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State fire marshal all coming in. its been a chaotic event. 13 different fire departments had to respond to these incidents because at least four of these fires were going on at the same time. this is a massive investigation at this point. >> elyshi a. rod rig ez, wwlp, thank you for that report. >> reporter: thank you. a woman takes a wrong turn and ends up neck deep in a creek. she drove with her 14-year-old daughter off a middleton road saturday into freezing water, almost completely submer...

For practically just your signature. ♪ macys had to evacuate its flagship store in new york city after a small fire broke out under an escalator. the fire, they think, was caused by a motor in an escalator between the third and fourth floors. nobody got hurt but the building had to be evacuated as a precaution. can you imagine during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year and theyre evacuating shoppers? snow is causing major problems for eurostar. the service has been suspended for...

So david goldman flew here. and then the family got an injunction to keep shawn here. thats what the supreme court is ruling on today. they will decide whether or not to lift that injunction and in essence, whether shawn can hop on a plane this afternoon with his father, david, back home to the united states. you know, they live in new jersey. so were awaiting that. were very close to david goldman, hes in his hotel room now, just awaiting word, every time the phone rings, hes on pins and needle...

Round of heavy downpours in two days. the water is at knee-high levels in some places. now back to "on the record." greta: this is a fox news weather alert. a massive winter storm is barreling up the west coast, greensboro, north carolina is being hammered as we speck. how are things there? >> well, things have been a lot better. we started getting snow maybe around 12:00, 12:30 today and it really hasnt stopped since then though it has slowed down quite a bit in the last hour, hour and a half a...

This joint will collapse three times faster than traditional construction. a group representing the lumber industry says its working with the fire service to reduce risks, but points out the use of wood i joints increased the firefighters deaths. >> if that room happened to have a second floor, the firefighter would crash through the floor. >> arnies death was a wake up call for homeowners to potential dire consequences. >> we potentially will not be able to save as many occupants as we used to....

Fire this i-joist flooring will collapse three times faster than traditional construction. the industry says it is working with the industry to reduce risk, but point os thought the wood i-joist has increased without a corresponding increase in deaths of firefighters due to collapse. but still this demonstration shows -- >> if that room had a firefighter up on the second floor, he would absolutely crash through the floor. >> reporter: just like arnie wolfe. >> it is a devastating loss that will ...

>> john, this looks like a bunch of wood pieces glued together. >> its thicker than what we have here, but believe it or not this is stronger than this. >> safe for building. but what happens if the buildings catch fire? >> well, it shows this could collapse a lot quicker than standard lumber. >> how quick? under writers lab built this structure for us, with heavy appliances on top. and like many fires start, we used a candle. we retreat to the hallway. >> i can feel the heat, and -- ooh. >> tha...

Wood pieces glued together. he showed us how it compared to traditional lumber. >> it is thicker than what we have here, but believe it or not, this is stronger than this. >> reporter: safe for building, but what happens if the homes catch fire. >> in a fire situation, anecdotal evidence says that this could collapse quicker than standard lumbar. >> reporter: how quick? they built this for a demonstration. like many fires, it starts with a candle. we are getting smoke now. as we count the minute...

>> reporter: wolf, with u.s. troops pulling back from iraq cities, terrorists once again took the opportunity to highlight the precarious security situation here on the ground. >> translator: what crime have we committed? children and women were buried under debris. why did they let this car bomb pass? >> reporter: anger amid smoldering ruins in baghdad as once again the nations capital is struck by a string of coordinated attacks. five suicide car bomb explosions, rocking southern, western and ...

Before they completely withdraw in 2011. >> we are kmid to the withdrawal time but from now until 2011 is a long way in the iraqi politics. and from now until the withdrawal in 2011, i think there is still a great deal to be done. >> reporter: the u.s. for its part in a statement condemning tuesdays attacks has only said it is willing to assist the iraqi government in bringing to justice those responsible, and there is no indication at this stage that the prime minister will actually ask the u.s...