coverage well toss it over to abc9 metorologist elisa raffa... elisa thanks scott im here elisa for now im going to toss it back to you in studio, reporting live in meteorolgist elisa raffa, abc9 news. lukas thank you for that elisa we'll check in with you a little later. . lukas rning now to last night's caucus ...the republicans have their first winner... but the verdict is still out for the decrats. dianne gallagher is in des moines with more. "" iowa voters give ted cruz a clear victory in last night's caucuses. (ted cruz) "tonight is courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation." the texas senator got 28-percent of the vote... while donald trump earned -24-percent. he vows to fight on. (dond trump) "we finished second, and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored, i'm really honored." florida senator marco rubio made a strong showing in third place... giving his campaign a shot of momentum. (marco rubio) "the people of this great state have sent a very clear message. after seven years of barack obama, we are not

asks elisa raffa "yea, pretty much" student. him, the most t rve wh he e ies solo, saididor his first day he did a great job. "fantastic! he did to. that's one thing about the younger people, they'll just do it whatever you tell them" says gene for kevin, it's just tag: i did get to ride along with kevin and he was a natural. not nervous and took directions like a professional. his father says it was an exciting day for the family and they're looking forward to his first solo flight. reporting in studio, elisa raffa.. abc9 news. jess thankskslisa...the sioux city convention center was packed today with people eager to spruce up their homes and make some spring improvements...all thanks to the 59th sioux city home show. along with drawing in a big crowd of potential consumers, the home show was certainly not short on vendors. as they do every year, the home builder's association of greater siouxland hosted the event and chose a non- profit to donate towards. this year's proud recipient was the projects for patriots program. " it

abc9 news reporter elisa raffa met the inspiring teen ... intro: it was a gorgeous morning to be outside, and an even more perfect day to be up flying in the skies. but for 14 year old heelan student kevin farias, this was more than just a plane ride, this was the first step in fullfilling his dream. nat sound plane "how you feeling?" elisa raffa abc9 news "uh, pretty awesome" says kevin farias, 14 year old flight student. kevin farias is just 14 years old but he's known that he's wanted to be a pilot since he was 10. the local chapter of the experimental aircraft association has awarded kevin a scholarship for ground school and flight lessons to help him achieve that goal... a dream inspired by his dad. kevin's father was also a pilot for the navy, and after sharing the same passion with his son, the farias sent kevin to military school where he could learn aviation. "i am most certain that i am making him the proudest dad ever. my mom too, because she also wanted to put me in the military school so i can grow up to be like my dad" says kev

elisa raffa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m our snow from last night is far east.. left about 3" in rthern iowa... traces to an inch elsewehre. spotty cold rain showers could reach siouxland tonight. for the rest of your valentines day.. steady temps, an isolated mix possible. temps in the 20s. stormcast hd has stubborn cloud cover tonight. a shower or two possible after nebraska counties. more stubborn clouds for monday but temps make it back to near 30. tomorrow night we bring in a disturbance that will create some slick spots. freezing rain, sleet, and snow all possible monday night with breezy winds. we can see with warmer temperatures in the upper atmosphere, then cooling by morning will have us all snow. stormcast although system is could see a the morning. breezy afternoon on tuesday. wednesday our last colder day before we crank up still to come after the break... love is in the air...find out what made this girl smile next... dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sedi

abc9 news reporter elisa raffa took to the skies and met him. intro: it was a gorgeous morning to be outside, and an even more perfect day to be up flying in the skies. but for 14 year old heelan student kevin farias, this was more than just a plane ride, this was the first step in fullfilling his dream. nat sound plane "how you feeling?" elisa raffa abc9 news "uh, pretty awesome" says kevin farias, 14 year old flight student. kevin farias is just 14 years old but he's known that he's wanted to be a pilot since he was 10. the local chapter of the experimental aircraft association has awarded kevin a scholarship for ground school and flight lessons to help him achieve that goal... a dream inspired by his dad. kevin's father was also a pilot for the navy, and after sharing the same passion with his son, the farias sent kevin to military school where he could learn aviation. "i am most certain that i am making him the proudest dad ever. my mom too, because she also wanted to put me in the military school so i can grow up to be like my dad" says kev

