sorenson, 6-year-old autumn sorenson, and 4-year-old brayden sorenson. the father, john, was working when the deadly fire broke out. kcci's marcus mcintosh says fire officials knew fighting the roaring blaze would not be easy. >> when i drove by it, on the way to the station, the back half of it was totally involved and it was already starting to get into the second floor. marcus: boxholm fire chief dave huffman says when he first saw the fire he knew it was going to cause problems. he called for mutual aid and 9 9, -- so, he called for mutual aid and 9 different cities answered. then the work began to find out if anyone was inside. >> went inside to do a house search and didn't find anything on the initial search but there was one room we couldn't get in because it was wedged we changed crews and went back in and broke the door down and found the victims in there. marcus: mother amber sorenson and 3 children, riley, autmunn, and brayden were found inside the home. people who live in the small town of boxholm say the pain of losing a mother and her 3 chi

. : amber sorenson : amber sorenson and her three young children riley, autumn and brayden were killed after being trapped inside their home. the dad, john sorenson, was at work at the time of the fire... and is the only family member who survived. this tragedy is leaving even strangers heartbroken... and wanting to help... so far more than 36 thousand dollars has been raised to help pay expenses... even some small businesses are pledging to give percentages of their profits on some items to help the family. "i look at every situation, every fundraiser and think to myself that could be me and i would want someone to help me in that situation. trevillyan of "stop and smell the flour" says she will donate "stop and smell the flour" says she will donate five dollars from items she sells to john sorenson... from items she sells to john sorenson... elias: we will have links to all the ways you can help the victims up on our website... that's we are iowa dot com elias: investigators say a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house. the red cross is reminding everyone to b

amber sorenson was 27 years old. riley sorenson was nine. autumn was six and brayden was four years old. they all died in the fire. crews say they had trouble "we had a tough time, there tower. (we) hauled water from up. then (we) ended up going six miles away and hauling amber sorenson's husband was at work when the fire happened. firefighters are needed at a home in waterloo. a fire broke out at a home on hammond avenue yesterday. a firefighter says one person was taken to the hospital. there's no word how they're doing this morning. firefighters rescued four cats from the fire. 14 days and counting before the iowa caucuses. it's a tight race here, but a new national poll shows a different story across the country. hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 25 points in a new however, recent polls also show the two democrats running neck and neck in iowa and new hampshire. this is the last matchup between the democrats before the voting begins in two weeks. they went toe to toe in a debate last night in south carolina. voting with the n- r-a.

visitation for the sorenson's will be friday, from four to eight at southeast valley middle school in burnside. the funeral is saturday at 10-30, also at the school. the fort dodge fire department is still battling flames despite the cold.. 05:08-05:13 we've been able to keep the trucks from freezing up, as soon as you shut down the water it'll freeze, so we try to keep it moving crews have been fighting this fire at a goodyear tire warehouse since monday afternoon. so far they've poured more than one-point-five million gallons of water on it... but they are still finding hot spots. investigators from the state fire marshal's office arrived yesterday to begin determining the cause. other winged species are more welcome here in des moines... their time to shine. january is the best month for bird watching. that's what channel 13's josh nguyen is doing this morning, he joins us now live, from jester park. good morning, josh! cyclone fans are still riding week.... this was the scene monday after iowa state took down #1 oklahoma 82-77. but head coach steve prohm says he's not wasting too

john sorenson, has raised more than it's goal of 40-thousand dollars. fire crews are still battling a fire in fort dodge, more than a day after it started. the downtown building holds tractor and semi tires... firefighters are still pouring water on the tires to cool them down. assistant chief lenny sanders says he believes they've used more than one and a half million gallons of water so far. one crew member did hurt his hand while fighting the fire... another danger, the cold temperatures. 18:04:51 personnel can't be out in this wx for an extended period of time, we had enough people come in on call back we were able to rotate our crews and keep them fresh. fortunately being next to the fire station, they were able to get inside, get warm, food kept showing up. i need to find out who sent that and send them thank yous. 18:05:06 the cause of the fire is still under investigation. an iowa dog breeder's license was suspended last week... the violations date back to an coming up, what inspectors found at iowa's largest commercial breeder site in the state

