on saturday, abby faber somewhat reluctantly took the field as an honorary captain for the cyclones. steve faber, father: "normally when she goes, she wears headphones to kind of muffle stuff, so she wasn't too thrilled about it, but jenny told her, if you do this you can have anything you want from the concession stand, and that sold her." and the moment everyone's talking about, her parents couldn't even see. jenny faber, mother: "we were down on the field level as well, and we saw referees and photographers in our way, so we weren't able to see anything that happened out on the field." but now, along with hundreds of thousands of americans, the family has seen that image of t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin meeting abby. abby faber, honorary captain: "he just came up to me and said, 'what's your name'?" steve faber, father: "you can see, he's looking right at her, and it's pretty cool. you can see that he cares, he's not just going through the motions." abby says her newfound fame hasn't changed her. abby faber, honorary captain: "a little weird, because i never get to see myself on

on saturday, abby faber somewhat reluctantly took the field as an honorary captain for the cyclones. steve faber, father: "normally when she goes, she wears headphones to kind of muffle stuff, so she wasn't too thrilled about it, but jenny told her, if you do this you can have anything you want from the concession stand, and that sold her." and the moment everyone's talking about, her parents couldn't even see. jenny faber, mother: "we were down on the field level as well, and we saw referees and photographers in our way, so we weren't able to see anything that happened out on the field." but now, along with hundreds of thousands of americans, the family has seen that image of t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin meeting abby. abby faber, honorary captain: "he just came up to me and said, 'what's your name'?" steve faber, father: "you can see, he's looking right at her, and it's pretty cool. you can see that he cares, he's not just going through the motions." abby says her newfound fame hasn't changed her. abby faber, honorary captain: "a little weird, because i never get to see myself on

the t-c-u quarterback kneeled to talk to abby faber when the cyclones took on the horned frogs at iowa state. abby was the honorary cyclone captain that game. but now the ankeny girl is backing a new team...and it seems the team...and the texas community are supporter her...right back. bianca castro has the story. in front of a cheering crowd of thousands.. little 7 seven year old abby faber stands on the sidelines-- in her # 2 boykin jersey. she and her family, all smiles. jenny faber 1900 i am not sure i have the right words to describe it mom jenny faber says the aftermath of the picture-- that's been shared thousands of times-- has been unimaginable. here's a snapshot from the private jet the family flew on for tongiht's game. they received a standing ovation after the first quarter. how does it make you feel? abby 1750 i feel famous abby has a form of cerebral palsy. and was an honorary captain for iowa state game-- when a photographer captured the moment heart warming moment between her and boykin.. steve faber 2233 whod have thought ten days ago we'd be standing here right now b

two weeks ago a pregame picture of 7 year-old abby faber and horned frog star quarterback trevor boykin went viral when the heisman candidate be-friended young abby who is suffering from cerebral palsy. a student group has since raised $30-thousand dollars for abby faber's medical expenses and last night a generous t-c-u booster flew faber and her family on a private jet to texas to watch t-c-u and trevor boykin beat west virginia...a wonderful gesture. and last night---two rival n-b-a owners were displayed on a kiss cam ... los angeles clipper owner steve ballmer and dallas mabveric's owner mark cuban had some bad blood after clipper star deandre jordan backed out of a deal with meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. rain spreads across the area tonight through saturday morning before tapering off around midday. rain totals will be less than 0.50". the clouds clear saturday evening for trick-or-treating. temperatures at this time will be in the upper 40s. sunshine and warmer temperatures make for a pleasant sunday. high temperatures, monday through wednesday

that girls name is abby faber and she is seven years old. she was inside jack trice stadium being the kid captain. now, she says she feels famous. it's a touching timeout, social media won't let go. >> i feel famous. >> she'll say what? and i'll say you're on fox sports. fox sports, oh my. vanessa: a picture shared and liked hundreds of thousands of times shows a brief moment, when, instead of thinking about the game, texas christian university quarterback trevone boykin knelt down to say hello. abby faber was the kid captain for the october 17 game between the isu cyclones and the tcu horned frog. when forth worth star-telegram photographer paul moseley snapped the photo. >> i got to shake the quarterback's hand. vanessa: he also asked her what her name was. >> it made me feel surprised. vanessa: abby was born 10 weeks early weighing in at only a pound and 13 ounces. >> my ring fit over her foot onto her leg, and over her hand , on to her wrist. vanessa: she spent days in the 105 nicu. abby was diagnosed with cerebal palsy just before her t

