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Reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the City Hospitals say they would prefer not to partake in the states new medicaid plan. Starting the first of january, medicaid plans will be organized by four different private companies. Abc9 News Reporter bria bell has more on the issue. 1800ask permission is not really the best way to manage care, said wold. Beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but Unitypoint Health st. Lukes president and ceo says this plan has some unforseen bumps in the road. Its created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. Its created confusion for providers, but i think that were finding some clarity and were getting some answers, said wold. Medicaid patients will be assigned to an mco and will have to find a Health Care Provider that matches their plan. If a patient finds a provider that is not under contract with at the start of the new year, then he or she will have 90 days to file a request to switch to a company that their preferred provider is in agerement with some siouxland hospitals are voicing concerns as some think the change has come all to quick. And if given the chance, they would do things differently. Ultimately, we would have rather worked directly with the state. We do feel that having a third party involved as a managed Care Organization is not totally necessary. We would have liked to work directly on that responsiblity, managing the care with these beneficiaries, said wold. Mercy medical hosiptal released a statement, saying that it opposes the move to managed care, and feel that there are uneccesary increases in administrative costs. I hope all the hospitals providers you can check out this story on siouxlandmatters dot com jessica rae many of us have that favorite meal that leaves us with an unpleasant Burning Sensation in your chest. Heartburn. Heartburn occurs when stomach acid moves up to the esophagus. There are several options to help ease the pain. Lifestyle changes like not smoking, losing weight, and reducing the amount of spicy and fatty foods can help lower your risk of heartburn. If that doesnt help, there are overthecounter medications you can take. naadede badger plange pharmacist antacids usually would help if you have less than one incident a week. So if you have heartburn very rarely especially people who have heartburn associated with certain foods they take antacids. Jessica rae pharmacists recommend h2 receptor medications, also called h2 blockers although. They might take two hours to ease the discomfort. If the pain is severe or wont go away after a few weeks. It could be a symptom of something worse. Jessica rae have you ever taken part in bio metric screenings or Health Checks at work . Some insurance plans offer them, but do they really do any good . One sioux city woman says hers was likely life saving and shes urging others to take them seriously. Abc9 news anchor Jenna Rehnstrom has more in this weeks your health matters. Connie noreen helps people for a living. And shes good at it. Shes a Family Development specialist with the Welcome Home Program in sioux city, which offers homeless families transitional housing so they can get back on their feet. But, admittedly, connie sometimes puts her own well being second. Connie noreen, Welcome Home Program, says, i think thats a given, yeah. My husband would tell you that, too. So, when her employer, the Community Action agency, decided to offer biometric screenings as part of a new blue zones Wellness Initiative for employees, she took part a bit reluctantly. Connie says, i thought about it and probably would be a good thing. I probably should do that. it was a decision that might have saved her life. Through the blood draw thats part of most routine screenings, red flags were raised. A followup visit with her doctor revealed connie had developed a blood disorder called polycythemia. Its characterized by an increase in circulating red blood cells in the bloodstream. Left untreated, connie would be at greater risk for complications like blood clots or even heart attack and stroke. Connie is able to manage the regular blood tests shes thankful for connie says, but, boy, im really glad we caught it early, if i had waited two years, and it had shut down organs, what wouldve happened. Jean logan, director of the Community Action agency, is thankful that after years of considering the screening, they didnt put it off one more year. Jean says, im so glad that we stopped procrastinating and we started doing those screenings; you know, im a believer now, and i this story and will invest in their because now that connies health is the number one keep putting the people she helps first, too. Matters, jr, abc9 news. Jessica rae when we come back from break. Well take a look back at the notable people we lost in the year 2015. Stay with us. Scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae. And scott larson. We anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to push through. As the day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostly clear skies and brisk conditions. Tomorrow well make it to a high of 28 degrees and itll be sunny. Lets get a forecast. Jessica rae scott we anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to push through. As the day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostly clear skies and brisk conditions. Tomorrow well make it to a high of 28 degrees and itll be sunny. Lets get a check of your 7 day forecast. Jessica rae scott we anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then jessica rae 2015 will be remembered for many things, among them, those weve lost. Reporter andy rose takes a look back at those to whom weve said goodbye, and will never forget. The entertainment world said goodbye to some of its brightest stars. nats live long and prosper leonard nimoy, best known as mister spock in star trek passed away at the Dick Van Patten was the classic tv dad, the eightisenough star died at 86. For decades, movie goers saw Christopher Lee as dracula and other menacing characters. He was 93. Omar sharif took on roles in epic movies like lawrence of arabia and doctor zhivago. He passed away at the age of 83. Screen legend Robert Loggia also passed away this year. Hes best known for his roles in scarface and big he was 85. Fred Thompson Rose to prominence in both the entertainment and political realms, the tennessee senator and actor was 73. Journalist bob simon passed away at 73. During his five decade career, he covered major events from every corner of the globe. Millions of readers poured over the sexy, overthetop novels of jackie collins. She died at the age of 77. Reality tv star Bobbi Kristina brown. The daughter of bobby brown and whitney houston. Passed away at the age of 22. The music world bid farewell to three randb giants this year. nats bb king music bbking brought the blues to the masses voice and trusty guitar, lucille. He was 88. Nats Ben E King benekings baritone voice was unmistakable on classics like stand by me and there goes my baby. He passed away at the age of 76. nats when a man loves a woman when a man loves a woman is a classic love song. The man who made it a classic was percy sledge. He died at 74. nats weiland singing Scott Weiland made his mark on rockn roll as frontman of Stone Temple Pilots and velvet revolver. He was 48 when he passed away. In the sports world, yogi berra was known for not only leading the yankees and mets to the world series, but also for his witty sayings off the field. He passed away this year at the age of 90. Ernie banks played 19seasons with the chicago cubs, and is remembered as an unshakable optimist. He was 83. Frank gifford went from stardom in the nfl to stardom as a commentator on monday night away at the age of 84. Broadcasters, brought memorable commentary and professionalism to espn. Even as he faced cancer. He was 49. Moses malone was known as the chairman of the boards. The basketball hallof famer died at age 60. Legendary College Basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian passed away this year. Best known for his tenure at the university of nevada las vegas. And butting heads with the ncdoublea. He was 84. nats of applause another College Basketball great, dean smith passed at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Former new york governor mario cuomo passed away this year. In his three terms, his leadership style gained him national attention. He was 82. King abdullah of saudi arabia passed away at the age of 90. He kept the Worlds Largest exporter of oil steady, as muslim countries around him were in turmoil in the arab spring. Robert schuller turned a small ministry at a drivein theater into a megachurch at the iconic crystal cathedral. He passed away at the age of 88. Im andy rose reporting. Jessica rae coming up. From lamar odom. To jurassic world. To snapchat. Well take a look atost searched people, films and topics on google this year. Jessica rae plus. Well discuss the News Reporter that everyone is talking about. After his report was interrupted by the very subject he was covering and the Popular Online Search Engine had one crazy year jeremy roth breaks down who was searching what do americans do when they need to know something . They google it of course and in 2015. Movies and celebrities made up most of the most googled topics. Lamar odom was the number one Google Search in 2015. The former nba star. And husband of reality star khloe kardashian. Was found unconscious at a vegas brothel in october. Hes now recovering in la. Number two and three were the popular movies jurassic world. And american sniper. And like number one. The number four most searched topic in 2015 was a famous athlete turned reality star. Caitlyn jenner. Who made a very public transition to a woman. And rounding out the top five was m ma fighter ronda rousey. Shes been called a pioneer. And a beast. She calls herself the best fighter in the whole world. people also turn to google for burning questions. The most searched what is question. What is zero divided by zero . And the most searched how to question. How to use the new Snapchat Update . Jessica rae and speaking of going viral. A reporter in minnesota was live on the scene of a bank robbery. When the suspect returned to the scene of the crime. On live tv abcs Clayton Sandell shows what happened next. It began at this rochester minnesota bank. Police say monday this suspected robber got away with thousands of dollars. The next day reporter adam sallet was covering the story when this happened aptn kimt offair tyler, just 24 hours ago this bank in employee that guy right there. Adam what . Employee thats the robber. Adam oh thats