screams and folks with " launch-pad memberships" explored the new chrildren's museum in sioux cici. described bebe as a hands-on ....gionally based, physics, and engineering experience, explorers can gain insight and a colorful and fun environment. the museum is set to open to the public, february 11th. abc 9 was able to speak to those who were happy to get out and enjoy their weekend at bacon creek park. "for a feburary day...get out with the old man do some ice fishing. we had a blizzard this past week so it's nice just to get out and stop scoopin snow and catch som efish hopefully...we just got here, so far it's been pretty slow, but we'l'lsee. that's why they call it fishing, not catching," says if you have any pictures from today showcasing your fun filled activites, send them our way to facebook and twitter. jess authorities out in wisconsin are doing a little ice- fishing th

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: an increase in fake money circulating in the metro has the sioux city police warning residents. tim: and although it's not a new issue, it's one authorities are saying is on the rise. police say counterfeitting is a hard crime to tackle because many consumers and businesses tender. and circulation of the bills makes it hard to track where exactly the fake money comes from. it's something detective bill nice says is coming up more often "it has progressively gotten worse. i've been in the property detective unit for almost 2 years now and it has literally skyrockete..now i get at least one fake bill every day" says detective bill nice, sioux city police department. sioux city police warn customers and businesses to check the feel of their currency. and to use a counterfeit deteting pen to check large bills. jenna: of tax season... work to get all your financial documents in are working to cash in your information. tells us why experts say there's been an increase in scams this yea

abc 9's bria bell brings us more info... bria: jenna, sioux city police chief doug young made a request to add two officers to the department's traffic unit during a recent city council budget meeting and council members will have the final say so as they will vote on adding the two new positions will mean city council will have to reevaluate the city's budget, but the department says they're in need and could use the extra man power if the request is approved. "as officers we support the chief in going to the city council and asking for more officers so that we can have additonal help. there are a lot of times when it seems that we don't have all the help that we would like to have to be able to serve the community as efficiently as we would like to," says sheehan. bria: officer sheehan also stated that regardless of city council's decision, the police department will still protect and serve to it's best abilities. bria: city council will have another budget meeting on febuary 18th and will vote on the additional positions

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess musicians in need received a welcomed gift at the sioux city music conservatory today...lightly used instruments were donated to those wishing to play, but can't

reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. police in omaha spent much of the afternoon in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a west omaha home. it's unclear just how many people are in the home, however one person emerged from the residence unharmed. initially a person in the house called police, saying he'd been shot, and his girlfriend was being held hostage. officers are attempting to negotiate with the suspect. jenna: an iowa senate committee is taking on concussions head on, putting forward a bill on preventing these kinds of injuries and it has a lot of coaches and trainers talking. the bill focuses on preventing concussions and will be hitting the senate sub- committee floor monday. the proposed bill would make it mandatory for home teams to provide athletic trainers at every varsity level game for collision sports. those include wrestling, football and both boys and girls soccer. the biggest hurdle the bill faces is that it's not funded... which means more costs for already struggling schools. son, i h

bria: abc 9 will keep you updated as more information comes in reporting in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. lukas one person is dead and another is in the hospital in lincoln county, south dakota after a two- vehicle crash sunday morning. two cars collided on south dakota highway 11 when the northbound car lost control and crashed into the southbound vehicle. the 16-year-old victim ...who was pronounced dead at the scene ...wasn't wearing a seatbelt while the other person was taken to a sioux falls hospital with minor injuries. stay tuned to abc9 for more details as they become available. lukas after a long-time battle with pancreatic cancer, david allen freeman died in prison thursday at the care unit in coralville, iowa. freeman was arrested and incarcerated in 19-79 for the murder of steven hill. charged with first degree murder ...freeman was sentenced to life in prison. he attempted to appeal his life- sentence to the iowa supreme court in 19-80 but was denied. lukas a 6 point 4 magnitude earthquake shook taiwan this weekend... collapsing a 16- story apartment building. taiwan is prom

abc 9's bria bell is at the meeting right now, what can you tell us? bria: tim and jenna, i'm at trimble methodist church where residents who live on 25th street will be able to voice their safety concerns. many of the residents who are at tonight's meeting, signed a petition to close the top of the hill...so far that petition has received about 40 signatures. this hill has caused controversy for residents on 25th street as some want to see it go and others want it to remain. the city's public works staff will be in attendance at the meeting going over what would happen if the city decides to close the end feedback from residents. i was able to speak to a resident earlier today and he says he would like to hill to remain as is, but just wants the city to do somethin that they want to have the hill closed third option..which would be like to keep it open. and the thing is like, to have a stop sign at the top of the hill here coming up, or going down and it's like they could put a regular stop sign and then they have like the red deals that they could pu

abc 9's bria bell was there for brings us more in studio. tim, former governor chet culver is now a for "aims" which advocates for iowa medicaid and the organization give iowa medicaid voice by that patients currently face plan. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver patients to weigh problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs toake a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had 2 hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver. bria: many who would be covered under the new medicaid plan say they had many questions go unanswered and that they did not know where else to turn. from medicaid patients and the issues they face with the new privatization program. reporting live in studio bria bell abc9 news jenna: february is american heart month ... and in today's "move it monday" we're taking tim

abc 9's bria bell is in studio with moreetails... tim and jenna, health sectors are the most affected by data says all companies need to take precaution in protecting confidential information because hackers are always on the lookout for weak security systems or networks. across the globe, cyber hackers are hard at work trying to defeat computer systems and networks to steal confidential information from corporations, mom and pop shops, and consumers. the protection of our data, the protection of our identity and the protection of these storage devices that keeps all of this infomration," says berman. but numerous companies have either taken intiative by investing in cyber insurance or looking to do so as security breaching is on the rise. "we're going to see a great demand for it after we saw the hacks where target's customers where it affected 40 million customers, we saw it in the office of personnel management. i think sooner or later, most organizations are going to have to purchase it because their customers are demanding that

one siouxland couple has been forunate enough to do just that for about half of a century abc 9's bria bell has s e story. bria: jim and rita heimsoth have been married for 51 years and today which is valentine's day, wedding anniversary "you know yove got to give and take and it's not always going to be a smooth road," says heimsoth. m and rita heimsoth have been married for 51 years. jim popped the question on rita's birthday back in 1964 and the two decided to tie the knot on the following valentine's day. "it was easy dates to remember, you know?" says heimsoso. rita's best t iend in college e s the first to notice that the couple would be inseperable. "and she said, you're going to marry that guy one day. and that is no joke," says rita heimsoth. and as you can imagine a valentine's themed wedding included a specific color scheme... "oh yes, red velvet dresses for the bridesmaides and flower girl and i carried a white bible with a red rose on it. we kept it red and white, which is really pretty and very goooofor winter colors," says heimsoth. in iowa,lizzards a common durinthe month of