do if they've seen making a murderer. and he was so dedeerate for a new kidney, he built one out of snow. his message was heard... so once the snow fell again... he came up with a new mission. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. wind chill advisory continues in parts of the viewing area until noon today where the worst of the chills will be. we are currently seeing negative teens over most of the viewing area with nrthwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. we had blowing snow earlier, but it has since improved. storm track 7 iowa dot cameras show that the roads have some snow on them... the snowfall is traking out as clear skies move in and that will keep us cold ttday as temperatures plummet this morning. northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warming much. we have a warm

tomorrow, though, that will do the job. but may bring more snow to the state. i'll have details in a few minutes. as temperaturessplummet thiss morning. northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warming much. we have a warm front that will track in tomorrow, though, that will doo the job. but may bring more snow to the state. i'll have details in a few minutes. new this morning: the president is getting ready for his final state of the union address tonight. he'll talk about the econooic recovery, the fight against terrorism and gun laws. the white house says he'll keep a seat empty next to the first lady to represent all of the victims of gun violence. we're also hearing a good part of his speech will be optimistic. he's hoping to give

embrace on the campaign trail. many people don't see it that way. seven in 10 amerercans said thhy see the u-s heading in the wrong direction. that's from a recent nbc news -- wall street journal poll. you can watch the state of te union tonight at 8 on kwwl. south carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response to the state of the union. expect her to talk a lot about isis. they say they're behind a mall attack in baghdad yesterday that off a car bomb. 50 others were wounded in that attack. the u-s is expanding its targets as it goes after isis. tens of millions of dollars in isis cash went up in smoke when one of its banks was hit by an airstrike. it happened on sunday in a city in iraq -- which is being controlled by isis. this is video of other recent airstrikes. u-s -- and other forces -- have also been bombing isis- held oil fields and targeting tanker trucks carrying oil

today in a military court -- a hearing forthe army serggant at the heart of a dangerous prisoner exchange. sergeant bowe bergdahl faces charges of desertion. the hearing will be at fort bragg. he was held captive by thh taliban foo five years - and ago. before tonight's state of the union, a similar speech -- focused jst on iowa. governor terry branstad will give his condidiion of the staa address this morning. the iowa legislative session is now underway in des moines. matt breen is there and spoke th the governor about what focused on this session. governor terry branstad calls it one of the "biggest and boldest" measures he's ever proposed. a 20-year extension of e one-penny state sales concern is we sharing in this sales tax growth gives us a long-term, reliable source of funding for what i think is already a good strategy." administration officials say the first $10 million in new revenue, each year, would go to

top of what schools are already getting plus providing a share of thatatgrowth to waar quality," branstad saa. how much more? an additional $20.7-billion for school infrastructure, and nearly $4.7- billion for water quality. "critics in the legislature say the penny taawas approved at the local level to help local schools before it was modified to help all schools equally," said matt breen. "and, moving that money robs iowans of the chance to vote on the new direction." anstad says he understands those concerns. but, when looking at the best ways to fund water quality and education, "it puts in on property tax," branstad says. "and, iowans don't want that." at the state capitol in des moines, matt breen, kwwl news. the governor's condition of the

morning. this session, lawmakers are also expected to focus on the issue of privatizing medicaid. history is made as the legislative sessisin starts. republicaalinda upmeyer became the first woman to serve as iowa's speaker of the house. breaking the glass ceiling isn't this is such a speical personal moment for our family. i think into this chair. " upmeyer's father served as iowa house speaker maa years ago. a developing story: a dubuque woman facing murder charares this morninn. she's accused of beating her ex- husband to death with a baseball bat. dolores flynn faces second degree murder charges. llst week -- police found hee ex

in their home on jackson street. police arrested flynn monday at mercy hospital. they say video frm traffic and surveillance cameras was key. "wewereviewed aa that footagg, saw her carrying a bag we we utlimately located it, where she had hidden it or disposed of it. so again, the cameras played a pivotal role in this location. flynn is being held at the dubuque county jail on a 500-thousand dollar bond. a convicted killer -- who's the focus of a very popular netflix documentary -- won't be pardoned. at least not by wisconsin's governor. tens of thousands of people have signed petitions calling for steven avery to be pardoned -- after seeing making a murderer.avery is serving life in prison for murder -- but claims he didn't do it. mmny people believe him. they asked the president to exonerate him -- but this was not a federal case. that leaves it up to wisconsin governor scott walker. yesterdaa, he posted on facebook ththt anyone who's seen the series on netflix should read

