Items have you gotten so far . I have three, i have three more to get. The National Retail federation says the average Holiday Shopper completed about 50 of their shopping by the second week of december. And about one third of those shoppers bought their Holiday Gifts this last week. We got a lot of stuff. Were going to see santa today. Retail experts say, jewelry, clothing, and shoes are among the products with the deepest discounts compared to last year. And the National Retail federation says, sales could increase by 3. 7 this Holiday Season compared to last year. And were looking for dresses for our winter formal and stuff. So its like great to come here ound christmas and find things. Aaot of people out here. I enjoy seeing the kids. I just wish everybody have a Merry Christmas, remember the reason for the season. And shoppers are expected to spend approximately 463. 00 for standard out. 3 now. The Southern Hills mall has closed for the night. It will be closed tomorrow as well. And reopen for post Christmas Shopping saturday morning. 3 3 e sounds of the season fillll the ororeum theater this Christmas Eve. 3. A packed house of about 26 hundred people enjoyed the music and service held by Sunnybrook Community church at 6oclock tonight. Despite recently opening a new auditorium at the church. So many people want to attend this service its been held at the orpheum for a number of years. 3 the goal is our gift to the community. To come down to the orpheum, have a number of people come, eneny the service with us and who may y not be in a a service with us in awhile. E. To utilize the orpheum, such a great facility, to share the christmas story with people and the love of jesus is a great 6thousand people attended the three services. One service held at 2 and at 4 this afternoon. 3 parts of siouxland are looking at a White Christmas after all. Thanks to a snowy start to Christmas Eve. While sioux city only saw about an inch of snow this morning. Most of which quickly melted. Areas south of highway 20 saw between 2 and 4 inches. Making travel treacherous. More than a dozen accidents were reported in the sioux city metro alone this morning. And it was even worse in the des moines and omaha areas, which saw nearly half a foot of snow. A strech of i 80 between omaha and des moines was even briefly closed. As well as a stretch of i35 in central iowa. Though both are now open to traffic again. 3 3 Christmas Eve calls for chilly and mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the mid 20s. Mostly cloudy skies will persist through Christmas Evening with upper 3030 chances for rain snow mix will move into the area Christmas Evening that will change over to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. Al the moment we are expecting 12 of snow. Sunday will have mostly cloudy and blustery conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. We are carefully watching a potential storm system that will impact the area monday and tuesday of next week. Stay tuned. 3 on a much more somber note tonight. Seven children in a tilden, Nebraska Family are without their parents. Following a murder suicide. The bodies of 37 year old Josh Klinetobe klinetobe of tilden and his 37 year old wife bobbi jo of meadow grove were found monday afternoon in a burning pickup in a field nine miles northwest of pierce. Investigators believe Josh Klinetobe killed his wife before taking his own life and fire. A fund for the couples seven children has been set up at the tilden state bank. And a fundme page is also accepting donations. It currently has s a total 75 hundred dollars. If youd like to contribute. Weve listed that information on our website at siouxland news dot com. 3 3 investigators also releasing the names of two People Killed in a two car accident near newell iowa yesterday afternoon. The Buena Vista CountySheriffs Office says 19 year old juan lopez and 46 year old maria gaitan, both of fonda, were pronounced dead at the scene of that bridge on highway 7. The driver of the other vehicle and a 7 year old child were taken to Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in storm lake for treatment t nonlife threatening injuries. The cause of that crash is still under investigation. 3 a sioux county woman is facing charges of endangering a child who was attending her in home daycare. The sioux county Sheriffs Office began investigating 32 year old Dianna Winder windnur of Maurice Morris last month. Reported treating a 15 month old child for non life threatening head injuries. Authorities say that child received the injuries while attending winders in home daycare service. Winder was arrested thursday afternoon. And is now facing charges of child endangerment resulting in Bodily Injury and serious assault. 