news. the latest on the san bernardinono shooting... including thth revalation that the couple who launched the terror attack has some connection to isis. " jessica rae: a morningside college professor and trump staffer might be in hot water after supporting the front- runner's stance on immigration " jessica rae: and... how much do we really use the internet? well a new study aimed to find out... and yieled surprising results. these stories and more... on abc9 news this morning. "" jessica rae: the fbi says the couple who launched the terror attack in san bernardino... were radicalized long before they met online and had some confirmed connection to isis... abc's lana zak has the latest. "nats survivors and mourners gathered to remember the victims of the san bernardino shooting on wednesday nats ...while new details are emerging about responsible. comey: our investigation to date ... indicates they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. fbi director james comey told congress sayed farook and tashfeen malik were talking about jihad in back in 2013, before they were married... raising new fears about whether "terrorist matchmakers" have figured out a way to gain access to the u-s. and now word... of an earlier plolo members of congress tell abc news... farook's friend -- enrique marquez -- who' s accused of purchasing the assault style rifles... claims he and farook planned an attack in 2012... and the investigation is also looking at this san bernardino area high school, photos of the school were found on farook's cell phone. authorities are still trying to unravel the information left behind by the llers...but encryption is keeping so much hidden ... "there's no doubt encryption is part of terrorist tradecraft now ... it is a feature of especially isil's tradecraft." ju how difficult it is to unravel the clues buried through encryption: in a different, foiled plot--one would-be terrorist attacker exchanged more than 100 messages with an overseas terrorist. but six months later---the fbi still does not know what was said jessica rae: later today... president obama will sign legislation aimed at overhauling the "no chchd left behind" edation initiative the senate overwhelmingly passed the legislation... sending the measure to the president's desk. the white house says he will sign the bill, called "the every student succeeds act," into law. "no child left behind" was first approved in 2002 during george w. bush's presidency. but critics have long argued the initiative gave too much power to washington in controlling state education policy. under the new measure, officials will have greater power in determining how to respond to underachieving schools. also yesterday... celebrate freedom he joined congress on capitol hill to commemorate the 150-th anniversary of the 13th amendment... that's the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery. obama celebrated the progress made in the nation towards equality and expressed the need for the continuation of those efforts. "w"wcondemn ourselves to shackles once more if we fail to answer those who wonder if they're truly equals in their communities or in their justice systems or in a job interview, we betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all of its forms." jessica rae: part of the president's address took aim at republican candidate donald address took aim at republican candidate donald trump's call for a ban on muslims traveling to the u-s. the president said it's important to remember our freedom is tied to the freedom of others regardless of their background or religion. jessica rae: person of the year... german chancellor angela merkel. time says merkel was honored for helping to preserve and promote europe despite economic turmoil and a growing refugee crisis. she was also praised for being a "principled mananar" and "resolute diplomat." merkel is the first woman to be named person of the year since 19- 86. 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 nter in mornininide 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 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 set for january 4th of next year. jessica rae: a local college student is being honored for his efforts to make farming safer... and a little easier. and now he's also a few thousand dollars richer. josh doering, a junior at morningside, participated in future founders u.pitch, a competition similar to abc's shark tank. students from across the nation compete e r a chance to win 5- thousand dollars. josh's invention called the "seed slide" is a remote box opener that farmers can use to load seeds into planters without climbing ladders. it was inspired by his father's work as a farmer. "i got first place, there were other great competitors who had great ideas and stuff so it was very humbling to be selected among all of them," said doering. jessica rae: created and implemented within an 8 month timemepan. he says his future plans include graduating in may of 2017 and continuing on with the business. some tech savy students are money to work in sioux city as part of the program. students across sioux city partiicipated in an international initiative called the program aims to teach 100 million students around the world at least one hour of computer coding. students at loess hihis elementary taught community members about coding. principal john beeck says this is a big piece of the curriculum. "since we're a programming specialty school, we do programming all the time. we do it every week. but when the week comes around where the whole world does it at the same time, that's even more special to us. so we want to do the hour of code because that's what loess hills is all about. jessica rae: loess hills elementary received a 4 thousand dollar technology award from the state of iowa... coinciding with program jessica rae: students in des moines got the opportunity to learn more about the weather yesterday. the science club group at a middle school in des moines has been busy getting cameras... trackers and computers ready for the launch. the f-a-a even gave them the clearance to go up in the air so they can study our weather patterns. "we had to fill the balloon with helium, and so we were standing with our hands up in the air for about 30 minutes. we're gonna get pressure, temperature, and altitude data." jessica rae: students will use the data the weather balloon collects for projects to be presented at an upcoming science fair. " jessica rae: when we come back... has donald trump's recent comments on muslims... hurt supporter sam clovis's standing at morning side college? stay tuned to find out.t. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist this is abc9 news this 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 chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low is 30 0 with mostly clear 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. with temperatures inin the 50s and 60s.s.e'll have a pasasng 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 chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. thth 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 temperatures will diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: 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 chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. day's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnighlow 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 diminish moving forward with precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: when donald trump called for a "total and complete" shutdown our nations boboers to muslims... manan reacted with disbelief. now morningside college professor and trump advisor sam clovis is the same abc9 news voss has more on clovis's stance. nat sot: find out where these people are, who they are, where they are find a way to vo: sam clovis ... tenured professor at morningside college ... former director of the colonel "bud" chair and senior policy adviser for the trump campaign. currently on leave of absence from morningside because of his re with donald trump ... his strong support for a ban on muslim's enterting the country leaves some wondering ... "t hat's a different perspective that i have heard him aspouse before. he has always been very much a stounche supporter of the constitution and very much in favor of religious freedom so i was a little suprised and a little disappointed to be quite honest with you." with several dedicated wrganiozation's on campus ... equality and religious freedome are extremely important ... which is why they also apply to clovis's views. "we value academic freedome very highly at morningside college. as a tered proffeosr who's field is public admininiration he is entitled to his views on a numumr of issues. having said that ... the views that are being expressed are entirely inconsistent with morningside college." nats: " i am excited about the opportunity and change the status quo in america and i think he is the man that can do it." clovis is firmly alligned with trump and while some might disagree with his recent comments ... morningside college e uld welcome hihiback ... ssica rae: most students on campmp didn't kn or had just hehed about clovis's remarks ... and the university does not plan to change his status in light of the recent developments. jessica rae: and as offensive as trumps comments may have been, this is not the first time the idea of a ban has been entertained. in 19-38. officials thought of rejecting jewish refugees fleeing from nazi germany. july 19-38, a poll by fortune magazine showed fewer than 5 percent of americans supported raising the quotas for political refugees, mostly jews. 67 percent said "we should try to keep them out." in 19-42... japanese internment, president roosevelt ordered the incarceration of japanese americans during is just the most recent act of attempting to ban a group of pepople from entering our cotry. " jessica rae: coming up.... we are almost at the end of the year... and after the break... we'll look at what music, movies, and t-v show's entertained the first family this year. " jessica rae: plus... we'll discuss a new study that looked at how much we use the internet a day. find out what we so now is a good time to look back. that's what the president and first lady are doing... and they spilled their pop culture picks for this year. reporter mary moloney has the details. "the president and first lady told people magazine their favorite things of 2015. flotus couldn't stop stening to bruno mars and mark ronson's hit uptown funk (nats) while her hubby loved kendrick lamar's how much a dollar cost. (nats) the martian was obama's favorite movie. (nats) while mrs. o favored inside out. (nats) on the small screen -- potus watched the knick (nats) and michelle looked blackish. showing the first family -- is just like us.. (nats) lili king fans have something to celebrate. disney has a aew show featuring simba and nala's family. catch the lion guard next month on the disney channel -- and you may spot some familiar faces. for hollywood minute -- i'm mary moloney. jessica rae: according to a new pew resesech center poll. we apparently can't get through center poll. we apparently can't get through the day without the internet. 73 percent of americans say they use the web on a daily basis. of that number, one in five--or 21 percent report going online "almost constantly." 