gatherings to celebrate and then there are people who like putting up holiday lights. one homeowner in davenport...put up about 36-thousand lights and synced it all together withthusic for all totonjoy aarik k ods from our quad cities affiliate checked it out " you have nine of the white christmas trees, which only had 400 white lights on them. but i put 600 red lights on each one of the trees." when it comes to holiday decorating...there's one davenport house that stands out. "since i'm retired now, i itook me three e eks of anywhere from five to ten hour days." james peachee puh shay runs what he calls candy cane corner. thousands of lights...likely hundreds of cords...and one computer program. "it's all defined over here on the left hand side. tells me which exact tree it is, where it's at, and what it does." the result is a mix of music -nat- and lights that work togegeer in harmony. jenny schaumburg siberian orchestra and he does one of their songs and it's just beautiful i mean it's just breathtaking no mater how old you are. we've come back almost every year we've brought in- laws and parents and our kids are in the back seat." the bright lights bring new visitors by as w wl. anna gibney, davenport with daughter audrey gibney "i belong to a mom's group, i'm an area stay at home mom and saw the posting. we were looking for something to do and show the kids right before christmas, get them really excited. we thought we'd drive by since we live in the area and we're pretty impressed this is nice!" peachee puh shay says the whole production only raises his bill ababt 50 dollars during the month of december. a price he says is well worth it. it's the reaction of the people is what found in des moines too... where the longer nights means more te for them to light up neighborhoods. reporter jacob peklo has more on natural l und of car driving by. lights on this winding des moines dave briddle, des moines resident: "we just started with one little santa and some lights around the windows, and it's just kind of grown from there." natural sound: "we're used to cars stopping by and sometimes we hear a honk." hundreds of bulbs...so splendidly spread, ititan bring cars t ta halt. but after 15 years for the brides, it's a passion you can't fault. nathan briddle, des moines resident: "i'm on getting to that up i didn't expect it to be that big, but obviously, year by year, i get used to it after months of planning, the lights will stay here for a while. dave briddle, des moines resident: "the technonogy of just seeing the christmas lights and just canes and santa and the nativity scenes is what we're all about. we don't feel the need to do the synchronized lights." jacob peklo, aren't all that you're looking for, check out this house in grimes. it's full of inflatables, and started out with just four, nowthere's more than 30." dave bagagy, grimes resident: "i've got remotes for all these. so, if something happens, i can shut them down real quick. (laughs)." around five o'clock every day, you can see dave bagley's vision come to life. complete with candy canes and carousels, his display now stretches into his neighbors' yard. dave bagley, grimes resident: "they told me if i want to go on over, i could, so that's w wt i did." his yard is set upup with seasonal sights, from october on, but t ill there's a dream for more. dave bagley, grimes resident: "it keeps start their own displays... a simple tip is to load up after christmas... when everything is on clearance. " deborah when we come back... i'll show you the emotional reunion between a dog and her owner. stay tuned for more on this christmas miracle scotot we'll have... merry mild christmas! wintry mix tonight. abc9 news this jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this morning. " "" earlier r rt of the afternoon. slight chance for a wtry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. . 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae: scott: adlib deborah: an ohio couple is celebrating a christmas miracle... after missing for three years, their lost dog was returned. and it's all thanks to a microchip. afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae: scott: adlib b deborah: afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light arou sioux city and se. highererw. 1-3". cloudydye 10-15 - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. deborah: an ohio couple is celebrating a christmas miracle... after missing for three years, their lost dog was returned. to a microchip. morgan has the emotional reunion. " a sound the greens are getting used to again. a lot has changed in the three years without rexxn. little cadence came along. ta-shina green, rexxn's owner) "they're like best friends it's hilarious. its like they never met." some things sat in limbo. (( darrin green/rexxn's owner) "we still had his cage from that long ago." there was always "hope" for this moment. (darrin green/rexxn's surreal even to this it's unbelievable." a christmas reunion -- almost 3 years to the day of rexxn's disappearance from a relative's house. ( ta-shina green, rexxn's owner) "he went missing over off sunbury road so it was k kd of scary car." rexxn somehow ended up in romulus, michigan, nearly 200 miles from home. (darrin green/rexxn's owner) "he just walked up to somebody's porch." 