reporting live in sioux city, robert lowe, ktiv news 4. when the city starts snow removal, all of the streets are prioritized. the most important streets are called "priority one", and include streets like floyd boulevard, hamilton boulevard, outer drive, and gordon drive. downtown streets are also considered "priority one" those streets get plowed first. then, there are "priority two" streets... like glen oaks bouelvard, grandview boulevard, peters avenue and stone avenue. other residential streets are handled third. it's the second big snow of the season. rick steward has been driving for sioux city's martin luther king jr. transit center for 12 years. he had to change some of his route to avoid the snow-filled streets, while passengers say they've had to reroute their entire day. "the biggest thing is everybody slow down. nobody's life is worth getting there early. once you start spinning your tires you start sliding you've lost control so it's best to just stay in control," said bus driver, rick stewart. stewart says to always keep saf

(matt) robert lowe hahahis eye on trickykyravel conditions. (sheila) and, tommie clark will fill us in on safety tips on snowy (sheila) we begin tonight with ron. (matt) ron, how much snow is on the ground out there? weather ad-lib winter storm warning for much of siouxland tuesday winter weather advisory in effect for southern siouxland this eveneng it was a messy monday with many siouxland communities seeing snow accumulation of 4-8 inches (sheila) (matt) so far, the storm has brought half-a-foot of snow to sioux city. the past few hours have seen light snowbut the ow has picked up in intensity in the last few minutes. (sheila) ktiv's robert lowe is with live link 4 along i-29 with a look at the travel conditions, right now. robert? matt and sheila, as the snow begins to slow down, it's really a blessing for those on the move. here on i-29, snow isn't the issue right now. take a look at the streets, the main problem is they are very slick. so, authorties say you should continue to drive slowly road crews are working diligently to clear the a

ktiv's robert lowe is with live link 4 at the iowa state fairgrounds. robert, quite the celebration today, right? hey sheila, when you break a record that stood for more than 200 years, a celebration is in order. today, marks branstad's 7,642 days in office. earlier today the governor hosted a meet and grgrt at the capitol building. and here at the iowa state fairgrounds, the longest serving governor event is slated to start at 7pm. on hand, a number of big name politicians here including grassley and wisconsin governor scott walker. so, who exactly is governor branstad surpassing? that would be former vice president and new york's first head of state, george clinton, taking office back in 1777. now, once again, doors for tonight's event open at 6 and ththprogram starts at 7.7. more than 1,000 tickets have been sold. and coming up tonight on news 4 at 6, we'll hear from governor branstad. reporting live in des moines, iowa, robert lowe, ktiv news 4. still to come on live at five.... day before debate. find out how gop candidates are doing in the pollll w

i'm robert lowe. al and sarah have the day off. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today.... torrential rains in missouri and illinois pushed already swollen river and streams to levels that had been un-heard of in parts of the two states. and record flooding is projected in some towns along the mississippi river while a number of deaths have been blamed on flooding. the latest on the devestation in just a minute. and the food bank of siouxland is usually the one giving to those in need. but yesterday, they received a donation to help them further their cause. we'll take you to the special ceremony in juju a little bit. and later....gettin g your driver's licse when you turn 16 is considered a rite of passage. but for one girl from wisconsin, it was a huge deal. she took her test in the family r-v. we'll share her story with you. but first, here's t.j. with monday & tuesday's winter storm finally out of siouxland, the white stuff is returning briefly here for our wednesday. a disturbance is moving just to the south of siouxland

good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe tonight, many expect the president to try to reassure the nation that keeping the country safe is his highest priority...and to explain exactly what happened in san bernardino.. it's a hot topic on the campaign trail as well. nbc's ron allen has the story for us tonight.. a sign of a nation at war... president obama meeting in the white house situation room on saturday with his top advisers.. to discuss the san bernardino attack. the president in his weekly address.. all but saying the massacre was terrorism: sot: obama it is entirely possible that these two attackers were radicalized to commit this act of terror... this.. after days of criticism for saying the incident was possibly a work place shooting...and calling for stricter gun laws... and last month.. telling the nation in the wake of the paris attacks... "right now, we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland." today, according to the white house, the president will update the country with the latest on the investigation... discuss the broa

ktiv's robert lowe spoke with h one of the parents' attorney this afternoon. robert, what do the parents claim happened? matt, according to court documents, the child, referred to as k.g. to ensure privacy, left his desk at sergeant bluff-luton primary school and then proceeded to lay on the ground. documents say k.g. began "kicking his legs ananmoving his hands in the air," but did not make physical contact with another student or staff member. after being asked to return to his desk by the teacher, k.g. was "uncooperative." that's when court documents say the special education teacher attempted to lift k.g. into a sitting position. she was unable to do so, and proceeded to drag k.g. across the carpeted classroom documents say k.g. cried out back!" then the teacher did stop. here's a look at post- incident pictures taken by his parents. now, todd boley, the attorney for k.g.'s parents, , ys after the incident, the district failed to conduct an "objective investigation." boley says similar incidents occur across the country. "children with disabilities are vuln

thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe it's the day after christmas and that means local stores are rolling out those after- christmas shopping deals. ktiv's tommie clark visited with people around siouxland and found out how big the rush was today. << christmas season...means shopping season. and although the holiday is done, a new round of "super busy. in the morning i got here and it wasn't as bad and then it hit afternoonish and it was crazy. everybody was coming in with returns, with coupons, with exchanges of sizes. we've had lines on our cash register since 12 so it's quite busy," said rue 21 sales associate, joanna soto. according to an american express survery, the day after christmas may be the busiest shopping day of the year...surpassi ng black friday and cyber monday. and, employees from siouxland stores...agree. "a ton of people behind you and you're just like i need to get this transaction done because i need to go on to the next one and so it's been hectic. there's really good deals around christmas time so it's a really good time to shop here," said rue 21 sales associate,

ktiv's robert lowe is with live link 4 at the iowa state fairgrounds. robert, this record has stood for quite some time, right? that may even be an understatement. this record has stood for more than 200 years dating back to pre-constitution time. today marks governor branstad's 7,642nd day in office, surpassing former new york governor, george clinton, who first took office in 1777. but making history isn't new to the governor. he became the youngest serving chief executive in iowa's history when he moved into terrace hill at the age of 36. i spoke with the governor today and he says today's record is something he never set out to accomplish. governor of new york for 21 years," said iowa gov. terry branstad."today, i surpass his days in office. this is surreal, i never imagine it would happen." now, here at the iowa state fairgrounds, more than 1,000 people have bought tickets to hear the governor speak about feat. proceeds from tonight's event will go toward promoting and preserving iowa's history. we'll have a complete wrap up on news 4 at 10, but for

good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe. we begin tonight with a deadly house fire in denison, iowa. it happened this morning in the 1500 block of 1st ave north. authorities say 56-year- old craig streck and 37-year-old wendy waldemar, were transported to crawford county memorial hospital. waldemar died from injuries sustained in the fire. streck received minor injuries. no word just yet on what caused the fire. the incident remains under investigation. a 21-year-old man has been with a robbery and assault that terrorized a sioux city woman and her two sons in their own home early monday morning. austin cummings of sioux city is charged with robbery, going armed with intent, assault while participating in a felony and theft in the 2nd degree. police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street, early monday morning. anyone with information on the second suspect is urged to call crimestopper s at 258-tips. now to the terror in san bernardino, authorities continue to work into t

it came out onand thank you for joining us, i'm robert lowe al has the day off. after dozens of allegations that he drugged and/or sexually assaulted women over the last few decades, entertainer bill cosby now faces his first criminal charges...comi ng in his native city of philadelphia. more from nbc's chris clackum. << bill cosby is being formally charged in a sexual assault case ...that's coming from just one of the more 50 women who accuse him of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them. (sot/ kevin steele / da-elect, montgomery co, pa :13 - :18) "there is one charge filed, aggravated indecent assault which is felony of the first degree." the incoming district attorney says this case involves a former employee at temple university, who cosby invited to his home near philadelphia in 2004. (sot/ kevin steele / da-elect, montgomery co, pa :30 - :47 ) "on the evening in question, mr. csby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indece

ktiv's robert lowe spoke with one of the parents' attorney this afternoon. robert, what do the parents claim happened? matt, according to court documents, the child, referred to as k.g. to ensure privacy, left his desk at sergeant bluff-luton primary school and then proceeded to lay on the ground. documents say k.g. began "kicking his legs and moving his hands in the air," but did not make physical contact with another student or staff member. after being asked to return to his desk by the teacher, k.g. was "uncooperative." that's when court documents say the special education teacher attempted to lift k.g. into a sitting position. she was unable to do so, and proceeded to drag k.g. across the carpeted classroom documents say k.g. cried out then the teacher did stop. here's a look at post- incident pictures taken by his parents. now, todd boley, the attorney for k.g.'s parents, says after the incident, the district failed to conduct an "objective investigation." boley says similar incidents occur across the country. "children with disabilities are vulnerable

ktiv's robert lowe is at the meeting and will bring us more on news 4 at ten. the wait is over. kim kardashian and kanye west have named their second child... and the name they chose is....saint west. saint was born on saturday and weighed 8 poinds, 1 ounce. kim and kanye famously named their daughter north west two years ago. over the summer, the rumor was that the couple was planning to stick with the direction theme and name their

