tim ... tim: there's good news today for the housing market the housing market home sellers saw an average gain of almost 41- thousand-dollars in the third quarter. that's up 17- and marks the highest price gain since 2007. the same report also shows an increase in first- time home buyers. but experts warn that home appreciation is starting to slow down. and higher mortgage interest rates are expected sooner rather than later. tim: a public hearing on the baaken pipeline is just a week away and there's already controversy over how the meeting will be handled. the iowa utilities board announced today that due to the number of people wishing to speak on the issue, that they'll be limiting the number of speakers to 210, with h speakers representing each side of the debate. groups opposed to the pipeline say that this limits the amount of testimony the board will hear from their side, and gives an unfair representation of how the pipeline is perceived by residents. tim: we're learning more today

fred: tim: (tim) thanks, fred. tim: after an illustrious 20 year career, basketball all star, kobe bryant is calling it quits at the end of the season. the reveal came in a poem written by bryant and posted on the website, the players' tribune. in it, the 37-year- old all-star guard says: "this season is all i have left to give. my heart can take the pounding my mind can handle the grind but my body knows it's time to say goodbye." bryant is a five- time n-b-a champion. still to come.some interesting factiods when it comes to running on a treadmill. what it does for you "in the long run" effects a treadmill may have on your body years later here's abc dr. timothy johnson. " running? lifting?. or swimming? some of us are fitter than others. now, new research may get you off the couch? suggesting that every minute we can hang in there for exercise in ou younger years? pays off in a longer and healthier life. researchers at johns hopkins studied nearly five thousand 18- to 30- year-olds -- for more than 25 years. they

tim: for those who had to get from point "a" to point "b" .... it still requires less than two-dollars a gallon to fill up. gas stations we checked with were selling at a dollar 92 a gallon. with prices under 2 dollars a gallon... triple "a" says 2015 could end up being the first year since 2003 that the year started and ended with prices under 2 bucks a gallon. industry experts say drivers can expect the trend of lower prices to continue throgh 2016. tim: despite the cold and wet weather, hundreds of runners in downtown des moines kicked off another thanksgiving tradition... and this one had nothing to do with eatting. just after 9 this morning the annual turkey trot hit the streets of downtown. runners worked their way through the east village near the capitol and back. most said they were out in the cold so they could start the holiday on the right foot.... although im pretty sure some used thier "left"... turkey may not have been part of the event.... but runners did pick up a free all-you- can-eat pancake breakfast at the end of the run.....

jenna/tim/fred (tim) (fred) after the break.. one of your and coming up after the break.. one of your favorite childhood drinks could be the best way to help your body after a hard workout. more, when we come back. jenna: after a good long grab to refuel your body? a banana...? you might be suprised to hear an old childhood favorite- is the best way to round out a tough workout. here's jessica rae with more in your get going segment... "nats- working out music etc rae: after a long hard workout, what do you reach for to refuel your body? i'll tell you what you shold be reaching for... chocolate milk. kristen meyer: "it's a really good post workout drink because it has a really good ratio of carbohydrates to protein you want those carbohydrates after you workout just because they're gonna increase your energy and refill those glucose stores that you just used up." kristen meyer, registered dietician with the dunes surgical hospital, in dakota dunes south dakota says many studies have been conducted, mainly on collegiate and professional athletes... in regards to the benefit

thanks tim .... doorbuster or that's what retailers have been calling their r g sale ahead of one of the biggest shopping days of the year. and if you couldn't wait to get off from the dinner table and go shopping today was your day. cheering vo: no ... these people are not getting ready for a championship game at least not in any kind of sport. their championship game is the early shopping frenzy on thanksgiving day. retailers across the country opened their doors to people looking to find that new tv ... tablet or game console ahead of black friday. some of them camped outside the store for hours with a simple strategy. sot: "you gotta be first, if you ain't first you ar last. that's whyou have to be first here getting the best deals in line here on black friday." vo: and to some ... it's not even just about getting those great deals. sot: "we do this every year. not after anything big we are just out for the fun of it really.it's exciting seeing all the people. " "if i can get what i want its' exc

" " jenna: tim: (tim) fred, let's get right to the heart of the matter. (f(fd) ok, snow is s ming frid! fred: (fred) a winter storm watch will be in effect friday for the blue shaded counties. first, though, a windy day tomorrow. a wind advisory will be in effect tomorrow for winds gusting to 40 mph. the hd radar shows just a few light showers left. they will be gone soon. we have had 0.37" of rain today in sioux city. that puts the 3-day total at 1.54". here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk high today and 37 the low. the king's pointe skycam hd from storm lake shows the scene in eastern siouxland. 46 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. winds are breezy, but look northwest--they are about to get a lot stronger. o'neill already has 35 miles per hour. looking at the satellite and radar, we see the beginnings of friday's snow in montana. that disturbance will head our way. the stormcast hd shows clearing skies tonight. tomorrow will be a very windy day. friday will bring snow, and quite a bit o

fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: when jt comes to meditation? some say it's all in your head. but new evidence shows ndfulness benefits in your body. with more, here's medical timothy johnson. " meditation? to an outside observer, it may look like little is going on. but inside the body? signals going to the brain, resulting in relaxation and other changes in the body. now, new research? suggesting that these brain signals from meditation? might even help temper your perception of pain. researchers at wake forest university studied 75 subjects? exposing their legs to short but painful bursts of heat to monitor their pain responses. the twist - some of these subjects learned mindfulness meditation. others were taught fake meditation? or were given a fake numbing cream. the findings? mindfulness meditation reduced pain intensity ratings more than either the placebo cream or the sham meditation. what's more - as these images show - mindfulness meditation pain relief was linked to greater activity in brain regions associated with higher-order brain

abc9 news anchor tim seaman kicks off our tribute... with the stories of two siouxland men who servrv during world w w two. music in background tim seaman just like the names and dates etched into headstones stretching from arlington national cemetary to sioux city's graceland cemetary, america's greatest generation is fading, taking with them, the stories that only they know. tim seaman neither kermit lee or bob derflinger faced live combat. "maybe i didn't have the biggest part in the service but i still feel good about it," said d b derflinger. . "think of it as the e best 4 years of my life, didn't see alot of hard ship like some people always made me feel good," said kermilee. tim seaman now members of american leghion post 662 in sgt bluff, this pair says veterans day is the perfect time to share thier memories. tim seaman a farmer, kermit was sowing oats the day his draft card showed up in the mail. "i thought well, when that come i had a feeling boy i i just snapped and away i went april 2nd 1942," said lee. in march of '43, bob

jenna/tim/fred (tim) you bet. tim: looking to lose weight but the only thing shrinking is your wallet? we'll show you how to eat right spending habits, and that includes how much we dish out at the grocery store. holly firfer has some tips in today's health minute. " " eating right on a budget starts with a little planning that before you head to the grocery store, (ann dunaway teh/registered dietitian nutritionist)" plan out your meals in advance, make a grocery shopping list and stick to that list when you're shopping." and though it may be a little more trouble, double a recipe from time to time so you can freeze part of it for another day. buying in bulk is often cheaper. registered dietitians recommend filling half your plate with fruits and veggies, and buying ones that are in season is often cheaper. fill the other half of your plate with whole grains and lean meats. and if you want to save a little on that meat? (ann dunaway teh/registered dietitian nutritionist) "one way to make your meat dollars go furth

tim: still tocome tonight.. well take a look at why folks with health insurance are still avoiding trips to the doctor. (fred) winding down soon, weekend, and maybe a thanksgiving storm. some more snow totals--17" in harrisburg, sd, and 13.5" in estherville, with a foot in yankton. the sioux city metro has seen around 6". road conditions are up to 100 percent snow covered. a winter storm warning is in effect until midnight. only travel in an emergency with a winter survival kit. here's a time lapse of the snow in sioux city. 35 was the high today and 29 the low. look at the snow in storm lake! temperatures are in the 20s. whiteout conditions are seen across western iowa. winds are northeast at 15-20 mph. wind chills are in the teens. you can see the system stormcast shows the snow ending this evening, then a very of additional snow can be expected on top of what already fell today. tonight's low will be 8 degrees with snow ending in the evening. tomorrow's high will be 24 with sunny skies. the 7- day shows 30s n

tim: still to come... looking for a great way to burn off some stress, and get healthy at the same time? get in the ring! details coming up next (fred) (fred) tuesday will be nice, but a big system is coming wednesday. windy weather is coming, too. your forecast is next! getting new interest, as more women start picking up the boxing gloves and stepping in the ring. in today's health minute, kelly bowman explains the mental and physical benefits of boxing. . (kendra cuffe/boxes for fitness) "boxings really changed my life " and she 's not alone, more and more on the gloves and workouts through boxing-they're discovering what all along - that the entire body (coach breon smiley/professional "you work the whole movements from like that you're working from your toes on up so you you get your heart a boxing workout typically burns at least 350 calories an hour, depending on your weight and the intensity level. it's also a great way to get stronger as the repetitive movement builds up arm, leg, and core muscles

tim: still to come tonight... if you feel that your jaw hurts you, it might be a symptom of somethg treatable. " " tim/jenna/fred and the low is 26. here's the timelapse in sioux city where we began our day with icy rain and drizzle turning over to sleet and snow. in southern and eastern siouxland is where the most icy glaze accumulated as you can see from cindy murphy in wall lake and jeff mcclure in blencoe. let's also get a check of conditions outside on the king's pointe skycam hd. a winter w wther advisory w wl soon be dropped from the area. snow continues to move out. but there is some tricky travel still in the region so be cautious if tral is necessary tonight. visibilities remain somewhat limited in southern and eastern siouxland. temperatur are in the 20s for most of the area and we have a breezy north wind gusting near 30 miles per hour. here's the stormcast hd now where we can expect mostly sunny skies for our saturday as cloud cover falls apart. then we'll watch as temperatures warm through the remain

fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. the best chance is across the orange shaded area around missouri, but a stray parts of siouxland as well. here's what you need to know: rain will be widespread, with 0.75 to 1.5" possible. snow may mix in during the afternoon or evening, but that's still uncertain, so stay tuned. isolated severe storms are miles per hour. the port neal welding company skycam hd shows a nice sunset from the ho chunk centre. 65 was the high and 33 the low. here'a s beautiful shot from the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. pollen levels today are low. 60 is our sioux city temperature. winds are south at 13 miles per hour. local temperatures are in the upper 50s and lower 60s. the satellite and radar ows a few clouds creeping in from the west. the stormcast hd shows a nice day tomorrow, but winds will pick up quickly as wednesday's system moves in with rain. even after the rain exits thursday, the wind will remain. the rain forecast shows a widespread 0.5" to 1.7" of rain. your forecast tonight is fo

fred: tim: jenna: we've seen 10-13" of snow from spencer to sanborn. road conditions are up to 100 percent snow covered. a winter storm warning is in effect until midnight. only travel in an emergency with a winter survival kit. here's a time lapse of the snow in sioux city. 35 was the high today and 29 the low. look at the snow in storm lake! temperatures are in the 20s. whiteout conditions are seen across western iowa. winds are northeast at 15-20 mph. wind chills are in the teens. you can see the system moving east. the stormcast shows the snow ending this evening, then a very cold and dry weekend. 1-2" of additional snow can be expected on top of what already fell today. tonight's low will be 8 degrees with snow ending in the evening. tomorrow's high will be 24 with sunny except wednesday, when we have a chance of rain. a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow looks likely for thankgiving day. fred: tim: jenna: jenna: don't believe what you've heard. maybe money really can buy you happiness! but it depends on how you spend your money. consumer spend

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picture from orange city tim on cam: thank you for sending in your pictures tim on cam american airlines wont be leaving siououcity after all. earlier this week it appeared that united airlines edged out american to provide service at sioux gateway ariport begining next april. united's request for federal financial assistance was substantially less than american's. but late this week american notified the u-s dot it would no longer require a federal subsidy to operate in sioux city.. locking up the service. american, which started flying from sioux city in 2012, will continue to offer 12 connecting flights per week to chicago o'hare international airport. jenna: a south siououcity man died in a two vehicle accicint near laurel nebraska this morning, but weather conditions were not a factor. according to the cedar county sheriff, 25 year old aaron surber was driving north on highway 15 about three miles south of laurel. his jeep libery crossed the center line, colliding with a pickup driven by a laurel man. surber's vehicle rolled several times. he was not wearing a seatbelt and was throw

(tim) thanks, fred. (fred) coming up in sports...iowa high school football teams are just sports...iowa high school football teams are just one win away from playing in cedar falls. we'll take a look at the matchups after the break. tim plus four siouxland teams were in action on the volleyball court tonight looking for trips to the state tournament. highlights from regional finals when we come back. jenna/tim/chris: 2 line name super: chris drought was going to come to an end. sergeant bluff luton, the mrac champs, hasn't been to state since 1985. spirit lake, ranked tenth in the state, hasn't made the trip since 1983. to state for the first time since take on me and total eclipse of the heart were atop the charts? sb-l took the first, we pick it up in the second...lauren wickman...slams it home...indians get within three at 21-18. then after the warriors get it to set point...kailee jenness with the heads up play going over on two...spirit lake stays alive. but the next point belongs to brittni olson..

tim: still to come... well take a look at two of the heros that will be honored during the heros game on friday (fred) ice and snow are coming tomorrow, and that will bring travel headaches. cooler weather will follow. your forecast is next! friday's game and the players -- its called the hyvee heroes game for a hereos" will be honored at halftime on friday, including two iowans. without an iowa state trooper and a local nurse, an oklahoma man may have lost his life back in april. they're being hailed as hereos. clair powell brings us more "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" "this is not good something's going on inside this truck" seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracy bohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile per hour interstate traffic. "it was right where the pylons are first time i saw him" pat roark, an out- of-state driver, was having a seizure in the middle of interstate 35 his 15 year old son, e

