in california? jon schaeffer thanks once again we are on board the u.s.s museum-- actually free to iowans to get in to. but our attention right now is on two teams with great similarities. anandavid shaw acknowledge that. jon schaeffer

respect for each program-- and the rose bowl environment is sure to be electric. you can bet there will be maybe a few more iowa fans in the crowd friday afternoon here in pasadena reporting for abc9news i'm jon schaeffer. jenna: thank you jon for that report. and tomorrow night at 6:30 we'll have a 30 minute show highlighting the hawkeyes season leading up to the rose bowl. jenna: a frigigening situation in sloan yesterday, wehn two women jumped out of a two story building to escape an apartment fire. today we talked to the first responder who came upon that scene. jenna: prarie apartments in sloan, iowa caught fire just around 10 o'clock

sheriff's deputy todd peterson was the first on scene and tried catching the second woman who was jumping to safety. peterson happened to be nearby at the time of the call. "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. peterson says everything happened in an instant and had to react quickly. he thinks the woman'n'injuries could have been worse if he was not there to lessen the impact of her fall... and the fact that both women really had no other choice due to the nature of the fire. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation i would have probably done the same thing...yeah, if they wodn't have came out that window they probably would have been killed in that fire," said peterson. the women's names are not being realeased yet, but authorities say they're in their early 20's. the cause of the

the cause of the fire was a stove p that had been left on in an upper floor apartment. the building is considered a total loss. jenna: an update now on a story we brought to you yesterday, new details surrounding the car accident that has 29 year old mellisa ebert facing two counts of attempted murder. jenna: court documents in the case reveal that prior to crashing head on into oncoming traffic ebert stated she would kill both her passenger and herself. authoritiesay ebert was traveling with damien johnson september 9th when the two got into an argument. the crash resulted in both johnn and the driver of the oncoming car suffering serious injuries ebert's blood alcohol content was point oh-eight eight percent. she's now charged with two counts of attempted murder and is set to be in court january 15th in plymouth county. jenna: recent weather conditions have put a damper on more than just outdoor activities. it's actually having an effect on the area's blood

folks over at the lifeserve blood center say the blood supply has dipped to a critically low level recently due in part to the cold and snow. and, because they've had to canel some blood drives, there is less than a one day supply of most blood on the shelves. " it is great to see donors in our center right now but weould always use more. right now 5 of the 8 blood types are in critical need which means there's less than a one day supply and that's really, that's kind of frightening for us because new year's eve is coming up and there's always a little bit more of a bump in blood supply need during that time." says claire deroin with lifeserve blood center. lifeserve blood center supplies blood units to more than 11 hosptitals in the blood units to more than 11 hosptitals in the tri state area. jenna: a new exhibit at the sioux city public museum is highlighting the city's historic department stores. martin's, davivion's and pelletier's ella-tear's) depapament stores grereto prominence in the late 1800's seseing everythingngrom clothing to manuractured goods. at the time no other city in iowa had the variety and selection that

aspect of the exhibit creates some special fla. "we have a lot of photographs on display and the photographs are amazing just to see downtown sioux city and how it has changed." the exhibit was made possible with a grant from the m-a martin everist foundation and is display through march 6th ... admission is free. jenna: kids have been on winter break from school for more than a week now... and if they're getting stir crazy... we have some ideas for you. lukas voss found some of options for both indoor... and outdoor fun. nats: ... game explaiaing vo: totocold outside ? and the kids might not be in the mood to move around ? ... how about a board game ... the variety is endless ... you can spent as l ltle as five dollars or as much as 100 ... and james king thinks it's more popular than ever. sot: " there are definetely familys who just come in together to buy board games and a lot times they decide on a game together because they are going to play that night at home." vo: and while so of us just might think of good old monopoly ... there is a clear trend.

are really big right now. where it's not nessasarily you versus me but the family actually rks together to at the game." nats: museum vo: if you do leave the house ... but still want to stay warm ... how about a trip to the sioux city public museum. it's free and open from 10 to 5 most days. part of the fun especially for kids is participating. sot: "there is a lot of hands on touchable things that the kids and the grandparents can enjoy. the museum is great place to spent a few hours and explore." to a log cabin, to local farming ... gettttg bored is simply nototn option here . . and if you are into dinosaurs .. sot: favorites is the big dig ... right behind me and this is a place that kids can get into the pit and dig and search for fossils." nats: playing vo: but if you do want to go out in the snowy cold ... stop by the dorothy pecaut nature center ... they offer a wide variety events throughout the year with most of them being free ... one of the favorites for kids ... snow shoeing. sot: "they get a chance to experience something new and it's fun to put on different extensions on your feet and try and be like a franksteinwalker to see if you can stay up. it's really not difficult ... if you can walk you can snow shoe." out sot lukas: "and i am about to put the snow shoes on myself, if you want to come out and do this. you can rent these here for about 6 dollars but you do need around

effectivle walk. reporting in sioux city, lukas voss, abc9 news. jenna: coming up after the break... it's not just a problem for teens. well take a look at some ways people can address adult acne. (fred) we have some cold nights ahead! your new year's forecast isn't a bad one, but the real warmup will come for the weekend! stay tuned! " "

did cherokee, while storm lake and the north side of sioux city had 1.0". downtown sioux city picked up 0.7". thankfully, road conditionsre fine. the port neal welding company skycam hd shows the scene from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 27 was the high today and 15 the low. highs over western iowa were in the 20s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota had mainly 20s. in sioux city, we have a temperature of 22 degrees. local temperatures are in the teens and 20s. winds are northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. wind chills are in the single digits and teens. zooming out, there is nothing but cold air to our west and north. that means a continued cold pattern, since our winds will be from the northwest tonight and tomorrow. the midwest satellite and radar shows this morning's snow moving away from us. skies will be clearing tonight. the stormcast hd shows decreasing clouds and a cold night tonight, then increasing clouds

year's day will be seasonally c cl, but dry and quiet, w wh more sunshine friday and saturday. your forecast tonight is for decreasing clouds and a low of 2. tomorrow, clouds will be increasing with a high of 23. the 7-day forecast shows 12ew year's eve, then 29 new year's day friday. saturday will warm to 36. after 20s monday and tuesday, we'll enjoy 30s again tuesday d wednesday. there will be no additional snow over the next week. jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred! (fred) you bet. jenna: coming up after

acne, you're not alone. we'll have some ways for adults to fight the problem.

jenna: if you're buying medical insurance through the health insurance marketplace, you need to get that done in the next month. and, we want to help get your questions answered if you use medicare.

