Your day with us, im jenna rehnstrom. Tim has the holiday off. We rely on our doctors and nurses to be available to us when we need them the most. And that includes holidays. But that means some couldnt be home with their families today. Which is why Unity Point Health st. T. Lukes made sure their patients and employees would have a great christmas. Lukas voss was there today. He shows us how folks were spreading good cheer today. Nats piano playing vo st. Lukes Unity Point Health cafteria seemed just a little bit more festive today as they brought back their anual tradition of a free christmas dinner for everyone. Including those working and their families. Sot it means a lot. I dont get to be with my family on christmas so then we have other times to do it. It nice you know, patients are here and they need us so i get to be with them and my family as well. I think it goes above and beyond because you are where you want a pleasure to be in that position. Leah glalao, chief operatatg officer at the hospital simply brought everybody. Sot mom and my dad and my husband andour four children are alalhere today. Its important for me to be here so that its a way to give back to those that are missing Christmas Day with their families so that they can take care of people here in Siouxland Nats serving and especially grandma. Who is in charge of everybodys favorite. The cake. Enjoys this day. Sot today is a special way to give to others just to help make christmas a little happier for people that have to work here at the hospital. Sot tag lukas doctors, nurses and patients they all have to spent christmas at st. Lukes. But with a little bit of Holiday Cheer and a couple of big hearts even a hospital can feel a little bit like home. Reporting in sioux city. Lukas voss. Abc9 news. Jenna there are plenty of folks whose jobs d dt stop just because its christmama firefighters are all still on the job. In des moines, local firefighters stood by in case any problems arose. They say its hard to be away from home for the day, but its their duty because emergencies dont take a break for the holidays. Ahman douglass, Des Moines Fire Department theemotional tug just comes when you realize that youre not going to be around your family for 24 hours. Ashli formaro, flight nurse its nice to see everyone and spend christmas with all our co workers. At night, its always nice to see all the Christmas Lights from up above. Its a little different perspective. First responders and other Emergency Personnel working today say they know well in advance they would be working on Christmas Day, sometimes a year or more, so they can schedule family time around that. Jenna an iowa city man man is charged in connection with a series of burglaries. After a Christmas Eve crime spree. 20yearold jerome brooks was arrested after five car burglaries andone home burglary early yesterday morning. Police say he stole a tv, laptop, and a wallet, along with some prescription medications. Street for a reported burglary from a home. Police said the victim heard a door slam and discovered a tv, laptop, and wallet were missing, among other items. Brooks was also found with marijurana. Jenna president obama took time from his vacation to send his Season Greetings to the american peope today. Merry christmas, everybody this is one of our favorite times of the year in the obama household filled with family and friends. Michel obama guest starred in the weekly address today, wishing americans a Merry Christmas, as well. The president ial power couple also took time to thank the troops overseas saluting our Service Members and families. President obama urged americans to treat each other with witit love and compsion this Holiday Season. The president. Caring for those on societys margins the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted, the stranger in need of shelter or simply an act of kindness. Thats the spirit that binds us together not just as christians, but as americans of all faiths. Thats what the holidays are about. Vacation in hawaii, the first lady was volunteering last night, taking phone calls from surprised kids and their parents calling norads Santa Tracker hotline. Mrs. Obama has taken part in this for six years. A Merry Christmas the world as millionscelebrated the birth of christ. pope nats at the vatican pope francnc urged israelis and palestinians to talk peace. In bethelehem, the center of the violence, a quiet holiday. In britain crowds waited hours for a glimpse of the queen who reflected on the meaning of christmas. sot Queen Elizabeth at this time of year, few sights evoke more feelings of cheer and goodwill than the twinkling lights of a christmas tree. Jenna christmas has become one of the most important release dates for movie studios. And, many siouxland families of their tradition today. The promenade cinema 14 was busy today, with people lines up to see new releases. Or maybe finally take in star rs. For some people, its a good excuse to get out of the e house. While others have made it a tradition to take in a fun movie with family. I think its just a nice way for a family to do something together after youve eaten and hand out the presents. Its just a fun thing to do. Just seems like a good day everybody is couped up Christmas Eve and Christmas Day thats kind of why we wanted to get out of the house get some fresh air. S ome of the kids have to leave tomorrow morning so it was our only chance to go on Christmas Day. Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence came out today. As did concussion, starring will smith. But, the main draw during this Christmas Season is still the new star wars movie. Jenna in the aftermath of torn giftwrap and excited unboxings its time now to play with but not so fast, you may have to do some set up before you get your gadgets up and running. Abcs becky worley hasome top hacks for your very techy christmas. New tvs, gaming consoles, and drones these were some of the top gifts this year lets start by maximizing that new tv most have specialized viewing modes becky on cam sport, cinema, vivid . No just say no to all those crazy modes. Standard mode is the best option in almost all living rooms unless you have a super dark man cave, then go for cinema. Also, many come preset to dynamic mode turn that off. As this Youtube Video perfectly illustrates it will change the back lighting on the fly as scenes get darker and brighter and its super annoying. Nats gaming another hugely popular gift gaming consoles a few musts hardwire it wifi can cause slow downs and while my mmo First Person Shooter r ills are seriously weak even i know . Yououot lag you get fragged and this is the one time to change the mode on yoyo tv gaming mode will reduce the amount of screen processing and keep your graphics up to speed with the game. Nats got an ereader like the kindle first did you know you can eborrow an ebook from your local library all remotely and free. And another trick if you see a long article online, you can send it to your kindle to read later, even offline. You just install this Browser Extension and then start sending those tldr oo long didnt read articles to your device. Also whether you got a new tablet or maybe a wearable you want to set up your charger now