donald trump is at the sioux city orpheum theatre. at 6:00 p.m., trump will present a check to support siouxland soldiers. hillary clinton is at the sioux city convention center. with all these candidates in sioux city, they'll be making their way to des moines. we've got you covered with team 4 coverage live from des moines tonight. ktiv's matt breen, and amanda goodman from our sister-station, kwwl-tv, are with live link four in downtown des moines... with the latest as the clock ticks down to the first presidential test. every four years, the eyes of a nation turn to iowa... as voters caucus in the toward the presidential election. in a little more than 24- hours from now republicans and democrats will have a better idea of which candidate will be their party's presidential nominee. iowans caucus starting at seven o'clock, monday night. and, every four years, some states-- and even more members of the media-- wonder why? iowa doesn't have the best track record when picking the parties' nominees, or president. iowa republicans haven

four hundred fifty people packed the lobby of the orpheum theatre this afternoon... fo rpresidential hopeful hillary clinton's latest stop in siouxland. her talk included focusing on efforts by the obama administration to improve treatment of mental health issues."we need to remove once and for all the stigma on mental health. we need to get the insurance companies to pay for mental health issues just like they pay for any other issue. we need to do the same to get more treatment for substance abuse." she says she wants to create a tax break for caretakers... and work with state and local agencies as well as non- profit groups to help people in need of treatment.clinton was joined by sioux city state representative chris hall and woodbury county democratic party chair penny rosfjord... she also endorsed president obama's action on gun control. "and i will continue to take on the gun lobby to try to get common sense gun safety meausures. now i am very 3 proud of what the president call for this morning with his executive order. and i was please because some of what he

four hundred fifty people packed the lobby of the orpheum theatre this afternoon... fo rpresidential hopeful hillary clinton's latest stop in siouxland. her talk included focusing on efforts by the obama administration to improve treatment of mental health issues."we need to remove once and for all the stigma on mental health. we need to get the insurance companies to pay for mental health issues just like they pay for any other issue. we need to do the same to get more treatment for substance abuse." she says she wants to create a tax break for caretakers... and work with state and local agencies as well as non- profit groups to help people in need of treatment.clinton was joined by sioux city state representative chris hall and woodbury county democratic party chair penny rosfjord... both of whom have endorsed her. she also endorsed president obama's action on gun control. "and i will continue to take common sense gun safety meausures. now i am very proud of what the president call for this morning with his executive order. and i was please because some of what he

hillary clinton has a town hall that's set to take place at 2:45 in the afternoon at the orpheum theatre located on pierce street. jenna: if you still need to get registered before the iowa caucuses, the secretary of state's office says it's making it easier to do so. they've launched a new website where you can register to vote online. all you need is a driver's license or state i-d card, and internet access. "this is a great resource. we're stepping up to well over 93% of the eligible voters in iowa having direct access to online voter registration and updating so it's going to be a great tool. " iowans with state-issued identification card can register to vote online. just go to the secretary of state's website and click on register to vote to get started. jenna: the f-b-i is now getting involved in the armed occupation at a federal building in oregon. a group of ranchers and anti-government militia men have taken over a refuge there. the group set up a roadblock.. and are manning a guard tower. claiming the land doesn't belong to the federal government but to the people. the standoff

sanders' supporters crowded into the orpheum theatre to hear the vermont senator speak. his main focus was on fighting corporate greed. sanders also talked about being the only presidential candidate without a super pac. he touted having more than two and a half million individual contributions from he says that's more than any other candidate in u-s history. "we are raising enough money to run a winning national campaign and we're doing it without begging corporate america or millionaires for their support," said sanders. sanders took a shot at hillary clinton, saying that every day she rolls out different politicians who endorse her campaign. sanders says he has hundreds of thousands of working people providing his campaign with contributions. iowa governor terry branstad has remained neutral in the presidential nominating process... until today. the six-term republican governor came oututgainst senator ted cruz's presidential candidacy. branstad, speaking at a renewable fuels conference near des moines, yesterday, says cruz opposes renewable fuels, like ethanol, and s

the democrat spoke to about 450 supporters at the orpheum theatre tuesday. gun control and the economy were two of the topics the former first lady, u-s senator and secretary of state spoke about at the townhall session. clinton says her economic goals include raising the minimum wage, raising taxes on the wealthy and equal pay for women. this was clinton's 4th visit to sioux city since entering the race. meanwhile, republican ted cruz siouxland. at dordt college in sioux center cruz told a crowd of about 500 that if elected president, he would abolish the i-r-s and repeal then replace the affordable health care act. regarding immigration-- cruz says no one who is in america illegally may be granted citizenship. earlier in the day, cruz spoke in onawa. he's on a six-day, 28-stop bus tour of iowa. and the dakota farm show is underway in vermillion. it features the latest in agriculture tecnology. organizers say with fewer people going into farming and the average age of farmers now at 59, it's important to have better, more efficient equipment. the dakota far

the sioux city event is at the orpheum theatre at 7. sanders seems to be gaining some ground on hillary sanders seems to be gaining some ground on hillary clinton, but is still trailing in most polls with just two weeks before the iowa caucus. jenna: 70 more national guard troops are expected to arrive in flint, michigan today amid an ongoing water crisis. yesterday alone, troops visited five thousand homes to provide free bottled water and filters for families. the city has been grappling with toxic lead contamination in its drinking water, following a cost-saving measure by the local government that involved switching the water supply to the flint river. researchers discovered the river water was 19 times more corrosive than the water in lake huron. president obama has declared a state of emergency in flint. tim: yesterday the u-s lifted some sanctions on iran after it was confirmed the nation continues to take steps outlined in a nuclear deal... in additiona, the two countries announced the release of prisoners held in each country.

