des moines now investigating the three crashes resulting in five deaths. eric: kcci's ryan smith has the details from every scene. ryan s.: a line of debris connects interstate 80 to a vehicle crunched to its core. car parts along with the contents of a woman's purse left scattered across a sopping wet field. children's clothes, a reminder young ones experienced the frightening moments when this gmc envoy was smashed into unrecognizable mangled metal. the iowa state patrol reports a mother and her three daughters inside, when the vehicle slid across the interstate and rolled multiple times down a ditch close to the iowa speedway exit. it claimed the life of the 39-year-old driver and her 11-year-old daughter. not far away, 76-year-old judith beadle of oskaloosa died after this vehicle slammed into a tree off highway 163 in pella. and two people died in a rollover crash on highway 20 , near webster city. >> it's unusual. yes, it is. ryan s.: three deadly crashes claiming five lives in fewer than 14 hours in central iowa. 285 lives lost so far this year on iowa roadways. two more than

last-minute ingredients. kcci's kim st. onge met one woman who was lucky enough to have two helpers. kim: between crowded carts and some spirited shoppers. >> get the carrots for the reindeer. kim: erin kuhl and her two helpers are making sure santa's reindeer won't leave their home hungry this christmas. >> 'wow. those reindeer are gonna be so full. kim: they're among hundreds of people braving the crowds at the urbandale hyvee picking up those last-minute items. turn any corner and you'll see shoppers with lists in hand. >> it's definitely crowded and crazy in here but everyone is in a good mood and having a good time. kim: stop at any counter. >> smoked mozzerella. kim: and you'll hear a bit of christmas cheer. kim: that contagious holiday spirit seems to make the art of dodging dozens of carts not so bad. >> do you think santa likes chips? do you think daddy likes chips? >> yeah. kim: with help from her 4 and 2-year-old making some of the important decisions. erin managed to finish her grocery list in less than an hour. >> looking forward to spending a couple days with family an

weekend's game could be make or break for the hawks. >> you are watching kcci 8 news. eric: also this morning, we're live at a central iowa holiday tradition. a preview of the festival of trees and lights, ahead. good morning everybody. thanks for waking up with kcci eight news this morning. elizabeth: if you're in the step outside, it you will not really needed this morning. metinka: it feels really nice out this morning. 50 degrees already. no rain to worry about. that is going to change. later on this afternoon, we'll have a little bit of light rain, light drizzle. temperatures today still -- today stay really mild. temperatures will start out decent and then fallout into the 30's. that would change the rain over into a wintry mix. we have a winter storm watch to talk about. eric: thank you metinka. millions of americans are expected to hit the road this morning for their holiday travel. but officials are warning to stay alert and vigilant, amid heightened concerns over potential terror plots. shaina humphries has the latest. what are law enforcement officials doing to keep america

degrees. steve: republican presidential candidate donald trump holding a rally in central iowa. kcci's chief political reporter cynthia fodor is live in fort dodge. cynthia: we are here at central iowa community college in the auditorium when told about 1200 people. this place is really starting to fill up. when we came in, there was a line all the way around the building. mr. trump has spent some time the state cochair, anna gertz. >> he is going to be en route to come here and see all these iowans that are out supporting him. cynthia: what will he be talking about here tonight? >> i can probably guarantee he will be talking about immigration, tax reform. it will be talking to the veterans. there is a ton of college students here. a lot of the youth are really inspired by mr. trump and the american dream. cynthia: donald trump, like most of the presidential candidates, trying to appeal to the youth vote and lori and younger voters. he has said to speak shortly after 6:00 and we will be here live at 6:00 to bring that to you. it will have for -- have full steve: we will look for more f

live near adel, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader .. . stacey: storm team 8 coverage tonight, as the snow kcci meteorologists predicted is packing a punch. kevin: kcci meteorologist kurtis gertz with a first look at how much snow we have now. and how much we're going to get. kurtis: the waves will pull the metro, all the way from highway 34 to the minnesota border. still some rain in extreme southern iowa. that will be changing over shortly. look at some of these totals, 14.5 inches over in sioux county. 11.8, and then you head towards garner, they had 7. getting reports out of eagle grove of 7. 12 inches in palo alto county. the snow trendier the metro picking on up, 3.5 by 7 p.m. and we crews on up into the seven-inch range by the time this ends early saturday morning. i want to show you another graphic. it is getting a good handle. looks like someone did to the southeast, so i think the totals will be higher down in southeastern iowa -- from ottumwa on downgrade you can see that 7.6 inches. you can see why they canceled the football in waterloo. i think totals will

watching kcci eight news. eric: also this morning, we're live at a central iowa holiday tradition. a beautiful a preview of the one, festival of trees and lights ahead. good morning everyone. thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. elizabeth: it's on wednesday, november 25th. we will get right over to metinka and no need to bundle up metinka:. metinka: it is feeling really warm out, 50 degrees right now in des moines. cooler to the north, 43 in ames. all the locations across the state are waking up to temperatures above freezing. you don't have to worry about slick spots and right now there's no precipitation. we will have drizzle, pockets of fog developing but temperatures will stay warm. 53 degrees, a good getaway day. weather turns a bit yucky and we start with impressive rainfall totals, maybe 1-2 inches in central iowa changing to a wintry mix. that will be followed by a chilly, breezy black friday. eric: millions of americans are expected to hit the road this morning for their holiday travel. but officials are warning to stay alert and vigilant amid heightened co

