jessica: i'm joined now by vicki abeles. vicki is the director and producer of the film "beyond measure." and i know, vicki, that you make movies that are very close to your heart. you were here one time earlier before with your first film "race to nowhere," which really captured the rat race that kids feel that they're on, and that movie moved so many parents. let's talk about "beyond measure." what motivated for you to make this movie? because i know your kids were an integral part of why you made "race to nowhere." vicki abeles: right, so i would say that this film, i set out to make this film in large part based on the screenings of "race to nowhere," and the passion that i saw for change. and yet, almost every screening i attended ended with the same question, which is, "where do we go from here?" i also set out to make a film that fills a void in what i see as a media story that's largely focused on what's wrong with education. it tends to lay blame on parents and educators and students, and to look to policy makers fo

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about this selfie stick. off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. " drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. jessica rae: scott: off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. " drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. drone-maker dji is taking their 4k camera technology off the drone and onto a selfie-stick they call the osmo. jessica rae: scott: off

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about scott:good morning siouxland. on the jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. jessica and scott are chatting about chrissy tiegen. scott:good morning siouxland. on the radar, we currently have a thin band of showers moving northeast through eastern nebraska. rain chances are pretty small for today once this line passes. temperatures are currently very mild in the 50s and 60s. we have a somewhat

jessica rae scott: jessica and scott are chatting about this pet rescue. jessica and scott are chattingngbout this pet rescue. jessica and scott are chatting about this pet rescue. scott:a weak boundary is going to be stationed nearby today. that may act as a focal point for the development of essica and scott are chatting about this pet rescue. jessica and scott are chatting about this pet rescue. scott:a weak today. that may act as a focal point for the development of handful of sprinkles and showers. it'll be warm today with highs near 80 degrees, but big changes sweep in tomorrow when highs will be sliced down by 10 degrees. we'll then watch as a system lifts out of the soutand delivers our first really good shot at measurable precipitation in about a month. that will affect us thursday night and at least through the first half of friday. today, we're skies and a few sprinkles. your ernight low will be 52. tomorrow, it'll be more seasonal with a mix of sun and clouds as we make it to a high in the upper 60s. here's your 7 day forecast where we'll have

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about buster the kangaroo. jessica and scott are chatting about buster the kangaroo. jessica and scott are chatting about buster the kangaroo. scott:good morning siouxland. it's a windy and warm start to your monday. temperatures are sitting in the upper 50s and lower 60s. this is about 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. the wind is from the south between 10 and 20 miles per hour. the local satellite and radar picture is pretty satellite and radar picture is pretty quiet with mostly kangaroo. jessica and scott are chatting about buster the kangaroo. jessica and scott are chatting about buster the kangaroo. siouxland. it's a windy and warm start to your monday. temperatures are sitting in the upper 50s and lower 60s. this is about 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. the wind is from the south between 10 and 20 miles per hour. the local satellite and radar picture is pretty quiet with mostly clear skies. checking out your dayplanner - it appears that we'll top out in the lower 80s this afternoon with sunshine. scott

jessica and scott scott: jessica and scott baby names. jessica and scott baby names. scott: siouxland. rain is are chatting about baby names. are chatting about baby names. scott: good morning siouxland. rain is showers are being reeled northward by an area of low pressure spinning in west-central nebraska. we may hear a few cracks s thunder today too. faly warm in the middle to upper 50s. there's a breeze from the east and southeast near 15 miles per hour. here's the dayplanner where we'll manage to reach into the upper 60s today for a high temperature. thehe rain will begin n ll apart this evening. scott: here's a quick chekc outside on one of our iowa here at . waking up and arting their workday....please everyone... " jessica rae: still to come... on the latest in the proposed involving northwest iowa farmers and stay tuned for more. northwest iowa fafaers are upset decision on a fight over their land. bakken pipipine would ruru through it... . and a company wants to use force their hand. says, they can't sue over the issue... at least abc9 news raffa has the late

jessica rae scott: jessica and scott are chatting about casket racing. casket car modifier) what here is from a cushman 3-wheeler, and we made the frame, hooked up the shifter and used the rear-end in it, the original rear-end, and we tweaked it out with the jessica and scott are chatting about casket racing. jessica and scott are chatting about casket racing. scott:strong winds jessica and scott are chatting about casket racing. jessica and scott are chatting about casket racing. scott:strong winds are going to be the primary focus for our wednesday. expect gusts near 45 miles per hour this afternoon. temperatures are going to be cool in the short term with highs near 50 and lows near 30. moving into friday, a system ejects out of the southwest and with that we'll have increasing cloud cover coupled with a chance of showers during the overnight period friday into saturday. today, expect a high of 51 under partly cloudy skies. tonight the low is 31 with a few clouds as the wind gradually backs off. tomorrow, we'll have a high of 52 an it'll be mostly sun

jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica is talking about each pumpkin jessica rae: the search is on in northeast nebraka for some philanthropists... and faith regional health services in norfolk has another lunch and learn coming up. here's susan risinger with the details. "the philanthropy council of northeast nebraska is looking for philanthropists of all ages and descriptions. the deadline to nominate a person or business for one of the six philanthropy awards to be presented in february is nomber 13th. the 8th annual "sober in october" event was held last week at northeast community college. students who took part drove golf carts and tried to walk straight lines while wearing goggles designed to simulate drunkenness. and the next lunch and learn at faith regional health services in norfolk will cover options for post- mastectomy reconstructive surgery available right in norfolk. the free event will be held november 5th, and

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. scott:good morning costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. costumes. jessica and d ott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. scott:good morning siouxland. it's been costumes. jessica and scott ararchatting about popular halloween costumes. jessica and scott are chatting about popular halloween costumes. scott:good morning siouxland. it's been exceptionally dry so far this month. this seeing a few sprinkles light up the radar to the west and some mostly cloudy skies. measurable rain however is pretty unlikely today. temperatures are sitting comfortably in the 50s throughout the region. we have a much calmer wind than yesterday currently sustained between 5 and 10 miles per hour. the dayp

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: following a momoing low of 37. here's a check k conditions outdoors on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. the pollen levels are moderate overall and we get that report from the asthma and allergy center. temperatures are currently in the 30s across theherea. we've got a light northwest wind directed at about 5 miles per hour. the satellite and radar imagery reveals very little going on currently with mostly clear skies overhead. let's get a peek at your stormcast hd where high pressure is going to be e control througug the next few days. moving through the weekend, a south wind takes over and returns some warmer air to the region. the wind will turn southwest and we'll get 60s and 70s back into the picture. that warming trend will carry us to the 80s early next week. today's high temperature is 59 with mostly sunny skies. the overnight low is 33 with clear frost likely. temperature is 65 sunny skies along with a aight breeze frfr the southeast. here's your 7 day f

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: blockbuster day on capitol hill... former secretary of state hillary clinton facing a tough questions about the 2012 attack in benghaizi republicans say they're trying to get to the truth.... but democrats call it a political witchhunt. abc's karen travers has more "it was a marathon day?.hillary clinton on the hot seat for over 8 hours....the entire hearing lasted 11 hours. right out of the gate?committee chair trey gowdy telling clinton - the investigation is not about her this investigation is about four people who were killed representing our country on foreign soil. it is about what happened before, during and after the attacks that killed them but democrats had a different take this abusive effort to derail secretary clinton's presidential campaign. republicans released a never before seen email that clinton wrote the night of the attack, addressed to diane reynolds - the name she used for "two of our officers were killed in benghazi by an al qaeda-like group," she wrote. but that's a different position than the

jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott james bond. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. scott:good morning siouxland. we have mostly cloudy skies jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. scott:good morning siouxland. we have mostly cloudy skies jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. jessica and scott are chatting about james bond. scott:good morning siouxland. we have mostly cloudy skies in place this morning as two areas of low pressure are spinning moisture into the region. temperatures have managed to stay fairly warm in the upper 30s and lower 40s. the wind speeds are very light in the 5 to 10 mile per hour range from the east and southeast. the dayplanner reveals high temper

jessica rae scott: jessica and scott are chatting about our pumpkin submissions. jessica and scott are chatting about our pumpkin submissions. jessica and scott are chatting about our pumpkin submissions. scott:we'll have some sunshine this morning, but clouds submissions. jessica and scott are chatting about our pumpkin submissions. jessica and scott are chatting about our pumpkin submissions. scott:we'll have some sunshine this morning, but clouds will be pretty fast to wrap in during the afternoon. rain showers will begin during the afternoon and last through the overnight period. on halloween tomorrow, expect the clouds to clear out fast. then we'll have mostly sunny skies and warming temperatures as we weekend and 70s week! today's high is cloudy and cool with rain later. tonight's low is 40 with clouds and showers. tomorrow for halloween, we'll have a high of 63 with temperatures in the 50s during trick or treating under mostly clear skies here's the 7 day forecast now where we'll look for temperatures to rise into the 70s next week with no significant rain

