woman: made in georgia heavy snow passing through the area. warnings are winter weather advisories are painted across the map. use excessive caution if you must travel today. the dayplanner shows your complete forecast is just minutes away - your news starts now. live from kcau-tv in this is abc9 news this

thanks for joining this morning, the catching up on it's and low ating about 1 inch commuters were just before the after 9-thirty. their day clearing preparing for the winter storm morning. complete look at deborah:

to march morning?since least 43 people have been killed in 7 states from severe weather. and it caused millions of holiday travelers to have frustrating-and sometimes dangerous- journeys home this weekend. abc's megan details. " the christmas details. " the christmas landscape-- in the neighborhood tossed trucks and earth. the twister that hit garland, texas was clocked as an ef-4. mos: "you could see transformers blowing up" themselves lucky. grateful we're alive be replaced (mandatory on- screen courtesy:

in missouri, flooding like this led to led the governor to declare a state of night. texas and new mexico-snow created whiteout conditions on the roads. (nats - snowplow in oklahoma) affiliate k-o-a-t (cut after 'coated in snow) ""just last week it roswell now it's control rest in the motorists were and the new mexico oklahoma-the help people all of this weather more than a the u-s cancelled. more than four thousand delayed. sot moira james - traveler reporter tag: move - there's a warning in chicago. northeast worker from (morris) , iowa has been arrested for child endangerment according to the sioux county 32 year old dianna winder came under investiation after authorities of suspicious injuries to a 15 month old child..that was left in her care at. winder who runs care...was serious assault and child endangerment causing bodily injury. a fire yesterday

county, nebraska left a family with a devestating lossover the holidays. according to the dixon county fire crews from dixon, concord, allen, laurel and wakefield all fire sunday officials say the home...that was once the old methodisth church in dixon....was completely destroyed. the owners , francis eltman and cassandra ford, managed to escape the fire without any injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation...and the red cross is assiting the family. if you would like to help the family ... visit our website siouxland matters dot com. we'll have a link to the red cross home page. deborah: speaking of the red cross, it's been a busy year for the non profit organization. according the iowa red cross. to more than 670 local disasters this past year.... helping more than two thousand people who have run into an unfortunate circumstance..... such as a house fire, flooding, tornado or other

cross disaster workers have responded to 176 large u-s disasters. deborah: nebraska state workers will be cutting down on spending for 20-16 here's paul hughes with the details. "nebraska state agencies will be asked to tighten their belts during the coming budget year. gov. pete ricketts tells newstalk wjag that the state forecasting board has pegged the million. a committee of norfolk citizens has reviewed the city's economic program and found it to be in compliance with state statute and the program's budget. that's what city finance director randy gates reported to the city council last week at the twice- yearly public hearing on findings of the citizens

earning the minimum the new year begins. of the minimum wage in november 2014. those and more stories can be heard lite rock 97.5 and 106 morningside presbyterian church...and third presbyterian church will become one....at the start of the new year. both churches have seen declining membership over the past few years...and church officials think the merger will be a great start in revamping the church's image. pkg "i know that people are very much looking forward to this new beginning with energy and enthusiam," said daniels. faith united presbyterian church will be the new home to both morningside presbyterian and third presbyterian church beginning on new year's day. both congregations will combine resources in an effort to restablish the identity of the demonination. for more than 30 years both churches have seen a decline in member numbers and those currently affilated with the church say the fresh start is a new step in the right direction. "congregation really....church is really the only place to go and now there's so much more going on on sundays that i think is taking the young people away from us," said mesmer. "we have to be open to some new stuff. that's been part of

denomination and over the years we've not been always open to new things," said reverend koehler. faith united will be located at morningside presbyterian's current residence. the church is hoping to establish a connection within the siouxland community. "by combining our resources we will have more to use to reach out into our community, to do ministry that is reaching out and serving others," said daniels. "that's what we're really looking for is to combine and see if we can't get new members to join our congregation," said mesmer. revered koehler says he's excited for the big plans that the new congregation will have in the coming year. "we're excited that we have the possiblity of being a new body. out of the end, comes a new beginning and we're very excited about that and we thank god for that," reverend koehler. in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news, deborah

together the churches will bring in about 200 members. deborah: a siouxland pastor is getting a lot of attention for his dance moves... after a video of him boogy-ing down on t-v went viral. father andy sohm... appeared on "live with kelly and michael" and became an internet sensation. he was participating in a contest on the show...when his dance moves stunned everyone. father sohm preaches at st. peter's church in new-castle.....and st. jopeph's in ponca, nebraska.... he says there's a message behind his dancing. "people are really hungering for something positive something fun, something inviting and encouraging. we see so many thing that are so negative and to just have fun, enjoy life." deborah: "father sohm says the real blessing from his experience has been all the joy it has brought to others. and i do want to remind you that