elisa raffa.. abc9 news tim: the attorney for an emmet county teen accused of shooting another teen this past summer has decided not to seek a change of veunue tim: the attorney for lee christensen filed a notice with the court that he does not seek to murder trial out of emmet county at this time, but may do so if he feels that he cannot find an impartial jury. christensen is accused of killing 19-year-old thomas bortvit in june of 2015. jenna: authorities in sac county are searching for a man wanted for attmpted murder after hitting a man with his car. the sac county sheriff's office is looking for 36 year old jeremy werneburg of ida grove. authorities say he struck a glidden man with his car on sunday night. the man was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. werneburg is described as a white male 6'3" 205 lbs. anyone with information on the whereabouts of werneburg is asked to call 911 or the sac county sheriff's office. tim: tim: three nights of events aimed at benefitting sioux city'

our meteorologist elisa raffa spoke to meteorologists at the weather service and has more... elisa: do you understand the difference betwn a weather watch and warning? if an advisory is issued... is that a downgrade? these are questions causing some head scratching and its prompting the national weather service to research some changes. they're teaming up with social scientists to better understand how people take in and use weather risk information. how should meteorologists protray information to prompt you to take action and move to your basement in the event of a tornado? for some, the near 70 year old system just isn't doing that. "the watch warning system has been around for a number of years, and it's probably the most misunderstood concept that the national weather service has as far as the public understanding the difference between a watch and a warning... even though when we say 'watch' it means 'watch out... watch the sky', with a warning...'take warning'. but, people get those 'wa-wa' words, if you will, misunderstood" says coordination meteorologist at nws sioux

tim: our elisa raffa was in court today and has re. elisa at gridwall two bodies found in july of 2014 in plymouth county..a year and a half later, the case is closed and nathan neunabererill be put behihi bars. jonathan neaber has plplded guilty one count of second degree murder and one count of willful injry for killing his mother, esther neunaber. back in july of 2014, police found both neunaber's father and mother dead, but later found that his father died of natural causes. esther neunaber, however died of blunt force e trauma with over fourty strikes to the head. today, a judge ruled that these actions were done with malice of fore thought. " actions were intentional, they were deliberate and they were th malice of fore thought. the court would further find that based upon the manner in which he used the pipe, the pipe would be considered a dangerous weapon under iowa code" jonathan neunaber could prison, fifty for sixty years in prison, fifty for the murder count, and ten years for willful injury. neunaber must serve at least sev

abc9's elisa raffa elisa: tim, jenna... counterfeit bill circulation isot sioux city, but growing exponentially. police say it's a hard problem to control. many customers and cashiers are often too busy to check for fake bills and once they circulate, it's hard keep tabs on where the bills came from. and in sioux city, police are finding fake bills for every denomination, not ju the larger 20s, 50s, or 100s. "it has progressively gotten worse. i've been in the property detective unit for almost 2 years now and it has literally skyrocketed...now i get at least one fake bill every day" says detective bill nice, sioux city police department. customers and businesses who encounter fake bills often lose out on that money. police say using a counterfeit bill is equivalent to stealing. and suggest businesses check each bill during every transaction. customers should check to see if their change looks or feels different. "check every bill. you can buy them anywhere....the ten- dollar bill has a magnetic strip that's right about the

reporting live in studio, elisa raffa... abc9 news jenna: clowns from all over the u.s, canada and mexico are taking over sioux city! february 17th- 20th is the international shrine clown association convention. the convention includes meetings, ceremonies and of course clown competitions. the clown competitions consist of individual clown competition on friday from 9am to noon and then a follow up skit competition on saturday from 9 am to noon. years has won the clowning competitions 5 times and is looking for another win, but he also says its not just about winning, its much more than that " it's allllavors, that's the most that it is.these conventions that you go to, you meet old clowns you've seen over the years, a lot of comradery...it's all for the kids. that's what we talk about, the kids." if you're looking to clown around this weekend you can feel free to attend the competition in the ballroom at the shrine center right here in sioux city. the open to the the doors open up at 8 am tomorrow! tim: a local presented si

