chris: earlier in the show, we heard from tim downtown at the star wars debut. now we know a lot of sports fans are also big time star wars fans...but not all coaches are... matt campbell--"i know enough to be dangerous but a super fan, i am not. unfortunately i'm the guy that's probably the nerd with the football, watching the football on the computer while everybody else is watching the movie." steve prohm--"no, i'm a rocky fan. i'll go watch creed, but i don't know if i'll watch star wars." it's time for our facebook fan dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and i'm reading like a thirirgrader. but now it's time to go out into the world. and from what i hear, it's not all toys and games out there. will you look out for me, future? here's a photo we want to share with you today about a project we got to take part in if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for a cool low of 14 under mostly clear skies.

around the holidays at miles for a charlie boy tavern is a must around the holidays, tim: crowds filled part of downtown sioux city . 3 services were at the orpheum by community church as thousands filled the theatre pastor jeff moes says the church spreads it's christmas message in a unique way with special lights and music. the pastor says the gospel will be presented through various acts and in front of people from all over. "so we do it in a very contemporary fashion, there's going to be music, there's going to be drums...guitars. there's going to be skits that are kind of fun and funny and then there's a message based on the word of god," said pastor moes tim: sunnybrook estimates over six thousand people attendance between all of its services, the church also enjoyed a high traffic through its online streaming service. tim: good news for kids all across siouxland, and santa's wallet, the u-s department of agriculture waived its usual permit fees allowing santa's reindeer to fly without charge. the permit allows all nine reindeer to enter and exit the united states "through or over any northern bor

tim: crowds are fillign the streets ini another part of downtown. sunnybrook community church is hosting it's annual christmas eve at the orpheum services with three services this year. abc9's bria bell has more. bria: tim, people are excited to hear the gospel this evening as long lines formed outside the dooror of the orphium. . pastst jeff moes says that the church wants to spread a good message and that anyone and sunnybrook is taking a unique approach to its christmas service as it is hosted in a theater rather than an actual church. the pastor says the gospel will be demonstrated through vaous acts and in front people from all over. "so we do it in a very contemporary fashion, there's going to be music, there's going to be drums...guitars. there's going to be skits that are kind of fun and funny and then there's a message based on the word of god," said pastor moes. sunnybrook expects to see just over six thousand people as well as a high traffic through its online streaming service.bria: a link to the service can be found online on our website

the forecast is after the break. " " (tim) fred, what are the chunk centre in downtown sioux of 31 and a low of 19. highs over western iowa were in the 20s and lower 30s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs of only 19 in sioux falls, but 20s and 30s elsewhere. 21 is our sioux city temperature. the dew point of 11 shows dry air in place. local temperatures are in the teens north and 20s south. winds are northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. wind chills are in the single digits above and below zero for most of us, with teens across the south. the satellite and radar shows quiet weather to our west, but snow to our east today. here's a reminder to always drive slowly and carefully, even in light snow: a picture from a 50+ car pileup in michigan that happened in only 1-2" of snow. the stormcast hd shows quiet and cold weather tonight, then a warmup as we move through the weekend. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 8 degrees under mostly clear skies. tomorrow's high will be 39 with mostly sunny skies. the 7-day shows us topping 40 on sunday and again next tuesday

tim. fred (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd shows the scene from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the almanac shows a high today of 31 and a low of 19. 24 is our sioux city temperature. the dew point of 14 shows dry air in place. local temperatures are in the teens north and 20s south. winds are northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. wind chills are as cold as -1 in spencer and 0 in sheldon and estherville, with the the single digits and teens. the satellite and radar shows quiet weather to our west, but snow to our east today. here's a reminder to always drive slowly and carefully, even in light snow: a picture from a 50+ car pileup in michigan that happened in only 1-2" of snow. the stormcast hd shows quiet and cold weather tonight, then a warmup as we move through the weekend. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 8 degrees under mostly clear skies. tomorrow's high will be 39 with mostly sunny skies. the 7-day shows us topping 40 on sunday and again next tuesday and friday, so this christmas will be warm...and snow-free. fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred

