when will the snow here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... some people at the university of iowa are calling for a name ange to their onlinenetudent information system. put the name iowa in front of the words "student information system" and the acronym is "isis". the system has been called isis for many years but in light of world events some want it changed, so name officially in place by spring. however, at least one student thinks most people wouldn't think of terrorism when they log on. "i mean i feel like it's pretty obvious that the university of iowa is not standing with isis, the terror organization but i guess if you know we don't want to seem affiliated with it, if that's the case," said iowa university student, heidi aude. a university spokesperson said the university is seriously considering the acronym change. december has been much too warm for some people in minnesota. temperatures in minneapolis have been as high as 10 degrees above average. and weather watchers say the city is nearly 8 inches below average for snowfall so fa

former train museum that's enjoying new life as a here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... german chancellor leader angela merkel has en named time's person of the year. the magazine unveiled its pick this morning on nbc's "today" show. time cited merkel's effors to help preserve and promote europe despite economic turmoil and a growing refugee crisis. merkel is the first woman to be named person of the year since 19-86. a unique restaurant in kentucky is a "dining car" of sorts. juliana valencia takes us inside this locomotive- themed place to eat. << (train whistle) there's something about hearing your food coming... ("oh how cool!") before seeing it. ("here comes our food") at choo choo ollie's, this up close dining experience (nats: "thank you") recently pulling into town a historic downtown. owner kevin oliver grew up loving locomotives. (kevin oliver, choo choo ollie's) "ollie is a nickname i have at the railroad. i work for csx full time." so when this railroad museum went up for auction 3 years ago, he had, to bid. (kevin oliver, choo choo ollie's) "i wanted to s

who designed a pack that goes over desk and that kids can wear if they're faced with a gunman okoboji skycam... it might be one way of keeping kids safe in the classroom from gun violence. a company is developing what you may call a bullet- proof chair. stephanie bertini has more. << it doesn't look like much . but this could potentially protect your children against bullets. william delaney is one of two people behind this safety pac and he says the hope is to get it in south florida schools. (sot: william delaney, national police support team) " i think we all have events in our lives when we picked up my grandson .... he went in his room and then i turned on the news .... the first thing i saw was sandy hook." the inspiration came from an event that shocked the nation and beyond 26 people, 20 of them children, dead after a shooter opened fire at an elementary school in newtown connecticut that was three years ago (sot: william delaney, national police support team) "the safety pac was concealed in a teachers mind .and the idea was something that could sit behind a chair" he says at teache

the friday here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... black friday gets a lot of hype.. but the day after christmas might be the busiest shopping day this year. an american express survey suggests will surpass black friday and cyber monday. 66-percent of respondents plan to shop tomorrow. that's compared to 45-percent on black friday and 47-percent on cyber monday. shoppers are looking for post-holiday sales to buy items for themselves. respondents say they will also take advantage of deep discounts to buy presents for next year. and, they are looking to use the gift cards they received. christmas is one of the biggest days of the year for movie fans. this year is no different, with studios releasing films to make you laugh or cry. raphael seth has this week's box office preview. << kurt russell keeps his enemies closer in "the hateful eight." this quentin tarantino western has russell's bounty hunter taking jennifer jason leigh to be hanged. but a cabin full of desperate men leads to violent things to claim leigh's rated r. nat jennifer

thanks to here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... a paralyzed veteran can now get around on his own just by moving his face with a new wheelchair designed at the university of central florida. << (nats: applause) (sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "you still have a life after it, you can still have a life." applause for charlie merritt--- and for the technology that let him scoot around campus. the marine veteran was so badly injured a year ago--- hehean't use his hands to operate his wheelchair. ucf students have just developed a way to run wheelchairs... using sensors which read muscles in your face. (sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "clench right side of the jaw to go right, left side to go left, chewing gum is out of the question." because biting down makes you forge straight ahead. (reporter stand up: dave mcdaniel) "of course the technology is incredibly sophisticated, but i'm told it only took five minutes for him to master the chair, then he was on his way. (sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "i'm just g gd like that." merritt says he

we'll show you one force that's okoboji skycam... december is national drunk and drugged driving awareness month. it's the time of year when many people celebrate the holidays together. but, that means more people are behind the wheel impaired. one group is cracking down to prevent deadly situations. ktiv's tiffany lane went along for a ride. << "it says 120, the limit is 80. so right now i'm going to place you under arrest for suspicion of drunk driving." december is one of the top months for impaired driving arrests in sioux city, according to the sioux city police department. "there's obviously a lot more people out, they have off. during the holidays people you know get together and have a much to drink and make that decision to get behind the wheel. and that's when we're out in force during the holidays." there's one unit with the police department that specializes in recognizing drunk and drugged driving. the alcohol safety action program, also known as the asap unit, is made up of a supervisor and three officers. "the benefits

