eric: good morning, everybody. i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. you will definitely need a jacket this morning. it is chilly out there. jason: it really cold in some spots, upper 20's for feels like. i feel like it kind of skips past fall and is a taste of winter. if we look at wind chills across the area, definitely adding a bite to the air. low 30's across a good portion of the eastern part of the state, so hang on to a little bit of warmth as you head out and about as you will absolutely be needing it. if ross advisory for a good portion of the western half of the state, and freeze warnings to the northwest. we get to play this down -- out again tomorrow. a couple of cool days with temperatures only topping out in the middle 50's. elizabeth: a developing story right now in california, mudslides lead thousands of drivers -- leave thousands of drivers stranded overnight. shaina: two highways, one of those is interstate five, the main road that connect northern and southern california. drought and wildfires have stripped the land of any vegetation

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis elizabeth: welcome back. check out this time lapse from montana. time lapse shots are always so cool. a thick layer of fog like getting the town. a very cool site, fall scenery hidden in their. here, we will have clouds to deal with. metinka: no fog but that was beautiful. it feels more like fall in iowa a lot told temperatures to the north. temperatures have fallen back into the 30's, rather thicker coat this morning. here, a light jacket is needed. you may dodge a couple of raindrops this morning. no downpours for the chop off at school. temperatures will stay cool all day long heading for a high of 65 degrees. more rain on the way for friday followed by a gorgeous weekend with dry conditions in the 60's. we see a chance for rain tuesday and wednesday and temperatures cool into the 50's next week. shaina: a new $10 million fundraising campaign is underway in polk county to fight the hunger crisis.the board of supervisors kicked off an event at the river place food pantry to raise $10 million to allow food p

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis eric: welcome back to kcci. check out these great images uploaded three u local. it has been some beautiful mornings of the last couple of days into iowa. sunrise in the distance from andy, check out those cool clouds and colors. great photos coming in, and some more beauty today as long as the wind is not knock down the leaves. metinka: that is the problem. it will be a very windy day with wind gusting over 35 miles per hour this afternoon, so maybe not as extreme as last week but still really breezy. at least it is a warm wind. heading for a high near 80 degrees, but due to all the wind and dry conditions it is an extreme fire weather day today with a red flag warning in effect today for the entire day until 7:00 p.m. we do have a cooling trend along with what we really need, some rainfall. elizabeth: october is down syndrome awareness month, a chance to learn more and celebrate those who have the lifelong condition. eric: alyx sacks had the chance to meet with a local family with a son that has down syndrome.

eric: i am eric hanson. the nice weather to get outside and get those all chores done. metinka: today is going to be gorgeous. starting out on the chilly side. you may need a jacket if you are getting an early start. 34. 37 and fort dodge. -- 37 in fort dodge. it is going to be a jacket and of morning. by noon, maybe just short sleeves. temperatures heading toward 60 degrees. heading towards 65. clouds will be on the increase. by tomorrow, we are could be dealing with raindrops. eric: breaking overnight, a chase ends with a car crashing into a garage. it all came to an end at 2nd and ovid in des moines. this all unfolded around 10pm -- this all unfolded around 10:00 p.m. last night. police say the driver of the stolen car hit a utility pole before going right through the garage hitting another car inside. two people were taken to the hospital. we do not know how they are doing this morning. after a foot chase the driver is now in police custody. neal clearly heard it all as it crashed into his yard. >> i was awake. i was up. no problem. what's this? it was more shocking

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. we are waking up to chile -- chilly weather this morning. metinka: that wind out there is what is making a big difference, making it feel very brisk. 37 is the actual temperature with it feeling like 27 because of the wind. that will probably factor into your morning commute, holding firmly onto that we'll. headed for a high today of 51. it will be breezy today that we will have some sunshine. tomorrow looks ok, except for the evening. beggars night plans may get rained on. better next week with nice warmer temperatures. eric: a pleasant hill man is in jail this morning after he tried to solicit sex acts from children online. . 18-year-old kyle calvert is charged with two counts of lascivious acts with a child. courts documents show calvert , who was 17 at the time was on an online social media site called oovoo when he allegedly asked minors to engage in sex acts so he could watch on camera. the victims are listed as young as 6 and 8-years-old. elizabeth: a local mother says her disa