42 percent say they use the web several times a day. ten percent go online about once a day. several times a week or less often. the pew research center says this is the first time it has included "almost constantly" as an answer option in its survey of internet usage. jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internrn use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. scott: good morning siouxland. it's an incredibly warm jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. scott: good morning jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. jessica and scott are chatting about internet use. scott: good morning siouxland. it's an incredibly warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts near 40! the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland t otherwise we'll enjoy mostly sunny skies. here's the planner where we'll get to a high of 60. scott: here's a quick chekc outside on thursday as we're enjoying 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts near 40! the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otherwise we'll enjoy mostly sunny d-o-t affic cam's here at . many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... scott: now you'll want to watch your speed in these areas today: ... police will be running radars, here... gordon drive and on cheyenne blvd. so again... mind that speed. " jessica rae: still to come... it's the holiday season... and that means we may be getting afew packages in the mail. and after the break... protect yourself 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. u-p-s expects to deliver 630 million packages between thanksgiving all the way up until christmas day. while fed ex is seeing about a 12 and a half rise in shipment orders. corey enright says he chose the online because it was easier but now he's second guessssg that decisisn. "we went the route of ordering all of christmas stuff online and it's really convenient cause you can get everything from amazon and they ship spend your whole day following a ups truck, when you could just go get a job and work for your money. that's the values that we were taught," said enright. jessica rae: corey says he was able to get his money back from amazononbout a month later and now he makes sure either he or his girlfriend are present to receive any package that's delivered. woodbury county keeps track of thefts like these and sgt. armstrong says so far the county hasn't received any reported incidents, but asks that county residents take extra precautions by requesting a family member, neighbor or friend pick packages up when you are unable to yourself. "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 involved in that to call 911 or just the regular number at 279-6510," said armstrong. jessica rae: sgt. armstrong also says if no one else is availble to pick then you need to request your package be hidden like behind a bush or patio of some sort. and just a note... sioux city police takes reports for all city addresses. " jessica rae: coming up.... if you've had a baby, you know you'll try almost t& anything to calm them down. and one doctor's advice is giving new parents a helpful tip stay tuned. scott: " " scott:good morning siouxland. let's look outside on our warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otherwise we'll enjoy mostly sunny skies. let's get a look at the stormcast hd where we're going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'llhave a passing shower early with somemeartly cloudy skies, then the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. tomorrow, the wind ll 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 chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. today's high is 60 with wind and sunshine. the overnight low isis0 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 forward with precipitation chances this weekend. enjoying nearly the entire areaa the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts near 40! radar shows a little that will clip but otherwise we'll enjoy mostly sunny skies. let's get a a lookokt the stormcasashd where we're going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll shower early with skies, then the rest mostly sunny. tomorrow, the wind will be calmer.and we can expect to see some sunshine and with highs in the low to mid 50s. on saturday, we'll bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. 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 precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts near 40! the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip nohern siouxland enjoy mostly sunny skies. let's get a look at the stormcast hd where we're going to have a very warm thursday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll have you watated the latest v val video taking over your facebook news feed? it's giving parents everywhere a new idea to calm their crying baby. abc9 news 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 soothihi 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 haa 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 "she doesn't cry very often, but when she does it can be pretty overwhelming," says betsy flowers, a new video) "here we have a crying b by." 's called "the hold", the creation o o 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 would examine a 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 arouou so many babieseswhat dodoou think it is out 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 motion, he thinks, reminds babies of the movements they experience inside the woom. still, this father of six never imagined this video, which he made for his own patients, would become so popular. but, as moms and dads all over the world give it a try, betsy and i did, too, with little eisley, who's only 2 weeks folded their arms like this and held their head with their hand." if your baby is hungry or not feeling well, dr. hamilton says "the hold" might not work. but, if you're a sleep-deprived parent looking for a few seconds of peace, 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 america later this morning. jessica rae: the survival rates for women with stage four breast cancer is improving. university of iowa researchers looked at survival rates of 21-thousand women over the past two and a half decades. officials found median survival was arouou 20 months. that's jumped to 26 months between the years 2007 and 2011. reporter forrest saunders has more. " sharon (jew-in) juon was diagnosed with stage four about five years ago. doctors thought she had lymphoma at first. but it turned out to be much worse. sharon juon waterloo "i was conditioned for it being cancer. i wasn't conditioned for ititeing stage four." evev the optimist, sharon put a challenge to her doctor. she booked an expensive trip to europe a few years