and think about it a little bit do it nearly otherwise itll look like that by vantines day. Ahh so much better kids get new devices from santa . Kids awesome 2 words for you parental controls. I have programs ourpact and dinner time for android to give you a remote kill switch haha finally my most controversial advice ever you do not need the manual i am giving you permission you can take this thing and throw it away. All that stuff is online now and you need the extra space. Happy holidays america go forth and get geeky of giving during the holidays. One man giving his wife a prerent thats priceless. Details when we return. fred well see mainly snow tonight and tomorrow, but a bit of rain or ice may m in. The 7day forecast shows a cooling trend and another storm possible on monday. Present from her husband this year. A kidney. But,t was a bit of surprise that the two were a perfect match. Again. Mark carlson reports. S. kristin thelelder received kidney i mean i think we have been soul mates from the beginning, we met the first day of freshman week at st. Olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18. Thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. These days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the ui school of music. For years kristin has battled polyscystic Kidney Disease which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. wayne thelander donated kidney kind of an ahha moment, we both said, oh youre a negative, well i think im a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type. Doctors at the universitytyf iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidndn transplant right a a the Holiday Season began. And wayne was her perfect match. dr. Alan Reed University of iowa Organ Transplant Center in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now its becoming far more common for people that are not genetically related to do it, so friend to friend and anonymous donors. Kristin Thelander received kidney i never dared count on waynes kidney, at least my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed like it was meant to be. Wayne thelander donated kidney to me its a selfish decision to do this because i want to spend more time with her, and i want it to be quality time rather than being worried about being hooked up to a dialysis machine, or how that impacts her life. This christmas the couple says theyre feeling great, and their health is great too all thanks to a very unique gift. Kristin Thelander received kidney i say im 100 percent norwegian but i have a swedish kidney laughter . In iowa city, mark carlson jenna fred, what can we pect tonight . Expect tonight . fred more snono 2 line super fred hexom fhexom kcaututc om fred the hd r rar shows snow aoss siouxland. He darker blues indicate areas of heavier snow from sioux center to norfolk. So far, sioux city has about 0. 5 stanton, ne 2 and sioux falls about 2. 5. Roads are becoming snow covered, and road conditons will deteriorate overnight, espeically in the north and west, where heavier snow is expected. The Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd shows the scene in downtown sioux city from the ho chunk centre. 32 has been our high today and 26 the low. 29 is our sioux city temperature with a northeast wind at 6 miles per hour. Local temperatures are in the 20s mostly with lower 30s in omaha. Wind chills are in the teens and 20s. Visibility is quite low in orange cityonly a half miledue to the snow. A powerful cold front is driving tonights snow. You can see that the air behind the front is only 1 in minot, nd. Along the front, snow is widespread on radar. The heaviest snow will fall in the yellow shaded areas, west ofofinneapolis to rapid city and sioux falls. Thats where a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm saturday. Shaded areas indicate a Winter Weather advisory until 6 pm tomorrow. The stormcast hd shows the front sliding through siouxland tonight and tomorrrow. Snow will be widespread overnight, then will taper off tomorrow morning. The front moves away sunday, allowing that cold air behind it to move into siouxland. Another system will be moving in monday. This will provide a good chance of snow and maybe sleet. The snow forecast shows that in addition to what has already fallen, and additional 13 of snow will fall across most of the northwest, with an additional 46 in yankton and sioux falls. South and east of sioux city, snow will be much lighterless than 1 generally. Tonights low will be 28with snow and possibly some ice. Tomorrows high will be 35 with rain, sleet, and snow in the morning, then tapering off by afternoon anan evening. Windsdsill be breezy tonight and tomorrow. The 7day shows that cooldown, with highs in the 20s next we, and only 18 wednesday. We have a good chance of will be strong with that system. Stay tuned if you have travel plans. jenna thanks, fred. Still to come after the break the hawkeyes are spending christmas in california. We check in with iowa as they prepare to face stanford in the rose bowl. Tim plus. We take a look at the abc9 plays of the year. Alex joins us next with the best of the best from the spectacular year for athletes in siouxland. In girls hoops, unity christian, pierce, crofton and newellfonda won ste titles. On the boys side, winnebago took home top honors. Heelan in girls soccer. Western christian in volleyball. Spirit lake and mmc on the gridiron. All state champs. Withour further ado, i present to you the abc9 top plays of the year. Alex 2015 was a great athletes. The same can be said about the hawkeye football team. 121 regular season. First trip to the e se bowl since 1 11. Yesterday afternoon, iowa landed in Southern California after a flight from cedar rapids. In just seven days, the hawkeyes will face off with stanford in the rose bowl. With this week full of game prep, the guys will be unable to celebrate their families. Beathard, thats ok with him. As much as i would love to be home, being with family on christmas, ive kinda gotten used to it. A row that i havent christmas and obviously it stinks, a good time to spend with family and its year, but if you are season and you want tolay in a good bowl game, then you dont want to be home on christmas at the same time. Rose bowl special called dream season right here on abc9. Finishing with some nba action. Former iowa state head coach fred hoiberg leading his bulls against the thunder. End of the first. Jimmy butler nails the buzzer beater. Merry christmas bulls fans as for russell westbrook. He thinks butler should be on the naughty list for that. 2nd quarter now. Kevin durant. No doubt the triple brings okc within seven. Later in the game. Bulls looking to close it out and they do. Pau gasol the putback. Bulls widespread snow in siouxland, with the dark blue showing heavier snow. Tonights low will be 28, with snow and will be 35 with rain, sleet, and snow w the morning, then tapering off by afternoon and evening. Winds will be breezy tonit and tomorrow. The 7day shows that cooldown, with highs in the 20s nt week, and only 18 wednesday. We have a good chance of snow and sleet on monday, and the wind will be strong with that system. Stay tuned if you have travel plans. And now Abcs Jimmy Kimmel live. Tonight