are watching kcci 8 news. eric: well the calendar says wednesday november 18, but we're getting a little deja vu here. the scene outside sure looks a lot like it did yesterday, rainy -- yesterday, more rain falling overnight. i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. metinka: yesterday morning there were a ton of worms. shouldn't they be out of here soon? rain moves through overnight, now we have a little bit of drizzle left over. a few lingering showers across eastern iowa. some more rain jobs coming in from northwest missouri. those kiddos are going to need their coats and umbrellas. starting off mild but we're going to end up with a high of 53 it temperatures falling into the 40's -- 53. texas falling into the 40's later today. -- temperatures falling into the 40's later today. eric: breaking news in the paris attacks. three terror suspects killed overnight and 7 arrested in a standoff with police overnight. elizabeth: let's get straight to our nikole killion in washington for the late-breaking developments and nikole, this all came during a raid that is still going o

, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kim: good advice. here is a look at the latest road conditions from the iowa dot. the areas in green on this map have normal driving conditions. most of the des moines metro area is in blue, which is partially covered. or pink which is completely covered. so, drivers should use still use caution tonight if they're out on the roads. kcci's marcus mcintosh is live by interstate 235 here in des moines with a look at road conditions in the city now. marcus: right now, we are live in des moines. the interstate with fairly drive roads. same conditions as what was on the road in des moines as far as we have seen. without travelers in altoona who tell us that navigating through the snow in des moines was not they have driven today. conditions on i-80 got better as the day went along. slick and slippery conditions did not last. motorists told us that conditions in the metro are basically trouble-free. omaha was pointed to as being immensely problematic. >> is a lot better here than it was in omaha. omaha to hear was like a foot of snow. probably 30-50 mil

: kcci's laura terrell has the henry family's first interview since the tragedy. >> we were in the car and she was just talking to me like normal, telling me that she loved her presents and that she was so excited to see her family. laura: it was around 10:00 a.m. christmas day when a drive to grandma and grandpa's house turned into a fiery crash. >> i saw the jeep coming at us. i was just waiting for it to go back to its lane. it just never did. laura: iowa state patrol says 20-year-old ruth tomlinson's jeep crossed the center line on a county road near fort dodge and hit all 5 members of the henry family head on. >> as soon as i opened up the door, i knew that something was terribly wrong. laura: 6-year-old payton suffered a broken neck and bleeding on her brain. her family says her body gave out after a day on life support. >> she was there. she was there and then she's gone. her sister and her were very close. and now she tells me everyday that she misses her. laura: 3-year-old hayley has broken bones and a concussion. femur. brooke and justin say their broken bones and bruises are not

newscast last night at 10:00 here on kcci. steve: that means that 10:00 newscast is my first as kevin's p.m. replacement. the name of the person who sits in this seat has now changed, but kcci's commitment to the kind of quality news you have come to expect from this television station, has not. i am proud and honored to be here, and all i can say is i will do my very best to live up to the standards set by my predecessors here at kcci, russ van dyke, paul rhodes, and kevin cooney. let's get to the news. stacey: it looks to be an icy thanksgiving ahead for much of central iowa. kurtis: the celebration last night. we have some freezing rain that will move into western iowa initially. around 9:00 a.m., accumulations could be higher. heading west of the metro, around 3:00 p.m., we will start to see a change around webster county. in the metro, it may hold off until around 9:00 for our temperatures to drop below freezing. it will get icf there. subsurface temperatures in the 40's. 40's dropping to the 30's. we click on down to just around 32 degrees at 9:00. not a great impact on southeastern i

throughout the day with our >> you're watching kcci 8 news. elizabeth: right now, wild weather. you'll see the cleanup that's ahead today in des moines from the worst hit areas. >> i was shaken up pretty bad. eric: we are sharing storm stories. people in knoxville taking cover. why the police chief says this is the worst damage he's ever seen. elizabeth: and hold on everybody. a high wind warning today the risks to your car and home, ahead this thursday morning. good morning, everyone, and welcome back. it was howling out there last night. eric: definitely. not only that, but it's cold. might have to send the kids in their winter coats to the bus stop, metinka. metinka: the strongest wind is shifting off to the east just a little bit but still really we just had a gust of 43 miles per hour in the des moines area and if you are traveling to the east, keep in mind your speed because you might get a boost from the wind. the wind will continue to be gusty all day long. the high wind warning has expired but we have the wind advisory all day long for wind gusting close to 55 miles pe

should go to enforce the law? kcci's kim st. onge went to find answers from a local resource officer with the des moines police department. what did you find out? kim: kevin, des moines police did not want to comment on that viral confrontation, but made it clear that the role of their school resource officers is keeping students safe, not disciplining students in the classroom. officer mike moody patrols the crowded roosevelt high school halls monday through friday. >> there's really no average day . every day is different. kim: one of his main duties as the school resource officer is building trust with students. >> how ya doing? good? kim: he's also there to break up fights and deal with students who bring drugs or weapons to school among other crimes. but teachers are responsible for handling behavioral issues in the classroom. things get completely out of hand then yes, i'll get involved then. kim: moody says he uses the least amount of force necessary to end conflicts and has never , had to physically remove a student from the classroom unlike the viral video that , showed a so

to travel, stay at home. live in ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kim: and storm chaser t.j. kleckner sent in this video of a 2-vehicle accident that happened about 5 miles south of algona near highway 169 in kossuth county. you can see the heavy snow was arrived. fortunately, neither driver was seriously hurt. and, unseasonable weather across the southern part of the united states caused deadly storms just as millions are hitting the roads and taking to the skies. the storms left at least seven people dead, dozens injured and many homes destroyed. we'll have much more on the devastation later in the newscast. taking a look at the des moines airport late arrivals and departures board. most flights still running on time. but there are a few delays. if you plan on flying, you'll want to check your flight status before heading out. a des moines police officer accidentally fires his service weapon inside the airport. the report says 23-year-old officer bradley pratt drew his duty weapon from his holster yesterday to practice his quick draw skills. he accidentally disc