the dad, john sorenson, was at work at the time is the only family survived. this tragedy is leaving even strangers heartbroken... and wanting to help. local fives nikki davidson is here with the latest. nikki: right jack... a family member of the victims tells me.... that the husband and father, john sorenson is obviously very distraught at this time. they're only concern now is to get funeral arrangements made... but hundreds of people are coming forward to help give them some comfort in the future... and its not just about money... people are also donating their time. in the town of and anyone that passes through... has to face this icey... tragic reminder of the heartbreak thats happening here. the loss of a young mother and three children... trapped inside their home when it caught fire. 21:24:18 when i drove by my heart sank. 21:24:24 drive by, start crying and think to yourself what a tragic loss it's a pain that led small business owner daphane trevillyan to do something... 21:24:33 you hope the little amount you can do helps that family in some way, i

a family friend of the sorenson's set up a go fund me page for john. so far the page has raised about 28- to donate...there's a our website. the marion county sheriffs office says a rape case from 2008 has been solved thanks to dna. forty-four-year-old james was already in prison on separate sexual abuse and kidnapping charges, has now been charged for sexual assault in another case. officials say a woman reported she was raped in august 2008 but she couldnt identify the man. but in 2014, another reported sexual assault in iowa, murphy was identified as a suspect and his dna was take and given to a dna base and a match was discovered, linking murphy back to the marion county a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for january 22. fort dodge police say a man is behind bars.. accused of throwing a fake bomb-like device inside a home. 40 year old tyrone fudge is charged with simulated explosive violation and first degree harrassment. police say fudge threw an object with a lighter attached to it through the kitchen window of a fort dodge home yesterday.

this is all that's left of the sorenson family home on beech street... after it went up in flames early sunday. inside the home.... a mother and her three children.... who never made it out alive. this is the second deadly fire the town has seen in the last decade... in 2003, flames killed an elderly man and injured several other family members on christmas morning. investigators say a malfunctioning furnace was the cause of that fire we now know the name of an eastern iowa man shot by police last week. muscatine police say 41 year old timothy seefeldt was driving a stolen vehicle friday when officers pulled him over in a motel parking lot. he then sped off, crashing into several parked cars... and that's when the cops shot him. seefeldt is expected to survive... the iowa department of public safety is now interviewing all officers involved. a handful of white house hopefuls are planning to spend their holiday with iowans today... democrat hillary clinton and rick santorum, carly fiorina, and rand paul all make stops across the state. paul will be in des

they have two in one of their special projects engineer willy sorenson says the devices sense when the temperature is 32 degrees or below and there is moisture present. that's when the lights flash blue. sorenson says in theory, these flashing blue lights are a great idea, but in practicality, there's still a lot of work that needs to be done. >> they flash too often right now, as you see. however, there is really no moisture around here that can freeze so it is really not a dangerous situation. vanessa: but that doesn't mean they're giving up. sorenson says the dot is talking to pateye, who is receptive to their feedback. >> we're always looking ahead. we want to be proactive on our ice fighting skills. vanessa: vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. elizabeth: a major winter storm this weekend could cripple much of the east coast. some areas could get as much as two feet of snow. craig boswell shows us how residents are preparing. craig: hundreds of salt trucks and snow plows are getting ready d.c. up to 20 inches of snow is forecasted to blanket the d.c. metro area. mayor mu

visitation for the sorenson's will be friday, from four to valley middle school in burnside. the funeral is saturday at 10-30, also at the school. drivers found the roads to be a little slick as they headed out this morning. officers responded to several accidents around the metro...including this two car crash on highway 65 near pleasant hill. this one happened in the northbound lanes around the same time several vehicles collided on highway 65 at southeast vandalia road. that crash happened around 6:30 and closed southbound lanes on highway 65 for about an hour. traffic is back to normal now on highway 65. no word if anyone was hurt in those crashes. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... meteorologist megan salois joins us now... we'll see a few peeks of sunshine today, but most of day will stay on the cloudy side. highs will be closer to average and nearly 10 higher than yesterday. lows tonight will be in the middle teens. a few days with slightly higher amounts in western iowa on friday. by the weekend, south winds will help to warm us back up into the lowe

