molly cooney. >> reporter: this was our first glimpse of the septuplets 18 years ago, ranging from 2 pounds 5 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. they grew from baby to toddlers to teenagers learning to drive. >> use your turn signal. >> who wants to date? and yes, dating. now in their senior year, it's a mixture of emotions as they look to graduation and life on their own. brandon will be the first to leave the nest. >> and then my job is the infantry. so i'll probably be gone most of the time because i'm going active duty for that. >> reporter: and dad is hitting his sib lipgs hard. >> it's going to be hard especially with my brother, brandon, because he's going into the military now. him and i were the closest. i'm going to miss him a lot. >> reporter: kenny jr. plans to go into the construction trade. kelsey is in allstate choir and wants to pursue a career in music. >> they're my biggest supporters. and i have so many of them, so i what i did. >> reporter: natalie, joel and state. nathan and alexis have had numerous surgery forrer is brawl palsy going from crawling to crutches and now

with mollie cooney. mollie: a new era of cyclones football has begun. new coach matt campbell is being introduced at this hour to the media in ames. we take you there live for more. >> a team that rushed for more yards, has when 80% of the games. 80% of the games. the team that rushed for more yards was in a one possession game 90% of the time. and of the other 10%, half the time it was a team that was an unranked team playing a ranked team. what does that tell you? you can run the ball in the big 12. you are going to be in the game or win the game any percent of the time. we need to identify who fit that need and it will be one that will surprise many of you, i'm sure, but i want to thank the former football coach of the university of minnesota. we have a unique relationship that goes back, and it has been really enjoyable for me to be able to reach out to somebody that fits that identity and understands it, but is respected in this business, and help dust talk through -- helped us talk through who were those candidates that we really should be looking

with mollie cooney. mollie: right now in health news, may doctors say regular mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early. but some women may want to ask more questions. jamie yuccas shows us how one woman's story is having an impact across the country. new at noon. jamie: nancy cappello went for a mammogram every year for a decade. >> i have no risk factors and i did my breast exams. jamie: so she was shocked when weeks after being told her mammogram was normal, her doctor felt a lump. it was invasive breast cancer. >> i don't get why the mammogram did not find my cancer. each of my doctors said in a nonchalant manner, well, nancy you have dense breast tissue. jamie: more than 40% of women have dense breasts but many are makes cancer harder to find. dr. regina hooley at the yale school of medicine says with a mammogram, finding a tumor in a dense breast is like trying to find a snowball in a snowstorm. >> the dense breast tissue appears white on the mammogram. cancers also appear as white spo

culligan m: >> this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney. mollie: russian inspectors are examining security procedures at the airport in egypt where a jetliner originated last month. cbs' allen pizzey has the very latest from egypt. >> intelligence sources told cbs news that after the plane crash the u.s. intercepted chatter from isis members, claiming they el-sheikh airport. sources say it is looking more likely than not that isis used a bomb to bring down the russian jetliner killing 224 people. , with the search for wreckage and bodies almost completed, russian emergency workers held a memorial ceremony at the crash site, laying roses on one of the plane's wings. a full analysis of the evidence they've found will take time, and russian investigators have asked the fbi for assistance. 14-year-old victim alisa vitalieva was buried over the weekend, mourned by her grandparents among many others. she was traveling with her mother irina. her body has not yet been identified. russia has begun a monumental airlift to bring 79,000 of its citizens

with mollie cooney. mollie: there are new developments today in the scandal dubbed "vati-leaks", with the holy see criticizing newly-released claims of financial mismanagement, and internal resistance to reform efforts by the pope. two people are under arrest, accused of leaking the evidence. cbs news has obtained a copy of one of the two controversial books due out later this week. barry peterson has the details and reaction. barry: the book is titled "merchants in the temple," where nuzzi says the pope's men are lined up on one side, while on the other are his enemies, the defenders of the status quo, adverse to any and all change. that change was started shortly after pope francis was elected. he set up a special commission to examine the vatican's finances. the books claim the commission found widespread shortcomings and areas where there was virtually no accounting for how money was spent. nuzzi talks about how even the most sacred rituals are allegedly tainted by money, like the procedures for beati