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 abby and her family down for the game against the the heartwarming moment caught by a fort worth star-telegram photographer shows boykin kneeling down to say hello to abby. she was iowa state's kit captain for the game and was on the field for a coin toss. abby was born 10 weeks early and has battled cerebral palsy since she was three. mom tells us they had a fabulous time and tcu coach was out on the field and abby was featured on a video on the extreme. -- on the big screen. eric: abby's mom told vanessa abby was falling asleep before a busy day for her. elizabeth: a live look outside eye to the 35 -- i to 35. we are waking up to 34 degrees this morning. plan on extra layers under the metinka is and with >> the weather is neve

as you can see, abby faber has the horned frog spirit. she even has the fingers down. qn this picture, her mom jenny faber sent us, you can see she is ready for a very special game. tcu flew abby and her family down for the game against the west virginia mountaineers. a special treat, after this photo went viral, making the 7-year-old and tcu quarterback trevone boykin famous. the heartwarming moment caught by a fort worth star-telegram photographer shows boykin kneeling down to say hello to abby. she was iowa state's kid captain for the game and was on th field for a coin toss. abby was born 10 weeks early and has battled cerebral palsy since she was 3. mom tells us they had a fabulous time. they met tcu coach gary patterson, were out on the field after the 1st quarter, and abby was featured in a video shown on the big screen. they fly back to iowa tomorrow. the family lives in ankeny. vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: thank you vanessa. , abby's mom told vanessa abby was already falling asleep before the game ended. it's been quite a busy day for

abby faber was the honorary captain in the game against kc you. elizabeth: that is how she got to be the quarterback and the heisman trophy candidate and that picture caught the attention of fans and media around the country and they come mark: the fisher captured a moment from a brief conversation. the video shows how fast it was, not a time or place to have a chat. several iowa state players also took a moment to say hi to abby faber. >> it made me feel surprised. mark: abby has been special since day one, weighing less than two pounds when she arrived 10 weeks early. her parents were thrilled to see her have a chance to experience game day and that unexpected hello. >> boykin on the kerry into the end zone touchdown. mark: he is considered a front-runner for the heisman trophy. >> i assume because of who he is or who is team is to take that brief second and kneel down and get out that game face and say what's your name, that was pretty cool. >> she got a lot of it but i promise you trayvon got more than she did. mark:. patterson spoke about how

hear how tcu made abby faber feel special. eric: an arizona man heads to facebook after an interaction emmy: how urbandale high school if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. >> this is iowa's news leader. 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. two events coming up this weekend show us winter is on the way. the final downtown saturday farmer's market of the season is tomorrow on court avenue. it is open from 8:00 until noon. daylight savings time is coming to an end early sunday morning at 2:00. you get to set your clock back in our. it also means it is going to be g

hear how tcu made abby faber feel extra special. eric: a positive post. an arizona man takes to facebook after an interaction with police. see his message that is going viral this morning. metinka: the weather not too scary this evening, a slight chance for a few showers slowly moving in and nice mild temperatures. a welcome warm-up on the way. shaina: looking fine on the roads here it is a little chilly. no problems on the roads. the west makes master, the only trouble at -- mix master, moving along just fine. sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i?? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. metinka: grab a warm coat, it is a little frosty, 36 in des moines and watch for patchy fog. headed for a gorgeous afternoon, clouds will move in and highs near

hundreds of thousands of has seen that image of t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin abby faber, "he just came up to your name'?" steve faber,@father: "you can see, he's looking right at her, and it's pretty cool. cares, he's not just going through the motions." abby says her newfound fame hasn't changed her. abby faber, honorary captain: "a little weird, because i never get to see myself on tv." nats and that meeting with a heisman candidate has brought more than quality tv t te. nats th each passing day, her family is gaining confidence that abby's story will only get better. steve faber, father: "at school, she took 18 steps the other days. they're not big steps, but you know, they're 18 steps and that's a good sign." jessica rae: the fabers made that the iowa state players also met with abby as well, just before heading out to the field for the coin toss. and that tavone boykin did it when the rolling.g. " back... the movie ace detective? well after the life pet detective who was hired to find a woman's missing cat. stay tuned for birthday! here on abc9 news this morning we will be sho

you u an see the heiian ndidate and seven-year-old abby faber, from ankeny, here. abby's mother says they didn't know much about boykin -- but will now be following him for the rest of the season. she sasa abby was ss excited to shake a player's hand. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change,e, think agaiai from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. but with american-nade clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs.

