. >> chief smith's son, eric smith. >> i had driven by that store a thousand times with my old man bout every time we drove by there there was -- there was something he said. >> still gnawing at him. >> four years after his father's death eric smith was elected chief prosecutor in macomb county, michigan. he became responsible for all of the criminal cases in clinton township and beyond. >> i can't tell you how many people came up to me and said ily member of theirs had been murdered and been killed and nothing had been done and you could see the desperation on their face and they really thought that the d them by, and i thought if i'm going to be the chief law enforcement officer of this county i can't let people out there think that we don't care. so we started a cold case unit after i came in. >> one of prosecutor's smith's first acts in office was to send out a letter to all of the police departments in his county asking police chiefs and ok at their old unsolveds with fresh eyes. >> i did it with michael george in mind. y mind that at the time i was hoping that we'd get a lot of ca

should not have been there when mike renaud called. >> the cold case unit started by prosecutor eric smith with this case in mind had won a conviction. >> i really thought he was finally going to face the just punishment he deserves. >> and smith had notched one up for his dad, the late police chief or so he believed. >> my next thought went right to my old man. i wish he was here to share this with, but i know he's smiling. >> the losing defense lawyer voiced the kinds of comments you'd expect to hear. wrong. i believe we have a strong shot with this judge to get either not right reversal or a new trial. >> but that wasn't brave bluster. in this case, michael george's defense attorney was being prophetic. six months later the defense tried again. a motion for a new trial before the same judge. one of the grounds for the appeal was prosecutorial misconduct. >> this is not a robbery. not a robbery. it's a murder. >> what happened was in his closing argument the prosecutor had a display for the jury. >> his timetable is -- and out of the judge's eye shot began assembling pieces of a photo li

. >>> eric smith says this was a two hands on the wheel weather event . >>> just watching out for the other guys and trying to just keep your eye on the road the . to last year. last year was crazy. so this we have to take it. we live in new england so it comes with the territory. >>> massachusetts emergency management telling us a little while ago this is what they are concerned about. a refreeze with what hasn't been plowed away on the side roads here in the other concern from state police is all this snow that's been caked on cars all day long, they want people to remove this to avoid any accidents later on tonight. live in woburn, steve cooper, 7 news. >>> the storm piling it on in boston. the snow is creating problems for people trying to get around the congested city. kelly o'hara live in jamaica plain with more on the conditions. kelly? >>> about five inches fell in the city but not everyone we met weather. alexander and his dad dave sure took advantage of their snow day sled shredding on the sugar bowl enjoying their day off from school . >>> what are you doing here today? >>>

host: is there a connection to eric smith? guest: he is the chairman of the board. james in rochester, michigan. independent line. we are talking with peter bergen. "united states of jihad: investigating america's homegrown terrorists" is the new book. caller: good morning. you may have alluded to this, but my question is does mr. berg see similarities and comparisons between the patriot movement, of which we had a great example of january in oregon, and the jihad movement? my thinking is such that if you were to strip away any references to the constitution the literal interpretation and then insert anything that has to do with the koran, they are one and the same? guest: i don't disagree with that at all. attack byhere was an a neo-nazi on a jewish community center in kansas and he killed three people and shouted hail hitler as he was being arrested. ,f he had shouted allah bar what would have been a big news story would have been even bigger. i completely accept the caller's point. political violence attacking the end of the day, there are a number of different m

. >> eric smith, the county's chieprosecutor. >> whawas going on? well, -call you what w going on in the we were fit to be tied. we've all tried hundredscases, and these motns for dicted verdicts are dismissed almost immedia. >> did you expect it was possible thahe would ce t and say this case is dismissed, jurs, you'reismissed. we don'tave a case here. well, inially, it never crossed ind. after a couple of urs it never crossemy mind. after fi hours you start to worry. >> carl marlingaas feeling better b bett by the hour. >> i rember walking ide with my client and saying this is obvioly good news. i cannot lie to you. judges don't takthis long to decide these motio. >> after hoursf watching the clock go rnd, the fendant, out on $1 million bond prayi e ofrids and family in the hallway, the judge at last rernedo the benc >> t court bn reviewing is mat this matter for approximately extraordinary length otime to view any motion directedverdict.>> he started, washe case to bmade for the defen's position. >> aeit, it cod argued that tevidces mainal. then

