"a lot of things went through my head at that point and time," said todd peterson. "the first thing i was thinking was i just didn't want her to fall and land on her neck." "once peterson was in place he put his be able to catch her but at least wanted to brace her fall." authorities say the charred mess was caused by items left alone on a stove. cars idled by wednesday, looking over the building described in short as a total loss. a loss, that could have been much worse. "from the looks of the building they probably didn't have a choice," said todd peterson. "if they probably wouldn't of came out that window they probably would have been killed in that fire." in sloan, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. peterson says he called the hospital to check on the women. he was told they are doing just fine. temperatures are dropping tonight. meteorologist ben dorenbach is here to tell us just how cold it's going to get. after quick inch or two of snow in some places this morning, we should be done with snow for both the month and the year. our snow total ended up being just

"it happened very quickly," said todd peterson. "very quickly." peterson, a deputy with the woodbury county sheriff's office, was first on site at the prairie apartments in sloan, iowa. "and upon arrival i did note that the second floor of the apartment building was completely engulfed," said peterson. next, peterson saw one woman wwo floor. as another woman positioned herself to do the same. "a lot of things went through my head at that point and time," said todd peterson. "the first thing i was thinking was i just didn't want her to fall and land on her neck." put his hands up like this because he wasn't sure if he was going to be able to catch her but at least wanted to brace her fall." authorities say the charred mess was caused by cars idled by wednesday, looking short as a total loss. a loss, that could have been much worse. they probably didn't have a choice," said todd peterson. "if they probably wouldn't of came out that window they probably would have been killed in that fire." in sloan, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. >> peterson says

jenna, prarie apartments caught fire around 10 am on tuesday and woodbury county sheriff's deputy todd peterson was the first on scene. he says he witnessed one of the women jump out of the two story building head first. peterson was only 3 blocks away at the time of the call. "a lot of things wen that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. peterson says everything happened so fast, it felt like forever before crews arrived the deputy sheriff says he believes the woman's injuries could have been worse if he was not thererto lessen the i iact of her fall... the fact both women jumped out of the window may have saved their lilis. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation i would have prob

for joining us tonight, i'm diana castillo, larry wentz is off tonight. 3 3 3 sheriff's deputy todd peterson was the first responder who arrived at the burning apartment complex yesterday morning.when he got there just before 10... peterson saw the building in the 3- hundred block of buckley street in sloan completely engufled in flames.one woman living on the second story had already jumped out of the window to escape... and a second was hanging out of the window. 3 "i basically slowed her down more than anything i think. tried to slow her down, avoid her landing on her neck, was the main thing. i don't think i've had any training regarding a situation like that. it's just, i don't know, i just reacted."the women were taken by ambulance to mercy with non-life threatening injuries. there's no word on their building was destroyed in the fire... which was caused by unattended cooking materials. the red cross is helping the families who lost their homes in the blaze. 3 a storm lake iowa woman is facing charges of stealing from her employer.police arrested 30- year- old rachel wunder on a charge

deputy who saved two women in a fire that broke out in an apartment building yesterday.deputy todd peterson was the first responder who arrived at the burning apartment complex yesterday morning.when he got there just before 10... peterson saw the building in the 3- hundred block of buckley street in flames.one woman living on the second story had already jumped out of the window to escape... and a second was hanging out of the window. 3 "i basically slowed her down more than anything i think. tried to slow her down, avoid her landing on her neck, was the main thing. i don't think i've had any training regarding a situation like that. it's just, i don't know, i just reacted."the women were taken by ambulance to mercy with non-life threatening injuries. there's no word on their condition.the apartment building was destroyed in the fire... which was caused by unattended cooking materials. the red cross is helping the families who lost their homes in the blaze. 3 a storm lake iowa woman is facing charges of stealing from her employer.police arrested 30- year- old rachel wunder on a charge of 2

