"i didn't think it was for me but there are so many things you have to work on it," said chance jensen. "it's for anyone that thinks robots are cool." especially cool when you can use it for things like this. but to be serious, in it's fourth year, the program has gained popularity. "we now have six middle school teams and seven high school teams," said april tidwell. and it's not all robotics. this north high groups science project is set to go to the international space station at some point. they're testing if allergies exist in space. twice now the rocket carrying their project has exploded before getting there. "we didn't really change much but we got more time to think about it and how we're going to analyze the results when they got back," said robert hwang. as the lessons students learn is large. many will agree it comes with plenty of trial and error. "we also had to remodel our robot," said stokes. in sioux city, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. on december 5th, those middle school students will put their robots to a real test in a regional competition. still to come.... pot was

"i didn't think it was for me but there are so many things you have to work on it," said chance jensen. "it's for anyone that thinks robots are cool." especially cool when you can use it for things like this. but to be serious, in it's fourth year, the program has gained popularity. "we now have six middle school teams and seven high school teams," said april tidwell. and it's not all robotics. this north high groups science project is set to go to the international space station at some point. they're testing if allergies exist in space. twice now the rocket carrying their project has exploded before getting there. "we didn't really change much but we got more time to think << there's a precise calculation that goes into each turn of this lego robots wheels. "it works," said nathan stokes. his group, the patriots, fine << today will be our last warm day for a while, so cherish it! it will once again come with a strong southerly wind and some morning and midday cloud cover and fog. we should still see the sun return this afternoon and help temperatures reach the lower 70s. the cold fro

david sweat was jensen's supervisor.said many believe sweat was having a sexual relationship with mitchel. >> she used to keep them back from the mess hall when we would come back from the mess hall for lunch, and she would keep him there and he would eat all kinds of chicken and other meals. that i remember specifically. >> for david sweat? >> yes. it was like the handsome jock on the football team asking the fatty to the prom. >> did people joke? >> yeah, yeah, we would all joke. we used to call her his boo. >> his boo? >> his girlfriend. >> did you ever ask him, are you having a relationship with her? >> yeah, and he never confirmed it or denied it. >> mitchell's attorney denies she ever had a sexual relationship with sweat. but whatever it was raised eyebrows and led to sweat being moved out of the tailor shop in 2013. and with sweat out of there, richard matt could make his move. matt is known as a lady's man, a charmer, who befriends mitchell. in 2013, the two start a sexual relationship, according to a source clos

the governor presented the sullivan brothers eric jensen and kyle bovy. the awards recognize them for heroic acts beyond normal duty. the governor said jensen and bovy risked their own lives to savesomeone else. on april 2626h last yearr the two firefighterss went into this burning house at 412 north ellen street in cedar falls. they battled high heat and zero visibility to find a man who was still inside. they pulled the unconscious victim out, and he made a full recovery after months of rehab. right now people are meeting to discuss how to improve a cedar rapids lake. we''e talking about cedar lakeke just north of downtown. we'll hear some of the wish list when it comes to improving trails and more, up next. and we'll look at the future plans for historic building in dubuque. we'll look at how a former one room school will step into the future. stay with t-v nine. are considering ideas for the long-term vision for development at cedar lake. an open house is going until 6:30 at tte water adminisisation building on shaver road northeast . kcrg t-v nine's

>> i think it's not good, as hard as that is to say. >> reporter: the jensens were not the only storm victims. the california highway patrol says this overturned big rig with no major injuries on highway 87 in san jose was part of a busy day. >> and it really just points out and shows what can happen especially when we have a day like this. >> reporter: the santa clara valley water district says despite the rain tonight its board is expected to extend drought water restrictions until next summer, ironic news for the jensen family who still has hopes of possibly salvaging their beloved oak. your pride and joy? >> yes. the wife got the house, i got the tree. now all wre have is a house. >> reporter: well, the jensens will be doing all they can to save that tree, but they say right now their most immediate concern is to try to cover up all the damage before the next rain hits. live in morgan hill, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> trees will be an issue as we move forward. at this hour it is clear for most of us, but that's going to change very soon. let's take a look outside at downto

jeff jensen was appointed tonight by mayor faas at the city council meeting. jensen has served the evansdale police department for 15 years. up o ten years behehnd bars. that's the maxiimum sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to stealing from a local vets post. 52 year old todd losh pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and criminal mischief charges... was this surveillance viddo that led his neighbors to identify him... take a look - losh breaks into the cedar falls amvets post 49 building -- and tries to crack open the atm th a pick ax... kwwl's lauren moss speaking with a county attorney in court..and lauren he says losh admitted he was wrong.. that's right a black hawk county attorney wh was in courr.. tells meme he was apologetic and truly upset for stealing from these vets. get this: losh even said his father was a veteran...but the vets at post 49 aren't buying the tears. denny koehn of post 49..thinks back to the break..in. and then to have this building admited to stealing more than 17 hundred dollars from the veterans back in august. this week he was s