. kcci's mark tauscheck just back from west des moines. mark: true, this is hard to believe. 58-year-old john moore, jr. is charged with willful injury causing bodily injury. officers say they were called to 127 8th street around 6:20 this morning in west des moines on a report of a person who had been burned. they say they found 54-year-old jackie gilbert with burns on her upper body. she apparently waited almost 24 hours to report this. gilbert told police she had been arguing with moore thursday morning, when he threw an unknown flammable substance on her and then set her on fire. sgt. kock: this is a first for me. but i don't know i have ever heard of that before, someone intentionally lighting someone else on fire. mark: gilbert was taken to a hospital. polk county jail. look for much more on this breaking story tonight on air and online at kcci.com. steve: thank you, mark. the school bus sign says stop, but many drivers are still choosing to ignore it. stacey: polk county officers say bus drivers regularly report other cars passing by the signs . kcci's rose heaphy spoke with o

>> you are watching kcci 8 news. eric: right now on kcci it's pretty much done. the snow is moving out but moving the piles it left behind may take awhile. elizabeth: we are live with the latest road conditions. our drive cam giving you an early look at what you'll experience on your way to work. eric: and they made it. after a day of delays and missed planes andy garman and scott reister are bringing us the first reports from the rose bowl in pasadena, california. welcome back everyone. it's tuesday december 29. i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. the snow has moved out. metinka, it is time for the cold . metinka: it is time to shovel things out. a fresh like it of four to seven inches of snow in your neighborhood kid topping -- neighborhood. topping that was 10.5 inches. storm warning until 6:00 a.m. the snow has moved out. it is going to be a whole lot quieter today. temps will stay cool. make sure you bundle up. make sure you keep those warm gloves handy. elizabeth: kcci's alyx sacks is back watching the roads for you this morning. alyx how are things looking so f

the house when the shooting happened and then took off. officials told kcci they believe this is an isolated incident with no threat to the public. police are interviewing witnesses overnight said the injuries are not life-threatening. marijuana could soon be legal in parts of iowa. eric: kcci's vanessa peng shows us how from tama. vanessa marijuana is not legal : in iowa right now, but it could soon be growing in the state. in the future, western iowa might be home to a booming marijuana business. >> i think it might be beneficial. >> i really don't think we need to have a place where it's available. vanessa: a native american tribe based out of northeast nebraska with land in iowa has its eyes on monona county. omaha tribal members approved referendums giving the tribal council authority to legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal use, as well as to grow plants for hemp. closer to home, near tama, home to the sac and fox tribe, we asked people what they thought about the possibility of pot on the meskwaki settlement. >> the only thing i see is more people coming in to get

out there. kcci meteorologist kurtis gertz with a look at how much more we can expect. kurtis: still some moderate to heavy snow at times, especially as you head east and north of the metro. starting to taper off in southwestern iowa. these areas in blue, a little heavier snowfall from sheridan to montezuma. you see so drier air working its way in. it really picks up as you head east to interstate 80 as you slide down into marion county. widespread snow from 6:00 to about 8:00 p.m. our snow should be ending between 10:00 and midnight out there. heaviest to the north. seven to 11 inches. already reports out of webster county, marshall county, anywhere from five to seven inches of snow. 4-8 in central iowa. the icy conditions as you head over to east central iowa. our winter storm warning in morning. southern iowa has the system moves quickly to the north. todd: take a look at the iowa dot's road conditions map. on a good day, the roads across the state will all be green. but tonight, it is filled with covered or pink, meaning , completely covered. problems. vanessa: here in ame

liberals moderate republican debates?" todd? todd: kcci's political analyst dennis goldford attended the he says iowa voters might not have been swayed today. dennis: ted cruz and marco rubio had the warmest responses. but a lot of people here are not committed, still shopping for their best candidate. laura: ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a big event like this? our chief political reporter cynthia fodor had exclusive access to the candidates backstage today. former florida governor jeb bush told her, despite all the bad press this week after his debate performance, he is committed to staying in the race. cynthia: how are you feeling about your campaign right now? week long. jeb bush: look, i'm here campaigning with my daughter. i am campaigning hard with heart october is early. my message is hope and optimism, grounded in reality i can do it. laura: cynthia will have more with her exclusive access to the candidates backstage, tonight at 10:00. todd: undefeated and still thinking big. scott with a weak remaining : schedule, many expect iowa to win out and reach the big

u.s. tonight to not let gun violence become "normal." but as kcci's ryan smith reports iowans say mass-shootings now , seem to be all too common. ryan: as tragedy unfolded in san >> i just think it's terrible. ryan: iowans offer compassion. spend just a few minutes in the downtown skywalk, it's obvious the sentiment in the west coast is mirrored here in the heartland. >> crazy. there's too many shootings. too much bad stuff going on here. i mean, you hear about it but this is insane. literally, they need to do something. ryan: mark scroggins' reaction from the scene echoes that of zillur rahman, a des moines wells fargo employee. >> this looks like non-stop, it's happening every now and then. the government is doing nothing about it. i think they should do something about it. ryan: iowans we spoke with say it is sad the words "active shooter" are becoming part of our vocabulary. defining a mass shooting as an incident with 4 or more people injured or killed by gunfire, "the washington post" reports san bernardino marks the 355th mass shooting this year. calendar days. >> i'm just pisse

