High of 33. Your full forecast is coming up your news starts now. Jessica rae ming up this morning on abc9 news. The white house is coming out with a series of long awaited executive steps aimed at curbing gun violence despite opposition in congress to new gun laws. Jessica rae sioux city leaders are making progress on plans for a new winter recreation area. The latest is up ahead. Jessica rae plus. City Council Members share their resotions for the new yearar these stories and more. On abc9 nene this mornrng jessica rae good morning and thanks for joining us. Im jessica rae. We begin this morning with an update about the Apartment Fire in sloan last week. The names of the two women who jumped from the burning building, have been released according to the sheriffs office, 19 year old alanna gotto of sloan. Was the first woman to jump to safety during the blaze. The second was 19 year old alyssa boggs of anthon. Both women spent new years eve in the hospital and were released new years day. Jessica rae later today. President obama will address the nation with his plan to ke executive action on gun control. Targeting the socalled gun show loophole. Abcs lana zak has the latest. mos . Join or renew your membership with the natatnal rifle assosoation, get into the gun show for free. Across the country, sales at gun shows and d rearms stores have been especially busy. Mes hillin, owner, full armor firearm any time that the president gets up there and starts talking about gun control, people will actually go and get guns potential gun restrictions was a motivating factor for this buyer mos because of all the gun laws allthese strict rules that are coming out. Every day, every month theres a shooting and people want to be protected. Today, president obama will announce new actis that are issues, update the background chehe system and close the socalled gun show loophe that allows some people to buy guns without background checks. Potus these are not only recommendations that are well within my Legal Authority and the executive branch, but they are also ones that the overwhelming majority of the american people, including gun owners, support and believe in. This gun owner says she doesnt like excutive action, but thinks legal gun owners, dont mind background checks. vonita gray anyone who carries a gun, has a carry permit, like i do, is gonna not mind having some kind of verification. The president and his critics agreerequiring background checks at gun shows and online wouldnt have affected many of the recent mass shootings, but advocates say it could make it harderfor some people who shouldnt have guns to get them. Lana zak, abc news, washington. Jessica rae report with the president s remarks later this morning at president s remarks later this morning at 1040. Be sure to tune in as we will have live coverage. Jessica rae family, friends, and coworkers gathered at the Council Chambers yesterday as mayor bob scott and Council Member rhonda capron were sworn in for another term in office. Mayor scott also appointed dan moororas mayor pro tete i am honored that the mayor shows trust and confidence in my ability to fill in when i need to fill in for the mayors job, and im looking forward to serving the citizens of sioux city and so im up for the challenge and looking forward to it. Says newly appointed mayor pro temp Dan Moore Jessica Rae and just to clarify the duties of pro tem are to fill in for the mayor if he is not able to make it to events. That term will run for two years. Jessica rae heckling is pretty much a right of passage for president ial candidates. And for some, its practically an everyday thing. But which candidates can give as good as hecklers . Reporter jeanne moos has the story. They can be rude, they can be annoying. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate wait wait. But who the heck can resist hecklers. To see how a candidate deals with them. So it was news when Hillary Clinton first tried to ignore. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate im not going to take your question. A republican state representative insistent on bringing up sex issues concerning bill clinton, finally prompting hillary to snap. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate you are very rude and im not going to ever call on you. The same weekend Bernie Sanders was confronted by a sign waving guy wearing a trump shirt. sen. Bernie sanders d president ial candidate heres a trump supporter worried about mr. Trumps money. A sanders supporter retaliated by giving the heckler the two handed one finger salute. No one gets more practice with hecklers than donald trump himself. Hes always saying. donald trump r president ial candidate hello hello. To a heckler. Or waving goodbye. donald trump r president ial bye bye. At one point trump was accused of being too rough on a heckler who got shoved around. donald trump r president ial candidate get him the hell out of here will ya please. At other times trump softened his approach. donald trump r president ial candidate you can get him out but dont hurt him. He tends to handle hecklers with shrugs, smiles and head sking. donald trump r president ial candidate ai yi yi. And once got flak for calling a heckler overweight. donald trump r president ial candidate i mention food stamps and that guy whos seriously overweight went crazy. jeanne moos cnn correspondent depending on which candidate you heckle, you could get dr. Jekyll or mr. Hyde. From jeb bush asking a