officer todd peterson arrived at the scene and saw a woman dangling upside down from a window, trying to escape the flames. peterson immediately went to the window and braced the fall of the woman. he says he doesn't want to be called a hero, because he was just doing his job. turning our attentntn to politics, the final push on the last day of the year to get momentum going into 2016 for wanting to be president. strong language from donald trump and some fourth quarter fundraising winners. edward lawrence is in washington with the latest from << damage tornadoes caused in texas. he's the first candidate to do so.. also before president obama. sot sen. ted cruz / (r) texas "we heard stories of people in their homes that were just standing in th one spot thut didn't' collapse." at the same time he raised a whopping $20 million dollars in the fourth quarter.. far surpassing his totals for the previous quarter. only ben carson surpassed that amount for the fourth quarter. senator marco rubio brought in $6 million. this.. as donald trump amps up his attacks on the democratic frontrunner f

"from the looks of the building they probably didn't have a choice," said todd peterson. "if they probably wouldn't of came out that window they'd probbaly of been killed in that fire." officials with the sloan fire departmentntell me the fire started because of cooking materials left alone. as for the two woman who jumped from the building, they were taken to mercy medical center. peterson told us he called the hospital earlier to check on them. he says he was told they are doing just fine. in sloan, iowa, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. the city of norfolk has honored a local firefighter with an employee excellence award for the work she has dodo the past year. bobbi risor, a firefighter and paramedic was nominated by the fire chief. risor says the rest of her crew is deserving of recognition and brings the best out of her. something that her chief says makes her a great person to nominate. "like i said, i don't feel like i deserve it, all these guys have part time jobs or some almost qualify as full time jobs. plus they all help each other, they help me much," said risor

jenna: prarie apartments in sloan, iowa caught fire just around 10 o'clock sheriff's deputy todd peterson was the first on scene and tried catching the second woman who was jumping to safety. peterson happened to be nearby at the time of the call. "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. peterson says everything happened in an instant and had to react quickly. he thinks the woman'n'injuries could have been worse if he was not there to lessen the impact of her fall... and the fact that both women really had no other choice due to the nature of the fire. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation i would have probably done the same thing...

woodbury county deputy todd peterson tried catching the second woman who was jumping to safety. "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. peterson says everything happened in an instant and had to react quickly. happened in an instant and had to react quickly. he thinks the woman's injuries could have been worse if he was not there to of her fall. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation i would have probably done the same thing...yeah, if they wouldn't have came out that window they probably would have been killed in that fire," said peterson. the names of the women are not being realeased, but they're believed to be in their

deputy who saved two women in a fire that broke out in an apartment building yesterday.deputy todd peterson was the first responder who arrived at the burning apartment complex yesterday morning.when he got there just before 10... peterson saw the building in the 3- hundred block of buckley street in sloan completely engufled in flames.one woman living on the second story had already escape... and a second was nging out of the window. 3 "i basically slowed her down more than anything i think. tried to slow her down, avoid her landing on her neck, was the main thing. i don't think i've had any training regarding a situation like that. it's just, i don't know, i just reacted."the women 3 were taken by ambulance to mercy with non-lili threatening injuries.therers no word on their condition.the apartment building was destroyed in ththfire... which was caused by unattended cooking materials. the red cross is helping the families who lost their homes in the blaze. 3 a storm lake iowa woman is facing charges of stealing from her employer.police arrested 30- year- old rachel wunder on a charge of 2

one of the first things todd peterson with the woodbury county sheriff's office saw on scene was a woman dangling upside from that window prepared to jump to escape the flames. peterson says it happened in a matter of seconds but that's not how it felt in the moment. he says he just reacted as best he could to the situation. at some point a sizable portion of the second floor crumbled, though it's unclear if the women were still inside. one woman had already jumped from the window before peterson was on scene but catch the second.

