that may continue today with the winds staying strong. we won't warm up much today.. or the rest of the week. i'll have that cold forecast for you in a few minutes. we have breaking news this morning... waterloo firefighters are on the scene of a fire. firefighters are at western avenue. they've been there for about the last hour or so. it appears to be a home -- but our crew says it could also be a duplex with multiple families living there. our crew is seeing smoke coming from the building. right now you're getting a live look at the scene. we're still working to get more information. once we learn more about the fire -- we'll let you know. another big story this morning. a showdown between governor branstad -- a former iowa lawmakers. today, former governor chet culver is having town hall in coralville and cedar rapids. he's now one of the critics of current governor terry branstad's plan to privatize the state's medicaid system. culver said last week the move could put people's health at risk. branstad fired back and said culver's trying to quote.. "torpedo a thoughtful systematic approach" ... "that kind of partisanship should have no place in trying to deliver the best health care to the citizens of iowa." but -some lawmakers say the governor hasn't been able to show his plan would actually save money... "a lady got up and said i have alternatives are and which way he should go." a senate subcommittee approved a bill that would repeal the governor's actions. governor branstad could veto it, but they hope to convince the federal government to delay the switch. gun owners in the state are pushing to legalize suppressors. the iowa firearms coalition is working with lawmakers on a bill. committee and could go to a vote on the senate floor in the next few weeks. critics say this is not the right direction the state should take at a time when there's so much gun meantime... a decision to boost a shooting sports program has caused outrage from alumni at an iowa college. it's gaining popularity at simpson college, and now the school plans to hire a full-time coach. opponents say it not only promotes guns on campus but it's against the college's religious beliefs.. but the president believes the program will not put students or 'what we are talking about is a very controlled environment residential areas of the campus...' the college expects to hire a full-time coach soon. the planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs where three people were killed in november is set to reopen next week. a police officer and two others were killed and nine people wounded in a shooting spree the clinic reopening, planned parenthood will have increased security. we have breaking news this morning... at least four are dead and 40 are seriously injured after two trains crashed head-on in germany. than three hours after the crash, emergency services were still trying to reach people trapped in the wreckage. emergency helicopters lined up to take the most severely injured to hospitals. a spokesman for german police said the area was very inaccessible and making rescue efforts more difficult. a family is suing the city of flint and the state of michigan over the water crisis there. the family says their two year-old daughter is one of the children with high levels of lead in her blood. the tap water in flint was contaminated after the source was switched from detroit to the flint river in 2014... really putting parents in between a rock and hard spot here. you know, we have children that, that we really care about and we want the best for and it seems like our city officials do this is the first individual lawsuit stemming from the contamination. an illinois school district remains closed because of lead concerns. teachers and community members spent time over the weekend clearing out the elementary school after tests found high levels of lead, dust and mold in the building. unchecked and unreported. a small town in missouri is on edge after new evidence shows the chlorine levels in their tap water hadn't been checked for five years. now, the old director is out and a new company is in... but "it's pretty alarming when you see at six years that it wasn't tested." people with the water district say the water was never dangerous... but because the levels were not checked, they can't guarantee it was safe. continuing coverage--- we're learning more about the three people who died in a crash icy roads are being blamed for the crash. the three men who died were all in their thirties, from congo. they had just moved to cedar rapids. the vice president of the congolese community in iowa tells kwwl their funerals will likely be on the same day -- but the community is in knoxville -- firefighters are investigating a deadly fire that happened sunday night. when crews arrived, one of the homeowners was outside. he had to run to get help. his wife was still inside. fireifghters pulled her out from the home...but she later died. her husband is being treated at 'anytime there is a loss my sympathies go out to the family on losing a loved one and the everything they could to try and get her out of the house.' the cause of the fire is still being determined. decision 20-16... all eyes are on new