Cyber monday is the biggest in history. Data collected by adobe says just over three billion dollars in online orders were made monday. Smashing a record set this past black friday. Ibm says customers spent an average of 124 dollars on cyber monday toys and electronics were said to be big cyber monday sellers. Jessica rae and if y order something this past cyber monday, youll probably soon be expecting a package on your dodostep. Each y yr a spike in m ml theft occurs around e holidays, but here are some tips for you to protect your parcels first avoid sending cash by mail, use a check or money order for a safe alternative. Also dont leave mail unattended, especially overnight. Its never a bad idea to use tracking on your packages and always report any suspicious activity jessica rae thanksgiving 2015 is one the cortez family of sioux city wont ever forget. And for all the wrong reasons. An extxtsion cord in their home sparked, causing their entire home to go up in flames. Reporter elisa raffa got the opportunity to speak with the family. And has their story. Pkg on monday morning while many of us were worrying about how to get around in the snow, the family that lives here was worrying about much more than that elisa raffa abc9 one of my nephews came up and screamed that we had a fire, so we just jumped out of bed, grabbed all the kids and ran outside says marguerite cortez. An overheated electric chord caused a fire e this home jususafter 4 am monday in sioux city. Inside, the cortez family, two adults and nine children. Luckily, everyone evacuated the home safely. Marguerite says, they ran out with the clothes on their back, only to watch sioux city fire rescue put out the flames. Probably about a 50 foot extension chord that was plugged into an outlet and then ran down and coiled up in a large pile of clothing says mark aesoph, sioux city fire marshal. Extension chords are just for temporary use only. They shouldnt b b left on all ththtime, as s sn as youre dodo with them. Unplug them says joe rodriguez, deputy fire marhsal. Marguerite says the fire destroyed most, if not all of their clothes. Her nephews and 4 month old baby lost everything. Her and have a few shirts. The family says the community outpour has been incredible. Marguerite says shes given back to her community, but didnt realize her impact until she had hundreds of voicemails, texts, and facebook posts of concerned friends and even strangers. All wanting to donate. I cant say enough thank yous to everybody. I is overwhelmingngnd i think thats what makes me cry more,because im just grateful that everybody thinks of us, and is willling to help us, no questions asked says marguerite cortez. Jessica rae there are four locations to drop off donations for the family. The cortez family has found a new home and hopes to move in sometime this week. Jessica rae we now know more about monday mornings deadly accident ar yankton, sd. The family. The cortez family has found a new home and hopes to move in sometime this week. Jessica rae we now know more about monday mornings authorities now say ashley riibe reebee of yankton and Curtis Nelson also of yankton both died in the crash east of yankton. According to the south dakota state e trol. Nelsononas driving on highway 50 in the wrong lane when his vehicle collided head on with riibes reebee vehicle. Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene. Riibe died from her injuries at a sioux falls hospital. Jessica rae a former coach at North High School has been sentenced after being found guilty of having sexual relations with a sioux city student. Erick de leon was formerly a soccer coach and director of a program for at risk youth at n nth high school in sisix city. Urt records shsh he was arrested back in january for performing sex acts with a 16 year old student. Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. He received a five year suspended jail sentence, with a three year period of probation. De leon also must also register as a sex offender. Jessica rae coming up. Millions of americans suffer from some type of those afflicted wiwi one is limited. Ill explain up next scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae. And scott larson. This is abc9 news this morning. Time, head to siouxlandmatters. Co m scott good morning siouxland. Lets snag a look outdoors on Welding Company skycam hd in sioux city and the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. After almost 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Were on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. Well have cloud cover this morning followed by sunshine in the well have some warming temperatures as we move forward through the week cracking the 40 degree mark by friday with melting snow todays High Temperature is 34 with gradual clearing. The overnight low is 10 and itll be clear, calm, and cold. Tomorrows high is 37 and itll be mostly sunny and seasonal. Heres the 7 day fofocast. Jeica rae scott adlib skycam hd in sioux city and the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. After almost 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibibity is still slslhtly limited where the e ow is coming down, so drive cautiously. The 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Were on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. Well have cloud jessica rae here is a startling statistic from t t national eatinin disorders association. More than 3 million americans suffer from an eating disorder. But a new state wide assessment from researchers at the university of iowa. Says the state lacks the resources to help those people. Reporter Sarah Mccarthy has more. Iowa city for Molly Hillery a decision to eat healthier and exercise