county sheriff's deputy who saved two women from a fire tuesday is being called a hero.deputy todd peterson was the first responder who got to the burning apartment complex in sloan. when he got there before 10 a - m... peterson saw the building in the completely engufled in flames. one woman from the second story had already jumped out of the window to escape... a second was hanging out of the window. 3 "i basically slowed her down morerethan anything i think. tried to slow her down, avoid her landing on her neck, was the main thing. i don't think i've had any training regarding a situation like that. it's just, i don't know, i just reacted."the women were taken threatening injuries. no word on their ndition. the apartment building was destroyed in the fire... the red cross is helping the families who lost their home.have a great day! [cheers and applause] >> announcer: today on rachael ray... >> rachael! without the problem solvers.

sheriff's deputy who saved two women in a fire that broke out in an apartment building tuesday.deputy todd peterson was the first responder who got to the burning apartment complex in sloan tuesday morning. when he got there just before 10... peterson saw the building in the 3 - hundred block of buckley street completely engufled in flames. one woman from the second story had already jumped out of the window to escape... a second was hanging out of the window. 3 "i basically slowed her down more than anything i think. her landing on her neck, was the main thing. i don't think i've had any training regarding a situation like that. it's just, i don't know, i just reacted."the women were taken by ambulance to mercy with non - life threatening injuries. no word on their condition. the apartment building was destroyed in the fire... which was set off by cooking. the red cross is helping the families who lost their home. 3 a storm lake woman is facing charges of stealing from her employer.police arrested 30 - year - old rachel wunder on a charge of 2nd degree theft.the arrest comes after a three - week i

officer todd peterson arrived at the scene and saw a woman dangling upside down from a window, trying to escape the flames. peterson immediately braced the fall of the woman. he says he doesn't want to be called a hero, because he was just doing his job. the apartment building was completely destroyed, but no other injuries were reported. here's meterologist t.j. springer with weather. >>> come on, mick. come on, mick. come on, mick. >> what is that about? >> it doesn't have to be about anything. >> it's thirsty thursday, new year's eve. we're getting the party started early with our deejay mick and ambush makeovers. >> what better way for two lucky ladies to ring in 2016 than with a brand-new look. >> our glam squad went to work. our today contributor and stylist to the stars. louis licari la, la, la and jill martinin >>>>ow was it today? >> it was a holiday. it was great. everybody's in festivespirit. how mu better could it be? >> and everybody wants a glam look. >> you know who really wants it? >> tell me. >> melanie. she's 33 years old from frederick, maryland. she's always wanted

woodbury county deputy todd peterson tried catching the second woman who was jumping to safety. "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped said peterson. jessica rae: peterson says everything happened in an instant and had to react quickly. he thinks the woman's injuries could have been worse if he was not there to lessen the impact of her fall. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation i would have probably done the same thing...yeah, if they wouldn't have came out that window they probably would have been killed in that fire," said peterson. jessica rae: the names of the women are not being realeased, but they're believed to be in their early 20's. their injurie

woodbury county deputy todd peterson tried catching the second woman who was jumping "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the to where she was and told her that i there and probably to catch you by point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. jessica rae: everything happened in an instant and he had he thinks the was thinking is, i didn't want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over to where she was and told her that i was the on one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. jessica rae: peterson says everything happened in an instant and he had to react quickly. he thinks the woman's injuries could have been worse if he was not there to lessen the impact of her fall. "from the looks of the building, i mean, they probably didn't have a choice. the way the smoke and flames were coming out of the building...if i was put in their situation

woodbury county deputy todd peterson tried catching the second woman who was jumping to safety. "a lot of things went through my head at that point in time. the first thing that i was thinking is, i didn want her to fall and land on her neck, [that] was the main thing. i ran over where she was and tolder that i was the only one there and probably not going to be able to catch you by myself, and at that point, she dropped out of the window," said peterson. jessica rae: peterson says everything happened in an instant and had to react quickly. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: it's a bitterly cold start to your day with temperatures digits throughout most of the area. we havealm winds and clear skies which are helping to maintain that very cold air. as our final day of 2015 goes on, we can expect a high temperature in the middle 20s and increasing clouds. good morning siouxland. it's a bitterly cold start to your day with temperatures sitting in the single digitshroughout most of the area. we have calm winds and clear skies which are helping to maintain that veryco