jensen and bovy were among several other today. the governor's office and the iowa department of public safety awardsheroic acts beyond normal duty. says the firefighters received the award because of their willingness to risk their own lives to save someone else. iowa city police are looking for a group of people who robbed a home at gunpoint overnight. officers responded to 431 south dodge street around 1 this morning. victims in the home say three men kicked in their front door. one of the suspects pointed a gun at one of the victims. first responders treated a woman for a head injury. police say the door hit her in the head when they kicked it in. anyone with information is asked to call iowa city police crimestoppers. this midday, people in eastern iowa are cleaning up from last night's storms. a viewer sent us these photos from west branch. over a semi trailer near a warehouse in toww it also threw some metal roofing into the yard. in des moines, people found widespread damage across much of the southwest side. high winds ble

warren jensen! [cheers and applause] steve: look at the look on her face. surprise honors for an english teacher on long island and the nice check that goes with it. dari: good for here. here's tonight's new york minute. kids at the american museum of natural history are learning germs and bacteria can be good. in an exhibit called the secret world inside of you, they learned that our bodies are home to about 100 trillion bacteria and getting dirty is okay. >> it's cool to get dirty and it's good to play in the dirt and not worry about it. i hope it changes that level where we instill upon them that germs are bad and we need to hurry up and wash everything off. dari: you can find out more at amh.org. cans of packaged of food were canned instruction competition. >> some of them work for a year on the design and selecting the cans they need to bring their structure to life. each year it seems they raise the bar. dari: when the competition is over, the food gets donated to island harvest and other charities to feed the hungry. and that's your new york minute.

in june. 17-year-old taariq jensen was one of three cyclists hit by a man driving a stolen car.injury and is still recovering. since he can't attend school, football games or homecoming celebrations. the school decided to bring the festivities to him. more than a hundred of taariq's classmates showed up at his door -- to re-enact homecoming. the surprised teen said. it made him realize how much his friends care about him. >> catherine: it's apparently never too late to join facebook. president obama debuted his own facebook page today. and he's using it as an opportunity to talk about climate change. his first post is a two-minute video showing him walking through the white house backyard.as he urges americans to protect the planet for future generations. he said we need to "preserve this beautiful planet of ours." the president has been more active on social media as he nears the end of his second term. >> catherine: 49ers head coach jim tomsula dodged questions from the >> catherine: 49ers head coach jim tomsula dodged questions from the ono off-days, or downtime.ason. opportu

so over 1-hundred of taariq jensen's fellow students brought the festivities to him. the 17-year old was one of threecyclists hit by a man driving a stolenenar in june. he's still recovering, and hasn't been able to go to school. his father says this show of support is just needed. " (terry jensen/taariq's uplifting. it's at the highlight of all of all come together. i mean, certainly, the because i think the community aspect of it, but, you take all that again positive energy and take it from the absolute low up to an absolute high." jessica rae: taariq is hoping to to return to school soon. aftetegraduation, heheants to study medicine in college. jessica rae: a texas woman says her daughter was kicked off her cheerleading squad because her hair is too curly and she refused to straighten it. but the cheerleading organization says that's not the whole story... and now... moth and daughter are speaking out about what happened. " backflips and cheering: something 11-year-old makayla fallow has got down pat. ( makayla fallow / former cheerleader ) "not bad." straightenin

jeff jensen started as an officer with evansdale in 1990. the city in april fired former chief kent smock. community members in north liberty came together this afternoon to support one of their local pantries. kcrg-tv9's brea lle telll us why the antry could really use help, especially this time of year. when temperatures drop and the holidays come around, life can get more expensive. having to feed a family, and heat a home sends more visitors to tte north liberty community pantry. "the initial cost of being able to provide a holiday meal, and also as people are looking forward to christmas, and activities, and being able to provide all of those for everyones family. people really do see an additional need." "this pantry is open five days a week and serves many families, bt dubois says this time of year, is the busiest time of yeer." wednesday more than 150 communiiy members came together for a lunch to help those families, and provide more to the pantry. "all of the money, every nickel goes to the food pantry. our goal in life is to and t

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home in high heat and zero visibility back in 2014. they were awaded the honor during the sullivan brothers' award of valor this morning. the man they saved was flown to the university of iowa and has we now know the name of a teenager hit and killed by a semi. 17-year-old johann krstine gingerich-feil from lisbon was hit by the semi as she was walking along highway 30 in linn county last night. the semi driver 28-year-old michael o'brien wasn't hurt... the shshriff's office says they're continuing to investigate. a driver is okay, but his passenger is hurt after a police chase ends in a crash. waterloo police say the chase started shortly before five this morning at during a traffic stop... officers say jason wilson sped off and carshed on west mullan avenue... then ran from the car. officers arrested him shortly thereafter. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... the game ball for this saturday's hawkeye game is getting run for miles from and... what you need to know if you still plan on buying

christmas songs) madison arend and alyssa jensen of independence perform gingerbread sparkle both girls say all their harr work paid off. "they sent us a video of the dance to learn a little bit ahead of tim. it's pretty fast and jazzy. it's to a christmas few weeks now, and it's just been a lot of fun." madison and alyssa say it was a true honor to perform $& "just being able to have the experience to be in the parade with friends..." "we'll meet some friends along the way and maybe get to enjoy this, and i'm super excited." the 600 america dance starr arrived earliir this week to coordinate the steps. following days of practice -- both girls say they plan to take see the new york city sights -- and say good bye to all their new frinds. we've got )ou covered in independence (merry christmas nats) -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. (applause fades....) according parade organizers -- the same person has been directing the america dance stars for 30 years. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... a look at the ljnes as people ---------- --------- --------- it's thanksgiving b bu