jessica rae: welcome back. today i'm here jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast. for "get going" we'll be taking a look at the human brain, and what it takes to get motivated to get going... i examine what motivates people, and how you can motivate yourself to live a healthy active lifestyle. ne in at 5 and 6 a-m for get "going with" thth monday jessica rae scotot today's high temperature is 59 with mostly sunny skies. the overnight low is 33 with clear skies and patchy frost likely. tomorrow's high temperature is 65 and we'll see mostly sunny skies along with a light breeze from the southeast. here's your 7 day forecast where temperatures are going to jump into the 80s next week before a chance of rain organizes late on tuesday and lasts through the day on wednesday. >>> where ise? he's never on time. >> hey guys. sorry i'm late. >> where were you? >> oh, sorry, i took the monorail to the magic kingdom. then the next thing i knew i on space mountain, and then splash mountain, and then

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. scott:good morning siouxland. we have jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. scott:good morning siouxland. we have some rain jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. jessica and scott are chatting about emojis. morning. cloud cover is expected to stick around in the area through much of the day. temperatures right now are in the 30s and 40s to the north while 50s are present in southern siouxland. the wind is fairly light, but will gradually increase in strength today up to 15 miles per hour. here's the dayplanner where we'll get to a high of 64 and have rain chances begin around lunch time. your complete forecast is just minutes away - your news starts now. scott: here's a quick check outside on morning. cloud cover is expected to sti

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. scott: good morning siouxland. we have jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. scott: good morning siouxland. we have jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. jessica and scott are chatting about kala and kiera. scott: good morning siouxland. we have mostly cloudy skies in place this morning as two areas of low pressure are spinning moisture into the region. temperatures have managed to stay fairly warm in the upper 30s and lower 40s. the wind speeds are very light in the 5 to 10 mile per hour range from the east and southeast. the dayplanner reveals rising near 60 this afternoon. scott: as two areas of low spinning moisture into the region. managed to stay fairly warm in the upper 30s and lower 40s. the wind speeds are very light in the range from the east dayplanner reveals high temperatures rising nea

jessica rae jessica rae: temperature was 78 after a low of 38. we'll check out the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake, ia where we have someme cool conditions.s. currently, we have temperatures in the 30s and 40s. the wind is light. the satellite and radar is nearly clear. zooming out now, let's get a look at the stormcast hd which displays sunshine staying with us today as high temperatures reach near 80 degrees. a cold front comes through tomorrow which will bring breezy northwest winds to siouxland and cooler temperatures too. race for the white house faced off in their first primetime debatete in las vegas. thth morning, it appears hillary clinton proved why she's the frontrununr. ababs kenneth moton brings us a recap. "round 1...the democrats sparring over the issues. hillary clinton...fe aggressive, defending her record in the senate and as secretary of state. inton: i would not ask anyone to vote for me because of my last name. i would ask them listen to what i'm proposing look a

jessica rae: susan g. komen siouxland is open monday through friday from 9am to 4pm. " jessica rae: coming up.... i'll tell you about a halloween tradition in south dakota.... involving inmates growing pumpkins... find out more... after the break. scott: " " siouxland. here's almanac where yesterday's high temperature was 78 after a low of 38. we'll check out the port neal welding company skycam hd ininioux city and the king's pointe skycyc hd in storm lake, ia where we have some cool conditions.currently, we have temperatures in the 30s and 40 the wind is light. the satellite and radar is nearly clear. zooming out now, let's get a look at the stormcast hd which dispspys sunshine staying with us today as high temperatures reach near 80 degrees. a cold front comes through tomorrow winds to siouxland and cooler temperatures too. highs are going to fall to thth60s by the weekend and we may see frost both friday and saturday morning. today's high is 78 with sunshine and calm conditions. the overnight low is 42

jessica and scott are chatting about lego's scott: jessica and scott are chatng about lego's jessica and scott are chatting about lego's scott: jessica rae scott: adlib b jessica and scott are chatting about lego's jessica and scott are chatting about jessica rae scott: adlib conditions on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and d e king's pointntskycam hd in storm lake. the reveals high levels at the moment. right now in sioux city, it's partly cloudy and the temperature is near 40 degrees. the satellite and radar picture shows some rain moving through kansns and into nebraska this morning. a passing shower is possible with a lobe of rain cut-off passing through lincoln. here's your stormcast hd where we're keeping an eye peeled on an area of low pressure to our southwest. this is going to churn nortrtard during the e urse of our thursday. rain will likejy stay south and west of sioux city through the middle of the day. then our rain chances will gradually increase throughout the area as we enter tonight. friday will be a wet and breezy day. finally by friday night

jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting aboutut is study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting about this study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. scott:good morning jessica and scott are chatting abobo this study. jessica and scott are chatting about this study. scott:good morning siouxland. a cold front is passing through the area today. this will deliver cooler temperatures and a strong northwest breeze. currrrtly, temperatures arere mix of 30s andnd0s. the wind isn't too strong at 10 mph or less. we have mostly clear skies. here's the dayplanner where our high this afternoon will lift near 70 degrees. delivevecooler temperatures and a strongngorthwest breeze. currtly, temperatures are a mix of 30s and 40s. the wind isn't too strong at 10 mph or less. we have mostly clear skies. here's the dayplanner where our high thi

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: football is a high contact sport... and as a result clearing this afternoon. tomorrow, we expect some sunshine early before increasing clouds and a chance football is a high contact sport... and as a result football players have the highest risk of experiencing a concussion. but, helmet sensors are intended to help reduce that risk. but a local school with the device is finding preventing concussions may require more. abc9 news reporter deborah souverain has the story. pkg "the stigma of concussions surrounds football so when bishop heelan high school got a grant for schockbox helmet sensors last year.... the athletic department was excited. however, a year later..only three sensors remain and they aren't as helpful as expected. "there is a place for some of that technology but i think it's quite not to the point were ey figured out how w use it yet," dan nelson, bishop heelan athletic trainer said. in fact, the helmet sensors haven't changed how heelan's coaches and athletic trainers work. bishop heelan's girls volleyb

jessica rae: jessica rae: ing with increasing cloud cover. we'll have high temperatures today in the upper 60s. tomorrow, we'll see mostly c cudy skies and rain will come into the forecast primarily during the 2nd half of the day toward evening. we'll see the rain last through friday, but it should clear out in time for a great autumn weekend. today, your high temperature is 68 with somomisolated showers. tonight's low temperature is 41 with a few clouds. tomorrow, clouds witl increase and rain chances do too by the second half of the day with a high of 64. let's get a look at your 7 day forecast now which reveals temperatures hovering in the 60s and an extended stretch of dry weather following the chance of rain friday. jessica rae: scott: adlib jessica rae: an ames police officer was able to turn an "average crime" into something extraordinary for one young boy with the help of a local business. reporter nikki davidson has this story. learning to ride a bike for the first time can be scary... just ask five year old fionn (i wanna stop) but

i'm jessica rae. we begin with breaking news from congress overnight as joe biden feels the heat over comments he made about the raid to kill osama bin laden also a brand new poll out this morning abc's jon karl starts us off with his party - and congress - in disarray, paul ryan n says he's s w willing to r r for house speaker. ryan: "this is a very dire moment, not just for congress, not just for the republican party, but for our country. but ryan sayayhe'll only take the top job if he can keep weekends off with his young family? and if his entire party unites behind him by the end of the week. ryan: "we need to do this as a tete and it needs to include fixes that ensure we do not experience constant leadership challenges and while the former vp candidate says speaker? democrats are still waiting for president to make up his mind about whether he will run for president - but biden raised eyebrows tuesday by saying for the firir time that he had advised presididt obama to go forward with thehe 2011 r

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: do you know thth saying... looks can be decieving. low of 37. here's a check of conditions company skycam hd and the king's pointe lake. the pollen lelels are moderate overall and we get that report from the asthma and allergy center. temperatures are currently in the 30s across the area. northwest wind miles per hour. the satellite and rarar imagery reveals very little going on currently with mostly clear skies overhead. let's get a stormcast hd where going to be in control through the next few days. weekend, a south do you know the looks can be decieving. well few people know that better than an omaha teenager, who lost half his ght hand in a freak accident. but ththks to the work of siouxland his hand someday as new. abc9 news reporter bria bell has his story. times where the stars aligned really well," said dr. hartzell. three hours after whitkowski lost his hand, doctors at faith regional physician center in n norolk were working to save it. dr. hartzell says quick work by responders helped "it's why i love nebraska, it's just people move t

jessica rae: thanks scott... a new study shows almost 90 percent of android devices are at risk for attacks through malicious apps and messages. reena ninan and >>> in today's "techbytes" -- a new warning about the security of your devices. >> researchers at the university of cambridge found that 87% of android devices have been vulnerable to malicious apps during the past four years. with lg, motorola, and google nexus phones being the most secure. >>> and swatch is getting into the mobile payment business. >> the bellamy l just like a traditional watch. it doesn't connect to the internet. instead, the watch has a chip that allows consumers to pay for purchases. a u.s. version is expected soon. >>> and new details about a successor to the concorde. hoping to fly from new york to londen in as little as an hour. >> a patent was approved to design a "concorde-2." the supersonic aircraft would have a rocket motor and it would travel at nearly five times the speed of sound. >> wow. flonase allergy relief nasal spray.

