19:03:11--23 'i could either help or i could watch and i wasnt really wiling to watch to see how that was gonna unfold they put their lives on the line to save another. tonight, the man they rescued is sharing his heartfelt thanks.. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm erin kiernan... and i'm dan winters. 58 year old rick rauzi fell through the ice into the deep waters of lake ahquabi sunday morning. it took 20 minutes for nearby fisherman to hear his frantic cries for help. channel 13's jannay towne caught near death experience... rauzi was released from the hospital today.. he still doesn't have feeling in his fingertips and is all scraped up and bruised, but says doctors are amazed at how well he's doing after being exposed to the freezing water for

on a snowy sunday, weekend photographer rick rauzi was drawn to the call of the wild.. nats of geese as he snowshoed out onto the ice to capture the geese on lake ahquabi... he heard an unmistakable shattering sound. 03:11:13 the whole area just collapsed and i went right down over my head. it was not a slow sink. i went down instantaneously and came up and you know, had my initial extreme panic 27 once that passed, rauzi began yelling for his life. but as the minutes ticked by... he began to realize no one could hear or see him in the water. 03:12:54 i said goodbye to my wife, said goodbye to my kids said i didn't want to die two ice fishermen made sure he didn't die. after finally hearing his calls for help, they used a canoe to get close enough to throw him a lifeline. at first, rauzi didnt want to grab the rope.. 03:13:26 i was afraid to let go of the ice because i'd gone down twice. i slipped off twice and went down over my head and the last time i did it, i knew if i did it again, i didn't think i'd

but his rescuers wouldn't let him give up.. 03:14:01 he said repeat after me. god, i'm not gonna come see you today- just keep repeating that with me 06 by then...indianola fire water rescued arrived and pulled him to safety.. rauzi and his family are thanking them.. from the bottom of their hearts. 03:18:29 they saved my life. i'm humbled. really humbled once hes fully healed, he plans to return to his favorite pasttime, but on solid ground. 03:19:38 i gave my wife my solemn vow that i would not go on the ice again 44 i spoke to the indianola firefighters today. they haven't had a water rescue like this is more than five years. the department says jesse bannor life, they just pulled him from the water. while we know they did more than that, two fisherman. a man from monroe county was

despicable crime. deputies accuse him of sexually abusing his infant child. deputies were notified of an alleged assault on a two - month - old earlier this month... they investigated, then arrested 30 - year - old justin stickrod... he's charged with child endangerment and first degree sex abuse. he's being held in the county jail on a 68 thousand dollar cash bond. university of iowa police are looking for a man who they say videotaped a student showering... it happened last night, in a women's restroom at burge residence hall. an officer responded to the scene and found the man hiding in a stall... that's when police say a fight broke out between the two, ending with the suspect getting away. they say there is no immediate threat, but crews will change burge's restroom locks to be safe. this is the fifth report of sexual misconduct reported by the university in recent weeks. urbandale police are searching for a teenager in connection with a police involved shooting... they just issued a material witness warrant for 17 year old kiara olson of

they believe she has information about the shooting at this holiday inn along merle hay road. it happened after a fight broke out in the lobby saturday morning, and ali yahia showed a gun. police exchanged gunfire with yahia, and he was killed. three officers are on paid administrative leave. sac county deputies want your help finding a man charged with attempted murder... 36 year old jeremy werneburg is accused of intentionally hitting a man with his vehicle sunday night. it happened in carnarvon, but deputies say he has ties to ida grove, humboldt, carroll, and wall lake. the victim is hospitalized with serious injuries. the iowa supreme court is taking up the wrongful death case of a former rockstar... paul gray of "slipknot" died from an overdose in 20-10. his family claimed doctor daniel baldi over prescribed pain medications to him. baldi was cleared of any wrongdoing but gray's widow is now appealing the decision. arguments will be heard in a special supreme court session tonight. it

the state is scheduled to transition to a privately managed medicaid system two weeks from today. ...and today lawmakers want to know if the state is ready. iowa's medicaid program serves they said systems weren't ready at that point. the new transition date is march first. today, lawmakers questioned the medicaid director about what still needs to be done. mikki stier addressed 16 action items the federal government identified as necessary,for the switch to happen... 'we do believe we have met the 16 items and they are completed two of them are being monitored right now with cms and that is our network as it continues to grow and the implementation of the training and support that we providing to the case management organizations and with our mcos to ensure the smooth transition with case management as we go live march 1st.'

