here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today grgrze our zero again with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two possible well warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week.today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5

democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sandererare back on the campaign trail after an aggressive debate. the latest polls show sanders could upset clinton in iowa and in new hampshire. abc's megan hughes has more on last night's debate in south carolina. in south carolina, frontrunners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging ? debating healthcare.. clinton--a defender of obama's legacy: sot clinton: i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or we're talking about the plan you introduced nine times in the congress, sot sanders: 'that's nonsense. clinton, again, slams sanders on gun control. sot clinton: he votededo let

into amtrak, guns into national parks, he voted against research so that we can save lives? the debate-steps away from the charleston church where a white gunman killed nine black worshippers in june. former governor martin o'malley hoping to get an edge on the issue- sot o'malley: i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation. but sanders refuses to discuss former president bill clinton and his past indescretions. sot sanders: yes, his behavior was deplorable, have i said a word? no, i have not. i'm going to debate secretary clinton, governor o'malley on the issues facing the american people, not bill clinton;s personal behavior. tag: in contrast to earlier debates, donald trump was not a big conversation topic. clinton didn't mention his name once.

after the iowa caucuses on february first. but the republicans have one more shot in 10 days, with a debate in des moines. clinton is back in eastern iowa today.. she will speak at the toledo civic center at 6:45 tonight. the former secretary of state is scheduled for visits on thursday to vinton and iowa memorial union on the university of iowa campus. on the republican side, florida senator marco rubio is also in our area. he'll be in decorah, waverly, ottumwa, coralville and ends his day in bettendorf. rubio has been a consistent third in polling behind donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. many schools and businesses are closed today for the doctor martin luther king junior holiday. there are also plenty of events in eastern iowa. today in iowa city, the spot at 10-30 crosspark avenue will host community projects. those will be before and after

the holiday. this video is from a silent march last year on this day on the university of iowa campus. the cedar rapids rotary club is honoring 8 area high school seniors who volunteer. that will be from noon until 1:15 at the double tree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals for the northeast iowa food bank. in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive at his campaign office. thahaevent will be at 612 mulberry street from 10 a-m to 3 p-m. cedar rapids police say an officer was seriously hurt in a fight at a laundromat on the city's southwest side. investigators were in the parking lot at 6th street and 8th avenue sw yesterday afternoon. that was around three o'clock. police say the call was for a

at the soapy waters laundromat. the police department says the officer was talking to a suspect when he punched the officer, knocking him out. the officer went to mercy medical center for treatment. police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. the iowa division of criminal investigation has released the name of the man a sheriff's deputy shot last week in muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer on friday night. they later stopped him in a hotel parking lot in muscatine. investigators say seefeldt drove off, hitting a law enforcement vehicle, which is why the sheriff's deputy fired his weapon at the suv several times. seefeldt has a und to his torso.

branch 30 years ago has died. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he was 69-years-old and died after battling skin cancer. kern was a former iowa city insurance agent and conspired to kill 39-year- old ady jensen of west branch in 1979. prosecutors said kern sold a 50 thousand dollar life insurance policy to jensen's wife without jensen's knowledge. evidence at trial showed kern worked with his ex- wife and jensen's wife to kill jensen and then split the money. an s-u-v crashed into a nail salon in cedar falls. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, it crashed through the front of top nails and spa at 618 brandilynn boulevard. it happened at about 4:15 yesterday afternoon. the business was open at the time but no one reported any injuries. cedar falls police are investigating. with these subzero temperatures, you may have a

mechanics in central iowa say they usually get dozens of calls from customers who can't start their car when temperatures are this low. some batteries just can't handle the extreme cold. experts say to check your tire pressure since it tends to decrease in colder weather. they also say make sure to give your car time to warm the engine because extreme cold can make the oil thicker. "it'll get thick inside there and that makes it hard for everythihi to turn over inside the engine and it makes it difficult to lube up that's why it's important to you know let your car warm up a bit in the morning " mechanics also recommend drivers keep blankets in the car. it's just in case your car does break down and you're stuck out in the cold. iowa musicians and songwriters are getting a chance to reach a wider audience. the iowa mumuc project is accepting submissions for a songwriting showcase. the organization will select 15 songs from artists with iowa ties for a compilation recording. kcrg-tv9's brady smith explains

elizabeth moen grew up with an ear for music. 6:54-:58 "my grandpa gave me an old guitar when i was like 12." and you'd never know it listening to her play, but she admits she can't really read music. she learns by sound and by picking up her guitar and playing. but writing her own material is a complely new experience. 7:08-:13 "it's been about 4 months now that i've really been songwriting."i t's artists like moen that luke benson hopes to attract to the iowa music project's songwriting showcase, made possible by an 87-hundred dollar grant from the iowa arts council. :49-:57 "you know, a lot of different territories have a distinct sound; like chicago blues, new orleans music, but what's iowa music?"that's the question

