project is nicknamed the bakken pipeline because it travels from the bakken oil fields in northwest north dakota. in court paperwork filed tuesday, the judge presiding over the suit, dismissed the case, saying the three landowners who brought forth the case needed to go through the proper channels and quote "exhaust the immediate administrative remedies required" before they can sue a state agency. no judgement came on whether dakota access is able to use eminent domain. stay tuned right here on abc9 news for the latest in this case. jessica rae: this morning, opening statements began in washington, into yet another hearing about the deadly attacks in benghazi that claimed the lives of four american soldiers. former secretary of state and current democratic presidential caniddate hillary clinton took a seat before the congressional committee designed to uncover details about the benghazi incident and set future preventative measures to stop an attack from happening again. republican representative trey gowdy of south carolina said in opening statements, the committee owes it to those lost in the

north dakota... through south dakota. it would also run from lyon county in northwest iowa allllhe way to southeast iowa. judge carl peterson dismissed the lawsuit... ruling landowners have to do everything they can through administrative channels *before* they sue a state agency. we talked with one of the plaintiffs who owns land just west of ames.f "well, we're of course verer disappointed but we're resolute in our belief that property owners have basic rights." the judge *did not* rule whether dakota access is eligible for eminent domain. the state utilities board is holding g blic hearings on the pipeline... then it'll make a decision on whether or not to grant eminent domain. jake>> some folks in siouxland got a chance to enjoy two passions last night. and food. the sioux city art center held its "artilicious" event last night. it combines culiliry talents... with wine... beer offerings from hy - vee... and little art on the side. the money raised supports the

the pipeline would stretch from the bakken oil fields in north dakota... through south dakota... and it would also run from lyon county in northwest iowa all the way to southeast iowa. judge carl peterson dismissed the lawsuit... ruling the landowners have to exhaust the administrative remedies required... before they can sue a state agency. we spoke with one of the plaintiffs who owns land just west of ames. "well, we're of course very disappointed but we're resolute owners have basic rights." the judge *did not* rule whether dakota access is eligible for eminent domain. the state utilities board is holding public hearings on the pipeline... then will make a decision on whether to grant eminent domain. larry>> some siouxlanders got a chance to enjoy two passions tonight... art... and food. the sioux city art center held its "artilicious" event tonight. it combines culinary talents... hy - vee.... and a little art on the side. the money raised supports the exhibition and art education programs at the art center. "the fun of food and drink and involves art and so we've got a natural fit and a fun way to engage people and bring peop

the pipeline would stretch from the bakken oil fields in north dakota... through south dakota... and it would also runn om lyon county in northwest iowa all the way to southeast iowa. judge carl peterson dismissed the lawsuit... ruling the landowners have to exhaust the administrative remedies required... before they can sue a state agency. we spoke with one of the plaintiffs who owns land just west of ames. "well, we're of course very disappointed but we're resolute in our belief that property owners have basic rights." the judge *did not* rule whether dakota access is eligible for eminent domain. the state utilities board is holding public hearings on the pipeline... then will make a decision on whether to grant eminent domain. larry>> some siouxlanders got a chance to enjoy two passions tonight... art... and food. the sioux city art center held its "artilicious" event tonight. it combines culinary talents... with wine, beer offerings from hy - vee.... and a little art on the side. the money raised supports the exhibition and art education programs at the art center. "the f f of food and drink and involves art and so we've e t

the pipeline would stretch fromm the bakken oil fields in north dakota... through south dakota... and it would also run from lyon coenty in northwest iowa all the way to southeast iowa. judge carl peterson dismissed the lawsuit... ruling the landowners have to exhaust the administrative remedies required... before they can sue a state agency. the judge *did not* rule whether dakota access is eligible for eminent domain. the state utilities board is holding g blic hearings on thehe pipeline... then will make a decision on whether to grant eminent domain. larry>> a recent supreme court ruling is putting a financial crunch on the sioux city school district. and it looks like local property taxpayers will have to make up the difference. the court's ruling basically means sioux citians who work out of the state have been illegally double - taxed... because they were forced to pay a surtax that schools. that means the district stands to lose about 282 - thousand dollars. the district's chief financial officer says the *hit* isn't as bad as they thought. but they'll have to look at ways to replace that money. "we will have to adjust eithe

