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KTIV News 4 Today February 2, 2016

This morning to start us off with our coverage of the storm. Meanwhile, enjoy the snow day and be safe, everyone see graphics. Blizzard and winter storm alerts have been expanded to cover 13 million americans from new mexico to the great lakes as this winter storm kicks into high gear. Heavy snow and high winds will lead to major travel concerns for the next two days. Taking a live look at our okoboji skycam. In the cornhusker state. The norfolk, nebraska skycam shows heres a look at the weather conditions in sioux city. This is a look at the i29 and wesley parkway overpass. And in spencer, iowa. Due to the weather, many schools are closed today, including all schools in sioux city. Be sure to watch for the latest in School Closings and delays ktiv dot com. Many cities and towns are also issuing Winter Weather warnings. Including sioux city. They say travel is not advised for today. Reminding people to move their cars from the streets to make way for plows to get through. Also, city leaders in south sioux city, nebraska have issued a snow emergency today and tomorrow for people there. That means no parking on emergency routes or you will be towed. Dont push snow onto streets, clear sidewalks as soon as possible, stay back from plows and give them room to get by, and limit your travel. The heavy part of the storm should be hitting us right around 8 oclock, so while the roads arent too bad right now, theyre only getting worse throughout the morning. Ktivs Michelle Schoening has been following the preparations for this storm and she joins us live from floyd boulevard in sioux city this morning. And with the possibility of a foot of snow around the siouxland area, everyone is making last minute preparations. Yesterday, i checkedin to see how sioux city prepared for the storm. Last night, city plow crews began prepping the roadways and equipment. More than 15 trucks will be on the roads trying to make them as clear as possible. Sioux citys Field Service manager says the windy conditions and heavy snow will be a challenge to keep the roadways clear. Shovels, salt, and snow blowers were the hot ticket items for shoppers as they, too, get ready to dig out. That. And i saw one on sale and thought maybe i was going to need that tomorrow, said miles petersen, last minute shopper. The city asks the public to remove parked cars along the streets to make plowing the roads easier. They also advise everyone to stay safe if travel is a necessity. Now to the other big story of the morning. The iowa caucus. The results are in. On the republican side, ted cruz pulls the upset over donald trump, beating him by four percent. Cruzs iowa victory was propelled by Republican Caucusgoers who said they want a candidate who shares their values. Marco rubio finished a strong third and carries that momentum into New Hampshire. Hillary clinton is claiming a razorthin win democrats. Sanders say hes taking that as a big thumbsup for his president ial campaign that shows he can ultimately prevail. And in Woodbury County donald trump actually won the Republican Caucus with 31 percent of the votes. And on the democrat side, Hillary Clinton ended up with 46 percent and Bernie Sanders had fiftythree percent of the votes. So on the republican side, we have an unexpected republican winner. And on the democratic side, it was a historically close race. Lets go to nbcs tracie potts. Shes analyzing results in des moines. Relief thank you iowa early this morning. After counting all night. Hillary clinton was declared the apparent winner in what the Iowa Democratic party called an historically close race. sanders nats, iowa, thank you 16 19 less than half a percentage point just few delegates separate Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. sot Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate 25 31 what iowa has begun tonight is a Political Revolution cheers ted cruz, quoting the bible, claiming the biggest victory ever in iowa caucus history sot ted cruz r president ial candidate 38 48 tonight iowa has proclaimed to the world that morning is coming. Morning is coming donald trump landed in second place. Barely ahead of marco rubio sot donald trump r president ial candidate 53 58 well go on to easily beat hillary or bernie or whoever thehell they throw up there. Rubio a close number three was the first to declare victory here sot marco rubio r president ial candidate 1 021 05 would never happen all the candidates pledging to battle it out in New Hampshire, and beyond. Turnout was strong, especially here in des moines. There were so many firsttimers signing up on the spot that one caucus site ran out of registration forms. Im tracie potts in des moines, iowa back to you. It takes years of planning to prepare for the Iowa Caucuses. Ktivs robert lowe spoke with organizers and has more from des moines, iowa. Reporting live in des moines, iowa with chief photographer jordan ogren, robert lowe, ktiv news 4. The caucuses turned into a nailbiter that kept politicos guessing into the Early Morning hours. Democrat Martin Omalley pulled out of the president ial race after a poor showing last night and republican Mike Huckabee says hes ending his second bid for the white house, too. Now, for those still in the race, the focus turns to New Hampshire, where the nations first primary vote takes place next week. In other news this morning. The three inmates who escaped from an orange county, California Detention Center last month faced a judge for the First Time Since their capture last weekend. Investigators revealed yesterday