trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice did play a role, he says it also seems the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control. he says the van was also overloaded. cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they had stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would require local governments and

trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice did play a role, he says it's also apparent that the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control of that vehicle. he says the van was also overloaded, and that meant too many people inside the vehicle, and not enough seat belts. cathy cutler with the local d-o-t district office says they had road crews on the stretch of highway 30 where the crash happened, during and after the storm that hit eastern iowa earlier this week. she told us the plow and salt trucks had a constant presence on area highways, and they had cleared off that section of road. trooper conrad says road conditions can be unpredictable this time of year, and it's possible there could have been snow melting on that section of road, then re-froze overnight. he told us all three people killed were not wearing seat vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in

trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice didiplay a role, he says it also seems the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control. he says the van was also overloaded. cathy cutler district office says they had road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, andnd of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, justt because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have at presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. the university of iowa's dance marathon is just hours away. students wil

trooper bob conrad with the wa state patrol says it also seems the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control. he says the van was also overloaded. cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they h h road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected frfr the vehicle. "53:3:-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. in dubuque, the iowa d-o-t is planning on changing one of the most dangerous intersections. the d-o-t held

trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice did play a role, he says it also seems the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control. he says the van was also overloaded. cathy cutler with the d-o-t district office says they had road crews on the same stretch of highway 30 during and after the storm that hit earlier this week. trooper conrad says all 3 people killed were not wearing seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. some iowa veterans are worried about a bill that would legalize the sale and use of f

trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says l 3 people killed d re not weariri seat belts, and 2 of them were ejected from the vehicle. conrad also mentioned their effort to notify family members was taking a bit longer than expected. they had expanded their search outside u-s borders. and now here's your first alert forecast. we are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. a weak area of low pressure is still set to drift across the area this evening and it'll likely squeeze some snow showers out. most areas will likely only see a trace to half inch . we'll start the weekend off right on saturday with highs welelup into the 30s and d decent amount of sunshine as well. later on sunday, a chance of snow does exist and that is part of a system that will impact eastern iowa on monday. while snow amounun look light, the wininmay be an issue come monday with gusts over 30mph. we'll be watching this system for possible travel impact in the area for monday's commute. enjoy >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. a

betty conrad: i need to know if its somebody with them or and bob: in portland, oregon sanchez' s estranged husband says he and his wife were separated, but he was hoping to reconcile. instead he' s left alone to raise her other children, ages nine to eighteen. >> i just want the person the person to know you didn' t kill a person with a single child. you killed a woman with five kids. bob: detectives are concentrating on a nearly seven-hour window of time between 7:45 monday morning when an unidentified male roommate left the house and 2:30 in the afternoon when he came back and ran to tell neighbors about the bloody scene he found inside. investigators say there was no immediate sign of forced entry in the previously fire damaged house with burglar bars on the outside and no electricity. >> i guess everybody is kind of shocked what took place. bob: today, someone posted no trespassing signs. there was nothing here worth dying for. the family tells us the florida from portland, oregon and hopes to bring the victims back to portland for a funeral. angela: thank you. we want to take you back