we'll wrap up the campaigned today at the orpheum theatre. abc9's deborah souverain was there... she joins us with more. deborah? deborah: jenna today hillary clinton urged a crowd of supporters at the orpheum theater to commit to caucus for her....in what she's calling....the most consequencial election in recent history about 450 people filled into thth bby of the orpheum theater to hear from the democratic frontrunner. clinton wasted no time...getting straight to the issues... telling the crowd...if she becomes president...she will make the economy work for all americans. clinton saying she would create a fair and balanced tax code...work for pay equality...and says she would go after the pharmaceutical industry...which she said was quote "ripping off americans". clinton also took time to lend support to president obama's on his announcement today to background checks for gun purchases. people on the no-fly list, would-be terrorist who are still permitted to buy guns in america,'" said hillary clinton "if you are too dangerous to fly you are too dangerous to buy a gun as far as

and a-b-c 9 reporter jess plue is inside the orpheum theatre where trump supporters are gathering for a six o'clock rally. jenna we will check with them in just a minute, but first let's take a look at the latest poll numbers. the des moines register and bloomberg politics released their latest poll last night. on the republican side, donald trump is leading by five points. he's polling with 28 percent, followed by ted cruz with 23 percent. hillary clinton is holding onto the lead for the democratic nominatiti, but by a very small margin. she is only up 3 percentage points over bernie sanders, who has been steadily climbing in the polls these past few weeks. jenna and with sanders closing the gap, the entire clinton family has been out stumping across the state. our deborah souveraign is at the sioux city convention center, where hillary clinton is expected to take the stage any moment now. deborah, what's the atmosphere like down there. ononperson i spoke e , told me but hillary's recent dominance of the race...is being challenged by bernie sanders..who has gained a lot momentum here

the orpheum theatre and the convention center have been popular venues this year for caucus events. "we have about six visits from presidential candidates, and um so that would include, you know everything that they've paid from the rent to labor to equipment rentals to catetering that they've requested." close to 38- thousand dollars has been spent-- just between the orpheum and conventiton center alone. those two buildings will be packed this weekend-- with republican candidate donald trump visiting the orpheum-- and hillary clinton at the convention center. when hosting events like these for big names-- it is essential that each venue is well prepared. "we have to make sure that everything is exactly the way that the secret service is requesting, and that the candidates and everyone inside the buildings are safe and um you know there are always even more so in other cases or the case in a different event, there's even more of a chance for somethign to potnetially go wrong. so we have to make sure that everything is being done exaclty the way their asking for it to be done." this

and, democrat hillary clintoto plans to be in sioux city on tuesday for a 2:15 event at the orpheum theatre. the event goes until 4 p.m. more fuel for the hillary clinton campaign. the democratic presidential candidate has raised 55-million dollars in the fourth quarter--topping her 100- million-dollar goal. in all... the clinton campaign collected 112 million dollars for the primary since launching its s mpaign in april. the democratic front-runner worked hard for the money. she's headlined at least 174 fundraisers. president obama is spending his last day of one issue on the top of his agenda when he returns to the white house will be the nation's gun laws. the president determined to address what he calls the nation's epidemic of gun violence. nbc's ron allen has the story. . (s/ president obama :00-:09) "last month we remembered the third anniversay of newtown, this friday i'll be thinking about my friend gabby giffords five years into her recovery....." president obama in his first address of the new year...putting the nation's gun violence at the top of his list of unfinished business

democrat hillary clinton plans to be in sioux city on tuesday for a 2:15 event at the orpheum theatre. and, more fuel for the hillary clinton campaign. the democratic presidential candidate has raised 55-million dollars in the fourth quarter--topping her 100- million-dollar goal. in all... the clinton campaign collected 112 million dollars for the primary since launching its campaign in april. the democratic front-runner worked hard for the money. she's headlined at least 174 fundraisers. over the next three days there will be 9 candidates stumping in battleground state new hampshire and no surprise, the attacks are getting sharper, particularly between the two frontrunners -- hillary clinton and donald trump. nbc's kristen welker reports. << "nats" donald trump -- trying to expand his reach throughout the south....campaigning in mississippi on saturday and taking fresh aim at hillary clinton. 20:19:21 "hillary clinton created isis with obama." trump -- who has a double digit lead nationally -- again looking past his own primary, engaging the democratic frontrunner: trump just now dur

