speech. fighting for the rights of of all people. .and on this day, we commemorate the legendary baptist minister who lead the civil rights movement. jenna: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im jenna rehnstrom tim and im tim seaman. across siouxland people are remembering and honoring dr. martin luther king jr. jenna: as abc'9 reporter bria bell shows us it was a celebration of thought, word and deed here in sioux city. bria: the celebration consisted of singing, dancing, and unity as students and community leaders from all walks of life came together to celebrate martin luther king jr day. "don't be afraid to be who you are. you are a person first, and the color is second and it shouldn't make any difference," said drake. sioux city celebrated martin luther king, jr. day at bishop helen with words from alumni who shared their experiences growing up bi- racial... "during my years of private school, i recognized there were very few students that looked like me. when i started high school, i began to see and feel the racial

were muted and unsaid, said clark. cultural and spiritual performances were preformed by students across the district... and although sioux city schools were in session on the federal holiday, the superintendent said the district uses the day to teach students about the history of different groups of people. "this is a day of respect and education about civil rights, about the different cultures that make us up," said gausman. city hl offices were also open today, but that won't be the case next year. starting in 2017 sioux city will officially recognize the day. "well you know we said as long as we can negotiate it into a contract, we wanted it to be a holiday. i think martin luther king deserves that and we were able to be succesful in that. so, this will be the last time that it won't be a holiday. it'll be a holiday from now on and the coming yeyes,said scott. bria: for those who were unable to attend earlier celbrations honoring dr. king, mount zion missionary baptist church will be continuing the celebration

public. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. tim: as our nation prepares to celebrate black history month, many are asking, "w"wre did it really begin?" begigiing this week, abc9 will be helping answer that question... by going back to a era that pre-dates slavery. jenna: it takes us to a town in florida where america's "untold journey" truly begins. "narr: - the year is 1565 and in the first new world is taking shape kathy deegan- the first people of african heritage who came to the americans both here in the us and in latin america were free james bullock - 01:19:31:15 - the new world was built by three groups, the europeans, the indigenous and the afrikaners. and that without any of those three. this would not have happened. chad light - the colonists had a a tremendous stake in this particular venture called the enterprise of florida. dr. michael francis 00:54:57:00 - the free blacks became shopkeepers and merchas and artisans and craftsmen. in other words, what makes the colony function. james bullock - there is a baptism of a free black child in st. augustine three years before jamestown is even founded.

brought to spanish florida were domestic slaves or royal slaves who had very specific, highly refined skills. 9.5 sec michael francis 01:05:46:00 - (edit into bite) you also see african women in the late 16th century/early 17th century who serves really as the first nurse, the first recorded nurse in the hospital of santa barbara in st. augustine vovoarr 11 - by the mid-to-late 1700s. the spanish mission of keeping la florida to themselves had failed (edit bite. ...) james bullock - 01:31:47:00 - the english tried to colonize north america with, at first, indentured servants and apromise of 7 years of labor. what they will find is that being a slave for 7 years . it might as well be a lifetime . on cam narr (new) - now, the spanish did not shy away from large scale ruthless enslavement.. for blacks, there were now two americas, one english, one spanish.. and the difference between them could not be more striking "

tune in this sunday at 6 p-m for a full viewing of america's untold journey: 450 years of the african american experience. you can also go to siouxlandmatters dot com for extra interactive quiz. some s-d high got the opportunity toto talk with one of thier u-s senator's today. yankton high school was one of several stops for sen john thune. the senator also dakota dunes- based malloy electric. caters to large in the mining, oil, industries. thune was especially

used by the company..... "it's always nice for me to get an opportunity to get across our state, see different types of businesses, find out what their needs are... if there are be doing differently." says senator john thune. senator thune says when malloy do well and thrive it creates more job keep young dakota. jenna: the iowa caucuses are exactly two weeks away, and presidential candidates advantage of the trail. coming off of the nationally televised debate collective 10- point5 million spectators, and bernie sanders shared the stage again today at a martin event at the south carolina capitol. the two did no engage each other's campaigns but reiterated their individual messages. clinton: guns kill more young black men than any other cause. it's a civil rights issue. sanders: dr. king also income

bernie sanders has s osed the gap with hillary clinton in iowa and new hampshire, but in the national polls, clinton still holds a 25- point lead. on the gop side, trump has commanding leads nationally but ted cruz is closing in iowa. senator has a town hall meeting scheduled tomorrow right here in sioux city sanders, the vermont senator has a town hall meeting scheduled tomorrow right here in sioux city that meeting is set for 7 o'clock tomorrow night at the orpheum theatre.

