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KCAU ABC9 News This Morning At 5 November 19, 2015

Prints, hair samples, anything that would lead them to a Broader Network of contacts a Senior Obama Administration official tells abc news there are conflicting reports about whether the suspected ringleader of the attacks, abdelhamid abaahoud abdel hameed abbaaood , died in that raid. The us is waiting for france to officially confirm. Kenneth moton, abc nene washington jessica rae the debate over Syrian Refugees continues here in the us. Before the friday paris fran terror attacks, the us planned to accept 10 thousand syrian the us planned to accept 10 thousand syrian refugege this year. But goveveors in more than ha the country want to block them from entering. And its becoming a hot topic among republican president ial candidates, president obama slammed the gop while in manilla for suggesting the Syrian Refugees pose a security threat. Republican ted cruz cled the president s comments unbefitting of obamas office. Jessica rae iowa senator chuck grassleyeys also joining in on the conversation. He told reporters the us nes to take a cautious approach. And because we dont have a vetting process that would work for syrians, ive called for a hault until we get certification from the intelligence agencies and the fbi that we do have a vetting process to make sure no terrorists come in with other refugees. Jessica rae there are reports at least one of the isis terrorists in paris had recently registered as a syrian refugee in greece. Jessica rae we have an update on the explosion that occured in lytton iowa on tuesday. The Sac County Sheriffs Office has identitied the three men injured in the explosion at the proliant plant in lytton. Police say 34year old earl moore was in a storage tank welding, along with 32 year old mauel ruiz when the explosion occured. Both of those men were transported to unmc in omaha. Moores injuries are life threatening and ruizs are severe. 52 year old dana boom was in the room as well. He was transported toto hospital in lala citytywhere he was treated and released. Investigators are still investigating the cause of the explosn. Jessica rae the town of marengo iowa faced a micro burst earlier this week. The National Weather service sent people to survey the damage. Many residents thought it was a tornado. The wind ripped off roofs, scattered wooden beams and in general just made a a compmpte mess of debris. John capper dealership manager if you look, debris went a different direction than where the debris went from the building. We have 2 by 4s driven in the ground some of our debris ended up 12 blocks away downtowno i have a feeling its more than just a wind. Jessica rae business and homeowners were grateful to have many volunteers turn out and help clean up after the ststm. Jessica rae when we come back. Ill tell you about the efforts of a downtown restaurant helping the less fortunate celebrate thanksgiving with a traditional feast. Stay with us. Scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. With. Jessica rae. And meteorologist scott larson. This is abc9 news thth morning. Scott good today we expect sunshine, but strong winds gusting in from the west and northwest near 50 Miles Per Hour. Tonight, the wind will calm down as cloud cover slides in. Snow is likely with a system passisi through tomorrrr. We expect moderate to heavy accumulations. A winter storm watch has been issued across most of the area. Look for 3 to 6 inches of snow north of highway 20 and 1 to 3 inches south of highway 20. Temperatures will become cold for the weekend with highs near the freezing mark. Todays high is 45 with sunshine, but breezy conditions. The low tonight is 22. The high tomorrow is 35 with snow. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessica rae scott sunshine, but strong winds gusting in from the west and northwest near 50 Miles Per Hour. Tonight, the wind will calm down as cloud cover slides in. Snow is likely with a system passing through torrow. We expect moderate to heavy accumulations. A winter storm watch has been issued across most of the area. Look for 3 to 6 inches of snow north of highway 20 and 1 to 3 inches south of highway 2 2 temperatures will become cold for the weekend with highs near the freezing mark. Todays high is 45 with sunshine, but breezy conditions. The low tonight is 22. The high tomorrow is 35 with snow. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessssa rae scott sunshine, but strong winds gusting in from the west and northwest near 50 mis per hour. Tonight, the wind will calm down as cloud cover slides in. Snow is likely with a system passing through tomorrow. We expect moderate to heavy accumulations. A winter storm w wch has been issssd across most of the area. Look for 3 to 6 ines of snow north of highway 20 and 1 to 3 inches south of highway 20. Temperatures will become cold for the weekend with highs near the freezing mark. Todays high is 45 with sunshine, but breezy conditions. The low tonight is 22. E high tomorrow is 35 with snow. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae consumed about a week from now but for the needy, thanksgiving can be a hard time thats why one local restaurant is opening its doors this holiday abc9 News Reporter bria bell has more on sioux citys rebos. We never expected this kind of a turnout, said heather rees. Heather, her husband and their inlaws came up with an ia to help the less fornuate by opening up their restaurant on thanksgiving day for a traditional meal. The word spread through social media, but according to heather it was something she could have never imagined. We put it on facebook and s st out a couple of messages. Word of mouth. It just went crazy, said rees. Local businesses and people from the community were quick to reach out and donate everything from turkeys, ham, mash potatoes, vegies, and more. [we] come here to eat a lot, love rebos and we heard about this generous endeavor on facebook. Well our family feels very fortunate anan butter and waterand also a doantion from our neighbors, said smith. Local schools in the sioux city area will volunteer to serve the crowd as three to four hundred people are expected to attend. From what i heard, the soup kitchen [is] going to be closed. From there we said, hey we have all this space and we have people that are willing and wanting to do this, said rees. Heather says since opening up the restaurant, this is something that her and her family have always wanted to do. Now that they have the space and the help, the timing couldnt be any more perfect. In sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. Jessica rae rebos will be open on thanksgiving from 11 am to 2 pm. Heather and her family plan on making this a tradition for years to come. Jeica rae about two weeks ago we learned both american and United Airlines were applying for federal assistance to offer 2 flights a day from sioux city. We now know the sioux city airport board prefers the us dot offer the service to United Airlines. Uniteds essential air seseice bid was roughly 900 thousand dollars less than what american is proposing. Uniteds eas proposal also pinted an additional connection to denver could be added at a later date. Ultimately adding service to an additional hub would allow for even better access for siouxland travelers. Americans current agreement at sioux gateway y expires in aprilil 16. For more o othis story. Ju head to siouxland matters dot com. Jessica rae thousands of airport workers across the country are going on strike. And its causing some panic for holiday travelers workers at airports from chicago, new york, boston, newark liberty, and Fort Lauderdale are striking for new contracts with benefits and 15 dollars an hour. This comes just about a a ek away from influx expepeed at airports around the nation for the thanksgiving holiday. Airliners have expressed their services should not be affected by the strike. Jessica rae coming up. Youll meet an adventurer with quite the spontaneous lifestyle many of us dream about. And after the break. Ill show you his 14thousand feet mountain peaks in colorado. But its how he did. And what he did once he reached the top thats making headlines. Check it out bill kreree lives the spontaneous lifestyle many of us dream about the 23yearold wying county native picked a new place to calt home by doing a google search. bill kresge, mill city native i just googled the best ski towns in the United States, and breckinridge, colorado came up, so i packed up my like that, you left . Pretty much so its probably not came up with a unique way to climb the 14thousand foot peaks in colorado all 58 of them. Thiis what i did 58 times bill a plumber by trade made his own portable hula hoop out of pvc pipes. Then one by one he climbed to the top of each mountain and to celebrate the victories he did a little dance. I got up p ere, put my hooootogether, and i didnt really practice it too much before, so it took me a few minutes to actually get it going around once he found his groove bill snapped someme photos with his homemade selfie stick. Everybody goes to a store, buys their selfie sticks, i got mine in the woods, just broke it off a tree and he likes to encourage other people to give the hula hoop a try so he handed me a matching hawaiian shirt i love that you just had to have an extra one of thehe laying aroundnd and i did my best laughs dont zoom in but i think ill leave the hula hooping and mountain climbing to bill. bill kresge, mill city native california has some 14thousand foot mountains too, so im thinking about trying to knock some of them out, or do them all with or without the hoop . Oh, i got to have the hula hoop laughs jessica rae Scott Jessica and scott are chatting about bills feat. Jessica and scott are chatting about bills feat. Jessica and scott are chatting about bills feat. Ssica and scott are chatting about bills feat. Scott jessica and scott are chatting about bills feat. Jessica and scott are chatatng about billsseat. Jessica and scotot are chatting about bills feat. Scott good morning siouxland. Temperatures are in the 20s and 30s early on this thursday. The wind will be the big story today with gusts of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this afternoon. We have a wind advisory effect until 6 pm. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet which is a nice change of pace after some damp and dreary conditions. Heres the dayplanner where temperatures are going to top out in the middle 40s. Scott heres a quick on this thursday. The wind will be the big story today with gusts of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this afternoon. We have a wind advisory in effect until 6 pm. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet which is a nice change of pace after some damp and dreary conditions. Heres the dayplanner where temperatures dot traffic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safelyeveryone. Ott now youll want to watch your speed in these areas today . Police will be running radars, here. Gordon drive and on 6th street. So again. Mind that speed. Jessica rae still to come. Daily Fantasy Sports is one of the hottest rising past times in the country. But its actually illegal to play in iowa. And after the brbrk. Ill bring you the details on the push to lift that ban. I brought in some protein to get us moving. Im new ensure active high protein. I help you recharge with Nutritious Energy and strength. Ii take that. Yeeeeeah new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. Has become a multibillion dollar industry thanks to a version of the game c cled daily Fantasy Sports, which allow ayers to wager on daily or weekly leagues offering huge jackpots. However, after new yorks attorney general ruled daily Fantasy Sports was a form of illegal gambling in the