christie drop out. christie's reponse: he's not a subscriber.. and hee staying ii the race. i'm tracie e otts in >> congessman paul ryan of wisconsin was elected the 54th speaker of the house yesterday on capitol hill. ryan needed 218 votes to assume the speakership and received 236... placing him second in line for the presidency. in a traditional rite of passage, house minority leader nancy pelosi handed over the speaker's gavel to ryan, after former speaker john boehner left the podium. during his first address as speaker, ryan appealed to house members to come together and called for a greater degree of respect among the parties. ryan has servevein congress for 17 years, and d 45, is the youngest speaker of the house since 1869. early this morning to approve a bipartisan two-year budget deal intended to end years of gridlock and frequent threats of government shutdowns. the bipartisan budget act of 2015 extends the nation's debt limit through 2017 and also sets spending levels through september of that year. the bipartisan agreement also includes long-term entitlement reforms to the social security disability insurance program... the first major reform to social security since 1983. the bill drew criticism from the majority of republicans for giving up too much to democrats. kentucky senator rand paul publicly gave three separate speeches totaling just over 1 hour and 2222inutes on the senate floor. the bill will now head to president barack obama, who is expected to sign the agreement. secretary of state john kerry and senior diplomats from almost 20 other countries arrived in vienna yesterday in advance of syrian peace talks. ahead of the large-scale negotiations, kerry met for discussions with his diplomatic counterparts from russia, saudi arabia and turkey. the broad group of nations is looking for a plan that might convince syria's government and western- backed rebels to agree to a natial ceasefire and start a process of "political transition." bitter foes iran and saudi arabia will be sitting at one table along with their powerful partners, russia and the united states. the u-s is sticking to its demand that syrian president bashar al- assad leave power. the peace talks will include assad's main ally iran for the first time. goveveor pete ricketts says he will disclose all of his personal, out-of-state trips and is working with the nebraska state patrol to improve tracking of his securiri detail's overtime expenses. ricketts announced the changes in response toto news that the patrol's overtime expenses have risen in recent months. that coincided with the governor's trade missions to europe and asia, promotional trips to different parts of country, and personal travel to attend chicago cubs games. ricketts says he believes many of the trips helped promote the state, and he notes that past governors have also taken out-of-state trips for personal reasons. ricketts is preparing a new push to lower income and properer taxes in next year's session. ricketts argues that the state can't compete with its peers. he says he expects a lot of discussion in the unicameral about the state's income tax, which is an issue that has taken a backseat to property tax reform. the white house is preparing to host the annual halloween trick-or-treat for military families today. the president and first lady will pass out candy to local children of service members. with spectacular spooky decorations and plenty of goodies... the event is sure to set the bar high for trick-or- treating across the country. star wars is dominating the halloween costume craze. data released by worldwide e-commerce provider r i systems finds consumers have conducted twice as many searches for star wars-related costumes than frozen characters... which were last year's most searched costumes. according to the data, this year's top five most- searched movie-themed costumes have been... star wars, followed by minions, frozen, marvel universe and maleficent. the national retail federation has forecast that 68 million americans will dress in costume this year. also... don't forget to stick around for the today show. every year, matt, savannah, al, natalie and the rest of the today show crew gogoll out for their halloween costumeses they'll be revealing them later this morning. and if you miss it, you can follow them on the facebook and twitter and use the hash tag, halloween today and the handle at today show. there's a new device called "air glasses" and investors are claiming the device can save lives. that's up next in healthbeat four. << >> << wx timer @ 2:30 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early mrning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshinebefore clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend d with highs returning to the 60s and eventually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy weather returns later on. see a new device called "air glasses" do more than help you read a book the inventors insist they will save lives. liz bryant talks to the brains behind the lens. << inside the anesthesiolog y conference in downtown san diego thousands of vendors, come with invention is