more often morphed into an eating disorder that soon consumed it took more control of my life, and it became way more than Healthy Eating and losing weight, hillery said. It became an obsession. Hillery beben restricting hehedaily food intake as part of that obsession following her graduation from the university of iowa. She said the lack of nutrition affected her mood, behavior, and ability to work and soon her friends and co workers noticed. Things like isolating myself more, not wanting to hang out with friends, or go out to eat because it involved food, being more distant a a just unhappy,he said, describing patterns pointed out loved ones. Ths when hillery asked for help. A doctor diagnosed her with anorexia, which began a journey to two separate, outof state, residential treatment centers. But she said the hardest part was always returning home to iowa city, where daily stressors like bills, work, and recovery. In treatment you can get away from your old environment, where you u ght be making unhealthy y oices or having destructive behavior patterns, she said. You learn you need a team, you need support, eating disorders are complex and intense and you need as many people as you can on your side. Experts recommend eating disorder outpatients form a team of specialists that includes a therapist for emotional support and a dietician for nutritional support. But those people are difficult to find in iowa. When i have people driving down from elkader, up from burlington, over from rock island and from grinnell, thats a pretty wide swath that doesnt have access to someone specifically trained in eing disorders, said sue clarahan, an iowa city dietician specialized in treating eating disorders. Clarahan said only one other specialized dietician practices in iowa. According to university of iowa researchers, three million american suffer f fm some eating at some time in their life. In iowa, that means roughly 90,000 people will battle an eating disorder. But according to a 2015 statewide Needs Assessment completed by university of iowa researcher kimberley merchant, an estimated 15 specialized therapists or dieticians are available to help patients once they leave a hospital. Clarahan said seeking specialized care is key to recovery. Many dieticians are rerely numberbased, that can be very triggering for eating disorder clients clarahan said. In someone who is really underweight or anorexic, we can see high cholesterol because a malnourished liver cant metabolize it. If than to donate to the Salvation Army . Bell ringing and singing the Salvation Army has begun their red kettle collection fundraiser. The bells started ringing two weeks ago, raised 10 thousand of their 180 thousand dollar goal, organizers say weather has played a big part into the dip in donations being seen. Weve lost really two days cause of the snow but you know people in siouxland know the long history and work of the Salvation Army and folks are really generous. I see lots of folks as they come by this kettle today are putting donations in. Says major von vandiver of the salvatiti army of siouxland. If you havent donated to the Salvation Army, dont worry, the drive runs till christmas eve. Jessica rae the numbers are in and it was a stellar year for the food bank of siouxlands backpack program. With the help of area businesses this years fundraiser totals nearly 75 thousand dollars. All of that money goes directly to the food bank of siouxland and helps provide nutritious meals for School Children who otheheise may not get a a weekend meal. Jessica rae coming up. Thanks to new technology. In store personalized shopping is on the rise. But is that a good thing . Well discuss this new trend. As easy and personalized as shopping online. But how personal is too personal . Reporter Jonathan Bloom explains for every mall shopper browsing the windows. Youll find another one browsing the web. These days, its just how we shop. Michael klein Adobe Marketing cloud retail director im m ing to do all my research online, but actually transact in the physical store. They call it web rooming its the opposite of showrooming, where you browse in the store and buy online. And for retailers. It means an adjustment. If this were the imaginary door. Im welcomed with a message that says hello. Bay area based adobe and razorfish have teamed up on this demo. As i peruse the merch youll notice that as i hit one of the beacons. The screen will becomce personalized to me. It uses your Online Shopping history to tailor the experience you have in the stoto. The magic li. The phone in your pocket. This righ there is a Bt Low Energy beacon. Beacons talk to retailers know who you are and where you are. As i walk toward the dept, youll notice that this particular light box has lit up with this shoe. They know what you like. And what you need. size 10. 5, thats your size. . Yes it is. And if something doesnt fit just order a different size straight to the dresesng room. I donon need to put my clothes back on i cacacomm through the applcin with my stylist. Bloom these technologies can all make shopping a dramatically better experience. But retailers know they have to be careful. If used the wrong way, some of these same tools can easily cross the line into feeling a little creepy. Kit yarrow, ph. D. Golden Gate University consumer frankly i dont think consumers have any idea how much inf retailers have on how they shop and what they buy. 28 [duration 0 07] but t nsumer psychologist kit yarrow says they also want a betterexperience in the store. For some. Its a fair trade. Theyre used to getting things fast and easy like they do online, and they want that in stores. Things like reviews and ratings right on the shelf. All for the way we