Come down . Hopefully you all had a merry christmas, and that you dont mind staying where you are for the night because a winter storm will move through the area. Parts of northern and western siouxland will see the heaviest snow with up to 6 inches possible in those areas under a wier storm warning. Christians around the world celebrated christmas today, the president offered a message of hope. While troops overseas honored those killed this week. Nbcs Edward Lawrence has more from washington. They thanked those serving in the military while reminding the nation about the christmas spirit. sot president obama no super 35 42 treating one another with love and compassion. Caring for those on societys margins the sick and the hungry, nats pope francis no super vatican city burned in reuters 43 55 pope francis also offered his message of hope. He called for renewed talks between israel and the palestinians. The pope spoke out against terrorism and prayed for those affected by terrorist attacks. Specifically mentioning the one in paris last month. holly springs, mississippi locator burned in 1 14 1 18 as many celebrated. People in mississippi and several other states hit by tornadoes the past few days cleaned up. At least 14 people died. In holly springs, mississippi the Community Stepped up. sot officer not supered 1 14 1 18 weve got red cross has been assisting the people that have lost their homes. Weve had numerous churches open up their doors and let people stay the night. washington d. C. Locator burned in 1 25 1 36 others helped the those less fortunate from coast to coast. In washington, dc a man who used to be homeless started a group who fed hundreds of homeless. Its an annual tradition pulled off with volunteers. insert ends two second pause audio outcue im Edward Lawrence, nbc news, washington. The president will be back to work january 2nd after his christmas vacation in hawaii. It wasnt santa who visited the los angeles mens jail friday morning. But the archbishop of la, who went into the grim facility to perform a special service. This annual tradition allows the inmates to participate in the holiday ceremony. Despite their incarceration. Emotional for some, the archbishop talked about the popes message of mercy. The need to forgive. And what stuck with some of these inmates; the need to be better people. About 300 inmates attended mass at the chapel inside the jail. A a ther who delivered her baby earlier this week in a kmart parking lot got a holiday surprise when the store reached out with Christmas Gifts for the baby. Kmarts manager and assistants showed up at the mississippi hospital with the Stores Manager says their Corporate Office heard about the baby being born in the parking lot and wanted to help out. The baby was delivered by a Police Sergeant on tuesday. s karla white delivered baby in parking lot 40 53 when they told me they wanted to help with the baby stuff, i thanked god. I hadnt had a baby shower five hundred dollars in baby items and clothing came with a five hundred dollar gift card. For now, baby henry will be spending some time in an incubator. Although he is premature, he is expected be okay. A sweet christmas tradition going on for more than three decades continued today in new york city. Sharon fernandez is a Human Resources specialist at Forest Hills Hospital in queens. F f more than 30 years, fernandez has dressed up in santas red suit and visited the newborn babies. Santa sharon was joined by Christmas Carols to the patients. Fernandez says the gig started when she and a group of employees wanted to sing carols but nobody wanted to put on the suit. So she stepped to the santa plate, and the rest is history. We used to have a nurse in our Employee Health that used to do this, and then, somebody used to dress like santa and one year they wouldnt put on the santa suit, so i said next year if nobody puts on the suit ill put it on, and ive been wearing it since, ok, and thats 30 years. Fernandez says she will keep up the saint nick tradition until she retires. Black friday gets a lot of hype. But the day after christmas might be the busiest shopping day this year. An American Express survey suggests december 26th shopping activity will surpass black friday andndyber monday. 66percent of respondents plan to shohotomorrow. Thats compared to 45percent on black friday and 47percent on cyber monday. Postholiday sales to buy items for themselves. Respondents say they will also take advantage of deep discounts to buy presents for next year. And, they are looking to use the gift cards they received. The Floyd Valley Hospital in le mars, iowa has a christmas tradition thats been ongoing for 15 years. Ktivs tiffany lane was there today as they held their annual holiday meal. Dishwasher for Floyd Valley Hospital. You come here and you get conversation and good smiles and that little girl, you know. That little girl was threeyearold jannie rose, who she helped spread christmas cheer in her red outfit as she enjoyed a meal friends. Merry christmas. In le mars, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. More than 250 people registered to be part of the dinner. And while people were enjoying their meal in the dining room, just upstairs, there were hospital employees working on the holiday. While many people are able to get the day off, hospitals stay open to help the community. Nurses and secretaries at Floyd Valley Hospital were hard at work today taking care of patients. Theyre here in the hospital sick and we get to take care of them, said taylor hansoso a registered nurse at Floyd Valley Hospital. So were kind of their family d you know, bringing joy to their day y d providing them with whatever we can give them to make their day a little bit nurses at Orange City Area Health systems are also looking festive on this Christmas Day. The crew working the early shift posted this photo to facebook. Still to come here on news 4 at 10 a woman gets an unforgettable Christmas Gift from her husband. A look at how an iowa man vincent letters a very merry christmas. I love you, hope to see you soon. Tschss hopefully you all had a merry christmas, and that you dont mind staying where you are for will move through the area. Parts of northern and western siouxland will see the heaviest snow with up to 6 inches winter storm warning. Sioux city and its surrounding areas will see more in the way 13 inches while areas farther south and east see a bit exit the viewing area by noon saturday, but winds will pick up snow and low visibility more of an issue. Sunday well get a day off from snow and get a cold sunny day before our next snow chance on monday. See graphics. The aftermath in alabama after a tornado hit parts of the south. A look at the storm damage coming up. A diamond necklace i got from my husband many years ago and i wear it a lot, said ruth ohlrichs, a le mars, iowa resident. Most christamases are really good with family and santa usually comes and everybodys healthy, said jim rohlfs of le mars. Thats best to me. Wife mary a happy holi announcer one candidate tough enough to take on the bully. Jeb bush donald, youre not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not going to happen. applause announcer one candidate tough enough to take on is jeb will destroy isis. And keep america safe. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. Away from a correctional facility in yankton shortly before midnight Christmas Eve is back in custody. The south Dakota Department of corrections says 26yearold dustin emery was arrested by the Yankton Police department today, hours after he left the Yankton Community work center. Emery is serving concurrent sentences for controlled substance out of yankton county. Authorities believe a small fire at former president bill clintons childhood home was intentionally set. The fire started just before 330 am at the home in hope, arkansas. The police chief says a driver spotted flames at the clinton birthplace National Historical site and called 911. By the time firefighters arrived, flames were shooting eight feet in the air. A wave of Severe Weather continued today as a tornado touched down in central alabama. The National Weather service confirmed the twister touched down about five pm near birmingham. Fire Officials Say three homes were destroyed, but they arent sure how many people have been displaced. One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The mayor declared an emergency as the rain continued to pour and create flash flooding. The fire chief says there are no still to come for us on a friday night an iowa woman gets an early Christmas Gift from her husband. That helped her combat an illness. That story on tonights healthbeat 4. My favorite Christmas Gift is still having my mom here on christmas, said gary hoxxie of le mars, iowa. Shes had a rough couple of months. We love her. My favorite Christmas Gift is having my kids come home to my house in le mars, said julie marshall. Have your next burger with a side of awesome. The oneofakind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. Miracle whip and proud of it. At kraft we start with quality ingredients. All expertly blended to make our mayo. So you can take whatever youre making from good to amazing. Christmas present from her husband this year. A kidney. Mark carlson reports in tonights healthbeat 4. In 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. These days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the ui school of music. For years kristin has battled polyscystic Kidney Disease which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. wayne thelander donated kidney kind of an ahha moment, we both said, oh youre a negative, well i think im a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type. Doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant right as the Holiday Season began. And wayne was her perfect match. dr. Alan Reed University of iowa Organ Transplant Center in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now its becoming far more common for people that are not genetically related to do it, so husband to wife, wife to husband, friend to friend and anonymous donors. Kristin Thelander received kidney i never dared count on waynes kidney, at least my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed like it was meant to be. Kidney to me its a selfish decision to do this because i want to spend more time with her, and i want it to be quality time rather than being worried about being hooked up to a dialysis machine, or how that impacts her life. This christmas the couple says theyre feeling great, and their health is great too all thanks to a very unique gift. Kristin Thelander received kidney i say im 100 percent norwegian but i have a swedish kidney laughter . Brads here with bowl game news. Nebraska plays saturday and ucla coach jim mora says its an honor to play the huskers after how well they were treated in lincoln in 2013. And, the hawkeyes practice for the first time in california. Sports fource is next. Nebraska and ucla will meet more than 20 percent of dogs suffer from osteoarthritis. But now a new treatment can help relieve their pain. And maybe you received gadgets for christmas this year, but some of them may be vulnerable to hackers. Well show you what you can do to keep foster farms bowl in san francisco. This will be the 13th meeting in the series, which is tied at six wins apiece. The last meeting came in 2013 in lincoln when the bruins won 4121. Ucla coach jim mora says it was memorable, not because of the outcome but because of the compassion shown by the nebraska fans. The week before, ucla wide receiver Nick Pasquale was hit by a car and killed. The bruins dedicated the game to the popular walkon and mora appreciated the support his team received. We were a very fragile team, said mora. The people of lincoln opened their arms to us. The players on the Nebraska Team wore a number36 helmet in honor of Nick Pasquale on their helmet. Their student section let off blue and gold baloons. There were signs everywhere honoring nick. Its something that ill never forget and so to be able to play this team again and compete against young men and programs with so much class is really an this will be the first time nebraska and uclas have met in a bowl game. Kickoff is at 815 on saturday night. The hawkeyes spent their christmas under the sun and palm trees in california. Iowa had their first practice on the west coast as they get ready for the rose bowl, next friday against stanford. The hawkeyes and cardinal are actually sharing a practice facilty. Stanford had the last three days off before also practicing today. Its iowas first trip to the rose bowl in 25 years. Game time next friday is 410. At todays first practice, head coach kirk ferentz wore a hawkeye themed santa hat. Ferentz has led the hawkeyes to 13 bowl games in his 17 seasons. Iowa has lost their last three bowl games, but is 6 and 6 overall under ferentz in bowls. The hawkeyes last bowl win was in the 2010 insight bowl against missouri. Northern iowa hoped to make some noise at the diamond head classic. But the panthers lost their opening game to hawaii followed by a win over washington state. Uni trying to byu both teams coming in 84. The panthers were down by 12 early in the second half but come storming back. Uni runs the slipscreen to perfection Klint Carlson gets they layup to go panthers down 7. Then, senior matt bohanon got hot he hit seven threes for a teamhigh 21 points and the lead is down to five. In all, its an 112 run Jeremy Morgan drops in 3 of his 19 to make it 4239. But the cougars never lose the lead chase fisher connects for 3 of his gamehigh 26 points. Byu takes care of uni, 8476. Five nba games on Christmas Day including the bulls hosting the thunder. End of the First Quarter jimmy butler we wouldnt show it, if it didnt go . Bulls up six after one. 2nd qtr, the thunders kevin durant knocks down the 3. He led everyone with 29 points. 3rd qtr, butler drives and finds the taj gibson for the huge six. Butler led chicago with 23 2 more on the steal and slam bulls top the thunder, 10596. Tonight snow likely. Heaviest snow north and west. Low 31. Winds e 1020 mph. Saturday. Snow in the morning. Windy. Praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. Cracked the gridlock with john mccain bernie sanders