hampshire this morning as the nation's first presidential primary is underway. where several candidates are hoping for a surprise finish. ((nats: america!)) three small towns voted just after midnight. kasich and sanders won the others. now the rest of new hampshire begins what election officials expect to be a record- breaking day: ((sot: sharyn kelley / ward 1 clerk)) "out the door. lines out the door." candidates continue their final arguments today: ((sot: chris christie / r- presidential candidate)) "it's christmas eve for politicians in new hampshire and you all get to play santa claus!" ((sot: donald trump / r- presidential candidate)) "this is now crunch time." donald trump.. on the competition: ((sot: donald trump / r- presidential candidate)) "they're politicians - all talk - no action - good at one thing: getting re-elected." he has a huge lead here but the number two spot seems up for grabs: polls show cruz, rubio, even kasich or bush have a shot at it. ((sot: john kasich / r- presidential candidate)) "...are the ones that are going to make this happen!" ((sot: marco rubio / r- presidential candidate)) "get up early tomorrow and get ((nats sanders vote concert)) bernie sanders fired up supporters - he's way ahead of hillary clinton in the polls. ((sot: hillary clinton / d- "i will ask you respectfully to please consider giving me the chance to do this job for you." today's the last day... and polls show more than half the electorate is either undecided... ((sot: donald kennedy / undecided voter)) "i don't have a clue. i don't even know what party i'm voting for yet." or willing to switch their vote at the last minute. they're expecting a huge turnout here. the secretary of state predicts more than half a million people. that's two-thirds of new hampshire voters. in manchester, tracie potts, nbc news. this is where hillary clinton became the comeback kid in 2008. she's hoping to repeat that today. a developing story, as we're finding out hackers published contact information for 20- thousand f-b-i employees. this happened monday afternoon. names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses were included in it didn't appear that private information -- like social security numbers -- was accessed. the justice department is now investigating. a mom is giving back to one eastern iowa hospital.. she's making hundreds of tiny gifts... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom... she talked to this mom about why she is doing this. tiny hats... lacy trip has croche'd over 200 of them for babbies at allen hospital in waterloo. . she started doing this after she had her twins pre- maturally and spent 50 days at allen after they were born.. lacy says these hats help families feel at home while at the hospital.. and they help keep newborn babbies heads warm "thats why your mom always teaches you to wear a stocking think it's jsut another sign that there's some great people in the communinty." lacy also makes hats for stillborn babbies.. she says it shows that they are babbies too.... these hats are from youtube and pinterest... shes made 200 hats and doesnt plan on stopping anytime soon.... shes got easter and saint patricks day- themed hats planned. we've got you covered live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the hospital just finished handing out super-bowl themed hats made by lacy... now they are handing out valentines day hats. it's the last day of the mardi gras season and many are getting ready for one last day of celebrations. fat tuesday events are expected to be the largest since hurricane katrina. sarah dallof has our story from the center of it all in new orleans. security are both being described as "unprecedented" this year... with more than a (nats: "welcome to new orleans. baby") the parades... and of (nats: "ready?" lady tosses beads. lady catches, "thanks!") all part of an iconic "beyond, beyond our expectations!" drawing visitors and locals alike. "i'm here every year and we dance a lot." "you may not know the person on the side of you but you get they're being filmed. in addition to agents, some 11-hundred new orleans time but we will not tolerate violence." (nats: parties and parades) the weather this season has been cool and rainy. on these parades (nats: lady dancing) not even slowing the celebrations. all of this adds up to big bucks, dumping an estimated 840-million dollars into the local economy. a reason for businesses gras madness is over. i'm new orleans, i'm sarah dallof, nbc news. it's coming up on today in iowa.... we'll tell you how a picture of an officer doing a good deed for a handicapped person is helping shed light on a growing problem. plus... one man finds a creative way to stop an intruder.... to wind chills are running below zero in most places this morning. and it looks like they will stay in the headlines for "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it will stay windy and cold today with some blowing and drifting, but not to the extent we had yesterday in portions of the viewing area. a few more snow showers track in tomorrow and we will stay cold for the week, too. winds are still 15 to 25 mph from the northwest with gusts to 30 mph.... they will stay strong all day. wind chills are running below zero and we still have some around that will reduce visibilities at times. roads are still treacherous in central iowa and we still have many that are dealing with drifting in our viewing area. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep showing that blowing snow much of the day today. temperatures will stay cold for the rest of the week. our temps are mostly in the teens this morning with single digits to the west. the low is hung up in the great lakes as a strong storm system tracks into the north atlantic. eventually it will be able to move and we will see it track away and allow the next disturbance in... that will happen tomorrow and bring some snow state...although it shouldn't be as windy as this last one! it stays cold, though... highs range from the single digits to the 50s in the region today with even some 60s pushing toward wichita tomorrow... however, most of us won't be so lucky... we stay in the teens. our temps won't change much today and we will keep the northwest winds gusty. blowing and drifting will keep happening, but at a manageable level today. tonight the winds will start to die down, but temps will drop below zero and wind chills will drop to -25 in some areas by morning. wednesday has a few snow showers with highs only in the single digits to mid teens and winds around 5 to 15 cold this week with highs only in the teens and lows around zero. another into monday. shared across eastern iowa... a photo of a good deed is being shared across eastern iowa... waterloo police officer lisa campbell is being recognized for helping out a man in a they can make it hard for some people to get around. it's a problem a rehab specialist we spoke to has seen for years... he says although the americans with disabilities act has made sidewalk standards better, theres still a lot of work to be too but they're exerting so much he compares wheelchairs in the snow to cars--saying the wheels keep spinning but it's unable to move. it's coming up on today in iowa.... he compares his story of survival to david and goliath. we'll tell you why this man is glad he wasn't doing laundry when an intruder came to the plus... there's a very important guest on board this private plane. is it a famous actor? a world leader? how about a sloth? stay with k-w-w-l, we've got you covered. a new study finds four in ten so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... your dreams evolve, and with committed support, they thrive. american family insurance. four in ten middle- aged americans... don't own a home. so what's keeping them from home ownership? a report released today says of the 40 percent of middle- aged americans not owning a home, 31 percent cite not payment as the main reason. 20 percent claim bad credit is preventing them from getting a mortgage. more and more americans are giving-up their u.s. passports. thousands of people turned-in their passports last year. the trend is increasing with americans living overseas, as well as complicated paperwork and new tax regulations. a bishop in omaha says an intruder fired shots in his home --but he was able to scare the gunman away. ...by using a laundry basket. larry helm and his wife heard a disturbance downstairs, and when they went to check, someone starting shooting. so before the suspect could continue firing, the bishop did what he could to protect himself. he grabbed a laundry basket of clothes and threw them at the shooter. at church, they compared his "he had a rock, i had a basket the brother 'from now on you have a basket of clothes by your bed. no problem i understand.'" police were quick to working to find the culprit. there's a very important guest on board this private plane that landed in pittsburgh. a baby two-toed sloth was the guest of honor. the sloth was flown in from florida to his new home... "they're such unique animals. you have to slow everything down to adapt to them. but just high- quality care for them." the sloth will play a role in outreach and education programs. it'll also serve as an ambassador for rainforest species. it's coming up on today in iowa.... pizza lovers have another reason to celebrate today... plus we'll tell you why you should savor your breakfast whether it's chicago style or deep dish, ordered or homemade... pizza is an american favorite. a recent poll even found pizza is america's favorite comfort food. about one in eight americans consume pizza on any given day... whether it be at school, at a restaurant, or pulled out of the freezer and baked at home. meteorologist eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. windy and cold today with snow showers tomorrow and again on friday. we will stay cold with highs only in the teens through monday... the same time we have more snow shire follows iowa's lead today. it's primary day -- and some communities started the voting at midnight. plus -- this is not the right landing spot. a parachute hung up on a power he's ok - but tense moments for him and rescue crews. and social media is a powerful tool. but is it strong enough to build a restaurant? just ask one woman called the seafood lady. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. temperatures this morning are running in the teens although there are a few areas in the single digits... and almost all of us have wind chills below zero. winds are still 15 to 25 mph and still gusting to 30 mph continue through the day. our roads are showing some drifting, but interstate 35 is closed between ames and clear lake. our visibilities are better, but we still have some blowing snow this morning... and that may continue today with the winds forecast for you in a few this morning. several schools are starting two hours late -- we have those announcements running along the bottom of the screen. part of i-35 remains shut down right now because visibilty is so poor. this is video from yesterday. there were several crashes south of clear lake. after that, the state shut down part of the highway. we have breaking news this morning... waterloo firefighters are on the scene of a fire. firefighters are at western avenue. last hour or so. it appears to be a home -- butt our crew says it could also be a duplex with multiple families living there. our crew is seeing smoke coming from the building. right now you're getting a live look at the scene. we're still working to get more information. once we learn more about the fire -- we'll let you know. now to decision 2016: a huge day in the race for the white house. after iowa last week, it's now new hampshire's turn. senator ted cruz won iowa last week, but new hampshire doesn't have nearly as many evangelical voters. political experts say that means it's unlikely cruz will go two for two in the early states. donald trump's had a big lead in polls there, but senator marco rubio has been moving up. also, this is a very big day for the governors -- chrisite, bush and sich. ey all need a breakout performance. in the democratic race, hillary clinton's razor thin victory in iowa makes new hampshire all the more interesting. bernie sanders has been leading her in the polls. the voting is already underway in new hampshire. state law says any community with fewer than 100 voters can open their polls at midnight. that's what they did in dixville. there were nine voters. sanders w wn all four vovoers for the democrats. kasich got three republican votes. trump earned the other two. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he hasn't made up his mind about a run for the white house. for a few weeks, we've been hearing he might get in the he would need to start getting his name on the ballots by early march. the currrt president delivers his final budget later today. president obama releases his plan. where it goes from there is anyone's guess. battle in congress. the waterloo school district has to regroup after a vote last week. a proposed career and technical center was shot down by the voters. last night, the first school board meeting since the vote... "we are exploring different like to sit down at the table and say why did you vote no." the district isn't giving up on the idea of the career center. a committee plans to go back to the drawing board and take a look at the voter data. the time now is a teenager pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his sister. this is a picture of diryun coffer with his sister jykeria. he shot and killed her by accident last year. the gun he used was stolen during a burglary earlier that day. theeudge says he'll go to the state training school for boys in eldora. when he turns 18, he'll face a charge of trafficking stolen weapons. an iowa man involved in a deadly crash pleads guilty. alexander engling pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and authorities say he lost control of his car and flipped it in holy cross last year his passenger -- john cook -- died. engling will be sentenced in april. three people are recovering this morning after a crash in cedar falls. it happened on university avenue yesterday. five cars were involved and three people were sent to the hopsital with minor injuries. rescue crews say blowing g ow could've been a factor. one person was hurt in this crash off highway 20 in dubuque. police say the driver of this semi -- was going too fast getting off 20 onto the bryant street ramp. the driver told police, his brakes were acting up. a highway 20 intersection in dubuque county could be made safer. the d-o-t plans to improve the area along 20 and swiss valley road. thattarea has seen many crashes over the years. people living in the area say drivers don't slow down along "really haven't gotten too much input, some favorable some objections. it's both ways...it affects everybody, one way or another." the first phase of the project is set to start in 20-19 and will take year to finish. it could cost 26 million dollars. firefighters battle the cold and wind -- and rescue a woman and her two children. we first told you about this fire yesterday on today in iowa. firefighters were called to a home on union road in cedar falls. a five-year-old girl, a three-year- old boy and their mother were rescued... "we had some things that were personnel because their air mask started to freeze up and that type of stuff." we're told the children are in good condition - but their mother, ashley callee, is at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics being treated. she took in a lot of smoke. the home was destroyed. at this point, we don't know what caused the fire. now to another fire. an iowa family loses theer home and four pets. it happened in st. charles -- which is south of des moines in madison county. crews also had a tough time battling that fire because of one mom turned a hobby into a good cause.... she's giving back to a hospital after they saved her twin babbie's lives. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom.. she caught up with this mom. lacy tripp started croche-ing tiny hats for newborn babbies at allen hospital.. she used pinterest and youtubeto learn how to get creative with these hats... and the reason she does this is becuase of her two-year-old twins. "awww she's yawning" a superbowl croche'd hat with tiny pom poms on baby emma's head "it's really wonderful.." and a valentines day hat on kylan's head... "it keeps my baby's head warm." all thanks to lacy lacy-"this is just a plain hat for one of the babbies between holidays..." a mom whos crocheted over 200 hats for babbies at allen hospital... mom- "its great to know that there are still people like this they are for newborn and premature babbies.. "cmon honey" (video of baby) as well as still born babbies... lacy- "to me it's acknowledging that they are a baby to..." time of loss.... "i had six pregnancy losses..." a lot of loss until she became pregnatn with two twins..."they are true miracles in themselves..." lacy had them prematurally... she spent 50 days at allen where tiny hats.. helped keep her 3 pound newborns warm and well... "thats why your mom always teaches you to wear a stocking hat when its cold..." the twins are now two years old... and they're the reason lacy keeps "i already have some ideas for saint patrick's day hats..." lacy says she likes to have hats available year round... she makes holiday themed hats as well as hats babbies can wear in-between holidays. we've got you covered live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... allen hospital just finissed handing out superbowl-themed hats.. now they are handing out valentines day ones. a training mission takes a turn for the worse -- for a paratrooper. he ends up stuck on a power pole. check out the video from florida. the man is a paratrooper at fort bragg but was in florida training. he was behind the rest of his squad when he started drifting. a state trooper spotted him and called for help. rescue crews shut off the power and brought him down safely. two workers are very lucky this morning -- after this happened. a gas station canopy collapsed in california. no one was seriously hurt -- including the people in the cars under the canopy. two workers were on the roof over the gas pumps. as they were getting off the awning -- it collapsed. another close call in california. a small plane crash-lands after losing power taking off. authorities say the engine failed and it started to come down after reaching about three hundred feet. the pilot was able to guide it to a swampy area near the runway. the week. a man loses control of his s-u-v -- drives over a curb, through a fence and into#a backyard pool in texas. a neighbor was able to help get the man out. he was not seriously hurt. it took the tow truck a long time to get the s-u-v out. a hot new restaurant is also one of the smallest. his morning, the story of a woman who built her business from the ground up. william joy got a behind the scenes look in kentucky. "can i have um, a crab fry?" it "she kept saying, we just went in a circle and i said we did go in a circle." it's called the seafood lady "there's not anything like it here" and that's her ... "it's unique." nichelle thurston is from florida "i never could find awesome, really good tasting seafood." so she took the last of her savings ... "it's a house made sauce... and it out of her house. "it was all just ona whim." it worked better than she or her husband expected. "getting off work and see two months, she moved to a food truck. "it't'made for at least two people." four months later, opened up the restaurant. "this is my first time actually running a restaurant. i think i've been doing pretty good at it." her secret weapon is social media. from posting pictures of her food, she's gained more than 20-thousand followers on instagram and more than 15- thousand on facebook. "if it wasn't for social media i don't know if we would be where we are today. between facebook everybody talk about the seafood lady, the seafood lady and then they posted photos of what they ordered and i was like, oh wow." it would turn into what it is now." "she said baby, one day god is somehow and it was with the crab gs and the shhmp." she got the recipes from her grandfather, who was a chef in we still have a lot to get to this morning: including a surprise one soldier's family will never forget. he says good-bye -- heading overseas for another tour. what happens next leaves a school cheering -- and others tearing up. plus -- what's next for a super bowl champ? before a parade in denver, peyton manning has to go see mickey and minnie first. wind chills are running below zero in most places this morning. and it looks like they will stay in the headlines for the next few days. i'll explain coming up "you're watching kwwl, jerry gallagher, ally crutchfrom the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information weather team: today with some blowing and drifting, but not to the extent we had yesterday in portions of the viewing area. a few more snow showers track in tomorrow and we will stay cold for the week, too. winds are still 15 to 25 mph from the northwest with gusts to 30 mph.... they will stay strong all day. wind chills are running below zero and we still have some blowing snow around that will reduce visibilities at times. roads are still treacherous in central iowa and we still have many that are dealing area. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep showing that blowing snow much of the day today. temperatures will stay cold for the rest of temps are mostly in the teens this morning with single digits to the west. the low is hung up in the great lakes as a strong storm system tracks into the north atlantic. eventually it will be able to move and we will see it track away and allow the next disturbance in... that will happen tomorrow and bring some snow showers back to the state...although it shouldn't be as windy as this last one! it stays cold, though... highs range from the single digits to the 50s in the region today with even some 60s pushing toward wichita tomorrow... however, most of us won't be so lucky... we stay in the teens. our temps won't change much northwest winds gusty. blowing and drifting will keep happening, but at a manageable level today. tonight the winds will start to die down, but temps will drop below zero and wind chills will drop to -25 in with a more orggnized system for late sunday into monday. it's the show's over for a goat on the go. the university of iowa says it found a research animal that escaped. plus ---a state trooper's been waiting two years for this day. he's finally back on the job after almost losing his life. the story of his recovery next. we've got you covered in randalia, ridgeeay, robins and all of eastern iowa year for the ithe hawkeyes are getting first place votes in the new top 25 poll. villanova is the new number one followed by maryland at number two. oklahoma falls from number one to number three. iowa received 11 first place tes. the hawks are ranked fourth and travel to indiana on thursday. iowa state is 14th and plays at it wasn't disneyorld, but this is a close second for the super bowl winning quarterback. peyton manning is the center of attention at a parade in disneyland in california. manning told the today show he did not sleep on sunday night... he was up all night celebrating the super bowl win. in a kwwl follow-up: eastern iowa's most wanted animal is off the streets. william the goat escaped a research lab at the university of iowa about 10 days ago. the university says it found the animal monday afternoon -- near 1st avenue and auburn east lane. that's between coralville and north liberty. the university says william's in good shape. remember lehman brothers? the bank became synonymous with disaster after its bankruptcy helped spark the 2008 financial crisis. now it's back in a whiskey form. a mama wants to use the name for he references the lehman disaster in his new brand suggestig one of the whiskies "goes trooper is back on the job -- two years after being seriously injured on the job. wisconsin state trooper justin hansen was getting traffic cones out of the trunk of his patrol car when he was hit by another car. his left leg was broken in amputated... "all the work i put in to become love." he said he wanted to get back work to show his children challenges can be overcome. we've seen soldiers surprise their ids at school before -- but never like this. staff sergeant andrew jenkins came home to indiana to spend the weekend with his family. then, he said goodbye to his kids fore they went to school.. they t tought he was being deployed once again. instead, he retired from the army -- and is home for good. "i've missed so many birthdays, my family o's been there the whole time to support me. and so now it's time for me to actually be here and support after three deployments to iraq and one to afghanistan -- he says he's ready to be home. it's you're watching today in iowa on k- w-w-l. a lobster's unusual claws might have (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in yourureighborhood... all with worry-free owowrship. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... pot. he has a third claw. he was discovered a few days ago off the coast of halifax. right now he's in a tank at a restaurant -- and could stay eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. windy and cold today with snow saturday before we warm into the 20s for sunday and monday... the same time we have more snow tracking through. new orleans where people from around the woold have flocked to celebrate mardi gras. there's another hour of today in iowa after iowa's caucuses last week -- the first official ballots of the presidential race are being cast...and we're already getting a few results in this morning. plus...aachool district is trying to figure out whats next...after voters say no to a pricey proposal. and some babies have warmer eastern owa woman who spends a