Morning. Good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us on this friday. I am lukas voss. Lukas as Law Enforcement continues to deal with the standoff in oregon. The leader of the antigovernment protesters issued a new message. Calling on remaining militia members to end their protest. Abcs Elizabeth Hur is in new york with the latest developments. Three more protesters. Under arrest and each facing one federal felony count of conspiracy. And to those still occupying the federal land in oregon. A message from the groups leader. Ammon bundy. Now speaking out from jail. Through his attorney. sot michael arnold, ammon bundys attorney i love you. Let us take this fight from here. Please stand down. Bundy and seven others were taken into custody yesterday. Another member, Lavoy Finicum was shot and killed by Law Enforcement following a traffic stop. sot ward,harney county it didnt have to happen. We all make choices in life. Sometimes our choices go bad. Authorities. So far. Giving no details about the deadly shooting. But this morning. Conflicting acunts are emerging about how he died. sot cliven bundy, rancher Lavoy Finicum, they have murdered him. He had his hands in the him. sot mark mcconnell, eyewitness he charged at the Law Enforcement with remaining militants. Now surrounded by federal agents. Local residents echo bundys pleas to his supporters. Its time to go home. sot cheryl smith, burns resident im just kind of upset that bundy and his group didnt listen to the majority of the people said go home. Liz tag reportedly, there are as few as just four militants now out at the compound. As for the deadly shooting. Police say. A full investigation is now underway. Eh, abc news, ny. Lukas claimed the life of one man. The Dakota CountySheriffs Office says the accident occured on the1500 block of dakota drive. When a car hit a pedestrian. As Police Arrived on the scene they discovered 73 year old Pablito Perea Ybarra of south sioux city, dead. Authorities are still investigating the accident. Lukas a sioux city woman has been arrested for soliciting sex acts at a local motel. Police say 30 year old Consuela Williams was arrested after using a website known for prostitution advertisements to offer Sexual Services in exchange for money. Williams was caught after Sioux City Police carried out a sting operation at her motel room at the palmer house. Shes being held at the Woodbury County jail on a thousand dollar bond lukas and illegal prostitution has become an increasing problem across the state. Esepcially sex trafficking claims hundreds of victims each year. Reporter Gretta Patrick has more on the organization that is working to Cathy Okeeffe is the executive director of braking traffic. An organization that trafficking through legislation. And through public cathy director, braking much a newly recognized crime, its a hidden crime, so everyone to Start Talking about this, forefront. Already worked with officers and davenport rotary. Telling them which behaviors are signs of sex trafficking. They see it. Organization to partner with braking traffik. Local hotels. Denise browning manages the Stoney Creek Hotel. Denise browning gm of Stoney Creek Hotel we dont really know how to help, and its like, as a hotelier, i think we all feel that way. General managers, owners, and line staff, i think we all want to know if we see this happen, what do we do . Okeeffe told us nationwide. There are 100 thousand victims of human trafficking. And when braking traffic checks online ads for local they find is shocking. Okeeffe exectutive director, braking traffic we have hundreds of ads that are posted daily thousands across the state, advertising young for sex. Browning says her staff at the Stoney Creek Hotel is looking forward to traffik. Denise browning gm of Stoney Creek Hotel it just felt like all the right things to do for our guests and for everybody who walks into the doors of the hotels. She says the training will help all of her Public Safety and iowas Major Crimes Unit has partnered with the fbi and other Law Enforcement organizations to execute two search warrants on the campuss of the midwest adademy and the midwest treatment center. These warrants come after police recieved word of an alleged sexual abuse case involving a staff member and a former student at the academy. The Midwest Academy is a Therapeutic Boarding School that enrolls students from across the nation and around the world. At this time, no charges have arrests have been made. We will be updating this story throughout the day so keep checking in to siouxland mattersdotcom for thlatest information. Lukas iowa residents seem to be getting healthier. The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative announced today that the state is now considered the 14th healiest in the nation. Up from 16th a year ago. Thats according to the new Gallup Healthways well being index. The index is based on peoples overall well being, not only fitness, but Financial Security and quality of life. Lukas camp high hopes is celebrating one of their volunteers for his Services Last year the 3rd annual camp volunteer recognition celebration was held yesertday at the camps Meadowlark Lodge in sioux city. And this years recipient of volunteer of the year 2015 . Alex castillo. Kristin burbank was awarded the special event volunteer of the year award. High hopes could volunteers, they are componentof our all the hours they put in day in and day successful in providing the services that