jessica rae: they plan to future. jessica rae: after the break... howard is getting into the holiday spirit, a recipe for recipe to die for! he's in the mister food test kitchen with a treat with no tricks. alright, if by some crazy chance you forgot that this weekend is halloween, then right after the news would be a great time to run to the store and grab some trick or treat candy. and while you're there why not pick up a few things to make this haunting halloween spread. the first thing you're going to want to do is pick up a couple of cans of refried beans. those get spread on a large platter. on top of that goes a layer of store bought guacamole. now around the edges, we fancy this up with some shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and a bit of shredded mexican cheese. and while you're at the store make sure you get me sour cream d a can of sliced black olives want to those get sprinkled aroundndhe guacamole. now for the fun part, we put some sour cream in a plastic bag, cut the corner a a pipe it on top of the spread . creating 4 circles, one wit

jessica talking about pumpkins jessica talking about pumpkins jessica taing about pumpkins jessica talking about our contes.. but they're still worth a look. a woman from ohio created pumpkins based on some of the most famous world leaders and celebrities in the world. she has made a pumpkin head for former daily show host jon stewart...oprah, betty white, kanye west, jay leno, mylie cyrus, and prince harry jessica rae: " when we come back... i'll introduce to estella the guinea pig... who needs a wheel chair to get around. " " jessica rae: plus... what is the story behind these cats and dogs shaking their heads? well their actually the subjecof a book! find out why... see, and it's for a guinea pig! estella the guinea pig lives at a california animal sanctuary. she broke her back when a small child squeezed her a little too hard, and she can't use the lower half of her body. estella and a guinea pig friend were later found abandoned near an animal shelter. it found the two a forever home at the harvest home animal sanctuary. the sanctuary organized a fundraiser via fabook to construct a c

jessica rae: siouxland map this morning. the wind is directed from the south and southeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. the satellite and radar picture displays increasing clouds from west to east and then we'll have mostly cloudy conditions by the afternoon. here's the dayplanner where temperatures will peak in the lower 60s. iowa was back on the mainstage this weekend with the iowa democratic party's jefferson- jackson dinner in des moines. jessica rae: hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley all took center stage at hy-vee hall in des moines on saturday. it's the state's largest gathering of democrats sold. each candidate had their own special sections of supporters with lights, and signage and their own chants... bernie sanders caused a huge commotion when he walked through the crowd on his way up to the stage for his speech. along with the event... came a lot of pre-game action for all three candidates as they rallied support before the dinner. reporter jacob peklo from our affiliate in des moines has t

jessica rae: after the break... howard has a quick recipe that will only dirty all of those pots and pans? well howard has a dish you'll love! he's in the mister food test kitchen... with a recipe that only uses one pan! most of the time when it comes to making dinnene we're looking for ways to ke it fast, cheap and easy so we don't have to wash pots and pans all nht. if that sounds good to you, then i know you're going to love our one-pot dish that we're making today. and since it's so fill-you-up tasty, your gang will love it too. we start off by sauting a good amount of ground beef along with a chopped onion until it's browned. this takes just a few minutes. to give this its rich flavor, we add an envelope of onion n up mix, a jar of beef gravy, and a few spices. now rather than n tting up all sorts of veggies, we simply stir in a bag of frozen mixed vegetables. after spooning this into a mashed potatoes. and these can be homemade, but for this, it's a lot easier and just as tasty if you use a package of refriger

i'm jessica rae. this morning president obama announced his plan to amend withdrawal plans from afghanistan. karen travers has more from washington, dc. " it's a significant reversal for president obama. tbd potus sot there are about 98- hundred us troops in afghanistan?and nearly all were supposed to be home by the end of 2016. but the president - on the recommendations of his top commanders - will now leave as many as 55-hundred troops on the ground. it will be a two-fold mission - similar to the current one - counterterrorism operations and training and assisting afghan forces. tbd potus sot so why the shift in policy? top pentagon officials believed afghan forces werent ready to operate on their own....and there's been a recent surge in violence by the taliban and now isis. last month taliban fighters took control of a key northern city. afghan forces battled back in kunduz, with support from us airstrikes. but one strike was catastrophic. a hospital was hit?leaving 22 people dead including 12 sta