>> you are watching kcci 8 news. eric: right now at 5:00, after several rainy mornings, you're waking up to drier skies in central iowa. we'll tell you how long the rain and snow will hold off. elizabeth: and double homicide investigation. the latest on the search for suspects, and what else police found in the home when they arrived on scene. good morning everyone. thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. erik at we turned the calendar over from november to december. this morning it sounds like the snow is gone. metinka: the snow has settled down. we have a cute snow flurries. -- we have a few snow flurries. temps, they are pretty chilly. 20's across western iowa. low 30's for the rest of the state. maybe even gloves. throughout the day, temps will not be changing much at all. our best chances for snow come afternoon today. we are expecting a trace in central iowa. finally, some sunshine returns to your 8-day forecast. eric: roads are pretty clear. there are parts of iowa that are still seeing icy and snowy conditions. here's the latest update from 511ia.org. you ca

, roads are covered or partially covered as indicated by the blue and pink highlights. kcci's alyx sacks is keeping an eye on metro road conditions for you this morning. so alyx where are you right now ? what are you seeing? alyx: it is very wet out there. you can see the air is cold enough, i can see my breath. it is damp. sprinkling, kissing your face. four euro conditions of the because the road is still warm enough, even though it is hovering around the freezing point in a lot of areas, it is not quite freezing on the surface. that is good news as you are heading out the door. if you want to prepare for the rest of your monday, we are expecting more rain today. some areas may be slick as you head out on the roads. we are not going to get to warm today. this weather is going to stick around. we have seen some rock salt out there. all in preparation of what could be with this rain-snow mix throughout the day. coming up, we'll talk about that evening commute. when you head out the door, you have to come back. what that is going to be like. eric: we've already had several schools delay o

. live in altoona, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: taking a look at road conditions from all across the state right now from 511ia.org. it does not look good. take a look at the dark purple in the middle of the screen. that means travel not advised in the des moines metro, up interstate 35, and points north and east. the areas you see in pink are roads that are 100% snow and ice covered. roads in blue are partially covered. and you can see just a couple of them. the roads in green are rated as clear. and here's a live look at the roads here in the metro. it looks like the roads and wet at this point. but dot says travel is not advised. kevin: situations like that all around iowa lots of accidents , around central iowa tonight. our crews were there right after a car slid off the road into a creek near adel. the car wound up partially submerged. the man inside had to be extricated by fire crews. we're told he was conscious and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, at the other end of the metro, dramatic new video of a water res

treacherous for evening kcci's vanessa peng is live in ames with current conditions. vanessa: when strong winds start whipping the snow around -- >> blowing snow can really create it's own problems. vanessa: city, county, and state plow drivers can only do so much. >> you could start to clear the roadway and then we have isolated spots where you think the road's ok and somebody sets their cruise control again and they end up in a slick spot and spin out of control. vanessa: the problem is the wind makes certain areas of the road appear clear, but then the minute there is a wind break ice and snow piles up. >> some of the closed areas, the protected areas, are the worst right now because the winds blowing most of the snow off where it's not protected, but the protected areas is really bad. vanessa: on both the rural and take it slow, increase your following distance, and don't use your cruise control. drive for the conditions that are there, making sure that they give themselves plently of cushion with those vehicles around them, including those snowplows. vanessa: dot officials als

arriving -- road trippers are arriving. shaina: you can find more coverage here on kcci at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00 and eric will be here give you a preview from pasadena. also watch at 2:00 p.m. before kickoff on kcci. for those of you not in california to conjure on the hawkeyes by watching the game on espn. iowa and stanford kickoff after 4:00 p.m. iowa time. the man behind a smash and grab burglary in marion county has been caught your investigators in pella are connecting scott johnson with a string of golf resort robberies. surveillance video shows the suspect using a crowbar to break the lock after multiple failed he just busts through the double the cash box. >> he knew where it was and where he was going and had a he entered. shaina: it turns out this is not his first golf club theft. surveillance video from fore seasons golf center in newton shows him sweating more than $2000 from the business in july. he was released before a court hearing for that. pella police announced he is charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and death for that break-in. i was blood supply has dipped