ktiv's robert lowe is at the woodbubu county supervisors s meeting tonight and will bring up more on news 4 at ten. another nice day if siouxland. chief meteorologis t ron demers has more part of the day couldn't stop temperatures from warming to about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. and as more sun returns f f wednesday, temperatures may be on the rise a bibimore again with highs in the 50s expected where there is little snow cover with highs being held to the 40s in northern siouxland with more snow cover. (matt) ktiv's tree of love made it's first stop in northeast nebraska today. (shehea) we dropppp by the golden living spread some holiday cheer. ktiv's sarah te slaa and ben dorenbach sang christmas carols and handed out gifts. special thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with part of our morning crew for the third year, norfolk will be hosting the nebraska school activities association one-act ay production champipiships. over 1,000 students from all over nebraska will be competing in the championships which start tomorrow at the johnny carson theatre. th

ktiv's robert lowe is with live link 4 outside the iowa state capitol in des moines. robert, describe the scene for us tonight. good evening, sheila, it was a packed crowd with more than 1,000 at the iowa state fairgrounds today. on hand, a number of friends, family and fellow politicans celebrating branstad surpassing former new york governor george clinton, who first took office back in 1777. but, this service record now belongs to branstad. << 7,642 days. branstad's time at terrace hill, making him the longest serving governor in our nation's history. "george clinton served as governor of new york for 21 years," said iowa gov. terry branstad. "today, i surpass his days in office. no, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen." creating a field of opportunities for those living in the hawkeye state all started in the small northern iowa town of leland. "well, i grew up on a small farm in winnebago county and learned to work hard at an early age," said branstad. roots that resonate with iowans from sioux city to dubuque. with an overall election record of 19-0

i'm robert lowe. in for al and sarah coming up on this half hour of news 4 today. on the campaign trail, donald trump says he is at war with all his candidates. the billionaire business man called former president bill clinton one of the world. plus, a number of candidates travel to key swing states hoping to gain traction with voters. multiple presidential candidates are making their way throughout siouxland. hear about fmr. pennsylvania senator rick sanotrum's plans to gain ground nation caucus. and, ethan couch, known as the "affluenza teen" will not be returning today, but his mother is back in the states. but first tj's outside on the weather patio. good thing you're completely bundled up << wx timer @ :50 we finally are catching a break from the white stuff, and it just so happens to be perfect timing! sunshine will beith us all across siouxland just in time to ring in the new year. high pressure will continue to build in as we close out 2015 with temperatures continuing to be on the cold side.

i'm robert lowe. in for matt and sheila. heavy snow is falling all over siouxland, which is making traral more difficult. to find out when the snow will lighten up, we bring in ktiv meterologist ben dorenbach come down? hopefully you all had a merry christmas, and that you don't mind staying where you are for the night because a winter storm will move through the area. parts of northern and western siouxland will see the heaviest snow with up to 6 inches possible in those areas under a wier storm warning. christians around the world celebrated christmas today, the president offered a message of hope.. while troops overseas honored those killed this week. nbc's edward lawrence has more from washington. << (nats christmas in afghanistan- locator burned in :00 - :08) a somber christmas in afghanistan where military members honored six americans killed this week by a suicide bomber. (sot brig. gen. david maxwell, united states marine corps :09 - :16) "this was especially important here where we got the opportunity to remember th

i'm robert lowe. in for matt and sheila. hillary clinton addressed the issue of gun control at a campaign stop, in sioux city, today. after her speech-- in her first sit-down interview since the california shootings-- she talked about terrorism, and gun rights, with ktiv's matt breen. << "madam secretary, what's your on wednesday, in san bernardino, california?" breen asked. "well, horrific is exactly the right word," said hillary clinton, (d) presidential candidate. horrific, and in the fbi's opinion, and an act of terrorism. "the two killers were motivated by that radical jihadist ideology that we have to try and stamp out and defeat around the world," clinton said. but, how? "i gave a long speech, today, about how we have to take on isis in the air, american leadership, other nations finally coming to join us in doing that," clinton said. "arab troops on the ground supported by people in the region, not american troops because in my view that would not be the smartest move to take." with the recent revalation that the fem

