its first u-s beef shipment. nebraska congressman adrian smith says its fitting seeing as how that district is the number one ag district in the counrty. he also saidhat the success of this goes to show folks w important it is to work with trading partners around the world. smith serves on the ways and means committee which has jurisdiction over trade policy. tim: a 38 year old rock valley woman has been sentenced on first degree theft charges. heather blomendaal wascharged back in july 2015, after her employer, stone soup cafe discovered missing bank deposits. a police investigation revealed that bloemendaal has taken nearly 20 thousand dollars between january and july of 2015. as part of a plea agreement..... she faces a ten year suspended prison term on 1st degree theft charges and was also placed on probation for four years. blomendaal is required to stay at a treatment facicity in sioux cici, and pay full stitution. jenna: a local non-profit service memeber and their famlilies ahead of valentine's day. tonight, starting at 5:30 at the red cross building, support siouxland soldiers is offering free groceries, haircuts and a meal. they're setting up this afternoon in preparation for the hundreds of people who usually show up. support siouxland soldiers executive directore e rah petersen s ss that none of this cacabe possible wiwiout the help of volunteers. sarah petersen says, "it's a ge help to have so many people from the community roll up their sleeves and help cause we anticipate about 500 veterans and military families tonight, so to make that all happen we really need the community support so it means alot." the event begins at 5:30pm and runs till 7pm at the american red cross. tim: now to a cruise ship that was caught in hurricane force winds and tossed violently in rough seas. the ship is still making its journey back to new jersey but there are now calls for a federal investigation and for the first time, we are hearing elizabeth hur has the latest from new york. " " ((nat)) - "woah, look at this!" first came thesefrightening images from the passengers....ho used their c cl phones to capture furniture flying.. soda cans sliding and giant waves pounding their cruise ship.. ((sot)) pete aloupis/passenger: " i'm really concerned about the captain's judgment in this situation..." and now.. this response from the captain.. ((sot)) youtube: "claus andre anderson" "it developed so quickly, it came so intensified." royal caribbean airing the interview on an in-house channel on the ship. ((sot)) youtube: "claus andre anderson" "so in 24 hours, it went from this to what you see here." the captain is claiming the storm they encountered was worse than what was forecast.. winds gusting over 100 miles per hour off the carolina coast just one day after leaving new jersey over the weekend.. the bahamas-bound cruise ship is now on its way back to jersey. ((sot)) sen. nelson " the thing about this storm was that it was forecast for days." some are questioning the validity of the captain's explanation.. this florida senator is even calling for the n-t-s-b to investigate. ((sot)) sen. nelson "thank goodness there was not much damage and that it is seaworthy. but the brewing, why are mistakes made." " elizabeth tag: the cruisesene.. in the meantime.. has apologized and is offering a full refund for passengers.. the ship is scheduled to arrive back in new jesey some time wednesday evening. eh, abc news, ny. jenna: the mayor of flint, michigan annoa 55- million-dollar proposal today (tuesday) to remove lead piping from the city's water system. it's a bid to fix the city's toxic water crisis as ququkly possible. firsrspriority goes t thigh-risk households. meanwhilil michigan governor rick snyder declined an invitation to testify at ahearing tomorrow (wednesday) before the house democratic his spokesman said he couldn't testify because he has to deliver a budget presentation to the state legislature that day. tim:: indiana has its first human case of the zika virus. the outbreak has become an epidemic in latin america and the caribbean -- but the cases in the united states have primarily been associated with international travelers. " " we have had a confirmed case of zika virus infection in an indiana resident. this patient had a mild illness that did not require hospitalization and has since made a full recovery. the patient did ve a travel history to haiti, which is an area where we know that there is documented zika virus transmission occurring, and this patient was not a pregnant woman, so there was no concern for exposure to a developing fetus associated with this case." the indiana department of health says the risk of contracting zika virus in indiana remains low, but officials recognize that many people are concerned. infected with zika show no symptoms. the primary concern among health officials is the potential risk to pregnant women and their unborn babies. jenna: the planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs wherer three ople were killein november is set to reopen next week. it's been closed since black friday, when a police officer and two civilians were killed and nine people wounded in a shooting spree that lasted several hours. schools and hospitals were locked down during the rampage. in december, a judge ordered a mental competency evaluation for 57-year-old suspect robe lewis dear. he fac 179felony countnt including murder and attemptete murder. a news release said the clinic will reopen february 15th. the release also stat planned parenthood will have increased security at the clinic. jenna: today are the new hampshire primaries, and candidates are doing all that they can to try to secure votes. tim: many campagined right up to the last minute trying we're joined n n by allison warren who is in new hampshire now and has more on whats going on there.. allison? allison: tim and jenna....... as voters filed into polling locations throughout nh today, many noticed a larger than normal turnout one volunteer in manchester told d memehe thinks they saw more voters in the first few hours of today than they did d st november for their local general elections. those working at the polls also tell me they noticed more first time voters than ever before. in new hampshire, voters can register the day of the election and many were excited to take advantage of that option " " eva castillo, volunteer at polling location "it is really exciting, not only as a volunteer but an immigrant myself to see 1st time voters, not only immigrants, but