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jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: get antibiotics when they get sick, but in some cases, they may be doing more harm than good. we'll explain why in today's health minute. they've been hoping for for 2 years. the miltenbergers' son, jacac has severe breathing problems and will need round the clock care once he comes back home to elk point. jackas spent most ohis life in an ohio children's hospital... specially equiped to handle his needs. right now, jack is only in his elk point home through pictures and thoughts. but, his family hopes he'll be able to come home in january... if they line-up the in-home nursinincare they'll need to manage hisventilator and other medical concerns. erin miltenberger says, "right now there's such a nursing shortage, it's difficult to find those home nurses." ben says, "we've kind of been th close to where we are now, but then he's had a setback." coming up tonight at 10, why jack's parents believes sharing his story will bring the right people to them to help care for their son so t

tim: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna:and d jenna rehnstrom america represents roughly 5 percent of the worlds population and 25 percent of its prisoners. tim: covercrowded state and federal prisons are costing taxpayers around 6.4 billion dollars. tim: many of those prisoners serve drug related sentences and are on what are called mandatory minimums. it's a conceptdeveloped in the70's....during the so called "war o o drugs". with crack and cocain sweeping across the nation .. putting away offenders ... even on small drug charges ... was a priority. jenna: these minimums are still used today. but as overcrowding continues....there is a call for change ...and it originates in iowa. abc9's lukas voss has the story. lukas:s: tim and jenna ... there is indeed a to adjust minimum sentences. the goal.... relieving overcrowded prisons and helping offenders reintegrate into society. representing that change is iowa senator chuck grassley . he is one of many who say there are a lot of reasons why that change should happen now. " " nats: hammer strikes down mus

tim: coming up after the break... doctors say one of the best anti- depressants isn't even a drug... details coming up. depressants isn't even a drug... details coming up. details on storm and cold week... coming " " sun is setting on kings pointe storm lake and port neal welding company sky cams hd afafr a windy day. high more normal today at 46, warmer morning at 31. temperatures are chilly in the upper 30s and low 40s. winds still out of the north and west, but much calmer than they were today. tonight, we'll increase clouds as our winter storm approaches, but dry through the early morning at 33 degrees. winter storm watch has been upped to a warning for most of siouxland. quiet now, with some clouds... but that's sure to change. stormcast hd... we increase clouds tonight. tomorrow morning, we'll still be not too bad.. just clouds as you hehe to work and school, so kind of decieving! mid morning we'll start to see that snow fall as the low pressure gets closer. afternoon is our peak time... that's when we'll be get

: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: it's almost showtime... country music's biggest night is just hours away. you can watch the cma awards only on abc9 tomorrow night. reporter tish clark talks to a memphis dj, who's losers "09:03-07 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "girl crush i mean exploded this year and that had people talking." some might say... predicting the future... is just a fancy way to say...guessing what could happen. however you want to say it...dj marty brooks...says he's good at predicting winners in country music. 09:42-45 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "all great duos...but it does go to florida georgia line." there are too many categories to mention them all. brooks predicts a few of the winners. starting with female vocalist of the year... 07:40-46 marty brooks/dj 94.1 the wolf: "miranda lambert is great. love her. big kacey musgraves fan. kelsey ballerini, leann...love em all. but i think carrie underwood comes out on top on that one." brooks prediction for new artist of the year.

jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. you bet. want to bust that we ask a mind- and-body coach how to do it! coming up but there are ways to relieve some of that physical tension. holly firfer explai in today's health minute. " " (nats) "we're going to start with the breath and the reason we're going to do that is that it's the most direct way to interrupt stress" for more than 30 years... dennis buttimer has worked as a mind and body coach helping people manage their tension. that stress usually creeps up higher than usual during the holidays... with shopping, traveling, and family gatherings. but dennis has some ways to keep that stress level to a minimum. first, just breathe. (dennis buttimer, mind body coach) "what we're going to do is a yoga breath so we're going to inhale through the nose and we're going to fill up our stomach like a balloon, and then let your chest rise up. and on the exhale, you just squeeze the stomach gently." then, create a relaxation response. (dennis buttimer, mind body coach) "i'm going to ask you to

jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: still to come... you may be eating for two, but you can still eat healthy! we've got some tips on eating healthy while you're expecting. e. coloring is catching on for the calming affects it can have for adults. allie kirby of sioux city has been using coloring to relala for a past cououe months. she says it's the intricatatpatterns that f fce her mind to give up the worries of the day and just focus on putting colored pencil to paper. jenna says, "how did you get started coloring, as an adult, that is." allie kirby, sioux city, says, "actually one of my friends told me about adult coloring books, because it's something she used as a stress reliever." if you think this sounds a bit silly... well, coloring has been used in therapy for quite sometime. coming up at 10, i talk to amy hecht, a local therapist, about the benefits, and if it might t a good optiononor you to relax. tim what do you when you're expecting, and the cravings kick in? do you ge in or eat healthy? as holly firfer explains in today's