eric: as ryan smith shows it is biggest athletic event in state history. ryan: it has been number one on the event wishlist. wells fargo arena already gearing up for march madness hosting duties. >> some call it controlled chaos, we call it another day. ryan: overwhelming demand drawing capacity. the big show is sold out but fans can still track down a coveted seat. log on to ncaa.com/exchange to see who is selling. >> that's a fan to fan exchange where it is a secondary ticket that is managed by the ncaa. chances are you will be paying above face value. ryan: we found in all session tickets valued at $270 going for as much as $1800. >> this is the pinnacle of things we could get here in iowa. but a stellar hawkeye season means iowa may land a spot playing in their own backyard. sending an out-of-state team and tournament location. say we could probably bring more people in but i really think the people from iowa will be staying a couple days downtown in des moines. if we had a choice i think most of us would take iowa to play. ryan: if you cannot fork ove

eric kcci's ryan smith shows us : why the county attorney says this a public safety concern. >> we have to be protected from the violent criminals. ryan strong words from polk : county john sarcone this week. reacting to house file 21-71. the bill would slash the state's mandatory sentence of 70% time-served to 30%. for example, a second-degree murder conviction carries a 50-year sentence 35 years mandatory. if passed, an offender could serve 15 years then seek parole. >> are we best served by keeping them in there taking up a bed, taxpayer money, or would it be better to put maybe more money into community corrections. ryan representative mary wolf : hopes lawmakers will consider re-evaluating what she calls iowa's rigid sentencing laws. >> i tend to doubt that many

eric kcci's ryan smith shows us : why the county attorney says this a public safety concern. >> we have to be protected from the violent criminals. ryan strong words from polk : county john sarcone this week. reacting to house file 21-71. the bill would slash the state's mandatory sentence of 70% time-served to 30%. for example, a second-degree murder conviction carries a 50-year sentence 35 years mandatory. if passed, an offender could serve 15 years then seek parole. >> are we best served by keeping them in there taking up a bed, taxpayer money, or would it be better to put maybe more money into community corrections. ryan representative mary wolf : hopes lawmakers will consider re-evaluating what she calls iowa's rigid sentencing laws. >> i tend to doubt that many but at least in those rare cases , where perhaps someone was an accomplice and they worked hard opportunity to apply and go before the parole board. the iowa board of parole still in control who is considered low-risk to re-enter society. prisons on the send it does is because they have earned it. eric: iowa's public safety

smith as part of his murder trial. amanda lamb watch the entire video and joins us now with what it reveals. >> reporter: round and round they went. detective eric gibney repeatedly told travion smith codefendants were pointing their fingers at him and he save himself. the jury saw the majority of that interview lasting several hours. a few segments were redacted per the judge's rulings on monday. at first, smith only admits to breaking into cars the night of the murder but then he goes deeper and tells the officer his codefendant ronald anthony went inside melissa jones huggins department for a sliding door while she waited outside. smith said he then heard a bloodcurdling screen -- screen -- [screaming] -- screen -- scream. >> is that what you're saying? >> pretty much. >> reporter: police were called to that apartment complex that might to investigate break-ins put deadline about the murder until the next morning. smith told the officer he repeatedly asked anthony what but he wouldn't tell him. anthony has already pled guilty under a deal with the state and is currently serving a life sentence. he is on the stand to -- witness list to take th

. >> reporter: a special day for any parent but one megan smith and eric pegues don't take for granted. they are taking their baby girl home. little e'layah faith was born september 23rd after an emergency c-section. she was 14 weeks early and weighed 10 ounces. that is lighter than a can of soda. hospital in november, just after her original due date. e'layah faced blood transfusions and careful feedings. her parents and doctors constantly by her side. >> i lived here, here every day, if not every other day. our equipment, the diapers we have for the smallest babies were too big for her. so we had to be very creative in taking care of her. >> reporter: the team of doctors at carolinas medical center call little e'layah tater tot. she now weighs five times her birth weight. >> she has grown, she has been able to breathe on her own and she looks around, she pays attention to her surroundings, knows her mom's voice and dad's voice and i'm amazed she has come this far she is able to go home. >> the last few weeks have been a waiting game. gone home last month, then there were complication

