and shares thier story tongiht. pkg "on monday morning while many of us were worrying about how to get around in the snow, the family that lives here was worrying about much more than that" elisa raffa abc9 "one of my nephews came up and screamed that we had a fire, so we just jumped out of bed, grabbed all the kids and ran outside" says marguerite cortez. an o orheated electric chord caused a fire in this home just after 4 am monday in sioux city... inside, the cortez family, two adults and nine children. luckily, everyone evacuated the home safely. marguerite says, they ran out with the clothes on their back, only to watch sioux city fire rescue put out the flames. "probably about a 50 foot extension chord d at was plugged into an in a large pile of clothing" says mark aesoph, sioux city fire marshal. "extension chords are just for temporary use only. they shouldn't be left on all the time, as soon as you're done with them... unplug them" says joe rodriguez, deputy fire marhsal. marguerite says the fire destroyed

again it's all kicks off tongiht at 5 at oppurtunity village near oakey and torrey pines. and our tedd florendo will also be there live in our evening shows with a look at all the excitement. ((sherry swensk)) dark clouds are gathering over the sheep mountains to the north end of the las vegas valley as we look out from our caesars entertainment camera. ........... there is snow and rain in those clouds and the storm if finally hour. ................... temps are pushing back to 60 degrees right now...and winds still blowing at the airport. soon colder air will take over so keep your jackets and warmer sweaters around the afternoon and the rest of the weekend. ............... morning lows were very mild after hitting a high of 70 yesterday and then warmer southwest winds overnight. a lot of neighborhoods never even dropped to the 40s... and normal lows are upper 30s. ................... temps outside the valley right now are back up near 60 at boulder city is still pretty windy with low 60s. much cooler up the road in ely with chilly 20s at this hour. .....................

insight o o what it's like for paramedics to respond to emergencies during winter weather coming up tongiht at 6. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news. area ambulance service is approaching 19 thousand calls for service so farthis year, they say it's a number that seems high. remember if you see an ambulance cominin with it's lights and sirens on, you can help by pulling over and clearing the road. winter weather means some people may experience car stalling more than normal. mechanics say car fires ann stalling mainly depend on how well maintained your vehicle is. they advise drivers not to ignore car problems... especially in the winter. (andrew torkelson/mechaaic) "i"i you were ignoring your car fill your exhaust with oil, and that could get hot enough to start a fire, and that'd be right underneath the car. you wouldn't even notice until your seat was hot." mechanics say if tt hood of your car were to catch fire while keep it closed and get out. to help prevenenstalling... mechanics s ay keep your fuel tank more than quarter full. an iowa woman breathes

handling the anniversary in a low-key manner, briefly mentioning a prayer gathering set for seven tongiht. defense secretary ash carter is on his way to iraq to *see the fight against isis up "more people are seeing isil for the thugs and the theives and the killers that they are." are."this morning, president obama announced carter trip, saying isis will be defeated. he said the u-s is hitting isis harder than ever but offered no new strategy details. army sergeant bowe bergdahl wi face charges in front of a court-martial. bergdahl was released by the taliban in exchange for five former taliban leaders held in guantanamo bay. sergeant berghl's attorney says he will face desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. a preliminary hearing officer suggested the case be moved to a misdemeanor court but the high-ranking officer charged with making the final decision chose a court-martial. police in baltimore are preparing for a verdict in the trial of the first officer accused in the death of freddie gray. the jury was handed the case today. the deliberated briefly befofo going home e fororhe d

tongiht a complicated picture beginning to form about the son accused of killing his father. friends and acquantenances describe eugene tshiyombo as loving innocent quiet. unlv student. they say he was different than other college kids. his dad ... a former military man ran a strict household. so much so his son reportedly couldn't have a smart phone ... after school events that lasted too late into the night. sunday it appears the tention between fahter and son boiled over. police saying there was an argument the day before the body of the 68 year old father was discovered. we have attempted to get in touch with family members. we will let you know when we hear back. tonight the 21 year old remains at the henderson detention center. one man was stabbed to death in what police are calling a tense love triangle that pushed this man to kill. just after one a-m... police came out to a stabbing near swenson and twain where they found a bloody knife in the street. the suspected stabber -- identified as 29-year-old gianni raneri -- was caught by the apartment complex's security gua

tim: now, one of donald trumps in des moines tongiht. we'll bring you more from that event tonight at 10 jenna: the university of iowa is renaming its information hub...after students complained about its acronym. iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. however, the online resource's acronym has drawn complaints from students...ever since the terrorist group isis became prominment last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. "on social media there were some students that were expressing concern about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they didn't like the fact that they were typing that name in. " the university of sometime next semester. tim: earlier this year jackson pollock's mural made a stop in sioux city. now a documentary surrounding the painting is travels the globe and will will be seen here in sioux city. the sioux city arts center, wher

and he will have more on the story tongiht at six with today's news, we wanted to know what kind of background checks are required for teachers in iowa. according to the iowa board of educational examiners... all new hires are required to submit finger prints and pass 3 background checks, including the fbi criminal database ....the iowa department of criminal investigation as well as a check of the child abuse registry the dependant adult abuse registry and iowa's sex offender registry. teacher candidates also must clear a check of iowa courts online, to make sure they don't have any outstanding charges. jenna: a wayne state college professor will soon find out if she will be reinstated at the institution. and although participate in her personel hearing..... they did make thier voices known... abc9's bria bell has more. bria: jenna, students say that finals week or weather would not be a factor in supporting a woman that they have come to care for. they say they have a lot of questions for administration, but the most importrtt thing is to be there for someone who has s made a differencnc in

when the home owner at 408 east maple street went to get the mail at about 7 tongiht, she was greeted by a wall of smoke... a car in the family's garage was on fire. neighbors noticed the flames and came running with a garden hose and fire extinguishers. turns out their handy work kept the fire from spreading to t t garage and 3- - bedroom home. "quick thinking of the neighbors and the home owners to put a garden hose on it and a couple of fire extinguishers. they had it knocked down enough to when we got here, we still had some fire but it was easier to knock out and there was no damage to the house" says kory eyres, lawton fire chief. eyres (air's) says the car apparently was parked in the garage about 30 minutes before the fire call cameme in, but so far it's ill undeterminin what caused the fire. luckily no one was injured. jenna: good news about unplanned pregnancies in iowa. teenage birth rates are down the state over the last few years.... but that trend is moving slower in woodbury county. according to the iowa department of public health.... woodbury county is in the top 25 p

a women, who changed the face of sioux city's fire department is being remembered tongiht. jeanne vakulskas was the cities first female fire fighter. her family, closest friends and fellow firefighters gathered today to help lay her to rest. attended todays