air i'm eric hanson. :jason: as you head out and about for your drive, your wipers will be on overdrive. 55, a relatively mild start along with the rain and gusty wind. you can see most of the rain off to the western portions of the state. here in the metro, not as much. a few light showers and that is about it. just south of ottumwa all the way through carroll and spencer. plan on showers and even the potential for a couple thunderstorms out there today. they will stick with us for a good portion of the day and during the afternoon hours, we could see a bit of a break and a resurgence of rain. your high, 67 degrees. elizabeth: breaking overnight, police in nashville are investigating a fatal shooting on a college campus. shaina humphries is following this, so shaina what do we know about the shooting so far? shaina: elizabeth, police believe the shooting was actually triggered by an argument over a dice game on the tennessee state university campus. three people were shot, one of those people is dead, th

eric: i am eric hanson. it sounds like we are in for an awesome day. jason: it is going to be 70, sunny, but hang on to today because we have a cold stretch ahead of us. mid-30's for overnight lows. 47 is how we will start our day, working in a few clouds, but we will stay dry. the wind will be kicking up as we head throughout the day. northwestern portions of the state heading for a red flag day. on track for a high of 70, and we will see some of those clouds late afternoon hours. 58 for your high on saturday. 65 on sunday with mostly sunny skies. elizabeth: you are waking up to a developing story, long lines at airlines around the country. eric: the system that checks shaina: all officials know is that it was a problem in the u.s. customs and border protection system, and they say a router went down but do not know why. the problem caused chaos at airports, like this one in boston. thousands of people were forced to wait in very long lines for customs, and others had problems checking in. >> the people up there were all cursing. it was crazy. people

eric: i am eric hanson along with shaina and metinka. shaina: my favorite area in des moines is 31st street. every tree is a different color. eric: you better get out there quickly. the wind will be taking them down. metinka: right now, it is only about 16 miles per hour but it will gust over 35 this afternoon. 58 degrees right now in des moines. put away those coats for a little while longer. lunch recess temps near 73, headed for highs near 80 degrees. today's forecast, leading to an elevated fire danger today. rain is possible late tomorrow afternoon, but a better chance across the state friday into saturday. elizabeth: several businesses in newton are cleaning up after a fire that started sunday afternoon in the kitchen at panda garden. customers and employees made it out side and no one was hurt. it spread into the ceiling, causing smoke and water damage to the apartment above the restaurant. no word on the extent of the damage to the restaurant. eric: in newton, a mother says she is heartbroken and angry after her father is charged

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and jason. when is the right time to put the electric blanket on the bed? shaina: it is your call. eric: of course but we are getting into those days. shaina: you might have to take it away. jason: you can use it in the middle of the summer if you want. we did not -- some spots will got to a little snow. in the upper peninsula of michigan. at least flurries. i saw a few pictures on twitter. freezing temperatures, 34 in webster city. for the morning commute it will stay chilly. could see patchy frost in spots, the best chance for that will be western portions of the state where they are seeing freezing to bridgers at the -- freezing temperatures and it is looking sunny and nice, just cool to cold. a stiff breeze out of the northwest that will knocked down temperatures. the weekend, warming back up, 58 on saturday and 67 on sunday. shaina: thank you jason. we'll get started with dramatic pictures out of california. some severe flooding in los angeles right now is leaving cars stuck in several feet

i am eric hanson. along with shaina and jason. it is going to be a little chilly this weekend. jason: we are talking mid-50's for highs, potential for frost. today, not the case. we are going to be warm throughout the day as we climbed to 70 degrees in the metro. 49 right now in des moines, 52 in waterloo. a relatively mild start to our day and we will track all the way to 70 by 4:00 p.m. we have a few clouds but as we push through the day, we will will help us take the head into the evening tonight. a decent day as we are all sitting in the 60's to the shaina: we start out with some flight delays after a computer glitch shut down the customs and border protection system for about 90 minutes last night. you can see very long lines at jfk airport in new york city, one of many airports impacted. the glitch affected the system that checks names against the terror watch list, so agents had to manually check them. >> all the computers are down. >> i have no idea what is going on. shaina: alternative procedures were used until the systems came back online. customs says there is no in