we do. Says ceo of camp high hopes ali langseth. Lukas over 200 volunteers gave their time to help camp high hopes, helping give a fun summertime camp experience to disabled children teens and adults region. Lukas a newlyformed Service Group is ready to make another big siouxland non profit. Quarterly meeting at briar 100 men who care, picked siouxland cares as the nonprofit that theyll be supporting. Last fall, the group was able to donate 7,000 to the warming shelter, and they hope this donation will be even bigger as they continue to add members. Its just been a tremendous amount of support that we got and having the ability to have a huge impact for non profit within the community has just been something really special and something im really proud to be part of and look forward to continuing to grow in the months and years ahead. Says member chris barondeau. Kas every man in the group committs to writing a 100 check to the nonprofit chosen on a quarterly basis. Is planned for may. Lukas a new barbecue joint in town has taken the place of a fomer sioux city classic. Green gables crazy bobs maxiumum barbecue opened up on wednesday on the corner of pierce and 19th street, customers say that they are glad to see the former green gables Building Stay a restaurant, something owner bob larsen agrees with. I dont want it to just look like a cookie cutter restaruant and its got character. The location, green gables, has been a restaruant for a long time and i think it needed to stay restaruant and this part of the town could really use it. Say owner bob larsen. Lukas larsen says that the exterior of e building is still being worked on but wants customers to come hungry and leave full. Coming up. Why is iowa still the first caucus in the nation . Find out the reason. Up next. Scott well have. Stormcast hd where well have some beautiful conditions today and tomorrowow with warm temperatures in the 40s. Saturday will be the peak of our great warming the passage of some rain and snow but accumulations will be light. A storm system will approach on tuesday of next week with the potential of heavy snow. Today will be warm with sun clouds as afternoon highs work up to 46. The overnight low is 25 under partly cloudy skies. The high tomorrow is 47 with increasing clouds and more melting. Heres your 7 day forecast. Today and tomorrow with warm temperatures in the 40s. Saturday will be the peak of our great warming the passage of some rain and snow but be light. A storm approach on tuesday of next week with the potential of heavy snow. Today will be warm with sun clouds as afternoon highs work up to 46. The overnight low is 25 under partly cloudy skies. The high tomorrow is 47 with increasing clouds and more melting. Heres your 7 day lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas iowa is the center of the political universe right now. After months of speeches. Town halls. And tv ads. Iowa voters are about make the First Official decisions of the 2016 president ial contest. But why does iowa still get this first crack at the campaigns and how have their picks traditionally influenced the rest of the race . Karin kayfuh reports from des moines. hillary clinton, d president ial candidate really good from pork chops and burger flips sen. Marco rubio, r president ial candidate are you flipping these with this or do you have tongs . Butter cows to pizza ranch popins. The president ial candidates have checked off all the iowa political rites of passage. And now voters here are poised to make the first decisions of the 2016 race. Iowa positioned itself first in 1972 and has held on since. Its state law. Goldford says that amplifies iowa voice. dennis goldford, Drake UniversityPolitical Science professor iowa isnt first because its important. Iowa is important because its first. Whoever is first by being first, will have extraordinary importance by being first compared to states that come along afterwards for some candidates tagged as frontrunners for months iowas hard numbers, brought hard reality. Like howard deans thirdplace finish in 2004. And hillary clclton in 2008. karin caifa, des moines iowa has held on to its firstinthe nation status, but its track record has been mixed. The Iowa Caucuses tell us a lot about the candidates, campaigns, and voters but not always who will win, in the long haul. Iowa democrats did choose barack obama in 2008. sen. Barack obama, d president ial candidate we are one people. And our time for change has come in 2004, they chose john kerry winner of the nomination, but loser in the general election. The main characters in the eventual election drama gov. George w. Bush, r president ial candidate our message is one that resonates beyond iowa Vice President al gore to the people of iowa, thank you. Bush, versus gore. But Mike Huckabee won here in 2008, while eventual republican nominee john mccain came in fourth. And Rick Santorum edged mitt romney in 2012. And with homestatat sesetor tom harkin nning in 1992, bill l clinton only registered single digit support. dennis goldford, Drake UniversityPolitical Science professor iowa does not pick the president. Iowa doesnt even necessarily pick the party nominee. What iowa does is reveal unexpected strengths and unexpected weaknesses in the campaigns. With a mere six electoral votes in the general election, caucus day will pretty much end iowas 2016 stardom. It may also mean the end for some campaigns. But its juju the beginning of the process, of choosing the next