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KTIV News 4 Today November 9, 2015

System president to resign. As Andrew Spencer reports, the teams players are sticking together at least publicly as more than two dozen say theyll boycott team activities. Online, the mizzou mily stands as one, posting this picture of the team. The move comes after graduate student Jonathan Butler started a Hunger Strike last week. He accuses the universitys leadership of not doing enough to address racism on campus and push mizzou in a positive direction. Jonathan Butler started Hunger Strike im in this, because its that serious. Were dealing with humanity here, and at this point, we cant afford to continue to work with individuals who just donon care for their constituents. Univerty of missouri system president tim wolfe issued a statement saying, in part, that he is dedicated to ongoing dialogue to address these very complex societal issues giving no sign that he intends to resign. Im Andrew Spencer, reporting. At least four people are dead and more than a dozen others were injured after a Passenger Van crashed and caught fire in maryland. Police say the van which was carrying children cocoided with two other vehicles in hyattsville yesterday afternoon before i i became engulfed in flames. At least four people including one child died at the scene and at least 14 others wereransported to the hospital. Eigh t were in critical condition. Witnesses say some of the motorists involved were trapped inside their vehicles. No word yet on what caused the crash or where the van was from. Brazilian rescue workers dug through mud and debris yesterday in a challenging search for victims of massive mudslides from two collapsed dams. Brazilian authities confirmed a second death a raised the number of missing people to 28. The torrent of water and mud tainted with mineral waste from an iron ore mine traveled as far as 60 miles from where the dams broke. Nearly 400 people are taking part in the Search Operations in southeastern brazil. They have beenensing specially traiaid dogs and special equipment to locate victims downstream from the dams. Though finding survivors is growing less likely, officials said they did not rule it out. Of the 28 people listed as missing, 13 were mine workers. The rest were residents of villages below the dams. The cause of the disaster is still under investigation. Over a dozen vehicles are underground after a large sinkhole opened up in a mississippi restaurant parking lot saturday night. Rescue crews say 15 vehicles were swallowed by the 50foot wide sinkhole in the ihop parking lot in meridian. Which is along the mississippi alabama border. Witnesses say they heard several loud booms and the power was knocked out before the hole opened up. No injuries were reported. Crews say they are investigating what caused the sinkhole but believe e could be weather related sincncthe area received over 10 inches of rain in the last two weeks. The funeral for a six yearold boy fatally shot during a Police Pursuit in louisiana will be held today. Family and friends say the funeral for Jeremy Mardis will be held at 130 this afternoon in hattiesburg, mississippi. Sixyearold jeremy was fatally wounded when two marksville, Louisiana Policecefficers were allegedly pursuingnghe vehicle of h h father, ris few, tuesday and opened fire on the s uv nearly half a dozen times. And face Second Degree murder charges and attempted murder charges. Louisiana state police are still investigating what led up to the shooting. Yesterday, Beth Shalom Temple in sioux city opened its doors to siouxlanders of all faiths for the annual latke party. The festivities included traditionalaloods like potato latkes. And there was something new to the menu thiy year matzah ball soup. Congregation members made thousands of matzah balls for this special day. Out of all the guests that attended. One man had a very special connection with the celebration. Ktivs tommie clark has the story. Th this community, said holocaust susuvivor and st. Paul Lutheran Church pastor, peter boe. Boe comes to latke party every year. Not only fothe latkes and matzah ball soup. The beth shalom congregation is part of a family i have come to know, part of a larger, extended family and they accept me in the similar spirit, said holocaust surivivor and st. Paul Lutheran Church pastor, peter boe. Boe was evacuated from latvia to germany when he wasasust 5yearsold and to america when he was 11. They think, since his records were destroyed in the war. I guess right now im supposed to be about age 78, but it is unknown, said holocaust surivivor and st. Paul Lutheran Church pastor, peter boe. He was taken care of and put in foster homes eventually adopted along with his brothehe and although he e gan with almost no identity along with his brother, they now have 40 grandchildre n. After his long journey, boe says its celebrations like the annual latke party that remind him how Important Community really is. Tommie clark. Ktiv news 4. Boe now speaks at holocaust remembrance events and since he is a l lheran pastor, he briris people from his church to visit the synagogue. If youve visited the sams club in sioux city recently, you may have noticed a very special display of fgs. On saturday, those flags were part of an event honoring our veterans. Nats of singing sams club held their fifth veteran appreciatiti event where they invited veterers from all around siouxland. D. They came out for breakfast, sang the national anthem, and heard from fellow soldiers. A