jack jensen streaking down the sideline... and the mini-wes welker... makes a play...that led to a regina field goal... and the regals are going back to the championship game... they win, 31-14... to the two-a semifinals... defending champion north fayette valley and spirit lake... first quarter... tiger hawks down seven... but they give it to jessie mackey... he bursts through the hole and sees nothing but daylight... 65 yards for mackey on their first offensive play of the night... it's a 7-6 game... but the tiger hawks were battling back most of the night... here's kedrick bemis with a touchdown toss to andrew roys... but north fayette valley couldn't keep up with the indians... the tigerhawks go down 49 to 34... in the other two-a matchup... mount vernon trying to upset top-ranked albia... and the mustangs had no fear early on... first quarter... they hand it to jack cochrane... he gets some blocks... breaks some tackles... scoots in for six points.... mount vernon goes up 7-0... then later in the half... time to air it out... drew adams feels the r

two ladies with the 'spirit of america' dancers are from independence - madison arend and alyssa jensen. another independence high school student marched in the parade. aunna marzen played trumpet in the macy's all american marching band. nats of band playing and a linn-mar high school senior joined the great american marching band today. melanie sullivan played flute. students are selected based on their musical ability and past achievements. still to come tonight, thousands of hawkeye fans will be in lincoln, nebraska tomorrow. but even those not making the trip west are talking about the iowa- nebraska game. you'll be able to watch it starting at 2-30, right here on tv9. and this is a live look at traffic on i-80 at coral ridge avenue in coralville as some people make their way home from a thanksgiving day trip. others are heading out for holiday shopping. stay with tv9. the soggy conditions we had on here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.

faculty member anna jensen and about 20 of her students spent the earlyy morninn hours getting walkways and aisles inside kinnick ready for fans. 7:40-:51 "we were here early this morning, shoveling, and doing that sort of thing. it was really fun, dark, windy and cold, but a realy unique experience to get to do that."again, the cold...not a problem. 7:25-:27 "ah, we're iowwns. get througug it." of coursrs, that all depends on who you ask. 9:13-:17 "can you tell how you feel about the weather today?" in iowa city... ..."not good?" ...brady smith, kcrg tv9 news. meterologist chris havely is in with the first alert forecast -- for once, a saturday when we talk where it's really active... now that the snow has moved out, it has left us with a thick blanket of generally 6 or more inches of snow cover across eastern iowa. that snow cover will act as an icebox and bring our temperatures down into the single digits overnight, witsome spots possily going below 0. a chilly start tomorrow will yield o highs in t te mid and upper 20s tomorrow under plenty of sunshine. moving into the workweek, a w

but for that i'm tossing it over to our breaking news jensen. >>> good evening. may i have your attention. >> this is breaking news, video put together by carsten's parents, max and marin. they actually met while working at the kdlc station in sioux falls, south dakota. he was a photographer. she . so it looked like this was the absolute most obvious way to break the news to their family about their second baby. >> tonight, i tell you i am going to be a big brother. due in april. >> aww, that is the newsiest birth announcement i think i've ever seen. >> oh, yes. >> challenge. >> thanks, carsten. that was a great report. the end? >> he does. >> see? he's a pro! >>> koalas. everybody thinks they're so cute and cuddly. not this one. >> it's holding on. >> as you can see, this koala is in somebody's pal. they got some towels out and now they're going to grab it. this guy is smart. he's got gloves on. >> watch out, annie. >> wet and cold. >> oh, no, it keeps going. so it looks all cute right there under the towel peeking around like oh, he was just scared. no, no, no.

"i didn't think it was for me but there are so many things you have to work on it," said c cnce jensen. "it's for anyone that thinks robots are cool." especially cool when you can use it for things like this. but to be serious, in it's fourth year, the program has gained popularity. "we now have six middle school teams and seven higgschool teams," said april tidwell. and it's not all robotics. this north high groups science project is set to go to the international space station at some point. they're testing if allergies exist in space. twice now the rocket carrying their project has exploded before getting there. "w"wdidn't really changegeuch but t got more time to think about it and how we're going to analyze the results when they got back," said robert hwang. as the lessons students learn is large. many will agree it comes with plenty of trial and error. "we also had to remodel our robot," said stokes. in sioux city, sam curtiss, ktiv news four.>> on december 5th, those middle school students will put their robots to a real test in a regional competition. coming up in what's trendi

jack jensen streaking down the sideline... and the mini-wes welker... makes a play...that led to a regina field goal... and the regals are going back to the championship game... they n, 31-14... to the two-a semifinals... defending champion north fayette valley and spirit lake... first quarter... tiger hawks down seven... but they give it to jessie mackey... he bursts through the hole and sees nothing but daylight... 65 yards for mackey on their first ofofnsive play of the night... it's a 7-6 game... but the tiger hawks were battling back most of the night... here's kedrick bemis with a touchdown toss to andrew roys... but north fayettttvalley couldn't keep up with the indians... the tigerhawks go down 49 to 34... in the other two-a matchup... mount vernon trying to upset top-ranked albia... and the mumuangs had fear early on... first quarter... they hand it to jack cochrane... he gets some blocks... breaks some tackles... scoots in for six points.... mount vernon goes up 7-0... then later in the halflf. time to air it out... drew adams feels the rush..