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 are slick and snow covered. the snow is coming down fast. wind is whipping making traveling impossible. joining me now is officer .... we've know about this storm for days, how do you guys prepare in case you do have to make those emergency repsonse calls? how do you keep yourselves safe? heeding the warnings? on the more fun side of the blizzard....i got to do coverage side by side with the weather channel this morning. and i got to chat with jim cantore. jim cantore has been covering storms for three decades and this was his first time in sioux city to follow a storm. he said he's enjoyed his time here but missed out on one thing... thundersnow! but we moved from omaha! oh my god! we moved frfr omaha, so we missed it... it actually happened there this mororng right during our show. and to get i while you're on the air is kind of a big thrill" says jim cantore, meteorologist for the weat

our elisa raffa joins us now with more. elisa on cam tim, both judges and lawyers had emotions of shock and nostalgia learning about the death of justice scalia. he was a judge, they say who left a legacy behind. colorful words... strictly defending the constitution.. and pushing his colleagues to go back in historto learn how to defend the consitution even better. attorney kyle irvin and judge jeffrey neary both got to witness him hearing cases on the supreme level and say it was an experience they won't forget. kyle irvin says, "just the power of his intellect and kind of the soundness of his questions were unmistakable" judge jeffrey neary says, "it's a pretty majestic experience, pretty fascinating. it's hard to describe. it's almost like one of those situations where you almost have to have been there" that it is his vacancy for the judicial system. at six we'll hear more local reaction on the political fight to fill his seat and an iowan to take that seat. studio, elisa raffa.. abc9 news. nebraska's senator says she wo

our elisa raffa has more. elisa: jenna, tim... words the emotion that filled the room this morning at unity point health st. luke's. the cotter's say it was a bittersweet morning. solemn in remembrance of their little girl, but joyful that they could honor her today with their donations. "in a perfect world, this thing would sit unused at the hospital forever" says jeremy cotter, donated cuddle cot to unity point health st. luke's. jeremy and lisa cotter had the worst day of their lives a year ago . lisa gave birth to two beautiful twin girls, but one was stillborn. on what would have been elizabeth's first birthday, the cotters are using the anniversary of their loss as a day to honor their daughter. and bring solace finding themselves in a similar position. "we're doing it in honor of elizabeth. we're celebrating her birthday. this is her birthday present to the hospital, other families...and it feels good to do that" says jeremy cotter, donated cuddle cot to unity luke's. alongside a generous donation of two thousand seven hund

meteorologist elisa raffa.. abc9 news tim: the last of four iowa utility board meetings over the proposed dakota access pipeline in t books. sessions began monday to review a building permit request for the pipeline. if bui it will cut diagonally across the state of iowa, the north dakota bakken oil fields. tonight no word if the board has on the permit request. the iowa senate voted today on the future of the managed care iowans on medicaid have been faced with the decision of "what managed care company to pick" governor's plan to switch to private, managed- the iowa senate terminating the state has with state companies, stop the governor's plan. "pam jochum - 4:29 thousands of iowans who are caregivers and have expressed and anger at times they cannot get most basic questions." stand here today in opposition to this bill because i believe it would set us back, it will turn the train around and take us to the wrong destination. no matter what the legislature does, the federal "centers for medicaid and still has

abc9's elisa raffa has more. elisa: tim, jenna, lines may occasionally blur when it comes to religion and politics. but religious experts here in siouxland say much like the election cycle we are witnessing... this pope is one like we've never en before. the pope hit headlines early this week, commentiti on donald trump earlier this w wk.... n modern history, absolutey. there's nothing like him, he's not afraid to speak up and to speak out on allllinds of issues...very free- wheeling, i'm sure the vatican press corp wonders what's he going to do next" says bishop r. walker nickless, dioceses of sioux city. social media bursting, after a proclaimed people's pope injecting his opinion on proposed policy coming from a the presidential candidates. throwing an already irregular election cycle for a loop "when you get information quick and you see a quick headline, or a tweet, or an email, you don't have much time to react and so there's going to be all kinds of fall- to understand better" says bishop walker nickless, d

elisa raffa fog and still clouou. rain to snow coming in overnight. 7-day has breezy winds tuesday and thursday.. with temperatures hovering 40.. colder temperatures are possible for the " " dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it! oh! man: o! [ screaming ] yeah. whoa! [ laughing ] [ cheers and applause ] and now here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! hey! [ applause ] thank you, guys! oh, that's... hello, and welcome to "afv." if y

