sioux city. (mayor pro tem, dan moore, sioux city) " now therefore i, dan moore, mayor pro tem of the city of sioux city iowa, and on behalf of the mayor and the city council, do hearby proclaim, february 5, 2016 as wear red for women day in sioux city, iowa, in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke to show their by commemerating this day by wearing the color of red." say that the disease can be prevented by eating healthy, getting regular and regular doctor ... heart disease is one of the deadliest concerns for women around the lukas still to come... well take a look at what howard has cooking today scott: lake, iowa. temperatures are in the single digits and teens. there's some freezing fog, so be safe! here's the stormcast hd where little bit of light snow today with a weak clipper system. saturday will be beautiful and much warmer. sunday, we can expect another little wave of snow right as many of us are sitting down to watch the big game. an area of low pressure will park itself over the great lakes for a couple of consecutive days sparking off strong northw

sioux city. (mayor pro tem, dan moore, sioux city) " now therefore i, dan moore, mayor pro tem of the city of sioux city iowa, and on behalf of the mayor and the city council, do hearby proclaim, february 5, 2016 as wear red for women day in sioux city, iowa, in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke and urge all citizens to show their support for women by commemerating this day by wearing the color of red." heart specialists say that the disease can be eating healthy, getting regular exercise and regular check ups by your doctor. heart disease is one of the deadliest concerns for women around the world. tim: missouri river historical development (mrhd) handed out over two hundred thousand dollars in grants today to non-profit organizations and government entities at the betty strong encounter center. the city of sioux center. the city of sioux city and sioux gateway airport recieved awards... as did 4 woodbury county colleges who plan to use the money to offer additional student scholarships. mrhd says choosing award winners is a tough decision. "it's very tough,

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining "announcer: "now live frokcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss it's g-o-p caucus day in nevada. republican presidential frontrunner under his belt and he's hoping for a third ... just one week before super tuesday. tonight ... it's a town hall for the democrats before this weekend's south carolina democratic primary. abc's kenneth moton has the breakdown . " " it's caucus time in nevada. sot donald trump 11:40:33 we're going to make america great again! and we're going g keep winning,winning, winning! overnight gop frontrunner donald trump rallied his biggest crowd yet in las vegas. the billionaire is banking on a hot streak that will carry him through super tuesday and to the gop nomination as he continued attacking his rivals. sot donald trump this guy cuz lies more than any other human being the fight getting nasty. ted cruz

the snow prompted kent countryman from davenport iowa, to drive seven hours to sioux city to offer his snow removal local landscaping up sioux city driveways. kent says the dry spell of snow storms in eastern iowa pushed him to bring his company to siouxland. "it's a blizzard. i've been through...i've been in the snow business myself for 35 years so i've been through a few blizzards before and it's one of things that you just have to continually, continually, contiually go at," said countryman. kent says his crews worked hard all day yesterday... and it feels as if they haven't even put a dent into the snow. lukas: hit siouxland the much recovering. scscols and many businesses remained closed today and the winter storm also left it's mark on traffic. part of interstate 29 in south dakota was closed yesterday... with officials citing dangerous driivng conditions. abc9 news reporter jess plue got to speak to truck drivers who had to make an impromptu stop during their delivery. "i've never run into a road closure before," says craig vine craig vine along with many other drivers were quit

magistrate from sioux city has been approved to serve as a judge on one of iowa's federal courts. senator chuck grassley announced that the u.s. senate unanimously approved the nomination of leonard strand, of sioux city. he will serve as a u.s. district judge for the northern district of iowa. president barrack obama nominated district judge mark bennett. the nomination will go back to the president for final approval. strand graduated from the university of iowa law school in 1990 and had a private practice before becoming a magistrate in 2012. still to come.... it's that time of year when people start forgetting about their new year's resolution. on tonight's healthbeat 4, we'll share ways to stay motivated to help you (matt) if you're just not feeling motivated to hit the gym this week you're not alone. gold's gym says this is the prime time for people to fall off the "fitness cliff". (sheila) we talked to a local expert to see how to keep us motivated through the rest of the year in tonight's healthbeat 4. << both young and old try and keep an tradition going those new year re

