the winds will be very strong mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the high wind warned areas (40+ mph for the wind advised)! these should diminish by this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonighh and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. wx timer @ :40 >> suspececelias wanatee went before a judge thursday for the first time since his arrest in sioux city's first murder of the year. the 47-year-old was arrested on a charge of second degree murder in the stabbing death of 50-year-old vernon mace. court documents says wanatee left a home at 1900 west first street where he and mace were both present. the affidavit says mace left shortly after wanatee. a woman, who said she heard the men arguing outside, called 9-1-1. back to the home saying wanatee had stabbed him, according to the affidavit. mace, who was stabbed six times, died later at the hospital. wanatee hahaan extensive criminal record. ktiv's tiffanan lane gives us the details of wanatee's previous murder conviction. wanatee was also given credit for time he served in prison prior to his conviction. that also reduced while serving his sentence, wanatee was placed on work release, and parole, and violated both. the fbi searched a california home connected to a relative of shooters. the home-- tied totohe brother farook -- has been searched before... but thursday federal agents were seen carrying out a box of things and a computer. they also searched the two cars parked out front.. officials would not discuss the nature of the search critical condition after a helicopter made a crash landing thursday in the waters of pearl harbor, hawaii. good samaritans who saw the crash jumped in the water to rescue the five people on board. first responders rushed to the scene and transported the pilot and four passengers to hospitals. no word yet on what caused the crash landing. the navy said the helicopter is owned by genesis aviation-- a company that gives the federal aviation administration is expected to investigate. 36-year-old jeremy werneburg was arrested f f attempted murder in sac county, iowa on wednesday. the sac county sheriff's department says they turned to facebook to find werneburg. ktivgv tommie clark shows us how social media is helping them do their job. a recent case involving a man wanted for attempted murder in sac county, iowa, has put social media in the the sac county sheriff's office's facebook page drew in thousands of people after posting a photo and information capture. sac county sheriff ken mcclure their community...and it's working. "the best use of it today is an example of looking for jeremy werneberg. you know when you get over 125,000 people viewing that and people talk and they share it you know virtually everybody knew who he was," said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. besides the post about werneberg, mcclure says their facebook page regularly posts information that is important for the public to know. that includes news releases, weather and information from other law enforcement agencies. but there are drawbacks to social media use if the "victims of crimes, family members, have found out because somebody sac county sheriff ken mcclure. "mcclure says social media does more then just give people information." "i think this is a way to show people that you know we're humans, we have families, we have kids, we live in your communities, we're part of your commumuty and all we want to do is make it a better place," said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. and community member agree... "just paying attention to what is going on and the things that we're not aware of like when there are situations that are maybe not so safe for everybody just continue checking out would be really great to stay on top of things," said details owner,r,cheryl gerry. mcclure says ttey've only had theii facebook page for a litle overa year and it's changing the way they pursue leads because people feel comfortable enough to get on facebook and make a post. in sac city, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> sheriff mcclure says they've never had so many views. they usually get around 30,000 views on posts. a link to their facebook page can be found inside e is story ktiv dot com. the toy fair is happening in new york this week. coming up next, we'll take a look at some of the top toys this year. > mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the high wind warned areas (40+ mph for the wind advised)! these should diminish by this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> at this year's toy fair in new york... thousands of toymakers gather to share new innovations. thanks to new technology and popular character licensing... the industry is booming. morgan brennan has more. technology, a lot of traditional play coming back, licensing being very strong. so we believe we are going to see a fefeyears of good growth here." star wars has helped... with a number of companies benefitting from the franchise's force. lego saw sales surge last year and expects that carry over in 2016. (sot: soren torp laursen, lego americas president) "ninjago is a great example of our own story, where we're building our own license, our own story. but then of course star wars is another one, we buy a license and the same with superheroes. but there's no doubt the importance of stories in the toy industry is ever increasing"g" licensing is a big business, accounting for roughly 45 percent of the overall toy industry. 2016's film roster should continue to fuel sales. >> fantasy toys are expected to be a big hit with avengers, justice league and star wars characters. straight ahead on news 4 today... a a cture worth a thousasa words. $% three families in an unusual > you know the saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words." there's an image that's captured a lot of hearts. many of you have received one of our 2016 around siouxland calendars. but if you take a look at the january photo, it captured an incredibly rare moment. this photo has connected three families together in an unusual way. ktiv's sarah te slaa explains. snow," says paula. because paula rosenboom's husband, kim, had a special request from a very special young man. "we were going to take kylie hayworth, we were going to take her and her mother and sister on a battling brain cancer. doctors gave her six months to live. "i created a bucket list because i thought i was going to die," says kylie. "i wanted to try it." nats-balloon set up "we had the balloon set up and they carried her over to the balloon and put her in, we had a chair in there for her to sit," says paula. nats- bye, check it off your bucket list for the first leg of the flight, kim flew kylie and her mom above le mars, from the airport to the golf course. way up in the sky, the three death. we were just like, "yeah, if something would happen to the balloon and weweent down, it would be a good day to die," says kylie. when they touched down, kylie's mother got out, her sister got in and they took off again. nats-camera sound that's the moment this photograph captures. it was a ride to remember. "very cool," says kylie.