a short time later...crews were called back to the same house when they got there a 48-year-old man was inside... threatening police with a gun. while officers tried to speak to the man...they saw a fire break out. police were not able to get the man to come out of the home before the fire spread. crews entered the home and tried to rescue the man.... and even tazed him. it didn't take... and by the time the fire department stepped in the man died inside. firefighters were able to put out the fire. and officials say the investigation started. des moines police will hold a news conference at one thirty this afternoon. we'll have more on our later newscasts. one person is hurt after an early morning fire in the ames power plant. and 10 center avenue the fire was in a unit holding garbage to be burned... one worker was hurt in the fire and was taken to mary greeley medical center to be treated... but...the injuries are not serious. in the past, fires have burned in this unit for several days. an 80 mile stretch of i-35 is open again, but it is still a mess. crews reopened the interstate from ames...to clear lake...to mason city around 7:30 this morning. the iowa d-o-t made the call yesterday afternoon to shut down the interstate because of poor road conditions and several accidents... several cars are still in the ditch. and part of the road is still partly covered with snow or blowing snow. the accident you see here involved five semi-trucks and two cars in hamilton county yesterday. troopers say it was about the worst they've ever seen. 405149 :00 - 08 talked to one of the sargeants up there and he says it's the worst he's seen it right around the boondocks and highway 20 / i 35 exit and while the road is open...travelers should expect areas of low visibility and snow covered roadways. officials say the safest option is to it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to at the science center. ad lib wx quick roads are much improved today! a few roads still partially snow and ice covered but nothing like yesterday. visibilities are better as well. blowing snow is staying pretty low to the ground. winds are still gusty in the 20 to 30 mph range. temperatures will stay in the teens the rest of the afternoon with wind chills presidential hopefuls are standing outside polling places smiling today. shaking hands... hoping to make one tracie potts reports on the final push. hillary: "you one of the five am workers? worker: yes maam - hillary: bless your heart." hillary clinton... taking pictures at the polls this morning... hoping for another new hampshire comeback. presidential candidate :12- :16"we're going to keep working literally until the last vote is cast and counted." her team's still knocking on doors: "at 7p, 8p on tuesday, they're gonna get a phone call, have you voted yet. you haven't voted yet? do you need a ride?" overcoming a double-digit deficit on the last day is tough. chris christie says he'd be thrilled with second place: presidential candidate :33-:39"as we've seen with bill clinton as we saw with barack obama, second place finishes have made presidents, so we'll see." ben carson greeted voters this morning. so did jeb bush. bush admits, it's been tough: presidential candidate :44-:47 too short to super"this is a place where you're really tested." bush... christie, john kasich, ted cruz and marco rubio - any one of them could finish behind donald trump... or win. too short to super"we feel real good we're going to finish strong here." presidential candidate :58-1:00 too short to super"we had a great turn in iowa and i think we'll have an even better turn tonight." polling places are expected to be packed today. "the mayor's election we had over 3,000 - i betcha we'll have 5,000 to 6,000 on this one." the secretary of state's expecting a record turnout. audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, manchester, new hampshire. critics worry new hampshire's new voter i-d law could suppress turnout. people who show up today without i-d must have their photo taken, or they can't vote. meanwhile the election ring could see some growth... nbc news has confirmed that former new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he's considering joining the race. the billionaire would self-fund his campaign and run as an independent. bloomberg would likely have to make a decision by the end of the month to ensure he makes the general election ballot. a battle at the state house has put governor branstad at odds with democrats... and with the man he replaced. today former iowa governor chet hall meetings... with those affected by governor branstad's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. the first meeting was from 10 to 11-30 this morning at the coralville public library... and...the next starts at 2 in cedar rapids. culver isn't the only one raising concerns... monday a senate subcommittee approved a bill to repeal the privatization effort. some lawmakers argue the governor hasn't shown that his plan would actually save money. others say its putting low-income and disabled iowans at risk... people with disabilities. that's really important to me and in my area because we really lave a culture of recognizing in northwest iowa that these people especially have dignity and they have privacy." the full senate will vote on the repeal measure later this week. most people assume the governor would veto it, but he hasn't said that he will. whether the dakota access pipeline project should move forward. the pipeline would carry oil from north