Coverage, this morning. Dave, it sounds like this winter storm is blowing in at a pretty good time. Forrest, if you look up and down 2nd avenue here youre probably not going to see the normal monday morning traffic. Students are home from school for the holiday break, many people are taking vacation this week and that all means a number of people dont even need to try to drive in this. Less traffic means snow plows dont have as much competition out clearing the roads. The iowa state patrol and local authorities are also working a number of accidents from the morning commute. Some services, such as the Crisis Center food bank in iowa city, closed due to the poor conditions. We found buell harris, who turns 80 this summer, out shoveling not only his own sidewalk but sidewalks for several neighbors. He didnt expect any help because hes still able to help. Helps everybody. Theres handicapped people around who cant do this. The good lords given me strength, i do this. As this weather continues, one this to expect is more communities imposing snow emergency rules. That usually means no parking on the marked snow routes so plows can clear a path. We havent heard of snow emergency plans from cedar rapids yet. But we have notes from solon, North Liberty and mt. Vernon saying those rules are either in effect or about to word is watch where you park because cities will be trying to clear the snow and ice. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Linn county has declared a tow ban, joining others like johnson. That means exactly what it sounds like it means. Have a backup plan if your car gets stranded on the roads. Tow trucks wont be able to get to you until the ban know when that happens. Weather hitsuse tv9s weather app. You can get the latest information by downloading the first alert weather app on google play or the i tunes app store. You can also sign up for weather call. Just go to kcrg dot com slash weather. Hundreds of flights are cancelled today because of Severe Weather across the country. This is just after deadly storms nation in a state of emergency. Abcs Lauren Lyster is in the dallasfort worth area of texaswhere tornadoes destroyed many homes and ripped apart families. Natsot tornado on the ground overnight, twisters ripping through arkansas natsot we better go, we better go this after a string of tornadoes blasted through a 40mile swath of texas this weekend . Carving a path as wide as a football field nats police saying at least 11 were killed . Natsot thats it thats a tornado the tornadoes saturday night bringing winds of up to 180 Miles Per Hour natsot oh my gosh its big descending onto interstate 30. Where 8 were killed natsot its crossing the highway right there hundreds of homes damaged natsot Norma Jimenez garland, tx resident as far as the roof, all this is gone in the midwest its the rain . Historically heavy downpours producing flash flooding. Killi emergency declared in missouri sunday after floodwaters engulfed homes, swept away rvs and shut down major highways sot this is the worst i think anybody has seen it in illinois, this flooded creek claiming the lives of 5 including two children after their car was swept away sot clint flowers it makes us all pretty sick to our stomachs and its a sad, sad thing. We wish this could not have happen especially on a holiday weekend. In oklahoma. Tho usands were without power high winds snapping power lines there, ice covering roads and trees and weather is still having a big impact on air travel with almost 690 Flights Canceled across the country today Lauren Lyster oncam close . Ll, abc news, tk. The weather is canceling president ial Campaign Stops across iowa a few candidates planned to hold Winter Weather had other plans. Republican candidate, chris christie, cancelled a town hall meeting in dubuque set for eleven. The new jersey governor had a scheduled stop at happys place. Christie also has a town hall meeting scheduled for 5 oclock tonight in davenport. For now, that event is still on. On tuesday, christie plans to travel to muscatine, cedar rapids, and iowa city for more events. Democratic candidate, martin o malley, is also scheduled to make stops in eastern iowa today. Omalley will be in waterloo and tama. As of now, those events havent been cancelled. Omalley is showing just 3 percent support in the latest cnn orc poll. Running in second place is senator Bernie Sanders. He plans to make stops in davenport and des moines this week. A group of people focused on preserving Historic Properties has asked the Waterloo City Council to stop demolition of two buildings. The Waterloo Historic Preservation Commission asked to save 219 and 223 sumner street, set to an area called the triangle which is being considered for a possible historic district. 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 overcoming a bomb blast that nearly killed him, may 2012. He lost portions of all four limbs. Morris wants to build a smart home, controlled by an ipad to help him out. The council could overturn the commissions recommendation with a vote of at least six to one. Fans are leaving iowas Winter Weather for californina and its all because of the rose bowl this week the Eastern Iowa Airport plans to be swamped with fans headed to see the hawkeyes play in pasadena. The hawks are playing this friday. A teen from a suburb of des moines got the ultimate Christmas Present his parents surprised him with rose bowl tickets. 