Into morning and then might melt a bit into mix for a couple hours. Thursday temperatures in the 20s and mostly cloudy warming will start to take affect this starting on saturday. 3 3 3 donald trump is still taking aim at ted cruz. Polls show the texas senator surging ahead in iowa. And gaining ground on trump all across the country. C b s news correspondent don champion has the latest on those numbers. 3 he gloves have officially come off in the battle between donald trump and his new top rival, ted cruz. sot Donald Trump Republican president ial candidate i dont think hes qualified to be president. Hours after referring to cruz as a maniac on fox news. Trump took to twitter expressing his disappointment in the texas senator. For questioning his judgment in remarks cruz made at a private fundraiser. Cruz jokingly responded by posting a video of the song maniac from the 80s hit movie, flashdance. Nats the jabs come as polls show cruz ahead of the billionaire front runner in the key sta
Items have you gotten so far . I have three, i have three more to get. The National Retail federation says the average Holiday Shopper completed about 50 of their shopping by the second week of december. And about one third of those shoppers bought their Holiday Gifts this last week. We got a lot of stuff. Were going to see santa today. Retail experts say, jewelry, clothing, and shoes are among the products with the deepest discounts compared to last year. And the National Retail federation says, sales could increase by 3. 7 this Holiday Season compared to last year. And were looking for dresses for our winter formal and stuff. So its like great to come here ound christmas and find things. Aaot of people out here. I enjoy seeing the kids. I just wish everybody have a Merry Christmas, remember the reason for the season. And shoppers are expected to spend approximately 463. 00 for standard out. 3 now. The Southern Hills mall has closed for the night. It will be closed tomorrow as well. A
S say, jontar will be greatly missed. 3 3 the 80th annual little yellow dog auction was underway this afternoon. This adorable 18week beagle puppy, dasher, was up for auction as the 2015 little yellow dog. Nearly 250 people attended the auction at the Hochunk Centre on 4th street in downtown sioux city. All proceeds at todays auction, will help the goodfellow charity, which provides Christmas Gifts for children in need in the tri state region. 3 we hope to raise a lot of money for the goodfellow fund. What that does is it buys toys and books for children in siouxland that are less fortunate. Last years little yellow dog went for 15,000 dollars. Were hoping for at least that with dasher. I think he could get 20 to 25,000 with his personality. He deserves. Hes a fantastic dog. Hes one of the best ones far. Dasher was 3 sold to the highest bidder, Chris Hutfless and don boyer, who bought the pup for over 10,200 dollars. 3 3 the Southern Hills mall in sioux city, hosted the annual Holiday
Hamilton boulevard in sioux city. Tommie, whats it like out there . Well sarah, today is predicted to be the biggest snowfall of the year for the tristate area and so far its living up to the hype. Sioux city is a white out right now with less than half a mile visibility. And, the icy sidewalks and streets are making it more difficululfor travel. But, its predicted to get worse tonight wiwh 8 inches coming down in the majority of siouxland. So if you do need toeave the house, were advising you do that now to beat the evening snowfall. I was out earlier this morning and crews are out clearing the streets and spreading sand, but it is slow going out there. And since this could be a long, drawn n t snowfall, it may be harder for road crews to keep up. Winds will pick up later today and that means blowing snow so the best thing to do today is to stay inside and keep warm. In sioux city. Tommie this is just the beginning of the storm. Winter weather warnings and advisories are in place acro
Ktivs tommie clark has been out in the icy conditions all day. And tommie, hows it looking out there . Sheila, the conditions have definitely tten worse over the day. Earlier, i spoke with trooper john farley who told me just how bad those Road Conditions are. Then i came out at 7 and then well all extend our shifts throughout the day, said iowa state trooper, john farley. Trooper john farley says with the limited visibility, its important to take extra precautions. Headlights on. Leave them on low beams. We alwawa say see and be seen, said ioio state trooper, john farley. For siouxlanders that do have to go out on those snowcovered roads. Theres still a thin layer of ice thats built up with road traffic and blowing snow. So theres some important tips to keep in mind. Slow down. Always expect the unexpected. Take care when youre passing or approaching your snow plows. Dont overestimate their speed. You might be coming up on them pretty quick. Not only watching what theyre doing, but wa