Response coming up in our next half hour. First, we want to focus on another call to action by the president today, this one targeting Mental Health. Health. The president wants congress to authorize more money to address the issue, in hopes of preventing violent acts. But that request raises new privacy concerns. Concerns. Fox 28 news senior political reporter scott thuman begins tonights Team Coverage. Coverage. We know we cant stop every acof evil in the world, but maybe we can stop one act, one act of violenceand one way, a tearful president obama says hell do that, is by addressing Mental Healthwith 500 Million Dollars to increase access to care and just as importantly some healththproviders, courts and state officials whove been reluctant to share records because of privacy laws, are now free to do so. The goal fill potentially dangerous gaps in the fbis database which could prevent gun sales to those considered a risk. We not be overly broad in our reporting. Ron honberg, from the National Alliance on Mental Illness applauds the infusion of cash but has concerns about the data sharing. Even though providing only a name and not a diagnosis would no longer be considered a ppa violation, it could be a deterrent for people seeking help. Thats why we need to do this very, very, carefully and the devil, frankly, ip going to be in the detailshonberg says while it may seem wise to err on the side of caution, it could also further stigmatize Mental Health. And some on capitol hill say the president , has gone too far. Does hippa need to be updated on several different fronts . Yes ititdoes. It is not the president s position or job to do that. It is congresss job to change that statute. For those in congress who blame shootings on Mental Healthheres your chance to put your money where your mouth isthe white house also wants the Social Security sharing of information, on the roughly 75,000 people a year in its database, who recieve disability benefits for Mental Health issues. On capitol hill, im scott thuman. The debate in washington is only Getting Started on todays actions by the president. President. Back here in the corridor, we spoke with those who are at the front lines of the Mental Health issue to get their take. Take. Fox 28 News Reporter matt hammill continues tonights Team Coverage with what they had to say, matt . Amid all the debate today this really is the only new wrinkle. The impact of Mental Health on gun violence is the long running concern thats rarely talked about until after the shooting stops. Stops. Twenty innocent children killed at sandy hook. A dozen movie goers murdered in colorado. Just two of the Mass Shootings linked to Mental Illness. Illness. Its a very ticklish issue. And confidentiality. Bang. Bang jeremy hundred members with iowans for gun safety have worked hard for stricter laws but feel the frustration of an iowa congressional delegation that wont stand against the nra. He says the president had to do something and the mentally ill having access to guns is part of the problem. Problem. If family members would come to them and say this person shouldnt have a gun, sheriffs should be a ble to do that and make a decision. Its huge people are talking about it. Its been tabu for too long. Joan becker has lived th tragedy. Her son mark struggling with Mental Illness shot and killed beloved coach ed thomas in 2009. She now advocates for more accessible counseling and treatment. She says its time to share information when the mentally ill pose a risk but that only scratches the surface why not work on prevention. Prevention. Unfortunately i think the president is mimiing the point here. The gun controls themselves will not is really looking for its the true change in our Mental Health system. Becker says she knows there are privacy concerns about releasing records on those receiving treatment for Mental Illness but she believes it can be done responsibly. And brigham says there are five times more gun suicides than homicides in iowa and those are lives that could be saved too. Matt hammill fox 28 news. Matt thanks. The sun provided a bright and Beautiful Day here in eastern iowa. Iowa. But chillier days lie ahead. Ahead. Chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weather first forecast, terry . Mostly clear right now over cedar rapids with temperatures in the 20s 20stemps ararin the 20s across iowa iowaclouds starting to move in from the west, only a few clouds far east. East. Skies will be mostly into the morning with a temperature of 24 at 8 am, climbing to 34 at 3pm. 3pm. A dire warning today from the Us Army Corps of engineers. Engineers. Theyeyre urging people to be extremely careful near coralville lake. They say right now, the lake is about ten feet higher than normal, but is decreasing rapidly. Because the water is falling below the bottom of the ice, dangerous conditions. The army corps says falling through the ice right now leaves little chance for escape and a successful rescue becomes next to impossible. Tt warning comes just one day after the body of 17year old tanner wymer was found in the lake after his canoe capsized sunday. A celebration of life has now been set for the lon high school senior. A visitation is scheduled for friday afternoon with a funeral at Saint Marys Catholic Church in solon on saturday. Tanners family asks that instead of flowers, memorials can be made to the tanner wymer memorial fund. Turning right now to Delaware County. County. Where Authorities Say a farmer died after accidentally shooting himself. Himself. It happened just east of the town of dddee. The Delaware CountySheriffs Office tells fox 28 news that 57yearold Randy Kelchen was using a shotgun to euthanize an agressive bull. Authorities believe kkchen was climbing a gate when the shotgun accidentally went off, killing him instantly. Is on edge after a threatening facebookokage surfaced. Susuaced. The creator of the page posted intention to harm members of the Police Department going so far as saying they wanted to kill the police. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller spokekeith the chief of policeceand joins us now to break down the pros and cons of social media in law enforcement. Dora . The page in question was quickly taken down. But local Police Departments say social media sites are not all bad. The majority of the time, they serve a positive purpose. These pictures taken from an antipolice Facebook Page were fueled by rage. The target of this resentment. T he waterloo Police Department. Weve had other websites that theyve dealt with this issue, but not to this extent, not tohis level of violence. With posted threats to kill police. Officers have had to watch for everyones safety especially their own. This puts the officer a little bit on edge, theyre of incidents like this we have to be ever more vigilant. But one bad apple doesnt make all social media bad. Police departments say they primarily use itito their advantage. Advantage. E. What i like about social media is monitoring the comments or reading the comments because it gives me a good feel for the tone of the mmunity. Cedar Rapids Police say an increase in social media use is a benefit that outweighs the risk. Risk. People out there, those who are wanted for crimes and weve not been able to locate them, four of them have been located throuou our use of facebook. We get a lot of tips through here. Its also been a way for us to reach out to witnesses. It also gives the public a way to hlld officers accountable. Accountable. If we e have something thats somewhat negative about the department, it gives us an opportunity to go directly to them and give our viewpoint about why something was dodo or to admit since the antipolice page was taken down. A prowaterloo police page has been created. As far as who created the negative page, its not classified as criminal activity so there hasnt been an investigation. Dora miller, fox 28 news still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. Collecting cash on campus. Welltell you about a new partnership giving hawkeye fans a new incentive to cheer, the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest beef. Nothing more, nothing less. So we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. No fillers; thats it. All priziz cuts, all wellmarbled for richness and flavor. This is where those three wonderful cuts of beef come together. You can just tell that blend is working in there. And we sear them, and that seals in the juices of the burger. It doesnt get any better than that. And thats the culvers butterburger. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with Social Security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, answer the call already. Tomorrow morning on fox 28 morning live, it can be difficult to keep new years resolutions espcially if its to eat right. But well talk to a local dietician to see eat healthy. Well tonight, the iowa hawkeye Mens Basketball Team is trying to stay perfect in conference play. Play. Fans are always encouraged to come out and support the team, but their attendance can also support other students off the court. Fox 28 news porter Mellaney Moore shows us how it all works. Works. At the university of iowa. Iowa. This Academic Year the university of iowas Athletic Department approached the Iowa City CommunitySchool District benefit them both. Its a really Great Program that were excited about to partner this yearthis is the way hawkeyes for education Works Community members can get tickets to certain hawkeye sporting events at the discounted group rate. Then ten percent of that money goes back to the iowa city School Districts foundation to help local sixth graders. It goes to the school of the wild program, so thatta really Great OutdoorClassroom Program that the foundation supports. So far the in marion tonight. Tonight. A fafaliar face upgraded his seat from councilman to mayor. Mayor. Nick in marion tonight. Tonight. A familiar face upgraded his seat from tonight. A familiar face upgraded his seat from councilman to mayor. Mayor. Nick abouassaly was formally sworn in as mayor tonight. He succeeds Snooks Bouska who did not seek another term. The new mayor spoke of unity to help move his community forward. Ultimately this is how we are going g move forward. Were all in this together and we accomplish so much more when we work together. Marion deserves our best and nothing less. Less. Randy strand was appointed by the council to fill abouassalys old seat. Kim etzel and paul draper were also sworn in today. Turning to tonights vote 2016 coverage with less than four weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, the Campaign Stops are ratcheting up here in the corridor. Corridor. Republican senator marco rubio brought his message to cedar rapids today. He hit on several