to unwind? kim st. onge takes us inside three hot spots to get noticed in des moines. steve: tonight students are speaking out monday's controversial basketball chant. a group invoked donald trump's name taunting racially diverse perry high school. steve: student leaders extended an olive branch today apologizing to perry. ryan: some concerned students contacted us hoping that a degrading trump chant will not be repeated at tonight's district championship basketball game. >> just to see how much we hurt perry just hurt me inside. ryan: that infamous trump chant started in the second half. the student body co-president was in the stands monday night. >> there is a feeling inside where this is wrong, but at the same time you don't think of

of the other side. >> it hurts at first. ryan: sonia wasn't proud of the public image after the report. >> i knew as soon as we saw it, we had to fix this, this is wrong. ryan: they organized a leader with athletic leaders from perry high school. the two groups met this morning. >> they wanted to own up to their mistake. they didn't want to make excuses, our kids did not want to go to perry and defend themselves. they wanted to say with we were wrong and we were going to get better because of it. ryan: shouting trump using the candidate's controversial anti-immigration stance. >> it started a really good conversation about race and ethnicity. ryan: her composition teachers discussed the incident. >> how we can come together as a community and support one another and love each other no

that's the important part. that is what needs to be learned here. ryan: at tonight's district championship game this week the trump chant incident not dampening the spirit for the perry blue jays tonight. a number of student and staff members from dallas center grimes showing up tonight to show their support for the perry blue jays. reporting from johnson, ryan smith, kcci 8 news. steve: we are following a developing story tonight in south central kansas. police say four people are dead and as many as 14 others are injured after a workplace shooting at the excel industries place in hesston, kansas. the suspected gunman, reportedly an excel employee was shot and killed by police. investigators say there are at least four crime scenes, the plant, the facility parking lot and two roadway intersections. the f.b.i. is on the scene investigating tonight.

with the murder of his wife and his daughter. barney fast breaken faces two counts of first degree murder. >> investigators say after barney fast breaken shot his wife and daughter, he shot himself, but he survived. his stepson told me he is glad that his stepfather survived so he can think about what he did for the rest of his life. after three months in the hospital, barney fast breaken finally appeared before a judge advisely trembling, the left side of his face showing damage from the bullet that he put in his own head after reportedly shooting his wife and daughter. >> he looks messed up, but he did it to himself. you brought this thing on yourself when you could have

thing and take two people. mark: greg lost his mother and stepsister in an instant when they were gunned down in their des moines home. the 22-year-old keeps their ashes in his apartment. >> tear together right now. mark: his mother worked at this daycare near the state capital. his mom worked to keep their marriage together for 15 years despite the unfaithfulness. >> i texted a couple times a day hoping she'll text me back, knowing that she won't. i text her every once in a while, mom, i miss you and love you. mark: he originally wished his stepfather had died from his bullet wound, but he has changed his mind. >> i am satisfied knowing he is going to prison, never see the light of day. he has to sit in a room with bars on it for the rest of his life.

kill him. mark: greg said this afternoon that his mother told his stepfather that she wanted a divorce the day that she and their daughter died. fraaken's next court appearance is scheduled for march 4 in polk county. reporting live at the polk county jail. mark tauscheck. stacey: doing away with the chemical process by building a pipeline. the pipeline would run under the river and connect to a suer. construction will cost $1.25 million. leaders hope the pipeline will be in use by the end of the year. the runoff is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the des moines water works against three drainage water districts. this sunday, we hear from both

on how this may eventually be settled. steve: a fiery republican debate in texas tonight, it's the last chance for the presidential hopefuls to face off before voters in 12 states head to the polls. omar villafranca has more on the showdown in houston. >> i know you're embarrassed, but keep fighting, keep swinging. omar: the two republican presidential candidates vying for second place turned their sights on frontrunner donald trump who fired right back. >> you're the only person who has been fined for -- >> i have hired people. omar: you don't have the endorsement of one republican senator and you work with these people. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> donald, if fined for you want to be liked in washington, that's not a good attribute for a president. omar: the last g.o.p. debate before super tuesday. depending on the outcome of those contests, probably the

candidates share the stage. the lower polling candidates took less contentious positions, ben carson on immigration. >> real compassion is providing people with a ladder of opportunity. omar: and john casic on religious liberty versus same-sex marriage. >> if you're in the business of commerce, conduct commerce. if you don't agree with their lifestyle, say a prayer for them when they leave. omar: they vowed to repeal obama care, but no specifics to an alternative. omar villafranca, cbs news, steve: hillary clinton and bernie sanders are preparing primary. they are nearly deadlocked with delegates awarded so far in primaries and caucuses. stacey: supreme court stalemate, joni ernst agrees with charles grassley to let the people have a vote. democrats argue the people had a voice when they voted for president obama and insists he

justice, but senator ernst disagrees. >> we have the majority in the senate and we believe that the people spoke loud and clear in 2014 that they weren't happy with what was going on, so i will go with the most recent election and we will see what 2016 brings. stacey: senator ernst says the senate has no obligation to vote on the president's nominee under the constitution. she says she receives phone calls from iowans every day supporting her. testimony continued today in the xander if a incidento's trial. the family's nanny took the stand. she said emily was growing more and more worried about the safety of herself and her children in the days leading up