chad jensen, u.s. air force, wichita, ks says, "being with veterans, it's always good to hear the experiences they had overseas and the things that they've done." jenna rehnstrom these men have all served our country - some are still serving. they're part of a group called patriot outdoors adventures, whose mission is to give service members an experience where they can relax and re-connect. nathan mcclure, patriot outdoors, says, "when strangers come together at first, they're trying to size each other up, figure out who's who, especially if we have different branches, different eras." jenna rehnstrom the non-profit charity sponsors hunts like this in 10 states, including nebraska and south dakota. it was founded on the premise of getting service members away from the rank and structure of the military so th can open up about challenges they're facing in civilian life. nathan mcclure says, "as we break down those barriers, we really get into the networking and mentoring. when we have the trust and fri

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home during a fire in which they basically couldn't see. the fire happened last year. they were given the sullivan brothers' award of valor yesterday in des moines. the man they saved was flown to the hospital and has since made a full recovery. we all know the iowa minnesota football game tomorrow night is special. iowa's still unbeaten. it's minnesota -- which thumped the hawks last year. it's a rivalry game... for floyd of rosedale. and here's another reason. dozens of veterans are bringing the game ball with them from minneapolis all the way to iowa city. the univeristy of iowa veterans association started on sunday at 10 in the morning and are making the 286 mile trek to kinnick stadium. they rolled through black hawk county yesterday. each group is walking 15 to 20 miles. it was a tough, windy walk...but cause. "i think the main idea behind this was like the veteran suicide awareness. so, i wore a 22 pound ruck for 22 veterans raising money or raising anything except for awareness." the game kicks

late game from ankeny, dragons. 1st play of the game, an 80 yard vapor trail, td run by #23 jensen gates. centennial up 7-0. johnston doesn't go away. gus geneyan. big #45 just running over people all johnston doesn't go away. gus geneyan. big #45 just running over people all night. he's into the end zone. game tied at 7. more johnston. jared bacon looking for t-boy white. got him! t-boy is gone! johnston is on to the quarterfinals, 28-10. #6 ankeny hosts a tough team from council bluffs, lewis centerl. lewis centeral takes advantage of ankeny turnovers. #10 max doogen, 33 touchdown pass t brandon block. 10-0 lewis central. ankeny on upset alert. more lewis central. doogen scores for a 17-nothing surprise at the half. ankeny's chris mcleod gets the hawks back in it with a 7 yard score, but that's it. lewis central drops ankeny, 17-7. they were waving the flag at gilbert tonight— facing #5 norwalk... it was the visitors on the board first with this corner touchdown run by justin south. norwalk up 7-0. gilbert kicks a field goal...its 7-3 norwalk at the half.. then norwalk strikes. b

chad jensen, u.s. air force, wichita, ks says, "being with veterans, it's always good to hear the experiences they had overseas and the things that they've done." these men have all served our country - some are still serving. they're part of a group called patriot outdoors adventures, whose mission is to give service members an experience where they can relax and re-connect. nathan mcclure, patriot outdoors, says, "when strangers come together at first, they're trying to size each other up, figure out who's who, especially if we have different branches, different eras." the non-profit charity sponso hunts like this in 10 states, including nebraska and south dakota. it was founded on the premise of getting service members away from the rank and structure of the militaryryo they can open up about challenges they're facing in civilian life. nathan mcclure says, "as we breakdown those barrrrrs, we really get into the networking and mentoring. when we have the trust and friendship, people are more willing

west goes inside and misses, but madi jensen gets the rebound and throws it back in -- wolverines up by nine in the second quarter. the eagles close the gap -- senior sarah neal launches from long distance and connects -- the lead is down to six. more from l-b -- on the break, lexi binder runs the floor and gets rewarded, but the eagles trailed by 8 at the break. the wolverines were passing well -- rachel knutson-kobold with the dish to darrien ford and west knocks off lawton-bronson 72-51. sgt. bluff-luton hosting cherokee, who's 11th in the 3a preseason rankings. cherokee builds a quick 8-point lead -- kaely hummel misses but payton slaughter is right there fofothe put- back. i'ts 10 to 2. the warriors come back -- anna lucas hits the long 2-pointer. sbl is back within four. then, lucas on the break -- the 2 of her team-high 13 -- but cherokee is too tough. hummel spins down the lane and drops in 2 of her 36 points -- 1 short of a career-high. cherokee wins their opener 85 to 60. college basketball -- the top-ranked morningside women looking for their 33rd straight gpac win -- host

this 60-foot, 350-year-old valley oak crashing into the 1904 historic house underneath owned by the jensen family. >> the whole house shook, i heard crashing, and i thought it was an earthquake, so i went to a safe place, ducked and covered, and then i realized, hmm, something more happened. >> reporter: the family says the oak had been weakened by the drought. what's the future of the tree? >> i think it's not good, as hard as that is to say. >> reportehe

