Rally outside Donald Trumps hotel monday. Ahead of the high stakes national debate. all five candidates . That will also include jim webb. Martin omalley. Lincoln chafee. Also nearby an extra podium. This photo posted d cncn. Just in case Vice President joe biden. Nats. Who is still undecided gets into the race. But his official schedule has him at the white house all day. Sot Cokie Roberts, abc news political commentator a new abc News Washington post poll shows clintons favorability rating increasing two points to 47 percent. Bibin at 45. And sanders 35. s a much smaller debate field. Thanan their republicanan coterparts. Sot trump and will likely have a more civil atmosphere. Sot Cokie Roberts thats because attacks between the democrats. Have been minimal. More on policy less personal. President obama though did weigh in on the clinton email controversy. On cbss 60 minutes. Sot obama on 60 minutes brandi hitt tag that email scandal will likely come up again here tonight on the debate stage. Along with immigration reform. And gun control. And this is a key moment for the lesserknown candidates. To try and stand out. brandi hitt tag at email scandal will likely come up again here tonight on the debate stage. Along with immigration reform. And gun control. And this is a key moment for the lesserknown candidates. To try and stand out. Brandi hitt abc news las vegas. Tim on cam barring a write in campaign, republican charles holz of leamrs will fill the e cant seat in ioio House District 5. No democrat filed for the seat leaving holz as the only candidate on the nov 3rd special election ballot. The seat was formerly held by reprasentative Chuck Soderberg who resigned in order to take a job outside the district. Holz is a retired veterinarian from lemars. House district 5 includes Plymouth County and a portion of woodbury county. Jenna folks in kansas city are in mourning today after losing two firefighters in a tragic accident. The two firefighters were battling a blaze at an apartment complex when part of the structure collapsed and the firefighters were hit by debris. Two more firefighters were also injured in the incident, but the extent of their injuries is unknknn at this time. The kansas city fire chiefefays that while the tragedy was heartbreaking, the two who died, died as heroes. chief paul berardi, kcfd they did not die in vain. Hey saved two civilians carried them out of the second floor on ladders before the wall collapsed. The two residents rescued from the second floor were uninjured. Jenna and our sioux city fire rescue reacted to the news via their twitter account saying quote our thoughts and prayers are with the kansas city fire department, the families, and friends of their two fallen brothers. Weareallbrothe rs tim a sioux city teen is facing felony arson charges after a Dumpster Fire behind a sioux city business yesterday. Authorities say that 18 year old Jeremiah Verbeski started a fire in a dumpster behind the Dollar Tree Store on hamilton boulavard. Thatire quickly goout of control due to high winds causing over 6 thousand dollars in damage to the dumpster and verbeski is held in the woodbury thousand dollar bond about 60 m me to North Sioux City thanks to an expaion at a Interbake Foods announced theyll be adding the extra staff as part of a overhaul of the plant. The north sioux facility makes Girl Scout Cookies and other baked goods. Those interested in applying at the company are being asked to come in from 14 p. M. Any friday this month. Tim inmamas at the south h kota state penitentiary in yankton are gaving back to the community in a festive way. Nat sound children shouting thank you , inmes respond your welcome, guys the inmates grew and harvested pumpkins and now, theyre delivering them to Elementary School students. In a season when pumpkin numbers are down, the donation comes at a great time. Helping to ensure kids have pumpkins to carve for halloweeee the inmates say the best part is seeing huge smiles on the kids faces. To see the excitement on their face, and to know that its going to make their day. To know that i was part of something that made their day, its a blessing says ryan klave, inmate at the mike durfee state prison in yankton, sd. The inmates green thumbs go o further than pumpkins. They grow and donate fruits and vegetables to area non profits who inturn give to those in need. Coming up tonight at six hear more from the inmates about making todays special deliveries. Jenna october is about more than free candy and dressing up. For one group of siouxlanders, its about awareness for a disease that affects one out of every eight women. Susan g. Komen for the cure siouxland held a Ribbon Cutting this morning for its new office on nebraska street in downtown sioux ty. They moved into their new office back in january, but waited until now to mark the occassion in honor of National BreastCancer Awareness month. Executive director kristi quinn hopes this more visible location will encourage more people to use ththr resources. What are real hopop is that more people who have questions and more people who have concerns about Breast Cancer will stop by, theyll call, theyll learn to look to us for someone who can help. Says kristi quinn,executive director of the susan g. Komen of