we now have an update on the story of abby faber. the isu kid captain is back at home after a whirlwind trip to tcu. abby faber and her family were flown to fort worth, texas thursday to watch tcu take on west virginia. the university honored the family in a ceremony at the end of the 1st quarter. it was projected on a giant video screen for everyone to see. for abby, one of the best things about the entire experience was the trip down. >> we got to fly on an airplane. alyx: abby's connection with tcu started october 10 when she was the isu kid captain at iowa state's game with tcu. and was then that quarterback trevone boykin knelt down to talk with abby. a photo of the encounter went viral. the last downtown farmer's market of the year is this morning. organizers are asking patrons to dress up in costume to celebrate halloween. some vendors will. and many of those vendors will be handing out candy to children who attend. the downtown farmers market runs from 8:00 a.m. until noon today. our very own marcus macintosh will be there li

this viral picture of boykin, and iowa state kid captain, abby faber inspired a group of t-c-u fans to start a you- caring fundraising page. the original goal was 10-thousand dollars. in just one day they're at nearly 18-thousand. the family plans to use the donations for abby's medical expenses. from one high powered offense to the next. cyclone insider, john sears prepares fans for baylor. the hawkeyes are off this weekend. we have good news to share baby k has arrived!!! it's a boy! he doesn't have a name yet because both erin and michael thought the baby would be a girl. so they are working on that right now. the bundle of joy arrived just after two o'clock today at five pounds, 7 ounces. mom and baby are both doing great. oct. 18 nfl on nbc: patriots @ colts oct. 25 nfl on nbc: eagles

abby faber was the honorary kid captain for iowa state for the game against tcu. kevin: that is how the seven-year-old got to meet the tcu quarterback and heisman candidate trevone boykin and that picture of them caught the attention of fans antimedia run the country. now comes word they may meet again. mark: we all found out about this thanks to a passing comment made by tcu's coach at his weekly press conference. the picture captured a moment from a very brief conversation. the video shows how fast it was . not really a time or place to have an in-depth chat. and to be fair several iowa , state players also took a >> it maked me feel surprised. mark: abby has been special since day one, weighing less than 2 pounds when she arrived 10 weeks early. her parents were thrilled to see their daughter, who lives with cerebral palsy, have a chance to experience game day and that unexpected hello. trevone boykin is the best player on one of the best teams in the country. he's considered a front runner for the heisman trophy. >> he's got a lot of pressure on him. i assume

the fort worth star telegraph reports that ankeny girl and isu kid captain abby faber is being flown by private plane to fort worth, texas to attend tonight's tcu-west virginia game. faber gained national attention when a picture of her talking with tcu quarterback treyvone boykin when they played in ames kevin: a sad update to a story we brought you earlier this week. on tuesday, we told you about ralph the cat that finally , return home to its owners after 14 years. ralph has passed away. ralph's family adopted him from the animal rescue league back in 1998. but ran away in 2001. but earlier this month ralph was brought to the arl. a microchip in his neck helped the arl reunite ralph with his original family. they told us at the time they were just happy that ralph would be able to spend his final days with the same people he spent his earliest days. in the heart of football season, a cyclone basketball player picks up a big honor. we'll preview the season's first game, less than an hour away. stacey: and democratic candidate martin o'malley is back in iowa. about his upcoming pres

texas christian university quarterback trevone boykin knelt down to say hello to kick captain abby faber. the photo has been shared and liked hundreds of thousands of times. >> he has got a lot of pressure off to take a brief second to kneel down, get off the game face, i thought that was pretty cool. he didn't have to do it. stacey: abby was born in 10 weeks premature, weighing in at just one pound 13 ounces. she usually gets around with a walker, but for this special day, her father thought it might be best if she used a wheelchair. looks like she got a lot of attention from the cyclone players. stacey: tony seeman and with sports and it is a tough day for cyclone ends. tony: comes in a win or go home showed u tony: welcome back. could the cubs break the curse? chicago had their back against the wall tonight. wayne and force a game five, lose and blame it on that goto again. unfortunately, the mets rolling lucas duda, the dinger. mets up 6-1. daniel murphy putting together the best postseason ever. he is a literal goat. 6 straight home runs. it is 8-3 in the ninth inning. barring a rid