16yearold Nathan Sanders has loved the hawkeyes all of his life. He thought was just a tshirt was actually tickets to the game. The whole sanders family packed up and hit the road yesterday to beat the mass of fans. Its just really special. Its really cool its still 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. Cardiac arrestits a silent killer that affects thousands of people each year. But one woman is defying the odds, by changing her lifestyle and heart. Meteorologist chris havely early evening hours. Any icing should be confined to extreme southeast iowa. Snow totals will range from 612 inches, with locally higher totals possible. Winds will be gusting upwards of 40 mph at times, reducing visibility and causing some blowing and drifting. We would not recommend any travel for the afternoon if you dont have to be out. The snow will begin to wrap up later this evening, with quieter conditions rolling in for tuesday. Highs will be in the 20s for tomorrow, and a chance for a light dusting of snow comes in for wednesday. Much cooler for the end of the week with highs in the teens and 20s, and lows in the single digits. Today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29tomorrow night chance of snow low 1521 winds sw 510 alo 15 dbq 18 iow 20wednesday chance of light snow high 27 low 18 thursday mostly cloudy high 18 low 12 friday mostly sunny high 19 low 5 saturday mostly sunny high 25 low 8 sunday mostly cloudy high 28 low 12 monday mostly cloudy high 24 low 13 thanks chris. From sudden cardiac arrest. A study from the American Heart Association shows African Americans are more likely to die from the condition than caucasians. Martie salt has the story of one family whos refusing to be another statistic. It can happen in a matter of minutes. For years, fortytwo year old Tashia Youmans loved making memories with her family. All the while, she time bomb. It was a hole in my heart. And i could look at my fingertip and i go wow, this is about 10 millimeters. at a yearly checkup, tashias doctor found the hole, which they say she had since birth. That defect greatly increased her odds of suffering sudden cardiac arrest. Sometimes i didnt really want to sit there and actually have to hear it, um but i knew i had to, um for her, for my wife. Tashia and her family are not alone. New research from the American Heart Association shows that blacks are twice as likely as whites to experience sudden cardiac arrest. And the more concerning thing is that they were, they actually tended to be younger than the, their caucasian counterparts. The study also found blacks had higher rates of other risk factors like diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney failure. Experts arent sure why they found a discrepancy, but some say its a wakeup call. Prevention will make all this better. So we really should start looking at prevention rather than treatment for most of these conditions. Tashia is thankful doctors were able to repair the hole in her heart before it was too late. The family has adopted a hearthealthy diet and lifestyle. Thank god that im still alive and im glad i actually acted on my um instinct to go to the doctor. For the study, researchers collected data on black and white residents in portland, oregon who experienced sudden cardiac arrest over a 10 year period. Researchers are also studying variables in communities with large latino populations. The new year is almost here. And legislators are debating a massive trade deal, which usda leaders say could help farmers. Coming up, david geiger breaks it down in the agribusiness report. Good morning this is the david geiger. Heading into the new year. The white house put a massive trade deal at the top of 2016 agenda. The Transpacific Partnership covers 12 pacific rim nations. Including the us. And president obama is optimistic. Congress can approve the trade pact. Even though Senate Leaders say there arent enough votes. Leaders in the usda. Say t pp helps us ag compete by removing a lot of tariffs. And it was a hard fought deal. It took more than 38 negotiating sessions. And so a lot of work has gone in there. We consulted a great deal with our advisory committees our private sector advisory committees. To make sure that it reflected the sort of priorities and strategic objectives we have in agriculture and so i think weve done a great job and i think a lot of people in Rural America will come to the same conclusion. Not all of Rural Americans are on board. The National Farmers union came out against tpp. They say there are some countries that have snapback provisions. Which says if a country thinks its industry is being harmed. They can replace the tariffs. Since prices are going down, our live cattle prices are going down and now we have a trade with no currency manipulation and these snap back provisions it is going to harm family us to import more and decrease our prices here in the united states. Currency manipulation. Or countries devaluing from them cheaper. And products from the us more expensive. Is the other major issue the nfu and trade deal. Last week the American Farm bureau voted