News. The latest on the San Bernardinono shooting. Including thth revalation that the couple who launched the terror attack has some connection to isis. Jessica rae a Morningside College professor and trump staffer might be in hot water after supporting the front runners stance on immigration jessica rae and. How much do we really use the internet . Well a new study aimed to find out. And yieled surprising results. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae the fbi says the couple who launched the terror attack in San Bernardino. Were radicalized long before they met online and had some confirmed connection to isis. Abcs lana zak has the latest. Nats survivors and mourners gathered to remember the victims of the San Bernardino shooting on wednesday nats. While new details are emerging about responsible. Comey our investigation to date. Indicates they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. Fbi director james Comey Told Congress sayed farook and Tashfeen Malik were talking about jihad in back in 2013, before they were married. Raising new fears about whether terrorist matchmakers have figured out a way to gain access to the us. And now word. Of an earlier plolo members of Congress Tell abc news. Farooks friend Enrique Marquez who s accused of purchasing the assault style rifles. Claims he and farook planned an attack in 2012. And the investigation is also looking at this San Bernardino area high school, photos of the school were found on farooks cell phone. Authorities are still trying to unravel the information left behind by the llers. But encryption is keeping so much hidden. Theres no doubt encryption is part of terrorist tradecraft now. It is a feature of especially isils tradecraft. Ju how difficult it is to unravel the clues buried through encryption in a different, foiled plotone wouldbe terrorist attacker exchanged more than 100 messages with an overseas terrorist. But six months laterthe fbi still does not know what was said jessica rae later today. President obama will sign legislation aimed at overhauling the no chchd left behind edation initiative the Senate Overwhelmingly passed the legislation. Sending the measure to the president s desk. The white house says he will sign the bill, called the every Student Succeeds act, into law. No child left behind was first approved in 2002 during george w. Bushs presidency. But critics have long argued the initiative gave too much power to washington in controlling state education policy. Under the new measure, officials will have greater power in determining how to respond to underachieving schools. Also yesterday. Celebrate freedom he joined congress on capitol hill to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment. Thats the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery. Obama celebrated the progress made in the nation towards equality and expressed the need for the continuation of those efforts. Wwcondemn ourselves to shackles once more if we fail to answer those who wonder if theyre truly equals in their communities or in their justice systems or in a job interview, we betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all of its forms. Jessica rae part of the president s address took aim at republican candidate donald address took aim at republican candidate Donald Trumps call for a ban on muslims traveling to the us. The president said its important to remember our freedom is tied to the freedom of others regardless of their background or religion. Jessica rae person of the year. German chancellor angela merkel. Time says merkel was honored for helping to preserve and promote europe despite economic turmoil and a growing refugee crisis. She was also praised for being a principled mananar and resolute diplomat. Merkel is the first woman to be named person of the year since 19 86. Jessica rae the park board has unanimously approved the pool commitees recommendations to move forward with their plan to improve sioux citys public pools. The changes involve closing down leeds and cook pool after the 2016 season. Both will be replaced by splash pads that are planned to be opened by the summer of 2017. Lewis pool will close as soon as the new aquatic nter in mornininide is built and leif erikson pool will remain open until it is no longer able to operate. Both the pool committe and members of the parks and recreation Advisory Board were excited the plan will be presented to city council. After over a year of consideration. The park board has really been engaged in this issue for a along the way. We have been talking about this issue for over a year now. The park board was prepared to make that decision. Jessica rae a meeting for city council to vote on the issue has been tentatively set for january 4th of next year. Jessica rae a local College Student is being honored for his efforts to make farming safer. And a little easier. And now hes also a few thousand dollars richer. Josh doering, a junior at morningside, participated in future founders u. Pitch, a competition similar to abcs shark tank. Students from across the nation compete e r a chance to win 5 thousand dollars. Joshs invention called the seed slide is a remote box opener that farmers can use to load seeds into planters without climbing