the robber this is live tv folks, thats the robber, just went by. According to the bank employee. I gotta go here call 911. Ill talk to you later. sallet runs off camera . And only after the suspect is caught . Station kimt realized they recorded him just before sallets report . Apparently oblivious to the camera . Coming back . To allegedly rob that bank again. Kaal sot adam sallet kimttv reporter this is a crazy day. Today cops presented sallet his own badge. Even if it is just a sticker. Nats well thank you chyron here postbulletin sot adam sallet kimttv reporter the story but its also important for the police to know as much information as soon as possible. For one of those rare times you just cant help becoming part of the story. Cs abc news Denver Jessica Rae Scott Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Scott good morning on this thursday. Its a cool start with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. We have jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Scott good morning on this thursday. Its a jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Jessica and scott are chatting about this reporter. Scott good morning on this thursday. Its a cool start with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skies overhead currently which will gradually clear out. The wind is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the planner, you can see that well have temperatures in the 20s throughout most of the day. Scott heres a quick 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skies overhead currently which will gradually clear out. The wind is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the planner, you can see temperatures in the 20s throughout most of the day. Heres a quick overhead currently is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up today going planner, you can see dot traffic cams many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safely everyone. Now youll want to watch your areas today police will be blvd. And on that speed. Thanks scott. Uber are teaming up, giving people a new way to order a ride. Reena ninan and Richard Bacon have the details. Hello. In todays techbytes with uber. Yeah. Mess edger are uber will allow users to get their next ride without leave the facebook app. Google wants to make it easier for you to read in bed. It has a new night lig featature. It available this week for both ios and android devices. And from shoes to shows. Netflix has intruxs on now rig your own pair of sox. Theyll pause the show youre watch ppg a sensor in the foot detects whenen you sto moving. Um were entirely honest. It doesnt sound like aery good idea. Please, reena. Dont buy me those for christmas. I was plaing on getting you a lump of coal any way. I would ratather have that but by night, beautiful, smoother and ready to impress the other party animals. Dr. Scholls dreamwalk express pedi. Theres something out there. Its a highly contagious disease. It can be especially seserious en fatal to infants. Unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. Its called whooping cough. And the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. Understand the danger your new grandchild fas. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your party . Well howard has a recipe for a german chocolate cake that will have your friends and family ooling. Take a look. Here in the test kitchen we love finding the origin behind recipes. Did you know german chocolate cake is not from germany . It was actually created by a texas homemaker who named it after the chocolatier sam german, since she used his baking chocolate in her cake. The recipe became so popular that it spread like wildfire, and became known as german chocolate cake. Well, now we know how it was created, let me show you our shortcut version. After baking a box of chocolate cake mix according to the package instructions, we combine some sweetened condensed milk, butter and vanilla in a saucepan. We cook it until it thickens up. Once it does we add some chopped pecans and shredded coconut. Then we place one of the cooled cakes on a serving platter, and top it with half of the coconutty pecan filling. Then the other layer goes on and it gets rest of the filling. Drizzle on some chocolate and get cake that is so rich and decadent its easy to see how it became so popular. So fast. I do hope youll go online to get our recipe for, the ultimate german chocolate cake, so you can have it in plenty of time for the holidays. I know youll be glad you did. Im howard in the mr. Food test kitchen, where today we found a chocolaty way that started in texas, not germany for you to say. Ooh its so good jessica rae coming up. The federal increased Interest Rates for the first time find out how this next. Scott on the Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd in sioux city. Its a cool start with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skies overhead currently which will gradually is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up today lets get a look at our stormcast hd where we anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to push through. As the day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostly clear skies and brisk conditions. Tomorrow well make it to a high of 28 degrees and itll be sunny. Lets get a check of your 7 day on the Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd in sioux with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skies overhead currently which will gradually clear out. The wind is strong and the wind chills are being teens so bundle up look at our stormcast hd where we anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to push through. As the day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostly clear skies make it to a high of 28 degrees and itll be sunny. Lets get a check of your 7 day forecast. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae the Federal Reserve is increasing Interest Rates for the first time in nearly a decade. And the nations largest banks have already started raising their prime lending rates. Making things a little more expensive. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the story. Do you have a credit listen up. Fed chair janet yellen announcing the Federal Reserve is upping Interest Rates from a record low of zero to onequarter of a percent. And while it may be a good sign for the economy . Yellen . The federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis and recession since the great depression. It may not be good for your wallet rates have been kept low in order to stimulate the economy. Yellen says this raise shows progress. Toward restoring jobs and raising the incomes. Of millions of americans. But . Everything from your credit loans or mortgages, expensive . But the increase will be slow. Rugaber, ap some banks have already raised the prime rate exact. If you have credit cards with for new mortgages . Small changes with a big impact. On a 200k house . A fixed Rate Mortgage at 4 will cost you 955 month. But if the rate rises just one quarter of a percent, that payment rises to 984 . Costing you 11,000 more over the life of the loan. Source Mortgage Bankers Association the economic recovery has come a long way. But it isnt completely over. Francis lun, chief chief executive officer of Geo Securities we expect the Federal Reserve will not raise Interest Rates again in the near future at least not for the next six months. This is a huge improvement for the economy. And if youre a saver . Withthis rate increase youll begin to earn more on those cds and money accounts. Stephanie ramos abc News Washington jessica rae according to the iowa utilities board. We wont see a decision on the proposed Bakken Pipeline until next year. Dakota access, the company installing the pipeline is pusng for a quicker decision. The state department of Natural Resources hosted a meeting in des moines yesterday impact of the pipeline. Jessica rae the argentina president has followed through with a Campaign Promise to eliminate export taxes on most of the countrys largest ag exports. Its good news for their farmers. But for us producers. It could deal a powerful punch to their pockets. In an effort to encourage more agriculture production. The argintine leader scrapped export taxes on ag commodies such as corn, wheat and beef. He also reduced the export tax on soybeans to 30 percent. The 5 percent dip. Creates huge Savings Opportunities for argentin. Which is the worlds Third Largest soybean exporter. However, experts say cuts to export taxes in argentina could also drive down grain prices in the us. There is a lot of talk that youll see argentina shift more acres into corn just because of that reduced [tariff] and wheat as well. Jessica rae the export tax overhual comes after a decade of argentina that farmers in the country posed. Jessica rae the state of nebraska has announced their latest appointment to the state department of economic developent, and shes from norfolk nebras. Courtney dentlinger will be leaving her post as the director of the Norfolk Area Economic Development council to take on the new position. Jessica rae Public Safety officers in eastern iowa spent the majority of their wednesday morning trying to corral almost one hundred pigs that escaped after their carrier tipped over. The road hogs scurried about between highway 30 and northbound interstate 380 near cedar rapids iowa officials estimated 180 hogs were on board at the ti the semi overturned, about half of which escaped and began walking along the slopes of the highway 30 ramp the driver of the semi was not injured. Jessica rae mission in southern iowa where a farmhand has died. Emergency crews swarmed the farm in Clarke County on a call about a man stuck in a grain bin. They spent the next few hours working to find the man and get him out. Amanda krenz brings us more. Crews from creston, afton, murray, winterset, humeston, and osceola all tried to save the life of a 39 year old farmhand who fell into this grain bin. Osceola fire chief bin rescue takes specialized training. 17 12 we didnt have a quite some time. He before we had got there. The rescue crews cut holes in all sides of the bin to release the grain and relieve pressure. They say this bin was three quarters full with 60thousand bushels of soybeans. Eric reasland was buried inside. He went into the beans to stir them up and level them off, and went under. 