sleigh bells ring are youthe iowa hawkeyes are e pending their christmaa in california for the rose bowl. the football team boarded their flight yesterday from cedar rapids -- surrounded by their families for the christmas eve sendoff. the players obviously exccied as they took picttes of each other and themselves -- to document the big day. the team will take on stanford university in pasadena on new from california. you can join ron steele, mark woodley and the crew to keep you updated on the hawkeyes as they get set for their rose bowl now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. >>> we are back on this christmas day. we hope that the all of you at making memories with with family anan friends today. >> meantime w with, we are so thrilled to welcome in a group of kids who have per are fromm agess 9 to 13, and they have performed all of the way from here to the white house. >> andnd they will be joining felicia key with their rendition feliz navidad feliz navidad feliz navidad prospero ano y felicidad feliz navidad feliz navidad feliz navidad prospero ano y felicidad i wanna wish yo

cellular center in cedar rapids partnered with youth organization team iowa to put on an all- day dodgeball tournament. tv9's brady smith takes us to "turf wars." 48 teams...3 courts...and one giant battle fofobragging rights. "you just gotta go hard and give it everything you've got. you've got to be able to catch the ball, throw the ball, dodge the ball." those are the basics, but once on the turf, it's anything but easy to avoid getting pummeled. try telling that to blade durbala and sam maresh, who keep it simple. "like the back of our shirts say: "if you can dodge a pipe wrench, you can dodge a ball!"taylor moore and her purple cobras had to play smart against these guys and their team of benton community juniors. "aim for the knees so they can't catch it." "we played better and did better than i thought we grade."they went down in the first round. but they had fun, and kenyon murray says that's what counts. this is a game that appeals to all ages and ability levels. "we have have a 35 and older league, so from little kids all the way u uto adults, i think it's just fun."and this tourn

people from all over iowa and even outside the state were in cedar rapids today to play a classic gym activities from decades past: dodgeball. with youth organization team iowa to host "turf wars." 48 teams of all ages and ability levels played on 3 courts -- yes, ability levels in dodgeball. one of the organizers - who is noted for his basketball playing and coaching - said it was an ideal way to get families together. "it's just a blast. right now i don't think it really matters win lose or draw, just everybody's having fun, and it's just nice to have something different for the family in cedar rapids to get involved in." " murray says team iowa may be interested in bringing the tournament back to cedar rapids. if you ever a university of iowa police officer on the nightshift anytime soon... . ...there's a reason why they may be tougher to tell apart... our show you care spotlight offers why they're supporting one officer during a "tender time". hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, str

youth. ted cruz in iowa, mocked the charge that he'd cut access to birth control presidential candidate"last i checked, we don't have a rubber shortage in america. ." donald trump warned cnn about the next republican faceoff december 15th presidential candidate"i won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars all of which goes to wounded warriors or to vets cheers! seriously" the billionaire said he might debate ..worried he'd be called a chicken if he doesn't steve handelsman reporting. while trump is leading in a lot of the early states...history proves there's still time. newt gingrich was leading mitt romney in december of 2011 by course... romney clinched the nomination in 2012. while we are looking ahead to the caucuses...we are also thinking about christmas... experts say a lot of people got a good start to shopping on cyber monday. according to adobe digital index, sales topped a record 3-billion- dollars yesterday. that's on top of the eight-billion spent on cyber sales since thanksgiving. traffic was so heavy on some websites...there were technical problems. the top cyber

cellular center in cedar rapids partnered with youth organization team iowa to put on an all- day dodgeball tournament. tv9's brady smith takes us to "turf wars." 48 teams...3 courts...and one giant battle for bragging rights. "you just gotta go hard and give it everything you've got. you've got to be able to catch the ball, throw the ball, dodge the ball." those are the basics, but once on the turf, it's anything but easy to avoid getting pumumled. try telling that to blade durbala and sam maresh, who keep it simple. "like the back of our shirts say: "if you can dodge a pipe wrench, you can dodge a ball!"taylor moore and her purple cobras had to play smart against these guys and their team of benton community juniors. "aim for the knees so they can't catch it." "we played bebeer and did better than i thought we would, considering most of us are in 7th ggde."they went down in the first rouou. but they had fun, and kenyon that's what counts. this is a game that appeals to all ages and ability levels. "we have have a 35 and older league, so from little kids all the way up to adults, i think i