department of human services agrees the systems are in place for a switch to privatization, but some of the members at today's senate committee hearing were skeptical. some iowa state students are celebrating an anniversary by getting back to work. "students helping our peers," known as "shop" opened five years ago to this month. it's a food pantry run out of the university's "food science" building... it has 230 volunteers and serves between 60 and 90 students a week. currently it's hosting a campus wide food drive to stock its shelves. the goal is to combat campus hunger and encourage those who need help to get it... i think just making it comfortable for anyone to come. we're completely anonymous. that's a huge part of who we are. no needs assessment is required or anything, as long as its students and faculty anyone can come in and take what they need. the "shop" really needs soup, granola bars, and toiletries. the "shop" really needs soup,

another group hopes you're ready to bust a move and eat some bacon... music a flash mob kicked off the countdown to the "blue ribbon bacon festival." dancers filled des moines' capital square dressed in 80's exercise attire to fit its theme, "body by bacon." they want you to join in when they recreate the dance during the festival... they want you to join in when they recreate the dance during the festival... we're asking everyone to come on down to the blue ribbon bacon festival, bacon lovers and people who support them, and dance with us at noon. cut a footloose up in club sizzle at noon. biggest footloose reenactment ever! if you're interested, there are

you can buy them through "blue ribbon bacon festival dot com." it runs from ten a-m to five p-m at the iowa events center. the cyclones hope some hilton magic follows them on the road... and one of the players is aiming for more than just a win over baylor... coming up, see what georges niang could accomplish with just a few baskets... but first, u-s leaders are still feuding over who should fill a vacancy on the supreme court. hear why iowa senator chuck grassley is right in the middle of it. it's been an overcast cloudy day after our morning mix move through the state. more than three- tenths of an inch of rain fell in des moines this morning. it will be dry tonight, but patchy fog may develop. temperatures will drop from the mid 30s this evening to the upper 20s later tonight. the constitution is pretty clear about what's supposed to happen now. the constitution is pretty clear about what's supposed to happen

and the president says what's supposed to happen is in his hands. in a press conference this afternoon, he reiterated his plans to choose a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia... some republicans say since obama leaves office next year, the next president should pick the replacement. this makes iowa's senator chuck grassley a prominent figure in the debate. so, political director dave price traveled to marengo to find out

20:55...i want to respond to all your questions in this marengo public library basement...where there were more people than chairs...there were almost as many questions for senator chuck grassley's traditional town hall. planned parenthood, the debt, trade deals. but no topic brought more questions than this. 5425 justice scalia was the anchor to hold the constitution together." a half dozens questions on what grassley would do if president obama nominates a replacement for

i tried to pin grassley down on when it would still be permitted for a president to name a nominee. he said...in 2007..new york's democratic senator chuck schumer said 18

w bush's second term...that the senate shouldn't confirm a bush nominee... grassley says if that was the case then for a republican president...then 18 months left should be the same for a democratic president. overcast skies will hold tight over central iowa tonight. some patchy fog will develop by early morning. temperatures will drop to the mid-20s. wednesday may begin with a few flurries along a cold front moving in. expect to see a little more sunshine by wednesday afternoon with temperatures again in the upper 30s. there will be a significant warm up for the end of the week with highs in the mid to upper 50s. plan on slushy roads and lots of mud with all of the melting this week. it should be a big night for

we don't just serve any fish sandwich at culver's. we serve wild-caught, north atlantic cod. this cod grows in water that is cold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, and that comes through in the fish. this is the way we ship it to your restaurants. it's not pre-breaded.

but we still hand-batter it the old-fashioned way. that's remarkable. and we think we get the best fish filet sandwich because of that. this is the best fish sandwich in america.

barring injury, or the worst shooting night of his life, niang will pass fred hoiberg on iowa state's all time scoring list. niang is just ten points shy of 2,000. the senior all-american averages 19, so he should reach two thousand, and his first three, or three points, will tie hoiberg at one thousand 93 points. here's the cyclones career

jeff grayer with more than 25 hundred points won't be caught by niang, or likely anyone else. niang will move into third tonight, and could still catch barry stevens for second all time, though it will take a strong post-season. iowa state at baylor. the bears have had isu's number lately. teams have identical records. iowa state and baylor will separate tonight. big game. state wrestling starts tomorrow. it's true. i looked it up. and michael admire sopped by wells fargo arena with a camera. the mats are down. the team duals start tomorrow morning. southeast polk will defend its team title. individual state wrestling begins thursday and runs through championship saturday. those mats give you a good idea the iowa wild starts a long road trip. the wild have a new interim head coach, david cunniff. he takes over for john torchetti, since minnesota called torch to run

wild return home monday. it's a matchup of top five teams at the national duals monday. #2 iowa takes on north carolina state. yes, north carolina state. and a nice moment in last night's newton-winteset game. winterset's ryan hinsch, a special needs student enters the game. newton's garrett sturtz, a good guy, turns the ball over to hinsch. and hinsch doesn't just play

that's 2 points, and a lifetime memory. nice job all. next on the news at nine... if

finally tonight, when things go wrong... have a sense of humor?

take the case of this man in the u-k, trying to take out the trash. as you can see, his ice - covered driveway complicated the chore. his family filmed the three minute struggle and posted the video to facebook. his family filmed the three minute struggle and posted the video to facebook. it's been viewed more than four million times. next on the news at nine... if you liked the mild temps today.. next on the news at nine... if

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