Parents. Outside. Sc reaming for help. As a mom of four kids i could not imagine having to worry about the cost o oa funeral let alone, losing my child, sasa misty rains. Misty rains. Didnt know nico personally. Or his parents but she did know his aunt. And after learning of the tragedy on facebook. She knew she had to hel instantly i mean, within minutes it just popped into my head, said rains the plan. Host a silent auction. Were just here to do what we can. Any little bit helps at this point. , said rains. Tina lopezs son is Close Friends with nicos older brother. I didnt know who it was until i saw it online and thats when my heart just broke. Because i knew nico, my son knew him. Said tina lopez. After seeing mistys silent auction event on facebook. She jumped onboard. So far, theyve recieved close to 44 thousand dollars in donations. Not only did they lose everything in this house but theyve lost something precious to them that they can never get back, and they really need this financially. They really need this help so i urge everybody to come out there and come help, said lopez. The auction is planned for saturday. November 14th. At Saint Michaels church in sioux city. From noon until 6 pm. Donations of Household Items are also being accepted. Between 9 am and 2 pm. The pair say the Community Support has been overwhelming. Its amazing. It just pulls at your heart. Cash donations can also be madede to the nico torres memorial fund. At siouxland federal credit union. If youre interested in donating to the family. Or attending the silent auction visit our website for more information. Thats siouxland matters dot com. Reporting live in studio Deborah Souverain abc 9 news. Jenna rain, wind, and even snow this afternoon caused trouble for drivers, especially truck driverer downpours leftsioux city with over an inch of rain. Winds gusted to 40 and are expected to continue gusting through the overnight. And as temperatures dropped, snow starting to mix in creating slick spots on the its been rough, slow going. 55mph from kansas city, thats about all i could get. You just wanna go, go, go but you cant says dylanjer downey, truck driver. State troopers say although there were no reports of accicents earlier, they are expecting more trouble on the roads as snow ststks to already wet surfaces. Theyeyay to go slow and caution trucks, especially in windy conditions. Tim the iowa state patrol is investigating three unrelated semi rollover accidents. All happen today as thunderstorm gusts of 60 miles an hour were being reported across the state. The first was on interstate 80 near avoca. The accident was reported around 2 p. M. Closing the westbound lanes for a period of time forcing officials to divert traffic. A second semi rolled on interstate 29 near Missouri Valley and the third 18 wheeler was reported to have rolled near marne, iowa just south of i88and not far from avoca. Few details are available concerning injuries. Jenna todays storms caused problems in the mornignside area elier this afternoon after lighing struck a home. Authorities say that lightning hit the chimney of this home on the 4900 block of morningside avenue around 1 30 this afternoon. Two people were home at the time the incident happened however, they were able to get out of the home ok. The home did suffer minor smoke damage to the chimney and attic area of the home. Tim over 11 thousand peop in and aroundndioux city were without power briefly day after problems at a local sub station. Officials s th mid American Energy tell us that the outage that hit around 11am. Lasted only for about 4 minutes, but affected customers as far away as jefferson, south dakota and dakota dunes. As well as on the citys west side. Tim bin buster no longer describes the kind of harvest season iowa farmers are enjoying. Iowa is set to be the nations largest corn producer and second largest soybean producer this year. The usda is reporting even larger yields for both corn and ybeans in the ate than were projected just weeks ago. Iowas corn crop will tally nearly 2. 5 billion bushels with the soybean crop climbing nebr 550 million bushels thats millions more than the government forecast just last month. Nationally the 2015 soybean harvest looks to become the nations largest ever. Jenna authorities have released the name of a north dakota man found dead at a pomeroy, iowa residence early tuesday morning. The iowa dci has identified the man as 41yearold dale potter of devils lake north dakota. Authorities say that potter was found dead with a gunshot wound. Authorities are ill awaiting the results of an autopsy and the investigation into the e ns death is ongoing. Tim a murder suspect from florida has surrendered himself to the Sioux City Police department. Authorities say that 28 year old Jonathan Barrio turned himself in on wednesday afternoon. Barrio was wanted for Second Degree murder in connection to a shooting that happened in florida back last month. Hes currently being held in the Woodbury County jail while he awaits extdition back to florida. Tim on this veterans day, one of our local colleges is honoring the past and present students and faculty who have serveded jenna western iowa tech and the 185th air refueling hosted a program, with the presentation of colors major Kenneth Tidwell from the 185th air refueling wing is also the dean of arts and science at western iowa tech. He spoke at todays veterans day program. There was a presentation of colors and the singing of the national anthem. Major tidwell talked about the sacrifices that veterans and their families make because they love our country. Well first i felt privelaged to represent the 185th here in sioux city and also to represent western iowa tech because im employeed d re, but to be a part of such a great opportunity. To just a voice and to the business of our days , said major Kenneth Tidwell. A slideshow was played