"announcer: "now sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss ... authorities in sac county are searching for a man wanted for attmpted murder after striking a man with his car lukas the sac county sheriff's office is looking for 36 year old jeremy allen werneburg of ida grove . authorities say he struck a glidden man with his car on sunday night in carnarvon. the victim in this case was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. werneburg is described as a white male 6'3" 205 lbs. anyone with information on the whereabouts of werneburg is asked to call 911 or the sac county sheriff's office at 712-662-7127. lukas the attorney for an emmet county teen accused of shooting another teen this past summer has decided not to seek a change of veunue the attoey for lee christensen filed a notice with the court that he does not seek to move the teen's murder trial out of emmet county at this time, but may do so if he feels that he ca

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss it's the home stretch to super tuesday and the gop presidential contenders had a texas showdown during a primetime debate in houston. this as the democrats prepare for tomorrow's south carolina primary. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. gop frontrunner donald trump flanked by his rivals ted cruz and marco rubio... donald trump: "first of all this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar." rubio, the republican establishment favorite unloaded the opposition playbook on trump. and china" rubio: "i don't understand, because your ties and the clothes you make is made in mexico and in china. you'll be starting a trade war against your own ties and your own suits." trump: "you don't know a thing about business." on immigration, trump was accused of hiring undocumented workers. rubio: "you're onl person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to w

he's in sioux city, iowa, with more. >> reporter: well, it is caucus night in iowa. re in sioux city right now, and it's a good thing that the caucuses aren't going to be held tomorrow because the weather is going to turn drastically overnight here. the good news is the caucuses start at 7:00. it's been a beautiful day here today. the temperatures in the upper 30s. in fact, the whole weekend was nice, about you that's all going to change with a blizzard warning that starts at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning here in sioux city and goes through until 4:00 a.m. on wednesday. that means conditions are going to be very, very rough. winds from 25 to 45 miles an hour. as you can see, there's some remnants of snow here, but really nothing to speak of. it's going to be a lot different tomorrow. now, as far as the caucuses tonight, they start at 7:00 and most of them will probably be wrapping up by about 9:00 or even a little later, maybe to 10:00, and the snow should start around 9:00 but that will be very light. so i am told it probably will not affect the voting very much at all.

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss a lot on the line in this evening's republican debate in texas ... the candidates goal? trying to stop a surging donald trump. started as an outside candidate ... the front runner is as confident as ever, and says opponents such as marco rubio could be in for a rought night. scott mclean joins us now from the iversity of houston. "just a few precious days before super tuesday... the epicenter of the republican nomination race tonight will be texas. thth's where the five g-o-p hopefuls left in the race will meet for a debate in houston. the big question now -- can anyone stop donald trump? the front runner says he'll be ready thursday night. "we'll be totally prepared, people have not done very well against me so far everyone who has attacked me has gone down." marco rubio has been attacking trump -- something that won't likely stop on the debate stage: actually allud to obama

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss one week after iowans made their picks for hampshire spoke out and the results were quite different. we will begin our show breaking down the winners and the losers of tuesday's first in the nation primaries. the word being used to describe the two winners has been anti- establishnment. bernie sanders and donald trump both took home sizeable wins last night. lukas let's take a look at those final numbers. sanders, expected to win big near his home turf. he did just that with 60% support. on the republican side, donald trump more than doubled his closest competitor ... ohio governor john kasich a surprising second. more on that in just a minute. ted cruz took third, jeb bush fourth. marco rubio placed fifth. followed by chris christie, carly fiorina and ben carson. lukas to get more prospective on the race, we are joined by abc political analyst cokie roberts. thanks for being

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and i'm lukas voss we begin with the race for the white hoe ... donald trump's big win in south carolina making him the clear frontrunner -- as the republican field shrinks from 17 -- to five still standing with the nevada caucus just a day away. abc's tom llamas has the latest. " " this morning donald trump on a victory lap following a big win in south carolina-saying he's attracting gop voters in all shapes and sizes. sot-trump "we won with everything. tall people, short people, fat people, skinny people, just won." in atlanta the lights went out on trump but it couldn't stop his power over the crowd. sot-trump "they didn't pay the electric bill, oh i like that much better. trump on a roll after his back to e whole trump family on the victory stage...even wife melania leading the charge for the next contest. sot-melania sc (extend this sot a bit don't have log) "we love you. and we are going ahead to hoping to limit those trum