ladders. It was inspired by his fathers work as a farmer. I got first place, there were other great competitors who had great ideas and stuff so it was very humbling to be selected among all of them, said doering. Jessica rae created and implemented within an 8 month timemepan. He says his future plans include graduating in may of 2017 and continuing on with the business. Some tech savy students are money to work in sioux city as part of the program. Students across sioux city partiicipated in an International Initiative called the program aims to teach 100 Million Students around the world at least one hour of computer coding. Students at loess hihis elementary taught Community Members about coding. Principal john beeck says this is a big piece of the curriculum. Since were a programming specialty school, we do programming all the time. We do it every week. But when the week comes around where the whole world does it at the same time, thats even more special to us. So we want to do the hour of code because thats what loess hills is all about. Jessica rae loess hills elementary received a 4 thousand Dollar Technology award from the state of iowa. Coinciding with program jessica rae students in des moines got the opportunity to learn more about the weather yesterday. The science club group at a middle school in des moines has been busy getting cameras. Trackers and Computers Ready for the launch. The faa even gave them the clearance to go up in the air so they can study our weather patterns. We had to fill the balloon with helium, and so we were standing with our hands up in the air for about 30 minutes. Were gonna get pressure, temperature, and altitude data. Jessica rae students will use the data the weather balloon collects for projects to be presented at an upcoming science fair. Jessica rae when we come back. Has Donald Trumps recent comments on muslims. Hurt supporter sam cloviss standing at Morning Side College . Stay tuned to find out. T. Scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. With. Jessica rae. And meteorologist this is abc9 news this very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Well have a passing shower early with some partly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnight low is 30 0 with mostly clear tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. With temperatures inin the 50s and 60s. S. Ell have a pasasng shower early with some partly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. Thth overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Well have a passing shower early with some partly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Days high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnighlow is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae when donald trump called for a total and complete shutdown our nations boboers to muslims. Manan reacted with disbelief. Now Morningside College professor and trump advisor sam clovis is the same abc9 news voss has more on cloviss stance. Nat sot find out where these people are, who they are, where they are find a way to vo sam clovis. Tenured professor at Morningside College. Former director of the colonel bud chair and Senior Policy Adviser for the trump campaign. Currently on leave of absence from morningside because of his re with donald trump. His strong support for a ban on muslims enterting the country leaves some wondering. T hats a different perspective that i have heard him aspouse before. He has always been very much a stounche supporter of the constitution and very much in favor of religious freedom so i was a little suprised and a little disappointed to be quite honest with you. With several dedicated wrganiozations on campus. Equality and religious freedome are extremely important. Which is why they also apply to cloviss views. We value academic freedome very highly at Morningside College. As a tered proffeosr whos field is public admininiration he is entitled to his views on a numumr of issues. Having said that. The views that are being expressed are entirely inconsistent with Morningside College. Nats i am excited about the opportunity and change the status quo in america and i think he is the man that can do it. Clovis is firmly alligned with trump and while some might disagree with his recent comments. Morningside college e uld welcome hihiback. Ssica rae most students on campmp didnt kn or had just hehed about cloviss remarks. And the university does not plan to change his status in light of the recent developments. Jessica rae and as offensive as trumps comments may have been, this is not the first time the idea of a ban has been entertained. In 1938. Officials thought of rejecting jewish refugees fleeing from nazi germany. July 1938, a poll by Fortune Magazine showed fewer than 5 percent of americans supported raising the quotas for political refugees, mostly jews. 67 percent said we should try to keep them out. In 1942. Japanese internment, president roosevelt ordered the incarceration of japanese americans during is just the most recent act of attempting to ban a group of pepople from entering our cotry. Jessica rae coming up. We are almost at the end of the year. And after the break. Well look at what music, movies, and tv shows entertained the first