. >> it is the moment all parents way for, butt, but it is a little sweeter for megan smith and eric mcghee. back in september, a leia was born 14 weeks early. just to keep her alive and breathing drs. came up with a special combination of formula and breast milk to feed her and made a special oxygen mask that weighed more than she did at the time. now even doctors are amazed at how well she has done. and they say nutrition was a key part of for growth and health. she has been able to breathe on her own , and she looks around. she pays attention to her surroundings. she knows her mom and dad's voices , i am amazed she has come this far and is able to go home. >> i want to see who she is. i want to know who she is because she is feisty. she fought to be here since she was conceived i mean she was moving up something. so i'm ready to see what is in store. >> she is so sweet and what a fighter. a later let now ways nine times her birth weight which as you said 10 ounces. doctors admit she will likely face challenges in the future. but overall, her prognosis is good. >> good. >> she has

eric: as kcci's ryan smith reports, dcg student leaders extended an olive branch, apologizing to perry. ryan: concerned perry students contacted us at kcci hoping that , degrading trump chant would not be repeated at tonight's district championship game. >> just to see how much we hurt perry, just hurt me inside. ryan: the now infamous trump chant started in the second half. dcg's student body co-president >> there's that feeling inside that this is wrong, but at the same time, you don't think of the big context, the feelings of the other side. >> it hurts. it hurts at first instinct. it's troublesome. ryan: sonya harwood wasn't proud of dcg's public image after our tuesday report. >> i knew as soon as we saw it, we had to fix this. this was a wrong. ryan: so she and other student leaders organized a meeting with athletic leaders from perry high school. the two groups met this morning. their mistake. they didn't want to make excuses. our kids did not want to go to perry today and defend themselves. they wanted to say, we were wrong and we're going to own this and get better because of

break away pass to smith and eric goes top shelf on louis. empty nether, panthers dp their second straight on five-game road trip. 3-1 final. to make it two straight over florida gators. bases loaded with gators. singlele to left. that will bring in two and canes trail this one 3-0. 4-0n the 7th, he homered friday night and gators win st to right, can't make the catch t. ball rolls to the field, the fence and both will store. canes end up losing 7-3. the golf doral starts this week. practice on thursday, first and final rnd are of the honda classic in palm beach gardens. a bird's eye view. bebetiful course. adam came in with share of the lead for the bird on one. the ball will drop in the cup. he was at ten under leads by one. great shot from the fairway bunker. hehe going to like it because he will stick it within two feet of the cup. sets up an ey birdie. cay in tied with the lead. he's one back. wraps it up. finished nine under par. nascar 500 race in atlanta, second yellow of the race. jimmie johnson shoots out of the pack n. the back, th

eric damon smith, director out of chicago, he's handling those duties. go out there and support local theater. >> if you're a fan of comedy, you've heard of the utility most famous group coming out of night live. we've got our own local bunch here, don't we? >> these are our own not ready for primetime players. they're going to be great. this is a political spoof, a little fun mass debate and it is one of the most side splitting experiences and nights in reno. i was sitting next to a couple from san jose last time i was there watching them and they were literally crying because it was so funny. >> look at all the material they have to play with. these guys are having a field day. >> last but not least a story, the diary of anne frank. >> 13-year-old girl anne frank and her family were hiding from nazis for two years in the hidden part of their father's business. they were able to live for two years until they were captured unfortunately. it's one of the great stories from world war ii of survival and courage. >> we all remember reading this story in scho