actually shop these days. Send a direct message to my wife with that look. Jessica rae scott good morning siouxland. After most 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing one browsingnghe web. These days, its just how we shop. Michael klein Adobe Marketing cloud retail director im going to do all my research online, but actually transact in the physical store. They call it web rooming its the opposite of showrooming, where you browse in the store and buy online. And for retailers. It means an adjustment. If this were the imaginary door. Im welcomed with a message that says hello. Bay area based adobe and razorfish have teamed up on this demo. As i peruse the merch youll notice that as i hit one of the beacons. The screen will becomce personalized to me. It uses your Online Shopping history to tailor the experience you have in the store. The magic link. The phone in your pocket. This righ there is a Bt Low Energy beacon. Beacons talk to your phone so you are and where you are. As i walk toward the siouxland. After almost 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and nonohwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Heres the dayplanner whehe temperatures will be hovering in the lower 30s through most of the day. Scott heres a quick snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of siouxland and we dot traffic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and workday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your speed in these areas today . Police will be running radars, here. Morningside ave and on s. Lewis blvd. So again. Mind that speed. Jessica rae thanks scott. Christmas lights could be leaving your gadgets in the dark, by slowing down your wifi reena ninan and kendis have the details hey there in todayss techbytes you may want to think twice before hanging up those christmas light zblgs a british watchdog warnings that the holiday lights can slow dn the wifi in the home. Nokia haha revealed its new rtual reality camera. It allows users to capture and feed 0degree views but the price tag is 60,000. And instagramm is apparently inspiring baby names. The most popular names of 2015, a new trend naming babies afr instagraramfilters. Lux is up 25 . Ludwiwi is jumpingng 424242 on th boys list. B by the way, top the list jackson for boys. And sofia for girls. Those are your techbytes. Have a great day. At ally bank no branches equals great rates. Its a fact. Kind o o o o o oering wine out Table Service at some restaurants. And is adding in a new sandwich menu called tastecrafted. It allows you u customize yourur choice of beef or chicken with a selection of buns and toppings. Right now, the new options are only available in southern california. Jessica rae how does soup sound for dinner tonight . Well if youre having trouble finding what kind to have. Howard has a recipe that in to one tasty concoction. If you love French Onion Soup with all that gooey cheese on the top, then i have a good feeling that youre going to love the stuffed mushrooms that were making today. Best part . Theyre super easy. We start off by sauting some chopped onions in a little butter just until theyre golden. While those are cooking, we remove the stems from about a pound of mushrooms and chop them up. The best way to do this is with one of these inexpensive hand choppers that we can find almost everywhere. We add these to our onions along with a packet of dry onion soup mix and a bit of water. Then, once e that cooks down, we add a handful of bread crumbs and a bit of black pepper, give them a good stir, and we scoop this into the mushrooms caps using a teaspoon, like this. Right before serving these, we bake them for a few minutes, before topping each with a piece of swiss cheese and back in the oven they go. Do these look amazing or what . And with every bite, we get everything we love mushroom plus all the flflor and cheesy g gdness of onion soup. You have to go online and get the recipe for our french onion stuffed mushrooms so youll have it on hand this Holiday Season as an easy way to serve up lots of smiles. Im howard in the mr. Food test kitchen, where today were looking for a fancier, and a cheesier way for you to say. Ooh its so good jessica rae if you would like a copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope here to abc 9 news. Our address is 625 douglas street. The zip. 51101. Be sure to write french onion stuffed mushrooms on your request. Or you can visit our website. Siouxlan d matters dot m. And click on the mr. Food logo. Jessica rae still to come. The us is ramping up its fight against isis. By establishing a special operations in iraq. Stay tuned for the very latest. Scott for a complete list of school and businesses closed or having late start time, head to vo with thousands of quality preowned vehicles. And exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Scott good morning siouxland. Lets snag a look outdoors on the port neal Welding Company skycam hd in sioux city and the kings pointe skycam hd i i storm lake, iowa. After almost 2 days of continuous snowfa, our wintry stem is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of sioioland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Were on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. Well have cloud cover this morning followed by sunshine in the warming temperatures as we move forwardthrough the week cracking the 40 degree mark by friday with melting snow todays High Temperature is 34 with gradual clearing. The overnight low is 10 and itll be clear, calm, and cold. Tomorrows high is 37 and itll be mostly sunny and seasonal. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae and nowto the latest on the Welding Company skycam hd in sioux city and the kings pointe skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. After almost 2 days of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Were on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. Well have cloud cover this morning followed by sunshine in the afternoon. Then well have some warming temperatures as we move forward through the week cracking the 40 degree mark by friday with melting snow todays High Temperature is 34 with gradual clearing. The overnight low is 10 and itll be clear, calm, and cold. Tomorrows high is fight agagnst isis. The e s military announced its intensifying itsefefrts to fight the Islamic State in iraq and syria. Which may mean more special Operations Forces on the ground. Abcs megan hughes has details. The us is stepping the fight against the Islamic State. Defense secretary ash carterlaying out the plan to congress. Were defending the homeland, were working to defeat isil at its core in syria and iraq. Carter announced the us is tablishing a special ops targeting force. It will be based in iraqand conduct raids, gather intelligence, free hostagesand aim to capture isis leaders. Even before the attacks on paris, carter had planned for a broader role for Us Special Ops forces after a raid in iraq in late tober. And one american was killedmaster sgt. Joshua wheeler. At a discussion at the Harvard Kennedy center, carter disputed republican calls for boots on the ground. A lot of people dont think that there are boots on the ground or that were putting boots on the ground and were doing a lot from the air but there are by the way boots on thehe ground. And with nearly 200 countries coming together to talk Climate Change in parispresident obama used the opportunity to try sports. Briar cliff and dordt were in action last night at the naia volleyball championships. Well have all the highligigs from the tyson coming up after the break. Ernst t officially retired from the Army National guard. Ernst, who achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. Said earlier this year she would be transitioning out of the service citing her new responsibilities as a us senator and her desire to spend time with her family. During her time in the service she deployed to iraq where she served as a Company Commander during Operation Iraqi freedom. Her unit was tasked with running convoys between kuwait and iraq. Jessica rae who doesnt have childhood memories of spending time at the city pool. But as costs climb and attendence drops. Sioux city officials are facing a tough balancing act. A special committee wants to close 2 pools after next season. And users had one last chance to speak out on the issue. Last month a special Pools Committee unanimously supportsed a plan to close cook and leeds pools after 2016. With leif closing as well. The commitees final report will be presentfd to city council for consideration but nol before final public comment. Or lack of it. Only 4 people spoke at tuesdays meeting. And all supported changes. Times are changing and i take my kids, between 9 and 16, we take our kids out of town to go do stuff. Please im begging the city council give us reason to keep my kids in town. Youre doing a good job i think, but dont backwards. When you make that parkout there, put in all kikis of things and make it work. Jessica rae initial Community Response was not jessica rae initial Community Response was not as supportive. But since announcing its proposal park and rec director Matt Salvatore says the committee has s worked hard toshow why the numbers dont support keeping 5 city pools open. He thinks people are hearing the message,. People are starting to come around to they could have. Free facilities for kids to use in the summer. They encourage us, if we do the aquatic center, to do it right. Obviously nobody wants to see their Swimming Pool close. Says director of parks rec. Director Matt Salvatore. Jessica rae e Pool Committee will meme again monday to talk about the feedback and dicuss any alterations to their recommendations. The city park and rec Advisory Board will vote on the plan next wednesday. City Council Members will ultimately give it a thumbs up or down. Jessica rae a Major Construction project is finally wrapping up. Morehan three months behind its original completion date. According to city engineers, glenn avenue will reopen later today at noon. Many parents of nearby Morningside Elementary school expressed concern at the start of the school year, when the construction began. Although glenn avenue will be open again, the street may be closed briefly later on in the week for a dot inspection. Jessica rae the first of three naia championships that call sioux city home in 201516 got underway last night. Heres chris with the local action from the chris palmquistgood morning everybody. 24 naia volleyball teams from across the country still have National Championship aspirations, including two from right here in northwest iowa. Dordt and briar cliff, in action at da one of the naia tournament last night. The upset minded chargers taking on top seed Lindsey Wilson out of kentucky. In the first, breanna nogelmeier, comes around on the slide hit. Homer nebraska loves it and its 85. Then emily sanburg, getting up on the block. The chargers continue to lead by 3. Toni beck. Gets in onthe offense for bcu. That swing finds the floor as well. Then gehlen alum katelin langel. With the big lefty swing from the right side, chargers up 3 late. But Lindsey Wilson would score the final six points. This one right here their first lead at 23 22. And they down the chargers in 3. Katelin langelwith that good of a team u cant go down like that because you know theyre going to pick up off of your negative attitudes towards the game. So, i mean, theyre number one just have to make sure were playing at the same level as them the whole time. Trevor schirmani told them forget games two and three. You know, remember what it was like to be out there and compete at that high level in game o. If they compete at that level and d ay and execute e that level against these next two teams, anything can happen. Chris palmquistbcu back in action tonight at 8 against eastern oregon. In the nightcap. Dordt the gpac champs taking on georgetown. In the first. The give and go. Brooke granstra to jamie gesink back to granstra. Defender s trail by 4. And on set point. Sarah bell, serves up a dandy. Tigers take the first 2519. 