spencer iowa died on saturday night after collapsing at the tigers' home wrestling invitational. austin roberts, a senior at spencer high school, collapsed while competing in the championship match in the 220-pound weight division. roberts was taken to spencer hospital, where officials say he died on saturday night. the close-knit community of spencer is mourning the loss of austin roberts, but they're not doing it alone. ktiv's tommie clark has the story. community hospital, where he died. "here at spencer high school, the front steps are already filling up with flowers and balloons all for austin roberts. this close-knit community is now coming together to mourn." "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some laughs talking about stories about austin. austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways," said spencer community schools superintendent, terry hemann. while students awaited the news of austin's condition, they called a local church for help. sacred heart stepped up. "plus adults, counselors from the school, mr. hemann the superintendent, the wrestling coaches. i mean everyone was here just kind of giving eachother support," said sacred heart catholic church pastor, father bill schreiber. and that support continued sunday morning - despite the pain... "i'm just proud of them. this is a heartache for them. this was devestating. this was a young man that was loved by all and austin will live on. the stories will live on," said sacred heart catholic church director of faith formation and youth ministry, gwen kardell. >> a gofundme page has been set up to help austin's family. to donate just visit our website and the link will be inside the story. community memebers are also invited to drop off food and water at the high school the hunt continues for texas teenager ethan couch who killed four people while driving drunk and received only probation after his lawyers claimed his privileged was a factor. the 18-year-old's lawyers claimed he suffered from "affluenza," a purported condition that refers to an upbringing so privileged that a person can't tell right from wrong. "affluenza," however, is not recognized by the american psychiatric association as an official diagnosis. investigators have questioned the friends and family of couch who, along with his mother, was reported missing tuesday. investigators are confident he will be found. more than 35 people were injured after a car crashed into a crowded sidewalk on the las vegas strip last night. at least one person was killed and 36 others injured. six of them are in critical condition. the vehicle was in the northbound lanes of las vegas boulevard near bellagio way when the vehicle drove up onto the sideway in front of the the driver left the scene. but she has since been taken into custody and is being interviewed and tested for alcohol and controlled substances. investigators say that while they think the crash may have been an intentional act, they pointed out that is was not an act of terrorism. a disastrous landslide in china buried dozens of buildings and left at least 91 people missing. up to 20 feet of mud covered an industrial area of shenzhen. two worker dormitories were hit by the mud, but no deaths have been reported. a city official said 900 people were evacuated and nearly 15-hundred were involved in the rescue effort. a french newspaper is reporting new details of the investigation into the man believed to have coordinated last month's deadly terrorist attack in paris. the paper reports that the alleged ringleader, abdelhamid abaaoud, hid in bushes for days leading up to the police assault in which he was killed. the investigation said he went into hiding there right after the paris attack. abaaoud reportedly abaaoud was killed during the police-led assault on an apartment in saint-denis five days after the paris attack. an air france jetliner made an emergency landing in kenya yesterday after a passenger reported a suspicious device in the bathroom. nearly 500 passengers and crew on the paris- bound flight slid down emergency slides at the airport in mombasa. but the device was a fake bomb - made of cardboard and a household timer. kenyan authorities are investigating. the friend and former neighbor of one of the san bernardino shooters is due in court for a bail and detention hearing. enrique marquez is charged with conspiracy to commit crimes of terrorism.. and federal weapons charges. prosecutors say marquez purchased the two assault rifles used by syed farook and his wife.. tashfeen malik.. in the massacre that left 14 dead and more than 20 wounded. schools in parts of new hampshire, will be closed today due to public safety concerns. nashua police said that credible information schools has caused the district to close for the start of the week. investigators say a threat emailed to the school district was detailed enough to take action. that email mentioned specific planned acts against two schools there. working together with the police department, the superintenden t of schools made the decision to cancel all classes across the district. state and federal officials have been brought in to help determine the source of the email. canada's immigration minister says canada may double its acceptance of syrian refugees in 2016 to as many as 50- thousand. a plane carrying syrian refugees seeking a new life in canada left jordan yesterday. the immigration minister visited a canadian immigration processing center at the airport in amman, jordan. immigration minister john mccallum, personally greeted waiting men, women, and children before their flight. canada plans to bring at least 25-thousand syrian refugees into their country within the next few months. sunday's flight was the first to depart from jordan. of ways with festive meals gathering families around the dinner table. but, some families can't afford that food-- and that's where the food bank of siouxland steps in. the non-profit is dedicated to making sure everyone in siouxland has enough to eat. they serve 11 counties throughout the tri-state area and they had a record shattering year. the food bank distributed 2 million pounds of food this past year. in november alone, they distributed one-hundred- and-eighty-six thousand pounds of food, which is the fifth biggest month in their history. with so much food in demand, they have to keep