there is also a go-fund-me account to help john sorenson. so far its raised more than 36- thousand dollars. if you'd like to help, you can find a link to the account at who-tv-dot-com. governor branstad is cutting funding to his bullying cause this morning... the governor's budget recommendations for the next fiscal year do not include money for a he started the center with an executive order months ago. but it is no unclear where money will come from to support it. last week house speaker linda upmeyer said branstad has done a fine job in terms of supporting anti- bullying programs for schools... anti-bullying 125106- i think he created an opportunity that worked relatively well ... schools saying they didn't need additional help from the state governor branstad has tried to pass anti-bullying legislation for the past two years... last year's bill addressed cyber bullying and teacher training, among other things. it cleared the senate... but never made it out of the house. people in des moines are hearing more political ads than anyone else

sorenson says they try to donate the a local charity every quarter. they also help out schools and local events weekly. >> we really do try to spread it throughout the local communities, and we have a little bit of a heartstring as far as the children go. so children, we have done quite a few with animals, too. >> reporter: and sorenson says the loyalty of their customers keeps them going. >> being a local business is not easy. reno is fickle, and loyal at the same time so it is just a the best way to do it is through word of mouth. this town works on word of mouth completely. >> yeah. >> and we appreciate that. >> reporter: well, that was jaime hayden reporting. it is located at 538 west plum lane suite c. and the owners say this month they're having a huge blow-out sale with items up to 80% off. >>> straight ahead on news 4 at 4:00, the world's airlines are being ranked. which ones top the list for safety and afford abilities? >>> and straight ahead in our interview segment, we are talking to an up and coming comedian who has appeared on comedy cent

9 - year - old riley sorenson 6 - year - old autumn sorenson and 4 - year - old brayden sorenson. they were taken to the state medical examiner's office in ankeny. the state fire marshal says his office is still investigating how the fire started. 3 a storm lake man is dead after an accident late friday night.it was just after 11 o'clock night near the intersection of highway 71 and 615th street. 25 - year - old anthony bruhl of storm lake was driving north when he hit a semi - truck and trailer that was heading south. another vehicle going south was hit by debris from the crash.again... it was 25 - year - old anthony bruhl of storm lake in that vehicle going north... 3 he had to be freed from the vehicle... but bruhl was pronounced dead by buena vista regional medical center paramedics. the driver of the semi was 54 - year - old geoffrey sonnemaker of the *other* driver... 29 - year - old krysten tatum of sac city had minor injuries.that's all for now... have a great day! 3 3 3 wind chill most of sioioio >>> oops. looked like it was going okay and then that. an explosive landing

this is all that's left of the sorenson family home on beech street... after it went up in flames early sunday. inside the home.... a mother and her three children.... who never made it out alive. channel 13's jodi whitworth has this is the second deadly fire the town has seen in the last decade... in 2003, flames killed an elderly man and injured several other family members on christmas morning. investigators say a malfunctioning furnace was the cause of that fire we now know the name of an eastern iowa man shot by police last week. muscatine police say 41 year old timothy seefeldt was driving a stolen vehicle friday when officers pulled him over in a motel parking lot. he then sped off, crashing into several parked cars... and that's when the cops shot him. seefeldt is expected to survive... the iowa department of public safety is now interviewing all officers involved. a handful of white house hopefuls are planning to spend their holiday with iowans today... democrat hillary clinton and republicans marco rubio, chris rick santorum, carly fiorina, and

amber sorenson and her kids, 9 autumn, and 4 year old brayden died. investigators think it was caused by a space heater warming their rabbits. the district will have counselors, clergy, and nurses available to staff and students today. it's also doing whatever it can for the victims' family... it affects a lot of people. there's a lot of people. they had large families on both sides plus friends of the kids and their families who knew the kids. it hurts all the way through. there is also a "go fund me account" to help the family. so far, it's raised nearly 39 thousand dollars. you can find a link to it on our website "whotv dot com." outrage is growing over the water crisis in flint, michigan... arrest rick snyder! arrest rick snyder! protesters are calling for the arrest of michigan's governor. continues to flow into their homes. it started in april of 20-14, when the state temporarily switched the city's water source to the notoriously dirty flint river. it was a cost saving measure while crews built a new supply line to lake huron. president obama