(sheila) ktiv's tiffany lane is at the orpheum theatre where she spoke to voters. tiffany? matt and sheila, her stop was part of her two- day campaign swing across the state and it was called the "fighting for us town hall." as you can see it has cleared out, but earlier there were about 450 people here in the lobby of the orpheum. clinton brought up many domestic issues facing the country today. but one of her main focuses was the economy. she said the country needs to build an economy that she believes focuses on everyone. some of the ways she said that could be done would be through new jobs and creating e and manufacturur g jobs. "instead of giving tax breaks to companies to export our jobs, i want the ones who will bring jobs back and create jobs here to get the tax breaks and that's what i will fight for." as part of her economic goals, clinton said as president, she would raise minimum wage, raise taxes on the wealthy and have equal pay for women. clinton also talked about defending the affordable care act and how she would make it work better. to completether trip t

she will have a townhall event at the orpheum theatre. it starts at 2:15 and is open to the public. the city of sioux city appointed three important new positions this morning. bob scott was sworn in as the mayor of sioux city. scott broke a record by becoming the longest serving mayor in city history. he has served the past 11 years and his four-year term began today after running unopposed for re-election. scott says his goals surround improving "it's a great feeling. this is a great community. i love serving in this community so it's an honor and i just feel really blessed," said sioux city mayor, bob scott. council member, dan moore, also took the oath of office this morning as the new mayor pro tempore. moore says he's here to serve the people and he's honored to receive the position. his goals include connecting city trails, looking at the amount of swimming pools, and anything else that is for the greater good. "the goals are to continue on with some of the programs we got going on. economic development is probably at the best that its ever been. we want to continue on that p

former secretary of state would be in town tuesday afternoon.now we know her event will be at the orpheum theatre downtown.it is scheduled to get underway at 2- 15 tuesd. if you would like to register for the event, we have the link in this story on our website. 3 3 and one of secretary clinton's opponents for the democratic nomination will also be in siouxland this weekend.former maryland governor martin o'malley has three stops planned in northwest iowa. saturday evening, he'll be in storm lake at 5- 15 and le mars at 7 -30.sunday scheduled for noon at the mary j. treglia house in sioux city. locations for the saturday events are posted in this story on siouxland news dot com 3 chad's got a final check of our new year's forecast, after 3 <<<< won't be quite as cold for the last night of 2015. look for mostly clear skies with lows bottoming out near 10 degrees. we will see plenty of sunshine for the start of 2016, but it will stay cool through the weekend. highs with single digit lows. from the first alert weather care for a cupcake? well, our new outdoor seating area is about as popular as paul

ktiv's tiffany lane is at the orpheum theatre where the doors just opened to the public. tiffany? matt and sheila, sanders is expected to arrive in an hour. as you can see behind me, people of all ages are already starting to make their way in to hear the vermont senator speak. sanders' stop comes less than two weeks from the nation's first caucus in iowa where he is nearly tied with hillary clinton in the most recent iowa democratic presidential poll. today sanders has four town halls scheduled across iowa. he was in fort dodge earlier this morning. the des moines has clinton leading 42 to 40. in sunday's democratic debate sanders talked about tightening the gap against clinton after once being 50 points behind. in about an hour, sanders will be campaigning to clinch the democratic vote here in northwest iowa. tonight on ktiv news 4 at ten, i'll share sanders' main focus of the night here at the orpheum. in downtown sioux city with live link 4, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. it will be a busy week for presidential candidates as they criss-cross iowa with just two weeks left until the

and, democrat hillary clinton plans to be in sioux city on tuesday for a 2:15 event at the orpheum theatre. the event goes until 4 p.m. republican ted cruz will be campaigning in iowa next week. he's planning to visit 36 counties in six days. one of his stops will take him to dordt college, in sioux center on tuesday, january 5th. he'll speak at the de yager activity center on campus from 6 until 8:30 p.m. brad's here -- another day of fun for hawkeye fans. the party is just starting on the uss iowa -- while the players got to walk on the rose bowl turf for the first time. we'll have a live report from california. and, the musketeers get ready y for their annual city's way very often. football as great travelers. no matter what bowl game iowa's in -- tens of thousands of fans will be there. attending the rose bowl is a 'bucket list' item for a lot sports fource is "on the road" in california. brad hanson from with more. the uss iowa has turned into hawkeye central thursday as nearly 20,000 fans have descended on the battleship. organizers say they originally planned for only about 1,000 pe

and spoke at a prayer rally at the orpheum theatre. the presidential candidate spoke about his drop in the polls....as well as his campaigning strategy for the upcomimi caucuses. "you know you just deal with it. the way i look at it is you just have to tell the truth and you have to talk about the issues." the g-o-p- candidate also opened up about the loss of campaign staff member, braden joplin. jess plue, spoke to carson one- on-one...we'll have more on their conversation tonight at ten. deborah presidential candidates aren't the only ones tting the campaign trail in iowa. today new jersey united states senator cory booker rallied for his favorite candidate. booker attended organizing events for hillary clinton. he made stops in council bluffs, fort dodge...and sioux city. "hi, this is cory booker. here for hillary clinton. i am in sioux city and i might have a few people that would like to say hello." crowd chanting: "hillary, hillary, hillary" there is speculation that booker could be considered as a v-p for clinton. later this eve

democrat hillary clinton will be in sioux city on tuesday afternoon at 2:15 at the orpheum theatre. on saturday, martin o'malley will be in storm lake at the better day cafe at 5:15 p.m. and, at the plymouth county museum in le mars at 7:30. on sunday, he will be in sioux city at noon at the mary treglia community house. from there he heads south to council bluffs. republican ted cruz will be campaigning in iowa next week. he's planning to visit 36 counties in six days. one of his stops will take him to dordt college, in sioux center on tuesday at 6 p.m. a major shake-up in the ben carson c cpaign. the republican candidate's two top aides have resigned. carson has struggled in the polls since october when he was rivaling donald trump for the lead in the republican presidential race. he's now in third place in the gop race behind trump and cruz. celebrating the new year alcohol free. resolutions to get in shape. and, you can start tomorrow morning with an annual tradition. "new year's day of play" is taking place tomorrow at the norm waitt sr. ymca in south sioux city. everyone gets

