belgium lowered its terror threat l lel yeststday, but the government said there's still a "serious" risk. the manhunt for two suspects coinued near brussels and sewhere. n-b-c's keir simmons has more. salah was seen with another suspect, mohammed abrini, at a gas station, prior to the paris attacks. "elements of the investigation must remain confidential," the belgian prime minister told his nation today, "to make sure we can stop this threat." but in brussels the government unexpectedly lowered the threat level this afternoon... ... another attack no longer considered imminent... but still a serious risk. earlier the city's grand mosque... cordoned off after receiving envelopes of white powder. a frightening few hours as 11 people underwent emergency treatment... tests later showed the powder was flour... separately two men were arrested at a mosque in germany... . accused of planning still more attacks... well over a thousand raids have been carried out across europe, weapons and money seized... the mastermind killed. still tonight the search for suspects goes on. >> russian president vladimir putin had someme tough talk yesterday for the united states and turkey... over the war in syria. at a joint news conference putin said russia will keep cooperating with the united states and its partners to fight isis in syria. but that cooperation will be in jeopardy if there are any repeats ofofurkey's shooting down of a russn jet. and putin said he is sti angry at turkey's actions, calling the downg of the jet an act of betrayal by a country moscow had thought of as a friend. a man draped in an american flag was able to scale and jump a spiked fence at the white house before being stopped by the secret service, all while the first family was gathered f f thanksgiving inside. the jumper, joseph caputo, made it over the fence spite new security around the white house put in place just five months ago. the white house was immediately placed on lockdown while the secret service combed the grounds. caputo was detained and taken into custody. the thanksgiving holiday didn't end the sit-in protest going on at a minneapolis p pice prececct. protesters have been dug in for a few weeks in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a minneapolis police office demonstrators say many people from within the minneapolis community donated demonstrators themselves prepared dishes and everyone who came out enjoyed a thanksgiving meal despite the snow and cold tempererures. one person was shot outside a louisiana shopping mall thursday evening. the shooting happened in the mall. one person is being treated for a gun shot wound, but is expected to survive. police said it was an altercation between two people... and it had nothing do with holiday shopping. the shooter is still at large. a new york mother who left her baby in a nativity scene earlier this week won't be prosecuted. the baby boy was found monday by the custodian staff at a new york church with his umbilical cord still attached. he is now healthy and doing fine... the d-a says the mother followed the spirit of new york's abandoned infant protection t... and won't be chchged. the act allows a parent to abandon a newborn up to 30 days old anonymously and without fear of prosecution at a suitable place. the mother had returned to holy child jesus church the day after to make sure the baby was found. a man got through security at the salt lake city airport and managed to get to the flight check- in gate... using a stolen ticket. it happened on november fifth... and we're now justearning about it. police say 61-year-old michael salata stole a woman's southwest airlines boarding pass that she had accidentally left at a kiosk... and he used it to get through security. he was in the process of boarding a flight to o oland whenene got caught. they say salata wasn't stopped until the woman who lost her boarding pass tried to check onto the flight using a replacement pass. police say salata was not carrying any items that would be cause for alarm. frontier airlines is suspending its flights between denver and sioux falls during the winter. the executive director of the sioux falls regional airpororsays the airline will spend the flights jan. 3rd and service will resume april 15th. frontier began flying out of sioux falls in 2011. frontier stopped service in sioux city back in october of last year. at the time is was described as a seasonal shutdown. but, the airline didn't take off again after flying out of sioux gateway airport for about four months. frontier also served sioux city for seven months in 2007 and 2008 before ending service as the airline reorganized under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. a tricky travel day yesterday for some across siouxland as freezing rain, turned to sleet, then turned to snow. law enforcement encouraged drivers to take their time on the roads to prevent accidedes. the snow was not nearly as much as last friday, the first snow of the season. but there was still enough snow to cover trees and cars. in some places you could even see icicles formed. it was the same up in sioux falls, south dakota not enough snow to accumulate much- but enough to makekeoads slick and slippery. the south dakota department of transportatio n is warning people it's illegal to place or dump extra snow on shoulders or ditches. officials in the yankton area say the recent snowfall left behind a lot of snow and they're seeing a lot of violations. the space within the right of way is suppose to be reserved for fufure snow that could fall on the road. because of the weather: the city of moville, iowa has issued a snow emergency. so there is no parking on city streets. libraries are well known for their printed books. but in today's age, many people prefer digital books. coming up, we'll show you how libraries are making the switch to the digital age. ben: and i'll haha your cocolete > > one in every five adults in america lives in a home with - either no computer or no one in every five adults in america lives in a home with - either no computer or no internet connection. for many of them - the local library is filling a huge digital gap. but not evererlibrary in the country is making this transition into the digital age as fast as others. tracie potts has more on that story. the qualified staff to help them on the computer, they would really be at a dadvantage." the american library association's new campaign - "libraries transform" - shows people where to get help. not just to surf the web... watch videos or send emails. what if you need to apply for a job? (sot adam scsceffer / library sociate 1:08-1:14) "you have to have an online profile with a pin number, and then answer a 65- question digital questionnaire just for like, poverty-waged job at walmart." you can still get a good book here. but libraries are quickly becoming the