the campaign. jenna: republican candidate chris christie was in council bluffs earlier in theheay christie spoke to supporters at the village inn in council bluffs, trying to rally undecided voters to caucus for him. the new jersey aovernor finishes his three day swing in iowa today. tim: hundreds of thousands of omaha world herald subscribers wont be receiving an afternoon edition of the paper any longer. the paper announced today that all home delivery will be limited to the morning edition of the world herald. the publisher of the paper says the change is due in part to the rise of online readership. jenna: eastern iowa gathered in the quad cities today the 25th annual show farmers got an everything ag related. thousands of products designed to make more efficient, focus on the edge technology. show attendee) "to look at some new care of our horses for my parents some farming and things

jenna: ag experts say precision planting systems and navigation systems that help drive tractors are a big hit the farm equipment show runs ain tomorrow until 3pm. jenna: after the break... some die hard fans are braving the elements all in the hopes to see their cyclones play tonight. how long some waited when we return. (fred) snow will move in tonight and tomorrow, and it will be slightly warmer. there could be more snow thursday too! find out how much to expect next!

snow? (fred) 1-3" for most of us. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c

the hd radar shows no snow yet. that will be moving in after midnight. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in sioux city. 11 was the high today and -9 the low. highs over western iowa were in the single digits for most of us. single digits were also common in southeastern south dakota, but eastern nebraska saw a warmer mix of teens and 20s. 11 is the current temperature in sioux city. local temperatures are in the single digits and teens. winds are southeast at around 5 miles per hour for most. wind chills are single digits above

shows our snow system moving in from the west. the stormcast hd shows snow late tonight and tomorrow morning. the snow will taper off during the afternoon. another round of light snow is possible thursday. most of siouxland will see 1-3" of snow tonight and will be seen in the north. across the south, 3-4" of snow are expected. a winter weather issued for the siouxland until 6 pm tomorrow. this is where travel will be most affected by the

for tonight is for an early low of 5, then rising temperatures and a good chance of snow after midnight. tomorrow, look for a high of 19 with 1-3" of snow likely for most. the 7-day forecast shows highs warming to the 20s wednesday, and another snow chance thursday.

jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanan, fred. (fred) you bebe tim: ahead of tonight's game against number one in the nation, oklahoma, hundreds of iowa state students camped out today to get their hands on some tickets. 4 out of the next 5 games for the cyclones are against ap top teams, but that's not the only brutal thing fans were facing, temperatures below zero in

cyclone nation, but it didn't stop some from camping out for hours "how long have you guys been standing out here?" "last night at 7." "we've been out here since 8am this morning." "we borrowed his dad's ice hut and we parked it right where we're standing right now and d dropped it off about 630 on saturday evening and we've been here since then." abc9 sports director chris palmquist will have a preview of the big i-s-u game later on in the newscast. still to come... some quick ways to burn those extra calories and you won't even have to go outside.

going for a run, can be daunting. tim: especially if you don't know where to begin. jessica rae has five quick and easy ways you can burn calories in today's "get going". "rae: mercy wellness coordinator deb twyford says "keeping moving is the key to good healthbut sometimes that's easier said then done, especially for those of us confined to a desk all day long... deb has five tips on how you can burn calories, without even knowing it... deb twyford: "by parking further away, going end to end at the mall that helps, and you can walk at a brisk pace and just every little thing counts you know, taking the stairs, if there's any steps, try taking the stairs instead of the elevator that really burns a lot of calories." rae: there's three easy changes we can all make starting today... deb: "another good way of getting exercise is walking a dog if you don't have a pet and you have been thinking about getting one the humane society always has pets you can adopt- mainly thinking of a dog here, walking a dog, and that's a great