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss all eyes are on new hampshire, ahead of tomorrow's first in the nation primary. we begin with the democrats -- bill clinton taking aim at bernie sanders -- who's leading hillary clinton by a large margin there. abc's cecilia vega has the latest in manchester "overnight bill clinton taking on a new role in his wife's bid for the white house: campan attack dog "for her this is not about grand theories of revolution this is about whether we can improve people's lives." the former president unleashing on his wife's rival?accusing some bernie sanders supporters of making offensive comments online to female clinton backers. "...vicious trolling and attacks that are literally too profane often, not to mention sexist to repeat." sanders now denouncing the nastiness? saying it has nothing to do with his campaign.. "it's disgusting. look, crap. we can -- and we will do everything we can, and i think

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss to the republican race for president -- the field down to six candidates this morning -- after chris christie and carly fiorina announced they're dropping out -- now all eyes are on south carolina -- where the next primary abc's jon karl is there in clemson, and brings us more. " " the republican candidates bringing their fight for the gop nomination to the south this morning? rallying supporters overnight, donald trump said a south carolina win could clear his path to the republican nomination. sot trump: "you vote for trump, we win here, we're going to run the table. if we win here after winning so big in new hampshire, all of these characters are going to give it up." trump once again trained his fire on jeb bush, who's hoping a strong south carolina showing can save his campaign. sot trump: "you have a guy like bush who has this big fund (boo). it's terrible, i'll be hone

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss this morning, billionaire donald trump is one step closer to the gop nomination in the race for president. trump got a big victory in the nevada caucuses on the same night the democratic contenders hit town hall in south carolina. abc' s kenneth moton has the latest before super tuesday " " (kenneth standup open) for the third time in a row, donald trump has shown why he's the gop frontrunner. in nevada, he dominated winning across the board getting big support from evangelicals and even hispanics. this morning, donald trump?on a winning streak after another decisive victory?this time nevada. sot donald trump we love nevada, we love nevada love for trump but that anger at washington and a strong desire for an outsider gave the gop frontrunner an easy victory over his rivals in a distant second, blican establishment favorite marco rubio. iowa caucus winner ted cruz finished th

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this lukas good morning and us this midday... the battle to replace supreme court justice anton scalia is shaping up to be a monumental fight -- both in washington and on the campaign trail -- abc's jon karl is at the white story ... " " the partisan battle over replacing justice antonin scalia came fast and furious. after the supreme scalia's death majority leader mitch mcconnell declared "?this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president." senator marco rubio senate shouldn't even start the who president obama nominates: last year, within the the president's term, we should not be appointing supreme court justices. now, the president can go whoever he wants, move forward on it election. but president obama, who called scalia a "brilliant legal mind" - made clear he would move forward. sot obama: "i plan to lfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. but republicans in congress are vowing to run out the clock until th

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining i'm lukas voss the latest now on zika virus -- spreading to florida -- where the governor has of emergency in four counties -- and ground zero for the virus -- brazil -- is struggling to outbreak -- with prominent voices now calling for this summer's rio olympics to be besser is on the right now nats carnival with millions of tourists in rio for the start of brazil's carnival tomorrow drone video of rio stadium and millions more expected this summer for the olympic games, controlling the zika crisis here is more urgent than ever. nats brazil president president saying the virus has gone from a "distant nightmare" (keyable) to a "real threat." (keyable).the government, scrambling to start developing a vaccine ready, she says, mosquito prevention is their best course of action. ts fumigation now this morning- some doubting whether brazil can get zika under control by this summer are calling for the rio olymp

"announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " lukas good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i'm lukas voss we begin this midday with details abt the circumstances surrounding a fatal stabbing on the westside of sioux city lukas . 50-year-old vernon mace was killed... and now the lone suspect is being held on murder charges. police responded to a call early morning at a home near the corner of west first and helmer. where they found mace suffering stab wounds. he was taken to mercy medical center where he died. 10 houou later... police apprehended the man they believe to be responsible, 47-year old eliase wanatee. who was booked on 1st degree murder charges yesterday afternoon. wanatee has a previous criminal record... including a second degree murder conviction which he served 10 years for. abc9 news reporter christina grijalva brings us details from the case and reactions from the victim's family "i never in my life would have imagined..." a sioux city man was fatally stabbed on

