>> made in georgia the double digits above zero for the first time in almost 2 days. this is about 15 to 25 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. here's the dayplanner where we've got a high of 22 today. your complete forecast is comimi up - your news starts now. "announcer: "now live from kcau-tv in sioux city, iowa... this is abc9 news this midday.... " " deborah good morning and

im deborah souverain filling us this midday. im deborah souverain filling in for jessica rae. this morning we're following breaking news out of sioux city... where a fire erupted atthe restaurant sneaky's chicken. that's where we find elisa raffa who has been at the scene of the fire since 9:45 this morning. elisa is there any idea of what may have sparked the fire? deborah hey elisa how's it going out there? elisa deborah, im here at the sneaky's on gordon drive where earlier this morning a fire broke out in the attached shed in the back of the resturant. at 9:30 this morning sioux city fire responded to a call at sneakys chicken on gordon drive. there was heavy smoke coming from the storage attachment behind the resturant but the entered the building, although heavy smoke did, employees inside of the restruant made it out safely. the cause of the fire has not yet under investigation " "

of year we have a lot of concerns with freezing conditions. this was one of the fires that went really well though, especially considering the frigid temperatures. we got water quickly on the fire, we were not hampered by frozen hydrants deborah a fire that destroyed a popular pub in omaha is still under investigation this morning. according to reports, a fire broke out...after an explosion was heard at m's pub in n popular pub in omaha is still under investigation this morning. according to reports, a fire broke out...after an explosion was heard at m's pub in omaha. flames could be seen raging from the front patio of the business.

pub says everyone get out safely. were reported. deborah a sioux city man is facing charges after authorities say he fired a gun off in the air...while intoxicated early sunday morning city police department, marcario drinking at a friend's house in the 1300 block of west 4th began firing the gun off in the air. when police 1:30 sunday morning, court documents allege that gonzalez was observed carrying a black handgun. during the cououe of his arrest, the 41 year-old was given a preliminary was und to have a blood alcohol content of point he was charged of a firearm...and failure to obey a peace officer. today governor branstad and lieutenant governor reynolds program that money when they buy a new home. called the "take credit mortgage..credit

it allows iowans who buy a new home...to reduce their federal income tax liabilily...by up to 2-thousand dollars a year....for the life of their mortgage. the program is run by the iowa finance authority. approximately seven-hundred and-80 home buyers are expected to benefit from the progam in 20- 16....which is now available for new purchases through a network of lenders throughout the state. deborah democratic front runner hillary clinton has clinched an endorsement from planned parenthood. the women's health group gave her their backing...during a rally in new hampshire yesterday. this is the first time the group endorsed a candidate in a presidential primary. the medical director for the spoke about why they chose to endorse clinton "( dr. donna burkett, planned parenthood england): "the stakes have never been more than ever, we need a women's the white house. right person for the job. as first lady, as senator, as secretary of state. hillary clinton has always stood for women's health and rights. she has always stood for us. now it is our time to stand with her."

a strong advocate for women's rights...and says advocate for women's rights...and says electing a republican president...could lead to limiting women's access to affordable birth control.... : deborah hillary clinton's husband...will be returning to iowa this week to campaign on her behalf. the former president will be organizing events in sioux city...marshalltow on friday january the following day he will make appearances in fort dodge and des moines. city...bill clinton the olson student center at morningside college. the event starts at 11-15. in the race for house...a new poll shows bernie sanders has nearly caught up iowa. the n-b-c news/ wall street journal/marist clinton holds a 48

sanders...among likely iowa caucus-goers... that's a smaller lead than other polls have shown in the hawkeye state. when polling likely new hampshire primary voters...sanders is ahead of clinton....at 50 percent... to her 46 percent. the numbers raise the possibility that clinton could lose one or both of the first two states to vote in the nominating process....despite her national front-runner status. clinton hersf has noted the damage such losses can do. she told supporters in a fundraising email losing new quote -- "be a sharp blow to all the work we've done." deborah as many women know....getting shape can be a as you may know...our jessica her bundle of joy soon...and has some tips on how back after your baby. take a look! "rae: i think most moms and moms to be will admit, they've thought about it at one point during their pregnancy... -baby body back?