, kcci eight news. elizabeth: the shootings happened to 60 miles east of los angeles. emmy victor is here with more on how iowans are reacting. emmy: iowans say mass shooting seem to be all too common. as the tragedy unfolds in san bernardino, they offer their compassion. on the downtown skywalk, one will find the sentiment that the/t on the west coast is mirrored in the heartland. they say the term active shooter is the coming part of our vocabulary. >> everywhere, we keep hearing about the things that happened. all of the shooters. >> this looks like nonstop. the government is doing nothing about it. emmy: and mass shooting is defined as an instant with four or more people killed or injured by gunfire. the washington post mark this as the 355th mass shooting this year. this is the mass shooting with the highest number of fatalities since 2012. 26 were killed at sandy hook elementary school in newton, connecticut. emmy victor, kcci eight news. eric: more stories overnight. army officials have confirmed two pilots were killed in rural tennessee. the helicopter crashed near fort campb

have some more snow in the forecast. alyx: thank you, frank. kcci photojournalist adam brower captured this video of road conditions early this morning. he spotted several snow plows working the side streets of des moines and much of the metro. one of our producers spotted 14 cars in the ditch off of interstate 35, just north of the metro. many of those cars could still be in the ditches this morning, so keep an eye out for them. we also have reports coming in that i-235 and 35/80 are pretty clear. but also a reminder that the wind may shift some of the snow and start to cover some areas again. it was a dramatic rescue near adel last night when a car slid off the road into a creek. the car wound up partially submerged. emergency crews battled wind and the elements to get the male driver out of the car and to safety. we're told he was conscious and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a similar scary scene in berwick just west of altoona. after a car slid into a creek. brennan jontz with the iowa storm chasing network shot this video. he says at least 2 vic

. reporting live in des moines, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: also right now at 5:00 freezing rain and snow impacting , north western and north central iowa. steve: here in the metro, steady rain falling all morning and afternoon. kurtis: the metro escaping the main part of this system. you can see the snow still spinning off to the northwest. we are actually drawing in some dry air. rain showers from the east side of town extending over into poweshiek county. a little bit of light snow. sleep. all rain on the diagonal. some heavier rain in cedar rapids and waterloo. we are at 38 degrees. commute here. you have to head out to clarion or storm lake to see those temperatures around freezing. they had ice earlier today and that. mid-30's. mixing in a little bit of snow to the west and northwest. cloudy skies. 6:00 p.m., we drop below freezing. snowfall amounts through wednesday, less than an inch in wraparound snow. northwestern iowa, 5-8 there. steve: 38 degrees never felt so good. let's take a look at a couple of traffic cams. this is the north east mixmaster. now l

east between mitchellville and grinnell. kcci's laura terrell starts our team 8 coverage from along i-80. laura: a snow covered interstate. is leaving several cars scattered in the ditch along i 80 east, like this fed ex truck near mitchellville. >> things were going too slow and i just didn't want to cause an accident or be in an accident. laura: truck driver jacob benson decided to just park it for the night. >> i parked here just for my personal safety. i found a place where i could park so i figured i would stop for the night. laura: michael morton and his family are only stopping for a quick rest stop break on their trip from sioux city to ohio. >> we've seen six semis jackknifed. we've seen two of them tipped over. we've seen about four or five cars in the banks. laura: even though travel is not advised they've decided to keep going just at a slower pace. >> we are doing about 40. and then with the truckers around, we drop down to about 30. laura: up north near ames the wind is the problem. semis kicked up snow decreasing visibility for drivers. to clear and de-ice his wind shie

charges tonight including , assault causing injury and child endangerment. kcci's kim st onge talked with some the students on the bus who witnessed the incident. stacey: kim, what did they see? kim: witnesses tell me the student, whose name the school has not released, threw something at the bus driver after refusing to move seats. the bus driver then walked to the back of the bus, got in a verbal argument, and allegedly assaulted the student. you can hear several students 61-year-old robert scarbrough, to stop, just before police say he picked up the student by his coat and struck him in the face. >> he was being a little bit disrespectful to the bus driver but that's no reason to , start throwing punches. kim: video then shows scarbrough push the student to the floor. >> we were shocked and then just immediately after, we were angry. kim: 9th graders madison cherry and savannah shelley were on the bus when it happened. they say some students were terrified, some even in tears, as they watched it all unfold. >> i hate bullying in general so seeing a guy bullying a kid , like that w

on kcci to keep you in the know during the storm. watch live radar and get weather and closing alerts on your smart phone with our kcci mobile app. elizabeth: right now, travelers on edge. more than 40 million americans are expected to travel over the extended thanksgiving weekend. that's the most since 2007. overseas have some people concerned. but president obama says there are no known credible threats against the u.s. homeland. nevertheless, he is asking everyone to remain vigilant. pres. obama: i want the american people to know, entering the holidays, that the combined resources of military, intelligence and homeland security agencies are on the case. elizabeth: americans can expect to see a heightened security presence at places likes airports and train stations. authorities are also monitoring for potential threats against so-called soft targets. sec. jeh johnson: potential copycat acts, similar to things that occur overseas. we're focused on the lone actor as well. elizabeth: the tsa is recommending that air travelers arrive at least 2 hours before their flights to giv

tomorrow with class a and for a. 1 a.m. to a will play on saturday. eric: kcci's a proud cosponsor of saturday's debate at drake university, kevin cooney wilco moderate along with john dickerson and nancy cordes. and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. elizabeth: the numbers tell the story, american workers make more than ever before but don't earn more money since the 50's, american productivity has run more than 200% but wages began to level off in the 80's. economists say that is creating a two-tiered class system where high income workers wages are growing faster than low income. >> when you look at u.s. workers in general, especially lower income wages are not keeping up in terms of their ability to purchase goods. elizabeth: wage stagnation has been a talking point on the campaign trail for all three democratic candidates this year. we will talk more about it during our special predebate coverage saturday live from drake university starting at 6:30 p.m. candidates take the stage at 8:00, following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10:00 will be an hour-long to bring you the be

