day with temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. lukas: currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. lukas: the iowa firearms coalition, the n- r-a, and the american suppressor association are working together to pass a bill that would make owning gun suppressors legal in the state of iowa. so how loud is too loud? ryan davidson went to an iowa shooting range to find out. a suppressor is basic safety equipment for fire arm shooting so we're trying to get them legalized here in iowa so people can save their hearing a little bit better you get a lot of sound through bone conduction in your face so even when you wear hearing protection like ear plugs you're still getting a lot of bone conduction for example a hunting rifle a 308 hunting rifle will be around 165 170 as far as a decibal rating 160-170 decibals it will take that down to the 130 decibal range so it drops it anywhere from 25-35 decibals depnding on the suprssor fire arm supprssors are absoluty a safety feature if we were talking about another item of equipment other than guns they'd be mandtory just as mufflers are manditory on cars its passed through sub committee and the house full comittee it will next be brought up on the floor of the house at that point it will go to the senate i love shooting sports i love going out with my kids and they wern't a fan of really loud noises guns are loud and they don't have to be lukas: iowa house shared their opinions when it came to the issue of medicaid at the state capitol yesterday, republicans want to maintain the timeline of implementing the state's privatized medicaid system. while ma democrats say they're waiting to see if the plan will bring fourth benefits to iowans. iowa governor terry branstad defended the changes that are already in process "i don't threaten vetos, i've never done that, i really reserve judgement. but, i would point out, worked very hard, together a thoughtful, systematic system, to phase in this new managed care system." lukas: more and more americans are giving-up their u.s. passports. more and more americans are giving-up their u.s. passports. a cnn money analysis of the latest government data 20-percent - ove 42-hundred people - turned-in their passports last year. the trend is increasing with americans living complicated paperwork and new tax regulations. those new rules are meant to fight tax evasion. no matter where they live, u.s. citizens are taxed on all income... unlike most other countries. " " lukas: coming up.... how a senior center is trying to bring their community together with a special resident at their facility .... stay with us ... scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this this is abc9 news thisscott:good morning siouxland. it's a chilly start to the currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing so light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on friday as temperatures stay stuck on the colder side. today's high is 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light breeze. the low tonight is 6. tomorrow's high is 23 and it'll be mostly cloudy. here's the 7 day forecast. single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on temperatures stay stuck on the colder side. today's high is sunny with a light breeze. the low tonight is 6. tomorrow's high is 23 and it'll be mostly cloudy. here's the 7 daforecast. jessica rae: scott: adlib lukas if you're thinking ahead to valentine's da.. you might not want to put off getting that gift. local businesses predict because the holiy falls on a sunday... many will put shopping off until the weekend. so, here are some ideas. 40 bucks and this quartet from the siouxland discovery chorus will greet your valentine at work with a song, roses, candy, and a card.. and yes, they wear tuxedos. or you can win over your valentine's heart flowers and chocolates. " roses, roses, roses.. but people are doing gerberdaisys and the star gazer lilies" says kathy bogenriet, owner, a step in thyme florals. " the truffle case will be incredible, i've got about 3,000 truffles ready to go." says jon sadler, retail manager, palmer's candy. business owners say it doesn't matter how many promotions or remidners they put out.. valentine's day is a last minute holiday because the men tend to wait for the last three days, we will have more tips on what you can get your sweety... coming up later on in the show. lukas when it comes to housing for senior cizens, the market can get quite competetive. but one senior center facility may have come up with an idea that will keep them ahead of that competition ... reporter elias johnson has more on the unique opportunity. ""nats piano music" its hard to hear the music over the buzz going around inside the deerfield retirement community glennis nunn - deerfield resident i think there's a lot of excitement. marlys schulte - deerfield resident oh yes, certainly. tom mckenna - deerfield resident we heard about it nat - elevator the fuss is all about the newest senior to move in glennis nunn - deerfield resident in fact i think when she walks in everyone is gonna say, 'oh, come eat with me." so i hope i get a chance to eat with her once in a while. but glennis nunn shouldn't expect her