People showed up at 4 this morning to get the buses ready for their morning route. Its also important to make sure you are properly preparing your kids for today. Make sure theyre dressed in layers. So if they get warm on the bus. They can take off their mittens, and their glvoes and their hats. But make sure you their feet warm. Its so easy for them to get cold. A doctor at Allen Hospital says its also important to think about wearing windproof and waterproof material. She says when temperatures are below freezing like this. It is possible to get frostbite in under half an hour. Especially if you are by properly dressed. Weve got you covered live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl according to a doctor at Allen Hospital some of the biggest mistakes parents make in the cold is running out of gas. Staying out in the cold and wind for too police are warning people not to leave their cars running with the keys inside, despite the cold. Some cars were stolen in cases the cars were left running. Last year Cedar Rapids Police took 287 stolen vehicle reports. Most of the time the cars were left unlocked with the keys inside or left running the family of a man shot to death by Waterloo Police settles with the city. The parents of Derrick Ambrose junior will receive about onepointtwo million dollars. Another one million will cover Attorney Fees from the wrongful death lawsuit. Investigators say in 2012 ambrose had a gun outside new world lounge in waterloo. They say he ran from police and ignored their commands and then turned toward an officer yard. Investigators believe he likely tossed it before the shooting. A grand jury cleared the officer cotninuing coverage. Drug lord el chapo is back behind bars at the same prison he escaped from in july. Though he was a wanted man, while on the run he agreed to a secret interview with one of with a narcotics empire at his command. And two prison breaks under his belt. And it appears, thats just what he wanted a biopic, a project he had been planning for a while. So it arrest. Actor sean penn published an article about his secret meeting with the drug lord in in october. In penns piece for Rolling Stone, el chapo boasted of his narcotics empire. His prison escapes. Trump as mi he later answered penns questions with videotaped responses. Explaining his path to drug trafficking. el chapo i was raised in a ranch caled la tuna. In that area, and until today, there are was planned by kate del castillo, a Mexican American actress. She reportedly began communicating with el chapo during his second stint in controversial tweet about the drug lord. In 2012, she tweeted quote, today i believe more in El Chapo Guzman than in the governments that hide the truth from me even though it is painful. She later told cnn that it was meant to criticize politicial leaders, not praise guzman. With her name yet again tied to his. And mexican officials looking to question her and penn, del castillo has not commented since the publication of the article. As for el chapo, he insists that his way of life was the only one available to him. el chapo as i said, where i grew up there was no other way, and there still isnt a way to the drug lord will fight extradition to the us, and the process could take months. Two men die and more than 140 following a wildfire. The fire is burning in western australia. A state of emergency is in place and people have been evacuated from five nearby towns. Recent conflict between saudi arabia and iran will not affect syrian peace talks thats according to a United Nations representative. The diplomatic crisis has seen saudi arabia sever ties with iran after crowds of protesters in iran attacked two of its diplomatic posts. Those assaults came after saudi arabia executed a prominent opposition shiite muslim cleric. A firsttime substitute teacher is facing some serious allegations after her students say she made a threat against them. It happened in florida. The 61 year old substitute teacher had just completed training. A few hours into the school day, she allegedly told 3rd graders if they didnt stop misbehaving. Shed let a gunman in to the classroom to shoot them. The sub was removed from the school. We have made sure this substitute will not be teaching a Police Report has been filed. The texas mother accused of helping her son flee to mexico will ask a judge to reduce her bond. Attorneys for tonya couch say high. Investigators say couch helped her son ethan flee to mexico as prosecutors investigated whether he had violated his probation. Ethan couch killed four people while driving drunk in 2013 his attorneys argued his privileged lifestyle prevented him from right from wrong. Decision 2016. New poll numbers are out. Just three weeks away from the caucuses, and both the republican and democratic races are neck and neck. According to the most recent nbc marist republican senator ted cruz leads donald trump by four points among likely caucusgoers. On the democratic side. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is now just three points ahead of senator Bernie Sanders. Both are within the margin of error. Making the races a virtual tie. Bernie sanders working to wrapping up a fourday swing through iowa today. He talked about his rising poll numbers during a forum on Veterans Issues in marshalltown yesterday. He said when races get tight. There are often more attacks. When suddenly the candidate who was ordained by the finds that her position is not discussion and a lot of attacks taking place. Sanders has multiple Campaign Stops scheduled for central iowa today. He was in eastern iowa friday Hillary Clinton heads to eastern iowa today. Shell be in waterloo this afternoon for an organizing event. This comes after she picked up the endorsement of the planned parenthood action fund. This is the first time the organization has endorsed a candidate in a president ial primary. The stakes have never been Hillary Clinton is the right clinton said she was honored by the endorsement and promised to fight together with