3 every month Morningside College and siouxland news are teaming up to highlight a High School Student who has gone above and beyond. Our Jetske Wauran introduces us to this months winner at spirit lake high sool. 3 for 12th, grader jacob vos, school is second nature. Normally start at school at 6 a. M. Actually getting the show ready to go. Many describe this Spirit Lake High School senior, as a gogetter. A leader and positve role model to his peers. Im just super proud of his achievements that hes been able to produce at Spirit Lake High School and in the community. Hes just an all around leader and hes students that we hope younger kids have looked up to. Going above and beyond. Jacob, ves to reach his goals in the classroom, and in the field. Hes also a soccer player. Student councils class president , and. A broadcaster. And i also do the Weather Forecast everyday. So im behind the green screen giving you your Weather Forecast for the day and i actually get that ready in the morning. Weve got high near 40 degrees today and high near 20s tonight so its going to be pretty cool tonight and some snow chances later this week. And in february 2015. He and his classmateses broke the guinnene world record for the longest uninterrupted live webcast. Totaling 43 hours. Hell be successful in whatever he chooses to do. Hes just one of those types of people that sets a goal and he will not stop until he gets it. As for the future, i really want to make it a tter program for everyone for years to come and make the School Better for years to come and hoping im doing that. In spirit lake, iowa, im Jetske Wauran, siouxland news. Above and beyond. You can nominate them by filling out the Nomination Form on our website. Siouxland news dot com. 33 were still a couple hours away from christmas here in siouxland. But celebrations are already underway around the world. As Anna Matranga reports. At the vatican tonight. Pope francis celebrated Midnight Mass by delivering a message of compassion and hope. 3 thousands of pilgrims packed st. Peters basilica for pope francis Christmas Eve mass. He urged the faithful to shun pleasure, wealth and extravagance and to act in a way y at is simple, balanced and consistentntatsfrancis in italianhe said, our style e life should be de vout, filled with empathy, compassion and mercy. Natsits a message that resonates with catholics and noncatholics alike. sot hassell butcher, chapmanville, west virginiahe gives the message that we all need to hear, the message of love, this is something the world around the world played a large role in the christmas celebration. Many journeyed from countries that francis has visited since he became pope. standup Anna Matranga st. Peters square security here around the vatican was high. All of the streets were blocked off, and anyone entering st Peters Square had to go through a metal tector. Including the pasquiuilli family. 17 of them aged 8 to 8 8 traveled from the us to see the pope. sot tina pasquinelli, indianapolis my husband had heard that rome was a target and this seemed like a natural place for someone to target, to pinpoint for an event. So we were nervous. Tens of thousands are expected to crowd st. Peters square to hear the popes traditional speech at noon on christmas day. Anna matranga, cbs news, vatican city. 3 3 celebrations also under way tonight in bethlehem. Jesus birthplace. The church o othe nativity in manger square hehe its traditioiol Midnight Mass. But atatndance was fewer western tourists making the pilgrimage to the west bank. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas led the procession into the church. While bands played and images of bethlehem were projected onto walls outside. 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten. Were tracking the latest in the war on terror. Including some news on threats in china. Coming up in your terrorism alert desk update at 10 18. 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 kayla and larry talk about todays weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 Christmas Eve calls for chilly and mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the mid 20s. Mostly cloudy skies will persist throroh Christmas Evening with temperatures in the low to upper 30s. Chances for rain snow mix will move into the area christmas to snow by saturday morning and continue through saturday evening. Al the e momont we are expecting g 2 of snow. Sunday will have mostly cloudy and blustery conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. We are carefully watching a potential storm system that will impact the area monday and tuesday of next week. Stay 3 its one of the few pre election promises from his 2008 campaign president obama hasnt yet met. Closing Guantanamo Bays prison camp. 3 well look at why that may coming up after the break. 3 3 were tracking the latest developments tonight in the war on terror. As china is beefing up security over terror concerns. Jonathan elias has the latest developments in tonights terrorism alert desk update. 3 from the terror alert desk in washington, im jonathan elias. A belgian man is under arrest in connection with the deadly paris attack. Belgian prosecutors say abdoullah c. Was arrested tuesday. Hes the ninth person to be arrested. Prosecutors say he had extensive ties with hasna boulahcenyou may remember her, she died in the police siege in the paris suburb of saintdenis meanwhile in china, the american, french, and british embassies in beijing have issued a warning to their citizens and staff. Theyre warning of possible threats against westerners in the citys popular shopping district on or around christmas. Embassies are urging for extra vigilance. Meanwhile, beijing police beefed up their presence at large and mediumsized malls. They did not specifically say whether earlier warnings. From the terror alertrtdesk in washington, im jonathan elias. 