elisa raffa has been covering the winter storm for us from outside. elisa? first of all... how are things outside right now? elisa: jenna....roads are snow covered and it is very gusty out here.. blowing snow is dropping visibility. i was out here earlier in some of the peaks of the storm alongside the weather channel. they were in town covering the blizzard today and i got to chat about this storm in comparison to others with meteorologist jim cantore. cantore has been covering weather for three decades and this was his first time in sioux city for a storm...even though he covered a blizzard just a said the winds of this one are more impressive. "there's a lot more wind with this one. i don't really think the east coast storm verified as a blizzard. when you go back and look at the data, there may have been a few spots that verified as blizzard, but i know we didn't in washington, d.c., we did not. this is much much more windier, and i think it's going to verfiy as blizzard by the time we're done" "it isn't one of those situations where i'd want to be out on the road with

elisa raffa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraf@kcautv.co m blizzard warning in effect for northern iowa, concerns of blowing snow and reduced visibility. don't travel....ake winter surivival kit if you have to travel. effect for sioux city, parts of iowa, ne nebraska, se south dakota. very gusty winds.. 40 to 50 mph. be alert when driving, tie down items and watch for blowing snow. blizzards don't require heavy snow.. just gusty winds and low visibility. we are seeing snow on hd radar. some pockets are heavier...i've seen reports of them being off and on.. that's what we call showery and we'll see snow showers to 35 mph. gusts.... up to 40, close to 50 west. visibility... worse in areas where we are seeing that snow fall. temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s. there's some of our snow moving in.. our cyclone way up near the canadian border. tonight.. we'll continue to see those showers off an on, very gusty winds all night.. snow ending in the morning. stormcast... snow bands set up tonight as these showers are convective in nature. very windy, so we'll continue to see some of that blowing sno

elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m a beautiful mix of sun and clouds can be seen on the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. we had a high of 56 at midnight last night, and a low of 41. here is the picture in storm lake. 49 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the 30s to the 50s. in the past 24 hours, we've seen a temperature change of about 20 degrees. winds are breezy--from the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows clear skies toour west, and mostly sunny skies over southern california. at the dolby theatre in hollywood, ca, we have 70 degrees and sunshine! the stormcast hd shows tomorrow night. by tuesday morning, 1-3" of snow wiwi be possible a aund siouxland. tonight's low will be 29 under mostly clear skies with breezy winds. tomorrow, expect mostly cloudy skies and breezy winds with snow moving in during the evening. the 7-day forecast shows a cooldown toto2 behind the front tuesday, but next weekend already looks super! sunshine will be seen saturday and sunday with highs around 5

meteorologist elisa raffa tells us why. elisa: do you understand the difference between a weather watch and warning? if an advisory replaces a watch... is that a downgrade? these are questions causing some head scratching and its prompting the national changes. "tomorrow's weather will get nasty. we have a blizzard watch in abc9 weather too often, but do you truly know what they mean? the current united states weather watch warning advisory system has been in place since 1948... that's nearly 70 years.... both technology and our weather has evolved system still work? weather service has social scientists to try to answer that question. senior social scientist on the project and weather risk communication expert has been people understand determining if they're useful, and (or) if a new system would be worthwhile. of understanding of these terms across the united states. you have everything from complete the watch warning perhaps people who need a little bit of assistance on the other end" says dr. gina eosco, senior weather

elisa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m blizzard conditons possible... a blizzard watch in effect for northern iowa. wind advisory for sioux wind warning west. no heavy snow is expected in our area tomorrow.. you don't need heavy snow for a blizzard, you need to sustain gusty winds and low visibility, which are both possible tomorrow, hence the blizzard headlines. for now just breaks of clouds, actually a night, increasing clouds later, gusty by the morning. temperatures steady all night. just some cloud cover tonight ahead of our front, a dry passage and nw wind shift overnight. gusty winds come in by the morning.. windy all day with gusts to 45 mph. we'll start to see bands of snow form behind the front late afternoon and evening. with falling winds, blowing snow is a concern. we'll see snow fall through overnight into a bit of monday mornrng, all very light. monday snow is gone but winds stick around. potential for more blowing snow from the ground. winds don't back off until tuesday. snowfall: light accumulations, less than an inch for most. up to 2"