to showcase wits military personnel. Fromorld war two. To vietnam. Siouxland veterans represent a wide range of service. But, some say the korean war is the forgotten conflict. Jenna and in new york a Veterans Group organized a special tribute for Service Members who died an address at the National Veterans day observance ceremony in virginia. Services honoring alalwho have servededn the united s stes armed forces took place at t Arlington National cemetery. The presididt encouragedamericans to lute the service of the nations military allyear round. If tomorrow after the parades and the ceremonies we roll up the banners and sweep the veterans halls and go back to our daily lives forgetting the bond between the service of our veterans and our obligations as citizens then we will be doing a profound disservice to our veterans and to the very cause for which they served. Earlier the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National cemetery. Jenna need to relax . Have you ever thought about coloring . It may seem like something just for kids, but more adults are picking up their colored pencils and crayons, to de stress. More tonight in your health matters. Allie kirby, sioux city, says, the really big decision are, hmm, what color am i going to use next. For allie kirby of sioux city, unwinding after a long day is as easy as picking up her colored pencils. Allie says, it helps me take time to just relax. Allies been using coloring as a way to destress for a couple months on the suggestiti of a friend. She likes how focusing on putting colored pepeils on paper directs her attention awaw from the questions of what should i be getting done now . Allie says, i always have to be doing something, so this kind of helps me sit down [and relax] but at the same time im still doing somelhing. Adult coloring is a trend thats soaring in popularity. Right now five of amazons top 10 best sellers are adult coloring books. And, crayola, the company that makes your favorite crayons, is launching its own line of coloring books for grown ups. The coloring craze isnt that surpising to licensed therapist amy hecht. She and her partner, jen, use coloring as a form of therapy in their sioux city practice, therapeutic reflections. Amy hecht, therapist, says, its a really simple thing and it our busy daytooy [lives] we get overly stressed out with our schedules and families and work and those kinds of things. To sit down and do something thats so simple takes us into that nt of okay, this is all i have to do right now. but, these arent your preschoolers animals and airplanes. Most adult coloring books, like color me calm are filled with intricate scenes and geometric tterns. Filling in those little spaces is much like meditation, and amy says, can be especially beneficially for people who have a hard time focusing. Amy says, a lot of it is just being mindful and kind of connecting with yourself and finding out out ability to just focus on one thing. Allie says, thats why this is good, because you just focus on this and really Everything Else just goes. Destressing while getting creative may be the perfect recipe for relaxation. Jenna so, ere do you coloring books . Amazon h a bunch, as i mentioned. But ive seen them at target, walmart, walgreens, barnes nobles. And, if youd rather relax using technology, amy says there are some pretty good coloring apps for your phone or ipad that have the same affect. Jenna still to come. Tech companies are changing the face of corprate culture by giving a little extra time for new moms and dads fred rain and snow are ending, but the wind wiwi not. At least the weekend looks nicece your forecast is next lelee policy for new moms or dads. Thats changing the corporate culture. Mary moloney has a look in todays consumer watch. Many Tech Companies are giving new moms and dads one big perk paid time off. Microsoft apple amazon and netflix are just some of the Companies Catering to new families. Especially considering the United States is the only industrialized nation that doesnt mandate paid time off for working mothers. But calculating the stats can get tricky. The oecd the organization for economic co operation and development tracks the total number of weeks given to new working mothths. With Maternity Leave and parental leave combined norwegian mothers get 87 weeks paid leave japan 58 weeks. Croatia 56 weeks. Canada 52 weeks. United kingdom 39 weeks mexico 12 weeks and the us nada. Fathers arent left out. Japan offers 52 weeks of paid paternity leave. Norway 14 weeks croatia nearly 9 wes the United Kingdom 2 eks mexico 1 week the us mandates nothing. The catch parents dont always get their full salary when theyre home with baby. Some nations require only a fraction of a full check. For consumer watch im mary moloney. jenna fred, a busy weather day. fred that is for sure 2 line super fred hexom fhexom kcautv. C om fred well start with a couple of snow pictures from eastern nebraska. The first is courtesy pictures from eastern nebraska. The first is cououesy of mike johnson in norfolk. , where e e ground got a dusting on this veterans day. The second is from concord, ne, where a dusting was also documented by joe reklaitis. The warm ground didnt allow for any lasting accmulations in siouxland, however. I had thought that perhaps the snowfall rate would be temporarily intense enough to bring a little more accumulation before the warm ground melted the snow, but i guess well have to wait for a cooler system for that to happen. The hd radar shows the rain snow mix moving through eastern siouxland. The rest of us have dried out. Sioux city has seen 1. 65 of rain today. This shatters the previous record for this date, 0. 