jacobs was 72-years-old and lived in the home with his the time of the fire, she was taken to the hopsital. it happened just after 7-30 this morning in the 3700 block of 16th avenue sw, in cedar rapids. kwwl's kristin rogers was on scene all morning, she joins us live. we still do not know what caused this fire but it's heartbreaking. neighbors tell me ronald was a nice person and had just all but oorcome a not a lot of damage can be seen from the outside of turned out to be a deadly fire those who saw the fire say from the outside they mostly noticed a lot of smoke, others down the street didn't even know there had been a fire here. (cg: kristin rogers) "neighbors tell me the couple department. while kakaen went to the hospital, ronald, was pronounced dead at the scene, he was 72. the fire department tells us the home has extensive but they were able to prevent it from spreading to any nearby homes, by putting it out quickly. a fire investigator was on scene with a dog. it's a horrible tradgety, a scene where a life was lost, and a long time home is nearty destroyed. a life was lost, and

five cars were involved and three people were sent to the hopsital with minor injuries. rescue crews say blowing snow could've been a factor. one person was hurt in this crash off highway 20 in dubuque. police say the driver of this semi -- was going too fast getting off 20 onto the bryant street ramp. brakes were acting up. a highway 20 intersection in dubuque county could be made safer. the d-o-t plans to improve the area along 20 and swiss valley road. that area has seen many crashes over the years. people living in the area say drivers don't slow down along the curve. "really haven't gotten too much input, some favorable some objections. it's both ways...it affects everybody, one way or another." the first phase of the project is set to start in 20-19 and will take about a year to finish. it could cost 26 million dollars. firefighters battle the cold and wind -- and rescue a woman and her two children. we first told you about this fire yesterday on today in iowa. firefighters were called to a home on union road in cedar falls. a five-year-old girl, a three-year- old

paramedics took the man to the hopsital where he was pronounced dead. investigators do not know if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. we're working to learn the man's name. now to decision 20-16 - with super tuesday only a week from today, republican and democratic presidental candidates have their sights set on the commonwealth. next week, voters in 13 states including virginia will head to the polls. later this morning, vermont senator and democratic hopeful bernie sanders is scheduled to hold a rally at the scope in norfolk. and, 10 on your side will be there. rico bush is live in norfolk this morning with more on the rally as we look ahead to super tuesday. rico, good morning. good morning katie, don. very narrow defeat in nevada, sanders is hoping to rally big support here in hampton roads to help him defeat democratic front-runner hillary clinton. at today's event, the sanders' campaign says the u-s senator will talk about a wide range of issues, including getting big money out of politics, making college affordable and combating criminal

five cars were involved and three people were sent to the hopsital with minor injuries. fire crews say poor visibility due to blowing snow is believed to have been the cause of the accident. a semi flips over in dubuque -- right off of highway 20. it happened today shortly before noon. police say the driver of this semi -- was going too fast while exiting street ramp. the driver told police, his brakes were acting up. there also was a passenger inside. one of them was take to an area hospital for minor injuries. icy road conditions are to blame for an accident that killed three people. platini ndongala, ndickson mandiki and michka kabeya died in the crash, all three men were in their thirties. kwwl's kristin rogers spoke with the vice president of the men were from congo, kristin joins us live from the cedar rapids newsroom. three losses at once in the congolese community obviously means three funerals, he tells me the funeral date depends on the finances available. this video is from a tragic scene where three people were killed, (nats) four vehicles were impacted and m

here for police let them underneath the also breaking right now-- a man and a child rushed to the hopsital, after they were hit by a car! it happened at lamb and charleston! they've been rushed to umc, but we don't yet know their conditions. they were struck by a small, black 4-dr automobile that remained at the scene. the car/driver remained at the scene. streets are being closed off in the area. the latest now on the severe weather that pounded the midwest and east coast. right now.. millions of americans are beginning a massive cleanup. virginia is still under a state of emergency. the national weather service says at least 27 tornadoes touched down. so far, at least 8 people are dead, and many more left homeless. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. < ((waverly, va)) to help homeowners recover and rebuild.. ((nat)) the national guard is on the ground in waverly one of the hardest hit areas.. after a killer tornado with winds gusting over 100 mph.. destroyed homes and left at least three people dead.. ((sot)) this is something out of a movie. this is just destruction. ((lancaster, pa)) s

