Come here. I think that there already is a very strenuous screening process. Some lawmakers dont see it that way, and blame the Obama Administration for the situation, today. The failure of this administrations middle east policy is why we have a refugee crisis today, said iowa senator chuck grassley. Abraham says they would help any syrian refugee if one came to them. As for the governors, who want to block refugees, thats a decision thats ultimately up to the federal government. In the newsroom, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. Totoorrow, the u. S. Housuswill vote to demand tighter screening in lht of president obamas plans to bring 10,000 Syrian Refugees to the united states. Sot House Speaker Paul Ryan R Wisconsin 18 25 it would mean a pause in the program until we can be certain beyond any doubt that those coming here are not a threat. The president defended the prigram saying each refugee would get months of security checks by agencies. Including the cia. Sot john brennan, cia direct
Officials at Mercy Medical center say their security staff was alerted about the situation, and they called sioux city police. A Pretrial Hearing is set for march 2016. A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a woman charged following an arsonrelated fire. 28year old Cassie Zoubek was set to stand trial on charges of witness tampering stemming from a felony Second Degree arson conviction after zoubek was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison in july. Zoubek pleaded guilty for her role in burning down a mobile home, in norfolk, in october 2014. On the witness tampering charge, zoubek is accused of asking a whereabouts on the night the mobile home was set on fire. Today, a judge declared a mistrial after three of the jurors selected for the 12person jury declared business and personal conflicts that could interfere with a potential trial. A new jury will be selected and a new trial date is expected to be set for december. matt wee going to be seeing some snow very soon in siouxlan
Time for a while as we prepare for our first major dose of winter weather. As of now, it looks like snow will begin to make its move across siouxland from west to east tomorrow morning and exit the viewing area by late tomorrow evening and is expected to drop anywhere from a couple of inches in southern and western siouxland up to 67 inches in parts of northern and eastern siouxland. Cold weather will settle in behind that system and will yield lows in the teens and highs in the 20s and 30s this weekend before returning to the 40s with sunshine by early next week. 31 governors are now saying they want to close their borders to syrian refugees. They cite indications that one terror attackers may have entered france posing as a syrian refugee. However, there is at least one iowa mayor who is rolling out the welcome mat. Brad hanson reports. Security of the united states. I completely understand the security issue. He makes a very good point that we absolutely do need to continue to look
Caused the explosion inside this tank. Moore was actually inside this large storage tank, getting ready to weld when it exploded. The plant resumed production wednesday. In lytton, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. Moore and ruiz were transported to Loring Hospital in sac city and later taken to the university of Nebraska Medical Center in omaha. Boom was transported to Stewart Memorial Hospital in lake city where he was treated and released. Police and protesters clashed overnight in minneapolis. Trading volleys of rocks and pepper spray as a sit in continued calling for justice in the shooting death of jamar clark. Just after nightfall protesters began surrounding the precinct and chanting when police sprayed the crowd with pepper spray. Minneapolis police say protesters began throwing rocks, bricks, and bottles at officers. Protest organizers urged those throwing rocks to stop, and they say those throwing bricks or bottles at officers are angry people showing up and causing trouble a