at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. eric: right now on kcci, flooded roads. find out if you'll have to change your route to work, and how long the roads will be closed. tivon feeley: so middle of december, we should be out there scooping snow and we're out here in a flood. elizabeth: and the cleanup continues. the unexpected remodel some advice for drying out. eric: and a new plan to take on terrorism. what 34 muslim nations are doing to fight back against isis. >> you're watching kcci eight news. elizabeth: also today, it's toys for tots tuesday. we really want to make sure every child has a happy holiday, so we're sweetening the deal today with free food and fun all day long in exchange for your donations. we'll tell you how to help out ahead. good morning everyone and welcome back on this tuesday, december 15th. i'm elizabeth klinge. eric: i'm eric hanson. the big news this morning is it's not raining. metinka: that's right, the weather has settled down the so and you won't have to worry about toys getting wet. we have cold temperatures so grab a warmer coat. we expect the b

>> you're watching "kcci 8 shaina: right now at 6:00, we are counting down to the rose bowl. this morning, there's less than a day and a half to go. we'll show you what hawkeye fans in pasadena were up to yesterday plus a look ahead at some of , today's festivities all leading up to the grand daddy of them all. also this morning, it's new year's eve. how law enforcement is stepping up to keep people safe, as they get out to celebrate 2016. good morning and happy new year's eve. it is 6:00 on thursday, december 31st. metinka: at least the weather has settled down, but we will still need the warm coats. it is 24 in des moines and we are one of the warmer spots in the state. the wind chill is 11. the main roads are looking great. the side streets are still a little snowy. it feels like zero across western iowa. cold air spreading in. cloud cover will be heading off to the east, replaced by some falling temperatures. so bundle up as you are heading out. shaina: this morning, we're one day closer. the rose bowl is now only one away. and needless to say, the hawkeye state is excited. we

across iowa, as one of the best girls basketball coaches in the state. stacey: kcci sports director story. andy: tig johnson's name is very big among girls basketball teams because he had a tremendous run. he took over the rough rider program in 2001 and led them to state five straight seasons. a 4day state championship in 2006 -- a 4a championship in 2006. he returned to roosevelt just this year. we will have more on this as the story develops. stacey: in your neighborhood is on edge tonight after suspects are released from jail. steve: less than one day after authorities found a bomb in a home. they found that bomb in a home on monday just a few blocks west of the town square. kim: this all started because of within dozens of people were 20 minutes of finding that ball evacuated. , >> the whole neighborhood was told to move out. kim: barb poole lives a stone's throw away from the home federal officials raided monday afternoon, searching for drugs. she's one of dozens of people within a 4 block radius forced to evacuate for several hours after authorities discovered a bomb. >> we'v

what may have brought it down, this wednesday morning, november 11. >> you are watching kcci 8 news. eric: good morning. things are waking up with kcci. i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. it sounds like it is going to be an interesting day. metinka: that is right. the weather is going to turn active. so far, the weather is quiet. by 7:00 a.m., we could have a few showers. the main action comes this afternoon with a dryer punch of air as the whole system rockets through the midwest from noon until about 6:00 or 7:00. that is the best chance for us to see severe weather. right now, we have just got a few clouds. mild temperatures. watch for patchy fog across iowa. today, highs will be near 62 degrees. it will be stormy this afternoon. if you see sunshine, that will be bad news. enhanced risk for stormy weather. extreme winds will be pushing in late this evening and lasting through the night. elizabeth: that severe weather is already hitting parts of colorado. you can see the ground covered in snow here winter weather advisory is in effect. parts of eastern colorado an

kcci eight news. eric: also this morning, fans already camped out for the cyhawk basketball showdown at hilton got a big surprise. by bearing gifts. see more just ahead. good morning and welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. those campers have lucked out with the weather. metinka: you know what, that's right. temperatures have been so mild. 38 in des moines and a couple degrees cooler in ames. great for the early part of december. a light breeze from the northwest and the wind will be shifting to the south. and help warm temperatures back up to 55. that's 20 degrees warmer than it should be and we will have plenty of sunshine. tomorrow is looking warm. highs close to 60 which could come close to record high temperatures but it will be windy on thursday. friday has a few clouds and slightly cooler temperatures over the weekend. that's when the changes happen. eric: today's big stories now. there's new information this morning on a roosevelt basketball coach arrested for sex charges. 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself into police assault

>> the most-watched news at noon in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. mollie: right now at noon. we're continuing to follow the breaking news out of los angeles, where the nation's second largest district was shut down after a potential terror threat. good afternoon and thanks for joining us. officials say in light of recent terror attacks abroad and at home, they're not taking any chances. chris martinez has the very latest from los angeles. >> we are closing all district that has come. chris: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning. authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat that was made to, quote, "many schools." superintendent cortines: some of the details talked about backpacks, other packages. chris: police are investigating the threat and did not provide further details. but officials said they are taking the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san bernardino and overseas. superintendent cortines: as superintendent, i am not going to t

