The other son, who is 19yearsold, was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. The thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. Spencer, iowa, police need your help tracking down the suspects, who broke into a local mall, and stole cash from an atm. Early this morning, spencers police chief says the suspects entered the Southpark Mall by breaking out a window near the front entrance. Once inside, they opened the nearby atm machine, and removed the money inside. If you have any information about this crime, call the Spencer Police department at 7122622151. Investigators have released the name of the person who was found dead in a spencer fire over the weekend. 44yearold Julie Bennett was the occupant of the trailer home at 317 w. 18th that caught fire saturday afternoon. After putting out the flames, firefighters found her dead. Investigators say the fire was caused by flammable items located too close to a space heater. The woman accused of through crowds of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk has been arraigned. 24year old Lakeisha Holloway faces murder, hitandrun and child abuse charges. She stood in shackles in court this morning and did not enter a plea during her brief court appearance. She barely spoke and nodded to acknowledge that she understood shell remain in jail while both sides investigate the crash sunday that killed a woman and injured dozens of people. The Prosecutor Says more charges are likely. A new jersey grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo van carrying tracy morgan, killing one man and severely injuring the comedian. On wednesday, the grand jury kevin roper with firstdegree aggravated manslaughter, seconddegree vehicular homicide and thirddegree aggravated assault charges. Roper was driving a walmart truck, and federal investigators say he hadnt slept for 28 hours before the crash. Rain, sleet and snow. Siouxland saw all three this where that came from over your christmas holiday. Meteorlogist Ben Dorenbach joins us with our first look at the forecast at 5. After a wet soggy and yes ill say it, miserable wednesday, things will dry up briefly tonight with some partial clearing too before tomorrow morning. That is when a weak, but Strong Enough disturbance moves in from the southwest and delivers a few snow showers during the morning and midday hours christmas eve. No, it wont be a major winter storm by any means but stand by and keep reading , but some places including sioux city could see a snow dusting by tomorrow afternoon. See graphics. Dozens of people gathered today to reflect on the life of jeanne vakulskas, sioux citys first female firefighter. Her funeral was held at st. Josephs Catholic Church where family, friends and firefighters came together to pay their last respects. There were prayers, hymns and a look back on vakulskas accomplishme nts as a firefighter. Those who knew her said her greatest accomplismen t was her three sons. The thing that im so proud of is my daughter some day, because of what she accomplished, may have opportunities that otherwise she would not have, said jerry plathe, vakulskas son. Vakulskas served on the Fire Department from 1985 to 2007. She died in her home on sunday. She was 63. We spoke with vakulskas family, and fellow colleagues. Their memories, tonight, on news 4 at six. The bodies of six soldiers came home today. Including the body a week ago the soldiers were killed outside Bagram Airbase in afghanistan. They were going to meet afghan leaders when a suicide bomber rode up on a motorcycle and detonated the explosive. Among the dead beemer, nebraskanative joseph lemm. He was a 15year veteran of the new york city Police Department and a member of the u. S. National guard. It was the deadliest day for american troops in afghanistan since may 2013. It seems something happens every day that makes major news on the president ial campaign trail. Today, senator ted cruz blasted a Washington Post editorial cartoon saying it went too far. Meantime, Hillary Clinton responds harshly to donald trump. Nbcs Edward Lawrence has a warpup. Signed up for it. The Washington PostEditorial Page Editor says he usually looks at all the cartoons, but didnt look at this one. He added in a statement, its generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. But the cartoonist didnt back down tweeting, ted cruz has put his children in a political ad dont start screaming when editorial cartoonists draw them as well. Cruz says the Washington Post did the right thing pulling the cartoon off its web page. Sot ted cruz rrepublican candidate 44 48 its not complicated. Dont make fun of a 5 Year Old Girl and a 7 Year Old Girl. Its an unwritten rule not to go after the children of candidates. But gop strategists say the 2016 race for the white house has no playok. Sot matt schlapp, republican strategist 1 081 10 when the dust settles out