Opportunity for us all to be together. As nurses, were together everyday, so its kind of a family. Teddy bears were also given to newborn babies at the pediatric and neonatal intensivecare unit. 3 3 a sioux city group also held a traditional christmas lunch for those in need today. The Gospel Mission made sure the hungry got their fill of turkey and all the trimmings. Besides the food, participants also enjoyed Christmas Carols and good company. It took over dozens of turkeys to satisfy everyones appetite. More than 1hundred twenty people enjoyed a free meal at the Gospel Mission. 3 were thankful to be adding a meal to the special day here at the Gospel Mission. To those who dont have a place to go, a lot of our guests find their way to a home or friends to a christmas meal. Thanks to what they put out this year. The Gospel Mission serves meals every day of the helping hand. 3 christmas night calls for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures near the 30 degree mark. Winter weather advisories are in effect between 6pm Christmas Evening until 6pm saturday evening for northwestern portions of siouxland, as they expect 36 of snow. Rain snow mix will move into the area this afternoon and will transition to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. Sunday will have partly cloudy and blustery conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. We are carefully watching another potential storm system that will impact the area monday and tuesday of next week. 3 hes not on board with banning all muslims. But northwest iowas congressman steve king says some changes must be suspending the influx of immigrants from terror producing countries like iraq. Syria. And yemen. And. After making fact finding trips to iraq. Turkey. Hungary. And sweden. He also has some ideas on how the us can best help those victims of violence. Our larry wentz sat down with the congressman earlier this week and has more. 3 so i say instead suspend them from coming from those countries. Lets defeat the caliphates, defeat the culture that creates that kind of hatred, and then we have a better opportunity to be a more open nation than we are today. so from those countries i went up to sweden to see the other end of this. And the swedish migration. Their immigration. Is triple that of the United States on a per capita basis. At this point to me it looks like me. Judging from the people i talked to across the political spectrum. The its history in the making. I went to see it. I got to talk to a lot of people who were involved in it. And i think were better off helping people where they live than we are setting the demographic stage to transform the culture once they do when they arrive. And europe will no longer be europe if this continues and in another generation we wont recognize all of western europe. Your philosophy in short if i heard it is we as america are better off to help the people where theyre from. Aid. Whatever we can. Rather than spread across the globe because its really not good for everybody. That is what i believe is right. Plus if you look at the dollars and cents. For everyone we bring here it costs us about 64thousand dollars per refugee out of the taxpayers pocket. And you can home country with that same amount of money. And then youre not. The people that will rebuild that area. Youre not pulling them away. You keep them close and then you can put them back in again. They should be able to live in their native lands where theyve lived since antiquity. And youre watching isis in particular. They assault the yazidis and the christians. If we were to pull the yazidis and the christians out that region and bring them all to the United States for example. Then radical islam has free reign in that territory and we will have helped them with their ethnic cleansing of things that they consider to be some claim of their native lands. 3 to see larrys entire interview with congressman king. You can go to our website at siouxland 3 3 nearly 2 years after a fire gutted the famous Younkers Department store in downtown des moines. Work to revive part of the iowa landmark is expected to start soon. Most of the building was destroyed by the fire in march of 2014. The exact cause was march a Wisconsin Company plans to start renovating part of the structure into 60 apartments and commercial space. Along with the restoration of the famed younkers tea room. The store opened in 1899. The tea room opened in 193. And in 1939 the first escalator in iowa was installed in the building. The store closed in 2005. 3 a Police Officer in louisiana crashed his patrol car on Christmas Eve. Dont worry, hes okay. And now, as reporter Kimberly Curth explains. He has quite a story to tell. 3 nats traffic it was supposed to be a routine overnight patrol for covington Police Officer lance benjamin. Until he came across a perp like no other. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. one i couldnt put exactly put handcuffs on. You may be wondering who . officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. aw man he clawed up my shirt. Who would do such a thing in a Police Cruiser on Christmas Eve . . officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. started pecking the back of my head. This guy, benjamin, covington, la police dept. as i was exiting the subdivision, going about 10 miles an hour, suddenly i felt something hit the left side of my face. So im thinking okay maybe it was a football or something. And then i felt some scratching on the back of my head and some pecking. Thats right an owl flew right into his open drivers side window, and made himself right at home. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. slapped me a few times with his wings, kept on going with his talons. Captured on officer benjamins body camera. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. theres an owl in the unit there. But only after benjamins defensive driving training was put to good use. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. i tried to keep control of my car, went into a ditch, avoided some trees. Finally was able to stop the car put it in park get out and there he was just chilling out in the car. Thankfully, no one was hurt and there was only minor damage to benjamins cruiser. As for this perp. Hes in the wind. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. we rolled down the passenger side window. Um and after about 45 minutes he finally flew out. Now, thanks to his fellow officers, benjamin has a permanent partner in crime for those late night ridealongs. Covington, la police dept. thats my good luck charm from now on. Hopefully i dont have to have any more owl encounters. Yea, i bet he got a hoot out of that. 3 3 pope francis delivered his traditional urbi et orbi message to the city and the world. As Anna Matranga reports. In his Christmas Day speech, the pope called for peace in syria, libya and other parts of the world. 3 nats buon natale nats pope followed by female translator track 1 pope francis condemned brutal acts of terrorism in his Christmas Day message and prayed for an end to war and human suffering. quick nats of 3 speech he also offered hope. sot translator francis the grace of god can convert hearts and a way out of humanly insoluble situations. Tens of thousands of faithful packed st. Peters square. sot Hana Anderson tourist he uses his influence and who he is and his role in the Catholic Church to bring our attention to the things that jesus would want us to bring attention to. track 3 security was heavy, two security checks before entering. sot michelle mcfetridge, tourist its part know that were safe here. bridge Anna Matranga cbs news, vatican city the pope also spoke of those closest to his heart, the poor and disadvantaged. At the community of santegidio, members are taking the popes message to heart. The Catholic Charity feeds over 200,000 homeless on Christmas Day. sot Alberto Quattrucci, member, community of santegidio this is the revolutionary force of this pope. He said, the gospel is not only a spiritual or religious message, but the gospel is also a Political Program to change the world. Member Alberto Quattrucci says francis devotion to the poor is contagious. The number of volunteers is up. Not only among catholics but also among noncatholics. And even non believers. Anna matranga, cbs news, the vatican. 3 pope francis also called for resuming peace talks between israel and the palestinians as well as an end to conflicts in this is pope francis third christmas as the head of the Catholic Church. 3 still to come tonight at ten. Now that christmas dinner is over. Well let you know how you can enjoy the leftovers over the next day or so. Without getting sick. In tonights healthwatch. 3 siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 first alert weather with meteorologist kayla novak. 3 3 3 jetske and kayla talk about todays weather and the 3 christmas night calls for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures near the 30 degree mark. Winter weather advisories are in effect between 6pm Christmas Evening until 6pm saturday evening for northwestern portions of siouxland, as they expect 24 of snow. Winter storm warning for lincoln and yankton co. , sd in effect until 6pm saturday evening; expecting 68 of snow. Rain snow mix will move into the area this afternoon and will transition to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. Sunday will have conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. We are carefully watching another potential storm system that will impact the area monday 3 the race to replace president obama may be influenced by the 2016 decisions of the Supreme Court. Well look at the possibilities and their potential impact on the 3 3 the Us Supreme Court is set that could impact americans lives. National correspondent jeff barnd looks at whether those decisions could also affect the politics of the president ial race. 3 nine people took the main stage at the last republican president ial debate of 2015. But could these nine people make an even bigger impact on the next general election . Sot russell wheeler, theres a way to put a popular imprint on the federal judiciary. Its not by impeaching judges or that sort of thing. Its by president ial electionsto the extent people will actually think about the court as opposed to terrorism, the economy, or you name itdepends a little on what the decisions are next june. Some of the decisions include cases on affirmative action, redistricting, abortion, and another challenge to the Affordable Care act. All have Major Political implications for both democrats and republicans. Sotrep. Phil roe, r tennesseepeople now look at the court and think its a political body, not a body thats actually interpreting the constitution. Both sides have accused the court of decisions. This year, republicans in particular including president ial candidates bashed the court for its decisions upholding the Affordable Care actand striking down laws against samesex sotjohnson, r ohio it just seems as though they were a more liberal court. Stand up jeff barnd, but perhaps most the issue of appointments to the courtfour of the current Supreme Court justices are more than 75 years old. That means the next president could nominate multiple people to the bench. Sotrep. Alan grayson, d floridaone of the big needs in voting next year, is to vote for a president wholl continue to make good appointments to the Supreme Court. So far, the judiciary ranks low in voter issues pollswell behind the economy and terrorismthe social issues the court will decide onrank higherwhich leaves hope for some politicians, that voters will make that connection between now and november. Sotrep. Bill johnson, r ohioit is going to be very important that americans understand that, that who sits on that Supreme Court in the lot of the ways that we live. In washingtonim jeff barnd reporting. 3 the Supreme Court has already had three sessions of oral arguments in its current term. The court will begin hearing its next group of cases on january 11th. 3 many couples exchanged gifts of clothing or jewlery today. But one eastern iowa couple got much more personal this christmas. How theyre celebrating after giving and receiving the gift of life this christmas. Coming up 3 an iowa woman received a unique early Christmas Present from her husband this year. A kidney. Reporter mark carlson has their story. 