will be wearing them as well. it cost about 32- thousand dollars to get the technology up and running-- and according to public safety director-- mark prossser-- the cameras will now be standard issue for each officer. "the process in moving forward in years to come is we'll have to factor those into our operational budget, to rotate that equipment, as it wears out or needs updates in future years. " footage from the cameras can help with a number of things-- ranging from evidence in a courtroom-- to training purposes. "it provides us that much more ability to capture information, capture video during incidents, during investigations and to also maintain a record of officers demanors." lt. chris cole says he's happy about the added surveilance-- it captures footage that dash cams can't-- and protects officers forced into hands-on situations. "a lot of people lie to the police, and uh when thihis go to court, a lot of time, it's the officers word against the suspect or the defendants word." seeing as how they pride themselves on transparency-- and protecting the public--adapting to the body cameras isn't that big of a challenge for the storm lake p-d. "i'm confident in what our officers do and how they uh present themelves and how they react to

and show that they're making the right decisions in community when questioned." christina: and in order to protect privacy-- public safety will not make the footage available to the general public-- without a reporting live in studio-- christina griajlva-- abc 9 news jenna: keeping people safe.. is the goal of any law enforcement agency. for woodbury county, a well- trained swat unit is part of that mission. officers train every month to ensure readiness in case of an emergency. just last month they took advantage of an abandoned farm house ... simulating a possible threat...using the opportunity to train in a real life simulation. "if we have access to a residents that is not in use or any facility that we can use that we can use t sharpen our tactics we take advantage of that

tonight at ten, abc9 reporter lucus voss takes an in-depth look at local training efforts and why woodbury county officers say it's vital to being ready when needed. jenna: turning now to politcs, presidential candidates have moved on from iowa and are campaigning hard in new hampshire. jenna: a new poll out today shows donald trump holding a 20-point lead over marco rubio and ted cruz in new hampshire. the republican front runner is back in the granite state with five campaign events today. trump sot "gotta do it. it's called crunch time right? it's working out great. great people." jenna: the billionaire businessman spoke to a packed town hall meeting in new hampshire today. meanwhile, trump's rival.. ted cruz was quoted today criticizing former president jimmy carter's comments, saying he would prefer to have trump not cruz as a president. sot/cruz: he explained why. carter said because

core beliefs, so he'll work with us and do what we want, but cruz -- that guy believes this stuff. jenna: on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders will go head to head in a democratic debate tonight most recent polls show clinton down by 22 points in new hampshire.. tim: this year's iowa caucuses featured record turnout for republicans. the first in the nation process helps widdle down the field of presidential candidates but experts say there are other reasons why the event is an important part of the political process. amanda krenz has more from our des moines affilliate. " " lots of glad handing on the campaign trail, spending lots of money in iowa will only get a candidate so far. 1:20 steffen: i think that's what is nice about iowa is we give them a chance to really shine and be great and connect and then we give them a chance to bow out and let the field shrink down. dr. steffen schmidt says that's

nation duty. not just to pick winners of the caucuses, but to weed the candidates out who weren't gaining traction. :47 steffen: caucus night in iowa was an opportunity for some individuals to say i'm just not connecting and i'm dropping out and the did. schmidt says other lower tier candidates who are trying to hang in there after the caucuses may not have much time left. 2:30 i know some of those are still hoping that new hampshire will save their campaign and i think some of them are delusional, they just don't fit into this year's republican environment. tim: dr. schmidt says candidates like carly fiorina, john kasich, and chris christie are hoping to bounce back after new hampshire but if they don't do well there, they may call it quits. jenna: a sioux city reprsentative has introduced legistation in the iowa hous that would make a big difference for parents of children who have autism.

supporting insurance coverage for autism met at the capital today... including a delegation from siouxland. blue t-shirts and puzzle pieces were set up in the capitol rotunda to catch the eye of lawmakers. a bill introduced by republican ron jorgensen of sioux city would require insurance companies to cover autismtreatment. as it stands now, often that treatment isn't covered d even for doctor recommended care. "a lot of our families do have to relocate at times or they go without services. so that's a pretty desperate place to be in. as well as all of our surrounding states and 42 other states in the country have passed similar legislation. so really iowa is a little bit behind the curve when it comes to serving this type of population." jenna: josh cobbs from sioux city is the father of a 15- year-old with autism. he's been working on this bill for 10 years and hopes this could be the year it actually gets passed. tim: muslim students on the campus of the university of iowa now have a safe place to pray on campus. the muslim student association held an inauguration ceremony to open

reporter brea love has the story " more than 30 thousand students attend the university of iowa. so you can imagine campus is constantly packed with people. which makes finding a quiet area to pray, hard for students like mohammad ismail. mohammed ismail stent whenever i was looking for a room, i kinda would go through the imu and try to find something that's available, which is not the case like at 2 or 2pm, or i'd have to go on top of a staircase and just pray there and hope walk by and start because we can't talk when we pray." many other msa members felt the same way. that's when the group decided to reach out. after a month of discussion and planning with university officials, they found a solution. lyn redington dean of students "we identified a couple of rooms that have been used as offices since the flood that happened many years ago. they are no longer needed for offices so we're able to change those to prayer and meditation spaces." two new completely renovated rooms. one for men and

ismail says getting this space is a step forward for not only the group, but the university as a whole. "it's juststice having a room where anyone can go and have a quiet place to other people other a lot as well. hopefully it will allow for other campus to get religious groups to pray at i think that the university will see a need for them then they'll be fine with them and i think that's a good thing for everyone on campus." redington agrees this is a chance for they can also and their voices will "the big thing is ask, us what we're missing, tell us what their wanting, tell us what their vision is and how we can help and how we can support them, and tim: coming up we head to sunny california to get an update ahead of the big game don't go anywhere. (fred) nice temperatures are headed our way,

tell you about. next week doesn't look as cold, either! your forecast is next!