heckler to speak up. jeb bush r president ial candidate excuse me. To Chris Christie saying sit down. gov. Chris christie r president ial candidate sit down and shut up. Bernie sanders decided to stand down when black lives matters protesters showed up at his podium, refusing to shake nders hand. The candidate backed off as an organizer tried to deal. nat sound donald trump r president ial candidate i promise thats not gonna happen with me. Its hard to out donald trump r president ial candidate how can i describe our leaders better than the word stupid. Jeanne moos, cnn. donald trump r president ial candidate bye bye. New york. Jessica rae the next time you see terry hersom at a sports event. He wont be eping stats or terviewing a cocoh for post game comments. After guiding the Sioux City JournalSports Department for 38 Award Winning years. Hersom retired on january 1st. And yesterday. Family, fellow workers, freinds and area coaches gathered to give the cedar rapids, iowa native a special sendoff. Over the years, terry was a major proponent of High School Athletics and battled to make sure siouxland athletes were included on all state teams. Terry started working at the paper in november of 1977 and had his own special writing style. Terry hersom, retiring Sioux City JournalSports Editor says, it wasnt necessarily being Ernest Hemingway or whatever, like to think th my craft as a writer improved over the years but at the same time the important thing is to get some interesting facts in there. Some things that people feel like when they finish the story that somethingand it was worth their while to read it. Jessica rae terry says he plans to take a couple of months off. Plans to take a couple of months off. But will still be attending area sporting events. And may eventually write a column or r o in his spare time. We all wish him the very best in his retirement. Jessica rae when we come back. Ill bring you all the details from the First City Council meeting of the new year. Find out what Council Members discussed. Up next. Scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. With. Jessica rae. And meteorologist scott larson. Stormcast hd where we can expect a windy and warmer day today. A wintry system begins to approach us tonight. This means that well have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches o osnow. Your forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. The overnight low is 29. Your high temperatur tomorrow is 35 and itll be pretty similar to today, however we may have some passing flurries or light drizzle. Lets get a glance at your 7 day forecast. Windy and warmrm approach us tonight. This means that well have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. Your forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. The overnight low is 29. Your High Temperature tomorrow is 35 and itll be prey similar to today, however we may have some passing flurries or light drizzle. Lets get a glance at your 7 day forecast. Jessica rae Scott Jessica rae plans to develop a multipurpose recreational parar in sioux city are windy and warmer day today. A wintry system begins to approach us tonight. This means that well have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. Yourur forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. The overnight low is 29. Your High Temperature plans to develop a multipurpose Recreational Park in sioux city are moving forward. City council has voted uanimously to allow preparations to begin at the site of the proposed cone park souverain has the details. Yes votes across the board. Is moving along plans to turn this city owned lot. Near the sioux city explorers ball park. Into a yearround recreational facility. This is actually going to be the first on site removal of anything or changing of the facade to get ready for cone park, said virginia anderson cochair cone park committee. Monday City Council Approved plans to begin preparing the land for the proposed cone park with City Councils vote today the preparation phase in the cone park project begins. The next step is to secure a contract with a company that will remove and dispose of all standing trees in clearing areas. Bringing cone park one step closer to becomingng reality, said deborah souverain, abc9 news. Parks and recreation director Matt Salvatore says clearing the trees is estimated to cost 150thousand dollars. Its expected to be completed by march 31st. Keeping the city on track for an end of the year the 4 Million Dollar project. Yea were looking at december 2016 as our target date, said Matt Salvatore, sioux city Parks Recreation director. A lot of things have to fall into place for that to happen. Including making up a more than 300 thousand dollar budget short fall. We are right now in negotiations with the state of iowa on the last 318 thousand, and [were] doing some fundraising locally to get us to our goal, said anderson. Cone park will feature winter activities. Like sledding. Outdoor ice skating. And tubing. And a splash pad for the warmer seasons. This is a very unique attraction not only for sioux city, and for the state, said anderson. There is no park like this in the area that is a city owned park that can create a 365 day experience like cone park is going to create for the city. Jessica rae another big topic of discussion at last nights meeting was the future of sioux citys public pools. Parks and rec director Matt Salvatore told the council the citys five pools will remain open