big part of the ceremony was the wall of honor full of flags and dog tags honoring each fallen iowa veteran. On that board, theyre 28 Fallen Soldiers from sioux city alone. I think its great for us to show our support of the troops. I m melf served in the nanaonal guard. At sams club we appreciate everything our troops do. We want to put them first. We support them in every way we can, said sioux city sams club manager, stephen black. One local veteran had a huge hand in planning the event. The vietnam veteran participated in the flag folding ceremony and says its a wonderful tribute. He says hes proud to help out and if they can honor just one veteran, theyve done their jojo we need to encourage other people to take part in any and all veteran activiiies that they can get in because these people need to be honored. Its not as much us, the living veterans, its these. So these are the ones that we need to honor, said vietnam war era veteran and sams Club Membership coordinator, charlie mortensen. The wall of honor will continue to stay at sams club until tomorrow. As we get ready to celebrate veterans day on wednesday a special event will take place tomorrow to help military members and their families operation engage america is a Nonprofit Group that provides support, awarness and resources to veterans and active service members. Theyre going to have a gettogether athe American Red Cross s morrow. 2 43 you can come out see whats there. Theres a lot of love and support and knowledge. We just encourage everyone. You are not alone people care, said lisa slund, operation engage america. Lisa naslund from galva, iowa started the group after the loss of her son dylan. He served in both iraq and afghanistan in 2007 and 2010. 8 we lost our son t tpost traumaic stressssuicide one of the 22 a day almost 3 years ago. We have learned since his death that there are so many more out there strugglingn the operation engage america event takes place tomorrow at the American Red Cross on war eagle drive in sioux city. It goes from 11 30 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. There will also be free lunch provided and coats for military kids. The new call of duty game is hitting the stores in a big way. Well tell you what all the fuss is about, coming up next. Ben and ill have your the new call of duty game cameme is out this week. Its a popular gaming franchise that has made more than 11 b llion dollars. Thats more than all of the highest grossing films. Gone with the wind, avatar, star wars and titanic combined so what is all the fuss about . Mark barger explains. It also serves lots of different types of players. You can play the Single Player version on your own, or it can be a social experience. sot chris grant editor in chief, polygon theres the online Multiplayer Mode you can play that with strangers you can play that with your friends thats much more competitive theres also a cooperative zombies mode lets you team up with friends to take down an undead enemy the audience is global. And broad. Spanning many demographic groups. sot chris grant editor in chief, polygon im definitely part of the group thats familiar with getting beat mercilessly by 12yearolds in call of duty. Sales are expected to top 18 million copies by years end, but the games publisher wants to expand itit offerings. sot chrhrs grant editor in chief, polygon just thh week activisionlizzard announced that it bought king thats the maker of the mobile game sensation candy crush sot chris grant editor in chief, polygon activison already has blizzard and king is a way for them to get into the mobile or casual space in a leadership position in way that they never have been before leading some to wonder whether smartphones might be call of dutys next battlefield. Mark barger, nbc news. Halo 5 is another popular game that came out last week and the highly anticipated Star Wars Battlefront game will be releasededn november a siouxland church held a special event yesterday. Well tell you what theyre ififou think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. Ththgoal is 50 clean enengy by 2030. It was all hands on deck this weekekd at the methodist urch le mars, iowa. More than 50 volunteers came together to make 100 units that will provide clean Drinking Water for those in need. Ktivs tommie clark spoke with those volunteers. Way of showing and sharininmy faith with others. Ive sat for years in a church pew and felt like i was accomplishing nothing. I felt like god had something more for me to do, said Safe Water International minstries or swim founder, greg stout. While on a mission trip, stout realized how unsafe the Drinking Water was. So, he decided to do something about itcreating a Nonprofit Ministry that makes chlorine p pducing units. One of these units that volunteers have been working on can purify water for an etire community. Stouts simp unit breaks salt water down into a chlorine solution, which can then be used to disinfect water. Volunteers did every step including cutting wires, molding and glueing containers, soldering them, and finally testing them out. Were just understanding that we step out of our own lives and try to imagine how life is for others we can so easily do this and just a few of us can help so many others, said lifelong uniteteMethodist Church of le mars member and volunteer, lie roy. Volunteers say they feel that theyre doing some good in the world and touching others lives from a distance. It provides people with a hands on opportunity to be involved in mission and ministry