place to build new skills to bridge the digital divide. tracie potts, nbc news - washington. >> as technology advances, libraries all over the country will continue to develop new ways to reach the tech- savvy generation. still to come this morning on news 4 today.... one sioux city resturant gave back to those in need yesterday. they offered free meals to people who couldn't afford thanksgiving dinner. we'll have more on that story after the break. a local business on historic 4th street gave back to those in need yesterday. ktiv's tiffany lane was at a sioux city restaurant that opened its doors for a free thanksgiving feast. opened its doors to those who might not be able to afford their own thanksgiving dinner. "i'm inside, warm, meeting around good people who care," said william dufek, a sioux city resident. "i like this place a lot. the food has been fantastic. you can't beat this, no way, no how." su "people eating here today say, it's not only a great way to have a nice meal, but it's also a nice way to celebrate the holidays with others." "it's good ecause i seeee lot of people i haven't seen in a long time and it's kinda nice," said misty rodriquez, a sioux city resident. "younow ii think that tis is nice that rebos is doing this because a lot of money to do it." there was a traditional thanksgiving meal offered, and all of it was donated to the restaurant. volunteers came from around the community to help the restaurant's cause. "we're close, we're a pretty close family too so we knew that we could still do something like this and yet we're still all together," said heather rees, a co-owner at rebos. and on thanksgiving, the rebos family was just a little bit larger with all those that joined them.>> many of the volunteers for the dinner were actually customers. rebo's wasn't the only place the less fortunate could go for a warm meal on thanksgiving. coming up in our next half hour of news... "mission acomplished" at sioux city's gospel mission. ben says things look much better today than yesterday. he's in next with the forecast. and november is national adoption month. we'll show you how a few iowa families are changing the lives >> for far too many iowa children, life is a daily struggle. some children, through no fault of their own, live lives which are often chaotic, very uncertain and quite lonely. but ron steele, from our sister station, kwwww in waterloo, shows us that iowa families are stepepng up to save kids. "living a ry chaotic life. parents split. dad went to prison right away." like hundreds of other iowa children, emerson went to live with an iowa foster family. "she immediately fell in love with them. michelle becker is an iowa lawyer and child advocate who grew up in gilbertville.. she is emerson's guardian n litem....that's the person who protects iowa kids in court. "it really struck me how much of that choas we didn't know about. i invested in this along time ago in fighting for emerson and know what was best for her." (:44) "mom consented to the termination of parental rights.s.he had given up, becasue she had moved on to another relationship. and, decided that was the life she wanted to live." emerson's case ended up in iowa district court "her parental rights for her biological parents were terminated." and that court ruling paved the way for emerson's legal adoption by joe and melinda,a,hom adopted last year and have been foster parents for 5-years.. determined to give "i have to thank michellle, because she fought for our little girl when we couldn't. and. she's truly been her voice throughout her entire case." and, so it is with great joy that this court grants the request for adoption." "we just want to give them the best lives possible. they deserve it.they didn't ask to be put into the positions that they are. and, theyeyidn't ask for life to be this way. so, we just love them like we would love our own. so, on this day, it's all about emerson's adoption....but, joe and melinda are building a large family. melinda's biological son is 13-yeaeaold jayden....3- year old k klin. they adopted kaylin last year on national adoption day. ..soon, this little cutie, one year old,owen, will become part of their family...and, they'll even go older, adopting 18-year old aleitha in the not to distant future. "one on the biggest things is remembering why you are willing to open your arms and your heart and your home to these kids, and no matter how hard it gets, just be patient and everything will work out eventually." "you know, she was here last year at our adoption day, because her sister was adopted. i mean she's got a great i meanm she's got t great future ahead of her." >> noveuber is national adoption month, and you can learn more about adoption and becoming a foster parent by checking out iowakidsnet. it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news andndeather for u on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm matt breen in for al and sarah. coming up in this half hour of news... today is black friday. but, some shoppers started their retail therapy on thursday... as stores started sales before some thanksgiving dinners were even served! we'll take you to one store here in sioux city where people were ready to get the best deals. and the gospel mission in sioux city helped those in need yesterday. they offered a free thanksgiving meal to anyone who needed it. we'll take you there in a little bit. and thanksksving was just yesterday, but you may already be feeling the holiday stress. coming up in healthbeat four, we'll show you some ways that you can beat that sress. but first ben.... conditions will be markedly better today with highs near 30 with some there are a few returns ononadar earlrltoday that might iidicate a few snow fllrries, but thahaks to some much drrr air, nothing is epected in the accumulating snow department on this black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and moday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. see graphics. >> from coast to coast, shoppers were getting a jump start on grabbing holidays deals. that includes here in siouxland. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with shoppers who decided to get in on those e erly bird bargains. others say they enjoyed those early morning hours shopping. "we stood out line out here from 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock froze ii was o much fun though. i guess i'm with my family so i im thankful for that, but if we wouldn't had the lull. i don't like it. black friday is the all night experience and it's just not the same," said amy benson. although some shoppers appreciate the extra shopping time. "i bet you a lot of people think it's people get to come i guess because some people they don't get to leave that early sometimes they work," said jack schlosser. and then there's the late birds. "i always shop on christmas eve (laughing) because i thinn that''the best tiie. you're mind's really thinking....it's crunch time," said bryce engen. >> either way shoppers say it's a friends. deals today, others will opt outdoors. it was a month ago that retailer r-e-i announced its doors would be encouraged americans to opt to go outside and enjoy the outdoors with family and friend since then, nearly one million people have joined in on the idea. to make opting out more attractive, some national and state parks across the nation are offering special deals today, such as waiving entry fees. black friday is not just an american event any more. it's spreading to europe as well. but some in britain believe the shopping bonanza may not be a good idea there. isa soares explains. purchasing power, suppliers or margins and probably over the years they've under invested in terms of it, logistics and warehousing. so it completely doesn't make sense for some retailers to get involved. we think some rereilers who've invested more in their it and their logistics capabilities they're the ones that are really starting to participate." and 77-percent of uk retailers will participate -- offering some sort of black friday discount. in store: consumers are predicted to spend over $1.92bn this year on deals over the black friday, cyber monday weekend. while internet spending on black friday alone -- is expected to hit a record 1.62 billion dollars. (isa soares, london/stand up brbrge): "while some retailers may be pulling out of black friday....barom eter of the british high street -- department store john lewis is continuing with its black friday event. this after last year saw the company make 270 million dolarsin sales in just one week. reason enough it seems...to keep this us tradition going." reaction to black friday may be mixed. with some indicators pointing to larger black friday y is year in terms of number of retailers taking part and growing interest from shoppers, black friday looks seto remain a fixture on the uk shping calendar for some time. >> holiday shoppers will mingle with protesters today at one of the country's most popular shshping districts, chicago's magnififent milele reverend jesse jackson's rainbow push coalition plans to hold what the group calls a major demonstratio n along michigan avenue. the purpose of the black friday protest is to bring the attention of the world to the violence in chicago and to call for change via "mass demonstrations" and voter registration. a big mealalave u-s military members serving in afghanistan something to be thankful for on thanksgiving day. soldiers celebrated the holiday at camp resolute support with their nato partners. there was plenty of food on the serving line... including turkey, ham and prime rib topped off with pies and cakes. fancy food sculptures added to the festive atmospherere an estimated three million people turned out in new york city to watch the 89th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. the tom turkey float made its grand entrance on 34th street... paying tribute to the pilgrim and native american feast back in 1621. macy's great american marching band led the way... consisting of bandndembers from al50 states. and seventeen giant character balloons soared above the crowds... including snoopy. charlie brown's beagle has appeared in 38 macy's parades... which is a record. and of course... the most popular character in the parade every year is santa claus. a company from sioux falls, south dakota once again designed new balloons for this year's parade. raven industries has produced more than 90 large balloons for the parade over the years. new this time around; an updated ronald mcdonald. new balloons take hundreds and hundreds of hours to design and build. and with thanksgiving comes traditional thanksgiving food. people who stopped at the gospel mission in sioux city yesterday enjoyed a free meal. the shelter opened its doors for the public to take part in that meal. volunteers came from around the community and included individuals as well as hoping to give back. "we're very blessed as we year for individuals wealth of turkeys and the fixings to allow us this opportunity." there were about 150 people served yesterday. the food was donated from local businesses. dinner organizers say one of their main goals was for people to m mt each other and forget about t tir daily concerns. two nasa astronauts spent thanksgiving in orbit... aboard the international space station. like many americans, they celebrated the holiday with turkey and football... but at zero gravity. the thanksgiving menu in space included turkey, candied yams, corn and potatoes au gratin. the food is contaiaid in plastic pouches stapled to a plastic board. many people give to charities during the holiday season... and the i-r-s has some tips for your year-end giving. make sure you're giving to qualified charities... an you'll get the tax break for your gift. financial donations need documentatio n... you cacaget that either from your banknkecords or in a written statement from the charity. and if you're planning on giving items such as furniture or clothes, make sure you get a receipt from the charity so you can claim a "gift" deduction on your taxes. the holidays can be a very stressful time. you're spending extra time around family members, or trying to find the perfect gift fofo everyone on your list. coming up in healtlteat four, we'll show you some ways to avoid the extra stress during the holiday season. ben: and i'll have your > better today with highs near 30 with some sunshine and steady north winds. there are a few returns on radar early today that might indicate a few ow flurries, but thahas to some much drier air, nothing is expected in the accumulating snow department ononhis black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and monday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. already feeling the holiday stress? it can be tough to avoid this time of year. doctor frank mcgeorge has some expert advice to help you u ress less.. enjoy more... and give your kids a gift they'll really remember this holiday season in healthbeat four. (nats) (sot: dr. karen russssl, internal medicine physician) "w"wther it's because of family pressure, whether it's because of financial stress, whether it's just the cooking and everything they have to do that's associated with the holiday, the it." doctor karen russell says it's not hard to spot her holiday, the fun seems to get sucked out of it." doctor karen russell says it's not hard to spot her patients that are suffering from holiday stress. (sot: dr. karen russell, internal medicine physician) "their blood pressure is up. you can see that they're distracted during the visit. they haven't slept very well." russssl says the anticipatatn of everything that needs to done is actually the biggest problem. to counter