writing from methodist hospital, 58 year-old rick rauzi saying on facebook quote "i have to say that yesterday i came as close to death as i ever want to be..not to be melodramatic, but it's a heavy thing to actually say goodbye to your wife and kids and face death alone...i shouldn't have made it." but he did make it... thanks to these two guys... 18:45:44- it started off like any other day." but catching fish and having a good time would soon give way to a rescue rescue mission...after damian bell's son konnor said he heard someone screaming for help. 18:48:06-- it was hard to make out anything besides geese really at that point. we said buddy, i think it's just the geese." but the screaming continued...the conditions were such that you couldn't see anything across the lake, and it was snowing really hard. so damian and jesse left their boys with a phone and told them to stay put... 18:50:06--13 'we knew the kids were safe where they were because of the testing of the ice we had done. we put them both in one shack so that they could be with each other.' not knowing what they were getting themselves into...the two men got into a truck and drove beach and it's 50 feet of open water and then about ten feet of ice and then you see the gentlemen in the water. at that point he still had enough strength and energy, he could raise his hand to point out where he was so where were able to see him real clearly. the nearby cage full of canoes was locked... 18:52:22--34 "we ended up having to forcibly move some of the gate to get through it. he made it through the gate, was able to then stand up a canoe on his own, stack it up and actually stack it up over the top of the fence." with nothing but a rope and a canoe...damian made his way towards rauzi... 18:56:11--26 'i was able to tie the rope around his body, i got it under both arms, tied it off around his chest and was able to back away from the boat and pull him up as far as i could. hindsight now i think i kept getting snagged on his camera.' and stayed with him until the authorities were able to come and get both of them out.... 18:53:25--39 "it was all fairly instinctual to be honest with you. we never had a plan. we never set out and said let's get this canoe out, let's get jesse in there because he's smaller, let's you know jesse lift it up over the fence. damian take off before i get back. any of it." they just did it. and richard rauzi is alive because of their heroic actions. the fishermen call the whole thing a "humbling experience" and say they think anyone else in a similar situation would have acted the way they did. icy conditions likely played a role in a deadly crash early this morning... it happened on i-35 near cumming. the truck driver apparently lost control and rolled into the ditch. the driver was killed in the crash. the d-o-t shut down the interstate for three hours to remove the wreckage. a much more minor crash also a garbage truck clipped a light pole... knocking it down across m-l-k boulevard. the pole was removed and the road reopened in about an hour. drivers could face some slick conditions again tomorrow... chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us... ed... we're right on the bubble between rain and snow.. water mains are installed, water mains are installed, maintained and repaired by the city... but after one of them broke in the city of ames, an innocent homeowner may be responsible to pay for the damage caused. channel 13's justin surrency shows us the mess. "i finally parked my car a block and a half away..."it's resident marsha osting hasn't seen in her home of twenty years... flood water.... "it was coming into the back door, the laundry, the kitchen, part of the living room, the garage."a fourteen inch water main broke around 2pm monday afternoon just behind her 12th street home between wilson and clark avenue...shutting down several streets in the process. typically when a 14 inch breaks it's pretty easy a half to a million gallons."for osting and the city, the timing couldn't have been worse... "it's their day off, it's presidents day, they weren't working." "this one ran for an hour, hour and a half before they actually got it shut off which increases the damage. that is part of the city's responsibility is it not?" "leftover water continues to run behind the home of the ostings...while the city blames a change in ostings say they could be left in the cold with the bill." "lady from the city told me to here to clean it up and then she came necessarily going act of god." "sometimes it's just temp change, ground movement usually real wet or real dry creates problems for us..."ames public relations officer risk manager will look at the ostings situation on tuesday but says usually fallen catergory... "i think it's the city's responsibility."prob lems the ostings, who