lukas voss: coming up after the break... we'll have jeff hoselton- mccarthy in studio to talk about a great event coming up in siouxland ... all up ahead. hoselton- mccarthy comments: event name: ribbons & hearts gala event location: howard johnson hotel event date(s) & time(s): february 13th 8pm- midnight cost: free will donation, special room rates [$79 + tax] beneficiary (if applicable): the george mcgarry foundation website or contact phone number to air on tv: 712-560-8268 name of person to appear in live interview: jeff hoselton- mccarthy stay with us. dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! strong wind

that's where a-b-c voss joins us live final preperations. yeah, jenna ... it's as we actually different precint at west middle with ben nesselhuff one of the precint captains .... what's been the biggest challenge tonight logisitcally? answer someone's home, but now it seems like many are choosing bigger locations. abc 9's bria bell is live at east high with more on the tradition of in- home caucusing. bria: that's right jenna, siouxlanders are already arriving to register for tonight's gop caucus at the east high location here in sioux city and though it's now common to hold caucuses at locations similiar to those of churches or schools. some people are hosting it in the comfort of their homes, the o o fashion way. adelele bromandedesays she like to be involved in her community. and what better way to do it than to host a caucus from her home in smithland. she says typically around 30 some odd people attend the caucus in her to have a head count of nearly 50 considering how many iowans have participated in this year's political events. "well i use to be on

i am lukas voss ... abc9 news. coming up in sports...seven siouxland teams can clinch a trip to the state tournament tonight. we'll preview the matchups after the break. plus...iowa state hits the road tonight for a top-20 battle at west virginia. we'll check in with coach steve prohm on the game when we player of the year, jameel mckay's senior season has had many more hiccups than most iowa state fans expected. after he was suspended for two games earlier this month, mckay returned for a pair...then didn't see action at all in saturday's win cyclone coach that was a quote, after the game elaborate. prohm said mckay would definitely against west the cyclones had a 15 point first half lead against the mountaineers earlier this month at hilton, but ended up losing 81-76. steve prohm--"they're going to be ready to go. obviously they with oklahoma. it's a us. and the biggest thing i want to see what we take into had four really conference play. three overtimes, one where we had a shot regulation, and we didn't finish.

we want to check in with abc 9 reporter lukas voss. he has been with the democrats at west middle school. who won tonight in those >> reporter:caucusing as a participant is hard enough .....ut doing it at as somebody responsible for orgagazing voters to sway them toward their candidate ... even harder ... that's what cristobal ancisquez is doing for bernie sanders as precinct capatin. sot: "today we are making sure we have everyone on our side as far as who is pro bernie and we also want to make sure we also want to make sure that people who are undecided to come to us ... to see if we can win this thing. first time caucus involved with the that this year is "this is bigger. i presidential election to this date. every head count every count is crucial to him winning. nats: picture explaining .... during the process he tries to identify with voters trying to connect with them on a personal level to get them to caucus for bernie sanders. "what matters to you personall not what you see on tv ... what issue matter to you most personally. i

and bonnie mcfarland and rich voss stop by in time for valentine's day.ould this be the show that ends their marriage? >> thanks, andy. couldn't have done it better myself. >> she played diana morales in "a chorus line." cultural prop prate much? joanne noy uh chin ski. and comedian and part of the problem pod cast gabe smith. and she puts out more photo than the parents of a missing child. it is fox news contributor jedediah bila. and never buy short when you can rob long. tv writer, producer of ricochet.com, rob long. let's start this thing. so i was watching c-span the other day and one of my favorite programs was on. transportation and infrastructure committee hearing. it was business as usual until -- >> i yield to a gentleman from california, mr. hunter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first i would like to say this, so this is called a vaporizer. >> yes, that's duncun hunter. the committee was discussing an amendment that would ban vaping on planes. i am guessing he is against the amendment. >> what she didn't say is smoke has gone down and the use of