@"it was a once in a lifetime experience." "it was a good day," says paula. "as you can see smiles all around. it was a good day." little did anyone know that this perfect day was about to turn tragic. "he said he didn't feel right and i said, 'okay. do you want me to stay home?' he said, 'no, go aheaeaand go bowling,'" says paula. when paula g to the bowling alley, something didn't feel right. "i was a little hesitant about called me shortly after and said he had called 911," says paula. she got home just as they put kikiin the ambulence. (nats-door closing) "i said, 'how are you doing?' and he said, 'i feel a lot better now' and i said, 'okay,' and i met them at the hospital, but i never got to see him again," says paula. (nats-siren) doctors worked to revive kim for two hours, but it was too late. "his heart completely blew apart," says paula. "i was like it can't be true. i just saw him," says kylie. kim died about two hours after this photo was taken. "really?" asks david moore. turns out, the phototoapher, david moore, had no idea the significance of the flight when he captured the colorful balloon in the distance of the dull landscape. "i've never seen a colorful, hot air balloon any time in january in the middle of winter so i made what it was up to," says david. he snapped several that day. capturing kim's last moments without knowininit. "i don't know what to say,y,ou hope as a photographer thatatour imimes have some kind of an impact on somebody, but you never know," says david. "it's a good memory for us it's hard to be sad when you see something like that and know how much it meant to so many people," says paula. nats-music? "he lived that day to the fullest extent and he was happy and he was happy and calm and content and peaceful and that's a good way to go," it's clear that kim's last day was also his best day. sarah te slaa,a,tiv news 4. >> since she knows her husband would have wanted their balloon to be flown again, paula plans on selling it soon. as for kylie, she continues treatment for her brain cancer, but doctors continue to monitor her. a little girl battling a terminal disease crossed one item off her bucket list. after the break, how her brother stepped up to > high wind warnings in effect for yankton, union, clay, woodbury, plymouth, dakota, & dixon counties until 9 am wind advisory in effect for most of the viewing area until 6 pm high wind warnings in effect for holt co., ne until noon in case they haven't woken you up yet, the winds will be very strong mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the higigwind warned areas (40+ mph fororhe wind advised)! these shouldldiminish by this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 44s is still nnt bad at all for latetefebruary, ann that''where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. a south dakota 10- year-old is battling a terminal illness with more courage and more bravery than most of us could ever imagine. after finding out that treatment is not working, she made a bucket list... and now seven months later, she got to do something most 10-year-olds only dream about.t.. thanks to her brother's selfless lovov meagan millage has the sweet story. went to formal with me." yes, he asked little sister rebekah to formal. something that's not as easy as you would think. "i was nervous, yeah." so a-j fell back on thehepader family motto.... broken. brave. blessed. they've leaned on that s sce rebekah was diagnosed with myelodysplas tic syndrome, or pre- leukemia, and had a bone marrow transplant four years ago. s/ a-j spader, rebekah's brother:52 - 1:00 "it's been hard, but we get through it as a family, so that makes it easier." when they learned last year that rebekah's transplant failed, those three words became their backbone. s/ tony spader, dad1:07 - 1:1515 "helps you survive. just realizing the facts. we are broken. the family has been brave. while rebekah'ssravery shines through in even n e smallest ways... one could say a-j is a brave kid too. "aj was able to kind of look past himself and give her an experience that she was probably not going to have because she probably won't make it to high so they're doing the "high make-up. "oh my gosh, dad!" and the mandatory mob of mom-photographer s.... moments like this are meant to be cherished. "those days they get to do what they want to do, things seem normal. even thought we were in the hospital the last two days wondering if she was going to make it. days she seems normal, looks normal are the days that we treasure." because this is a life lesson that goes beyond tying a tie... "what are you doing dad? over and thru." or pairing the right dress socks s/ stephanie spader, mom2:26 - 2:36 "the only reason it's happening is because of the inevitable with rebekah but it makes me have a really happy mom heart i guess knowing that we've done something right raising kids that put other people first." a mom heart that's about to burst... thanks to an inspirational little girl... and the love of a big brother. >> it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm al joens. sarah has the e y off. it's friday, february 19th.. coming up.. it's almost showtime in south carolina and nevada. those key states a their votes to the race for the white house tomorrow. donald trump is trying to hold onto his frontrunner status while taking heat from ted cruz, marco rubio, and pope francis. on the democratic side, polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders are neck a a neck in the nevada caucuses. and university of south dakota students got out their bikes to pedal for a good cause yesterday. how they're helping raise funds and awareness for blood cancers, and why the event means so much for one fraternity. students at the university of south dakota provided some pepel power for a good cause on thursday. and one of siouxland's newest surgeons is a hometown boy. we'll find out what caused him to turn to medicine and why he chose to come back to sioux city. that's coming up in healthbeat 4. but first ben.... we're now just 24 hours from democrats facing off in nevada and reublicans in south carolina. tracie potts is in washington with the latest developments. .. including donald trump's back-and-forth with the pope. (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate :14- :20) "my immigration policy is to unite