they have two in one of their special projects engineer willy sorenson says the devices sense when the temperature is 32 degrees or below, and there is moisture present,that's when the lights flash blue. sorenson says in theory these flashing blue lights are a great idea, but in practicality there's still a lot of work that needs to be done. >> they flash too often right -- this one is flashing. however, there is no moisture around here that can freeze. so it's really not a dangerous situation. vanessa: but that doesn't mean they're giving up. sorenson says the dot is talking to pateye who is receptive to their feedback. >> we're always looking ahead . we want to be proactive on our ice fighting skills. vanessa: vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: next at 10:00 -- hillary clinton steps off the campaign trail, and into a waukee home. her candid chat with a group of iowa women. to get her into the apartment building. stacey: plus, up in flames the , close call for an elderly woman and the quick-thinking driver who saved the day. >> it just sticks to me, to my whole body

elizabeth: victims include 27-year-old amber sorenson 9-year-old riley sorenson. 4-year-old brayden sorenson.

amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden... were caught in their home, after a fire started that may have been caused by a space heater. nine different fire stations were called in to help put it out. the dad from this family was working, and not at home at the time of the fire. a go fund me page has been set up for the sorenson family, it's raised almost 28,000 dollars, since it was set up on sunday. jack: a plea today from an accused double murderer. michael wanchanic was charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of bryon howard and the couple was found shot to death in their bed at a home they shared with wanchanic. today -- wanchanic submitted a written arraignment, pleading not guilty and asking for a speedy trial. jack/1shot: a simulated explosive made its way into a webster county home sunday night. at around 6 pm last night, the webster county police received word that a simulated explosive with a lighter attached had been thrown through the kitchen window of a home at 3-6-8 ave m. west in webster cou

9 - year - old riley sorenson 6 - year - old aututu sorenson and 4 - year - old brayden sorenson. they were taken to the state medical examiner's office in ankeny. the state fire marshal says his office is still investigating how the fire started. 3 a storm lake man is dead after night.it was just after 11 o'clock night near the intersection of highway 71 and 615th street. 25 - year - old anthony bruhl of storm lake was driving north when he hit a semi - truck and trailer that was heading south. another vehicle going south was hit by debris from the crash.again... it was 25 - year - old anthony bruhl of storm lake in that vehicle going north... 3 he had to be freed from the vehicle... but bruhl was pronounced dead by buena vista regional medical center paramedics. the driver of the semi was 54 - year - old geoffrey sonnemaker of omaha... he wasn't hurt. the *other* driver... 29 - year - old krysten tatum of sac city had minor injuries. 3 one teenager is dead after a rollover accident in monona county friday morning.investigators say a car driven by 15 - year - old sidney solberg o

amber sorenson and her three children died in a house fire yesterday morning. and at school today, the youngest of victims were remembered... channel 13's jannay towne joins us with more... all three kids went to southeast webster grand elementary in dayton. riley was in 4th grade, autumn a kindergartner, and little brayden was in pre-k. all three were described as happy, helpful, and eager to learn. the school brought in a crisis team of about dozen counselors, pastors, and nurses. the group was on hand to talk to grieving students and teachers. school officials met with each class and answered any questions students had. while some classmates wanted to talk about their loss, others put elementary students made posters and wrote letters to the surviving member of the sorenson family, husband and father john. it's an emotional time for all of us. we lost three kids. it's like our collective elementary heart now has three holes in it that cannot be replaced fire officials believe a space heater sparked the fire. it was in a three seasons room at the back of the