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our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in sioux city, iowa where donald trump is about to speak. jim, i'll start with you, how confident is he about winning iowa? it comes down to turnout. does he think in a state where caucus-going seems to be an inherited thing that people are going to show up for him? >> well that's the million-dollar question. we're finally going to get that answer tomorrow night. erin, i asked cory lewinoski the campaign manager for donald trump whether or not they feel confident on this caucus eve and he said i'll tell you tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. you might say there's cautious confidence inside the donald trump campaign. all you have to do is look at the poll you mentioned, he's the only candidate surging into the iowa caucuses this time around. last time around that was rick santorum and things worked out well for him, at least in that race. the other key metric out of that poll, 71% say they've made up their mind when it comes to donald trump. but still donald trump is not taking anything for granted at this point. he's been savagely attacking his a

iowa senator rick bertrand from sioux city says he's considering his future options and that includes a look at iowa's 4th district congressional seat currently held by fellow republican steve king. " " and make sure to tune into this week in siouxland sunday at 9 where we'll talk more, and thats all right here on abc9 tim: two orange city republicans say they hope to win election to iowa house dist 4 covering most of sioux city. both 54 year old jeff vanderweerf and 22 year old skyler wheeler are from orange city. venderweergf a professor of political sciene at nmorthwestern college and eeler who is a

stephanie: new jersey governor chris christie is also campaigning in iowa today. hall meeting in sioux city. iowa governor terry branstad introduced kristi at another event. the gop hopeful bashed donald trump. christie will return to the granite state tomorrow. there is a little more than a week to go until the first in the nation primary. candidates will turn their attention to new hampshire this week. mike cronin tells me what canvassers were doing this weekend. mike: even though most of the candidates were not in new hampshire this weekend, their volunteers are campaigning, making phone calls every night, trying to reach as many voters as possible. leaving his competitors in iowa, ohio governor john kasich continued campaigning in new hampshire as he approaches 100 town halls in the state. >> whether i win or not, i believe in this process. i believe the folks in new hampshire are the best screeners america can have. mike: add bow elementary school, tax rates, reduce spending, and address climate change if elected president. >> we don' t have to police the world, and we don' t want to control

. >> from the abc nine news studios in sioux city, iowa. >>> good morning. we're glad that you're with us once again this sunday. women are certainly having a goodear in politics. hillary clininn is the democratic frontrunner for presesent, even if it iss only by a fefe percentagag points and carlyy fiorinasedd eye on the gop side before ending her run for the white house just last week. both iowa a nebraska are represented byby women in the u.u. senate and in fact, coming up later this morning, i'll be joined by nebraska republican to give as an upde from washington lit and in the iowa state house, both chambers guided by women while the lieutenant goverernor has held the posititi sin 2011. we're fortunate enough thi morning to have lieutenant governoror kim reynolds to join us this morning. >> good morning. it'sood to be here. >> exciting time for politics in iowa. >> i refuse to look back. i love the momtum. we're moving forward. it's great to see women in leadership and you just mentioned, not only united states senator, but president yoakum as well as s

the uss sioux city is the first naval ship to be named after sioux city and the nation's 11th littoral combat ship. " the uss sioux city not only a statement of pride for iowa but also for wisconsin as the ship hits the water for the very first time. a celebratory day for the sixth littoral combat ship nats sound ship and navy band christened by lockheed martin for the us navy at marinette marine joe north lockheed martin "the fincanteri put a lot of work into the shipyard they've prepped themselves for full ready production so we are at a point now every six months we are going to put one in the water and every six months we are going to deliver one." commander lieberman will be the ships executive office and has a message for sioux city iowa. cmdr. kenneth lieberman u.s. navy "we are so honored and privileged to be paired with the sioux land residents. it has been a great experience the support we are getting we look forward to representing the proud residents of sioux land." this ship that allows the navy to sail in shallow waters and complete a wide range of missions. "these are wonderful ships their fast their agile their modular and adm. michelle howa