family this year. Jessica rae plus. Well discuss a new study that looked at how much we use the internet a day. Find out what we so now is a good time to look back. Thats what the president and first lady are doing. And they spilled their pop culture picks for this year. Reporter mary moloney has the details. The president and first lady told People Magazine their favorite things of 2015. Flotus couldnt stop stening to bruno mars and mark ronsons hit uptown funk nats while her hubby loved Kendrick Lamars how much a dollar cost. nats the martian was obamas favorite movie. nats while mrs. O favored inside out. nats on the small screen potus watched the knick nats and michelle looked blackish. Showing the first family is just like us. Nats Lili King fans have something to celebrate. Disney has a aew show featuring simba and nalas family. Catch the lion guard next month on the Disney Channel and you may spot some familiar faces. For hollywood minute im mary moloney. Jessica rae according to a new pew resesech center poll. We apparently cant get through center poll. We apparently cant get through the day without the internet. 73 percent of americans say they use the web on a daily basis. Of that number, one in fiveor 21 percent report going online almost constantly. 42 percent say they use the web several times a day. Ten percent go online about once a day. Several times a week or less often. The Pew Research Center says this is the first time it has included almost constantly as an answer option in its survey of internet usage. Jessica rae Scott Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internrn use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Scott good morning siouxland. Its an incredibly warm jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Scott good morning jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. Scott good morning siouxland. Its an incredibly warm start to our thursday as were enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour with gusts near 40 the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland t otherwise well enjoy mostly sunny skies. Heres the planner where well get to a high of 60. Scott heres a quick chekc outside on thursday as were enjoying 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour with gusts near 40 the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otherwise well enjoy mostly sunny dot affic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your speed in these areas today . Police will be running radars, here. Gordon drive and on cheyenne blvd. So again. Mind that speed. Jessica rae still to come. Its the Holiday Season. And that means we may be getting afew packages in the mail. And after the break. Protect yourself increase of theft the Woodbury CountySherrifs Office says take some extra precaution when you order online. Not because of theft on the internet. But on your doorstep. Ups expects to deliver 630 million packages between thanksgiving all the way up until christmas day. While fed ex is seeing about a 12 and a half rise in shipment orders. Corey enright says he chose the online because it was easier but now hes second guessssg that decisisn. We went the route of ordering all of christmas stuff online and its really convenient cause you can get everything from amazon and they ship spend your whole day following a ups truck, when you could just go get a job and work for your money. Thats the values that we were taught, said enright. Jessica rae corey says he was able to get his money back from amazononbout a month later and now he makes sure either he or his girlfriend are present to receive any package thats delivered. Woodbury county keeps track of thefts like these and sgt. Armstrong says so far the county hasnt received any reported incidents, but asks that county residents take extra precautions by requesting a family member, neighbor or friend pick packages up when you are unable to yourself. We would just ask that the general public be vigilant in watching for any perpetrators that may be out there stealing packages and if they do see anybody thats involved in that to call 911 or just the regular number at 2796510, said armstrong. Jessica rae sgt. Armstrong also says if no one else is availble to pick then you need to request your package be hidden like behind a bush or patio of some sort. And just a note. Sioux city police takes reports for all city addresses. Jessica rae coming up. If youve had a baby, you know youll try almost t anything to calm them down. And one doctors advice is giving new parents a helpful tip stay tuned. Scott scott good morning siouxland. Lets look outside on our warm start to our thursday as were enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otherwise well enjoy mostly sunny skies. Lets get a look at the stormcast hd where were going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Wellhave a passing shower early with somemeartly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind ll be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnight low isis0 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where temperatures will forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Enjoying nearly the entire areaa the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour with gusts near 40 radar shows a little that will clip but otherwise well enjoy mostly sunny skies. Lets get a a lookokt the stormcasashd where were going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Well shower early with skies, then the rest mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Jessica rae warm start to our thursday as were enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour with gusts near 40 the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip nohern siouxland enjoy mostly sunny skies. Lets get a look at the stormcast hd where were going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Well have you watated the latest v val video taking over your Facebook News feed . Its giving parents everywhere a new idea to calm their crying baby. Abc9 news anchor Jenna Rehnstrom has more on this. In this weeks your health matters. Jenna a california doctor is becoming a household name name thanks to his timetested approach to soothihi a newborn he calls it the hold and millions of youtube views later, its being used all over the world and in siouxland. If youve haa baby, you know youll try almost anything to calm them down when theyre upset. Betsy flowers is already getting the hang of it, but when a friend shared this video for a new method of child soothing, she and her husband gave it she doesnt cry very often, but when she does it can be pretty overwhelming, says betsy flowers, a new video here we have a crying b by. s called the hold, the creation o O Santa Monica doctor robert hamilton. Over his 30 years as a pediatrician, the technique evolved as he looked for gentle ways to quiet baby after their checkup and shots. Dr. Hamilton says, frequently after i would examine a child, i would gently try to comfort them and quiet them, so i could finish my conversation with the family and tell them about the immunizations and all the things that pediatricians do. Jenna rehnstrom, in an interview with dr. Hamilton says, since youve been arouou so many babieseswhat dodoou think it is out that position that so comforting to an infant. Dr. Hamilton says, i think there are a couple things. One, when you wrap the arms across the chest, youre really essentially swaddling them. When you wrap their arms, they recognize that feeling. Dr. Hamilton says the motion, he thinks, reminds babies of the movements they experience inside the woom. Still, this father of six never imagined this video, which he made for his own patients, would become so popular. But, as moms and dads all over the world give it a try, betsy and i did, too, with little eisley, whos only 2 weeks folded their arms like this and held their head with their hand. If your baby is hungry or not feeling well, dr. Hamilton says the hold might not work. But, if youre a sleepdeprived parent looking for a few seconds of peace, it just might be worth a try. Jenna if you want to see dr. Hamiltons full video demonstrating the hold, you can find that on my facebook page, just search Jenna Rehnstrom abc9 news. And, if it works, let me know i wish this video wouldve been around a few years ago, when i was a america later this morning. Jessica rae the survival rates for women with stage four Breast Cancer is improving. University of iowa researchers looked at survival rates of 21thousand women over the past two and a half decades. Officials found median survival was arouou 20 months. Thats jumped to 26 months between the years 2007 and 2011. Reporter Forrest Saunders has more. Sharon jewin juon was diagnosed with stage four about five years ago. Doctors thought she had lymphoma at first. But it turned out to be much worse. Sharon juon waterloo i was conditioned for it being cancer. I wasnt conditioned for ititeing stage four. Evev the optimist, sharon put a challenge to her doctor. She booked an expensive trip to europe a few years out. Sharon was committed to getting there. A river cruise through europe, that i had put together on my bucket list. I needed her to help me achieve it. The uihcs dr. Alexandra thomas came through. Sharon, was able to get to europe and take her trip, and since has even gone to australia. Prolonged success like sharons is what prompted dr. Thomas to take a closos lolo at survival rates in the first place. Dr. Alexandra thomas uihc were seeing more and more stories like that. We wanted to ask, what does this look like broadly in the united states. Data study suggested why some woman like sharon may be living longer, primary tumor removal. In the past, it was ignored to give patients as much quality of life as possible, but the Research Suggests if removed i icould lengthenenives. The reasons why a numerous, but dr. Thomas says its pointing researchers in the right direction. We need to revisit and thats what we put in our conclusions, we need to revisit that. For sharon, the future looks brighter than ever. Thats why shes booked another trip, this time to disney world, and she intends to see it come may. Jessica rae dr. Thomas said surgery of the primary tumor isnt for everyone. Researchers found 9point6 percent of those diagnosed before 2002. Who received surgery, survived at least 10 years. Thats compared to the 2point9 percent of those who didnt. Jessica rae we often think of allergies