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reporting from warren county, ryan smith, kcci 8 news iowa's news leader. eric: tens of thousands of people use it and now the dot wants to make it safer. kcci's vanessa peng shows us how the proposed changes to the ramps at i-35 & highway 30 near ames could impact you. vanessa: narrowly dodging a crash at the i-35/highway 30 interchange is getting old for >> lots of iowans. -- for lots of iowans. >> i don't really like it. it's kind of dangerous 26. there are a lot of close calls >>there are a lot of close calls as people shuffle in and out of the lane. vanessa other drivers weren't so : lucky. january 2001, after a winter storm a semi truck and 3 cars crash at the interchange. then, this fiery fatal crash in april 2009. it happened when a driver tried to merge onto i-35 from 30 and failed to yield. a new york driver on i-35 forced through a guardrail landing below on 30. he died at the hospital. >> it's hard to get over and you just don't what other drivers slam on your brakes or slam on your gas 35. vanessa now, the iowa department : of transportation wants t

attorney general alan wilson is oran smith, president of palmetto family. >>> eric: if you missed any of the results from iowa, you can log on to our website abccolumbia.com, twitter and on the abc columbia facebook page. >>> eric: still to come, we're enjoying some warm and sunny days here in the midlands but other parts of the nation aren't as lucky. we're taking a closer look at the damage left behind by a storm in san diego. >> jonathan: foggy as you wake up and head out on tuesday, month, temperatures around 50. it will be a warm start and warm afternoon. i'll tell you what to expect coming up next. main and gervais. > join us again this year for inspiring superbowl stories from the best teams in the nfl. >> jesus christ has changed my life in so many ways. >> god. family. football. and you've got to keep it in that order. >> as long as you love god, you know that he has a plan for you. >> i'm a true believer that god is in control. >> my identity and my value comes from just thursday >> jonathan: 6:43 on this tuesday morning. it is groundhog day, for us it feels like spring, eve

anymore but charlotte is home and the weather here at home is beautiful here is eric thomas in >> all right. that was fun. steve smith back in the house. hd towercam, look at the twilight on the buildings. sunsetting. it is cool but no problems. 50 in uptown. light wind out of the northeast at 6. if you are heading out, you will be ok. take the jacket. temperatures will be falling through the 40s. quickly here past 6:00 and then we will be tickling the 30s out at 10, 11 and getting you into the midnight time-frame. and all of the area communities in the viewing area from the upstate of south carolina. everybody hovering near 50 until you get north of the foothills and we are down 10 in boone and blowing rock. and 11:00 p.m., you will see in the rural areas south of us, you will be in the 30s by 11:00 p.m. that is going to be the story around 40 and below freezing in boone and blowing rock. overnight tonight we'll end up around freezing in the piedmont. 20s in the foothills and in the high country. specifically your out the door 34 . a.m. time-frame, we'll call it cold and crunchingy. i got a report from beech mountai

reporting from perry, ryan smith, kcci 8 news iowa's news leader. eric: more drama in the quest to find a supreme court replacement for late justice antonin scalia. senator chuck grassley says his judiciary committee will deny giving a hearing to president obama's nominee. kcci's laura terrell talked to political experts who say it's disappointing and unconstitutional. >> this vacancy should not be filled by this lame duck president. laura: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announcing the allow president obama's future nominee a hearing. >> i think to just close off the open mind at all i think that's , really a poor approach and very, very bad for our system. laura: drake constitutional law professor mark kende says today's decision by the senate republicans shows the break down of democracy. >> this is the most serious thing i have seen in a long time. senator grassley and the other laura:senator grassley and the other -- laura: senator grassley and the other republicans on the judiciary committee released a letter tuesday saying they won't hold h

in fall river, jim smith. college students under arrest. matthew givens and eric then. the attack took place just off campus. both are from salem new hampshire. the 20-year-old victim is hospitalized, and stable condition. >>> boston police are looking for a gunman after a shooting. the victim was shot at about three deck 30 yesterday morning. he was taken to boston medical center where he was described as -- his wounds were described as life-threatening 6:bill cosby's wife heading ready to deposition tomorrow. bloggers are the that she has -- lawyers argued she has nothing to deposition. nation paying their respects. the funeral was held in a washington basilica yesterday. the justices sun presided over his mass. >> the issue that evening was not that i had been hearing confessions but that he had found himself in my confessional line. >> [ laughter ] >> and he quickly departed it. >> [ laughter ] >> as he put it later, "like heck if i am confessing to you." the feeling was mutual. >> joe biden represented the obama administration at the funeral. a profit aerial follow

