after belieu's murder, deanna dunn and leanna waldo found themselves preparing to raise her three youngest children. luckily, a man they call their angel gave them some help that will ensure they can care for them. after having a good year in his work, contractor josh after having a good year in his work, contractor josh dobson decided he wanted to give back. a facebook post looking for a him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: that wraps up our look back at 2015... elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's

this is where heather belieu's mom, deanna dunn, tells me 8 people live. it was heather, her fiance, and also their two children along with heather's other child, an 11-year-old. the other people the letter also included the homeowner, the homeowner son, and the homeowners stepson michael wanchanic, who is the person of interest in this case. take a look at this video from yesterday. you can see officials carrying heather and bryon's 5-week-old and 2-year-old out of the home wrapped in blankets. the children were uninjured, but taken to the hospital as a precaution. deanna saw wanchanic at their always seemed polite. deanna tells me heather was a loving mother of 4 children who was studying to be a drug therapist and has this message for the person who killed her daughter. >> why did you do this? especially with the two kids right there. you have to be a cold, heartless person to do something like that with the two children there. kim: friends and family are holding a vigil tonight at 7 on -- 7:00 in just about an hour. it is going to be right here on this

after belieu's murder, deanna dunn and leanna waldo found themselves waldo found themselves children. raise her three youngest children. luckily, a man they call their angel gave them some help that will ensure they can care for them. after having a will ensure they can care for them. after having a good year in his work, contractor josh dobson decided he wanted to give back. a facebook post dobson decided he wanted to give back. a facebook post looking for a family to buy gifts far lead him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. we are looking partly cloudy today with highs only in the mid 20s through the afternoon. tonight when everyone is celebrating new years eve it will be a very cold night as lows fall into the mid to low teens with wind chills in the single digits.

after belieu's murder, deanna dunn and leanna waldo found themselves preparing to raise her three youngest children. luckily, a man they call their angel gave them some help that will ensure they can care for them. after having a good year in his work, contractor josh dobson decided he wanted to give back. a facebook post looking for a family to buy gifts far lead him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: that wraps up our look back at 2015... sabrina elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this! most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. we ar

deanna dunn: she was a good mother. she loved her kids very much. she was a caring. all around. eric: tuesday night friends and family held a candlelight vigil. they gathered at the pedestrian bridge just down the street from their home to remember howard and belieu. elizabeth: des moines police are still searching for a suspect in sunday's deadly shooting on court avenue. the shooting is one of a number of incidents sparking security concerns in that area. the city does not operate its own security cameras there. but investigators are reviewing surveillance video from inside private businesses. the downtown community alliance says it is looking for ways to improve downtown security. local dentist shawn kerby is under investigation after federal drug agents searched his home and office. last year, his license was placed on probation for two years and he was fined him $2,500. the penalties came after he was charged with indiscriminately prescribing or dispensing drugs and failed to keep records. the state dental board found patients he had not seen for an exam in over a year. sha