fred: tim: jenna: (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: tonight three couples will hit the dance floor to try and claim the dance floor to try and claim the mirror ball trophy on "dancing with the stars." bindi irwin, nick carter and alek skarlatos have toughed it out all season and will once agaga put their dancing skills to the testfor the last time this season be sure to tune in tonight starting at 8. still to come, could an accessory in your child's crib put them at risk of injury? detail when we return. safe? abc's dr. timothy johnson has more on the dangers of crib bumpers. "soft blankets? colorful sheets? and crib bumpers - "nesting" new parents find all these in baby bedding sets. but though adding those soft bumpers to the rails of a crib seems like you're protecting your baby from bumps, it actually poses a dangerous, even fatal, suffocation risk. pediatricians have been warning about it, but new research out today? shows that infant deaths due to these crib bumpers may be on the rise. researchers writing in the journal of

tim: good afternoon and thanks for joining us. i'm tim seaman. jenna: and i'm jenna rehnstrom. people were rallying outside of that pipeline hearing to show their disdain for the project. but there are also many supporters. tim: more than 200 people on both sides of the issue got the chance to tell the iowa what they think. and even with a strict two minute an all-day process for the board to hear all comments. jenna: dave franzman has more. "cedar rapids is probably no closer than 80 or 90 miles to the bakken pipeline route. but in this part of central iowa, it's opponents were visible in their opposition. sot/nat cheer at the hearing site one cocor and those piline wore another. man used his two minutes for a protest song " <"i think what you're hearing is a diversity of thought and i think what you'll hear is a lot of people change their minds "> but those project were singing a different tune in front of the they saw the potential for an estimated two thousand to four thousand jobs during construction. <" even though the lines cuts diagonal across the state south of cedar r

jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) yobet. the break when is the best when is the best time to start your baby on solid foods? we've got the guidelines, coming up in today's health minute. experience for you and your little one. but it can also raise a lot of questions for parents. adam mccoy has the details in today's health minute. " " like so many other new parents, ashley and d n maloy had lolo of questions about t en and how to introduce solid foods totoheir daughter, hannah. most children are ready totory their first solid fofo between 4 and 6 months of age so how do you know if it's time to for baby to give solids a try? (dr. jennifer shu/pediatrician ) one sign that some parents see is that their babies will be waking up a lot more to feed, and that means that the breast milk or formula is no longer tiding them over... the other thing is that some babies really like to stare at the parents' foods. so they'll be looking at you, they'll be smacking their lips, might even grab at your food. and that's another sign that th

fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. hershey is rolling out a new line of simple ingredient chocolates for the holidays the company getting rid of articial ingredients in this year's holiday milk chocoles kisses and hershey milk chocolate bars. the candies are the first in an effort to switch to simpler ingredients consumers recognize announced by the company earlier this year. when we return a study revealing some concerning trends when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases. details after the the u-s has dropped. new government statistics released today show that over the past 18 years, the amount o o people who smomo regularly is down by about 10 percent. the study found d just under 15 percent of americans currently smoke.e. that's the lowest percentage since this survey began in 19-97, when nearly a quarter of u-s adults were smokers. jenna: a new study has uncovered alarming numbers concerning the amount of s-t-s in the u-s... showing it's a problem now more than ever. here's abc's dr. timothy johnso "safe sex t

anchor: ben speaking to tim willcox a little earlier. he was in a restaurant in paris when the attack happened a couple of hours ago. these are the live pictures we are getting. this is just northeast of the very center of paris. this is where one of the shootings happened at a commodious and -- cambodian restaurant. reports are suggested there are around 11 at that site. we are waiting for the police to confirm the figures.. the numbers are rising depending on which industries you read. semi automatic weapons have been said to be have used. this is just one of the scenes were the acts of violence is happening in the french capital this evening. other reports of two explosions north of the heart of the capital. this is where france and germany were playing a friendly. the french president, francois hollande, was in attendance. holding talks with the interior minister right now. also some messages of support coming from their counterparts across the world, notably president obama and the british prime minister david cameron. this is givin

jenna/tim/fred (tim) you bet. tim: still to come... we'll have tips on staying healthy during the holidays around the corner... and you have worked very hard to maintain a healhty lifestyle, jenna: but what do you do when faced with all of those temptations of treats? some tips for you holidays your healthy track record! rae: traveling, especially this time of year, can be but however you plan on visiting loved ones, plan ahead, be prepared, don't ruin your heatlhy eating pattern. mercy dietician stephanie small, has a good reminder, for all us, as we begin the holiday season... stephanie small: "remember thanksgiving will come again next year so it isn't going to be the only time that you'll be able to enjoy that food." for starters, if you're family is hitting the road this thanksgiving... dig out the cooler. small: "if you are on the road maybe you even have an option to pack a small cooler or a little lunch bag where you could even string cheeses, or yogurts, and then make sure to throw the bottled or any other non calorie beverage