the future of the medical field. (nats) edication allergies or other data, that only exists in the electronicedical record" masimo, caught our eye because the eye is what they're selling. (nats) "to patient safety and to better patient care" "airglasses" -use your voice and movements-to pull up information. (sot: blake byrne, airglasses demonstrator ) "for me, it's like wearing a pair of sunglasses that have a computer in them. i can see and talk to you completely clearly, but i can see the data being fed to my monitor on either side of your face." in this reinactment-a pretend doctor operates on pretend patient without taking his eye off her to check a chart. (sot: keri hill, pretend patient) "it is a little strange, if you're watching it on the screen, he's like touching mymyose or my eye haha" joe kiani, founder of masimo, stumbled across "airglasses" - and he said, i must take part. (sot: joe kiani, founder of masimo) "we've had l le 200 people everytime we've done the demo. the feedback we're getting, i don't think we'll have to work too hard at it. i think they're ready for it" kiani created the medical software used inside the glasses and teamed up with the inventor. (sot: soulaiman hani, inventor of airglasses) "you know when the doctor touches a tablet or keyboarar that's very dangerous because many people have touched that keyboard. just taking that and putting it into the air, saves lives." >> that was liz bryant reporting. your farm markets are coming up next. plus... a phone screen that won't break when you drop it. we'll have the details after the egg production in south dakota continues to suffer as the state's largest producer works to recover from last spring'g'outbreak of the bird flu virus. the u.s. department of ag says chickens in south dakota produced 36 million eggs in september. that's down from 65 million in september 2014. there were about 1.6 million egg-layiyi birds in the state last month, compared to 2.6 >> stoc closed slightly lower yesterday after the u.s. government said economic growth slowed more than expected in the summer. the dow slipped nearly 24 points to 17,755. the nasdaq gave up 21 and the s&p fell one point. motorola has released a phone that hopes to fix a problem we've all worried about . . . a shattered screen. motorola releases the first smartphone with a shatterproof reen. the droid turbo two went on sale yesterday. the phone features a 5.4 inch screen that the company claims can tough out drops and tumbles - even on concrete. if the phone does shatter within the first year, the company says it'll replace it one time - for free. the phone also features a battery the company says can last two days. when we come back, we'll run down some ofofoday's top headlilis in siouxland. also... celebrities. see how the stars drs up and in some cases survive the scary celebrations. and we'll see how our master pumpkin carver luke schroder is doing in studio b. he's working on one e his awesome pieces for wx timer @ :45 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshine before clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend with highs returning to the 60s and eventually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy weather returns later on. see graphics. >> << another segment of the i-29 reconstructi on project in sioux city is nearing completion. that tops this morning. work on the southbound lanes near sergeant bluff is set to wrap up around thanksgiving. it's a milestone for planners, who say the interstate is starting to look like what they envisioned decades ago. the area with the most work being done now is the floyoy river bridge replacement in the southbound lanes. it's a major project and there's still a long road ahead. construction began in august 2008 and there's still at least four more years to go. south dakota egg production continues to lag behind average as the state's largest producer works to recover from last spring's deadly bird flu outbreak. the u.s. department of agriculture says chickens in south dakota produced 36 million egeg in september. that's down from 6million in the same month a year earlier. there were about 1.6 million egg-laying birds in south dakota last month, compared to 2.6 million at the same time last year. organizers of a push to get kids off the couch and into a healthier, more active lifestyle say y% they're pleasantly surprised with the reslts. the united way young leaders society held its first sports equipment drive thursday. siouxlanders donated items that youth. those behind the drive say they're surprised by just how say this will make a big kids served by agencies of the united way. halllleen is a favorite wiwi celebs. there's the over-the-top costumes and big parties. but some a-listers -- are just trying to survive the spooky celebration . mary moloney has more in today's hollywood minute. << (nats) modern family fans know the a little dramatic. "lilly! lilly! lilly (screaming)!" to get in the halloween spirit -- ellen sent eric stonestreet to a haunted house -- to see if his inner cam -- would come out. (nats) spoiler alert -- it did -- and he's scared. "it's like a choir of zombies" (nats) our brand is crisis star sandra bullock seemed scared by a costume choice. she tells jimmy fallon she had to stand up to her five year old son -- after he picked out her get-up. (sandra bullock/actre ss): "he chose slutty bat girl as i -- it was like the most inappropriate. " "he goes mama you has to wear this and i went no mama doesn't has to." taylor swift instagrammed this halloween throwback -- dressed as a teletubby. and amy schumer remembers being a witch. she tweeted-- dressing as myself. for hollywood minute - i'm mary moloney.