wx timer @ :40 >> a man barricaded himself in his me for eight hours....creating a tense situation for authorities and residents in cherokee, iowa yesterday. that standoff with police ended peacefully. ktiv's sam curtiss has more from the scene. state patrol packed up at the scene. authorities then took the man to cherokee regional medical center to be evaluated. in cherokee, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. >> the cherokee police department is expected to release more details later this morning. we'll bring you those updates as they are made available. a woman was arrested yesterday after authorities found a man with a stab wowod. 21-year-old katherine burdett, from alabama, was arrested for aggravated domestic assault. authorities were called to the 11-hundred block of 225th street in rural woodbury county yesterday morning and found 28- year-old mark jones, from wound on his chest. he was t tnsported to mercy medical center with non-life threatening injuries. the case is still under investigation. we have new details about the suspect of a stabbing spree at the university of california, merced on wednesday. investigators say they found a detailed manifeeo on the body autopsy. merced county deputies say 18-year-old faisal mohammad stabbed four people in a classroom building wednesday morning before campus police fatally shot him. but investigators say mohammad had a two- page detailed and scripted plan of his intentioio and a list of potential targets. they say he planned to tie students to their desks, lure police into the classroom, then ambush an officer, grab their gun, and open fire. they also say mohammad got kicked out of a study group and was upset with a student. he also praised a aah in his writings. but ththmerced county sheriff says there is still no indication of terrorism and that this was "just an upset teenager taking it to the extreme." sheriff vern warnke/merced county sheriff's office "i think his intention was pretty substantial. i think his capability is kinda like when you're having a dinner. your eyes are bigger than your stomach kind of thing. i don't think he had any a aual capapalities of carrying t ts out ototr than visions of grandeur." all four victims are expected to recover. classes will resume at the campus today. funeral services will take place this mororng for a young sioux city boy k kled in a fire last iday night. 3-year-old son nico torres died from smoke inhalation. the investigation into the cause of the fire at the house on central street is on going. this afternoon friends and family will gather at st. michael's church in south sioux city, nebraska. ththservice starts at 1:1: p.m. several fundraisers have been set up for the family. we have a list on our website at ktiv.com. yesterday, dozens of students and staff gathered at morningside college for a special assembly. one of their professors faces an obstaclelehat he's tackling head-on. ktiv's sheila brummer has the story. surgeon said straight out the beard has to go. my oncologist said it's going to start falling out by bits and pieces." "sheila brummer says before doc started on the staff of morningside college in 2002, he spent 15 years working at public raddo station in iowa and minnesota." 5:01 but, i'm dearly in love with radio, i have been in love with it since high school." and, it was the day after high school doc stopped shaving. 7:16 "i've had the beard since june of 1975." 40 years gone in 20 minutes. snips and trims with razor precision. "who is that guy?" decades of identity chopped away. :52 "when i first looked at it i was taken a back. really, that's what i look likk?" a look ttat shood grow on doc over time as he learns a new lesson about liff. 1:30 "the support from my family my colleagues and students here has been overwelming.. when doc's students heard about his cancer they decided to make an event out of it. morningside college streamed the shaving on- line and on cable. mass communicatio n students even took the first cuts out of doc's beard. jayden :52 it's just a staple to who he is as a person. i'm sure it's hard for him to lose something like that." katie copple/former student :35 "it's an early stage of cancer and we're all praying for him and come visit him whehewe can hehe a big influence on n mpus." doc's prognosis looks good. the cancer was caught in stage one. he started chemo and radiation last week. doctors will remove his esphogus and replace it with part ofofis stomach. doc hopes to be baba in class ll time next semester. the holidays are just around the corner and one group of kids got totoest out toys and choose their r vorite ones. we'll tell you which toys made the top of the list coming up. ben: and i'll have your complete > the results are in - just in titi for the holidays. preschoolersrselped come up with a top ten list of presents they'd like to see under the tree. melissa beckman introduces you to some of the toy testers and their favorites. for them as well" as part of the process the toy tessrs learned to vote. and now they're learning about giving. goddard will donate 100 of the winners to toys for tots. >> so now you know which toys to get your kids this year. you've probably seen the waste water treatment plant in sioux city and wondered what exactly is happening inside that building. we'll take you on a behind- the-scenes tour of the building when we come back. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, in congress, he stooooup for working g milies and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public c cleges. ople are sick and titid of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. that "smell" you encounter on 1-29 and highway 75 can be pungent and it's often the first impression sioux city makes to visitors. for years, city leaders have tried to control the odor. it was also debated during a city council meeting a few months ago. that meeting l l leaders to the city's wastewater treatment plant. they took a tour to see how the plant operates, and identify any upgrades that are needed. while many may have an idea of what happens once waste gets to the plant, they may not know all the details. ktiv's tiffany lane gives us an inside look into the process. "i've been an outdoorsman ever since i can remember," "i love to go canoeing down a river. so water quality is important to me. and it's important to everyone here. so we all really respect what we do for a living, how we can impact what's going on here." 12 and a half mililon gallons of waste flows into the plant per day. there is a screening process to get out anything that may have slipped through the system, upstream. from there it goes to a settling process. sludge settles to the bottom and the clear water from that will travel on through the system and be treated later through an activated sludge process. in that process, you have bacteria dependent on oxygen, which reduces organics and oxygen within the water. that is required by the plant's permit from the state. from there, the water is pumped over and thickened. the water then flows through a set of clarifiers, and into the river. the sludge originally separatee from the water, oes onto some anaerobic digestors where the sludge is heated up to around 95 degrees. bugs will begin to eat the food that is in the waste. and biogas is produced and reused within the facility. in siux city, tiffay lane, ktiv news 4.>> the plant uses 800 gallons of chlorine each day during disinfection season. by law, that process is required from march 15th through novememr 15th. plant leaders are working o. this comes aost three months officials confirmed they plan to take action against two former sioux city wastewater the action follows an ongoing investigation by the iowa department of natural resources and the epa intotoeleases from the plplt. former plant superersor jay pat schwarte, lost their state certifications after improper were fired in june. the plant's current supervisor says, now, they are doing things above and beyond what the dnr is requiring. "we're sampling several times a day even though they have not asked just meeting the requirements. anyone that asks, we can say here's our data. and hopefully that'll clear things up." the two former employees increased chlorine levels on days where they were sampled for bacteria to meme state requirements... as o oosed to consistently being up to par. that's important because the water is discharged into the missouri river. a cool start to our morning. how much warmer will we get today? ben's in next with the complete forecast. plus... one georgia state trooper went above and beyond to help one family on halloween. > a georgia state patrol trooper went a ave and beyond the call tragedy. four children getting ready to trick-or-treat had no idea their parents were killed in a car accident. when the trooper arrived to break the news, he decided to give them one last treat. jeremy campbell reports. grandmother :18-:22 "you couldn't get one to go no where without the other one. that's how much they love each other." on halloween... the couple went out for face paint and extra candy. but never made it home. georgia state trooper nathan bradley was sent to care for four unknowning orphans. s/ trooper nathan bradley / georgia state patrol :33-:36 "unfortunately i was grereed by four children n in full costumes." with their grandmother' s permission.. :37-:39 (natsot) "they thought we were there for a noise complaint" he didn't tell the children their parents had died... s/ trooper nathan bradley / georgia state patrol :42-:54 "the first thing i said was 'hey, y'all want to go get something to eat?' that's when they said my parents will be here shortly, i said yeah, well, i just got in touch with your grandma and she wanted me to pick you up and hangngut with you until shshgets here." he t tated justin, amaya, damien and travion to dinner, movies and halloween candy at the monroe state patrol post followed by a sleep over. 1:03-1:05 "the whole purpose was to preserve their future holidays." giving them one more day... before their lives would change, forever. before their loss would become real. before their grandmother could travel from florida, to become their new guardian. voice of: stephanie oliver / grandmother 1:17-1:1:25 "he took care of my kids when they needed them. he was there for them, all the way. halloween they didn't even have a clue." 1:26-1:30 "they're great kids. they're very smart. i want to see themm continuu to grow anddprosper" >> it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the good mororng and welcome back to news 4 today. soso of the stories you'll see in this half hour... an update on the russian plane that crashed in egypt. this morning, there's lingering suspicions that isis terrorists bombed the russian passenger jet. as the investigation continues, president obama is weighing in, even as u.s. officials consider tightening security for international air travel. more from washington. also... on the faststane to recovery. a sioux city hospital l unveils a painted pediatric patient room to help kids forget their getting treatments. preventing premature births. while the numbers have improved, more can be done to help mothers have healthy babies. that's later in healthbeat 4. but first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. see grapapcs. >> we've now heard it from the president himself - the possiblity of a bomb on board that russian jet that crashed in egypt. there's nothing conclusive yet. tracie potts is following developments from washington. obama/ no super) "i think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on-board." so far that's based on intelligenen, not hard evidence. proof will come from examining the debris - the plane's black boxes - and questioning everyone who had access to that flight. (sot: greg feith/ nbc news aviation analyst) "you have to look at the catering, you have to look at the servicing, you have to look at the maintenance guys, you have to look at the ppl that load the baggage b/c all of those folks have access to parts of f e airplane that are not typically screened." (sot: rep. adam schiff/ (d) california) "that doesn't obviously require a great deal of sophistication -- it just requires having one person in the right place." the u-s hasn't ruled out mechanical failure, but is considering stepped up security for international flights landing here. isis has claimed responsibility. (sot: rep. ed royce/ (r) california) "they are moving heaven and earth to try to attack civilian targets." american lawmakers are concerned if this was terrorism, it could mean the fight against isis