tim: members of the ethiopian communithere in siouxland, were in downtown sioux city tihis morning, protesting recent action taken by the ethiopian government. "we need (we need ) justice (justice) for our land (for our land) "we need (we need ) justice (justice) for our students (four our students protestors were raising attention of local state representatives and leaders, to recent atrocities committed overseas in the ethiopia, annex of the area the government capitol of ethiopia. protestors in sioux city shared alarming and graphic images found on social media crimes being students in ethiopia. tim: medical students being trained to save lives spent in chicago today they say they were sending a powerful message about the e ty's police department, its mayor, and the response to jessica d'onofrio reports. " " a row of bodies on the steps of city hall... laying in silence for 16-minutes, signifying the number of times laquan mcdonald was shot by a chicago police officer. these are medical students and residents in schools like university of chicago and rush... coming together to say the exces

" " tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, what a day! (fred) what a day indeed! downtown siouxuxity shows the e ve scene. 56 was the high today--an incredible 23 degrees above normal, but not warm enough for the record. that is from 1957. last night's low was 30, well above normal too. highs over western iowa were in the 40s and 50s. it was even warmer in the west--look at o'neill, ne! 67! 45 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are 39 in spencer, and 40s and 50s for the rest of us! local winds are from the south at around 5-10 miles per hour. these winds will be picking up tomorrow. the satellite and radar shows that there is a weather system to our west, but this is not the system that will affect us over the weekend. that one is still waiting for takeoff behind this one. the ststmcast hd shows iet weather tonight, a few early sprinkles tomorrow north of us highway 18, breezy winds tomorrow, and then a nice day friday before cooler air pushes in saturday. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 40s and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, look for a high of 52

fred: tim: jenna: skycam hd shows mostly cloudy skies from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the high today was 47 and the low 28. sioux city has 44 degrees, with a dew point of 32 indicating more moisture in the air than previous days and the promise of a warmer overnight low. local temperatures are in the 30s and 40s, and with winds out of the south at 10 to 20 miles per hour, most wind chills in the 30s. the northeast is an exception. the satellite and radar shows only disorganized rain and snow to our west, but that is about to change. low pressure will be developing over colorado tonight, and by 5 am tomorrow morning, we will see rain showers. rain will continue through the morning and into cool air on the western edge of the system changing some of the rara over to snow. only a dusting of snow is expected, and with highs above freezing, most of it will pbably melt. then, our active weather pattern continues thursday, as another disturbabae brings us a chance of light snow. another disturbance will have snow in western nebraska by friday morning, and this piece of energ

tim: (jenna) fred, today's weather was great! (fred) and it's going to get nicer! the port neal welding company skycam hd shows downtown sioux city. the high today was 28 at the airport, but only 4 for the low! in sioux city, 27 is the temperature. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s except in the south where there isn't snow cover. that's where we find 40s im omaha! wind chills are in the teens and 20s for most, but 30s and 40s in the south! winds are pushing in at around 5 miles per hour. visibility is fine right now, but dense fog may be seen later tonight, especially after midnight. there is a grand total of nonoing going on acss the upper midwest other than a very few clouds, so let's go to the stormcast hd, where we find another cold night ahead. day. on saturday, clouds will move in, and drizzle can be expected. that cloud cover and drizzle will move away on sunday as we return to sunshshe. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 9 degrees with clear skies. tomorrow, look for a high of 39 and mostly sunny skies. shows drizzle and 39 saturday, then 40s and plenty of sunshine next week. fred: tim: jenna: (

tim: (jenna) fred, what a day! (fred) what a day indeed! fred: welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city shows that we have almost completed the sunset. 56 was the high today--an incredible 23 degrees above normal, but not warm enough for the record. that is 63 from 1957. last night's low was 30, well above normal too. 55 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are 37 in spencer, and 40s and 50s for most of us, but norfolk has 62! around 5-10 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows that there is a weather sysyem to our weststbut this is not the system that will affect us over the weekend. that one is still waiting for takeoff behind this one. the stormcast hd shows quiet weather tonight, breezy winds tomorrow, and then a nice day friday before cooler air pushes in saturday. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 40s and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, look for a high of 52 and breezy winds. the 7- day forecast is a busy one. it shows 54 on friday, then a chance of ra and snow saturday followed by a chance of snow sunday. another system may affect us with more rain and snow tuesday and wednesday.