eric: and i'm eric hanson. now we are going to need to get the gloves and the hats because it is starting to get cold. metinka: it is downright cold. we have wind chills in the 20's. it feels like 26 in ames. in des moines it feels like 27. the actual temperatures are above freezing but those wind chills will be with us through the late morning. that west, northwest wind very blustery early this morning and will be settling down this afternoon. we are headed for a high of 51 degrees, and today will be the coolest of the next eight. elizabeth: in commitment 2016, candidates are back on the stump today after a heated gop debate last night, where the gloves came off again. eric: nikole killion is in washington with more on the colorado clash. nikole: the focus of the debate was supposed to be strictly on much more. the third time not necesarily a charm as the republicans battled in boulder. >> we are on the verge, perhaps of picking someone who cannot do this job. nikole: ohio governor john kasich charging right o

eric: i am eric hanson. it is friday and this bright we are waking up and having to pull out our umbrellas. how long will this last? jason: it will be with us all day long. if you have outdoor plans today, one gap i will talk about shortly. settle in for a bit of rain. mid-50's to start. windy and rainy. a breeze out of the southeast. the scattered nature of this rain from the metro northwestward to jefferson. some of the heaviest stuff near the metro opted west. down to greenfld. a wider look at this heavier stuff, omaha to spencer and we continue to pull moisture from the south. metro, we will continue to see it fail in through the morning. settle in for rain, 67 is what we topped out at. a mild day temperature wise, central portions of the state and southward. cooler to the north as highs top out in the upper-50's. elizabeth: breaking overnight -- police in nashville are investigating a fatal shooting on a college campus. shaina humphries is following this. so shaina, what do we know about the shooting so

eric: and i'm eric hanson. along with shaina and metinka. we are getting ready for beggars night. which houses have investigating -- cap the best candy -- has the best candy? metinka: no heavy coats and you might not need the umbrella. this morning, you will need the warm coat. 35 degrees we start. your morning commute might have patchy fog but the wind has settled down. ames and ottumwa, they have fallen back to a half-mile so give yourself extra time to get where you are going. by midmorning, the fog will have burned off and the temperature will be couple. overnight into saturday, light rain showers arriving in western iowa by 6:00 p.m. and central iowa by not :00 p.m. -- 9:00. next week, temperatures near 70. shaina: breaking news overnight from kentucky -- authorities say a wanted suspect has been shot and killed after a week-long, two-state manhunt. 62-year-old floyd ray cook was wanted for killing a tennessee police officer and firing at a kentucky trooper. police say they found cook early this morning in kentucky and exchanged gun fire. no officers were injured. also happen

eric hanson was there and set eric: it just did not happen for the cubs, a disappointing end for the season. if there is a bright spot, these cubs are really young and that is a good thing. it was not too many months ago they were in des moines coming up through the system. have a bright future for the chicago cubs and hopefully they will be playing very soon. those from the midwest, we have to cheer for the kansas city royals as they push their way to the world series. elizabeth: we will cheer for the royals, and there is always next year for the cubs. he posted a couple of pictures on facebook. he said this was a classy move. they allowed the mets to celebrate and then came out to think their fans. keep their heads up. those fans are used to it. elizabeth: a huge story we want to talk about is one that we broke last night at 10:00. shaina: we talked about it just a few minutes ago, a mother stepped in when she saw a woman abusing a toddler in a hy-vee parking lot. shauna davis is charged, seen hitting and punching her young son, apparently upset because she lost her wallet. elizabe

eric: and i'm eric hanson. this has been a beautiful month over all. not so much today. metinka: if you like rain you will love day. it is starting out cool, 48 in des moines and 47 in ames. probably afternoon recess will be indoors. temperatures will fall as the rain lives in. -- moves in. eric: thanks. new this morning, hundreds of -- a cafe goes up in flames after 10:00 last night at the coffee cup cafe. this is coming in from knia. all the fire crews were called in to fight the fire overnight and no word on if anyone was injured. elizabeth: hundreds of people in the city of ames are waking up to a boil order. eric: the city of ames issued the the order to boil water late last night in a portion of the west side of the city. take a look at this map. it affects more than 250 residents and businesses. this includes eagle's loft day care, childserve, barilla, national center for animal health, davita dialysis, iowa heart center, and hach company. city officials say residents should use bottled water as a precaution or boil the water for at least one minute. the water sho