families, not to divide families." (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :21- :27) "i was the first person to call out donald trump. i said, "basta!" enough of this ejudice and paranoioi" at a candidate forum trump - with a smaller but still firm lead in south carolina - blasted president george w. bush on iraq... defended against claims that he supported the war and toned down his criticism of pope francis calling him "unchristian" for wanting to build a wall with mexico. ("courtesy of cnn") super burned in (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :45- :49) "i think he was very much misinterpreted, and i also think he was given misinformation." ("courtesy of cnn") super burned in (s(s: jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate :50- :52) "i just don't think it's appropriate to question donald trump's faith." ted cruz and marco rubio are courting south carolina's conservatives . (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :57- 1:08) "south carolina's role is to step up and ensure that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states is a real and proven conservative." (nats) and while his numbmbs aren't in the top-tier, johnhnasich's making voters feel goooo.. ("couuesy of cnn") pleasee courtesy, per is not burned in 1:16-1:18) "we all need to slow down a little bit." as the democrats and republicans go after their next election prize.. tomorrow. clinton and trump are still leading nationally in the polls, but clinton's lead has been cut in half in just the last month. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. >> cubans are welcoming the news that president obama will visit there next month. the historic trip will mark a turning point in u-s reretions with a long-time cold wawafoe. washington and havana restored diplomatic ties in july. but commerce remains limited by the decades-old u-s trade embargo, which includes a ban on american tourism to the island. justice antonin scalia's body will lie in repose today in the great hall of the supreme court building. a privatatceremony will be helel before the publbl is invited to pay their respects. this honor was last given to chief justice william rehnquist in 2005. as part of supreme court tradition, a black drape is also hung over the courtroom doors, scalia's chair on the bench, and the bench itself. the funeral is expected to be held on saturday. decision by the u-s to impose further sanctions on north korea. the south korean foreign ministry spokesman said today that the sanctions will contribute to "make north korea pay" for "its nuclear and missile provocations" . on thursday president obama slapped north korea with more stringent sanctions for defying the e rld and pushing forward with its nucleaea weapons program. the move came weeks after north korea launched a satellite- carrying rocket into space and conducted its fourth underground nuclear test. those against a bill prohibiting transgender students from using the bathroom of their choice are taking aim at south dakota's 4-billion dollars tourism industry. uld-be travelers havav threatened to cancel trips to the state if governor dennis daugaard doesn't veto the bill. it requires transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their sex at birth. advocates say the bill is meant to protect the privacy of students, but opponents of the bill say it's discriminator y. the effort to pressure daugaard by losses mirrors similar efforts in indiana and arizona. thursday, michigan's governor announced a new multi-million dollar grant heading to flint. governor rick snyder says two-million dollars will be approved for the flint mayor's "fast start" plan to begin removing pipes. on wednesday, governor snyder had a cautious approach... saying the pipe removal needed to be "mapped out" before it began. but governor snyder says this new grant is a "positive step" for the local, state, and federal agencies to work together on a solution. students at the university of south dakota provided some pedal power for a good cause on thursday. usd's pi kappa alpha fraternity held the 6th annual taylor trudeau cycle for life, yesterday afternoon. the day of cycling raises funds and awareness for blood cancers. the event was started after the fraternity lost one of its brothers, taylor trudeau, after a year- long battle with leukemia in 2008. members of the fraternity hope to honor him, while supporting others fighting the nothing when someone out there is suffering for the rest of their life, so doing paying money to help them out.. you wouldn't do it," said more than 130 pi kappa alpha chapters across the country take part in "cycle for life". the sioux city art center will tomorrow. oregon native, nathan sawaya's "the art of the brick," opens this weekend. he sculpts all his pieces exclusively with lego bricks. the exhibit will be held at the sioux city art center through may 8th. some of sawaya's lifesize adult sculptures are made with over 15,000 bricks, and can take nearly a month to complete. one art center official said that siouxlanders will get a glimpse at some very unique art pieces. "the thing that's really special about this is that everybody are all using the very rectangular legos. there are no, none of the fancy curves and circles and things. he's very you can do when you're using your creative mind to transform things far beyonthe expeation." said todd behrens, curator for the sioux city art center. the exhibit opens saturday at 5 p.m. coming up next in healthbeat 4, we'll meet the local kid turned doctor. find out what pushed one of siouxland's n nest orththedic surgeons to turn to medicine. ben: and i'll have your > mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the high wind warneddareas (40+ mph for theewind advisee)! these should diminish y this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> you may have heard the saying "you can never go o me" again. but, that isn't true for one local doctor as sheila brummer shows us in today's healthbeat 4. experience and that kind of got my interesesa bit and i got into med school." after medical school at the university of iowa, a residency followed at the university of kansas, then a year-long fellowship at a prestigious institute in new york city. but, dr. althaus always knew he wanted to be back in the midwest. (good sot) :41 "the stars aligned. my wife's also from sioux city. we have two young kids and it's a areat area to raise a family and come back and practice medicine. nat snd "i enjoy working with the big joints." dr. alhaus specializes helping people with everything from sports injures to shoulder, knee and hip procedures and replacements. 11:05 "you see them when they're essentially almost incapacitated. you can perform surgery. watat them recover. it is nicic" and, his co-workers also are impressed with his bedside manner. 