eric: a controversial monument in knoxville moves. >> 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. metinka: another beautiful start with temperatures more than the typical highs. starting in the 50's. it is a warm one in fort dodge at 55. clear skies in central iowa, no fog yet but we are watching it close. it is across eastern iowa with visibility sneered to view down to a mile and a quarter. -- visibility near dubuque down to a mile and a quarter. sunshine and a great afternoon with noon temperatures near 68 and nice and comfortable over lunch. a high of 72 degrees. today will be the last warm day for a while. changes are coming tomorrow followed by november weather for elizabeth: new national poll numbers out tuesday show a double-digit lead the democratic front runner hillary clinton. eric: a new poll shows clinton's 11 our benghazi hearing only helped her. she has 62-31% over bernie sanders. former maryland governor martin o'malley is

from knoxville claire powell local 5 news we are iowa stephanie: to remind you, the controversy began when an anonymous person from knoxville was the first to complain the cross was on government propoerty and violated the separation of church and state. stephanie: we want to know what you think about the new location of the knoxville monument? (insert related tease) let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. jack: now an update on the johnston middle school student who got into a physical confrontation with a school district bus driver last week. christian suarez, his family, and attorney, kim baer, spoke to the media about an hour ago. suarez took questions about what happened on the bus last week, it was all caught on cell phone video, between him and bus driver robert scarbrough, the attorney, kim baer, also addressed the media. " the suarez family wants you to know it is never ok to put your hands on a c

knoxville. in eastern iowa, there's a mess to clean up. a farm near balltown was damaged by the high winds. a shed was knocked down, toys blown all over -- but no cows were hurt. a school was also damaged. part of the roof of eisenhower elementary in dubuque came apart. inside, water affected the gym and the art room. the school's prinicpal says they're trying to go about things as normal as possible as they make repairs. the high winds we had thursday -- can be a tough challenge for truck drivers. a hawkeye community college instructor says gusty winds are mentallly and physically challenging for semi drivers.. as they are constantly correcting the path of the truck. he says -- other drivers -- need to "you know all of a sudden a 15 mile an hour wind that gusts to profile vehicles a little extra for student drivers in the program, this was their first time driving in high winds. several say it was eye opening to see how different it is decision 2016 -- donald trump is back in iowa --- and comes out swinging at a campaign rally. trump was in fort dodge -- and targeted doctor ben carson -- w

knoxville and in mahaska county. and an ef-0 in guthrie county and at the des moines airport, sabrina: governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent thursday surveying the damage in knoxville. they headed to the walmart there and walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had winds up to 110 miles per hour. there was one injury reported in this storm. elias: meanwhile, the weather observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. this is a crucial job while air traffic controllers communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. the job could also be added on to the duties of the controllers. ""we see that as very problematic because the controllers are there to control the planes and they're already busy enough." " elias:

knoxville, and now in grimes. war memorials, dedicated to veterans, are going up around iowa. stephanie: it all started with a controversial silhouette monument of a soldier kneeling in front of a cross in knoxville then someone complained that the monument's location - in knoxville's youngs park - violated the first amendment. the city council voted to remove the monument, and its new home is now across the street on private property. jack: and now a man in grimes is taking his own money and space to put up a similar monument- on a much larger scale. claire powell is live in grimes at the dedication ceremony of the new monument. claire? claire: jack and adlib about how gathered to see a work of art. rick hutcheson is a retired, vietnam veteran who had been up his own war memorial here in grimes since april. back and forth controversy- he made his vision come true, on his property. veteran him about a to finish. being unveiled. claire: the memorial is dedicated to all veterans- featuring pow- mia, wwii, iowjima, and yes- even the silhouette of the kneeling soldier and cross tha

governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent thursday surveying the damage in knoxville. the e-f-one tornado that hit knoxvile was one of five confirmed by the of five weather service. sabrina: two spot this morning... observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. "severe weather may not have been reported if we were not there."" sabrina: the job could also be added on to the duties of the controllers. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: around 500 people packed the building at the boone county fairgrounds for thursday's hearing on the bakken pipeline project. the iowa utilities more than 200 people to speak. those opposed warned of the environmental impact and use of eminent domain. while those for the project said such pipelines are much safer than thought, and will offer good jobs duri