good evening, i'm robert lowe. it's a safe bet to say a lot of sports fans in siouxland have been tuned into the big ten championship. iowa, yet to lose a game this season, playing for what is likely a spot in the college football playoff. while many couldn't make it to indianapolis for the game, it didn't stop the fans from going to a watch party either. ktiv's sam curtiss takes us to downtown sioux city saturday night. street in sioux city is practically empty. most people are inside as tv's tuned into the big ten championship. the majority of people ready to cheer on iowa. "we ain't going to lose, we'll win this one," said a hawkeye fan. spirits are high. regardless of what the outcome might be. "undefeated up to this point, never been 12-0, so i'm good with that," said a hawkeye fan. but iowa has some extra voices pulling for them as many other sports fans teams are not playing on championship saturday. "i was born and raised a hawkeye fan," said an iowa state alum. "[i] went to iowa state, got to love them bot

undefeated hawkeyes get their shot at a big ten championship good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe it's a safe bet most eyes in the hawkeye state will be glued to their tv's tonight to watch iowa's football game. the hawkeyes taking on michigan state for the big ten championship game in indianopolis. ktiv's sam curtiss is with live link 4 at a watch partty at 21st ammendment in sioux city. sam seems like a lot of hawkeye fans are making their way in for tonight's big game. there are some fans out here. in what is essentially a ticket to the college football playoff. according to the cfb committees rankings, the hawkeyes hold the fourth and final spot. so a loss

>>> nbc sports thanks you for watching this special football league.thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe the republican presidential candidates have one more debate left in this year - and, like it or not, donald trump is in the spotlight. while he was at the center of controversy over the past week - he's also still riding high in the polls. but the latest numbers show one challenger in particular is threatening to make the campaign trail a little bumpier for trump. brian mooar has the story from washington. << donald trump will be center stage again this week as the gop presidential candidates gather for their final debate of this pre- election year. and with his numbers up in the latest national poll - he has a (sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate too short to super) already on screen in upper corner - fox news sunday "they're kidding themselves. i'm going to win." (take graphic full ------------------in/out------ --------------:17-:24) first choice for republican primary voters nbc news/wsj poll ----dec.6-9, 2015 trump 27% cruz 22% rubio 15% carson 11% bush 7% fiorna 5% he

fofo all of us here at good night.thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe. we begin tonight with a deadly house fire in denison, iowa. it happened this morning in the 1500 0 ock of 1st ave north. authorities say 56-year- old craig streck and 37-year-old wendy waldem, were transported to crawford county memorial hospital. waldemar died from injuries sustained in the fire. streck received minor injuries. no word just yet on what caused the fire. the incident remains under investigation. a 21-year-old man habeen arrested in connection with a robbery and assault that terrorized a sioux city woman and her two sons in their own home early monday morning. austin cummings of sioux city is charged with robbery, going armed with intent, assault while participating in a felony and theft in the 2nd degree. police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street.

good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe blblk friday gets lots o o hype...but today... might be the busiest shopping day this year. an american express survey suggests december 26-th shopping activity will surpass black friday and cyber monday. 66-percent of respondents plan to shop today that's compared to 45-percentntn black friday and 47-percent on cyber monday. shoppers are looking for post-holiday sales to buy items for themselves. with those deals come deep discounts to buy presents for next year. and, shoppers are looking to use those gift cards they just got. ktiv's tommie clark went out today to speak with those shoppers. tommie, what did siouxland shoppers have to say well robert, i went around sioux city and most shoppers said it was the bargains that brought them out. lots of returns and exchanges of

sports thanks you for watching this special football league.good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe we're tracking a winter storm that may affect your morning commute. so, we're going to get right to it. for more we bring in ktiv meterologist tj springer.r. tj, what can we expect to see? winter storm warnings in effect for the majority of siouxland from monday morning through tuesday morning i hope everyone enjoyed theirir day of sunshine acacss siouxland because it will quickly be erased as high pressure moves away, out ahead of our next winter storm. clouds will be on the increase tonight as the low pressure center moves northward out of texas. snowfall will begin monday morning and fill in from south to north as we head through the day. snow will become heavy at times during the afternoon the precipitation intensity increases. thanks, tj look forward to your at least eleven people were killed in a series of powerful tornadoes around the dallas-fort worth area. authorities are still counting up the number of injuries ... and it'll be some time before the scope of the property dama

>>> nbc sports thanks you for watching this special football league.thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe. we begin tonight with continuing coverage of some sad news out of spencer, iowa, where a high school wrestler died last night after collapsing at the tigers' home wrestling invitational. spencer high school, collapsed while competetg in the championship match in the 220-pound weight division. roberts was taken to spencer hospital, where officials say he died on saturday night. ktiv's tommie clark joins us live in the newsroom. tommie, you were at spencer high earlier today. how is the community coming together? robert, the close-knit community of spencer is mourning the loss of austin roberts, but they're not doing it alone. multiple community members say they're rallying together during this difficult time. << "i really don't know what happened. it looked like things were going ok and then all of a sudden he was on the floor like there was nothing there left to give like he was completely worn out," said sacred heart catholic church director of faith formation and youth ministry, gw

