High wind watch in effect for holt county from 6 pm tonight until 6 am friday our warmup resumes today with highs returning to the 40s and 50s maybe a few 60s out west . there will still be a fair amount of cloud cover patchy fog along with a few rays of sunnhine and a briik southhasterly wiid, so it won exactly be the prettiest of days, but hey, warmth is warmth a cold front off to the west will plow through the area tonight which could pop up a rain shower or two and increase shift our winds to the west that could initially gust up to 50 Miles Per Hour late tonight early tomorrow morning keeping lows close to 40 degrees. Friday will bring more warmth, wind and sun pushing highs further into the 50s tt nearr60. Now if i were to choose onn day that stann above the rest of he next seven, it would be saturday because, while it wont be quite as warm as friday, it will be calmer, still mild with a decent amount of sunshine. The rest of the weekend early next week will bring us more mild air with highs in the 40s, a decent mix of clouds and sun and hardly any precipitation. See graphics. Wx timer 40 a sioux city man is behind bars, today. Jeremy wanatee is accused of stabbing another man to death early wednesday mororing. Ktivss tiffany lane has the details of 2016. And the emotional reaction from the victims family. Wrong. Su family members say wanatee stabbed mace down the street and thats when mace made his way to the house behind where his friend lives, asking for help. Sioux city police say the stabbing happened during a fight. Mace, a father of five, was taken to Mercy Medical center. Where those close to him, left one final message before he died. Just that i love him and to let go. In sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. Wanatee, has an extensive criminal record. He served more than 20 years in prison for the murdrd of a man outside of a sioux city bar in 1990 in 2014, wanatee was wanted by the u. S. Marshal service for violating his parole for 2nddegree murder. Then in october of last year, wantatee was charged with assualt while displaying a dangerous weapon. He was accused of pulling out a machetetype knife dudung a disturbance at the Super Walmart on floyd boulevard in sioux city. Murder in sac county, iowa, has been captured. Officers with the Fort Dodge Police department got a tip that 36yearold Jeremy Werneburg was at the Walmart Store in fort dodge, wednesday afternoon. The first officer on the scene tried to handcuff werneburg, but the suspect fought back. The officer suffered a knee injury, and had to use his taser to control werneburg. Werneburg has been on the run since sunday night. Thats when an eyewitness says werneburg intentionally hit kyle freese with his car outside the carnarvon inn in tiny carnarvon, iowa. Freese is in stable conditioin a des moines hospital. Apple ceo tim cook is challenging a judges order that the Technology Company assist the fbi with unlocking an iphone used by accused terrorist syed farook. The federal government says it needs to have access to any records in farooks phone in order to track leads to isis. Apple says the order could endanger phone privacy for hundreds of millions of lawabiding citizens around the world. Cook published a bullish open letter, pledging to fight the ruling fbi investigators access to encrypted data on the device. Cook says to comply with the order sets a dangerous precedent. Apple has five days to respond to the court if it believes that compliance would be burdensome. Turkeys military carried out airstrikes today on kurdish rebels, after a car bomb in ankara killed at least 28 people wednesday. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of ankara, in an area close to parliament and Armed Forces Headquarters and lodgings. Turkish media are reporting that wednesdays suicide bombing was carried out by a Syrian National linked to the outlawed kurdistan workers party, or pkk. The Turkish Military says last nights airstrikes targeted a group of up to 70 pkk rebels across the border in northern iraq. Health and Human Services secretary Sylvia Burwell will visit flint michigan today to get a firsthand look at the federal response to the citys water crisis. Secretary burwell will talk with local leadership and Community Address the citys Ongoing Health challenges. Shell also visit a Flint Health Center that is providing lead testing and Health Care Services to families and children who have been affected by leadcontaminated water. Flints mayor has recently called for quick action in flint to remove and replace old pipes in the city. But Governor Rick Snyder announced a plan wednesday to coat the citys pipes with a protective film and conduct an infrastructure study first. Its been exactly 8 months since the shooting at Mother Emanuel Ame Church in charleston, south carolina. And the church has received all sorts gifts from across the world to help their grief reporter travis rice got a look at what Church Members are doing with all the gifts theyve received. Archives as their called. S liz alston Church Member were trying to make sure that what we do will be appreciated by posterity, i guess. It such an awesome task paintings, letters, cards, stuffed animals s liz alston Church Member people set hats, they send afghans, they send pot holders the city of charleston lent the church the space after they ran out of room at emanuel. Hundreds, at least a hundred portraits, suzy jackson, thats the painting right there priceless portraits line the walls, but alstons favorite an artful message from inmates. S liz alston Church Member he talked about the fact that even though they are incarcerated that they want us to know that they care about us i just cant thank them enough. When i see this my life becomes has happened at the church and i just want to make sure that