up with the need...so they're always looking for more donations. "really we always emphasize that the need in our community is there 365 days a year. if we encourage our donors to stick with the essentials to make sure everybody has enough meat, enough fruit, enough vegetables, enough pastas, and cereals and breads-- those are the things we focus on," said food bank of siouxland executive director, linda scheid. if you would like to donate to the food bank of siouxland, visit our website and stocking stuffers are sometimes the hardest gifts to buy. coming up, we'll show you some ben: and i'll have your complete forecast next! > a few spots will be foggy to start the day on what will not be the brightest of mondays. highs will be in the 20s and 30s across the area with a diminishing breeze. we'll get some limited clearing tonight that could result in a few peeks of sun tomorrow which will also be warmer and windier. there is a small chance of an isolated shower or two tuesday night/wednesday morning as a cold front moves through the area, and possibly an overnight snow shower wednesday night/thursday morning. other than that, most of the rest of the holiday week looks dry, cloudy and mild before a small chance of a rain/snow mix late christmas day saturday before temperatures take a tumble on sunday. see graphics. get high tech in a small package with stocking-sized gadgets to add to your last-minute shopping list. mark barger reports. :12-:15 you can plug this in and then be able to stream things like apple music or for higher end audio things like tidal and be able to take advantage of your home sound system that might have better speakers. for the fitness fiend on your list... jabra wireless headphones can go the extra mile with audio coaching and a motion sensor. it also has really great little ear tips that have little anchors on them so that they stay better within your ears in different sizes they are water resistant so you don't have to worry about sweating in them fitbit's charge h-r can document your fitness progress with heart rate, activity and sleep tracking. for the family chef... we've heard a lot about these bluetooth thermometers that will let us know when our steaks are done and super mechanical has come out with a next version of this. it's called the "range"..and can send temperature notifications from your food to your phone. if you're looking at that phone screen too much... gunnar glasses offer protection from digital eye strain we've been hearing a lot about blue light and how that makes us stay up at night wearing the yellow glasses...even if youre doing something like reading a book on your tablet.. its going to enable you to fall asleep better and faster to allow visions of sugarplums... while santa gets gadgets to your stocking. mark barger, nbc news. >> to put in those stocking for gadget- lovers. just ahead: light it up. we'll show you one house in christmas lights are sparkling throughout the night and dazzling those who come to view them. but as ktiv's sam curtiss reports, one sioux city man made his own light display that lets you interact from your car. weekend, what can we expect for this week? ben's in next to tell us. and triplets are pretty rare. but what makes these three girls even more special is that they're identical. we'll share praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. day on what will not be the brightest of mondays. highs will be in the 20s and 30s across the area with a diminishing breeze. tonight that could result in a few peeks of sun tomorrow which will also be warmer and windier. there is a small chance of an isolated shower or two tuesday night/wednesday morning as a cold front moves through the area, and possibly an overnight snow shower wednesday night/thursday morning. other than that, most of the rest of the holiday week looks dry, cloudy and mild before a small chance of a rain/snow mix late christmas day into saturday before temperatures take a tumble on sunday. see graphics. a nebraska family has doubled in size. family of six... after the mom delivered a rare set of identical triplets. 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 ktiv-dot-com community calendar. welcome back and thank you for joining us this morning. coming up in our second half hour of news 4 today.... several gop presidential candidates are kicking off christmas week with campain appearances in new hampshire. but hillary clinton's comments about isis during saturday night's debate are drawing fire from donald trump. the latest on the campaign trail from washington. and several kids in sioxland had the chance to shop with a cop on saturday. we'll take you there in a little bit. and later... suffering from a terminal illness is never easy. but we'll show you one man who is inspiring others as he battles his disease. but first ben is on the outdoor weather patio. a cooler, but shorter day ahead for us. the last few days of campaigning before the holiday have many of the new hampshire today. tracie potts is in washington this morning with politics, including the latest war of words between hillary clinton and donald trump. to take assad out." jeb bush is still trying to get traction... saying trump's not serious: ("cbs face the nation") super burned in (sot: jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate :41- :45) "he said that isis is not a threat two months ago. he gets his news from the shows." ted cruz... steering clear of trump... is taking aim at president obama on global warming: (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :51- 1:00) "what kind of numbskull thinks that the suv in your driveway is a bigger threat to our security than a bunch of lunatics who want to kill us?" the first caucuses and primaries are now just over a month away. at least six candidates are scheduled to be in new hampshire today. the latest new hamphire numbers show trump up 16 points over ted cruz and marco rubio. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. >> senator bernie sanders will be campaigning in siouxland today and tomorrow. tonight, he will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 o'clock. then tomorrow morning at 10, he'll be speaking at buena vista the last time sanders campaigned in july. the confederate flag once again became the source of controversy in south carolina yesterday. dozens of people were waving the rebel flags as a part of a 'sovereignty day rally.' the event was organized by the south carolina secessionist party as a way to secession from the union in 1860. several people who took part in the rally expressed their lingering outrage with the legislature's decision to remove the confederate battle flag from state house grounds in july. the sioux city public museum is gearing up for some family- friendly winter programs. they'll start the day after christmas with bingo. the following weekend, they'll kick off the new year with a 45 minute walking tour through the downtown skywalks. "over the holidays when people they have more free time or they have family in town people feel like let's show off our museum. maybe you've been to the musem before and you feel like oh i've seen it, but this is just a fun way to go through again," said sioux city public museum curator of education, theresa weaver-basye. the museum will close at 4 p-m on christmas eve and reopen the day after christmas. some little shoppers hit the aisles of walmart on saturday for the annual "shop with a cop" outing. ktiv's tommie clark tagged along and has more on the special the aisles of walmart were packed saturday...but, they weren't your average shoppers...they were kids. both sioux city police and woodbury county sheriff's department officers took the kids out for their annual "shop with a cop" outing. "we then pair up with one of the children and we walk them around the store and give them an opportunity, each child gets to spend $100 and they buy gifts for their family members," said sioux city police department crime prevention officer, chad sheehan. 30 kids from around the community paired up with a shopping buddy from the force and hit the aisles of walmart. "once inside these doors behind me, siouxland officers and kids started their christmas shopping." 8-year-old keyana skelton was one of those kids picked to participate. "i was really excited," said 8- year-old "shop with a cop" shopper, keyana skelton. her late grandfather was a police officer. "it was definitely a thrill the fact that she was chosen to go so it kind of hits home a little bit," said keyana skelton's shopping buddy was officer brooke davies-- who's participated in the event three years now and says it's worth every minute. "just watching the kids get excited about buying gifts to give to other people it helps give them excitement around the holidays," said sioux city police officer, brooke davies. and skelton says it all comes down to her family. "because i get to get it for my friends and my family," said 8- year-old shopper, keyana skelton. officers say they're happy they got to make a difference for each of those kid's christmas this year. in sioux city...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> and at the end of the "shop with a cop" outing, each of the 30 kids got a new bike and helmet. the bikes and helmets were donated by the variety club. the walmart on singing hills also held "shop with a cop" for ten local kids earlier in the day. police officers say it's just another way to reach out to people in the community and let them know the police force is there for them. while on the "shop with a cop" outing we learned what some of the most popular toys have been this holiday season. with the big star wars movie opening this weekend, walmart workers say it's no surprise how popular their star wars themed toys have been. season? ...shopkins dolls. staff say the dolls have been flying off the shelves. "i think in conjunction with this weekend star wars anything star wars is just huge. shopkins is obviously another great, great big bet and we have plenty of everything," said floyd boulevard walmart store manager, cylas hall. the floyd boulevard walmart's store manager says they saw a pick up in sales of the star living with a terminal illness is very hard.. especially this time of year. coming up in healthbeat four, we'll show you how one man is helping inspire others through his disease. ben: and i'll have your complete > you can choose to make a when you have a terminal illness, you can shrink away or you can choose to make a difference. a-l-s has robbed one man's ability to physically move, but he's using a film about his life to move others. as ari odzer shows us in today's healthbeat four, school kids are receiving a first-hand lesson in courage. awareness, but i also want to inspire them." (nats: "10 seconds left, we got this.") in the film by director gil green, fogel fantasizes that he's coaching the miami heat udonis haslem is the executive producer. the students soaked it up, along with fogel's message. (sot: jeff fogel, als activist) "you have to enjoy your life, you have to enjoy the moment, that's how i live my life day by day. so whatever obstacle you guys are going through, whatever challenges, you'll get through it." fogel answered dozens of questions from a captivated audience and an appreciative principal. (sot: cheryl kushi, principal) "you've taught them courage, you've taught them hope, you've taught them compassion, that to me is more powerful than what you're gonna learn in a textbook." (reporter stand up: ari odzer) "jeff's idea here was simple, just make an impact on the kids. there's no doubt he succeeded." (sot: student) "i learned never to give up on anything." (sot: student) "he's going through als, he might die." (sot: lindsey weingard, fogel's player) "even though he has als he still comes to coach us because he loves us and we inspire him and inspires us as well." (nats: "how's your grades?" "pretty good." "keep 'em up, all right?") fogel knows his time is limited, and he still has goals. (sot: jeff fogel, als activist) "you know, i've always wanted to meet ellen degeneres." (applause) but for now, he'll settle for inspiring kids. (sot: jeff fogel, als activist) "i just want to make a difference." nats: applause >> that was ari odzer reporting. still to come on new 4 today... dove is recalling some of its chocolate items. and drone registration begins today. we'll tell you what you need to > stocks closed sharply lower on friday as the market erased its gains from earlier in the week. the downward move was led by drops in banks and technology companies. the dow sank 367 points to 17,128. the nasdaq composite lost 79 points. and the s&p 500 fell 36 markets were mostly higher today good news for