for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for good night.thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe the democratic candidates preparing to face off in what could be the most heated debate yet. it comes against the backdrop of a chaotic 24 hours for the democratic party with vermont senator bernie sanders suing the dnc after firing a staffer for accessing the files of hillary clinton's voter list. nbc's chris pollone has the latest developments. the democratic national cocoittee has restored senator bernie sanders' campaign's access to the party's voter information database. sanders sued the d-n-c to use the information, which is crucial for campaigns now, just weeks from the iowa caucus and new hampshire primary. the dnc barred sanders from using the information friday after learning some of his campaign staff improperly accessed voter information that belongs to hillary clinton's campaign. s/ rep. debbie wasserman schultz /democratic chair:25 - :34 "they took it. like they walked into an unlocked door of a home, ransacked it, rummaged around, took things that didn't belong to them." sanders fired

good evening, thanks for joinin us, i'm robert lowe we begin tonight with a car crash in cherokee county, iowa that killed one person and sent three others to the hospital. the incident happened around 1:00 this afternoon on highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19-year-old, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when she collided head-on with a pick-up truck heading northbound. jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash. the driver of the truck, 43- year-old, shannon manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 year-old kyleigh sanders and 15 year-old ashely portz. the cause of the collision tonight ... president obama addressed the nation on the threat of terror at home - and the war against terror overseas. he called this past week's shootings in california an act of terrorism ... the act of two people taken down the dark road of extremism. brian mooar has the latest from washington << in a rare oval office address ... president obama declared last week's shooting

ktiv's robert lowe is live in branstad's historic moment. first wx boxes main wx boxes >>> finally tonight, for a lucky few, the wait is over. "star wars: the force awakens" is premiering tonight in hollywood. it was a long time ago, way back in 1977, when the original became a force in popular culture. now all these years later, as our joe friar reports, the new sequel is the most widely anticipated movie of the year. >> reporter: in a galaxy far, far away, better known as hollywood -- >> oh no! >> reporter: "star wars" lovers are lining up outside the tcl chinese theet per. >> it's like every you make time for it, >> reporter: some of the fans will have spent 12 days in line. caroline ritter and andrew porters traveled from seeing the movie thursday, they'll get married right here, so what's more important? >> technically the wedding but the movie is just as important. 30 years after "return of the jedi" "the force awakens" will introduce a new crop of characters and mark the return of princess leia, now a general, and han solo. >> reporte

i'm robert lowe. in for matt and sheila. one south dakota high school experienced an unsettling incident yesterday. during the lunch hour, two unauthorized individuals entered yankton high school. but, it's what authorties found after they entered the building that's causing concern. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with police and the school district today. tommie what did they have to say about why the two individuals were there? robert, within minutes of entering yankton high school, a staff member says he saw the two individuals and asked why they were there. that's when the red flags began-- they gave false names and different reasons as to why they were at the high school. and now, it's under investigation. << two suspicious individuals entered yankton high school around noon on thursday. "they were asked why they were there and what business they had and i don't know that they gave any direct answer and that was really concerning that they really didn't have a reason to be there and quite frankly they should not have been in

good night.i'm robert lowe. in for matt and sheila. the floyd valley hospital in le mars, iowa has a christmas tradition that's been ongoing for 15 years. ktiv's tiffany lane was there today as they held their annual holiday meal. << "there you go." dozens of people spent christmas afternoon at floyd valley hospital enjoying a holiday dinner with the community. "we came because we didn't have anybody at home today," said ruth ohlrichs, a le mars, resident. "so we decided to come up here. and our families come home first tomorrow." and some peoeoe brought their families with them. "my wife and my parents and my wife's mother and some aunts and uncles, we had our christmas last night," said jim rohlfs, a le mars resident. "and everybody didn't have anything to do today so this is the place to come." su "aside from a good meal, many people say this is a ggat way to spend christmas day y th the community." "you know because a lot of times, you know i'm single so a lot of times that's all you do is be alone," said julie marshall, a dishwash

good evening i'm robert lowe. in for matt and sheila. 1 suspect is in custody, and 2 shot in san bernardino, california. a social services center under attack this afternoon. up to three shooters opening fire. it appears one of the custody and the other two were