51;41 animal shelter staff discovered rexxn had a microchip. an email from the american kennel club caught the greens by surprise. (ta-shina green, rexxn's owner) "so i called the number really skeptically i think you found my dog." darrin made the 3 hour drive. (darrin green/rexxn's owner) "he was rexxn he was the same dog." but covered in fleas and with matted hair. (ta-shina green, rexxn's owner) "the hair had actually began growing around his leg and started to cut off his circulation." a story with a beginning and an end. (darrin green, rexxn's owner) " "i would like to know. i'm always like what's going through his head what's he' thinking about?" (ta-shina green, rexxn's owner) "yeah if dogs could talk." deborah: and believe it or not... that's not the only christmas reunion between mans best friend and her owner. a north carolina woman says she asked for a christmas miracle and it came true. peggy turner saysyser dog sadie went missing after her home was broken in to last week. sadie meant a lot to peggy because the dog had been with her since her husband died. some phone company workers spotted a dog matching sadie's description running loose in another neighborhood and called peggy. peggy turner, , g owner) "it g ge me my christmas miracle and that's all i asked for was for sadie to be home. i needed a christmas miracle and i got that." deborah peggy searched for 10-hours before she finally home. police say they haven't made any arrests in the burglary. deborah: " ming up.... it's the perfect gift for the men in black. a gunmaker is working on a set of pistols made from a meteorite. the details are coming up! " " deborah: plus... gift cards are one of the most popular presents given during the holiday season... and after the break... i'll sw you a few ways to get a better bang for your buck! maker cabot guns is making a gun that is out of this world...made from a meteorite.e. cabot guns nounced that its extra- terrestrial pistols will be forged from a meteorite as old as the earth itself. and the gun set could sell for as much as one million dollars at auction next year. the company plans to forge the guns... tentatively called the "big bang pipiol set," from a 35-kilogram chunk of the gibeon crashed to earth four-and-a-half billion years ago. the meteorite will be fashioned into a pair of semiautomatic .45-caliber pistols of the 1911-style. deborah: gift cards are one of the most popular gifts of the season... with starbucks saying they expect gift card sales to hit a record this christmas eve. abc's mara schiavocampo has a look at how to get the very best deals. "gift cards theyve become as much a christmas tradition as egg nog and light-up decorations... those little plastic presents -- the number one most rereested holiday gift for nine years running. mos - if you don't't know what to get somebody who has everything mos - you don't feel awkward about giving them money, buying them a present that you know they're gonna return. and with millions ofamericans still not done with their holiday shopping, a quick trip to that rack of cards seems like the perfect solution... but how can you make sure bad deal? brian hoyt, retaililnot.com there's been a lot of confusion over whether cards lose their value over time and it's important that consumers kind of read the fine print. our experts say rule #1 is: watch out for fees. courtney jespersen, nerdwallet.com some cards have a reloading fee, there could be an inactivity fee rule #2: look for scounts. restauaunts like outback and chilis offering bonus $10 gift cards when you buy a $50 card... nerdwallet.com some retailers will do if you buy one gift card you can get a percentage off a second one or cash in on discounts offered when you buy the online-only "e-gift cards." amazon.com will give you up to 20% off of cards for shoes, movie tickets, or even an oil change. but to really y ve... go to ruru #3: get the card for free. at target, iphones, apple watches, and ipads come with a free gift card worth up to $200... best buy, throwing in $20 cards with fitness trackers and $25 cards with coffee makers. but most of all-- don't go to waste. starbucks expects to shatter sales records tonight for its cards... selling more than n 700 cards evererminute to christmas eve procrastinators. why? because gifters know it's sure to get used. jessica rae: scott: scott: today - friday - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the afternoon. slight light-up decorations... those little plastic presents - -the number oneneost requested d liday gift for nine years running. mos - if you don't know what to get somebody who has everything mos - you don't feel awkward about giving them money, buying them a present that you know they're gonna return. and with millions of americans still not done with their holiday shopping, a quick trip to that rack of cards seems like t t perfect solution... but how can you make sure christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e e -15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. scott: here's a quick check outside on afafrnoon. slight ance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 certain mobile users, who believe they've en "crammed". c's marci gonzalez and kendis gibson have in today's "techbytes," deadline narrowing for sprprint and verizon customers. >> if youe one of them and you feel you've been billed for unauthorized third party charges known as crampmpg y youave less than a week until new year'sve to submit paperwork seeking a a refund. santa's epic annual journey is now over. >> he traveled around the world under the watchful eyes of norad. it all started with a mistake, 06 yearsgo actually when a sears ad gave kids a number to call santa andnd it wentttraighght to a top secret phone at norad. finally, the internet's latest viral sensation, this may look like a group of festive snowmen. >> but there's a cute pan to hidden among the crowd. since the picture was posd on facebook earlier this month, it's been shared more than 172,000 times. >> i wasted an entire day t trying to find the panda. >> i did, too. >> have a great day. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces iny life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my y long-tercontrol medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma mptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathihing probls. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increas the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of h hpitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like ainhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a differenent asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take breo more ththan prescribed.. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. could be a missing piece for you. see if you're eligible for cups of fruits and up to 3 cups of vegetables each day. often we're encouraged to reach for ones thatatre rich and dede in color. reporter holly firfer tells us more about winter white foods. "we often hear, the more colorful your produce, the healthier. but winter whites - fruits and vegetable that are pale in color are packed with healthy nutrients as well. veggies such as white potatoes, cauliflower, turnips, onions, garlic and even parsnips - which look a lot like a white carrotot ( marisa moore/registered dietitian) they offer vitamins and nutrients but they also have some compounds in them that help to fight cancer, fight heart disease as well as keep your blood pressure in check, as well as cholesterol levels. and though potatoes it's what we put on vegetable itself that's an issue. moore/registered virtrtlly fat free and they are also a good source of vitamin c and a great source of potassium which helps to lower blood pressure levels. moore says garlic contains a compound that has been shown to reduce the risk for prostate and stomach cancer. and onions have nutrients that help with digestion. and when it comes to winter white fruits, top of the list are the pale flesh fruits such as apples and pears. (marisa moore/registered dietitian) there are some studies to show that eating an apple or a pear a day can help lower the risk of stroke. we can get most produce year round, but when we buy what's in season it's usually cheaper and tastes better. for today's health minute, i'm holly firfer. deborah: mcdonald's is experimenting with a limited roll-out of macaroni and cheese. the popular comfort food quietly popped up this summer on menus at 18- cleveland ohio restaurants. a mcdonald's spokesperson says they're always looking for new ways to... quote -- "offer relevant tastes to our customers." happy meals for separate item. but only through february. then mcdonald's says it will customer feedback. jessica rae: a ham dinner is a staple of millions of americans on christmas night... but how about doing something a little different with your meat? howard is in the mister food test making a hearty ham pie! "merry christmas! i'd to thank you for the year, and inspiring us to come up with new recipes to share with you. you know, it means alot to us, and we truly appreciate it. and today while you're spending time with family and friends, make sure you take a aew pictures and share them with us on facebook and instagram. if your family is anytyhing like mine, no matter how much you eat, there's always plenty of leftovers. and if ham is included in those leftovers, before everyone gets tired of it, we have a hearty recipe that will give it a fresh start. in a bowl, we combine some canned cheddar cheese soup, a bit of milk, some sour cream, onion powder, and some black pepper. once it's mixed, we toss in broccoli florets, dish it goes. on top of that, we make a simple lattice c starting with refridgerated pizza baking it off. when and the filling is bubbling hot, it's ready to serve. the best part, no one will think this started with leftovers. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our "hearty ham pie", so you can use up those leftovers before anyone gets tired of them. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, wishing you and your family a christmas full of joy, happiness, and lots of "ooh it's so good"." jessica rae: so you can use up before anyone gets howard in the mr. food test kitchen, family a christmas full of joy, good"." jessica rae: if you would like a copy of that addressed stamped envelope here to a-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 douglas street. the zip...51101. be sure to write "hearty ham pie" on your request. or you can visit our website...siouxlan d matters dot com. and click on the mr. food logo.... deborah " coming up.... as millions of americans spend time with their families... large parts of the country are expecting severe weather. i'll bring you the latest... up next. scott: merry mild christmas! wintry mix tonight " " scott christmas day - mostly cloudy afternoon. slight mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae scott: i feel like we have some explaining to do.... elisa and i will be wearing "ugly christmas sweaters" on the show this morning it's all in support of the crossroads earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae scott: earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. tonight - snow, accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae scott: i feel like we have some explaining to do.... elisa and i will be wearing "ugly christmas sweaters" on the show this morning it's all in support homeless shelter here in sioux city... selling these sweaters... and 100 per-cent of the money raised goes directly to the shelter. deborah: americans across the country are dealing with historic weather on this christmas day. from record breaking highs in the northeast... to flash flood watches down south... to snow out west! abc's kenneth moton is keeping tabs on the weather... and has more. "holiday weather for the record books. this christmas morning, the weather threat continues for parts of the south with heavy rain causing flood watches. sot no super "we woke up to civil defense pounding on our door telling us we had about 20 minutes to leave our homes." evacuated their homes to escape flood waters. nat tornado from the south to the midwest, severe weather turned deadly this week. more than a dozen were killed when two dozen tornadoes terrorized seven states including mississippi. it's believed one stretched 150 miles destroying homes and lives. sot governor phil bryantmississippi as you look at the damage here, it is as bad as any tornado that we've had and i've been through a lot of them. in wisconsin, crews are working overtime to restore power after strong winds wreaked havoc. in other parts of the midwest...snow and lots of it. a heavy downfall in omaha, nebraska caused a traffic nightmare before christmas. sot troy williamsdriver "it's just impossible for me to get there. this is insane. it's like i'm never going to get there." along the east coast, it's not a white christmas but it's definitely a warm one. record highs from florida to vermont...in new york city 70 degree weather had people in t-shirts and shorts. sot no super i'm loving it! everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to california, or florida. i'm fine right here. (kenneth standup close) here in the northeast should enjoy the warm christmas because temperatures are expected to drop next week. kenneth moton, abc news washington deborah: we now know the identity of two people who were found dead in a burned-out pick truck in pierce, nebraska. according to the peirce county attorney's office... the bodies have been idenitified as 37 year-old josh klinetobe and his wife 33-year-old bobby jo klinetobe. the two were found monday inside of a 19-99 g-m-c truck..owned by josh. investigators say evidence indicates that josh killed his wife... before taking his own life. authorities don't believe anyone else was involved in the incident. according to a go-fund-me account set-up for the family....the couple leaves behind seven children. if you would like to donate to the family....visit our website at siouxland matters dot com. to find out how. deborah: buena vista identified the two people killed in a two vehicle accident near newell wednesday night. 19 year old juan hurtado and 46 year old maria gaitan were both from newell. their vehicle collided head on with another vehicle on highway 7 near the raccoon river bridge west of newell. 27 year old alex spielman and a 7 year old child were both in the second vehicle and were treated and released from storm lake hospital. a cause for the accident has not been determined. deborah: a des moines police officer says he "accidentally" fired his service weapon inside the des moines airport wednesday. 23 year old officer brady pratt said he drew his weapon from his holster to practice his "quick draw" skills. thats according to a police report. he "unknowingly had his finger on the trigger and discharged a round into the ceiling tile." no one was injured due to the incident. deborah: random acts of kindness ... always hit home. most of the time we know who does those good deeds ... but thats not the case in kingsley, iowa. where for over a century a mysterious group called "the kingsley spooks" has provided random strangers with joy on christmas eve. abc9 news reporter lukas voss has the story. music vo: kingsley, iowa is a quiet town ... especially around the holidays ... everybody knows eachother ... well, except those people called the kingsley spooks ... a secret group that since 1882 has provided strangers in need with a little help on christmas eve who those people are ... it's a mystery. sot: "only thing that we know is that some people get a few groceries that kinda needed and need a little extra help and all of a sudden it appears." vo: at chet's groceries people can leave what they can spare in a box at the door ... and then ..... it disappears on the eve of christmas ... without