dakota to illinois. of the four states the pipeline runs through... iowa is the only state that hasn't made a decision. the other three states already approved it. the board is holding daily meetings about the project through thursday... but it's unsure if they will reach a decision. today's meeting starts at 1 this afternoon. a photo capturing some iowa nice behavior is spreading across the state of iowa... waterloo police officer lieutenant lisa campbell is being recognized for helping out a man in a wheelchair...who couldn't get across snowy sidewalks he's not the only one... the snowy sidewalks can make it hard for many people to get around. it's a problem rehab specialist jason pilcher has seen for years... he says although the americans with disabilities act has made sidewalk standards better, theres still a lot of work to be "so the more they work they exert more force...they get tired, you know they're just trying to get out in the community" pilcher compares wheelchairs in the snow to cars ...saying the wheels keep spinning but you're unable to move forward. still to come on your news at noon... raising money has never been more fun! a look at a local fundraisers' big change and...how it's impacting kids across the metro. one woman says she tried it all in her journey to lose weight... now, she's finally found a tool to help her achieve her goals. we'll show you how it's tell you who else is eligible for the help. diets, going to the gym, of things but kept failing. we've all heard you need to eat less and move more to lose weight... but that's often easier said than done. many of us might be feeling full after endless food options during the superbowl. some iowans found a tool to help them curb their appetites. "here's the pants." these pants are a constant reminder for kristina hamilton. "i can't believe i ever fit in those. and they were tight." that was when she weighed 290 pounds, despite trying to lose. "i had tried the horrible diet pills, personal trainers." i had a problem where i would just go to the gym, be upset didn't work out and go home and eat a bunch of food." in 2013, she decided to make a change. she had weight loss surgery called a gastric sleeve. "we didn't know until recently that your stomach makes a lot of hormones that can control your appetite, so when we use this surgery, we remove 70 percent of their stomach, we really drop their hormone levels and they're just much less hungry."dr. todd eibes with iowa weight loss specialists says it's a tool to help you control your appetite. anyone 100 pounds overweight or 40 qualifies. you could also get the surgery if you have certain health conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol and have 75 to 100 pounds to lose. "with surgery, our average weight loss is 65% and 90% of our patients are going to lose at least half their weight." "heels on the back of the pad. toes on the front." pearce powers shed more than 135 pounds with the gastric sleeve. 10:33 "i had my surgery in august of 2014, and i have yet to go to any buffet or fast food restaurant or anything like that. i just have no desire to do that, and i don't have that hunger the funeral director went down several pant sizes in just six to eight months. now, he has the energy to do his job. "i, before, could barely get up and walk. sometimes i would be exhausted, short of breath. my knees were killing me. now, i'm able to go to the gym without any problems." as for hamilton, she's still working on her weight loss journey...so she never has to wear these pants again. "it's definitely something i pullout if i'm feeling down, and want to give up. i don't want to go back." the gastric sleeve surgery costs up to 20 thousand dollars... doctor eibes says insurance today will be another windy day will be in the teens with wind chills below zero throughout the day. while winds will be strong, blowing snow should remain closer to the ground. this will prevent visibility from dropping low. but roads could become slick due to the snow blowing over the roadways. it will stay cold tonight with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills down near -10. tomorrow, a weak disturbance will cross the state and bring and quick hit of snowfall through the day. we could see 1 to 2" of snow. big changes are coming to a local iowa fundraiser... when we come back...a guest joins us in studio to share how you can welcome back to your news afitzgerald, marketing and communications director of big brothers big sisters of central iowa... teases are done! back open an 80 mile stretch of get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call... ...right now. wanna see this as an action movie? 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[ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. northern iowa is open again. why you'll still want to leave extra time if you have to travel there this afternoon. and fatal fire one person is dead after a fire in this des moines home. and why officers say this didn't start on accident. the news at noon starts now. thank you for joining us. des moines police say a deadly early morning fire was intentionally set.. just after midnight, officers responded to a report of a person yelling outside their home... when they arrived at 25 hundred 59th street, they found no disturbance. less than an hour later...police were called back to the same house and found a 48-year-old man inside. officer say when they tried to speak to him, he threatened them with a gun. that's when they noticed smoke and flames