with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: temperatures have taken a nosedive across the west. running almost 30 degrees colder than yesterday. in des moines it is chilly at 28. sioux city is at seven. fort dodge at 18. can you picture the clouds? they are across the east like a blanket. they're skies to the west have allowed the temperatures to drop. watch for areas of fog to develop. this afternoon will be great. plenty of sunshine in the highs warmer than the past couple of days heading for 44. eric: des moines police say no arrest in the shooting on court avenue. put the four-year-old edmanuel perez and 23-year-old andrew hurley boyd was wounded. this is the latest act of violent the court avenue entertainment district which includes a fights and assaults. elizabeth: many are asking for the police to set up cameras through the court avenue district. the us, police department installed this in their downtown area for years ago. emmy victor shows us how effective those cameras have been. emmy: in the city responsib

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. jason: your time is now 4:42 and we are waking up to mild air. mid 40's though it is raining. a very soggy one out there as the rain will continue through you look out there and the heavier stuff started to make its way in. largely clever -- covered in clouds as it has been for the past couple of days and heavier stuff pushes in and it starts doing testify through southwestern portions of the state. definitely packed the umbrella. we will be on the decrease through the later afternoon hours. wind is out of the southeast and it will eventually shift behind the system and once it does so, it will ramp up at 10 to 20 miles per hour out of the northwest. not only will we see rain, we will see uncomfortable wind. but temperatures well above average for this time of year. usually around freezing, we climbed to 48 by 1:00 p.m. and i will have a more in-depth forecast of the rain moving in and your holiday coming up. elizabeth: right now, protesters black lives matter demonstration at the ma

humphries. metinka: snow falling in central iowa but flakes falling north of highway 20. it is all going to be lifting up to the north, moving away from us. the accumulating snows are bundle up. moines. currently at 10. actual temperatures are starting out in the low to mid 20's. that is where they are going to end up this afternoon. the clouds will hold you tight. elizabeth: across the united states at least 47 people have died in this powerful winter storm that's moving northeast right now. eric: it's also the same storm that unleashed a swarm of tornadoes in texas. kcci's todd magel has the latest. todd: first responders in missouri braved the snow to rescue people trapped by floodwaters. the mississippi river is rising and some communities are being evacuated. >> that is higher than the mississippi river has ever been. todd: the storm left an inch of ice on some roads in oklahoma. 150,000 people are without power and heat. >> mainly i'm worried about keeping my kids warm. got three little an

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, and it's now an attempt to derail her

humphries. jason: merry christmas morning to you, for: 42. -- 4:42. 28 right now. temperature is in the middle 20's at this point. not seeing anything by way of snow either. that is continue to shift its we are staying locked in with cloud cover. i don't think we see too many breaks as we head throughout the if you look at the past five years, we have bounced around a time. back in 2012, 19 degrees with our high temperature. we do not quite -- 35 degrees, we start to see a little bit of the snow melt. more chances for snow, a wintry mix, and temperatures dropping off. shaina: an algona teen who was born premature is giving back to the hospital that saved her life. kcci's rose heaphy explains she wants to make it a warmer christmas for all the families in the nic-u. rose: grace braun of algona is making a special delivery. 50 fleece blankets to blank children's hospital. >> they always say it's better to give than to get. rose: 14 years ago grace was a small bundle of her own. she was born 9 week

humphries. metinka: good morning. we've got a few light snow showers moving from fort dodge through the metro area, tracking to the southeast. it may reduce your visibility if you are getting an early start. grab your warm winter coats. a little bit on the cool side. snow showers will be diminishing to just flurries around noon time. highs near 37. warmer temperatures and more sunshine are in the forecast. i will detail it out coming up in the 8-day forecast. eric: the iowa caucuses are two months away. donald trump still leads the republican field here and he's making waves again. elizabeth: now trump says he may not participate in the next cnn forum unless the network meets his one demand. chief political reporter cynthia fodor has the latest. cynthia: the republican presidential candidates are gearing up for the next debate 2 weeks from tonight. now donald trump wants cnn to pay him to be on one of the highest rated shows with more than 20 million viewers. >> how about i tell cnn who doesn't

humphries. metinka: good morning. the roads are so wet. the rain has lifted to the north. those showers are moving in a across minnesota, wrapping back through eastern iowa. some showers are lifting north of kansas city. those showers will be spreading in across southwest iowa later this morning. temperatures are warm. 50 degrees now in des moines. 51 in ames. temperatures today won't be changing a great deal. they're going to be holding pretty steady in the low 50's. rain moving out by mid a few showers for the evening commute. temperatures tomorrow will be taking a big tumble. we have some wintry weather. elizabeth: pressure is mounting to stop the flow of syrian refugees into the u.s. -- into the u.s., following last week's devastating terror attacks in paris. eric: french prosecutors say one of the terrorists might have entered france posing as a syrian refugee. kcci's sally kidd is in our washington bureau with more of what congress is considering. sally: citing national security concerns h

humphries. metinka: good morning. we are waking up to a frosty start. temps have fallen down into the 30's. a couple of 40's off to the west. 30 in ames. slightly warmer off to the west. read a jacket as you're headed out the door. and grab the sunglasses. it is going to be just like sunday. temperatures warming up nicely. advertise by noon. slightly above average readings this afternoon at 60 degrees. our temperature trend is looking pretty crazy. we stay warm for the first half and temperatures bottom out for the second half. eric: in commitment 2016 news, we're just two days away from the next republican presidential debate and the top candidates are starting to feel the heat. elizabeth: ben carson is facing scrutiny for controversial is adding fuel to the fire. weijia jiang has a complete wrap-up from washington. weijia: ben carson's life story helped him surge to the top of the polls. but now critics are questioning whether some of carson's statements in his 1996 autobiography gifted hands