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... a week that's been great for the hawkeyes and kirk ferentz got even better today. ferentz was named the bobby dodd national coach of the year. there was one last chance t/ hear from both coaches before kwwl has more shutters clicked and flashes popped as iowa's kirk ferentz and daysysefore the showdown i i pasadenanait's the biggest stage ever for the current hawkeye roster but kirk ferentz says that shouldn't matter come game-time. augusta or the british open or you're some point you've got to block out the other stuff is," said ferentz. gotten the hawkeyes to this point, focus and development, as ferentz points out his teams accomplishment have come from a roster full of guys who didn't get a ton of respect coming out of high school. "when we go shopping we don't get to go to the gououet store, it's one of those things." but it seems to have worked out as the hawkeyes get set to face one of the most efficient offenses in the country, led by record setting back christian mccaffrey. c

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... a single mother of three in north carolina is battling stage four breast cancer... and focusing her efforts on helping others. this woman... spends her time helping others shine... literally... as she goes through chemo treatments. michelle boudin shares her story. << (nats) "gotta take my hat off and then (nats) "woohoo" to turn robyn adams (nats) "good morning" into the so called sparkle lady (nats) "my name is robyn and i have a project called sparkle and id like to have you choose a piece of jewelry today if you'd like" (sot: frank adams, father) "i don't know where she gets the strength from" the single mother of three battling stage four breast cancer with her own unique flair (nats) "good morning ladies!" a year and a half ago robyn started her first chemo treatment dressed comfortably. (sot: robyn adams, cancer patient) "what i decided to do was not come in my sweatpants anymore and come dressed up and wear my jewely and sparkle because cancer cant take that away. it can take

what you need to know before okoboji skycam... a new safety warning today that could make you think twice before buying some toys for your kids this holiday season. every year, we all go to the store and buy toys. a lot of them are noisy. they drive us crazy! but turns out, they're not just annoying. they're so noisy they could be harming your child's ears. nbc's jeff rossen is putting these toys to the test. jeff rossen ....music and nats toy horn.... crew 11:05:25 squeaking... ....nats rattle.... crew 11:06:01 rattling... ....nats grey telephone.... crew 11:02:09 singing... ....nats wheel toy.... crew 11:03:44 this week, kids excited to get their hands on toys like these... ....nats toys.... but they make a lot of noise. what you can't hear...damage to your child's hearing. ....transition.... (m(mic change) (graphics) it's called noise-induced hearing loss affecting an estimated 5 million kids...a recent study naming loud toys as a cause. the c- d-c says it develops over a long period of time listening to anything over 85 decibe

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... many people got together last night to celebrate the recent completion of a holiday light display at summit pointe senior living in marion, iowa. jill kasparie shows us how the town came together to << "hey dad, hello there. hello hello!" russell is used to his routine with dinner at 4:30... but tuesday night it was obvious -- things are a bit different. "with christmas a couple days away what better of a night. " it is the night russell has waited for - for a year. "christmas was passed lat year. i couldn't make christmas come back and i had to wait until this christmas. " the 82-year-ololsays last christmas his daughter - rusty holub - put lights in his window and he thought one just wasn't enough. "he said wouldn't it be awesome to light every window in this building and that's - i just took it from there." russell still has the first box of lights from his daughter. and after that - from donation to volunteers - many worked to get lights up each one of the 363 windows on the build

i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... it was a dream shot for a minnesota high school basketball player and his team. down by two, a player for austin grabs the missed free throw and hurls it the length of the court. that basket gives his team a 56-55 win over northfield in the conference title game... and a moment that kid will never forget. one young brave girl in new york is catching the attention of people around the world this holiday season... and for very good reason. sara belsole shows us how she's getting a lift from school kids in florida. << written in colored markers and crayons...they' re message is simple... "merry christmas safyre" but it's full of meaning. the third graders at corpus christi catholic school in temple terrace made christmas cards for safyre terry...a little girl in new york who was burned over 75 percent of her body in a fire that killed her family. camryn sontchi, third her so she could have a very merry christmas" bella giacianto, third grader i wrote merry christmas safyre and a happy

after hearing here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... a bunch of sixth graders in evansdale, iowa have a new appreciation for the service of our nation's veterans. as jessica hartman tells us, heard from a veteran of world war two. << gordon foster grew up just outside of waverly and was drafter to the army in 1942. he was a tank k mmander under genenel patton - "the greatest general that every lived." "this is a sherman tank on display in evansdale, iowa. during world war two they were nicknamed tommy cookers because of their tendancy to catch fire after being hit." foster "he was up there with a bazooka shot down through the top of the tank. there was very little steal there and that's carrying metal in my neck." for the student's - - listening to foster's stories brought this history subject to life. "i learned how hard it was to be in a war and to fight. it made me appreciate our freedom more." it's lessons these students will be taking to d-c. "when i look at the memorials, i am goioi to remember him and all the people >> still ahea