the fugitives argued over the life of a cab driver who they had kidnapped while they were on the run. The men eventually decided to let the man go. The inmates are from various parts of california. They escaped from the jail january 22nd. One inmate surrendered last friday in santa ana, while the other two were arrested last saturday morning detained oregon militia leader ammon bundys father ordered protesters yesterday to keep occupying the malhaur wildlife refuge. Cliven bundy sent a notice to the Harney County sheriff to remove all federal and state policing agents out of Harney County. Group leader ammon bundy and ten others were arrested last week, after one of the protest groups most prominent members was shot dead by a Law Enforcement officer. Ammon bundy will be back in court today. Theres a new Smartphone App for emergencies. Coming up next, how First Responders can use it to save your life if you cant respond when they get to you. Forecast next on most smartphones, theres a feature or an app that Emergency Personnel like medics or police. Really wish you would use. It could be a lifesaver and Nbcs Chris Clackum has details. On iphones, its right there in the bottom lefthand corner of the locked screen. The word emergency. Tap on it and a keypad pops up for a quick call to, say, 911. s Chris Clackum nbc news 31 34 or, if youre unconscious, someone else. Like a paramedic. Can tap on medical id below the keypad. And up pops info on yourself that could prove crucial. Its a standard app on iphones. Where you input whatever info you deem important. Like your name, the person to call in case of emergency. Your height, weight and, most importantly. Medical conditions. s tony patillo paramedic charlotte, nc medic 55 1 09 if you have epilepsy, we want to know that. If you have preexisting heart condition, if you have strokes, if you are diabetic, all of those Major Medical situations, which could actually determine the outcome of why youre having the medical emergency in the first place. Certain android phones come with similar apps. Or there are plenty online to choose from. But the advice is do it. Now. The resources are right there, you just have to use them. And they could save your life. Just ahead. Whats it mean to caucus . Well take you inside one of the sioux city precincts where voters were speaking up for large venues. Everywhere from homes to schools. In sioux city one of the biggest Republican Caucus precints was north high school. Ktivs tiffany lane takes a closer look at the caucus process. Voting. Kim dellinger wanted her 11yearold daughter to be a part of the process as well. I thought it would be kind of important for me to just like kind of see and so like i know what its going to be like to vote when i get older. An example of how important the Iowa Caucuses are in the political forefront. There were 344 people who turned in their ballots at north high school. In sioux city with photographer scott locati, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4. Snow is already falling in snow is already falling in siouxland, and ben says its only going to get worse this morning. Hes in next with the details. And a detroit homeless man created a website to advertise his skills and look for odd jobs. What hes doing to help others in the same situation, after the break. Upwards of 40 at times, so whiteout conditions are all but certain, so stay where you are and stay off the roads if at all possible snow will begin to taper off later this evening and eventually exit by midnight or so tonight. Winds will continue to be strong throughout the night, so blowing snow is still a decent possibility early wednesday morning. The rest of the 7 day forecast looks dry and quiet with highs in the 20s and 30s. Meanwhile, enjoy the snow day and be safe, everyone see on the streets of detroit for 10 years, honest abe as he goes by has a history as a tech guy. Now hes taking working the corner to the next level. Jason colthrop explains. To have my own website and take merchant. You know have a merchant account and take credit cards. Drivers caught at the light at woodward and eight mile may have gotten away from Abe Hagenston the last four years. Outside the occasional night in a motel or vacant house, this is his home along with his feathered roommates. s Abe Hagenston homeless 18 24 it takes a lot to come from nothing when you dont have any family. You dont have any friends. But abe isnt the average homeless panhandler. He has a website. s Abe Hagenston homeless 27 30 being homeless is my business now my business is being homeless. Will work isnt just a meaningless slogan for hagenston. You can actually hire him for odd jobs on his website. s Abe Hagenston homeless 32 45 ive done some painting i have taken a couple various friends of mine out on team jobs i had to do. Of course hell take a donation and yes that means he takes credit cards. He even got the square to take credit cards on the corner but his phone was stolen. nats the 42yearold hagenston has big ideas including an app to weed out those fake panhandlers and a non profit to benefit all Homeless People. s Abe Hagenston homeless1 071 21 you take half the adults in america, about 1 2 Million People and if those people gave a penny a day for a year, that adds up to 365 million dollars. I would like to see america start granting Homeless People a real shot. As he trieseso shake off what he thinks was pneumonia abe lives hour by hour depending upon the good nature of between 20 and 5o bucks a day. s Abe Hagenston homeless1 321 38 im trying to turn this situation into something that will not only help me but help others. Its. Time for a break. But were back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news4 today. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the good morning and welcome back. Weve got a lot headed your way on this tuesday, february 2nd morning. A massive winter storm is headed our way. Most schools are closed and many business and government offices wont be open either. Weve got crews out keeping tabs on the roads this morning. And ben will have all the details in his forecast. And the results are in. Iowa voters have made their voices heard about who they want to see run for president. Weve got the results of the unexpected victory on the republican side, and the razor thin win on the democratic side of things. But lets get right to it. The winter storm sending siouxland into a standstill as we prepare for what this blizzard could bring. Ben is on the outdoor weather patio and hes been tracking the storm for the last few days now. Ben . Foot of the white stuff by end of the day. The heaviest snow is likely to occur during the morning in which sioux city could have a solid 8 inches on the ground by lunchtime, followed by steadier snow this afternoon. Adding to it, winds will be very strong at 30 Miles Per Hour gusting upwards of 40 at times, so whiteout conditions are all but certain, so stay where you are and stay off the roads if at all possible snow will begin to taper off later this evening and eventually exit by midnight or so tonight. Winds will continue to be strong throughout the night, so blowing snow is still a decent possibility early wednesday morning. The rest of the 7 day forecast looks dry and quiet with highs in the 20s and 30s. Meanwhile, enjoy the snow day and be safe, everyone see graphics. Blizzard and winter storm alerts have been expanded to cover 13 million americans from new mexico to the great lakes as this winter storm kicks into high gear. Heavy snow and high winds will lead to major travel concerns for the next two days. Taking a live look at our okoboji skycam. Heres a look at the weather conditions in sioux city. This is a look at the i29 and wesley parkway overpass. And in spencer, iowa. 12 to 16 predicted there. In the cornhusker state. The norfolk, nebraska skycam shows roads are quiet and covered in snow. Norfolk and surrounding areas could get up to a foot of snow. Due to the weather, many schools are closed today,ncluding all schools in sioux city. Be sure to watch for the latest in School Closings and delays right here on ktiv, or online at ktiv dot com. Many cities and towns are also issuing Winter Weather warnings. Including sioux city. They say travel is not advised for today. And again, they are also reminding people to move their cars from the streets to make way for plows to get through. Also, city leaders in south sioux city, nebraska have issued a snow emergency today and tomorrow for people there. That means no parking on will be towed. Dont push snow onto streets, clear sidewalks as soon as possible, stay back from plows and give them room to get by, and limit your travel. The heavy part of the storm should be hitting us right around 8 oclock, so while the roads arent too bad right now, theyre only getting worse throughout the morning. Ktivs Michelle Schoening has been following the preparations for this storm and she joins us live from floyd boulevard in sioux city this morning. Michelle, how are the roads right now . With the possibility of a foot of snow around the siouxland area, everyone is making last minute preparations. Yesterday, i checkedin to see how sioux city prepared for the storm. Last night, city plow crews began prepping the roadways and equipment. More than 15 trucks will be on them as clear as possible. Sioux citys Field Service manager says the windy conditions and heavy snow will be a challenge to keep the roadways clear. Shovels, salt, and snow blowers were the hot ticket items for shoppers as they, too, get ready to dig out. The city asks the public to remove parked cars along the streets to make plowing the roads easier. They also advise everyone to stay safe if travel is a necessity. A president ial campaign that has brought many surprises delivered a few more monday night in the Iowa Caucuses. Republican ted cruz scored an unexpected win. Over donald trump, who came in second. Marco rubio also outperformed the polls, coming in a close third. Hillary clinton beating Bernie Sanders by a razor thin margin. In a nailbiter that kept politicos guessing into the Early Morning hours. Now, the focus turns to New Hampshire, where the nations first primary vote takes place next week. Reid binion reports. Candidate courageous conservatives said, yes we can republican president ial candidate ted cruz. Celebrating his big win in the Iowa Caucuses. But if you thought it sounded like a victory speach. Think again. This. Was a stump speach. Cruz. Looking ahead. And more than a thousand miles to the east. Where new hampsire will hold the nations first primary in just one week. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate when the sun rises tomorrow this campaign will take the next step returning to the great state of New Hampshire. Marco rubio came in third in iowa. But exeeded expectations. Raising the stakes ahead of the New Hampshire primary. marco rubio this is the moment they said would never happen. For months, they told us we had no chance. Other top contenders. Also putting iowa in their rear view and hightailing it to the granite state. Some of them. Arriving in the dark of night. Others, skipping New Hampshire altogether. Rick santorum is

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