fred, how long before the next round of snow comes? (fred) we'll see some very light snow tomorrow. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) ad conditions are much improved on the major highways. we do still have some patchy snsn and ice cover in the northeast, however. here's a time lapse of the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. we saw clouds clear out late today, but they will fill back in tonight. 31 was the high today and 10 the low. we can see sunshine on the storm lake skycam

in the middle 20s to lower 30s eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota were in the upper 20s and lower 30s for highs. 22 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the middle teens to middle 20s. wind chills range from the single digits to the teens. winds are northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows this morning's clipper system clipping northeastern siouxland. a clipper is by definition a fast moving system that moves from northwest to

light snow. another clipper is coming tomorrow. we can see that to the west. the stormcast hd shows at clipper tomorrow, then a return to sunshine saturday before yet another clipper brings a chance of snow sunday. the snow forecast shows the potential snow to accumulate of an inch for most of us. your forecast for tonight is for increasing clouds and a low of 9. tomorrow, look for a chance of light snow and mostly cloudy skies otherwise. the high will be 32. the 7-day

another chance of snow sunday. windy conditions will be seen early next week. a cooldown will be seen monday and tuesday before we return to the 30s wednesday and thursday. jenna/tim/fred (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) sure. tim:

a historic stadium being torn down in california. more on the demolition process in our big

squaring off to crown a world champion of foball in california. jenna: the two teams will take the field in a brand new stadium, but what about the historic candlestick park? johnathon kucko is in santa clara with more. john: one year ago

candlestick park, former home to the 4949s and san francisco giants baseball club. b a historic stadium that was located just three miles from here. we stopped by there this morning. work crews still leveling the grounds. it opened in 1960z this is where the beatles staged their final full concert 50 years ago. the super bowl was to be played here 17 years ago, but promised renovations never occurred and the nfl moved the game to miami. the 49ers now play their home games over an hour away at levi's stadium in santa clara, home to super bowl 50. a long ways from san francisco. john: lots of history at candlestick park. condominiums will

jenna: everyone has their opinion about who will win the big game even a four year old siberian tiger named misha from the blank park zoo. "sniffed them both then decided that the carolina panthers will win on sunday! " misha is sticking with her fellow felines! the des moines zoo's animals are now 4 for 6 in the picking big game winners. she ally likes her panther box, perhaps because there was a piece of steak inside. tim: nascar's "big game" will be without one of its biggest stars, tony stewart has announced he won't be hitting the pavement in daytona 500 the season kickoff to the sprint cup. that's after he suffered a burst

he'll be missing the start fro the 2016 season. no timetable as to when he will return. stewart announced he'd be done racing after this season a few months prior to his fracture. tim: coming up in sports...siouxland 's sent quite a few linemen to iowa the past couple of years, but they're more than just football players. more details up ahead. jenna: plus... national signing day turned into days this week. we'll head to sioux center, hinton, and heelan and find out who's heading where

to delay their signing day celebrations until today. one of those was sioux center's ko kieft who's heheing north to play for the nnesota golden gophers. this past season kieft threw for just short of 2000 yards and 19 touchdowns and added 11 more scores on the ground. defensively he led the warriors with 50 and a half tackles, including three sacks. the gophers project kieft as a tight end/h-back type and he's excited for the opportunity to play big time college football. ko kieft--"i think it's just the chancncto play fbs football, to play in the big g n has always been a dream of mine. to play schools like iowa and ohio state, thats just a chance you really can't pass up. it's really nice to get it done and i really love the coaches and the place." to ko. seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 schools to accept a w wk-on

pounder had nearly 500 receiving yards and four touchdowns for the crusaders this year and he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's awesome just to finally get a chance to show them what i can do." he's not the only crusader heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university of northern iowa. bleeker had a hand in both goals in heelan's state championship last spring and even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit for her. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best fit for me. i felt like because i've had family members go there, that it was familiar to me." five other crusaders also

schools today. bleeker's teammate jensen froehlich (fray- lick) is heading to sioux falls to play for augustana. in football, odessa clark will head across the river and suit up for wayne state next season. elsewhere in the nsic, will karrer will head to the university of mary to play football and baseball. jake noel will suit up for the defendinin national champs from northwest missouri state. and john oley will continue his football career with southwest minnesota football. congratulations again to all. up the road at hinton, standout offensive lineman burke prins accepted a preffered walk on spot with iowa. over the past couple of years other siouxland stars like cole croston from s- b-l and brandon snyder from west lyon have also taken this route. and for prins, it's a dream come true to wear the black and gold. burke prins--"it's a rerely great feeling. growing up, i always watched the hawkeyes and now i get to go and play for them now, so it's a really great experience." terrill henrich also signed a letter of intent with juco powerhouse iowa western this afternoon. congratulations to both. chris: one of the most important attributes for an

ability to be former siouxlanders cole and landan paulsen...they showed that off last night. at halftime of the basketball game current iowa some of their hawkeye dance team to put on quite a show. wearing number 64, levi wearing 66 and landan out there and then check out the show stopping finish. yes...that's a pair of 6 foot 5, 290 the splits...one of the most incredible things i've seen in a long time.