our meteorologist elisa raffa was out in those gusts today, talking to businesses that were haulted today due to the wind. she joins us live with more. elisa on cam gusts to 40... 50 mph today, winter weather advisories and blizzard warnings are just wrapping up. for some, the winds not only meant a nusiance on the street... it meant a day of halted work. wind makes it difficult for truck drivers, roofers, and technicians at wind turbines farms to do their job. for crane operators, their work had to be put on hold. even a 20 mph gust in line with the load their picking up could cause some problems, so today... the cranes were in the ground, "even if the operator wanted to pick something up, most of those cranes wont let him do it. they sense a wind speed, and he can't pick it...it won't l l him, it shuts him off....it's s o much of rt, cranes crash down to the ground and it's a bad thing" road machinery and supplies. should be able to done tomorrrow winds are expected. fred will have an update on your forecast in just a few minutes. reporting live in abc9 news jenna: turns into a nightmar

abc9's elisa raffa visited a few valentines venders today and has more less than a week away... if you haven't for your could... nat sound... singing n't worry, you don't have to sing... 40 bucks and this quartet will greet your valentine at roses, candy, and a card.. and yes, they wear tuxedos. discovery chorus for over 15 years, and enjoys every single reactiont alway sticks out. percent... 20-25 those are the most don't know how to act. they really don't know what to do with themselves while we're singing" says don beals, vice president, siouxland discovery chrous. or... you can never go wrong with a bouquet of beautiful flowers... a step in thyme florist expects to sell almost two thousand roses this valentines day. "it's always roses... and i think it's roses, roses, roses.. but people are doing gerberdaisys and the star gazer lilies, so they do a lot of different things nowadays, instead of just roses...we decorate them really nice, we have nice bows, valentine bows, reds and pinks!" says kathy how about chocolates? a way to a girl's heart is through her sweet tooth h ght?

elisa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m lows this morning were what our highs was even warmer, a record warm low in norkfolk nebraska. all these warm temperatures have melting a lot of our ow, look at the difference. but snowmelt is causing flooding concerns. ocheyedan river near spencer at 7.9 feet, minor flooding expected once it gets to 8 feet. snow is gone in storm lake, same on the streets of downtown sioux city. got to 48 today!! temperatures still in the mid to upper 40s in some spots. that is 10 to 15 cooler than yesterday, even though we are still continuing cool trend, a few degrees cooler.. in the lower 40s sunday, same for monday.winds to be out of the north tonight. more clouds and a wintry mix possible, but i think we coul d see more morning flurries than an overnight mix. we do have some low level dry air, best chances for mix or snow are northeast where there is more moisture in the air. theres more of our clouds moving in on the satellite. after midnight is when we could potential see a mix, stormcast hd holds it off until morning inhe form clouds by the morni

abc9's elisa raffa has more. elisa: tim, jenna, lines may occasionally blur when it comes to religion and politics. but religious experts here in siouxland say much like the election cycle we are witnessing... this pope is one like we've never en before. the pope hit headlines early this week, commentiti on donald trump earlier this w wk.... n modern history, absolutey. there's nothing like him, he's not afraid to speak up and to speak out on allllinds of issues...very free- wheeling, i'm sure the vatican press corp wonders what's he going to do next" says bishop r. walker nickless, dioceses of sioux city. social media bursting, after a proclaimed people's pope injecting his opinion on proposed policy coming from a the presidential candidates. throwing an already irregular election cycle for a loop "when you get information quick and you see a quick headline, or a tweet, or an email, you don't have much time to react and so there's going to be all kinds of fall-

-- asks elisa raffa, abc9 news "yes... mostly techology... so like if you want to do technology, you'll have more background knowledge" says students. these young girls are taking advantage of the technology they have in school. they interviewed the lt governor equipped with a microphone, camera, and d me tough questions for their tetevision program. ynolds also visited morningside elementary lukas: a norfolk speedway now has the go ahead to hold a special race this season. paul hughes has the details. "the norfolk city council has use of an emergency speedway. at tuesday council clarified that one special race without mufflers would be allowed on three and that the north case of emergency, but with right turns only. the vice president and general manager of nucor steel of norfolk testifying tuesday in support of the transportation petersen told appropriations committee that the state's two largest manufacturing - would benefit the most from a 21st century infrastructure. nebraska 1st district congressman jeff fortenberry is in nebraska this