holiday travelers... the average gas price went down four cents over the past two weeks... to two- dollars and six-cents a gallon. gas prices are back to where 2009. this drop comes from a decrease in crude oil the cost per barrel is down several dollars. if oil prices don't rebound quickly... we could see the average gas price shed another few cents as we head into the new year. required registration of drones begins today. unmanned aircraft systems weighing between just over half a pound to 55 pounds must register the drone with the federal aviation administration no later than february 19th. for anyone who purchases a drone after today... it must be registered before its first flight outdoors. the f-a-a is waiving the five dollar fee until january 20th. thousands of cases of chocolates are being pulled from walmart shelves... because of a fear of allergies. its recalling 67- hundred cases of dove chocolate assortment snowflakes... because the items may contain some other candies... including pieces of snickers, milky way and twix. the company is concerned about consumers with peanut, wheat and egg allergies... which are ingredients in the other candies. the dove chocolate snowflakes are sold only at walmart stores in 24- ounce bags. mars chocolate says anyone with allergy concerns should return the product to the store for a full refund. the world's largest food company could have the answsw to your caffeine craving. nestle is developing a slow releasing coffee that will keep your buzz going all day long. the science behind the idea involves something called "cubosomes," which break down over time and release contents, such as caffeine into the body at a controlled rate. as of now nestle is figuring out its next move and if it wants to make a all day long. if you find yourself dozing off before your show or movie is over... netflix may have a solution. the streaming service has posted this do it yourself guide to creating a pair of holiday- themed "smart" socks capable of detecting when you've fallen asleep. if that happens, whatever you were watching will automatically pause so you won't lose your place. the socks use a method of rest and activity monitoring known as actigraphy. if you would like to make a pair, you can find the when we come back on this monday morning, we'll have a rundown of the top headlines in siouxland. plus one country singer is officially single. and taylor swift surprised one of her biggest fans over the weekend. it's all coming up in the wx timer @ :45 a few spots will be foggy to start the day on what will not be the brightest of mondays. highs will be in the 20ssnd 30s across the area with a diminishing breeze. we'll get some limited clearing tonight that could result in a few peeks of sun tomorrow which will also be warmer and windier. there is a small chance of an isolated shower or two tuesday night/wednesday morning as a cold front moves through the area, and possibly an overnight snow shower wednesday night/thursday morning. other than that, most of the rest of the holiday week looks dry, cloudy and mild before a small chance of a temperatures take a tumble on sunday. see graphics. >> > here are the stories making top headlines this monday morning in siouxland. the community of spencer, iowa is coming together to deal with tragedy. high school senior austin roberts collapsed while competing in a wrestling match on saturday and later died at the spencer hospital. counselors were on hand at spencer high school on sunday to help a stunned community deal with grief. hundreds of students and staff came together. superintendent terry hemann says austin was bigger than life in many ways and a good kid. a crisis team will be on hand today and tomorrow before christmas break begins on wednesday. cops and kids team up to go christmas shopping. at the two sioux city walmart stores, 40 children were partnered with officers from the city's police department and woodbury county sheriffs office to buy gifts for their families and friends. the annual "shop with a cop" outing has been walmart donated one- hundred dollars per child to make it happen. each child also got a bicycle and helmet donated by the variety club. fresh off saturday night's democratic debate, bernie sanders brings his presidential campaign back to siouxland tonight. the vermont senator will speak at the boys club of sioux city tonight at seven. then tomorrow morning at ten, sanders will speak at buena vista university in storm lake. the sioux city public museum is gearing up for some family- friendly winter programs. they'll start the day after christmas with bingo. the following weekend, they'll kick off the new year with a 45 minute walking tour through the downtown skywalks. museum officials say the holidays are a good time to show off what the museum has to offer.. when people are home and have some time off. taylor swift made a fan's dream come true. plus the hunger games finally knocked off the box office list.. rick damigella has it all in today's hollywood minute. taylor sft spreading lots of holiday cheer to one very lucky fan. the pop star surprised a 12-year-old girl who is battling cancer.. by showing up at her colorado home! swift made the special stop after a social media campaign aimed at connecting the singer with one of her biggest fans grabbed her attention. country music singer reba mcentire and her husband, narvel blackstock, have d d d dd after 26 years of marriage. mcentire announced over social media their divorce was finalized in october. their rep says blackstock, who is also reba's manager, will continue to work together. nat pop and there's a new number 1 at the box office.. "star wars: the force awakens" bringing in an estimated 238 million dollars. coming in second.."alvin and the chipmunks: the road chip" with an estimated 14 million dollars. and rounding out 3rd -- "sisters" raking in nearly 13 million dollars. for hollywood minute, i'm rick damigella. >> coming up in our third half hour of news 4 today... one family doubled their size in just one night. we'll show you their rare identical triplets. and the huskers were trying to avoid an upset at home against samford. we'll have the good morning. thanks for joining us on this monday, december 21. coming up in this half hour of news 4 today... the spencer iowa community mourns the loss of a young wrestler. he died after