topics including backlash hes received from colleagues and others who say hes missed too many votes while on the is more important to him to first become president , then move the country in the direction he thinks it should go. I have missed votes this year you know why . Because while senators shape the agenda, a president can set the agenda. Were not going to fix america with senators and congressmen. The only wya to turn this country around is to reverse the damage this president has done to the United States of america. America. This is partf a three day tour for rubio. He finishes u uin marshalltown tomorrow. For more political headlines from across the state and beyond, be sure to catch iowa in focus with kevin barry this sunday mornings at 9 30, y this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of g gd, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Celellar and get 15 gigs of data p cloudy over cedar rapids now, with temperatures in the s, feels s ke near 20. 20. Temperatures across the area are in the 20s right now nowclouds starting to move in from the west, only a few clouds far east. East. Temperatures will warm up through ththweek, then rain and snow comes into the forecast through friday. Arctic air likely arrives later on this weekend. The upper 20s and low 30s. Lows were i iththteens this morning. Morning. Temperatures across the area are in the 20s right now. Now. Calm across the midwest now, with some clouds moving in intemperatures are cool across the northern part of the country, but starting to warm up in the Southern Plains,and out west. Things will be changing though and it has been cool with the last time many cities were above freezing was before the new year. Year. Some changes are coming as a big area of arctic air comes down late this weekend behind a cold front frontahead of the front, about a half an inch of rain is possiblethrough friday. Friday. Nearly an inch of snow possible to the south, with higher amounts to the north northclouds will move in through the night and stick around through tomorrowow predictor shows some light Late Wednesday night. A few light rain showers possible through thursday thursdaymostly c oudy and cold with lows 19 to 25 25partly sunny and cool with highs in the low to mid 30s. Some snow and rain mixture possible late tomorrow night. Night. Warming trend expected through the end of the week, with a chance for rain and snow through iday. Light snow possibleleaturday. Much colder with sinine digit temperatures sunday and monday still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. Before you adjust your daily routine, you might be due for a different kind of adjustment. The often overlooked part of the bodydy when its time to get healthy when the fox 28 news at nine continues. 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 when you buy a 30oz. Drink just for signing up. On average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. Its called d e wage gap. And the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. Equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. She gets the job done for us. When you think about getting fit, you probably think about exercise and diet. Diet. But you might also want to schedule an appointment with your local chiropractor. Chiropractor. In tonights to your health report. Report. Experts say if you workout with a bad spine it can lead to harmful stress on the bobo. That can lead to interference with the bodys normal nerve supply. Without that, your health routine can should be checked out but often isnt, is neck pain. If youre having trouble just doing that right away theres some issue. You should be able to turn your head but if youre driving your car and you kina go backwards and you cant look behin you okay then there is definitely some problems there that your body is notable to work like it should shouldabove all else, if you want to make some healthy changes in your life, its always best to discuss everything with your primary doctor. A waterloo home that helps the underserved needs to expand. Expand. The catholic worker house is so packed that its reachingngapacity. It serves men, women and children. Community member and volunteer fran fuller says right now the mens house is packed and uses all five beds and three couchesthey want to buy an additional home since theres such a high demand among men. So far they have raised some money but theyre hoping to quickly make up the rest. It feels like rewarding work, it feels like im p pt part of the problem and maybe its the way ive discovered i could live with integrity. Integrity. Ononanuary 22 they will hold a fundraiser at the knights of columbus dedicated to getting the next home. They have a go fund me page and weve linked that information on our website. Still to come on the fox 28 wsne. Mo executive actions. The accusations made by opponents, and the warning the nra made to members of congress congressand after a memorable ek of basketball, the hawkeye men look to stay perfect in the big ten as the cornhuskers come to carver. Highlights when the fox28 is the economy rigged . Well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 0 Million People comnined. 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. Unless we level the playing field. With your help, as president , we will. This s not t plot to take away everybodys guns. Assurances, the president s oppo