elisa elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m (fred) a blizzard watch is in effect for almost all of siouxland on tuesday. heavy snow and high winds will cause dangerous travel conditions. a blizzard means that mph or higher and produce visibility of a quarter mile or less. a blizzard may have heavy snow, but not necessarily. the port neal welding company skycam hd shows a nice looking picture of downtown sioux city high and 30 the low today--both above normal. we have 30 in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. zooming out to the national satellite and radar, we can see our tuesday storm currently over the southwestern us. the stormcast hd shows quiet weather during the night tonight and during the day tomorrow. the snow will start to push in tomorrow evening, becoming heavy tuesday morning and continuing tuesday afternoon before tapering off tuesday evening to wednesday morning. that even after the snow has ended, blowing snow will be a concern forecast shows a sharp gradient northwest to totals may still shift storm tracks more to the north or south. this would have a big i

isa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m winter weather advisory is in effect for northern iowa tonight and tomorrow as blowing snow could reduce visibility... 3- 6" expected there. snow on the radar east of sioux city. along hwy 20 near fort dodge and reports of blowing snow. low visibility in nw iowa where we're seeing moderate snowfall and gusty windnd be careful on roads. there's our warm front and more snow behind it. tonight.. temperatures will rise, snow and gusts to 30 with lingering snow by the morning. there's our warm front a a breezy winds on stormcast hd. our warm front brings more snow through visibility with moderate snow and gusty winds so be careful. snow and blustery winds continue early tomorrow morning, before a drier afternoon takes over. front pushes snow out of the way by the afternoon, less wind and clouds left behind. then warmer tomorrow afternoon behind that warm front.. tomorrow night as well. 30s tomorrow afternoon, 20s tomorrow night. monday warmer sunshine again. we increase clouds monday night as we bring in another diststbance that snowfall: 1-3"

-- asks elisa raffa, abc9 news "yes... mostly techology... so like if you want to do technology, you'll students. these young girls are taking advantage of the technology they have in school. they interviewed the lt gov equipped with a microphone, camera, and some tough questions for their television program. jenna: eager ears gathered in the anthem at the hard rock hotel and casino tonight to hear the names of the bands set to play at the016 awesome biker night. this year's nds include rock 'n roll hall of famers-cheap trick featuring edgar winter... they come in addition to the bands "in this moment" and "pop evil". general manager at the hard rock promises concert attendees that this year's awesome biker night will go beyond past events. "i'm'meal excited ababt the lineup. it'sa great siouxland tradition n d we really believe that awesome biker night and all thr fans are going to love it here at the hard rock," says todd moyer, general manager at the hard rock hotel and casino. awesome biker night is scheduled to take place june 16-18 in t

#4) "i'm moving to europe if he's elected president. " jess/elisa gorgeous out elisa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m all these warm temperatures have melting a lot of our snow, look at the difference. but snowmelt is causing flooding concerns. ocheyedan river near spencer at 7.9 feet, minor flooding expected once it gets to 8 feet. snow is gone in storm lake, same on the city. got to 48 today!! temperatures still in the mid to upper 30s in some spots. that is 10 to 15 cooler than yesterday, even though we are still above normal. tomorrow, continuing cool trend, a few degrees cooler.. in thlower 40s sunday, same for monday.winds to be out of the north tonight. more clouds and a wintry mix possible, i think we could see some morning flurries too. moisture has really filled in since our 6 o'clock show. theres more of our clouds moving in on the satellite and light rain in nebraska. after could potential see a mix, flurries ftover by morning on stormcast hd. clouds by the morning and afternoon for sunday. still above normal. clouds monday as well as we hover 40. then tuesday we bring

