Gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. But will it change the battlefield . Its not really different from what washington is already doing. Special ops were operating in iraq in october. Commandoes from the top secret delta force joined kurdish fighters to raid an isis prison and freed dozens of hostages. One american was killed. Whats new now is that the iraq government, which complained it wasnt informed, is supposedly onboard. Ash carter defense secretary the raids in iraq will be done at the invitation of the iraqi government. This force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations into syria. But only a tiny force will be carrying out those raids. Little change to a strategy critics say is too slow and ununrestimates the isis threat. Richard engel nbc news after down playing isis as a local group, us the group does have International Aspirations and is an international threat, yet there remains no coordinated strategy to fight isis. Richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. Weather adlib some northwest iowans, mainly east of any snow early this morning before it exits to the east. Once the snow moves out, the clouds will follow close behind it and provide most of the area some sunshine this afternoon with highs in the low to middle 30s. See graphics. Some of the countrys best College Athletes are sharing their talents with Special Olympics athletes on the court. T. Volleyball players from teams competing in the naia womens volleyball tournament in sioux city took time away from practice for the floor time with the special olympians this morning. The annual clinic at the Tyson Events Center pairs up the atheletes with special needs. With the College Players to help foster new friendships. Its also a chance for all the athletes to learn from each other. Its actualal amazing because you can meet them and you can say hello and high five them, says gerardo robles, with the West Middle School special olympic team. Its better standing right here instead of standing up there and say hi and shake hands, says Evan Longwell with the West Middle SchoolSpecial Olympics team. Because we get to play with a lot of people and we get to know more people, says alex perez with the West Middle SchoolSpecial Olympics team. The volleyballlllayers say its a great wawato give back and get to know people from the community. Joy of our sport. Weve loved playing it since we were little and just having these kids that we can show the joy of the sport to and being able to play with these special olympians who apprecaite it more than anything, you can see the joy on their faces. Its just a really fun opportunity, says brooke myers with Rocky Mountain college. Eight naia volleyball teams and about a hundred special olympians from siouxland took part in todays clinic. Two months before iowas firstinthe nation caucus a new poll shows donald trump extending his lead nationally and ben carson fading in the republican race for president. The Quinnipiac University survey shows trump atop the gop field with 27 percent, followed by marco rubio with 17 percent, then ben carson and ted cruz with 16 percent. Jeb bush is way back with five percent. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton has opened up her lead over bernie sanders. The survey shows clinton with 60 percent support to sanders 30 percent, followed by Martin Omalley with twopercent, and then someone one percent each. Hillary clinton brings her president ial campaign back to sioux city on friday. She plans to talk about rebuilding americas infrastructure at the Carpenters Training center, at 22hundred west 19th street. Doors open at ten. Shes scheduled to speak at 1130. Sandy berger, former National Security adviser to president bill clinton, has died. Berger helped craft clintons secondterm foreign policy. He served as white house National Security adviser from 1997 to 2001, including a period when the Clinton Administration carried out airstrikes in kosovo and against saddam husseins forces in iraq. After leaving the white house, berger got in trouble over mishandling classified documents. His Consulting Firm says he died this morning of cancer. Sandy berger was 70 years old. Police in juneau, alaska are investigating the death of the newly elected mayor. Popoce say greg fisk wasasound dead in his home by his son on monday. Injuries on the body, but theyre awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. Police would not say what kind of injures fisk had, but they have ruled out suicide. Authorities say there were no signs of forced entry into the home. A bizarre traffic death involving an Indianapolis Police detective last night is under investigation. Police say the detective was in his car, stopped at a traffic light when he was rearended by another driver twice. When the officer got out to investigate, the suspect drove right at him. Police say the officer jumped behind his car door and his car was hit a third time. The officer escaped injury, then chased the vehicle and found it flipped over in a ditch with the driver trapped iide. That person was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators in north sioux city, south dakota are looking for an Armed Robbery suspect. It happened yesterday moring at the Caseys General store on river drive. Officers have been following leads into finding the suspect who showed a gun and took off with some cash. Only about a halfdozen people spoke at the final public hearing of sioux citys Pool Committee last night. The committee has recommended closing leeds and cook pools after next summer, then closing lewis pool after a new Aquatic Center is built in singing hills. Leif erickson pool would remain open until ongoing structrual issues force its closure in the future. If were going to be closing a pool we need to replace it with something, said sioux city parks and rec. Director matt salvatore. Splash pads are very inexpensive from an operational standpoint. Its a longer season. You dont need lifeguards, no filtration, no chlorination. It makes sense, its a very user friendly facility. Not a replacememt for a pool, but the next best thing. The committee will give its final recommendati ons to the City Council Later this month. The sun is back. How long will it stay . Bens back with the forecast after the break. Heres the live view from our ben, were keeping our jeb bush heres the truth you will not hear from our president we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. It is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. The United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Their aim is our total destruction. We have but one choice to defeat it. Vo right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Bebe im likin what i see out the window. Exits to the east. Once the snow moves out, the clouds will follow close behind it and provide most of the area some sunshine this afternoon with highs in the low to middle 30s. Winds will also diminish as the day progresses and become calm tonight, which along with clear skies, will allow temperatures to plummet into the Single Digits tomorrow morning. Despite this, thursday afternoon will be a touch warmer