to support t pp. Their Economist Says currency manipulation is too vague to dismiss the whole deal. I think currency manipulation can be really difficult to document and prove. In that respect, its difficult to create concrete guidelines that you can fall back on in any situation to definitely identify currency manipulation or provide remediation for it. So currency manipulation is kind of a tough thing i think to concretely work into these kind of trade deals. If you want to learn more about Agricultural Service has graphics on their website. Www dot fas dot usda dot gov forward slash tpp. The markets closed at noon thursday for the rest of the weekend. So for a recap i asked analyst don roose about the days heading into the christmas weekend. The grain market, what were really seeing is people positioning for the three day weekend. Fear that we could see a pattern change ahead of the end of the weekend next week. And so what were seeing is some pressure, some profit taking on the soybeans. Argentina continues to sell grain at very depressed levels on corn and soybeans and wheat. And theyre trading corn in argentina about 25 cents less than us so it anchors the corn market close to contract lows. The Cattle Market has had 180 reversal in the news from a negative to a positive. Poor feedlot conditions continue to support the Cattle Market. The beef markets found a bottom. The down. So the technical buying continues in the Cattle Market to the upside. Now were getting a little bit overbought. Well the hog market we did have a quarterly hogs and pigs report. The report was neutral with a tint to the positive side. So were having the hog market following the Cattle Market to the upside. Overall, the Cattle Market the hog market probably stalls out a bit also. And that wraps up our show for today. Thanks for joining us today on the agribusiness report. Ill see you again tomorrow. Well post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg. Com. Youll find it under the news tab. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt 3. 52 oc webtease the battle to beat cancer. Police officers in iowa city are helping a fellow employee in her moms fight for life a picture on the university of brought plenty of prayers and well wishes. They were for one young officer who learned her mothers cancer has returned. Fellow officers are showing their support with their heads. 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. Inside the university of iowa Public Safety office. Jackie chose to shave her head to support her mother. 34 10 i shaved mine the same day. Only the others working the nights followed this pack of other officers who decided to follow jackies lead. 36 15 its really touching and my intent was just for my mother and when the guys shaved their heads, i think they agreed with 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 the 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 this 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 that. Thats what happened to a man and his car over the weekend. Police are now asking how this happened. Meteorologist chris havely updates our temperatures coming up in your first Alert School Closings and nasty roads were covering todays dangerous state. Were just weeks away from the iowa caucuses, and president ial candidates are battling it out across party lines youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, midday. Thanks for joining us this midday were going to get straight to weather. Chris, how is the snow storm shaping up . Snowfall, mixed with sleet at times, will continue through the Late Afternoon and early evening hours. Any icing should be confined to extreme southeast iowa. Snow totals will range from 612 inches, with locally higher totals possible. Winds will be gusting upwards of 40 mph at times, reducing visibility and causing some not recommend you dont have to be wrap up later this evening, with quieter conditions rolling in for tuesday. Highs will be in the 20s for tomorrow, and a chance for a light dusting of snow comes in for wednesday. Much cooler for the end of the week with highs in the teens and 20s, and digits. Today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32tonight snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 thanks kaj right now, we have Dave Franzman live in downtown cedar rapids. Dave, are there many people out driving on the roads . The roads are a big concern. To youre heading into, kaj joins us from the kcrgtv9 mobile weather lab. Kaj, where are you . Linn county has declared a tow ban, joining others like johnson. That means exactly what it sounds like it means. Have a backup plan if your car gets stranded on the roads. Tow trucks wont be able to get to you until the ban is lifted. Tv9 will let you know when that happens. As the roads get bad outside, you can stay up to date on conditions by using a tv9 mobile app. Its simple. Download the first alert weather app on google play or the itunes app store. You can also sign up for weather call. Just go to kcrg dot com slash weather. Iowa isnt the only place experiencing Severe Weather across the country new mexicos governor issued a state of emergencyall because of a massive snowstorm that covered the state. Southeastern new mexico authorities are warning