tim. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd shows the scene from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux ty. the almanac shows a high today of 31 and a low of 1 1 highs over western iowa were in the 20s and lower 30s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs of only 19 in sioux falls, but 20s and 30s elsewhere. 21 is our sioux city temperature. the dew point of 11 shows dry air in place. local temperatures are in the teens north and 20s south. winds are northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. wind chills are in the single digits above and below zero for most of us, with teens across the south. the satellite and radar shows s quiet weather to our west, but snow to our east today. here's a reminder to always drive slowly and carefully, even in light snow: a picture from a 50+ car pileup in michigan that happened in only 1-2" of snow. the stormcast hd shows quiet and cold weather tonight, then a warmup as we forecast for tonight is for a low of 8 degrees under mostly clear skies. tomorrow's high will be 39 with h mostst sunny skies. the 7-day shows us topping 40 on sunday

downtown des moines hotel. the kirkwood hotel was built in 19-30. over time the building was converted to apartments. now its getting ready for another conversion. tim schutte bought the kirkwood. he plans to renovate it into 54- condos. they will start out at 150-thousand dollars... the first units will hit the market in just a few days. timothy 14:40:03 there's about 6 to 8 vacancies right now that we're trying to get painted and ready for the market to hit that beginning of january not every project in downtown des moines is going as smoothly... this was supposed to be an aquatic center. the project at the because of a lack of funding. supporters are now asking for more funding from des moines... polk county... and donors to finish the project. tomorrow the prairie meadows board will consider donating another 200-thousand dollars. that's in addition to the one-million the casino already pledged. as you may know, iowa has had record rainfall this month... and just in time for christmas, more is on the way.. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us with the official word on what everyone seems to be talking about these days. clouds are building back

downtown des moines hotel... the "kirkwood hotel" was built back in 19-30... over time it was converted to apartments. now it's getting ready for another conversion... into dozens of condos. tim schutte is project. he says the first units hit the market in just a few days... and that's keeping crews busy. there's about 6 to 8 vacancies right now that we're trying to get painted and ready for the market to hit that beginning of january the units start out at more than 150 thousand dollars. not every project in downtown des moines is going as smoothly... this was supposed to be an aquatic center... the project at the "well mark y-m-c-a" is stalled because of a lack of funding. sporters are now turning to the city... polk county... and donors to finish it. today the "prairie meadows board" will consider donating another 200 thousand dollars. that's in addition to the one million the the madrid community will gather to remember a legendary football coach... randy hinkel died of a heart attack over the weekend. he's been a fixture on the madrid sidelines for the past 26 years... making the playoffs nearly all of them. a visitation will take place in the high school gym.. from four

downtown san jose across from the fairmont hotel and ice rink. admission is free. for more information, go to nbcbayarea.com. coming up, our community calendar and then musician tim will perform for us live in our studio. so stay with us. >>> well, as you heard, there are a lot of holiday events going on for the community. some we have featured on our show. one of my favorites will present silver bells on december 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the events center at st. mary's cathedral at 1111 goth avenue right on the avenue of san francisco's japantown. it's a fun event where you can all find arts and crafts, gifts as well as get into the holiday spirit. for those who don't know, kimochi searrves seniors throug numerous programs. we recently featured "a place of her own" now through december 11th. the a large exhibit featuring more than 30 artworks and large-scale installations that show the vibrant dreams and hopes of women. it is one of three exhibitions put on by the asian-american women artists association. and another cultural ritual we have talked about, the new year bell ringing ceremony will take place december 31st at 11:30 a.m. at the asian art m

tim) fred, what a day! (fred) what a day indeed! 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city shows the live scene. 56 was the high today--an incredible 23 degrees above normal, but not warm enough for the record. that is 63 from 1957. last night's low was 30, well above normal too. 47 is our sioux city temperature. note the dew point in holding plenty of moisture, and that moisture will hold overnight lows to very mild levels tonight. local temperatures range from the 30s northeast to the the 50s southwest! local winds are from the south at around 10-15 miles per hour. these winds will be picking up tomorrow and will become breezy. the satellite and radar shows that there is a weather system to our west, but this is not the system that will affect us over the weekend. that one is still waiting for takeoff behind this one. the stormcast hd shows quiet weather tonight, a few early sprinkles tomorrow north of us highway 18, breezy winds tomorrow, and then a nice day friday before cooler air pushes in saturday. your forecast for tonight is for a low of 39 and mostly cl