abc9's lukas voss has that story. in: tim and jenna ... woodbury county established their tactical unit in 1984 ... first in conuunction with the sioux city police department and then a couple of years later as a stand alone unit ... and today it seems impopoant than ever ... nats: get on the ground ... do it now ... sot: "it used to be just guns and knives and now it's ied's and explosives." vo: the threat has changed .... and so has the way law enforcement is responding . they are increasingly relying on specialized tactics units like woodbury county's swat team to be ready when that call comes in ... sot: "we like to believe that we are never going to be used but reality is that there are bad people everywhere so we e epare for the worst." prepardness is key ... that's why the team executes trainings like this one ... house entry ... an everyday situation that could occur any day ... there are 12 deputies on the team ... ready for anything ... sot: "we are limited by our imigination ... from car take downs, bus take downs we even got a

i'm lukas voss democratic candidates is heating up. -- hillary clinton and bernie sanders shifting their focus to new hampshire -- after the associated press ofcially declared clinton the winner in iowa. abc's cecilia vega is in manchester with the latest " " overnight... bernie sanders hitting the trail on his own turf in new hampshire... 18:22:54 / 1815 sanders claremont nh fs61 81 man: [yells] we believe in you! sanders: more importantly i believe in you! drawing supporters out in full force .. now less than a week from the first primary vote here ... the vermont senator amping up his ground game...enjoying a double digit lead in the polls...but also looking ahead to tough fight against hillary clinton... 16:32:47 sanders gaggle / t t 1 bernie sanders team gaggle : secretary clinton won here in 2008 hillary clinton trying to avoid an upset sot hrc 19:58:20 1900 clinton hampton nh fs4 79 i am in a contest with your neighbor i have the highest respect for him...we are in his backyard lukas earlier today, republican presidential earlier today, republican candidate rand paul announced tha

. >> father time has slowed lynn voss a bit but even at 79 he shows no signs of stopping. >> i really just enjoy getting out and running. >> saturday just before he turns the big 8-0, he will run in the gasparilla 5k race. >> it's just a fun thing, you get all of those people, and every age group and everybody is out to have a good time. >> for him it's as much of a milestone as a race. since the races began in 1978 he has only missed three. >> these are pretty ones, this is 1990, 1991. >> and he has the t-shirts to >> there are about 30 shirts here, and this is one ofort of the early shirts, and every year for the past ten years i have said this is my last gasparilla. >> we tear up when we cross the finish line a little bit. >> voss started runed when he was 40 as advised by his doctor, but now -- >> the feet are starting to give out and my breathing, as well. i mean, 80 years old is 80 years old. >> but he is still checking the miles off one by one. >> i want to be him when he grow up. >> i just want to finish and be able to see i did it. >> just as he has, year after year. >> and h

lukas voss has the morning off. the day has finally arrived after months of campaign stops and t-v ads. tonight iowa caucus goers will take the first step in presidential nominees. be bringing you team coverage all day and night... city and in des moines. jess that is where we begin our newscast this mornings. we are joined by tim seaman, who is down at caucus central. tim, can you break down how the caucus works? tim they will be holding a caucus, which essentially means a meeting where each party will choose its nominee. there will be almost 1,700 of them across the state from town halls to living rooms. run by individual members of parties, iowans democracy in its purest form. republicans and democrats will each meet separately to choose a candidate. both meetings can take up to two hours before they come to a final choice. republicans discuss candidates and then cast their votes. democrats work a little differently. if a candidate can't get enough of the vote, he or she is eliminated and those voters are expecte

i'm lukas voss conditions today are getting worse as the snow keeps falling and we haven't reached the peak yet ... we'll go right back to scott for more on today's storm...scott scott: lukas.... we'v'vbeen watching this storm system for seseral days...pinpointing the track where this is headed...and we're seeing really all of the elements with this storm - heavy snow, strong winds, and very low visibility. it's certainly been a groundhog day to remember and thf falling snow doesn't look like it's going to be slowing down veryuickly. coverage well toss it over to abc9 metorologist elisa raffa... elisa thanks scott im here elisa for now im going to toss it back to you in studio, reporting live in meteorolgist elisa raffa, abc9 news. lukas thank you for that elisa we'll check in with you a little later. . lukas rning now to last night's caucus ...the republicans have their first winner... but the verdict is still out for the decrats. dianne gallagher is in des moines with more. "" iowa voters give ted cruz a clear victory in last night's caucuses. (ted cruz) "tonight is courageous conser