siouxland. Susan g. Komen siouxland is open monday through friday from 9am to 4pm. Tim residents of dakota city nebraska are finishing up wor rebuilding a part of their community. A large grant is helping replace a shelter destroyed by wind storms just over a year ago. Labor day weekend is when the wind storm rolled through town and the south end of town is what really caught the brunt of the storm and here at beerman park we found out after the fact that the shelter that was here was unfortunately not one that was covered under our insurance policy. The 2015 Labor Day Weekend storm destroyed or damaged much of the campground including that shelter. Community leaders say the grant opportunity offer r w hope for rebuilding the park facilities. Kurt peterson simco approached us in june of thisyear about the availabity of a lowe grant of 20,000 so we thought this is an opportunity that we could rebuild this park so we jumped on it. The community was awared the 20,000 Keep America BeautifulLowes Community betterment grant back in june. The rebuilding project started about two weeks ago and the city workers and lowes volunteers are excited to wrap up the work this afternoon. Jenna well the numbers are in and the 2nd annual bacon fest in sioux city was yet again a hit. The fundraiser for habitat for humanity was held last saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel and d sinos battery park. This yearrevent raised o or 23 thousand dollars, which is more than double the amount of money raised last year. Proceeds will go to further habitats mission to provide affordable houses to families in needn jenna still to come. A new study shows that Prescription Drug overdoses are at an all time high in america and youll nener believe whoomost at risk. Well have the details when we return. Fred fred we have more great fall weather coming to siouxland tomorrow and thursday, but a cold front will bring the potential for frost late in the week. See you after the break for details jenna tim tim fred, what a beautiful day. fred and tomorrow will be just as nice fred fred a look at the Port Neal Welding Company skycamamd shows clear skies frfr the ho chunk company skycam hd shows clear skies from the ho chunk centre. 78 was our high today after fromomhe ho chunk cecere. 78 was our gh today after last nights low of 38. Ample sunshine is seen on the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake. Pollen levels are medium once again today. Sioux citys temperature is 76, with very dry air in place again today. 29 is the relative humidity, so that air is really dry thats one reason we heated up so quickly today. Temperatures around siouxland are in the 70s for the most part. Estherville has 67. Dew points mainly in the 30s show dry air in place once again. With clear skies and fairly light w wds, we will havavno problem cooling back into the 30s tonight. The local wind map is interestyng. We see 5 to 10 Miles Per Hour in the east, but up to 20 mph in the west. Overall, winds will wide tonight. Only a few clouds passed through northern and eastern siouxland earlier today, on the back of a low pressure system over the great lakes, but we are clear now and will remain so overnight. Local temperatures show fairly mild weather to our west, and with winds maintaining a westerly component tomorrow, we will continue to see abovenormal temperatures. The stormcast hd shows clear skies and smooth sailing tonight. Tomorrows weather will be will drop in on thursday, but it will arriveveate enough for us to still enjoy highs in the 70s before the cool air pours in on friday morning. Thats when we will see frost. Your forecast for tonight is for clear skies and a low of 38. Tomorrow, what a nice day sunny skies can be expected along with a high of 73. The 7day forecast shows 71 thursday but a low of just 31 friday morning. Friday will be cool, with a high of just 57, and saturday m mnings lows wililbe cool enough for patchy frost. Next week warm october temperatues. Our dry pattern may come to an end next tuesday, when we have a chance of showers. Tonights ask fred prize is 2 world tour buffets at the hard rock casino. To enter, send a weatherquestion to fhexom kcautv. C om or visit abc9 news on facebook. Ill answ the winning question on abc9 news at 106 fred tim jenna jenna thanks, fred. fred you bet. Jenna a new report out today shows that Prescription Drug abuse is a growing problem in america and suprisingly, the people most at risk are those who are prescribed the medications. With more, heres dodoor timothy johnhnn. Addiction its a problem that most of us think we will never have to deal with. But for millions of americans with chronic pain . That little pill which seems like a quick fix for your throbbing joints, may be doing more harm than good. A new study in the journal of the American Medical Association today . Revealing that americans on opioidshave a higher risk of addiction, overdose and death . Even their doctors. And more americans are taking stronger versions of these drugs than ever before. Fifteen years ago, the proportion of opioid users taking something stronger than morphine was only about six in ten. By about five years ago, this figure had gone up by about a ththd. Worse still, a sepapate study in the journal finds that rates