tim: good evening andthank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna im tim seaman jenn and im jenna rehnstrom two strangers...have come together to help a sioux city family who lost their 3 year-old son in a fire last month. tim: the torres family's h he was completete destroyed. abc 9's deborah souverain joins us now with more on how this unexpected offer of help is coming together, tim and jenna the torres family....is living every parents worst nightmare. losing their 3 year-old son...and their home. now two woman who met on facebook hoping a fundraiser will help the family in their healing process. 3 year-old nico torres...was defenseless as flames swept through his home on october 30th. his parents...outside..sc reaming for help. as a mom of four kids i could not imagine having to worry about the cost o oa funeral - let alone, losing my child," sasa misty rains. misty rains..didn't know nico personally..or his parents but she did know his aunt. and after learning of the tragedy on facebook...she knew she had to hel "instantly! i mean, within minutes it just po

tim: with a final check stay with us. (fred) 45 will be tonight's tomorrow, expect a high of 75 and partly cloudy skies. winds will become breezy. the 7-day shows another warm day wednesday--in fact wednesday's record high is 76 from 1975, so we will be close. chance of light rain thursday. following the front, highs will be in the 50s, but we'll enjoy a sunny weekend. the northern lights will >>> tonight, two major storms hitting both coasts. the chain reaction crash. the pictures coming in right now. the winds blinding drivers. multiple injuries. and the east coast now bracing. the massive tornado outbreak. at leaea 18 confirmed tornadoes across several states. a home surveillance camera pictures this. >>> the mid-air ka stas trophy. the leading theories emerging. a bomb, a missile, or was it mechanical? a top u.s. official will not rule out isis. >>> donald trumps and the rest of the candidates. what he now says before getting on that stage. >>> the e. coli scare. chi chipotle shutting down restaurants. >>> and the hom

jenna: tim: tim: still to come...an election in the town of akron made mayoral history. we'll have details aftrer the break (fred) breezy and mild weather continues for now, and there will be a few light showers. but we'll feel a cooldown by friday! details after the break! and for the town of akron....their mayoral race made history. jenna: deborah souverain joins us to explain. akron residents elected their first female mayor yesterday. i met with new mayor ...sharon frerichs today..and she tells me when she decided to run....she had no idea her victo would be a historic one. sharon frerichs has been retired for 15 years...but you certainly couldn 't tell. you know i feel i have too much energy left. she works two jobs...one as the secretary of akron's immanuel lutheran church... and the second as the manager of ridgewood apartments i am not ready to sit down watch t.v. and clean my house because i did that the first month after retirement and that lifestyle is not for me," said sharon frerichs, newly elected mayor of akron, iowa. and as of tuesday night...she is also

fred: tim: jenna: (fred) you bet. tim: dinner table this thanksgiving the national thanksgiving turkey, named abe, was pardoned by president obama during a white house ceremony today. the prprident's teenage daughters sasha and malia, joined him for the event. jenna: it may not apply to turkeys, but find out why new research suggests having a pet may be a good thing. details when we getting thth puppy for your child new research may give you one more reason to visit that pet shop. with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. " kids? and dogs. sure, it's cute. but today, new research? pointing to what could be a hidden benefit for children. researchers, writing in the c-d-c journal preventing chronic disease, sought to explore the health effects for young children of having a dog. they looked at more than six hundred children between four and 10... asking their parents to answer a series of questions about their kids' physical and mental health. their findings? just might perk up your ears

fred: tim: jenna: us snow pictures! tim: m-m-c and akron westfield played for m-m-c and akron westfield played for iowa football state championships today, abc9's chris palmquist has more from cedar falls. " thursday, november 19, 2015 4:28 pm super chris palmquist cedar falls, ia back in 2012mc bottled some magic here at the uni-dome, winning a state championship in their first year of 8-man football, throttling don bosco 51-16. today, in their last game of 8-man football, the eagles looked for a repeat performance against the dons. super #2 don bosco vs. #3 mmc 8-man state championship mmc of course will merge with remsen union next season and move up to 11 man football. don bosco up 14-0 after 1, but here come the eagles...on fourth and goal ben specht throws it up to his go-to guy, jacob spieler, mmc would take a 22-14 lead into the loloer room. it was the specht and spieler show all day...they connect again in the third, specht threw a state record 7 touchdowns and spieler caught a record 5 as mmc wins a shootout,

tim hurley is 70 years old. i want to point out here that we have determined the seating and everything, who goes first, the questions, the opening statements, and the closing statements by a coin toss that we conducted a bit earlier. the candidates will have 90 seconds in which to make their opening statements, 90 seconds for a closing statement, and then in between, they'll have questions and because we're not exactly following an actual debate format here today, we're going to be a little bit lenient in our rebuttals and our follow-up questions with these two fine candidates. both of whom want to be the mayor of waterloo. we're not going to take any breaks during the show except at about the 30-minute mark, so we're going to get going here, but the opening statement, the result of the coin toss earlier, tim hurley, you make the opening statement here today. >> hurley: thank you, ron. when i left office, the mayor's office in january of 2010 after those eight years, two years as council person and six years as

fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) here's a look at the dreary picture on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city from the ho chunk centre. clouds, mist, and fog are seen. the high was 55 and the low 51. the king's pointe skycam hd shows wee weather in storm lake. in sioux city, 53 is the temperature. local temperatures are in the 50s for the most part. dew points are in the 50s, too, so relative humidity values are 90-100 percent. visibilitis reduced by fog and rain, and we have less than a mile visibility in sioux falls. winds are from the southeast at 15-20 miles per hour. look at the front separting warm air in kansas and nebraska from cold air around denver. that front is bringing rain and snow to a broad area west of us. in fact, a blizzard warning is in effect for the denver area. over a foot of snow could fall with strong winds. the stormcast hd shows scattered showers this evening, thenmore widespread rain and some thunderstorms late tonight and tomorrow. wednesday, there may be some linge

" " tim/jenna/fred (tim) fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) yesterday's tornado reports are still being processed today, but i was able in iowa, one in illinois) where there was either a reported or confirmed tornado. so far, most of the damage appears to be ef0 and ef1. there were multiple reports around the des moines metro.the port neal welding company skycam hd shows the scene from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 53 was our high today and 36 the low. here's the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. the allergy report today shows low overall pollen levels. highs over western iowa were in the upper 40s and lower 50s. eastern nebraska andsoutheastern south dakota also saw upper 40s and lower 50s. 42 is the sioux city temperature, 10 degrees cooler than an hour ago. local temperatures are in the upper 30s and 40s. winds were strong earlier today, but you can see that we have dropped off rapidly lately. current winds are northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows yesterday's storm system moving east. the storast hd shows clear skies tonight and sunny

jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: still to come... a town gets in the holiday spirit... while giving the downtown a little a fun night of activities for the whole family. lois lammers from hartington, nebraska joins me today. hartington's candlelight christmas hartington, ne friday november 20 - parade starts at 7pm - lots of activities website or contact phone number to air on tv: 402-254-9866 (to register for parade) coming up in sports...western christian was in search of its first state championship since 2010. we'll have early action from cedar rapids after the break. plus...akron- westfield's high- flying offense took the turf today at the uni- dome. find out if the westerners will play for a state championship next week. chris palmquist cpalmquist@kcaut v.com chris: sports...western christian was in search of its first state championship since 2010. we'll have early action from cedar rapids after the break. plus...akron- westfield's high- flying offense took the turf today at the uni- dome. find out if the westerners will play

tim: all three received support. the newly elected council members will begin weighing the reservation's options to ensure that the tribe is in compliance with federal regulations " we took that guidance and correspondance like other tribes have. if we do puruse any other opportunites with we best want to do tribe we realized it was best to ask our people, what do they said vernon miller, , tribal chairman. jenna: the tribal council felt that it was neccesary to open up the people as that's who they are there to serve. though all passed, that's just the first step as the tribal council will be in contact with iowa and nebraska senators as well as federal officials during e process. "i"ihink everyone wants to see it legalized right away, but we want to be caucious about it and how we are going to proceed. there's going to be a lot of regulationsthat we are going to want to have in place. we defiently that the community is aware of what exactly can and tim: chairman miller said that the reservation will flanderau sante

(tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. coming up in sports...two class d schools in coming up in sports...two class d schools in nebraska played for spots in the state championship game today. we'll have highlights from wynot and creighton up ahead. tim plus we'll head to the court, the ice, and the gridiron for the best action from the past week. stay tuned for the abc9 top plays after the break. has qualified for the state playoffs 13 times. but the blue devils have never played for a state championship. with a win tonight, they would do just that. the blue devils, taking on the only team to beat them this year, humphrey st francis. in the first, flyers at the one, but cael sudbeck...comes up big with the hit to stonewall hsf on fourth down...we were scoreless after the first quarter. but then in the second, hsf took over...damien baumgart takes it in from two yards out...they get on the board first. later on, baumgart hits jon korth...50 yards untouched to the promised land...16-0 st. francis opening up a lead. and they

it's called, tim's house. >> tim's house, helping guys young guys with addiction was about tim's path and the grief retreats for moms and dads who lost children, was really out of my own need for something like that. >> i go to three aa or na meetings a week. >> reporter: gavin smith is living at tim's house. >> i have done time before so doing time is easy. i decided to try something different. >> reporter: he knows tim would approve. >> i talk to him every once in a while. >> does he send you messages? >> yes. >> that's what i wanted for those guys to feel that connection to feel taken care of that it's not just a house, that there's more, much more behind it than that. >> reporter: so for helping stop the violence, comforting grieving parents, and giving young men in recovery a home, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to stacey redman. allen martin, kpix 5. >> tim's house runs in partnership with the bridges program and the service league of san mateo county and the foundation recently began sponsoring a counseling at sequoia high school in redwood city to help transi