inside the home. police tried to coax the man outside before the fire spread. they even tazed him, but that didn't work. by the time it was safe for the fire department to go inside, the man had died. what started out as a disturbance investigation quickly escalated into a rescue operation as they saw a fire develop inside that house. the resident in that home, resisted all their efforts to rescue him from that home. he had threatened officers and they attempted to force entry into the home to pull him out, but police are expected to release the name of the man who died in the fire later this afternoon. we'll have more on this story tonight on the channel 13 news. one person is hurt after an early morning fire in the ames power plant. the fire located at one hundred and 10 center avenue the fire was in a unit holding garbage to be burned... one worker was hurt in tte fire and was taken to mary greeley medical center to be treated... but...the injuries are not believed to be serious. in the past, fires have burned in this unit for several days. an 80 mile stretch of i-35 is open again, but it is still a mess. crews reopened the interstate from ames...to clear lake...to mason city around 7:30 this morning. the iowa d-o-t made the call yesterday afternoon to shut down the several accidents... several cars are still in the ditch. and part of the road is still partly covered with snow or blowing snow. here are a few pictures of cars and trucks still in the ditch... and this car was wedged under a semi yesterday troopers say it was about the worst they've ever seen. talked to one of the sargeants up there and he says it's the worst he's seen it right around the boondocks and highway 20 / i 35 exit and while the road is open...travelers should expect areas of low visibility and snow covered roadways. officials say the safest option is to skip the trip all together. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to at the science center. ad lib wx quick roads are much improved today! a few roads still partially snow yesterday. visibilities are better as well. blowing snow is staying pretty low to the the 20 to 30 mph range. temperatures will the afternoon with wind chills in the single digits below zero. presidential hopefuls are presidential hopefuls are standing outside polling places smiling today. shaking hands... hoping to make one last impression on new hampshire voters. tracie potts reports on the final push. hillary: "you one of the five am workers? worker: yes maam - hillary: bless your heart." hillary clinton... taking pictures at the polls this morning... hoping for another new hampshire comeback. presidential candidate :12- :16"we're going to keep working literally until the last vote is cast and counted." her team's still knocking on doors: "at 7p, 8p on tuesday, they're gonna get a phone call, have you voted yet. you haven't voted yet? do you need a ride?" overcoming a double-digit deficit on the last day is tough. chris christie says he'd be thrilled with presidential candidate :33-:39"as we've seen with bill clinton as we saw with barack obama, second place finishes have made presidents, so we'll see." ben carson greeted voters this morning. so did jeb bush. bush admits, it's been tough: presidential candidate :44-:47 too short to super"this is a place where you're really tested." bush... christie, john kasich, ted cruz and marco rubio - any one of them could finish behind donald trump... or win. presidential candidate :55-:57 too short to super"we feel real good we're going to finish strong here." presidential candidate :58-1:00 too short to super"we had a great turn in iowa and i think we'll have an even better turn tonight." polling places are expected to be packed today. "the mayor's election we had over 3,000 - i betcha we'll have 5,000 to 6,000 on this one." the secretary of state's expecting a record turnout. news, manchester, new hampshire. critics worry new hampshire's suppress turnout. i-d must have their photo taken, or they can't vote. meanwhile the election ring could see some growth... nbc news has confirmed that former new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he's considering joining the race. his campaign and run as an independent. bloomberg would likely have to make a decision by the end of the month to ensure he makes the general election ballot. a battle at the state house has put governor branstad at odds with democrats... and with the man he replaced. today former iowa governor chet culver will hold the first of two town hall meetings... with those affected by governor branstad's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. the first meeting was from 10 to 11-30 this morning at the coralville public library... and...the next starts at in cedar rapids. culver isn't the only one raising concerns... monday a senate subcommittee approved a bill to repeal the privatization effort. some lawmakers argue the governor hasn't shown that his plan would actually save money. others say its putting low-income and disabled iowans at risk... people with disabilities. that's really important to me and in my area because we really lave a culture that these people especially have dignity and they have privacy." the full senate will vote on the repeal measure later this week. most people assume the governor would veto it, but he hasn't said that he will. the iowa utilities board will spend another day discussing whether the dakota access pipeline project should move forward. the pipeline would carry oil from north dakota to illinois. of the