are without flood insurance...hoped to never have to deal with... "i don't know ask more questions i guess, i just assumed the city would take care of it." due to the size of the break, officials warn the tap water in ames may appear to be rusty. the city says its still safe to drink... but it could stain clothes if used to do laundry. so, cold water for several minutes until it's clear. police are investigating an apparent shoot-out in eagle grove... it happened in front of this apartment building around eight last night. police say two people were shot... one they're calling the victim.. the other the suspect. investigators are not saying if the two shot each other.. or if one shot the other and himself. police say neither person is from eagle grove. sandy 13:26:39 this is a small town. everybody gets along. everybody knows everybody. i was really surprised. 50 dci 16:10:02 this was a very isolated incident between two individuals. we do not feel like there's any public safety issue to the community or the residents of eagle grove or wright county 13 both people are hospitalized in des moines in critical condition. a bus driver has pleaded not guilty to the the charge that he hit and and killed an iowa state student, and then left the scene. ben clague was driving the bus that police say hit and killed emmalee jacobs. police say say clague stopped the bus shortly after the accident to check the vehicle for damage and then continued on. clague will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on march 22nd. his trial is scheduled for april 5th. a domestic abuse survivor wants iowa lawmakers to quit treating repeat offenders with kid-gloves... in 20-09 tiffany allison was attacked by her boyfriend. he was charged and convicted... but was released from prison after serving 10-months of a 30-month sentence. once out he attacked another woman. allison is trying to get lawmaker's attention with this... i was his fifth victim, i almost didn't get away, i was his sixth victim, i never thought that this would happen to me, i was his most recent victim, number seven, i'll never be the same 'im really scared hes going to do this again and potentially kill someone the next time and i know i dont want to be responsible for so hard to get this legislation passed.' that legislation would require repeat offenders to serve at least 85- percent of their sentence. current they only serve a little more than 30. the bill was introduced last year... but failed to make it out of a sub-committee... this year she hopes lawmaker are taking notice. 'hearing how her and other women were abused by this offender i think has woken a lot of people up to the types of abuseewomen have endured. state senators matt mccoy and steve sodders are working together trying to make sure the legislation goes before the full senate. hundreds of iowa students could be forced to retake third grade... starting next year.. third grade students who can't read at grade level could be held back. that would involve 25-percent of iowa third graders according to test year. this summer... the branstad administration is launching a pilot reading program to help students who are behind. about 40-school districts have already signed up for the pilot program. 31:16-31:29 from the school districts that have.. about 4-6 weeks of the summer students who take part in the reading program in the summer of 20-17 will be reevaluted to determine if they are allowed to move to fourth grade. at this point the des moines school district is not taking part in this summer's pilot program. the iowa hawkeyes are coming off one of their best seasons in year.... and now fans will get to pay for it... after a trip to the rose bowl... ticket prices are going up.... how much it will cost to take your family to a game coming up. 38-42 i want to get really fit, i want to get certified so i can teach cross fit her health isn't her only right after the break... how this trainer is inspiring others every time she steps into the gym. a des moines woman is chasing obstacles. bettina dolinsek has been blind her entire life. but four years ago, she found a lifestyle in the pursuit of fitness. it's not always easy, but as channel 13's reid chandler shows us, she's not in the business of making excuses. 18:08:13-18:08:26 'ahhh!' on the prize. 19:55:40 'when i first wanted to become certified as a blind crossfit trainer, people were like, youre crazy. that is not attainable. why dont you try something more realistic. because it had never been done before.'- bettina dolinsek - blind athlete without the sense of sight, dolinsek says her vision is what guides her... it came to her four years ago...at the time, she wasnt exactly an athlete. 