opinion of the court of appeals on the case before jumping to conclusions. the mother of the "affluenza" teen ethan couch posts bond. she's charged after investigators say she and her son took off to mexico which was violations of his parole. he is still in mexico. tonya couch is expected to be released from jail this morning. another university says it's taking an honorary degree away from bill cosby. george washington said it made the decision in light of - quote - "renewed distress" for students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. cosby was recently charged with sexuaa assault. here's another good reminder to wash your hands. the flu is on the rise in iowa. three viruses are active in the state right now -- all of which are covvred by the vaccine. flu season typically peaks between now and february --but doctors say it's not too late to get your shot. this morning, a tribute to a legendary singer.

death of david bowie, musicians and fans came out to show their support. a wreath was placed right next to his hollywood star. bowie died on sunday night after an 18 month battle with cancer. here's an unusual namesake to honor his legacy. the cincinnati zoo named this baby penguin "bowie" days before he died. was born on bowie's birthday. "really cool to actually honor david bowie's legacy and his musical influence by naming the little penguin after him." the penguin will make its public debut at a zoo exhibit this spring. a minnesota man builds an organ out of snow. he was hoping for a kidney transplant. he finally got the live-saving transplant... but as adrienne a new mission. hillside trail in cottage "we started at 10 pm and slept jim gorbunow chiseled away. "i feel like kevin has found a home and this just kind of symbolizes that" to understand the home behind this kidney snow

back to the first year we met jim: 2014. "running on empty now." then, he needed of a new kidney to live. so he and his brother created kevin - the snow kidney. next to message went viral... this picture of jim s take last march - after he received his kidney transplant. but that hasn't stopped his mission to save others in need of the organ. "i'm kind of hoping that by doing this there ar those peopleewho come through that don't know me and they see this and they at least think about it or think twice about it" "we live wn the street and so we've been wondering what this guy has been doing this wholee

"but by having the word donate next to it i feel like it ties the two together" he's a spokesperson for the nationnl kidney foundation and said he's concerned about the number of people living with kidney disease. we still hve a lot to get to this morning: the postseason was filled with blowouts - but last night's national championship game was very were scored. in the fourth quarter alone. highlights coming up: plusus-- you don't expect this when you park your car on the street. find out what happened to leave this car in a deep hole. wind chills are in the negative despite mostly sunny skies. wet& will warm things up tomomorow, but more snow may track in. i'll have more coming up. "now your storm track 7

it will be breezy with dangerous wind chills again this morning along with cold temps.

showers tracking through and it will warm up even more for thursday. a wind chill advisory continues over portions of the kwwl viewing area until noon today for chills down around -25 a a times... theeare mostly in the negative teens right now, but will stay cold today and tonight. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph and will stay strong today. some blowing snow may still occur for a few hors, although the worst of the blowing has shifted farther south. stormtrack7 live weather network will show mostly clear skies today, but it won'te very warm out there... temperatures across the state are in the single digits either side of zero and strong winds

until later tonight. the snowfall will continue to track away from us, but a warm front to the west will track through tomorrow and bring a few snow showers or flurries. mostly it will bring warmer temperatures... we go from the single digits and teens in the midwest today to the teens to 30s tomorrow. but today.. brrezy and cold with wind chills staying in the negative double digits all day. lows tonight drop into the negatives over most of the iewing area with light winds, but chills still down around -15 to -20 at times. clouds track in by morning and they may havevesome stray snow showers tomorrow. amounts look light... and temps will climb

get even warmer thursdayyand friday, but a system bringing some snow friday and saturday will bring falling temperatures on saturday as well. highs on sunday will only be in the teens with single digit highs on monday. it's bad enough when your car won't start. it's even worse when you can't even get to the door. but a system bringing some snow friday and saturday will bring falling temperatures on saturday as well. highs on sunday will only highs on monday. it's bad enough when your car won't start. it's even worse when you can't even get to the door. a sinkhole opened under this car in missouri -- north of

