3 we have some breaking news this evening out of cherokee where police are in a standoff with a person whos barricaded themselves in a home on the southwest side of town. The incident began about two this afternoon. And homes in the area of oak knoll drive near the cemetary in cheorkee have been evacuated. Witnesses tell us that the ate patrol and a a swat team are among the Law Enforcement agencies on the scene. We hope to have an update on this incident tonight on siouxland news at ten on our sister station kmeg 14. 3 3 after firing two employees for wrongdoing at the waste Water Treatment plant. The city is taking steps to make sure things are done right from now on. Today members of the city council got a tour of thth wastewewer eatment plant. To get a better idea of how it works. They also learned that new proceedures have been put into place following the firing of two former plant employees. Those workers were accused of failing to follow testing rules and regulations. And fudgi
Announcer from nbc news, this the today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Weve got willie in for matt. Kind of the middle of the night for al but still has his hawaiian moves down. He is ready for rokerthon 2. Always looks good in a hawaiian shirt. We know that about al roker. I would say im jealous of the weather out there, but its 75 degrees today here in new york and across the east coast. Weve got a little hawaii here this morning. More on that in a moment, but well begin with the newest fallout this morning over the downed russian plane in egypt. This is a crash that now has u. S. Officials ready to make changes to security procedures here. Weve got two reports for you this morning. Lets start with nbcs tom costello. He covers aviation for us. Tom, good morning. What can you tell us. Reporter savannah, good morning. As you know, the white house announced yesterday that in
The pipeline project were swift, and severe. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said, keystone xl would have brought goodpaying jobs and nebraskas counties. matt south dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard said oil will still be produced in alberta, canada, and shipped by rail or piped elsewhere. Daugaard said, by halting the Keystone Pipeline the president is eliminating an opportunity for america to be more reliant on trusted north american friends, and less reliant on Oil Producers from other places. South dakotas only representative in the u. S. House has endorsed Republican Marco Rubio for president. Congresswoman kristi noem says rubio stands out in the republican field because of his ability to articulate his vision for the country. Noem is the second member of the south dakota delegation to endorse a president ial candidate. Senator mike rounds endorsed arkansas governor mike huckabee. A Police Pursuit that started in sioux city ended in a crash in plymouth county, iowa. Around noon, a
And congress may try to override the president , though those efforts have failed in the past. Also, the project could get a fresh look in 2017 when theres a new president in the white house. Weather adlib after kind of a transition day finally returned and will give us our new norm, the norm for the season that is. Highs will this afternoon with some decent sunshine and steady northwest we now know the identity of the standoff with police in cherokee, iowa thursday. Hes identified as 51year old james goslar. The situation ended peacefully about eleven o clock last night when goslar came out of his house and surrenderred to authorities, who took him to Cherokee Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. Had been a tense situation after officers came to goslars home about 1 45 in the afternoon for a call that a man was threatening suicide. Authorities say goslar was the only one in the house and had been drinking heavily after being served divorce papers. While trying to get him to come o
Chanting loud enough inmates could hear about 50 protesters marched outside the camp centric clara county main jail armed with signs that said file charges on the deputy and inmates deserve safety. Not in vain. Reporter they prayed for the family of Michael Tyree found a week ago inside a week ago inside his jail cell. Authorities say the 31 yearold died of Blunt Force Trauma due to internal bleeding, and bleeding, and arrested three correctional deputies for murder. For some, his death hits too close to home. They handcuffed him and beat him up he was bruised all over his body. Reporter he claims his son was beat up by Santa Clara County Sheriff Deputies while he was in jail. He says his son filed a grievance but officers were exonerated. The thing people have Mental Health issues a lot of times they tend to accept it as other fault something inside setting them off. Things like they should not have to happen. Reporter he represented him in the Mental Health Treatment Court and said h