He went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november, injuring two men. He says he is sorry, has been a drug addict for a long time, and remembers nothing about the shooting. Mark polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he cant remember any of it because he was high on meth. Polson says he injected meth six hours before he shot at three people apparently for no other reason than he saw them while he was driving through Pleasant Hill and claims he remembers none of it. From the bottom of my heart i apologize. It just isnt me. I wouldnt hurt anyone like that. I wish i would have just shot myself that day instead of hurting these people. Mark the prosecutor seemed exasperated with polsons excuse that he didnt remember shooting anyone that morning. Miraculously, your first recollection of anything is when police arrive, correct . Yes. You remember nothing from 6 30 to 7 00 yet when police show up at 7 00 you remember from there on, is that right . From whe
The new year. The iconic celebration, which has tightened security, went on without incident. Around the world 2016 got a warm and safewelcome. However in dubai a massive hotel fire lit up the sky. Three hours before firewks were to begin. No mention yet of what sparked that fire. And back in the u sahorities say they stopped a terror plot in rochester new york. Emanuel lutchman is accused of planning to attack people at a restaurant in the name of isis. And even though the new years celebratioio are over. A new year tradadion in california is expected to be o hightened alert. Sot richard klingbail pasadena orange weve been at 48 consecutive pades . Really fun . We enjoy it . Its always something new and refreshing and beautiful the rose parade in pasadena was designated a top tier security event by federal officials even before the san rnardino teror attack. An estimated 700 thousand people deborah for some the new year means a new beginning. And for one siouxland family its the start
Its so much better in person. Eric enjoy the sights and sounds that will be one of the highlights, barring a big turnaround by the hawkeyes. Steve let us see if the hawkeyes have a miracle in them. Stacey steve, thank you. Hundreds of hawkeye fans who didnt make it to pasadena are crowding local bars for rose bowl watch parties. Kccis kim st. Onge is live at kim, packed house there . Kim it is. And despite a disappointing score right now, take a look. It is pretty rowdy and has been like this for the last 30 minutes or so, glued to this tv. They have actually failed two rooms here in clive. We have another room packed with hawkeye fans, dozens of other tvs, it is black and gold everywhere. Some getting here as early as 2 p. M. Is to grab a spot. I have heard quite a few s few sighs and a really overall accents of excitement. One hawkeye fan i talked to said he has been going to games for 13 years. She was disappointed where she but it feels like a mini pasadena here. During the cheers
Refund if they decided not to wait for this replacement aircraft to finish the trip. Passengers say there were a few empty seats on the trip back but not many. The trip from orlando ended just after two oclock. About six hours behind schedule. For one 13yearold flier, it was a memorable first airplane trip. Is this the kind of thing to put you off flying for awhile . Nah. If my parents said pack up were going somewhere i would, i like to go of course, a trip without an interruption and excitement is probably preferable. An Allegiant Air spokesperson said the problem involved the right engine on the cedar rapidsbound aircraft. The aircraft was taken out of service for inspection to determine the cause of the problem. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Thanks, dave. This isnt the first time allegiant has encountered related issues. The faa is investigating an incident from august when a mechanical failure caused an allegiant planes nose wheel before takeoff. The pilot abo
Increase in services for the homeless down here. The shelter will be open in the mornings during the week from 9 until 1130. Thatll go until about midmarch. They will offer coffee and a light breakfast. Right now johnson homeless shelter, shelter house. But last year Service Providers started a temporary emergency overnight shelter. They served more than 100 different people last year. So when this day shelter opens there will be three shelters operating in the area. Continues to be a hot button issue particularly in iowa city. Two years ago there were Homeless People sleeping in city hall to stay warm. Since then weve really seen an up tick in services. And this new day shelter will really be a first of its kind. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Nearly four dozen Iowa National guard soldiers are back in the state after helping flood victims in missouri. They were in high ridge, just southwest of st. Louis, floodwaters contaminated a Water Treatment plant. The soldiers he