jenna/tim/chris: are played indoors. however, tomorrow's winter weather has found a way to make an impact on friday's state title games. abc9 sports director chris palmquist is in cedar falls with more. "it's 72 and calm here inside the dome, but the threat of impending winter weather has pushed back day two of the state football championships for the first time ever. ihsaa executive director alan beste said it was a tough decision, but the safety of players and fans had to come first. " it was a tough decision but we decided we're going to posoned so our best option was to move it to monday instead of friday so again, western christian and spirit lake will now go for state championships on monday instead of tomorrow as was originally planned. two area teams were able to get their games in earlier today though. akron-westfield was trying to keep their dream run alive while mmc was looking to send their school out in style. late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb r

tim rives: he did. eisenhower as a boy of men who had been there during the heyday when it had been a cowtown. ike didn't know the west firsthand, but he knew it secondhand. he enjoyed the popular culture of the west. he was known for reading western novels. when he launched the d-day invasion, he went back to his trailer and enjoy the western novels. he didn't know what else to do. he knew about the abilene code, meet meant people had to people on the street and look them in the eye. even at an anti-defamation league dinner, when he was president, he talked about the abilene code. located on our campus in abilene, buckeye, the main north-south treat through abilene, is the c hisolm trail. in 1890, when ike was born, the year the frontier is that's theosed, battle of wounded knee. eisenhower was the last president born in the 19th century. that americansr landed on the moon. he was a bridge between two ages. of theser and a lot guys, whether roosevelt or for the -- frederick jackson turner, they witness

jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna: and coming up after the break, one man is testing a new method that might make life for those on dialysis a little bit easier. a washingtonhelp people on dialysis have more freedom. he's testing out a portable, wearable artificial kidney. and after his trial run, he says 'so far, so good.' molly shen brings us more " " ( nats) there's a serious hitch in chuck and sandee lee's retirement years. chuck is on a highly restrictive diet. (nats) and three times a week, he has dialysis for four hours. (chuck lee/patient) "the biggest thing is being tethered to that machine. once you're hooked up, you're stuck there until they unhook ya." chuck's diabetes resulted in end- stage kidney failure. the couple now builds their lives around these (sandee lee/wife) "we were so used to having our freedom -- we were both retired for 12 years -- we would just get up and go. but not so much anymore. but better than the alternative, eh?" as part of a clinical trial at u-dub medicine, chuck experienc

i will give you an answer, and i'm sure it will be a wrong answer. >> tim -- tim wolfe, what do you thinktematic oppression is?" >> larry: no! don't do it, tim! you cannot win! this is a trap! don't answer this question! even if your answer is pitch perfect, it will go poorly. >> systematic oppression is because you don't believe that you have the equal opportunity for success in -- >> did you -- did you just blame us for systematic oppression, tim wolfe? >> larry: no! what are you doing? i told you not to answer! and you did it anyway. and then you victim blame black students for oppression? man, tim wolfe totally messed up on that one. that's not how his cousin dick wolf would have handled that situation. he would have written 18 seasons of a long-running procedural about it, to everyone's delight. (laughter) but it wasn't that quiet meeting that made president wolfe resign. >> a graduate student named jonathan butler decided he would go on a hunger strike until wolfe stepped aside. >> larry: jonathan, i admire your beliefs, your fortitude and your courage, but let me say, as a father o

jenna/tim/fred (fred) you bet. tim: still to come... can benefit from exercise, we'll take you to one fitness class that caters to senior citizens. details on seated aerobics, coming classes that cater to older fitness fanatics. in today's health minute, jennifer whalen tells us about seated aerobics. " "this energetic group has come to this seated fitness class to work on their mobility, strength and flexibility. the added stability of a chair means even people with balance issues can join in. (bobbie elzey/fitness instructor) "we always start off with a real long warm up because their body needs to adjust. and then, we do a little bit of standing up motions, doing squats because you need to squat. everybody needs to squat everyday and we work on that." instructor bobbie elzey has been teaching the class for 35-years and many of the participants work out with her three- times a week. she guides them through free-weight and elastic strap routines to help them build strength. (suzanne goodell/92 year old participant) when you're old, ran

tim: im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom the man and woman involved in a bad car crash with a stolen car this afternoon... have died from their injuries. tim: witnesses say the car went airborne on 25th street as it flew over a steep hill. we have more details tonight in our top story. jenna: here's what the car looked like when it finally stopped after hitting a tree. the red nissan altima... that was reported stollen last thursday... flipped on its top after striking two other cars. the accident happened near the corner of 25th and morgan streets on the northside. the 34-year-old driver and his 28- year-old female passager had to be cut out of the car and were rushed to the