had been radicalized for some time now. fbi director james comey told congress sayed farook and tashfeen malik were talking about jihad back in 2013, before they were even married... raising new fears about whether "terrorist have figured out a way to gain access to the u-s. investigation to date ... indicates they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. also looking at a area high school, photos of the school were found on farook's authorities are still trying to scour the behind by the killers... controversy statements made by donald trump could be landiing and this morning, new informtion coming out about a person from trump's past abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has more. "trump's statements about muslims and the 9/11 attacks have raised the biggest questions about his truthfulness. including his unsupported, and widely denied claim arabs in new jersey celebrated the attacks. donald trump: thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was came down. then trump went after a reporter, serge kovaleski, who said he was wrong about the alleged new jersey celebration. appearing to mock kovaleski and his disability. donald trump: ahhh. i don't know what i said. i don't remember. trump said he wasn't mocking the reporter because he did not know what he looked like. donald trump: i don't know him. the reporter said they met many times and were once on a first name basis. video: please raise your right hand now there are questions about what trump said under oath in a civil lawsuit, about one of the people who helped develop the trump soho hotel and condominium in new york city. the man on the right with trump at the hotel launch party: felix sater a twice- convicted felon once tied to organized crime in a massive stock scam, someone trump now maintains he barely knows. in his video-taped testimony, obtained even recall what sater looked like. donald trump: if he were sitting in this room, i wouldn't know what he looked like. but an abc news investigation found sater, an executive at a real estate company, was actively involved in a number of proposed deals with trump, here they were together in denver in 2005. and in 2010, three years after sater's mob ties became public, the trump organization issued sater business cards identifying him as a senior advisor to donald trump, with a trump organization e-mail address and phone number. trump's lawyer says sater was an independent broker but t t deals came out of it. whatever the relationship, it appears to be a very much sore point for trump. bbc: why didn't you got to felix sater, and say, "you're connected with the mafia. you're fired." two years ago, trump cut short a bbc interview after being pressed about sater. donald trump: i hate to do this, but i do have that big group of people waiting so trump later said under oath he didi't remember being interviewed by the lawyer: do you recall doing the trump: no i don't " jessica rae: ceo of the family siouxland republican bob vander platts he's backing for morning gave former texas senator ted during a press conference held capitol building in be sure totoune in to abc9 news at 5 for more details about the endorsement. christmas is right around the corner and that could mean an increase of theft the woodbury county sherrif's office says take some extra precaution when you order online... not because of theft on the internet... but on your doorstep. "we would just ask that the general public be vigilant in watching for any perpetrators that may be out there stealing packages and if they do see anybody that's ininlved in that to call 911 or just the regugur number at 27276510," said armstrong. sgt. armstrong availble to pick up your packages for you, then you need to request your package be hidden behind a bush or patio of some sort. jessica rae: the park board has u-nanimously approved the pool commitee's recommendations to move forward with their plan to improve sioux city's public pools. the changes involve closing down leeds and cook pool after the 2016 season. both will be replaced by splash pads that are planned to be opened by the summer of 2017. lewis pool will close as soon as the new aquatic center in morningside is built and leif erikson pool will remain open until it is no longer able to operate. both the pool committe and members of the parks and recreation advisory board were excited the plan will be presented to city council ... after over a year of consideration. " the park board has really been engaged in this issue for a long time. they have been participated along the way. we have been talking about this issue for over a year now. the park board was prepared to make that decision." jessica rae: a meeting for city council to vote on the issue has been tentatively 4th of next year. jessica rae: several downtown flats are being build in th a bit of help from the state of f nebraska. risinger tells us " a state grant has helped three owners create six new downtown artments in norfolk. the one and two-bedroom walk- up units include features like exposed brick walls, lofts and rooftop patios. norfolk public schools superintendent dr. jami jo thompson is pleased with the passage of the federal every student succeeds act. she says the e ll will put control of education back in local hands. president obama is expected to sign the billoday. and wausa and leigh earned champion honors yesterday in the opening day of the nebraska state one-act play production championships. classes c-1 and c-2 will take the stage today in the johnny classes a and b tomorrow. these and more stories can be heard literock 97.5 and 106kix. " jessica rae: still to come... a doctor has a helpful method still to c ce... a doctor has a helpful method for new parents break scott: scott: scott: good morning siouxland. let's look outside on our skycam in sioux city. it's an incredibly warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across skycam in sioux city. it's an incredibly warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across currently from the west and is very strong between 15 with gusts near 40! radar shows a little wave of showers that will clipped earlier, but otherwise we'll enjoy mostly sunny stormcast hd where we're going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll have a passing shower early with some partly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. tomorrow, the wind will be calmer.and we can expect to see some sunshine and more warm weather with highs in the low to mid 50s. on saturday, we'll bring in a chancncof mixed precipipation with rain and snow. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 skies and the wind will calm down. tomorrow's high is 55 wh partly cloudy skies. here's the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: have you watched the latest viral video taking over it's giving parents everywhere a new idea to calm their crying baby. abc9 n ns anchor jenna rehnstrom has more on this... in this week's your health matters. jenna: a california doctor is becoming a household name name thanks to his time-tested approach to sootng a newborn he calls it "the hold" and millions of youtube views later, it's being used all over the world and in siouxland. if you've had a baby, you know you'll try almost anything to calm them down when they're upset. betsy flowers is already getting the hang of it, but when a friend shared this video for a new method of child soothing, she and her husband gave it a try. "she doesn't cry very often, but when she does it can be pretty overwhelming," says betsy flowers, a new mom. dr. hamilton says (in video) "here we have a crying baby." it's called "the hold", the creation of santa monica doctor robert hamilton. over his 30 years as a pediatrician, the technique evolved as he looked for gentle ways to quiet baby after their check-up and shots. dr. hamilton says, "frequently after i child, i would gently try to comfort them and quiet them, so i could finish my conversation with the family and tell them about the immunizations and all the things that pediatricians do." jenna rehnstrom, in an interview with dr. hamilton says, "since you've been around so mananbabies, what dodoou think it is about that position that so comforting to an infant. dr. hamilton says, "i think there are a couple things. one, when you wrap the arms across the chest, you're really essentially swaddling them. when you wrap their arms, they recognize that feeling." dr. hamilton says the reminds babies of experience inside the still, this father of this video, , ich he made for his own patients, would become so popular. but, as moms and dads all over the world give it a try, who's only 2 weeks old. betsy says, "they like this and held hand." hungry or not feeling well, dr. hold" might not work. but, if you're a sleep-deprived parent looking for a few secocos of pepee, it just might be worth a try. jenna: if you want to see dr. hamilton's full video demonstrating "the hold", you can find that on my facebook page, just search jenna rehnstrom - abc9 news. and, if it works, let me know - i wish this video would've been around a few years ago, when i was a new mom. jessica rae: after the break... howard has a holiday treat that will warm your tummy and your heart... stay tuned for the full recipe hot cocoa during the holiday season? well if you want to put a personal touch on the winter treat... howard has a recipe that will warm your heart... and your tummy! "this time of year it seems that where ever we turn there's someone else we want to add to our gift giving list. and since we want to treat them special, rather than picking up something that they'll forget about in no time, how about if we make them something truly homemade. because in my book, there's nothing better. so here are a few ideas. it can be basic as whipping up soso butter with h touch of cinnanan and a splala of vanilla to create a gourmet decorative jar along trimmings, we're good to go. or how about baking an easy-as-can-be quick bread. and that can be banana, zucchini or my new favorite . pumpkin. any of these wrapped in cellophane and tied you've got a gift that'll be the talk of the block. and this time of year, nothing is more welcoming than a steaming mug of hot chocolate. so how about making a batch from scratch that's brimming with miniarshmallows and chunks of chocolate and putting it in a decorative jar. maybe give that with some plastic spoons that we dipped the bowl part in some melted chocolate. it's a gift t at they'll loveveore and more with e ery sip. i hope you'llo online and get the recipe for our, "hot cocoa mix," along with a collection of homemade goodies that are perfect for gift giving all year long. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "homeme way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " jessica rae: copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope christmas jingles sung by talent from right here in siouxland and it's all for a good cause. details after the welcome back. today i'm here with travis barnes who is here to tell us how you can t your hands a great christmas c-d... thanks for coming in travis! "christmas in the sioux too" is the second installment of a local holiday compilation cd featuring all sioux city, ia based musicians released on november 24, 2015 . all proceeds from party will be donated to siouxland toys for tots and the court appointed special advocate (casa) for children organization. artists on the cd include: kelly quinn, travis barnes, emily johnson, mitch martin, elsa va, kristopher johnson & tiffany jurries,s, heath davis, ben grillet, steven & kelsey bankey, mike langley, & byron kuehl. order your "christmas in the sioux too" cd at http: the second annual "christmas in the sioux" project, aptly titled "christmas in the sioux too" is set to be released tuesday, novov24 with a cd release party on friday, dec. 11. featuring ten brand new tracks from sioux city based benefit siouxland toys for tots & the court appointed special advocate (casa) for children organizations. jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us. ating up on the show today. "it's the holiday season. the time of year when your to- do list is endless. how are you gogog to keep yourself organized and moving forward without stress and anxiety? today, we start with new uses for everyday things to help with your holiday prepping, cooking and cleaning. be of all, these ideas are free then, holiday baking cheats from pinterest moms, so you know they work. and, a healthy holiday sangria flavor. " jessica rae: again at's coming up today on dr. oz at 4 o'clock right here on abcbc jessica rae: we here at abc9 are encouraging siouxland to join us in giving back this holiday season with operation toy drive. operation toys is a program intended to spread chrismas joy to thousands of needy children around siouxland. if you want to take part all you have to do is bring a new toy to any bomgaars location or right here to our ab9 studio located on douglas street. all the toys donated will remain here insouixland and donated to less fortunate families. jessica rae scott: today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind scott: today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 tomorrow's high is skies. here's the 7 temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation weekend. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 skies and the wind tomorrow's high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. here's the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 with mostly clear skies and the wind will calm down. tomorrow's high is 55 with partly cloudy skies. here's the 7 day forecast where temperatures will diminish moving forward with >> announcer: grab your cowboy because we're having a country