iowa last night. we start this evening with chief meteorologist ed wilson...ed i know this information is just coming the city of knoxville saw the worst of last night's storms. 42:02 i was just inside the back door it started raining hard and the winds picked up quite a bit and in a matter of 10 seconds something hit the back of the house then the lgiths were out and it was all over so it happened a matter of half a minute or so. 42:17 wind gusts picked up chris norman's garage and dropped it in his neighbor's front yard. he says there wasn't much warning before the storms hit. norman says he is just thankful no one was seriously injured. but his home was just one of several that were damage in the storm. on the other side of town police say strong winds ripped two air conditioners off the roof of the wal-mart. some minor injuries were reported there...but officials say no one was seriously hurt. meteorologists of the national weather service says the damage to the store shows just how strong this storm was. 19:56 it looks like the roof was up lifted for a little bit. glass everywhere there is water that has been broken,

some of the worst damage was in central iowa -- this is knoxville, just southeast of des moines. trees going into homes -- and roofs damaged from the strong storms. this video is from downtown cedar rapidd as the storms hit yesterday. a sign is barely hanging on -- but it wasn't just wind. rain was coming down extremely hard. tornado warnings were issued in linn, johnson and black hawk counties. in black hawk counny, many people received delayed or repeated alerts about the storms. we talked with black tell us theris a glitch in the computer system -- and that and hope to have it fixixd as soon as possible. new this morning...iowa city police are investigating an armed robbery. it happened at a home in the 400 block of south dodge street around one this orning. according to the victims, three men kicked in the door to the house. one was holding a gun. the men went through the house, demanded money, then ran away. one female victim says she was hit in the head byyhe door when it was forced oppn. she was checked out at the scene but did not require further medical treatment. hundre

iowa's news leader. steve: new developments in the knoxville cross controversy. last night, voters ousted the 2 city council members who voted to remove a veterans memorial, which included a cross, from a city park. kcci's marcus mcintosh is just back from knoxville with the story. marcus: steve, it may have been that vote that played a role in the ouster of april verwers and carolyn formanek. this was the scene in august, as a few thousand people packed young's park in knoxville to make it known they want the veterans memorial to stay put. just monday night both verwers and formanek voted to remove the memorial from the park. we found people at the park today who tell us the ballots cast is indicative of the people of knoxville getting the last word. >> i feel they made a big mistake by having it moved out. i think they were put to much pressure on by one person. there should have been a cross there. there is nothing wrong with a soldier praying at a cross there that is for his own benefit. that is for his own benefit. , marcus: tonight at 6:00, we take a pulse

iowa dot com. jack: in the town of knoxville, the mayor, city council and the community have been going round and round about what to do with a cross memorial that showed up in young's park months ago. after an anonymous attention -- sparking a debate on separation of church and state. but last night, the city may have reached a solution that benefits everyone. local five's claire powell was in knoxville today to cover it. "after months of explosive national attention veterans here in knoxville say theyve reached what they call a compromise with knoxville city council. in last nights meeting the council voted 3-2 to move the silhouette of the soldier leaning next to the cross to make way for a bronze statue which was the goal all along. but even though its moving doesnt mean its going away, its actually not moving very far at all. coming up at 6 we'll show you where and what veterans have to say " stephanie: how's this for creative financing? an online fundraising effort to pay college tuition. we spotted this entry on the website "go fund me" .... erie french, who goes to coe college in cedar rapids,

iowa-history-fund-dot-org. it's not really thought of as a female dominated field... but that isn't stopping one knoxville woman. 49:17 "we've really gained a lot of traction and it's been fun." meet the woman behind peace tree brewing company...and find out about the competition she won that's helping her business expand. and it's something we all need...and it's not cheap! coming up...who's responsible t-p and who it'll help this winter. plus, it's a special football monday today! a little bit later...what we can expect as waukee takes on valley in the second round of the "people are really interested in what they're drinking and coming from." craft beer is becoming more and more popular as people look for local brews. for one central iowa brewing business, it isn't just the beer that's getting attention. channel 13's megan reuther takes us to a taproom in knoxville, with unique leadership. the story is new at five. nats outside inside this downtown knoxville building... you'll find a flurry of activity... @24:18 "right now we do three beers year round." done mostly by men. @21:25 "you think you'll get

