now live in waterloo with more details ron it goes beyond shoveling your sidewalks.. think about the snow mounds that pile up at the end of sidewalks and driveways... theyre impossible for people in wheelchairs to get over. take a look at these sidewalks -- they're clearly not snow covered sidewalks are common in many areas in eastern iowa-- especially this year, we've already had multiple rounds of storms. olivia mancino "although people do clear off their sidewalks the snow mounds at the ends of sidewalks create a problem for pilcher makes the comparison of trying to get cars over snow piles-- the wheels keep spinning, but the car doesn't move. he says its the same with wheelchairs. jason "you know they're budnled up too but they're exerting so much effort, they get tired, you know they're just trying to get out in the community" check out this photo taken in waterloo, a police officer stopped to give a man a around the snowy sidewalks with his wheelchair. pilcher says the americans with disabilities act has improved sidewalk conditions immensly, but still, people need to be mindful of who are using them. jason you may have someone a couple hours after you leave and its a problem you may have not thought about otherwise-- but theres an easy solution that makes life better for everyone in the community. pilcher also mentioned people in wheelchairs arent usually able to shovel their own driveways and sidewalks, so if you know someone, lend a helping hand to a neighbor. wevve got you covered...kwwl news. many cities have sidewalk ordinances too -- you have to clear them off within 24 or 48 hours of snow fall remember to clear out the snow mounds at the end of the local firefighters rescue a mother and her two children from their burning home. it happened just before 11:45 last night in cedar falls at a mobile home park in the 2500 block of union road. firefighters rescued a five- year-old girl, a three-year-old boy and their mother. kwwl's lauren moss speaking with firefighters today she joins us now with the latest we are told the children are in good condition tonight- while the mother, ashley calfee is at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics for further treatment for smoke inhalation. they were all rescued- after a fire trapped them inside their home. take a look at this video: crews returned back on scene around 4 this morning after the fire picked up again- you can see the flames and smoke here. when the sun came up, we returned back to the scene to get a closer look- as you can see the mobile home is destroyed. it was a large fire- but firefighters were not only battling the blaze- the cold temps. and windy conditions made things extremely john bostwick-cedar falls fire, battalion chief "we had some things that were starting to freeze up during the weather and we had to rotate out personnel because their air mask started to freeze up and that type of stuff." take a look at this body cam. video from a cedar falls police officer. now, police arrived first on scene- you can see them trying to get the flames in the doorway out...im told they could hear the voices of the mother and her children trapped inside. minutes later, fire crews arrived and were able to get inside- to get them out. they say it was very smokey and dark. i spoke with police chief jeff olson who says all three people were conscious when they were rescued. but again- the mother especially, took in a lot of smoke so she is this time. we've got you covered, lauren moss kwwl news. thanks lauren- the cause of the fire is still under investigation. repubic of congo are killed in a crash on icy road. mandiki and michka kabeya were killed in that benton county crash last week. all three men were in their thirties. we spoke with the vice president of the congolese community in arrangements...as of right now, the plan is to have a funeral in a couple of weeks if the finances are there. we will keep you posted. a semi driver gets only minor injuries after his rig flips on an exit ramp. it happened around noon in dubuque -- police say the driver was going to fast getting off of highway 20. the driver told police his brakes were acting up. traffic was blocked off for a while earlier this afternoon. a teenager pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter his 15-year-old sister. this is a picture of diryun coffer with his sister jykeria. diryun accidentally shot and killed jykeria back in may. the gun he used was stolen during a burglary earlier that day - he also pleaded guilty to trafficking stolen weaspons. per the judge, coffer will go to the state training school for boys in eldora - then when he turns 18, he'll be charged for trafficking. a dubuque man pleads guilty to charges from a deadly car crash. alexander engling pleaded guilty to reckless driving and drunken driving this morning - his passenger 30-year- old john cook died after a crash in holy cross nearly a year ago... investigators determined engling was drunk during the carsh. he'll be sentenced in april. decision 2016. policiticans are making a final push for votes ahead of tomorrow's new hampshire primary. if it will fall in line with how iowa sided - because a lot of new hampshire voters still haven't decided who they'll vote for. steve handelsman has the story from new hampshire. it's not a classic push get out the vote. volunteers are still trying to win support for candidates ... from new a year" she's for jeb bush but many others remain undecided nbc's mark murray says voters here also waited in 2012 sot: mark murray, nbc news senior political editor :21-:33 "half of them, according to the last election, ended up not deciding until they very last few days, what about the last day? almost 20 percent made up their minds on that very last day" with donald trump far ahead in gop polling here presidential candidate) :36-:40 "get out tomorrow and vote. so important i love you all" jeb bush is dreaming of second place sot: jeb bush (r- presidential candidate) :42-:46 "i think we;re going to have a good night tomorrow night and im in it for the long haul" marco rubio has a shot at that so does ted cruz. a race for runner up. john kasich (r- flops" but the cold reality of presidential candidate ) 1:07- 1:11 "i don't think a little presidential candidate ) 1:12- 1:19 "our government belongs to all of us not just just the one percent!!! thank you wooooo" but volunteer pete christopher went out to whip up the sanders turnout i'm steve handelsman, nbc news new hampshire turnout for tomorrow's primary is expected to be high -- despite a today. coming up... president obama asks for nearly two billion dollars to fight the zika virus - what will that money go to? and... celebration today in the streets of north korea after the nation launches a rocket - why the fanfare seems ominious. that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. --------- forecast on kwwlhave a couple of chances at some showers taper off this evening temperatures drop into the single digits by morning. tuesday and wednesday are going to be the coldest days of the week with highs near 10 degrees. the gusty northwest wind tuesday becomes much lighter wednesday. thursday through saturday remain cold with highs in the teens. we have a couple of chances at some light snow through early next week...no big storms though. the scattered light snow showers taper off this evening leaving a few flurries wind gusts tonight remain around 30-35 mph as temperatures drop into the single digits by morning. tuesday and wednesday are going to be the coldest days of the week with highs near 10 degrees. the gusty northwest wind tuesday becomes much lighter wednesday. thursday through saturday remain cold with highs in the teens. we have a couple of chances at some light snow through early wind tuesday becomes much lighter wednesday. thursday through saturday remain cold with highs in the teens. we have a couple of chances at some light snow through early next week...no big storms though. coming up... construction is coming up... construction is coming to a dangerous stretch of highway 20.. find out when and where. did this year's super bowl commercials stink, or were they a success? a look at the advertising winners and losers. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in saint olaf, monona, elkader and all of --------- --------- --------- we don't just serve any fish sandwich at culver's. we serve wild-caught, north atlantic cod. this cod grows in water that is cold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, this is the way we ship it to your restaurants. it's not pre-breaded. so not only do we use the highest quality cod, but we still hand-batter it the old-fashioned way. that's remarkable. and we think we get the best fish filet sandwich because of that. this is the best fish sandwich in america. for nearly two billion dollars to help fight the zika virus. the one point eight billion the president is asking for would help expanding mosquito control programs, help develop a vaccine, develop tests for diagnosis and add more support for pregnant women. the disease isn't serious for most - however, it's been tied to serious birth defects in pregnant women. improvements are coming to highway 20 in dubuque county...in hopes of making a dangerous intersection safer. the iowa d.o.t plans on reconstructing two miles of highway 20's westbound -- that's east of cottingham road to east of swiss valley road. -- thirty-four accidents between 20-10 to 20-14. people living in the area say drivers don't slow down along the curve. so now...the d.o.t will make changes along highway twenty westbound...making lanes wider. "really haven't gotten too much input, some favorable some objections. it's both ways...it affects everybody, one way or another." the first phase of the project is set to start in 20-19 and will take about one year to complete. planners say the cost is 26 million dollars dollars. it's being funded by the road use tax, also federal dollars. north korea is celebrating a long-range rocket launch with a parade and fireworks display. the nation says the rocket they launched contained a satellite and was done for their space program. south korea, surrounding nations and the united states test... in part because it happened just weeks after a nuclear bomb test. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... hilarious - or a huge nightmare? puppy monkey baby, puppy monkey baby we look at the winners and losers of this year's super bowl commercials. --------- --------- --------- --------- abgame, the superbowl commericals. more than 60 advertisers paid the big price to get their ad on during the super bowl. mark barger's got a look at the winners and losers of the ad the winner on the field was decisive..... nats but the super bowl's ad winner was debatable. (sot james cooper / winner this year. i think it was pretty safe in general and fairly vanilla." that's due in part to the pressure that comes with the commercials' 5 million dollar pricetag. (sot james cooper / executive editor, adweek :19-24) "last year, we saw nationwide kid ad. it totally tanked and their cmo is gone within a year." comedy was king this year.... including hyundai's "first date" ad with kevin hart. trying to target." annual contest. the one featuring some cunning canines won a million dollar prize for jacob chase. (sot jacob chase / million dollar ad winner :53-57) "inside, i was just going nuts, the pizza and the doritos and the hot dogs, you don't want to think about some of those issues." but many were thinking about mountain dew's puppymonkeybaby. my god, this is frankenstein's monster!! i can't get it out of my head!" (sot james cooper / executive editor, adweek 1:19-1:23) "it blew up on twitter. it was game." meaning last night's upsets were not confined to the field. mark barger, nbc news. commercial? sound off on our facebook page - or send us a tweet. we'll be right back. --------- --------- that a fugitive is back in custody. william the goat. william escaped a research lab at the university of iowa about 10 days ago... today - coralville p-d, who put out the original wanted poster, tweeted william is back and custody and university of iowa. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has a final look at your forecast. tonight, breaking point. bill clinton on the attack unloading on bernie sanders again as the campaign erupts hours from the first votes here in new hampshire. crunch time. can donald trump turn big poll numbers into a big win? from that debate debacle?

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