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cokie: well jessica , .... as you know, donald trump just as you know, donald trump just held a rally here in sioux city last night. he's promising to spend more money and time in iowa after falling behind in the polls, do you think during tonight's debate trump has a chance to bounce back from his slumping numbers? final question cokie, the last nationally televised debate we saw carly fiorina shine, r performance giging her a little polls. something similar whs our candidate to watch tonight? cokie: jessica rae: as former florida governor jeb jessica rae: governor jeb tonit'sdebate, his campaign released a video targeting one of his rivals. but the target is not one of bush's republican rivals. the campaign ad hits democratic frontrunner hillary clinton. jessica rae: the road to the white house continues to wind through siouxland with a big republican event on friday. that's when the northwest iowa republican rally will be held in orange city. rick santorum, marco rubio, carly fiorina, and chris christie... w

jessica rae: thanks scott... the popular app snapchat just made a huge change for users and their videos. reena ninan and kendis gibson have those details. >>> in today's "techbytes" -- snapchat rolls out some nud video features. >> users willl be able t to apply slow motion, fast toward,forward and rewind. >>> samsung just unveiled the largest android device on the the market. it's called a galaxy view. >> it has a front-facing camera for video chats and a a home screen dedicated to video streaming services like netflix and hulu. we're awaiting deils on price and availability. >>> check out the latest in office furniture. it's calleled the alt workstation. >> it allows users to stand, sit, or recline. the introductory price, $3900. >> that's a preorder price. ouch. >> have a great day. dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. proteifrfrom yogurt? yeah, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. but wh else? it has 0 added sug, 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 t. dannon oikos triple zero. d

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: starbucks has a time for halloween. the company's new vampire-inspired "frappula frappuccino" will be available tomorrow through saturday at u-s stores. the drink includes white chocolate sauce, and blended milk and ice, sandwiched between mocha sauce and whip cream. it also has raspberry syrup on the rim. jessica rae: after the break... howard's fryinin everything in the mister food testst kitchen... even apples, see what he's up to french fries... we love frying food here in america! but have you ever thought of having fried apples? well howard has a recipe for the fried fruit that you're family will love snacking on! "we are smack dab in the middle of apple season and that means our markets and produce stands are bursting with them. and if you haven't picked some up yet, now would be a great time since there's only one thing better than a freshly picked apple. it's a freshly picked apple at a really good price. and once we get them home, sure we can snack on them as other options. we can n d them to our salads for an

jessica rae: norfolk is welcoming two new police officers to town. here's paul hughes with more "the lower elkhorn natural resources district board of directors voted thursday night to table action on requiring flow meters on all irrigation systems in the 15-county district. the decision to table came after about 90-minute of discussion, first from audience members and then among the 14 board members present. the norfolk city council has approved the capital improvement plan for the city for the current fiscal year. city risk manager lyle lutt said the city is in the process of acquiring semi tractors and trailers to haul its own solid waste to clarkson. he says that service is currently contracted, but the city will save money by doing the hauling itself. a badge ceremony will be held tonightht for norfrfk's two neweststolice officers. mitchellbruening and austin heheott will receive their badges and take the oath of office, administered judge michael long. the ceremony will begin at 7 tonight in the norfolk city council chambers. those and more sto

jessica rae: still to come... i'll bring you the details behind this shocking video out of johnston iowa... involving a bus driver hitting a special needs student. this story is coming up next. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news is morning. " dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, scott: jessica rae: scott: adlib to wrap in during the afternoon. rain showers will begin during the afternoon and last through the overnight period. on halloween tomorrow, expect the clouds to clear out fast. then we'll have mostly sunny skies and warming temperatures as we move through the weekend and 70s return for next week! today's high is 55 and it'll be partly cloudy and cool with rain later. tonight's low is 40 with clouds and showers. tomorrow for halloween, we'll have a high of 63 wi

jessica rae scott: jessica rae: a couple's wiener dog stole the show after photobombing their engagement shoot. take a look at these adorable pictures. louie the dachshund, working the camera and blocking t lovely couple--chris and megan. apparently, louis just loves the fall leaves jessica rae: it's time for this year's pumpkin contest here on the morning show! we want you to show us your pumpkin! send us your best decorated, carved, or painted pumpkins! you have from now until october 29th to submit a photo of your best pumpkin creation. on october 30th, tune into the abc9 news morning show to see if you won! the winner will receive four muskies tickets! ... to submit your photo you must friend me on facebook... and post your pumpkin picture directly to my wall... or send me a private message with a picture of your pumpkin. if you don't have facebook- don't worry, you can email your pumpkin picture to me, at [email protected]. start decorating and get those submissions in soon! we can't wait to see siouxland's creativity! jessica rae: after the break... those golden delicious s eddar bis