1:21 "very personable, very good patients. very willing to listen to their concerns and provide treatment accordingly," said judud walkererwork-comp coordinator. and, with an aging population in the siouxland area.. dr. althaus stays busy. 5:37 "being able to offer services to that population is very important. (cut out him and ha's) my mom and dad are baby boomers, so i want to be in a position as a physician to help those people." hometown help from a new generation of medicine. 8:35 "the two kids having them back in our old stomping grounds is great. it's going to work out well." or 12:02 "ththother physicians, the staff, it's been great my whole experience so far." with chief photographer jordan ogren, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4. >> dr. althaus doesn't have a whole lot of free time. but, when he does, he spends time with his sons, 2-year-old alex and newborn bennett and enjoys reconnecting with old friends. coming up next on news 4 today... mcdonald's is combining chicken and waffles. ananan airline manufacturer is contemplating undeseat storage units. could it be the end of fighting for the limited space overhead? > stocks were modestly lower thursday as a three-day rally ran out of steam. several l mpanies fell after reporting weak earnings. the dow jones gave up 40 points to finish at 16,413. the nasdaq lost 47 points and the s&p 500 lost nine points. wal-mart stores led the dow jones industrial average lower with a 5 percent decline after the giant retailer cut its sales forecast. no more overhead bins in airplanes? one airline manufacturer is considering under-seat luggage storage. with more on that story and other business news, here's ktiv's kaitlyn kinney.... thanks al. airbus has filed a patent for an under-seat storage compartment. instead of overhead bins, airline passengers would store carry-ons under their seat. while the design would end thehe ssenger fight for ovovhead bin storage, it would force passengers to leave their seat each time they wanted items like laptops, purses and backpacks. airbus' current patent would also further restrict already limited leg room. the company says along with airplanes, the storage units could be used on trains or buses. oprah fans will soon be able to get their hands on some of her gently-used, high fashion items... for as low as 99 nts. oprah has cleaned out her closet... and starting march first... she'll be auctioning more than 250 of her items on e-bay. the items include everything from dresses and coats... to jewelry and shoes. bidding will start at 99 cents and is sure to go much higher. all proceeds will go to the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls. and mcdonald's is giving a whole new meaning to chicken and waffles. it's testing what it calls the "chicken mcgriddle" at some central ohio locations. it's a chicken and pancakes sandwich... or rather... the mcchicken without the buns meets the maple- flavored pancakes of the thanks, kaitlyn. after the break, ben's back with the forecast. plus, we'll run down today's top and the rock is coming back for a san andreas sequel. > near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where e'll be for the better part of next week. see ggaphics. >> > topping our headlines this friday morning... the suspect in the murder of a sioux city man appears before a judge for the first time since his arrest. 47-year-old elias wanatee is charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of 50- year-old vernon mace early wednesday morning. it happened in the 19- hundred block of west 1st street. authorities say mace was stabbed six times and died later at the hospital. wanatee's next court hearing is set for february 29th. students from the university of south dakota provide pedal power for a good cause. the pi kappa alpha fraternity held the 6th annual taylor trudeau cycle for life on thursday. the ride raises funds and awareness of blood cancers. the event was started after the fraternity lost one of its brothers, taylor trudeau, to 2008. more than 130 pi kappa alpha chapters across the country take part "cycle for the "art of the brick." a new exhibit opens at the sioux city art center tomorrow featuring sculptures made of lego. these unique works were created by nathan sawaya of oregon. some of them are life-six and can take nearly a a nth to complete. "the art of the brick" will be on display through may 8th. what's happening in hollywood? shaking and quaking, swinging and missing, and some "dancing" news. david daniel has the hollywood minute. turned judge tells people magazine she won't be on the panel for season 22... saying she has "a lot of exciting stuff coming that i look forward to sharing." but she's not saying goodbye forever: hough adds "i promise it's not the last you'll see of me in the ballroom." "a 101-mile-an-hour fastball reachehethe plate faster than the blink of an eye." and apparently it's not possible to make a baseball movie without kevin costner. the "bull durham" and "for love of the game" star narrates the documentary "fastball," about the showdown between hitter and pitcher that's at the heart of the game. the film the field in theaters and on demand march 25th. play ball! in hollywood, i'm david daniel. >> still to come in our third half hour.... a picture that captured a special moment has even more meaning today. how it connected three families in an unusual way. the mats were busy for 12 straight hours in des moines and omaha. we'll have highlights and interviews from some of the good morning and thanks for joining us on this friday, february 19th. i'm al joens. sarah is off today. coming up in this half hour.... the sioux city man responsible for the city's first murder of 2016 made his first appearance before a judgethursda y. but it's not the first time elias wanatee has been in court. he previously spent 20 years in prison for killing a man outside a sioux city bar in 1990. we'll break down that case, and explain why he's not still behind bars on that 50-year prison sentence. and a picture worth a thousand words. we'll meet three families connected by one photo featured in our 2016 around siouxland calendar. and later.... a girl suffering from a terminal illness can check one item off her bucket list. biggest dreams come true. but first, here's ben. > suspect elias wanatee went suspect elias wanatee went before a judge thursday for the sioux city's first murder of the years. the 47-year-old was arrested on a charge of second degree murder in the stabbing death of 50-year-old vernon mace. court documents says wanatee left a home at 1900 west first street where he and mace were both present. the affidavit says mace left shortly after