isn't working. speaking of civilians: all those stranded british passengers are being sent home withht their luggage ile britain s sds experts to egypyp to rescreen it. i'm racie potts in washington, the democratic presidential hopefuls gather tonight in south carolina to dedete. the 90-minute forum will take place at winthrop university in rock hill, south carolina featuring former secretary of state hillary clinton... vermont senator bernie sanders... and former maryland governor martin o'malley. the event will be live on msnbc which is partnering with the south carolina democratic party. rachel maddow will moderate the forum which is expected to feature southern-specific issues. a new transportatio n bill will keep funding pretty much the same for the next six years. the house passed the bill that gives a 325 billion dollar budget. but transportatio n secretary anthony foxx says that's not enough. foxx wanted at least 400 billion dollars to prevent current traffic tie-ups worse. people who want to comment about an oil pipeline project across iowa will get their chance. the dakota access pipeline, backed by energy transfer partners, would trananer crude oil througug18 iowa counties and parts of north dakota, south dakota and illinois. the iowa utilities board says people should contact their offices today between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to alert officials of an intention to speak at a november 12th public hearing, in boone. there will be enough time for about 200 people to speak. each person will get a maximum of two minutes each. in a survey conducted in forty countries across the world and released yesterday in paris, the u-s based pew research center said it found the majority of the global public are very concerned about climate change. but in both china and the united states, few people say they are change. china and the u-s are the world's largest emitters of carbon dioxide into the air. international negotiations to try to limit greenhouse gas emissions willlltart this month in paris. and according to the pew center poll, an average of 78 percent of respondents - especially the young - said they would support limits on emissions. new research suggests behavioral therapy --- not light --- may be the best way to treat the winter blues. the study included almost 200 people with seasonal affective disorder -- who were treated with six weeks of light therapy or specialized counseling sessions. whililboth methods worked d ll at first -- nearly half of the light therapy recurrence of depression within two winters ... compared to only one- quarter of the counseling group. some bishop heelan high school students got to head out of the classroom to put their art skills to work thursday. they painted animals on the walls of the children's play area at burger king restaurant on hamilton boulevard. "it came out really nice. it really fits the plain background. and, the color is pretty good, too, like, they blend together. so, i was pretty satisfied," said student tuyen le. to thank them for their work, burger king is donating a new pottery wheel to the heelan art recovery is hitting the fast lane at unitypoint health-st. luke's. that's the idea behind this car and garage themed pediatric room. it's the sioux city hospital's first pediatric themed room. auto dealer sioux city ford-lincoln paid for the 12-thousand dollar upgrade. it's an interactive room with a magentic stop light, and a "gas pump" to charge toy cars. kids can also pretend to drive. designers hope it makes the kids forget they're in a hospital. "if they feel more comfortable [and] less stressed, it helps aid their recovery process," said anne holmes. "it's really for fun but it's also to help them get on the road to recovery faster." "we had some smaller ones in here today for the ribbon cutting and their eyes just lit up," said sam burrish. "they were immediately attracted to all the features throughght the room." it took about a year to make the room. their plan is to open it today. the room is intended for kids with shorter hospital visits. earlier this week, we shared a story with you about a man with a type of cancer called spindle cell sarcoma. daniel fleetwood found out he was terminally ill and he had one dying wish. to see the new star wars movie. to make the wish possible, his wife started a social media camamign using the hashtag "force for daniel." even luke skywalker himself -- actor mark hamill --- tweeted his support. yesterday fleetwood's wife ashley posted that his dream had come true and his wish had been granted. the producers let him see a rough cut of the new movie before its releases. director j.j. abrams let daniel watch an unedited version of "the force awakens" in their texas home. on facebook fleetwood's wife thanked, quote, "all the amazing people who helped make this happen," end quouo. daniel fleetwood is in hospice care at his home. a new study shows that there have been improvements in pre-term birthrates, but there's still a lot of work to be done. that's next in healthbeat four. ben: and i'll have your hink there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. > sunshine andndsteady northwest winds. lows tonight willllbe near 30 degreessall across the region creating a cold start to saturday as temperatures return to the 50s with some brighter skies during the afternoon. winds will pick up on sunday and become strong before calming down again early next week as highs return to near 60 for a few days before rain chances veterans' day. see graphics. >> too many babies -- born too soon. a a w report from the mamah of dimes finds that while there have been improvements in the nation's preterm birth rate... there's much more work to be done. here's more from nbc's erika edwards. birth rate is close to 19-percent... earning a failing grade. (sot: siobhan dolan, md, mph - march of dimes - :57 - 1:10) "what we see in some places is limited access to care, lack of health insurance, and then we have trouble getting those women equipped with the tools they need to improve their health." also helpful -- getting women to doctors before they get pregnant... to start on prenatal vitamins and get chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes under control. erera edwards, nbc news.s. >> to learn more about your city or state's