state. The future of the booming industry seems uncertain. In fact, 7 states now have bans on daily Fantasy Sports, including iowa. Abc9 News Reporter Deborah Souverain has more on y iowans are blocked from scoring in daily Fantasy Leagues. Natpop go go go , said nyoki ohh,come on , unidentified man at bar. Are you a cowboys fan . These dallas cowboy fans. Are getting nervous especially. Nyoki mokeba. Natpop couple points right there. There we go said nyoki mokeba shot from end of the bar the cowboys are down. But thats not why nyoki is nervous. Hes got two fantasy draft picks ininhe game. D in his league. A loss on the fantasy field. Is a realalife fumble. Natpop this league is a money league. It was 50 dollars a person to play and its winner take all, said nyoki. While its just a friendly wager. His Fantasy League is actually against the law. Really, wow. Thats new to me, said mokeba. I didnt know that. Under iowa code. Pay to play games are illegal. Players must personally know their league partners. And you cant win or lose more than 200 dollars a day. Ioio attorney general tom miller says these laws are blocking iowans from scoring in the daily fantasy major leagues. The amount of potential winnings if you watch tv they are just huge, hundreds of thousands of attorney general. Well beyond the 200 lilit in iowa law, said miller. So how much more are thth. Natpop over three hundred million bucks this baseball season and the games are one day. So you can play for your share every single day. T. V. Commercial unlike traditional Fantasy Sports, daily Fantasy Sports allow ers to buy into shortterm mega cash leagues. Natpop the money is real, and with no season commitment you play when you want. But the big bucks are out of bounds for iowans. However, some lawmakers have tried to change that. This is an issue that definitely got a lot of attention in des moineses said Rick Bertrand sioux city senator. Earlier this year. Sioux city pass a bill that would have defined Fantasy Sports as a game of skill. We pushed it through the house and it got through the State Government committee in the house and it stalled on the floor andnd think thats w wre we are at moving into this next session, said rtrand bertrand says. Opponents in the legislator were concerned about the impact it would have on the states current gaming industry. There is also fear from critics that the re of huge jackpots could fuel gambliing dictions. However, gambling therapist. Jamaine mauer says the size of the winnings dont play a role in addiction. A lot of the activity thats happening in the brain is similar sites like draft king and fan duel can operate in other states, it all comes down to a loophole in the federal law. The 2006 unlawful internet gambling enforcement act shutdown most online gambling. However, the same law also lists fantasy or simulation sports as a game of skskl. Not one of luck. Which removes it from the category of gambling. Jessica rae and if youj a Fantasy Sports better in south dakota it appears youre still in the clear. For now. Gaming officials in south dakota and the states attorney general met in deadwood to review the states stance on Fantasy Sports betting, at the end of the meeting, the commission claimed it didnt have jurisdiction over online Fantasy Sports, failing to provide ththclarity jackley had hoped for. Jessica rae coming up. Coffee in the morning is americas favorite pick me up. But can that cup of joe. Actually helyou live longer . Well go on the health beat. After the break. Scott scott good morning siouxland. Lets get a outside on the port neal welding compy skycam hd anthe kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake. Mperatures are in the 20s and 30s early on this thursday. The wind will be the big story today with gusts of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this afternoon. We have a wind advisory in effect until 6 pm. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet which is a nice change of pace after some damp and dreary conditions. Heres a look at the stormcmct hd where today we expect sunshine, but strong winds gusting in from the west and northwest near 50 Miles Per Hour. Tonight, the wind will calm down as cloud cover slides in. Snow is likely with a system passing through tomorrow. We expect moderate to heavy accumulations. A winter storm watch has been issued across most of the area. Ok for 3 to 6 and 1 to 3 inches south of highway 20. Temperatures will beco cold for the weekend with highs near the freezing mark. Todays high is 45 with sunshine, but breezy conditions. The low tonight is 22. The high tomorrow is 35 with snow. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessica rae Scott Company skycam hd and the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake. Temperatures are in the 20s and 30s early on this thursday. The wind will be the big story today with gusts of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this afternoon. Advisory in effect until 6 pm. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet which is a nice change of pace after some damp and dreary conditions. Heres a look at the stormcast hd where today we e eect sunshine, t strong winds gusting in from the west and northwest near 50 Miles Per Hour. Tonight, the wind will calm down as cloud cover slides in. Snow is likely with a system passing through tomorrow. We expect moderate to heavy accumulations. A winter storm watch has been issued across most of the inches of snow north of highway 20 and 1 to 3 inches south of highway 20. Temperatures will become cold for the e weekend with highs near the freezing mark. Todays high is 45 with sunshine, but breezy conditions. The low tonight is 22. Womens Health Initiatives are everywhe. And were often pretty good about keeping up with those routine tests. But, there are far fewer times, it seems, when mens health is put in the spotlight. 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