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look forward to working with all of you in the years to come. [ applause ] >> eric holder. [ applause ] i mentioned robert smith who we'll be honoring who's such a model citizen. and we also have eric young, outstanding labor leader as well as liz powell. but both of the attorney generals can referred to education. and the need to build the internal character and information of our young. when arne duncan left the administration, president obama looked around the country for who could continue that work. he came and glazed at the state that i was born. and found a courageous educator, visionary, one that we knew in new york well. for standing up against those that he had vested interests, for those that were supposed to be the object of what education is all about. and that is the students. he did not waiver in the face of being questioned. he did not capitulate in the face of controversy. and he earned the respect of new york as he has now the nation. i bring you the acting secretary of education for the united states, the honorable -- from, brooklyn, home boy, so don't -- you know, he and i are the two differ

panther power play and a nice pass in front for eric and he was just on sports xtra last sunday. his 12th of the season tying it up 1. and smith can't clear the puck in the zone and breakaway past smith and branton going top shelf on louie. straight 3-1 the finana the holland goal was the backbreaker. >> we gave up a few eventually and took a few penalties. wasn't how we wanted to play. >> just signed joe johnson should be alive tonight as knicks face the heat in new york. and heat had 20 turnovers leading to 20 boston points. and dwayne wade happy and the reinforcement joe johnson is on the way. >> and put someone on the floor that can shoot the goal and what we're trying to do. obviously losing chris right now and another playmaker and another scorer and game plays like this is when you get to see that you're missing your all-star. >> baseball with number 6 miami looking to make it 2 straight me 3 of the weekend set and bases low with the single to left and it is going to shot and didis and can't make the catch. ball rolls to the fence and both runners score. canes end up losing this one 7-3 the final. >> we played good satu

eric: right now you may be surprised by what it takes to convict a peeping tom. kcci's ryan smith explains how new legislation could eliminate legal loopholes. ryan: ruth lapointe found holes inside her iowa city apartment in the ceiling and floor. the landlord systematically carved out places to peep using crawl spaces to spy on his unsuspecting tenants. elwyn miller is reportedly still a landlord in the college town. >> because he's a landlord he fell under special circumstances and he had full access to our homes right after the incident so we were barricading our doors and things like that. it was definitely a scary time. ryan: a peeping conviction requires the victim be partially nude and the suspect be aroused while spying on their victim.

eric: right now you may be surprised by what it takes to convict a peeping tom. kcci's ryan smith explains how new legislation could eliminate legal loopholes. ryan: ruth lapointe found holes inside her iowa city apartment in the ceiling and floor. the landlord systematically carved out places to peep using crawl spaces to spy on his unsuspecting tenants. elwyn miller is reportedly still a landlord in the college town. >> because he's a landlord he fell under special circumstances and he had full access to our homes right after the incident so we were barricading our doors and things like that. it was definitely a scary time. ryan: a peeping conviction requires the victim be partially nude and the suspect be aroused while spying on their victim. court revictimized her and others in the apartment. >> it was hard for me and the other victims to have to describe the fact that our landlord was or was not aroused and knowing that his guilt was resting on that was burdensome. ryan: senate bill 21-85 drops those requirements. and stiffens the penalty from a simple misdemeanor to a seriou

eric: kum & go, casey's and quick trip are all now renovating to keep up with each other. elizabeth: kcci's ryan smith was in johnston to unveil the newest street. ryan: kum & go officials getting their first look inside the company's brand-new marketplace store. the most eye-catching feature. chris jones: we know that our customers are looking for choice in craft beer. ryan: it's an unexpected hot spot for craft beer connoisseurs. 8 beers are on tap, including three local brews. sean bremer: you won't have to travel to different breweries to fill up and some specialty brews that will be able to get an offering from so you can stop and fill up several growlers at once. ryan: a 2015 state law now allows convenience stores to sell craft beer to-go containers called growlers. kum & go has been testing its growler service station in arkansas since july. chris jones: we had a lot of success with the growler business in arkansas and iowa is an even bigger craft beer market than arkansas is so we really expect it to do big things for our business here in iowa. ryan: from craft beer to homemade pizza, iowa-ba

