including expanding background checks for buyers. he also spoke about consequences of not following proper protocal. "anybody in the business of selling firearms must get a license and conduct background checks or be subject to criminal prosecutions." the president continued to say that there are plans to add 200 more a-t-f agents and investigators to help ensure effective enforcement of gun safety laws. while he has wide reagarding his plan, some presidential candidates are ted cruz being one of those out against the president's plans. and that brings us to tim, he is currently in sioux center at senator cruz's event. jenna on cam sen. ted cruz is wrapng up another day of iowa campaigning on the campus of dordt college in sioux center. . he has more on what sen. cruz is expected to talk about. tim: thanks jenna. sioux center is actually the

"this morning president obama announced new executive orders to try to go after our second amendment right to keep and bear arms, well i can tell you right now when you live by the pen, you die by the pen, and my pen has got an eraser." tim on cam gun control is sure to be a topic of discussion here ... as well as sen. cruz's position on biofuels including ethanol production. we'll wrap up the campaigned today at the orpheum theatre. abc9's deborah souverain was there... she joins us with more. deborah? deborah: jenna today hillary clinton urged a crowd of supporters at the orpheum theater to commit to caucus for her....in what she's calling....the most consequencial election in recent history about 450 people filled into thth bby of the orpheum theater to hear from the democratic frontrunner. clinton wasted no time...getting straight to the issues... telling the crowd...if she becomes president...she will make the economy work for all americans. clinton saying she would create a fair and balanced tax code...work for pay equality...and says she would go after the pharmaceutical industry...which she said was quote "ripping off americans". clinton also took time to lend support to president obama's on his announcement today to

background checks for gun purchases. people on the no-fly list, would-be terrorist who are still permitted to buy guns in america,'" said hillary clinton "if you are too dangerous to fly you are too dangerous to buy a gun as far as i'm concerned." "i t(ink for us we have the rightthe constitution says we do have the right to bear arms," said sandy scott, winnebago,ne. "i'm all for that." "i believe in that absolutely, said hazel labreche. "it's not a privilege it's a right," "i think it's a good idea," said kelli susemihl. "whatever keeps american people the safest." while many agreed back ground checks are e necessary....peopl e i spoke to said that they do not want their right to bear arms to be infringed. clinton is expected to hold an event later tonight in council bluffs before heading to las vegas on wednesday. tonight at ten....i'll have more on today's rally in sioux city. reporting live in studio deborah souverain abc 9 news. jenna: the president's remarks quickly hit home in siouxland.

sharing ththr "two cents" on president obama's gun control plans. abc 9's bria bell has more in stio. bria: jenna, gun control laws are a controversial matter for some, especially here in iowa where background checks are already implemented to purchase firearms. i spoke to a woodbury county sheriff and a gun store owner and they belive congress needs to be involved in a decision like this. " last time i had the old permit," said customer. "okay, that might work," said store owner. gun sales are up and so are the number of peoplelerying to receivivcarry concealed permit. as president barack obama announced his executive actions concerning gun control...siouxland gun shop owners were already gaugiung the impact. "that wouldn't impact me at all, i'm federal firearms dealer so that wouldn't impact me at all, but i do think that anytime gun control and tightening up laws and things like that, it does seem like there is an increase in sales," said riemenschneider. the president's announcement again causes concern for those who fear his actions could lead to the loss of 2nd amendment rights. the president tried to reasue americans, that's not his goal. "this is not a plot to take away everybody's guns. you pass a background check, you purchase a

president obama. ththexecutive action plan also includes mental health evaluauaons , one thing woodbury county sheriff dave drew, a stauch 2nd amendment supporter, says he can agree with. "but it isn't the law abiding citizens that's usually creating these problems. it's the people with mental health disorders...people that are...there's evil in the world. there's gang issues, and maybe the president should look at the city where he came from," said woodbury county sheriff drew. the state of iowa already has background checks in place for gun purchases and permits. riemenschneider says at the federal level, congress and the president need to work together,. "i defiently don't think that doing it by executive action is the way to do it and try to or without congress," said riemenschneide. "where the president goes in this..i think it's an over reach and quite frankly, maybe congress will step up and try to do something," said sheriff drew. bria: in the month of december, woodbury county processed 340 conceal carried lienses. sheriff drew says that the current background

in the month of december, woodbury county processed 340 conceal carried liscenses. sheriff drew says that the current background check in place thoroughly monitors applications to ensure that someone who isn't qualified to have a gun...doesn't. reporting live in woodbury county processed 340 conceal carried liscenses. sheriff drew says that the current background check in place thoroughly monitors applications to ensure that someone who isn't qualified to have a

studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: if you're buying medical insurance through the health insurance marketplace, the deadline is the 31st of this month. and, we want to help get your questions answered. today, until 7pm, abc9 is hosting a phonbank. we'll have experts in house to ananer your calls about enrolling under the affordable care act. all you have to do is dial 712-277-2345. jenna: still to com tonight some people are hesitent to go

for a second opinion when it hesitent to go for a second opinion when it comes to their health, but it might be one of the best things for you, we'll have details comng up (fred) a wintry mix of precipitation will move into siouxland over the next few days. there is also a chance of accumulating snow friday. the weekend will bring a major freeze. see you after the break for the forecast! " " tim/jenna/fred (jenna)

expect tonight? (fred) a bit of drizzle and light snow. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a time lapse of the port neal welding