in 2016. However, their future after that the city plans to eventually shut down leeds and cook pools. The council has ved to wait for the completion of a financial plan. Before voting on the recommendations by the Pool Committee to replace the pools. As of now a splash pad is an option. But the city only has enough in their budget to install one splash pad. Jessica rae and since it was the First City Council meeting of the new year. We asked a few Council Members to share their new years resolutions. And we even got a little help with these interviews from Council Woman rhonda capron. Dan, what would be your resolution for the yeararsaid rhonon capron, i w wt to make sioux cityt place ever and i really mean that, said dan moore so that people will want to move to sioux city instead of move out of sioux city. My resolution is for my wife and i to spend more time with my grandchildren in 2016, said Pete Groetken my resolution for the council would be that we continue to move forward with issuweve identified as really being important to the community. Economic development, the river front, the you know,w, think my resolution is to keep doing what im doing. Said rhonda capron. Id like to know what your resolution is, said capron. Well i just want to be more proactive and just enjoy every minute of the new year, be positive, said deborah souverain. You know every moment is a good moment and thats what we have to make it said capron. Council member signing off. Reporting from channel 9 jessica rae coming up. Your kids will have to memorize a few more elements on the periodic table. Stay tuned to learn more jessica rae and. The biggest tech show in the world is coming up tomorrow. After the break. Ill bring you a preview of some of the cool new gadgets in the works. Date, thats because four new elements will soon be added to the periodic table. Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have been formally recognized by the international applied chemistry. The organizations announcement means the seventh row of the periodic table is finally complete. The table was last updated in 2011. Jessica rae you can expect to see plenty of new gadgets and gizmos at the biggest tech show in the world. Self proclaimed geeks and nerds will gather in las vegas for the Consumer Electronics show tomorrow. Reporter mary moloney has a look at what you can expect. Some of the largest names in the tech world will showcase their shiny new gadgets at the Consumer Electronics show. Drones dominated last years event as did cool cars. This year expect more drool worthy inventions and mind blowing tech. The tech watchers at engadget predict new Tv Technology will be unveiled. Big names like lg sony and sharp are forecasted to tout new ways to make your tv watching better. But at least one company is jumping the gun and giving us a look at what it will show off. Super secret creative lab that may someday change your life. The first is the welt. Its the next generation of wearable technology. It looks like a typical belt but hidden inside there is socalled Smart Sensor Technology that can track your health. Like recording waist size eating habits steps and even time you spend sitting down. This is a rink. Its a handmotion controller for those who like to play in virtual reality. And the last project is a little harder to see. Its a watch strap called tiptalk and it lets you hear your smartphone without headphones. All you have to do is touch your ear and voila calls videos and anything else you play can be heard in your ear without pesky headphone chords. Cool huh . Dont expect to find these things on store shelves anytime soon. Samsung says the projects are still in the development phases. But well be able to see these prototypes and other eyepopping technology at the ces. Jessica rae Scott Jessica and scott are chatting about the umer electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about the Consumer Electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about the Consumer Electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about the Consumer Electronics show. Scott good morning siouxland and electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about the Consumer Electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about the Consumer Electronics show. Jessica and scott are chatting about electronics show. Scott good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us on your tuesday. We still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska so be mindful of that as you drive out this morning. Temperatures are cool in the teens and 20s. Theres currently a breezy wind from the south and southeast which is making it feel like its near 0 bundle up. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in. Heres the dayplanner where today well reach a high of 33. Heres a quick chekc outside on one of our iowa dot traffic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your speed in these areas today . Police will be running radars, here. Cheyenne blvd. And on hamilton blvd. So again. Mind that speed. Jessica rae still to come. Ill bring you the latest details about the plane that crashed near pender nebraska. Stick around, nebraska late sunday night killed the pilot as he attempted to fly through from sioux city to wayne. The crash site was found early yesterday morning. C9 News Reporter bria bell has more. A plane crash involving a small fourseater aircraft was found around 1 30 this morning near pender, nebraska. S