iowa. it tore up farms and other buildings and flipped vehicles on roads. here's a look at where they hit.... an ef-2 near plano-- that was the strongest two ef-one knoxville and in and an ef-0 in guthrie county and at the des moines airport, amanda: governor terry branstad and amanda: governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark thursday surveying the damage in knoxville. the walmart walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had storms with winds up to 110 miles per hour. there was one injury reported in this storm. amanda: meanwhile, the weather observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. this is a crucial job while air traffic controllers communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. the job could also be added on to the duties of the controllers. ""we see that as very problematic because the controllers are there to control the pla

weather adlib: elias: governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent thursday surveying the knoxville. weather adlib: elias: governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent thursday surveying the damage in knoxville. they headed to the walmart there and walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had storms with winds up to 110 miles per hour. there was one injury reported in this storm. elias: meanwhile, the weather observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. this is a crucial job while air traffic controllers communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. the job could the controllers. ""we see that as very there to control the planes and they're already busy enough." " elias: according to travers ... the f- a-a made a similar move two years ago when th

jack/2shot governor branstad visited knoxville this afternoon to tour the storm damage in that town, and took pictures along the way. the governor was joined by iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten while visiting the walmart that was hit, as well as a few neighborhoods in the area. many people in knoxville have been cleaning up the damage all day, and will likely continue through the weekend. stephanie/2shot so the tornados we saw yesterday were pretty rare for november. but today is the 10 year anniversary of a tornado outbreak that tore through the towns of woodward and stratford. chief meterologist brad edwards is here now...and brad ...10 years apart... how do the two events stack up against one another? brad: yesterday was a pretty unusual day in the day in the weather with 8 tornadoes, but it has happened before! in fact, it was 10 years ago today that iowa was struck with 10 tornadoes with one fatality. yesterday we had 8 tornadoes although the official count may change after the surveys are finished. and thankfully, we only had 1 person injured southwest of knoxville. since 1908, we have only had 30 tornad

iowa. elizabeth: controversial cross, why knoxville will move this memorial and where. >> you are watching kcci eight news. we hope so. mild temperatures again on this tuesday morning. welcome back. elizabeth: if you didn't have a chance to enjoy this yesterday, we have another chance today. metinka: we are still going for 70's, maybe even close to record levels again. starting with 50 degrees in des moines, southwind at six with clear skies. foggy problems across southern iowa and south-central iowa toward creston and it may be expanding toward i-80 over the next couple of hours. plan for fog in the open areas but get ready for a gorgeous day. and temperatures in the upper 60's, slightly cooler than yesterday. i little bit of fog and cloudiness. 73 is the high. eric: big stories in central iowa, a routine traffic stop the teenager behind the wheel faces child endangerment charges. officials say the 17-year-old crashed into the foundation of a city-owned property. pictures taken at the scene moments later show the vehicle dangling over the edge of the foundation with an 18-year-old and 12-

jessica rae: and knoxville was one of the towns in iowa that had massive ammounts of damage from the wind and storms. here is more on what the town faces. "home alone - jennifer mcgrath ran to her basement - when the storm slammed her house around 3 o'clock. jennifer mcgrath < petrifying. your house shakes and you think it's going to come off. you hear glass breaking and things being thrown against your house.> mcgrath's garage was torn to pieces - along with several of her neighbors homes along this street on the east side of knoxville. chief losada < i've been police chief here almost 11 years damage from weather that i have seen since i've been here.> roofs ripped off homes .... insulation in trees ... and debris like this shower head in the streets. dorothy whitlatch 91 year old dorothy whitlatch was sitting in this black chair in her living room when it all hit. dorothy whitlatch those same strong winds blew over this semi truck - and tore part of the room off walmart. debbie