cover today. we reached a high of 33 after a low of 17. highs over western iowa were in the 20s and 30s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs in the 30s with the exception of sioux falls, which had 27. sioux city currently has 33 degrees with a south/southeast wind at 13 miles per ur. local temperatures are in the 20s north and 30s south. winds are south/southeast at 10 to 20 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens and 20s. the satellite and radar shows thickening clouds. the stormcast hd shows clouds tonight and some drizzle or light snow late tonight and tomorrow. we for mixed thursday before a chance for light snow on friday, which appears to be an inch or less. your forecast for tonight is for light snow. ththlow will be 28 early with rising temperatures. chance of light snow and drizzle. the high will be 36. the 7-day forecast shows mixed precipitation again thursday, then a snow friday. we could see 1". the othepart of this forecast story will be the arctic air we see over the weekend. saturday will be blustery with a high of 18, then sunday's high will only reach 7 degrees. saturday

night will see lows in the single digits. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 mkies tickets for february 5! to enter, send a weather question to exom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebooooopage! i'll answsw the winning question on abc9 news at 10! jenna/tim/fred

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whether it's asthma or cancer you can feel overwhelmed and confused. and, navigating the healthcare system is not always easy. in today's health minute, linda ciampa introduces us to an author who's written a book that is helping make the process less daunting " " about a year and half ago, beth fairchild's mammogram came back clear. yet, she would later learn she actually had stage 4 breast beth's story resonates with leslie michelson. he old when his dad was heart surgery. phon i called the head of cardiology academic center, i got my dad a second opinion, it turned the surgery, there wrong with his heart and my dad ved for almost 40 more years and never had a heart problem." michelson points out most americans live within one hundred miles of a major city and academic medical center@with specialists who take medicare and most insurance plans. and, in "the patient's playbook", he says everyone can get the best outcome by: finding a strong primary care physician and developing a bond. collecting medical

a family health history. recruiting a healthcare quarterback - a friend or family member - studies show patients who have help, do better and, getting to the right specialist if the diagnosis is serious. "what i encourage everybody to do is go onlininto the nearest city, find an academic center, see who the experts are and call them and make an appointment." for health minute, i'm linda ciampa. jenna: coming up in sports...el-lay tolvanen of the musketeers is one of the best hockey players in the league at just 16. hear what his coach has to say about him. jenna:

the hardwood. we'll hear from both teams

chris nebraska to carver-hawkeye arena, it will be a battle of teams heading in different directions. the huskers have lost four of their last five games while the hawkeyes have won four straight and 8 of nine. that's been the story lately in this series as well. iowa has won five of seven since the huskers joined the big ten in 2011 and swept their border rivals each of the past two seasons. the wise guys out west have the hawkeyes as 14 point favorites at home, but the team isn't taking the huskers lightly. jarrod uthoff--"they're good, they're a good

watching on film. they've got a lot of different options and we'll just come out and try to play our best." mike gesell--"they're a very good team. they can put points up. they're very good defensively. you know they're going to be in the gaps, pack line. coach is putting together a great game plan for us and we'll be ready for them." tim miles--"they're really good. i don't know that another team--it's been 30 years since a team's beat two top-15s in a week and they did one on the road, one at home. so they're in elite company at a minimum. so obviously we've got a team that is 10 et tall and bubble proof and we're going to have to do our best just to hang in there and take their haymakers and see if we're still standing." tip off at 8 pm tonight on the big ten network. fresh off a weekend sweep, wayne state's maggie schulte was named the nsic southern division player of the week. the sophomore from wynot averaged 19 points and 5 and a half rebounds on the weekend, including a 40

the wildcats return to action friday against minnesota state. matt campbell continues to build his staff at iowa ate, announcing jon heacock will be his defensiveve coordinator. heacock k s the assistant head coach and d-c under campbell at toledo the last two seasons. he's also made stops at purdue, kent state and indiana as well as fcs power youngstown state, where he was the head coach for 9 years. chris: over the past couple of seass, the sioux city musketeers have opened up a pipeline to espoo finland, bringing in players like walterri hoppenen, joel janatuinen and current forward teemu pulkkinen. but a sixteen year old might be the best of the bunch. eeli tolvanen leads the musketeers in scoring, with 13 goals and 16 assists in 25 games. that's the second best total in the ushl for rookies, but the leader has played five more contests. tolvanen isn't eligible for the nhl draft until 2017, but he's already considered a possible top ten pick and his talent

jay varady--"eeli tolvanen's a...he's a...i don't know how to describe it. he's an excellent hockey player, i was going to say generational talent, maybe. for me, he's one of the better players i've coached in my career, so that's 13 years of junior hockey and he's as good as any th i've coached in that time. he's really special. he's a 1" year old in the ushl, which is an extremely hard league to play in as a young player and he's shown that he can produce on a nightly basis." tolvanen and the musketeers are in cedar rapids on thursdsd and madison on friday.

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light snow. the low will be 28 early with rising temperatures. tomorrow, expect a chance of light snow and drizzle. the high will be 36. the 7-day forecast shows mixed precipitation again thursday, then a chance of light snow friday. we could see 1". the other part of this forecast story will be the arctic air we see over the weekend. saturday will be blustery with a high of 18, then sunday's high will only reach 7 degrees. saturday night and suay night will see lows in the single digits. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 muskies tickets for february 5! to enter, send a weather question to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news faceboook page! i'll answer the winning question on abc9 news at 10! " " tim on cam the president is