blizzard conditions from northern michigan here through wisconsin, to the minneapolis area, sioux city, iowa and on the warm side of things, the rain and even thunder. we have severe weather going on in the southeast part of the country. it will be rain and perhaps a little thunder for us. as this big system approaches and associated cold front, winds will be increasing. look at the warmth. >> around 60 and 66 evansville and colder stuff not until tonight. >> and more likely by 10:00 and 1 a.m. and some of the rain a heads up into early wednesday morning and looks like 7:00 in the morning south and east of cleveland. the best threat of rain. 49 at 7:00 a.m., temperature very warm this time of year. rain and thunder and winds gusting over 40. akron-canton upper 40s to near 50 by 7:00 a.m. rain and thunder for you. 10:00 a.m. looks like the bulk of the rain will be over and this is mainly a morning thing as a matter of fact. we even see sunshine tomorrow. it will be warm. what are we talking here future view rainfall at least a half inch. some spots approaching an inch of rain. this is the tot

sioux city. jim cantore is in sioux city right now. >> hey, al. miss you out here, buddy. just the beginnings of this here in sioux city, iowa. the snow is on the ground. we have 1/2 inch and it continues to fall. the winds are the big deal. gusting upwards of 30, 35 miles per hour. i don't think we'll have any problem in verifying a blizzard in here. 12 to 18 inches by the time everything is said and done. probably thunder and lightning with the snow. obviously, the flags will be horizontal with the snow and wind. certainly, areas along interstate-80, 29, 39 in wisconsin, could easily be shut intensities and the wind we're expecting this afternoon. >> jim, anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of snow in the swath. ahead of the system, we have this warm, moist air. 31 million people at risk for strong storms. thedeveloping later today. we have this enhanced risk also from louisville all the way down to central mississippi and alabama. we have the risk of tornadoes. supercells, 70 miles per hour. possible tornadoes and authorities. as the storm pushes east, the storms could continue overnight. the most dangerous time. we'll be watchin

sioux city, iowa. >> the snow came in after the caucuses ended last night. we had a wonderful time out in iowa yesterday with the good people there. as you can see, they're dealing with a big snowstorm. al is going to tell us more about that in a second. >> the political results didn't disappoint. on the republican side, it was record turnout. the texas senator topped donald trump. marco rubio hard on their heels, just 1% behind trump. >> in the democratic race, a historically close contact. hillary clinton the apparent winner but it didn't come until early this morning. clinton and sanders left iowa without a clear cut winner being declared. >> when i say it doesn't disappoint, there was suspense well into the night. how will the results reshape the election with the next primary, new hampshire, one week away? us off. good morning. >> good morning. ted cruz landed here in new hampshire a matter of hours ago. his campaign team popping champagne on its charter jet in from iowa. cruz making history, becoming the first republican to get into a bitter dual with d

weather channel's jim cantore is in sioux city, iowa. i barely got out before the storm hit there, jim. >> reporter: yeah we got touched on here. not to mention, we had winds 45 to 50 miles per hour. so, a true blizzard here in sioux city. as a matter of fact, 12.4 inches. that was the seventh highest total of all time for sioux city. still this morning, there's enough wind that the light snow is blowing an drifting around. especially on the highways. you see the plow comes by and the snow is up and out. 900 plows in the state of iowa. interstate is closed to commerce right now. interstate 80 near omaha. lincoln, nebraska, interstate 90, up across southern parts of minnesota as well. so, large areas of very heavily traveled commerce routes closed this morning because of the snow. anywhere from 6 to as much as 18 inches of snow falling across nebraska, iowa and parts of southern minnesota. so, this is a big storm, guys. you know what eventually that cold air makes its way to the east. i'm sure chuck has interesting weather potentially for

let's get a check of conditions outdoors sioux city and storm lake, iowa. temperatures are in the single digits and teens. there's some freezing fogogso be safe! here's the stormcast hd where we can expect a little bit of light snow today with a weak clipper system. saturday will be beautiful and much warmer. sunday, we can expect another little wave of snow right as many of us are sitting down to watch the big game. an area of low pressure will park great lakes for a couple of consecutive days sparking off strong northwest winds. today's high is s with light snow. tonight's low is 17. tomorrow's high is 37 with sunshine. here's the 7 day forecast. scott: we are continuing our countdown to valentines day with our sioux city and storm lake, iowa. temperatures are in the single digits and freezing fog, so be stormcast hd where little bit of light weak clipper system. saturday will be beautiful and much warmer. sunday, we can expect another little wave of snow right as many of us are sitting down to watch the big game. an area of low pressure will park itself