people to stay off the roads. Some places reported 21 inches of snow. Officials say more than ten thousand homes are without power in eastern new mexico. Police are investigating how a man drove his car the incident happened at ellis road northwest in cedar rapids. Police say the driver told them he swerved to avoid a deer. He was okay but, as you can see here, the honda convertible he was driving was not. The car took extensive damage to the front and back. Cedar Rapids Police have not said if any charges will be filed. New at midday, Officials Say iowas Trucking Industry is seeing lower fuel prices. The price of oil has dropped to an 11 year low, around 36 dollars per barrel. Low crude prices have cut into the fracking industry which boomed a few years ago. But the low fuel prices havent helped increase employees. The American Trucking Association Says the industry faces a driver shortage. A federal grand jury has indicted this waterloo man20 year old taquesis youngfor carrying a pistol in a car. According to the waterloo cedarfalls courier, 27th, after noticing loud music and a burnedout license plate light. Young was a passenger, and admitted to owning the Pistol Police found inside. Police say young was under the influence of marijuana. Right now, hes being held in the linn county jail, while he waits for a detention hearing. 4 people face charges in cedar falls after a series of home burglaries over the weekend. Police say nyjawon alexander, corion pursley, Jacane Campbell and a 17yearold male, either tried or succeeded to break into 4 homes between 5 and 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 count of 3rddegree burglary. In the race for the white house today, donald trump is stepping up his threats against Hillary Clinton if her husband hits the campaign trail. And a new gallup poll shows trump tied with pope francis as the second most admired man in the world. Washington with more. Donald trumps new line of attack against Hillary Clinton threatening to dig up bill clintons old scandals if he campaigns for her. Tweeting this morning if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband, with his terrible record of women abuse, while playing the womens card on me, shes wrong trump, still angry that Hillary Clinton accused him of having a penchant for sexism in an interview last week. Telling fox news her comment will backfire. Sot donald trump president ial candidateshe s playing the womens card left and right. And women are more upset about it than anybody else, including most men. But some think trump is the one who should beware. Sot rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz chair, Democratic National committee i think that donald trump or any candidate on the other side of the aisle woud raise bill clinton as somehow negative to their peril. Nats. Sanders rally. While Bernie Sanders campaigns in nevada calling for a government less influenced by billionaires donald trump lobs an insult. Tweeting strange, but i see wacko Bernie Sanders allies coming over to me because im lowering taxes. Analysts say trumps harsh attacks on the democrats arent likely to come back and hurt him. At least for now. 5 weeks out from the first primaries, he is still the dominant republican candidate. Sot matthew dowd abc news contributor i think the only person who can bring down donald trump is donald trump. Bazi. Were not sure if trump will be flattered or disappointed by a new gallup poll out this morning that shows he is tied with pope francis in second place as the man americans most admire. But, in first place by a wide margin is president barack obama. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. Us air forces and iraqi soldiers had a busy weekend attacking isis in parts of syria and iraq. But new video from iraqi state tv shows iraqi forces celebrating retaking the city of ramadi from isis. A military spokesman announced this news today, but say troops only retook a strategic government complex. Officials say isis has retreated from about 70 percent of ramadi. A us military in baghdad called their succession, a proud moment for iraq. China has ended its longstanding onechild 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 eased 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 are convinced its a good idea. Spreading the holiday cheer. Celebrities took over social media this weekend to show off their holiday festivities. Meteorologist chris havely updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. Surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. Get up to 40 megs for 20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. Just call. Right now. Wanna see this as an action movie . [ deep voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only 20 a month. [ normal voice ] or drama . [ melodramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for 20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. Speed may not be available in your area. Meteorologist chris havely joins us now. Snowfall, mixed with sleet at times, will continue through the Late Afternoon and early evening hours. Any icing should be confined to extreme southeast iowa. Snow totals will range from 612 inches, with locally higher totals possible. Winds will be gusting upwards of 40 mph