Warm front moves in tomorrow, which should help out in the temperatures as we head back into the 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be watching this as we move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 winds s 515tomorrow night partly cloudy low 1622 winds sw 510 linn county Auditor Joel Miller says hes sorry the countys annual valuation report isnt ready. And that could impact your property taxes. He says system issues means the system wont produce a report he can approve. Cities, townships, and School Districts use the report to determine their yearly budgets. If that number is lower than the previous year, it could raise taxes. Miller says people have inquired about the system, and he wants to be upfront dont like it myself, very upset about it, doing what we can do to fix it, well get it fixed as soon as we can, use the numbers from last year until we can get you the numbers for this year. The linn county board of supervisors approved the new system in 2010. They say its not only a computer issue, but state law changes, retirements, and new tax districts all contribute to the problem. Miller says he does not know when the report will be released, but the office is working around the clock to fix the issue. Construction crews will work on busy roads near the site of a New High School in North Liberty. City leaders say they plan to add a roundabout at the intersection of dubuque street and North Liberty road. They also plan to widen dubuque street and add turn lanes. They say the work is necessary to make the area safer before Liberty High School opens in the fall of 2017. I think theres always some hesitation for roundabouts, they have a Bad Reputation for whatever reason, but studies show theyre safer, that more efficiently and thats really what we need. This video from the city shows what planners believe the infrastructur e around the high school will look like. The results of a special census last fall will help North Liberty get more funding for Road Construction projects like this. The census showed the citys population has grown to more than 18 thousand, which is up nearly five thousand from a census count in 2010. Thats 36 percent growth in five years. And it means North Liberty will get an additional 500thousand dollars each year for road maintenance and construction. Iowa city police are arresting more people for driving under the influence. According to city data, Police Arrested 6 hundred21 people for operating while intoxicated in 2015. Thats the most owi arrests in ten years. On average, Iowa City Police arrest 4hundred84 firefighters say a dog saved a central city family when their home caught on fire. This is a follow up on a story we first brought you yesterday morning. Fire chief james oleary said the dog woke up the family in the middle of the night, and they called 9 11. Firefighters arrived at 1933 paris road around 1 30 yesterday morning. They spent hours battling the flames in frigid weather, and then returned a few hours later when the fire rekindled. They say the house is likely a total loss. With this cold weather, the American Red Cross is reminding people to be careful about using space heaters and other heating devices. Over the weekend, red cross volunteers helped 35 people throughout eastern iowa because of house fires. Heating sources didnt cause all of those fires, but they are the second leading cause of home fire deaths. Soon, Linn County Public Health and the child and Youth Development services will meet their space needs in a new joint building. Public health is at 501 13th street northwest in cedar rapids, and child a separate building. Linn county supervisors endorsed a leading proposal that calls for putting up a new building at 1019 seventh street southeast. It was the site of the options of linn county building destroyed by the 2008 flood. The county says the project will cost about 10million dollars and will be funded with bonds. For a resident with a home valued at 100 thousand dollars, thats another seven dollars a year. The government issues bonds for flood replacement construction without asking voters to approve the measure. For Public Health this building is a necessity because some employees already work off site because theres no room. The Public Health building was built in 1989 and it was poorly built from the beginning. And what were facing now are major structural issues. The ground is settling and theres a lot of unevenness in the building. The Child Development building is part of an old school also used by the abbe center for Community Significant roof repairs in the future. Voters could seek a reverse referendum to force an election. With People Living longer than ever, more people are getting Knee Replacements every year. While a replacement has long term benefits, the short term pain can be intense. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, i understand doctors have been able to use Newer Technology to make the replacements better. Doctors are now doing ct scans of knees, then manufacturing a customized replacement knee with a 3d printer. Traditionally, replacement knees were made in different sizes and doctors would pick the best fit, like a shirt at a clothing store. The benefits of the custom knee, potentially less pain for the patient, less Recovery Time and the no bigger price tag. The custom knee has been around for a few years, but its new to the cr area. A doctor we talked to said hes done around 30 in a year. Patient Larry Johnson had pain in his left knee due to arthritis. He says he felt better almost immediately. Walked from the bed into the bathroom and back. They had me walk into the hall. I had no problem doing that. Johnson had surgery back in october. Hes having his right knee done next month. Johnsons doctor said 3d printed knees are the cutting edge, but expects the future of joint replacement will be in synthetic or biological materials that closely mimic the human body. The doctor said 3d knees are palm pilot to bio material, the iphone. Guys, back to you. Thanks a lot forrest. Governor branstad announced a plan to make buying your first home easier. He says eligible iowans can now buy a home and reduce their federal income Tax Liability by up to two thousand dollars a year for the life of their mortgage. Its through the take credit Mortgage Credit Certificate Program that the Iowa Finance Authority administers. This would mean keeping 1. 5 the pockets of families this year which is income that would otherwise be spent in federal taxes the state estimates about 780 home buyers can benefit from the program this year. A major Wireless Company is bringing back unlimited data, but theres a catch. And a new video is out showing what notifications look like on your phone when you have eight million instagram followers. Thats ahead in techbytes. Plan on a cold tuesday lows for the morning will hit around 9am with many areas settling back to zero or a few degrees below. We anticipate very little recovery in temperatures and actual daytime highs of 05 above look reasonable in many areas. Wind chills will be in the 15 to 25 moderation to 10 to 15 during the afternoon hours. Tonight, plan on a quick temperature drop through midevening, then rising temperatures after midnight. A warm front moves in tomorrow, which should help out in the temperatures as we head back into the 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 winds s 515tomorrow night partly cloudy low 1622 thanks kaj. Now heres abcs reena ninan and Kendis Gibson with this mornings techbytes. Hey there, in todays techbytes, at t bringing back the unlimited data plan. Starting today, customers will be able to stream as much video as theyd like for a customers have to sign up for either directv or uverse tv. Working on a portable version of its voice asystem. It will fit in the palm of your hand. Its expected to be less than the fullsized version. 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Try a broccoli salad or using fresh spinach on your next sandwich. Bring on the berries. Darkcolored berrieslike blackberries, blueberries, and cherriesare a rich source of anthocyanins and other function. Enjoy them mixed into cereal, in a smoothie, or with yogurt as a parfait. Buy berries fresh, frozen, or dried; theyre all healthy choices. Dont overlook omega3 fatty acids. Omega3 fatty acids may help improve memory in healthy younger adults. Seafood and fatty fishlike salmon, tuna, and sardinesare some of the best sources of omega3 fatty acids and are readily available. Choose fresh, frozen, or canned. The 2010 dietary guidelines for americans encourages us to eat fish twice a week. Grill, bake, or broil fish to reap the most health benefits. Try to add these foods to your daily menu. They will your brain, but for your heart as well. Salmon wraps ingredients 4 ounces low fat cream cheese 1 can salmon 3 tablespoons light italian dressing teaspoon ground black pepper 6 whole wheat tortillas 1 tomato 1 cucumber 1 cups romaine lettuce or spinach leaves, rinsed instructions 1. Soften cream cheese in medium bowl at Room Temperature or microwave for 10 seconds. 2. Wipe top of salmon can before opening. Drain salmon in a colander and rinse with water. 3. Add salmon, dressing, and pepper to cream cheese in a medium bowl. Stir to blend. 4. Spread 1 3 cup filling on each tortilla. Spread to the edges. 