sorenson says talking to pateye who is receptive to their feedback."we're always looking ahead we want to be proactive on our ice fighting skills." 3 the department of transportation says more americans are driving than ever before... some 214 million. and as reporter (we - juh) weijia (jang) jiang shows us... that includes more senior citizens. 3 supers: :31 - 35 kyle rakow/ nat'l director aarp drdrer safety1:21-1:25 loloaine neal/67 years oldtrt - 1:32pkg (vo)a lot has changed since lorraine neal first started driving 46 years ago. (sot-lorraine neal/67 years old)"i buckle my seatbelt. when i started when i was 21 we didn't have seatbelts."the 67-year-old admits she's changed too.(sot- lorraine neal/67 years old)"i'm slower than i used to be."(nat)"yeah" to sharpen her skills neal recently went to an a-a-r-p smart driver course. where students get a refresher on the rules of the road. (sot-teacher)"is that legal, no"the aarp's kyky rakow saysys the coururs are in high dememd. ( sot-kyle rakow/ nat'l direreor aarp driver safety) "we're seeing our clas

and crews couldn't get inside... 27 year old amber sorenson, her two daughters... and her son all died. officals say the flames were caused by a space heater. brenton skating plaza is back in business this morning... yesterday officials had to shut down the rink because of the subzero temperatures. it has reopened this morning... for the martin luther king junior holiday. and things are going to be busy from now until nine a-m... admission is free then for anyone who brings a donation of socks or gloves for the homeless. it is expected to remain open democratic hopefuls are fresh off the political spotlight this morning... last night... hillary clinton... bernie sanders and martin omalley took the stage in charleston, south carolina last night. it was their final democratic debate before the voting starts here in iowa... questions focused on two big issues - health care and gun control. we are now just two weeks away from the iowa caucuses. the state of florida has been left in the path of destruction this morning. governor rick scott toured tornado damage after st

a go fund me page has been established to help john sorenson in this time of need. in one day more than 30-thousand dollars has been raised. you'll find a link to that site at w-h-o-t- v-dot-com. a man already serving a prison now charged with another assault from seven years ago. james murphy was transferred from anamosa state penitentiary to the marion county jail last week. --in 2008 a woman went to a marion county emergency room to report she'd been sexually assaulted at knife point by an unknown man. police found d-n-a evidence ... but they couldn't find a suspect. --that changed when the dna database found a match for that sample ... james murphy. --he was in anamosa serving a sentence for another sexual assault in another county. he is now charged with 2nd degree sexual abuse. a fort dodge man is accused of threatening someone with a fake bomb ... but police say he could be charged with possessing real explosives as well. tyrone fudge explosive violation for allegedly throwing something that looked like a bomb through a woman's window last night. during their

brayden sorenson. their father was at work at the arrived on scene the home was already fully engulfed. they also had to battle frigid temperatures. >> froze up three pumper trucks , three tankers and two fire hydrants, one water tower, drained another water tower. >> it was 14 below on the bank sign just miserable working conditions for everyone. elizabeth: the cause of the fire is still under investigation. southeast webster grand school district is planning to have grief counselors available for there is also a gofundme page setup for the family. it's already raised more than $24,000. you can find a link to donate on our website kcci.com. shaina: happening right now, three americans freed from iran this weekend are now at a military hospital in germany, waiting to be reuinted with their families. washington post journalist jason hekmati, and christian pastor saeed abedini were exchanged for 7 iranians being held or charged in the united states, accused of sanctions violations. another detainee has c

there is also a go-fund-me account to help john sorenson. so far its raised more than 36- thousand dollars. if you'd like to help, you can power to part of st louis this weekend... and this is the reason why... hydrant... shooting water into the air and coating a powerpole... the only worry... snow ordinances in waukee and place at noon tomorrow.. joins us... brett... getting to work could be easier than getting home a registered sex offender is on the run, tonight. he was being monitored on work release. and the fact he was able to walk away has corrections officials defending their practices... and victim advocates sounding the alarm. more. 363302 - when someone is leaving the facility there is always a plan in place but things didn't go as planned after ross clouse failed to return to the fort des moines work release facility on friday in 20-09 clouse was sentenced to ten years in prison for sex abuse and indecent contact with child... he was released from prison after less than five years... but because of the charge is required to have

