Safe today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likelylyarly low 2228 winds 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 authorities are warning people in southeasrn new mexico to stay off the roads this morning. This comes as the goverr issues a state of emergency. All because of a massive snowstorm that covered the state. Some places reported 21 inches of snow. Officials say more thaten thousand homes are without power eastern new mexico. Emergency crews are busy with several high water rescues as flood waters continue to rise in missouri. There have been more than 1hundred water rescues over the weekend. Floodwatersrswept away cars killing six in two different accidents. Emergency managers say they expect more rain and additional flooding through monday. City leaders in waterloo want to stop City Council Members from leaking confidential information from closed sessions. Councilman Pat Morrissey of waterloos 3rd ward wants the council to adopt the policy. The measure would result in a formal l d public condemnation of a member who is found to have broken the confidentialit y rules. A second violation could expel that Council Member from future closed sessions. State law permits c csed sessions for issues like litigation, property purchases and some personnel issues. A group of people focused on preserving hihioric properties has s ked waterlrlo city council to stop demolition on the Waterloo Historic Preservation Commission asked to save 219 and 223 sumner street set to be destroyed on january 7th. The cocomission said the homes are in an area called the triangle which is being considered for a possible historic district. Cedar rapidg police are still investigating after a vehicle went off ellll road northwest into the cedar river saturday night. The driver is okay. Tv9s chris earl has the details in the recovery from the banks of the cedar river. A saturday night bebeme an evening that a driver will never forget as, at about 10 pm, rescue crews were called out to this location the 4500 block of ellis road northwest in cedar rapids. And what they discovered was a honda convertible on the edge of the cedar river. Police told tv9 that the driver, a male whose name has not been made public, said he wadriving westbound on ellis and swerved to avoid a deer. This particular ststtch of ellis does nonohave much room between road and river. Cedar Rapids Police said the driver was ok, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. 4500 block of ellis and even with a staging area two miles to the east. Just in case the car slipppp away. The men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. Two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing branches and making sure the tow lines were hooked up. Twtwhours of work for about two minutes of towing. To pull the convertible out. Police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. Yet, on this night, the end result could have been much more dire. In cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrgtv 9 news. In cedar falls, veteran Taylor Morris and his wife danielle are looking into their next move after the planning and Zoning Commission recommended the city council deny them residential zoning in an area marked agricultural. Morris is a navy veteran well known for recovering from a bomb blast in may 2012. He lost portions of all four limbs. Home, controlled by an ipad to help him out. The council could overturn the commissions recommendation with a vote of at least 6 to 1 1 a picture on the university of iowa Police Facebook page brought a young officer plenty prayers and well wishes. She learned her mothers cancer had returned. Her fellow officers aree showing their support with clippers. Tv9s chris earl has this weeks show you care spotlight. Have you ever worked a job really early in the morning or perhaps late at night . Its a shift where the bosses are usually gone, you may feel youre understaffed. And us against the world mentality. Officer Jackie Anderson got the news last month about her mother. 35 20 Small Cell Lung Cancer and its extensive. She works with the evening team inside the university of iowa Public Safety office. Jackie chose to shave her h ad to support her mother. 34 10 i shaved d ne the same day. Only the others working the nights followed this pack of other decided to follow jackies lead. 36 15 its really touching and my intfnt was just for my mother and when the guys shaved their heads, i think they agreeeewith me it wasnt for any kind of attention it was just a ting amongst us. We threw the picture up for fun. And the picture, posted last week on the departments facebook page, let others know why all of f e evening officers chose to keep it high and tight. Well, almost all of the officers no one dared take a norelco to the k9. 41 10 we see these people more tha new see our own family. They are our own family, our brothers and our sisters. Our number 1 goal is helping each other out in thth department. 