we go live now to abc9's lukas voss. lukas there's a little bit of a difference in the process between and the dems, could you tell us more? lukas:: jenna, indeed ... it's a little bit more complicated than with the republicans ... i am here with tim bottaro ...with the woodbury county dems ... just what does that process look like ? bottaro: so lukas, the way the caucus on the democrat's side works is a bit different to say the least, bottaro: democrats will gather at their precincts, and form groups amongst themselves in support of which candidates they feel represents however there is a catch if one of the candidates cannot pool 15 % of the room, they will be deemed not viable and must realign with another group in support of a different candidate or they precints may be a school or a local church, but for some, they're getting a more personal, intimite experience . we go now to abc9's bria bell with that story. bria: jenna, east high is jenna, east high is preparing for a gop caucus. people are already showing up to

people running faucets, so pipes do not freeze, have caused the shortage. 3 seth hendler-voss, canton town manager: "we're asking folks to just not run their water if it's unnecessary. save that load of laundry for the morning, run that bath in the morning, and just be judicious when you're running your sink preparing dinner." the town manager says reservoir levels are being monitored every couple of hours. he asks for everyone's cooperation so the reservoir level can rise and the notice can be lifted. 3 there is no shortage of strange weather happening all across the states. severe weather closed several schools this morning in northwest florida. a confirmed twister touched down in escambia county. there are reports of many damaged buildings. tens of thousands of customers lost power. no word on any possible injuries. 3 in washington state... king county has issued phase-three flood alerts for two rivers. there is potential for widespread, moderate flooding. king county officials also advised that some areas could experience deep and fast flood water. 3 in san diego, california.... a

and that people running faucets so pipes do not freeze caused the shortage. 3 seth hendler-voss, canton town manager: "we're asking folks to just not run their water if it's unnecessary. save that load of laundry for the morning, run that bath in the morning, and just be judicious preparing dinner." the town manager says reservoir leveve are being monitored every couple of hours. he asks for everyone's cooperation so reservoir level can rise and the notice can be lifted. 3 3 3 happening today... eagles of death metal are due back in paris. the u.s band was playing at the bataclan theatre in paris when the theatre was stormed by islamic extremists. the attack left 89 people dead. at total of 130 people were killed in paris in coordinated attacks on november 13th. the eagles of death metal band kicked off its rescheduled european tour on saturday, capital, three months to the day after the paris attack. they are set to perform today at olympia. 3 3 president obama is welcoming southeast asian leaders to california for a summit. the president convened a summit of the "association of southe

i'm lukas voss. the sioux city catholic diocese is planning major changes for siouxland parishioners... dozens of churches will no longer host sunday mass. it's in response to a decline in people heading to church on sundays... and fewer priests trying to take care of more churches. abc9 news anchor jenna rehnstrom has more about the potential impact. father lingle says, "simply put, we have too many sunday masses in too many places that are too sparcly attended." father brent lingle tells me leading up to thursday's announcement, he's been praying for peace for the diocese he serves. but, he knows changes are neccessary to navigate the decreasing number of prits and also declining numbers of people they're serving. father lingle, "i look at my brother priests who are facing retirement age and i know they work hard and i know we're spending more time in our cars than we are doing ministry, so i'm about the process because as we look forward, i think it's going to revitalize priests." vibrant future h

i'm lukas voss. well the day is finally here for the presidential candidates... it's the iowa caucuses... but as of now... it's too close to call. now both the democratic and republican frontrunners... made swing ts hrough sioux city last night... monday. spoke to a crowd the sioux city convention center. her daughter... former secretary family has been iowa all day. after she talked secretary clinton sat down with our own jenna rehnstrom for a one-on-one interview. jenna rehnstrom says, "are you confident you can some feelings about obama's surge at the secretary clinton says, "i have to say, i feel very good it is close, and that's why it's very people who support me come out and caucus tomorrow night. we got good news that the blizzard won't be here 'till after midnight, so you don't have to worry about the weather, because i think so much is at stake in the election of 2016, and i'm thrilled to have the level of support and enthusiasm that i see in the crowds and what our campaign has built, but it all comes down to who shows up tomorrow, and i think if my su