elisa elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m flood warning in effect near spencer for the ocheyedan and little sioux rivers through tuesday. the ocheyedan river is at 9 feet with the flood stage at 8 feet, minor flooding occuring expected. little sioux river is over the flood stage as well at 10.3 feet. expected to crest on tuesday with minor flooding expected. things to keep in mind... don't go near flooded fields, turn around, don't drown.. your car can easily be swept away. cloudy and misty in storm lake and on the port neal welding company sky cam hd. got to 45 today, that's 8 above normal. still looking at temperatures in the upper 30s as they notches cooler than yesterday. temperatures will stay steady near 40 for monday and tuesday as well. winds are calm, which isn't helping the fog situation. air is very saturated with relative humity well over 70, near or clouds and patchy fog, getting down to 30. no clearing in sight on satellite. clouds on stormcast hd with fog developing overnight and tomorrow morning. tomorrow, like toy... clouds and temps hovering 40. tomorrow night we bring in

elisa elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m our snow from last night is far east.. left about 3" in rthern iowa... traces to o inch elsewehre. spotty cold rain showers in nebraska. for the rest of your valentines day.. steady temps, an isolated mixpossible. temps inin the 20s, 30s and clouds tomorrow. stormcast hd has stubborn cloud cover tonight. shower or two possible with the best chance in our nebraska counties. more stubborn clouds for monday but temps make it back to near 30. tomorrow night we bring in a disturbance that will create some slick spots. freezing rain, sleet, and snow all possible monday winds. we can see the icing overnight with warmer temperatures in the upper atmosphere, then cooling by morninwill have us all snow. stormcast hd is too fast here, although system is quick.. i think we could see a lingering flurry by the morning. breezy winds and cloudy skies for the afternoon on tuesday. wededsday our last coldededay before we crank up the heat. ice potential for monday night... light accumulations but still enough to be slippery. monday night we

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tim: abc9's elisa raffa was at the plea hearing and has more. elisa: jonathan neunaber plead guilty to one count of murder in the second degree and one count of willful injury for continually striking his mother with a steel pipe after she had already sustained injuries and today we found out why in

have a great evening.2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m (fred) good evening! we have a beautiful mix of sun and clouds on the port neal welding company ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. local temperatures range from the 30s to the 50s. the planner shows clear skies and 37 at 9 pm and 32 at 1 am, and 31 at 5 5m. i'll be back in a few minutes with a look at snow coming to o siouxland tomorrow night. it's time for local news that matters! " " jenna: thanks for joining us for our special oscar night show and we count down to the academy awards. good evening, im jenna rhenstrom. tim: and i'm tim seaman. while the stars in hollywood walk the red carpet and hope to take home a little gold hardware... we're bringing you insight from the oscars unlike anything you can find in tim: jenna: while the stars line up on the r r carpet... we've got our own local celebrity in house to talk all things oscars... and he cleans up pretty nice, too. jenna: we are joined now by bruce miller from the sioux city journal, bruce there are eight films up for best picture tonight. -

abc9 meteorologist elisa raffa tells us why. "tomorrow's weather will get nasty. we have a effect for northern abc9 weather words we hear all too often, but do you truly know what they mean? the current united states weather watch warning 1948... that's nearly 70 technology and our since then, does our the national weather service has teamed up with social scientists to try to answer that question. dr. gina eosco, project and weather risk communication exexrt has been studying how much current weather determining if they're useful, and (or) if a new system would be rthwhile. of understanding of the united states. you have everything om complete understanding of the watch warning advisory terms to perhaps people who need a little bit of assistance on the other end" says dr. gina eosco, senior social scientist & weather risk communication expert. full screen as it stands, a watch is issued in advance of the weather event to let you know to keep a heads up. bobo warnings and visories are issued as imminent weather is occurring,g, suggesting you te action... with a wa

(fred) most of siououand could see around 1 1 elisa elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m (fred) downtown sioux city can be seen on the port neal welding company skycam hd centre. we had a high of 56 at midnight last night, and a low of 33. here is the live picture in storm lake. 33 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the upper 20s to the middle 30s. in the past 24 hours, we've seen a temperature change of about 10 to 20 degrees cooler. winds have calmed quite a bit after a windy day, but the wind will build back in later tonight and tomorrow. the satellite and radar shows clear skies to our west, and it's been a nice evening for the oscars in southern california. in hollywood, ca, we have 62 degrees right now! the stormcast hd shows that we have a cold front arriving tomorrow night. by tuesday morning, around 1" of snow will be possible around siouxland. tonight's low will be 29 under mostly clear skies. tomorrow, expect mostly c cudy skies and breezy winds with snow moving in during the evening. the 7-day forecast shows a cooldown to 32 behind the front tuesday, but n