wanatee. a woman, who said she heard the 9-1-1. a short time later, mace went back to the home saying wanatee had stabbed him, the affidavit. mace, who was stabbed six times, died later at the hospital. wanatee has an extensive criminal record. ktiv's tiffany lane gives us the details of wanatee's previous murder conviction. during the trial. on august 31, 2001, the first-degree murder charge was changed to second-degree murder. with the new conviction, wanatee's sentence was changed... from life without parole, to a sentence not to exceed 50 years. because the murder happened before 1996, iowa law says for every day wanatee spent in prison, he would get one-point-two days taken off his sentence. that led to his release on january 10, 2015. in october 2015, wanatee had another run-in with the law. he was accused of pulling out a machete-type knife during a disturbance at the super wal-mart on floyd boulevard. wanatee was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. he still hasn't been sentenced in that case. >> wanatee was also given credit for time he served in prison prior to his conviction. that also reduced ththtime he spent behind bars. while s sving his work release, and parole, and violated both. the fbi searched a california home connected to a relative of one of the san bernardino shooters. the home-- tied to the brother of shooter syed farook -- has been searched before... but thursday federal agents were seen carrying out a box of things and a computer. they also searched the two cars parked out front.. officials would not discuss the nature of the search a sixteen-year-old boy is in critical condition after a helicopter made a crash landing thursday in the waters of pearl harbor, hawaii. good samaritans who saw the crash jumped in the water to rescue the five people on board. first responders rushed to the scene and transported the pilot and four passengers to hospitals. no word yet on what caused the crash landing. the navy said the helicopter is owned by genesis aviation-- a company that gives helicopter tours of oahu. the federal aviation ininstigate. the so-called affluenza teen will appear in court this morning to learn whether his case will be moved to adult court. couch was 16-years-old when he drove drunk and caused a crash that killed four people in dallas. couch pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation after his defense attorneys said his wealthy upbringing impaired his ability to tell right from wrong. if a judge decides to move the case to adult court and he violates probation, couch could be sent to prison. families of some of couch's victims are expected to attend the hearing. 36-year-old jeremy werneburg was arrested for attempted murder in sac county, iowa on wednesday. the sasacounty sheriff's department sayshey turned to facebook to find werneburg. ktiv's tommie clark shows us how social media is helping them do their job. wanted for attempted murder in sac county, iowa, has put social media i ithe spotlight. the sac county sheriff's office's facebook page drew in thousands of people after posting a photo and information about jeremy werneberg's capture. sac county sheriff ken mcclure says it's a way to reach out to their community...and it's working. "the best use of it today is an example of looking for jeremy werneberg. you know when you get ver 125,000 people viewing that and people talk and theheshare it you know virtually everybody knew who he was," said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. besides the post about werneberg, mcclure says their facebook page regularly posts information that is important for the public to know. that includes news releases, weather and information from other law enforcement agencies. but there are drawbacks to sosoal media use if the wrong person posts something... "victims of crimes, family members, have found out because somebody posted it on social media," said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. "mcclure says social media does information." "i think this is a way to show people that you know we're humans, we have families, we have kids, we live in your communities, we're part of your community and all we want to do is make it a better place," said sac county sheriff ken mcclure. and community member agree... "just paying attention to what is going on and the things that we're not aware of like when there are situations that are mayy not so safffor everybody y just continue checking out would be really y eat to stst on top of things," said details owner, cheryl gerry. mcclure says they've only had their facebook page for a little over a year and it's changing the way they pursue leads because people feel comfortable enough to get on facebook and make a post. in sac city, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> sheriff mcclure says they've never had so many views. they usually get around 30,000 views on posts. a link to their facebook page can be found inside this story at ktiv dot com. and a little girl battling a terminal disease crossed one item off her bucket stepped up to fulfill one of her dreams. and i'll have your complete >> all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> a south dakota 10- year-old is battling a terminal illness with more courage and more bravery than most of us could ever imagine. after finding out that treatment is not working, she made a bucket list... and now seven months later, she got to do something most 10-year-olds only dream about.... thanks to her brother's selfless love. meagan millage has the sweet story. yes, he asked little sister rebekah to formal. something that's not as easy as you would think. "i was nervous, yeah." so a-j fell back on the spader family motto.... b bken. brave. blessed. they've leaned on that since rebekah was diagnosed with myelodysplas tic syndrom or pre- leukemia, and had a bone marrow transplant four years ago. s/ a-j spader, rebekah's brother:52 - 1:00 "it's been hard, but we get through it as a family, so that makes it easier." when they learned last year that rebekah's transplant failed, those three words became their backbone. s/ tony spader, dad1:07 - 1:15 "helps you survive. just realizing the facts. we are broken. the family has been brave. while rebekah's bravery shines ways... one could say a-j is a brave kid too. "aj was able to kind of look past himself and what he would want and try to give her an experience that she was probably not going to have because she probably won't make it to high school." so they're doing t t "high make-up. "oh my gosh, dad!" and the mandatory mob of mom-photographer s.... moments like this are meant totoe cherished. "those days they y t to do what they want to do, things seem normal. en thought we were in the hospal the last two days wondering if she was going to make it. days she seems normal, looks normal are the days that we treasure." because this is a life lesson that goes beyond tying a tie... "what are you doing dad? over and thru." or pairing the right dress socks with your suit. s/ "the only reason it's happening is because of it makes me have a really happy mom heart i guesesknowing that we've done somethihi right raraing kids that put other a mom heart that's about to burst... thanks to an inspirational little girl.. and the love of a big brother. >> underway yesterday in des moines and omaha. we've got highlights and invterviews with players coming up in the sports fource about 17-hundred wrestlers started the state tournaments in iowa and nebraska, but only a few will be called champions on saturday. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. to improve to 45-2. boyden hull/rock valleys austin rozeboom advances with a pin in 132 -- he only has one loss. at 138 - moc-floyd valley junior connor ascherl is moving on, 6-2. another s-b-l guy - preston n nn won a close 5-3 decision at 152. at 182 - undefeated daniel sommerlot of pocohontas area/l-m with an 8-0 decision. two sioux center guys move on - ko kieft at 220 -- he's a minnesota football recruit. and at heavyweight - elijah van't hof with a 3-2 win in a third overtime. "i really just go in there with a blank mindset," said rhyker sims, a sophomore at sergeant bluff- luton. "i'm just going in there to wrestle. that's it. i don't care who i'm wrestling, i just wrestle." "conditioning is a big key to that stuff, especially at heavyweight where it is all in your feet," said elijah van't hof, a junior from sioux center. "it's a good match wen it's all in your feet instead of on the ground." class 3a took to the mats this afternoon. at 170 - sioux city north's deion clayborne is a four-time state qualifier - the takedown leads to a 10-4 decision. clayborne is 42-1. up a weight class to 182 - jacob wiley of east - the senior ranked second in the state wins 5 to 3. wiley's 43-4. and at 285 - nic hoefling of spencer pins his man and is on to the quarterfinals with his 39th win. "i stayed focused more during my match," said deion clayborne, a senior at sioux city north. "the last couple years i was in the match but i wasn't really going hard or "i'm ranked number-two in the state and i deserve that ranking," said jacob wiley, a senior at sioux city east. "i haven't lost to a 3a kid yet and i really think this is my tournament. i can do well at this tournament." "i was a bit nervous considering he's a bit bigger than i am but i've taken down some pretty big guys this year so i didn't really let it get to my head," said nic hoefling, a junior from spencer. we covered state wrestling in all classes in iowa and nebraska -- for that coverage go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> ben says the weather is looking good for the next few days. he's in next with the weekend forecast. captured the hearts of many. how a photograph has united wx timer @ 1:15 high wind warnings in effect for yankton, union, clay, woodbury, plymouth, dakota, & dixon counties until 9 am wind advisory in effect for most of the viewing area until 6 pm high wind warnings in effect for holt co., ne until noon in case they haven't woken you up yet, the winds will be very strong mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the high wind warned areas (40+ mph for the wind advised)! these should diminish by this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. stil though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> you know the saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words." there's an image that's captured alot of hearts. many of you have received one of our 2016 around siouxland calendars. but if you take a look at the january photo, it captured an incredibly rare moment. this photo has connected three families together in an unusual way. "we had the balloon set up and they carried her over to the balloon and put her in, we had a chair in there for her to sit," says paula. nats- bye, check it off your bucket list for the first leg of the flight, kim flew kylie and her mom above le mars, from the airport to the golf course. way up in the sky, the three talked about life... and death. "it was so peaceful up there and we were just like, "yeah, if something would happen to the balloon and we went down, it would be a good day to die," says kylie. when they touched down, kylie's mother got out, her sister got in and they took off again. nats-camera sound that's the moment this photograph captures. it was a ride to remember. "very cool," says kylie. "it was a once in a lifetime experience." "it was a good day," says paula. "as you can see smiles all around. it was a good day." little did anyone know that this perfect day was about to turn tragic. "he said he didn't feel right and i said, 'okay. do you want me to stay home?' he said, 'no, go ahead and go bowling,'" says paula. when paula got to the bowling alley, something didn't feel right. "i was a little hesitant about putting on my shoes and he called me shortly after and said he had called 911," says paula. she got home just as they put kim in the ambulence. (nats-door closing) "i said, 'how are you doing?' and he said, 'i feel a lot better now' and i said, 'okay,' and i met them at the hospital, but i never got to see (nats-siren) doctors worked to revive kim for two hours, but it was too late. "his heart completely blew apart," says paula. "i was like it can't be true. i just saw him," says kylie. kim died about two hours after this photo was taken. "really?" asks david moore. turns out, the photographer, david moore, had no idea the significance of the flight when he captured the colorful balloon in the distance of the dull landscape. "i've never seen a colorful, hot air balloon any time in january in the middle of winter so i made it a point to follow it and see what it was up to," says he snapped several that day. capturing kim's last moments without knowing itit "i don know what to say, you hope as a photographer that your images have some kind of an impact on somebody, but you never know," says david. "it's a good memory for us it's hard to be sad when you see something like that and know how much it meant to so many people," says paula. nats-music? "he lived that day to the fullest extent and he was happy and he was happy and calm and content and peaceful and that's a good way to go," it's cleararhat kim's last day was also his best day. sarah te slaa, ktiv news 4. >> since she knows her husband would have again, paula plans on selling it soon. as for k kie, she continues treatment for her brain cancer, but doctors continue to monitor her. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm al joens. sarah has the day off. it's friday, february 19th.. coming up.. it's almost showtime in south carolina and nevada. those key states add their votes to the race for the white house tomorrow. donald trump is trying to ho onto his frontrunner ted cruz, marco rubio, and pope francis. on the democratic side, polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders are neckcknd neck the nevada caucuses. and university of south dakota students got out their bikes to pedal for a good cause yesterday. how they're helping raise funds and awareness for blood cancers, and why the event means so much for one fraternity. and an egyptian teenager has trained his donkey to jump over obobacles. we'll show you some of his daring moves in what's trending. but first ben.... areas (40+ mph for the wind advised)! these should diminish by this afternoon with temperatures still expected to top out in the 50s and 60s across most of the region with lots of sunshine. it'll be a bit cooler, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> we're now just 24 hours from democrats facing off in nevada and reublicans in south carolina. tracie potts is in washington with the latest developments. .. including donald trump's back-and-forth with the pope. the clinton family campaigns in nevada today. with just 24 hours to go till nevada's democratic caucus...hillary clinton and bernie sanders are essentially tied, both going after the state's large latino electorate: (sot: bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate :14- :20) "my immigration policy is to unite families, not to divide families." (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :21- :27) "i w w the first person to call out t nald trump. i said,d, "basta!"nough of this prejude and paranoia." at a candidate forum trump - with a smaller but still firm lead in south carolina blasted president george w. bush on iraq... defended against claims that he supported the war and toned down his criticism of pope francis calling him "unchristian" for wanting to build a wall with mexico. ("courtesy of cnn") super burned in (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candate :45- :49) "i think he was very much misinterpreted, and i also think he was given misinformation." ("courtesy of cnn") super burned in (sot: jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate :50- :52) "i just don't think it's trump's faith." ted cruz and marco rubio are courting south carolina's conservatives . (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :57- 1:08) "south carolina's role is to step up and ensure that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states is a real and proven conservative." (nats) and while his numbers aren't in the top-tier, john kasich's making voters feel good... ("courtesy of cnn") plplse courtesy, super is not bubued in (sot: john kasich/ (r) presididtial candidate 1:16-1:18) "we all need to slow down a little bit." as the democrats and republicans go after their next election prize.. tomorrow. clinton and trump are still leading nationally in the polls, but clinton's lead has been cut in half in just the last month. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. >> cubans are welcoming the news that president obama will visit there next month. e historic trip willllark a turning poinin u-s relations with a long-ti cold war foe. washington and havana restored diplomatic ties in july. but commerce remains limited by the decades-old u-s trade embargo, which includes a ban on american tourism to the island. justice antonin scalia's body will lie in repose today in the great hall a private ceremony will be held before the public is invited to was last given to chief justice william rehnquist in 2005. as part of supreme court tradition, a black drape is also hung over the courtroom doors, scalia's chair on the bench, and the bench itself. the funeral is expected to be held on saturday. south korea has welcomed the decision by the u-s to impose further sanctions on north korea. the south korean foreign ministry spokesman said today y that thhsanctions will contribute to ake north korea pay" for "its nuclear and missile provocations" . on thursday president obama slapped north korea with more stringent sanctions for defying the world and pushing forward with its nuclear weapons program. the move came weeks after north korea launched a satellite- carrying rocket into space and conducted its fourth underground nuclear test. those against a bill prohibitinin transgender students from using the bathroom of their choice are taking aim at south dakota's 4-billion dollars tourism would-be travelers have threatened to cancel trips to the state if governor dennis daugaard doesn't veto the bill. it requires transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their sex at birth. advocates say the bill is meant to protect the privacy of students, but opponents of the bill say it's discriminator y. the effort to pressure daugaard by highlighting potential tourism losses mirrors similar efforts in indiana and arizona. thursday, michigan's governor announced a new multi-million dollar grant heading to flint. governor rick snyder says two-million dollars will be approved for the flint mayor's "fast start" plan to begin removing pipes. on wednesday, governor snyder had a cautious approach... saying thpipe removal needed to be "mapped out" before it began. but governor snyder says this new grant is a "positive step" for the local, state, and federal agencies to work together on a solution. students at the university of south dakota provided some pedal power for a good cause on thursday. held the 6th annualalaylor trudeau cycle for life, yesterday afternoon. the day of cycling raises funds and awareness for blood cancers. the event was started after the fraternity lost one of its brothers, taylor trudeau, after a year- long battle with leukemia in 2008. members of the fraternity hope to honor him, while supporting others fighting the same fight. "biking for 30 minutes is nothing when someone out there is suffering for the rest of their fe, so doing something for 3 3minutes and paying money to he them out.. i don't see why you wouldn't do it," said richard culver. more than 130 pi kappa alpha chapters across the cotry take part in "cycle for life". the sioux city art center will be opening a new exhibit tomorrow. oregon native, nathan sawaya's "the art of the brick," opens this weekend. he sculpts all his pieces exclusively with lego o bricks. the exhibit will be held at the sioux city art center througmay 8th. some of sawaya's lifesize adult sculptures bricks, and can take nearly a month to complete. one art center official said that siouxlanders will get a glimpse at some very unique art pieces. "the thing that's