out. sharon was committed to getting there. a river cruise through europe, that i had put together on my bucket list. i needed her to help me achieve it. the uihc's dr. alexandra thomas came through. sharon, was able to get to europe and take her trip, and since has even gone to australia. prolonged success like sharon's is what prompted dr. thomas to take a closos lolo at survival rates in the first place. dr. alexandra thomas uihc "we're seeing more and more stories like that. we wanted to ask, what does this look like broadly in the united states." data study suggested why some woman like sharon may be living longer, primary tumor removal. in the past, it was ignored to give patients as much quality of life as possible, but the research suggests if removed i icould lengthenenives. the reasons why a numerous, but dr. . thomas says it's pointing researchers in the right direction. "we need to revisit and that's what we put in our conclusions, we need to revisit that." for sharon, the future looks brighter than ever. that's why she's booked another trip, this time to disney world, and she intends to see it come may. jessica rae: dr. thomas said surgery of the primary tumor isn't for everyone. researchers found 9-point-6 percent of those diagnosed before 2002... who received surgery, survived at least 10 years. that's compared to the 2-point-9 percent of those who didn't. jessica rae: we often think of allergies as an issue for warmer months... but winter allergies can also leave you itchy and sneezy. the culprits are but instead...indoor allergens like dust mites and pet dander. " (dr. kathleen sheerin/ adlanta allergy and asthma clinic: if you spend more time inside, then you're going to have more exposure to your pets during the winter season. ) jessica rae: but regardless of the trigger... the symptoms and the treatments are still the same. "(dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta allergy and asthma clinic:you can have itchy eyes, itchy throat, itchy nose, a lot of people do this - we call that the allergic salute. runny sneezy, congestion , and those are the basic allergy symptoms) jessica rae: and for dust mites, covering-up is the best plan. "(dr. kathleen sheerin/ atlanta allergy and asthma clinic) covers on the mattress, pillow, boxspring, are available online, in all of the linen type stores, and can really make a difference if you're allergic to the dust mites. washing in hot water also helps.) jessica rae: for pet allergies. keep pets off the furniture, and wash them often. and as always, there are medications that can help coming up in sports... the wayne state volleyball team is in tampa for the elite eight. we'll check in with the wildcats on their historic post-season run after the break. scott: stay tuned for today's forecast... jessica rae: physical education spencer, iowa are getting ready to use thousands of dollars of new sports equipment and gear. through the nationwide initiative c cled "let's plala, dr. pepper/snapple is purchasing nine thousand dlars of jerseys, cones, lls and other p-e equipment that activities director dave brown says will help the school reach it's goals for "life long fitness". brown says 7- thousand students will benifit from the contribution. jessica rae: the wayne state women are no strangers to success on the volleyball court, but this year, the wildcats are in the midst t the best poseaean run in school history. abc9 sports reporter alex walker caught up with the wildcats before they left for tampa and the elite eight. natl you excited for this? me too! wayne state's postseason run has been nothing short of magical... but the run almost ended before it began. scott kneifl: "obviously, losing first round of the conferencece tournament was not part of the plpl, and then we e sit around and wait for the selection show to see if we were still in and fortately enough, the selection committee decided that we were worthy and obviously, we were." wayne state received a bid to the n-c- double a tournament as a seven seed in the central regional, nat: "hey lets go cats! let's keep it clean!" but they approached postseason play with the confidence e of a one seed.elizabeth gebhardt: "doesn't matter that number is in front of your name" "leisa mcclintock: "we made it in for a reason, so lets show them that we can take it the whole way." in the opening round...the wildcats faced second-seeded central missouri.... scott kneifl: "the attitude up there was to just go for it." and thats when the fun began.... nat:t:lots of talk!" wayne state took care of business 3- 1......advancing to the against conference rival southwest minnesota state. liz: we knew we had to bring it all again...just the next day to beat them as well." the wildcats had to fight, but they held on....punching their ticket to the regional final for the first time ever! we thought we were in for a battle....but we fought back and showow a lot of character i think and that win was really big for us." up next was a date with the seven-time defending champs....concordia st. paul..... liz: why not just win that one more to get to the next step? unfazed by the moment....the wildcats swept the golden bears.....a statement win for the wayne state program. scott: "yeah it felt great. i am just really happy for our players. thehe deserve this."