iowa. sioux city will likely stay under an inch with western siouxland not seeing much at all. thursday night gives us another small chance of a bit of light snow. while the next four days will all be quite cool, it looks like saturday will be the coldest of the days when we could start below zero and only top out in the teens. sunday snow with more warming coming next week. nebraska saw the second highest the cattle trader center reports texas had the biggest jump of 100,000 head for a total of more than 4 million calves. nebraska is up 80,000 for a total of 1.7 million head. california, pennsylvania and colorado round out the top 5. followed by kansas. south dakota is number 7. still to come... celebrating fat tuesday in siouxland. a look at all the today to decide the fate of a 16-million dollar bond issue for iowa lakes community collegeg (sheila) the money would pay y r improvements at the each of the five iowa lakes campuses. if approved, it wouou raise property taxes by 11- dollars and 70-cents per 100-thousand dollars of property valuation each year for 15 years. the bo

in sioux city, michelle schoening ktiv news four. >> next year western iowa tech hopes to expand the partnership totoore than just sioux city schools. still to come... clowning around. clowns from across the country came together for a bit of friendly competition today. it was all aboututhe wind early today as western siouxland saw gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with sioux city seeing a 51 mile per hour gust today. the wind is now settling and it will become pretty calm tonight and saturday. conditions will still be nice on saturday be about five degrees cooler than today. we'll see a little more cooling on sunday with highs in the upper 40s with breezy conditions. we'll cool a little more by for t t beginning of next week with highs going back into the w 40s but our chances of rain or snow continue to be very sparse in our 7-day forecast and for now still to come... an agriculture spin-off company will no longer be coming to iowa. find out where its taking there couldn't have been enough "clowning around" at the abur bekr shrine in sioux city today. (sheila) dozens of clowns

. >> reporter: john, donald trump was here in sioux city, iowa with jerry falwell jr., where they accused ted cruz of dishonest attacks. he predicted a win here in iowa and that could make his candidacy unstoppable. >> we have to win in iowa. a lot of people say donald do well in iowa. i can't do that. i really want to win. maybe it won't work that way. if we do, we will run the table. you will have victories all over the place. >> reporter: trump handed out a check for $100,000 for veterans the support of the rally he had last week after skipping the debate. john and christine. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. they are in a tight race. running essentially neck and neck. all the polls show hillary clinton with a two or three-point lead here. both campaigns think the polls are more or less accurate. that doesn't mean hillary clinton will definitely win. why not? because of the bernie sanders support. filled with young first time voters sending the rallies bursts at the seams. will they show up to caucus? cnn's jeff zeleny attended a bernie sanders event. >> re

. >> meanwhile, donald trump live right now talking to voters in sioux city, iowa. rich edson is there live. rich? >> good evening, megyn. it is a closing argument, it is a familiar argument from donald trump. he's discussing iran. immigration and china. he's criticizing the obama administration, and of course, members of the media. in an event earlier today in western iowa and the one going on in sioux city here, donald trump has failed to mention any of his gop rivals, except for one. the one who is polling closest. ted cruz. >> he was born in canada, and a lot of people are saying he can't even be running for the election, so we'll find out about that. to me, that's a big problem, by the way. because if you become the candidate, it's possible you can't even run, according to a lot of people. i have to say that i see so much dishonesty in politics. >> trump just wrapping right here, and the question is are these event-goers going to become caucus voters tomorrow? we spoke to several of them who say they have never been to a caucus before, and they say they will sh