at times, reducing visibility and causing some blowing and drifting. We would not recommend you dont have to be out. The snow will begin to wrap up later this evening, with quieter conditions rolling in for tuesday. Highs will be in the 20s for tomorrow, and a chance for a light dusting of snow comes in for wednesday. Much cooler for the end of the week with highs in the teens and 20s, and lows in the single digits. Today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535 alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32tonight snow likely early low 2228 winds ne 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29tomorrow night chance of snow low 1521 winds sw 510 alo 15 dbq 18 iow 20wednesday thursday mostly cloudy high 18 low 12 friday mostly sunny hig 19 low 5 saturday mostly sunny high 25 low 8 sunday mostly cloudy high 28 low 12 monday mostly cloudy high 24 low 13 thanks chris. Poking fun, spreading cheer, these are just a few moments some celebrities shared this past holiday weekend. Mary moloney has todays hollywood minute. Happy holiday news from miami heat star chris and his wife are expecting twin boys bosh shared the exciting news with fan via instagram. The couple already has 2 kids together, and bosh has a 6year old daughter from a previous relationship. Steve harvey pokes fun at his Miss Universe blunder. The comedian and tv host posted this picture on Christmas Day with the caption, merry easter yall harvey recently made headlines after naming the wrong contestant Miss Universe. And a couple of celebes spreading holiday cheers. Actor chris pratt, singer ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback, russell wilson. Spent an afternoon putting smiles on the faces of some lucky patients at a Childrens Hospital in seattle. For hollywood minute, im mary moloney. New year, new you. When we get back, how to keep the most important part of your body in 2016, the new year, you might for get your bodys most important part. Your mind. Courtney axline with learningrx joins us to talk about some way to make your brain better in 2016. 1. Lose the list. Using mnemonics is a great way to boost your brain while developing a system to remember things. Mnemonics are triggers that aid memory using visual imagery or sounds, such as rhyming, acronyms or acrostics. This type of memory practice will help your memory grow over time. 2. Go paperless when you tictactoe. Take the classic game of tic tactoe and try playing in the air. Draw the grid in the air between you and your opponent, then take turns pointing to the box where you want to put your mark. This helps with memory, visualization, planning, focus and problem solving. 3. Play needle in a haystack. Take a page from a newspaper and have someone time you as you circle all occurrences of a specific letter. Focus on increasing both new. Do something youve never tried before. This will exercise vital dormant areas of your brain. 5. Learn a new language. Learning a new language requires that you analyze new sounds, which not only improves Auditory Processing skills, but also memory. Most local libraries have Foreign Language cds or videos that you can check out, or you can sign up for a class at your local Community College or online. 6. Play a lot. Sudoku, crosswords, solitaire, bridge, chess, checkers, puzzles, scrabble. These can increase your logic and reasoning skills, as well as memory. 7. Go surfing. Surf the web for free brain boosting games, like those found at www. Eons. Com http . Trivia games can boost memory, Jigsaw Puzzles can help visual and spatial skills and mah jong can help executive function. 8. Be the center of attention. You can work the three types of attention with a simple activity, like reading. Sustained attention can be built by the task at hand without stopping. Use a stopwatch to see how long you can stay focused. If you stop, go back to the beginning of the chapter. To strengthen selective attention, have someone try to interrupt you while you continue reading. For divided attention, try to comprehend what youre reading while watching television. , thanks for being here. And coming up tomorrow, we have a nutritionist as the expert of the day. Were sitting down with a hyvee dietician. Stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrgtv9. Chris snowfall, mixed with sleet at times, will continue through the Late Afternoon and early evening hours. Any icing should be confined to extreme southeast iowa. Snow totals will range from 612 inches, with locally higher totals possible. Winds will be gusting upwards of 40 mph at times, reducing visibility and causing some blowing and drifting. We would not recommend any travel for the afternoon if you dont have to be out. The snow will begin to wrap up later this evening, with quieter conditions rolling in for tuesday. Highs will be in the 20s for announcer do you want a better way to start your day . Well, were going to show you how to upgrade your breakfast for less. And everythings better with bacon. Kevin bacon, that is. Hes cooking up a cheesy breakfast taco thatll make you cut footloose. Then the baron of brunch himself, chef bobby flay is here with an easy french toast made with leftovers. Plus, its 5 00 somewhere. 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