>> if you missed it the first hour of news 4 today, we have a special guest in the studio, master pumpkin carver luke schroder. he's been working on one of his pieces this morning. how long have you been doing this? where did you learn this, what inspired you? what's your favorite thing to carve? scary stuff? where does your inspiration come from? talent from your day job, as a tattoo artist? donate a lot of them? put on show, carve, auction off. sell? political candidates? why do you like doing it? how long do they last? how long does it take to carve? special pumpkins... the perfect pumpkin canvas? how many have you made? it's ---. time for a break. how many have you made? it's ---. time for a break. but we've got a lot more to come on this friday morning.... including an update on the 6 day manhunt for a suspected cop shooter in tennessee and we'll answer some of your legal questions in this week's law review. also... battling breast cancer. one siouxland woman shares her struggles with the disease and how she chose to reduce e r risk good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday october 30th. we've got a lot heading your way in this half hour of news 4 today... including an update on the manhunt in tennessee and kentucky. after a six day manhunt and stand off with police... the man suspecteteof shooting at two officers is dead. more on the evolving situation coming up . also... more orange cones, construction zones, and lane closures in our future. the decadedeong i-29 reconstruction project could take a few more years before traffic is flowing freely again. so what's holding up the road work? and later... we'll hear from one siouxland woman who is battling breast cancer and her decision to keep it from coming and we have a special guest in the studio this morning. we'll check out the artistic talents of luke schroder and his pumpkin carving skills. but first, here's ben. << wx timer @ :40 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshine before clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoo and spread aaoss the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend with highs returning to the 60s and eventually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy >> shooter who had been on the run for six days is dead this morning. authorities shot and killed floyd cook this morning after spottingngim in a rural part of burkesvivie, kentucky. they were led to the area after a cumberland county homeowner said cook approached their home asking for a ride. they said no and called police who then surrounded the area., on sunday cook allegedly shot a police officer in algood, tennessee before firing at another officer after being pulled over for a traffic stop in kentucky "two kentucky state troopers and one us marshal encountered cook wo had been laying over an embankment. he brandished a gun. he did have one and shots were exchanged and cook sustained wounds that actually lead to his death," says trooper billy gregory with the kentucky state police. state trooper gregory also said there is a feeling of relief that the whole situation is finally over and that the community is safer now because they found the shooter. the canadian whale watch boat that capsized on sunday was raised yesterday. boat was hit by a wave and tipped over, the hull was lifted so that the name of the "leviathan- - o" was clearly visible above the water line. canada's transportatio n safety board said its investigation would continue, but its crew was leaving the scene on the pacific coast of vancouver island. still, many unanswered questions remain. five bodies s re recovered soon after the boat capsized. and the search for a sixth passenger, australian, 27-year-old rav pillay is still underway. the federal aviation administration continues to investigate a boeing 7-67 that caught fire ononhe runway of fort lauderdale-hollywood international airport yesterday. officials say dynamic air flight 4-0-5 was taxiing on the runway and about to depart for venezuela when an engine went up in smoke. alal101 passengers and c cw safely evacuated on emergency slides terminal. rescue officials say 24 people were evaluated for injuries... hospitalized. they say one person suffered a seseous injuju. the reconstructi on of interstate 29, through sioux city, has been in the works for more than a decade. another segment of the project is about to be complete. ktiv's tiffany lane has the update. << planning f f the interstate 29 sioux city corridor began in 2004 and the first construction project began in august 2008. the first segment of the project finished in 2012, and