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Jim webbs out, but is joe biden in . And, why do republicans favor political outsiders in 2016 . Nbc political director chuck todd answered those questions, and more, on the Morningside College campus last night. But before he took the stage for the lecture. Ktivs matt breen sat down with the moderator of meet the press for a candid conversation. Six weeks it will be the joe biden show. Whether its you doing stories, or us doing stories, its the curiosity aspect. So, hes going to get a run of attention, which will likely boost his poll numbers. I think hell find his ceiling right away. So, will he get a small boost, or it it something that actually puts him competitive with Hillary Clinton. Clintons lead surges to 25percent over sanders, breen said. With biden out, is clinton the nominee . In a oneonone scenario with bernie sanders, absolutely, todd said. I say that with one caveat. If sanders can will both iowa and new hampshire. Weve seen this before. The whole world changes if one candidate sweeps both. It changes the way that candidate is perceived. That same poll shows dr. Ben carson surging. Now within 3points of donald trump, said breen. Why do you think republicans are gravitating to political outsiders in this campaign . In the same poll, we asked do you want new, or somebody with a little bit of experience . and, its not even close among republican primary voters. They want new even if its inexperienced. Even if it means people with backgrounds that have no connectivity to politics. They believe their leaders have failed them. This is a party thats dissatisfied with their own leaders in congress. They dont want the old guard, they want the new. You spent some time with john kasich recently, breen said. When talking about the appeal of these outsiders, kasich problem, sometimes people try alternative medicine. Then when it gets real serious, they go hire a regular doctor. Valid point . Its a valid point in a normal year, todd said. But, this may not be a normal year. And, republican primary voters are that fed up. Chuck, thanks for your time, breen said. You got it, buddy, todd said. Chuck todd further analyzed the 2016 election for students and the public at Morningside College last night. Chuck todd further analyzed the 2016 election for students and the public at Morningside College last night. Todd addressed a room filled with hundreds of people as he talked about which direction he sees the election going over the next few months. He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both parties, especially in areas where it affects the young vote. This is a huge problem for the future of the Republican Party, said chuck todd. I mean there was a survey i saw recently that basically a third of millenials identified with the Democratic Party. A third identified with no party and only about 18 percent identified with the Republican Party. Todd also spoke about the importance of younger generations and their voice in politics. A sioux city woman has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the death of her infant son and neglect of two other children. 25yearold Rebekah Williamsmccarthy pleaded guilty to three charges tuedsay, including child endangerment resulting in serious injury, child endangerment resulting in Bodily Injury and neglect of a dependent person. In april of 2014, her twomonth old son leonard died of malnutrition and dehydration. Her husband, michael williams, was also convicted of similar charges. Knowing that michael was on adderall and marijuana and i chose to leave leonard there anyway knowing that michael wasnt giving him the proper care that he needed, said defendant Rebekah Williamsmccarthy. All three sentences are to be served consecutively. Its not the first time Woodbury County residents have heard this. What other options exist to replace Woodbury Countys Prairie Hills jail. The idea was tossed during last nights board of supervisors meeting. Supervisor Jeremy Taylor estimates 1. 2 million is needed to maintain the facility over the next 10 years. Adding that hes had preliminary discussions with various groups about an expansion of the Law Enforcement center, downtown. That expansion would look at converting an area on the third floor to additional holding cells. Studying whether or not the Structural Integrity can take the load limit or what we would want to put up there as far as the cell block spaces would be the first step, said Jeremy Taylor. The board didnt take any action to move forward with any project. They say its an option they could explore based on results of additional research. Prairie hills remains open. More construction zones could be on the way on morningside avenue. The Sioux City City Council held a meeting at the Morningside Public Library yesterday afternoon. The meeting was for morningside residents as well as Business Owners to voice their opinions on a new project to revamp the stretch of morningside avenue from south royce to south nicollet street. There has been mixed feedback from morningside residents. Its kind of split, said city engineer, glenn ellis. A lot of people are glad that improvements are coming but at the same time they feel theres too much construction going on in the city. We do have a followup project after this one to take place the following year to extend to lakeport, so the construction will continue. Construction is scheduled to start in april of 2016 with the hopes of being completed around this time next year. Businesses made the switch to chip reading credit card machines. But some stores arent using them, and that could cost them come holiday time. During the day thursday while the rest of the region will eventually get in on some thursday night and friday. Things should dry up and cool down over the weekend with highs near 60. See graphics. October first marked the beginning of a big shift in how your debit and credit cards are protected. But many merchants still arent t ready. Y. And are worried it could interre with holiday sales. Erika gonazalez explains. Problemsmsith, yes im usually thats because the chip enabled terminals youre supposed to dip your card into at checkout may not be up and running. Here at fragers hardware. The chip readers are installed. But they dontwork. sot ricky silverstein, fragers hardware its just not ready our Software Company its just a big nut to crack for them and theres a lot to do and theyre just not there yet fragers is not alone. Merchants all over the us missedhe october first have the Technology Working until next year. sot alex johnson sr. Analyst, Mercator Advisory Group the interesting thing is a lot of merchants have the hardware cards alex johnson is with a Research Group that advises the banking and payment industry. It found the us is not where it should be with Emv Technology. Johnson and his team project nearly half of merchant payment terminals in the us will have the necessary Equipment Installed by the end of this yearar but only 19percent of them wiwi actually be turned on and working. sot alex johnson sr. Analyst, Mercator Advisory Group from a Software Perspective theres a lot of steps that need to be done to load the software onto the device. Theres a lot of certification testing that needs to be done a a that makes it extremely challenging to get it turned on jojoson says many retailers will delay the switch to Emv