that feeling -- start by making a list. (sot: dr. karen russell, internal medicine physician) "it allows you to plan appropriately with your time. you start with the things that are most important to you and then maybe end with the things that are not as important. and it's ok not to get certain things done, recognizing that you're only one person." remember, it's o-k to say no sometimes. (sot: dr. karen russell, internal medicine physician) "prioritize it. you don't have to go to every christmas party. you don't have to go to every christmas banquet or dinner." it's also important to enjo the process of getting things done. for example, involve your kids in the cooking and baking. put on holiday music... and let go of the idea that everything has to be perfect. (sot: dr. karen russell, internal medicine physician) "the mistakes are what help create memories for the holidays." to ease financial stress -- set a holiday budget and stick to it. russell recommends shifting your focus to spending time instead of money... especially when it comes to your children. (sot: dr. karen russell, internal medicine physician) "i think more importantly than any gift we canpurchase for them is spending the time with them. having a game night, watching movies, my kids love to snuggle up on the couch and watch movies and eat popcorn. bundle up and go out and build a snowman. run around with them. they remember those moments more than a gift that you can buy them that they're going to puu down in a month." finally, don't feel guilty about yourself. internal medicine physician) "read a book, meditate quietly, at the snow. anything that brings you comfort and joy. take >> that ws doctor frank mcgeorge reporting. extended family can also be a source of stress. russell says it's important toto remember -- it's just one if it getstso be too much... to relax. come on this friday morning. a well-known british bank has to pay a huge fine. and we'll give you some tips to make sure you get the right toys for the little ones on your sports companies are fighting a new york ban on its online games. fan-duel and draft-kings wererin court wednesday asas part of a lawsuit to allow players from new york to play its games. new york's attorney general says the games constitute illegal gambling and hurt new york residents. but late monday, fan- duel disclosed the loss figures in a court filing... claiming only 172 players in new york have lost more than ten- thousasa-dollars in fan-duel mes this year. and just 16 of those players lost more than 50- thousand-dollars. britain's financial conduct authority fined barclay's for ignoring its own rules on checking the backgrounds of their clients and the origin of their cash. regulators say a handful of barclays workers bent over backwards to accommodate rich clieies on a deal in 2011 1 nd 2012. the transaction, known inside barclays as an "elephant al", reportedly earned the bank close to 79 million dollars in commissions. regulators say bankers were so determined to hide the deal from colleagues they purchased a safe with the sole purpose of storing information related to the trananction. nonone will say where thth safe was locatete they were headed for a galaxy far, far away... instead these star wars toys ended up spread out along an oklahoma interstate yesterday. the truck was hauling a load of brand new toys when it crashed on interstate-44 in oklahoma city. troopers say the truck driver a curve a little too fast. the truckload of toys could be seen hanging over the edge of the interstate. authorities say a womawas injured in the crash... but is expected to be ok. just because you get a good deal on a toy doesn't mean it's good for every little one on your shopping list! make sure toys are age appropriate. children under three could choke on toys that have small parts. toys that easily pass through a toilet paper$% roll are too small for young children. also -- make sure to check toys for broken parts, chipped paint and sharp edges. crayons, paints and other art supplies and avoid toys with cords or strings longer than 7 inches. when we come back this morning we'll rundown the top stories in siouxland. plus adam sandler is giving us a new version of the chanukah song. and adele made another big announcement yesterday. that's all coming up in the > > if you're just tuning in, here's a look at today's top stories... siouxland continues to deal with the menu of wicked winter weather that mother nature dealt us, on thanksgiving. rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow made travel tough. law enforcers encouraged drivers to take their time on the roads to prevent accidents. the snow was not nearly as much as last friday, the first snsn of the eason. sioux city's gospel mission opened it's doors to the community's less fortunate on thanksgiving. the mission served up turkey with all the trimmings... as it has for years. the mission served about 150 people. the food was donated by local businesses. dinner organizers say y e of their main goalalwas for people to meet each other... and forget about their daily concerns. rebo's, on historic fourth street, also opened it's doors on thanksgiving. they served thanksgiving dinner to whomever couldn't afford their own dinner on the holiday. many of the volunteers for the dinner were actually customers. rebos says they are interested in doing another thanksgiving dinner next year. with thanksgiving leftovers still cooling on the counter, shoppers headed out to brave black friday shopping a day early. a number of local stores offered shoppers a chance to grab great deals on thursday night. some shoppers told us that the time change-- from friday morning, to thursday afternoon-- actually calmed the normally crazy crowds. adele has a big annocement that's making a lot of people pretty happy. plus -- adam sandler updated the chanukah song. you won't believe who he mentions. mary moloney has the info in today's hollywood minute. anything with her -- even her laundry. he also instagrammed this cartoon of the pair. one direction is giving fans something to feast on. the band instagrammed this pic of liam payne in an apron for the first time in 13 years -- adam sandler is giving us a new version of the chanukah song. including a whole host of new celebs who celebrate those eight crazy nights. (nats) for hollywood minute - i'm mary moloney. >> coming up in our third half hour of news 4 today... a touching story about iowa families who are making a difference in the lives of several children. and today is a big day for iowa and nebraska. the heroes game kicks off at 2:30 this afternoon. we'll have the lastest from coaches and players good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday november 27th. i'm matt breen. al and sarah have the day off. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today more raids in belgium today as authorities search for two suspects believed to be involved in the paris attacks. the government in belgium has lowered the threat level in their country. that's despite a scare at a mosque in brussels. we'll have the latest from belgium, coming up. siouxland continues to clean up after thursday's freezing rain, ice, and snow. the weather caused some tricky driving situations on thanksgiving. we'll have details on that snowfall, coming up. and we'll meet a little girl named emmy whose life began without giving her much of a chance. but that has all changed recently through adoption. we'll have her story later. but first, here's ben. conditions will be markedly better today with highs near 30 with some sunshine and steady north winds. there are a few returns on radar early today that might indicate a few snow flurries, but thanks to some much drier air, nothing is expected in the accumulating snow department on this black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and monday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. see graphics. >> belgium lowered its terror threat level yesterday, but the government said there's still a "serious" risk. the manhunt for two suspects continued near brussels and elsewhere. b-c's keir simmons has more. more raids today and into the evening outside brussels in the hunt for europe's most wanted man salah abdeslam... suspected of being part of the paris terror cell... perhaps planning join e suicide attacks then backing out... today a house was targeted, rented to one person, the owner said, but several mattresses were on the floor. there were police with machine guns and dogs this witness said... salah was seen with another suspecec mohammeeabrini, at a gas station, prior to the paris attacks. "elements of the investigation must remain confidential," the belgian prime minister told his nation today, "to make sure we can stop this threat." but in brussels the government lowered the threat level this afternoon... ... another attack no longer considered imminent... but still a serious risk. earlier the city's grand sque... cordoned off after receiving envelopes of white powder. a frightening few hours as 11 people underwent emergency treatment... tests powder was flour... separately two men were arrested germany... accused of planning attacks... well over a thousand raids have been carried out across europe, weapons and money seized... the mastermind of the paris killed. still tonight the search for suspects goes on. >> russian president vladimir putin had some tough talk yesterday for the united states and turkey... over the war in syria. at a joint news conference putin said russia will keep cooperating with the united states and its partners to fight isis in syria. but that cooperation will be in jeopardy if there are any repeats of turkey's shooting down of a russian jet. and putin said he is still angry at turkey's actions, calling the downing of the jet an act of betrayal by a country moscow had thought of a aa friend. a man draped in an american flag was able to scale and jump a spiked fence at the white house before being stopped by the secret service, all while the first family inside. the jumper, joseph caputo, made it over the fence despite new security around the white house put in place just five months ago. the white h hse was immediately placed on lockdown while the secret service combed the grounds. caputo was detained and taken into custody. the thanksgiving holiday didn't end the sit-in protest going on at a minneapolis police precinct. protesters have been dug in for a few weeks in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a minneapolis police office demonstrators say many people from within the minneapoli community donated food and the demonstrators themselves prepared dishes and everyone who came out enjoyed a thanksgiving meal despite the snow and cold temperatures. one person was shot outside a louisiana shopping mall thursday evening. the shooting happened in the parking lot of the alexandria m ml. one person is s ing treated for a gun shot wound, but is expected to survive. police said it was an altercation between two people... and it had nothing do with holiday shopping. the shooter is still at large. a new york mother who left her baby in a nativity scene earlier this week won't be prosecuted. the baby boy was found monday by the custodian staff at a new yororchurch with his umbilical cord still attached. he is now healthy and doing fine... the d-a says the mother followed the spit of new york's abandoned infant protection act... and won't be charged. the act allows a parent to abandon a newborn up to 30 days old anonymously and without fear of prosecution at a returned to holy chchd jesus churur the day after to make sure the baby was found. a man got through security at the salt lake city airport and managed to get to the flight check- in gate... using a stolen ticket. it happened on november fifth... about it. police say 61-year-old michael salata stole a woman's southwest airlines boarding pass that she had accidentally left at a kiosk... and he used it to get through security. he was in the process of boarding a flight to oakland when he got caught. they say salata wasn't stopped until the woman who lost her boarding pass tried to check onto the flight using a replacement pass. police say salata was not carrying any items that would be cause for alarm. frontier airlines is suspending its flights between denver and sioux falls during the winter. the executive director of the sioux falls regional airport says the airline will suspend the flights jan. 3rd and service will resume april 15th. frontier began flying out of sioux falls in 2011. frontier stopped service in sioux city backn october of last year. at the time is was described as a seasonal shutdown. but, the airline didn't take off again after flying out of sioux gateway airport for about four months. frontier also served sioux city for seven months in 2007 and 2008 before ending service as the airline reorganized under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. a tricky travel day yesterday for some across siouxland as freezing rain, turned to sleet, then turned to snow. law enforcement encouraged drivers to take their time on the roads to prevent accidents. the snow was not nearly as much as last friday, the first snowow but there was still enough snow to cover trees and cars. in some places you could even see icicles formed. it was the same up in sioux falls, south dakota not enough snow to accumulate much- but enough to make roads slick and slippery. the south dakota department of transportatio n is warning people it's illegal to place or dump extra snow on shoulders or ditches. officials in the yankton area say the recent snowfall left behind a lot of snow and they're seeing a lot of violations. the space within the right of way is suppose