for bridge at 10 am on tuesday and thursdays - because thats when haley jenkins has composition class haley jenkins - drake university senior as my friends and family know i'm a bit of an old soul. the 21-year-old drake senior is officially the youngest person to ever call deerfield home thanks to a newly formed partnership haley jenkins - drake university senior i got an email from clarence badilla, the head of the music department at drake and he asked upper classman music majors at drake about this opportunity the opportunity was unique - play two music performances each month for residents at the retirement community in exchange for free room and board for the next year deerfield executive director we're the first that we know of on iowa to have this type of relationship between a prestigious university and an exceptional retirement community. but as deerfield executive director james robinson explains - there's much more haley offers to her new neighbors than just music james robinson - deerfield executive director and that's the relationships that haley will build with the residents of deerfield and that impact of that is immeasurable glennis nunn - deerfield resident it give you a whole different outlook on life to be with someone young haley jenkins - drake university senior i really enjoy the older generation because they have a lot to teach and hopefully i can teach them with this experience as well." nat - playing pool including, how to run the table nat - cheers while haley keeps her new neighbors young at heart - living without for most of her life university senior i only knew one of my grandmothers and to me because of that young relationship with me getting out of preschool, getting to spend time with grandma, baking and playing games with walks - but she died tom mckenna - think of her as granddaughter and lady and a talented young lady and this relationship is going highlight of the night... break... we'll count down the top five monkey baby super bowl commercial. don't worry -- you're not alone. according to youtube -- most people watch the the days after the big game. mary moloney breaks down the biggest ads in today's consumer watch. "nats) "hello i'm helen mirren." if you think people will only see this budweiser super bowl spot once -- think again. according to youtube -- people went on the streaming te during the game to watch the commercials. just to put it in perspective -- the amount of views super bowl commercials got on youtube during the game adds up to about 3-hundred- thousand hours of commercial watching. kind-of makes that price of up to 5 million dollars for a 30 second spot worth it. but it's not just while football is being played that ad-watchers tune in. it's after. youtube says more people watch -- rewatch -- and share the super bowl commercials in the days after the game. as of monday -- the commercial with the most youtube views -- the chase from hyundai (nats) "that's my cheat day, so i'll just eat around it." followed by pokemon (nats) "you can do rounds out the top three (nats) "this car doesn't care what you call it." google says -- before and after the game -- the super bowl commercials have been watched for more than four million hours so far. there's more opportunity for an ad to go viral -- as more brands release their commercials early. which may or may not be a good thing -- if you can't get a certain scene out of your head. (nats) "ah!" for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney. lukas: and we all have our favorite ads from the big game. here's ab'c david muir to count down the five most popular ads. "every year americans and their favorite super bowl ads usa today with their "ad meter" - now in its 28th year - ranking the top 5. coming in 5th - hyundai's, "ryanville" actor, ryan reynolds, the toast of the town. in 4th doritos going to the dogs "whaaat?" in 3rd place doritos again. dad proving to be a distraction during the ultra sound. it's a race to 2nd place in the stampede of the wieners for heinz nats and #1, another from hyundai-- the first date "go ahead and take my new car?" and their car finder dad never far. carnivalthe kiss? nats - "you messing with the wrong daddy!" and, of course, one of our favorites - weathertech floor mats. the 3rd year in a row at the super bowl. and their "made in america" message: nats - it's the people, american workers. after traveling to their factory a year ago tonight telling us after their ad web traffic spiking 388 percent overnight judging their favorite ad with 3 words. "made in america!" lukas: scott: lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. scott: lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. lukas and scott are chatting about the best big game ads. scott: good morning siouxland. it's a illy start to the day with temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. scott: temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing ow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're scott: temperatures currently in the single digits and d-o-t traffic cam's here at . many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... scott: now you'll want to watch your speed in these areas today: ... police will be running