17 23 he was in the center, thats what the grain will do to you, they had the ogger going it pulled him, once you get started down theres really no stopping. Everytime you moveou get a little deeper. The man who was buried wasnt wearing a safety harness or tethered to anything. Rescuers were wearing safety gear as they tried to unbury him. He was in the center of the bin, the hardest place to reach and get grain tubes 19 12 we had two sets, made two rings around, then they started pulling the grain out from inside the tube to gain access. After about three hours they pulled reasland out, hoping that he still had a chance. 19 29 you try to be as optimistic as you can, theres always that chance. Jessica rae unfortunately. Eric reasland died. First responders did cpr on him on the way to the Clarke County died. First responders did cpr on him on the way to the Clarke County hospital. Where he was jessica rae some travelers in sioux falls were trapped on the tarmac. And spent seven hours on a plane. They boarded a delta flight at Joe Foss Field just before six am yesterday morning. But instead of taking off for atlanta. The plane didnt move. In a statement, Delta Airlines said the flig was delayed because it was blocked by other aircraft traffic waiting for deicing. A new federal rule says passengers cannot be on the plane waiting to take off for more than three hours. But there are some exceptions. And Delta Airlines says it did not violate the rule. Jessica rae coming up in sports. Wayne state welcomed mount marty to Rice Auditorium to break up finals week well have highlights from wayne, america, after the break. Scott basketball teams are in the middle of conference play, but last night wayne state had their final non Conference Game of the year. The action. Chris palmquistgood morning everybody. Several colleges and universities in siouxland, including wayne state. Last night the wildcat men tried to provide a study break for weary students, taking on midweek showdown. Wayne america. Great threads from the coaching staff. Late in the first. Patrick ciganovich with the bank shot. Vintage timmy duncan right there. Lancers within ten. But the very next possession. Brian goodwin connects from distance and the cats stretch their advantage. A few minutes later, tyler nagy, gets a little separation and he hits from range. Wildcats led it 3726 at the half. Into the second. Jordan corneluis attacks the rack and draws the foul. Thakeeps the lead at 11 and spurs a run. Jj zumbrennen, from his backside, lobs it up to david andersen. He had a gamehigh 15, the lead up to 14. Then matt thomas. With a name like that, you know he can shoot. Wayne state runs away with it, 8757. Between injuries, the sioux city musketeers have needed new skaters to step in and step up. In fact, seven of the players that dressed for sioux city last saturday night werent with the team when the season started. And how about this, ushl teams are allowed to dress 21 players, but the muskies only dressed 20 because they didnt have enough healthy bodies. But jay varady says its not a bad thing for his team. Jay varadyzuhlsdorf, wilkins, trinkberger are all playing internationally. Scheid, pulkkinen, gestro all have concussions and ke ryczek has a sprained ankle so that puts us with a few injuries. I say the word excitement because weve got a lot of young faces, a lot of new faces in here that have an opportunity to play and prove themselves. Jackson keanebeing a little short in the lineup, these points are very crucial in the standings. I think going on the road were gonna have to play well and keep doing what were doing last weekend. Chris palmquistand again there are two more chances for sioux city to get some points. The first is friday night against tricity. That will do it for sports. Have a great day everybody. Its time now to check on your forecast. Scott good morning on this thursday. Its a cool start with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skies overhead currently which will gradually clear out. The wind is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the planner, you can see that well have temperatures in the 20s throughout most of the day. 20s and 30s. We have cloudy skieserhead currently which will gradually clear out. The wind is strong and the wind chills are being reported in the teens so bundle up day going through the planner, you can see that well have temperatures in the most of the day. Jessica rae still ahead in our show. Ill show you the new tool the Iowa Department of education is using that will help parents evaluate and rate their Childs School plus heres what you can expect ming up on Gma Jessica Rae senator marco rubio spent his Hawkeye State for a rally in ankeny. He spoke to a crowd of a few hundred to talk about the latest debate. As well as the defense budget. Even taking a jab at other republican president ial candidates. Though he didnt mention any names. Talking tough is not enough. You need the capability and in a world where iran and radical jihadists like isis pose a threat, how can it be that we are weakening our military . And how can it be that in the Republican Party we have people that justify it . Jessica rae straight from ankeny. Rubio headed out to an event in new hampshire. But hell be back here in knoxville, iowa later today. Jessica rae and on the democratic side. Hillary clinton picked up a hefty endorsement on her First Campaign trip to nebraska. Clinton was introduced on stage by warren buffet. Who also announced his support for clintons white house bid. The relationonip may seem odd given clintons push to raise taxes on the rich. But buffett saysats exactly why hes backing clinton. The president ial candidate outlined why she says its time to even the nations economic playing field. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate there has been too much that has led to the wealthy getting wealthier at the expense of hard working families, middleclass families, young people and thats not the way were going to keep america growing and going. You see, i disagree fundamentally with lead republican candidate, i think america is great andnd its up to us to make jessica rae buffett also took a shot at republican frontrunner donald trump. After saying many of the president ial candidates are smart. The investor added quote. One of them tells you every five minutes how smart he is. Jessica rae vermont senator, and democartic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders is planning a western Iowa Campaign swing on moay. The trip kicks off with a town meeting in sioux city and will continue with stops in storm lake, carroll, harlan, and council bluffs. Sanders staff says he will discuss a wide range of issues including getting big money out of politics, combating climate change, and taking care of our aging population. Jessica rae parents now have a new tool at their finger tips when it comes to schools. The Iowa School Report Card is a new webbased system that evaluates and rates each public school. The ratings are proficiency, college and carrerready growth, Graduation Rate and attendance. All you have to do is use the search box to find a particular school. For more information we posted a link to that site on our website siouxland matters dot com. Jessica rae hospitals in sioux city say they would prefer not to have a third party involved when dealing with the states new plan fororedicaid patients. Four different organizations will be responsible for medicaid patients in the state of iowa at the start of the new year. Some worry patients might not get the help they need due to confusion about mco and agreements with Health Care Providers. The intent is very good, this has come fast and its created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. Its creat confusion for providers, but i think were finding some clairty and i think were getting some answers, said wold. Jessica rae wold says patients should verify which private company will represent them, as well the providers. For more information on the hospitals providers you can check out this story on siouxlandmatters dot com jessica rae have you taken part in biometric screenings or Health Checks at work . Theyre offered through some insurance plans, anan one sioux cici woman says hers was likely life saving. Connie noreen helps homeless families get back on their feet. Her own health, used to take a backseat. But, then routine biometrics screenings through her employer, the Community Action agency, uncovered a potentially deadly blood disorder she had. Connie noreen says, so, it was a good thing they caught itand it was a good thing i just didnt space it off like i was thinking i probably and had it done. Jessica rae heres something about connies story. Her condition is hereditary, so she had family get tested, too, and her sister also has it. Jessica rae Something Wonderful happens when you ask people to holidays. They do so in ways you would never expect. Salvation army major von vandiver at bomgaars says a man handed major vandiver a one hundred dollar bill. He asked it be used to buy more toys for this years operation toys. Major von vandiver, Salvation Army says, that is so humbling its cash he saw the red shield [for Salvation Army] and knew we were going to take care of some kids at christmas time. Today is the last day for the toy drive. You can bring a new, unwrapped toy to either sioux city bomgaars, our abc9 studio or the Salvation Army. Then next week, parents will get to pick out the toys for their kids. Jessica rae you u ill have a few days to enter our Christmas Tree contest all you have do to enter 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 and will be announced on december 22nd now lets take a look at our latest submissions. Our first tree comes to us from pam. Who named this tree. Waiting for santa very clever. I love the idea here. Our next two trees come to us from sue. The first one looks fantastic. I love the snow flakes and this is the tree when the lights are on. They make an already beautiful tree. All the more spectacular Jessica Rae Scott adlib scott we anticipate a breezy west and northwest wind to day continues, well have some clearing skies. Temperatures will warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then grual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostlylear skies and brisk conditions. Tomorrow well make it to a high of 28 degrees and itll be sunny. Lets get a check of your 7 day forecast. Enter the weekekd as highs getetnto the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. Overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. Todays high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. The low tonight is 15 with mostly clear skies and brisk conditions. Tomorrow well make it to a high of 28 degrere and itll be s sny. Lets get a check of your 7 day forecast. Jessica rae scott later today. Thanks for tuning in and keep it right here on abc 9. The republican frontrunner

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