preterm birth rates -- log onto march of dimes.org your markets are coming up next. and... if you have any government debt, get ready to receieve a lot more robotic calls on your cell phone now. we'll tell you why, after the > > u.s. stocks moved between modest u.s. stocks moved between modest losses and flat trading, following mixed quarterly results from whole foods market. investors were hesitant to make ahead of the government's closely watched monthly jobs report coming out today. the dow lost four points, closing at 17,863. the nasdaq dropped nearly 15 and the s&p 500 fell two points. as sarah said, job watchers and economic analysts will be looking to the bureau of labor statistics for the october jobs report this morning. it's expected the figure will show some 180- thousand jobs were added last month... that's more than the 142-thousand added in september... and the 136-thousand added in august. the unemployment rate should remain at 5.1- percent. the figures released today could impact the federal reserve's decision whether to raise a key interest rate in december. if you have a student loan or any other government- backed debt... you may soon get a lot more robocalls to your cell phone. thanks to a tiny amendment in last week's budget bill, debt collectors have the authority to robocall cell phones. the bill was passed with a number of deal-makings, including an 80-word section that authorizes "the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owned to the u-s government." and based on a c-n-b-c dot com analysis of over 50- thousand consumer complaints related to debt collection, your cell phone may be targeted even if you don't owe anyone money. apple has filed a patent for a method to secretly enter "panic mode" on an iphone when it's unlocked with a specific finger. the patent proposes a panic mode that would alert friends and family that the user could be in danger, and possibly flash a light and emit "a noise similar to that produced by a car alarm" to deter criminals. companies secure patents for a number of technologies, but not all of them end up in consumers' we have a lot more still to come on news 4 today. when we come back we'll have some of the stories making to headlines in siouxland today. and the biggest female money maker in music has been released. that's in today's hollywood > an eight-hour standoff comes to a peaceful end in cherokee, iowa. that story tops our siouxland headlines this morning. at about eleven o'clock last night, a man who had barricaded himself in a home walked out and surrendered to police. authorities say it was a tense situation. at one point, the man cut off communicatio n with police. several sources say he was drunk. the man's name has not been released. he was taken to cherokee regional medical center to be evaluated. police are expected to release more details later this morning. an alabama woman is charged with stabbing a man in rural woodbury county. 21-year-old katherine burdett is charged with aggravated domestic assault. authorities were called to an address outside sergeant bluff thursday where 28- year-old mark jones of mississippi has suffered a stab wound to his upper left chest. he was taken to mercy medical center with injuries described as non life- threatening. the case remains under investigation. a big show of love for a mornigside college professor undergoing treatment for cancer. yesterday, dozens of students and staff gathered to help dr. mark heistad shave off his signature beard. heistad, who is known as "doc" on campus, was diagnosed in august with cancer of the esophagus. his doctors told him the beard that he's had for 40 years had to go. the school made an event of it, broadcasting the shaving live online and on cable t-v. doc says the show of support from his colleagues and students has been overwhelming . and doctors say his cancer was stages and his prognosis is good! some bishop heelan high school students put down their pencils and picked up paint brushes on thursday. they headed out of the classroom and down to burger king on hamilton boulevard, where they decorated the walls of the children's play area. to thank them for their work, burger king is donating a new pottery wheel to the heelan art department. the biggest female money maker in music has a massive world tour -- and catchy pop songs. but if you thought taylor swift took home the most cash this tied -- lking to her hero. mary moloney has those celeb stories and more in today's yousafzai. (emma watson/actre ss): "you are just my absolute hero." the pair chatted about malala's new documentary and her goal for the malala fund. "it's my simple dream and it's very straightforw ard. i want to see every child get quality education." (nats) "it's no big deal..." well -- it kinda is a big deal. forbes says katy perry made the most out of any female musicians this year. the this is how we do singer raked in 135 milliin dollars. (nats) wiwiest dreams singer taylor swift is in second placecewith 80 mill. (nats) and fleetwood mac -- with their two powerful ladies -- took i nearly 60 million dollars. for hollywood minute -- i'm mary moloney. >> in our third half hour... we finish our special series on the uss sioux city. ktiv's matt breen introduces us to the crew. and still to come, high school volleyball playoffs are well good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday, november 6th. new this morning... an eight-hour standoff in cherokee, iowa had residents on edge. authorities surrounded a man's home and evacuated neighbhbs during the standofof but thererwere some tense moments during the incident. we've gogothe latest in just a minute. also... a gathering of support for a siouxland professor. the beard on morningside college's dr. mark heistad was his trademark, but now he's got a smooth, hair-free face... as he battles cancer. and the uss sioux city is being built in a shipyard in wisconsin. while crews work on getting the combat ship ready for the water... we'll meet the men and women that will call it home. but first, here's ben. a man barricaded himself in hihi home for e eht hours... creating a tense situation for authorities and residents in cherokee, iowa yesterday. that standoff with police ended peacefully. ktiv's sam curtiss has more from the scene. sometime around 2:00 p.m. we caught up with one neighbor who filled the time at a local restaurant. she didn't want to be identified but told us what she knew. "we were stopped at the bottom "we weren't even able to get half way up the hill." "they wereret able to give us any details on what was happenng," said a neighbor. town," said a neighbor. "everyone is concerned." the standoff ended just before 11 p.m. neighbors were then allowed to go home. as authorities with the cherokee police department, cherokee county sheriff's office and iowa state patrol packed up at the scene. authorities then took the man to cherokee regional medical center to be evaluated. in cherokee, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four.