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. elizabeth: welcome back. something to get excited about this morning. thursday marked the first day of the area saw 21 inches of snow in the last week. eric: it means there is snow on the way. that's no is getting closer to iowa. looking at video from minnesota on the left and wisconsin on the right. colder temperatures are moving in and snow will eventually get here. over the next couple of days we are headed in the opposite direction. metinka: we have 70's in the forecast. we can push that worry off for another day. this morning it is frosty. 10 cap fallen back into the low to mid 30's across the area. give your car a little bit of time to frost off the windshield. a great fall day. comfortable readings at noon. a nice day to head out for a walk. seasonable highs today into the mid-50's. a little bit on the cool side. a few showers rolling in during the overnight tonight as that warmer push of air arrives. temperatures are going to jump up about 1

eric: i'm eric hanson. metinka: if you like yesterday, you are going to love today. grab a jacket if you are getting an early start. temperatures in the 30's and 40's across the state. holding at 46 in des moines. a few clouds will work into the area later today that it is going to be comfortable, with highs in the low to mid 60's. tomorrow it will be significantly more cold. showers and thunderstorms in your tuesday forecast. eric: breaking news overnight, a chase ends with a car crashing into a garage. it all came to an end at 2nd and ovid in des moines, just north of north high school. it all started unfolding around 10:00 last night. police say the driver of the stolen car hit a utility pole before going right through the garage hitting another car inside. two people had to be taken to the hospital because of the crash. we don't know how they're doing this morning. after a foot chase, the driver is now in police custody. neal clearly heard it all, as it crashed into his yard. >> i was awake, i was up, no problem, what's this? it was more shocking to see someone r

i'm eric hanson. klinge. it certainly doesn't feel like october but we are not complaining about that. metinka: it is comfortable, we have strong southwind continuing and that has been keeping temperatures warm at 62 degrees. there's some cloudiness and no rain in central iowa yet. still across northwest missouri nearing bedford toward the mount ayr area. you'll probably catch sprinkles in lamoni but it will probably take a while to reach you. showers possible into wednesday but only light totals are expected. a cooling trend continues toward the weekend and our best chance to see widespread rain arrives on friday into saturday. eric: big stories today in central iowa. des moines police chief dana wingert is expected to release more information today, explaining why the department cleared senior police officer vanessa miller after she shot an unarmed man in june. kcci was the first to bring you the breaking news last night. an internal police investigation determined officer miller did not violate policy when

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. it's a sign of the season. eric you posted this photo on , your facebook page last night . hanging out at valley west mall? eric: the tracks are being set up for santos display. sign of the season is changing. metinka: that is exciting, isn't it? no snow or wintry weather in the forecast today. cloudiness will be starting the day. grab a thicker jacket and also an umbrella. rain will be moving in high noontime. increasing in intensity. it is still several hours away. we are watching showers blossom across missouri. these systems are going to combine later this afternoon to bring us a decent chance for rainfall. a breeze currently from the east at 10. shaina: sounds good, metinka. right now the city of galveston, texas, is cleaning up the remnants of hurricane patricia. one historic fire station there was ripped apart in the storm scattering bricks around the street. several homes were also damaged. city officials say the wind caused the worst damage

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. jason: good thursday morning, 4:40 1, 50 degrees. a light breeze out there. we will be seeing it not job throughout the day -- notch up. we look through tomorrow morning seeing freeze warnings. we usually see our first frost right now. there will be a dip of temperatures leading to that, we ride of this led it down to 56 on friday. definitely a cool start tomorrow. mild air. upper 40's to low 50's. through the rest of the day it will be beautiful. a few clouds out there, you could see sunshine but through midday we see wind picked up and clouds clear out. the great political, what is causing it, and when we could warm up. eric: hillary clinton and bernie sanders declaring the debate a success. sanders says he raised $1.3 million since the start. he is leaving google searches that night. one and 50 million people watched tuesday night, the biggest elizabeth: cynthia fodor asked the experts. cynthia: now that the first debate is over, they are planning the next which will be held at dr

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. shaina: welcome back. 5:14. take a look at this photo sent in by one of our viewers to our ulocal page. rainfall in lamoni tuesday made way for this beautiful rainbow when the sun came back out. always a bright side after those. elizabeth: and we had to share this picture from another viewer belinda in wayne county. the sun setting behind a grain bin there. keep sending us your photos on your local at kcci.com. -- ulocal at kcci.com. you might see them here on kcci. metinka: we are tracking the rainfall again this morning and nebraska and northwestern kansas. it is lifting to the northeast. we are expecting it to arrive i midmorning. it could be another mile -- to arrive by midmorning. it could be another mild day. temperatures in the upper safeties. headed for a high of 72 degrees. we have showers in the forecast for today. plus, we have cooler temperatures headed our way by the weekend. it will finally start to feel like october. shaina: new this