to be reserved for future snow that could fall on the road. because of the weather: the city of moville, iowa has issued a snow emergency. so there is no parking on city streets. november is national adoption month. up next, we'll show you how some iowa families are changing the lives of children who had no hope. and i'll have your complete forecast next! >> a few snow flurries, but thanks to some much drier air, nothing is expected in the accumulating snow department on this black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and monday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. see grgrhics. for far too many iowa chililren, life is a daily for far too many iowa children, life is a daily struggle. me children, throughgho fault of their own, live lives which are often chaotic, very uncertain and quite lonely. families are stepping up to save kids. decided that was the life she wanted to live." emerson's case ended up in iowa district court "her parental rights for her biological parents were terminated." and that court ruling paved the way for emerson's legal adoption by joe and melinda, , om adopted last year and have been n foster parents for 5-years.. determined to give emmy a new life. "i have to thank michellle, because she fought for our little girl when we couldn't. and. she's truly been her voice throughout her entire case." and, so it is with great joy that this court grants the request for adoption." "we just want to give them the best lives possible. they deserve it.they didn't ask to be put into the positions that they are. and, they didn't ask for life to be this way. so, we just love them like we would love our own. so, on this day, it's all about and melinda are building a large family. melinda's biological son is 13-year old jayden....3- year old kaylin. they adopted kaylin last year on national adoption day. ..soon, this little cutie, one year old,owen, will become part of their family...and, they'll even go older, adopting 18-year old aleitha in the not to distant future. "one on the biggest things is remembererg why yoare willing to open your arms and your heart and your home to these kids, and no matter how hard it gets, just be patient and everything will work out eventually." "you know, she was here last year at our adoption day, because her sister was adopted. i mean she's got a great i meanm she's got a great future ahead of her." november is national adoptn month, and you can learn more about adoption and becoming a foster parent by checking out iowakidsnet. the undfeated hawkeye football team expects a ruggededame from nebraska. we'll hear from coaches and players one more time before the big game this afternoon. d the iowa men's basketball team took on dayton yesterday at an invitational down in florida. highlights from that game are coming up in the sports fource morning wrap. today. a lot of eyes are on the undefeated hawkeyes. coaches and players gogotheir final thoughtsts in. ktiv's sam curtiss has more in the sports fource morning wrap. rankings. iowa's only games against ranked teams came on the road. at 5-6, nebraska isn't ranked but has kept most of their games close. the huskers rallied from 17-down last year to beat iowa in overtime. the hawkeyes appeared on a regional cover of sports illustrated this week. said to be a curse - as the hawkeyes lost the subseqeunt game the last time that happened. coaches and players are not buying into jinxes or records. "i'm a little behind so we're going to have to do a little research and prove thatthere is no jinx," said iowa head coach kirk ferentz. "that's been thrown out there before and we've already done some things nobody's ever done here before." "like i said they've lost four games on the last drive of the game," said iowa senior c.j. beathard. "they're a good team, they just got kind of unlucky and have lost a lot of close games." "we have to be physical with their receivers not letting them easy off the line," said iowa junior desmond king. "making sure we get in any type of b bmp and runs out thererand just stay in our coverage a keep eye distance on the receivers." nebraska is well rested, coming off a bye week. and has gained momentum, winning their last two games - one over seventh ranked michigan state. not only can the huskers become bowl eligible with a win, head coach mike riley says his team can prove they're better than people think. "big game against a good team and get a chance to prove e at we can do," said mike riley, nebraska head coach. "i think that everybody is obviously aware of the ramifications for them. i think for our guys, my sense is they want to play and win. whatever motivates them, i think it''s really about us more than anything." kickoff is at 2:30 on today. iowa and dayton in the advocare invitational down in florida. hawkeyes playing catch-up most of this one - jared uthoff nails a three - he paced iowa with 18. they trailed 45-39 atathe half. second half - hawkeyes down 13 - brady ellingson buries a three - iowa closing the gap. ellingson a freshman was big off the bench - this three by ellingson gives iowa their first lead of the game. daytons scoochie smith high off the lead. peter jok airs a three. dayton wins 82-77. iowa will play notre dame, who lost today, tomorrow at six. for more sports, check us out on ktiv dot com. i'm sam curtiss with the sportsfource morning wrap. >> brett favre was back in green bay yesterday for a special ceremony. at halftime of the bears- packers game, the team revealed his retired number four in their "ring of honor". during favre's 16 years with the packerer he won seven division titles, three league m-v-p's and the 1996 super bowl. the 46-year-old was also honored there in july, when he was inducted into the team's hall of fame and the packers announced their intent the chicago bears s oiled the evening.....eating green bay 17-13. the weather is looking much better today compared to what we saw yesterday here in siouxland. ben's in next to tell us what we can expect for today and for our weekend. and one sioux city resturant yesterday. they offered free meals to people who couldn't afafrd thanksgiving dinnnn. we'll l ve more on that stoto > in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder o next week. see graphics. >> a local business on historic 4th street gave back to those in need yesterday. ktiv's tiffany lane was at a sioux city restaurant that opened its doors for a free thanksgiving feast. need." rebos, a restaurant in downtown sioux city, opened its doors to those who might not be able to afford their own thanksgiving dinner. "i'm inside, warm, meeting around good people who care," said william dufek, a sioux city resident. . like this place a lot. the fofo has been fantastic. yoyocan't at this, no way, no how." su "people eating here today say, it's not only a great way to have a nice meal, but it's also a nice way to celebrate the holidays with others." "it's good because i see a lot of people i haven't seen in a long time and it's kinda nice," said misty rodriquez, a sioux city resident. "you know ii think that this is nice that rebos is doing this because a lot of there was a traditional thanksgiving meal offered, and all of it was donated to the restaurant. volunteers came from around the community to help the restaurant's cause. "we're close, we're a pretty close family too so we knew that we could yet we're still all together," rebos. and on thanksgiving, the rebos larger with all those that joined them.