four states the pipeline runs through... iowa is the only state that hasn't made a decision. the other three states already approved it. the board is holding daily meetings about the project through thursday... but it's unsure if they will reach a decision. today's meeting starts at 1 this afternoon. a photo capturing some iowa nice behavior is spreading across the state of iowa... waterloo police officer lieutenant lisa campbell is being recognized for helping out a man in a snowy sidewalks he's not the only one... the snowy sidewalks can make it hard for many people to get around. it's a problem rehab specialist jason pilcher has seen for years... he says although the americans with disabilities act has made sidewalk standards better, done. exert more force...they get tired, you know they're just trying to get out in the community" the snow to cars ...saying the wheels keep spinning but you're unable to move forward. still to come on your news at noon... mardi gras celebrations are sweeping new orleans... an inside look at the experience... and... how it's adding up to big bucks for the local economy... today will be another windy day will be in the teens with wind chills below zero throughout the day. blowing snow should remain closer to the ground. this will prevent visibility from dropping low. but roads could become slick due to the snow blowing over the roadways. it will stay cold tonight with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills down near -10. tomorrow, a weak disturbance will cross the state and bring and quick hit of snowfall through the day. we could see 1 to 2" of snow. it's the last day of the mardi getting ready for one last day of celebrations. from the center of it all in new the costumes the parades... and of course, the beads... all part of an iconic mardi gras experience .. a feast for the eyes and ears. "beyond, beyond our expectations!" drawing visitors and locals alike. "i'm here every year and we dance a lot." "you may not know the person on the side of you but you get to to know them." security is tighter than ever before, with so much surveillance, the fbi says visitors should always assume they're being filmed. in addition to agents, some 11- hundred new orleans police officers are on patrol- many undercover. "we want you to have a good time but we will not tolerate violence." the weather this season has been cool and rainy. not perfect but not enough to affect any of the scheduled events. a little rain on these parades not even slowing the celebrations. in new orleans, sarah dallof nbc all of this adds up to big bucks...an estimated 8 hundred and 40-million dollars into the local economy. a reason for businesses to rejoice...once the mardi gras madness is over. stick around, drones are becoming popular.. especially in agriculture.. david geiger has the details on prescription based agriculture.. up next on the agribusiness geiger. there are now around three hundred thousand drones registered to the federal aviation administration... drones are seeing strides forward in use after registration was opened at the end of last year.. in agriculture.. they are a new tool in a large tool box for conservation.. particularly in using information with other precision ag machines. many drones in ag are looking towards mapping as the next best way to be more precise. aaron sheller.. owner of precision drone.. says taking pictures from the sky becomes his roadmap for conserving his resources. he calls it a prescription based approach.. when he can see crop health problems in pictures. "once i have that, i can load it into a google based viewer, iphone or ipad, walk out through google earth, drop pins, label those problems, bring that back to my office, make a prescription based solution. so i'm only applying those chemicals where they need to be. i'm only applying the fertilizer where it needs to be. i'm only applying that pesticide where it needs to be in the field." sheller says on his farm, he can pay for a drone in 250 acres of work with correct use.. he says on other farms.. he's seen returns of 20 dollars an acre.. to 75 dollars an acre with full management. he says growers are used to drones give in-season maps to use.. "how can you not think that this is the future. because ultimately we have to feed the world. and without negatively impacting the environment and zone being where it's at and everyone continually scrutinizing us as farmers about how much nutrients very vital and very important that we put those nutrients exactly where they need to be so the crop can uptake it and sheller says he's excited that there's more interest on the federal level in getting drones to growers.. but they would like to see more clarification and ease of entry for new drone operators. there's more information on how to use drones in ag on sheller's website.. precision drones dot com. a new production report is out today from the u-s-d-a.. but it doesn't look like a market mover.. i spoke with analyst brian roach.. and the answer has to do.. with south america.. pork exports were solid in the the u-s meat export federation.. u-s-d-a numbers says beef exports posted the first full-year value decline since 2009.. 2015 beef exports were around one million metric tons.. down 11 percent from 2014. pork exports still dropped a bit.. by and that's all we have for the show today.. thanks for joining us on the ag report.. i'll see you again next time. we put stories up every day.. check out who-tv dot com..

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