Called for a federal investigation, after a grand jury declined to indict the officer. Investigators say ambrose ran from police, despite their calls for him to stop. Prosecutors say ambrose had a gun, but tosssed it as he was running. The officer chasing him said he didnt see that and opened fire. As part of this settlement, the city and the Police Officers involved, admit no wrongdoing. This could be one of the last weekends families will be able to spend their day at the cedar rapids public library. The board of trustees says something has to go and that means closing the doors on days like this. This. Fox 28 News Reporter steffi lee is here to explain. Steffi. Joy if City Council Passes the librarys proposed budget they will have to cut nearly half a Million Dollars worth of services. Services. When stage lights turn on its a picture Perfect Moment for this crowd at the downtown but its at risk of going away. Away. Books and literature are a big part of our homeschool its something ive always loved. Weekends for the dreyer family its honestly hard to come during the day. Go beyond relying on this haven of books for homeschooling. G. Theres a lot of things that we come here and get so i dont have to buy them. But voters failed to pass a levy in november meaning what people use at the library right now could change in the upcoming months. Months. Major reductions in costs, which is reduction in hours, reduction in staffing, reduction in programming and reduction in services. For the next year both the downtown and ladd library plan to scale back what many people call sacred hours. Hours. A lot quite a bit its a big part of my life. This big part of life for many cuently closes at nine. These cuts will have both branches closing at eight monday through thursday. The ladd library will shut its doors on saturdays and the doors downtown will close on sundays. Sundays. Basically, hours like the electricity costsmore per hour. staffing overtime costs more than the library has to spend this next year. Its having to respond to increased demand but having to do that with less money if City Council Approves this Budget Proposal next month youll start seeing these changes in march. Steffi lee, fox 28 news. In germany protests erupted today over sexual assaults on new years eve blamed on refugees flooding into the country. Now leaders are calling for stricter laws regulating refugees. Mary maloney reports. This was the scene saturday in cologne, germany. Protesters filled the streets. Clashing with police. Furious over the new years eve mob sex assaults. At one point, police in riot gear responded with tear gas and water cannons. Cannons. German authorities including 18 asylumseekers, in the sex attacks and muggings in cologne. Many of the protesters were angry at Police Response to the attacks as well as the influx of migrants into europe. German chancellor Angela Merkel who has received criticism for her prorefugee policy spoke out saturday condemning the new years eve attacks as disgusting, criminal acts deserving of a decisive response. Response. When offenses are committed, will have consequences for the asylum applications. Butt sot german chancellor Angela Merkel this is in the interests of the citizens of germany, but also in the interests of the great majority of the refugees who are here. Here. Colognes police chief was fired friday. Amid criticism of his departments handling of the violence. Authorities said they received nearly 400 complaints on new years eve, with about 40 being investigated as sex crimes. Im mary moloney reporting. Germany took in onepointone million migrants and refugees were also reported in other german citiesincluding frankfurt. A new York Police Officer was shot this morning, after responding to a fight in the bronx. 25yearold officer Sharrod Stewart arrived to a Group Fighting in the middle of the street, with guns, bats and knives. Shots were fired, and a 19yearold is accused of shooting officer stewart and being shot as well. As backup units arrived the officers engaged in a gunfight, during which Police Officer stewart was struck in the right ankle. He returned gunfire, striking the suspect four times. Times. Officer stewart is in stable condition today happens to be his fourth anniversary with the nypd. Meanwhile, the man accused of shooting a philadelphia officer in the name of islam was in court this morning. 31yearold Edward Archer is now charged with attempted murder and agravated assault. Police say thursday night, archer walked up to patrol car, and fired at least a dozen shots at the policeman. Officer hartnett was seriously injuredbut managed to get out of his car and return fire. This morning, archer appeared for an arraignment, and a judge denied bail. Donald trump continues to lead the polls for the republican nomination for president. With just 3 weeks until the iowa caucuses, a new fox news poll shows trump with 35 percent support ahead of texas senator ted cruz at 20 percent. Trump spent part of his day in ottumwa. He told voters, cruz has problems but didnt say if he was referring to questions hes raised on where cruz was born. I like ted and everything else, but hes got to straighten out his problem gotta straighten it