radars, here...riverside blvd. and on w 19th street. so again... mind that speed. lukas: thanks scott... instagram is now testing a long requested feature. kendis gibson and reena ninan have the details n today's "techbytes" -- a highry ryly requested new feature comes to instagram. >> they'lle able to switch up to between five accounts. latest update for the instagram app for both ios and android devices. amazon has announced partnerships. >> they'll be able to listen to their favorite music on spotify. a wowoman's fitb knew she was expecting before she did. her resting heart rate was 110, higher than usual. her husband took it to twitter. one read said pregnant women tepid to have a higher resting heart rate. >> who knew? >> wow. those are your "techbytes." >> have a great day. i thought activia wasn't for me. until i realized how much our digestive systems hahandle during winter. 90 stressful days juggling hectic schedules. noonder after all that our digestive systems can act up. so try the activia two week challenge! enjoying activia twice a day for o weeks may help reduce the frequency of bloating, gas, discomfort or rumbling. try it! it works in two weeks or it's free. dannon male pguins show their love with... a pebble. some males, however... are smarter than others. save up to 30% onselect diamonds in rhyhythm. at kaythe number one jewelry store in america... every kiss begins with kay. guys, valentine's day is almost here... right now, kay jewelers has the perfect valentine's day gift at the perfect price. so don't wait - come to kay... underway... and if you want to celebrate the occassion ... but can't get to new orleans... don't worry... howard has a recipe that will make you feel like you are right at the heart of the party! that means mardi gras is well underway. and for those of you who've had the chance to celebrate mardi gras in "naw-lins" it's probably something you'll never forget that is if you even remember any of it in the first place. but besides the parades and all the eating and drinking, one tradition that's still is going strong is eating something called a king cake. let me show you our easy version. all we do is separate each biscuit from a package of refrigerated biscuits into three pieces. once they are, we dip each piece into some melted butter before placing them in a pie plate coated with cinnamon sugar. after each layer goes down, we sprinkle on even more cinnamon sugar until all the dough is used up. and if there is any leftover butter, drizzle that on top. it's customary to hide a small plastic baby inside the cake before baking it, but we think it's a lot more practical and safer to use a gumdrop instead. i'll tell you the story behind that tradition in a minute. once it's baked, we finish it ingredient glaze and decorate it with purple, green, and gold sugar which represents justice, faith and power. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "mardi gras king cake," which is simply to-die-for. and whoever gets the baby or gumdrop in their piece of cake has to make the next king cake, or host the next party. i'm howard, with kelly in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "festive way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " jessica rae: if you would like a copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope here ta-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 douglas street. the zip...51101. be sure to write "mardi gras king cake" on your request. or you can visit our website...siouxlan d matters dot com. and click on the mr. food logo.... lukas: " coming up.... we have new information about in connection with a weekend police shooting in sioux city. stay tuned for the very latest. scott: " " scott good morning siouxland. it's a chilly start to the currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern friday as temperatures stay stuck on the colder side. today's high is 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light breeze. the low tonight is 6. tomorrow's high is 23 and it'll be mostly cloudy. here's the 7 day forecast. jessica rae scott: temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts arat 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on temperatures stay stuck on the colder side. today's high is 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light breeze. the low tonight is 6. tomorrow's high is 23 and it'll be mostly cloudy. here's the 7 day forecast. jessica rae scott: scott: it's time now for our sweetheart selfie contest... scott: our first picture comes to us from our news producer drew - this is him and his girlfriend katelyn... they like to say they are the most attractive couple temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on friday as temperatures stay stuck on the colder side. today's high is 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light breeze. the low our sweetheart selfie contest... scott: our first picture comes to us from our news producer drew - this is him and his they like to say they are the most attractive couple in the world, ani tend to agree with them! lukas next up, we've got a photo of sara smith - it looks like her kids have elected the family dog as their valentine! thanks for that fun