Technology until after the holidays for fear it could interfere with the peak shopping season. sot alex johnson sr. Analyst, Mercator Advisory Group the industry as a whole has known the chip cards were coming and not being ready could cost merchants. Thats because theres a shift in liabililty. If merchants donn have working Chip Technology and tt consumer has the new chip card. The merchant is liable for anypfraud that takes place at the register. That was erika gonazalez reporting. If you get to the checkout counter and the store doesnt have the new Technology Working, you can ask if it takes mobile payments like apple pay or google wallet. Johnson says that technology is still to come on news 4 today. For more than a century, people in wakefield, nebraska got their groceries from a store on main street. But times have changed and now the family owned business is closing its doors its the end of era in a small nebraska town. Its a place that at one time had five implement dealers and five Grocery Stores. Now some of those small town staples are closing up shoh. Brian mastre has the story from wakefield, nebraska. Which customers would be coming in. Its easy to relate to what happened to charlie and Larry Soderberg the other night. Larry soderberg we had a customer walkinbout 5minutes to 6pm we close at six. This customer was on a mission. Larry he looked around and asked, is there anyone else in here . Is anyone else coming . we said, nope. Yourrit. The man had d e store to himself as he shopped for the next 35minutes. The customer and thowner understood one thing. He couldnt come back tomorrow. Larry he said, i want to be your last customer. not just the last customer of the night but forever, as the fair store closed after 95years in the family. Super Larry Soderberg, 3rd Generation Store owner larry he probably had the biggest order that day. We had fun doing it. Lots of laughs. We talked about the good old days. It was a good way to go out of here. The fair store has been a staple wakefield, nebraskas main street since 1901. Super courtesy the wakefield keep this up just before soundbite it first becameme family operation in 1920. Under the direction of paul soderberg. Paul would eventually turn the keys over to his son charlie. And charlie would do the same to his son larry. Super charlie soderberg, wakefield, neb. Charlie the soderbergs getting out of the grocery business. Thats the memory that hits me the hardest. I was hoping my days would end with the soderbergs selling the grocery business a a moving on. Its tough to see it. The family wanted to sell but found no buyers. The current generation of young shoppers go elsewhere for most of their groceries. Larry theyd go the cities for the big orders and come to wakefield for the small orders and that was the struggle. Charlie there arent all the people in the country anymore. When we originally started, there was 4 families every mile. Now if you find one family in 4 square miles, youre lucky. The soderbergs and their children grew up in these aisles. A lot of memories. And theygre grateful for all the support and friendships over the years. This was a home away from home. Super brian mastre the history of the store quickly reveals itself as we entered the basement. Back in the day this Conveyor Belt helped unload the truck of groceries. If it didnt get on the shhlves upstairs it would come here for storage. Larry those deliveries you look at the Little Things we used to do. Change light bulbs. Put salt in. Pick up peoples mail for them. Larry soderberg hopes someone will buy the building and reopen a Grocery Store on main street. He feels the town needs a fullfledged market. Larry opefully sommbody someday will wawat to run with it. Charlie i dont know what the solution is, but itsgot to be in the people. On a shelf near the Cash Register of the fair store sits the daily calendar. No one wants to move the date forward. September 30th is when it closed. A reminder of what was sort of like the reeipt thth last shoppee received thh day. Larry he was a wakefield boy and he knew what we were going throuh. He used to have a business he himself and he understood the struggles Small Businesses have. He was sorry to see us go. He wanted to be the one to see us go. That was brian mastre reporting frfrm wakefield, nebraska. The day after the store closed larry began a new job with a Grocery Store in norfolk. His place in wakefield is still for sae. Were heading for a cool down this week. Bens in next with a check on the forecast. Also, dogs destined for death row in new mexico board a plane bound for utah. How one woman saved these showers off to our south and west might contribute to a few morning sprinkles ttday, but other than that conditions should remain dry. Temperatures though wi be quite a bit cooler with high falling short of 70 degrees with some sunshine returning this afternoon. Lows tonight will also fall more toward 40 degrees courtesy of some clearing before clouds return tomorrow ahead of our first measurable rain in quite a while. Areas weet of sioux city will e more likell to receive rain during the day thursday while the rest of the region will eventually get in on me thursday night and friday. Things should dry up and cool down over the weekend with highs near 60. See graphics. Two women in utah are making a the lives of several dogs. Earlier this week, they welcomed an entire plane full of canines. Ashley kewish reports. Good. Animal lover Christina Owens brought 4 monthold powder out for some fresh air. Christina Owens she had no hair when we got her. Powders getting o or a nasty case of mange. Christina Owens its safe, its safe. But powders not the only dog christinas taking care of. She has 46. Christina Owens i love animals and im a little crazy. No. Christina runs utah lost and found pets, helping place those 46 animals in foster homes. Stephanie Smith so is she ready for adoption, then . But powders playground today is no park its an airport. Christina Owens i was gonna have my fosters meet me here, and then i thought about it and i was like you know. This plane isnt filled with toys or doggie treats. nats its packed with dogs. Christina Owens oh, hes here . Where . Like he just landed . Yes, the only passengers on this plane are puppies. Christina Owens but these are the best. These martingales are the best. I absolutely love these. Thats Stephanie Smith. She helped plan this day. stephanan smith just did a a mass rescue evacaction of death row dogs in new mexico. nats yes, death row dogs. Stephanie Smith inew mexi, they typically only have three days to be saved. So as you can imagine, its pretty tough over there to be a pet. nats smith says shelters in new mexico are simply overwhelmed with pets. Christina Owens theyre euthanized, and taken out in black garbage bags, and taken to the landfill. She says many people simply dont understand the importance of aying and neutering their pets. nats making days like this part of a neverending cycle. Christina Owens we take out 50, 50 more come in the next day. These guys . They have no voices. gets emotional they have no one to help them. Some of them have never even felt a human hand, other than to o mean to them. But these dogs have little to worry about. Many are now getting their first taste of freedom and some are a little eager to start their new lives. nats these animals arent even going to shelters theyre going to fofoer homes and hopefully, finding a place to call ththr own. Stephanie Smith we sacrifice our heart on a daily basis but its. Time for a break. But were back in just a moment with me news and weather for you on news4 today. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the good morning and welcome back. We have a lot coming up in our second half hour of news 4 today. Senator joni ernst recently returned from a trip to the middle east. Well have her conces about the area coming up. And from the campaign trail. Today its all about joe biden. Hes got the entire Democratic Party on edge, wondering if hell take on Hillary Clinton. Whos pulling further ahead in new polls. And a tiff, over funds in Osceola County. Supervisors agreed to pay 2 Million Dollars in tax money for a sewer project, but some taxpayers oppose the move. Plus, after she lost a daughter and was seriously hurt in the pilger tornado last summer, Kandi Murphree returns to the hospital to thank the staff that cared for her. And growth in the town that was leveled by thehetorm. Crews broke ground o oa new chsrch thats coming to the village. Well have the details next. But first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. A Beautiful Day yesterday, but things are cooling down. Vice President Joe Bidens sounding like a president ial candidate. While Hillary Clinton prepares to take the hot seat on capitol hill. Tracie potts is in washington with our morning politics. Today, its all about the democrats. Joe biden calls them friends sot Vice President joe biden no super 07 19 i respect up there, have a lot of republican friends, this is a matter of making things work. Not yet a candidate. But drawing distinctions between himself and the democratic frontrunner. And clarifying the record. In 2012 he advised president obama to go slow going after osama bin laden. Today sot Vice President joe biden no super 34 36 i told him my opinion, i thought he should go. Will he run, or wont he . Democrats are getting anxious sot Jeanne Cummings the wall street journal 40 42 it makes him look indecisive. st James Carville fmr. Clinton aide 43 44 quick its time he just makes his decision one way or the other. Meantime clintons preparing to testify tomorrow on the deadly benghazi attack. What she knew. Her emaiai. sot rep. Susan broros r indiana 52 56 this is a very factcentric, a factfocused investigation. Democrats call it a witch hunt sot rep. Adam Schiff D California 581 00 . An attempt to score points against the secretety. Our nbcwall street journal poll finds more americans than not 44 percent are not satisfied with her answers. Just over a quarter of those polled consider her honest and straightforw ard. Half say shes not. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. Congressman paul ryan lays out the condndions he needs from Republican Leaders if he is to be the next speaker of the house. Ryan said the Republican Party needs to unify now and not after the speaker is elected. He also said the Republican House needs to show the American People a way of doing things thats better than the direction the country is going in now. Ryan also stressed that he would not give up time with his family if he was elected as the next speaker of the house. Eyeopening. Thats how u. S. Senator joni ernst describes her recent trip to the middle east. The republican, along with other members of the u. S. Senate, visited israel, jordan, iraq and afghanistan for a weeklong congressional delegation t tp. The junior senator from iowa says the violence between israel and palestine is extremely troubling. Ground poses a greater threat to the u. S. Than the Obama Administration has lead the American People to believe. We have a lot of work to do, sass senator joni ernst. The middle east is a disaster. Our efforts are valued however, we heard time and time again that they wished we could do more to eradicate isisis during the trip, the lawmakers met with u. S. Troops, and political and military leaders, to talk about ways to defeat isis. Ernst says the men and women deployed in afghanistan are on the front lines of the war. And, she says, there are concerns about troop levels, and the militarys capability to keep them safe. It became clear throughout the trip that we need to further engage, says senator ernst. Isis is actively and ququkly recruiting, and theres a steady flow. This isiso jv team ernst says the terror group has made its way into afghanistan, and it causing the u. S. To lose its voice and leadership in the region. She says, the situation in the middle east, Congress Needs to start working together to provide the u. S. Military with the equipment it need. A group of taxpayers in Osceola County, iowa are preparing a lawsuit against the county over tax revenue from wind turbines. The wind farm built eight years ago has generated millions of dollararin revenue that are e usually dispersed throughout the county. But, the town of harris, iowa, needs a new sewer system. Yesterday, the board of supervisors agreed to designate twoMillion Dollars in tax increment financininto the prprect. Thats not sitting well with some. Ktivs tommie clark has more. Second phase wililbe reconstrtrting the lagoon. In order to fund the project, the town has applied for loans and grants but thats not enough to pay for the project. Theyve applied d the Osceola County supervisors for tax increment financing. The board decided on tuesday, the tif money from wind turbine funds would be put towards helping harris complete their project. Its in the best interest in my belief of what is going to be in the best interest of the county as a whole. Theres a lot of thought and consideration that has to go into it. A lot more than is on the surface, said chairman of Osceola County board of supervisors, Merlin Sandersfeld. But, many taxpayers voiced their concern with the decision. Since the money will go to harris, Officials Say the other county projects and School Funding will come from tataayers pockets. We did not want special interests to take ahold of this and we want taxes to go to the county and to the schools where it can be divided out where everyone benefits from this wind farm, said said Osceola County landowner and farmer, Al Brueggeman. This is huge. This is our economic development. This is bringing taxes into the county. So far we have 5 5of the 6 years on the tax roll and that represent 1. 