people trapped. i think we need to say to ourselves and to america, indiana is a special place. it s not everywhere that we would have seen that response and that reaction. reporter: it took just 20 minutes for onlookers to jump in and save all the people trapped under the stage covering. meanwhile we are learning more about the victims, ages 23 to 51. three women and two men killed, including a 23-year-old manchester college graduate who wanted to be a high school teacher, according to her profile page. all the victims were from indiana except for one who was from chicago. four of them were killed instantly at the scene of the collapse, while the 51-year-old died saturday night at the hospital. 45 others suffered minor to severe injuries. more than 150 were treated at a makeshift triage unit at the fairgrounds. eyewitnesses described it as terrifying when the massive rigging above that stage, bearing light and sound equipment, even one crew member was up there came crash
just hours from now iowa residents will cast ballots in the ames straw poll, and when the results are in, wheel see whose campaign is on fire, and whose message is falling flat. most of the major candidates are on the ballot, and not all of them are courting the iowa voters. nbc news capitol hill distribute kelly o donnell is live are for us in ames, iowa with a good saturday morning to you, kelly. today s results will not win the nomination for any one condoleezza riced, but they could mean big problems for people who end up at the bottom of the heap, right? this is really a perception game, alex, and when you called it a big test, it s kind of like an olympic book test because these campaigns spend big money to bring supporters to ames to cast their ballots. the actual straw poll is a fundraiser for the republican party here, and each ticket is $30. campaigns typically buy those tickets for their supporters to attend. there s food and entertainment. it s sort of a carniva
today marks the first major 2012 test for republicans. just hours from now iowa residents will cast ballots in the ames straw poll, and when the results are in, wheel see whose campaign is on fire, and whose message is falling flat. most of the major candidates are on the ballot, and not all of them are courting the iowa voters. nbc news capitol hill distribute kelly o donnell is live are for us in ames, iowa with a good saturday morning to you, kelly. today s results will not win the nomination for any one condoleezza riced, but they could mean big problems for people who end up at the bottom of the heap, right? this is really a perception game, alex, and when you called it a big test, it s kind of like an olympic book test because these campaigns spend big money to bring supporters to ames to cast their ballots. the actual straw poll is a fundraiser for the republican party here, and each ticket is $30. campaigns typically buy those tickets for their supporters to attend.