there will b ba prayer service at the orpheum theatre. the event is in memory of the staffer who died tuesday in a van accident in cass county, iowa. doors open at 11 and the event starts at 1. in less than a month, siouxlanders wil be able to get insight from top business leaders. the sixth annual entrepalooza starts on february 15th and is a ten day celebration of entrepreneuri al spirit. 22 organizations are co-sponsoring the event. it starts off with a conversation with ted waitt, co-founder of gateway computer company. briar cliff university is one of the sponsors other events include a consulting fair, a speed networking event and an some require registration. a nebraska school recently got a new 3d printer for its students. verdigre high school was recently gifted a a printer from a foundation set up by their community studentsse the computer program sketch up to print designs on the 3d printer. the school was already using this program in architecture design classes, and can now print personally designed models and predesigned fil

non- profit group. 3 "support siouxland soldiers" announced this evening at his event at the orpheum theatre sunday evening... trump will present the group with a portion of the proceeds from his fundraiser for veterans' groups held last night at drake university in des moines. trump says the event he held instead of attending the fox news debate raised 6 million dollars.there's no word on how *much* of that will be given to "support siouxland soldiers". 3 3 3 we're taking a look over arnolds park tonight on our great lakes counter tops and kitchens sky watch camera. 3 the university of okoboji winter games are in full swing this weekend. meteorologist kayla novak has more on what 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist kayla novak." 3 3 kayla and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 tonight temperatures will cool into the upper 20s. throughout the day saturday clouds will be increasing with temperatures into the 40s, allowing for more snow and ice to melt. however, saturday eveninthere is a slight chance of rain transitioning into snow by sunday morning.as the sys

and democratic frontrunner hillary clinton has an event planned for tomorrow afternoon at the orpheum theatre. that event is set to get underway at 2:15. 3 3 and tomorrow night in sioux center... republican candidate and texas senator ted cruz has an event planned at dordt college. cruz will speak at the de yager center starting at 6 o'clock tomorrow. the dordt appearance follows a full day of campaigning... with stops in onawa and cherokee in northwest iowa. 3 president obama is getting ready to announce a series of executive actions on gun control.the announcement is expected tomorrow morning at a special news conference at the white house. the president met with the attorney general and directors of the f- b- i and a- t- f this afternoon to go over some of the proposals. republican reaction to the planned action has been swift... with opponents saying rule like a king. 3 some say the strategy the president is using to tighten existing law is a dangerous year of fighting lawsuits. as our national correspondent jeff barnd reports... one expert says it's a delicate balance of constitutional l

scheduled tomorrow right here in sioux city that meeting is set for 7 o'clock tomorrow night at the orpheum theatre. the campaign. jenna: republican candidate chris christie was in council bluffs earlier in theheay christie spoke to supporters at the village inn in council bluffs, trying to rally undecided voters to caucus for him. the new jersey aovernor finishes his three day swing in iowa today. tim: hundreds of thousands of omaha world herald subscribers wont be receiving an afternoon edition of the paper any longer. the paper announced today that all home delivery will be limited to the morning edition of the world herald. the publisher of the paper says the change is due in part to the rise of online readership. jenna: eastern iowa gathered in the quad cities today the 25th annual show farmers got an everything ag related. thousands of products designed to make more efficient, focus on the edge technology. show attendee) "to look at some new care of our horses for my parents some farming and things jenna: ag experts say precision planting systems and navigation systems that help drive tractor

died in a car accident near atlantic.carson will take part in the "revive 7-1-4" event at the orpheum theatre tomorrow at 1.his campaign says the event is a pause from normal campaigning "to put the focus where it should be"... on what god can do for america. campaign that's doing something g ke this. and just inging a group of faithth leaders together in the community together in unity, i think is , such an awesome thing to do."the event is hosted by actor kirk cameron... and features a performance by musical group casting crowns. if you'd like a free ticket..we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 authorities in sioux center have a warning for anyone planning to attend donald trump's event at dordt college tomorrrr morning: "a"aive early."the amount of people who rsvp'd to the event online actually exceeds the amount of people who can fit into the venue...so authorities are implementing a first- come, first- serve entry policy for people with tickets to the event.the secret service will be handling security for the event... and attendees should expect to pass

stop in sioux city this weekend.the billionaire businessman is planning an event at sioux city's orpheum theatre downtown.doors for that event will open at 4 o'clock sunday afternoon.trump is scheduled to speak at 6 o'clock. 3 former secretary of state hillary clinton says she did nothing wrononsending or receiving e-mails on her private server during her tenure as secretary of state... an action that's caused a controversy over *how* our government agencies communicate.our national correspondent jeff barnd talked to 2 experts about how government secrets are classified... and how mrs. clinton's case seems to have more questions than answers. 3 this executi order signed more than 5 years ago by president obama lays out guidelines of how all federal employees decide what documents get classified."the authority determines that the unauthorized disclosure of information reasonably could be expected to result in damage to the national security." /s/s/kim holmes "any information that's in those documents is by definition "classified".. so, you're not supposed to convey that information through a non-