. >>> tonight hollywood is remembering oscar nominated actor robert low shack you know him for his rollsn scar face and edge and officer and a gentleman. he was a staten island native. he died in his home in los angeles. after a five year battle with alzheimer's disease. robert loggia was 85 years old. >>> police found cocaine in the bedroom of the tour bus where former stone temple pilot front man scott while land was found dead. he was in minnesota on tour with his new band and official cause of death has not been revealed but he had a troubled past an history of drug abuse. he was 48 years old. >>> a mother and her ailing daughter are getting a big gift and a fresh start for christmas in ridley township. >> it's all thanks to a caring police officer who worked to get them off the street and into a new home. corporal jason mcdevitt mobilized the community to help eleanor garrett and her daughter jennifer after he found them living at a shopping center. growing medical bills led them to be evicted from their apartment for unpaid rent. gifting and donations poured in from nearly 100 peop

ktiv's robert lowe was in the iowa state capitol in des moines and has the story. << 642 days. that marks iowa governor terry branstad's time at terrace hill, making him the longest serving governor in our nation's history. "george clinton served as governor of new york for 21 years," said iowa gov. terry branstad. "today, i surpass his days in office. no, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen." creating a field of opportunities for those living in the hawkeye state all started in the small northern iowa town of leland. "well, i grew up on a small farm in winnebago county and learned to work hard at an early age," said branstad. roots that resonate with iowans from sioux city to dubuque. with an overall election record of 19-0, making history isn't new to the head of the hawkeye state. only 35 years old at the time, branstad won his first gubernatorial race in 1982, becoming the youngest serving governor in state history. more than 33 years later, 21 spent governor, branstad says there's more work to be done "we'll continue to bring more good jobs to iowa and divers

i'm robert lowe marco rubio made a stop in sioux city yesterday. place at the holiday inn on gordon drive. rubio chose to center the event on his policy strategies and less on his competition. some of his supporters say they were glad that he didn't criticize the other presidential candidates. snow has tapered off this morning, but cold temperatures linger. t-j? << many will start the day on a foggy note with sub-freezing temperatures and a few snow flurries this morning, so watch out for a few slick spots on area roads. a few rays of sun also can't be ruled out by lunchtime today, but mostly cloudy skies will remain overhead with temperatures in the 40s and strong south winds. a cold front will move through tonight that will help pop up a few rain showers and some possible mix across mainly northwest iowa that will linger into the early morning hours tomorrow. clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small chance of light snow tomorrow night/thursday morning. as of now, it looks like santa's visit will be fairly quiet befo

good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe an officer with the woodbury county sheriff's office is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman from a burning apartment building on tuesday. the fire started because of cooking mateteals that were left arrived at the scene and saw a woman dangling upside down from a window, trying to escape the flames. peterson immediately went to the window and braced the fall of the woman. he says he doesn't want to be called a hero, because he was just doing his job. snow has tapered off this morning, but cold temperatures linger. t-j? it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. >>> 7:30 now, >>> 7:30 now, thursday morning, the last day of 2015. good-bye, 2015. >>

bowe bergdahl accused of desertion and endangering his fl low -- fellow soldiers. robertjust heard from the army regarding today's hearing. what else did we hear? >> reporter: well, del, good morning. i was in the courtroom, a little less than 50 people that happened at approximately 10:00 am sharp. bo bergdahl talked in, about ten minutes before that, he seemed a little nervous, had a little bit of a limp, it lasted less than 15 minutes and then he walked out. we learned a few things. he know more about the charges, but we don't know whether or not he is going to take a plea of guilty or non-guilty. let's listen in. >> the military judge discussed the rights held by the accused, inquired on the record, regarding current military council and civilian council. sergeant bergdahl, said he was satisfied. the judge explained his right to be tried before a panel or military judge. and inquired if sergeant bergdahl wished to enter a motion or plea at this time. sergeant bergdahl deferred all of these decisions to later hearing. >> reporter: he is expected back here on january 12

low 40s. this is robert in garneville, new york. i've had a lot of emails and tweets. apparently some of you want to see the winter weather this time of the year. i've got to tell you, i'm pretty much in your camp as well. what i see as of right now, allen, my cameraman is just shaking his head. here is vermont. this is important to show you. the ski resorts were able to have the sled riders, but not enough to have the skiers out there. i'll give you some totals in just a moment. here's what i've got for you. currently, the temperature is 40 degrees. those temperatures drop a little bit, but they start to rise toward dawn. then you'll have a day tomorrow afternoon, where you'll hit about 50 degrees or so. late tomorrow, there could be a it makes its way into early thursday morning. it shouldn't be too big of a player. right now, it looks like it wants to stay offshore. the bulk of it. not as much rain on that wednesday as we had earlier today. i don't see any snow for a while. we did pick up a little bit of snow. maybe 1 to 2 inches in certain spots. look at this. talk