7pm, abc9 is hosting a medicare phon bank. we'll have experts in house to answer your phone calls. nick clasen, centers for medicare & medicaid services says, "this year there are four issuers, including coventry, that people can choose from, so there will be very different networor depending on which issssr you go with, so there's more options, , ny more choices, so you want to make sure to take the time and make sure to get in as soon as possible." nick, who's with the centers for medicare and medicaid out of kansas city says most people who apply do qualify for savings lower than the cost of their monthly premiums. i'll have more information tonight at 10 in your health matters. jenna: fighti acne is not just a job for teenagers, adults often face the problem. but there are ways of fighting back. dianne gallagher explains in today's health minute. " " we know many teenagers get acne, and it usually goes away with time. but for some, instead of gettingng better it gets w wse when a althood comes. " adult acne can be caused by a a riety of things.

to changing hormonal levels, some of which can even be normal changes that effect the skin." "stress tends to increase the production of hormones so we can get flare ups of acne. heredity plays a role, medications can play a role, illness can play a role..." doctors recommend a variety of ways for anyone with acne to help keep their skin clear... including oral medications and topical creams. "it is often difficult to prevent acne if it is something that you have all the factors there to create it. but avoidance of very oily products, choosing non- comedogenic products, eating a healthy diet, protecting from the sun can all really help reduce the risk of acne flares." for today's health minute, i'm dianne gallagher coming up in sports... the morningside men and women were in action today at the briar cliff holiday clasc. we'll have action coming up in sports... the morningside men and women were in action today the briar cliff holiday classic. we'll have action from both games up ahead.

have talked about "new kirk" all year long, but the hawkeye coach says not much has changed. 'll head back to california for more rose bowl coverage after

reputationons an old-school, button-down coach. but this season, more aggressive of the best hawkeye history. alex giaimo has more from kirk. curious why do you stand and not sit at all your press conference? kirk ferentz--"i guess that's wt i do when i go to work. uhhh, you know on the field to so you know just a little more comfortble being on your feet and it's probably about as simpy as that. plus i have a hard time getting out of a chair anymore i'm getting old. alex giaimo--"it's another sign of a "new" kirk ferentz but he's still

know it's really not a news concept necessarily but it's just something that we emphasize. i think every coach, no matter where they are in the country, they look at where they are at and what is most realistic and what gives them the best chance of winnning. and in our case that's really all that i know about in my adult coaching career, all but nine years have been spent in iowa so those are really just some feelings i've developed through the years. and when we came back in 1999 it's realal no different om when coach fry was there. it's always k kd of amused me a little b b coach fry was known for the sunglass the white pants the razzle dazzle stuff but if you looked at his best teams in the big games they won with fundamentals and doing the little things right and playing tough hard nosed football and that's really a tradition at iowa." chris: we'll of course continue to have more from pasadena leading up to kickoff on friday at 4 pm. chris: yesterday, the pasadena leading up to kickoff on friday at 4 pm.

morningside women had no trouble in their opening game at holiday classic. ranked mustangs nearly doubled up waldorf, 100-55. but today, the competition got a bit stronger. coach jamie sale looking for his 0th win at morningside, as the stangs take jamestown. we pick it up in the fourth quarter...jessica the rack for jamestown...2 of her game high 18. but they trail by 20 because morningside was firing on all cylinders...jordyn wollenburg...mon ey on the wing three makes it 66- 43. and then the extra pass from wollenburg frees up taylor bahensky for the triple from the corner to make it 73-51. the second unit for the stangs, just as effective...audrdr corbit, the freshman from lcc, 2 of her 11 points off the bench...11 stangs scored today and they cruise, 79-63. on the men's side, the stangs trying to bounceback after yesterday's

but right out of the gate, brequan tucker...finds some space in the corn he connects and the jimmies get on the board first. morningside answers ba...adebayo babalola...bull dozes his way to the hoop and the guys in maroon take the lead. then the outside game comes alive...ryan tegtmeier...rises and fires on the triple to put morningside up a pair. and then tegtmeier again...he had a game high 31, includinin6 of 10 from downtown and the mustangs snap a five game skid with a 90-88 win. and there's still basketball to be played at the newman flanagan center. the bcu women, in action right now taking on waldorf...at last check... and then in the nightcap...nic nelson's 12th ranked chargers finish up with ldorf...that game at 7:30 tonight. some more college hoops...nebraska oping up big ten play at home this afternoon against northwestern. early on, benny parker catches and shoots from the wing...he tickles the twine and the huskers out to a 10-6 lead. the wildcats retaket later in the half, but andrew white,

rim, takes the contact and finishes, nebraska back up one. then the huskers, end the half in a flurryry.white...hit s s e triple...he had 22 to lead the way for thth scarlet and cream. they'd lead by double-digits in e second, but dererk pardon, had a man's game...28 points, 12 rebounds and northwestern storms back for the 81-72 win.

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