anybody knowing ... the spooks have even been known to be connected to santa. sot: "wether it's santa taking care of it. he has somebody else out taking care of it." "it's one of those mystery that i hope is never solved because people join in." vo: and not even the mayor knows who they are .... sot: "probably only the members know the members . i don't know anything else. people enjoy that it happens and they don't push it too hard." vo: what we do know is that the spooks have made quite an impact. when nora moved to kingsley 25 years ago as a single mother ... the spooks came ... and made her christmas. sot: "they showed up at my house and delivered an array of packages and food you wouldn't believe everything they donated. and it was amazing." sot / standup "and while we couldnt identify these kingsley spooks, quite frankly nobody in this town can, what we do know is that they have been providing kingsley with holiday cheer and joy for the past centuries ... reporting in kingsley, iowa , lukas voss abc9 news. coming up in sports... nebraska is preparing to face u-c-l-a on saturday in the foster farms bowl. hear from the huskers offensive coordinator... after the break. scott: merry mild christmas! wintry mix tonight. deborah: sony pictures is giving all n-f-l new movie for free. the movie-- "concussion"-- follows the career of doctor bennet omalu as he diagnoses the brain disease c-t- e... a football- related trauma. to make his finding public... he has to face off in the film. sony pictures says it is offering players and one guest free admission to the movie that opens on christmas day. all they have to do is present their n-f-l-p-a membership card at any cinemark theater nationwide. sony says the offer is for the duration of the film's run. deborah: boxing legend evander holyfield is a sports hero for millions of fans around the world... but this holiday season... he's a hero for a different reason. the real deal helped make the christmas holiday brighter for hundreds of children in florida... by lending a helping hand to hand out bikes and toys in exchange for smiles and hugs. "he has an impressive resume. (nats) including olympian, four time heavy-weight boxing champion of the world, and now santa claus. ( khloe george, liberty city) "i got a shirt, and shoes, and a an earrings." holyfield, is working with heavyweight factory gym in hollywood to host the massive toy charles r drew middle school in liberty city. the owner of the gym bought every single toy here to give back to the community. ( evander holyfield, boxing legend) "he said look i'm from the hood just like your phone the hood and he said how about this let's do something here to show the people here that we appreciate them so i'm happy to be a part of things that really work." they emptied out a tractor trailer full of holiday gifts including more than 80 bicycles, fishing polls, basketball ball, footballs some stuff for the girls as well. what does holyfield think will go out first? boxing legend) "the bikes. everybody likes to ride. everybody likes to ride and so as you can see even the little kids sometimes bigger than them." marcis has his eyes on more than one (marcis ponder, liberty city) "ooh football." ( walter makaula, reporting) "you can only get one you can get for going when you get the bike what are you going to get." (marcis ponder, liberty city) "the bike." the guys are working with the model city police net which is a collaboration between the miami police department teams pasedena for the 2016 rose bowl. a charter plane departed yesterday... carrying its load of passengers who have just one week to go to prepare for the rose bowl. the last time the hawkeyes were in the rose bowl was 25 years ago. and as legendary eastern iowa sportscaster bob brooks waited to board with the team... he recalled his first rose bowl trip with iowa in 19-56... which he said didn't go off exactly as planned. "we were going to have a big ceremony celebration, kind of a pep rally. well, it snowed, it sleeted and we finally wound up leaving from moline." deborah: but the hakeyes may have a chance to make up that pep rally the night before the a new year's eve pep rally is going to be held at the battleship u-s-s iowa museum. fans can attend the rally for free, which is at the los angeles waterfront they just ask that you wear black and gold to help cheer on the hawkeyes! the hawkeyes take the field against stanford on new year's day deborah: nebraska will face off with ucla in the foster farms bowl tomorrow. the huskers have been in santa clara all week preparing for the bruins and they are ready to roll. alex walker brings us a preview. in just under 48 hours, nebraska will face off with ucla in the foster farms bowl. the huskers have been in santa clara all week preparing for the bruins and they are ready to roll. this afternoon, the huskers practiced for ninety minutes after touring alcatraz this morning. ive done that tour. pretty neat. with the bowl game on saturdya, nebraska is utilizing a normal game-week schedule culminating in a nebraska has played its best football down the stretch and offensive coordinator danny langsdorf is proud of how his team has progressed. "we've had good work. we had good work last week at home. this ends up being a fine-tune period as we go through the week, but