one, sara. scott: now, we have a picture from kylee and nick. they've been together for 9 years - great photo! lukas this next picture is from amy marshall - it looks like they're holding some matching mugs in this photo. one reads "if you're a bird" and the other reads "then i'm a bird." clever photo - thanks! scott: this one came in through my facebook page this is teresa and her fiance j- d-. lukas and we've got another from christy barrington - cute couple thanks guys. scott: and finally this morning we've got another cute photo courtesy of demi campbell. if you've sent in a photo to my facebook or e- mail address and haven't seen it on the air yet, don't worry! we will attempt to air every single photo we receive. starting photos in two blocks during the 6 o'clock hour to keep up with the number of submissions. lukas it' primary day in new hampshire and this morning the first votes are already in. the latest polls say gop frontrunner donald trump and democrat bernie sanders are expected to come out on top in the first in the nation primary. abc's kenneth moton has the latest. "it's finally here?new hampshire primary day. chris christie "i want this job because i love our country." sot marco rubio "i need your vote!" ted cruz "at this point, it's all about turnout."call candidate full court press in the granite state?one campaign another?even during a snow storm. concert music bernie sanders supporters were "feeling the bern" at create a political revolution trump "unbelievable. unbelievable. i want to thank you." overnight, gop frontrunner donald trump eager for a win. donald trump "i don't care what happens no matter what, this has been the most amazing experience of my life and you people have made it that way" trump calling his final rally before the primary?a love fest. but there was no love between the candidates on the campaign trail?the attacks kept coming. jeb bush "donald trump organizes his campaign over disparaging people" hillary clinton "i think being a progressive means you want to make real progress?the last thing we need is promises that can't be met." this morning, three small precincts in new hampshire cast their ballots. the historic dixville notch was the first to open the polls to its 9 voters. with all 3 precincts reporting, it's sanders beating clinton and a 3 way gop tie between john kasich who called every dixville notch voter. kasich "i think people want to know authenticity more than they ever have." ( kenneth standup close) the latest polls have been up and down but trump and sanders have kept consistent leads here in new hampshire. the candidates have already started to turn their attention to next weekend's south carolina primary. kenneth moton, abc news washington lukas: we are learning more about the sioux city teen who shot a police officer sunday morning at a northside apartment complex now, we have the identity of that officer... officer ryan moritz has been treated and released from the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg ... also ... new deils about what happened during the incident including how the shooter isiah mothershed injured himself and pulling out the gun while being handcuffed ... mothershed also not a stranger to the law ... as several arrestes were made including 3 minors. eight people total were arrested in connection to a string of armed robberies in sioux city. according to court documents the group was taken into custody for allegedly playing roles in several incidents throughout the past two weeks. is currently in the hospital facing several counts including tempted murder of a police officer .. robbery home invasion. also facing a list of charges is 19 year old justin ferguson, and 20-year old robert seaberry, 18 year old jordyn delfs is being charged with keeping a disorderly house and harboring a missing juvenile. juvenile also part of mothershed's micayla knight, she contributed in planning the robberies and is also facing charges three other juveniles were also involved and will be prosecuted as well. "we work hard to put criminals like this in jail," says doug young, sioux city police chief. lukas appartments, where the incident took place, has incident took released a shooting paige frye says quote: "our team here at valley park would like to ensure our residents and the surrounding community thatwe are working with law ensure the safety number one criminal conduct our property, guest or resident, will be permitted by law." lukas: several firearms groups working together are looking to push for the legalization of gun suppressors in iowa. representative of the groups say it's all about protecting gun owner's hearing " a 308 hun ting rifle will be around 165 170 as far as a decibal the bill has seen some pushback though. some law enforcement new bill could difficult. moines say they citizen reports of gunfire in the and supressors would make it more difficult for about gunfire in the bill's already passed through a sub committee, way to the house floor. lukas: local businesses are becoming victims to cyber hackers, but there is a way to matter the size. law firm protocols to ensure that your from any cybercriminal that may be lurking for their next victim. online data breaching can can