youth. ted cruz in iowa marked the charge that he connects to birth control. >> last i checked don't have abber shortage in america. >> reporter: donald trump warned cnn about the next republican face-off december 15th. >> i won't do the debate unless they pay me $5 million, all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or go to vets. >> reporter: the billionaire said he might debate, worried he'd be called a chicken if he doesn't. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> a little less green on radar than we did earlier today, but don't put the umbrellas away just yet. more rain is coming and it could make the morning drive a bit difficult, especially when you add the fog in. i'll help you plan your commute to work or school next on nbc 10 news at 4:00. >>> it is the end of an era. los angeles laker kobe bryant is home to play his last game in philadelphia before his retirement. bryant is nearly two decades removed from lower merion high school, but tonight against the sixers, he's expected to address the media at a pregame news conference at 5:00. nbc 10 will bring you that live o

youth activites... a 1.2 million dollar expansion for iowa state univ extension is providing new opportunities in sioux city. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning at their new office located on southern hills drive here in sioux city. cooridinators of the program say, students aren't going to be the only ones to benefit from the new facility "this building will be a resource for all additional classroom space that we have, the teaching garden outside, and our learning kitchen we'll be able to offer more programs to more residents of woodbury county and also serve more youth out of this building." woodbury county extension moved into the new facility back in november. which includes a classroom large enough to host up to 100 people, . jenna: still to come... siouxland familes need your help... but time is running out to buy christmas gifts for operation toys. how you can help, coming up. fred: (fred) light snow is coming, as are strong winds and cool temperatures. your forecast is after the break. stawith us! rain and snow tonight, then light snow tomorrow. fred: a winter weather advisory wil

youth. ted cruz in iowa mocked the charge that he'd cut access to birth control. >> last i checked, we don'tave a rubber shortage in america. >> reporter: donald trump warned cnn about the next republican face-off december 15th. >> i won't do the debate unless they pay me $5 million all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or go to vets. >> reporter: the billionaire said he might debate, worried he'd be called a chicken if he doesn't. and donald trump says he is not a chicken. he definitely tops the pecking order in republican polls, running first in iowa where the vote is exactly two months from today. and polling on the top in new hampshire and in south carolina where they vote next. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> some high-profile chefs will gamble with new restaurants as part of the mgm national harbor casino. jose andres, marcus samuelsson and bryan and michael voltaggio signed on to open restaurants. jose andres is going to feature seafood. the voltaggio brothers are going to open a steakhouse. the mgm casino is scheduled to open in the second half of next year. >>> now the r

youth. ted cruz in iowa mocked the charge that he'd cut access to birth control. >> last i checked, we don't have a rubber shortage in america. >> reporter: donald trump warned cnn about the next republican face-off december 15th. >> i won't do the debate unless they pay me $5 million, all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or go to vets. >> reporter: the billionaire said he might debate, worried he'd be called a chicken if he doesn't. but trump tops the pecking order in republican polls. first in iowa, where they vote two months from today, first in new hampshire and south carolina where they vote next. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >> thanks, steve. >>> going to take you live now to the white house where you'll get a look at a large red ribbon on display an the north side to commemorate world aids day. this is a live picture. the administration says there are nearly 37 million people worldwide living with hiv including more than a million here in the u.s. >>> also here in the district, mayor bowser signed onto a pledge to end the hiv/aids epidemic by the year 2030. that pledge is

youthful offenders unconstitutional. but the appeals court rejected , that argument. another ruling by the iowa appeals court says wellmark blue cross blue shield improperly refused to pay for expensive life-saving drugs for patients with a rare blood disease. the judges said wellmark looked for reasons to deny millions of dollars in claims for drugs used to treat hemophilia . wellmark was sued by an iowa city pharmacist. a judge will now calculate how wellmark says it will appeal. a man convicted of murdering two people in marshall county died in prison. 76-year-old john wilson died from complications from pneumonia. wilson has been in prison since 1983. we're keeping an eye on weather conditions this christmas eve. coming up the problems the snow , is causing in north central iowa. and, a girl helped by a hospital this christmas eve. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's tim