out. You cant have that problem and go and be a nominee. You gotta straighten it out. Its gotta be taken care of. So if anybody wants to discuss that later, well discuss it. It. Trumps visit comes just after a woman wearing a muslim his rally in South Carolina. She held a sign that said i come in peace but several people in the audience reportedly shouted get out and you have a bomb. Its exactly that kind of reaction that has sparked one cedar rapids imam to invite trump to visit his mosque. Mosque. Imam taha tawilserves at the mother mosque of america the oldest mosque in the nation. He says as a religious institution they dont like to get involved in politics, but he says, he sees so much division, he wanted to do something. Hes sent a letter to trump, inviting him to come and have a conversation about muslims and all religions. 05 00 42 if he is going to be the president of the United States, which we wish him the best, then he has to train himself from now how can he reach all community members. Members. Imam tawil says he responds so they can start working toward understanding one another. President ial candidates are making it clear where they stand on gun control. Today, Martin Omalley and his supporters braved the cold outside a gunshow at hawkeye downs. Omalley says the majority of voters from both parties support background checks for gun buyers. Its the gridlock in washington. S the influence of the nra and we need new leadership to step up. The answer to cancer is not more cancer. The answer to poverty isnt more poverty and the answer to gun violence is not more guns. Guns. Show managers invited omalley to come in and tour the gun show. Vendors say since the president started promoting gun congtrol sales have skyrocketed. They say buyers are required to have a permit to carry or purchase before a licenced gun vendor can sell them a gun so the president s new order wouldnt change much. Is a zero. It hasnt changed anything. Ive been in contact with the atf. They told me point blank that nothing has changed. And im getting that from the atf. Atf. President obama says he Wont Campaign for any democratic candidate who you might know her from the hit hbo series, Girlslena Dunham was on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton today. She attended an event at java house in iowa city. Clinton wasnt there shes campaigning in New Hampshire. Dunham says clinton is a fighter for women and has a plan to create an economy that works for everyone. The actress believes those plans will make a big difference for everyone from single mothers to working families to college students. Hillary clinton believes you should not have to choose between raising your child or taking care of your dying mother, and keeping your job. Hillary clinton understands that there is systemic racism and violence present in our Police Forces and that we need to do something about being killed by senseless gun violence every single day and that we need to restrict access to guns. Guns. Dunham also held an event today in des moines. Coming up on the fox 28 news at nine, hitting the slopes. Slopes. The two reasons why a big snowstorm is a welcome sight in one part of the country. Country. Plus the cyclonespoke the bear. 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The science guys from the Waterloo Grout Museum district will be here to show us the real power of air pressure. Thats monday at 7 on ski resorts in the mountains just outside los angeles are busy this weekend this past week, an el ninodriven storm dumped at least a foot of snow in some spots. The fresh powder is welcomed by skiiers and snowboarders but its also bringing hope that californias severe Drought Conditions will improve, at least a little, by spring time. The ski resort at Big Bear Mountain reported long lines and on facebook, thanked customers for being patient with busy lifts and shuttles. Back here at home, no snow to deal with but two words nobody likes arctic blast. Blast. Marissa scott has your weatherfirst forecast. What a bitterly cold day our forecast summary shows the cold weather will stick around for a few more days. Here is a look outside broadcast park. Our headlines show clearing skies, cold air sticking around and bitterly cold wind chills, but sunny skies tomorrow. Our temps are in the Single Digits and teens right nowwinds are from the northwest around 2025 mphwind chills are well below zero right nowand its only going to get colder we have a wind chill advisory for most of tomorrow morningremember to wear layers, hats gloves, stay inside if you can and bring your pets inside too. You can also remember the three ps pets, plants and pipes our midwest temps right now. Midwest satellite and radar shows a cold front to our east producing snow and rain. We are seeing some clearing in iowaon predictor we will see clearing overnight with sunny skies but bitter cold tomorrow, and clouds build sunday night with a chance for some light snow on monday. Tonight lows will bottom out below zero with wind chills around 20 below. Well see some gradual clearing tomorrow mostly sunny with a northwest wind gusting to around 25, itll be much colder with highs staying in the Single Digits tomorrow. Our seven day forecast shows highs warming into the 20s and 30s next week with another day still ahead on the fox 28 news at nine, back behind bars. Bars. Mexicos infamous drug lord is back in the very jail he escaped from. But for how long . When hes going to be extradited to the us. Then, standoff continues. How social media is playing a role in a heated land dispute in oregon. 