>> many of the volunteers for the dinner were actually customers. rebo's wasn't the only place the less fortunate could go for a warm meal on thanksgiving. coming up in our next half hour of news... "mission acomplished" at sioux city's gospel mission. time for a break. we're back with our fourth half 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm matt breen in for al and sarah. coming up in this half hour of news... today is black friday. but, somshoppers started their retail therapy on thursday... as stores started sales before some thanksgiving dinners were even served! we'll take you to one store here in sioux city where people were ready to get the best deals. and the gospel mission in sioux city helped those in need yesterday. they offered a free thanksgiving meal to anyone who needed it. we'll take you there i ia little bit. and coming up later, we'll show you what st. luke's in missiouri did to make the holiday yesterday a littlerigher for families staying at their hospital. but first ben.... conditions will be markedly better today with highs near 30 with some sunshine and steady north winds. there are a few returns on radar early today that might indicate a few snow flurries, but thanks to some much drier air, nothing is expected in the accumulating snow department on this black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and monday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. from coast to coast, shoppers were getting a jump start on grabbing holidays deals. that includes here in siouxland. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with shoppers who decided to get in on those early bird bargains. enjoyed those early morning hours shopping. 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock froze it was so much fun though. i guess i'm with my family so i'm thankful for that, but if we wouldn't had the lull. i don't night experience e d it's just not the same," said amy benson. although some shoppers appreciate the extra shopping time. "i bet you a lot of people think it's nice. i kind of do. a lot of people get to come i guess because some people they don't get to leave that early sometimes they work," said jack schlosser. and then there's the late birds. "i always shop on christmas eve (laughing) because i think that's the best time. you're mind's really thinking....it's >> either way shoppers say it's a friends. while some will be shopping for deals today, others will opt out, and outdoors. it was a month ago that retailer be closed on black friday and encouraged americans to opt to go outside and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. since then, nearly one million people have joined in on the idea. to make opting out more attractive, some national and stste parks across the n nion are offeriri special deals today, such as waiving entry fees. blbck friday is not just an american event any more. it's spreading to europe as well. but some in britain believe the shopping bonanza may not be a good idea there. isa soares explains. friday to the uk is abandoning the event this, as it refocuses its traditional seasonal sales period. (mike stewart, retail analyst, panmure gordon): "i away from it maybe because they haven't got the purchasing power, suppliers or margins and probably over the years they've under invested in terms of it, logistics and warehousing. so it completely doesn't make sense for some retailers to get involved. we think some retailers who've invested more in their it and their logistics that are really starting to participate." and d -percent of uk retetlers will participate -- offering some sort of black friday discount. in store: consumers are predicted to spend over $1.92bn this year on deals over the black friday, cyber monday weekend. while internet spending on black friday alone -- is expected to hit a record 1.62 billion dollars. (isa soares, london/stand up bridge): "while some retailers may be pulling out of black friday....barom eter of the british high street -- department store john lewis is continuing with its black friday event. this after last year saw the company make 270 millioio dolarsin sales in just one week. reason enough it seems...to keep this us tradition going." reaction to black friday may be mixed. with some indicators pointing to a larger black friday this year in terms of number of retailers taking part and growing interest from shoppers, black friday looks set to remain a fixture on the uk shopping calendar for some time. >> holiday shoppers will mingle with protesters today at one of the country's most popular magnificent mile, reverend jesse jackson's rainbow push coalition plans to hold what the group calls a major avenue. the pupuose of the black friday protest is to bring the attention of the world to the violence in chicago and to call for change via "mas demonstrations" and voter registration. a big meal gave u-s military members serving in afghanistan something to be thankful for on thanksgiving day. soldiers celebrated the holiday partners. there was s enty of food on thee serving line... including turkey, ham and prime rib topped off witpies and cakes. fancy food sculptures added to the festive atmosphere. an estimated three million people turned out in new york city to watch the 89th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. the tom turkey float made its grand entrance on 34th street... paying tribute to the pilgrim and nanave american feast back in 1621. macy's great american marching band led the way... consiing of band members from all 50 states. and seventeen giant character balloons soared above the crowds... including snoopy. charlie brown's beagle has appeared in 38 macy's parades... which is a record. and of course... the most popular character in the parade every year is santa claus. a company from sioux falls, south dakota once again designed new balloons for this year's parade. raven industries has produced more than 90 large balloons for the parade over the years. new this time around; an updated ronald mcdonald. new balloons take hundreds and and with thanksgiving comes traditional thanksgiving food. people who stopped at the gospel mission in sioux city yesterday enjoyed a free meal. the shelter opened its doors for the public to take part in that