tim/jenna/fred (jenna) fred, what do we expect this weekend? (fred) kind of a mixed bag, jenna! fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd shows a chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the almanac shows today's high of 42 and low of 16. in sioux city, we have 41 degrees. temperatures around siouxland range from the 30s north to 40s south. wind chills are in the 20s to the 40s. wind speeds are in the 5 to 15 mile per hour range for most of us, with winds pushing in from the southeast. humidity values are in the 70 to 100 percent range. local visibility is just fine, but just like the past couple of nights, you can expect fog to develop later on. the midwest satellite and radar shows clouds advancing in from the west, but they won't arrive in siouxland until early tomorrow morning. the stormcast hd shows mostly clear skies tonight, then those clouds arriving tomorrow, associated with an upper level disturbance. drizzle can be expected, along with a continued threat of fog. sunday, on the other hand, will be sunny, and for the most part, so will monday. tonight's low will be 35 with mostly clear skies and areas of fog. tomorrow, expect cloudy skies and fog

downtown cleveland. a coalition of community groups is urging residents to vote against cuyahoga county prosecutor tim mcgintyin the upcoming 2016 election. puerto rico governor alejandro garcia-padilla has confirmed the commonwealth will default on some of its scheduled debt repayment on january 1. congress could have prevented a default, but passed on their opportunity earlier this month. a garcia-padilla told reporters wednesday, -- "we know that our creditors have spent a fortune lobbying against the people of puerto rico." hedge funds have spent the last year aggressively lobbying against legislation granting puerto rico limited bankruptcy protection similar to what is available for cities and municipalities inside the united states. to hear democracy now! co-host juan gonzalez's recent speech about how puerto rico's debt crisis is tied to the commonwealth's legacy of u.s. colonialism, you can go to our website, democracynow.org. in bangladesh, two students have been sentenced to death for the murder of a secular blogger. in february 2013, ahmed rajib haider was hacked to death by people wielding machete

downtown des moines hotel... the "kirkwood hotel" was built back in 19-30... over time it was converted to apartments. now it's getting ready for another conversion... into dozens of condos. tim schutte is overseeing the project. he says the first units hit the market in just a few days... and that's keeping crews busy. there's about 6 to 8 vacancies right now that we're trying to get painted and ready for the market to hit that beginning of january the units start out at more than 150 thousand dollars. not every project in downtown des moines is going as smoothly... this was supposed to be an aquatic center... the project at the "well mark y-m-c-a" is stalled because of a lack of funding. supporters are now turning to the city... polk county... and donors to finish it. today the "prairie meadows board" will consider donating another 200 thousand dollars. that's in addition to the one million the the madrid community will gather to remember a legendary football coach... randy hinkel died of a heart attack over the weekend. he's been a fixture on the madrid sidelines for the past 26 years... making the playoffs nearly all of them. a visitation will take place in the high schoo

called to the downtown registration yesterday afternoon an a woman told police 5-year-old tyrell alvin attacked her on the onen line train. several passengers who witnessed it and confronted tim police found he was wanted on charges out of wareham meantime nbt operator behind the runaway train is appealing his termination. the attorney for vasquez tells fox 25 a hearing on that appeal will happen aand the 5 will happen aand the 53-year-old was supposed to be on the controls of red line train last week when it left on its own and rolled through four stops. 50 passengers were on board. >> the situation with parishioners that were holding a vigil at their house 11 years are taking fights to supreme court. parishioners were occupying st. frances cabrini church since archdioceses of boston ordered closure after the sex abuse scandal and state supreme judicial court dekhind to hear the case and no word on weather the high court will. >> well, animal control is still looking for owner of this dog found tied up outside veterinary clinic. this little guy here was found tuesday morning outside the blue pearl vescone animal hospital he was tied up in dog walking area sometime after midn

chris: earlier in the show, we heard from tim downtown at the star wars debut. now we know a lot of sports fans are also big time star wars fans...but not all coaches are... matt campbell--"i know enough to be dangerous but a super fan, i am not. unfortunately i'm the guy that's probably the nerd with the football, watching the football on the computer while everybody else is watching the movie." steve prohm--"no, i'm