original, not previously published songs to i-m-p website until march 15. then, 25 will be selected for a recording session at flat black studios in lone tree. of those 25 tracks, 2 will be chosen through news and culture mag little village's listener's s oice voting page. and benson says of those 25, 15 will be mastered into cd and vinyl, sort of a "state mix." 3:19-:25 "in some ways if we do this project right, the final album will be kind of uneven and weird, but we're kind of cool with that." 2:55-:06 "the goal with that is not not necessarily that these will be the best 15 songs, but that we're sort of cataloging the diversity of genres and musicians and sounds and all of that." for moen, it's a chance to share her talent with people across the state. 9:42-:54 "it's great to play it for my friends and my family, and of course they're going to be like yeah, i really enjoyed listening to that, but it's awesome when you can

iowa city, brady smith, kcrg tv9 news. you can find more information on how to vote for songs under this story on kcrg dot com. american prisoners are on their way home as part of a swap with iran. agreements in the iran nuclear deal mean prisoners from both sides are going home. president obama has declared a state of emergency for michigan because of water quality problems in one city. and a celebrity from the area is accusing the government of covering up the

of us, but at least we should climb back above zero

chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our western towns. we'll dip below zero again tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finallwarm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week.today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15

low: -9--3 winds: nw 5-10 alo: -9 dbq: -9 iow: -5 tomorrow: pm light snow likely high: 12-18 winds: se 5-10 alo: 14 dbq: 13 iow: 17 tomorrow night: light snow likely low: 9-15 winds: e 5-15 alo: 11 dbq: 10 iow: 13 wednesday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 12 thursday: mostly cloudy high: 27 - low: 19 friday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy

sunday: chance of rain/snow high: 36 - low: 25 monday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 22 thanks justin. david bowie's final album, blackstar, is at the top of the charts. this now gives the late music legend his first number one album. more on that coming up on today's america's

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countries announced the release of prisoners held in each country. the u.s. setting seven prisoners free as part of a negotiated swap and iran - releasing five prisoners - four as part of the swap. reid binion reports. "i couldn't live my life every day knowing that was happening to him. "...and he doesn't have to anymore... ...now that matt brandseth's childhood friend, washington post journalist jason rezaian, is free. rezaian was one of five americans released by iran this weekend, four of as part of a prisoner swap with the u-s. after a stop in switzerland sunday... rezaian and two others - marine veteran amir hekmati and pastor saeed abedini - arrid in germany where they are undergoing medical checkups. from there - the three are headed to the u-s.... back home, feelings of relief and gratitude. rezian's mother - grateful for the outpouring of public support during his imprisonment. "i want to thank everyone around the world who has been working on his behalf to bring him home. hashtag 'free jason.'"u-s congressman dan kildee, who

amir hekmati, also expressed relief. michigan "we've had a few instances where we thought amir might come home and it's been close and then it didn't happen."after years of disappointmen t, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. it just doesn't feel real until we see him, but i know its real. "american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi- roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. the white house has declared a state of emergency for michigan. it's because of a water contamination problem that has plagued flint and surrounding areas. one of the state's most famous natives, film- maker michael moore got involved. he claims local and state officials knew all along the water from the flint river was toxic. ""they hid this from the federal government and in doing so, they knew that the people here did not have the political power to do anything about it." "

fema and the department of homeland security permission to coordinate all relief efforts for the state. singer and actress cher says she will send 180 thousand water bottles to flint. we now have the first picture of a crew chief among the missing u-s marines in hawaii. officials say sergeant adam schoeller is one of 12-service members who vanished on thursday. they were flying in two helicopters that apparently collided and crashed into the ocean. his family say some of those pictures are from his wedding last year. an extensive search is under way for all missing marines. people across the country are celebrating the life and achievements of martin luther king junior today. the king center in atlanta is celebrating the 30th anniversary of today as a federal holiday. the event will have an overarching theme of freedom. king's daughter, the rev. bernice king, says this theme is meaningful, because it is the 50th

to chicago to highlight the need for open and fair housing. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least

another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our western towns. we'll dip below zero again tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in

20s the rest of the week.today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 tonight: mostly clear low: -9--3 winds: nw 5-10 alo: -9 dbq: -9 iow: -5 tomorrow: pm light snow likely high: 12-18 winds: se 5-10 alo: 14 dbq: 13 iow: 17 tomorrow night: light snow likely low: 9-15 winds: e 5-15 alo: 11 dbq: 10 iow: 13 wednesday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 12 thursday: mostly cloudy high: 27 - low: 19 friday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 32 - low: 12 sunday: chance of rain/snow high: 36 - low: 25 monday: chancosw high: 30 - low:c's reena nin dendisbs vthis morning'serica's money. good morning. topping "america's money" -- gas for less than 50 cents. >> well, for a while yesterday that was the price at a northern michigan town, the result of a price war. >> prices are back to normal now but analysts with oil adding to the worldwide glut prices like this isn't far fechd. ride along and see something other than star wars.

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