5 Million Dollars in the county budgets, yet they still are not satisfied. They want to divert this money away from the taxing entities for special interests and we feel that thats wrong, said Osceola County landowner, judy brueggeman. Some landowners say they feel those dollars should help everyone get tax relief, not just one town. But the mayor says he wants to see harris grow and this tif money will help the town take the first steps to meet that goal. In harris, iowa. Tommie clark. Ktiv news 4. Some of the residents say their next step is taking the issue to court. They already have a lawsuit prepared, and they plan to file it within 20 days. More than a year after a tornado destroyed much of the community of pilger, nebraska, a woman critically injured in the storm thanks those who saved her life. Kandi murphree toured Creighton University Medical Center and united with the team that cacad for her. Murphree spent twowoonths at the clinic, and doesnt remember most of it. She lost her daughter, her home. And nearly lost her life in the tornado. Now shes focusing on what she has. Murphree can now run three miles, a a she has about a year and a half left of Nursing School. For them to see what they did, i wanted them to see that i recovered, murphree said. They worked so hard for me. Its not that im proud of myself. Im proud of you all. Volunteers donated time and materials to rebuild a house for her in pilger. Shes moved in and said its now home. Ground has been broken on a new st. Johns Lutheran Church in pilger, nebraska. The former Church Building was destroyed by the tornado that hit tornado in june of last year. Since then, Church Members have used a portable building for services. The New Buildings sanctuary wiwi be able to seat 140 people. It will also have a social hall, classrooms, offices and a kitchen. Dealing with fall allergies. If you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. From the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. But with americanmade clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Forecast next the smell of Pumpkin Spice and football tailgate food the smell ofofumpkin spice and football tailgate food fall is definitely in the air unfortunately, so is ragweed, the biggest allergy trigger of the season. Britney glaser has more. Allegra can helplpanage the symptoms. Its also important to clear your nasal passages of the allergens with a saline rinse. sot dr. Bridget loehn, ent specialist rinse the pollens out of the nose, especially when youre in times when the allergy load is very high and you know youre around a lot of weeds, pollens, or allergens. Its really good to rinse out the nose w wh a saline rinse. Uncontroroed allergies oftentimeset worse before they get better. sot dr. Bridget loehn, ent specialist when the allergies affect the nasal passages, it causes the nasal lining to swell and when the nasal lining swells, the sinuses and the nasal cavity arent allowed drain the way theyre supposed to. When they cant drain, everything gets stopped up. That cabe more drainage, headaches, f ver, and an upper respiratory infection. Doctor loehn says thats definitely when you need to see a doctor. That was Britney Glaser reporting. The heat in your home could be a factor as well. Youll want to make sure your air filters are clean. And indoor mold and dust can setet the farm m mket numbers are coming up next on news four. A recall is issued for more than sixty thousand gamg headsets. On wall street. Stocks ended slightly lower as some weak earnings reports weighed on the market. The dow slipped 13 points to 17,217. The nasdaq edged down 24 and the s p dropped two points. Third quarter earnings announcements continue today, with boeing, coca cola and General Motors reporting results before the market opens. Iowas Unemployment Rate droppedd slightly to 3. 6 percent last month. The Iowa Workforce development said the rate was down from augusts 3. 7 percent rate. The agency says the number of unemployed residents declined from 62thousand 5hundred in august to 61thousand 3 hundred in september. The number of iowa residents with jobs climbed to 1. 64 million in september, up about iowas rate was higher than the neighboring states of nebrasas and south dakota. Nearly 60thousand gaming headsets marketed for use with xbox one Gaming Systems are being recalled due to the risk of mold exposure. The recall involves Ear Force Xo Four Stealth gaming headsets. Theyre multiuse but uarketed for use with the xbox one. Consumers should visit turtle beach dot com and click on the recall link to learn more. The headsets were sold at best buy, gamestop,p, target andndalmart nationwide, at amazon from june through september. When we come back, well take a look at stories making top headlines in siouxland. Plus. Ticket sales for the new broke the internet. Anantracy morgan made a big announcement. Afternoon. Lows tonight will also fall more toward 40 degrees courtesy of some clearing before clouds return tomorrow ahead of our first measurable rain in quite a whill. Areas west of sioox city will be more likely to receive rain during the day thursday while the rest of the region will eventually get in on some thursday night and friday. Things should dry up and cool down over the weekend with highs near 60. See graphics. Hehes a rundown of some of our top siouxland News Headlines this morning. Meet the press Moderator Chuck Todd talks politics during a visit to sioux city. He spoke last night at Morningside College, analyzing the 2016 president ial race. He outlined what he sees as the strengths and weaknesses of both parties. To an audience made up largely of college students, todd spoke about the importance of younger generations and their voice in politics. A sioux city woman has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the death of her infant son and neglect of two other children. 25yearold Rebekah Williamsmccarthy pleaded guilty to three charges tuedsay, including child endangerment resulting in serious injury, child endangerment resulting in Bodily Injury and neglect of a dependent person. In april of 2014, her twomonth old son leonard died of malnutrition and dehydration. Her husband, micel williams, was also convicted of similar chges. A group of taxpayers in Osceola County, iowa are preparing a lawsuit against the county over tax revenue from wind turbines. Theyre unhappy that the board of supervisors has designated twoMillion Dollars in tax increment financing money for repairs to the sewer system in harris, which has 170 residents. Opponents say that money should be going to School Funding and other county projects. Supervisororerlin sandersfeld says the harris project is in the best interest of the county as a whole. But landowner Al Brueggeman says he doesnt want special interests to take ahold of the wind farm the sioux cici city council held a publiciceeting about a projeje to revamamthe stretch of morningside avenue from soutroyce to south nicollet street. Construction is scheduled to start in april of 2016 with the hopes of being completed around this time next year. Residents have expressed mixed elings on the plan. N. Some are glad their are improvements coming, but they feel theres already plenty of construction going on in the city. The upcoming star wars sequel is shattering more than just expectations. And Ryan Seacrest is securing his spot on the red carpet. Plus tracy morgan makes a big annoucement. Melisa raney has it all n todays hollywood minute. Major award shows through 2017. nat pop of morgan on Snl Tracy Morgan fans, rejoice just days after returning to snl for the First Time Since his tragic car accident. Morgan announces hes going on a comedy tour in 2016. Tickets go on sale later this month. Coming up in our third d alf hour of news this morning, nbcs political director chuck todd coming up in our third half hour of news this morning, nbcs political director chuck todd talked to students but ktivs matt breen sat down with him for a one on one interview about the Political Climate. And the Prairie Hills jail is up for debate again. Woodbury county supervisors talk about the future of the facility good morning. Ththks for joining us on this wednesday october 21st. Coming up in this half hour of news 4 today. Nbcs political director chuck todd made a stop in sioux city. He talked about the Political Climate during this president ial election cycle. And ktivs s tt