the victims, amber sorenson and her three young children. fire crews arrived at the home on beech street a aund one a-m sunday, with crews from nine area departments helping battle the blaze. a preliminary investigations says a space heater may have started the fire. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: out to hawaii, where search crews have expanded their search for 12 marines who went missing thursday after their two military helicopters crashed into each other during a training flight. the aircraft then went into the waters off the hawaiian island of oahu. a navy ship equipped with sonar joined the operation sunday. elias: number four... elias: the three democratic presidential candidates squared off for a fiery debate them before the iowa caucus. hillary clinton and bernies sanders sparred over gun control, healthcare, and wall street....as martin o'malley tried to breakthrough. expect to see them return to the campaign trail in iowa this week. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: for foo

the dad, john sorenson, was at work at the time of the fire... and is the only family member who survived. this tragedy is leaving even strangers heartbroken... and wanting to help... so far more than 36 thousand dollars has been raised to help pay expenses... even some small businesses are pledging to give percentages of their profits on some items to help the family. "i look at every situation, every fundraiser and think to myself that could be me and i would want someone to help me in that situation. trevillyan of "stop and smell the flour" says she will donate five dollars from items she sells to john sorenson... sabrina: we will have links to all the ways you can help the victims up on our website... that's we are iowa dot com sabrina: investigators say a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house. the red cross is reminding everyone to be cautious when using space heaters, especially if you're leaving them on for several hours at a time. "if you're using a space heater you keep it three feet away from anything flamable s

amber sorenson and her three children died before crews could get them out. now, huffman says everyone around town is feeling the pain. fire chief: "oh, we'll bounce back. i mean, it's a small town. everyone knows everybody up here, everybody's friends." jacob a gofundme page has been set up to help john sorenson with his medical expenses. since it started this morning, it's already brought in more than 22- thousand dollars. if you're interested in donating as well, click on the link inside this story. in the studio, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. nikki: there was so much ice on the streets, outside of the home, that the iowa department of transportation had to bring its trucks through twice to scrape the streets clean. nikki: james ad lib about weather james james ad lib about school closings nikki:: it's cold outside but the democratic side presidental race is just starting to heat up.. nikki: tonight..the final democratic debate before the iowa caucus took place in south carolina.. and the candidates really went after each other..each taking ja

the fire also claimed the life of their mother, amber sorenson. brayden was in pre-k, autumn a kindergartner and riley a fourth , grader. in the wake of their deaths, the school has extra 14 adults on hand to help, including counselors, social workers, mental health counselors, former teachers, volunteers, and local pastors. they are meeting are meeting with staff and students. teachers read a statement to students about the deaths. principal dan grandfield says they will send out statements in the days after this about grief and dealing with it. >> there is a definite void. there's three holes in our, what vanessa: principal dan grandfield says teachers describe all 3 kids as always happy, smiling, and helpful. autumn's kindergartner teacher even adds that she would leave notes for substitute teachers to ask autumn if they had any questions. live in the ames bureau, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. todd: most of us hate when the weather gets this cold, but for one woman, the icy temperatures may have saved her suv. take a look. a wo

john sorenson. if you're interested in donating, visit our website....siouxlan dmatters-dot- com....and click on the link within this story. deborah: students from the newell-fonon school have made it their mission to stop bullying ... and they're doing it through a very special project. lukas voss has more ... "nats teaser:" vo: this ... is only part of what a group of students at the newell fonda school have created ... a film, written, directed ... shot ... all together ... trying to raise awareness against about themselves in the process. sot: "they all had common experiences and that they could work together. it wasn't deviding by cliques ... i know this group so i am going to work with this group. they all had that experience in common." vo: they spent their winter exploration term working on the film ... every weekday for two weeks. part of that process was also finding the topic. and while bullying is tough for mostpeopop to talk about ... these students wanted a challenge ... and also somet