of this president ial race i think the rules about president ial campaigns will forever change. The jabs keep coming between donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Sot donald trump r president ial candidate 1 081 10 i thought she gave up. Clinton called trumps tone hateful. Sot Hillary Clinton, d president ial candidate 1 131 23 sot courtesy des moines his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying has become his campaign. He has to keep upping the stakes. Despite all of the back and forth. A new cnn poll shows trumps numbers keep climbing. It seems someone says or does something every single day. Historically this week slows down for campaigns because of christmas. Not this year. Reporting live in washington. Edward lawrence nbc news. Republican president ial candidate ben carson is pointing toward a major shakeup in his struggling campaign six weeks before early voting begins in iowa. Carson told the Associated Press hes considering personnel changes in his campaign. He did not name specific aides, but the interview occurred without the knowledge of his campaign manager, barry bennett. When told of carsons remarks, bennett declined to comment. He says he is, quote getting ready to have a conversation with carson. Much has been made about president ial candidate Donald Trumps call to temporarily end muslim immigration to the United States. Now, a member of British Parliament has called on the was stopped at Londons Gatwick airport, and prevented from flying to california. The group of 11 including nine children were about to travel to los angeles on vacati when they were stopped by Homeland Security officials in the departure lounge. Mohammed Tariq Mahmood says he was told he and his party were no longer allowed to travel. As holiday travellers hit the highways, and skyways, things can get pretty congested. Why you should pack your patience, this year. And. Heads up a ski racer has a Close Encounter with a drone covering his race. The video you have to see to believe, next. Its been her fight t r twenty years. Something is wrongngith our Healthcare System and it needsds then, it was about Health Reform and getting eight million kids covered. Now, its about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on Insurance Companies to bring down drug prices. Im not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. Im not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. Pack you patience if youre travelling this holiday season. Take a look at the lines at Chicagos Ohare International airport. Triplea projects the number of yearend holiday travelers will top 100 million for the first time on record. The biggest reason . Prices are way down. In n e air and on the road. Nbcs sarah dallof reports. We were a year ago. nats plane flyover but those traveling by air are also needing to pack a lot of patience. Rough weather is causing hundreds of flight delays and cancelations. sot markrksherman traveling to dallas 35 38 we were ssposed to leave at one but now its 130pm, thats our first delay but you know laguardia. In lines through out the nations airports, the theme of the day. Hurry up and wait. sot Morgan Frazier picking up brother 45 48 its been delayed two hours. We got here when we has supposed to arrive at 10 and weve been waiting ever since. nats air plane ticket taker the good news about air travel. Airfares for the top 40 domestic routes are six percent lower this holiday season, averaging 174 dollars round trip. Lower airfares and gas prices. All adding up p to big savings as americans head home for the holiday. Sarah dallof, nbc news, new york. A World Champion skier narrowly avoided being seriously injured or killed when a drone crashed to the ground during the world cup slalom. The drone crashed to the snow just a couple of feet behind marcel hirscher, an austrian race. He wasnt hurt. But, in an interview, hirscher said to the drones owner, quote please, be more careful. Travel for part of the day. As folks hit the road to their holiday destination, what can they expect . Bens forecast is after the break police in mitchell, south dakota, say five people have been arrested following a Home Invasion and Armed Robbery in yankton, tuesday night. If youre just getting home heres a quick look at todays headlines. Police received a report of an attempted Home Invasion in the 13 hundred block of cedar street at about ten thirty. The mitchell Daily Republic newspaper reports two of the suspects were later arrested in mitchell when Police Spotted their vehicle. The newspaper says police found three e her suspects after a pickup was dozens of people gathered today to reflect on the life of jeanne vakulskas, sioux citys first female firefighter. Her funeral was held at st. Josephs Catholic Church where family, friends and firefighters came together to pay their last respects. Vakulskas was 63years