her own unique christmas light display because here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... many have already put their holiday decorations out in their yards, but there's one house in traverse city, michigan that stands out from all the rest and not for the reason you may expect. mara thompson reports on the unique way one homeowner is turning heads. << (janean jones - lights decorator :00-:03) it and i love to decorate." traverse city is filled with houses decked out for christmas, but if you take a trip down woodmere avenue, you'll run into this. (janean nes - lights decorator :11-:22) "it's beautiful and it's a fun way to get to the spirit of christmas and what christmas is all about to us and you know we can have the fun part of it but then it's just something different to do for it." janean jones has been decorating her house for decades, adding new things each year. but what do you do when you live next door and know the compete? (cathy wiley - neighbor :33- :40) "there's no comparison i can't beat this so i don't try anymore. so this is our solution? this "ditto"

end music >> here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... a christmas display that gets a lot of accolades every year is up in le mars, iowa. mark and shari frerichs put up the extravagant and very bright display of lights and inflatable characters every year at their home on highway three. mark says it takes about six weeks to set it all up. so, how many lights are there? know for s se," said mark frerichs. "we tried counting but we can't keep track of it. it's just unreal." they've been doing this for more than 20 years and they change it up a bit each year to keep it fresh. mark says keeping it lit is an ongoing process because he's constantly having to replace bulbs. for jacque goettsch of sioux city, christmas displays are not about lights, but rather, nutcrackers. ktiv's sam curtiss shows us. << nutcrackers on the floor. nutcrackers on the shelves. nutcrackers small and large. everywhere you look in jacque goettschs family room, there's nutcrackers. "i kept getting them as gifts," said jacque goettsch. her collection is up to 243 figur

here's a live look a awest lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... the happy reunion between a couple and their beloved lost dog is all caught on camera. the nbc affiliate in lexington, kentucky was cooper about their special four-legged friend when their prayers were answered. patrick price has the story. << "i have all kis of hope." it started as a lonely december day for jason and carolyn cooper. carolyn cooper/radar' s owner "he's a different dog. he's a special dog." begging for the family service dog, radar, to come home s/jason cooper/radar' s owner :13-:16 "he's completely part of our lives and we just need him. we need him back." and minutes later, their prayers were answered. nats "radar! is that him? i don't know." as our cameras were rolling, jason saw him nats "right there." more than half a mile away. we began running... climbing fences... even jumping a creek....and finally... nats "hey buddy. oh my god. where have you been?" the two were reunited after almost four days apart. nats "i got him." s/jason cooper/radar' s owner :43-:46 see

okoboji skycam... nearly 40 years ago - a relativly unknown actor named harrison ford signed on for 'star wars'. he has long since broken out from under han solo to become one of the most successful actors in hollywood. on this week's friday film feature, he talks with mike wilber about that and his return in "star wars: the force awakens" << after topping the box office for decades - harrison ford is stepping back into the role of han solo in "star wars: the force awakens". while some of his co-stars peaked on screen during the original trilogy, ford went on to a big career. (broll /indian jones) (sot: mike wilber, reporting) your character han solo, you broke out of that character as an actor and became harrison ford. (sot: harrison ford, star wars the force awakens) "i wasn't worried about typecasting at all. what i thought about was the success of the film gave me the opportunity to take advantage of that success. and i had enough opportunity to play different think i ever was." (sot: mike wilber,

new movies we'll preview in the friday film here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... an internationall y acclaimed singer is performing in sioux city this weekend. bass-baritone simon estes will perform in concert with the mount zion baptist choir as part of the christmas spectacular at the orpheum tomorrow night. estes has performed with opera companies around the world. he's a native of centerville, iowa and says he always loves to perform in his home state. "whenever i come back to iowa, it's like coming back home. my roots symphony orchestra many, many times. but i love the midwest, i love iowa, and i'm really thrilled to be back in sioux city again." said simon estes. estes also holds teaching positions at iowa state university and wartburg college. the performance is tomorrow night at 7:30 at the orpheum. if you grew up in the american school system, there's a good chance you had to read "moby dick" at some point. the herman melville novel is considered a classic. but did you know it was based on a true story? raphael seth has more in this week's friday film