3 one of president obamas 2008 Campaign Promises was to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in cuba. Next month, 17 inmates at gitmo are set to be freed. But as our National Correspondent jeff barnd explains in tonights safe and secure report. With a heightened state of Alert Worldwide, not everyone is on board with this idea 3 for 13 years, the detention facility at gitmo has housed suspected terrorists with ties to alqaeda and the taliban. Mr. Obamas plan to release 17 inmates in january wouou reduce the inmate population there to 90. D it brings the president closer to his goal of closing the Detention Center in the final year of his presidency. sot president obama im presenting a plan to congress about how we can close guantanamo. Im not going to automatically assume that Congress Says no. vo if congress does say no the unilaterally to close the detention facility sot obama theres going to be significant resistance from some quarters to that. Vo and in wake of this months terrorist attack in california and a heightened state of Alert Worldwide some critics think ththpresident s announcement is illtimed. sot Michael Ohanlon brookings institutioni think he cares too much about the self consistancy of his own campaign pledges. Thats not really the core issue for the american people. sot rep. Dan newhouse rwashington i think with the Security Issues that we have in the world, and in the country. I guess the record we have of the prisoners that have been released, i would be reluctant to move forward with that plan at this point. vo that record congressman newhouse refers to is inmates returning to the battlefield. The president says its too costly to keep gitmo open for less than 100 inintes. And hes propososg to move some of those detainees to detention lockups stateside. bridgejeff barnd but critics have long blamed the obama and bush holding these inmates at gitmo indefinately. And lt. Col. Tony shaffer former intelligence officerinsane. Why on earth did we even capture these people if were going to hold them for ten years and just let them go . vo a lively debate thats certain to greet the president early in the new year. On capitol hill im jeff barnd. 3 were just hours away from christmas. But for some families with children in the hospital. The season of joy can be one of anything but. Coming up p after ththbreaeak in tonights healthwatch. What one iowa girl is doing to spread the holiday spirit in a 3 3 an algona teen, who was born prematurely, is giving back to the hospital that saved her life. Reporter rose heaphy from our sister station in des moines has her story. 3 grace braun of algogo is making a special delivery. 50 fleece blankets to blank childrens hospital. Sot grace braunthey always say its better to give than to get. 14 years ago. Grace was a small bundle of her own. She was born 9 weeks premature. Medical staff airlifted her from algona hospital to blank to receive care. She weighed less than 4 pounds. Sot april braun momvery scary especially being a first time mom not knowing what to expect. Grace spent her first weeks in the neo natal intensive care unit. Enough time to leave an impression on her family. Sot grace brauni wanted to somehow give back since i spent the first 6 weeks of my life here so its kind of an important place. For the past fleece blankets. Wrapping each one with a note explaing her story in the nicu. Carter rn at blank childrens hospitalfamilies that are in the nicu now theyre looking for those rays of hope. Sot linda carter rn at blank childrens hospitallike a vision of the future that the nicu will be a thing of their past. A part of graces past. And now years later paying it forward with warmth. Sot grace brauni was really small and im not anymore so it does get better i guess. So yea good is coming. 3 bowl season 3 rolls along. This Christmas Eve weve got ththhawaii bobo and the bahamas wl. While both games sound like theyre being played in beautiful places see how a couple teams had rough days. 3 3 3 mele kalikima thats how y y say Merry Christmas in hawaii. Honolulu was the site of the hawaii bowl tonight. Pitting other. By the way kids if youre watching the show youre just making things harder on santa by being up so late ha opening kickout. Rashard penny catches it on the endzone. Gets a few blocks and makes a few moves. Santas coming hes on his way here 100 yards for the touchdown 70 aztecs ill in the First Quarter same score. N diego States Christian chapman finds mikah holder for the 14 yard score. Its 140 san diego state. Cincinatti laying an eggnog so far. Still Second Quarter still dame score more from the aztecs the running back Donnell Pumphrey throws the ball to the big fella dakota gordon the fullback gets the gift of touchdown bliss 210 at the half. San diego state goes on to win 3 ho ho hold your horses its the bahamas bowl featuring middle tennessee and western michigan. 3rd quarter now mtsus brent stockstill, Stocking Stuffer hits christian lump of collis to the left for 17 yard touchdown we are tied at 24. In the 4th quarterwestern michigans zach terrell passes to Daniel Braverman to the right for a 68 yard touchdown. Put him on the nice list western michigan up 3124 then Jamauri Bogan rushes up the middle for 1 yard touchdown im bringing the presents i get the milk and cookies that t breaks another r e its 3831 western mimiigan. Then bogan again up the middle for another 1 yard touchdown. Get to bed early kids santa cant come until you do western michigan wins 45