the organization. On the republican side. A once leader in the polls is looking to regain that support ahead of the caucuses. Retired neurosurgeon ben carson spoke at a Des Moines Church this weekend. Someone asked him how hed help my message would be that we need to fix the economy of this need to get away from this group vs this group and start recognizing as americans we are all in the same boat. Carson continues campaigning in iowa today with stops in western and central iowa. Despite low polling numbers as he night. He talked about the importance of meeting oneonone with iowans leading up to the caucus. Iowans dont Pay Attention to the national polls, they dont 7580 people are doing here tonight; which is come out, meet the candidates, and kick the tires, santorum will be in eastern iowa tomorrow, holding a town hall in independence. A spillway on the Mississippi River is opened much sooner than expected. Its to prevent flooding in new orleans. This is the 11th time in history the army corps of engineers has opened the spillway. The diversion typically happens every 10years. And on congressman says this early opening is part of a new pattern that needs to be thats very different. Historically this spillway has been opened some trends and we need to make sure we understand them so we understand how the futures going to look and make sure flooding of homes and businesses in the future. The spillway could be open for several weeks. Hundreds gather to watch as crews implode a fairgroudns granstand. This is part of a 50million dollar project at the new york state fairgrounds. The goal is to make the fairground more competitive. And the area should be ready to go for the fair this summer. Its coming up. As iowans deal with freezing cold. Other parts of the country are cleaning up from tornados. Plus, hollywoods Biggest Party is over. Were looking at who youre watching kwwl, from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team we could see some light snow and flurries today and tonight with breezy conditions tonight and tomorrow. This will lead to dangerous wind chills late tonight and Tuesday Morning, we are dealing with clouds that are affecting our temps. Stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras will show that mix throughout the morning. The blanket has a huge difference for temps this morning. We have teens in the south and negative numbers north, but we are actually much warmer than this point yesterday morning over much of the state. But we still have a few wind chills down to 20 this morning in areas with clear skies. Winds will stay light today, but will start to pick up out west this afternoon. We although some areas of sunshine will occur. Some light snow will track in, too, but amounts will be light as the disturbance tracks mainly to will be breezy and cold tonight and tomorrow. Temps today only a little better than yesterday with the cold air returning for tuesday. We will have highs in the low teens to mid 20s with some light snow and flurries, mainly this afternoon. Light snow could end up around an inch tonight, but blowing snow will be the main concern as winds pick up to 1020 mph. This will also drop wind chills to 15 to 25 by morning. The Single Digits over most of the viewing area. We will warm into the upper 20s to around 30 for thursday and friday as the next system tracks in. This will bring snow friday afternoon through saturday, along with more wind saturday. Temps will parts of florida are cleaning up from a tornado this morning. Down over the weekend. Several homes were damaged. Luckily no deaths or serious injuries have been reported. The red cross opened a shelter home. Its still to come. And the award goes to. Were looking at who took home honors at last nights golden globes. Plus. It looks like soccer but follows the rules of golf. A look at a new sport growing in popularity. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered in raymond, ryan, marco rubio thinks its unfair to criticize him for missing votes. But i am going to miss votes, im running for president. But hes 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. Doesnt show up for work, but wants a promotion . Right to rise usa is responsible much of hollywood may be in recovery mode this morning. Its the morning after the golden globes. The 73rd annual event last night honored the years best in tv some of the winners. The revenant that frontier revenge epic was a revelation at the best director. And best actor was about adaptation. Honors for best actress went to first time nominee brie larson ahhh i cant believe this for the hostage drama room. And it was a double win for the martian. Best musical or comedy. And best actor for matt damon, playing a marooned astronaut. I know how lucky i am. Jennifer lawrence, meanwhile, spoke directly to her frequent director, david o. Russell. After winning best actress for their collaboration, joy. Cookie lyons alter ego, taraji p. Henson, passed out cookies on cookies for everyone tonight mad mens jon hamm that shows final season. While first year computer hacker series mr. Best drama. And two upsets for mozart in the jungle. Best comedy a big surprise caught off guard oh my god winning best actress for crazy ex girlfriend. The nights highlights also included a standing ovation for Sylvester Stallones creedplaying the role he originated nearly four decades ago. I want to thank my imaginary friend, rocky balboa, for being the best friend i ever had. A golden moment. On a golden night. Jinah kim, nbc news, beverly hills. This years oscars nominees will its coming up. Its a sport youve probably never heard of. But its popular whos the rebel now . Yes way savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. A fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. Mcdonalds all Day Breakfast menu. Yeah storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. Light snow today with highs in the teens to low 20s. Light snow tonight around an inch , blowing snow tonight Tuesday Morning and cold wind chills. Back to 15 to 25. Warmer by the end of the back to cold on sunday. Its a game that combines soccer and golf. And its popular enough to have a world cup and a us team its called footgolf players must kick the ball into a hole in as few kicks as possible, and rough grass. Team category and someone from competition. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered. This is today in iowa. America is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u. S. Cellular, and this is verizon. Now, same phones, but with u. S. Cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only 40 per month 20 less than verizon. And u. S. Cellulars network was built to work in places here, and here. So, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just 40 a month plus get 300 back. Lets not overthink this. Someone just got a free 6 subway sandwich. Just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. And youll get a free 6inch sub is the economy rigged . Well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 Million People combined. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. The middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. With your help, as president , we will. Now on today in iowa. As we deal with very cold temperatures this morning. Were looking at how School Districts are working to were remembering the life of david bowie. And. A 9 11 firefighter has been fighting for firefighters for more than a decade. Now hes being honored for his work. Good morning, im ally crutcher. And im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven we still have some cold temperatures out there this morning with a wide range out there. Wind chills are running from just above zero to around 20 calm to around 10 mph from the east and will stay light today but become stronger tonight. Some clouds are tracking into the area and will see that cloud cover expand northward and then some snow showers track in, especially this afternoon. That could lead to ill have more details coming up in a few minutes. Picking up our team seven coverage, storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert is live in waterloo with more about how schools prepare for the cold weather. Right now behind me bus drivers for the Waterloo School district are getting ready for their morning. This morning to make sure the buses are warm and ready for the cold temperatures. Vo heres a look at where a lot of the buses for the Waterloo Schools district are stored overnight. This is new. Durham Schools Services moved here in july. Now while the buses will be warm. It is important to make sure your kids are dresses properly and in layers. It this is another common mistake you dont want to make. I think that what happens in the Colder Weather is that parents have a tendency to kepe their this can bbe dangerous. Becuase you send your kids running out and what if they run in front of a car or. So please just make sure that your kids are not running and not paying attention to the roads. Kathis says this is also dangerous because someone could slip and fall. Weve got you covered live in waterloo. Live in waterloo. Amanda exposure to cold and wind, not wearing proper clothing. Weve got you covered live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert kwwl news there are no School Delays or cancellations right now but if any come in over the next few kwwldotcom. Firefighters work in freezing weather to put out a fire at a Historic Building in omaha, the old market. In the frigid winter cold the water made the building look like an ice castle. The pub owner says three people were treated for injuries. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Today, iowa lawmakers head back to the capitol for the first day of the legislative session. Lawmakers are expected to tackle School Funding yet again this session. Last year, the session went late as democrats and republicans tried to hammer out a deal on education. Only to have governor branstad veto part of it. Water quality is toweards the top of he gives his condition of the state speech tomorrow. Cedar falls voters will likely head to the polls once again to decide on a school bond. Tonight the board of education is set to choose a date for a bond question. A 35million dollar bond referendum failed last year. Continuing coverage. Jury selection begins today for an officer charged with seconddegree murder. Caesar goodson faces the most serious charges in the death of freddie gray. Gray died in april, a week after sustaining serious injuries while in the back of a Baltimore Police van. Goodson is the second of six officers to go to trial in connection with grays death which touched off riots in the city. A judge has convinced another officer to testify against him. South Carolina Police say someone tried to burn down the former home of michael slager. Slager, who is white, caught National Attention after shooting walter scott, who was black, last april. A video showed scott running slager was released on bond last week. His trial is set for october. Witnesses said they saw someone running away from the home before the fire. Tensions remain high in the Philadelphia Police department after a new threatagainst officers surfaces. Investigators say an anonymous tipster told police the threat is not over and that three radical shooters are still atlarge. It comes after a man approached an officers patrol car and opened fire. Allegedly pledging his allegiance to isis. Police say they are investigating the tip and plan to reinterview the tipster. Four suspects are now behind bars after police say they raped a teenager in a new york city playground. An 18yearold woman and her father were walking through a brooklyn playground when police say the group attacked. One man pointed a gun at her father, forcing him to leave. This baffles all of my Police Police say two of the suspects are 14 and 17 mexico begins the process of extraditing a drug lord to the us. Joaquin El Chapo Guzman was recaptured. Hes escaped from prison twice. Actor sean penn says he met