3 Kristin Thelander received kidney i mean i think we have been soul mates from the beginning, we met the first day of freshman week k at st. Olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18. That was back in 1972. Wayne and Kristin Thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. These days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the ui school of music. For years kristin has battled polyscystic Kidney Disease which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. wayne thelander donated kidney kind of an ahha moment, we both said, oh youre a negative, well i think im a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type. Doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics kristin was a kidney transplant right as the Holiday Season began. And wayne was her perfect match. dr. Alan Reed University of iowa Organ Transplant Center in the distant past, only people who were genetically lated would donate organs, but t now its becoming far momo common for peoplethat are not genetically related to do it, so husband to wife, wife to husband, friend to friend and anonymous donors. Kristin Thelander received kidney i never dared count on waynes kidney, at least my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed like it was meant to be. Wayne thelander donated kidney to me its a selfish decision to do this because i want to spend more time with 3 her, and i want it to be quality time rather than being worried about being hooked up to a dialysis machine, or how that impacts her life. This christmas the couple says theyre feeling great, and their health is great too all thanks to a very unique gift. Kristin Thelander rece ived kidney i say im 100 percent norwegian but i have a 3 holiday meals tend to result in lots of holiday leftovers. Tonight. Reporter holly firfer has some tips on how to eat them safely to prevent food poisoning. 3 part of the fun of the holidays is eating the big family meal and enjoying the delicious left overs. Following some simple rules can keep our food safefor starters. Make sure that we dont leave it sitting out longer than two hours and we want to make sure we chill it appropriately as well. Whether thats the turkey or a casserole, get it into the refrigerator quickly to keep bad bacteria from multiplying. Put your food in airtight containers. Because air fuels the bacteria so you want to keep that air out. The temperature of your refrigerator should be set below 40 degrees to ensure that the food will stay safe. You may want to get a thermometer if your frig does not have one. And when its time to reheat the leftovers bring the temperature back up to the level needed when want to make sure the poultry isist least at 165. The academy of nutrition and dieteticicsays we should eat the leftovers within 3 4 days. And if you have any concerns about safetyif in doubt throw it out. 3 3 lebron and the cavaliers meet up with golden state in a rematch of last years nba finals 3 and the huskers are in final preparations for their matchup with ucla in tomorrows bowl game. Hear from the players. 3 3 3 Merry Christmas siouxland santas not the only one in red and white whos been preparing for a big day this week. The huskers are set to take on ucla in tomorrows foster farms bowl. The 57 huskers are one of only three 5 and 7 teams to earn bowl invitations. Theyll take on a bruins team thats 84 and narrowly missed clinching the pac12 south when they lost in the regular bruins are led by freshman sensation quarterback josh rosen who threw for 20 touchdowns and over 3thousand yards en route to being named freshman of the year in the pac 12. Heading into this game mike riley talked about his leaders that helped get the huskers s this game. 3 weve had at you would call a roller coaster but at the same time it wasnt a roller coaster week to week because of the continued work that these guys showed and the example they set that allowed us to even get better as the season went along. Through the hard times. And from a coaching standpoint how much we appreciate that. 3 the hawkeyes have landed in pasadena. This is video from yesterdays Christmas Eve arrival. The team will spend the week on the west coast practicing and preparing to face stanford in the rose bowl on new years day. Its the teams first trip to the rose bowl since 1990. Players, coaches and staff will practice and attend several bowlsponsored events as part the rose bowl parade. 3 4th quarter of the cavaliers and warriors game in a rematch of last years fifils. Cavaliers down ten. Here comes lebron with the drive good luck stopping that mack truck hes trying to will clevalenad back. Lebron again doing his thing. The post and jam. 8175 lebron had 25 pts in gamebut then the reigning mvp Stephen Curry drives past lebron and my goodness isnt this pretty . 8377 gsthe cavaliers are threatening the bulls record of a 70 win season and this is why. Stephen curry cross over and drive. 8580 gs curry had 19 pts, 7 rbds, 7 asst in game warriors win 8983 3 all these rocket fans want for christmas is a win over the spurs 4q off the rockets miss the spurs get out and run. Check out the fast break that dunk its 7067 houston but they werent satisfied with a 3 point lead. James harden finds some room this is for three got it that makes it 8173 the spurs would make it down court for a basket so back come the rockets. Spurs trtrng to do everything they can to stop harden from getting the ball. But he gets it thats another 3 houston 3 3 3 3 christmas night calls for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures near the 30 degree mark. Winter weather advisories are in effect between 6pm Christmas Evening until 6pm saturday evening for siouxland, as they expect 36 of snow. Winter storm warning sd in effect until 6pm saturday evening; expecting 68 of f ow. Rain snow mix afternoon and will transition to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. Sunday will have partly cloudy and blustery in the low to mid 20s. We are carefully watching another will impact the area monday and tuesday of next week. 3 thats all our time for now. Mememe whoo band playing intro music