5. Cut tomato into thin slices. Cut slices in half. Halls at one Eastern Iowa School plan on a cold tuesday lows for the morning will hit around 9am with many areas settling back to zero or a few degrees below. We anticipate very little recovery in temperatures and actual daytime highs of 05 above look reasonable in many areas. Wind chills will be in the 15 to 25 range this morning, with moderation to 10 to 15 during the afternoon hours. Tonight, plan on a quick temperature drop through midevening, then rising temperatures after midnight. A warm front moves in tomorrow, which should help out in the temperatures as we head back into the 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be watching this as we move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 winds s 515tomorrow night partly cloudy low 1622 winds sw 510 thanks, kaj. Lawmakers in des moines will its their second day on the job and a big day for governor branstad. Stay with youre looking at your wind chills out there this morning. Its january 12th and heres what you need to know today. President obama is preparing to give his final state of the Union Address he will touch on immigration issues, Climate Change and gun control. Five 2016 president ial hopefuls are making stops in eastern iowa today just weeks ahead of the caucuses. From clinton to bush to voters. The linn county auditor says the annual valuation report your property taxes. 3d printing is changing the way doctors do Knee Replacements. One doctor says hes the first in the cedar rapids area to use the new technology. And the alabama crimson tide rolled to a national titl they beat the Clemson Tigers last night 45 to 40. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a cold tuesday lows hit around 9am with many areas settling back to zero or a few degrees below. We in temperatures and actual reasonable in many areas. Wind chills will be in the 15 to 25 range this morning, with moderation to 10 to 15 during the afternoon hours. Through midevening, then rising temperatures after midnight. A warm front moves in tomorrow, which should we head back into the 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be watching this as we move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 winds s 515tomorrow night partly cloudy low 1622 winds sw 510 tonight president obama will deliver his final state of the Union Address. Kcrgtv9s Washington Bureau chief Jacqueline Policastro looks into whats expected for the big speech. Right now were in statuary hall soon this place will be filled with television cameras. Just off the house floor, where president obama will deliver his state of the Union Address. The president is expected to talk about what we need to do in the years to come and set the tone for his last year in office and for the next president one he hopes will be a democrat. Obama has shown he is willing to bypass congress and white house advisors have led on that his speech is really directed at the American Public this year. Some issues on the table Climate Change, closing guantanamo bay, gun control, and immigration among other things. The president will also likely highlight what he thinks are his biggest achievements of the past 7 years. After the speech the president already has plans. Obama will sell his state of the union ideas on the road by heading to omaha, nebraska and baton rouge, louisiana. Reporting inside the capitol, im Jacqueline Policastro president obama will give his final state of the Union Tonight at 8 oclock iowa time. You can watch his speech right here on kcrgtv9. Governor branstad will deliver today to a joint session of the legislature. Gavel sounds. The house will be in order. Iowa lawmakers gathered at the capitol in des moines yesterday for the first day of the again, republicans control the iowa house and democrats as lawmakers begin their work, many say they want to see all iowans who work 40 hours a week earn a living wage. But there are many other issues too. The First Priority in bills that iowans are depending on relates to school funding. The state supplemental aid amount needs to be put forward quickly. The privitazation of medicaid. Weve got to make sure we do this right or not do it at all. The iowa house of representatives also saw a first this year. Clear lake republican Linda Upmeyer became the first woman to serve as house speaker. A state lawmaker from bellevue says this will be his last session. Representative brian moore told our coverage partner, wont run for reelection this fall due to family concerns. Voters in district 58 first elected him in 2010. Moore owns a trucking business and farms. President ial candidates continue their trek across iowa today to meet with as many potential caucus goers as possible. Hillary clinton travels to the charles and Romona Myers Center in dubuque today. Jeb bush starts his day at the Coralville Public Library for a town hall. Mike huckabee is hosting several events today. His stops include the coffee corner in washington, the williamsburg public library. And at the American Legion in coralville. Rick santorum will hold a town hall meeting in independence, then comes to cedar rapids for a house party, and then heads to a private house party in robins. And donald trump will hold a Campaign Rally is at the university of northern iowas west gym. A group of iowa caucus goers plan to protest at Donald Trumps event today. They touch economic policy. The protesters will gather outside of the uni gym at 5 30 this evening. Democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton kicked off her two day tour in the Electric Park ballroom in waterloo. Iowa will have the first chance, in the nation, to express its your views about who we want to be president. Clinton has spent much of her president ial campaign focusing on republicans. But that changed yesterday when she confronted democratic opponent Bernie Sanders more directly. She attempted to undermine his positions on gun control, health care, and wall street regulations. After months of being comfortably ahead of sanders in most polls, the gap between the two here in iowa is much smaller. The future of Knee Replacement could be coming from a printer. Doctors in the cedar rapids area are turning to 3d printers more and more to make custom knees for their patients. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders joins us at the desk this morning. Technology . Its been around for a few years, but its just starting to make its way to our neck of the woods. A local surgeon says hes done 30 in the first year hes offered them. The benefits are big. And patients are smiling. Larry johnson had severe arthritis in his left knee. Look has his xrays. The cartilage was gone. Bone was touching bone, brining larry severe pain. It ruled his life by keeping him counting steps. If you had to go to any event, youd think about how far youd have to walk. Do you have to stand in line . These things are pretty painful. Larry tried injections and more to to deal with the pain, but it wasnt working. He needed a new knee. Thats where doctor Sandeep Munjal comes in. Hows the knee doing . Doctor munjal is an Orthopedic Surgeon who does a lot of Knee Replacements each year. Typically, the new joints come in different sizes which are fit to the patient, like a shirt at a clothing store. This one is different. Its a custom fit that starts the proper measurements to use a 3d printer which mills out pieces for a better fitting knee. The distal femur. It covers the cut surface of the plastic is made separately. Benefits are big. Less bone has to be removed meaning potentially less pain and quicker recovery. Motion is more natural. And perhaps the best part, it costs the same as a traditional Knee Replacement. Can you bend for me . Thats beautiful. Larry had his surgery in october. Doctors say his knee is doing great and his pain has disappeared. I think its wonderful. Im going to get the right knee done next. Doctor munjal says 3d printed knees are the cutting edge, but expects the future of joint replacement will be in synthetic or biological materials that closely mimic the human body. He said 3d knees are palm pilot the iphone. Guys . Thanks a lot forrest. The Iowa Department of Public Health says flu activity in iowa is increasing. In response, its raising the flus level of spread from local to regional. That means there are more flu cases in at least two regions in iowa. All three flu viruses that this years vaccine covers are currently circulating in iowa. So far this season, four people in iowa have died from the flu three middle aged people and one elderly person. Students from age eight to 80 are learning to perfect their musical skills at the northeast iowa school of music. That dubuque based school first opened in 2001. Teachers have trained hundreds of students musicians. The school offers lessons for people who want to learn the piano, string and wind instruments and vocal performance. With a private lessons you can do a little more in depth. You get 30 minutes. Sometimes its 45 minutes. You can work on the skills and you can work on your repertoire. The students tuition helps cover most of the operating costs for this nonprofit. But directors depend on donations and fundraisers. This morning, the crimson tide is bringing home another National Football championship. For the fourth time in seven years under head coach nick saban, alabama won the championship last night. Heisman trophy winner Derrick Henry ran for 1hundred58 yards and three touchdowns in the 45 to 40 win over clemson. O. J. Howard had touchdown grabs of 53 and 51 yards while setting an alabama bowl game record with 2hundred08 receiving yards. Some athletes in eastern iowa are ready to compete today. These arent just athletes, up next. This mornings weather wise question. Meteorologist kaj omara is up right after the break. Its. First Alert Storm Team joins us now. Plan on a cold tuesday lows for the morning will settling back to zero or a few degrees below. We anticipate very little recovery in temperatures and actual daytime highs of 05 above look reasonable in many areas. Wind chills will be in the 15 to 25 range this morning, with moderation to 10 to 15 during the afternoon hours. Tonight, plan on a quick temperature drop through midevening, then rising temperatures after midnight. A warm front moves in tomorrow, which should help out in the temperatures as 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be watching this as we move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 low 1622 winds sw 510 thanks kaj. More people across the nation cars in 2016. Dealerships in eastern iowa say they also saw a huge increase in sales in 2015. More on that coming up. Stay