[cheers and applause] >> english teacher loren jensen is this year's recipient of the national milliken educator award which is presented every year by the milliken family foundation. >> we search the entire country looking for teachers that would be the best representatives of what our country stands for. commitment to the future, going above and beyond with the students. >> there isn't anything i could imagine myself doing other isn't teaching. i live and breathe it. >> reporter: the goal of the award is to attack -- attract and retain outstanding teachers. in the last 28 years there foundation has debt of more than $137 million towards the award. >> hi want to thank you for your dedication to our students, to our community. >> i put my heart and soul into the job and i appreciate going to work every single day. >> linda schmidt, fox 5 news. >> that translates. people remember those teachers. hopefully everybody has one feature in their life that they -- i know mine from all different years and completely revamp the way you think, the way you learn, congratulations. still to come on "

jensen dandeno. they're going to get one for herself. made it 3-0. berlin caps a perfect 18-0 season with a 4-0 win, the third the mountaineers. in the second quarter, the spurs turn it over. david lee gets it ahead to marcus smart. he had 17. still in the secked. he's going to kicttufe manu ginobili. in the fourth quarter isiah thomas was going to burr yea three. he had 15 off the bench. the spurs win 95-87. matt bonner of concord did not play in the game here. of course, he's a forward for the sports. brad sheerhorn and bret patterson scored goals if the big green. they sweep the weekend series with a 5-2 win. darts mouth will go against one driver raced his way into >> joey logano in the lead. but kenseth decides to change that. he's looking for some payback intentionally wrecks the 22 preventing him from winning the fourth straight race. the crowd loved it. so did jeff gordon. he was able to hold off jamie mcmorery to win for the 93rd time in his career. jamie mcmurray was second followed by danny hamlin, kyle bush. >> we ceased an opportunity ri

west's madi jensen picks up the loose ball and scores the easy layup. west up thirty-seven to twenty-seven early in the third ququter and d ..west wins 72-51. 3 sbl and cherokee facing off in sergeant bluff1. cherokee gets on the board first.. kaely hummel hits the three. three to nothing cherokee.2. warriors come right back.. anna lucas hits the jumper. s-b-l trailk three to two.3. still in the first quarter.. cherokee's hummel again hits the jumper. it's now eight to two braves.4. hummel again.. this time she d dves and scores on a nice layup. ten to two cherokee.5. sergeant bluff on the break.. josie clay with the layup.. cherokee would lead ten to four and .. 3 norfolk catholic and columbus scotus matched up in a battle of the top two teams in c1 for the state title at the home of the huskers! 1) 3rd quarter now david englehaupf takes the myles vrbka screen pass 90 yards to the house! he came back after hurting his ankle in the second quarter to do this! it's 25-20 shamrocks!5) it's 32-20 mimiay through the 4th when englehaupf scores again! cuts the

this week's student athlete of the week is ryan jensen, the football standout from nodaway valley. congratulations to ryan! good work. this week's nominees are -- kaitlyn culbertson of crb, julia noah from urbadnale and micahel santi from madrid. and find a link for voting on the fairway student athlete of the week. latei don't know how you did it? what? riding our bikes across the state? getting my masters? no! paying off your house early! oh! that was easy! awhile back we talked with veridian credit union and they got us into a 10 and done loan! refinancing lowered our rate and closing costs were only $200! yeah, it was really easy! and we saved enough money to take this trip to europe! veridian's been great, helping us with all of our finances! now if they could only teach us french! jason: you could say we have a forecast you can lose your head over coming up. temperatures in the low to mid 70's across southwestern portions of the state. if that is not enough for you, we continue the stretch for a while. temperatures sticking the low to mid 70's through wednesday. and we keep i

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyly bovy were awarded for pulling a man from a burning home in april of last year. finally, nevada police officers chris brandes and firefighter bradley melton were awarded for finding and saving an unconscious man in a burning apartment building in men are being honored for extraordinary service ... the every day service they and all first responders provide should never be forgotten. 4507- 4521 "whether it be normal everyday duties ... do the job and do it well ... thats why we're so proud of them." the award is named for the five sullivan brothers from waterloo who were all killed when their battleship sunk during world war two. as governor branstad was presenting them with one of the state's highest awards ... president obama was again bestowing the nation's highest military honor on a veteran. captain florent groberg was awarded the medal of honor for his life saving actions in afghanistan in 2012. when his convoy came under attack by a suicide bomber, groberg tackled the bomber ... and set off his explosive vest. groberg was critically i

they've made a great effort to be here, so we want to make sure they know we appreciate them coming. " jensen and her students also spent several hours saturday morning shoveling snow from kinnick's walkways and aisles. stay tuned for our monthly interview with the cedar valley humane society... stephanie schmitz will be joining us! she'll give pet owners some advice on how to keep their animals safe during the holidays. we are waking up to the coldest temperatures we have seen so far this season. lows bottomed out below zero for some overnight and this morning. with the slightest breeze temperatures will feel like they are significantly colder. make sure to dress in layers and keep warm. with some sunshine and a southwest wind our temperatures will rebound back into the upper 20s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies will dominate the skies for the next few days. these clouds will actually help hold the heat, allowing for temperatures to become warmer by monday. thanks britley. offices to halt efforts to resettle syrian refugees across iowa. but the mayor of swisher is championship berth were