breen sat down with him to pick his brain on the hot button issues. Also. The Prairie Hills jail is up for debate again. Woodbury county supervisors talk about the future of the facility, known as the old county home along old highway 141 and what it would take to o close e. Also. A typo is pushing back a possible Church Project in northeast nebraska. A zoning hearing shouldnt have happened because it wasnt legal and now theres a delay in the plans. Well have that story from norfolk. Also. Some ways to add kale to your diet in centsable health. And the coyotes lose a leader. How the usd Football Team will go for a win against Missouri State without trevor bouma. But first, heres ben. Wx timer 40 quite a few clouds and a few showers off to our south and west might contribute to a few morning sprinkles today, but other than that conditions should remain dry. Temperatures though will be quite a bit cooler with highs falling short of 70 degrees with some sunshinenereturning this jim webbs out, but is joe biden in . And, why do repuicans favor political outsiders in 2016 . Nbc political director chuck todd answered those questions, and more, on the mororngside College Campus last night. But before he took the stage for the lecture. Ktivs matt breen sat down with the moderator of meet the press for a one on one interview. The parties are polarizing. The democratic partrtis moving left. The Republican Party feels like its moving to the right. Theres this vacuum in the middle. Somebody cod fill it. If jim webb had said, from the beginning, he was running as an independent, he could be credible. The problem for him is that t is doesnt look credible, it looks like sour grapes. Vice President Joe Biden continues to contemplate a run for president , breen said. The new nbc news wall street journal poll puts him third behind Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders. Whats the advantage for biden if he gets into the race so many months after his competitors . He will suck up all of the attention, todd said. For a good three to six weeks it will be the joe biden show. Whether its you doing stories, or us doing stories, its the curiositit aspect. So, hes going to get a run of attention, which will likely boost his poll numbers. I think hell find his ceiling right away. So, will he get a small boost, or it it something that actually puts him competitive with Hillary Clinton. With biden out of the race, clintons lead surges to 25percent over sanders, breen said. With biden out, is clinton the nominee . In a oneonone scenario with rnie sanderr, absolutely,y, todd said. I say ttt with one caveat. If sanders can will both iowa and new hampshire. Weve seen this before. The whole world changes if one candidate sweeps both. It changes the way that candidate is perceived. That same poll shows dr. Ben carson surging. Now within 3points of donald trump, said breen. Why do you think republicans are gravitating to political outsiders in this campaign . In the same poll, we asked do you want new, or somebody with a little bit of experience . and, its not even close among republican primary voters. They want new even if its inexperienced. Even if it means people with backgrounds that have no connectivity to politics. They believe their leaders have failed them. This is a party thats dissatisfied with their own leaders in congress. They donn want the old guard, they want the new. You spent some time with john kasich recently, breen said. When talking about the appeal of these outsiders, kasich said, when people have a health problem, sometimes people try alternative medicine. Then when it gets real serious, they go hire a regular doctor. Valid point . Its a valid point in a normal year, todd said. But, this may not be a normal year. And, republican imary voterr are that fed up. Huck, thanks for your time, breen said. You got it, buddy, todd saqd. Chuck todd further analyzed the 2016 election for students and the public at Morningside College last night. Todd addressed a room filled with hundreds of people as he talked about which direction he sees the election going over the next few months. He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both parties, especially in areaeawhere it affects the young vote. This is a huge problem for the future of the Republican Party, said chuck todd. I mean there was a survey i saw recently that basically a third of millenials identified with the Democratic Party. A third identified with no party and only about 18 percent identified with the Republican Party. Todd also spoke about the importance of younger generations and their voice in politics. Students who attended the lecture said they were excited about his visit to campus. I think its like really beneficici for teenagers to know a lot more about politics and since werrkind of the new generation and be coming down to us i think it gives us like a new perspective on just politics in general, like we go to our classes and were taught from out of a book or our teachers view. It was kind of interesting to hear from him that he didnt think there was main frontrunner in the Republican Party yet, i thought that was pretty interesting. Todd said millennials in general are not disinterested in politics. Theyve just lost interest in washington politics. About the future of the Prairie Hills jail. During their meeting last night, county leaders looked at options to replace the aging facility. Supervisor Jeremy Taylor estimates 1. 2 million is needed to maintain the facility over the next t years. He says s s talked with varioio groups about expanding the Law Enforcement center in downtown sioux city. That expansion project would convert an area on the third floor to additional holding cells. Studying whether or not the Structural Integrity can take the load limit or whatate would want to put up there as far as the cell block spaces would be the first step, said jeremy tayl. The board didnt take any action to move forward with any project. They say its an option they could explore based on results of additional rerearch. Prprrie hills remains opop. A Church Project in norfolk, nebraska is on hold. A public hearing on our savior Lutheran Churchs possible purchase of a building is being delayed. Us92s eric mckay has that story. Commissionsseeting was mistakenly published as occurring on wednesday, which meant that tuesdays meeting, technically, wasnt legal. It was advised by city officials that the commission not make any y decisions until either a special meeting next week or their next regularly scheduled meeting in november. That meant no decision was made on our saviors request to change zoning from industrial to commercial to purchase the Eagle Distributing building in order to build a ew church. Pastor lee weander says the move kes thth most sense for their growing parish. It expedites ministry, said our savior pastor lee weander. It allows us to expand our ministry immediately and obviously thats a huge blessing. Also in terms of costs, our architects have estimated it would save us around 5 million. But not everyone is excited about the possibility of having a church next to their industrial corridor. Omaha avenue is also home to nucoo vulcrafaf and affiliated foods, both of whom have submitted opposition to the churchs plans. Both 3ides will have to wait for a further decision, though. Because of the scheduling mistake, the Planning Commission voted to table