Collaboration we have e between the high school and Community Colleges and dual enroll and get credit in many of these technical fields. The goal is to have 70 percent of students prepared to fill high the state. 3 sioux city students are getting a warning about the dangers of drugs this week. As part of red ribbon week. The Sioux City Elks Club brought ray lozano lowzono to town to talk about how teen alcohol and marijuana use affect the brain. Lozano is the elks Club National spokesman on drug and alcohol abuse. In addititn to a talk this afternoon at the elks club. Lozano spoke at three sioux city schools about why students shouldnt drink or smoke pot. 3 its just a deeper awareness of how marijuana is gonna youth. And the thing that always happens when i do these presentations i always get youth to go oh i understand now that since why kids to what they do. So i have an opportunity to present about 300 fortyfive presentations a year all across the united first trip to sioux city. He says he hopes to return next year. 3 weve finally had some fall like temperatures lately. I dont think i am ready for this chad 3 evening looks just fine with 3 temps in the lower to mid 50s. 3 some local men got in touch with their feminine side today. As part of an effort to take a stand against Domestic Violence. Today in the library at western Iowa Tech Community college. They had one of their fingernanas painted pink. The one nail represents the 1 in 5 children who are abused. Its called the polished man event. And its part of Domestic Violence awareness month. 3 it means a lot it means we have people supporting us and i have seen lots of quotes and lots of things about the polili man campaign. One the biggest things that strikes me is that if we cant stand up for children then we dont stand for much. If you already have your nails painted. You can show your support by making one nail a different color. 3 an onawa woman is being honored wiwi the jefferson award for her hard worand dedication in the local community. As our Jetske Wauran tells us, this jefferson awards recipient volunteers at nearly 20 different organizations throughout siouxland. Jetske . 3 thats right guys, 20 organizations altogether. Br inging a total of 13hundred hours of volunteering thats why geri johnson makes out first jefferson awards recipient. 3 take pkg california native geri johnson moved to iowa in 1962, but onawa has been her home for the last 40 years. Thihicommunity has blessed me so i give back and i give back. And i give, and i give. They said something to me and i say yes. Formerly a Farm Bureau Financial services agent, geri retired in 2010 and now shes a full time volunteer. I know everybody in town. Everybody knows me and just about Everybody Knows that i volunteer and that i do stuff and i dont say no. But volunteering is not just a priority, its her passion. I enjoy working with the elderly. Twice a week, from 9 a. M. To 5 30 p. M. , geri volunteers at the seseors Health Insurance informatn program, where she counsels to Senior Citizens on Prescription Drug plans, and helps them select the best one each year. Last week we saved somebody 4,000, but its usually on average 400 to 500 a year they can save. Its just one of the n nrly two dozen organizatitis which e is involved with Onawa Public Library president , Monona CountyExtension Council member, Burgess HealthCenter Foundation board member, big brother big sister member, check and connect mentor through west Monona Elementary School and food 4u treasurer. Thats not all, geri recruited 15 Community Members to listen to 1st through 5th graders read. She does that once a week. And i kids. Because geri gives so much to the community, brent mccall, an agent Farm Bureau Financial services wanted to find a way to honor her. So, he nominated her for the jefferson awards. Sincehes retired about five years ago. She even got more active. She used her activities that she was in when she was working fulltime and basically doubled it up when she retired, and basically volunteers full time and enjoys giving back. I have enjoyed Many Blessings iimy life and a lot of it is due to the people in this community. 3 congratulations to geri if you know a volunteer making a difference in your community let us know. Or go to the jefferson awards page on our website siouxland news dot com to submit a nomination. 3 its that time of year again. Costumes, candy. And trick or treating. And now the Woodbury CountySheriffs Office wants to give you safety tips, when celebrating halloween this weekend. Officials want parents to be their childrens safety. Parents can take simple steps by selecting costume carefully. Avoid long capes or wigs and beards that cover a childs eyes, mouths and noses. Always make sure a child under 12 years of age is always accompanied by an adult. 3 inspect the candy if they can have an adult do that, make sure everything is sealed. Try to stay away from popcorn balls or something that can be homemade and put into a plastic baggy. The Woodbury CountySheriffs Office will be increasing their number of patrols throughout siouxland t ts weekend. Hoping to deter criminal behavior on this spooky holiday,. 3 a u s army radar blimp is back on the ground this evening. After floating free for several hours today. The military says the blimp broke free from its tether at a base in maryland just after noon eastern time. And floated north into pennsylvania. The blimp continued to drag its tether power lines as it went. The pentagon was following the blimps progress with f 16 fighter jets. Until it came down in rural pennsylvania just after 4 eastern time. 3 24 hohos aftetehis visit to a packed west high. Donald trump is in boulder, colorado tonight for the third republican debate. Trumps appearance tonight will be the first debate he doesnt have a lead in the national polls. Tonights debate will be televiseseon c n b c. And get underway at 7 oclock. Well have highlights tonight on siouxland news at ten. And dont forget. The next democratic debate is set for november 14th in des moines. And will be here on kmeg 3 most people under the age ofof 50 donttthink theyre atatny realalrisk for a stroke. But more and more young people are having them. Coming up afte the break in tonights healthwatch. Well share the story of one young woman who suffered a stroke. After ignoring a doctors warning 3 tomorrow is world stroke day. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the united states, killing nearly 130,000 americans each year. And althouou stroke risk increases with age, it can occur at any age. Marlie hall introduces us to one young stroke survivor. 3 as a writer, rana rahna meyer depends on words to make a living, but a year ago sot rana meyer stroke survivor i couldnt speak normally, i couldnt get my woror out, i couldnt read, i couldnt write track 2 the 38 year old had a stroke after ignoring a doctors warning months earlier. Thinking she was too young to be concerned. sot rana meyer he said you have to go to the er your Blood Pressure is very high and im like, phfff im not going to the er. Thats crazy. track 3 two months later rana was in the hospital more than a day after her symptons had started the tear in her artery caused her to lose her language skills. sot dr. Jose torres nyu Langone Comprehensive Stroke Care Center studies show you lose 2 million brain cells ever minute an ararery in the brain is blocked. track 4 hehe doctor say ranas youth helped her make an almost full recovery. She still had to undergo intense speech and occupational therapy, and she still isnt 100percent quick sot if im typing, talking to someone or im texting someone ill sometimes say ththwrong word or type the wrong word. track k show her looking at her words of encouragement sign but she keeps words of encouragement nearby and promises to always follow her doctors advice from now on. Marlie hall, cbs news, new york 3 besides high Blood Pressure, high cholesterol and smoking are other major risk actors for stroke. Signs of stroke include weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg and trouble with speaking and understanding. Doctors say if you see signs of stroke, seek medical attention immediately. 3 some Sioux City High School students got a chance to learn about careers s healthcare today. Mercy Medical Center held a Health Career exploration fair for students from ea, north and west highs. Students got to meet mercy employees working in fields like nursing, physical therapy and the hospitals lab. And talk about the education needed to do those jobs. 3 some e bs are very familier, other jobs maybe youve never heard of. So this is a great opportunity for them to explore those and maybe find something theyve never thought of before. Mercy says about 240 High School Students took part in the fair 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk upcoming forecast. 3 3 3 its thatime of theeek as we welcome sioux city musketeers head coach jay varady to the set. The muskies are on a four game winning streak. Hear whats been the key to their success next in 3. 3 its that time again when musketeers head coach jay varady joins us for another edition of the muskies coaches show. Coach your team is on a 4 game win streak. Another couple of wins over the weekend. 41 over des moines and 53 over tricity. Pink at the rink satutuay against tri city. Connnn sundquist whos mom is battling cancer scored a goal. Your wife works with cancer patients. What was that night like for you . adlib coach from 3 coach from the naked eye it looks like goaltender cameron gogoet has really steadied out during this streak. Would you say thats an accurate assessment . 3 adlib 3 fun fact no ushl goalie 3 has played as many games in this young season than gornet. Coach youre hosting number one lincoln friday night. Theyve won 8 of 10 games. Whats made them so good this minimizing that friday night . adlib 3 well have highlights of that on siouxland news at 10 friday. The muskies hit the road to fargo saturday night. Weve also got some huge game tonight fofoyou. 3 in Iowa High School playoffs 9th ranked Bishop Heelan hosts boyden hull rock valley mvao heads totothird rankededwest oux. Weve also got Akron Westfield hosting Council Bluffs abe lincoln and 9th emmestburg. Then weve got spencer headed to 9th ranked Sergeant Bluff luton. West lon heading to number 8 western christian. adlib well brin you highlights of those games tonight. And head to the tyson friday night as the muskies host 1st place lincoln. Coach best of luck this weekend and well talk to you next wednesday. Diana, larry, chad, back to you. 3 pelley a military blimp goes rogue across two states, knocking out power along the way. All the tonight, the deputy who roughed up a teenaged girl is fired. What hehould not have done is thrown the student. Pelley an investigation into potentially deadly automobile seats. I looked and i realized that there was blood coming out of her face. I knew that Something Else was wrong. Pelley and finally tonight, well report from the indian ocean, mozambibie island, with a story of slavery youve never heard before. What does a black man see that i cant sec . Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley we spent much of this day literally chasing the news a aer a military surveillance blimp designed to keep the Nations Capital safe, tonight, the heliumfilled blimp is on the ground in pennsylvania but it caused havoc from the heavens and became a social media sensation. Heres chip reid. Reporter the unmanned blimp housing a atate of the radar system. After a threeyear test period its supposed to track the skies over the atlantic for incoming cruise missiles. Today what was being tracked was the blimp itself. Around 12 20 p. M. Ist somehow detached from its mooring at the armys Aberdeen Proving Ground in maryland. It drifted northhrough pennsylvaniaiaor hours trailed by two f16ss while military minds tried to figure on the a way to bring it down. It finally deflated deflated and landed in a wooded area in montour county, pennsylvania, in two parts, first the tail section then the rest of it. The blimp is massive, more thann 230 feet long and flele with thousands of feet of its steel tether dangling below, drag along the ground, knocking do power lines and cause tens of