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right now coverage with shaina humphries. elizabeth: welcome back. the east coast saw a very high tide on tuesday. the water was so high in charleston, south carolina, it actually flooded several streets and backyards. it was the 4th highest tide of all time in south carolina, and another high tide is expected later this morning. we have a lot of whether issues to deal with, but high tide is not one of them. shaina: the roads are wet because we are dealing with drizzle across the area. metinka: the wind is went to be a major factor in your travel and outdoor plans. the gusty winds will build throughout the morning and binding. we will have gusts around 30 miles per hour or even stronger. temperatures remain on the cool side. we are starting a close to the highs for today and headed for 53 degrees with on and off drizzle throughout your wednesday. fiber showing very light precipitation in central and eastern iowa. we are headed for a cool stretch of weather for the rest of the week. if you can make it through saturday, temper

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis elizabeth: welcome back. 5:14 now. beautiful new image this morning out of vermont. a light dusting of snow there over top of the bright fall colors. some beautiful shots there. eric: and our fall colors here in iowa are still beautiful to look at as well. check out this shot up at loomis park in fort dodge sent in by one of our viewers. looks to perfect like a postcard. thank you for sending that in. and here's a look at last night's sunset from viewer andy choate. look at those purples and yellows. just gorgeous. thank you for sharing your fall photos. keep sending them in to our ulocal page at kcci.com. it is a beautiful time of year. metinka, it is gorgeous. metinka: it is nice to know that yesterday's went did not get rid of all of the pretty leaves it yet. we have a bit of a breeze -- yesterday's wind did not get rid of all of the pretty leaves yet. we have a bit of a breeze. we are going to be tracking a few thundershowers lifting to the northeast. still south of bedford and mount air. te

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, beautiful morning. sprinkles across until iowa near guthrie center toward perr y. we have a wide range of temperatures to the north. 39 in fort dodge. highs overall today will be much cooler, the cold front is through and sunshine sometimes today but it will be cloudy highs in the mid 60's but don't put away umbrellas. elizabeth: commitment 2016 news vice president joe biden has decided not to pursue a run for the presidential nomination. he announced his decision rose garden with president obama by his side. despite the decision he says he will not remain silent. biden: i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully to influence as much as i can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation. elizabeth: iowa democrats have been waiting for a decision from biden for months. shaina: cynthia fodor spoke with some supporters who said they were not surprised. >> the signs were getting increasingly strong he was going to do it in the last few moments, l

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. where waking up to a chilly monday morning -- we are waking we have clear skies and a chilly 34 in ames. grab a jacket but dress in layers. it will be very comfortable. by noontime, a great day to head outside for lunch. clouds will be on the increase. headed for highs, 65. it is going to be a beautiful day. our temperature is trending downward. falling back into the 50's and staying there for the rest of the week. plus, we are going to have off and on rain chances. elizabeth: thanks metinka. more than foot of rain in several places in houston, texas. kenneth craig reports from the area where floodwaters are beginning to recede but residents are being urged to use caution. kenneth: a brick facade and the roof of a home was no match for a storm that tore through texas saturday. more than a foot of rain came down. streets were submerged, leaving many drivers stood stranded. >> i do not think i can make it. i stopped and called 9

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. jason: happy friday morning to 4:45, waking up to a brisk bite of air. it has not dropped to back yet, still in the mid-40's, but all of our feels like temperatures in the upper 20's at the moment. 36, storm lake and webster city. we have the cooler air down to the south, 37 in creston and knoxville. the metro will be dropping to 39 degrees today, the coldest morning we have seen as may 19. we do have the frost advisories to the west, freeze warnings off to the northwest, and even more as we head into tomorrow morning. a pair of chilly days and as we head through the rest of the day, temperatures to warm. we are only going to make it into the mid-50's today, but eric: a boone teenager with disabilities telestrate's books helping -- illustrates books helping kids beat himself. >> that's my favorite page right there. vanessa: haley anderson won't let bullying hold her back. >> kids would refuse to take her hand because of her differences and refuse to sit next to her on the bus. vaness