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 work on your projects illegally." trump: "no, no, i'm the only one at this stage that's hired people. you haven't hired anybody." on trump's tax returns trump: "i want to release my tax returns but i

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 with us today cokie, i wanted to ta about john kasich, is it surprising to see him finish in been polling so low? surprising to see him finish in second, when he's been polling so low? cokie roberts r

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 trump celebrations- senator marco rubio who barely won second place in south carolina. rubio hit 3 states o

lukas voss... and meteorologist scott larson.. dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. ocheyedan and little sioux rivers. be aware that some adjacent agricultural land may become inundated with water. the stormcast hd shows that we have a quiet pattern with 2 minor rain and snow mix chances - 1 overnight into early tuesday and another on wednesday evening. temperatures are going to stay in the upper 30s to middle 40s for highs. we have a high temperature today of 41 with mostly cloudy skies and some fog and mist. the low tonight is 32 and it'll be cloudy a

i'm lukas voss. after almost 2 decades without a pay bump, the mayor of sioux city and council members are set to get a 50- percent raise ... it may seem like a big boost... but many inside city hall say... it's probably time ... when comparing the city council's wages to thier county counterparts, there's a big gap. woodbury county supervisors earning over 32 thousand dollars a year with their chair netting just under 40-grand. but does it justify the city council's pay increase? abc9 news reporter christina grijalva has more the mayor of sioux city and council members may soon be getting a much- needed raise. "it's been about 18 1/2 years by the time that the wages go into effect, um it's way over due." under the plan discussed at the last budget meeting-- the mayor's annual salary would increase from 10- thousand to 15- thousand dollars. city council pay would jump from 85-hundred to 13- thousand annually. although it may not be a full time job-- council members put in between 25-30 hours a week--

lukas voss... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this morning. " "" highlights a system snow to the region tuesday morning. this will drop accumulations of 1 can expect cooler temperatures tomorrow with highs in the 30s. but will be on the 40s and by the return! today's high is 47 with increasing clouds and wind speeds. tonight's low is 22 with a rain/snow mix. tomorrow's high is 31 with a few flakes early, then mostly cloudy skies. here's your extended forecast where beyond today, our precipitation chances are small and then much warmer temperates return for the weekend. scott: snow to the region overnight and into this will drop accumulations of 1 can expect cooler snow to the region overnight and to accuculations of 1 to 3 inches. then we can expect cooler temperatures tomorrow with highs in the 30s. but most of the week will be on the warmer side in the 40s and by the weekend - 50s and 60s return! today's high is 47 with increasing clouds and wind speeds. tonight's low is 22 with a rain/snow mix. tomorrow's hig

lukas voss... and meteorologist through overnight so be aware of some slick spots today. temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. the wind is from the east and southeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. here's the stormcast hd where we'll pull in a southeast wind today and tomorrow. then that will turn west and southwest on friday really opening the door to some high heat! we'll get into the upper 50s on friday. lukas scott: so be aware of some slick spots today. temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. the wind is from the east and southeast here's the stormcast hd where we'll pull in a southeast wind today and tomorrow. then that will turn west and southwest on friday really opening the door to some high heat! we'll get into the upper 50s on friday. lukas so be aware of some slick spots today. mperatures are in the 20s and 30s. the wind is from the east and southeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. here's the stormcast hd where we'll pull in a southeast wind today and tomorrow. then that will turn west and southwest on friday really opening the door to some high heat! we'll ge

