Sharing memories ofofhe woman they call caring and charismatic. 07 04 she didnt take anyones garbage and i saw that the first time i met her and i was just like, who is this person . I want to be friends with her. Anjeli chafekar met Nicole Underwood four years ago. She says a friendship formed instantly. 07 07 54 i cant tell you how many timei would be upset and she would show up at my door with care packages, like fuzzy socks, and all of my favorite things. Ive never had a friend like tt. A friend who wanted to be a therapist. Just months away from graduation nicole was looking for graduate schools closer to her boyfriend. 07 15 55 she was the most beautiful girl id ever sese. 07 17 50 she was very caring, and so smart, so smart. Everything about her blew me away in the best kind of way. Qualities he hopes others will remember through this. Raising money for a Scholarship Fund in her name. They say this is what she would want. 07 10 06 i cant think of a better way to honor the kind o
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
Our countrys system for admitting refugees is a major story right now. Many americans want to stop any effort to bring more Syrian Refugees into the us. But a des moines woman who was originally from bosnia hopes her story encourages some elected leaders to reconsider their stance on refugees. Today, the us house ssed a bill that requires new background checks for any syrian and iraqi refugee who applies to come to this country the vote came after last fridays terrorist aatacks in paris that killed 129 people and injured hundreds more. French authorities believe one of the attackers` entered that country illegally from syria by posing as a refugee. Since the attacks, more than 30 us governors have opposed letting Syrian Refugees settle in their states. That includes Iowa Governor branstad. On monday h h ordereestate agencies to stop work on relocating the refugees. Tonight kcrg tv nines Sarah Mccarthy reports on how one iowa womans explanntion of the refugee applicatii process is reach
Under the tree in time . And good morning, america. Happy friday. Two weeks until christmas. I got to tell you im feeling good this morning. A got a lot of shopping done yesterday. Wow. That is important. Good for you. Youre lucky because im like a third of us, i wait till the last minute. I havent bought anybody any gifts yet. You might not want to do that this year because of the big alert from u. P. S. And fedex. Theyre behind right now. Christmas in january. Whoo no, no . All right. We have a lot of in us to get to. Well begin with some Severe Weather battering the northwest hit by that tornado and torrential downpours triggering mudslides and flooding. The storms moving east and aditi roy is in battleground, washington, where dozens of homes were damaged by that twister. Good morning to you, aditi. Reporter good morning, amy. Im standing right in the path of that tornado that tore through this town. Take a look at the piles and the winds were racing up to 10 miles an hour, 36 home
Theyre closer to a solution. But now busing is the challenge. Intro parents, teachers and students. Hi im maya. Many dont know eeh other but theyre working together to find a solution. Elementary starts at 7 45, secondary at 8 45. Finding a way to make these numbers fit. Its the groups second go around. Lori roetlin iccsd board member the consensus last time was that elementary should start before secondary. A possible fix that flipflops how bell times work now. But bus routes make that solutioioa little sticky. Right now we have it tiered so that buses go out pick up secondary student, drop them all off, and then get the Elementary Students, so were looking at do we want to continue doing it that way or do we want to try something elel. Bus guy now, that number is down to 90, under a tiered system that reduces cost. But that means bus drivers need an hour between picking up one tier of another making for long wait times at elementaries and late arrivals home. Brandi bell parent with m