Been been steadily declining over the years in iowa. Parents have a big influence on kids drinking. And the ones who closely monitor their kids behavior reduce dangerous drinking in their kids. Helping with homework and being engaged in their teens lives also helped. But one counselor i spoke with says alcohol is still their number one problem if they start using alcohol before the age of 15, they are four times more likely to develop alcoholism as they grow older, and thats very true with other substances as well Kristin Frank of Prelude Behavioral Services isnt surprised by the Surgeon Generals report. She says todays teens are bombarded with suggestions that more adult behavior is acceptable at their younger age. Its within easy of reach of a lot of people. If you take a look at alcohol, theres the advertisement everywhere, we hear about drug use in the media, and its just really so readily available. When the study first started back in 1999, frank says to drinking within the past month. She says a teens home life may help describe the drop in use. Encouraging parents to spend time with their kids, find out who they are hanging out with. And those protective factors will actually help to reduce alcoholism and experimentation with other drugs she says conversation s with parents often help them get a youth with a problem in for help. So were setting up presentations and programming to talk to parents. We are reaching out to the schools to share with them the presentations with the counseling staff. Frank says iowa is seeing an overall reduction in drug use by teens, but she says there is an uptick with adults in their 20s using one certain drug at 6, hear what drug that is, and what they are doing to address the issue the wind today ushered in fall all at once. Office made an arrest related to a stabbing. Deputies responded to the area of old stage road near freeport just after 8 30 last night. The Sheriffs Office is not yet releasing a lot of details, including anything about the victim. But they did arrest bruce hanson. Hes 49 from waterloo. He faces charges of willful injury causing Bodily Injury as well as four counts of assault causing Bodily Injury. A deputy shoot out in georgia today as he tried to serve an arrest warrant. The us marshals say officers returned fire, killing the suspect. It happened this morning in rural long county. Thats about 55 miles southeast of savannah. Marshals identified the deputy as patrick carothers, who was 53 years old. They also say they tried to arrest the suspect because he was wanted for attempted murder of police officers, Domestic Violence and firing a president elect donald trump has agreed to a 25 Million Dollar settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University. Thats according to the new York Attorney general. The suits alleged that Trump University failed to deliver the quality Real Estate Investing education it promised. The deal does not require trump to acknowledge any wrong doing. Also today, trump has decided on security positions in his administration. Hes turned to alabama senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general and kansas congressman mike pompeo to be cia director. Both require senate confirmation. And trump has named retired Lieutenant GeneralMichael Flynn as his National Security adviser. Flynn has been a huge critic of current us foreign policy. This is a guy thats unfiltered and very much in the mold of donald trump. Shoot from the with former rival mitt romney as the two try to come together within the republican party. Today, the World Health Organization lifted its Emergency Declaration against zika. But thats only because the organization is shifting its focus on a long term approach. The who says the mosquito born virus poses a quote significant and enduring threat. Thats because of the severe birth defects when pregnant women are infected by including the us, have reported birth defects linked to it. In brazil alone, the hardest hit country, there are more than 21 hundred cases of birth defects. An Environmental Group wants the Environmental Protection agency to push iowa and nine other states to clean up pollution in the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River collaborative says the epa has failed to require enforceable regulations, deadlines, and funding to reduce like nitrogen and phosphorous in the mississippi contribute to the gulf of mexicos dead zone. Thats where the river flows into the gulf. An area that can no longer support aquatic life. The collaborative represents 13 environmental and legal groups, including the iowa environmental council. Todays temperatures are more of what we expect for this time of year. But were not seeing anything like this in eastern iowa. Some areas of minnesota could see more than a foot of today. Parts of wyoming and colorado rush hour, impacting drivers and fliers. It created big delays at Denver International airport. Traveler we were delayed until 4 00 and then they canceled it and said well have to wait till the morning. Mos its overdo we were expecting it a long time ago so we are pretty prepared for it . And heres what it looked like in hibbing, minnesota earlier today. Thats up around lake superior, where crews had to plow the roads. As an area of low pressure departs, it leaves in its wake cold northerly winds. Wind chills tonight dip into the teens with highs through the weekend in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Sprinkles and flurries are possible overnight with and sunday. Looking ahead at thanks giving week shows some showers on tuesday and wednesday with a dry thanksgiving day. Have a great night and a safe weekend. Tonight very windy. A few wind nw 2040. Low 29 tomorrow mostly sunny, windy, and much cooler. Wind nw 1530. High 40 tom. Night clear and cold. Wind nw 510. Low 20 sunday mostly sunny and seasonably cool. High 41 low 20 monday showers likely. High 47 low 34 wednesday chance of showers early. High 44 low 40 thursday partly cloudy. High 46 low 34 friday increasing clouds. High 47 low 31 saturday chance of showers. High 48 low 30 thanks joe. Now heres Dave Franzman with a at six. This Black Hawk County courtroom has seen a lot of serious trials over the years but this is perhaps the happiest day of the whole year. Its part of National