inside the orpheum theatre in downtownioux city, the democrat spoke to a crowd of about 450 people packed into the the "fighting for us" town hall allowed clinton to address the economy, and what she can do to make americans' lives better. "i've been laying out my plans about new jobs, good jobs with rising incomes, more infrastructure jobs," said clinton. "you know we need more work on our roads, our bridges, our tunnels." the audience included local lawmakers, business leaders and others. some even drove from outside siouxland to hear clinton speak. "we've supported hillary for years," said darlis helverson, a resident of sioux falls, south dakota. "we've actually been sneaking across the border working in iowa because south dakota there's not much hope of her picking up that state. but there is iowa. "i have been a hillary supporter since hillary clinton first ran and had an opportunity to meet both of them during that first campaign," said iona michaelis of west point nebraska. along with the economy, clinton also talked about president obama's new executive order tightening the count

died in a car accident near atlantic.carson will take part in the "revive 7-1-4" event at the orpheum theatre tomorrow at 1.his campaign says the event is a pause from normal campaigning "to put the focus where it should be"... on what god can do for america. 3 "i don't know of any other something like this. and just bringing a group of faith leaders together in the community together in unity, i think is so, such an awesome thing to do."the event is hosted by actor kirk cameron... and features a performance by musical group casting crowns. if you'd like a free ticket..we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 authorities in sioux center have a warning for anyone planning to attend donald trump's event at dordt college tomorrow morning: leave early.the amount of people who rsvp'd to the event online actually exceeds the amount of people who can fit into the venue...so authorities are implementing a first- come, first- serve entry policy for people with tickets to the event.the secret service will beandling security for the event... and atndees should expect to pas

the democrat spoke to about 450 supporters at the orpheum theatre. the former first lady, u-s senator and secretary of state said as president, she would raise minimum wage, raise taxes on the wealthy and have equal pay for women. the economy was one of the topics she hammered at the townhall session. "instead of giving tax breaks to companies to export our jobs, i want the ones who will bring jobs back and create jobs here to get the tax breaks and that's what i will fight for." this was clinton's 4th visit to sioux city since entering the race. the 2016 session of the nebraska legislature is underway in lincoln. lawmakers kicked off the 60-day session this morning with an taxes, prisons and a state budget shortfall. governor pete ricketts has identified property tax reduction and prison reforms as his top priorities this year. lawmakers are also expected to consider a comprehensive roads bill to speed up some projects, k-12 education funding and a new medicaid proposal to help cover thousands of uninsured nebraskans. parts of siouxland are seeing a

iowa that includes a stop in sioux city.that event will take place saturday, january 23rd at the orpheum theatre downtown.the "hear our voice, heal our land" event will feature actor kirk cameron and musical group casting crowns. it will begin at noon. 3 voters will have a clear choice on the issue of gun control in t upcoming national correspondent jeff barnd has a break-down of the top candidates.. and where *they* stand on our 2nd amendment rights. 3 2 weeks before the primary and caucus season, gop candidates are on the attack.. on the explosive issue of gun control. ?sot/transcripts from gop debate 1/14 rubio " i am convinced that this president, if he could get rid of the second amendment, he would." /sot/transcripts from gop debate 1/14 trump "the guns don't pull the trigger. it's the people that pull the trigger."/sot/transcript from gop debate 1/14 cruz "there's a reason gun owners of america has endorsed me in this race. there's a reason the nra gave me their carter knight freedom fund award."/vo/ the top gop ndidates agreenough laws are *already* in place to keep guns out of the hands

demomoatic frontrunner hillary clinton has an event planned for tomorrow afternoon at the orpheum theatre. that event is set to get underway at 2:15. 3 3 and tomorrow night in sioux center... republican candidate and texas senator ted cruz has an event planned at dordt college. cruz will speak at the de yager center starting at 6 o'clock tomorrow. the dordt appearance follows a full day of campmpgning... with stops in onawa an cherokee in northwest iowa. 3 iowa lawmakers have another week before they head back to work at the statehouse. reporter marcus mcintosh spoke with members of both houses to find out what they want to accomplish this year. 3 the january 11th start to the somemelalaakers excited...[sot state sen. bruce hunter] "seeing friends from both side of the aisle...relaizing the responsibility that you have and the building you are in you wind up getting goose bumps."but that cant last long because legislators say they have a lot of work ahead of them in 2016...work that starts with issues either unresolved or lingering from the previous session..[sot state sen. brad zaun]y bi

died in a car accident near atlantic.carson will take part in the "revive 7-1-4" event at the orpheum theatre tomorrow at 1.his campaign says the event is a pause from normal campaigning "to put the focus where it should be"... on what god can do for america.the cameron... and features a performance by musical group casting crowns.if you'd like a free ticket..we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 authorities in sioux center have a warning for anyone planning to attend donald trump's event at dordt college tomorrow morning: "arrive early."the amount of people who rsvp'd to the event online actually exceeds the amount of people who can fit into the venue...so authorities are implementing a first- come, first- serve entry policy for people with tickets to the event.the secret service will be handling security for the event... and attendees should expect to pass through metal detectors and have any bags searched on their way into the event. 3 <