with mollie cooney. mollie: a powerful storm system is stretched across the country's midsection. it fueled tornadoes in kansas and texas last night and today is intensifying a snow storm in parts of the rockies. david begnaud is in castle rock, colorado, which remains under blizzard warning. >> oh my god. david: massive tornadoes, violent storms and blinding snow are lashing parts of the u.s. as a dangerous mix of severe weather intensified monday. warning sirens roared across western kansas. at least 10 tornadoes ripped through the state. it wrecked this home in howell and left the family inside terrified. >> very scared, numb would be a good word for it. david: another 5 tornadoes were reported in texas. the fierce storms churned out these violent lightning strikes, leaving more than 6,000 people without power. this powerful system is also fueling winter storm warnings in new mexico and 60 mile per hour winds in colorado, which could see up to 18 inches of snow falling today. early tuesday morning, wind gusts were clocked at nearly 60 miles per hour in the denver metro area. th

with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: progress cancer survivors, having a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery is often dramatic and dish -- is often dramatic. even smaller tasks, like finding a proper-fitting, post-surgical bra, can be difficult. but teri okita has some recommendations on how to help patients get comfortable. teri: chris wilhite manages the friend to friend shop in san francisco. she beat breast cancer 15 years ago. her store caters specifically to breast cancer survivors in various stages of recovery. for chemotherapy patients, it's a place to find wigs and scarves. post surgery, a place for >> these are mastectomy bras, and i'm sure 20 years ago, you didn't see this kind of design, and they're feminine. teri: while customers don't have to sacrifice lacy looks for comfort, wilhite says they do need to find soft, supportive, breathable fabric with no underwire. fasteners should be in the front, with inside pockets for prosthetics or soft forms. >> it depends on the body, on the shape. teri: but p

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: kurdish fighters have reached the center of town in sinjar, iraq. isis has controlled the strategic city for more than a year, but the kurds are making a big push to take it back with help from u.s. warplanes and advisors. cbs news correspondent charlie d'agata is on the ground in the warzone. reporter: we are now inside you can hear gunfire readily as the battles are taking place in the east and west part of the city. we are on the north side. we had walked on the throw to get here. do you see it piled with debris and cables running all over. that is one of the big threats. not stepping on a pressure plate or tripwire they could set up a homemade bomb inside the street or inside the buildings around. that is as the #of -- peshmerga start clearing the roads. we watched as a handful of they were winding into the village and that was followed by dozens more and then hundreds. they are clearing out the city house by house, street by street. going after any isis militants that rema

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: cancer patients often make a lot of adjustments in their lives to give themselves the best chance at recovery. but many find it hard to eat healthy when feeling sick. marlie hall introduces us to one survivor who is using her experience in the kitchen to help others to get through treatments. the former president victims says old-fashioned home cooking helped her get through chemotherapy. >> i was finding out was getting through my treatment a lot easier than some of the other people because i was cooking and i can adapt to how i was feeling much easier. reporter: she continues the healthy and is helping others do it. she has written a cookbook for people who are fighting cancer. >> all this is is really great fruit -- food that is an organizer people going through rotten time. reporter: according to the american institute for cancer research, cancer patients should eat mostly fruits and vegetables, minute red meat, and avoid processed meat. >> the more natural and hold the foo

mollie cooney got the first exclusive interview with kenny and bobbi mccaughey in the hospital, just after the babies were born in 1997. stacey: it seems like just yesterday for many of us. there were a few years that seemed to drag on a little bit. it's hard to believe -- mollie: hard to believe 18 years have gone by and the kids are bracing and embracing what comes next. this was our first glimpse of of the seven mccaugheys, kenny jr., alexis, natalie, kelsey, nathan, brandon, and joel.. ounces, to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. from there our cameras caught up with the 7 siblings and older daughter mikayla as they grew from babies. to toddlers -- to teenagers learning to drive -- and, yes, dating. now in their senior year, it's a mixture of emotions, as they look to graduation and life on their own. brandon will be the first to leave the nest. he has enlisted into the army. >> i'll be going june 1 for 14 weeks of basic and air and then my job is the infantry. i'll probably be gone most of the time because i'm going active duty for that. mollie: and that is hitting his jr. miss everybody. goi

this is kcci eight news at noon with mollie cooney. >> we've been wanting to do this for so long and we're doing it. and all of a sudden, here i am again in the hospital, sick. it was somewhat heart breaking. mollie: but a sympathetic judge is turning heartache into joy for one ohio family. a man battling leukemia was too sick to adopt the girl he's raised since she was 5-years-old. but as reporter karin johnson tells us, a local judge took his courtroom to the hospital. karin: a father's love for his daughter, you can see it in his eyes. >> she is a blessing. karin: aubrey feels the same about him. >> he has raised me since i was five. karin: through fishing trips to has been his stepdaughter. all of that was about to change. they started the adoption process when rob, who had battled leukemia one of before was diagnosed with a more aggressive form of the disease. his health declined and he could not make it to the court hearing. >> we have been wanting to do this for so long and we are doing it, and all of a sudden here i am again in the hospital, sick. it was somewhat heartbreaking