39 00 i think people make assumptions when you see a cop with a shaved head, a negative assumption about what that cop might be about. The guys on this shift are really great guys even though theyll never tell you that. Technology enthusiasts are gadgets coming in 2016. And creators are testing a new app to help those trying to keep wintnt roads clear. Thats ahead in todays techbytes. Good morning its. Heavy snow and sleet will be hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pon [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes s switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Area today. Y. Combine this with strong, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. Snow totals are generally going to be in he 912 range in mama areas travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong windndreating the west visibility. This system will wrap up by midevening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. Given the fresh snsn in the area, well likely wind up seeing some pretty cold air as well with single digit lows by the end of the week. Stayayafe today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 nonoheres abcs reena n nan with this mornings techbytes. Hey there, in todays techbytes, huge year for technology. What will be big in 2016 . The most anticipated tech item of 2016 will be Virtual Reality headsets. From apple including the iphone 7 and the apple watch 2. Andackers are all but certain to take aim at new targets in 2016. Cybersecurity experts already sounding the alarm. They think hackers wl go for fantasy football because of the personall information those sites store and Health Care Data on wearable devices because it also could become a target. Finally as winter gets into full swing, waze is helping to keep the roads clear. Testing a new feature in new england. Users in vermont, new hampshire, maine can report Road Conditions to transportation managers and deployalt and plow trucks. Good im billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. I dont know that i can put into words how happy i was when i quit. Its like losing some baggage, i dont have to carry ititaround with me anymomo. Chantix made it possible for me to quit smoking. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. Chantix definitely h lped reduce my urge to smoke. Thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. Some had seizures while taking chantix. If you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. Tell your doctor about any history of Mental Health problems, which cocod get worse or of seizures. Dont take chantix if youve had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. If you have these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away as some can be lifethreatening. Tell your doctor if you have heart or blood vessel problems, or develop new or worse symptoms. Get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. Decrease alcohol use while taking chantix. Use caution when driving or operating machinery. Most common side effect is nausea. N, i love being a a nsmoker. Mexico to michigan and georgia continues to march eastward this mornrng. At lelet 43 people are dead in 7 states from severe weather. The storm has caused millions of holiday travelers to have rustrating sometimes dangerous Journeys Home this weekend. Abcs megan hughes has details. The christmas twisters marched across the texas landscape in the neighborhood of rowlette they tossed trucks and tore trees from the earth. The twister garland, texas was clocked as an ef4. Mos you cod see transformers blowing up the survivors count themselves lucky. Sot nma jimenez grateful were alive and safe. This can be placed in missouri, flooding like this led to several deathsand led the governor to declare a state of emergency sunday night. In oklahoma, west texas and new mexicosnow created whiteout conditions on the roads. Mike springer from affiliate koat just last week it was 60 degrees in roswell now its covered in snow. Trucks out of control rest in the snowbank more than 20 motorists were stranded on i40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. In western oklahomathe National Guard has been deployed to help people stranded. All of this weather impacted air travel too more than a thousand flights in ththus cancelled. More than four thousand delayed. Sot moira james traveler i would call it living hell. Reporter tag and that Winter Weather is on the move theres a winter storm warning in chicago. Its expected to make a huge mess in the northeast tomorrow. China has ended its policy. Lawmakers approved legislation yesterday allowing each couple to have two children, according to staterun media. The onechild policy was put in place in the 1970s. Officials have e sed up on the rule in recent years, but the decision takes it apart completely. The Ruling Communist Party said the change was a response to the countrys aging population. But only some parents arar convinind its a good idea. It will be harder for us now to have another child. But i think two children can have less pressure lking after us when we are old. Despite this rurung, amnesty ternational says more changes are needed. It points to coercive contraceptives and ford abortions firefighters in