what the people have sent to us is treated within the spirit in which it was given Life Insurance policies can be hard to understand. Coming up next, well give you some tips on which plan you should purchase. Ben and ill have your complete forecast next increase shift our winds to the west that could initially gust up to 50 Miles Per Hour late tonight early tomorrow morning keeping lows close to 40 degrees. Friday will bring more warmth, wind and sun pushing highs further into the 50s to near 60. Now if i were to choose one day that stands above the rest of the next seven, it would be saturday because, while it wont be quite as warm as friday, it will be calmer, still mild with a decent amount of sunshine. The rest of the weekend early next week will bring us more mild air with highs in the 40s, a decent mix of clouds and sun and hardly any precipitation. See graphics. Life insurance policies can be confusing. Lynda baquero explains just how different the benefits can be. Whittle has lived quite the life. Always a trailblazer and determined. And that determination is one of the reasons we met this retired teacher. sot trudi whittle, policy holder im becoming of age where im starting to think about making things easier for those who are left behind because i come from a very small family. nats my only sister with no children, trudi started thinking about her sister, peggy. She wanted to make sure shed be the beneficiary of her Life Insurance policy a policy she had paid premiums on, for years. sot trudi whittle, policy holder ive had it for, id say 30 years, or more the policy was with Prudential Insurance company of america. Through her work as a teacher. It also covered her husband, george, who passed away in the year 2000. And she did receive an insurance check after his passing. sot trudi whittle, policy holder i had absolutely no problems, and thats the only time id been in connection with the company and i was quite pleased but when she asked about her death benefit. She heard news she found alarming. sot trudi canceled that policy. I was speechless. I said well how can you cancel something, and it was news to me, without having something formally sent to you confused about her coverage she asked to get answers. Life insurance comes in two major categories permanent which offers protection throughout your life. Some policies allow you to build cash value which you can withdraw the premiums are generally more expensive and theres term life which lasts a fixed period of time. Theres no cash value. Premiums generally remain the same. That was Lynda Baquero reporting. Prudential insurance looked into trudis policy. They say her coverage began in 1992 and she will receive a benefit but the cash value isnt accruing. Straight ahead on news 4 today. A man struggling with muscular dystrophy has a dying wish. Making the special trip. Struggling with a form of muscular dystrohpy, a sergeant bluff, iowa, mans dying wish is to visit the entertainment capital of the world. And, a donation he received yesterday will bring him a step closer. Ktivs sam curtiss reports. Hes soft spoken. Using his cousin to relay messages. Venilators [and] feeding tubes, we have a lot of medical equipment, said lee. The 33yearolds dying wish is to travel. To the city of lights. Aka las vegas. Its his dream, said lee. The excitement, the lights [and] the glory about vegas. And this will certainly help get him closer to it. A 2,000 dollar donation from winnavegas. Because lukken would need caregivers by his side. Its not a trip where we can just get our group of friends and grab our tickets and go, said lee. It takes 24 7 care. Dan lewis has led the charge in fundraising efforts. Lewis owns a restaurant lukken eats at from timeto time. From my side, it means more for us to actually make it happen in his lifetime, said lewis. In a few months time, donations are just south of 7,000. But lukkens wish, currently, is grounded. Plagued because lewis says commercial flying is not an option. He has to fly in a private plane, said lewis. Thats our biggest recline and fly in his chair. To get this many donations certainly is hitting the jackpot. Friends and family just hope they can cashin his winnings. It will be his last trip, said lee. Were just really excited to try and see as a community, as businesses and everything else, and as human beings, trying to make a last wish come true for somebody, said lewis. Sam curtiss, ktiv news four. Lukken has only been out of the tristate area twice before. Both lewis and lee say driving would be tough on his body. Todays the day well finally see the warm weather. Bens got the details after the break. And a new feature film follows the life of a minneosta man and his battle with cancer. Up next, well meet the woman who made am friday our warmup resumes today with highs returning to the 40s and 50s maybe a few 60s out west . there will still be a fair amount of cloud cover patchy fog along with a few rays of sunshine and a brisk southeasterly wind, so it wont exactly be the prettiest of days, but hey, warmth is warmth a cold front off to the west will plow through the area tonight which could pop up a rain shower or two and increase shift our winds to the west that could initially gust up to 50 Miles Per Hour late tonight early tomorrow morning keeping lows close to 40 degrees. Friday will bring more warmth, wind and sun pushing highs further into the 50s to near 60. Now if i were to choose one day that stands above the rest of the next seven, it would be saturday because, while it wont be quite as warm as friday, it will be calmer, still mild with a decent amount of sunshine. The rest of the weekend early next week will bring us more mild air with highs in the 40s, a decent mix of clouds and sun and hardly any precipitation. See graphics. A new film