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 its time to start breaking some rules. 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. If you work 40 hours a week in america, im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. The Mexican Government has now returned the drug lord known as el chapo to the same so called maximum security prison he escaped from this summer. Summer. Officials in mexico said they are willing and ready to extradite the worlds most wanted drug lord to the u s. That would however, likely involve a lengthy Legal Process as a defense team has already reportedly filed multiple motions to challenge extradition requests. New details are coming out about the arrest of the socalled texas affluenza mom. An affidavit says tonya couch withdrew 30thousand dollars from her bank account and told her husband he wouldnt see her or their son again. This was before the pair fled to mexico. Authorities accuse her of helping her son leave the country to avoid a probation hearing that may have led to jail time for him. Couch is being held on a one will consider reducing that amount at a hearing on monday. Ranchers involved in a standoff on federal land in oregon have rejected a local sheriffs offer for safe passage out of the state. The leader of the group, ammon bundy, declined saying their cause continues to be ignored. He says he wants the federal government to acknowledge their concerns over land disputes. Meanwhile, the group appears to be taking to social media to recruit more people join their cause. I mean i didnt have anything like that having happen to me, land being taken away, but i dont want it to happen to anyone else. Else. The occupation has been ongoing since last weekend. This all started, after two local men had their prison sentences extended over fires on federal land. Federal Officials Say those protesting will face charges whenever it all ends. The new dietary guidelines announced thursday are already getting criticized. The guidelines affect everything from Food Labeling to the but some want to know werner explains. Explains. More fruit and vegetables. Less sugar. And limited saturated fat. Those are the key dietary recommendations from the government. But New York University professor of nutrition Marion Nestle says theres something missing in the message. You say the junk Food Industries should consider these guidelines a win, why . Because theres no direct messaging in the dietary guidelines that says dont eat junk food, dont eat processed food, dont eat meat, dont drink sodas. For the first time the government added recommended limits on sugar but professor nestle says pressure from the Food Industry has watered down the guidelines. Instead of saying, dont drink soda, she points out the guidelines say less than 10 of calories should come from added sugars. And instead of eat less meat, they say less than 10 percent of your diet should come from saturated fats. The Meat Industry does not want the American Government saying eat less meat. Thats un american these are multibillion dollar industries. Dr. Neal barnard rhymes with hard is president of the non profit Physicians Committee for responsible medicine which is suing the government claiming the egg industry used its influence to try to weaken warnings about cholesterol. The new guidelines dropped recommended limits, but still advise people eat as little. As possible. barnard the egg industry is paying universities where these people are, then putting them on the committee to decide whether eggs are safe or not. Thats a conflict of interest. That was anna werner reporting. As for the usda it claim its process is quote robust and transparent. Coming up on the fox 28 news at nine, powerball fever. Fever. Could you be a winner . How the jackpot got so large, it is powerball [ 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 like out here, 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. It is powerball mania across much of the us tonight. The jackpot has grown to a record level of nearly a billion dollars before tonights drawing. Heres Wendy Gillette with more. More. Across the country lottery machines spit out millions of tickets leading up to saturday nights drawing a chance at the largest jackpot in world history. Most waiting in line already know what they would do with the winnings. Buy myself some property. New car, new home, new environment. The dreamers were not dissuaded by the Powerball Jackpot that has reached 900 Million Dollars is about 1 in 292 million a university of buffalo statistics professor says youre roughly 25 times more likely to become president of the United States than to win. Win big. Powerball Winning Ticket a dallas math professor says you probably have a better chance letting the Computer Pick your numbers rather than picking them yourself. Because most peop