Its near 0 bundle up. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in. Heres the dayplanner where today well reach a high of 33. Jessica rae and now to the us on your tuesday. We still have some freezing fog in standoff in oregon. Heavily armed milita have seized a Federal Building they say belongs to the people. And the fbi is leading the investigation. Abcs Neal Karlinsky has the latest. Inside the standoffabc news and others given a look past the guard tower, nk bridge . You can see . They even have their own gas pumps for their cars. The few dozen held up here mainly come from out of state one member posted an emotional family before joining up . Nat emotional send off to family we found him inside. Nk and guy walking. He says he hopes it wont come to violence. Etc. Within the compound. Bunks the militia members sleep on. A woman preparing meals. blaine in the video, dont think hes the one talking whether you are armed or unarmed, you get up here tonight the grp saying they are fighting for nothing short of the liberation of the thousands of miles of federal land the group seized the unoccupied federal refuge saturday, protesting prison time against two ranchers convicted of arson for allegedly lighting fires on public land . The pair surrendered at a ca prison late today . Meanwhile in oregon the standoff continues. Its time for you to leave our community. Go home to your families. Karlinsky ll tag meanwhile the schools in the area remain closed without a shred of Police Presence out here and these people say authorities have assured them there will be no confrontation. Jessica rae it could be a couple of months ethan couch is back in the us. Couchs attorney told abc news he believes the Mexican Government was trying to deport his client in order to avoid the lengthy process of extradition. Couch was about to be sent back to the us before a mexican judge granted the teen a temporary stay, which halted the deportation proceedings. Couch and his mother, tonya, were found in mexico on cember 28th after disappearing a few weeks earlier. Ethan couch was on probation for killing four people in a drunk driving accident in 2013. Jessica rae still to come. Youve been hearing about the Iowa Caucuses for months now. But do you know what it actually is . Ill tell you up next. Scott well have. Morning. Jessica rae. And scott larson. This is abc9 news this morning. The stormcast hd where we can expect a windy and warmer day today. A wintry system begins to approach us tonight. And flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. Your forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. The overnight low is 29. Your High Temperature tomorrow is 35 and itll be pretty similar to today, however we may have some passing flurries or light drizzle. Lets get a glance at your 7 day forecast. Scott adlib jessica rae the sprint is on. The first voting day today. A wintry system begins to approach us tonight. This means that well have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. Your forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high tomorrow is 35 and itll be pretty similar to today, however passing flurries or jessica rae the first voting four eeks away. State of iowa ted cruz are the top spot. With the pressure on, donald trump is now rolling out highlighting some of his most controversial comments yet. Reporter dana bash has the latest on the campaign trail. Trump ad a temporary shutdown of muslims entering the united states. Donald trumps first vintage trump. Blunt, and provocative. Quickly cut the head off isis and take thr oil. And hell stop illegal immigration by building a wall on ousouthern border that mexico will pay for. And not without controversy. It turns out that footage of people flooding the border is not mexico and the us but morocco and spain. After the website discrepancy, the Trump Campaign insisted it was intentional to show the severe impact of an open border and on the forum the reality star used to become the frontrunner free media trump started 2016 as he ended 2015. Going afr both clintons on cnns new day. voice donald trump r president ial candidate she used the word sexist. Im sexist. She was s ing very sort of derogatory terms. I said how the hell can she do that when shes got one of the great women abusers of all time sitting at her house. With the current president preparing executive measures aimed at curbing gun violence trump criticized him with the kind of simple yet pointed overstatement that has been working well for him in politics. voice donald trump r president ial candidate pretty soon you wont be able to get guns. Its another step in the way of not getting guns. Trump rallied a huge crowd this weekend in mississippi. voice donald trump r president ial candidate outside we have thousands but it is iowa just four weeks away where trumps fiercest competitor in the caucuses is spending his week. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate this is now the time the men and women of iowa step up. Ted cruz on a 28 stop, six day bus tour is trying to turn his iowa lead in the polls into an actual win next month appealing to evangelicals by quoting scripture. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate pray and lift up this country. We stand on the promise of second chronicl 714. If my people which are called by my name should humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways and seek my face then i will hear their prayers. And throwing down his best Clint Eastwood imitation. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate when youre hanging it make sure youre hanging it high. The Iowa Caucuses are february first and new hampshires primary is the 9th. Thats where marco rubio anChris Christie started their days making plays to be alternatives to trump and cruz. sen. Marco rubio, r president ial candidate the job is not described in the constitution as entertainer in chief or commentator in chief or even, frankly, economist in chief. It is described as commander in chief. Bothered to offer specifics on how you will perform that job, then quite frankly, you dont deserve that job. gov. Chris christie r president ial candidate anger is not a strategy. It is not a strategy. It wont make our government better and it wont make our country better unless that anger is used to motivate toward electing someone who can actually do the job. Jessica rae after months of campaign visits and oneonone meetings with the candidates. Its iowas turn to be in the national spotlight. But, the Iowa Caucuses can be a bit confusing. Even for iowans. Abc9 News Reporter lucas voss explains how the process works. In thanks jenna. The definition of caucus is easily found. A meeting of supporters or members of a specific Political Party or movement. But, its a more interesting process once you take a closer look. Clinton. If you have never caucused before, its an unbelievable experience sanders. I hope that you will participate in the get out to the e caucus and do yoyo thing. Vo to all of them. The iowa caucus is important. But what exactly is a caucus . Its not an election. Both Political Parties independtly organize the events. There is no state oversight and they are run by volunteers sot its just getting together and forming little groups and helping choose who is going to be the next president of the united states. Its so totally different from having a ballot where you show up any old time and just vote. Vo if you caucus in one of t states 1,681 precincts, youll help select delegates to iowas Congressional District convention and the state convention. Those people eventually choose the delegates for the president ial nominating conventions. So, how do you choose the candidates . Republicans gather and mark their preference on a paper ballot. Democrats. Get a little more active. Theyll phyically move about the room groups, according to which candidate they like. Doesnt have enough supporters. Those ople will have to join a different group. Sot back. Ill bring you two stories involving mans best friend. First up. Ill bring you the emotional reunion between one woman and her dog taffy. Jessica rae plus. Ill bring you the story of bella and george. And the special bond the two share. Stay tuned, well be back in two a woman who saysysysvirginia fire saturday night still has one reason to smile. Shes overjoyed her beloved pet turned up. More than 12 hours after the fire started. Reporter joe fisher has more on the happy reunion. Daylight shows the damage on this otherwise grim sunday morningng no font provided for witness i saw the flames and said oh my god. I know people who live in that pce. Eleven peoe now without a home after this norfolk Apartment Building caught fire saturday night. It was just before 9 30. no font provided for witness you just seen them e first story. But just hours afterer the tragedy a small miracle. Zoey Chandler fire victim oh my god, baby, thought i lost you. A bright spot at a dark time for Zoey Chandler whose apartment went up in flames. zoey chaner fire victim i lost everything but i got my baby. Chandler didnt know if her dog was trapped inside or not but she says e never lost hope. Zoey Chandler fire victim ive been looking for my dog since this morning and i thought that she got caught up in the fire, but i didnt give up. I walked high and low for my dog. On your side was there sunday morning when her chihuahua taffy turned up and came running for her mom. Zoey Chandler fire victim thank you god for finding my dog and shes safe. So much lost, she says. But so much to be thankful for. Zoey Chandler fire victim i might not have everything but i do have my life. So i guess this is a new beginning for me. Jessica rae service dogs are god sends to their owners. And the friendship between bella and george might be heartwarming bo in the rld. Abcs david muir has their story. And how theres a new generation right behind them. You met bella and george right here. Bella is 11, 43 pounds. George, 131 pounds. Sotbella was diagnosed with morquio syndrome, a rare genetic disease that attacks the bones. Before george, bella couldnt walk on her own. But that all chaed when she met george from the Service Dog Project in ipswich, ma. He helps her get from class to class on her own. Nats teacher how you doing, bella . Nats bella good. Nats teacher good. She gets to work. He gets some sleep. Then its off to gym through those doors. Bella oh, he helps me walk. I lean on him like a crutch. After we met them in the category of service dog, we have george the great dane. George received the american kennel Clubs Service dog of the year award a standing ovation for george and bella. 32 puppies at the same farm. 18 of them are related to george. And already training to be just like him. Jessica rae scott jessssa and scott are chatting about bella and georges bond. Jessica and scott are chatting about bella and georges bond. Jessica and scott are chatting about bella and georges bond. Jessica and scott are chatting about bella and georges bond. Scott good morning siouxland and bond. Jessica and scott are chatting about bella and georges bond. Jessica and scott we still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska so be mindful of that as you drive out this morning. Temperatures are cool in the teens and 20s. Theres currently a breezy and southeast which is making it feel like its near 0 bundle up. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in. Heres the dayplanner where today well reach a high of 33. We still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska so be mindful of that as you drive out this morning. Temperatures are cool in the teens s d 20s. Theres currently a breezy wind from the south and southeast which is making it feel like its near 0 bundle up. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in. Heres the dayplanner where today well reach a dot traffic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your speed in thehe areas today running radars, here. Cheyenne blvd. And on hamilton blvd. So again. Mind that speed. Jessica rae thanks scott. General motors is making a Huge Investment on ubers rival. Kayna whitworth and Kendis Gibson have the details. In todays techbytes General Motors steaming up with lyft. They hope to develop a fleet of selfdriving cars, which could be hailed using a smartphone. Ge is planning to show off cuttingedge displays at thehe consumers electronic show in las vegas. A display that can be rolled up like aewspaper and a 55nch doublesided disk player that plays two separate videos at the same time. Wow. Cool. Of the latest smartfridge. 21inch hd display so you can look up recipes orust orderer takeout. Cameras in the fridge shows whats inside without opening the door. Order the takeout from your fridge . Not making dinner. 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The rules cap calories per meal and require at least one serving of fruits or vegetables. Jessica rae this may wipe out your new years resolution real quick. Because there is a pizza war going on. Johns began the neyear with new lowpriced offers. Pizza hut is offering customers the chance to buy a medium pizza with one topping for 5dollars as long as they buy at least one other item also for 5dollars. Papa johns is offering customers who buy a large pizza at regular price the chance to buy a second for only 50 cents. Jessica rae and if youre not in the mood for pizza but still want italian food tonight. Than howard has the recipe for you hes in the mister food test kitchen with an eggplant parmigiana dish thats to die for. Its only a few days into the new year and were already getting emails asking if we have any good ideas for dinners that are healthy and that taste great. So today, were making an easy version of eggplant parmesan that will help you stick to your new years resolution and that will make your taste buds very happy. We start by cutting some eggplant into slices. I like to leave the skin on, but thats up to you. Then we bread themy dipping them in soso flour, then inin a coupup of beaten eggs before finishing them off in a combo of bread crumbs, Parmesan Cheese and oregano. Now instead of frying these like normal, which can be sheets that we sprayed with cooking spra and before you put the cooking spray away, make sure you spritz them again before popping them into the oven. Thats going to help them crisp up. Once theyre crispy, spoon on some spaghetti sauce and sprinkle them with a little mozzarella and back into the oven they go until the cheese is all melty. Serve these up with a salad and get ready for a super quick dinner thatot only tastes amazing, itll fill you up not out. I sure hope youll go online and get the recipe for our, baked eggplant parmigiana, so youll be armed with a recipe that is perfect for when you crave great taste, without all the guilt. Im howard in the mr. Food test kitchen where today we found a guilt free way for you to say. Ooh its so good jessica rae if you would like a copy of that addressed stamped envelope here to abc 9 news. Our address is 625 douglas street. The zip. 51101. Be sure to write baked eggplant parmigiana on your request. Or you can visit our website. Siouxlan d matters dot com. And click on the mr. Food logo. Jessica rae still to come. The white house is coming out with a series of long awaited executive steps aimed at curbing gun violence despite opposition in congress to new gun laws. Ill bring you the latest. Next. Scott scott well start with the almanac where yesterdays high was 25. Lets check out conditions on the almanac where yesterdays high was. Lets check out conditions on the Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd. We still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska so be mindful of that as you drive out this morning. Temperatures are cool in the teens and 20s. Theres currently a breezy wind from the south and southeast which is making it feel like its near 0 bundle up. The satellite and radar is pretty quiet with some clouds moving in. lets pace through the windy and warmer day today. A wintry system begins to approach us tonight. This means that well have some drizzle and flurries around the area tomorrow. On thursday, well have a continuation of very light precipitation chances. Then on friday well probably receive about 1 to 2 inches of snow. Your forecast for this tuesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze as we make it to a high of 33. The overnight low is 29. Your High Temperature tomorrow is 35 and itll be pretty similar to today, however we may have some passing flurries or light drizzle. Lets get a glance at your 7 day forecast. Jessica rae conditions on the Port Neal Welding Company skycam hd. We still have some freezing fog in portions of northeast nebraska as you drive out this morning. Temperatures are cool i