australia are working to fully contain bushfhfes in state of ctoria. The fires have been subdued, but not before destroying more than 100 homes. Parts of great ocean road a popular scenic highway were also shut down. Is is all happening just west one of the countrys biggest cities. Emergency Officials Say dry conditions could cause more fires. They also say it could take weeks to completely snuff out ththflames. Family and friends of two People Killed in chicago are asking for more answers from police. The Police Department is under examination again after the officer volved shooting. Heres a live look at on our dot cam. Kaj will be right back with a look at your r onday forecast andnd what you can expect from this winter storm. Stay with us. Meteorologist kaj omara joins first ale forecasas heavy snow and sleet will be moving across the area today. Combine this with strong, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong wwter storm. Snow totals are generally going to be in the 912 range in many areas with drifts of several feet. Travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strononwind creating the lowest visibility. This system will wrap up by midevening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. Given the fresh snow in the area, well likely wind up seeing some the end of the week. Stay safe high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 2222bq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 people from all over iowa and states came to cedar rapids over the weekend. They put a theory to the test if you can dodge a car, you can dodge a ball. More on that coming up. Stay with us. Its some wintry weather moving into the tv9 viewing area. Kaj will have the latest on the storm coming up. Heres what you need to know today. The iowa state patrol has tips for those who absolutely havavto drive some ace today. Drive slow and have winter gear with you. While we deal with snow in eastern iowa, other parts of the country are recovering from tornadoes and severe flooding causing dozens of deaeas. Cedar Rapids Police are investigating this morning how a driver ended up in the cedar river saturday night. 2016 president ial hopefuls from both sides of the papay line are campaigning in eastern iowa. Chris christie and Martin Omalley have stops today. And university of iowa police show their support of a fellow officers mother battling cancer. And theyre support through clippers. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. Heavy snow and sleet will be moving across the arar today. Combine this with ststng, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strtrg winter storm. Snow totals are generally going to be in the 912 range in many areas with drifts ofeveral feet. Travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, , cially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the lowest visibility. This system will wrap up by midevening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. Given the fresh snow in the area, well likely wind up seeing somom pretty cold air as well with single digit lows by the end of the week. Stay safe today heavyvy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likely early winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 the iowa state patatl is reminding people of a few helpful tips when dealing with rough Winter Weather. Trooper wonders says drivers should stay home unless its an absolute emergency. If you do need to get out make sure you drive slow and have warm winter wear in your vehicle. With parts of eastern iowa expected to see both snow and ice, he says drivers the main difference between snow and ice is just being able to see the ice, and a lot of times people are taken off guard and surprised by the ice on the road that they cant see and get over confident with4 their speed. Iowa is not the only place in the country dealing with rough weather. Texas has been facing tornadoes and flooding, which has left at least 11 people dfad. Late satuay, severe storms and tornadoes tore e rough parts of dallas, with winds traveling between 150 to 200 miles per hour. Thats according to the National Weather service. The storm blew off roofs, mangled vehicles, downed power lilis, and d ppled trees. Areas like garland and rowlett took the brunt of the storm. One survivor remembers the long moments he spent with his family hiding from the storm. That sound. I just cant get that sound out of my hehe. To hear wood buildings cracking, ripping stuff up. All we could do was run to the closet and pray, you know . At least 11 people were killed some along police say cars may have been thrown from the road. Cedar Rapids Police are instigating a shooting after a injured man showed up at a hospital. Officers respopoed to a report of gunfire around 5 45 yesterday evening in the 1200 block of 5th avenue southeast. They di not find a victim in the area. Police were later called to a nearby hospital, where a man showed up with a gunshot wound. Police believe the man is expected to be ok. Waterloo police are still investigating an incident of gunshots, but a victim isnt fully operating. Officers