secretly with guzman late last year. The meeting was described in a Rolling Stone article. Penn says guzman talked about trafficking heroin, meth, and other drugs. The United States deploys a b52 bomber over south korea it was a show of force following north Koreas Nuclear test last week. The b52 was joined by two air base. A square in paris lights up in the colors of the french flag this display capping a week commemorating the Charlie Hebdo attacks. People came to the square to remember victims of the islamist militant attacks one year ago. A monument in the square has become a shrine to the 17 victims of the january 2015 attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a jewish deli. People also came to remember the 130 victims of the november shootings in paris. An iconic singer whose career lasted five decades has passed away. David bowie died after a battle with cancer. He was known for songs like space oddity, changes and under pressure. He had just released his 25th album on friday which was his birthday. Bowie was 69 years old. Decision 2016 Hillary Clinton is in eastern iowa today exactly three weeks from the caucuses. Edward lawrence tells us new polls show both the democratic and republican frontrunners in tight races. Pressure grows in the president ial race for the white house. Hillary clinton picked up a key endorsement from former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband. They say clinton is the only candidate who can stand up to the gun lobby. Its the only industry in our country where we blanche where you can do senator Bernie Sanders says he can be tough on gun manufacturers. Are going into the hands of criminals absolutely those gun manufacturers should be held accountable a new nbc news wall street journal marist poll shows iowa closer than ever with three weeks to go. Clinton slightly leads sanders. Same with the republicans. Senator ted cruz has a lead over because he was born in canada. Settled. Senator ted cruz was born to an American Mother in canada and he says that makes him constitutionally for an organizing event at the Electric Park ballroom. Donald trump is in cedar falls tomorrow. Trumps latest target is football. This is what he had to say about the sport last night. Bing, flag. Footballs become soft. Football has become soft. Now ill be criticized for that, theyll say isnt that terrible. But footballs become soft like our country has become soft, its true. Trump also says he rarely watches the game anymore. Recent studies show many former pro players have brain disease related to concussions. The nfl is under pressure to take head trauma injuries more seriously. Tonight is the nations oldest president ial forum focused on minorities. The brown and black forum is in des moines. Minorities are asking the a walk in their shoes. From state leaders to activists. They all agree these are the biggest issues the Minority Community in iowa is facing criminal justice reform, Immigration Reform and economic inequality. This is what one Small Business owner wants the eventual nominees to know. No matter how much money they have, no matter how much and do the work thats necessary to move our country forward. All three democrats will be at the event tonight. The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on union dues. The justices will be asked to decide whether State Government workers. Who choose not to join a union. Can still be required to pay a share of union dues. The ruling will affect unions in 23 states where they have a duty to bargain for both members and non members alike. The first book of pope francis papacy focuses on mercy. The name of god is mercy is a 100 page conversation with an Italian Journalist one topic they discussed the comment about homosexuality. The pope says that he was merely reciting what the respect, and that they should be treated as individuals, not marginalized. The book is set to be released in 86 countries tomorrow. New york gives a special honor to a former firefighter who fought for healthcare for 911 First Responders. natsot it is my honor. Ray pfeifer received a key to the city. Former daily show host jon stewart, who lobbied lawmakers with pfeifer along was also there. Pfeifer developed a stagefour cancer ground zero after 911. He fought for legislation that helped about 33 thousand other First Responders who also got sick. We got something done that i dealt with people that really are still dying from terrorists, we are still sick from terrorists, they started to get it. Pfeifer says hell donate the its coming up. Despite the cold weather weve been dealing. Some eastern iowans decide to brave the outdoors. Plus. Football fans show off beers by the fire to keep them from freezing how much Internet Speed does one family actually need . Ballpark. To answer your question, i assembled a similar family unit. We have centurylink internet. They offer a range of speeds. For us, 40 megs works great. With that, you can download an hd movie or tv show in minutes and songs in seconds. Which is a good thing, because my pretend family is not big on waiting. Get up to 40 Meg Centurylink internet for 20 a month for a year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. 