happen either through human error or simply by hackers who gain access to a company's information. goosmann (goose-men) law firm in sioux city offers cyber law counseling to assist clients in protecting confidential information. goosmann law firm offers services to help defend it's clients data by monitoring protocols that companies have in place. "we want to make sure that they have the right steps and protocools and systems in place. if a business isn't sure if they have those set up, they can contact us and we would be able to review those systems and processes for them. certain things that we would be looking a in particular would be, their banking agreements and who's authorized on their accounts to make certain transactions," says goosmann. jeana goosmann also says that the law firm helps to create response plans to combat any cyber threats. as cyber security becomes more of a demand, goosmann companies and should be vigilant statements to ensure that you haven't become a victim of cyber crime. lukas: an omaha couple says an intruder fired shots at them in their own home... they were able to scare the gunman away with quite weapon. more larry helm/scared off gunman) "we heard a downstairs. so we we got up we heard some more disturbance downstairs. i clicked on the hall light. when i did somebody shot up there twice." and they have the gun-shot holes in their walls to prove it. before our culprit could fire off two more rounds the bishop did what he could to protect himself. he grabbed a laundry basket of clothes and threw them at the shooter. at church today...they compared his story to david and goliath. (larry helm) "he had a rock, i had a basket full of clothes. one of the members said, 'good thing they wasn't folded!'(laughs). i told the brother clothes by your bed. no problem i understand.'" shannel byrd-helm "i just pray that god will catch whoever did this." shannel tells me the police were quick to respond...and they are thankful for everything they are doing to find e culprit...but they believe god will seek the ultimate justice. (larry helm) "i'm gonna let god take care of that. i'm not saying i want him to punish them or do this or that to them. whatever he sees fit in judgment because it's going to be righteous that's what i want him to do. i'm stepping back out of the way because i think the lord he protected me and my wife." lukas: coming in sports...the abc9 top plays return after a week off. find out what action from around siouxland made the countdown after the break. scott: lukas just like every out the abc9 top plays of the week. here's chris with the best of the best. chris palmquist--"due to last week's iowa caucuses, the abc9 top plays took a break. back at it with the best of the best from the past two weeks. as always these are made by local athletes for local viewers...we kick things off with levi and landan paulsen. over the past few years we saw these two buze opponents for woodbury they're busting a move for the hawkeyes. that's right, that's a pair of 6 foot 5, 290 pound offensive linemen in full splits. incredible flexibility out the big men. our fourth play features sioux city's newest team, the hornets. at their home opener, alvin gunter...he played his college ball up in the rushmore state...gets the feed and elevates for the flush. these were two of his 28 points for hornets as they won the game 104-102 to improve to 3-0 on the season. our pivotal play number three takes us to the mats...sectional wrestling meet last weekend and this is mvao's bryce kafton at 106. going up against the grappler from west monona he gets the flip...and the fall... that win helps him move on in the tourney...and he's weekend's district meet after finishing second on saturday. we head to the ice for play number two...the musketeers on the road at des moines. mitch fossier, leading the break he flips it or to alex steeves who lights the lamp and then crashes hard into the end boards. he would get up on his own power and continue to play through the weekend. but back to the play, what a feed from fossier...right on the tape to steeves for the easy goal. our top play this week was sent into us and features a kid who's becoming a regular here on the countdown. kobe smith of walthill, gets the oop from grayden hallowell...finishes and draws the foul forecast... scott:good morning siouxland. it's a chilly start to the day with temperatures currently in the teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwes iowa, so drive with caution. here's the planner where we're headed for a high in the lower 20s. still ahead in our show.... valentine's day is coming up this and i'll bring you a number of ideas on what you can get your sweet heart. plus here's what you can expect coming up on gma " " lukas: the dakota access 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 culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! pipeline is again infront of the iowa utilities board. deliberations have begun in des moines... reviewing a permit request to build the pipeline, that would diagonally cut across the state of iowa. board members reviewed pros and cons of the pipeline's implementation, including climate change and job creation. david lynch & cecil