The president and chancellor at the university of missouri resigned yesterday amid scandal and heightened racial tensions. Anger has been growingnfor months on campus. After incidents of racism and hate crimesd went unnoticed. One student refused to eat until the president stepped down. Cnns kyung lah reports. In 2010 cotton balls scattered in front of the black Culture Center a reference to slavery and a hate crime. This fall black student leaders called racial slurs on two different occasions. A most recently a swastika, in human excrement left on a dorm wall. Nats Ferguson unrest the students say theyre the post ferguson generation shaped by events in a city just two hours away. Black students make up just seven percent of the 35thousand students these protesters. Mobilized. Camping out on the universitys quad. Faculty threatened to walk off the job. But it was this that became the protests game changer 30 mizzou Football Players tweeted they would boycott Team Activities until the president resigned. Their coach tweeeeng this image with his team and this. We are behind our players. With a possiblblMillion Dollar fine in the balance if the team doesnt play this weekend wolfe by now a pololizing figure gave in to student demands. tim wolfe former president , university of missouri i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that occurred. Use my resignation to heal and Start Talking again to make the changes necessary. Mizzous football coach says he doesnt regret standing with his players. gary pinkel head coach, university of missouri i just know my players were suffering and im like theyre dad and will help them in any way i can. Jonathan Butler concer ned student 1950 it should not have taken this much and it is disgusting and vile that we find ourselves in the place that we do. And the University Systems president not the only resignation. Late tonight. The chancellor announcing hes stepping down from his job in january. nats singing end on nat while chancellor r. Bowen loftin has reregned his current positiononhe says he will transition to a new role advancing research in january. Dearborn, Michigan Police say shots were fired inside a local mall which prompted a lockdown. The shots were fired about 4 30 pm near a diamond jewelers store inside of fairlane mall. People who were inside the mall at the time of the shooting were under a shelterinplace order until the situation resolved. Police say it was a dispute between two people who knew each other. There were no injuries and no arrests have been made. A suspicious package that caused delays at Miami International airport monday evening was deemed not to be a threat. No one was injured and police say everyone is safe. The passenger was located and questioned and his bag was searched, but the items in question were deemed safe. The passenger was cooperative and faces no charges, officials saidid a total of 50 flights 22 arrivals and 28 departures wewe affected, airport officials said. Some 500 passengers were believed to be affected by the delays. A south dakota American Indian tribe trying to open the nations first marijuana resort burned its crop after a potential raid by federal agents. The Flandreau Santee sioux tribe also decided to temporarily suspend operations until it can get clarification from the federal government. The tribe says it had weeks of discussions with federal authorities. The main holdup is whether they can sell marijuana to nonindians. There were also questions about the origin of the seeds used for its crop. The tribe says a raid was possible if the governments concerns werent addressed. State representativ e Scott Parsley toured the marijuana facility just a couple of weeks ago. Parsley said, they are a sovereign nation inside of a city, inside of a county, inside of a state, how does that all work and i think we need to answer some of those questions if we do move forward with Something Like this again. The tribes aaorney says they are confident, that after they get clarification from the department of justice, their pot project will still succeed. A firstofits kind purchase in Central Illinois yesterday as medical marijuana dispensaries opened their doors. Dozens of patients were in canton to make their first medical marijuana purchase. Eight dispensaries are now open throughout Central Illinois and more than 33hundred patients are approved to purchase medical cannabis. More than 200 patients will be served by the new Salveo Health and wellness dispensary. Four cultivators supply the cannabis to salveo, and for now, they are selling dry flowers but say in the next few weeks they will start selling oils, concentrates, and edibles. They say prices range from 19dollars for one gram to 385dollars for an ounce. The citytyf sioux city is another step closer toward bringngg a megapork Processing Plant to town. The Council Approved apppping for a 4. 6 Million Dollar grant that would help pay for street work needed for the new seaboardtriumph foods pork plant. The revitalize iowas sound economy grant would cover about 80 percent of the total 5. 