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 honest - the last thing we need is another bush. that i cacatell you, that i can n ll you. (cheers). and while ted cruz, winner of the iowa caucus, couldn't repeat that performance in new hampshire, he

i'm lukas voss concerns about the zika virus growing right here in the u.s. - the governor of florida now expanding that state of emergency to five counties - and there are now more than 50 cases of the virus across 13 states and washington d.c. - abc's linzie janis is in miami this morning "this morning, florida preparing for the worst...declaring a public health emergency in five related cases of zika reported throughout the state. governor rick scott calling on the cdc to provide at least 1,000 zika antibody test kits for pregnant women to see if they contracted the virus in the past.. and thousands more kits to test for active cases. sot gov scott (13:47:51) the mosquito that causes zika virus is common in florida. the spread of the virus... a growing concern for the estimated 20 million tourists expected to visit florida in the spring break months. at miami international airport ... hundreds of flights a day coming in from the (gfx) 30 high risk countries flagged by the cdc. over 100 of them just from brazil... nats this morning, two million people are flocking to the streets of

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 third. ben carson and john kasich were at the bottom of the pack. they've vowed to march on to super tuesday the democrats are also focused on tuesday but first south carolina. ahead of the democratic

lukas voss... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this some cloudy skies on this thursday morning. visibility is low in northern and eastern siouxland with some light fog which has spread through the region. temperatures are in the 30s throughout the area and most spots are above freezing. the planner displays highs getting into the lower 50s. the stormcast hd shows than normal temperatures. today's high is 52 with mostly cloudy skies. tonight's low is 39 and it'll be mostly clear and comfortable. tomorrow's high is 61 with sunshine. it'll be warm and windy. here's a glance at your full 7 day forecast. lukas scott: low in northern and eastern siouxland with some light fog which has spread temperatures are in the 30s throughoutthe area and most spots are above freezing. the the lower 50s. the stormcast hd shows a very quiet pattern with far warmer than normal temperatures. today's high is 52 with mostly cloudy skies. tonight's low is 39 and it'll be mostly clear and comfortable. tomorrow's high is 61 with sunshine. i

i'm lukas voss. we begin this morning in rural nebraska... where human remains were found over the weekend. authorities believe the body has been there since this summer and they are now they're trying to identify who it is. the remains were found just east of tilden in according to the madison county sheriff, a hunter discovered the body sunday afternoon in a shelter belt north of highway 275. the investigator on the case says the unidentified person is believed to be a man who died sometime over the summer. a forensic exam is scheduled to determine the cause of death and identify the body. investigators saying they don't really have any leads at this time. " we honestly don't have anything to indicate foul play, but at this point there isn't anything to rule it out either. so we're just looking at this as a completely blank slate and we'll just rely our findings on what the forensic examinations come up with." the body is scheduled to be transported later today to the nebraska state laboratory in lincoln. lukas: an o'neill woman is dead and

i'm lukas voss after a week of meetings, the iowa utilities board has yet to make a decision on the bakken pipeline. the board held its final scheduled meeting thursday, and there is no information whatsoever of what's going to happen. during these memeings, board members have been reveaeang all they've learned over the past several months ... testimony and hearings. some still think the decision has already been made, but even now board members are getting more information from people on both sides of the issue ... and that is making the decision even more difficult. " it's a struggle," said geri huser, a member of the three person board. "i don't like that part of this process." board members say, regardless of their decision, these companies will want to transport crude oil. many people we've talked to one both sides will agree. the board is being very deliberate throhout this whole process. its spokesman says he believesthey're taking the right steps to get closer to a decision. " it sounds like the board is trying to really narrow down the issues that they need to address and they're

lynn voss will be 80 on monday and he is running in the 5k tomorrow and believe it or not he has only missed three of the races since they gak back in 1978. he says he loves runs and it's good for his health and it's become a tradition. >> every year for the last ten years i have said this is my we'll see. >> i am so proud, i mean, when we cross the finish line i always tear up a little bit. as a matter of fact i will probably do it now. >> if you see him out there tomorrow, make sure that you give him a high-five and if you are going out, here are things to keep in mind. the roads close at 3:00 a.m., and bayshore from flat to gandy, starts at 3:00 and him the other starts at 6:40 in the morning and the 5k starts at 9:30, and then sunday, streets close at 3:00, and the half marathon starts at 6:00 a.m. should be a lot of fun. if you need more information, you should know it but know because the race is tomorrow morning but if you need more, log on to fox13news.com. >> if you have not picked up out of luck, and then a big celebration at lido high school. >> how about this, lido first o