today, construction on the next three segments can be seen for miles. segment one of the project on the southbound lane work near sergeant bluff is set to wrap up around thanksgiving. it's a milestone for planners. "it's exciting to see the process but but the completion of some of these segments we had the completion is segment 3 in 2020 and now the completion of segment one is really starting to look like su change, schultz says he doesn't believe the anticipated completion dates will be affected." "we anticipated the e rk through the winter," said schultz. "and actually now that this work is starting to move solidly through the downtown, there will be more winter work to come. not just this winter but in future winters as well." segment two, the downtown portion of the oject is also underwrw. schuhuz says the biggest issue is the closure of the wesley parkway northbound i-29 on-ramp. that was originally set to re-open friday, but completion is pushed back to november. another area under construction is the frontage roads between pierce street and floyd boulevard on the southbound side. schultz says that could takee another month and a half to complete. the area with the most work being done is on the southbound floyd river bridge project. the iowa dot plans to open the southbound lane by mid-november and move southbound traffic back over to the proper lanes so that the northbound work can begin.>> schultz says the work on the northbound lane in the floyd river valley portion of the project could linger into mid 20-16. the entire project is expected to be done at the end of 2019, or early 20-20. a month ago, an effort got underway to get kids off the couch, and into a healthier and more active lifestyle. the united way young leaders society had its first sports equipment drive yesterday and they say they're pleased with the resultlt members of the community donated toys, and sports equipment, to help benefit groups that serve the youth of the community. those involved with the effort were surprised by the number of donations and are excited about the difference they will make. "we thought what's a way that we can keep kids hehethy , keep kids active. the united way serves multiple agencies, several of them serve the youth of the community, so we thought let's reach out to them and see if there's studff that they need," said young leaders society chairman, jeff florke. "all this equipment is going to really help boost the programs that we do and really help us be able to get more kids involved, and help them learn teamwork, sportsmanship and d w to live a healthy lifestyle," said boy's cb chief ofessional officer, eldon bensen. members of the young leader's society say the drive was such a big success, they believe it will only get bigger in years to come. one siouxland woman took action when doctors gave her a shocking diagnosis. her choice to try and reduce her risk of the disease coming back and i'll have youruromplete forecast next! << << wx timer @ 2:15 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with earl morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshine before clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend with highs returrng to the 60s and entually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy graphics. >> ever wonder whether you can be you don't live in, or do business in? the answer is, you can. "personal jurisdiction" is the this week with ktiv's matt breen. << what is personal jurisdiction and what do i need to know about it? "personal jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear and determine a lawsuit involving a defendant having some contact with the place the court is located," said jeana goosmann, goosmann aw firm. "it ictates where youu business caa file a lawsuit and where your business can be sued." what do people need to know about personal jurisdiction? "the internet is changing," goosmann said. "some circumstances have allowed businesses to be subject to personal jurisdiction in other states. courts are reluctant to find personal jurisdiction over businesses with minimal contacts in the forum state. modern technology and virtual offices have led cocorts to focussless on traditional personal jurisdictton factors." how have traditional personal jurisdiction factors changed? "traditional personal jurisdiction factors are things like ownership of land in the forum state or a physical presence in the forum state," goosmann said. "in today's age, the focus has become more on "fundamental fairness." what is a forum state? "a forum state is the state where the lawsuit was filed," goosmann said. what does all of this mean to businessess"businesses need to be careful about what they say on their website, where your staff and employees work (virtual or not), to whom you send or receive calls, where you wire money and where you send text messages and emails," goosmann said. "all these things can increase the chances of your business being hauled to an out- of-state courthouse." if a business doesn't have a location, employees, or money ii a state, can they still be sued in that state? "yes, fr example, even if you have never been to arizona, never