wright- general counsel iowa utlities board rather than consider for each factor separately, does this promote the puic convenience and neccessity, is it against it, and take them into isolation. i really think that the better approach is to take them all together at the end and decide how much weight each one is entitled to in your these meetings will be held for the next three days in des moines starting at 1pm each day and will be live streamed for those who aren't able to attend. lukas: if you spent anytime outside yesterday... you noticed how windy it was. in fact... siouxland was barraged with wind gusts of 40... even 50 miles per hour, that made it tough to get around... on both the roads and the sidewalks. and, while the wind doesn't affect business for the most part... that's not the case for some industries. "even if the operator wanted to pick somethinup, most of those cranes wont let him do it. they sense a wind speed, and he can't pick it...it won't let him, it shuts him off....it's too much of a risk. people get hurt, cranes crash down to the ground and it's a bad thing" says lyle risinger, service manager, road machinery and supplies. winds are expected to be calmer today... so crane operators should be able to get their work done with no issues. and poor visibility due to the weather forced the closure of an eight-mile stretch of interstate 35 in iowa. roadway just south of clear lake. police say at least one driver had to be pulled from their vehicle following a crash leading to the highway closure. lukas for those procrastinators out there, you only have a few days left to get all your valentines gifts,,,flowers, chocolates, even singing men in great ideas ... but many are saying the rush comes at the last minute. abc9 news reporter elisa raffa visited valentines vendors to get you the latest ideas ... valentines day is less than a week away... if you haven't gotten something for your sweetheart yet, you could... nat sound... singing quartet don't worry, you don't have to sing... 40 bucks and this quartet will greet your valentine at work with a tune, roses, candy, and a card.. and yes, they wear tuxedos. the siouxland discovery chorus has been doing this for over 15 years, and enjoys every single reactiont they get, but one alway sticks out. "we do about 20 percent... 20-25 percent for men and those are the most fun because they don't know how to act. they really while we're singing" says don beals, vice president, siouxland discovery chrous. or... you can never go wrong with a bouquet of beautiful flowers... a step in thyme florist expects to sell almost two thousand roses this valentines day. "it's always roses... and i think it's roses, roses, roses.. but people are doing gerberdaisys and the star gazer lilies, so they do a lot of different things nowadays, instead of just roses...we decorate them really nice, we have nice bows, valentine bows, reds and pinks!" says kathy bogenriet, owner, a step in thyme florals. how about chocolates? a way to a girl's heart is through her sweet tooth right? "best sellers for us will be anything chocolate, which is half the store, but we do a lot of the gourmet caramel of fresh dipped strawberries.... and customized gift baskets...the truffle case will be incredible, i've got about 3,000 truffles be guys lined up all saturday" says jon manager, palmer's palmer's candy expects to sell four thousand truffles candied apples as the loving weekend approaches. but managers say it many promotions or posted.... "valentine's day is kind of a last minute holiday, mainly because it's the guys under the bus, but they do wait until the last three manager, palmer's candy. lukas: today is a very special day for food lovers... why? well it's national pizza day! about three billion pizzas are sold in the u-s each year. 62-percent of americans prefer meat toppings. 38-percent prefer veggies. if you're into carbs... today is also national bagel day. and here's a fun fact about bagels. they get their shape because the bread is boiled, then baked. that makes it soft inside and crispy outside. but want to celebrate them both? you can just get yourself a pizza bagel! jessica rae scott: adlib why? well it's national pizza day! about three billion pizzas are sold in the u-s americans prefer meat toppings. 38-percent prefer veggies. if you're into carbs... today is also siouxland. it's a chilly start to the day with temperatures currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on friday as stuck on the colder side. today's high is 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light breeze. the low tonight is 6. tomorrow's high is 23 and it'll be mostly cloudy. here's the 7 day forecast. currently in the single digits and teens. wind gusts are at 25 to 30 miles per hour. there's some patchy blowing snow in northwest iowa, so drive with caution. the stormcast hd paints in a mostly sunny, but cold day in the region with highs barely stretching above 20 degrees. tomorrow, we have a chance of seeing some light snow which will happen during the morning and into the early afternoon. then, we can expect to have a lull in our pattern with another slim chance of snow on friday as temperatures stay 22 and it'll be mostly sunny with a light