7 million needed to p for the street system. A 63,000 traffic study completed last week determined the necessity for road work. Weve gotten good indication from the dot that they support the project, said Sioux City Economic Development director, marty doughert. The triumph seaboard project is going to bring a lot of traffic to the bridgeport area. The 264Million Dollar plant will employ more than 11 hundred people when it opens in two years. Something, mayor bob scott says is vital to the growth of the community. We need to go up in numbers. We need to grow this community, and thats what happened 10 years ago, said sioux city mayor bob scott. Back in 2010, approximatelel 1,400 jobs were lost when john morrell closed its sioux city plant. Sioux city leaders hope this project fills that void. But, construction cant begin until the dot approves the grant. A decision from the state should come today. The cone park project is also a step closer to becoming reality. The city council awarded a consulting Agreement Contract with a mason city, iowa firm to help design cone park. The agreement wont exceed be built in morningside, is estimated to cost 4 million. Construction is expected to start this spring. December 2016 is the target time to open the park. Its been talked about for almost a year now. Last night, the Sioux City School board approved a land donation to the city of sioux city. If you look a little to the west of lincoln elementary, youll see dearborn bridge. Oux City Community schools own a portion of land leading up to that bridge. The school board decided to donate that piece of land to the city so that they can reconstruct the bridge. This will be great for the community as a whole because during the reconstruction pross of the bridge this will help realign things, it will keep everything a little bit more at bay in the neighborhood, it will actually make the project line up and look right and its good for us because we are a neighbor as well to that project, said sioux City Community schools director of operations and maintenance, brian fahrendholz. Construction on the bridge is slated to begin in late spring of next year. A Housing Project in northeast nebraska is being built faster than expected. Hartington Security BankBranch PresidentBrandon Baller says plans are progressing rapidly to build more available housing in the area. Baller says that not only does this project address the need for more housing, but it also helps a lot of local busininses. Wwn you look at all of the businesses and local contractors that are impacted when a house is built they say that those dollars get circulated seven times on average in the community. So we are very fortunate in hartington to have a number of local contractors that we can use. Hartington has found a bigger need in housing than they have expected. Instead of two and a half houses, 4 homes a year are being completed. This expansion brings interest to an area where Rural Housing has been an issue in recent past. Gift cards always make good presents. But those gift cards are still going through changes to make them even more popular this Holiday Season. Ben and ill have your wx timer 2 45 high wind watch in effect for most of the area wednesday and wednesday night we have one more mild day today with highs near 60, a few clouds overhead and steady south winds. Changes arrive tomorrow mainly in the high wind of the 3545 mph variety with 50 mph gusts hence the high mixing in has also jumped into the realm of evening and tomorrow night on the back side of this system. Once we make it over those hurdles, the next few days look quiet and dry with highs in the 50s and 60s with a fair amount of sunshine. To be even more popular this Holiday Season. Is still going through some significant changes. Just to remain a favorite among those who give. And those who get the gift. Our story from nbcs Chris Clackum. Retail federation. While another survey. By bankrate. Com. Of those who else. sot claes bell bankrate. Com 17 21 this is a very competitive marketplace and people providing gift cards understand that bankrates claes bell says that Something Else includes enhanced features on gift cards. Like reducing or eliminating fees. sot claes bell bankrate. Com 30 37 its even to the point now where some retailers are beginning to offer rewards for using a gift card in their store rewards that translate into discounts on purchases made with gift cards. Theres also better security. For lost or stolen cards. Which brings us to millennials. Who love getting gift cards. But are the most likely to lose it. sot claes bell bankrate. Com 52 56 4 in 10 millennials said that they had lost a gift card before being able to use the whole thing security codes are now being assigned to each gift card. So that recipients can be assured of getting all thats coming to them Chris Clackum nbc news. So youll want to make sure you have all the details before you nbcs al roker is taking the nation by storm. Hes trying to report the weather from all 50 states in one weeks time. Yesterday he was in sioux falls, south dakota and ktivs ron demers had the chance to talk to him. Well have that weatherman al roker is trying to set the fastest time ever for reporting the weather from all 50 states going coasttocoast and everywhere else in between in just one week. Yesterday he made a stop in sioux falls, south dakota. And ktivs ron demers had the chance to catch up with him. Waterloo 