as an issue for warmer months. But winter allergies can also leave you itchy and sneezy. The culprits are but instead. Indoor allergens like dust mites and pet dander. dr. Kathleen sheerin adlanta allergy and asthma clinic if you spend more time inside, then youre going to have more exposure to your pets during the winter season. jessica rae but regardless of the trigger. The symptoms and the treatments are still the same. dr. Kathleen sheerin atlanta allergy and asthma clinic you can have itchy eyes, itchy throat, itchy nose, a lot of people do this we call that the allergic salute. Runny sneezy, congestion , and those are the basic allergy symptoms jessica rae and for dust mites, coveringup is the best plan. dr. Kathleen sheerin atlanta allergy and asthma clinic covers on the mattress, pillow, boxspring, are available online, in all of the linen type stores, and can really make a difference if youre allergic to the dust mites. Washing in hot water also helps. jessica rae for pet allergies. Keep pets off the furniture, and wash them often. And as always, there are medications that can help coming up in sports. The wayne state Volleyball Team is in tampa for the elite eight. Well check in with the wildcats on their historic postseason run after the break. Scott stay tuned for todays forecast. Jessica rae physical education spencer, iowa are getting ready to use thousands of dollars of new Sports Equipment and gear. Through the nationwide initiative c cled lets plala, dr. Pepper snapple is purchasing nine thousand dlars of jerseys, cones, lls and other pe equipment that activities director dave brown says will help the school reach its goals for life long fitness. Brown says 7 thousand students will benifit from the contribution. Jessica rae the wayne state women are no strangers to success on the volleyball court, but this year, the wildcats are in the midst t the best poseaean run in school history. Abc9 Sports Reporter alex walker caught up with the wildcats before they left for tampa and the elite eight. Natl you excited for this . Me too wayne states postseason run has been nothing short of magical. But the run almost ended before it began. Scott kneifl obviously, losing first round of the conferencece tournament was not part of the plpl, and then we e sit around and wait for the selection show to see if we were still in and fortately enough, the Selection Committee decided that we were worthy and obviously, we were. Wayne state received a bid to the nc double a tournament as a seven seed in the central regional, nat hey lets go cats lets keep it clean but they approached postseason play with the confidence e of a one seed. Elizabeth gebhardt doesnt matter that number is in front of your name Leisa Mcclintock we made it in for a reason, so lets show them that we can take it the whole way. In the opening round. The wildcats faced secondseeded central missouri. Scott kneifl the attitude up there was to just go for it. And thats when the fun began. Nat t lots of talk wayne state took care of business 3 1. Advancing to the against conference rival southwest minnesota state. Liz we knew we had to bring it all again. Just the next day to beat them as well. The wildcats had to fight, but they held on. Punching their ticket to the regional final for the First Time Ever we thought we were in for a battle. But we fought back and showow a lot of character i think and that win was really big for us. Up next was a date with the seventime defending champs. Concordia st. Paul. Liz why not just win that one more to get to the next step . Unfazed by the moment. The wildcats swept the golden bears. A statement win for the wayne state program. Scott yeah it felt great. I am just really happy for our players. Thehe deserve this. Liz its amazing. Its indescribable. You cant put it into words. You can try all you want. Leisa people ask me what i felt after the game and yeah that was a great feeling. But definitely not satisfied. Alex walker with regionals in the rear view mirror. The wildcats are set to play in the elite eight for the first time in school history. Just three wins away from a national championship, wayne state is locked and loaded for a title run in tampa florida. Scott its not going to be easy. Everyone is still really good thats left in this elite 8. First serve is later today at 4 pm. Jessica rae scott its time now to check on your forecast. Scott good morning siouxland. Its an incredibly warm start to our thursday as were enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 mileser hour with gusts near 40 the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otheheise well enjoy mostly sunny get to a high of 60. Thursday as were enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour with gusts near 40 the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers Richard Bacon and reena ninan have the details good morning. Topping americas money the ddle class losing ground. A new study find that less than 50 o all adults are now in the middle class house holds. Pew started these surveys in the 70s, the middle class a new study shows that allday breakfast is bringing customers into mcdonalds. A trd of the customers getting brefast later in the day hadnt been to mcdonalds in awhile. And the skies