old. And. The bodies of six soldiers came home today. Including the body of a siouxlandnativeve. A week ago the soldiers were killed outside Bagram Airbase in afghanistan. Among them. Beemer, nebraskanative joseph lemm. Thats a look at your just home headlines. Meteorologist Ben Dorenbach joins us with the forecast. After a wet soggy and yes ill say it, miserable wednesday, things some pararal clearing too before tomorrow morning. That is when a weak, but Strong Enough disturbance moves in from the southwest and delivers a few snow showers during the morning and midday hours christmas eve. No, it wont be a major winter storm by any means but stand by and keep reading , but some places including sioux city could see a snow dusting by tomorrow afternoon. As santa makes hisisisit tomorrow night Christmas Day, weather conditions will be relatively quiet before our next chance of a rain snow mix late Christmas Day and the day after which could drop an inch or two more of the white stuff in some areas especially up north. After an off day sunday from seeing any precipitation, another chance of snow arrives next monday tuesday. See graphics. Surfing santa has made yet this year and has taken a journey down the niagara river. On this exact date, every year since 1985, john fulton has helped raise awareness s homelessness by surfing the i i waters of the niagara river, near buffalo. Fulton makes the five kilometer journey on a wind surfer or standup paddleboard while dressed in a specialized cold water santa dry suit. When we come back. A warm, feel good story for the holidays. A 94year old man who served his country decades ago, and who ves all alone, learns there ststl are a few caring g ople praised as one of americas best mayor who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. Cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengtgtn veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Sand im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message. Announcer one candidate tough enough to take on the bully. Jeb bush donald, youre not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not going to happen. applause announcer one candidate tough enough to take on isis. Jeb will destroy isis. And keep america safe. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. In california, what started out as a welfare check on an elderly man. Ended with an outpouring of Christmas Kindness the World War Two veteran says hell never forget. Kimberly cheng brings us this heart warming story called lapd to check on 94yearold herman perry after they hadnt seen or heard from him in days. nats knocking we were really concerned about him. Officers abel torres and natali nunez responded friday, and were able to get into his apartment, where they found him safe and well. The World War Two veteran has trouble hearing and told them he didnt realize anyone was worried about him. officer abel torres lapd he told us that you know not too many people stop by anymore. The officers left. But something about mr. Perry stayed with them. officer natali nunez lapd hes a vet, a world war ii vet, hes 94 years old. Hes here alone. His familys across the country. He could be anybodys grandpa. And when they passed by this tree lot at the end of their shift, they had the same idea. officer natali nunez lapd we just felt like he needed some holiday cheer. It was one am. The lot was just about closed. officer natali nunez lapd we started yelling ououto the employees in thehe and they came out to the gate, to the fence. They let us in. When the owner heard the story. officer abel torres lapd the gentleman gave us a lights, some mistletoe and candies. ] the officers drove the tree to mr. Hermans Kimberly Cheng reporting then they came back monday armed with presents donated by other officers. nats mr. Perry, heres another one. One more. Thank you. Police calls dont always end up like this. officer natali nunez lapd it was just nice to be able to do something nice for a vet. officer abel torres lapd and hopefully we can give him something that shows that you know hey, youre loved. Youre cared about. Memorable. Lifechanging. For all the right reasons. herman perry world war ii veteran i will never forget this. Ready for christmas, we found another toy shop in an unusual location. Tonight, on news 4 at six, ktivs Sheila Brummer will travel to springfield, south dakota to show us how the christmas s irit has spread to a a state prison. Plus. In our last edition of law review we covered wills after you die. But, what happens to that money, or property, if a relative owes someone else money . The answer, in law review, tonight at six. Lets check in one more time with ben. Tonight some brief clearing and re freezing, so watch out for a few slick spots. Low 22. Winds nw 1015 mph. Christmas eve a couple some afternoon sun. High 32. Winds w 510 mph. Thanks for joining us for news