collapsing at a weekend tournament at the school. he was a star wrestler for the school and now people in the community are pulling together to support his family. the story is on the way.y and police in las vegas are investigating a crash that killed one person and injured dozens more on the strip. they're calling it intentional. details in just a minute. and later, we'll take you to a sioux city home and show you the dazzling lights display the owner has created. and this one... you can be a part of the christmas scene. we've also got today's holiday trivia question headed your way. but first, here's ben. wx timer @ :40 a few spots will be foggy to start the day on what will not be the brighthtt of mondays. highs will be in the 20s and 30s across the area with a diminishing breeze. we'll get some limited clearing tonight that could result in a few peeks of sun tomorrow which will also be warmer and windier. see graphics. >> a high school wrestler from spencer iowa died on saturday night after collapsing at the tigers' home wrestling invitational. austin roberts, a senior at spencer high school, collapsed while competing in the championship match in the 220-pound roberts was taken to spencer hospital, where officials say he died on saturday night. the close-knit community of spencer is mourning the loss of austin roberts, but they're not doing it alone. ktiv's tommie clark has the story. said spencer community schools superintendent, terry hemann. of a local church for help. sacred heart stepped up. "plus adults, counselors from the school, mr. hemann the superintendent, the wrestling coaches. i mean everyone was here just kind of giving eachother support," said sacred heart catholic church pastor, father bill schreiber. and that support continued sunday morning - despite the pain... "i'm just proud of them. this is a heartache for them. this was devestating. this was a young austin will live on. the stories will live on," said sacred heart catholic church director of faith formation and youth >> a gofundme page has been set up to help austin's family. to donate just visit our website and the link will be inside the story. community memebers are also invited to drop off food and water at the high school this week. at least one person is dead, this morning, after a woman drove her car on the sidewalk of the las vegas strip, mowing down more than two dozen people. in critical condition. andrew spencer reports investigators think the driver may have done it on purpose. again and just kept mowing everyone down." police say the child was not hurt. at this point, police don't know why the woman drove down the sidewalk. ( deputy chief brett zimmerman / lvmpd ) "we know that this was not an act of terrorism. we've ruled that out." investigators are looking at all the surveillance video from the area interviewing dozens of witnesses, trying to pinpoint exactly what happened. >> police have the driver in custody. overnight, they were checking to see if she had any alcohol or drugs in her system. a disastrous landslide in china buried dozens of buildings and left at least 91 people missing. up to 20 feet of mud covered an industrial area of shenzhen. two worker dormitories were hit by the mud, but no deaths have been reported. a city official said 900 people were evacuated and nearly 15-hundred were involved in the rescue effort. a french newspaper is reporting new details of the investigation into the man believed to have coordinated last month's deadly terrorist attack in paris. the paper reports that the alleged ringleader, abdelhamid abaaoud, hid in bushes for days leading up to was killed. the investigation said he went into hiding there right after the paris attack. abaaoud reportedly stayed there for four days and three nights. abaaoud was killed during the police-led assault on an apartment in saint-denis five days after the paris attack. the french newspaper says investigators used a cell phone to confirm where he had been hiding. an air france jetliner made an emergency landing in kenya yesterday after a passenger reported a suspicious device in the bathroom. nearly 500 passengers and crew on the paris- bound flight slid down emergency slides at the airport in mombasa. but the device was a fake bomb - made of cardboard and a household timer. kenyan authorities are investigating. the friend and former neighbor of one of the san bernardino shooters is due in court for a bail and detention hearing. enrique marquez is charged with conspiracy to commit crimes of terrorism.. and federal weapons charges. prosecutors say marquez purchased the two assault rifles used by syed farook and and more than 20 wounded. schools in parts of new hampshire, will be closed today due to public safety concerns. nashua police said that credible information regarding safety at public schools has caused the district to close for the start of the week. investigators say a threat emailed to the school district was detailed enough to take action. that email mentioned specific planned acts against two schools there. state and federal officials have been brought in to help determine the source of the email. canada's immigration minister says canada may double its acceptance of syrian refugees in 2016 to as many as 50- thousand. a plane carrying syrian refugees seeking a new life in canada left jordan yesterday. the immigration minister visited a canadian immigration processing center at the airport in amman, jordan. immigration minister john mccallum, personally greeted waiting men, women, and children before their flight. canada plans to bring at least 25-thousand syrian refugees into their country within the next few months. sunday's flight was the first to holidays are about food in a lot of ways with festive meals gathering families around the dinner table. but, some families can't afford that food-- and that's where the food bank of siouxland steps in. the non-profit is dedicated to making sure everyone in siouxland has enough to eat. they serve 11 counties throughout the tri-state area and they had a record shattering year. the food bank distributed 2 million pounds of food this past year. in november alone, they distributed one-hundred- and-eighty-six thousand pounds of food, which is the fifth biggest month in their history. with so much food in demand, they have to keep up with the need...so they're always looking for more