itself. there were employees in the building at the time of the fire, but they made it out safely. fire officials say that despite the difficult conditions, they got the fire out quickly. "typically this time of year we have a lot of concerns with freezing conditions. this is one of the fires that went really well though, especially considering the circumstances. we got water on the fire quickly. we were not hampered by any frozen hydrants or anything like that, luckily. everything worked smoothly this morninin" says mark aesoph, the sioux city fire marshal. no word yet on what started the fire, or any estimates of damage. they are just starting their investigation. also, since smoke from the fire filled the restaurant, the business will be closed today and until repairs can be made. still no word on what started a damaged a home in whiting, iowa. it broke out in the six- hundred block of stroud avenue at around 1-30 sunday afternoon. the home was fully engulfed in flames. no other details have been released at this point. investigators are working to determine what caused an explosion and fire that caused extensive damage to a historic downtown omaha building that housed a restaurant and apartments. several witnesses say they smelled natural gas at m's pub shortly before the explosion and subsequent fire saturday afternoon in the old market. two people were injured. firefighters stopped pouring water into the burned-out building this morning. omaha's fire chief says investigators haven't determined yet whether the structure can be salvaged. > weather ad-lib we'll see yet another frigid morning with windchills near 20 northeastern siouxland who are rest of the viviing area won't be much better off with air temperatures near 0, so be sure to remember the hats and gloves because it only takes a half-hour or so for frost-bite to set in on exposed skin. we will get some temperature relief teens and 20s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. a few snow showers will move through this evening which could put another coating of snow on the ground in some spots, but shouldn't result in much if any accumulation. we'll have a little speed bump in our warming efforts tomorrow with highs only expected to reach the lower teens before returning to the 20s and 30s the rest of the work week. don't get too used to it though because we're back in the teens this weekend. see graphics. >> the iowa legislature is now in session and a fight over school funding is looming. lawmakers were gaveled in this morning at ten. additional funding to provide to schools in a year with limited new dollars. governor terry branstad said today he will seek a 2.45 percent increase to basic state aid for schools. that's less than senate majority democrats nt to spend and more than house majority republicans have previously sought. ktiv's matt breen is covering opening day at the iowa statehouse. watch for his reports tonight on news four. the iowa caucus is three weeks from today and the latest poll shows the presidential race is neck-and-neck in both parties. the nbc newsws wall street journal marist poll says senator ted cruz leads donald trump by four points among likely republican caucus-goers. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is now just three points ahead of senator bernie sanders. when it comes to a hypothetical general election match-up, hillary clinton leads donald trump by eight points in iowa, but bernie sanders leads trump by 13 points. other republicananandidates fare better against the democrats. clinton by five points and is tied with sanders. senator ted cruz leads clinton by four points, but sanders beats cruz by five. the man who won iowa's republican caucus four years ago is back in siouxland, campaigning for president. former seantor ricicsantorum spoke to a group of f out 75 people at a house party last night in sac city. he's trailing in the polls and he says that's why it's important to get out and meet iowan face to face. "a lot can happen and the reason a lot can is becuase iowans don't pay attention to the national polls, they don't pay attention to what the experts say are best for them. they go out and do what these 75-80 people are doing here tonight; which is come out, meet the candidates, and kick the tires," saididick santorum, gop candidate. santorum continued his siouxland visit this morning with a town hall meeting in orange city. a maryland appeals court has delayed indefinitely the trial of the police van driver charged in the death of freddie gray. ltimore in the trial of caesar goodson. he's the second of six officers scheduled for trial. the manslaughter trial of officer william porter ended in december with a hung jury. goodson's case has been complicated after a judge ruled last week that porter must testify against goodson, despite porter's claim that he has a right not to incriminate himself. the music world is mourning the loss of one of its most unique singers and performers. . david bowie died of cancer last night. the british star leaves behind a colorful legacy. mark barger reports. 'blackstar'..... an event jimmy fallon noted on "the tonight show" nats "it's david bowie, he's obviously, the coolest kid in school." it'd been that way since in 1969... nats "ground control to major tom" bowie burst on the worldwide music scene with the galactic ballad "space oddity".... it set off not jt a string of hit albums and songs in 70's...including "fame", "changes" and "young americans". but also an array of bowie personas, including glam rock sensation ziggy stardust. ross king / itv news) "the man was just a genius. everything he did, he did brilliantly, whether it was music, whether it was cinema, whether it was art. this man did it all." "let's dance" bowie added new wave and pop music to his repetoire in the 80s... and later, appeared in numerous movies and tv series... in the wee hours of this morning, bowie fans paid their respects at the rock icon's candle- lit star on the hollywood walk of fame. and news of bowie's passing spread at golden globe after parties. ross king / itv news) "you can here people sing along to the hits at the moments. it really is quite moving and i'm "gets me to the church on time" a sentiment shared by fans of a one-of-a-kind performer in david bowie. mark barger, nbc news. >> we're pushing for temperatures in the 20s today... ...which would be quite a bit "less cold" than sunday in siouxland. ben's back with the weather