youthful offenders was unconstitutional. but the appeals court rejected that argument. the iowa appeals court also ruling wellmark blue cross blue shield improperly refused to pay for expensive life-saving drugs for patients with a rare blood disease. the judges said wellmark looked for reasons to deny millions of dollars in claims for drugs used to treat hemophilia . wellmark was sued by iowa city pharmacist michael stein. a judge will now calculate how wellmark says it will appeal. a late night for northern iowa basketball fans last night. the panthers taking on washington state in the hawaiian airlines diamond head classic. the game going on long after midnight iowa time. but those fans who stayed up were rewarded. uni won, 63-59. let's take another live look at the dot cam. the snow started falling around 10:00 this morning. coming up, how much more we can expect this christmas eve. a little later hear why police elf on the shelf. america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making

but after a plea agreement he is now being charged as a youthful offenderrmeaning a juvinile judge will determine his punishment. a 16-year-old iowa boy dies five day after collapsing at basketball practice. authorities say woodward-grainger junior drew jacobson was air- lifted to the hospital last week. he was revived twice with a defibriallator -- but ultimately did not survive. school officials s sy his collapse was not the result of contact or a specific play at practice. decision 2016 coverage -- the fallout continuing tonight after presidential candidate donald trump makes some controversial the republican candidate read a prepared statement yesterday at a rally in south carolina calling for a complete shutdown of muslims entering the u-s "until we are able to determine and understand this problem, and the dadagers threat iiposes, our country cannot be the victim many are firing back tonight -- including the mayor of philaddphia who compared trump to hitler. "it's taking a page from the playbook of hitler, demonize a to ban or eliminate that group assome kind of solution to a problem that does not mayor nutter went on to say

grief counselors were at the high school on sunday.a youth wrestling tournament scheduled for yesterday was cancelled after his death. an iowa city school board member is calling new state-wide stats an t.they show black students continue to be removed from class for disciplinary reasons more oftern than students of other races.black students account for only 5-percent of all students throughout iowa -- but make up 18-percent of the students have been removed from class.that's higher than any other race by far.school officials say they are working to address the disparaties. a white christmas doesn't seem that likely here in the corridor -- but that might be good news since a lot of people are getting ready to hit the road this week. week.triple-a expects a record breaking year for holiday travel with more than one hundred million americans traveling between wednesday and sunday.one of the big reasons people are driving is the low gas prices.you can find a gallon of gas for a dollar eighty and below in some parts of the corridor. that's the first time the price at the pump has dropped that low since 2009. it's now on this mo

100% natural, age defying formula is clinically proven to provide healthier, more youthful looking lips. chapstick "iowa friends for companion animals" led a discussion on puppy mills last night in le mars. the nonprofit group is lobbying the state agriculture department to toughen animal welfare laws. it says iowa has the second most puppy mills in the country. "we are not trying to end dog breeding, we aren't trying to move mountains with this legislation," said kathie pfaffle. "all we're trying to do is make the conditions for the dogs living in the usda facilities in the state of iowa better." the group hopes their efforts bring stricter oversight into the industry. << << << << in addition to the many single digit temperature readings early this morning, many will have some fog to deal with as well. visibilities could fall below one mile in some places along with some re-freezing on area roads, so use some extra caution when commuting this morning. once we burn off the fog, the sunshine will return in full and help temperatures rise into the early tomorrow morning, but that won't stop many from maki

which raises money to help youth hockey programs in sioux city and sioux falls. and staying on the ice... a bunch of iowa hockey fans got to see the oldest trophy in professional sports... people in bettendorf were lined up for hours to see the stanley cup. the quad city mallards worked hard to get the cup to the quad cities, and they used the opportunity to raise money for a good cause. they sold a thousand dollars worth of "fast passes"... allowing people to skip the line and see the cup. the money raised was donated to a local fo bank. philip pritchard/hockey hall of fame curator: it's always special, i think every day out there it's a unique time and another story is told in the day in the life of the stanley cup. deborah: the stanley cup will go back to toronto tomorrow... before heading to foxborough, massachussetts for the winter classic on new years day. deborah republican presidential trump says he's responsible for a plan by the obama administration to step-up deportations beginning next month. trump says the move only came after his comments on the campaign trail to deport the estimated 11- mi