at 149 -- grabs a quick 2 -- sorenson with an 8, 2 decision -- now 18 and oh on the year -- edwin cooper put a stamp on the night -- gets a first period fall over hawkeyes win 9 of 10 matches -- they smoke the boilermakers 39 to 4 -- cyclone wrestlers -- meanwhile -- got just 3 of 7 tonight -- they opened the match with oklahoma with 4 straight losses -- the 7th ranked sooners get number 16 iowa state 28 to 9 -- thanks mark. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america popping up around eastern iowa. here is a proud group of students from grundy center sitting on their new bench. this one was designed and made by hawkeye plastics... grundy center was one of the schools who won kwwl's video contest also congratulations and a big thank you to sgt. joe stafford and everyone in dunkerton. dunker

shaina: the family's father john sorenson was away working at the time of the fire. and even though fire crews found a space heater in the house they still have not announced an official cause. elizabeth: rape case closed. authorities in marion county say dna evidence has solved a cold case nearly 8 years later. kcci's laura terrell explains. >> we are glad to have a resolution for her even though it is almost eight years later. laura: detectives say they're happy a marion county woman can finally have some peace in knowing her rapist is behind bars. he is 44-year-old james murphy. authorities say in 2008 murphy kidnapped the woman at knife point in rural marion county and sexually assaulted her in a vacant house. >> the offender was not known to so much time has elapsed. laura: fast forward to 2014 murphy is charged with sexual assault, this time in decatur county. his dna profile is submitted to the codis, the fbi's national dna database, and recently matched the unsolved case from 2008. >> we hope that this stands to show other people that you can't get away with

amber sorenson was 27 years old. riley sorenson was nine. autumn was six and brayden was four years old. they all died in the fire. crews say they had trouble fighting the fire -- because of hydrants, and drained a water tower. (weehauled water from miles away and hauling water from there." amber sorenson's husband was at work when the fire happened. a car crashes into a cedar fals nail salon. police say the driver was the salon owner's wife. since the business closed moments before the crash -- nobody was inside -- and nobody was the cause was operator error. 14 days and counting before the iowa caucuses. it's a tight race here, but a new national poll shows a different story across the coutry. hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 25 points in a new nbc news -- wall street journal poll. hoever, recent polls also show the two democrats running neck and neck in iowa and new hampshire. this is the last matchup between the democrats before the voting begins in two weeks. they went toe to toe in a debate last night in south carolina. clinton

gets the takedown on number 13 jake short -- sorenson would win 5, 2 -- iowa takes 8 of ten to drop minnesota 34, 6 -- panthers t home for thehefirst time in 2 months -- hosting number 21 central michigan -- after dropping the first two matches -- cooper moore gets uni going at 5 -- moore with a 9, 1 decision -- blaize cabell -- dominant at heavyweithh-- cabell ranned 16th to a 15, 5 major decision -- 125 - 7th anked dylan peeers -- on the mat for the first time in over a month -- nearly took out brent fleetwood early -- instead gets the 8, 3 decision -- panthers -- though could only muster 3 wins tonight -- they fall 22,,1 -- high school basketball -- 3rd ranked wahlert and iowa recruit cordell pemsl visiting waterloo east -- pemslsluses the glass early on -- wahlert with a 4 point edge -- and keeping on the gas -- on the break -- that's david iwowari -- with authority -- 25-20 golden eagles upuptop -- but east would keep this one close -- ja'cee clark knocks down the trey -- cuts it to a 4 point game -- and then clark again -- another one -- cuts the lead to 1 -- but passes eric m

this highlight showcases the resilience of ethan sorenson...... at 120.......he is getting manhandled, but he keeps his balance shifts his weight and completely reverses momentum in the match.... after all that, he gets the pin........worth another watch....... sorenson about to get thrown on his back......not in his house!... one of the best falls i have seen.....well done. for play number one....we head out to nebraska to highlight some high-fliers from this season..... kobe smith is a big reason why......the coast and he down.....hoop and crowd goes later in the game......smith puts on a highlight reel clinic! off the glass and a monster flush! this dude belongs in space jam... get up young man! kobe smith......putting people on posters for our top play of the week. alex the heelan boys are on the rise. after winning games, the crusaders nearly close loss to powerhouse skutt catholic. tonight, heelan returned to action against south sioux city. the cardinals 2-8 this season....but they picked up a nice win over west on saturday at the cnos clas