13 for tonight, the same for cedar rapids. The high tomorrow in the middle 50s. Dubuque 29, burr and 54 tomorrow. Then davenport an overnight low of 30 and a high tomorrow of 57. Ron how did you come up with the idea to do this . Al i didnt. It was the idea of my producers. I think they want to kill me. But, so far they havent. What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Ron youre trying to bring attention to a very good cause. Al yes, we are we are teaming up with feeding america, they help feed the hungry especially coming around the holidays. Nobody in america should be hungry so if you go to today. Com and look under rokerthon you can find out more information, you can track our itinerary. And see where you can donate. For every dollar they raise they can feed 11 people. Its all for a worthy cause. Were really excited to be part it. Ron when its all said and done will the 34 hours straight or these 7 days be harder do you think . Al well, we havent finished it yet so i dont know. Were having a good time so far. Ron best of luck on your trip. Al thank you. 6 30 a cool start to your morning. But a nice day ahead of us. But enjoy it because things are changing. Bens in next with the forecast. And a Georgia Police officer helped a fellow Half Marathon runner who was determined not to give up after collapsing during the race. If you 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. The goal is 50 clean energy by 2030. Realm of possibilities for night on the back side of this system. Once we make it over those hurdles, the next few days look quiet and dry with highs in the 50s and 60s with a fair amount of sunshine. A Georgia Police officer helps a runner finish a Half Marathon, after the runner fell face down, just a half mile from the finish line. Andrew james has the story. Finish. His name is robert mccoy, an avid local runner, that refused to quit after hitting the pavement face first. S sgt. Jon cain Savannah Police dept. 33 40 the emotions that you watch a person go through, knowing that hes facing defeat and that you have an opportunity to help them was overwhelming to me and thats the reason i felt compelled to help him. Now that act of kindness has taken to social media. More than three hundred thousand people have liked and viewed this image of mccoy and cain. S sgt. Jon cain Savannah Police dept. 571 06 his willingness to go forth even after being injured like he was, to make it to that finish line. He was the true inspiration to me and in my book hes the hero. All the fame online cain says doesnt affect him. He says the act will forever mean more to him than the response. S sgt. Jon cain Savannah Police dept. 1 151 25 all of the social media the thanks yous that i received, the kind words that i received have been very very humbling and i didnt do it for glory. I did it for him. That was andrew james reporting. Mccoy said hes recovering from his injuries and wants to extend his medal to the sergeant if he would accept it. 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 the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you sanders im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. Weve got a lot headed your way in this half hour. Republicans are getting ready for a big showdown tonight. Only eight gop candidates will be on the main stage tonight, as fox business tries to differentiate itself in the latest debate. Well have a preview, coming up. And. With iowas early caucus, and many president ial visits. It puts the state on the political map. Some siouxland students will get a chance to participate in the Republican Debate process. And later in healthbeat 4. Researchers are looking to see if there is a connection between the risk of fighting fires and cancer. Rates for the disease are higher among firefighters and its raising concern. But first ben. The republican candidates debate again tonight this time in milwaukee. The focus of this debate is the economy. Tracie potts is in washington this morning with a preview. These are people with no experience, these are people that never met a payroll. Carson faces tough questions over claims about his past. He says the medias been tougher on him than anyone. sot Reince Priebus rnc chairman they do have an actual vendetta or at least an agenda against some of these candidates. But carsons opponents insist, youve got to be able to take the heat sot huckabee im thinking, pal, you aint seen nothing yet. sot Chris Christie r president ial candidate we are responsible for the personal stories we tell about our lives. jeb bush nat sot, im honored to be here with scott walker. already in milwaukee, both marco rubio and jeb bush are courting the states governor, former candidate scott walker. Night. sot marco rubio r president ial candidate we still have time to get this right, but we do not have forever. An endorsement from walker could bring either candidate much neededsupport, especially from evangelicals. Key issues likely to come up tonight whether the fed should raise Interest Rates, the obama admninistration rejecting the keystone xl pipeline and the transpacific trade partnership. Creating or killing american jobs. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. Carly fiorina will be in onawa, iowa this thurs