forecast in a moment. it's 10 degrees in spencer, ben, it's warmer than yesterday, toasty. northeastern siouxland who are rest of the viewing area won't be much better off with air temperatures near 0, so be sure to remember the hats and g gves half-hour or so for frost-bite to set in on exposed skin. we will get some temperature relief this afternoon wh highs in the teens and 20s with a mix of showers will move throroh this cocoing of snow onnthe ground in some spots, but shouldn't result in much if any accumulation. we'll warming efforts tomorrow with highs only expected to reach the lower teens before returning to the 20s and 30s the rest of the work week. don't get too used to it though because we're back in the teens this weekend. see >> the end of an era is coming sooner t tn expected for the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus. its show elephants will retire and stopopouring this july. that's a aear-and-a- half earlier than planned. ringling's parent company says the 11 elephants currently on tour with the circus will join 31 others center in florida. the 73rd golden globe awards last night recognized new talent and old favorites... and survived another year with its most controversial host. david daniel has the highlights. "i love seeing ricky once every three years, 'cause it reminds me to get a colonoscopy." (laughter) two presenrs weren't kidding when they reminded critics that latina actresses are not interchangeab le. "hi, i'm eva longoria, not eva mendes." "and hi, i'm america ferrera, not gina rodriguez." "and neither one of us are rosario dawson." "nope. well said, salma." "thank you, charo." b-f-f's amy schumer and jennifer lawrence strutted on stage returned to pick up her third career golden globe -- all for david o. russell movies. "every time i'm up here, it is because of you." two winners received standing ovations: denzel washington, who received the cecil b. demille lifetime achievement award... and best supporting actor winner sylvester stallone. "i wanna thank my imaginary friend, rocky balboa, for being the best friend i ever had!" "this show is way too long, isn't it?" but some people were in no hurry for the night to end, like best t-v drama actress taraji p. henson. i've waited 20 years for this. you're gonna wait!" the night's big winner was "the revenant," which won best movie drama, best director, and best actor in a drama -- leonardo dicaprio. (dicaprio) "thank you for allolong me to be a part o o this journey with you..." the award season journey has just begun: oscar nominations are announced thursday morning. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. >> back with the farm market report in just a moment... ktiv would like to send out anniversary and birthday wishes to our viewers. beulah wood celebrated her 95th birthday on sunday january 10th. vern fleck is celebrating his 94th birthday today. john miller of rock valley, iowa is celebrating his th birthday today. if you or someone you know is having a birthday of 80 years or more or an anniversary of 50 years or more, please send in their name (and correct pron), address and telephone number along with their pictures to ktiv. please make sure to have all the two weeks in advance. if you would like your returned please include a self stamped envelope. happy birthday and happy anniversary from all of us at >> stocks are struggling mostly look past another plunge in china. las vegas has its wedding chapels... but, so does joplin, missouri. only thing, this one's in a caboose. when we come back, meet a couple who met online, then met in the middle of the country to tie the knot in this former you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. okoboji skycam... a couple traveled hundreds of miles to get married at a unique ceremony in joplin, missouri. brad douglas takes us "all aboard" for the nuptials. finding anybody through that and i was signing into close my account when i saw her , her uh information." william is a truck driver and he drove two o ys for that first date to get to georgia. william lyon, groom) "she was worth it." so they decided to get married inside this caboose owned by jane ballard. jane ballard, country caboose wedding chapel) "it was built in 1948 for the santa fe. uh it was retired in 1989 and that's when i purchased it from the santa fe." she recently converted this caboose into a wedding chapel. and it's called the country caboose and they found it online. deanne lyon, bride) "we came from opposites sides of the united states. to meet in the middle." $% and they both have a love of trains. deanne lyon, bride) "my grandfather uh was on the railroad all of his life. so my dad and his brothers and sisters were around the railroad and it's very close to all of our hearts." and they also love their dog dallas and that's just his first name. (william lyon, groom) his initials to spell dog." so he of course had to walk the bride down the aisle. william lyon, groom) "fitting that he bring her to me because he's always trying to get in-between us whenever you know if we're hugging or kissing." deanne lyon, bride) "um, i believe i came up with that. he's just, he's part of the family." and the two say they'll never forget this caboose anytime soon. >> that was brad douglas reporting from joplin, missouri. and william has kept the honeymoon location secret, so she's in for yet another fun adventure. taking action against radon... still ahead, on around them in the lowest part of your home, typically a basement. you send it in after 3-7 days and after a few weeks you get results of your test. then you can figure out what to do from there. this is an area of the country where we do see a lot of radon issues. that's right, iowa on average has a higher radon level than anywhere else in the country. if people would like more information what should they do? what they want to do is call the radon hotline, that is 1-800- 383-5992 or they can go to our website siouxlanddist ricthealth.org and they can find more information about radon there. you can stop by and pick up one of these. they can stop by the health department 1014 nebraska street. we do sell the kits at the health department, we do not mail them out. stop by and pick them up, that's the deal. that's right. thank you so much alisha, nice to meet you. thanks for joining us. once again, january is radon action month. thank you so much for watching around siouxland. look at the weather forecast.