eric: but this year some people are finding it more difficult to navigate between wells fargo and downtown businesses. kcci's ryan smith explains the big change. ryan: wrestling fans from iowa's four corners and everywhere in between are in town. >> it just gets super exciting, everybody just comes and watches. garcia needed to kill a couple hours before his match. but during his trip downtown for food he noticed a big detour. , >> we would eat at fongs or royal mile then walk up through the skywalk normally because it's super crowded parking. ryan: and he wasn't the only one dealing with a disconnect between the arena and downtown. >> we wanted to get some starbucks and we couldn't get any because the skywalk was closed. ryan: construction now underway on the new 300-room convention center hotel is now underway, shutting down a major artery of the skywalk system. >> we found out it's closed because of construction and stuff so we had to get back on the street and come outside. ryan: while the closure is a temporary inconvenience for visitors, it's become a permanent problem for some skywalk businesses. >> the customer

and the orangeburg chapter of the naacp as recipients of the 2016 "smith-hammond-middleton" social justice award at the ceremony. >>> eric: still to come, it's a mix of emotions following super bowl 50. >> rochelle: we're going to recap players reactions to that final score. gervais. >>> eric: good morning columbia. there is still a half hour left of your morning news. thanks for waking up with us. i'm eric weisfeld. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. your time is 6:232. creeping up on the 7:00 hour but not on the temperatures. you want to bundle up before you head out this morning. for more of what you can expect, let's turn things over to jonathan kennedy. good morning. >> jonathan: good morning, a cold start to your monday, it a lot of folks had the super bowl parties last night, they stay up later than they normally do. but all in all it's relatively quiet. traffic is picking upon gervais and toward the vista from our roof cam. people are heading out the door, not stopping them, hopefully you can bundle up and stay warm first. we are not expecting action in the first half of the day

eric: des moines is at its highest, rate in 20 years. now the police chief is finding an unusual way to combat filing crime. ryan smith shows how the community's top cop is doing community outreach. ryan: the untimely death of harrison jim. >> -- harris. >> inspiring local hip-hop >> it's all about how you feel about the music. >> he was at one time left for dead in chicago and has dedicated his life to keeping the getting environment out of central iowa. >> everybody goes through something. it's how you come out of it. i want to teach people how. ryan: the video taking center stage in the des moines police facebook page. promoting the songs peaceful message. >> to be able to use his talents in this way, i think it helps our community across the board and his heart is in the right place. ryan: dana wingert admits wills lyrics are making an impact. >> that talent can reach people we wouldn't reach through our normal means. he can reach them for music. ryan: the chief is stepping in himself, making an appearance in a track encouraging unity among pulleys, communities, and everywhere in between. >> i'm done with people s

that's going to be in the smith-hammond-middleton center from 9:00 this morning until noon. >>> eric: to the lowcountry now where we're paying tribute to one of the emanuel nine. charleston church shooting victim cynthia hurd will be memorialized with a wall-sized mural on the side of the john l. dart branch library on upper king street. hurd was a branch manager at the library for 21 years. an artist will be there throughout the week painting the mural and is even inviting children to come on thursday to a painting workshop to create their own work that will decorate the book carts in the library. those working on the mural say it will be a daily reminder of charleston. >> rochelle: getting the children involve, it's an art and history lesson combined in one. >>> rochelle: still to come, and taking a look at a best picture nominee before this weekends oscars. stay with us. we're live from main and gervais. >>> hey, there. in today's "techbytes" -- the cost of free shipping on am don just went up. >> the minimum purchase to qualify is now $49. it's seen as a move to promote amazon pri

ending, because in the shootout, smith was the one who got the game winner, he could laugh about it later. >> thank goodness. >> in the locker room. all right. thanks, eric. >>> president barack obama outlining his plan to close guantanamo bay, and part of that plan could bring the prisoners here to colorado. how our senators is react to >> a massive hornets nest,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, my plan -- and the ultra-rich provide living wages for working people, the middle class unless we level the playing field. with your help, as president, >>> severe weather in the south begins cbs 4 at 6:30. a trio of waterspouts in lake pontchartrain in new orleans. there's damage to a gym and hopes there. someone dies from a tornado in mississippi. alabama also being battered. 11 tornadoes spotted so far. schools closed early today and it may be a long night ahead for >>> some of the world most infamous terrorists are being housed at guantanamo bay cuba, the president has another pitch to shut the place down, and move the detainees to u.s.