donations. "really we always emphasize that the need in our community is there 365 days a year. if we encourage our donors to stick with the essentials to make sure everybody has enough meat, enough fruit, enough vegetables, enough pastas, and cereals and breads-- those are the things we focus on," said food bank of siouxland executive director, linda scheid. if you would like to donate to the food bank of siouxland, visit our website and the link triplets are very rare. but what makes these three nebraska girls even more special is that they're identical. their story, after the break. and i'll have your complete > snow shower wednesday night/thursday morning. other than that, most of the rest of the holiday week looks dry, cloudy and mild before a small chance of a rain/snow mix late christmas day into saturday before temperatures take a a nebraska family has doubled in size in one night. the family of three became a family of six... after the mom delivered a rare set of identical triplets. malorie maddox has the story. unlike any doctors at methodist women's hospital have ever seen. (dr. robert bonebrake, maternal fetal medicine/methodist women's hospital) "you had one embryo that split to two and then this one split to two." doctor's refer to this as monochorioni c diamniotic triplets-- meaning two babies shared one sac-- and baby-c had a sac of it's own. (dr. robert bonebrake, maternal fetal medicininmethodist women's hospital) "there's no research or data out there to guide us how to manage this per se." amber says she set small goals-- and made it to 26 weeks before she was put on bed rest. at 29 weeks-- it was time... and emergency c-section. (amber morgan/mothe r of triplets) "they pulled out a and b together and then at 7:22, c was pulled out." each baby weighed 2 pounds-- and would spend the next 68 days in the nicu. (amber morgan/mothe r of triplets) "they all came homemen the same day which is very rare with multities." and they are thriving. at four months-- they now weigh between seven and eight pounds. and their big brother skylor adores them. (amber morgan/mothe r of they are beautiful every day when he comes home from preschool." mom and dad always have their hands full but can't wait to watch them in the years ahead. (dwayne wright, the triplets' father) "growing up... being sweet, cute, beautiful little girls." but for now-- they are just thankful doctors were able to bring all of them into this world. (amber morgrg/mothe r of triplets) "going through that whole process and coming out with three healthy babies. we couldn't be more blessed.". >> the nebaska basketball team was in action yesterday. they faced samford - who's never beaten a big ten team. the huskers were trying to avoid an upset at home. we'll have the highlights coming up in the sports fource morning wrap. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. nebraska's turbulent yesterday. ktiv's mark freund has more in the sports fource morning wrap. including 4-of-6 from three. five players scored in double figures for iowa state - seanna johnson layup - she had 14. cyclones win it, 91-41. nebraska swept texas on saturday to win the ncaa volleybal championship. nebraska was anchored by mikaela foecke's 19 kills. foecke, a true freshman from holy trinity catholic high school in southwest iowa - was named the tournament's most outstanding player. an ncaa-record crowd of 17- thousand, 561 were on hand in omaha to witness the huskers' fourth tle in school history. "it's awesome, obviously any national championship feels good," said sophomore kelly hunter. "i just love this group of girls. i don't think anyone deserved it more than we did. we came in every day since january and grinded it out. we worked hard every single day for this." "it was loud," said junior amber rolfzen. "there were times i was saying something, and i don't even think the person next to me heard it. it was just electric and it was exactly what nebraska fans are known for." nebraska finishes the season with a 32-and-4 overall record. for more sports, you can head on ovovr to our website, ktiv.com. i'm mark freund with the sportsfource morning wrap. have great day.. >> we had beatiful weather over the weekend. ben's in next to tell us what the week ahead looks like. and one man has combined christmas lights and music. we'll show you how his house is santa arrives later this week. winter officially arrives ben's in next with the forecast... christmas lights and music. we'll show you how his house is >> wx timer @ 1:15 start the day on what will not be the be in the 20s and 30s across the area wwh a diminishiig breeze. we'll gettsome limited learing tonight that could result in a few peeks of sun tomorrow which will also be warmer and windier. there is a small chance of an isolated shower or two tuesday night/wednesday morning as a cold front moves through the area, and possibly an overnight snow shower wednesday night/thursday morning. other than that, most of the rest of the holiday week looks dry, cloudy and mild before a small chance of a rain/snow mix late christmas day into saturday before temperatures take a tumble on sunday. see graphics. >> it's time for today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. today is day 10. al is in the lead with 9 points. i have 6 and ben has 5. so let's get to it... here's news four today p pducer kaitlyn kinneyey with todayay question. thanks guys. remember your at home players win a 20 gift certificate to a step in thyme question correct, and a 10 gift the floral shop if you get the question alright. here is today's question... what was the symbol of over-commercilizati on of christmas in the 1965 animated tv v holiday classic, "a charlie brown christmas"? (a) black friday shopping (b) christmas cards (d) tv christmas specials give us your answers on our facebook page. al and sarah? thanks, kaitlyn. christmas lights are sparkling throughout the night and dazzling those who them. one sioux city man has created a display that lets you interact right from your car. ktiv's sam curtiss shows us the show. times and not see the same thing," said bruce johnson. all the displays are made from miscellaneous parts johnson has a welder shape for him. he says that's what costs him the most. "my electrical bill for this display to run for a momoh goes up $12," said bruce johnson. multiple switch boxes