9. In the second, dordt finds a bit of a rhythm. Elizabethkiel with the fantastic placement. Ties things up early. Then haley moss, with a heavy swing. The second was tight throughout but the defenders drop it by 2. They fall in straight sets 30. Dordt back in action tonight at 5 45. That will do it for day everybody. Jessica rae scott its time now to check on your forecast. Scott good morning siouxland. After almost 2 ds of continuous snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite and radar shows snow showers pushing further and further away to the east. Visibility is still slightly limited where the snow is coming down, so drive cautiously. Temperatures are in the 30s across most of siouxland and we have a wind that is fairly strong from the west and northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Heres the dayplanner where temperatures will be hovering in the lower 30s through most of the day. Still ahead in our show. Snowfall, our wintry system is finally departing the satellite e d radar shows snow showers pushshg further and further visibility is still slightly limited Services Department for Woodbury County is questioning the changes coming to iowas medicaid system. Plus heres what you can expect coming up on Gma Jessica Rae the environmental announced the longngwaited renewable e els standard e elier is week. And d hanol industry officials are disappointed with the numbers announced. For more on this. We are joined by Dennis Morrice from klem good morning dennis. Dennis good morning jessica. The ethanol industry had to wait nearly two years for a decision, and on monday of this week, the Environmental Protection agency announced they would lower the Production Target numbers for ethanol production from what congngss had originally set. Congress had production to be set at 15 billion gallons for 2015 and 2016, allowing or higher percentage of blended fuels and expansion in the ethanol industry. However, the epa set the levels at 14 billion gallons for this year and 14 and a half billion gallons for next year. Monte shaw is the executive director with the iowa Renewable Fuels sociation. He says the epa, with its announcement, only solidified big oil companys monopoly on this nations fuel source. sot shaw1 28 outcue . Not a good day. as said the bad news is the numbers fall short of really what is called for in the law, for both ethanol and biodiesel, in our opinion. So, were really disappointed. We thought this would be a way to get the rfs Renewable Fuels standard back on track, and get the ag. Economy and d farm prices back to where we woulullike to see thth. Back to where they deserve to be. Instead of leaving farmers in the red. So, not a happy day for whether it is consumers, which would benefit from access to lower costs fuels, or whether it. Not a good day. Dennis shaw says consumers deserve the choice of what type of fuels they wish to use today. And not ten years from now. He says the iowa Renewable Fuels association will reach out to retailers to show them if they install pumps equipped with higher blended ethanol fuels, the consumers will reward them. sot shaw3 26 outcue from this decision. as said if you had the rfs Renewable Fuels standard in place, we might be able to complete that transition in two or three, or four years. Not seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve years. So, in the big scheme of things, as farmers are facing near record stock piles of corn, that nobody wants, you know, extra corn, and low prices, you are going to see rural iowa and Rural America take a hit from this decision. And you are gogog to see the cocoumers who dont have access to the cheaper fuels take a hit from this decision. Jessica rae so dennis, are there other fears shared by the renewable fuel industry from the epas decision . Dennis jessica, monte shaw believes there wont be any additional incentives for investors to invest in the ethanol industry. He says we wont see existing ethanol plants their opererions and broadede production levels. As you know, jessica, ethanol blended fuels are generally cheaper than regular unleaded gasoline fuels, and shaw says, think of how much more money the consumer could save if they had a choice of e 15, e20, or e85 ethanol blended fuels . Jessica rae all right dennis, thanks again for your report. Dennis thank you jessica. Jessica a e thanksgiging 2015 is one the cortez family of sioux city wont ever forget. And for all the wrong reasons. An extension cord in their home sparked, causing their entire home to go up in flames. Abc9 News Reporter elisa raffa got the opportunity to speak with the family. And has their story. Pkg on monday morning while many of us were worrying about how to get around in the snow, the family that lives hehe was worrying about much more than that elisa raffa abc9 one of my nephews came up and jumped out of bed, grabbed all the kids and ran outside says marguerite cortez. An overheated electric chord caused a fire in this home just after 4 am monday in sioux city. Inside, the