all regular americans that don't usually get engaged. one of my frustrations and my pet peeves is that people take it for granted." thomas stone, first time voter "i just want to make sure that when a president goes into office it's someone who can actually do some good and is actually working for the american people instead of working for themselves." allison on cam the polls close in just a few hours so we are watching very closely to see who will manage to build on the momentum going from new hampshire and taking that to future states like south carolina and nevada. one things for sure, the sheer number of candidates with differing views certainly motivated voters to get out and vote. ba to you jenna: allison, did anyone give you hints as to who they're voting for? jenna: still to come... jenna: still to come... we'll take a look at what medicines are worth keeping around and which ones you should clean out of your medicine cabinet. fred: (fred) light snow is coming tomorrow. a warmup for valentine's day is coming! " " tim: well today is known as "fat or shine... . ow years ago... the rvice was the n-w-s provides weather and climate data... forecasts and warnings for the nation. the beginning of the national weather service began when president ulysses s. grant signed a joint resolution of congress authorizing the secretary of war to establish a national weather service. fred: jenna:tim: (tim) fred, what's this talk we do have a chance of light snow tomorrow. freded fred: tim: jenna: jenna: well take a look at when its time to say goodbye to fred: tim: fred: fred: tim: tim: nna: jenna: well take a look at w wn its time to say goodbye to old medicine that you may be keeping around tim: it's'sasy to dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culliwhole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everyththg spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! pain reliever from when you had your root canal, or the cough syrup from your cold last winter... but what should you hold onto and what should you pitch? kelly bowman hassome tips to help p you clear out the clutter, and how to store your medications properly... in today's health minute. " " it's time to do some spring cleaning, and the best place to start is with your medicine cabinet. (angela giallourakis/ pharmacist, cleveland clinic) it's really not the best place to keep things... there's humidity, temperature fluctuations, if the bottles aren't sealed correctly moisture can get in. i'm going to remove all my medications as i go through them, and find a safer spot, like my dresser drawer! but of course, we need some rules to follow... like, how do we know which medications are no longer safe to take? ngela giallourakis/ / pharmacist, cleveland clinic) so, open the packaging, make sure e has been sealed properly. liquids might start to cmp or theroduct might start to separate. if the tablets look crushed or discolored or cracking- even though they're within date they may have been exposed to temperature fluctuation. now that i know what to keep, i can't just toss this old medication in the trash. (angela giallourakis/ pharmacist, cleveland clinic) one way i recommend is take any of your capsules, tablets- medications that you have that are expired, crush them up a little bit, add a little bit of water, they recommend to either throw old coffee grounds, food scraps, kitty litter, saw dust- anything to make it filthy or putrid so that someone's not going to want to dig through there and scratch out personal information on any prescription bottles before you dispose of that. tim:when going through your medicine cabinet, also make sure to check the expiration date on items like sunscreen, makeup and even floss. tim: when going through your medicine cabinet, also make sure to check the expiration date on items like sunscreen, makeup and even floss. and for more information on how to properly dispose of your medications, head to f-d-a-dot-gov- slash-drugs. tim: after the break... well take a look at a fun event coming up this weekend that livi with a-l-s. kick-off of the olympic games in rio-- and the zika v vus is looming l lge over the event. . we meet the residents of one community living in the shadow of the olympic park -- where zika is now it's a tale of two cities, with some saying that zika is the disease of the poor. nick paton walsh has more. " " pedro is driving us to his home. that's inside brazil's nearly completed olympic park. he'so builder, or deloper. but someone for whom the making of this olympic dream means they will lose their own dream - their home. they won't give up their land - won't take the government's buyout. there are forms of pressure - the most common to cut the water. what water is here, is stagnant, and that could mean zika. (nick paton walsh) "this was once a lakeside paradise but now stagnant water brings with it the risk of mosquitoes, and the construction work has taken away so much of the greenery they used to know. and they are now the reluctant new neighbor of the olympic park." there are a lot of mosquitoes. (pedro) "i don't have fear of mosquitoes, i have fear of my major." he means the city mayor, whose office didn't return our calls. just outside the park's fence, luis heads one of fifty of whatas once five hundred families living here. this was our little corner, a paradise for us. (luis) "yes, they've been offered new homes, but won't leave their corner of brazil." and it's one - he shows us - where demolition means more still water for zika-carrying mosquitoes to breed. for sure with this stagnant water in the community it will increase the mosquitos here. like all of rio during carnival, they're partying, but they're not leaving home. worrying that if they leave, they'll come back to find their homes bulldozed. in the rubble, noise, and zika threat, rafaela gave birth 7 days ago. here, a fever when pregnant spells panic. (rafaela silva dos santos) "the water pipes broke down. i and my children n l got a fever, so we went to see the doctor, but he told us it was from the bad water we had drunk, and not zika." still, so much medical uncertainty meant only little sophia's birth let them feel totally santos) "i was happy. what mother isn't when their daughter is born healthy." the idyllic waters where brazil's olympic dream, its health nightmare, and its most disregarded, grow and struggle in sight of each other. jenna: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us. " "

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