therapist paula wright says, yes, and it all starts with your core. paula wright: "the core muscles the pelvic floor muscles are really important to do right away as long as the doctor is okay with it so that when you start to d da lot of variety of activities such as running oror lifting weights s that you have a good base to o rk with." rae: wright says many women don't realize the imrtance of a strong core... and instead just go straht to arm exercises and leg exercises... which is not a good idea! paula wright: "because if your core is really weak but you do a lot of upper extremety stregthening or lower extremety strenghthening you could actually have more pain down the road." rae: you may not realize this, but new moms are constantly lifting, and without a strong core, wright says you could do further damage to your body. it's important to do ab exercises, anything from crunches and sit ups to planks. a lot of shoulder of women are lifting baby carriages up into their vehicles and different strollers and so if you don't have a good strong base and you are not doing it correctly using the correct posture it can really, down the road, cause a lot of pain." rae: so... to get that pre-baby body back... start with your core! let's get going, i'm jessica rae for abc9 news."

information on what core exercises might be best for you... contact your local health provider. deborah the norfolk public school board of education has a very important meeting tonight. here's susan risinger with the details. jessica rae: . "nebraska corrections officials are still trying to fill many of the open jobs in

chronic staffing shortage. department of correctional services human resources administrator erinn criner says the agency is making progress, but officials are competing for a small pool of applicants. part of the challenge stems from nebraska's strong economy and low unemployment rate. sen. dan watermeier of syracuse introduced a bill last week that would provide another $2.5 million to recruit and retaiai staff. four norfolkorganizations will share $20,000 in grants from the norfolk area community foundation. foundation coordinator anders olson says the elkhorn valley museum, ged en espanol, the animal shelter of northeast nebraska and the philanthropy council of northeast nebraska will receive the funds raised over the past year from an $800,000 endowment. the number of people killed on nebraska roads increased last year, a troubling trend for safety experts. state safety administrator fred zwonechek says many of the 242 people killed in traffic wrecks last year would have lived if they would have been wearing their seat belts. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix . " deborah sad news to report to you this

bowie has died following a battle with cancer. the news was posted on his official web site and social media pages. according to a short statement... bowie "died peacefully" sunday "surrounded dy his family and friends" after an 18-month battle with cancer. neither his publicist...nor the statement elaborated on what kind of cancer the singer was fighting. bowie had just released his 25-th album "black-star" on friday, his birthday. he was 69 years old. deborah still to come... if you're sick of braving the cold to go to the grocrey store...hy-vee has a new service that can makekehings a little easier. scott: " " jessica rae scott:

we have another cold morning outdoors with temperatures near 10. make sure to bundle up as you walk out theheoor bundle up as you calm wind. wind chills are currently set between -10 and decent monday as afternoon make it look at your stormcast hd where today will be a little bit warmer than our weekend. we can expect a cold front to pass through overnight. this is going to generate some light snow and strong winds as we tuesday will be chilly with highs in the lower teens before we thaw out some during the middle of the week. our snow forecast shows about a half

region tonight occurring between 5 pm and 5 am. today's high temperature is 22 with mostly cloudy skies. the overnight low is 5 with a cold front passage and some light snow. tomorrow's high is 13 and it'll be partly cloudy and frigid. here's a check of your 7 day forecast. jessica rae scott:

season just behind us we have all witnessed the madness of going to the grocery store ... well, hy-vee is hoping to help out. they rolled out

last september ... where you can select your groceries from the comfort of your home... and while you might not have the time to browse through everything at the store ... hyvee officials say the online system has a clear advantage. "maybe the customer doesn't know how many types of apples we have so when you go online you'll be able to see all the varieties listed there and it makes it kind of fun to choose differen items there. " you can get your order delievered to your home or just pick it up at the store... delivery does add an extra four dollars to your grocery bill. but if your order is over 100 dollars ... the delivery is free. deborah after the break... for those with a honda civic, your car just became the car of the year, we'll have more after the break.