will get friendlier for United Airlines passengers this february. Free snacks coming back for Economy Class passengers. The airline says theyealize flying has not been fun latelyly they did away with f fe snacks ten years ago. I cant believeve you thought they were getti croissants. I did. Have a great day. Christmas tree contest to enter. All l u have to do is message me on facebook or email me jrae kcautv. Com pictures of your best decorated tree your pictures will air live on our newscast. The winner will receive 4 musketeers and will be announced on december 22nd we will take a look at our latest submissions. Later on in the show. Jessica rae watch out this Holiday Season. While decorations can spruce up yoyo home. Simple mistakes can potentially cause you or your fami pain. Here are a few holiday hazards to look out for. When you and your family are decking the halls be mindful of the potential dangers. During november and december of last year the Consumer ProductSafety Commission estimates 14,500 americans were sent to Emergency Rooms stemming from problems with holiday decorations as s falls and back strains. The cpsc also says some injuries were so severe 12 peopleost their lives. To keep you and your family safe the Commission Warns two holiday staples candles and trees can cause fire risks. Look at this menorah. Candles put too close to drapes or other fabric can cause fire in seconds. elliot f. Kaye cpsc chairman we never want to see unattended candles or candles that are too close to a tree e or to any dederations or of course a tree too source. Not watering a Christmas Tree also poses a danger. Especially if it is decorated with lights. elliot f. Kaye cpsc chairman you want to make sure that there are no exposed wires. Any of the sockets that are not in properly. Anything that looks funny about the lights, just throw them out and get a new one. Get a new set. Watch what happens with a simple spark on a dry tree. It can not only cause e the tree to burn but wiwiin 30 seconds the fire could spread throughout your house. Also parents be mindful of young kids. Place small ornaments out of their reach so children dont put them in their mouths. And keep an eye on fragile or glass decorations. Breaks can cause cuts and scratches. Jessica rae everyone here at abc9 are encouraging siouxland to join us in giving back this Holiday Season by taking part in e operation toy drive. Operation toys is a program intended to spread chrismas joy to thousands of needy children around siouxland. If you want to take part all you have to do is bring a new toy to any bomgaars location or right here to our ab9 studio all the toys donated will remain here in souixland to be distribubud to less fortutute families. Jessica rae the world is responding to the humble holiday wish of a young girl badly injured in an arson fire two years ago. Safyre sapphire terrys entire family was killed in the fire. She suffered burns over 75 percent of her body, and lost her right hand and left foot. Despite what shes been through. The 2nd grader says she only wants one thing thisisoliday season christmas cards to fil up her cardtree. And after her request was posted to facebook by her aunt. And gained momentum, she has been flooded with holiday cards from all over the world liz dolder, safyres aunt we cant keep it to ourselves, we have to share her with the world. Shes got a message, shes a living message of hope, faith, and love. But youve got to beleive in that hope, faith, and love. Jessica rae in addition to all the cards, people have also donated more than 150thousand dollars to a you caring page. Jessica rae check out the decorations on this home. Christine mcconnell says she spent over 100 parents California Home into a hansel and gretelinspired gingerbread house. Theres no actual gingerbread. But all of the decorations are hand made. The decorator enlisted her nieces to dressup as hansel and gretel to pull off a postcardpicture shot of the home. Mcconnell says she already has Something Special lined up for easter. Jessica rae Scott Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. House. Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. Jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread the 50s and 60s. Well have a passing shower earar with some parary cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Jessica rae scott with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Well have a passing shower early with of the day will be mostly sunny. Tomorrow, the wind will be calmer. And we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low mid 50s. On saturday, well bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. Todays high is 60 with wind and sunshine. The overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. Tomorrows high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. Heres the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. Jessica rae scott adlib jessica rae coming up in our president ial frontrunner Hillary Clinton took a tour of the Hawkeye State yesterday. Stay tuned for more on her swing through the state. Jessica rae plus. Well look into a popular Conspiracy Theory involving donald trump. Is the republican ontrunner actually running totoelp hillary clclton . Find out