♪ i'm going to marry the night welcome back, everybody. finally this half-hour, if you are like me, you spent your new year's day on the couch watching football and hydrating. >> why am i not surprised -- hydrating with water clear liquid. those that felt better than this guy, that include brave souls in cedar rapids, iowa, spent the day water skiing and probably freezing their hineys off. >> reporter: eastern iowans met the first day of the new year with blustery wind and cold temperatures. weather that kept most people bundled up at home. >> river is almost always frozen over. so this is just a rare occurrence for us. it is a lot of fun. >> reporter: unless you are the