more information on the siouxland youth orchestra, we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 3 and today, several hundred people attended the iowa state judo championships in sioux city.the championships took place at the long lines recreation center, where local *judo* competitors went head to hehe in this dynamic sport.. . day's event was hosted by the sioux city judo club. 3 (girl-molly. didn't spell her last name.) "it's not like karate. it's not like any other sport. so it means a lot to us when we do it."(chelsea hoffman - mother to a judo student) "i love judo. it's taught him a lot. he's got a lot of self-discipline coming here, and i'm just really proud of him and i'm glad i got him enrolled in this." (ryan schiebout - owner and lead instructor at the sioux falls hapkido and judo club) "and there's nothing better that we can do than take a nice quick trip down to sioux city, practice our skills, put our life skills on the line, and see what we can do with our challenges and making ourselves better. and increasing our knowledge through friendly event the family-the family-friendly event was an opportunity for participant

iowa hawkeyes upset the wichita state shockers. but it's been an up and down start for the hawkeyes who have a lot of youth coming off of their bench. tonight they get florida state at home as a part of the big ten-- a-c-c challenge. the big ten led this season's series 7-4 coming into tonights game. let's head to carver-hawkeye arena-- a less than full house tonight. hawkeyes down early-- nifty layin by anthony clemmons. iowa down 7 now-- mike gesell doing what he can to get iowa back in it-- pull up jumper from the top of the key knockes it down 5 point game. peter jok stepping just inside the arc knocks down the long two 21-16 seminoles. jarred uthoff waking up the hawkeye home court with a three to knot it up at 21. now trying to take the lead uthoff drives-- dishes and woodbury lays it in iowa would trail still trail by 1 at half. second half. now you want more uthoff you get more uthoff-- the long two tickles the twine iowa up one. then uthoff shows off with a block-- gesell feeds him-- and uthoff you are handed jam... in women's basketball the cyclone women take down northern iowa in cedar falls 84 to 75 the final-- seanna j

like more information on the siouxland youth orchestra, we have a link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 several hundred people attended the iowa state judo championships in sioux city.the championships took place at the long lines recreation center, where local to head in this dynamic sport.. yesterday's event was hosted by the sioux city judo club. 3 (girl-molly. didn't spell her last name.) "it's not like karate. it's not like any other sport. so it means a lot to us when we do it."(chelsea hoffman - mother to a judo student) "i love judo. it's taught him a lot. he's got a lot of self-discipline coming here, and i'm just really proud of him and i'm glad i got him enrolled in this." (ryan schiebout - owner and lead instructor at the sioux falls hapkido and judo club) "and there's nothing better that we can do than take a nice quick trip down to sioux city, practice our skills, put our life skills on the line, and see what we can do with our challenges and making ourselves better. and increasing our knowledge through competition."the family- friendly event was an opportunity for participants to enjoy the olympic sport. 3 the p

youthful offender. he's being held in the linn county juvenile detention center. a judge will decide his fate. after he turns 18 -- he'll return to adult ccurt and prison two people -- including a woman from iowa. the plane went down in a field. the medical examiner says dawn harl, from des moines, and a man from missouri died. the n-t-s-b says it's not sure yet what happened -- if the plane was trying to land or was just passing through. the longngarm of the law doesn't have to reach far to find someone trying to steal christmas. video shows a woman stealing ght from her neighbor's front steps. it happened in florida. t trns out the thief -- is the wife of a police officer. the victim -- a fellow officer and his wife. the packages were christmas gifts for their children. "herers the word. we're watching the porch pirates. the we're going to put you in jail and you'll spend christmas in our jail. you won't need any presents." the packages were returned the woman is facing bbrglary chchrges. as iowa gets ready for the rose bowl, a big honor for the coach. kirk ferentz receives a national coach of the year award. he won the woody hayes award -- given by the touchdown club of columbus. that group