two cedar falls firefighters...eric jensen and kyle bovy...were recognized for taking action to pull a trapped person from a fire. nevada fire lieutenant bradley melton and officer chris brandes were honored for saving a man from a burning apartment. it's been a hotly debated topic here in iowa.. whether to build an oil pipeline across the state.. coming up next.. pros and cons.. the controversial bakken oil pipeline was the subject of a public hearing today.. the arguments for and against it.. and where it goes from here.. and later.. at 9-30.. 50 years later.. an iowa vietnam veterans shares his story of combat.. what haunts him.. nearly five decades after his plane was shot down.. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..you're watching the channel 13 news at nine on fox join the fight to make college affordable. join the fight for alexis. access says it could carry half a million gallons of crude oil every day... people both for and against the bakken pipeline lined up today to let the iowa utility board know how they feel. everyone had two minutes to tell the iowa utilities b

on a day like today, where they've so we want to make sure they know we appreciate them coming. " jensen and her students also spent several hours saturday morning shoveling snow from kinnick's walkways and aisles. famous singer adele pulled a move just like taylor swift.... by not putting her fammus album on streamiig services. but this isn't stopping the star from breaking sales records. stay with tv9. it's --. lows bottomed out below zero for some overnight and this morning. temperatures will feel like they are significantly colder. ke sure toodress in layers and keep warm. with some sunshine and a southwest wind our temperatures will rebound back into the upper 20s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies will next few days. these clouds will actually help hold the heat, allowing for temperatures to become warmer by monday. thanks britley. looking for a fancy ride? this escalade is off the market, and someone paid mobster money foit. championship berth were on the lie today for the iowa football team against purdue. not even mother nature would slow the hawkeyes down. scott saville has th

this year's recipients include cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy... lt. bradley melton with the nevada fire department and officer chris brandes of the nevada police department and iowa state trooper tracy bohlen bohlen you may remember performed c-p-r on a man suffering from a seizure while driving on interstate 35 in april. elias: and in ag news-- iowa poultry farmers may be repoputlating from the avian flu outbreak, but consumers will see more after effects of the disease hitting iowa... of the 72 farms that were hit, 35 were commercial turkey producers... the depopulation of those flocks has lead to a rise in prices, and a short supply.. just in time for the holidays -- turkey prices are about 30 to 40 percent higher. with turkeys in short supply, prices are going up and for the needy, that may mean cutting something else off the dinner list. with the number of turkeys donated each year variable, the food banks are worried this may hit close to home.. ""families in need really feel the impact of those price increases first. then, of course, through ou

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyly bovy were awarded for pulling a man from a burning home in april of last year. finally, nevada police officers chris brandes and firefighter bradley melton were awarded for finding and saving an unconscious man in a burning apartment building in february. while they were receiving the state's h hghest honor ... a u-s army ranger was given the nation's highest military honor. captain florent groberg was awarded the medal of honor for his actions in afghanistan in 2012. groberg was part of a convoy when a suicide bomber attacked. groberg tackled the bomber ... whose bomb vest then detonated. his actions saved the lives of the rest of his convoy. he's spent the last three years recovering from the injuries he suffered in the attack. he is the 10th living service membr to be awarded the medal of honor for actions in iraq and afghanistan. this week three iowa veterans reunited with each other ... and the helicopter that first brought them together decades ago. two of the men were riding aboard the helicopter ... which now is on display at dubuq

in downtown morgan hill, deb jensen thought an earthquake had struck. >> i noticed tree branchs coming into the living room. >> reporter: that came from a heritage oak tree, part had fallen onto the section of her house. >> we'd just been watering a little bit, trying to take care of it. it was just the time, i guess. >> they moved in nearly three decades ago, partly because of a tree, which is more than 300 years old. >> we have a looming hazard of the tree falling once. it's under stress. >> reporter: just months ago, a branch broke off the same tree and fell on a fence. >> an arborist said the tree is stressed but the more cutting you do, the worse it would be for the tree. >> reporter: police say this serves as a wake up call. >> we want people to make sure their gutters are clean. and maybe check to see if it's dry or rotting. >> reporter: the power has been turned off as they clean up the home. >> my husband says these things can be fixed. >> reporter: family and friends are relieved no one was hurt. and a good reminder to down load the abc7 weather app. this feature is free to d