what one iowa board of regent member says needs to be addressed. [kcci captioning is brought to you by the iowa clinic.] >> you're watching kcci 8 news. eric: also this morning, royals fans might be waking up a little groggy this morning. they had a late night. game one of the world series lasted well past midnight last night. we'll tell you a record it tied and show you some of the highlights, coming up. quite again. i got an e-mail from a friend of mine saying he just got back into town. good morning, everyone. thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. elizabeth: it's 5:00 on wednesday, october 28. metinka slater, we are waking up to soggy conditions. metinka: it is on the website. 49 degrees in des moines and we are dealing with a brisk wind coming in from the west and northwest. that is going to become gusty this afternoon. like super doppler showing light precipitation across central iowa. it is down through new at monro and all tracking to the patchy drizzle will be with us on and on throughout the day today. the wind will be increasing between very gusty bernanke. g

for many people it also meant the christmas they had been hoping for. kcci's vanessa peng shows us how iowans feel about snow on christmas eve. vanessa: just like the ones iowans used to know. >> it just wouldn't be christmas without snow. vanessa: mother nature brought what many had been dreaming of. >> i think it's beautiful. >> i expect to see snow around this time of year. vanessa: so far this winter, it's been relatively mild. >> when i saw the snow i was like it's about time. vanessa: some iowans can't imagine celebrating a green christmas. >> it's the tradition i mean you think of snow you think of you think of presents you think of family. vanessa: others will take green or white. >> i would have enjoyed it either way i'm on the fence about it i guess snow or no snow it's nice. vanessa: then there are those, that will take a quick sample of the white, and decide that maybe purple is the kind of christmas they want. >> i like having a purple christmas. purple christmas is when the snow is purple. no, i mean the snow is great skittles. shaina: as the snow began to fall thursd

announcer: you're watching kcci 8 news. stacey: --todd: right now it the, winter storm. the latest on road conditions and when the system will move out. plus, wild weather. parts of the united states under a tornado watch as a deadly storm of disease. my team 8 coverage -- deadly storm in the east. laura nichols is east of the metro along i 80. kurtis: one more band has to move through. already, the advisories and warnings expiring in southwestern iowa. the heaviest snow in southern minnesota and through wisconsin. it picks up on the west side of town. another little moderate band through northwestern webster county. a little bit of snow downtown that up through greene county. this is just slowly moving to the north. not expecting much additional accumulation. maybe an inch in a few locations. so far, 6-10 inches in webster, hamilton, and boone county. 4-6 in the metro, with the highest amounts up around johnston. another band of 6-9 inches through monroe county, lucas county. here, we tally just about 5 inches. the old record was 4 inches for the 24 hour period. temperatures in th

your ride is a safe one. >> you are watching kcci 8 news. elizabeth: welcome back and happy friday. i'm elizabeth klinge. eric: i'm eric hanson. you will notice a change, in the 70's, where do we sit now? metinka: chilly 30's and 40's, it feels like fall finally. grab a jacket. a brisk wind from the northwest. iowa. 54 degrees behind temperature but a beautiful fall afternoon. overnight, there may be a stray shower in southern iowa. tomorrow, highs into the low-50's and back close to 60 rain on wednesday. eric: we'll start this morning with new information from a shooting last night in des moines. police say one person was shot at 3107 cambridge street, right across from findley elementary. the suspect ran from the scene shortly after the shooting. and there's no word if police have made any arrests at this point. the victim was shot in the arm and is expected to be ok. this incident is one of nearly 900 "shots fired" calls in to the des moines police so far this year. that's up from last year's total of 848. and the year's not over yet. but police say calls for service aren't true

. in washington nikole killion. kcci 8 news iowa's news leader. shaina: a new cnn/orc poll shows people disapprove of obama's his handling of terrorism, 60% to 34%. right now in san bernardino county thousands of employees are getting ready to return to work today five days after a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on his co-workers at a holiday party. investigators are looking into what led syed farook and tashfeen malik to attack last wednesday. the couple was killed in a shootout with police. and syrian refugees are scheduled to arrive in texas today. 12 syrians are to join their relatives in dallas and houston. another nine refugees will arrive on thursday. last week the state of texas sued the federal government and the international rescue committee. on friday they said they no longer want an immediate order stopping the refugees but they will continue the lawsuit. eric: some good news for the iowa hawkeyes after a heart breaking loss saturday night. the 12 and 1 hawks are headed to the rose bowl. the hawks got the official word early sunday afternoon. they will

>> the most watched news at noon in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. mollie: right now at noon, he's picking up steam in iowa. but ted cruz is picking up some criticism from his opponents for comments he made at a closed door fundraiser. good afternoon everyone. he is challenging donald trump atop the polls today. but this is not the first time trumpeting one of his opponents rise, only to fall by the wayside. reporter: ted cruz is on the rise in the price for the gop nomination. the latest poll shows the texas october and is in second place. he now has the endorsement of bob vander platz, a prominent social conservative that is backed the last two iowa gop winners. >> i believe in expect senator ted cruz to be the nominee in 2016. reporter: donald trump remains the front runner but cruz is not worried. he told donors that trump and ben carson will fade. >> i believe that gravity will bring both of those campaigns down. prepared to be commander-in-chief, who understands the threats we face. who in my comfortable having their finger on the butt

watching kcci 8 news. eric: also this half hour, they may have put a lot of runs on the scoreboard, but it wasn't enough for the kansas city royals last night. why they say they're still confident moving into game 4 of the alcs, and hear from the chicago cubs as they move into game 3 of the nlcs. our flashback to summer temperatures continues. we're starting off really warm out there. metinka: it is 64 degrees. feeling great. 61 in ames. we have a nice day coming in from the south. we are watching this complex of thundershowers just north of kansas city and moving northeast. it looks like if it holds together, it will be affecting the lamoni area and a couple of hours. we have a few spotty showers developing but it is not enough to get rainfall on everybody's rain gauge today. a better chance for more widespread soaking rain arise -- arrives on friday. 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. k