12 month contract required. Now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team we could see some light snow and flurries today and tonight with breezy conditions tonight and tomorrow. This will lead to dangerous wind chills late tonight and Tuesday Morning. This morning, we are dealing with clouds that are affecting our temps. Stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras will show that mix throughout the morning. The blanket has a huge difference for temps this morning. We have teens in the south and negative numbers north, but we are actually much warmer than this point yesterday morning over much of the state. But we still have a few wind chills down to 20 this morning in areas with clear skies. Winds will stay light today, but will start to pick up out west this will occur. Some light snow will track in, too, but amounts will be light as the disturbance and tomorrow. Temps today only a little better than yesterday with the cold air returning for the low teens to mid 20s with some light snow and around an inch tonight, but blowing snow will be the main concern as winds pick up to 1020 mph. This will also drop wind chills to 15 to 25 by morning. And it will stay most of the viewing area. We will warm into the upper 20s to around 30 for thursday and friday as afternoon through saturday, along with more wind saturday. Temps will likely be falling saturday, as well. Struggle to get out of the Single Digits over most of the viewing area. We will warm into the upper 20s to around 30 for thursday and friday as the next system tracks in. This will bring snow friday afternoon through saturday, along with more wind saturday. Temps will likely be falling saturday, as it was a cold weekend but that didnt keep all iowans indoors. People embracing the Winter Weather were bundled up in several layers. The below zero wind chills for some people was not a factor we saw one young man even going for a seven mile run. Others enjoyed dubuques riverwalk. Its nice and sunny out, and its not snowing. The sun makes it a little warmer. If you do head outside make sure Minnesota Vikings fans could use a little sunshine to start their day. They hosted the seahawks yesterday in an n fl wild card came the coldest vikings game in history. Yes, they had the dome for years but before that they played outdoors for a long time. So yesterday. It was brutal but that didnt stop fans from tailgating. Hall of fame coach bud grant even wore a tshirt for the coin toss. Vikings fans would like to forget the game itself. They were a field goal away from beating the seahawks and moving on in the playoffs. 26 seconds left and a 27yard field goal by blair walsh is wide left. The game slips away and seattle wins 109. Its still to come. Is cutting its prices. As it eyes the possibility of launching in another city in iowa. And gas prices continue to drop. Well tell you how low they the National Average prices for gas is 197, according to gasbuddy. And here in iowa, were looking at 1 83 a gallon. The good news just keeps coming. Some experts predict the price of gas could drop to a dollar a gallon in some areas. That hasnt happened since 19 99. The Powerball Jackpot continues to grow after no one won saturdays drawing. Wednesdays jacpot is now one point three billion dollars. The largest jackpot in world history. You still have time to buy a ticket. The next drawing is wednesday. The winning numbers will be announced right here on kwwl during the news at ten. Uber wants you to get out this winter. So its dropping prices. The Ridesharing Company announced in a blog post that its cutting canadian cities. Cities in iowa were not included in the list, however, quad cities users reported seeing prices there slashed in half. Uber may be adding iowa city to the list of cities it serves. The company had been looking at the area last year. But stopping pursuing the idea around the time the city Council Passed new regulations for cabs adn web based Companies Like uber. Peter Kokontis iowa city it could bring a lot of jobs to here. I think itll be beneficial overall to the students, especially with drunk driving and all that stuff going on. Prefer use the bus line. But many people in iowa city. Especially students. Think uber will make getting around the city more convenient. Burmese refugees in waterloo mark the karen new year traditionally, this celebration ends the end of rice planting and the beginning of a new season, many groups from iowa and minnesota performed at the five Sullivan Brothers convention in waterloo. Traditional food accompanied the performers say theyre happy other people can experience their culture change the mind on them, like oh i dont like them but maybe they can change their opinion when they see them and how they present themselves karen is a specific subset. And there are many different cultures represented in burma however, a majority of refugees here do celebrate the karen new year, its were wrapping up today in iowa with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan next. You got people working incredibly long hours. Median Family Income today 4,000 less than it was in 1999. The bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. What this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. You should not live in poverty. Stories. Its the first day of the legislative session. Iowa lawmakers are expected to battle over Education Funding again. Another topic theyll likely discuss water quality. And the big story this morning. The weather. Despite the wind chills. We do delays into our newsroom. So be sure your kids are bundled up eileen is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. Light snow today with highs in the teens to low 20s. Light snow tonight around an inch , blowing snow tonight Tuesday Morning and cold wind chills. Back to 15 to 25. Warmer by falling temps with strong winds thanks for joining us, the today show is next and well be back in 25 minutes with more news and weather. Have a great day. Good morning. Breaking overnight. Legend lost. Rock star david bowie has died. The groundbreaking musician losing a private 18monthlong battle with cancer just days after his 69th birthday. This morning a look back at his music and style that made him one of the most influential artists of his time. Under fire. Mexican authorities want to talk to sean penn about his secret meeting with el chapo while the notorious drug lord was on the run. Could the oscarwinning actor be in trouble . And golden night. The revenant and the martian win big at the golden globes. What an incredible honor. Wow, that meant a lot. When people go see movies, its kind of rare. Ive made a lot of movies that people just didnt go see. As Ricky Gervais skewers hollywood in his return as host. What an amazing talent, most of you. We have it all covered from the red carpet to the winners backstage. Stink in