here's your 7 day forecast jessica rae scott: jessica rae: if legos are going holiday gift- giving... you may want to shop soon... the danish toymaker says it will run short of its iconic plastic bricks this christmas... a spokesman said shortages are likely to affect parts of europe, but did not elaborate. business has been booming at lego in recent years, thanks in part to the popularity of "the lego movie". jessica rae: after the break... howard is whipping up a pudding recipe unlike any other... i'll give you a hint, it's not chocolate and it's not vanilla... stay tuned for we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. we can do a lot better by applying conservative principles we should lower rates and simplify the code to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them with a vengeance. sfx: applause right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. but instead of chocolate, van

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i'm jessica rae. now onto the latest in the race to the white house... speculation continues to grow on whether or not vice president joe biden will enter the 2016 race. abc's stephanie ramos has the details from washington. " will he or won't he ...join the 2016 presidential race??? that is still the biggest question ...looming over vice president joe biden. hohouspress secretary this is an intensely for anybody to make is weighing on this decision.....especially supporters. nats: never quit video shot of "draft 2 videos out ... lots of questions.. nats: kristin welker will you run??? biden laughs and still no decision....but how about this? subtle comebacks from biden potentially aimed at the 2 democratic frontrunners..hilla ry clinton and bernie "i don't consider republicans enemies. they're friends," a possible response to clinton's debate answer when asked? which enemy she is most proud of. hillary: probably the republicans. (laughter) clinton later calling her answer tongue- in-cheek." and...was this one for the self described democratic socialist

there were more victims than just jessica roach.d he'd also been near the campus of indiana wesleyan university, where tricia reitler had disappeared. i was over there because i needed to be with somebody. it was a small shopping center, i had a van. hall said he raped and strangled a girl here, too. then he identified his victim by pointing to tricia's picture. tricia's disappearance had remained a mystery for 18 months. >> we were just kind of sitting on the sidelines waiting for information to come in. >> with little evidence, and local police insisting on another suspect, tricia's parents, gary and donna, still suffered. >> i know with each thing that came in, the urgency was great. and the heartache was great, too. and anticipation and the hope. >> hall's confession meant the reitlers might at last find their daughter and gary miller had found the killer of jessica roach. but the next day, hall changed his story. >> as i was talking to him, he said, i was just telling you about my dreams, that didn't really happen. he said, it

en culiacÁn sinaloa, jessica cerdeÑa, univisiÓn.nfiesa sus crÍmenes y entregan millones de dÓlares. asÍ lo dijo el diario el universal de mÉxico, que habla de la estrategia con la cual los delincuentes logran reducciÓn de su condena. andrea gonzÁlez hiela reacciones. andrea: narcotraficantes mexicanos como eduardo fÉlix arellano han entregado millones de dÓlares por el trÁfico de drogas al gobierno de estados unidos, como negociaciÓn que hace para reducir su sentencia en cÁrceles estadounidenses. es lo que publica hoy el ser mexicano el universal. >> dice que para que reduzcan penas, en realidad lo que hace en los tribunales, es que imponen multas multimillonarias a los capos, eventualmente va con negociaciÓn del tipo de cÁncer. jessica: para analizar en temas de seguridad esta medida ha favorecido a 922 delincuentes mexicanos, principalmente narcotraficantes de alto perfil, que ha sido extraditados estados unidos en la Última dÉcada, a quienes ha permitido gozar de privilegios. especializados. su reducciÓn de pena, liberaciones, te

jessica: en tamazula durango jessica zermeÑo.de los estudiantes desaparecidos en ayotzinapa, dice que para eso seguirÁ la comisiÓn interamericana de derechos humanos, sin embargo la secretarÍa de seguridad dice que no podrÁn interrogar a soldados mexicanos. muchos padres indocumentados con hijo nacido en texas estÁn viviendo una verdadera pesadilla, el estado se niega a emitir los certificados de nacimiento a sus hijos a pesar de haber nacido en los estados unidos. desde texas pedro trae el dramÁtico caso de unos padres, que teniendo el certificado de su hijo hace un mes el documento se perdiÓ. carlos: el gobierno estatal les exige documentos que indique que tienen estatus legal en los estados unidos. >> mi esposo fue le dijeron que no podÍan darle el acta de nacimiento porque no tenÍamos documento. carlos: la seÑora uribe dice que la necesidad surgiÓ porque su hijo fue seleccionado para un equipo de deporte, al haberse perdido se encontraron con una dificultad. >> nos preocupa porque no sabemos cÓmo vamos a obtener el acta de na