announcer: you're watching kcci 8 news. kevin: next at 10:00 refugees , rejected. >> the isis threat is growing. kevin: more than governors shun 20 syrian refugee resettlements. where governor branstad stands. going to get worse. stacey: it's already killed 2 central iowans. what health experts say is different about this year's flu. >> now it's a whole new, a whole new world. kevin: an altoona woman, born blind, sees for the first time. the incredible tool changing her view. stacey: right now major backlash , against syrian refugees. at least 23 governors, including governor branstad, say they are against the plan to re-settle syrians escaping from war. kevin: investigators believe at least one of the paris attackers stacey: kcci's todd magel is live at the iowa statehouse where the governor announced a stop on any syrian refugees in iowa. todd: given in stacy, the governor simply said it is too dangerous to allow any syrian refugees into the state at this time. but that really goes against a long tradition of this state allowing people into the state who are hurting and in n

happier. kcci's cynthia fodor shows us why. cynthia: nothing scary about this shopping season. santa's all set, the stores are stocked, and the signs are up for the big countdown. >> if i wait until later, i spend less money. cynthia: but this year, more shoppers started early and are spending more money. >> if they see it, they like it, they've been buying it. during the day and night, it has been very busy. i think people are really shopping this year. cynthia: mary popma is really sticking to a budget this year . >> this year, i'm spending $60 each on the grandkids. cynthia: the national retail federation predicts the average american will spend $805.65 on holiday gifts, food, and decorations, the highest in 14 years. at the same time, retailers are giving us more bang for our buck. >> people are being able to purchase more with the money, getting better bargains. the way the economy is right now, it is very strong and that's being reflected in sales. cynthia: and the most requested gift? not only this year but the last 9 years, gift cards top the list, followed by clothing and acce

couple had two children together. heather's mother spoke exclusively to kcci earlier about her daughter. >> she was a friend to everybody. she was a sweetheart. she never really talked bad about people. still searching for a suspect in sunday's deadly shooting on court avenue. 21-year-old edmanuel perez was shot and killed. 23-year-old andrew hurley boyd was wounded. his condition has not been released. the shooting is one of a number of incidents sparking security concerns about the downtown district. elizabeth: with the suspect still on the run some are questioning how a city the size of des moines with a crowded weekend entertainment district does not have surveillance cameras outside to assist with security concerns. kcci's ryan smith reports. ryan s.: a string of violent acts in recent months have some calling for increased security on court avenue. 2015 assaults are up in that area. this is the aftermath of an october beat down. it happened near third and court . the location of sunday's deadly shooting. >> there's not a lot of security supplementing the police department

take it slow and thanks fo >> are watching kcci eight news. eric: right now on kcci, it's pretty much done. the snow is moving out, but moving the piles it left behind may take awhile. elizabeth: we are live with the latest road conditions. our drive cam giving you an early look at what you'll experience on your way to work. eric: and they made it. after a day of delays and missed planes, andy garman and scott reister are bringing us the first reports from the rose bowl in pasadena, california. welcome back everyone, it's tuesday december 29th. i'm eric hanson. as we said the snow is moving out and we're adding it all up. metinka: we had a record snowfall in des moines and waterloo. they had over 10 inches of snow. down through august and ames. at the airport, 5.4 inches of snow with lighter totals around iowa. flurries around farther northwest iowa lifting to the northeast and moving out of the area. drive time is slower, like yesterday. roads will improve as the day goes along, watch for slick spots. temperature at 24 and that's where it will stay all day. bundle up as you head

think the front runner has gone too far. >> you're watching kcci eight news. elizabeth: the cyclones already making history the season. where they rank in the latest basketball polls and we will get you prepared for the big showdown this week. welcome back, i'm elizabeth klinge. eric: i'm eric hanson. we are starting up this week with really nice temperatures. it does not feel like early december. metinka: it feels more like clouds rolling in but no fog to worry about. yesterday and it was slow but we are tracking sprinkles from south dakota and nebraska. if they hold together, they will be affecting the northern half of the state today. mainly sprinkles is all we are expecting. temperatures from the most part starting out above freezing. 35 in des moines. that is where we should be for the afternoon highs today. things are looking really nice. clouds will continue to run in this morning. temperatures in the low 50's with the few sprinkles during the afternoon. eric: the big stories this morning. union county officials are trying to figure out how a woman ended up in a farmers pond.

, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: pete polson says he is sorry and he wishes he would have just shot himself that day, instead of hurting other people. polson is the man who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill last november, injuring 2 people. kcci's kim st. onge is live at the polk county courthouse with an update on polson's trial. kim: polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he can't remember any of it because he was high on meth. he told jurors he had injected meth around midnight november 16, some 6 hours before he shot -- before that shooting in pleasant hill. polson says he had a reaction to that particular meth injection hair on his neck standing up after he injected it, and that's what he says caused him to not remember anything until police arrested him. he has no memory of making any conscious decisions that morning he says, including an , intent to kill anyone. >> i would never intentionally do any of this. i'm sorry, from the bottom of my heart i apologize. i wouldn't hurt anyone like that. kim: the prosecuting attorney was gri