with more highs in the middle 30s with better chances of reaching 40 this weekend d lping us melt away some of this snow see g gphics. The worlds most famous Christmas Tree gets lit up for the Holiday Season tonight. Sarah dollof has a preview from new york citys rockefeller center. Its a precaution, theres no creditable threats known at this time. There will be heavily Armed Police Officers and visitors are asked not to bring umbrellas even though its suppose to rain on and off. Also asked not to bring backpacks or any large purses. Officials say they want to keep folks focused on having fun. Let officials worry about the safety, let everyone else worry about getting in the holiday spirit. In rockefeller center, im sarah dallof, nbc news. You can watch the festivities live tonight at seven here on ktiv. A siouxland farmer sues syngenta. Lower oil prices help send stocks lower. And. Bells were ringing and siouxlanders were giving on tuesday. At the first world conference on climate change, the challenge seemed insurmountable. But today, as World Leaders come together in paris, the solutions are clear. With a real commitment to clean energy, we can tackle the climate crisis, end our dependence on oil from foreign countries, and create millions of american jobs. But none of it will happen unless america leads. A storm lake, iowa farmer has filed a federal lawsuit against swiss Biotechnology Company syngenta. james stein accuses the company of depressing grain prices after marketing a genetically modified strain of corn. China did not approve the grain and turned us corn away when traces of the product turned up in a shipment of u. S. Corn two years ago. Some say chinas rejection cost the u. S. Corn industry as much as 3 billion. Stein filed his lawsuit this week in u. S. District court in sioux city. Tocks are mostly lower in midday trading, led by declines in Energy Stocks as the price of oil fell to 41 cabelas may be seeking a buyer for all or some of the sports chain. The sidney, nebraska based retailer has been under pressure since late october when the Investment FirmElliott Management bought a 6 percent stake. Elliot has pushed for changes in strategy by the company, like the potential sale of its credit card unit. Shares of cabelas inc. Are down 11 percent this year, but theyve risen more than 18 percent in the last month on speculation of a buyout. After the frenzy of black friday and cyber monday shopping, siouxlanders gave back on tuesday. Many nonprofits were looking for a financial boost on giving tuesday. The oneday charitable promotion launched three yeyes ago. The Salvation Army was one of ththcharities hoping for a holiday boost. Were just asking folks to think witht the Salvation Army. And to remember that in the Many Blessings that they have that there are many folks that need help this Holiday Season. An estimated 46Million Dollars were donated on giving tuesday last year. Still ahead on news four at noon. A man wins a thousand dollars in the lottery. Then he wins tenmillion more turns out, a lot of people have won big with tickets bought at this particular convenience its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by over a million small contriritions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. Heres a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam. Fifi and burn hazards have prompted Harbor Freight tools to recall more than oneandahalf million cordless drills. The recall involves about onepointseven million drill master 18volt cordless drills. The company has received 25 reports of the drill switch overheating. There were six reports of burns to the hands and fingers, and five reports o ominor property damage. The drills were sold nationwide at Harbor Freight between may 2011 and september of this year. If you have one of these drills, stop using it and return it to a Harbor Freight store, where they will give you a replacement drill. Lady luck was with a california man who plays the lottery every week. He finally won. D then he won again. Big. Really big. Doreen Trancoso lott o winner] i won a thousand dollars one time on a crossword puzzle. Hes won a thousand dollars on a crossword puzzle. The store also sold a 25thousand dollar scratcher last month. And a 30thousand dollar ticket last year. King it one of the luckiest lolotions in the centralalalley. Joseph Trancoso frie nd this is the store right here. So lucky. Elfred Mitzenheimer p owerball winner i am last years powerball winner at the stop save on coffee road in modesto. Last years 1pointfive Million Dollar winner from another location down the road. Also stopped in to buy tickets. And offered the new winner his two cents. Elfred mitzenheimer p owerball winner you can only spend so much money, you can only live in one house and you can only drive one car, but im g gng to live and drive like i wananto. That was linda mumma reporting from modesto, california. Meadows said he hasnt decided what hell do with all that money. The fast mart will get 50 thousand dollars just for selling the lucky ticket. The united way of siouxland makes a final push. Thats still ahead. Anda touching story out of maryland, where a faithful dog refused to leave the side thank all the folks who have donated d far. Last year we were at 3. 5 Million Dollars. When things are all said and done we want to beat that 3. 5 Million Dollars. We want to make sure that the Community Comes out and helps and supports us because we know we cant do it without the community. Theres a great team of folks working on it. When you think about the Holiday Season, everybody wants to give back, theyre in that holiday spirit and yoyo want to give back. This is a great opportunity where your donations can go to the united way and help in that giving spirit. If you want to give during this Holiday Season this is one gift that goes a very long way. It gives to a lot of different organizations in the community. We have 31 local Partner Agencies for the united way of siouxland dealing with everything from children, thth elderly, helping kids read in schools. 100 of the donations pele give go to those organizations and to our Partner Agencies. We have great corporate champions that help cover a lot of the administrative costs so you know when you donate that money goes to those agencies directly. Theyre always shifting their where its needed the most. Correct. That is on a constant renewal prococs and review process. They look to make sure those dollars are put to good use. If you want more information of to contribute 7122553551 or check out the website unitedwaysiouxland. Com. Kristie, good to see you. Thanks for joining us. Good to see you matt. Thank you for joining us around siouxland. Finally today, dogged determination kept mans best friend by an owners side but kept rescue crews away. This was the scene in landover hills, maryland last night. This persistent pup protected its owner, standing guard after ahouse fire. Problem is the dog, while not aggressive, deterred crews who needed to get the apparently unconscious man out of the home, and treat him. Firefighters finally discharged a fire extinguisher in the dogs direction giving them enough time to get to the man