19:51:13 'i was the head of a wellness committee at a job i worked here in des moines, and i was overweight by a lot. probably 50-60 pounds.' - bettina dolinsek - blind athlete 19:53:32 'and then my whole mission from that point forever was, i want to get really fit. i want to get certified so i can teach crossfit. i want to show blind people that if they want to be fit, they can. that theres no reason they cant.' - bettina dolinsek - blind athlete 17:41:48 'big swing, right arm bettina dolinsek - blind athletenow she loves working out with others so call just one gym home... 17:50:34-17:50:55 bettina getting guided to weights - bettina dolinsek - blind athletesure, it takes a helping hand here and there to blind athletenow she loves working out with others so much, she cant call just one gym home... 17:50:34-17:50:55 bettina getting guided to weights - bettina dolinsek - blind athletesure, it takes a helping hand here and there to guide her through a brutal workout. 18:17:48 '30 youre done...what!?' - bettina dolinsek - blind athletebut if you ask her, dolinsek will tell you...her disability doesn't get in the way. 17:55:10 'it doesnt at all, and thats what i love about it. i would have to say if you were to ask me what the difference is between me and anyone else in this gym, id say nothing. were lthletes, between me and anyone else in igym, id say nothing. were all athletes, were all working toward the same goal. everybodys accepted, were a community, and thats whi love it so much.' - - bettina linsek - blind athlete her husband, cody, is also 100 percent blind...an adjunct professor at drake university, he prefers to exercise his mind. cody teai classbut they both give each other the motivation they need to go for what they want in life. 20:22:46 'of courseeave differentssions, and so itnt tot to talk to each other because we always encourage each other to continue. right now cody works two ptime jobs,d i do some coachi e ossfit gym and also worat tionwide. the dream is to make someday where i can be just solely a coach.' s a dreame chases every daywithind ambition, a positivetitude, and a thirst to helphers in her shoes. 20:24:23 nd i want to just tell people at whatever dream you have, dont make excuses. you know, too old. i cant go ck to llege. i cant workouthw u do because its too hard,ill get hurt. everybody comes ose, ill tell you, y unt. because youre not ling yourself to be open to it.' in des moines, reidchandler, channel 13 news. ere is one thing betti does des moines, reid chandler, channel there is one thing bettina does differently from the rest of the folks in the gym...if there's any running involved, she sticks to the row machine. she says rowing is a little harder...but it's a lot easier than accidentally running into traffic in the streets. the hawkeyes and gophers played and both teams had reason to think they had it, several times. lisa bluder and the hawkeyes lead late. gophers down 1, 19 seconds to to play. rachel banham to jessie edwards... gophers lead, 75-74. iowa answers. ally disterhoft all the way to rack. count it. hawks lead 76-75. minnesota time for one shot, banham for three... got it! game winner. 35 points for banham. gophers edge the hawkeyes, 78-76. in iowa city, the gophers led iowa until jarrod uthoff took over. uthoff had 9 straight points, including a three from the logo's edge. uthoff finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and six blocks. uthoff and the hawks play at penn state wednesday night. it's a 5:30 tip, iowa time. iowa controls its destiny to a big ten championship, the first since the 70s. the hawks have a one game lead with five to play. the hawkeyes had a 1 and 1 week, but the loss at indiana did not cost iowa a spot in the a-p poll. villanova stays #1, followed by kansas and oklahoma. iowa fourth, and the cyclones tomorrow night at baylor, georges niang should pass his former coach, fred hoiberg for third on iowa state's all time scoring list. niang needs just 3 to tie the mayor, and ten to reach two thousand points. niang's current coach appreciates what he inherited. should be an historic night for niang at baylor. big game for all cyclones. a chance to break a tie with baylor in the big 12 standings. iowa raises football season ticket prices, but not by much. the hawks won all their home doubt that's the case this year. season tickets for 7 games now $405 for renewals, 415 for new buyers. that's up from 395 for this past season. individual tickets go on sale michigan priced highest at 85 dollars. much better home schedule this season. iowa state loses a grad transfer recruit. 6-5 300 pound lineman tyler catalina tweets, in part, "my decision. i have decided to decommit from iowa state and have decided that i will be playing my final year at the university of georgia." before we go tonight... a new so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider [ cheers and applause ]