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... the music boosters for pender public schools held the annual sounds of the seasons concert last night. about sixty third through twelfth grade students in choir and band performed. the dinner and concert is a fundraiser for the pender music department. through ticket sales and donations, they raised more than 35-hundred dollars. it's a fun evening of music and ktiv's sarah te slaa had the honor of serving as emcee for the second year. new yorkers are well known for some pretty crazy workout trends. now, just in time for the new star wars movie, lessons in becoming a jedi knight. cnn's clare sebastian has the story. << the first rule of jedi school...know how to handle your weapon -- (daniel reiser, instructor, new york jedi) "why do you think i have my strike at an angle like this - slide it down - " every thursday at this lightsaber fitness class in manhattan...star wars fans character. practicing moves just like the lightsaber battles from the movies though perhaps not quite to that

here's a live lolo at west lake okoboji skycam... in california, what started out as a welfare check on an elderly man... ended with an outpouring of christmas kindness the world war two veteran says he'll never forget. kimberly cheng brings us this heart- warming story << (herman perry/ world war ii veteran) "i can't believe all this going on. this never happens to me!" (nats - knocking) "mr. perry!" neighbors in this venice apartment building called l-a-p-d to check on 94-year-old herman perry after they hadn't seen or heard d from him in days. (nats - knocking) "we were really concerned about him." officers abel torres and natali nunez responded into his apartment, where they found him safe and well. the world war two veteran has trouble hearing and told them he didn't realize anyone was worried about him. (officer abel torres/ lapd) "he told us that you know not too many people stop by anymore." the officers left. but something about mr. perry stayed with them. (officer natali nunez/ lapd) "he's a vet, a woror war ii vet, he's 94

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... fifi and burn hazards have prompted harbor freight tools to recall more than one-and-a-half million cordless drills. the recall involves about one-point-seven million drill master 18-volt cordless drills. the company has received 25 reports of the drill switch overheating. there were six reports of burns to the hands and fingers, and five reports o ominor property damage. the drills were sold nationwide at harbor freight between may 2011 and september of this year. if you have one of these drills, stop using it and return it to a harbor freight store, where they will give you a replacement drill. lady luck was with a california man who plays the lottery every week. he finally won. . d then he won again. big. really big. << customers at this modesto mini mart on coffee road - are buying up scratchers like never before... (joseph trancoso/frie nd) "i play every day. every day." after one of its regulars... (joseph trancoso/frie nd) "there's maybe like 6 or 7 guys - we're all regulars."

krampus" is one of four we'll preview in the friday here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... frontman of stone temple pilots, has died. he was 48 years old. weiland's facebook page says he died in his sleep while on a toto stop in bloomington, minnesota. he was traveling with his band, "scott weiland and the wildabouts". he struggled with substance abuse for years. the cause of death has not been released. amy poehler is a star.....and now she has a star. the comedienne and actress got a star on hollywood boulevard yesterday. poehler got the 2- thousandth five-hundred and 66th star on n the walklkf fame. coldplay will heheline super bowl 50's half-time show. the british rock band has a string of best selling albums and is known for hits such as clocks and viva la vida. their new album "a head full of dreams" is due out today. most christmas movies emphasize the "merry" " pect of the holidays. but a veve "scary" christmas is coming to a theer near you this weekend. here's raphael seth with the friday film feature. he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake

vacuum his home, he's cleaning up the air and turning the pollution he collects into art okoboji from ourokoboji skycam... beijing is now under the highest alert for pollution. the government says air quality in the chinese capital is hazardous right now -- and will be for the next few days. this is the first-ever "red alert" in beijing. introduces us to an artist who transformed some of beijing's notorious air pollution into arar << this is what it looks like when you vacuum air pollution. and this is what it looks like when you use the tiny, toxic particles you collect to help make a brick. the man behind it is an artist called brother nut. (brother nut/ artist) "some people think this is ridiculous to vacuum dust in the air." but he's doing it to make a point about china's air quality. so he spent 100 days walking the streets of beijing, towing his vacuum, sucking up the pollution beijingers breathe in. we saw him on a day with blue skies, but most of his work comes from days that look like this. he collected over 100 grams of pollution, much of it made up of small particles some 30 times smaller th

sabrina: sabrina: and we have a shot here from sabrina: and we have a shot here from the skycam up at lake okoboji. adlib sabrina still to come on local five news midday... we've got some tips on how to be smart when it comes to your health care coverage plan-- background on centers for medicare & medicaid services, cms, (the federal agency) and health the centers for medicare & medicaid services (cms) is the federal agency of the department of health and human services that administers the medicare program, has oversight of medicaid, as it is partially federally funded, and administers several other health programs, such as the children's health insurance program. cms is also currently implementing most of the provisions of the affordable care act law, including the new way to purchase health insurance through the health insurance marketplace. when the affordable care act was signed into law in 2010, it carried with it a promise of expanding access to quality, affordable health coverage for millions of american families and small businesses. in iowa, since our last enrollment report in june, abou

okoboji from okoboji skycam... frontman of stone temple pilots, has died. he was 48 years old. weiland's facebook page says he died in his sleep while on a toto stop in bloomington, minnesota. he was traveling with his band, "scott weiland and the wildabouts". he struggled with substance abuse for years. the cause of death has not been released. amy poehler is a star.....and now she has a star. the comedienne and actress got a star on hollywood boulevard