originally from down south. bria? virst of all... how are things outside right now? bria: jenna im here in sioux city where the snow is still falling believe it or not. today's snowfall began very early this morning and continued non- stop throughout the day. i was able to speak to a couple of people who work for c.f. industriri and their reaction is what you would expect from those who are from the south. it's safe to say that joshua arvie and ivan cobb are not accustomed to iowa winters. both are employees of c.f. industries here in sioux city and both are from the south, louisiana and misssppi to be exact. they say the winter weather is the worst they've seen since moving to the hawk eye state. "this is my first time out today, just to kind of see what it's like out here. i was was going to go run and check the mail and uh it's a mix between crazy and amazing, i'm from louisiana so this is my first time seeing something like this and uh it's a sight for sure," says arvie. "it's pretty much...it's like a freezing cold hurricane in the south," says cobb. ivan and joshua y they have no plans of leaeang their homes, at

roads clear up. bria: jenna, now you know i'm from texas so i personally understand what joshua and ivan are going through. i'm tossing it back to you in studio, live in sioux city. bria bell abc 9 news. jenna: ter work be sure to drink lolo of hot chocolate. hopefully the weather clears up soon. weather clears up soon. jenna: blizzard-like conditions disrupted flights at des moines international airport today. this, as airport officials were bracing for the mass exodus of members of the media and visitors for the iowa caucuses. while many flights were on time, five early morning flights were canceled to cities including chicago and denver. that left more than 500 passengers trying to rebook later today

we've been planning fofoquite sometime with our airport tenants, with the rental car agencies; with thesa; the airlines themselves to ask them to upgrade, give us additional seats in des moines to get this glut of people out of here." foley reminds passengers to show up 90 minutes ahead of your departure, especially as the storm moves across the country. jenna our meteorologist elisa raffa has been covering this blizzard for us from outside. she's live along gordon drive with more on the e conditions ... elisa? elisa on cam jenna... roads are slick and snow covered. the snow is coming down fast. wind is whipping making traveling impossible. joining me now is officer .... we've know about this storm for days, how do you guys prepare in case you do have to make those emergency repsonse calls? how do you keep yourselves safe?

heeding the warnings? on the more fun side of the blizzard....i got to do coverage side by side with the weather channel this morning. and i got to chat with jim cantore. jim cantore has been covering storms for three decades and this was his first time in sioux city to follow a storm. he said he's enjoyed his time here but missed out on one thing... thundersnow!

but we moved from omaha! oh my god! we moved frfr omaha, so we missed it... it actually happened there this mororng right during our show. and to get i while you're on the air is kind of a big thrill" says jim cantore, meteorologist for the weather channel. we did actually get a report of thundersnow in storm lake this morning... both jim cantore and i missed it. elisa on cam what a cool guy! we had an awesome time playing around in the snow in between live hits... you can see that video on mymy twitter page. reporting live in sioux city... meteorologist elisa raffa... abc9 news jenna: thank you for

jenna: now turning to politics, candidates are headed from the hawkeye state to the granite state. the battleground shifts east as democrats and republicans take their message to the folks ahead d& of next week's primary. abc's marci gonzalez is in manchester new hampshire with more. " " script: on the trail in new hampshire?fueled by iowa-inspired optimism? sot - cruz: what a victory last night!" ted cruz- pulling off a big win in the caucuses?ahead of?donald trump, the one-time front- runner -calling his 2nd place finish an honor- then tweeting "he hasn't been "given any credit by the voters" for self- funding his campaign. on his heels- marcrc rubio?talking g th voters in thth granite state after his stronger than expected third place finish- nats - "keep the momentum going, marco rubio: i will, that's why i'm here and campaign confidence today for both democratic candidates? despite leaving iowa in a virtual tie- clinton, declaring victory sot - hrc it was a good win. a really good win. bernie sanders- polling ahead in new hampshire?welcome d back here today - by a cheering crowd? sot - bernie sanders

iowa where we astounded the world. (crowd cheering) and now we will astound the world again." mike huckabee and martin o'malley've dropped out of the race- but the rest of the candidates campaigns- now full-throttle here ahead of next week's primary. sot - gov. christie know i feel pretty good about our opportunity to break out here and i think that ground work that we've made is going to (?) next tuesday. marci gogoalez tag one candidate - not re today- ben carson ?taking a day off? ted cr apologized to him today for mistakenly telling people carson was dropping out of the race. mg abc news, nh jenna: hillary clinton received an extra iowa delegate tuesday... thanks to a coin toss. clinton and bernie sanders ended up in a virtual tie after monday night's vote. this video captured by a univision reporter shows officials resorting to a coin toss to decide which

presidential candidate would receive the precinct's fifth delegate. according to the rules for democratic precincts-- ties between two or more candidates can be broken by a coin toss. the des moines register reported at least two instances of decisions by a coin toss.... all breaking for clinton. jenna: despitityour political persuasion, you've got to be impressed with this woman's dedication. a 102-year-old woman was among those caucusing for hillary clinton in iowa monday night. ruline steininger was born seven years before women were granted the right to vote. and she's participated in 20 presidential elections, always supporting democrats. and with the possibility clinton could become the first woman in the white house, steninger is making certain she does what she can to help. steninger turns 103 in april. but her primary goal left in life isis to vote in the general election. jenna: detectives in los angeles are