the public hearing until their next, no doubt properly scheduled meeting on november 3rd. Thats ktiv us92s eric mckay reporting from the norfolk news bureau. Adding some greens into your diet with kale. Some recipies for the vegetable coming up in centsable health. And ill have your complete dry. Temperatures though will be quite a bit cooler with highs falling short of 70 degrees with some sunshine returning this afternoon. Lows tonight will also fall more toward 40 degrees courtesy of some clearing before clouds return tomorrow ahead of our first meaarable rain in quite a while. Areres west of sioux city will be more likely to receive rain during the day thursday while the rest of the region will eventually get in on some thursday night and friday. Things should dry up and cool down over the weekend with highs near 60. Mom always said to eat your greens. And kale is the trendy veggie right now. It packs a nutritional punch. Its got a lot of vitamins and minerals. Ktivs Sheila Brummer is with Fairway Foods dietician, whitney packebush to share some ways to add kale into your diet. Healthy. W it has been quite the trend for a while now, but we are going to talk all about kale today. So, you are probably seeing it more in restaurants, in different items on staurant menus. Youre seeing more options in the Grocery Store, so we are going to talk all ababt kale. S okay. W so i have a couple different ways in front of me that you can purchase kale. It used to come more frequently in these big bunches, and if you do buy it in this bunch, or even if you growowour own kale at home, you always want to pull the leaves off of the rib in the middle, because that rib really doesnt cook down very well. There we go. And, another thing you wanna do if you buy it like this is you actually want to give your kale a massage if you are eating it raw. S okay. W because you want it to soften up just a little bit, if youre cooking it, dont worry about it. S wait, show us how to do this. W well if i had a bowl of it, it would be better. You would put usually your dressing on it first, and then you just kind of squeeze it and let it go with both hands. S okok, okay. W just so it softens up a little bit, otherwise, it can be just a little too tough, almost, for your salad. But now, you can buy it already destemmed and done for you. I really like these bags like this, because no matter what youre using it for, its basically ready. S now it seems like kale lasts a little bit longer than somom other. Kinda lettucetype produce. W it does. I agree. I think it has a little more bulk to it, its a little stronger than some other greens. And usually, the recommendation is to keep it in your fridge for 3 to 5 days. And, just looking at the back here, the reasonone recommend kale so much, you know were always sayink the darker the fruit or vegetable, the more nutrients it has. For example, in a serving of this kale right here, it has 260 percent of your daily vitamin a and e, which is great for eye health, 170 percent of vitamin c, which is great for your immune system and antiaging, its a great antioxidant. And i ihas also got some vitaminnk, which issor blood clotting and also for bone health. S and just 45 calories. W and just 45 calories and 2 grams of fiber. Sw, some ways that i have, um, here to serve it up. I have a pear and bleu cheese salad. S that looks great. W and i have made my own pear dressing. You can always get those recipes from fareway. Com. I love a kale salad with fruit. I think the compliment each other really, really well. And thee, one of theeore common ways is a atually a kall smoothie. So i have made a tropical kale smoothie today, with some mango, peaches, banana, yogurt, kale, and then some ice, and if you need to add a little bit of water, that is fine. S how much kale . Like, that amount is what you put in . W i used i think about a cup or so of kale. S a cup or so, okay. And do you push it way down in the cup or do you just kind of. Eyeball it . W i jusus, honestly i didnt use a measuring cup when i mmde it. S weel you dont have to, youre the expert. W but what you wanna do is really ont be stingy when youre blending it. You want to really get that blended in there. Otherwise, it can get stuck in your straw. S im gonna try this, and you didnt add a banana which is good, because i like bananas but not in smoothies. Its strange. W i did not. So the recipe i usually followwhas aboo half of a banana in there. I did not use a banana here because i didnt have one. S my straws stuck. W. Before i made this, but it is. You dont taste the kale at all, so this is a really good way to work more in. S actually, yeah, you really dont. W as long as you get it blended well enough, you dont even know that the kale is in there, so if you like smoothies, or your kids like smoothies, this is a great way to work s sme vegetablee in. S it is reaaly good. It really is. W cuz all you taste is the fruit. S yeah. Alright, thank you whitney. W thank you. S if youd like more formation abt todays centsable health, go to our website, ktiv. Com, and now click on the news link. The new rankings are out for Nebraska High School Football Teams. Well run them down. And, the south dakota Football Team loses their leading rusher, and a team captain, for the rest of the season. Details in the sports fource if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. From the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. But with americanmade clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. There was good news and bad news for the south dakota Football Team this weekend. Ktivs brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. Head coach joe glenn. Hell help us coach as a student assistant. Hell be at all the meetings and hell go to the games on the bus with us and be at home and help us any way he can with his love and spirit a a his toughness. Usd and Missouri State kick off at 2 oclock saturday in the dakotadome. The new Nebraska High School football raraings are out from ththap. In class a, norfolk drops out of the top ten after losing at north platte. The panthers host 53 kearney on friday. Norfolk catholic is still first in c1. The knights host number6 boone central newm an grove on thursday night. In c2, battle creek stays at number2. Oaklandcraig is still sixth and west holt gets back in at number10. Stanton gets votes. In d1, Guardian Angels central catholic of west point is number1. Creighton is number4 and nelighoakdale is receiving votes. You can see the entire rankings at ktiv. Com im brad pautsch with the sports s urce morning wrap. Bebes back after the break. He says were heading for a a ol downwn and a look at the errupting volcano in mexico that continues to spew ash and rock high into the air. The colima volcano in western mexico continues to erupt. The volcano spews continuous clouds of ash and rocks into the sky. Colima, also called the fire volcano spewed a cloud of ash and gas more than a mile in the air. The volcano is one of the most active in mexico. Authorities say the area is under a yellow alert meaning residents should be ready for possible evacuation. Its. Time for a break. Were back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the hey, is that it . I think thats it. Oh go amanda we love you good morning and welcome back. We have a lot coming up in our fourth half hour of news 4 today. Senator joni ernst recently returned