and hopefully you can do that twice a day, at least, the dog will be happy." rae: and if you don't want to permanently adopt, the sioux city animal adoption and rescue is always looking for volunteer dog walkers... this last and final tip goes out to all the house wives, and women who work hard to keep their homes spic and span... deb: "cleaning the house is a great way get exercise too, you think about all of the different movements when you are cleaning, you're squatting, bending try to tighten your abs as you're bending over to clean and you're burning calories because you know you are moving and your arms are moving hopefully the vacuuming is good exercise as well, cleaning is a great way to exercise and you accomplish a lot!" deb says whatever movements you can make throughout the day will keep your metabolsim going, and those calories burning. tim: coming up in sports... the

into the top ten today after their five and oh start in conference play. find out what the team has to say about their hot start. jenna: plus... iowa state has a chance to avenge one of its losses when they host oklahoma tonight. we'll take a look at the matchup with the top- ranked sooners

label a game on january 18 as a must win. but for a team that had conference championship aspirations, like iowa state, tonight's battle with oklahoma might be just that. a loss tonight against the top- ranked sooners would put the cyclones a full three games back in the race for the big twelve, with contests looming against kansas and west virginia over the next two weeks. isu dropped an 87- 83 contest to oklahoma to open up conference play, but luckily the series shifts to hilton coliseum tonight. the clones have beaten the sooners four straight trips to ames, including last year's rally from 21 down early in the

we'll see whether hilton magic will be on full display or not in just about an hour and a half. tip off is at 8 in ames and the game can be seen on espn. we'll of course have full highlights for you tonight at ten. across the state, the hawkeyes are 5-0 in big ten play for the first time since the 1996-97 season after yesterday's 82-71 win over michigan. iowa has now won 7 straight games overall and 11 straight in conference dating back to last season. that's their longest such streak since the 1969-70 season and they say it's not a fluke. adam woodbury--"i wouldn't say surprised, because every night out we're expecting to win. and that's the mindset you've got to have playing against the big ten and obviously some people are going to be surprised with the 5-0 start, but we're confident in our abilities and what we're able to do." next up for the hawkeyes is lowly rutgers, who's 0-5 in conference play...so any potential for a trap game,oach mccaffery?

coached in leagues before where you could bring less than your best and beat the bottom teams. not this league. anything less than your best and you're going to get beat every time. you cannot coast against anybody in this league." the hawks head to piscataway on thursday night to take on the scarlet knights. that game will be on espnu. and when the hawkeyes travel east they'll do so with the big ten player of the week, peter jok. the junior guard averaged nearly 20 points in iowa's two wins last week, shooting 64% from three point range. with mike gesell's win of the award last week, it's the first time in iowa school history that the hawkeyes have won the honor outright in back to back weeks. the good news continued for the hawkeyes in the latest ap poll...iowa vaulted from 16th to 9th in today's rankings...it's their highest mark since 2001. iowa state fell two places to 19th but will have a chance to climb back up the rankings with a win over number one oklahoma. north carolina and kansas round

finally, the latest high school basketball poll was released this afternoon as well. seven siouxland teams made the cut in the top ten across three classes, with five others receiving votes. we'll start with class 1a...boyden-hull is up one place to third while south o'brien breaks into the rankings at 10. ar-we-va, mvao and hms are all receiving votes. in 2a...western christian is nearly unanimous at the top...ridge view moves up from 10th to night and sioux center, is receiving votes this week. in 3a, spirit lake jumped two places to fourth and heelan broke back into the poll at number 8. moc-floyd valley dropped a place and spencer is now on the outside looking in. no area teams are ranked in class 4a.

today's picture comes from... a group from central baptist church who's in haiti for a mission of hope dental clinic lead by dr. cork from north sioux cental. they say they saw

their best first day ever. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for an early low of 5, then rising temperatures and a good chance of snow after midnight. tomorrow, look for a high of 19 with 1-3" of snow likely for most. the 7-day forecast shows highs warming to the 20s wednesday, and another snow chance thursday. we'll warm to the 30s