eric: a life-saving day at a local lake. the dnr is calling two fishermen heroes for rescuing an indianola man from near-freezing waters. kcci's ryan smith has more with how it all unfolded. ryan s.: a day of ice fishing on lake ahquabi. >> i got to give a shout out to our wives for letting us go ice fishing on valentine's day. ryan s.: quickly turned into a daring rescue for damian bell and jesse bannor. >> we're not 100% sure when we were running into thin ice or open water. >> it's a panic moment. ryan s.: the two heard a cry for help from across the lake. richard rauzi was taking wild life pictures when the ice 24 hours later you can see where he went under and the gloves he lost in his struggle to survive. >> immediately your body's going to tense up and you're going to start panicking instead of , trying to think what how you can react to stay above float. ryan s.: the park ranger says rauzi had 10 maybe 15 minutes before hypothermia set in. the two buddies drove around the lake rushing to the shore. >> we knew that at one point in time sooner or later someone was going to have to walk out on that ice to go get him and we got a lit

smith, 4 years old. to pee can ka, kansas, september 4, 2014. marvin lewis woods, 5 years old. carla jean avery 45rks. eric christopher avery 43. tamesha lee, 34. dallas, texas, august 7, 2013. zena bouser, 47. toya smith, 43 years old. zema williams, 28. tasmia allen, 27. spanish fork, utah -- thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition lt >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of american heart month and to remind you of this week's national wear red day. mrs. capps: each february here in congress and in communities around this country we join together to raise awareness of heart disease. the number one cause of death for women. in fact, every minute, heart disease kills another woman. as co-chair of the bipartisan heart and stroke coalition, i urbling you to join us as we honor these women and those who will be affected in the future by participating in the national wear red day campaign on friday, feb

eric thanks. ciaa tournament in sports. >>> a perfect showdown for the ciaa tournament. and the host taking on living ston. a nice crowd for his one they were treated to a dandy of a game. smith down 2 with 12 seconds to go. davis the lay up and this game is tied. the other end. attack. back in before the buzzer. it is good and bon review, waved off. we go to overtime smith down. they run the perfect play, they get a lay up in on the other end. that's blocked. the refs call it goal tending. overtime 2. what a game. second overtime. the biggest bucket came from darrell hames trainen. a minute to go. and a thriller in double overtime. and ending the season 1 and done. and a tough loss for steven joiner. for the latest go to wbtv.com/sports or the harley davidson sports app. you can get updates all week long. and the women take on virginia semi-finals, that's at 6:00. >>> two more vehicles until the conference u.s. tournament in birmingham. 49ers hosting san antonio and remember the alamo. and set up the niners with a hot start. scored 17. right behind joseph achebo 21 points and 16 rebounds. he broke the single season rebound record in conference u.s. with 187, niners won the g

eric, we wish you the best. >>> turning now to decision 2016, presidential race shifted into high gear in super tuesday. nbc 10's drew smith following the campaign for us. good morning, drew. >> good morning. hillary clinton won raising doubts where bernie sanders goes from here. at 6:30 you'll hear the candidate's reaction to this crushing loss. >>> 6:27. it's chilly outside. the wind is blowing but a big turnaround in the temperature department. a beautiful day ahead. in the pocono mountains you see scattered clouds. they are moving out and sunshine taking over. your hour by hour forecast just ahead. . >>> hillary clinton scores a huge win over bernie sanders in the south carolina primary. now the democrats and republicans set their sights on multi-state super tuesday contest. >>> plus an nbc 10 news exclusive. our camera was there as medics use narcan to reverse an overdose and save a heroin user in philadelphia. >>> a live look outside. we're looking for a warm up today after we get through the chilly morning. we'll tell you how long the warm weather will last. good morning, welcome back to "nbc 10 news today" i'm katy

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