from a trip to the middle east. Well have her concerns about the area coming up. And from the campaign trail. Todays its all about joe biden. Hes got the entire party on edge, wondering if hell take on Hillary Clinton. Whos pulled further ahead in new polls. And a tiff, over funds in Osceola County. Supervisors agreed to pay 2 Million Dollars in tax money for a sewer project, but some taxpayers oppose the move. Plus, after she lost a daughter and was seriously hurt in the pilger tornado last summer, Kandi Murphree returns to the hospital to thank the staff that cared for her. That story is on the way. But first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. A Beautiful Day yesterday, but things are cooling down. Vice President Joe Bidens sounding like a president ial candidate. While Hillary Clinton prepares to take the hot seat on capitol hill. Tracie potts is in washington with our morning politics. Today, its all about the democrats. Republicans. Joe biden calls them friends sot Vice President joe biden no super 07 19 i respect up there, have a lot of republican friends, this is a matter of making things work. Not yet a candidate. But drawing distinctions between himself and the democratic frontrunner. And clarifying the record. In 2012 he advised president obama to go slow going after osama bin laden. Today sot Vice President joe biden no super 34 36 i told him my opinion, i thought he should go. Will he run, or wont he . Democrats are getting anxious sot Jeanne Cummings the wall street journal 40 42 it makes him look indecisive. sot James Carville fmr. Clinton aide 43 44 quick its time he just makes his decision one way or the other. Meantime clintons preparing to testify tomorrow on the deadly benghazi attack. What she knew. Her emails. sot rep. Susan brooks r indiana 52 56 this is a very factcentric, a factfocused investigation. Democrats call it a witch hunt sot rep. Adam Schiff D California 581 00 . An attempt to score points against the secretary. Our nbcwall street journal poll finds more americans than not 44 percent are not satisfied with her answers. Polled consider her honest and straightforw ard. Half say shes not. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. Congressman paul ryan lays out the conditions he needs from Republican Leaders if he is to be the next speaker of the house. Ryan said the Republican Party needs to unify now and not after the speaker is elected. He also said the Republican House needs to show the American People a way of doing things thats better than the direction the country is going in now. Ryan also stressed that he would not give up time with his family if he was elected as the next speaker of the house. Eyeopening. Thats how u. S. Senator joni ernst describes her recent trip to the middle east. The republican, along with other members of the u. S. Senate, visited israel, jordan, iraq and afghanistan for a weeklong congressional delegation trip. The junior senator from iowa says the violence between israel and palestine is extremely troubling. She says the situation on the ground poses a greater threat to the u. S. Than the Obama Administration has lead the American People to believe. We have a lot of work to do, says senator joni ernst. The middle east is a disaster. Our efforts are valued however, we heard time and time again that they wished we could do more to eradicate isis. During the trip, the lawmakers met with u. S. Troops, and political and military leaders, to talk about ways to defeat isis. Ernst says the men and women deployed in afghanistan are on the front lines of the war. And, she says, there are concerns about troop levels, and the militarys capability to keep them safe. It became clear throughout the trip that we need to further engage, says senator ernst. Isis is actively and quickly recruiting, and theres a steady flow. This is no jv team. Ernst says the terror group has made its way into afghanistan, and it causing the u. S. To lose its voice and leadership in the region. She says, the situation in the middle east, Congress Needs to start working together to provide the u. S. Military with the equipment it need. A group of taxpayers in Osceola County, iowa are preparing a lawsuit against the county over tax revenue from wind turbines. The wind farm built eight years ago has generated millions of dollars in revenue that are usually dispersed throughout the county. But, the town of harris, iowa, needs a new sewer system. Yesterday, the board of supervisors agreed to designate twoMillion Dollars in tax increment financing to the project. Thats not sitting well with some. Ktivs tommie clark has more. The plan involves re aligning all sewer lines in the town this spring, and the second phase will be reconstructing the lagoon. In order to fund the project, the town has applied for loans and grants but thats not enough to pay for the project. Theyve applied to the Osceola County supervisors for tax increment financing. The board decided on tuesday, the tif money from wind turbine funds would be put towards helping harris complete their project. Its in the best interest in my belief of what is going to be in the best interest of the county as a whole. Theres a lot of thought and consideration that has to go into it. A lot more than is on the surface, said chairman of Osceola County board of supervisors, Merlin Sandersfeld. But, many taxpayers voiced their concern with the decision. Since the money will go to harris, Officials Say the other county projects and School Funding will come from taxpayers popoets. We did not want special interests to take ahold of this and we want taxes to go to tte county and to the schools where it can be divided out where everyone benefits from this wind farm, said said Osceola County landowner and farmer, Al Brueggeman. This is huge. This is our economic development. This is bringing taxes into the county. So far we have 5 of the 6 years on the tax roll and that represent 1. 5 Million Dollars in the county budgets, yet they still are not satisfied. They want to divert this money away from the taxing entities for special interests and we feel that thats wrorog, said Osceola County landowner, judy should help everyone get tax relief, not just one town. But the mayor says he wants to see harris grow and this tif money will help the town take the first steps to meet that goal. In harris, iowa. Tommie clark. Ktiv news 4. Some of the residents say their next step is taking the issue to court. They already have a lawsuit prepared, and they plan to file it within 20 days. More than a year after a t tnado destroyeyemuch of the communitit of pilger, nebraska, a woman critically injured in the storm thanks those who saved her life. Kandi murphree toured creighton reunited with the team that cared for her. Murphree spent two months at the clinic, and doesnt remember most of it. She lost her daughter, her home. And nearly lost her lili in the tornado. Now shes focusing on what she has. Murphree can now run three miles, and she has about a year and a half left of Nursing School for them to see what they did, i wanted them to see that i recovered, murphree said. They worked so hard for me. Its not that im proud of myself. Im proud of you all. Volunteers donated time and materials to rebuild a house for her in pilger. Shes moved in and said its now home. Ground has been broken on a new st. Johns Lutheran Church in pilger, nebraska. The former