Troops in the future if the situation continues to slide. The us will keep bases open throughout the country. The conflict in afghanistan has been our longest war. This announcement means it will ntinue. Live at t e white house. Edward lawrence nbc news. Carly fiorina says president obama has simply recognized reality by delaying a planned drawdown of us forces in afghanistan. The republican president ial candidate responded to todays announcement following a Campaign Event in spencer, iowa. Fiorina accused the president of not listening to military advivi in both iraq and afafanistan. Something she would rectify if elected. She says the us withdrew forces too quickly from iraq leading to a fractured nation. And says telegraphing a pulldown from afghanistan has been a flawed strategy. S Carly Fiorina r president ial candidate 24 the reality is the complete withdrawal of all our troops from iraq destabililed that country and he obama n n is recognizing thth afghanistan is becoming potentially a haven for isis and that the taliban is not on the wane, as hes tried to convince the American People of for years, its growing in strength. Before her town hall meeting in spencer, fiorina spoke to High School Students in spirit lake. Ktivs Brianna Clark will have that story for us tonight on news 4 at six. There will be no cost of living increase next year for 70million Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees. The reason . The lower cost of g goline. The adjustment is based on a government asure of inflation. Beuse of falling gas prices, overall prices have remained the same over the past year. Not counting gasoline, prices are up 1. 9 percent. Advocates for the elderly are disappointed. An official at aarp says the index reflects the spending patterns of workers not retirees who she says spend more of t tir money on healtlt care, fofo and housing. A sioux city woman is being accused of stealing from a patient at the retirement home where she works. According to court documents, 35yearold Olibia Navarrette stole a credit card from a patient at Sunrise Retirement Community while she was his caregiver. Shes charged with 2nd degree theft, dependent adult abuse, forgery and unauthorized use of a credit card over 1,000. She is expected to appear in court on november 19. The trial for a woman who was the reason for an amber alert in july wont be happening. The state Attorneys Office dismissed two charges of felony kidnapping that leah lacroix was facing in cedar county, nebraksa court. Lacroix was originally arrested in omaha under suspicion of kididpping two of her nieces from hartington, nebraska. At the time police believed she was taking them to florida. Files have been sealed regarding new details in the nowdismissed case. Most of siouxland is under a freeze warning late tonight. How long will it last . Chief meteorologis t ron demere is here with the chilly forecast. T. Has been about how mild it has been. That is quickly changing. The strong north wind that we were feeling today is bringing in a cooler air mass. That paves the widespread frost or freeze across siouxland by friday morning. Low by tomorrow morning will in the upper 20s to lower 30s and a freeze warning is in effect for central and western siouxland while eastern siouxland is under a frost advisory. After our cool start, highs on f fday will struggle a a t as we top out ininhe upper 50s. S have it right, most of the country better brace for a fairly brutal winter. The federal government released its forecast for winter today and we get details from nbcs chris clackum. Admin. 30 37 13 40 21 its going to take several years in fact for the drought to be completely erased in cali and the west. And express concern that drenching rains can be too much too quick of a good thing for an area prone to mudslides and where hills are bare from raging wildfires. sot Chris Vaccaro natl oceanic atmospheric admin. 48 56 13 44 15 any heavy rainfall that may occur this winter in s. Cali and other parts of the west could increase the likelihood of life threatening mudslides, debris flows and flash flooding. Also predicted. A wetter and cooler winter in the southeast. And along the east coast to southern new england. While it will be warmer than usual around the rockies and Northern Tier states. All of which adds up to. Far from normal wier for the entire country. Chris clackum, nbc news. South Sioux Chamber members served up the agenda a little differently at todays meeting. The South Sioux City chamber of commerce held a luncheon at the marina inn, this afternoon, with several key businessrelatat actions taken at the last Nebraska Legislature session, as well as important issues awaiting lawmakers in 2016. At the luncheon, Nebraska Chamber of commerce and industry president , barry kennedy, discussed how the Business World in the cornhusker state stacks up to surrounding states. From an overall cost of doing business, we actually rank pretty well, said barry kennedy. When you just narrow it down and talk about taxes only, then we dont rank so wewe. Were nsidered to be a bit of a hightax state. Discussions in 2016 will likely address the states high tax rate, workforce and funding for roads and infrastructure. You may have heard about woman from new york city who actually sued her own nephew. Today, she speaks out about the story behind the lawsuit involving an 8yearold boys birthday party. And. A bear decides to go shopping. Weve got details we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. We can do a lot better by applying conservative principles we should lower rates and simplify the code to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. What we need is leadership to fix a few big things. So that