and leaders of the sioux city community say the need for some color and added greenspaces continues to grow. the downtown partners of sioux city and iowa initiative for susatinable communities are putting together new ideas for more greenspace. the spaces could range from more planters on the sidewalk, to even a rooftop garden. the developers want the public's imput in what the spaces will look like. and skies the limit on the possible areas for the greenspaces. "everything public, everything private. what downtown when you come in as a visitor or as you're walking to lunch would make a difference in your daily life," said ragen cote, executive director of downtown partners sioux city the project leaders wi hold a open house at the sioux city public museum on march 5 from noon until 3 p.m. that's where they will meet with the greenspace designers and decide exactly what they want in those spaces. matt and shelia. (matt) the boys club of sioux city is taking a big step this summer and is formally becoming the boys & girls club. (sheila) with over 4,000 clubs across the country, sioux city's location is 1 of 4 that is still only a boys c

city. msnbc headquarters. 30 rockefeller center. we're watching just less than 24 hours before we see the caucuses in iowa. we take you to a live event here. hillary clinton in sioux city, iowa, not too long ago, now moving on to des moines, iowa. you will see her shortly come to the front there. she is speaking right now. let's go straight to hillary clinton. >> the stories you've told me, your hopes, your worries. i am a better candidate. and thanks to you, i will be a better president. and i want you to know that! i am so thrilled to have my daughter and my husband here with me tonight. and of course, i'm really over the moon that my granddaughter's back at the hotel. so that makes it extra special. it also reminds me in a very real way what this election truly is about. because it is, as every election must be, about the future. it's about whether we will continue to move forward, united in our country, on behalf of the kind of opportunities that should be available for every child. not just our grandchild, every single child in our country! i am proud to have the support of so many iowans. also, as bill was saying, friends, former colleagues who have come her

iowa. sioux city will likely stay under an inch with western siouxland not seeing much at the speed limit on paved two-lane rural roadways in iowa stands at 55 miles per hour. but, that could soon be changing. iowa lawmakers recently advanced two plans that would raise the speed limit from 55 to 60, or to 65. but, with that increase comes concern. the iowa department of transportation is neutral on the issue, but they say there's risk involved. although the plans are on track to pass, there's still miles to go before the speeds would change. we asked you earlier what you thought about the potential speed increase. here are the results from our poll. 60% of you said the speed increase is necessary. 36% of you said it's dangerous. and 4% of you said you have no opinion. you can still cast your vote on ktiv dot com. today woodbury county approved an agreement providing law enforcement services to correctionville, iowa. drew says he sees the agreement as a necessity for smaller towns in the county. he says having one or two cops for a small town is costly and drains their budgets. and, the agree

sioux city tomorrow. she will start the day by speaking at the iowa women's launchpad children's museum followed by a stem tour at a couple sioux city schools. a new plan to privatize medicaid in iowa has left thousands of iowans with unanswered questions. former iowa governor, chet culver, visited the siouxland center for active generations in sioux city, this afternoon, to address those questions. several dozen siouxlanders were in attendance to better understand the new plan for the state to privatize medicaid. governor culver is leading the charge for advocates for iowa medicaid, or aim. the group aims to provide a clear voice for iowans. "we're really building a statewide coallition of advocates, providers, beneficiaries, people that are directly impacted by iowa's medicaid system everyday." said culver. "it's a broad cross- section of iowans that are representing more than a half million people on medicaid and we just want to make sure their voices are heard." approximately 560 thousand rely on medicaid for their healthcare needs. all three siouxland governors have ordered flags be flown at half sta

sioux ci. let's get the latest from jim cantore inioux city. >> hey, al. miss youut here, buddy. just theeginnings ofhis here in sioux city, iowa. the snows on the gund. we have 1/2 inch and it conts toal the winds are thbig deal. per hour. i don't think 'll have any problem in verifying a blizzard in here. by the time it is all said and ne,2o 18 inches by the time everything is said and done. obably thuer and lhtning obviously, the flags wilbe horizontal with e ow and wind. ceainly,reas along interstate-80, 29, 39 in wisconsin, couldasily shut down wh the kind of snow intensies and thwind we're expecting th afternoon. >> jimanywhere from 8 to 12 inches of snow in the swath. ahead of the system, we have th warm, moist air. 31 million people at risk for stng storms. the storilstardeve tey. we we have no onlyhe slight risk area, but we have this eanced risk fromouislle all the way down to central mississippi and abama. we havthrisk of rnadoes. percells70 miles per hour. possible torna a authories. the srmea, e day anto tonht. wel get toour loforeca comi up in the next seconds. pb&j. 's st pj. ss you make it right. ent bemes sandw