president of the United States. In des moines, iowa, im karin caifa. Lukas coming up. Mysterious boxes have popped up in san francisco. But what are they for . Stay tuned to find out. Lukas and. The latest on the affluenza teen. Ethan couch. Keep it here. We will be back in two francisco turns out to be a sensor that can detect a biological attack. The device which looks a little like an oldfashioned train whistle connected to locked boxes on wheels is an air sampling unit. It was installed as a part of the department of homeland securitys super bowl security preparations. Leaving some resident concerned over its apperance. The device is a part of the bio watch program. Costing tax payers more than a billion dollars. Lukas the texas boy known as the affluenza teen is back in the United States. Ethan couch departed Mexico City International airport yesterday. Hes headed to dallas. Where he will face charges. Couch is wanted for skipping out on his probation officers and going to mexico with his mother. He gained nationwide attention when he at the age of 16 was giving ten years probation in a dwi crash that killed four people. Prosecutors are working to get couchs case moved from juvenile court. Kas ththiranian president s visit to francis paying off. Just hours after a deal with frfnch car maker peugeot was announced, iran finalized a 25 billion agreement to buy 118 airbus planes. The agreement also includes pilot. Maintenance training and support services. Lukas scott lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat lukas and scott chat morning. Temperatures are in the 20s east and 30s west. The wind is pretty calm at about 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour from the south. Todays high will be in the mid to upper 40s. Scott heres a quick morning. Temperatures are in the 20s east and 30s hour from the will be in the mid to upper 40s. Morning. Temperatures are in the 20s east and 30s west. The wind is pretty calm at about dot traffificams here at t many folks still waking up and starting their wowoday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your speed in these areas today . Police will be running radars, 27th street and 6th street. So again. Mind that speed. Lukas is regular exercise the key to preventing some serious diseases . Your health help combat weight gain. Flavonoids are natural compounds that appear in many types of produce, including strawberries, grapes and onions. The study, published in the journal bmj, followed more than 124thousand middleaged and elderly people. It found that those with diets rich in flavonoid maintained their weight better. Some even lost a little weight. Though the study focused on produce, flavonoid also appears in red wine and chocolate. Lukas we hear it all the time, but apparently we cant hear it enough regular exercise is key to maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle and preventing some diseases. Now, some physicians have taken it one step further. Theyre recommending that health care actually prescribe exercise like they would medicine. Jim morelli has todays health minute. lipi roy, md. Mph Massachusetts General Hospital theres no single treatment or intervention that can have as diverse benefits as exercise the journal of the American Medical Association recently published a call to action its authors recommend that Health Care Professionals prescribe exercise for all patients. Calling it one of the most important prescriptions a patient could receive. lipi roy, md. Mph Massachusetts General Hospital studies have shown that when a Health Care Professional a doctor or nurse advises a patient to adapt a Healthy Lifestyle behavior that patient is more likely to adapapthat the call to action care professionals activity as a vital write a exercise and encourage recordkeeping of how much daily activity is needed . Hint you dont have to run a marathon. lipi roy, md. Mph Massachusetts General Hospital it can be as simple as walking for 30 miutes three times a week. Consider all the diseases exercise can keep at bay. General hospital high blood pressure, obesity, stroke, and the list goes no wonder doctors are increasingly saying. Exercise is medicine. Lukas of course, its always a good idea to check in with your doctor before starting an exercise program. And remember. Can be built into your day. As easy as parking far away from the store or taking the stairs. Lukas coming up. The and we have the latest on the president ial race. Election up next. Siouxland this morning. Temperatures are in the 20s east and 30swest. The wind is pretty calm at about 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour from the south. Todays high will be in the mid to upper 40s. S. Hehes the stormcast hd where beautiful conditions today and tomorrow with warm temperatures in the 40s. Saturday will be the peak of our great warming trend. Sunday morning, well have the passage e some rain andndnow but accumulations will be light. A storm system will approach on tuesday of next week with the potential of heavy snow. Today sun clouds as afternoon highs work up to 46. The overnight low is 25 under partly cloudy skies. The h hh tomorrow is s with increasing clouds s and more melting. Morning. Temperatures are in the 20s east and 30s west. The wind is pretty calm at about 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour from the south. Todays high will be in the mid to upper 40s. Heres the stormcast hd wherewell have some beautiful conditions today and tomorrow