after our balmy** start to winter - every body in the corridor - is searching the closets and - bundling up. up.even though it's not "new" for a lot of people who live hehe - cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee is here to show us how some are still trying to escape the bitter temps. the cold is affecting a lot of people ever since temperatures started dropping early sterday.even for those who've lived in iowa their whole lives, it's still a struggle.we caught up with some to see their solutions for coping with the bitter blast. blast. even for me who likes the cold, negative six is too far." even while sitting inside a warm room - "ugh i mean it happens every year but you never quite prepare for it when it comes." freeeeng tetes outside - "it's just cold."will make people like sam angell wonder - -"just repeating myself - why did i move to iowa why did i move to iowa?"

"it's either they all want to come in and get warm or nobody's going to leave their house."owner brad danielson says sometimes when the temps drop - the need for their warm drinks and meals gets higher higher"we've become very very close to running out."but you'd be surprised to see some of the drinks customers are sipping on. on. "some people love iced coffee - t ty love it."think that's crazy? crazy?"i personally do."brad says after crafting these piping hot drinks - employees become obvlivious to reality - -"a lot of the staff think it's warmer in here than itit really is. because they're running around with all the steam"looking out these steamy windows - -"it's beautiful. it's like being inside of a lightbulb." can you blame them for n n thinking about the frozen arctic outside? outside?it just takes a cup of joe to escape bitter temps for a little while - - "like i don't think anything has tasted more perfect than when you come in from cold air and you have that first sip" sip""i'm just hoping for not another polar vortex like we

brewhemia says now that temps are finanay allowing ice to remain frozen for a while - they're hoping to hold some fun outdoor activities for the community.steffi lee, cbs 2 news ten at ten. at the capitol in des moines, moines,state legislators will head back to work tomorrow for the start of a new legislative session. they've got a number of issuesn their agenda - after an extended session last year yiyided few *majaj results. some of the big things they're expected to tackle, include education funding, medicaid privatization and water quality issues.in fact, earlier this week, governrn branstad revealed he wants to divert some tax dollars from education to water quality.the lack of progress last year was likely due, in part to the fact thaharepublicans s controlled the iowa house, while democrats controlled the senate -- something that will remain the same this year. "my biggest hope is we figure out ededation funding ahead ofof time so the school boards can

budgets.""we also have to make sure the 1/2 million citizens of the state of iowa who rely on medicaid arent gogog to be left o o in the cold with privitization plans the governor wants." wants."along with some of the other big items on the table, some democrats want to raisis the minimum wage and expand a sales tax exemption for certain manufacturers. also this week - president obama will deliver his final state of the union address. address.many expect it to radically* different - - than previous years.instead of a laundry list - - of proposals - - the president will likely - reflect - on his entire two terms - and the impact.you can see the president's - - state of the union - live - right here on fox 28 - - tuesday night starting at eight. how low will gas prices go this year?a lot of people like that they'rerepretty low nono and get this - triple-a says gas could get down to a dollar

average, are already headed in that direction.in fact here in n the cedar rapids area, we found prices as low as a dollar-68 on the southwest side of town.triple-a says it's all thanks to low crude oil prices and strong refine output..to find the lowest prices in your area, area,head to cbs two iowa dot com, and click on gas gauge. the two dollars you're saving on gas - - could win you a billion*n*much to the disappointment** of power - ball - players - last night's record** 949 - million dollar jackpot - - did not have a single winner. 25 tickets - - including one purchased d iowa - - did match five* numbers - - for a one million dollar prize.the next power-ball drawing on wednesday - will now be worth at least - one- point - three billlln*** dollars. some are calling that an obscene** amount of money - - that could cause problems for both the winner - and the losers. losers.at some point - - should the lottery y ack-pot

in tonight's say what. what. " spit ticket or i'll take ten powerballs " "" one point three billion is an amazing amout of money. " the question - - as even more people get in line to buy tickets - is it too much money. money." you're not gonna win if you don't buy a ticket and you're probably not gonna win if you do buy a ticket bututt lelet you have a chance. " roroy says he doesn't even pay attention until the jackpot tops 300 - million - so one billion - is all the better better" its the game and thatat just what it is, nobody wins it goes on to the next one .. that's the name of the game. " but - emma says- why not cap the winnings at five hundred million - and give theheest away. away." i personally feel it is a little too high, i feel like there's a lot better thing the money could be put towards like donations to a charity or something i just feel like its a little too high. " others worry about the winners who have lost it all all" it's alot of money to manage but it is a finite number and can be spent and

put your trust in uncertain riches for they can soon take flight and be gone .. hahah " " haaaaah that's a ton of money i mean it's not too much money i mean it'd be cool to win .. nono don't think it's too much " " if i had 100 dollars yea i would have spent 100 dollars on it. " ed says don't limit the jackpot - but play responsibly. responsibly." one point three billion dollars is a lot of money and i think it woiuld help alot of people if the right people win it that is. " finally mark says - rather than ruining his life - he'd like to think - a billion - would change others. others." i mean yes i want to help my children and halm my family but fo the most part i'd want to see what i could do to make other people's lives better .. ... something to make the world a better place. " we always welcome your thoughts - - you can share them right now on our facebook page. they were celebrating in

the burmese festival was held at the five sullivan brothers coention center.there is a large population of people from burma, also known as myanmar in waterloo.hundreds of people showed up today to celebrate the karannew year. karan is a region in burma. people who attended, say it's great to ave their neighbors celebrating alongside with them. "we invite everybody who wanted to come, and we just dance and eat or just share anything we have ororike anything we are thankful for." for." it's estimated there's about 80-thousand people from that region of burma in the u-s. coming up next on the cbs 2 news ten at ten, january twisters.yes, one area is dealing with *tornado damage today after violent storms rolled through -- we'll tell

where. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss vote i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible

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the upper midwest - may be dealing wi a blast of bitter cold - - but other parts of the country - are enduring - wild weather - of another kind.a powerful - tornado - tore through south florida - over-night.it ripped of roof tops - shattering windows - and tossed cars.no one suffered serious injuries - - even thought the national weather service - says wind speeds - hit nearly - 135 * miles per hour. wedding season may feel like a lolo ways off but brides and grooms-to be got some big ideas and some helpful advice at the z-102-point-nine bridal showcase today.a bunch of local vendors were on hand to show off how they can help. everybody who came through the door even got a chance to enter to win a caribbean cruise -- that sounds nice for a honeymoon. "we just wanted to give back to our listeners and make it more convenient for them to plan their wedding by coming to our bridal showcase and meeting with all the vendors

today."best of all, the annual event is free for everyone. rely cold temperaturs around here and they could be sticking around. around.marissa scott is here with a complete check of your

coming up in sports -- the iowa wrestlers -- were in a word -- dominant -- how tom brands and the hawks pinned their way to a record -- next on cbs 2... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at kgan.comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2.

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we new it was going to be cold, bubumaybe nono6 degrees below zero cold -- with a windchill of 25 below -- and that was at the start of the minnesota -- seattle game it was the coldest game in vikings history -- bududgrant doesn't care -- he's got short sleves on for the coin toss jump to the 4th -- minnesa up 9 nothing -- and that's when seattle started to thaw out -- russel wilson hits doug baldwin -- and the lead is down to 2vikings trying to answer -- teddy bridgewater to

gets striried -- former cyclone ah-tah-bah rubin falls on it -- and that would lead to a seahawks field goal it's 10-9 seatle -- minnie would get one last shot -- blair walsh who was perfect on the day y misses the 27 yard field goal with 23 seconds left -- seahawks stun the vikes -- 10 to 9 the final. "snap might of... maybe was a little high... but it's a chip shot, he's got to make that." th.""i can tell you this, it's my fault. i don't care whether you give me a watermelon hole, i should be able to put that through and i know ff did his job, kevin did his job and i'm the only one that didn't do my job there so that's on me." the last time the packers were on the road to start the playoffs -- 2010 -- same year they won the super bowl -- but in order even think about hosting the lombardi trophy green bay has to get a win at washington it wasn't the best start for the packers -- aarororodgers was 1 for 8 and the drives

saftey -- punt -- punt -- and the redskins were up 11 nothing but then the green and gold t in a groove -- scoring 17 straight -- starting with a-rodg throwing a dart to randall cobb -- packers led by 6 at the breakand opened it up in the second half ----james starks takes the pitch -- and scampers in from 4 yards out -- he rushed for 53 yards eddie lacey -- did 10 better -- both scored a touchdown -- as the packers beat the redskins --- 35 to 18. "it's huge for us, it really is. i talked a lot last week about us being&able to turn it on and a lot of you probably thought that was lip service, but we just needed a game like this to get our confidence back and get our mojo going. i said this week it just takes one... it takes one performance to get us going back in the right direction and believe we can make a run." ka-boom was the word of the

wanted more ka-booms from his wrestlers -- and he was in luck, because iowa wrapped up their illinois road tour at northwestern -- a place where brands has never lost a dual dualand this dual quickly became -- a a -boom festfirst match of the day -- thomas gilman -- flips his guy over like a pancake -- and wins with a pincorey clark up next -- same thing -- another win -- and another pin for the hawks at 1-57 -- edwin cooper -- follows suite -- 3 of the first 5 matches iowa won with pinsand not to be out down -- sammy brooks gets another one at 184even sam stoll won by fall -- the hawks won every match -- 6 of them were pins -- iowa minates 54 to nothing. "it was about some of these opponents that we could have overlooked and we didn't. and that w good. and the only thing that i said that we needed to really work on is wrestle that full 7 minutes at

points i think at every weight.. that would have made a better statement in my mind." home is where the heart is and for the iowa women -- home is where the wins are -- bluders bunch has won 25 straight at carver hawkeye arena -- but getting the streak to 26 -- easier saiaithan done with 8th ranked maryland in town townterps head coach and cedar rapids native brenda freze back in her home statehome cooking hard tcome by for the hawks s they trialed frfr the opening tip -- ally disterhoft doing her best to bring them back in the first quarter -- the hoop and the harm there then the three in transition -- second quarter more disterhoft -- - the west high alumn had 8 in the first half -- but the hawks trailed by 10 at the breakand just couldn't make a run to get back in it -- brionna jones with the steal -- she goes cocot to coast -- 16 turnovers for the hawks -- as the streak is snapped -- hawks lose 76 to 56. and the panther women improved

with a 65 to 60 win over missouri state -- former benton bobcat madison weekly led the way with a game high 28 points -- u-n-i is back in action on friday against illinois state.

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