it was caused by a water main break. nobody was hurt. the rear wheels stayed on the road -- but as you can see, the rest went into the water. crews brought in a crane to lift the car onto the street. the college football season goes out with a bang. highlights of a wild national championship game next. plus -- no one saw this coming. ttery signs donont have enough room to show us how big wednesday's powerball drawing will be. you're watching kwwl. we've got u covered in alburnett, reinbeck, holy cross and all of eastern iowaa after a bowl season filled with in the middle of a time when senior poverty is increasing. republicans and some democrats came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be ovov our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everhing i can to extend the solvency of social security

saved its best for last. the national championship -- alabama against clemson last night. four quarter -- bama up four -- kenyan drake takes the kickoff, avoids one tackle and is off down the sideline. 95 yards for the touchdown. alabama wins 45- 40. it's alabamm's fourth national

saban's fifth as coach. that means he now only trails legendary head coach bear bryant, who had six. the college football seaan just wrapped up hours ago... but already -- the experts are looking ahead. in one very early prediction -- one writer has clemson the favorite to be number one next year. alabama right behind them with iowa number 15 in the country. with the super bowl less than a month away, the stadium hosting on monday, crews laid down the new field for super bowl 50. that's 75- thousand square feet of fresh grass. also, temporary structures were put in place to handle the larger crowd. hating a picture of yourself isn't uncommon... but what this fugitive does to put a good face forward is a bit extreme. police in ohio are looking for this man... donald pugh... so they put his picture on facebook... he wasn't happy with it -- so he sent police ts. a selfie - and a message that says

one is terrible." he's wanted for not appearing on chares of domestic violence. police also call him a person of interest in another case. an iowa man says ii would've been nice to win the whole thing, but he's not turning down one million dollars. the jackpot for wedneday's powerball drawing is one-point-four billion dollars. lolotery signs weween't designnd to handle that kind of a number... so for now, they read 999 million until someone wins the jackpot. joel dominguuz almost did. t te sioux city man matched the first five numbers but missed the powerball -- for saturday's drawing. that's still good enough for a one- million dollar prize. "its a feeling that... so your are goinnto play again, oh ya of course." we'll have the winning numbers of the one-point-four billion dollar drawing on wednesday night at ten.

still to comeeold man winter sends more people to the auto shop. not to get something fixed... they're looking for an upgrade. that story next. and when n ou see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breakingngnews and weather information.

but not because cars are breaking down nessarily. kwwl's jessica hartman tells us freezing temps making it pretty miserable to run to the store or head to work. c-v-s-i motorsports has seen an increase in installations in recent weeks. installing an average of 8 aaday and are book nearly now." hartman "with weather like it is outside, its nice to stay toasty

starts out there. and that's the conveniece people say they can't live wwth out." "yea i really want to have the move to arizonia or somewhere warm." even if you are use to iowa temps - - many say they still donont want to live with out it. "grew up in the cold, i hunt in the cold, i am in the cold all the time. it is still a convince to have an automatic start on my truck." its a convince and comfort that i worth the cos. "we see more that people are just willing to spend tte money to be coofortable. no one wants to go out and scrape their windows." many people say it's a time saver. they're spending more time on things

scraping ice. also, it's a safer way to warm up your car to protect it from being stoen. your car might need some extra time this morning to get warmed up. we've got the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist

eileen loan is back withforecast. breezy and cold today with chills from -15 to - 25 all day.. through friday. a few snow showers will track through wednesday with the passage of a warm front, with more snow on friday and saturday as a cold front tracks digit highs returning by monday. it's'snd coming uu on today in iowa. investigators are looking for two people missing after house explodes. plus... a scary scene for two window washers. they were stuck on a scaffolding 71 stories off the ground.

"you're watchinnow today in iowa... this frigid weather can cause car trouble. this morning, we're focusing on your tires. tips to keep your car out of the shop. plus... this wasn't the monday morning many ere expecting. a plane lands in the middle of a highway. and it's"all aboard" a wedding to remember. a couple from two differeet sides of the country metetin the