judging from what he had to say to more than 1,000 people at the orpheum theatre, sanders seems convinced caucus night in iowa could be a big night. abc9 news anchor tim seaman has more on his sioux city swing. take pkg tim seaman " despite cold january weather.....the "bern" was on tuesday night at the orpheum in sioux city. an obviously younger crowd democratic candidate bernie most not even born when the 74 year old started his political career. kelly law, usd student "ya know i didnt know much about him i knew he was a sen from vermont, but i like whate he's said so far and i respect since 1980 , 1970 whenever he first entered so hes someone that i look forward to seeing more about," said usd sophomore kelly law. tim seaman now just 2 points back of hillary clinton in iowa according to the latest des moines register poll, sanders didnt miss the opportunity to tell students in the crowd he is serious about getting an affordable education. sen. bernie sanders "100 years ago a high school degree in many ways got you a decent job, got you into the middle class. by in large today a college

she'll have a townhall event at the orpheum theatre. it starts at 2:15 and is open to the public. today, sioux city broke a record by appointing the longest serving mayor in the city's history. bob scott was sworn in this morning as sioux city scott has served as mayor for the past 11 years. his four-year term began today after running unopposed for re- election. scott says the community is to focus on economic development. i want to continue taking a look at the whole riverfront seeing what we can do there. i think that's what will attract businesses to this community. councilmember, mayor has been working on economic development and i'm going to continue to do that," said sioux city mayor, bob scott. councilwoman rhonda capron began her second term with today's swearing in ceremony. she defeated her only challenger, thomas venesky, in the election. she says she wants to move the city forward by creating more jobs, housing and more. "what we do now is for the younger people so we want to make amenities go ahead, do trails, do things that will keep the younger people here and also

and lastly, donald rally at the orpheum theatre in downtown sioux city. that event kicks off at 6 o'clock. jess with caususes right around the corner, it would seem fitting to dedicate a section of the "hickman- johnson-furrow learning center" to the first in the nation caucus. this new section of the learning center in morningside had it's debute this afternoon around 1-30. visitors of the exhibit n read up on caucus history as well as peruse artificats from former caucus years. "the state historical museum of iowa" is the state's flagship museum located in des moine and we are excited to be growing our outreach and coming into iowa's communities rather than expecting everyone to come to the state historical museum," said jessica rundlett featured on the first floor...the h-j-j-learning centererill be hosting the "state historical museum of iowa's" traveling display called "first in the nation: shaping presidential politics since 19- 72" until february 13th. jess if you're sitting on the fence about who to caucus for, one group in des moines is here it's

hillary clinton brings her campaign back to sioux city she plans a townhall event at the orpheum theatre. it starts at 2:15 and is open to the public. he's consisired a long-shot for the democratic nomination for president, but martin o'malley brought his campaign to sioux city on sunday. during a visit to the mary treglia house,the former maryland governor addressed national security and immigration reform. brightesfrom all over the world come to our country generation after generation and make our nation stronger. we sell ourselves short by forcing 11 million of our neighbors into the shadow economy. i believe in comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship for all and in the mean time i intend to use the president's executive authority to keep families together where ever possible," said former maryland govvnor and presidential candidate, martin o'malley. o'malley is running a distant third in the polls behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the f-a-a has been called in to investigate the crash of a small plane near pender, nebraska last night that claimed the li

democrat bernie sanders will host a rally at sioux city's orpheum theatre, at seven o'clock, tomorrow night. then, on wednesday, republican mike huckabee starts a two day swing through northwest iowa. he'll host his "huckabee huddles" in cherokee on wednesday afternoon, and in sioux city, le mars, sioux center, rock valley and sheldon on thursday. republican rick santorum will host town hall meetings in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee, on wednesday. and, on saturday, donald trump will host a rally on the dordt college campus at 11 a-m. still to come on live at five.... under a dollar. the details on the state that is advertising gas under a dollar. and.... it's a picture that's gone viral. the full story on a cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change.

on tuesday.the former secretary of state is scheduled to take place tuesday afternoon at the orpheum theatre downtown.its scheduled to get underway at 2- 15 tuesday. if you would like to register for the event, we have the link in this story on our website. cliven bundy, who was most famous for an armed standoff with the government over grazing rights in nevada in 2014. the takeover was in protest of the pending imprisonment of dwight and steve hammond, local ranchers who were convicted in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 good morning siouxland, i'm diana castillohere's a look at your morning news. 3 3 two presidential candidates will be in siouxland this week. democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton has planned a stop in sioux city on tuesday.the former secretary of state is scheduled to take place tuesday afternoon at the orpheum theatre downtown.it is scheduled to get underway at 2- 15 tuesday. if you would like to register for the event, we have the link in this story on our website. 3 3 texas senator ted cruz's has a scheduled stop at dordt college this tuesday.he's also planning on making sev