>> he he if emily thought he would harm her or kill her. >> what was her response? she notted her head yes. stacey: during cross-examination, she admitted she didn't know about emily addiction to prescription medication until emily was clean and told her about it. testimony continues tomorrow. steve: new at 10:00, surgeons at the cleveland clinic say they have performed the nation's first-ever uterus transplant. the nine-hour surgery on a 26-year-old woman used a uterus from a deceased donor. more details expected tomorrow. the c.d.c. is releasing new numbers tonight showing this season's flu vaccine is nearly 60% effective. that makes it one of the most effective flu shots in recent years. last year's was just 20% effective. stacey: checking in with kurtis with the first look at the big weekend warm-up. kurtis: i thought you were

that's ok. we have bright sunshine out there in council bluffs, it poked underneath the clouds. we are going to see a nice warm-up tomorrow. it's going to start cold, keep that in mind, in the mid 20's. the sunshine will move in later in the day, 44 at noon, 3:00 p.m., 49, 6:00 p.m. temperature, 43 degrees. it's colder in northeastern iowa, 30's there, 40's across the rest of the state, a few 50's out west. see the 60's tomorrow in kansas, showing you those because they are headed our way. our planner for the weekend, temperatures climbing to 62 degrees on saturday, 50's sunday and monday and colder air as we head to next week. kim: it's your weekend and

we'll take you >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meterologist john mclaughlin and sports director andy garman. kim: the best city for young professionals, a part of

city is having a thriving night life. there really aren't that many people walking here in downtown des moines right now, it's the number of cars that are parked along court avenue is any indication of how busy it is inside, obviously des moines night life is doing something right. the question really is, what is it about these places, what are they going to keep the big crowds coming back. kim: des moines is known for attracting young professionals from across the country, so when they get here, where are they going? the 20 and 30 somethings tell me they're looking for a hip place with the right vibe that

friday night at 7:00. >> a great way to start the night and the weekend. >> the food is light, the drinks are stiff, having sake bombs with the owners are great, too. kim: the sushi lounge opened six years ago. it tripled in square footage to keep up with the growing crowd. they come for the sushi. >> absolutely. kim: and stay for the atmosphere. >> i just graduated college, i need a place that is kind of affordable but has really good food. this is the do two place when it comes to that. >> clients come in and have a few martinis and decide where to go afterwards. kim: a few blocks east, a new cocktail lounge, this is the place where adults can play. >> a good mix of people, young and old. i feel really comfortable here. kim: it's modern-day mantra seems to be working. >> you'll find a shot of

kim: you'll find chandeliers, oversized seating and an oversized phone booth with a direct line for pizza. on the top level of downtown's court center, amateur stock brokers are finding their best deals after 10:00 at the exchange. >> they have really interesting unique deal with all of the drinks going up and down in price, play the market. kim: when the so-called stock market drops, prices go with it. drink prices are unpredictable, but big crowds are guaranteed. >> definitely in the state of iowa, never seen something like this before. kim: this is pretty cool, young professionals have another option to check out as far as

downtown des moines. the iowa tap room is opening up wednesday. it will have 120 iowa beers on tap. steve and stacey. stacey: kim, thank you. steve: kurtis, it looks like a nice way to stay warm. kurtis: it's going to be warm this weekend. get us out of here early. clouds are hanging around. temperatures are cold out there. 30 degrees, wind chill 23, the winds have settled down. it's a crips night before the warm-up arrives. look at the wind chills up north, feels like 17, clarion, marshalltown, a wind chill of 19. a cold start tomorrow, but going to warm up once the clouds break up. 20's to the 30's, southwest winds five to 15. there will be a little bit of cloud cover around early, it will start to decrease during the afternoon hour. temperatures tomorrow in the mid 40's by noon. we should climb though around