this is kcci 8 this morning with eric hanson, alyssa that cling, meteorologist curtis gerst and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: waking up to a frosty start to friday. 34 degrees in des moines. this is the coldest moyne has seen all season long. some 20's sneaking in across northwest iowa. it will be a beautiful fall day. we will have the sunshine for the first part of the day followed by some clouds moving in this afternoon. this afternoon, a few showers will be moving in toward western and southwest iowa. temperatures will be responding. next week looks beautiful. low to mid 70's as we head toward the middle part of the week. elizabeth: a now famous iowa state fan is flown to another team's home game. eric: this comes after the vital photo of trevone boykin kneeling down to say hello to isu fan abby faber corrupted on social media. reporter: texas christian university flu abby faber and her family to tonight's game in fort worth, texas. abby has the horned frog spirit. in this picture, her mom jenny sent us, you can see she is ready for a special game. tcu flew abb

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. jason: welcome back. your time is now 4:42. we have a little bit of rain to make it through today, and it is 58 degrees is what we are sitting at in the metro. clouds overtook us early on, and a line of moisture pushing its way east or dust eastward. -- eastward. we could see some rainfall stack up to around half inch in spot. a rainfall trend as you head throughout the day looking like the bulk of that will be falling early on. i think there a good chance for a gap in the afternoon hours before we see slight tech -- uptick around 7:00 p.m. temperatures climbing to 62 by noon, on track for highs in the upper 60's. i will let you know how warm your weekend is looking and if we have any rain. elizabeth: an 11 hour hearing is over on capitol hill this morning. eric: hillary clinton once again testified under oath before a house select committee investigating the 2012 attack of americans in libya. craig boswell in washington with how she kept her cool. craig: hillary clinton's day on cap

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, a cold morning outside as the wind takes your breath away. wind chills in the 20's. paulette warm coats and click hats. brisk windchills through the morning with temperatures in the mid-30's. temperatures in the mid-40's and highs cooler than they should be today around 51 degrees. late this afternoon toward the evening wind will settle down. tomorrow night is beggars night. we had to put rain back in the forecast, a chance for sprinkles but temperatures will be milder tomorrow night with readings mainly in the 50's. elizabeth: new details and a shocking story we first brought you tuesday night. eric: allegations out of -- vanessa peng explains. finesse are: a day after we broke out a hazing incident at clarion goldfield dows high school, residents are divided. >> i don't understand why people would do that. vanessa: it involved older football players grabbing your players and assaulting them. police say it happened after school and before football practice in

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. you are waking up to a windy and warm morning. it does not feel very fall like. we have that wind at 25 miles per hour. it is a warm wind. the minutes before 5:00 a.m. 55 up in ames. temps will be warming today. by noon, temps will be in the low to mid 70's. those there are strong winds will gust near 40 miles per hour. combined with very dry conditions will lead to a red flag warning. in effect until 7:00 p.m. eric: in commitment 2016 news, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is scheduled to testify before a congressional committee this week about benghazi attack. and a war of words between two republican presidential candidates is ratcheted up. julianna goldman reports from washington. julianna: hillary clinton is dismissing her upcoming appearance, saying to previous testimonies -- saying two previous testimonies. >> what difference does it make? julianna: and other congressional inquiries into the theories, a

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. we are going to be dealing with rain showers later on. we are tracking showers across missouri, nebraska. most of these are coming together over iowa later on to bring you saw the conditions. right now, clouds. temperatures are pretty uniform across the state. mid to upper 40's. some locations are warmer than they were yesterday. temps will not be changing much at all today. once the rain moves in, temps may fall a few degrees. noontime today, near 55. looking at a half inch to near an inch of rain fall. eric: commitment 2016 news, carson on top. a new monmouth university poll shows retired neurosurgeon ben carson leading donald trump by 14 points here in iowa. these new numbers reflect a six point jump from the lead carson established last week. carson's low-pitched manner is a stark contrast to donald trump. elizabeth: kcci's ryan smith breaks down how carson's soft-spoken approach may be behind the recent boost in his poll