paramedics took 12 other people to the hopsital. the road finally re-opened last night after crews took four hours to sort out the mess. weather advisories are up for all our virginia cities and counties until the mid afternoon. today: snow showers becoming a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. then it will turn to all rain through the midday and early afternoon. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered rain steady or rise from the mid 40s. winds sw 5-15mph. tuesday: scattered to occasional rain showers. highs will be near 60. winds south/west 10- 20mph. warm/moist air is running overtop of the colder air at the surface this morning. this is creating snow showers in the region. we will see snow for a few more hours this morning. it will mix with sleet at times. then to rain around midday. expect 1-2" accumulations in hampton roads with more north of the metro. then a thin layer of ice will form on top of that. please try to stay home this morning as roads will be difficult to drive on. things

paramedics took 12 other people to the hopsital. the road finally re-opened last night after crews took four hours to sort out the mess. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") winter weather advisories are up for all our virginia cities and counties until the mid afternoon. today: snow showers becoming a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. then it will turn to all rain through the midday and early afternoon. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. temps will hold steady or rise from the mid 40s. winds sw 5-15mph. tuesday: scattered to occasional rain showers. highs will be near 60. winds south/west 10- 20mph. warm/moist air is colder air at the surface this morning. this is creating snow showers in the region. we will see snow for a few more hours this morning. it will mix with sleet at times. then it will change over to a mix of sleet, freezing rain, and some snow before changing to rain around midday. expect 1-2" accumulations in hampton roads with more north of the metro. then a th

he is in the hopsital right now. f-b-i reason to beleive funes has extremist ties. a family in new mexico says they want justice after they claim u-s marshals shot and killed their relative by mistake. marshalls shot and killed 23-year-old edgar alvarado while they carried out an arrest warrant. his family says he was outside fixing his truck early yesterday morning, when the marshals showed up. after hours of waiting, authorites eventually told them his death was an accident. the family watched at least five people get arrested later in the day. s/ perla alvarado/ cousin of man shot :18 "we've been here since four o'clock in the morning. haven't had any news until a couple hours later. they told us that even see him. we can't, we don't know what happened." the u-s attorney's office says they won't comment on the case right now after a disputed election, uganda's declared the winner. the 71-year-old president has been in power for 30 years. the country experienced econcomic growth during his time in officer -- but he also faces accusations from around the world of f

five cars were involved and three people were sent to the hopsital with minor injuries. rescue crews say blowing g ow could've been a factor. one person was hurt in this crash off highway 20 in dubuque. police say the driver of this semi -- was going too fast getting off 20 onto the bryant street ramp. the driver told police, his brakes were acting up. a highway 20 intersection in dubuque county could be made safer. the d-o-t plans to improve the area along 20 and swiss valley road. thattarea has seen many crashes over the years. people living in the area say drivers don't slow down along "really haven't gotten too much input, some favorable some objections. it's both ways...it affects everybody, one way or another." the first phase of the project is set to start in 20-19 and will take year to finish. it could cost 26 million dollars. firefighters battle the cold and wind -- and rescue a woman and her two children. we first told you about this fire yesterday on today in iowa. firefighters were called to a home on union road in cedar falls. a five-year-old girl, a three-y

paramedics took the man to the hopsital where he was pronounced dead. investigators do not know if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. we're working to learn the man's name. decision 20-16 - coming off the south carolina democratic hopeful bernie sanders is looking ahead to super tuesday. 1-hundred-10 delegates are up for grabs in virginia. later this morning, sanders is scheduled to hold a rally at the scope in norfolk. he hopes to strengthen his support in the commonwealth and stay competitive against democratic front-runner hillary clinton. rico bush is live outside scope where sanders will hold his rally later today. he's got more on where both democractic candidates stand in the polls in virginia. rico. don, katie, according to a christopher newport university poll, sanders trails clinton here in the digits. it shows the former first lady with the upper-hand. but anything can happen before tuesday, and as the race draws closer, we may see him become a for clinton, sanders is still taking his message to the people in hampton roads. his campa