91 from 1982. Winds are gusting to 3050 mph across the map. Thats why a high wind warning is in effect until 3 am. Tomorrow, a wind advisory will be in effect, so w wwont really get relief from the wind until friday. Heres the Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 47 was the high today and 34 the low so far. Heres the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake. In sioux city, we have 40 degrees. Wind is northwest at 28 miles per hour. Local temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. Wind chills are in the 20s for the most part. Visibility is less than 5 miles in the east due to rain and snow. We can see the system moving east on the satellite and radar, but earlier today, the storms were strong. There were 9 tornado reports across the southern half of iowa today, but also 82 reports of wind damage, 36 reports of severe wind gusts, and 4 reports of large hail. The stormcast hd shows that as the low moves northeast, we will dry out overnight. We wont lose the wind, through. It will remain strong overnight and tomorrow. Friday will be less windy but cool, and finally, nice weather will return on saturday. Your forecast for tonight is for a low of 33 and strong winds. Winds will gust to 50 mph. Tomorrow, the high will be 49 with winds gusting to 40 mph. The 7day forecast shows a warmup for the weekend. Monday, expect scattered showers. tim fred, thank you. fred you are welcome sports. Five siouxland teams volleyball tournament in cedar rapids. Well have all the highlights after the break. State volleyball tournament, but siouxland at the state volleyball tournament, but its safe to say we saved the best for last. Gehlen and central lyon in the night cap. This finished just about 20 minutes ago in cedar rapids. Opening set. Hailey iwen kicks things off with a big kill. Central lyon takes the early 30 lead. Four points later. Hope rasmussen jumps into the action for the lions. Lead now 70. Central lyon began the match on a 100 run. But becca konz snaps one for gehlen. Jays down 114. And the lions win set one 2513. Gehlen won the second and in e third. Its mattie knoloch smacking a kill for the number one team. 2522 lions up 21. But in the fourth. The jays roar back and take it 2522. Becca konz finishing it off for gehlen catholic. Decisive fifth set. 1412 lions and the hit goes wide. Central lyon wins a thriller 32. Alex walker now has more from the rest of the action today. Has more from the rest of the action today. Alex walkerchris, western christian and unity christian call northwest iowa their home, but may i suggest renting a seasonal apartment here in cedar rapids. It may just cut down on the cost. These teams are back at state for a combined 50th time, but its a different story for Sergeant Bluff the warriors are just their third time, since 1985. The warriors opening tournament play ranked kuemper catholic. Second set, knights won the christensen lays down the hammer. Warriors lead it 139 in set two. Later in the set Brittni Olson comes up huge with a kill, warriors take it 2523 to even the match at one. Kuemper won the third but in the fourth, olson with the perfect placement, set tied at 23 a piece. She had 12 kills. But on match point amy adams finishes it off 31 the final. Sbl ends its season with a 284 record. Brittni olsoni think its a great thing. Its baby steps and next year hopefully theyll be here again representing Sergeant Bluff again. Renee winkelthis group of girls is really special. They put in so much hard work. Its been a great first season and its been a great ride. Alex walkerin class 2a, top ranked western christian starting its quest for a state title, against st. Albert. Second set wolfpack up 10. Erica feenstra elevates and executes, but wc still down 83. Later in the set, kaira moss with a monster swing. Nobodys stopping that. A match high 15 kills for her. Third set now, wolfpack looking for a sweep, feenstra making some big plays for that wc attack, 159 western christian. And on match point its Emily Van Ginkel wolfpack to the 2a semis with a 30 win western keeps on rolling. Kaira mossi love the intensity, its so much fun as our team. Were a family and we came here to do well and we did good today. Tammi veerbeekyou could tell the experience of being at the state tournament started to pay off in game two and we just kept plugging away and we were able to get the win. Alex walkerthe wolfpack could be on a collision course with unity christian in fridays title match. The knights opening the tournament against sumner fredericksburg. In the second set, unity down 10. Were used to anna kiels power, but how bout the touch . The tap puts the knights up 1410. Later in the set its kiel again this time on the block. Unity takes set 2 2725 to tie up the match. But they lose the third and struggle in the fourth. Kiel a 23 kill performance to keep the knights within striking distance, itjust wasnt enough. Jaden seehaus finishes it off the cougars shock unity christian, the knights go home early. Patty timmermanswe fought. We gave it everything we had. Things didnt seem to roll our way quite as much as youd hope to and ive gotta give credit to sumner fredericksburg, they played an awesome match. Alex walkerunity christian ends its season with a 365 record. From cedar rapids, alex walker, abc9 sports. Nebraska state volleyball tournament gets underway. Crofton and stanton faceoff at 330 in class c2 and on the other side of the bracket, top seed gacc takes on arcadia loup city at 5 30 in d1, emern hubbard is back at state for the second straight year. The pirates face dundy county at 1 30 couple of hours. Your forecast for tonight is for a low of 33 and strong winds. Winds will gust to 50 mph. Tomorrow, the high wi be 49 with winds gusting to 40 mph. The 7day forecast shows a warmup for the weekend. Monday, expect scattered showers. And now Abcs Jimmy Kimmel live. Dicky from hollywood, its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, rob lowe. From marvels agents of s. H. I. E. L. D. , adrianne palicki. 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