really special about this is that everybody knows what a lego is. and these are all using the very traditionon, square and rectangular legos. there are no, none of the fancy curvesesnd circles and things. he's very old school. but, it shows what you can do when you're using your creave mind to transform things far beyond the expectation." said todd behrens, curator for the sioux city art center. the exhibit opens saturday at 5 p.m. an egyptian teen has trained his donkey to jump over obstacles lili many people have done over the years with horses. we'll show you his special talent in what's trending. and i'll have your complete still to come this morning... the famous james bond aston martin was sold at an auction on thursday. we'll tell you how much money one fan had to dish out to buy it. welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how 'bout crunching into flavor with a fritos chicken enchilada melt? pulled chicken in enchilada sauce, melty monterey cheddar, fresh veggies and fritos corn n ips! hurry in today! >> vince vaughn was on the tonight show last night with jimmy fallon. here's a clip of the game they played, callededbox of on the show tonight bryan cranston, demi lovato, and the weeknd. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy f flon after news 4. 1 super-fan with deep pockets is a bit closer to living the life of movie spy, james bond. one of the 10 aston martin d-b-10 specially built for the film sold thursday for three and a half million dollars. parking it in the driveway is pretty much all the new owner can do. ththcars were created without any safety features or certifications required to be street-legal. aston martin say it does run, with a top speed around 190-miles per hour. friday, february 19 ben- actor benicio del toro is 49 al- singer seal is 53 ben- nfl commissioner roger goodell is 57 al- actor jeff daniels is 61 ben- author amy tan is 64 our first 4 on 4 birthday of the week is landon. he's from spirit lake, iowa. landon celebrated his birthday on sunday, february 14th. he loves playing basketball and football, and he loves cheering on the iowa hawkeyes. landon also loves to dress up in super hero costumes. next up is marshall from smithland, iowa, who turned four on wednesday, february 17th. marshall loves being outside and getting dirty. he also loves running around the house acting like a dinosaur. from merrill, iowa, we have jaxon. he celebrated his birthday on thursday, february 18th. jaxon likes to ride on the tractors with his grandpa. he also likes paw patrol and ice cream. clovis from sioux city turns four tomorrow, saturday, february 20th. clovis likes skylanders, mini pancakes with nutella, and our last 4 on 4 birthday of the week is willow from sioux city. she'll celebrate her birthday on sunday, february 21st. willow loves to play pet shops with her sisters. she also love to play outse in the summer, and anything to do with the movie frozen. do you have a siouxland kid celebrating a fourth birthday? send us their picture about a week ahead of time, some fun facts about them and we'll put it on friday 4 on 4's. > for holt co., ne until noon in case they haven't woken you up yet, the winds will be very strong mainly during the morning when gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour are possible in the high wind warned areas (40+ mph for the wind advised)! these should diminish by this afternoon with mperatures ststll expected to top out in the 50s s nd 60s across most of the region with ts of sunshine. it'll be a bit coor, but much calmer too tonight and saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the middle 50s with decent sunshine. another weak cold front will move through on sunday which will increase our winds from the northwest and bring in some cooler air. still though, highs in the 40s is still not bad at all for late february, and that's where we'll be for the better part of next week. see graphics. >> we're wrapping things up on this we're wrapping things up on this friday morning. when we come back we'll recap from across siouxland. and a pair of baby capybaras make their topping our headlines this friday morning... the suspect in the murder of a sioux city man appears before a judge for the first time since his arrest. 4747ear-old elias wanatee is charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of 50- year-old vernon mace early wednesday morning. it happened in the 19- hundred block of west 1st street. authorities say mace was stabbed six times and died later at the hospital. set for february 29th. students from the university of south dakota provide pedal power for a good cause. the pi kappa alpha fraternity held the 6th annunu taylor trudeau cycle for life on thururay. the ride raises funds and awareness of blood cancers. the event was started after the fraternity lost one of its brothers, taor trudeau, to leukemia in 2008. more than 130 pi kappa alpha chapters across the country take part in "cycle for life." the "art of the brick." a new exhibit opens at the sioux cici art center tomorrow featuriri sculptures made of lego. these unique works were created by nathan sawaya of oregon. some of them are life-six and can take nearly a month to complete. "the art of the brick" will be on display through may 8th. do to protect your family. those stories.. and a special "steals and deals" to help you beat the winter blues. when we see you on a friday morning, here on today. >> a zoo in central japan unveiled a pair of baby capybaras to the public today. visitors to the zoo can now see the furry rodents frolicking around. the babies, born on january 29th, are now about eight inches long and weigh two pounds each. they feed on their mother's milk well as apples and oak branches. take one last look at the 7 day forecast. have a good day! >> > good morning. holy war of words. donald trump responds after the pope questions his faith for the mexican border. >> he has an awfully big wall at the vatican. i'll tell you. >> we'll talk to donald trump live. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is booed for a dig a a bernie s sders. >> doesn't know what the last democratic president did. it's true. it's true. >> as our new poll shows that race tightening. moment of impact. a sight seeing helicopter crashes nearr pearl h hbor. fiveveeople injured. one critically. one person says it is the pilot's actions thasaved lis. paying respects. the body of justice antonin scalia set to lie in repose at the supreme court today. president obama scheduled to be there, but facing growing criticism over his decision not to attend tomorrow's funeral. an alarming surge. the dramatic increase in flu cases natitiwide. what you can do to ward off the virus.

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