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. where waking up to a gorgeous fall morning. temperatures warmer than the typical high for today. 63 degrees in ames. we have clouds moving into the area but no rain. a few thundershowers north of kansas city. this rain is lifting northeast. if they hold together, they are you might want to throw in the umbrella into your bag. we have a chance for more shower activity this afternoon. temperatures recover back into the mid-70's this afternoon. if you do not get the rainfall, you will have a couple more chances in your 8-day forecast. eric: the number of abortions in iowa is on a steep decline. new statistics show abortions are down by more than 40% over the last eight years. elizabeth: kcci's jason rantala tells us the reason why the numbers are down depends on who you ask. jason r.: from roadside protests to vocal politicians. >> how could anyone defend the practices of planned parenthood? jason r.: debates over abortion have r

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. you're waking up to another warm start with temperatures in the 50's. above the average highs today. 56 degrees in sioux city. here in des moines, we are sitting at 65. we have that south wind, that will be switching over to the northwest. a few showers today. grab the umbrella just in case. the temperatures are still trending downward over the next several days. by the end of the weekend, it is going to feel like october with temperatures back in the 50's. we have a cooling trend and chances of rain in your 8-day forecast. shaina: the u.s. house of representatives may have found a new speaker. wisconsin congressman paul ryan says he will make a decision in the next week. he told house republicans he is willing to serve as speaker but only with some conditions. >> i show my colleagues what i think success looks like. what i think it takes to unify and lead, and how my family commitments come first. i've left this decision in t

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: we are still dealing with a little bit of drizzle across the state and pockets of light fog. this is showing the movement of moisture off to the southeast and shower activity south of tama and knoxville and sheraton. the heavier rain has moved out of the state never toward illinois and wisconsin. we did pick up over three quarters of an inch across most it will continue on and off throughout the day. it is going to be cloudy and blustery and chilly. it is a great if you like the fall. temperatures will be cool, topping around 53 cooler for the afternoon. talking a chance for wind chill tomorrow morning and may be the first snow of the season across northern iowa. eric: new numbers show donald trump is not leading the republican presidential race nationally. the cbs news poll says 26% of gop primary voters surveyed back ben carson for the nomination. that's compared to 22% for trump. three other polls show carson leading trump here in

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. >> maritime owner owner eric hanson has started pulling boats from the water. sandy taught him to never underestimate what can head this way. >> we've been trying to prepare. >> most here have their eye on the forecast and if it looks like joaquin is headed this way it will be full on preparation mode 20 hours day pulling boats boarding homes and evacuating the area. in tuckerton beach, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> to the north belmar monmouth county is taking steps to get ready. bulldozer on the beach are creating walls of sand and crews are pumping out a lake to reduce the severity of flooding. >> by lowering this lake we helped mitigate against flooding into all the homes that surround it. so we have hundreds of families that are right now scared. >> up the shore and asbury park a ditch is being dug on the bitch in long branch a lone bulldozer operator prepared for the possibility of a destructive storm. harvey cedars trash cans were removed from the beach. as we track joaquin's path we have a guide unpreparing for hurricane on our website just go

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, patchy drizzle and fog. it will be kind of a rob wednesday with a blustery wind and temperatures will be falling. highs will be set near 53. temperatures will fall into the upper 40's and we cannot rule out sprinkles or drizzle. football playoffs begin this evening and it will be chilly. temperatures will fall through the 40's with wind chills in the 30's. after our stretch, we have good-looking days coming for the elizabeth: general motors is recalling one point 4 million cars due to fears they might catch fire. they include models produced almost two decades ago. gm says more than 1300 vehicles caught fire after being fixed. they see the fires are the result of oil leaking onto a hot manifold while the car was off. fiat chrysler is looking for a new safety chief after scott councilmen resigned on tuesday. fiat chrysler announced it is recalling nearly 100,000 jeeps because of a fire risk and more then 86,000 rim 15 cups -- ram 15 pickup's. no injuries have be

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, rain on super doppler creeping in across southwest iowa. rabbit umbrella out the door. it is a warm start here in des moines at 63. northern iowa is a different story. but it will be a mild afternoon. has today near 72 degrees but we have a cooling trend in the forecast and additional chances for rainfall. shaina: it is 25,000 square feet filled with hidden treasure at the local store. it is attractive people across the country to west des moines. elizabeth: alyx, tell us about what makes the store different. alyx: the sheer size and different services. you can buy, sell, and there was an auction. we have been walking around and i wanted to grab some things for myself. i have a hat. i have a bit of a jacket here. they have anything from clothes to knickknacks and large furniture. even this if you want to, as a party. >> i like that. ch brody here. >> i really like this because of the time and quality of stuff. if you look anywhere from the paper to the pillars,