non- profit group. 3 "support siouxland soldiers" announced this evening at his event at the orpheum theatre present the group with a portion of the proceeds from his fundraiser for veterans' groups held last night at drake university in des moines. trump says the event he held instead of attending the fox news debate raised 6 million dollars.there's no word on how *much* of that will be given to "support siouxland soldiers". 3 3 it's game night and that means we bring you the best basketball games from around siouxland! 3 3 starting with sergeant bluff time rivalry game! okoboji 3 girls go for 18 and oh! sticicic3 3 3 sergeant bluff luton has won four games in a rown heading into their matchup with east tonight. east has only lost three games total. sbl came into this year with much bigger aspirations than this 8-6 record. but a win over the black raiders could propel this veteran team down the stretch.east has had a great season so far with a 12 and 3 record. both teams wear orange red for heart health awareness. 1) start the second half now sbl up one. keegan oh so savery! scrumptious *an

there will be a prayer service at the orpheum theatre. the event is in memory of the staffer who died tuesday in a van accident in cass county, iowa. doors open at 11 and the event starts at 1. that'll do it for news and weather but, our sportsfource extra crew is just getting warmed up. highlights from ten games coming as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. we m mr forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will. thanks for tuning in to sports fource extra. along with mark freund, i'm brad pautsch. we've got metro clashes between east and heelan -- plus west and north. the boys and girls from western christian are both ranked number-1, and were challenged by top ten teams from spirit lake. we also go to ponca, homer, new

at the orpheum theatre located on pierce street. jenna: if you still need to get registered before the iowa caucuses, the secretary of state's office says they've launched a new website where you can register to vote online. all you need is a driver's license or state i-d card, and internet access. "this is a great resource. we're stepping up to well over 93% of the eligible voters of iowa having direct access to online voter registration and updating so it's going to be a great tool. " as of january first, iowans with state-issued identification card can register to vote online. by going to the secretary of register to vote jenna: exactly four years ago this was a big night in iowa. caucus goers went to churches, community centers, and even homes to caucus for barack obama or the republican candidates like rick santorum and mitt romney. now we're 4 weeks away from the 2016 caucuses, and are digging into why people may not show up. amanda krenz from our station in des moines brings us more. pick any lunch spot in iowa this time of c

there will be a prayer service at the orpheum theatre. the event is in memory of the staffer who died tuesday in a van accident in cass county, iowa. doors open at 11 and the event starts at 1. donald trump's bid for president has another reality star throrong support behind his campaigngn'duck dynasty' star willie r rertson. thursday night at the outdoor sportsman awards in las vegas. trump thanked willie for his endorsement, and reaffirmed his support for the second amendment. this comes only a week after willie's controversial relative phil robertson endorsed trump rival ted cruz. in less than a month, siouxlanders wil be able to get insight from top business leaders. the sixth annual entrepalooza starts on february 15th and is a ten day celebration of entntpreneuri al spirit. . organizations are co-sponsoring the event. it starts off with a conversation with ted waitt, co-founder of gateway computer company. briar cliff university is one of the sponsors. student business leaders there say it is an important event, especially for youth

conference-goers will have the chance to take a tour of downtown, the orpheum theatre and american popcorn, and other locations. a-b-i president says this is an opportunity to showcase the growth of sioux city. "there's so much energy and so much excitement in sioux city that really led to a resurgence in our group. we wanted to build on that. we knew there was a ton going on in greater siouxland that our folks haven't seen yet. we want to bring all those corporate ceos and business owners back to the region," said mike ralston, president of iowa association of business and industry's (abi). not only will the conference show off what siouxland has to offer, but it will give local companies a chance to connect with iowa executives. "this is a networking opportunity of them. it's a great opportunity for them to meet c- sweet executives from throughout iowa. maybe a new supplier or new vendor, someone that they can do business with," said chris mcgowan, president of the siouxland chamber of commerce. the conference is set for june 14-th through the 16-th. attending or learning more about the

(matt) ktiv's tiffany lane was at the orpheum theatre for the event and has the details. tiffany? matt and sheila, her stop was part of her two- day campaign swing across the state and it was called the "fighting for us town hall." this comes just weeks before the nation's first caucus in iowa. today clinton spoke to a crowd of about 450 people in the lobby of the orpheum. one of her main focuses...the economy. she said the country needs to build an economy that she believes focuses on everyone. some of the ways she said that could be done would be more infrastructur e and manufacturin g jobs. as part of her economy goals, clinton said as president, she would raise minimum wage, raise taxes on the wealthy and have equal pay for women. coming up on ktiv news 4 at 6, we'll hear what clinton had to say about taxes. iowa's current governor has joined forces with a former governor to tout a plan that would pay for two of the state's top priorities: water quality and education. the plan, proposed by terry branstad, and backed by tom vilsack, would extend the one-cent sales tax that's sp

slated to appear at the orpheume theatre tomorrow. doors for open at 4:00 and the event gets underway at 6:0:0in the evening.g. on the other side of the ticket, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is also coming to sioux city. she'll stump at the sioux city convention center. doors open at 3:45 for the 5:15 event. on the campaign trail in iowa today... senator bernie sanders said the election is likely a "toss-up." the democratic senator said the outcome would hinge on whether he could turn out working- class people and young voters. sanders stuck to his usual message about standing up to the establishment that he says influences politics. "imagine working people, low income people, people of color standing up for justice, standing up for dignity, and being prepared to take on the billionaire class. that's what this campaign is about." in total, senator sanders is scheduled to speak at five iowa rallies. coming up on news 4 at 6 okoboji winter games and hundreds turned out to enjoy fun. << winter storm watches in effect