Church Building was destroyed by the tornado that t tornado in june o olast year. Since then, Church Members have used a portable building for services. The New Buildings sanctuary seat 140 people. It will also have a social hall, kitchen. Destined for death row in new mexico board a plane bound for utah. How two women saved the passengers from certain death. And ill have your complete the lives of several dogs. Earlier this week, t ty welcomed an entire plane full of canines. Ashley kewish reports. Those 46 animals in foster homes. Stephanie Smith so is she ready for adoption, en . But t wders playground totoy is no park its an airport. Christina Owens i was gonna have my fosters meet me here, and then i thought about it and i was like you know. This plane isnt filled with toys or doggie treats. nats its packed with dogs. Christina Owens oh, hes here . Where . Like he just landed . Yes, the only passengers on this plane are puppies. Christina Owens but these are the best. These martingales are the best. I absolutely love these. Thats Stephanie Smith. She helped plan this day. Stephanie Smith just did a mass rescue evacuation of death row dogs in new mexico. nats yes, death row dogs. Stephanie Smith in new mexico, they typically only have three days to be saved. So as you can imagine, its pretty tough over there to be a pet. nats smith says shelters in new mexico are simply overwhelmed with pets. Christina Owens theyre euthanized, and taken out in black garbage bags, and taken to the landfill. She says many people simply dont understand the importance of spaying and neutering their pets. nats making ays like this part of a neverendinncycle. Christina Owens we take out 50, 50 more come in the next day. These guys . They have no voices. gets emotional they have no one to help them. Some of them have never even felt a human hand, other than to be mean to them. But these dogs have little to worry about. Many are now getting their first taste of freedom and some are a little eager to start their new lives. nats these animals arent even going to shelters theyre going to foster homes and hopefully, finding a place to call their own. Stephanie Smith we sacrifice our heart on a daill basis but these aree. Makes it worth it. Today is back to the future day. While some of the movies predictions have c ce true. Others are still a waysys off, but walmart is offering a glimps of what it could be like to shop welcome to subway, what can i make for you . Youll love our new rotisseriessle chicken. 100 white meat, herbseasoned pulled chickck, fresh toasted with melty cheese n crisp veggies on freshly baked bread. Enjoy it while its here and walmart is giving customers a future look at products on its website that might be available someday. And the chance to reserve a spot on the wait list. The items include a selfguided jet pack for cats, a beam me tv that transports you into your favorite game show or tv episode, a cyborg sidekick. And a bacon 3d printer to print bacon for every meal. If the items become available for purchase on walmart dot com within the next 30 years, customers who reserved a spot on the wait list will receive an email. Thats if email still exists. Wednesday sarah reality tv star Kim Kardashian is 35 al actor ken watanabe wahtahnahbee is 56 sarah actress author Carrie Fisher is 59 al tvs judge Judy Sheindlin is is 91 afternoon. Lows tonight will also fall more toward 40 degrees courtesy of some clearing before clouds return tomorrow ahead of our first measurable rain in quite a while. Areas west of sioux city will be more likely to receive rain during g he day ursday while the rest of thehe region will eventuaay get in on some thuhusday night and friday. Things should dry up and cool down over the weekend with highs near 60. See graphics. Were wrapping things up here on this wednesday edition of news 4 today. Well be back to rundown todays top news stories from siouxland. And a man and his hohoe bring the gift of reading to children who live miles away from a library. Well head to the rural roads of indonesia to catch up with the horse drawn if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. From the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the ececomic damage will only get worse. But with americanmade clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Heres a rundown of some of our top siouxland News Headlines this morning. Meet the press Moderator Chuck Todd talks politics during a visit to sioux city. He spoke last night at Morningside College, analyzing the 2016 president ial race. He o olined what he sees as the strengths and weaknesses of both parties. To an audnce comprised largely of college students, todd spoke about the importance of younger generations and their voice in politics. A sioux city woman has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the death of her infant son and neglect of two other children. 25yearold Rebekah Williams mcmcrthy pleaded guiltytyo three charges yesterday, including serious injury, child endangerment resulting in Bodily Injury and neglect of a dependent person. In april of 2014, her twomonth old son leonard died of malnutrition and dehydration. Her husband, michael williams, was also convicted of similar charars. A group of taxaxyers in Osceola County, iowa are prerering a lawsuit against the county over tax revenue from wind turbines. Theyre unhappy that the board of supervisors has designated twoMillion Dollars in tax increment financing money for repairs to the sewer system in harris, which has 170 residents. Opponents say that money should be going to School Funding and other county projects. Supervisor Merlin Sandersfeld says the harris project is in the best interest of the county as a whole. But landowner Al Brueggeman says he doesnt want special interests to take ahold of the wind farm revenues. The Sioux City City Council held a Public Meeting about a projectt to revamp the stretch of morningside avenue from south royce to south nicollet street. Construction is scheduled to start in april of 2016 with the hopes of being completed around this time next year. Residents have expressed mixed feelings on the plan. Some are glad there are improvements coming, but they feel theres already plenty of construction going on in the city. In a rurur area of indonesia o o man and his in a rural area of indonesia one man and his beloved horse try to bring a better life to children. Three times a week forty two yearold ruri sururi gets luna reaea to carry precioususifts to children. Book s. Ruri leads luna down the dusty trails of central java province. Luna carries books and children call it the horse library. The closest Library Building is more than an hour away. Who then g good morning. On his terms. I can not and i will not give up my family time. Wisconsin congressman paul ryan tells fellow republicans hes open to becoming the nextt speaker of the house, but with conditions. If you can agree to these requests, and if i can truly be a unifying figure, then i will gladly serve. And hes given his colleagues a friday deadline as Vice President joe biden drops fresh hintssbout his president ial plans. Were live a a the white house and on capitol hill. Senseless tragedy. A 4yearold girl dies in a road rage shooting in new mexico, the gunman on the lose this morning. We are begging for the communitys help. Police launching a frantic search to identify and find him