4-year-old brayden sorenson. the father john was working when the deadly fire broke out. kcci's marcus mcintosh says fire officials knew fighting the roaring blaze would not be easy. >> when i drove by it on the way to the station i could see the back of the house was totally involved. it was already starting to get into the second floor. marcus: boxholm fire chief dave huffman says when he first saw the fire he knew it was going to cause problems. he called for mutual aid and 9 different cities answered. then the work began to find out if anyone was inside. >> went inside to do a house search and didn't find anything on the initial search but there was one room we couldn't get in because it was wedged we changed -- because the door was wedged. we changed crews and went back in and broke the door down and found the victims in there. marcus: mother amber sorenson and 3 children riley, autumn, and brayden were found inside the house. people who live in the small town of boxholm say the pain of children is going to be hard to put in the past. >> it's a small town. everyone k

and 4-year-old brayden sorenson. their father was at work at the when boone county fire officials arrived on scene, the home was fully engulfed. they also had to battle frigid temperatures that made fighting the blaze exceptionally difficult. the cause of the fire is under investigation and the southeast webster grand school district has grief counselors on hand for classmates of the victims. there is a go-fund-me page setup for the family to help pay for funeral expenses, and thanks to the generosity of central iowans the page has already raised more than $26,000. if you'd like to help you can find a link to donate on our website kcci.com. in other news today, three of the five americans released by iran are going under medical their families. the exchange was just the precursor to world powers lifting sanctions against tehran for its nuclear program. craig boswell has more details from the white house. >> a swiss air force plane washington post reporter jason rezaian. rezaian was among three former iranian prisoner

the father, john sorenson, was reportedly working at the time of the fire. boone county emergency management reports some of the hydrants and even pumps on the fire trucks froze, causing firefighters to go out of town to get more water. the cause is under investigation. we have an update on a story we first brought you tonight at 5:30... cedar rapids officer was seriously injured after a fight at a laundromat on the city's southwest side today. investigators were on scene in the parking lot of 6th street and 8th avenue sw around 3 this afternoon. police were called out on a domestic disturbance at the soapy waters laundromat when - they say the officer was speaking with a suspect when he punched the officer, and, after the officer fell to the ground, he was unconscious. the officer was taken to mercy medical center for treatment. police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding police officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks is facing 8 separate charges, including 2 counts of assault with

but they aren't the only ones. >> why in the world would this todd: the family's father, john sorenson, was away working at the time of the fire. and even though fire crews found a space heater in the house, they have still not announced an official cause. there is a go-fund-me page set up for the family. it is already raised more than $30,000 -- $37,540 tonight. you can find a link to donate on our website, kcci.com. stacey: the cyclones take down country. scott reister is here now with sports. scott: iowa state have not defeated a number one team since 1957. oklahoma came in as the new number one team in the nation. the game was great. there were many lead changes throughout. the cyclones come at one point, led by 10. morris with a clutch jumper to put the cyclones up. he had 27 points. oklahoma had a chance to take the lead late on that. monte morris chorale the rebound. 82-77. the fans still out on the court at hilton coliseum. this is just going on as we speak. tony seeman is there. we will have more coming up in sports. the cyclones get it done, knocking off number one ou. stacey

amber sorenson and her three children died in a house fire yesterday morning. and at school today, the youngest of the victims were remembered... the school brought in a crisis team of about dozen counselors, pastors, and nurses. the group was on hand to talk to grieving students and teachers. school officials met with each class and answered any questions students had. while some classmates wanted to talk about their loss, others put their words to paper. the elementary students made posters and wrote letters to the surviving member of the sorenson family, husband and father john. it's an emotional time for all of us. we lost three kids. it's like our collective elementary heart now has three holes in it that cannot be replaced fire officials believe a space heater sparked the fire. it was in a three seasons room at the back of the house and was being used the bitterly cold weather is finally on its way out of central iowa tonight.. meteorologist brett mcintyre has details.. hi brett.. temperatures are going to get slightly warmer the next few days as highs ev