6:00 p.m. temperature 43 and the sun going down at 6:01. clouds are thinning a bit, but there is a little piece of energy that is going to move on through. we'll have some clouds now and again early tomorrow. no precipitation with that and you look out to the far west, there is nothing but clear skies, some snow showers from milwaukee over towards the north side of chicago. chicago's high tomorrow 40, minneapolis 39, look out to the west, bismarck in the 50's, 60's in kansas and slowly that warm air is going to move in here and the timing couldn't be better, just in time for the weekend. the high is moving off. this is the weak system that is going to keep some clouds around early in the day, once that moves on through, we'll clear on out with those nice southwest winds warming us up. midmorning clouds out of here by the afternoon, although hanging in southeastern iowa. here is your timeline, clear skies friday night, sunshine to

sunshine to finish your saturday, saturday night should be clear and then here comes the front sunday morning. with this we could see some light showers, i think the best chance north of highway 20 and it will be considerably colder in northern iowa on sunday, southern iowa will be in the 60's. 26 degrees tonight, mostly includedy chilly, northwest winds five to 10. tomorrow that high, 49 we'll start out with some clouds and they'll slowly thin, again the southwest winds southwest winds helping to warm us up. temperatures on saturday, it's still february and we'll be climbing into the 60's. 62 degrees, the record high is 68. i do want to point out by the afternoon, southwest winds start to miles an hour. again, that weak front on sunday, not a great chance of rain, winds pick up 58. monday is nice, 57 with sunshine. tuesday, this is the system to watch. it could have a bigger impact

move in to next friday. >> i came up around the corner. i did think he was a pot bellied pig. steve: obesity suspect just a

steve: new at 10:00, a chihuahua mix really needs some help in the love handle department. stacey: vanessa peng shows us how this cute little fur ball is getting the help he needs. vanessa: babe, formerly known as tubby, has a lot on his mind. kibble and treats and kibble and treats. >> i did think he was a pot bellied pig. vanessa: i'm sure he prefers pleasantly plump, but this fur ball has goals. babe is exercising and he is on a diet. >> weigh want to make sure that he loses weight, but loses it in a very, you know, slow fashion to make sure that it's notice going to shock his system. vanessa: they make him work for his food. >> there you go! he could barely do that. vanessa: he may be on a diet, he gets treats, 10 of these a day, only three calories.

they were looking to downsize, so a little over a month ago they dropped him off with his brother and dad. >> there is babe next to him. he was a big boy. vanessa: they're all chihuahua mixes, see the difference. >> it's very possible he made sure he was the first one to the food bowl. vanessa: he weighed in at an unhealthy 45 points. not bad little guy, he is almost there. >> you can notice that his tail starts to wag. >> he'll feel better and he is certainly going to live a lot longer. vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. some help. by the way, babe's name, you guessed it, it's from the movie about the pig raised by sheepdogs. he is not available for adoption yet, they want him down to a healthy weight first.

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andy: we're working our way closer to at the same time tournament time. next weekend, it's the girls tournament, the following week the boys. the boys teams getting one step closer. grant view christian was one game short of state a year ago, this year they're trying to get two more wins starting with tonight's game. too close to watch out there. in the white and a slim lead in the fourth, robbie hit a couple of clutch threes for the thunder. they open up a lead, brady right down the lane, pretty stepthrough and the lay-in, game is tied up with under three to play. grant puts the thunder up for good knocking down the long two. the thunder roll 58-54. they are one win away from

afterwards. >> that's what it takes to get it done! andy: my knees hurt from watching that. perry and boone, led by seven early. boone goes inside the lane. josh for the bucket. boone is way behind early, off a block, perry, gets the lefty lay-in and the foul. blue jays win 75-57. more fun hoops action tonight, back to the celebration in the locker room. this game over in norwalk. warner feeling it from beyond the arc, the southpaw, a sweet

throws in another one, opened up a big second-quarter lead, look at this move, spin, circus shot off the window, bucket and a foul, but tao little, too late. 62-50 is the final. the end of an era in girls high school basketball as the tournament week dawns next week. looking for a new head coach. bob and sharon hanson decided to retire after 46 years coaching girls basketball here in the state. they combined for 775 wins and six state championships including five with the maroons. the iowa hawkeyes season that looked so promising a week and a half ago now suddenly teaters on a difficult spot. the hawks are certainly in the ncaa tournament, but all of the excitement they had for a number one seed is certainly hanging in the balance after struggling in the last week and losing a disappointing game

>> we haven't played well in the last two games yet we have done some good thihis in those two games. you tend to only focus on what we didn't do, what we should have done. we did a lot of good things in both of these games. we didn't do enough to win. >> it's definitely correctable, i think. rotations aren't as good as they were earlier in the year and a few broken where wisconsin is a good shooting team. andy: the hawks take on the buckeyes on sunday. you can watch it right here on kcci. sigh clothes play on saturday, steve and company hosting kansas state, just the second to last home game of the season up there at hilton.

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