will travel this holiday season, today will be the busiest day, travel frenzies field by low gas prices. robert: and intended robbery leaves one victim hospitalized with a gunshot wound, the suspect is due to be arraigned today. kerry: reality personality and house to her mansion, she leaves prison today. thanks for joining us this morning, i am kerry drew. robert: i am robert moses, it is 5:00, we are glad you are a long on this christmas eve eve. kerry: we are talking about breaking some records. this is crazy. >> is going to happen, record high 63, forecasting 10 degrees warmer it and that. we will be breaking the christmas eve record today. is about the rain fall, we experiencing periods of rain later this afternoon and some will come down at a good clip, have your wet weather gear handy on wednesday, christmas eve a couple showers leftover but all about temperatures tomorrow, record war, christmas, mix of sun and clouds in the 60s by then. fog is an issue across much of the region, visibility has been dense fog advisory for the tristate area. right now 54 in central park, normal high shoul

low on rates. we are thrilled to have robert , with mr.gh penguins bob sinche, if you are not playing for the penguins, maybe you will play for the fed. how big is this decision today? what is the nuance? is pretty well telegraphed. unless the fed does something markets are not expecting, and we certainly saw that out of the ecb a few weeks ago. the markets are uncertain because of that. the fed has prepared the markets for this. it is well set up. i would be surprised if we get a surprising outcome. if we get the hsbc call for lower rates? it is an outlier call, and i write? our logic is you raise today, maybe raise against some point early next year. the next piece of soft data does not just mean -- call.ake the hsbc what is that mean for the markets? bob: it will put us in a situation where the central banks are moving toward the easing side, probably add some liquidity, and in the short run be a little bit better for risk appetite. but i think if the fed goes that route, it suggests that there is underlyingad in the economy until any s

. >>> the haze in beijing is starting to clear up after days of low visibility and bad air quality. our emeteorologist robertpeta joins us now. >> really the weather a big player in that improving air quality across this region. we had an area of low pressure push through this morning. behind it you are looking at sunny skies. unfortunately, once the flow does drift we have high pressure setting in right behind it once again. for those of you who did pick up some air scrupers for your homes you may want to keep those out because by the time saturday rolls around it does look like air quality is going to worsen yet again and those red alerts are now discontinued but they may be issued again as we head into next week. now, you can see on the map we do have the area of low pressure down towards the south bringing widespread rainfall to southern areas of china or taiwan. quite unusual to see thunderstorms this time of year but that is what is happening. warm air surging with it. temperatures are on the rise for areas of western japan. it is going to bring in widespread rainfall even to higher elevations across t

the good news on robert gronkowski, that trumps everything. when he took a hit low in the game after mri reports say it's just a strain, no major damage. he is likely to miss a few games and his stats will just be a pain status issue. and in the hallway of the his exam, today bill belichick still wasn't ready to give an analysis. >> look, i know everybody wants an instant analysis. of course we are hoping for the best. the game and never returned. he has a sprained mcl on his left knee. so like gronk, no word yet on when he will be back. >>> he could end up back on the practice squad and a and amendola might be ready. >> the celtics, they get blown out by orlando last night and then score against the team scores over chris bosh. bradley led them 25 points from way downtown. weighed? he had a good night. bradley though with the major crunch here. then everette turner. 105-95. >>> chris young turned a multiyear deal. he spent the last two years with the yankees, he is projected to be a reserve, so you just never know. that's it with sports my no way. savor an egg mcmu

and it wasn't until the fingerprint connection and they ran muhammad's name, and low and behold, there was robertand then all of the pieces started to fall into place. >> a federal arrest warrant was issued for john allen muhammad, also known as john allen williams. he should be considered armed and dangerous. he may be in the company of a juvenile. >> atf knocks on my door, and they said when was the last time you saw john muhammad. my hands began sweating immediately. miss muhammad, we just going to have to tell you, we think your ex-husband is the sniper. my head hit the table, bam. do you think he would do something like this? i was like oh, oh! oh, yeah. >> can you imagine a policeman on federal agent coming to your house and saying your husband, ex-husband, even a friend of yours could be the person who's responsible for killing ten people or eleven people? that's a punch in the face for someone to hear that. >> they said would you like to go to protective custody? i said you have to ask me that? they said yes, ma'am, because everybody don't want to go. i said okay, have you caught him yet?

they take on a lot topics including terror and immigration and robert moses is watching for the highlights and low lights. >> reporter: it was an entertaining final debate of the ear, nine leading republican candidates gathered one last time in 2015 seeking to make an impression before we all turn our attention away from politics holidays. much has changed since these candidates last gathered. the attacks in paris and san bernardino happens the national security was a huge focus, ted cruz has surged, he was runner donald trump. on the other hand he was quite willing to do it out with marco rubio. they clashed over the bulk collection of phone records and over who is tougher on illegal immigration and there was a cage match between bush and donald trump. even though he has struggled and is way behind in the polls, bush engaged with trump and was not intimidated by his bluster. >> jeb is a very nice person, very nice person but we need tough people. jeb said when you come across the southern border they come as an act of love. and by talking or are you talking? >> i am talking right now. you interru