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 fired his communications director for spreading a false rumor that marco rubio had disparaged the bible. sot ted cruz we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity but rubio is focused on trump who is leading in nevada by 26 p

i'm lukas voss breaking this morning ... iowa now has its first confirmed case of the deadly zika virus. lukas an older women ... between the ageses of 61-80 ... contracted the virus after traveling to central america. the virus has been in the news lately mainly because pregnant women can become infected and give birth to babies with birth defects. several dozen cases have the united states but the iowa department of public health says there e no imminent danger to the public. we'll make sure to keep you updated on this story as it develops. lukas for the last three decades ... he dominated the supreme court and today he came to the great hall one last time ... thousands of friends, residents and dignitaries lined up to pay their respects to justice scalia. scalia was the current court's longest serving member. he passed away suddenly on saturday at the age of 79. his funeral will be held tomorrow. lukas: now turnrng back to local news, members of the wayne community schools' board of education are proposing a big project .

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 olympics to be cancelled. sot art caplan director of medical ethics, nyu langone medical center 132653 (gfx) th

that we can use t sharpen our tactics we take advantage of that tonight at ten, abc9 reporter lucus voss takes an in-depth look at local training efforts and why woodbury county officers say it's vital to being ready when needed. jenna: turning now to politcs, presidential candidates have moved on from iowa and are campaigning hard in new hampshire. jenna: a new poll out today shows donald trump holding a 20-point lead over marco rubio and ted cruz in new hampshire. the republican front runner is back in the granite state with five campaign events today. trump sot "gotta do it. it's called crunch time right? it's working out great. great people." jenna: the billionaire businessman spoke to a packed town hall meeting in new hampshire today. meanwhile, trump's rival.. ted cruz was quoted today criticizing former president jimmy carter's comments, saying he would prefer to have trump not cruz as a president. sot/cruz: he explained why. carter said because core beliefs, so he'll work with us and do what we want, but cruz -- that guy believes this stuff. jenna: on the democratic side hillary

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 obamacare are pretty good" (boo) then there's ted cruz -- who has faced tough questions after failing to consolidate evangelical support in nevada and especially in south carolina. th

isaac voss of he vermillion police department. "you know maybe they weren't accepted into that fraternity and this is retaliation. we don't know. we're looking at everything." fraternity members cleaned up the spray paint after police were on scene to investigate. school officials say there have been no reports of date rape in the greek system that they have been notified of and no one is being investigated for rape in this case. police say there are currently no suspects in the vandalism investigation. they say they believe there was only one person involved. fratatnity doesn't have cacaras that would have caught the act. coming up at news 4 at six, reaction from the school about how they are protecting members of phi delta theta. (sheila) the lawyer for a sioux city man, who's accused of shooting a police officer, and taking part in a string of recent robberies, wanan his clclnt's trial moved. (matt) in court documents, , aiah mothershed's attorney, matthew sioux city police chief doug young, and woodbury county attorney p.j. je

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 cannot find an impartial jury. christensen is accused of killing 19-year-old thomas bortvit in lukas: now to the race

abc9's lukas voss has morere in this edititn of move it momoay. nats: snowshoes .... sot: "sometimes you get sunlight so this is something that allowes you to still be active during the winter time." vo: that snow keeping you from your regular run or walk? well ... the cold or snowy conditions are no longer an excuse to miss that workout nats: snow show ... vo: snow shoeing is a great way to keep up with your cardio and work those quads. sot: "you are w wking muscles thth you don't normally work and that's why i is a great cross training activity. snow is a little bit deeped you dont sink as much with snow shoes but you still need to bring those quads up to get out of the snow." vo: at least four inches of snow are needed to effectively snow shoe ... four inches or more also help with this activity that you might not even think about ... nats: snow hill sot: "sledding if you think about how many times you walk up and down the hill just being active in that aspect ... having fun and than coming back up which is exercise in itself." nats: skating ... if you are more of