owned any land in arizona, and never had any employees stationed in arizona, it does not necessarily mean you can avoid being sued there," goosmann said. how can a company avoid a lawsuit in another state their business isn't active in? "talk to an attorney today about personal jurisdiction and ways to avoid a lawsuit out of state," oosmann said. "there are many factctrs that an attorney an help walkk you through so your business doesn't endup in another when a doctor tells you that you have cancer, it's devastating. faced with that diagnosis, lori warner decided to do what she could to stay cancer free. ktiv's sheila brummer shares her story of h h battle with breast cancer. << lori warner lived a fast- paced life as the president of the south sioux city chamber of commerce until a detour almost a year-and-a-half ago. 4:02 "once they tell you, that you have the cancer there's just so many a mammogram uncovered a tumor in lori's breast. early detection caught stage one cancer. or 3:41 "there are so many choices and when you're in that frame of mind that you're just learning you have breast cancer, it's overwelming." lori weighed those choices. doctors could just remove the tumor. 3:01 "i had an aunt that had breast cancer. so, it was already in our family the possibily and, the possibility of it coming back i heard so many stories." lori chose a double mastectomy. 10:35 "she could have been a candidate for breast conservation. she chose not only to have a mastectomy but have the other brea done as well. that is a personal decision and sometimes women can find that empowering to say i'm going to take care of the other side and have it not reoccur, said dr. adnan qalbani as lori trieieto slow her life down, the worry rushed through her head. 5:25 "the chemo, realizing i was going to lose my hair, i'm a public figure and i need to be in front of people so hair's a big thing. it's really a part of you." it helps define when people look at you. lori continued to work through her treatments. she appeared in news stories, stretching out her treatments so the doses wouldn't be too strong. a year after surgery, lori, now check, a colonoscopy. doctors discovered a cancerous tumor. 9:32 "i was very lucky because 97% of my colon was blocked. and, i had no idea. and, they took 18 inches of my colon out." lori received a good prognosis.. doctors caught her colon cancer early. two cancers creating a new path for this pink- haired survivor. 10:53 "i believe it taught me a litle bit about slowing down because i go, go, go all of the time and don't pay attention to the little things." now, lori has a new goal for herself and others who face a deadly disease. 10:34 "i truly believe god has a plan for me. / / >> that was ktiv's sheila brummer reporting. lori still needs one more breast reconstrucuc on surgery. but, her prognosis looks good, that was ktiv's sheila brummer reporting. lori still needs one more breast reconstructi on surgery. but, her prognosis looks good, and she'e' cancer free. nebraska football playoffs started yesterday. there were first round games for class d1, d2, and 8-man teams. we'll show you some of the highlights, coming up next on if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families acrcrs america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. so, what are we waiting for? the football playoffs are underway in nebraska. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << creighton has been one of the powers in nebraska class d-1 football all season. the bulldogs got through the perfect 8-0 record, winning least ten points. creighton opening up the playoffs at home against 3-5 fullerton. the bulldogs ranked fourth in the state, entering the postseason. first offensive play of the game for them - -rook baller running g hard -- hits the hole outside and is gone for the games first score - it's 8-0. just about three minutes later - ryan neumann and brandon borgmann hook up - he slips his up 16-0 puts a pair of touchdowns on the one nearly untouched here. and then on this one - weaving his way in and out of defenders - rolls led 48-0 at the half and creighton stays perfect, 66-nothing. in class d2, 6-2 randolph, under brock. second quarter - it's 24-14 randolph - drew loberg builds that lead with a 50- yard touchdown run. cardinals with a 16-point advantage. it's 30-14 and right before the half - loberg makes a hard cut to go back upfield for a another score - cardinals led 38-20 at half. johnson-brock hung around - third quarter - this fake punt and throw is g gng to be tipped into william speckmaan's hands 38-26 now. but the cardinals stay composed - mason stubbs from 10-yards out nice spin move to score. randolph handles johnson-b-bck 76-33. other winners are bloomfmfld, clearwater- orchard, elgin pope john, guardian angels, ligh-oakdale, wynot and yankton. the nebraska a & c playoffs start today. we'll have action at 6 and 10. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> coming up after the break..... coming up after the break..... we'll check out how master pumpkin carver luke schroder is doing in studio b. hehe hard at work on a a ecial piece for halloween. thank you, rockstars. for the hustle. for understanding time is money. thank you for working freaky fast to save our customers precious minutes every day. hours every year. time they can use to chase their dreams, << >> << wx timer @ 1:15 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early morning temperatures in the 20s andnd30s with somm sunshine before clouds increase thrrughout the ay. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. after that, it's smooth sailing for halloween weekend with highs returning to the 60s and eventually near 70 early next week before cool and rainy weather returns later on. see graphics. >> tomorrow is halloween and pumpkins and jack-o- tomorrow is halloween and pumpkins and jack-o- lanterns are grinning from front porches all around siouxland. and while most of us cut triangles for eyes, and a slit for a mouth, one siouxland pumpkin carver is quite creative when it comes to pumpkin carving. here to show us how he does it is master carver luke schroder. luke, thanksksor being here. how long have you been doing this? where did you learn this, what inspired you? what's your favorite thing to carve? scary stuff? where does your inspiration come from? talent from your day job, as a tattoo artist? donate a lot of them? put on show, carve, auction off. sell? political l ndidates? why do youike doing it? how long do they last? how long does it take to carve? special pumpkins... the perfect pumpkin canvas? how many have you made? it's . 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. good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. coming up in this half hour.... republicans aren't very happy with the way the debate went on wednesday night. and jeb bush is trying to convince everyone that his campaign is still not over. we'll have the latest on the campaign trial from washington this morning. and the senate was in session into the early morning hours voting on a bi-partisan budget bill. and the president and first lady are getting the white house ready for some special trick-or- treaters. we have our own special weatherman... ben dorenbones.... << wx timer @ :50 we'll start friday off on a frigid note with early morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s with some sunshine before clouds increase throughout the day. showers will follow the clouds late this afternoon and spread across the viewing area tonight that will eventually move out and give way to some patchy fog by tomorrow momoing. after that, it's smooth sailing for hallowowen weekend with highs returning to the 60s and eventtlly near 70 early nexx week before cool and rainy weather returns later on. see graphics. >> republicans are looking at debate format changes after this week's clash with cnbc moderators... and jeb bush insists his campaign is not over. tracie potts is in washington this morning with the latests on politics. << (s(s: jeb bush/ (r) presidential :04) "the end is not near, memo to file, life is good." jeb bush insists his campaign is not on life- support his brother the former president showed up a a a fundraiser amid reports that donors are defecting. bush rejects claims that his debate performance was weak (sot: jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate :17- :20) "it is not a sign of strength by having the loudest volume in the room." the republican party is pushing for format changes at the next debate: more exchanges between candidates, fewer clashes with the moderators. (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate :29- :36) "what it's turned into is a 'gotcha.' that's silly and that's not really helpful for anybody." donald trump suggests maybe the moderators should be republican. (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :40- :44) "why should we have these people that hate everything that we stand for?" on the other side, hillary clinton says with republicans, she can't get a break: (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :49- :58) "whenever i actually have a job, the republicans say really nice things about me. whenever i'm running for a job, oh my goodness you know they line up." the new york times suggests chris christie drop out. christie's reponse: he's not a subscriberr and he's staying in the race. i''tracie potts in >> congressman paul ryan of wisconsin was elected the 54th speaker of the house yesterday on capitol hill. ryan needed 218 votes to assume the speakership and received 236... placing him second in line for the presidency. in a tradititial rite of passage, house minority leader speaker's gavel to ryan, ter former speaker john boehner left the podium. during his first address as to house members to come together and called for a greater degree of respect t among the e rties. ryan has served i icongress for 17 years, and at 45, is the youngest speaker of the house since 1869. the u.s. senate voted 64-35 early this morning to approve a bipartisan two-year budget deal intended to end years of gridlock and f fquent threats of government shutdowns. the bipartisan budget act of 2015 extends the nation's debt limit through 2017 and also sets spending levels through september of that year. the