stolen by the people who were riding in it. 3 3 speaking of stolen cars... sioux city police say five cars were stolen or burglarized this morning in the city. that's part of an alarmingngtrend they'r'rseeing recently.many of those incident have taken place on the northside of town and in morningside. some of those cars were left unlocked... and some even had the keys still inside. sioux city police say car owners can take simple steps to deter would- be thieves. 3 "we recommend that if you are going to park somewhere that try to do it in a well lite sure once again to lock your vehicle and don't leave your keys in the car.//"with the winter months coming up don't let your vehicle idle by itself make sure that it's not unattended. we have a dramatic increase also onon again in the winter months because of people letting there vehicles warm up. then somebody will jump in the vehicle and take off with it." valuables should also be hidden from view or stored location. 3 3 utility work in downtown sioux cici this morning was briefly interrupted by a gas line 10- 40 this morning at 4th and chambers streets. crews hit a two inch gas line with a backhoe, causing the break. workers from midamerican energy quickly arrived and sealed the leak. 3 " we shut the street dowowyou know a safety factor to make sure nothing ignited the fuel in t air. like i said it was a two inch gas ne it was dumping quite a bit of gas. mid-america was able to secure down and they are going to make repairs. "that leak was fixed within 45 minunus... allowing crews to 3 3 today is election day in siouxland... with voters in iowa electing mayors and city council memebers... as well as deciding some ballot issues.in sioux city... all voting is being done at the long lines familylyec center in wntown sioux city. the polls are open until 8 o'clock tonight... but only two seats are up for election and only one of those is contested.mayor bob scott is running unopposed for a second four- year term.and councilwoman rhonda capron is also seeking a second term... running against thomasasvenesky. 3 3 some other ras we're keeping our eyes on in northwest iowa tonight... voters in sioux center are being asked to approve a $4 million dollar bond issue to expand highway 75.buena vista county is looking to extend a 1 percent local option sales taxcrawford county is asking voters to approve a $2.65 llion dollar bond to build a dialysis center in denison.onawa is considering adding a 7% hotel/motel tax, while eldon is looking g exppd its hotel/motel tax to 7%and the lyon county communities of larchwood and lester are considering approval of municipal gas utilities.we're also keeping an eye on the special election in iowa house district 5 to replace retiting rep. chuck soderberg. only one candidate filed to run in this race... republican charles holz of le mars.and the omaha tribe of nebraska is considering a ballot measure tonight to legalize marijuana on the tribibs ressvation.we hope to have results in these races tonight on siouxland newst ten. 3 3 3 our warm start to november continues... how long is it going to stick around chad? 3 3 last night, we told y ou about el nino, and all three phases of this weather phenomenon. 3 tonight at 10, we'll show you a special report about the powerful and catastrophic effects of el nino, and how itit could affect us in sisixland, his winter season. 3 "during el nino the trade winds can cut off or even reverse, causing warm water to slosh back to our side of the pacific ocean"our own meteorologist cat taylor will explain part two of hererspececl report on the el nino phenomenon... coming up tonight on siouxland news at ten here on kmeg 14. 3 a siouxland man has won a half-million dollar prize in the south dakota lottery.cody peterson of sergeant blufufis the fifit person to win the 500-thousand dollar top prize in the "money... money... money" scratch ticket lottery game.peterson bought the winning ticket at cubby's convenience store in dakota dunes.peterson took a one time payout... collecting 375 thousand dollars after tatas. 3 3 the company behind the keystone xl oil pipeline is asking for a delay in the approval process.transcanada has asked the u- s state department to put a hold on its decision- making process. the company says it n nds extra time to secure thehepipepene's route through the state of nebraska... and also cited low oil prices as the reasons for the request. the state department has the authority to approve or reject the pipeline because it crosses between the u- s and cacaada... but has delayed its decisisi for yes. 3 3 a new study is touting the benefits of making ethanol from corn stover instead of corn.thereport from the environmental working group and the university of california... says ethanol produced from corn *stover*... or the leftovers once the grain is removeded.. is much better for the environment than corn itself. the study goes on to say ethanol made from corn is even *worse* for the environment than gasoline because of the water and fertilizer used to produce it... which is disputed by the reneweweble fuel industry. it also found emissions from the use of corn stover are about 96 percent less than emissions produced from gasoline. 