iowa can to hear carson speak. and, they have heard from other candidates as well. and while, they just make the age limit to vote, they are encouraging other youth to share their voices as well. "it is important to vote as a four years, that's your future. what they do, what they say, that's the future," said remsen-union high school 18-year-old student katie gannon. a future that will be determined soon as the iowa caucuses grow near. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will also be at buena vista university next week. he'll be there on tuesday at 10:00 a.m. on monday, the vermont senator will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 p.m. the last time sanders campaigned in siouxland was in july. controversy surrounds bernie sanders campaign after a staffer got caught looking at voter information for hillary clinton. the staffer was fired. but, the sanders campaign claims the democratic national committe is trying to sabotage sanders and is favoring clinton. a computer glitch allowed the staffer to peek at clinton's voter information. the d-n-c has now shut down the sanders campaign's access to its own voter database. and th

youth hockey foundation... which raises programs in sioux city and sioux falls. and staying on the ice... a bunch of iowa hockey fans got to see the oldest trophy in professional sports... people in bettendorf were lined up for hours to see the stanley cup. the quad city mallards worked hard to get the cup to the quad cities, and they used the opportunity to raise money for a good cause. they sold a thousand dollars worth of "fast passes"... allowing people to skip the line and see the cup. the money raised was donated to a local food bank. philip pritchard/hockey hall of fame curator: it's always special, i think every day out there it's a unique time and another story is told in the day in the life of the stanley cup. deborah: the stanley cup will be in foxborough, massachussetts for the winter classic on new years day. " deborah: still to come... you'll meet the siouxland pastor who is becoming an internet sensation... for his dancing on live with kelly and michael. stay with us! scott: we'll have... abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news t

iowa high school wrestler - died last night - after collapsing* at a tournament. tournament.doctors say they don't know why - austin roberts - - of spencer* high school - died.he also played on the school's - football team.a youth wrestling tournament - scheduled for today - was cancelled after his death. over - seas - a bomb scare - on a jumbo jet - turned out to be a hoax.the air - france jet - made an emergency landing in kenya.- that's after a suspicious device - was found in a - lavatory.the jet was flying - from a resort island in the indian ocean - to paris.no one hurt - and four people - are being questioned . "everybody stayed calm and everything was just fine and air france their team was just wonderful." wonderful."investigators describe the device - as a card-board box - with a kitchen timer inside.police more confirmation that a major shake - up is happening in the presidential race in iowa.today the latest - cbs news poll - shows ted cruz - - taking a big lead over donald trump for the republican nomination.cruz leads - forty to thirty - one percent.that's roughly - the same gap as a des moines register iowa poll last week. during a visit to iowa - yesterday - trump criticized the paper - and call

first we're giving $2 million in software grants to youth oriented nonprofit groupsps donating these 200a high school wrestler from iowa dies after collapsingat a meet. auautin roberts was a senior at spencer high school. he placed eighth at the 2-a state wrestling tournament last year. he was competing in the 220-pound weight division saturday when he collapsed... "i really don't'tknow what happened. it looked like things were going ok and then all of a sudden he was on the floor like there was nothing there left to give like he was comptetely worn where he died to learn more about the cause -- but have not heard has already raised more than 26-thousandd dollalas. now, let's go to eileen with a at weather. winter officially begins tonight >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from >> i can't tell who that is, but

youthful offender. he's being held in the linn county juvenile detention center. a judge will decide his fate. after he turns 18 -- he'll possibility. a plane crash in missouri kills two people -- including a woman from iowa. the plane went down in a field. the medical examiner says dawn from missouri died. the n-t-s-b says it's not sure yet what happened -- if the plane was trying to land or was just passing through. jail time and probation for a man who ended up being shot by rapids police. kyle orth will serve two 90-day stretches in jail --- and he gets three years probation. march-- after aiming his vehicle at police who'd been chasing him. he pleaded guilty to drunk driving and trying to elude officers. a four-car crash leaves one person injured. it happened near f avenue and collins road in cedar rapids. authorities say one driver was ticketed for not maintaining control -- leading to the chain reaction crash. the person who was hurt -- their threatening. scary moments on the road -- and outside a business in dubuque. a car hit a building -- causing a gas leak. it happened tuesday morning on white street in downtown other car before the crash. "one of the cars continued on and struck a building at