how tcu made abby faber feel extra special. worth, texas.i don't know how you did it? what? riding our bikes across the state? getting my masters? no! paying off your house early! oh! that was easy! awhile back we talked with veridian credit union and they got us into a 10 and done loan! refinancing lowered our rate and closing costs were only $200! yeah, it was really easy! and we saved enough money to take this trip to europe! veridian's been great, helping us with all of our finances! stacey: caught on camera. it's the shocking video we were first to air online at kcci.com. kevin: a special needs student -- high school student allegedly assaulted by a school bus driver. police arrested 61-year-old robert scarborough moments after students fled the bus in fear. he is now facing assault and child endangerment charges. stacey: video of the attack is circulating across multiple social media sites. kevin: kcci's ryan smith is live tonight after speaking with the -- after talking with the 9th grader who recorded the incident. ryan: once that driver stopped the school bus studen

why that encounter may be changing abby faber's life for the better. good evening. in 6 months, customers of des moines water works will see their bills go up. kevin: jumping 10% starting in april. kcci's marcus mcintosh is live with more on the rate hike and its ripple effect. marcus: it is a rate increase that not only plays out in des moines but in the suburbs as well.

seven year old abby faber met t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a picture of the interaction. the photo and her story has now gone viral... abby was born with cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around, but she loves sports, and her parents still can't believe the attention she's receiving. steve faber, father:"one of the teachers just stops me and says, 'am i allowed to talk to you right now or are you too big for us right now?'i was like this is crazy. she says it's crazy, but it's really cool. it's really cool" elias: abby says she'd like to meet with boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. elias/lam boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. elias/lam another great sports fan story.... as a die-hard hawkeye fan - all wilbur meyer wanted was for a tree in his backyard to be transformed into his favorite mascot - herky the hawk. but suffering from lung cancer, and given a few weeks to live his family didn't know if he'd be around to see it happen. however, his three children had different plans. they reached out t

seven year old abby faber met t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a picture of the interaction. the photo and her story has now gone viral... abby was born with cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around, but she loves sports, and her parents still can't believe the attention she's receiving. steve faber, father:"one of the teachers just stops me and says, 'am i allowed to talk to you right now or are you too big for us right now?'i was like this is crazy. she says it's crazy, but it's really cool. it's really cool" elias: abby says she'd like to meet with boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. all: (reax) time for another short break, but when we return... a lip-synch video put them in the spotlight, but a kentucky fraternity is finding a way to share their good fortune. forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout

seven year old abby faber met quarterback tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a picture of the interaction. the photo and her story has now gone viral... abby was born with cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around, but she loves sports, and her parents still can't believe the attention she's receiving. steve faber, father:"one of the teachers just stops me and says, 'am i allowed to talk to you right now or are you too big for us right now?'i was like this is crazy. she says it's crazy, but it's really cool. it's really cool" elias: abby says she'd like to meet with boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. all: (reax) we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here are abc's reena ninan and phillip mena.... with tech bytes. with tech bytes. in today's tech bytes...in today's >>> well, hello, there. in today's "techbytes" -- hands-tree technology behind the wheel may not be as safe as we think. >> a new study says it takes 27 seconds for a driver using voice commands to

seven-year-old abby faber, was brought onto the field with her t-c-u west virginia game on thusday night... $& did she end up in texas? well, abby is a huge iowa state fan... but she met t-c-u's quarterback, trevone boykin earlier this month at the t-c-u iowa state game in ames... since then... boykin has raised 30- thousand dollars thrrugh a student group for abby's hospital bills... he also flew her out to texas for a game. despite her love for iowa state... abby thursday for a number two boykin jersey... from the grid-iron to the diamond. game three of the 2015 world series happeninglast night. here's slme of the action from new york... former mets great mike pipizza throwing out the first pitch for the mets... and it seems to bring them some luck... with one on in the bottom of the first--new york's david wright scorchey a two run bast to left-- the mets captain puts hii team up 2-1. but soon after that.. its all mets--- curtis granderson rips a line into the right field corner for a two- run homer... and the mets take game three, by a score of nine to three... the teams are back in