with kcrgtv9. Car sales are up throughout the and that trend is holding true in eastern iowa. The Iowa Automobile Dealers Association says vehicle registrations in iowa were up three percent last year from the year before. That means there are 4 thousand new and used cars in driveways across iowa. Nationwide, sales are breaking records with more than 17 million cars sold in 2015. Haiwathas Dave Wright Nissan and subaru credits their increased sales with an improving economy. Wright said his sales in 2015 were up by 25 percent. Sewer repair is causing some traffic backups in downtown cedar rapids. Work is reducing traffic on part of first avenue down to one lane. The work is in both directions of first avenue between third and fifth streets southeast. The work will end in about a construction can now get underway on a mosque in dubuque. This is video of where the 43hundred square foot mosque and school will go. The city granted zoning approval and a Building Permit for the tristate islamic center. The group has raised about 70 percent of the 500 thousand dollars it needs to build it. Construction could be done in late summer or early fall. Dubuque police have a woman behind bars for a murder. Shes the exwife of the victim who was also living with him. Officers were called to 2944 jackson street january 4th for a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found 72 year old Gary Breckenridge dead inside. Police say a day after his death, his exwife told a Family Member she hit breckenridge multiple times with a baseball bat she hid in a ditch culvert. Police say surveillance cameras show 62 year old Dolores Flynn in the area where they found the bat. Charge and up to 50 years in prison. Flynn is in jail on a 500 thousand dollar bond. Students going to Mount Mercy University now have the opportunity to finish undergraduat e and law school in six instead of seven years. Its through a new partnership with the university of iowa. Mount Mercy University has joined several other iowa colleges in the three plus three program. It allows students to do three years of undergraduate at a participating college. Then, they apply to law school at the ui in their junior year. If accepted, their senior year doubles as their first year of law school. Some athletes are eager to start competing today. They are in dubuque for the annual iowa Special Olympics winter games. Nats of Opening Ceremony the cold weather forced the ceremony indoors last night, but that didnt dull the excitement for the athletes. Hundreds of them from across the state will participate in skiing, snow shoeing and speed skating. Joe soy and Jeff Salisberry of waterloo are excited about a little excited about sports in general. We do the sports. We do track and field. And the hockey. I love the blackhawks. After the ceremony last night, the athletes got the chance to hit the dance floor. Many say thats their favorite part of winter games. Door on your tuesday. Tonight president obama will deliver his final state of the Union Address. Big issues hell address include immigration, Climate Change and gun control. He will also highlight his biggest achievements in office. You can watch the state of the Union Tonight at eight on tv9. 2016 president ial hopefuls will be in eastern iowa today. For the democrats, Hillary Clinton will be in dubuque. For the gop jeb bush will be in coralville, Mike Huckabee will stop in washington, williamsburg and coralville. Rick santorum will be in independence, cedar rapids and robins. And donald trump will hold a rally at uni. And the university of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team is the National Champion this morning. The team beat the Clemson Tigers 45 to 40 last night in arizona. Now, one last look at this mornings weather, kaj. Plan on a cold tuesday lows for the morning will settling back to zero or a few degrees below. We very little recovery in temperatures and actual daytime highs of 05 above look reasonable in many areas. Wind chills will be in the 15 to 25 range this morning, with moderation to 10 to 15 during the afternoon hours. Tonight, plan on a quick temperature drop through midevening, then rising temperatures after midnight. A warm front moves in tomorrow, which should help out in the temperatures as we head back into the 20s areawide. We are still on track for 30s on thursday after this, a system is still on track for friday and possibly a second one for saturday. In either case, we are too far out for any details on amounts or impacts. Well be watching this as we move forward. Stay warm out there today windy and cold high 28 winds nw 1530tonight partly cloudy low 42 winds w 515tomorrow m cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2026 winds s 515tomorrow night partly cloudy low 1622 night partly cloudy low 1622 winds sw 510 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 [ horn honks ] okay, this is u. S. Cellular, and this is verizon. Now, same phones, but with u. S. 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