and to make a difference in peoples lives in a very tangible way, said United Methodist church of le mars pastor, john battern. Once those in developing countries receive these units, theyll be able to produce their own, clean, Drinking Water. In le mars, iowa. Tommie stout has s w been on more than 50 Mission Trips and plans to mentor others to begin projects in even more countries. A windy day yesterday. How much sunill we see today . Bens in next to tell us. And a junior high boy with no limbs is making a name for himself on the football field. A pennsylvania 7th grader is a pennsylvania 7th grader is making a name for himself on the gridiron. Despite not having any limbs hes taking on ablebodied opponents and winning reporter Audrea Cline Thomas has the story. Gaven toney has to plug up the holes and create a pile. s gaven toney 12 yearsold 24 33 i watch the eagles and Demarco Murray and Ryan Matthews and im like if he can do stuff like that i want to see if i can put in all the work and try and ill see what happens. The 12yearold wasnt born with limbs. No problem he says and dont try to take it easy on him either. s gaven toney 12 yearsold 40 46 if you discount me then you will be laying on the ground in pain or you might be looking at stars a little bit. Gaven has played other sports before but this is his first shot at football. A sport that still concerns his mother. s jeanelle toney gavens mom 53 58 i just hope that he doesnt get hurt and does his all. Gives his all every time he tries it no matter what. Ask around and its gavens drive that makes him stand out. His toughness is unmatched. His resilience is admired. Dont worry, he is just getting started. s gaven toney 12 yearsold 1 101 1 15 this is just the preshow. Next year i will be tougher, stronger and better its. Time for a break. But were back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news4 today. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. Weve got a lot headed your way including an update from the campaign trail. The president ial candidates are crcrscrossing the countrtrtoday campaigning as the republica candidates prepare for this weeks debate. The latest form washington in just a minute. And a big thank you to our local first responders. How Community Members honored those who protect and serve us and later in healthbeat 4. As students in some parts of the country come down with hand foot and mouth disease. How to keep your kids healthy if it shows up in siouxland. But first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. A nice weekend. In politics this morning republican president ial candidates are criss crossing the country campaigning before tomorrow nights debate. Tracie potts is in washington this morning with what we can expect. Lot of things away. Bernie sanders says the focus for carson should be on issues. nbc meet the press super burned in sot Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate 42 49 this man does not believe that Climate Change is caused by human activity. This man wants to abolish medicare. Rand pauls giving hints he may go after marco rubio. Comparing him to hillary clinton. cnn state of the union super burned in sot rand paul r president ial candidate 54 1 01 i see her and rubio as being the same persoso they both want a no fly zone. They both have supported tivity in libya. And Chris Christies says being bumped from tomorrows debate isnt the end of the world Fox News Sunday super burned in sot Chris Christie r president ial candidate 1 071 10 what really matters is what is happening in New Hampshire and iowa. The latest iowa poll gives christie three percent. Donald trumps on top, two points ahead of carson. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for washington yesterday for a meeting with president barack obama. Netanyahu boarded a plane in tel aviv after telling his cabinet that his white house meeting would include discussions on the palestinian issue and the strengthenin g of israels security. The trip has been clouded in controversy rocky relationship with president obama. A top Us Navy Commander says in some respects, iran has not changed its ways since it agreed to the landmark nuclear deal. The commander in charge of securing the waters around the Arabian Peninsula was interviewededt the dubai air show. Vivi admiral Kevin Donegan said iran is still involved in destabilizing the region, with actions such as smuggling military equipment to yemen and harassing ships in the persian gulf. This is the First Time Since 2007 that the us navy has not had an Aircraft Carrier on the persian gulf. Rmer president george w. Bush poked fun at himself while talking about his fathers upcoming biography. He jokingly said i read it. To the amazement of some of our fellow citizens. Bush talked about the book at his president ial center in dallas last night, with its author. The biography titled destiny and power the a arican odyssey of George Herbert walker bush goes on sale tomorrow. The book made headlines because cheney, and defense secretary donald rumsfeld. Its beginning to look a lot like winter in the high sierra as a blanket of white covered the mountains over the weekend. About seven inches of snow fell yesterday. Ski resorts, l le Boreal Mountain resort, say this is the earliest in almost a decade theyve been able to open their entire resort to skiers and snowboarders. Some snowgazers stopped by to catch a glimpse of the White Crystals for the first time this year. But for motorists

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