showcasses the inspiring love story of a minnesota man during his battle with cancer. Pat evans introduces us to the mom who helped make it happen. Like most parents bonnie and dan boyum are very proud of their son. sot bonnie boyum, michaels mother everybody loved him, he was just a nice, nice person. Michael boyums life had all the ingredients of a minnesota made success story. Everything but a happy ending. sot bonnie boyum, michaels mother he said mom, will you come feel this lump, and i felt it, im a nurse, i knew it was cancer. nats the cancer turned out to be leukemia. sot bonnie boyum, michaels mother it was just devastating, although it wasnt to michael. He saw positive in everything. Michaels inspirational story didnt end with his death 16 years ago. nats sot bonnie boyum, michaels mother michael had so much faith, he said if god wants to take me home at age 21 thats fine, but i have a High School Sweetheart here. Its that love story bonnie succeeded in getting made into an independent film called until forever. nats movie was that i fell in love with michael boyum. until forever was filmed in the twin cities, and while its a love story, the film also explores michaels faith and how he his brother matt, who was suffering from debilitating depression. sot matt boyum, Michaels Mike always talked about how life is just so short, and it really gave me an internal perspective as far as strengthenin g my faith. While few things are ever certain in life, bonnie boyum says she sure of one thing. For anyone who sees the movie. sot bonnie boyum, michaels mother in some area, it will change peoples lives 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. Im al joens. Sarah has the day off. Coming up in this half hour. A new National Poll suggests what could be a siesmic shakup in the republican race. Ted cruz is hoping to keep up with donald trump in this weekends contest, but marco rubio has just scored an influential endorsement. The latest from washington. And protesters lined the streets of denison, iowa on wednesday. At the center of the protest is chief. Well hear from the man leading the protests. And later in healthbeat 4. A new type of baby monitor can track vitals like heart rate and breathing. One mom says the new technology sons life. What shes doing to make other device. But first ben. Holt county from 6 pm tonight until 6 am friday our warmup resumes today with highs returning to the 40s and 50s maybe a few 60s out west . there will still be a fair amount of cloud cover patchy fog along with a few rays of sunshine and a brisk southeasterly wind, so it wont exactly be the prettiest of days, but hey, warmth is warmth a cold front off to the west will plow through the area tonight which could pop up a rain shower or two and increase shift our winds to the west that could initially gust up to 50 Miles Per Hour late tonight early tomorrow morning keeping lows close to 40 degrees. Friday will bring more warmth, wind and sun pushing highs further into the 50s to near 60. Now if i were to choose one day that stands above the rest of the next seven, it would be saturday because, while it wont be quite as warm as friday, it will be calmer, still mild with a decent amount of sunshine. The rest of the weekend early next week will bring us more mild air with highs in the 40s, a decent mix of clouds and sun and hardly any precipitation. See graphics. There are new developments this morning in the republican race for president. Donald trump is losing steam ted cruz is gaining momentum and marco rubio has a new ace in carolina. Tracie potts is following all these developments from washington this morning. Lawsuit over this cruz ad nats of Cruz Campaign ad, im very prochoice. 34 36 trump says thats old hes now is prolife. courtesy of cnn super burned in sot ted cruz r president ial candidate 39 44 it is quite literally the most ridiculous theory ive ever heard. Flash please donald file this lawsuit. courtesy of cnn super burned in at that same event marco rubio denounced president obamas trip to cuba. courtesy of cnn super burned in sot marco rubio r president ial candidate 49 51 hes probably not going to invite me. nats of sc gov nikki haleys endorsement rubio just picked up the endorsement of south carolinas governor, over jeb bush. sot jeb bush r president ial candidate 58 1 00 im disappointed she didnt endorse me. Two more days to more disappointment or a push foward for the six republicans left in this race. Im tracie potts in washington back to you. Nevada looks like a tough battleground for Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders. A new cnnorc poll has Democratic Caucusgoers in nevada split almost evenly between the two president ial candidates. 48percent say they support clinton. 47 percent sanders. The racial divide among likely caucusgoers in nevada is not nearly as big as among voters in south carolina. Both white and minority voters are about evenly divided between the two candidates. The Democratic Caucus takes place on saturday. President obama will pay a visit to cuba next month. The historic visit to the communist island nation will be part of a trip through latin america. It comes after the president formally re opened ties with cuba in 2014, ending more than 50 the last sitting us president to visit cuba was Calvin Coolidge in 1928. The two cuban american republicans running for president both slammed obama for making the trip. At a town hall wednesday, senators ted cruz and marco rubio said the president shouldnt go to cuba until its free of what they called its repressive regime. Retired Supreme CourtJustice Sandra day oconnor is disagreeing with fellow republicans. And is urging president obama to fill the Supreme Courts newly vacant seat quickly. Oconnor says the president should name a nominee as soon as possible, desp