say a man went to Allen Hospital with a gunshot wound around 2 am yesterday. Police say the man is expected to survived. But investigators hes not cooperating with them. Authorities arent certain where the shooting took place. Chicago police are facing questions after another officer involved shooting over the weekend. The Police Department says an officer responded to a domestic disturbance call earar saturday morningng thats when he fired a weapon, killing 55 yearold bettie jones and legrier. Police say a combative person confronted the officer, leading to the shooting. They say jones was accidentally hit. Family members and supporters are blaming the Police Department of bad leadership. Something just needs to be done. I used to watch the news daily, and i would grieve f f other mothers, other family members, and now today im grieving myself. When do it come to an end . Mean, when do we get answers . The officer will be on administrative dudu for 30 days, while an independent investigation is concted. 4 people face charges in cedat falls after a series ofofhome burglaries overerhe weekendnd police say nyjawon alexander, corion pursley, Jacane Campbell and a 17yearold male, either tried or succeeded to break into 4 homes between 5 5 d 6 30 yesterday morning. Police later arrested them after stopping a vehicle matching an earlier description related to the case. They each face 2 counts of 2nddegree burglary and a burglary. President ial candidates are taking the break between holidays to campaign in iowa this week. Its just over a month until the iowa caucuses. For the republicans, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie and florida senator marco rubio will be in eastern iowa. Christie will host a town hall today in dubuque and davenport. Thats before events in muscatinin, iowa city and cedar rapids tomorrow. Meanwhile, rubio has several townhall meetings set for this week, including stops in clinton and waterloo on tuesday. For the democrats, former Maryland Governor Martin Omalley w wl hold Campaign Events in waterloo and tama today. Omalley is showing just 3 percent support in the latest cnn orc poll. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders will be around the state this weee including stops inn davenport and des moines. Its a game so many of us played in our school days dodgeball. For the first time everl the u. S. Cellular center in cedar rapids partnerer with yoyoh Organization Team day dodgeball tournament. Tv9s brady smith takes us to turf wars. 48 teams. 3 courts. And one giant battle for braggggg rights. You just t tta go hard and give it everything youve got. Youve got to be able to catch the ball, throw the ball, odge the ball. Those are the basics, but once on the turf, its anything but easy to avoid getting pummeled. Try telling that to blade durbala and sam maresh, who keep it simple. Like the back of our shirts say if you can dodod a pipe wrench, you can dodge a ball taylor moore and her purple cobras had to play smart against these guys and their team of Benton Community juniors. Aim for the knees so they cant cacach it. We e ayed better and did better than i thought we would, considering most of us are in 7th grade. They went down in the first round. But they had fun, and Kenyon Murray says thats what counts. This is a gaga that appeals to all ages and ability levels. We have have a 35 and older league, so from little kids all the way up to adults, i think its just fun. And this tournament attracted 48 teams from from des moines, m mneapolis, ququ cities. He says this was a Successful Partnership between the u. S. Cellular center and team iowa, and hopes the event can grow in the future. In cedarapids, brady smith, kcrg tv9 news. The iowa hawkes are just days away from facing stanford in the rose bowl. Well c cck in with our tv9 sports team ininasadena for an update on how the team is preparing. Up next. This mornings meteorologist k k omara is up right after the break. Its. First Alert Storm Team joins us now. Heavy snow and sleet will be area today. Combine this with strong, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. Snow totals are generally going to be in the 912 range in many areas with drifts of several feet. Travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the lowest visibility. This system will wrap up by midevening, with slowly falling temperatures into tueueay. Given the fresh snow in the area, well likely wind up seeing some pretty cold air as well with single digit lows by the end of e week. Stay safe today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 32 tonight snn likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 hawkeye fans around the state are showing their support for the Football Team playing in the rose bowl. One teen got much more than just a tshirt with black and gold for christmas. Were just days away from the game in pasedena. More on that coming up. Stay with us kcrgtv9. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data fofojust 70. Members from leaking confidentialnformation from closed sessions. Councilman t morrissey of waterloos 3rd ward wants the e uncil to adopt tt policy. The measure would result in a formal and public condemnation of a member who is found to have broken the confidentialit y rules. A second d olation could expell that Council Member from future closed sessions. State law permits closed sessions for purchases and some personnel issues. Historic properties has asked Waterloo City Council to stop demolition on two buildings. The Waterloo Historic Preservation Commission asked to save 219 and 223 sumner sseet set to be destroyed on january 7th. The Commission Said the homes are in an area called the triangle which is being considered for a possible histor district. Cedar Rapids Police are investigating how a car and driver ended up i ithe cedar river late saturday night. This was the scene at ellis road northwest when fire and police were on the scsce. Police say the drdrer told them he swerved to avoid a deer. He was okay but, as you can see here, the honda convertible that a tow truck pulled out took on extensive damage on the front and the back. Cedar rapids popoce have not said if any charges would be filed. This week the Eastern Iowa Airport plans to be swamped with fans on their way to pasedena, california. The iowa hawkeyes are playing in the rose bowl this friday. A teen from a suburb of des moines got the ultimate surprised him with rose bowl tickets. 16yearold Nathan Sanders haloved the hawkeyes all of his life. And on christmas morning, what he thought was just a tshirt was actually tickets to the game. The whole sanders family paked up and hit the road yesterday to beat the mass amount of fans. Its just really s scial. Its really cool its s ill kinda surreal were actually going im sure its going to be a really cool experience. Sanders is driving out with his dad, uncle and cousin. They plan to get to pasadena on tuesday. The iowa hawkeyes are getting ready to face stanford in the rose bowl. Prtices are in full swing. Tv9s Scott Saville and Scott Westerberg are in pasadena wiwi the latete. Good morning from the rose bowl. I am Scott Saville along with Scott Westerberg and it was busy day for the hawkeyes. Ya i went to their practice it was kind of fun to see themem moving around jakee duzey reinsurededis knee and was on crutches players today. One guy i enjoyed talking to was the pride and joy of brookings south dakota matt vavadeberg meerkat. My lanky frame and the fact that i would bounce right back up. Coach kennedy gave me the nickname meerkat from the lion king. At 185 pounds vandeberg does most of his work across the middle and he is one tough dude. It wasnt all work for the players they got to eat tonight. Ya they went lawerys beef bowl and consumed aa lot beef they probably liked disneyland. I can see your breath. It is a little chilly but as bad eastern iooa back to youn the studio. Dont miss a special hour long ddt miss a special hour long edition of tv nines countdown to kickoff on new years day. The tv nine sports team will preview the rose bowl starting at 9 am right before the tournament of roses parade. You can see that hereron kcrg tv nine. The 12and1 hawkeyes will face the 11and 2 Stanford Cardinal in the rose bowl on new years day. Kickoff is scheduled for just after 4 pm, iowa time. You can watchchhe game on espn. Door on your monday. 2016 democratic president ial candndate Martin Omalley will be in eastern iowa today. Hell Host Campaign stops in terloo and tama. On the republican side, Chris Christie will make stops in eastern iowa today. He will host town halls in dubuque and davenport. Tomorrow, hell stop in cedar rapids and iowa city. The iowa state patrol is reminding people of a few helpful tips when dealing with rough Winter Weather. Drivers should stay home unless its an absolute emergency. If you do need to get out make sure you drive slow and have warm winter wear in your vehicle. Nn, one last look at this mornings weather, kaj. Heavy snow and sleet will be moving across the area today. Combine this with strong, gusty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. Snow totals are generally going to be in the 912 range in many areas travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the lowest visibility. This system will wrap up by midevening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. Given the fresh snow in the area, well likely wind up seeing some pretty cold air as well with single digit lows by the end of the week. Stay safe today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 25 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 2828ow 29 we certainly hope your is off to a good start. Good morning america is next. And well be back with a local news update at 7 25. Also make sure to join us at eleven for the kcrg gogo morning, america. Breaking overnight state of emergency. 43 People Killed in storms across the country. Its the worst i think anybody has seen it. Deadly storms and flash floods pououing the heartland, sweeping away caca. As snow, freezing rain and ice pound the midwest. Tornado on the ground. Devastating tornadoes hitting through arkansas, tearing apart texas. 180 mile per hour winds plowing