she held a town hall meeting at the orpheum theatre in downtown sioux souverain attended the event... she brings us more. hillary clclton back in sioio city tuesday nats -- crowd cheering as she enters room... stumping on her "river to river" tour...less than a month out from the first in the nation caucus. "the stakes are too high," said hillary clinton, 450 people filled the lobby of the orpheum theater to hear from the democratic front runner who didn't hold back when talking about her gop rivals. "i think they really don't believe in civil rights, women's rights, or gay rights, or workers rights," said clinton. "they really don't believe" those same issues...clilion says she is concerned about. telling the crowd that if she becomes president.....she will work for all americans. "get to work to make the economy work for you and not just those at the top," said clinton. those in the crowd like ten year old... ciara boggs... were concerned about clinton's plans for the younger generations. ciara says, "she said that she'll be helping with social security." "i'm very worried as a gran

trump will be in sioux city sunday for a campaign rally at the orpheum theatre. jenna: repbulican candidate ben carson is one of several presidential hopefuls stoping in souxland this weekend. carson is set to be at dordt college on saturday at the campus center. that's at three o'clock. fofoa full list of who's where... head to siouxland- matters-dot-com. iowa's caucuses are monday. tim: 16-hundred journalists and crews from around the world the iowa caucuses here's a look at the iowa caucus media center. reporters are getting there days in advance to be prepared for the hectic night. i'll be in des moines reporting live from the headquarters ginning friday. tim: and dont forget, tune in right here on abc9 news at 5, 6 and 10 monday for full caucus coverage...incudin g live reports from woodbury county precincts.... as well as extended coverage live from caucus central in des moines at 6:30 and 9:00pm jenna: a controversial topic was brought front and center tdoay at the iowa capitol. euthenasia, or assisted suicide. and d me iowa lawmakers are fighting for iowa

the democratic candidate for president spoke to supporters at the orpheum theatre last night. his main focus: fighting what he corporate greed. he also talked up the fact that he's the only candidate without a super pac supporting him. and he says he's had more campaign contributions from history. "we are raising enough money to run a winning national campaign and we're doing it without begging corporate america or millionaires for their support," said sanders. sanders also took a shot at every day she rolls out different politicians who endorse her campaign. sanders says he has hundreds of thousands of working people supporing his campaign. the latest poll puts sanders within two points of clinton in iowa... and 27 points ahead of her in new hampshire. donald trump isn't backing away from the word "greedy." in fact, at a campaign rally in norwalk, iowa this morning, the republican presidential hopeful said he's always been greedy, but will now be "greedy" for the country. donald trump / (r) presidential candidate my whole life has been to take, take, right, take. i was greedy

democrat bernie sanders holds a rally tonight at seven at the orpheum theatre in sioio city. republican mike huckabee starts a two day swing through northwest iowa tomorrow. cherokee wednesday afternoon, then in sioux city, le mars, sioux center, rock valley and sheldon on thursday. republican rick santorum is in spirit lake today. then he'll host town hall meetings in sibley, rock rapids, sheldon and cherokee, on wednesday. and, on saturday, republican donald trump will host a rally at dordt college in sioux center. we have times and location for all of these events inside this story at ktiv- dot-com. their eye is on the prize.. the iowa caucus, 13 days away. it's the first public step in electing our next president. but there are some things you need to know before you attend a caucus. here's ktiv's tiffany lane. << "it's the nation's first caucus. on february 1st voters in iowa will be the first to show support for who they would like in the white housusfor the next four years. i spoke with one organizer for the republican caucus who helped break down the process." "thexe'

donald trump added a last-minute event, which is set for sunday night, at 6:00pm at sioux city's orpheum theatre. that makes seven c!ndidates making stopsn siouxland over the course of three days starng on friday. toee where and when those candidates are making their stops, check out this story at ktiv- dot-com. donald trump's campaign manager says trump is skipping the next republican debate. the republican candidates are set to square off in the fox news debate thursday caucuses. trump has criticized fox news for "playing games" and for including anchor megyn kelly as a debate moderator. he says kelly is a third-rate reporter who is bad at her job and shouldn't be allowed to participate. we have some warmer weather week. let's toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to see just how warm its going to get. east although a lot of clouds were cloudy skies, most of us made it into the 30s and this is the coolest of the next several days. we still have a lot of moisture out there meaning some areas of fog will be possible tonight into early wednesday. we should see a little sun by the afterno

tim: judgdgg from what he had to say to more than 1,000 people at the orpheum theatre, sanders seems convinced caucus night in iowa could be a big night. take pkg tim seaman " despite cold january was on tuesday night at the orpheum in an obviously younger crowd lining up to hear presidential sanders. when the 74 year old career. kelly law, usd student "ya know i didnt know much about him i knew he was a sen from v vmont, but i like whate he's said so far and i respect how he hasnt changed his politics since 1980 , 1970 whenever he first entered so hes someone that i look more about," said d sophomore kelly law. tim seaman back of hillary clinton in iowa according to the latest des moines register poll, the opportunity to about getting an education. "100 years ago a high decent job, got you class. by in large that is not the case today a college degree is the equivilant of what a high school degree used to be 50 years ago," bernie sanders. tim seaman last week the vermont senator released his health care plan that provides medicaid for all. it's still unclear how the single payer syst