we've got a couple more days to keep going so we should be good." vo continues saturday's foster farms bowl is set for an 8:15 kickoff over on espn. after a nice and easy flight, the hawkeyes have arrived in southern california. on new years day, iowa will take on a very talented stanford team in the rose bowl. the cardinal won the pac-12 championship this season . and they are led by heisman trophy- runner up christian mccaffery. the sophomore 1900 yards this season, adding 540 receiving yards and over 1000 yards on iowa's defense knows they are in for a challenge. they are a very powerful running up front line and running back. they going to present a huge challenge for us but as long as were are playing tough, physical iowa defense, we should be fine." "fantastic team, pac- 12 champs, they do a lot of good things on defense. they have a fantastic offense, its going to be a good game, two teams that do some things pretty similar, they are going to run the ball, we are going to run the ball, and its going to be a smash mouth game." vo continues we will have coverage over the next week and a half leading up to the rose bowl. on new years eve, we will be airing a rose bowl special called forecast... scott: today - friday - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases especially areas nw where there is a advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. deborah: still ahead in our show.... its a tradition of many siouxlanders returning home for the holidays... making it a point to hit all of the holiday hot spots here in sioux city. but some people also like to enjoy a family tradition of a different kind as well... a return to some sioux city classics. abc9 news reporter bria bell caught up with folks at a couple of those "holiday hot spots" yesterday and has more "if they didn't call it palmer's candy, they christiansen. palmer's candy company is a fan favorite for both young and old customers. some are visitng for the first time, while others have become regulars by bagging candy all year long. "every christmas, every easter, every holiday that we have, we come to palmer's to celebrate that," said koinzan. mile's inn is next on the list as they are known for their charlie boy tavern. locals say ordering the top seller sandwhich and is another way they look to celebrate christmas with loved ones. "i enjoy this bar because it has a warmth about it and coziness, especially around the holidays. they have great food, their charlie boys are amazing and i do it every year especially around the holidays," said kosiba. last, but certainly not least, milwaukee wiener house is a place that's usually packed around this time of year. and similar to the other venues... those that grew up here now bring their children to experience milwaukee's popular chilly dogs. "this is a family tradition that was started by my dad many, many years ago, when i was a little girl. we use to do all of our christmas shopping for my mom on christmas eve day and we always came to milwaukee wiener, so when i got married and had kids its something that we continue to do," deborah: and crowds filled part of downtown sioux city yesterday for. 3 services at the orpheum by sunnybrook community church as thousands filled the theatre pastor jeff moes says the church spreads it's christmas message in a unique way with special lights and music. sunnybrook estimates over six thousand people were in attendance between all of its services, the church also enjoyed a high traffic through its online streaming service. deborah cocoa beach florida sounds like a winter time get away, and thousands of people converged on the popular surfing spot for santas" event. 43 skydiving santas landed on the beach, but the ones in the water set a new world record. organizers say 648 of them bundled up in 80 degree weather to shatter the record of 320 surfing santas set in australia earlier in the month the cocoa beach event raises money for local non-profits deborah: a mundane task... getting gas... has become a little more fun at a gas station in new york. gas attendant daniel kendrick dressed up as olaf the snowman from the movie "frozen" this christmas eve. over the holiday season, he's also dressed up as santa and an elf. he's worked at the kwik fill for eight years. "( daniel kendrick, kwik fill employee) "i started wearing these costumes a few years ago and they absolutely loved them. so i've amped it up every year. and this year it happened to be olaf, and it just morphed into this." deborah: and it's not just while you might not get a costume at every visit... kendrick is ready to greet every customer all year round with a song, dance, or best of all, a friendly smile. kendrick says he worked as a logger for more than 30 years, often by himself. so now that he has a job where he gets to meet different people all the time... he has fun having crazy costumes that he hopes will brighten their day. jessica rae scott: adlib scott: today - friday - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures temperatures turn colder next week. earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the morning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn colder next week. jessica rae scott: later today...... thanks for tuning here on a-b-c 9...... 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