meal. volunteers came from around the community and included individuals as well as families hoping to give back. "w"wre very blessed as we tradititnally are this time e year for individuals and businesses to donate a wealth of turkeys and the fixings to allow us this opportunity." there were about 150 people served yesterday. the food was donated from local businesses. dinner organizers say one of theirirain goals was for people to meet each other and forget about their daily concerns. two nasa astronauts spent thanksgiving in orbit... aboard the international space station. like many americans, they celebrated the holiday with turkey and football... but at zero gravity. the thanksgiving menu in space included turkey, candied yams, corn and potatoes au gratin. pouches stapled to a plastic board. many people give to charities during the holiday season... and your year-end giving. make sure you're giving to qualified charities... an approved charity is the only way you'll get the tax break for your gift. financial donanaons need documentatio n... you can get that either om your bank statement from the charity. and if you're planning on giving items such as furniture or clothes, make sure you get a receipt from the charity so you can claim a "gift" deduction on your taxes. st. luke's in missouri made thanksgiving extra special for families with babiesest their hospitit. we'll show you what they did straight a aad in what's trending. you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message >> st. luke's hospital in missouri little extra holiday cheer to some families with newbororbabies. check out all of the adorable little ones snuggled up in turkey buntings. this cute tradition is one of the many ways the hospital tries to improve the quality of life for its patients and the community. volunteers work year round to make the buntings for several holidays. the annual tradition just signgnies that families h he a little extra to be thankfufu porsche is being sued for an accident involving their model that took the life of paul walker. plus...matthew mcconaughey gave back to his community yesterday. we'll have those stories after the break. questions that people have asked on the butterball turkey talk line. take a look. on the show tonight, hugh jackman, shaquille you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon rit here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. actor paul walker's father is suing porsche over the crash that killed his son. walker's father says the porsche his son was in when he died in 20-13 lacked certain safety features that could have saved his life. the lawsuit states such features missing from the car include a stability control system and breakaway fuel line. porsche says walker himself is to blame. and actor matthew mcconaughey gave back to his community this thanksgiving. he spent the day volunteering with meals on wheels in austin, texas. the organization delivers meals to people in need who can't leave their homes. mcconaughey is making his voluntntr work a tradition. he worked d th meals on wheels in austin last year, too. friday matt- actor jaleel white ("steve erkel" from family matters) is 39 ben- actress robin givens is 51 matt- caroline kennedy is 58 ben- tv host bill nye ("bill nye, the science guy") is 60 matt- footwear designer manolo blahnik is 73 our first 4 on 4 birthday of the week is jackson. he celebrated his birthday on tuesday, november 24th. he's from granville, iowa. jackson loves playing with his cousins and making others laught with his funny faces. next is will from orange city, iowa. he's celebrating his birthday today, friday november 27th. will likes watching charlie brown and helping his mom make pizza. celebrating a saturday november 28th birthday we have harrison. he's from sioux city. and he loves to play sports, go hiking and wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. and our last 4 on 4 birthday of the week is olivia. her birthday is tomorrow, saturday, november 28th. olivia is from sergeant bluff, iowa. she loves minnie mouse and playing outside. do you have a siouxland kid celebrating a fourth birthday? send us their picture and we'll put it on. > sunshine and steady north winds. there are a few returns on radar early today that might indicate a few snow flurries, but thanks to some much drier air, nothing is expected in the accumulating snow department on this black friday. better chances of that return sunday night and monday in which several inches of snow will be possible by then leaving us dry, but snow covered for the remainder of next week. see graphics. >> when we come back on this friday have the stories making top headlines in siouxland. plus... a humane society in kansas has a black friday deal of its own. we'll tell you about good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. if your're just tuning in, here's a look at today's top stories.... sioux city's gospel mission opened it's doors to the community's less fortunate on thanksgiving. the mission served up turkey with all the trimmings... as it has for years. the mission served about 150 local businesses. dinner organizers say one of their main goals was for people to meet each other... and forget about their daily concerns. rebo's, on historic fourth street, also opened it's doors on thanksgiving. they served couldn't afford their own dinner on the holiday. many of the volunteers for the dinner were actually customers. rebos says they are interested in doing another thanksgiving dinner next year. with thanksgiving leftovers still cooling on the counter, shoppers headed out to brave black friday shopping a day early. a number of local stores offered shoppers a chance to grab great deals on thursday night. some shoppers told us that the time change-- from friday morning, to thursday afternoon-- actually calmed the normally crazy crowds. and, siouxland continues to deal menu of wicked winter weather that mother nature dealt us, on thanksgiving. rain, freezing rain, sleet, and tough. law enforcers encouraged drivers to take their time on the roads to prevent accidents. the snow was not nearly as much as last friday, the > finally this morning, the kansas humane society is getting in the black friday spirit... letting people adopt some pets out for free. for the second year, they are giving away black dogs and cats-- because research shows that black animals spend more time in shelters than lighter colored ones. besides getting a great animal, the humane society is throwing in some extras... including spay neuter surgery, all of their shots they need, microchip, a bag of take one last look at the 7 day forecast. have a good day! >> good morning. holiday havoc. a potent ice storm today from texas to kansas. officials urging drivers to stay off the roads. farther east, heavy rain

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