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 the 19-hundred block of west first street early wednesday morning-- right down the way from his own front door. the victim was identified as vernon mace-- the father of verna hoffman. "no more than a

i'm lukas voss super tuesday is almost here ... 12 states are up for grabs and the candidates are still going at it .... with the latest from v vginia here's stephanie ramos ... the gop p frontrunner dold trump taking insults from all sides. (move rubio insult first since it's's newer!) rubio: "trump doesn't sweat because his with the spray tan" delacuetara) donald trump in all wins and ithat happens we lose this country." trump has racked up support fromome of the loudest names in politics.? from new jersey christie ?and a first senate endorsement from alabama's jeff trump spent the weekend answering questions about an klux klan former duke. know david duke. i ever met him, and i just don't know anything about him. " has more delegates and more momentum than bernie sanders after her victory in this weekend's south carolina primary ramos: "no candidate can wrap up the nomination on super tuesday but it may be the end for some. the frontrunners are expected to serate themselves from their closest cokpetitors. stephanie ramos abc news, alexandria, virginia." lukas 45 year old neunaber is

i'm lukas voss sioux city recorded it's first murder of 2016 today, and literally jsut moments ago the suspect of the fatal stabbing wa taken into custody. . this breaking they have confirmed they have the police. lukas: 47-year-old elias wanatee is suspected of stabbing death of 50-year-old vernon mace. police were asking for a warrant to charge wanatee with 2nd degree murder. agagn, just confirird moments ago, police say they y have h h in custody nono authorities s y they were called out to the 1900 block of west 1st street in sioux city ... just after 2 this morning . the victim was taken to mercy medical center by a private party before officers arrived. he was treated for several stab wounds but died due to his injuries ... authorities say they believe that wantatee knew the victim and that this was not a random crime. abc9 has learned that wantatee was currently out on bond for an assault in which he brandished a machete in a walmart parking lot. . a bench warrent wawaissued for his this month after he failed to appear in courur again ... is being considered armed and dangerous

plus lukas voss will explore the benefits of working out... post cancer treatment so be sure to tune in tomorrow morning. jenna our local blood bank is hoping you get out and give blood before you caucustomorrow. lifeserve blood center is anticipating an increased need with the snow storm expected for tuesday. if you want to give blood... they encourage you to make an appointment. the number and website is on your screen. you can also walk in to their location in morningside - that's by hobby lobby. lifeserve provides blood to 100 hospitals and facilities the tri- state area. deborah/elisa (fred) a major winter siouxland tuesday. elisa elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m (fred) a blizzard watch is in effect for almost all of siouxland on tuesday. heavy snow and high winds will cause dangerous travel conditions. a blizzard means that mph or higher and produce visibility of a quarter mile or less. a blizzard may have heavy snow, but not necessarily. the port neal welding company skycam hd shows a nice looking picture of downtown sioux city high and 3

isaac voss of the vermillion police department. "you know maybe they weren't accepted into that fraternity and this is retaliation. we don't know. we're looking at everything." other students on campus are reacting to the words spray painted on the fraternity house wall, including first-year graduate student jackie hendry. "sometimes with your friends you hear things about questionable behavior, maybe not necessarily this house, but at other greek affiliated events," "and i've never had a personanaexperience with that. but sometimes kinda makes you wonder. b b i mean obviously don't necessarily memes that just some paint on the side of a building should you know determine anyone's opinion about a specific house." vermillion police say there is no information to suggest that any member of phi delta theta has committed a date rape. "authorities say thhre are no current suspects in the vandalism m investigation. they do say they believe there's only one person involved. in vermillion, south dakota, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4." >> the f

i'm lukas voss. a man was shot and killed by a

i'm lukas voss. we begin this morning with the shooting spree in michigan.. six people were shot and killed in a crime that seems completely random. abc's alex perez has the latest. "investigators in kalamazoo michigan on the hunt for answers after a deadly rampage leaves 6 dead.