this country takes off and soars s ere people can dreaea the biggest t ssible dreams. And pursue them with a vengeance. Sfx applause jeb. Proven conservative. Real results. Ththnew york city woman whos been called the worst a at ever for suing her 12yearold nephew says she was never comfortable with the lawsuit. And, people who are villifying her have got it all wrong. Jennifer connell appeared on nbcs today show along with her nephew, sean. Fouryears ago, when he was eight, connell fell and broke her wrist when he jumped into her arms to greet her. She says she wanted her nephews parents Homeowners Insurance to pay her medical bills,s,ut under connecticut law she cocod only susuan individual. She says it was explained to her it was just a technicality. A jury rejected her lawsuit this week. Then it hit social media. It was amazing how, you know, i walked into court that morning and walked out. All over social media and it just spun and spun and suddenly i was getting calls, dont look internet. Dont turn on the television and it was sort of heart breaking and really painful but also like walking into a film of someone elses life and i hadnt been briefed. For his part, the newphew defended his aunt, saying she would never do anything to hurt him or the family. He added everybody was saying g stuff that they didnt knowow a wild bear scared residents in eastern russia when it broke into a shoppping mall. This is Surveillance Video showing the bear outside, then inside the mall. Police said they were called by frightened mall employees about the bear. The bear eventually broke through a glass door and was cornered by police at a childrens playground where it was killed. A Police Spokeswoman said the bear had become too aggressive and had to be shot. The federal trade commission hasas sided with soda giants coca cola and pepsi on the use of the word diet. A consvmer rights group called the word deceptive, false and misleading and urgethe ftc to ban it. The group cited several studies that support its claim diet drinks can lead to weight gain. Us right to knows co director called the f tcs action regrettable. And said he believes quote diet sodadaill go down in n s history as one of the greatest consumer frauds ever. Looks like its going to be a cooler night here in siouxland. Rons full forecast is coming up president obama announced today the us will keep a significant military presence in afghanistan longer than he h h planned. If youre just getetng home heres a quick look at todays headlines. The president reassessed his plan to draw down the number of troops by the end of 2016 because of recent taliban advances. This turn around keeps our presence at 9800 troops through next year. Carly fiorina says president obama has simply recognized reality by delaying a planned drawdown of us forces in afghanistan. The republican president ial candidate responded to todays announcement follolong a Campaign Event in spencer, iowa. She says the us withdrew forces too quickly from iraq leading to a fractured nation. And. Federal forecasters are giving the drought stricken western us reason to be cautiously optimistic. They are predicting above average precipitation for the entire Southern Tier of the country, to include dried out southern california. Thats a look at your just home headlines. Chief meteorologis t ron demers e forecast. Most of our weather talk lately has been about how mild it has been. That is quickly changing. The strong north wind that we were feeling today is bringing in a cooler air mass. That paves the way for the chance of our first widespread frost or freeze across siouxland by friday morning. Low by tomorrow morning wiwi in the upper 20s t t lower 30s and a freeze warning is in effect for r ntral and western siouxland while eastern siouxland is under a frost advisory. After our coolostart, highs on friday will struggle a bit as we top out in the upper 50s. Saturday could be another morning where we see some frost or freezing occurring again. After that, well start warming some as we could reach the low 70s by monday again. A chance of rain well be heading over to the ktiv kitchen. Where well be joineneby the iowa pork producers as they come to town to help the american heart associations go red for the american hrt association. The iowa pork producers will be taking part joining us is joyce hoppes. With your help, many more lives can be saved. Find out how yououan raise your voice to end the no. 1 killer of women at this years go red for women well be right bacacafter whos toughest on spending . Fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. Billions in pork, vetoed. Eight budgets, balanced. And tax cuts every single year. Right to rise usa who has the plan for jobs . Jeb. Tax cuts for the middle class. Eliminates special loopholes. An explosion in growth and new jobs. Jeb cut taxes. Grow america. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. A siouxland man dedicated decades of his life to serving and protecting others. Tonight at s. Well meet todd d nden and d ar his story of how his ability totorotect was teken away. Some siouxland High Schoolers thats usually meant for seasoned ktivs Brianna Clark takes us to spirit lake, iowa where some teens sat down with republican president ial candidate Carly Fiorina. A Japanese Airline today showed off an r2d2themed jetliner. Theyre getting in the mood for the upcoming release of the latest star wars movie. The star wars theme extends inside the jet. Passengers are greeted with a star wars light show and music. Rpscomplete t t look. Lets check in one more time with ron. Thanks for joining us for news tonight staying in afghanistan. A stunning aboutface from the president who promised to end this