Beth, hospital officials are not providing many details but we can tell you the patient bolted from the emergency room and not a locked hospital unit. How he got keys to an ambulance is also something the hospital isnt sharing. These still photos show policic swarming lindner drive after a resident saw the suspect walking down the street. The chase was over in minutes once police got the tip to locate the man. I seen a guy come out of the garage over there and i thought thats kind of funny and he walked up the street and looked at cars i think he was looking for keys to take by the time i looked up the reet he was on the ground and ops were standing him up, by that gray house, and there were probably eight cop cars there. Police found the ambulance just a block or so away from where they captured the patient. A k9 aided the search between homes. Police say other ambulances from covenant tried to trail the missing vehicle as well. Hours later, the bay door ambulance garage. Police suspect the patient abandoned that vehicle because it was too visible and he also had another idea a blend in and m me a getaway. He had his regular clothes he wore with him to the hospital and he changed and abandoned the hospital clothing Waterloo Police say theyve been called to locate other patients who left the Mental Health but stealing an ambulance to first. Neighbors in that residential area a few blocks from here say theyve seen Police Chasing a suspect before in the area. One reason may be its just a block or so off a major waterloo street. But before this morning, a only something theyd seen in movies. Live in waterloo, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Cedar Rapids Police today said a fire that heavily damaged an apartment complex started in a kitchen and trapped one person inside. Police say a man was cooking with oil at the shamrock apartments on jacolyn drive southwest yesterday morning. But the oil ignited, destroying cabinets and spreading to the apartments siding. The man called 911 from a bathroom, saying the fire had trapped him there. Firefighters were able to rescue him. Remember, whenever you see news happening, call newsline nine at 319 3659999. You can also send pictures and videos to newsroom at rg dot com. Lets turn now to meteorologist joe winters. Joe, we saw another day of moderate temperatures throughout eastern iowa. The wind might pick up a strong storm moves southeast of the state bringing an increase in our winds as we head into the middle of the week. Overnight the sky remains mostly cloudy, but more sunshine should be able to emerge wednesday tempering the stronger breezes. North to northwest winds are expected to increase at 1530 mph through the day on thursday. After a brief cooldown, look for a milder day on saturday. Tonight mostly cloudy low 2834 winds n 515tomorrow partly oudy, windy high 3743 winds n 1550 bruce and beth. President obama is making one last effort to shut down the us detention bay in cuba. He wants to transfer the remaining detainees who are there to a facility in the us. The plan he released today doesnt specify where those guantntamo detainees would go to. Today, obama said keeping the facility open goes against American Values and opens the us up to scrutiny from its allies and enemies. Its counterproductive in our fight against terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit obamas plan seeks up to 475Million Dollars for president says closing guantanamo would save as much as 180 Million Dollars per year in operating costs. Hes facing significant opposition from republicans in congress. Today the iowa house passed a number of bills that aim to make guns more accessible in the state. One bill streamlines the process for obtaining and renewing gun permits. Another would allow iowans to firearms while operating or riding snowmobiles or allterrain vehicles. A third bill would allow children of any age to use handguns with adult supervision. Lawmakers debated that bill for more than an hour today, with one house member saying why she doesnt think s a good idea. We do not need a militia of toddlersrswe do not have handguns that i i aware of that fit the hands of a one or a two year old current law prevents anyone under 14 from using handguns. The city of coralville is thinking about banning Electronic Cigarettes in many places throughout the city. Thcity council is considering an ordinance that would add Electronic Cigarettes to the list of other Tobacco Products banned in public places. Cigarette and ecigarette users in coralville also wouldnt be able to use them within 25 feet of any entrance to a public place. Essentially, ecigarette users would have to comply with restrictions in the iowa smokefree air kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson joins us now live. Mark, local Electronic Cigarette shops arent happy about the proposed change. Yes, the city council is set to vote on this measure tonight. And theres some mixed feeling out there about it. Quit, just by vaping, in three days, took three days and smoked three last cigarettes and i havent looked back since. Andy denham, better known as big andy, hasnt smoked a cigarette in 7 months. Denhaha is an employee of aqueous vapor in coralville, where he says most of his customers are exsmokers too. People are like, look oh thats smoking, oh thats terrible, so they consider it the same thing when its completely different. Denham says ecigs, or vaping, has come under attack because people dont know enough industry is growing faster than ever. They say they help me quit, but theyre still smoking an e cigarette, which has nicotine and those other chemicals in it, so while you might have quit smoking traditional cigarette, you havent really quit. Officials say they do not recommend vaping as a way to quit theres enough evidence to support regulations in public places, and the city of coralville is justified in taking action. Weve had people asking us to ban ecigarettes and vapor cigarettes and to treat them like we do tobacco and those range from physicians to people from pupuic health to people going to restaurants and are having to deal with that. Health Officials Say ultimately research is lacking when it comes to the longterm health affects of vaping. Only time will tell how harmful ecigs really are. But those who use them say bring on the research. Its definitely 99 percent healthier for you, bui would like to see something solid, for by this peron, not paid for by this person, just comes out and gives us the truth. Health Officials Say if you want to stop vaping, or smoking cigarettes the place to start is by calling quitline iowawat 1 800 quit nowow in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv news. A Cedar Rapids Group has been traveling around iowa, teaching childrenen how to make healthy food choices. And now, that group is in washington dc, asking lawmakers to do their part to provide students with healthy lunches. Winds as we head into the middle of the week. Overnight the sky remains stly cloudy, but momo sunshine should be able to emerge wednesday tempering the stronger breezes. North to northwest winds are expected to incrcrse at 1530 mph through the day on thursday. After a brief cooldown, ook for a milder day on saturday. Tonight mostly cloudy low 282834 winds n 515tomorrow partly cloudy, windy high 3743 winds n 1530tomorrow night partly cloudy, windy low 2228 winds nw 1530thursday partly high 36 low 25 friday partly cloudy high 39 low 23 saturday mostly sunny high 55 low 29 sunday mostly cloudy high 50 low 40 monday pary cloudy high 38 low 29 tuesday partly cloudy high 39 low 22 now heres Katie Wiedemann with a look at whats coming up tonight on the kcrgtv nine news at reports of scams and fraud are on the rise. Prosecutors, aw enforcement and f fancial experts met in dubuque today to figure out ways to better protect your money. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley sponsors a bill to help the children of parents with addictions to pain pills and other drugs. Its aimed at helping children in the foster system, or children who could have to leave their homes. Stay with your 24hour news source, kcrg tv nine news. Pepele to live and work in the the city is set to add another multistory, mixeduse building to the ongoing 808 on fifth development. Right now, a developer is working on a second building. Crews hope to break ground on a third building sometime this summer. Developers say they hope to essentially create a tiny town within the city. When you think about things like transit basesedevelopment, for example we move the bus stops, and you add amenities, 319 elite fitness, and you have the flower shop and the restaurant and the doctor and you have a high density amount of homes, then the homes can support the businesses below. Developers say they are in negotiations with bluebird diner in iowa c cy to add a coralville location in one of the buildings. The Us Department of agriculture has cited the university of iowa after one of its research goats escaping late last month. The university reportrtd itself to the usda. Universitys Research Park in coralville and was missing for more than a week before it was caught. An Animal Rights group says the citation was for violating the federal Animal Welfare act. Today, iowa senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell introduced legislation to help childrdr whose parents have drug addictions. The bill reauthorizes a program that provides resources for children who are in foster care or who are at risk of being removed from their homes. The bill focuses on children whose parents have addictions to methamphetamine, prescription drugs, mnd opioids. The program would designate funds for child and family counseling, ntal health services, and parenting skills training. A group from cedar rapids is in washington dc lobbying lawmakers to improve School Lunches. The Group Says Schools should offer kids more fruits and vegetables, and less salt, sugar, and a cedar rapids man is in convince lawmakers to make School Lunches healthier. Scott koepke teaches a food and gardening class in cedar rapids, and travels all over iowa talking about balanced diets. Kcrg tv nines alex miller reports from our dc bureau. Were told all the time to eat healthy, exexcise, Pay Attention to portions and eat from those food groups. But many say true education in america is not thereand its affecting our health. As our Washington Bureau corresponden T Alex Miller reports one group is hoping to change iowas adult obseity problem by teaching children. The numbers are still staggering across the u s and as of 2014 nearly 14 percent of teenage iowans are obsese. That number is even higher with younger children. One Group Believes change starts at school and now theyve brought their message to washington to move the needle. Scott kepkee and his teammate tess typically spend their days going from classroom to classroom across the state of iowa. They teach and proper nutrition. But nowtheyve found themselves in washington meeting with members of congress from across iowa. They want them to renew the childrens nutition act. Kepkee is hohong standards and equipment will be e dated. He says theres a major disconnect with what we put in our bodies and the effect it has. 3100 we are addicted to processed salt sugar and fat. Its really harrthing to break for everyone. 3122 you are what you eat. I learned it in kindergarten its true then its true now. What goes in here affects your health kepkee and his team are e hoping this legislation is renewed before summer so schools can implement a new program for the 20162017 school year. Reporting in washington, alex miller, kcrg tv9 news now heres a look at whats coming up at 5 30 on abcs rld news. Fueled by his major victory in the south, who, if anyone can take down donald trump . Rubio . Cruz . Or is trump unstoppable . Lets go back to joe now fofoa service, and fbi are helping dubuququ banks avoid fraud and scams. And dubuques superintenden t of schools says the district might have to cut three Million Dollars from tonights forecast. A strong storm moves southeast of the state bringing an increase in our winds as we head into the middle of the week. Overnight the sky remains mostly cloudy, but more sunshine should be able to ememee wednesday temperinin the stronger breezes. North to northwest winds are expected to increase at 1530 mph through the day on thursday. After a brief cooldown, . Breaking news tonight. The state of emergency this hour. Multiple tornadoes reported already. The devastating damage. Were on the scene. About to power right up t t e et coast, 45 million in the path. Also breaking, the new surveillance images of the alleged uber gunman. Where he was in the hours before the rampage. The race for the w wte housus and tonighgh the showdown in nevada. Donald trump lashing out at ted cruz. Why hes not taking on marco rube roe. Breaking news on the zika outbreakakright here in the u. U. Tonight. Authorities now confirming more than a dozen new cases of the disease sexually transmitted. Late details coming in now. And the reporter on the field, the dancing with the stars favorite, tonight, suing a major hotel. Did they allow an alleged stalker to get the room next door to spy on her . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin with the massive and deadly storm system slamming the south, and about to move right up the east coast. Several tornadoes striking already. And a state of emergency declared in multiple states, mississippi, alabama. And from louisiana tonight, these images coming in. A triple water spout there, forming in lake pontntartrain. One of those reported tornadoes in prairieville, louisiana, tearing up this shopping district. That storm on the move, heading up the coast