3 airbag manufacturer takata is facing the largest civil penalty in united states history, on auto safety regulation. as kenneth craig reports... it's all part of a 5-year agreement over takata's faulty airbags and recall, which is being taken over by the national highway transportation safety administration. 3 "this has been a mess." the federal government ordered takata to pay 70 million dollars, criticizing the way the airbag manufacturer handled the largest recall in u.s. history.sot anthony foxx/transportation secretary: "delay, misdirection and refusal totoacknowledge e the truth allowed a serious problem to become a massive crisis."the airbags can deploy with excessive force and could rupture - sending shrapnel into drivers and passengers. the faulty devices are responsible for 8 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide.more than 19 million vehicles are affected, from 12 different automakers. mark rosekind/nhtsa administrator: "no one deserves to have an exploding airbag installed in their vehicle."the national l highway transportation safety administration now has the authority to speed up recall repairs. takata was also 4- ordered to phase out production of new inflators that use ammonium nitrate.sot anthony foxx/transportation secretary"until they can prove that it is safe, we will not see e ammomoum nitratatin airbs."the penalty could grow to 200 million dollars if takata doesn't obey the terms of the agreement.kenneth craig, cbs news 3 3 e internet's retaililiant amamon announced a major overhaul to employees' parental benefits on monday.starting next year, birth mothers and primary caregivers can ease back to work on a flexible schedule. the new benefits include up to 20 weeks fully paid leave for new moms, six-weeks full salary for new dads. . in august, the new york times published an article about the company having a poor work-life balance, which prompted a broader discussion about work-life balance at large corporations. 3 3 "candy crush" is getting a new owner.activision blizzard announced plans overnight to acquire king digital entertainment for nearly six billion dollars.activision is best known for more traditional games like "guitar hero" and "call of duty" that are played on p-c's or gaming nsoles.buyingnghe maker of "candy crush" will help it get a stronger foothold in mobile gaming. 3 the investigation into what brought down a russian airliner saturday in egypt focuses today on the plane's so called "black" boxes. as tina kraus reports... experts will also consider w information from a u.s. intelligence satellite. 3 cbs news has learned that an american infrared satellite detected a flash of heat at the time the russian airliner broke apart over the sinai peninsula. if the flash was from the planeinvestigators ll need to determine if was an explosion in a fuel tank or engine triggered by a mechanical failure .. or whether it was severe weather or terrorism.(more natz) investigators pe they can figure out the cause of thehe crash once they analyze the jet's voice and data recorders. in st. petersburg where the plane was headedrelatives have started identifying the remains of their loved ones. the process could take weeks. tina kraus, cbs news. in the wakekef the crcrh... the u. s. embassy in iro has issued a travel ban preventing embassy staff from traveling to the area of the crash.the embassy calls the move a precautionary measure... until the investigation is complete. 3 breast cancer is a threat t r millions of women in the u- s... but some patients feel over- treated.coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... why doctors say the aggressive treatment is early- stage breast cancer.3 3 every year, arly 60-thousand women are being over-diagnosed and over-treated with an early stage of breast cancer. as our cbs correspondent teri okita reports, some patients are choosing to watch and wait. 3 after a routine mmogram three years ago, 52-year-old barbara mann was diagnosed with "ductal carcinoma in situ" the earliest form of breast cancer.sot: barbara mann/dcis patient"the initial reaction was, "get this out of my system"d-c-i-s accounts for up to 25-percrct of east cance. mastectomies or lumpectomies have become standard treatments.((doctor)) hi, how are you? surgeon laura esserman is considered a pioneer of the "active surveillance" or "watchful waiting" treatment for breast th "low-grade" d-c-i-s with screenings and medication for six months ... "without" surgery.sot: dr. laura esserman/ucsf breast care center director"part of the personalization of medicine and breast cancer is not just to do more for those who need it but to do less for thosos that don't."if d-c-i-s shows little or no growth, patients can avoid more aggressive treatment..which has worked so far for barbara.sot: barbara mann/dcis patient: "it was just an immense relief."a study of more than 100- thousand wowon with d-c-i-s found aggressive treatments do "not" reduce breast cancer mortality sot: dr. laura esserman/ucsf breast care center director)) "when time is not of the essence, when it's not an emergency, you can offer different options. and see how the tumor behaves."but the "american cancer society" says studies suggest about one-third or more of d-c-i-s cases "will" progress to invasive cancer, if left untreated. the allenge is pinpointing which types of d-c-i-s are most likely to worsen.kristin orrantia's mother died from breast cancer. the 42 year old knew she was at high-risk when she was diagnosed with d-c-i-s last june. she chose a double- mastectomy.sot: kristin orrantia/breast cancer survivor "i don't have to go in for the every six months, active surveillance, and have the worry and the anxiety and the stress of, 'am i going to end up like my mom?"dr. esserman's approach is controversialbut she hopes it will lead cancer treatment into a better future.. teri okoka, for cbs news, san francisco. 