we've seen is refineries in the pacific northwest have put in these crude by rail facilities to take advantage of the increasing production not only in north dakota but as well as in the rocky mountains in order to supply their refineries given the declines in alaskan north slope production. >> reporter: tasoro and savage's vancouver energy as well as other companies, including nustar and shell, have all proposed new crude by rail facilities, but all are inching along through a review process. meantime, tasoro has just begun receiving some of the 210 brand-new tank cars it ordered in 2014. ahead of the final oil train rules issued by regulators earlier this year. these more accident-resistant tank cars, d.o.t.-120s, will begin transferring the crude before the year's end on bnsf railway. sturdier cars are important to safety and preventing an oil train accident, especially as this site goes through the approval process. for "nightly business report," i'm morgan brennan in vancouver, washington. >>> coming up, even as home prices rise, there is still a way to find a house at a relative discount. >>> what to watch tomorrow. dow components goldman s

dakota saw 40s and 50s. 43 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are 30s north and 40s south. wind chills are in the 20s and 30s mainly. winds are northwest at around 20 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph. we're seeing some sghtly lower visibilty around spencer. the satellite and rada shows a big low pressure system to our east. we are on the western edge of the system, so the snow and rain will end soon. the stormcast hd shows bit tonight. tomorrow, high pressure will bring chilly sunshine, but winds will stay breezy. rain chances many of us will see 0.25" to 0.33". your forecast tonight is for a low of 36. skies will be partly cloudy and winds will gust to 30 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 49 with partly cloudy skies and winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. the 7-day shows a cold night tomorrow night and chance of showers friday late in the day. the halloween weekend looks pretty nice. thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: as you get your this weekend... you may not think about how many kids can't enjoy some of halloween favorites. one in 13 kids in the u-s have a food allergy. thth makes trick- -treating a bit scary for those pareres. fre

north. drivers will have to cope with pounding rain all the way into weather. aside from the rainy south, showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. mild with late-day rain from the dakotas into minnesota. >>> well, finally this monday morning, drones. they're expected to be the most popular holiday gift this year. >> and problems involving small drones well documented, of course. all those flying machines do have their benefits, as abc's brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: they are everywhere. from small hobby drones to highly sophisticated military vehicles. just in the camera is a couple million dollars. there's been a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles here in the u.s. some consider it a curse. others a blessing. take the national guard's reaper. >> this is our operations center. >> reporter: we were granted rare access to the california control room where, for the fit time this year, it was used for a local search and rescue mission. these are the teams operating the aircraft and cameras from hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. >> we can give them real time within seconds. they can know exactly what is going on. >> reporter: the aircraft

wind is building from the northwest, already 15 to 20 miles per hour and expect higher gusts this afternoon. this whole system is trying to wind its way up to the north and dakotas. that will bring even more wind as we head toward the afternoon. the possibility of a couple is -- snowflakes by 9:00 or 10:00. northern iowa could see the first snowflakes of the season. we will not see accumulation of the ground is to one for that. high-pressure is controlling friday evening, there is a chance for some rain shower activity lifting and across southwest iowa. some of the trick-or-treaters make it rain on friday night. in des moines, drizzle with 50 degrees and it brisk northwest winds at 15 miles per hour. highs today will be set early on with falling temperatures this afternoon. the high today is 53 degrees could keep the umbrellas handy and a thicker jacket as it will be cool out there. tomorrow will be a blustery empress day, too. saturday has a chance for a few showers lingering early in the day and then the rain moves out and gorgeous weather builds in here. remember to set your clocks back to standard time saturday night or early sunday morning. we will need tha