>> the cherokee police department is expected to release more details later this morning. we'll bring you those updates as they are made available. a woman was arrereed yesterday after authorities found a man n with a stab wound. 21-year-old d therine burdett, from alabama, was arrested for aggravated domestic assault. authorities were called to the 11-hundred block of 225th street in rural woodbury county yesterday morning and found 28- year-old mark jones, from mississippi, with a stab wound to his chest. he was transported to mercy medical center with non-life threatening injuries. the case is still under investigation. we're learning new details about the young man who stabbed four students at the university of california, merced on wednesday. investigators say they found a detailed manifesto on his body during the autopsy. 18-year-old faisal mohammad was shot dead by campus police. investigators say he had a two-page detailed and scripted plan of his intentions and a liststf potential targets. they say he planned to tie students t ttheir desks, re police into the classroom, then ambush an officer, grab their gun, and open fire. they also say mohammad got kicked out of a study group and was upset with a student. he also praised allah in his writings. but the merced county sheriff says there is still no indication of terrorism and that this was "just an upset teenager taking it to the extreme." sheriff vern warnke/merced county sheriff's office "i think his intention was pretty substantial. i think his capability is kinda like when you're having a dinner. your eyes are bigger than your stomach kind of thing. i don't think he had any actual capabilities of carrying this out other than visions of grandeur."." all four victims are expected toto recover. classes will resume at thth campus today. funeral services will take place this morning for a yng sioux city boy killed in a fire last friday night. 3-year-old nico torres died from smoke inhalation. the investigation into the cause of the fire at the house on central street is on going. the little boy's service starts at 1:00 this afternoon at st. michael's church in south sioux city, nebraska. several fundraisers have been set up for the family. we have a list on our website at ktiv.com. yesterday, dozens of students and staff gathered at morningside college for a special one of their professors faces an obstacle that he's tackling head-on. ktiv's sheila brummer has the story. should grow on doc over time as he learns a new lesson about life. 1:30 "the support from my family my been overwhelming.. they all gg my back." when doc's students heard about his cancer they decided to make an event out of it. morningside college streamed the shaving on- line and on cable. mass communicatio n students even took the first cuts out of doc's beard. jayden :52 it's just a staple to who he is as a person. i'm sure it's hard for him to lose something like that." katie copple/former student :35 "it's an early stage of cancer and we're all praying for him and come visit him when we can he's a big influence on campus." doc's prognosis looks good. the cancer was caught early. he started chemo and radiation last week. doctors will remove his esphogus and replace it wiwi part of his stomacc doc hopes to be back in class full timimnext yesterday, we took you behind the scenes with the construction come back, meet some of the crew members who will sail on the navy's newest combat ship. and i'll have your complete > yesterday, we gave you a rare, behind the scenes look at the construction of the u.s.s. sioux city. crews are building the littoral combat ship at a shipyard in wisconsin. when it's deployed, the u.s.s. sioux city will have a crew of 95 on board. today, we continue the special series of reports, from northern wisconsin, by talking with some of those crew members as they train for the day they'll sail aboard the sioux city. giving them everything the city deserves, and what they want." senior chief petty officer ian thompson was one of a dozen crew members, who travelled to sioux city, in september, to unveil l the ship's crest. sot) the reception n s overwhelming. "the amount ofofride and respect thay have for r e military, and just in their r y-to-day lives, it was h hrtfelt," said scpo i i thompsononu.s.s. sioux city. "i meanan could really tell t tt the city was proud to have this." commander kevin ralston led that delegation to sioux city. "just the connection that i've gotten to make with the citizens of sioux city that i've gotten to do on the two visits i've ralston. among the men and women of the u.s.s. sioux city is one nebraska-native. "i work with radar," said os2 cole lesiak, u.s.s. sioux city. operations specialist cole lesiak was born and raised in columbus, nebraska. the navy is in his blood. "my grandpa, my dad... he was in the navy," said lesiak. "his brother was in the navy, so it's like a family tradition. a nine-year navy man, lesiak is proud to serve his country, and serve aboard the u.s.s. sioux city. "best thing i ever did," lesiak said. for chief engineer kevin rhyne, the u.s.s. sioux city is the fourth ship he's served on in his 18-year naval career. "whenever you commission a ship, or you go to a ship, you learn a little bit about the namesake," said lt kevin rhyne, u.s.s. sioux city. "you sort of carry that with you. and, you don't forget it." rhyne says ship's mission is just as important as the name on her stern. "as we bring her to life, it's going to mean a lot," rhyne said. it means a lot to the crew, and to the community with its name all oveethe navy's newest ship. "we're just really, really happy to represent them," ralston said. "andd we want to dd so in the best light possible." >> >> the future u.s.s. sioux city may be launched as soon as december... or in january, weather permitting. continue in the siouxland area. we'll head to south dakota and nebraska for the highlights. and college basketball season is just getting underway. that's next in sports fouce. the son of a aolish immigrant who grew up a brooklyn tenementnt he went totoublic schools, en college, where the work of his l le began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking t tth to power. he moved to vermont, in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for livinwages, equal pay, and tuion-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. >> the post-season continues for siouxland volleyball teams -- and one college basketball team is off to a great start. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. serve that the defense mishandles, and the panthers take the lead. panthers continue to gain momentum -- meredith lammers's attack is deflected by a couple defenders and drops in for the point to keep dakota valley ahead. later on, meredith landers gets another set up and spike -- it almost hits the camera man, panthers sweep lennox in 3 sets. district finals in nebraska -- winners to state. in c1, pierce is swept by ord. inin2, guardian angels s seps hartington cc. also in c2, crofton's going to state, after a 3-2 win oveve elgin public/popopjohn. stanton falls to shelby, rising city, also 3-2. in d1, emerson-hubbard gets a state trip, 3-zip. in d2, o'neill st. mary's sweeps wynot. the nebraska state tourney morningside head coach jamie sale -- a 389 and 107 career record -- pretty good. the mustangs always play good defense. allison bachman with the steal and layin. morningside out to a 17 to 1 lead. second quarter -- yes, it's quarters this season. morningside feeds the post. freshman audra corbit -- from laurel, nebraska, lays it in. mustangs shot 54 percent from the field. now on the run, lexi ackerman to taylor bahensky for the quick 2. mustangs up 41-16 at the half. it was all home team. ackerman drops in the 3-pointer. morningside goes to 3 and 0 with a 90 to 48 win. the football playoffs continue in iowa and nebraska tonight. see the action at 10. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> you've probably seen the waste water treatment plant in sioux city and wondered what exactly is happening inside that building. we'll take you on a behind- the-scenes tour of the building and see how city leaders hope to improve the facility when we come back. >> that "smell" you encounter on 1-29 and highway 75 can be pungent and it's often the first impression sioux city makes to visitors. for years, city leaders have tried to control the odor. it was also debated during a city council meeting a few months ago. that meeting led leaders to the city's wastewater treatment plant. they took a tour to see how the plant operates, and identify any grades that are needed. while many may have an idea of what happens once waste gets to the plant, they may not know all the details. ktiv's tiffany lane gives us an inde look into the process. process. sludge settles to the bottom and the clear water from that will travel on through the system and be treated later through an activated sludge process. in that process, you have bacteria dependent on oxygen, which reduces organics and oxygen within the water. that is required by the plant's permit from the state. from there, the water is pumped overernd thickened. the water then f fws through a set of f clarifiers, and into the river. the sludge o oginally separated from the water, goesesnto some anaerobic digestors whwhe the sludge is heated up around 95 degrees.. bugs wiil begin to eat the food that is in he waste. and biogas is produced and reused within the facility. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> the plant uses 800 gallons of chlorine each day during disinfection season. from march 15th through november 15th. plant leaders are working on provements, every day. this comes almost three months after state officials confirmed they plan to take action against two former sioux city wastewater treatment plant employees. the action follows an ongoing investigation by the iowa department of natural resources and the epa into releases from the plant. former plant supervisor jay niday, and supervisor pat schwarte, lost their state certifications after improper disinfection practices. they were fired in june. the plant's current supervisor says, now, they are doing things above and beyond what the dnr is requiring. "we're sampling several times a day even though they have not asked us to do so," said maynes. "we just want to prove that we are meeting the requirements. anyone that asks, we can say here's our data. and hopefully that'll clear things up." the two former employees increased chlorine levels on bacteria to meet state requirements... as opposed that's important because the water is discharged into the missouri river. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the thank you, rockstars. for the hustle. for understanding time is money. thank you for working freaky fast to save our customers precious minutes every day. hours every year. time they can use to chase their dreams, just like you are chasing yours. if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing o o dependence on f feign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. wiwi bold leadership ananan endless supply of wind and sun, wewean do that across america. so, what are we waiting fofo endar. good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. some of the stories you'll see in this half hour... an update on the russian plane that crashed in egypt. this morning, there's lingering suspicions that isis terrorists bombed the russian passenger jet. as the investigation continues, president obama is weighing in, even as u.s. officials consider tightening security for international air travel. more from washington. also... on the fast lane to recovery. a sioux city hospital unveils a painted pediatric patient room to help kids forget their getting treatments. and... a marriage proposal on live t-v in what's trending... and a dating rumor is confirmed between two familiar faces on nbc. but first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. things are cooler this morning. we've now heard it from the president himself - the possiblity of a bomb on board that russian jet that crashed in egypt. there's nothing conclusive yet. tracie potts is following developments from washington. the u-s hasn't ruled out mechanical failure, but is considering stepped up security for international flights landing here. isis has claimed responsibility. (sot: rep. ed royce/ (r) california) "they are moving heaven and earth to try to attack civilian targets." american lawmakers are concerned if this was terrorism, it could mean the fight against isis isn't working. speaking of civilians: all those stranded british passengers are being sent home without their luggage while britain sends experts to egypt to rescreen it. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> the democratic presidential hopefuls gather tonight in south carolina to debate. the 90-minute forum will take place at winthrop university in rock hill, south carolina featuring former secretary of state hillary clinton... vermont senator bernie sanders... and former maryland governor martin o'malley. the event will be live on msnbc which is partnering with the south carolina party. rachel maddow will moderate the forum which is expected to feature southern-specific issues. a new transportatio n bill will keep funding pretty much the same for the next six years. the house passed the bill that gives a 325 billion dollar budget. but transportatio n secretary anthony foxx says that's not enough. foxx wanted at least 400 billion dollars to prevent current traffic tie-ups from getting worse. people who want to comment about an oil pipeline project across the dakota access pipeline, backed by transfer crude oil through 18 iowa counties and parts of north dakota, south dakota and illinois. the iowa utilities board says people should contact their offices today between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to alert officials of an intention to speak at a november 12th public hearing, in boone. there will be enough time for about 200 people to speak. each person will get a maximum of two minutes each. in a survey conducted in forty countries across the world and released yesterday in paris, the u-s based pew research center said it found the majority of the global public are very concerned about climate change. but in both china and the united states, few people say they are very concerned about climate change. china and the u-s are the world's largest emitters of carbon dioxide into the air. international negotiations to try to limit greenhouse gas emissions will start this month in paris. and according to the pew center poll, an average of 78 percent of respondents - especially young people - said they wouou support limits on emissions. new research sugugsts behavioral the best way to treat the winter blueue the study included almost 200 0 people with seasasal affective disorder -- who were treated with six weeks of light therapy or spepealized counseling sessions. whililboth methods workeddell at first -- nearly halalof the light therapypy tients had a recurrence of deprprsion within two o nters ... compared to only onon quarter of counseling groro. somemeishop heelan high scscol students got to head out t the classroom to put ththr art skills to workrk thursday. they paintnt animals on the walls of the childreres play area at burger king restaurant on hahalton boululard. "it came out really nice. it really fits the plain background. and, the color is pretty good, too, like, they blend together. so, i was pretty satisfied," said student tuyen le. to thank them for their work, burger king is donating a new pottery wheel to the heelan art department. recovery is hitting the fast lane at unitypoint health-st. luke's. that's the idea behind this car and garage themed pediatric room. it's the sioux city hospital's first pediatric themed room. auto dealer sioux city ford-lincoln paid for the an interactive room with a magentic stop light, and a "gas pump" to charge toy cars. designers hope it makes the ki forget they're in a hospital. "if they feel more comfortable [and] less stressed, it helps aid their recovery process," said anne holmes. "it's really them get on the road to recovery faster." "we had some smaller ones in here today for the ribbon cutting and their eyes just lit up," said sam burrish. "they were immediately attracted to all the features throughout the room." it took about a year to make the room. their plan is to open it today. the room is intended for kids with shorter hospital visits. earlier this week, we shared a story with you about a man with a type of cancer called spindle cell sarcoma. daniel fleetwood found out he was terminally ill and he had one dying wish. to see the new star wars movie. to make the wish possible, his wife started a social media campaign using the hashtag "force for daniel." even luke skywalker himself -- actor mark hamill --- tweeted his support. yesterday fleetwood's wife ashley posted that his dream had come true and his wish had been granted. the producers let him see a rough cut of the new movie before its releases. director j.j. abrams let daniel watch an unedited version of "the force awakens" in their texas home. on facebook fleetwood's wife thanked, quote, "all the amazing people who helped make this happen," end quote. daniel fleetwood is in hospice care at his home. coming up in what's trending... a north dakota t-v reporter got the suprise of a lifetime while she was live on air. and i'll have your complete > saturday as temperatures return to the 50s with some brighter skies during the afternoon. winds will pick up on sunday and become strong before calming down again early next week as highs return to near 60 for a few days before rain chances return on veterans' day. see graphics. >> a television reporter in fargo, north dakota got the surprise of her life yesterday morning. while doing a morning news update on k-v-l-y's lifestyle show "north dakota today," kristi larson's boyfriend, jaron conner showed up on the set. it soon became clear what jaron was about to do. he got down on one knee, professed his love, and proposed on live television. with a surprised face and tear-filled eyes, kristi said yes! kristi and jaron have been dating for five years, and kristi says she was completely surprised. there's a new couple on the music scene. and it could make nbc's "the voice" more interesting. plus... the pope is releasing his first album today. how you can hear the papal tunes if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but the republicans... they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. they don't stand up for equal pay for women. they don't support paid family leave. they don't even really support refinancing student debt. we've got to get this economy working for the vast majority of that's what i intend to do as president. if you didn't stay up last night on the show tonight....chri stopher waltz, lin- manuel miranda, and meghan trainor. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. there could be a little extra spice on "the voice" when its live shows begin next monday. that's because what's been rumored in recent days has been confirmed. the show's coaches, blake stefani, are dating. the two singers are each newly single. during the summer, shelton and fellow country singer miranda lambert announced their fellow musician husband gavin rossdale also announced in august that they're divorcing. stefani and shelton had been spotted together in public numerous times recently, including several halloween-themed parties last weekend. a woman who cared for bobbi kristina brown while in hospice care has been charged with nursing without a license. 32-year old taiwo sobamowo appeared in forsyth county court by video conference from jail. in addition to nursing without a license, she is charged with identity theft. bobbi kristina brown was found unresponsive in her home on january 31st... and never regained consciousness. she was transferred to hospice care in late june... and died there one month later on july 26th. sobamowo was accused of a similar charade to secure a nursing job in washington more than two years ago. the vatican plans to release a c-d today featuring the voice of pope francis over a variety of musical arrangements . the album, titled "wake up," is a collection of 11 tracks - excerpts from papal speeches. and the tunes range from pop to rock to gregorian music. the speeches touch on themes including peace, nature, attention to the needy, faith and family. friday al- actress emma stone is 27 sarah- basketball player lamar odom is 36 al- actress taryn manning is 37 sarah- model-actress rebecca romijn is 43 al- actor ethan hawke is 45 sarah- actress kelly rutherford is 47 al- news corresponden t and former california first lady maria shriver is 60 our first 4 on 4 birthday of the week is dayton from jackson, nebraska he turned 4 on monday, november 2nd. he loves to ride in the tractor with his dad, help with the chores on the farm, and he wants to be mayor of jackson nebraska when he grows up. from spencer, iowa we have haley . she celebrated her 4th birthday on tuesday, november 3rd. she likes to play with play dough, barbies, and dolls. celebrating a wednesday, november 4th birthday is savannah she's from sioux city. it was her golden birthday and she enjoys going to school. up next... is natalie. she's from kingsley, iowa. she turned four on wednesday november 4th. natalie loves camping with her friends, playing with her little brother and being outside at her grandpa's farm where she loves playing with the kittens. from spencer, iowa we have kaylin. she celebrated her 4th birthday on thursday, november 5. kaylin loves playing dolls and go stay at her grandma's and grandpa's house. and our last 4 on 4 birthday of the week is cameron. cameron is from sioux city. he's celebrating his birthday tomorrow saturday, november 7th. cameron loves fishing and riding his dirt bike. do you have a siouxland kid celebrating a fourth birthday? send us their picture about a week ahead of time, some fun it on friday 4 on 4's. we're winding things down on this friday morning. when we come back, we'll give you the stories making headlines in siouxland. and the northern lights were spotted again. we'll tell you where after the if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? a nine-hoho standoff comes to a a peaceful endndn cherokee, iowa. that story tops our siouxland headlines this morning. about eleven 'o clock last barricadad himself in a home walked out and surrendered to police. authorities say it w w a tense situation. at one p pnt, the man cut off communicicio n with police. several sources say heheas drunk. the man's name has not been releasas. he was taken to cherokee regional l dical ceceer to be evaluated. . police arerexpected to release more details later this morning. an alabama womamais charged with stabbing a man in rural woodbdby county. 21-year-old katherine burdett is chchged with aggravated domestic assault.t. authoritieiewere called to an adadess outside sergeananbluff yesterday where 2 2 year-old mark jones of mississippi had a stab wound to his chest. he was taken to mercy medical center with injuriesesescribed as non lifefe threatening. the case remains under investigation. a big show of love for a mornigside college professor ununrgoing treatment for cancer. on thursday, dozens of students and staff gathered to help dr. mark heistad shave off his signature beard. heistad, who is known as "doc" on campus, was diagnosed in august with cancer of the esophagus. his doctors told him the beard that he's had for 40 years had to go. the school made an event of it, broadcasting the shaving live doc says the show of support from his colleagues and students has been overwhelming . and doctors say his cancer was his prognosis is good! some bishop heelan high school students put down their pencils and picked up paint brushes yesterday. they headed out of the classroom and down to burger king on hamilton boulevard, where they decorated the walls of the children's play area. to thank them for their work, burger king is donating a new pottery wheel to the heelan art department. northern lights are a huge draw for tourists in iceland. the colorful lights that move across the night sky are caused by particles in the earth's atmosphere hitting sunlight. an iceland tourist center said the best time for the northern lights there is between september to mid-april. g gd morning.

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