Dont you bring me down today here comes superhero nathaniel sometimes when im having a good time, i forget what i look like. Reporter Newman Family, i have someone that i want you to meet. Announcer tonight, a Remarkable Television event. The bestselling book, the blockbuster movie, and now on 20 20, Elizabeth Vargas with the reallife story of amazement and wonder. Dont you bring me down today reporter it is nearly midnight on a frigid february friday in manhattan. Nurses on the labor and delivery ward at st. Lukes hospital are urging one of the expectant mothers to keep trying. Magda newman with her husband russel has been in labor for hours, the endless waiting nearly as agonizing as the physical pain. What was the doctor telling you about why the labor was taking so long . Well, its the first delivery, you know. You just gotta push harder. They finally come in and say, look, we gotta get this kid out. Hes showing some signs of distress. And then our life changed forever. Reporter te
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
Youngest of 3 siblings. But with Treacher Collins syndrome. About one in 50,000 people is touched by it. He is lacking facial bone development. Small jaw. He doesnt have cheekbones and you can see his eyes are a little bit lower. The challenges arent just on the outside. A tcs patient also has smaller airways. If youre a parent, imagine the sniffles leading to a trip to the hospital. Nearly every time. A common day cololputs him in theeospital. Kelli notes her other children, 17yearold page and 7yearold payton are on the familys private insurance but medicaid isnt just on income guidelines it also covers disabilities. T t transfer trenton and his medicaid in recent weeks. Id call the hospitals and try to help them by getting on the right program for trenton and they could not tell me anything. They told me to keep calling back. Now, a 60day wait for iowa with about 15 of the population using medicaid to truly have the infrastructure to handle the transfer. I received thousands of email
How a central iowa teens body ended up in a pond. Search and rescue crews recovered 17yearold sam kepts body in that pond off highway 141 near granger. Sam was last seen near the area on saturday after leaving a house party. Officials spent hours combing through woods and ditches, and even searched with an airplane before making the devastating discovery. A spokeswoman for the family said mothers shouldnt have to bury children. Sammy was their family, their flesh and blood, you know . Theyre hurting right now. Still no word yet on how this happened. Authorities say, at this point, theyre unsure if the death is suspicious. Its been almost two weeks since authorities found 18yearold moe seds body in the cedar river. Officials discovered the waterloo teen on december 6th. He went missing on october 22nd. There were no signs of trauma, and authorities are still trying to figure out what happened. A late night fire sent one person to the university of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department respon
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on another windy day in the area with highs around 30 degrees in many spots. Along this cold front, a passing snow shower may occur, mainly along and north of a waterloomaquoketa line. Whiled no major issues are anticipated, a brief reduction in visibility could occur in any s sow shower. Well see our coldest night of december so far tonight, with lows in the midteens. Plan on a nice saturday with highs back in the mid30s. Midupper 40s are still on track for sunday with a chance of rain by evening. Have a great weekend thanks kaj. One person is in xhe hospital this morning after a late night fire in cedar rapids. The Fire Department responded to the area of i avenue and first street rthwest. They got on scene around 10 oclock last night, but were still on the s sne for hours. First responders took one person to the hospital who had set up a tent in that area. The Fire Department hasnt said how severe the persons i