Adoption month well have the story tonight at six. The Company Building the Bakken Oil Pipeline stepped up its fight today. It doesnt want to change plans for the pipeline despite a delay from the army corps of engineers. And hear why trout fishing just iowa. Stay with your 24 hour news almost upon us. For those of you going shopping this weekend, we have some ways to save on thanksgiving dinner. Graphic vo first. Make less food josh elledge from savings angel. Com. Recommends using standard catering servings. That means each adult should be served 4 ounces of meat, a half cup for sides or a quarter cup for numerous sides, 2 pieces of bread and 12 small pieces of dessert per person. Cut everything in half to 15 percent more. And make plans for those leftovers. Use your freezer. And keep in mind refrigerated turkey should be eaten up within four days. Josh offers these other ways to save. Josh sot make your thanksgiving potluck style to spread out the cost and share leftovers. Vo finally, make everything, dont cheat and buy dishes already prepared. Liz on cam its almost always cheaper to make it yourself. For more ways to make moms life easier, visit momseveryday. Com. Im liz hayes. Several celebrities met with sioux tribe today to discuss new ways to fight the Dakota AccessBakken Oil Pipeline. One suggestion included people pulling their money out of banks that are funding the pipeline. Also today, the head of the Company Building it says his company will not consider rerouting it. The 3 point 8 billion dollar counties in iowa, to refineries in illinois. Kelcy warren says theyre not budging, and they asked a federal judge to allow construction to continue. Right now the Us Army Corps of engineers delayed approving the crossing at the Missouri River reservoir, wanting more input from the tribe. The tribe fears a leak could contaminate Drinking Water on its nearby reservation. Iowans are buying more homes, and theyre spending a little more money for them. The Iowa Association of realtors has released its it found the median sale price of homes in october was five point one per cent higher than in the same month last year. The median price oa home in iowa rose from 138 thousand to 145 thousand dollars. Also, more iowans bought homes. Looking at year to date numbers through monday, the number of home sales is up three and a half per cent from last year. Anglers may find the fishing a little easier the next few days at one cedar rapids lake. Stocked more than two thousand trout at the prairie park fishery lake this morning. This happens usually twice a year and typically dozens of anglers are waiting for fish that come straight from the hatchery to hit the lake. Many of the fish will be caught soon. But some will survive through the winter and grow bigger. We still have fish in here from the spring drop, when we had the derby, so just dont know trout are very adaptable and they put up a heck of a fight. Fishing at the prairie park fishery will need both a state trout stamp as well as a fishing license. The situation with mumps in Dubuque County continues to get worse. Up next we look at the latest numbers at schools and throughout the trying to figure out whats behind it. The Iowa Department of Public Health says about one third of all the cases in iowa involve just students in dubuque. 30 of the 45 cases in Dubuque County have been students. The entire state has had a total of 88 cases of the mumps. That means Dubuque County alone has more mumps cases than all other counties in the state combe joins us now. Katie, what are school doing to stop the spread . They continue to push hand washing and to stay home if youre sick. But the hard part is, they dont know the source of the outbreak, nor can they find a pattern in whos getting sick. Doctors tell us they tend to test for mumps more frequently when they know its spreading more people in Dubuque County compared to other communities. Still, they say its puzzling why the spread of mumps hasnt slowed down yet. So theyre encouraging families to be mindful as they head into the holiday season. I think getting on everyones attention during the thanksgiving holiday could help get this in check. And then hopefully it will disipate again. County Health Officials say this is the worst mumps outbreak dubuque has dealt with in 10 years. But 10 years ago the outbreak was much worse. Coming up at 6 find out how doctors in dubuque say this year compares to 2006. Live in dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news now heres a look at whats after their adoptions were finalized. And High School Students from here in eastern iowa are singing for the the linn county Attorney Says hell call a grand jury to examine evidence from a shooting by a Cedar Rapids Police officer. Jerry Vander Sanden says the state division of criminal investigation referred the case back to him two days ago. Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones shot Jerime Mitchell on november 1s campus. Lets go back to joe now for a final look at tonights forecast. As an area of low pressure departs, it leaves in its wake cold northerly winds. Wind chills tonight dip into the teens with highs through the weekend in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Sprinkles and flurries are possible overnight with sunshine found during the daytime hours of saturday and sunday. Looking ahead at thanks giving week shows some showers on tuesday and wednesday night and a safe weekend. Tonight very windy. A few sprinkles flurries are possible. Wind nw tonight, breaking news. As we come on, the bombshell 25 million settlement just in, after allegations of fraud against Trump University. The president elect once tweeting he would not settle out of principle. Tonight, his team now responding. Also breaking, the deadly blizzard hitting right now. Moving from the midwest to the northeast. More than 300 crashes already. The school bus horror. The bus flipping. Multiple injuries. Students crawling through the hatch of the bus. Tonight, the officer captured on camera punching a woman he was trying to detain. And now comes word, a major new development. The bear attack. The 63yearold woman walking down the driveway in an american suburb. A 200pound bear attacks. She calls 911, saying her arms and legs already broken. And the strike at a major