way to the top! it has been named 2016 north american car of the year. automotive journalists from the u-s and canada decide the award. the honda model has seen its ups and downs

its 2011 design was bombed by critics. then, a makeover in 2012 put it in the good graces of consumer reports. but civic sales fell last year... while rivals including toyota corolla and hyundai elantra had banner years. now the honda civic is back with a sporty redesign... and auto journalists approve. this is not the first time the honda civic has won the award. it also won the title in 2006. deborah january is national soup month... and howard is celebrating the occasion with a beefy favorite that won't disappoint your taste buds! howard: hey kelly, did you know that january is national soup month? kelly: no. howard: well it is. you know ever since i began making soups for my deli years ago, they've always been one of my favorite things to make. everything from classics like chicken noodle and french onion to rich creamy ones. so let me share with you one of the most popular soups we had on our menu. all we do is toss chunks of beef in some seasoned flour

them in a little oil. the beef actually adds a rich flavor to the soup. now we add in a good amount of beef broth, some "carrots, onion and simmer 'til the barley and the beef are tender. and if you aren't familiar with barley, it's a grain that almost looks like oatmeal. it's packed with nutrients and it's super versatile. and since every bowl is brimming with lots of beef and barley, all we need to do is pair it with bread, or crackers and dinner is served. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "deli-style beef barley soup," so you can make one of my deli's most popular soups right at home. and not only will this warm your soul, tummy. i'm howard food test kitchen, where today we found a (ring bell) way" for you to say " deborah

recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope here to a-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 douglas street. the zip...51101. be sure to write "??????" on your request. or you can log onto our website...siouxlan d matters dot com. deborah coming up after the break... a young girl who's fighting cancer...gets a fun winter surprise, more up next

treatments for a rare form of sarcoma. she dreams about the snow...but doesn't get to spend much time outside because of her cancer. however thanks to her nurses her life long dream has come true.. reporter mark carlson has more... " izabella saul, better known as bella, is a little girl... with a big smile... and a big dream that she brought with her from texas when she moved to iowa with her family around the new year. amanda saul bella's mom "when we lived in texas she wanted me to pull the clouds down so she could build a snowman and that was just impossible." but here in snowy iowa nurses and hospital staff at the university of iowa children's hospital taking care of bella as she battles cancer -- had an idea. heather eastman assistant nurse manager "jokingly we kind of thought lets bring

maybe have a little snowball fight, and then one of the other nurses decided hey, lets build olaf, because she's really into frozen." olaf is a snowman and one of the main characters in the disney movie frozen. courtesy: amanda saul and after staff dumped a whole heap of snow into one of the playrooms at the hospital... for the first time ever, little bella played in the snow. "these wonderful nurses had a surprise for her, took her in and was playing do you want to build a snowman when she walked in with a big huge pile of snow and she built a snowman, inside the hospital (laughter)." "a lot of these kids are here and they miss out on a lot of normal life things, so whenever we can do something that kind of brings normal back to them, it's great and it's very rewarding for us too, like those are our best days." "it was very heart touching, it made my heart melt." and eventually so to -- did olaf, but the memories never will. deborah: scott's up next with a final check

walk out the door today. we have a very calm wind. wind chills are currently set between -10 and 10. we've got a decent monday as temperatures this afternoon make it into the 20s. here's a look at your stormcast hd where today will be a little bit warmer than our weekend. we can expect a cold front to pass through going to generate strong winds as we enter tuesday. tuesday will be chilly with highs in the lower teens before we thaw out some during the our snow forecast inch of snow or less region tonight occurring between 5 pm and 5 am. today's high temperature is 22 with mostly cloudy skies. the overnight low is 5

passage and some light snow. tomorrow's high is 13 and it'll be partly cloudy and frigid. here's a check of your 7 day forecast.