iowa. sioux city will siouxland not seeing much at all. thursday night gives us another small chance of a bit of light snow. while the next four days will all be quite cool, it looks like saturday will be the coldest of the days when we could start below zero and only top out in the teens. sunday starts to bring in a little warming but also a chance of a little light snow with more warming coming next week. big birthday wishes for the people who are there people who are there for us rain or shine... snow or sleet. on this day 146-years ago... the national weather service was created. the n-w-s provides weather and climate data... forecasts and warnings for the nation. the beginning of the national weather service began when signed a joint resolution of congress authorizing the secretary of war to establish a national weather service. (matt) a sweetheart surprise: go for the tastebuds this valentine's day with a tasty twist for fish tacos next in centsable health. << loved ones. joining us today with a good recipe for you to try is fareway

iowa, concerns of blowing snow and reduced visibility. don't travel.. take winter surivival kit reduced visibility. don't travel.. take winterurivival kit if you have to travel. wind advisory in effect for sioux city, parts of iowa, guguy winds.. 40 to 50 mph. be alert when driving, tie down items ananwatch for blowing snow. blizzards don't require heavy snow.. just gusty winds and low visibility. we are seeing snow on hd radar. i've seen reports of them being off and on.. that's what we call showery and we'll see snow showers through the night. winds.. sustained 25 to 40, close to 50 west. visibility is low in some spots. temperatures are in the upper 20s and lower 30s. there's some of our snow moving in.. our cyclone way up nr the canadianorder. tonight.. we'll continue to see those showers off winds all night.. snow ending in the morning. stormcast... snow bands set up tonight as these showers are convective in nature. very windy, so we'e' continue to sesesome of that blowing snow. last bit of snow in the morning, winds stick will probably make it down to 30 by the evening, but will be blustery in the afternoon. clouds and winds overnight, winds don't really back off until tuesday morning. clou

violating his parole on drug possession chargeshe was arrested tuesday in north sioux city by members of the northwest iowa fugitive task force and the north sioux city police department.his arrest makes him capture #423 since moststwanted began.now on to tonight's feured fugitive.thomas merchant is wanted by the woodbury county sheriff's office for violating his parole on an original charge of possession of a controlled offense.merchant is 32 years old, 3 5 feet 10 inches tall, 3 and weighs 1 1 pounds. he has a tattoo on his neck... 3 and his last known address was in the morningside area. if you have *any* information about thomas merchant... please call the u- s marshal service in sioux city at (712) 252-0211... or send marshals an e-mail at "siouxlands dot most wanted at u- s- d- o- j dot gov".you can also use the marshals' text a tip program. to text a tip, text the keyword "t- e- n (all in uppercase) 9- 9" and your tip to tip411 (847- 411). remember... the informamaon you provide rereins confidential and could put this fugitive behind bars. 3 3 3 taking a live look over downtown sioux city tonight on

magistrate from sioux city has been approved to serve as a judge on one of iowa's federal courts. senator chuck grassley announced that the u.s. senate unanimously approved the nomination of leonard strand, of sioux city. he will serve as a u.s. district judge for the northehe district of iowa. president barck obama nominated strand in june to replace u.s. district judge mark bennett. the nomination will go back to president for final approval. strand graduated from the university of iowa law school in 1990 anhad a private practice before becoming a magistrate in 2012. iowa utilities regulators met for the fourth day yestery to try and make a decicion on the bakken oilil pipeline. a texas company wants to bury 346 mileleof crude oil pipe under iowa farmland. the iowa utilities board is also considering whether to give the company, dakota access, the authority to force landowners to sign easements using eminent domain. the three-member board is also deciding on a hazardous pipeline permit for the bakken pipeline. environmental and property oppose it. supporters say it's the safest w

. >> from the abc nine news studios in sioux city, iowa. >>> good morning. we're glad that you're with us once again this sunday. women are certainly having a goodear in politics. hillary clininn is the democratic frontrunner for presesent, even if it iss only by a fefe percentagag points and carlyy fiorinasedd eye on the gop side before ending her run for the white house just last week. both iowa a nebraska are represented byby women in the u.u. senate and in fact, coming up later this morning, i'll be joined by nebraska republican