mistakenly weekend. officials say 37- lawrence wright had been in custody pending trial for a gang- related killing 2011. he was let go from the inmate reception center saturday, the sheriff's department didn't mistake until night. the sheriff's department says a itical incident review of the release would be conducted so the system can be made. jenna: bill cosby was back in a pennsylvania courthouse this time to argue that he never should have been charged with sexual assault in the first place. the comedian's lawyers are fighting to have the case against him thrown out. they argue that cosby had a deal with the former district attorney, that in exchange for his testimony in a civil suit no criminal charges would be filed. that suit was brought by andreaeaonstand a former temple university employee who accused cosby assault. in december, just

limitations expired, a new prosecutor brought indecent assault charges against the 78-old tv icon " " there is still sufficient evidence of prosecutors to proceed if he is permitted to admit evidence of prior bad acts. cosby has repeatedly denied all the allegations made against him. former allegations made against him. former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor testified for cosby's defense and said there was indeed a non-prosecution agreement. jenna: investigations are underway after an explosion occurred on daallo airlines flight d3159. while flying between 12 to 14 thousand feet high, passengers say they heard an explosion in the cabin of the plane. even though h o people were

the plane safely. initial testof the damage came back positive for explosive residue jenna: still to come... we'll take a look at a new way eagles are getting rid of drones, stay tuned. fred: (fred) the blizzard continues! see you after the break! " " fred: jenna: tim: (jenna)

snowtotals wereras high as 16" in verdigre and 14" in norfolk. sioux city saw 11-1313 depending on where you are, while cherokee saw 11". vermillion, sd had city received 12.1". 11". road conditions are very bad. orange means don't travel. remains in effect until 4 am for areas in purple. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd shows low visibility from the ho chunk centre. 34 was the high today and 30 the low. here's the skycam hd in storm lake. 30 is the sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are single digits and teens. winds are 20 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph in sioux falls. . sibility is very poor--less than a half mile inmay spots. the satellititand radar shows the system moving east, but bands of snow

down early tomorrow morning, as shown on our stormcast hd, but blowing snow will linger tomorrow morning. in addition to what has already fallen, 1-2" of additional snow may be sen tonight! your forecast for tonight isor snow and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast shows quiet weather after tonight, with highs warming to above freezing over the weekend. next week will bring a cooldown and strong winds. 2 tickets to alan jackson is tonight's ask fred prize! fred: tim:

jenna: we've gotten a lot of school closings called into the station over the last 24 hours or so. but none as creative as this one that came from a private school in omaha. "duchense is gonna have a snow day on february 2. you can stay in your pj's all day long, bake cookies, binge-watch netflix, too..." that's the principal at duchense (do- shane) academy.... an all-girls school in omaha. the clip is going viral now. you can listen to the whole song

the whole song on our abc9 news did you know slimmer, taller and more confident? no... stand up! coming up, the power of posture! jenna:

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target the unmanned devices that some consider a nuisance. the bald eagles have been trained to swoop in and neatly dispose of any unwanted electronic interlopers. the dutch company that came up with the idea calls them a "low tech solution for a high tech problem. jenna: is there a quick fix taller and more while improving your health? turns out-- there is, and you don't have to be a movie star to get it. carl azuz has details ininoday's health minute. " " "stand up straight!" "sit up." it sounds like nagging, but it's actually healthful advice (dr. diana sodiq/emory orthopaedics & spine center) good posture is aligning your joints and your body in a way that puts the least strain on your muscles. but dr. diana sodiq says we often have bad posture. the biggest mistakes made while sitting are jutting the head forward, slumping the shoulders, crossing legs, and leaning to one side, especially when driving. (dr. diana

spine center) if you have bad posture over time, you can. have neck pain, headaches. upper back pain. low back pain and overuse injuries. you can actively work to improve your posture. to sit properly. (dr. diana sodiq/emory orthopaedics & spine center) her feet are flat on the floor. her hips are all the way back against the chair, her back is all against the chair, and then her head is neutral. to check your standing posture, try the wall test. stand about two inches away from a wall. if you have good posture, your shoulders, head, and buttocks should all touch the wall with enough space to slide one hand behind your lower back. sitting or standing, here's a tip for good posture: (dr. diana sodiq/emory orthopaedics & spine center) imagine a string pulling from your head to the ceiling. for today's health minute, i'm carl azuz. after the break... a special gift for a girl whos batteling cancer, stay with us to hear more jenna:

but that didn't stop a teenager's color guard family from rooting her on as she fights leukemia.

" " at 17 , kituana glover is fighting two types of leukemia. while she's under the care of doctors she e cently got an tra dose of love from hererormer color gugud teammates. "there is nothing in this world we wouldn't do for her." so on sunday, putting rivalries aside several schools, including kituana's cordova high, came together on one stage the kaiser permanente roseville medical center. with their special guest, watching a choreographed routine in the best seat in the courtyard. (nats)"she non-stop talked about color guard ..she loved it, she talked about it like it was the sun that rose every morning." sincshe can't be a part of the team right now they came to her. mackailee (ma-kye- lee) lawrence says no one hesitated to bring joy to a friend who always knew hoto light up a room. (mackailee lawrence) "despite everything, she's kept her personality. she kept her silly quirky, energetic sunshine personality through all of it."

music---the dancing you could just see the emotion in kitauna's face. kituana glover) "the guard is my second family." while the hospital has been her home for more than six months her friends say they're standing by and will continue to cheer her on. (nats) "oh kitauana we love you!" jenna: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast.

your forecast for tonight is for snow and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast shows quiet weather after tonight, with highs