he is in the hopsital right now. f-b-i terrorism experts say they have reason to beleive funes has extremist ties. a family in new mexico says they want justice after they claim u-s marshals shot and killed their marshalls shot and killed 23-year-old edgar alvarado while they carried out an arrest warrant. his family says he was outside fixing his truck early yesterday morning, when the marshals showed up. after hours of waiting, authorites eventually told them his death was an accident. the family watched at least five people get arrested later been here since four o'clock in the morning. haven't had any news tell us anything else. we can't even see him. we can't, we don't know what happened." the u-s attorney's office says they won't comment on the case right now pop star kesha made another appearance in court in new york city. she is still trying to get released from her contract with sony music -- even after a judge ruled earlier this week she has to stick with the company. for the last two years, kesha has been

in total three people went to the hopsital, one man with critical injuries, and another man and woman with non-life threatening injuries. we're working to learn if any charges will be filed. officers say they are still investigating the crash. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: sun/cloud mix. a few showers late in the day. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds nw 8- 12mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few light rain showers and then a few light snow showers. lows will be in the mid 30s. winds sw 5-10mph. tuesday: mostly cloudy. a few light rain or snow showers. highs will be in the mid 40s. winds west 10-15mph. the system that caused all of the rain and wind yesterday is departing. conditions will calm down today. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. the breeze won't be as bad. over the next couple of system will bring us a chance for some light to be light the entire time. this will start as a few rain showers by this evening. then some of it could change to flurries or light snow showers tonight. a dusting is possible in spots. tomorrow light rain or snow showers are possible, but hi

this is what's left of the "soft touch" car wash on hopsital drive in batavia... crews arrived just before midnight...to find flames shooting through the roof. it's a 24 hour car wash...and no workers or customers were there at the time. additional departments were called in when crews had trouble accessing water... kara... more breaking news from up in cleveland... the city is suing the family of tamir rice....demanding 500 ambulance ride to the hospital the day he was shot by police... rice was shot by police in 2014...this is video leading up to that shooting. the city says the family has not paid for the ambulance ride to the hospital or for emergency personnel who tried to revive him. the family's attorney calls the lawsuit "callous...insensitiv e...and adds insult to homicide." the city has not responded to those comments. a trial date is expected to be set today for former uc cop ray tensing...charged in the murder of this guy...sam dubose... fox19 now's jessica brown is live downtown....and jessica...have you learned if tensing will be in court when things

paramedics took the man to the hopsital where he was pronounced dead. investigators do not know if speed or alcohol were we're working to learn the man's name. 10 on your side is investigating how absentee ballots were sent to some voters in hampton already filled out. election officials say the printer sent out test ballots and official ballots in the same box - and didn't separately label them. coordinator accidentally sent 17 voters the wrong ones. however, officials election. vice chairman you just have to have faith in the process. whenever you have human beings you're going to have human error. this is a very small number of ballots that went out in error and we're doing everything we can do to election officials say they identified the voters who received those incorrect ballots, and are working to get them the correct ones. today is actually the deadline to request an absentee ballot. virginia beach mayor will sessoms announced yesterday he's running for a third term . that is despite the fact that he pleaded no contest last year in a conflict o

the hopsital and are expected to be o-k. this comes as many people in danville are working together to bring an end to violent crime. the community will gather again tonight for a prayer vigil and neighborhood walk at the boys and girls club. a similar event took place last week after a double shooting in the city. let's check in with storm team meterologist kristina montuori. friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands >>> taking a look at the headlines. the cdc says two u.s. women who contracted the zika virus while travel

here for police let them underneath the also breaking right now-- a man and a child rushed to the hopsital, after they were hit by a car! it happened at lamb and charleston! they've been rushed to umc, but we don't yet know their conditions. they were struck by a small, black 4-dr automobile that remained at the scene. the car/driver remained at the scene. streets are being closed off in the area. the latest now on the severe weather that pounded the midwest and east coast. right now.. millions of americans are beginning a massive cleanup. virginia is still under a state of emergency. the national weather service says at least 27 tornadoes touched down. so far, at least 8 people are dead, and many more left homeless. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. < ((waverly, va)) to help homeowners recover and rebuild.. ((nat)) the national guard is on the ground in waverly