i'm lukas voss ... some big changes are in stote for the diocese of sioux city... because of low attendance and a declining number of priests... the diocese will reduce the number of parishes from 108, to fewer than 70 beginning in 2017. but the same can

jessica rae: good morning i am lukas voss and this is your quick news uate ... lukas let's check in with for the >>> good morning, amererica. it's 8:00 a.m. super bowl showstoppers. beyonce. bruno. and coldplay. all fall in formation. we got what you didn't see at the big game. we're taking you behind the scenes of the big moments. from the million-dollar winner behind the dog gone great ad. >> youind everything okay, sir? >> and when steve harvey finally got it right. >> i'm back and this time, i'm going to get it right. >>> and what it's really like watching the game from t marlo. inside the super bowl like you have never seen it. secret battle. the king of pop's daughter fighting back against the pressure of games. revealing she's going to aa and lashing out what she calls ridiculous expectations. wake me up when it's all over >>> new overnight. duchess kate on a mission, speaking out about her number one priority and powerful new message and reveal her son george's brand-new obsession as we say -- >> good morning, america . >>> wcome back on this monday morn

isaac voss of the vermillion police department. "you know maybe they weren't and this is retaliation. we don't know. we're looking at everything." other students on campus are reacting to the words spray painted on the fraternity house wall, including first-year graduate student jackie hendry. "sometimes with your friends you hear things about questionable behavior, maybe not necessarily this house, but at other greek affiliated events," "and i've never had a personal experience with that. but sometimes kinda makes you wonder. but i mean obviously i don't necessarily means that just some paint on the side of a building should you know determine anyone's opinion about a specific house." vermillion police say there is no information to suggest that any member of phi delta theta has committed a date rape. "authorities say there are no current suspects in the vandalism investigation. they do say they believe there's only one person involved. in vermillion, south dakota, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4." >> the fraternity did not have cameras

with that, we'll have snow totals near 1 foot and very strong jessica rae: good morning i am lukas voss and thisiss your quick >>> we welcome you back to "good morning america." and this is a live shot of a group called nurses for bernie and they arere ready to rock the boat for bernie sandersere in iowa. and we also he republican candidate ben carson's headquterses this morning. yep, they're already in full swing in urbandale. and those are voters at the machine s shed diner.r. they're excited for jon karl and they're excited for tonight's caucus. all across the state right now. we're covering every angle of this camamign. this mornghere from the state house.e. >>> other news and headlines this morning. >>> but first, robin, you had a chance to sit down with bernie and jane sanders. >> yes, he's making headlines overnight, he said he's not stopping here in iowa, he's going all of the way to the convention. not many expected that hillary clinton would have such serious competion and she has and it is, from a s senatorrom vermont. he's drawing younger crowds at his stops. i had a chance

tiffany mitchell, basket is way voss, -- cuevas is stealing everything. she is going to miss the shot. she gets her own rebound. the gamecocks are going to go on and when this basketball game tonight. 66-45, 27-one for the gamecocks. we will talk about -- we talked about the man early. a lot of guys question the guys tonight. it is been so long. are you thinking about the ncaa tournament? are you looking at the end of the tunnel? >> we're not worried about how many wins were going to get. were just worried about the next game. the next game is the hardest and most important game for us. we would like to win every game. that is the plan, obviously, but we're not looking too much into the future saying that we are going to finish with this record. were just worrying about playing the next game.>> the more about it. cooper will not run the 40 yard dash. he has an upper hamstring -- he has a hamstring injury. he is choosing not to run the 40 yard dash. he has been known -- it has been known that the turf is very slick it indianapolis. clemson baseball, they l