i didn't have a problem with jessica.e day we had an argument. >> after a few more minutes of questioning, deputy gray has a clearer picture of what happened. >> i think what happened is the female inmate that ingested the pills wasn't well liked. when she was hustling these pills, she was probably trying to sell them all day for canteen or what have you. but i think once they found out that the pills jessica is trying to hustle were not anything they would be interested in taking themselves, i think that's when they probably set her up, gave her back the pills and told the deputy and out the pod she went. >> the investigation also served another purpose. >> it's kind of shaken people up in that pod. that's a victory for us. that lets them know we're listening to phone calls, we're aware of what goes on. >> keeping contraband out of the jail is one way deputies maintain order and they keep an eye out for negative interactions between inmates. steven caponi spent nine months in confinement. he's now back in general populat

jessica: it was incredible. charlie: interesting the way he did that. jessica: it was incredible.is the difference between horror films and gothic romance? tom: gothic romance is literary. the time that gothic romance came around in the development of literature was a very rebellious genre. it was a way of expressing things about society that were repressed, which were sexuality and the fear of death. gothic romance acknowledges -- the first genre to speak of the explained supernatural. ghosts were emotions trapped in time as opposed to the emblems of some judeo-christian view of gods and demons. they were spirits who were unquiet or not yet at rest. coupled with that, there is always a young heroine who is drawn toward something very dangerous. these two forces of love and death are at war with each other. charlie: tell me about this character for you. jessica: i've never played anyone like lucille. when i read the script, she broke my heart. i was really moved by this study of loneliness and a study of someone so desperately wants to be loved and to give love, but does not under

fox25 jessica reyes joins us from outside the school in methuen where, jessica, where now. >> jessica: that's right, daniel, spokesperson for the essex county district attorney's attorney told me he was in the hospital where he was taken after he was arrested to be treated. we don't know why he was taken to the hospital. all we know is he was there right now and going to be arraigned once released from the hospital and not sure when that might be. parents and students here at methuen high school they didn't learn about this until late yesterday afternoon so this morning they are still processing this and definitely still have a lot of questions about everything that has happened here the last 24 hours. now, police say student that threatened to shoot up the school was arrested after search of his home turned up fake guns, say friend of his said they talked about plans for quite sometime and arrested on monday and parents didn't learn about it until yesterday and nearly 48 hours after the fact superintendent says there's a good reason for that, however, saying they had to work as caref

i took jessica back into the kitchen, and i made a tourniquet for jessica's neck because i stabbed her in the neck. i wanted to know why she done what she done, why she killed my child. and i will say this, she never admitted it. >> the next morning jessica's brother arrived and discovered the bodies. knowing that blanchard had threatened and harassed jessica after the two split up, he identified blanchard as a suspect and police apprehended him within hours. later, blanchard pled guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. >> you don't feel that you should have received the death penalty? >> i believe that's for god to answer. if god would have wanted me that, then i would have got that. do i believe because i took another person's life that i should die? no, i don't. >> why isn't it up to god to decide jessica's fate? why did you take that opportunity? >> obviously, it was their time. i can't answer that. >> do you still believe that they all deserved to die? >> i would honestly answer yes. yes. i believe that they done something to me that i couldn't live with. it would hav

live here in lowell, jessica reyes, fox25 news. >> sara: lexington it is back to normal. students felt a loud boom and vibration yesterday morning and everybody bused over to the high school and fire official say they have ruled out fault electrical equipment, gas and small earthquake. >> gene: accused of taping a teenage girl to a chair before making off with cash and tracking him down based on fingerprints and dna and left at another crime scene later that day and barredsick is career criminal and registered sex offender and family relieved especially learning about the history. >> i believe there was something in 1980, rape charge or conviction or anything. knowing what i know right now i've just really really thankful that my wife and son got home when they did. >> gene: barredsick said to face other charge and set to be arraigned at later date. >> sara: step up security across the madison bumgarner after recent stabbing at orange line "t" stop. stephanie pollack tells boston herald pushing transit cops more visible on platform during critical times of the day. last w