of Addiction Treatment over the past decade have not budged e6en as opioid usend abuse decade have not budged even as opioid use and abuse have increased. The solution to this pill problem . May be to take matters into our own hands. If you can manage . Using pain pills judiciously now . W . Risks later. With this medical minute, im doctor Timothy Johnson jenna when we come back, well take a look into the sudden death of a Football Player and how it may be connected to the game he loved. Jejea welcome backck a car gives you freedom. Room to grow. And in time, room to grow up. Your dream car evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. American family insurance. Passing of university of iowa Football Player tyler sash last month shocked many hawkeye fans in the state. Tim but today weve learnenewhat he died from, and what may have played role. Autopsy results released this morning say sash died due to an accidental mix of drugs methadone and hydrocodone. Sash was taking the meds after a recent shoulder dislocation and also suffered from chronic shoulder pain. The former hawkeye and nfl player was found dead in his home in oskaloosa back in early septembebe but the autopsy also suggests there may y more at play. Jenna the topsy report says the state medical Examiners Office is still looking into a possibility that sash had c te a brain disease that is found in athletes who have history of repetitive brain trauma. Like concussions. Tim amanda krenz spoke with experts s the field today, andnd has more on the e investstation into whatatead to sashs death. Iowa hawkeye standout tyler sash was talented enought to make the pros. After two years with the new york giants. Sash was let go. The cut happened after sash got a concussion in the final 2013 pre season game. The autopsy from the state medical examiners says s sh died in his oskaloosa home last month from an accidental fs sash autopsy report and additional studies for chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte , a degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, are pending. 3 42 theres been research, even single Blunt Force Trauma can enduce cte. Dr. Mary e. Russell of Mercy Medical center says cte can cause a whole list of problems. 2 13 characterized by change in personality, cognition, physical function. 2 25 memory impairement, poor dcision making, suicidality, depression. Dr. Russel explains how the brain of someone with cte even looks different. 9 24 atrophe in the temporal lobes which are on the sides here that you can see by deepening in these structures, as well as ventricles. Also assicated with atrophy. The state medical examiner who did tyler sashs autopsy reiterated that his death was an accident, a deadly combonatin of two pain killers. A diagnosis of whether sash suffered from cte will take some time. 8 months to a year for those results tim after the break. Tim after the break. To tell us more about an event that helps children in siouxland. Welcome back. Today im here with. Anne holmes from Childrens Miracle Network of siouxland whos here to tell us more about an annual fundraiser. Counting down to 1 million, Childrens Miracle Network radiothon raises money to help enhance health care for children siouxlanders will make miracles happen for local children during the caring for kids radiothon. On october 15 and 16, listeners can pledge their support for Unitypoint Health st. Lukes Childrens Miracle Network during the radiothon, broadcast live on kg95, z98 and kiss 107. 1 from a. M. To 6 p. M. During the 15th annual radiothon event, st. Lukes Childrens Miracle Network will be counting down to one million dollars. The caring for kids radiothon has raised more than 9 9,000 over the past 14 years and roughly 64,000 will need to be raised this year to help reach this milestone. Stories of siouxland children and families who have been impacted by gifts to Childrens Miracle Network will be shared throughout the event. Radiothon pledges will be used to enhance Childrens Health care at st. Lukes, helping to purchase equipment and supplies as well as to support family and Community Education programs. In addition, the public is invited to the st. Lukes atrium, located at 2720 stone park blvd. In sioux city, to participate in a basket raffle and chair massages. St. Lukes departments created 20 baskets that are available for raffle starting at 1 each. The drawing will be held at 4 p. M. On friday and the winner does not need to be present to win. Absolute massasa bodywork will be giving chair massages on thursday from 9 a. M. To 2 p. M. And on friday from 9 a. M. To 3 p. M. For only 1 per minute, up to 20 minutes. The radiothon is supported by the following presenting sponsor sioux city ford lincoln; station sponsors c. W. Suter kg95 , woodhouse auto family z98 and 107. 1 kissfm ; phone baba sponsor ouxland Womens Health care; power hour sponsorsrs siouxland tomorrow, what a nice day sunny skies can be expected along with a high of 73. The 7day forecast shows 71 thursday but a low of just 31 friday morning. Friday will be cool, with a high of just 57, and saturday mornings lows will be cool enough for patchy frost. Next week will b bng breezy winds and fairly warm october temperatues. 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