." liz: "it's amazing. it's indescribable. you can't put it into words...you can try all you want." leisa: people ask me what i felt after the game and yeah that was a great feeling....but definitely not satisfied. alex walker: with regionals in the rear view mirror.....the wildcats are set to play in the elite eight for the first time in school history. just three wins away from a national championship, wayne state is locked and loaded for a title run in tampa florida." scott: "it's not going to be easy. everyone is still really good that's left in this elite 8. first serve is later today at 4 pm. jessica rae: scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. it's an incredibly warm start to our thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 mileser hour with gusts near 40! the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers that will clip northern siouxland but otheheise we'll enjoy mostly sunny get to a high of 60. thursday as we're enjoying temperatures in the 40s and 50s across nearly the entire area! the wind is currently from the west and is very strong between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts near 40! the satellite and radar shows a little wave of showers richard bacon and reena ninan have the details >>good morning. topping "america's money" -- the ddle class losing ground. >> a new study find that less than 50% o all adults are now in the middle class house holds. pew started these surveys in the '70s, the middle class a new study shows that all-day breakfast is bringing customers into mcdonald's. >> a trd of the customers getting brefast later in the day hadn't been to mcdonald's in awhile. and the skies will get friendlier for united airlines passengers this february. free snacks coming back for economy class passengers. >> the airline says theyealize flying has not been fun latelyly they did away with f fe snacks ten years ago. >> i can't believeve you thought they were getti croissants. >> i did. have a great day.christmas tree contest! to enter... all l u have to do is message me on facebook or email me (jrae@kcautv.com ) pictures of your best decorated tree- your pictures will air live on our newscast... the winner will receive 4 musketeers and will be announced on december 22nd! we will take a look at our latest submissions... later on in the show. jessica rae: watch out this holiday season. while decorations can spruce up yoyo home... simple mistakes can potentially cause you or your fami pain. here are a few holiday hazards to look out for. when you and your family are decking the halls -- be mindful of the potential dangers. during november and december of last year -- the consumer product safety commission estimates 14,500 americans were sent to emergency rooms -- stemming from problems with holiday decorations -- as s falls and back strains. the c-p-s-c also says some injuries were so severe -- 12 peopleost their lives. to keep you and your family safe -- the commission warns two holiday staples -- candles and trees -- can cause fire risks. look at this menorah. candles put too close to drapes or other fabric -- can cause fire in seconds. ( elliot f. kaye/cpsc chairman): "we never want to see unattended candles or candles that are too close to a tree e or to any dederations or of course a tree too source." not watering a christmas tree -- also poses a danger. especially if it is decorated with lights. (elliot f. kaye/cpsc chairman): "you want to make sure that there are no exposed wires. any of the sockets that are not in properly. anything that looks funny about the lights, just throw them out and get a new one. get a new set." watch what happens with a simple spark on a dry tree. it can not only cause e the tree to burn -- but wiwiin 30 seconds -- the fire could spread throughout your house. also -- parents be mindful of young kids. place small ornaments out of their reach -- so children don't put them in their mouths . and keep an eye on fragile or glass decorations. breaks can cause cuts and scratches. jessica rae: everyone here at abc9 are encouraging siouxland to join us in giving back this holiday season by taking part in e 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 all the toys donated will remain here in souixland to be distribubud to less fortutute families. jessica rae: the world is responding to the humble holiday wish of a young girl badly injured in an arson fire two years ago. sa'fyre (sapphire) terry's entire family was killed in the fire. she suffered burns over 75- percent of her body, and lost her right hand and left foot. despite what she's been through.... the 2nd grader says she only wants one thing thisisoliday season: christmas cards to fil up her card-tree. and after her request was posted to facebook by her aunt..... and gained momentum, she has been flooded with holiday cards from all over the world! "(liz dolder, sa'fyre's aunt)) we can't keep it to ourselves, we have to share her with the world. she's got a message, she's a living message of hope, faith, and love. but you've got to beleive in that hope, faith, and love. jessica rae: in addition to all the cards, people have also donated more than 150-thousand dollars to a "you caring" page. jessica rae: check out the decorations on this home... christine mcconnell says she spent over 100 parent's california home into a hansel and gretel-inspired gingerbread house. there's no actual gingerbread... but all of the decorations are hand made. the decorator enlisted her nieces to dress-up as hansel and gretel to pull off a postcard-picture shot of the home. mcconnell says she already has something special lined up for easter. jessica rae scott: jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. house. jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread house. jessica and scott are chatting about the gingerbread the 50s and 60s. we'll have a passing shower earar with some parary 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 chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. 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 precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae scott: with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll have a passing shower early with 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 mid 50s. on saturday, we'll bring in a chance of mixed precipitation with rain and snow. 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 precipitation chances this weekend. jessica rae scott: adlib jessica rae: " coming up in our presidential frontrunner hillary clinton took a tour of the hawkeye state yesterday... stay tuned for more on her swing through the state. jessica rae: " plus... we'll look into a popular conspiracy theory involving donald trump. is the republican ontrunner actually running totoelp hillary clclton? find out...

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