smoke in the woodshop room at lincoln high school lead to a short evacuation this afternoon... just after four, a teacher pulled the fire alarm after he saw smoke. students evacuated the school. turns out, a laser engraver started smoking and there was no fire. everyone was let back in the school a short time later. one person was hurt after a fire at the ames power plant this morning.. the fire started in a unit holding garbage that was scheduled to be burned... one worker was treated at mary greeley medical center but officials say the injuries were not serious. after 24 hours, interstate-35 between ames and clear lake is back open but conditions are still 'today its a lot more blowing snow then yesterday, 10 miles south was good but the further north i go its getting worse.' semi driver joshua parmenter is making the trip to mason city. he says with an empty tractor trailer, he's fishtailing all over the road going just 45 miles per hour. dozens of vehicles and semis litter the road way.,,, and high winds are still causing white out conditions near the boondocks exit, mile m

said that we need a buna shots to cure cancer and it's that phrase that is jumpstarting this cancer woodshop project. cancer is very personal to the vice president, his son beau biden died in may from brain cancer. as a part of this initiative biden has said his goal is to make decades worth of advances within the next five years in the fight against cancer. prior to beau biden's passing say about his son back in 2008.>> my dad used to have an expression, he say father knows he is a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and notes that they turned out better than he did. i am a success. -- >> the present after $785 million in this year's budget for funding for cancer moonshot project. the vice president will tour laboratories at duke this coverage throughout the afternoon on nbc17.com. we will live stream at and that will have an update at 6 pm and >>> at johnson county couple recovering after an accident involving and e-cigarette. investigators say the device -- devices battery exploded in the the man is being treated for second and third degree burns. his fiancie was also b

tony: he would hold classes like woodshop or metal shop. when he retired, he still did that with my brother and i. building soapbox derby racers and fixing lawnmowers and bicycles together. we learned from three years old or four years old how things work, how to use tools. i did not know what a computer was until i saw my first one in 1979 or so. emily: you studied computer engineering. at the university of michigan. in 1991, you moved to silicon valley. tony: i worked with another guy to build a startup in high school. we were doing mail order for apple ii. we were designing software and writing it for apple ii. i was frustrated because we did not have the internet. i thought i had to get to silicon valley as quickly as possible. emily: even back then, you are obsessed with apple? tony: i was obsessed with all things computing in the 1980's. it first started with apple ii. emily: you worked on some of the precursor devices. by the end of the decade, you probably knew more about mobile devices than literally anybody on the planet. tony: i

he would hold classes like woodshop and metal shop.hen he retired, he still did that with us, my brother and i. building soapbox derby racers and fixing lawnmowers and bikes together. we learned from a very young age, like 3- and 4-years-old, how things work, how to use tools. i did not know what a computer was until i saw my first one in 1979 or so. emily: you want to the university of michigan, you studied computer engineering. then in 1991, you moved to silicon valley. tony: yes, i worked with another guy to build a startup in high school. emily: oh, really? tony: we were doing mail order for apple ii. we were designing software and writing it for apple ii. ultimately, i was so frustrated, because we did not have the internet then, right? i thought i had to get to silicon valley as fast as possible. i would read "macweek" magazine religiously every week on the back. what are the rumors, what's going on? emily: so even back then, you were obsessed with apple? tony: i absolutely was obsessed with all things computing in the 1980's. it

. >> she had set him up in a woodshop, bought all his tools.ter: and around town, they certainly looked like lovebirds. still, two weeks after sabine vanished, the detectives asked another interview, and that's when he told them about the argument. >> we got in a verbal dispute went -- she left. i mean i don't -- honestly i had no control over where she goes >> right.ere not in a physical altercation? >> no. we never had a physical altercation. they push him? did they challenge him? yes, they did. >> where did you dump her at?so much. >> she left. i don't -- what do you mean dump her? i don't -- >> so you dumped her.ng to do with what -- >> you beat her to a pulp. >> -- happened that night. no.hing to do with what happened to her after she left? >> no. >> reporter: but, try as they might, bill cumber did not crack.e. but kept an eye on him. what made you think that he was the guy who would have killed her? out together. >> we knew that they had an argument day at least one. >> reporter: was there any other evidence that pointed toward him besides that? >> not until he vacated his apartm

. >> she had set him up in a woodshop, bought all his tools. >> reporter: a a around town, they certainly looked like lovebirds. still, two weeks after sabine vanished, the deteives asked bill to come in for another interview, and that's when he f told them about the argument. >> we got in a verbal dispute and went -- she left. i mean i don't -- honestly i had no control over where she goes or what she does. >> right. but you guys were not in a physical altercation? >> no. we never had a physical altercation. >> reporter: but did they push him? did they challenge him? yes, they did. >> where did you dump her at? this woman you love so much. >> she left. i don't -- what do you mean dump i don't -- >> so you dumped her. >> i don't got nothing to do with what -- >> you beat her to a pulp. >> -- happened that night. no. >> you had nothing to do with what happened to her after she left? >> no. >> reporter: but, try as they might, bill cumber did not crack. so they sent him home. but kept an eye on him. what made you think that he was the guy who would have killed her? i mean, they were going o

: these six students are part of the technology education program at harrison high school, where woodshop and technical drawing meet 3d printing. they are now also co-owners of an award winning app. >> this is surreal. it's just amazing. >> reporter: the teacher asked her design technology students to participate in verizon's innovative app challenge. these students won a $20,000 prize with an app called pay it forward inspired by a recent trip to new york city. >> we made c.a.r.e. packages and while we were museum, we handed them out to homeless people along the way. >> reporter: it included food and feeding homeless people that day energized this group of college bound seniors to create their entire app around it. >> it's a combination of an online food app like grub hub but they are given the option to donate a meal of their choice to a person in need. >> reporter: than can donate a set amount -- they can also choose to donate a set amount of money. >> it allows them to be able to help others instead of just consuming the food that they usually order. >> we thought about a lot of diffe