In a tv9 followup this morning. Recorders of 911 calls last thursday reveal how rescuers were able to reach a hunter who got stuck in ice in Johnson County. Dispatcher all right, can you wave your arms in the air for me sir . Hunter i can hear them now. Dispatcher okay, theyre requesting you wave your arms, can you do that . The Sheriffs Office says 25 year old Jared Bushell fell through some ice in the hawkeye wildlife area on new years eve. Bushell was up to his chest in freezing water and ice. Rescuers pulled him out about an hour later. One sheriffs lieutenant says bushell could have died if he hadnt had a working cell phone with him. Everybody has a cell phone, sometimes maybe i think we depend too much on it, we walk out with a cell phone were safe, were okay we dont have to worry about it because we can call, there could be a time when you wont be able to use a cell phone or theres a time when the cell phone is gone, broken, lost, whatever. Always go out with a partner, take a f
In a tv9 followup this morning. Recorders of 911 calls last thursday reveal how rescuers were able to reach a hunter who got stuck in ice in Johnson County. Dispatcher all right, can you wave your arms in the air for me sir . Hunter i can hear them now. Dispatcher okay, theyre requesting you wave your arms, can you do that . The Sheriffs Office says 25 year old Jared Bushell fell through some ice in the hawkeye wildlife area on new years eve. Bushell was up to his rescuers pulled him out about an hour later. One sheriffs lieutenant says bushell could have died if he hadnt had a working cell phone with him. Everybody has a cell phone, sometimes maybe i think we depend too much on it, we walk out with a cell phone were safe, were okay we dont have to worry about it because we can call, there could be a time when you wont be able to use a cell phone or theres a time when the cell phone is gone, broken, lost, whatever. The Sheriffs Office says hunters should always go out with a partner, t
At times, obama became emotional speaking about the Sandy Hook School shooting victims. A white house advisor told tv9 today that for the president , this is personal. I have never seen the president more frustrated by the inability of congress to take reasonable steps to protect people from having to go through what those families went through. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley says Barack Obamas executive order is under the jurisdiction of the Senate Judiciary committee, which he chairs. Radio iowa reports grassley and his panel plan to review the details of obamas proposal to ensure the Second Amendment is upheld. Grassley says hes also working on a bill to prevent people in the us illegally from buying guns. Lets look now at weather conditions from our coralville city cam. You can see the sun just starting to set as our meteorologist joe winters joins us now. Joe, some clouds are rolling in with some precipitation . Sunshine helped push todays highs near 30 across eastern iowa and is a s
The melting glacier and scattered all throughout this glacier are massive vertical sinkholes that are treacherous going hundreds and thousands of feet into the earth where ice is melting faster and faster as water levels in the atlantic rise even more. Now, behind me i have an Intrepid Group of ice climbers who are helping researchers gather data about that melting ice and how it affects all of us, all of our shorelines. We have an amazing never before seen live event coming up in just a minute. Cannot wait to bring it to you guys. Unbelievable. Looks like a green screen. It looks so unbelievable . Another planet. Really incredible. Well have a lot more from iceland. We begin with breaking news overnight. North korea claims it has detonated a Hydrogen Bomb. If true, this would be a major breakthrough for the rogue state. Its already ratcheting up tension around the world, the u. N. Security council calling an emergency meeting and Martha Raddatz starts us off. Good morning, martha. Rep
Ban all muslims from entering the country for National Security purposes. This idea has become a flashpoint for weeks. Trump says the ban would be temporary and would have exceptions. He underscored this proposal in his first Tv Campaign Ad that started airing on monday. Taha tawil wants donald trump to come for a facetoface talk about his future plans. He said he wants to ask him why he continues to use hateful speeches. Tawil says hes a registered republican and a voter like everyone else. 18 34 24 we are neighbors we are friends, we are fellow citizens. So speak softly with us. Dont make loud voices that will make other people look bad upon us as american. We have freedom, we are proud of it. Tawil says everyone should have an open policy of communication because thats how people work out issues. The imam hopes trump will respond to his invitation and other Muslim Leaders at the oldest mosque in america. Today, epublican president ial candidate Mike Huckabee is making several stops