>> a teacher on long island honored with 25,000 dollar award glencoe high school english teacher jensen the recipient of the national milliken educator award preptsdz every year by the foundation, the family goal to recognize outstanding teachers devoted more than 137 million dollars to that award very nice congratulations. >> curious to hear who aspired her and teaching, to make that -- >> one right after another. >> yeah. >> the forecast. >> foggy this morning it is foggy, and that is the big story really for us here we have not hat a lot going on other than warm, but we've got that, too, 60 out of central park, the average high for today is 58 degrees, so we are warming than average high, and we have the low cloudiness fog in the area, central park visibility number down to 2 1/2 miles that is not so bad but you come out to long island parts of coastal connecticut one quarter of a mile slow it down, in regional 52 williamsport 60 buffalo not cool to the north and west mild over northeast in general, philadelphia at 57, high pressure sometime in control, we don't have a lot happening,

jensen jacksonville pit played yesterday in the end, jets finally get it done. no style points for the nfl. pass and the jets were up. the jaguars threatened but the jets recovers and instead a 20-yard touchdown and jets win 28-23. nicks and lakers. this may be the last time you see kobe bryant, new york leaves kobe all alone. he knocks it down. he finished with 18 points and a three pointer. he was outplayed by carmelo anthony. he led with 23 points. three pointer the next nick's first when 99-95. bradley and philip scores to put red both up 1-0. brooklyn for the islanders and bruins, they throw it in the net and brewers when it to-1. game tied at three, the devils with a power-play, that is your game winner new jersey when set for-3 in overtime. >> juliet: thank you duke. >> mike: ready to rock 'n roll. temps are cool this morning. 27 degrees in sussex, 29 degrees in poughkeepsie. 43 degrees in central park, 39 degrees in montauk. there is a freeze freeze warning for 8:00 a.m. clear sky right now and through the day. clouds will start rolling in later this eve

this year's recipients include cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy... lt. bradley melton with the nevada fire department and officer chris brandes of the nevada police department and iowa state trooper tracy bohlen bohlen you may remember performed c-p-r on a man suffering from a seizure while driving on interstate 35 in april. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: sam: weather adlib: weather adlib: sabrina: iowa poultry farmers may be repoputlating from the avian flu outbreak, but consumers will see more after effects of the disease hitting iowa... of the 72 farms that were hit, 35 were commercial the depopulation of those flocks has lead to a rise in prices, and a short supply.. just in time for the holidays -- turkey prices are about 30 to 40 percent higher. with turkeys in short supply, prices are going up and for the needy, that may mean cutting something else off the dinner list. with the number of turkeys list. with the number of turkeys donated each year variable, the food banks are worried this may hit close t

in downtown morgan hill, deb jensen thought an earthquake had struck. >> i noticed tree branchs coming into the living room. >> reporter: that came from a heritage oak tree, part had fallen onto the section of her house. >> we'd just been watering a little bit, trying to take care of it. it was just the time, i guess. >> they moved in nearly three decades ago, partly because of a tree, which is more than 300 years old. >> we have a looming hazard of the tree falling once. it's under stress. >> reporter: just months ago, a branch broke off the same tree and fell on a fence. >> an arborist said the tree is stressed but the more cutting you do, the worse it would be for the tree. >> reporter: police say this serves as a wake up call. >> we want people to make sure their gutters are clean. and maybe check to see if it's dry or rotting. >> reporter: the power has been turned off as they clean up the home. >> my husband says these things can be fixed. >> reporter: family and friends are relieved no one was hurt. and a good reminder to down load the abc7 weather app. this feature is free to d

this year's recipients include cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy... lt. bradley melton with the nevada fire department and officer chris brandes of the nevada police department and iowa state trooper tracy bohlen bohlen you may remember performed c-p-r on a man suffering from a performed c-p-r on a man suffering from a seizure while driving on interstate 35 in april. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top it all of we had snow falling in western and central iowa! the rain and snow may be gone, but the weather is still very busy today. we are going to start cloudy but in the afternoon the sun should come back out and allow temps to climb to 51 degrees. the winds are going to continue screaming across the state from the overnight hours through the afternoon with gusts up around 45 mph! around 33 degrees, and if not for the strong wind we would likel

chad jensen, u.s. air force, wichita, ks says, "being with veterans, it's always good to hear the experiences they had overseas and the things that they've done." jenna rehnstrom served our country - some are still serving. they're part of a group called patriot outdoors adventures, whose mission is to give service members an experience where they can relax and re-connect. nathan mcclure, patriot outdoors, says, "when strangers come together at first, they're trying to size each other up, figure out who's who, especially if we have different branches, different eras." jenna rehnstrom the non-profit charity sponsors hunts like this in 10 states, including nebraska and south dakota. it was founded on the premise of getting service members away from the rank and structure of the military so they can open up about challenges they're facing in civilian life. nathan mcclure says, "as we break get into the networking and mentoring. when we have the trust and friendship, people are more willing to accept that

madison arend and alyssa jensen from independence represented iowa in the macy's thanksgiving day parade yesterday. they were with the 'spirit of america' dancers. another independence high school ststent marched in the pprade. aunna marzen pllyed trumpet in the macy's all american marching band. this year was one of the biggest production years for iowa farmers. in today's agribusiness report, david geiger takes us a throrogh a year with a farmer in carlisle. stay with tv-9. its---- welcome to the agribusiness report, i'm david geiger. this year turned out to be one of the biggest production years for iowa ever. but like every year, there were highs and lows for farmers. in carlisle, david geiger with the agribusiness report followed farmer corey goodhue from planting to harvest. marcc 17 goodhue says, "you spend alll your money and you have no idea what you'll raise with the weather. because at the end of the day, weather's really what drives your productivity. we try and drive, especially nitrogen, because soil's a hoorible place to store nitrogen. so that starts with what we do pre-p