. >> i was talking to robert costa today, he said trump will be low key until next tuesday night. they expect all the attacks will be on him and the focus of the cameras and the story will be on him. he wants to save his ammo. >> he's going to have to defend the position he took. >> he's ready. he knows it's coming. >> he's going to be ready for whatever attack. it will be interesting to see who goes after him hardest. >> what happens when chris christie throws his round house punch and trump is waiting for him and knocks him right dead. you didn't know about the bridge too christie. i think he wants it. brings him to the center of the attention again. >> i think that's part of the the reason he released this plan when he did. when you see someone like ted cruz starting to do better. >> we all focused on trump. around him, circling him, sort of getting ready to move up is cruz. he's not a lot more attractive to most people in the political center or left than trump. what he's done, if you look at the polling up there, the poll in iowa where he has real good chance with the home sc

memorabilia from the apole low mission are worth a small fortune with some items selling for tens even hundreds of thousands of dollars dollars. >> last call, sold, $50,000. >> robert pearlman is the founder and editor of collect space.com. >> what is most valuable? >> pecking order, things that flew to the moon are on that top level. then did it get distinguished by did it go to the moon and orbit the moon? or did it go onto the moon or did it open into the surface? that's the most valuable. tiny distinction was it stained with moon dust. one of the checklists that was on their wrist, cuff checklist, you could see in every photo of them walk pg on the moon almost every page is coated in moon dust and traded to private entities for over $1 million. >> who can sell this moon swag has until recent been up in the air. ed mitchell, put the camera he used on apollo for auction in 2011, the space agency got involved. >> no charges were made against dr. mitchell. >> mitchell turned over the camera used to shoot this film to the smithsonian. but apollo astronauts pushed back. saying there was an informal agreement allowing them to hang onto their space souvenirs. and presi

robert: there are a few places open today and we have really a great shot there, liz dahlem live at low walgreen's in times square. i saw your tweet, you have good gift ideas, is that true. liz: this is how i deal with it. robert: someone is spunky today. it was worth it. this is me and i have a couple other things to show you, i will i picked some out for you but this is some of the fun stuff they got for the kids at walgreen's on 40 second and broadway but let's show you the cool gift ideas they had here. my little pony, disney characters, some fun stuff for the boys, trucks and batman, girls like batman too, stuff for everybody, some deals going on, by two, get one free. the manager says these toys have been flying off the shelves since november. they have good stuff for the adults too like gift cards, chargers, winter weather gear which we haven't really needed, taking a hit so far because they have such mild weather but you may wonder what else is open on christmas. 711, cbs, rite-aid, they will be available and i want to show you one other thing, nothing like rushing through the n

lows stay way, way above freezing. leon: looks good. don't forget it's not just monday night football. cowboys week. robert: exactly! leon: extra special around here. leon: players can't wait to be part of it, too. robert: types newcomers. wizard need a turn-around. it will be tough. they are short-handed. good news. we see a new face on the floor. a lot on the line for the redskins. why newcomers have been waiting for the game all season next in sports. robert: all right. taking a live look at the battleground. this is high school in leesburg. they are hosting stone bridge for the 5a championship tonight. we have highlights tonight on high school sports final at 11:30 on sister station newschannel8. hoops, the wizards are trying to figure out what is going on. they are last in the southeast division. another chance to get it right tonight. they host the suns. go over a few things. he has averaged 34.5 points and ten assists and playing like an all-star. no gortat. he had a family emergency. we'll see the new big man. the whiz will go small. they need to protect the house. they lost three straight at home. all right

whether they were being, you know, fed well, they were getting really low quality and it wasn't anything, you know, they were -- robert kellogg talks about the fact that they're not getting any vegetables and this is part of the reason they're getting scurvy. so that clearly could have made a tremendous difference for them. yes, no doubt. this is an issue for the confederacy. but it's parts of the confederacy, you know, where the war is most affecting, where armies are moving and the confederacy as a bureaucracy had these issues. it wasn't always -- the confederacy was an agricultural nation and they produced farm goods. but could they get the foods transferred to their own soldiers in the field or whether they were to prisoners. that was often the challenge and that was a difficult challenge the confederates faced. >> cindy is from knoxville, tennessee. go ahead, cindy. >> caller: hi, ms. gordon. i was wondering, what were the conditions between andersonville and camp douglas in chicago? and thank you. love the program. >> well, now andersonville was the worst. it was the deadliest. it had the highest death rate. i d