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: a diagnosis of breast cancer is scary in itself. then there's the prospect of losing both breasts. now, a growing number of hospitals are doing reconstruction immediately after a mastectomy. and as jamie yuccas shows us, it's helping women to go home feeling whole. reporter: rebecca schedule is always full what her family's history of cancer always wait on >> my mother and grandmother and great-grandmother all had breast cancer. reporter: when she was 35 c found that she to have the earliest form. because a bilateral vasectomy which is called a one and done approach would allow her doctor to remove cancer and a plastic surgeon to do the reconstruction immediately afterwards. >> how is a really? reporter: her doctor is the chair of searchable oncology in boston. he says the benefits are huge. >> after surgery to get to see that the skin, the neville, the size of the breast is the same as it was before she went to sleep. it's something that we cannot offer a few years ago. report

with mollie cooney. people are gearing up for the thanksgiving holiday. and with the terrorist attacks in paris still fresh on everyone's mind, law enforcement is taking extra steps to keep travelers safe. jamie yuccas reports from new york. jamie: 46 million will travel in the united states this week. and they will see extra officers, patrol dogs, and guns at virtually every airport, train station, and tourist destination in the country. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says his agency is ready for anything. >> i always hesitate to rank threats, but the potential copycat, the lone wolf actor is one that we are continually focused on. jamie: lines at the airports will be longer, and slower. the tsa says it will handle 25 million passengers this week, with enhanced screenings. >> we're all a little bit more aware of the increased security now and that people might be a little more nervous. at the same time, we're still traveling. jamie: if travelers are nervous, so are the airlines. phony bomb threats re-directed three flights last week from the u.s

stacey: the latest interview with the septuplets by mollie cooney is still online at kcci.com, if you missed it. are you ready for this?. continuous christmas music. steve: personally, not quite yet. but des moines radio station, , more 104, is launching its annual christmas music marathon tomorrow morning at 9:00. what's your favorite christmas song? stacey: i don't have a favorite but with the snow coming in the steve: we will$68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe the federal government should be who are borrowing to be able to get their education. we have got to make college affordable. steve: is the breaking news a broad you at the top of the newscast. stacey: state championship a ballgames tomorrow or canceled but tonight, three teams will be taking the field. scott reister joins us live from the uni-dome. scott: it is latin here because the uni football team is warming up a

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. kim: there are nearly 24,000 households in polk county that qualify as extremely low income. but only about 16,500 units are available at a price they could reasonably afford. that's why a central iowa man who was homeless for 2 years says simply having a roof over his head is reason enough to now give thanks. kcci's elizabeth klinge has his story. reporter: from the fort door to the mailbox -- >> having keys to something besides a bicycle paddle. reporter: it's easy to take keys for granted. until you don't have them. >> homeless people don't need keys very much. there is not much you have to unlock. reporter: that was the case for wesley keele when he found himself out of work, homeless, and suffered from alcoholism. >> when you lose a lot of material things you also lose , and along those things goes your drive to better yourself. reporter: often for credit in rental history and he says finding a place to live again is nearly impossible. >> that's what we have so many homeless peop