3 dr. esserman says patients with d-c-i-s should consider participating in clinical trials and registries to review their options. 3 3 the debate over privatizing iowa's medicaid rvice has moved into the statehouse.the iowa senate's health policy oversight committee held a special meeting on the issue today. officials from the iowa department of human services went over a number of points... including the status and details of the plan..one d-d-- s offifial admitted the privatizing of medicaid in the state is still very much a work in progress.a public comment session took up much of the afternoon. 3 minutes.>>3 3 3 chad and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 the 7070today, and we will likely see them stay there again tomorrow 3 aheaeaof a mid-week cold front. late wednesday into thursday we will see a that front move through the area. this will with a few rumbles of thunder and rain for 3 thursday. this 3 front will also bring us the falling temperatures 3 throughout the 3 afternoon.3 heading into weekend, we should see plenty of sunshine, but temperatures will stay pretty closeseto normal for this time of year with highs staying in the 50's friday and saturday.>>3 3 3 one former bishop heelan great is back on campus to honor the coaches and teachers that helped make him a super bowl champion. see the beautiful gift he gave them. 3 3 and there's several trips to the state tournament on the line this week in both lleyball and football. we've got a preview of all the neyenhouse is next in sports.3 before defensive lineman john harty won super bowl 16 as a member of the san francisco 49ers he got his first taste of glory as a state champion with bishohoheelan i i1975. 3 today he was back on campus to present this beautiful golden football. it says bihop heelan cahtolic hig school, sioux city iowa, john harty part of super bowl history. today's ceremony with a packed houou of students at the e ts center on campus was a part of an initiative by the nfl to honor produce super bowl player. for harty though, but harty says this day was not about him. 3 "to me it's not about me it's about all the people that helped as my coacheused to say. that helped put you in position to help you make a play. several coaches here that are with me today. they were instrumental in putting me in position to make that play. ananbasically helped prepare me and teach me the skills i needed to go on and continue with my athletic career." 3 now to today's high school football ... last night sergeant bluff luton was down 35-14 in the second quarter before going bonkers and beating carroll 70-47 last night. they'll host number four and 11-0 webster city friday night with a trip to the dome on the line! 3 d nobody has s en able to slow down number three spirit lake this season. but central lyon george little rock is coming off an impressive 28-0 win over east sac county. those two meet up in the land of the indians friday night. 3 ?and didn't it just have to end this way? we have an epic rematch to decide which siouxland class 1-a team heads tothe dome. number 8 western christian hosts number 9 hinton friday night. the blacacawks onon loss this season was at the wolfpack. but this time they'll have their all everything qb jay small. can't wait for this 3 and akron-westfield dethroned logan-magnolia last night in a huge 26-20 upset of the fourth ranked defending champions. now they're headed to third ranked west sioux who nobody has been able to knock off all season. that will be friday night in west sioux. winner is headed to the dome! 3 other tchups in our area friday with a trip to the dome on the line in next week's seimfinals. 5th ranked south central calhoun hosting number 6 van meter in class 1-a. number one newell fonda will need to beat colo-nesco to move on to defend their fresh off their big upset of number five janesville last night. this would be an even bigger upset if they could find a way to upset number 3 marcus meridan cleghorn. 3 to high school volleyball action now hhlan plays carroll in schaller tonight with the winner heading to the state volleyball tournament in 4a region 1. that's set for 7:00. tune in tonight for highlights. 3 and number 14 east will play at number 15 ankeny for the right to represent class 5a region one in the tournament. that one is tonight at 7 in ankeny. 3 and number 11 sergeant bluff luton just knocked off the number three seed sioux center to earn this matchup with a very good number 10 spirit lake squad in sheldon. we'll bring you highlights of tonight at 10 as well. 3 3 3 3 but temperatures will stay pretty close to normal for this time of year with highs staying in the 50's friday and