cortez family, two adults and nine children. Luckily, everyone evacuated the home safely. Marguerite says, they ran out with the clothes on their back, only to watch sioux city fire rescue put out the flames. Probably about a 50 foot extension chord that was plugged into an outlet and then ran down and coiled up in a large pile of clothing says mark aesoph, sioux city fire marshal. Extension chords are just for temporary use only. They shouldnt be left on all the time, as soon as youre done with them. Unplug them says joe rodriguez, fire destroyed most, if not all of their clothes. Er nephews and 4 month old baby lost everything. Her and her husband only have a few shirts. The family says the community outpour has been incredible. Marguerite says shes given back to her community, but didnt realize her impact until she had the family. The cortez family has found a new me and hopes to move in sometime this week. To learn more about how you could help them along, visit siouxlandmatters dot com and click on this stcry. Jessica rae when Woodbury Countys social Services Office closes at the end of the year as part of iowas move from state run to privatley managed medicair. The Woodbury County board of supervisors will have a bit of a dilemma. How to realocate funding and office space currently being used by the deptment . Abab News Reportererria bell its moving too quick and nobody has been able to put the brakes on it, said clausen. When the Woodbury County program ends on dec 31st. The sioux rivers region board will be handling the Counties Mental Health and disabilities services. This major change affects not only clients who need the assistance provided by medicaid, but case managers as well. A total of 13 case workers will soon be working from home instead of this office on triview ave. With six times the work load that they now have. Is this going to work, i hope so. Youre dealing with a population that cant help themselves, said clausen. Thats just half the battle. Once the doors close. Woodbury county will need to find a new use for the social services space. And how to redistribute current funding for the dept. The Veterans Affairs office is also located in the tri view office so closing the building isnt an option. One idea being considered by supervisors is the implemention of a program designated for alcohol abuse called 24 7. It would need legislative approval, but that would be some possiblity for building space, would be a progrgr for those that have a dui and would have to come in and show compliance, state code does not allow that right now, but it would be a perfect location. Were to have a program like that, said taylor. As for county dollars. Previously designated for socials services, supervisors arent saying how they might be used in the future. In sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. Jessica rae a representative from the social Services Department says the new changege have left those with disablities scared and with many concerns, but the department has been trying to assist the individuals who call in for help the best way they know how. Jessica rae House Speaker paul ryan will light the us capitol Christmas Tree tonight. This years tree came from a National Forest in alaska. And is the first since the tradition began in 1964. E 74foot lutz loots spspce traveled fourthousand miles by land and sea to washington, dc. It will feature thousands of ornaments, made by children and others in alaska. The tree will be lit each day from sundown to 11 pm through january first. Jessica rae in the next star wars movie, the storm troopers are still the bad guys. But this weekend in missouri, they y were the good guys, helping set up a Christmas Tree. Kyle and Phil Shearrer positioned the Action Figures at various stages of the setup. Rolling out the red carpet or cloth in this case. Setting up the stand, raising the tree. Even appearing to carefully review the instructions. Then, they unveiled tree to the sith lord himself. Darth vader. Finally, two troopers posed for a victory shot at the top. Jessica rae and speaking of Christmas Trees. Our Christmas Tree contest is now up and running to enter. All you have to do 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 tickets and will be announced on december 22nd cant wait to see all of the Christmas Spirit our first submission comes to us from bob and nicole. Nicole told me this tree is 12 feet tall they mustve had to use a ladder to decorate it so beautiful deanna sent us this tree. Very nice. Good job deanna this Beautiful Tree was designed by erin. I love it erin our next entry is paula trees. This is staceys tree. She says it was designed by her grandkids. Well good job gu and finally. Here is tims tree. I love this one thank you to everyone who submitted a picture so far. We cant wait to get more of them. Jessssa rae scott adlib scott were on track for a much quieter weather day as our snow system spins eastward. Well have cloud cover this morning followed by sunshine in the afternoon. Then well have some warming temperatures as we move forward through h e week crackingnghe 40 degree mark by snow todays High Temperature is 34 with gradual clearing. The overnight low is 10 and itll be clear, calm, and cold. Tomorrs high is 37 and itll be mostly sunny and seasonal. Heres the 7 day forecast. Cloud cover this morning followed by sunshine in the afternoon. Then well have some warming temperatures awe move forward through the week cracking the 40 degree mark by friday with melting snow todays High Temperature is 34 with gradual clearing. The overnight low is 10 and itll be clear, calm, and cold. Tomorrows high is 37 and itll be mostly sunny and seasonal. Heres the 7 day forecast. Jessica rae