communicatatwith a master board to sync the lights and music together. "it was really fun to take songs apart, listen to them, listen to what they do, how they move, make the lights move with that [and] make the lights come alive," said bruce johnson..and once you're out of sight of the house. the fm station goes away. "only goes for about a block so you don't here it outside the range," said bruce johnson. in sioux city, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. >> it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half f hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the hi, i'm first lieutenant mike mouw from camp humphries south korea. i want to wish my parents dennis and sandra mouw of sheldon, iowa a happy holidays. hope to see you all soon. end music >> to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million n ds covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. welcome back and thank you for joining us this morning. coming up in our second half hour of news 4 today.... several gop presidential off christmas week with campain appearances in new hampshire. but hillary clinton's comments about isis during saturday night's debate are drawing fire from donald trump. the latest on the campaign trail from washington. and several kids in sioxland had the chance to shop with a cop on saturday. we'll take you there in a little bit. and later... a baby otter caught the attention of several tourists in california over the weekend. we'll show you why coming up in what's trending. but first ben.... the last few days of campaigning before the holiday have many of the republican candidates meeting in new hampshire today. tracie potts is in washington this morning with politics, including the latest war of words donald trump. of isis." ("cbs face the nation") super burned in (sot: marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate :34- :36) "we're not going to take assad out. the syrian people are going to take assad out." jeb bush is still trying to get traction... saying trump's not serious: ("cbs face the nation") super burned in (sot: jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate :41- :45) "he said that isis is not a threat two months ago. he gets his news from the shows." ted cruz... steering clear of trump... is taking aim at president obama on global warming: (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :51- 1:00) "what kind of numbskull thinks that the suv in your driveway is a bigger threat to our security than a bunch of lunatics who want to kill us?" the first caucuses and primaries are now just over a month away. at least six candidates are scheduled to be in new hampshire today. the latest new hamphire numbers show trump up 16 points over ted cruz and marco rubio. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. >> senator bernie sanders will be campaigning in siouxland today and tomorrow. tonight, he will be speaking at the boys club of sioux city at 7 o'clock. then omorrow morning at 10, he'll be speaking at buena vista university in storm lake. the last time sanders campaigned in siouxland was in july. the confederate flag once again became the source of controversy in south carolina yesterday. dozens of people were waving the rebel flags as a part of a 'sovereignty day rally.' the event was organized by the south carolina secessionist party as a way to recognize the anniversary of the state's secession from the several people who took part in the rally expressed their lingering outrage with the legislature's decisiin to remove the confederate battle flag from state house grounds in july. the sioux city public museum is gearing up for some family- friendly winter programs. they'll start the day after christmas with bingo. the following weekend, they'll kick off the new year with a 45 minute walking tour through the downtown skywalks. "over the holidays when people they have more free time or they have family in town people feel like let's show off our museum. maybe you've been to the musem before and you feel like oh i've seen it, but this is just a fun way to go through again," said of education, theresa weaver-basye. the museum will close at 4 p-m on christmas eve and reopen the day after christmas. some little shoppers hit the aisles of walmart on saturday for the annual "shop ktiv's tommie clark tagged along and has more on the special event. the aisles of walmart were weren't your average sioux city police and woodbury county sheriff's department outing. "we then pair up with one of the children and we walk them around the store and give them an opportunity, each child gets to spend $100 and they buy gifts for their family members," said sioux city police department crime prevention officer, chad sheehan. 30 kids from around the community paired up with a shopping buddy from the fofoe and hit the aisles of walmart. "once inside these doors behind me, siouxland officers and kids started their christmas shopping." 8-year-old keyana skelton was one of those kids picked to participate. "i was really excited," said 8- year-old "shop with a cop" shopper, keyana skelton. her late grandfather was a police officer. "it was definitely a thrill the fact that she was chosen to go so it kind of hits home a little bit," said keyana skelton's mother, dawn skelton. skelton's shopping buddy was officer brooke davies-- who's participated in the event three years now and says it's worth every minute. "just watching the kids get excited about buying gifts to give to other people it helps give them excitement around the holidays," said sioux city police officer, brooke davies. and skelton says it all comes down to her family. "because i get to get it for my friends and my family," said 8- year-old shopper, keyana skelton. officers say they're happy they got to make a difference for each of those kid's christmas this year. clark...ktiv news 4. >> and at the end of the "shop with a cop" outing, each of the 30 kids got a brand new bike and helmet. the bikes and helmets were donated by the variety club. the walmart on singing hills also held "shop with a cop" for ten local kids earlier in the day. police officers say it's just another way to reach out to people in the community and let them know the police force is there for them. a baby otter caught the attention of people in california over the weekend. get ready for cuteness overload