nine to ten a-m on abc9..... and if you would andy's dance moves. website... siouxlandmatter.c this story. deborah: the new adventure thriller "revenant" starring leonardo deicaprio...is debuting in south dakota two days before the actual premeire. the revenant highlights a true story that occured in lemmon, south dakota almost two hundred years ago. the story follows a mountain man....who sets out on a path of revenge against those who left hiim for dead after a vicious bear mauling. that special showing of the revenant will be held in lemmon on january 6th. deborah: preparations are already being made for the big night in times square i'm talking about the countdown to new years. yesterday in new york...workers were setting up the crystal ball for the new years celebration you can watch dick clark's rockin' eve right here on abc9

8 pm on new years eve jessica rae: still to come... one lucky passenger got a reward of a lifetime just for buying a plane ticket. details ahead. scott:

scott: good morning. let's get a look outside on the port neal welding company

cold. temperatures are in the single digits and teens while a breezy northeast wind is making it feel significantly colder. winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories anket our siouxland map lasting throughout the day and into tomorrow morning. here's the stormcast hd where an area of low pressure is spinning to the south. this will rise to the northeast delivering our snow today. this could be heavy! the snow pushes away early tuesday and then we're left with simply some bitterly cold weather for a few days and into the new year. the snow forecast shows 5 to 7 inches of snow lining up along interstate 29 with less to the west and more to the east. today the high is 22 with moderate to heavy

falling and blowing snow continuing and the potential for difficult travel. tomorrow's high is 23 with light snow in the morning followed by cloudy and cold conditions. here's your 7 day forecast. jessica rae scott: deborah:

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500 bucks, and a altima. all just for ticket but it wasn't just kendrick ...the winner of all that loot....was the hartsfield- jackson atlanat airport's one hundred millionth passenger. kendrick says he couldn't believe it when he was chosen. "i was stunned. just very surprised. had one. he was picked at delta flight he last year, the world's busiest with just over 96-million passengers and they decided to reward one of their customers with the give-a- way jessica rae: after the break... a great take on calzones the recipe when

if you're already tired of those holiday left overs.. you're in luck.. howard's got a recipe that will make that old meal taste brand new! "by now, most of your holiday leftovs are probably gone, even though your company many still be sticking around. if that's the case or not, we've got an idea that's very welcoming after eating all of the holiday fair. it's an overstuffed meatball calzone that's great whether you're taking down the holiday decorations or watching football. let me show you how easy. we start with some store-bought pizza dough that we cut into two. and we use our fingertips to form a circle. we top half of each one with some store- bought frozen meatballs. on top of those, we place some sliced mushrooms, a bit of spaghetti sauce, and a good amount of mozzerella cheese. now we fold the dough over the meatballs and pinch the edges together so the filling won't ooze out. brush it with a bit of olive oil and make a few slits on top before baking them until the crust is golden and the filling is piping hot. since they're so big, each one can easily fed two. and when you cut them and serve them with

that's comfort food at it's best. i do hope you'll go online and our meatball calzone so you can make something that everyone will look forward to after turkey and ham. and talk about game day perfect. i'm howard kitchen, where today we found a hot and hardy way for you to say "ooh it's so good"." jessica rae: coming up help you get we check in with jessica rae

excuses for not working out... but now, technology is making all those excuses disappear at the touch of a screen... jessica rae has the story. "if you have a smart phone... you have a gym and your own personal trainer... here's what i mean... nat pop - "arm rows 30 seconds each side" as mercy wellness specialist hilary overby explains... there are countless apps for your smart phone or tablet that will guide you through your own personal workout... hilary "there's nike training club, it is one that has videos and it walks you through it times you it tells you, what to do if you don't know you can take a second watch the movement and go from there." and these apps all vary depending on what you're looking to gain from your workout hilary: "there's one that's called circle timer, so you can basically plan out your workout so you have intervals and you can also add in time for it to add

rest'" hilary says with each app there are levels of experience depending on where you think your current fitness level stands. hilary: "there's the beginners there's the more advanced so you can kind of test your body see where it is at, if you don't know where you're at maybe try that lower end, and if you're finding this is a breeze then work your way up." let's get goinin alongside photographer lukas voss, i'm jessica rae for abc9 news. jessica rae: scott's up next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us. jessica rae scott: the snow forecast shows 5 to 7 inches of snow lining up along interstate 29 with less to the