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home in high heat and zero visibility back in 2014. they were awarded he honor during the sullivan brothers' award of valor. the man they saved was flown to the university of iowa and has since made a full recovery... its we're wrapping up today in iowa with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan next. first -- here's what's ahead on the today show. good morning. coming up on today.. (v/o) we'll have the latest from the pentagon on that breaking news, staggering new numbers on autism -- the rate doubling in kids, here in the u.s. what's behind the big increase? al's heading home with just 2 more states to go.. on his record-setting "rokerthon" journey. and we've lined up a big party to celebrate his triumphant return. when we get started, here on today. . . developing overnight. the pentagon confirms a drone strike in syria. the target ws a man whose been seen in isis videos executing hostages. the pentagon has not determined if the attack was successful. the democratic president

jeff jensen was appointed last night at the city council meeting. he has served the evansdale police department for 15 years. the university of orth dakota as a new nicknaa. the process of retiring the old one - "the fighting sioux"- and finding a less controversial replacement has taken years. the campus community got to pick between "fighting hawks" and "roughriders". the school chose the fighting hawks. the athletic director says it shows the school's competitive spirit for their school... "we are north dakota as we've always been. and our new nickname is a representation out student athletes can carry forward with pride as they compete for our school and our state." nearly 30- thousand students, a new ordinance could hold parents accountable if their child is caught bullying more than once. it was passed earlier this month in one wisconsin city. police will let parents know f their child is caught bullying. but if a child does it again "it's not the police responsibility to provide a safe community and to make this the safest place to live and b

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. >> jensen couldn't haend home come 0so the class meets brought homecoming to you son when. >> thiso why the when the van was marched down the street. so people care about me item just amisto go me. i have always what about ton open. >> it will be a few years before is hull ep what a nice gesture by his frn and classmates. >> still ahead at 9. earth opens up outside app i 'in the south this weekend. what about south this weekend. what about this spending crack >> state of emergency is in effect in mississippi where massive cave in swallowed several cars. tonight investigators are searching for clue about whether had caused this. the lindsay has the story. >>reporter: it almost doesn't look real. tonight investigators trying to figure out what created this gaping hole. roughly 30 feet dope and the length of a football field. in this i hop parringing lot. >> witness say say it was a typical saturday night. house passed when suddenly the ground outside opening up. swallowing more than a dozen parked cars. >> everyone in i hop went in ap pa ick. >>reporter: no one was inside or near the

chris jensen just interview donald trump.ou said you are leading in all the poles, but the it is national polls show ben carson up. he is up in south carolina. >> the one came out, morning console just came out. we were way up. >> you are down by one. more importantly, they have him as by far the most likable and you the inverse. are you concerned about that? >> people don't know me. >> he didn't like that question about likability. we will see about likability. he is likable in some ways, i must say. who won tonight? who has your main bar tonight? who is writing who won? you? >> when it comes to winners or losers, it is a status quo debate. trump had a strong night in the sense that he came in with a low-key persona. he tried to bring things back. he knows likability is an issue. his campaign knows it's an issue. they are trying to present someone who is still a hawk when it comes to immigration and dovish on foreign-policy but more presentable to the party at large. bush was looking for a breakout moment but didn't have one

. >> reporter: nick jensen was so excited about the season's first snowfall, he woke up at 4:00 a.m. to catch a glimpse. >> i've been excited since last week when i found out it'd be snowing. >> reporter: jason and his friend drove four hours to spend 30 minutes in the snow, then turned around and headed back. both had to be at uc davis for class at 11:00 a.m. >> i wanted to seat first snow for the season. that'd be cool to get a good look at the trees with all the white over them. >> reporter: the first snow of the season always catches drivers off guard and they expect many will be turned around for chains. >> people need to make sure that like we said they are slowing down, that they are prepared with cables or chains and with the proper tires on them. four-wheel drive with both tires won't help them out. >> reporter: they will have all hands-on deck with snowplows clearing the roads as fast as possible. >> this is what we do and wait for and the snow is good for california and good for us to get out to do what we do best. hopefully we get a lot more, as much as we can get. >> rep

cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home during a fire in which they basically couldn't see. the fire happened last year. they were given the sullivan brothers' award of valor yesterday in des moines. the man they saved was flown to the hospital and has since made we all know the iowa minnesota football game tomorrow night is special. iowa's still unbeaten. it's minnesota -- which thumped the hawks last year. it's a rivalry game... for floyd of rosedale. and here's another reason. dozens of veterans are bringing the game ball with them the univeristy of iowa veterans association started on sunday at 10 in the morning and are making the 286 mile trek to kinnick stadium. they rolled through black hawk county yesterday. each group is walking 15 to 20 miles. it was a tough, windy walk...but "i think the main idea behind so being part of that was really cool because we're not here raising money or raising anything except for awareness." the game kicks off tomorrow at seven at kinnick. watch out for fake tickets if you're going to the game. the