in what's trending. and i'll have your complete announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters.jeb bush. > cuteness overload for visitors at the monterey bay aquarium in california yesterday. a cuddly newborn the outer deck. the furry fluff-ball took in its first few hours of life in the calm waters of the monterey bay aquarium's open ocean tide-pool. aquarium trainers say the mom's priority is puffing up the baby's fur so that it will don't forget to take a guess at this morning's 12 days of holiday trivia question. what was the symbol of over-commercilizati on of christmas in the 1965 animated tv holiday classic, "a charlie brown christmas"? (a) black friday shopping (b) aluminum christmas trees (c) christmas cards (d) tv christmas specials and be sure to weigh on what you think the answer is on the facebook page. coming up next... entertainment industry. we'll have the top stories of 2015. plus... quentin tarantino is finally getting his star on the hollywood walk of fame. in 20-15, some showbiz figures drew more attention for their off- camera exploits than their day jobs. david daniel looks at the entertainment stories that kept us entertained this year. also took down a recent t-v powerhouse: the duggar family of "19 kids and counting." josh duggar faced reports he'd molested girls as a teenager -- including his sisters... and used the adultery website ashley madison-- he apologized on both counts. "i have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage..." some of the sexual partners of charlie sheen expressed alarm when the hard-living celeb announced he was h-i-v positive. and it was a devastating deja vu when bobbi kristina brown died at 22, in a manner eerily similar to that of her mother, whitney houston: discovered unresponsive in a bathtub. brian williams lost his lofty perch as n-b-c nightly news anchor, for exaggerating a tale about a helicopter mission during the iraq war. "the last six weeks, it's been crazy..." 2015 also saw quite a shakeup in the late-night landscape: david letterman signed off after 33 years of top ten lists and stupid pet tricks... jon stewart moved on from "the after 16 years, in which he made the comedy show a cultural and political phenomenon... and stephen colbert left comedy central, too, shedding his faux-pundit persona to take over for letterman. after a year like this one, when so many people disappeared or disappointed us, it's no wonder we couldn't wait to return to a galaxy far, far away, as "star wars" returned to theaters with "the force awakens." (trailer nat) "we're home." david daniel, reporting. >> acclaimed director quentin tarantino will get his star on the hollywood walk of fame later today. samuel l. jackson and christoph waltz, who both appeared in "django unchained" will speak at today's ceremony. five hundered sixty-ninth star... just before the christmas day opening of his newest movie... "the hateful eight." monday sarah- actor steven yeun is 32 al- actor kiefer sutherland is 49 sarah- actor- comedian andy dick is 50 al- actor-comedian ray romano is 58 sarah- international tennis hall-of-famer chris evert is 61 al- actor samuel l. jackson is 67 sarah- actress jane fonda is 78 al- talk show host phil donahue is 80 > when we come back on this monday morning we'll have the stories making top headlines in siouxland. and the force awakened in one morning in siouxland. the community of spencer, iowa together to deal with tragedy. high school senior austin roberts collapsed while competing in a wrestling match on saturday and later died at the spencer hospital. counselors were on hand at spencer high school yesterday to help a stunned community deal with grief. hundreds of students and staff came together. superintendent terry hemann says austin was bigger than life in many ways and a good kid. a crisis team will be on hand today and tomorrow before christmas break begins on wednesday. cops and kids team up to go christmas shopping. at the two local walmart stores, 40 children were partnered with officers from the sioux city police department and woodbury county sheriffs office to buy gifts for their families and friend, the annual "shop with a cop" outing has been going on ten years. walmart donated one- hundred dollars per child to make it happen. each child also got a bicycle and helmet donated by the variety club. fresh off saturday night's democratic debate, bernie sanders brings his presidential campaign back to siouxland tonight. the vermont senator sioux city tonight at seven. then tomorrow morning at ten, sanders will speak at buena vista university in storm lake. the sioux city public museum is gearing up for some family- friendly winter programs. they'll start the day after christmas with bingo. the following weekend, they'll kick off the new year with a 45 minute walking tour through the downtown skywalks. museum officials say the holidays are a good time to show off what the museum has to offer.. when people are home and have some time off. everywhere . . . even underwater. the force awakens at the florida aquarium. the dive team at the popular aquarium created an underwater light saber fight to celebrate the opening of the popular film. divers did acrobatic moves underwater as their light sabers clashed during the mock battle as two fighters. time to answer today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. taking a look at the score board... al has 9 points. i have 6 and ben has 5. let's go to our morning show producer kaitlyn kinney. ok, kaitlyn, read us the question one more time. what was the symbol of over-commercilizati on of christmas in the 1965 animated tv holiday classic, "a charlie brown christmas"? (a) black friday shopping (b) aluminum christmas trees (c) christmas cards (d) tv christmas specials today's answer is "b", aluminum good morning. chaos on the strip. a woman with her toddler in the back of her car repeatedly plows into pedestrians on the las vegas strip overnight. one dead, dozens injured, and police believe she acted intentionally. a live report this morning. feuding front-runners. donald trump fires back after hillary clinton calls him isis' best recruiter during the democratic debate this weekend. >> hillary's not strong. hillary's week, frankly. her policies were a disaster for >> this morning he'll speak with

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