abc9 news reporter elisa raffa has their story. "in a perfect world, this thing would sit unused at the hospital forever" says jeremy cotter, donated cuddle cot to unity p pnt health st. luke's. jeremy and lisa cotter had the tuesday. lisa gave birth to two beautiful twin girls, but one was stillborn. on what would have been elizabeth's first birthday, the cotters are using the anniversary of their loss as a day to honor their daughter. and bring solace to other parents finding themselves in a similar position. "we're doing it in honor of elizabeth. we're celebrating her birthday. this is her birthday present to the hospital, other families...and it feels good to do that" says jeremy cotter, donated cuddle cot to unity point health st. luke's. alongside a generous donation of two thousand seven hundred dollars to nicu, the cotter's donated a cuddle cot to unity point health st, luke's. a cuddle cot gives parents extra time with their stillborn baby by preserving the body for a little longer and allowsarents to be comfortable in a h

-- asks elisa raffa, abc9 news "yes... mostly techology... so like if you want to do technology, you'll have more background knowledge" says students. these young girls are taking advantage of the technology they have in school. they interviewed the lt governor equipped with a microphone, camera, and some tough questions for their television program. reynolds also visited morningside elementary " when we come back... i'll bring you all the details on which bands will play at this year's awesome biker nights. stay tuned to find out who's coming to the hard rock this summer. scott: we'll have... morning... with ... lukas voss... and meteorologist through overnight so be aware of some slick spots today. temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. the wind is from the east and southeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. here's the stormcast hd where we'll pull in a southeast wind today and tomorrow. then that will turn west and southwest on friday really opening the door to some high heat! we'll get into the upper 50s on friday. lukas scott: so be aware

abc9 news reporter elisa raffa visited valentines vendors to get you the latest ideas ... valentines day is less than a week away... if you haven't gotten something for your sweetheart yet, you could... nat sound... singing quartet don't worry, you don't have to sing... 40 bucks and this quartet will greet your valentine at work with a tune, roses, candy, and a card.. and yes, they wear tuxedos. the siouxland discovery chorus has been doing this for over 15 years, and enjoys every single reactiont they get, but one alway sticks out. "we do about 20 percent... 20-25 percent for men and those are the most fun because they don't know how to act. they really while we're singing" says don beals, vice president, siouxland discovery chrous. or... you can never go wrong with a bouquet of beautiful flowers... a step in thyme florist expects to sell almost two thousand roses this valentines day. "it's always roses... and i think it's roses, roses, roses.. but people are doing gerberdaisys and the star gazer lilies, so they do a lot of different things nowadays, instead of just roses

abc9 newreporter elisa raffa has more on her visit to loess elementary. "so what's your favorite part about doing this?.....you love it?! " says lt. gov. kim reynolds. lt gov kim reynolds embarked on her statewide stem tour tuesday... visiting two sioux city schools to check out their program. loess hills elementary was one ononer list for their emphasis on techology in the classroom with students as young as kindegarten. "my job here at loess hills is to help integrate the use of coding into all the different subjects... reading, math, science, social studies" says layne henn, technology consulting teacher at loess hills go into computer programming, they kind of have a step upupn otrs because ey've been doing it here at loess hills since they were kindegarteners" says john beeck, principal at loess hills elementary, loess hills is currently in their second year of the stem program. each student from second through fifth grade has their own laptop for class, even the younger ones use tablets in class. both teachers and the principal agree that skills in

even in siouxland abc9 news reporter elisa raffa has more on how two legal professionals view scalia's legacy. "he was kind of viewed as the rock star of the court" says kyle irvin, attorney at corbett anderson law. a great loss for t t justice system over the weekend asas supreme court justice antonin scalia passed away in texas. siouxland lawyers and judges are remembering him as a man who cared about not only his career, but the legal system overall attorney klye irvin says scalia stuck by the constituion, and wasn't afraid to use colorful words to do it. calling scalia's tenure as justice as a great legacy. "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 thatcalib had on the court, because we didn't see that as much before scalia" says kyle irvin, anderson law. irvin says scalia's death came as a shock.... but even more so when conisdering the timing... right in the middle of a hotly contested election cycle where the vacancy is causing controversy. "we l