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: he probably no holiday deals are already popping up online, days ahead of black friday and cyber monday. many people will take time out of their workday to knock off items on their shopping lists, even if it's against company policy. as danielle nottingham reports, a new survey suggests more and more companies are relaxing their rules and allowing employees to sneak in a bargain hunt. reporter: it can be hard to resist a good deal online, especially when you are at the office. >> sometimes i will speak in a little extra time for my eating time and go online and get some. shopping done reporter: a new survey found 25% of coveney's allow unrestricted access to shopping sites. up 10% from 2012. another 48% of businesses allow it but monitor workers were excessive use. >> a lot of companies have accepted rather than try to prevent it, let's accept it within reason and let's have a process around it so we can get work done during the holiday season. reporter: about 25% of workers ad

mollie cooney got the first exclusive interview in the hospital after the babies were born back in 1997. elizabeth: she has more on the mollie: this was our first glimpse of the 7 mccaughey's, kenny jr., alexis, natalie, kelsey, nathan, brandon and joel. 18 years ago ranging from two pounds five ounces to three pounds four ounces. from there our cameras caught up with the seven siblings and older daughter mikayla as they grew from babies to toddlers. to teenagers learning to drive . >> who wants to date? mollie: and yes dating, now in their senior year, it's a mixture of emotions as they look to graduation and life on their own. brandon will be the first to leave the nest. he has enlisted into the army. >> i'll be going june 1 for 14 weeks of basic and air. -- basic and ait. and then my job is the infantry, so i'll probably be gone most of the time because i'm going active duty for that. mollie: and that is hitting his siblings hard, especially kenny jr. >> i'm definitely going to miss everybody, being so close to everyone. it's going to be hard just to see us all go especially my broth

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: the fbi says a popular online scam continues to grow. hackers shut down your computer and then force you to pay a ransom to get control back. the international crime is targeting everyone even law enforcement. : believe it when her entire computer froze. >> whoever hacked my computer had full access. kenneth hackers locked all her : files. she then received a pop-up ransom note like this one demanding payment to free her , computer. it even came with a countdown clock. >> it said pay this ransom before this countdown ends or you're going to lose all these files forever. kenneth the pop-up miller : received is called cryptolocker but the scam is global and the ransom notes come in different forms. you can't get past this screen once it comes up? >> you're stuck. this is it. you follow the hacker's instructions to pay them the ransom. kenneth cyber security expert demands range from $200 to $1000. and the criminals often want to be paid in the untraceable online currency bitcoin

with mollie cooney. >> stop. stop. police in oklahoma released by the camera video showing one officer firing shots at a woman who tried to run them down with an suv. but it's other video showing the confrontation that followed that shows just how out of control and dangerous the suspect was. reporter katiera winfrey has more, new at noon. katiera: with just seconds to spare, sand springs officer matt stacy was able to fire off two shots and make it out of this alive, with just bruises. chief mike carter: my only explanation for that is he was under the protection of god because he very well should have been dead. katiera: sand springs police released two body camera videos showing what happened when a woman they say was in a stolen officers friday afternoon. one video shows officers trying to stop stacy bunsey as she drives erratically through an elementary school parking lot. after hitting the officer's car, she runs off the road into a ditch. >> do not move your hands ma'am, do not move. katiera: the second video sh

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. kim: welcome back. a high school in california is giving at-risk students a unique last chance to get an education. teenagers are earning their diplomas by working on a farm, and as danielle nottingham shows us, they're also getting to contribute to their thanksgiving dinner in a special way. reporter: he is grateful to have this moment. at school. >> i was one of the kids is set at the back of the classroom. and occasionally do their work. reporter: he has been to 16 schools a repeated two great. this continuation high school outside los angeles is a flash on a graduating. it's a working farm that offers science credits. they say kerry for the rescued animals helps them heal. >> the gives me a sense that i am needed, that i have to be here. reporter: they started the skin the care farm in partnership with the l.a. school district two years ago. >> they don't feel judged. it is huge. the animals don't judge. they don't judge they kids based anything. says the farm saved her life. >> i got set up -- got

this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. kim: welcome back. while people enjoy their thanksgiving meals and give thanks for what they have this holiday season, there's one teenager who is most thankful she can simply smile and eat again. marlie hall has her story from new york. reporter: for years, she cannot open her mouth. she was on a liquid diet and could barely talk. >> it would hurt from here over here and down there. tumor that locked her jaw shut and worley her left cheekbone. >> i'm going to make you a bologna sandwich. reporter: for five years her mother and her went to countless doctors for getting a prognosis. >> i would cry myself to sleep sometimes. reporter: it was benign but aggressive and very rare. >> they can continue to grow and overtime that would cause more and more loss of function. reporter: dr. said mount sinai hospital performed a complex operation to remove the tumor and damaged bones. they replaced it with a custom-made prosthetic jaw. three months after surgery nicolette is looking forward to her birthday next mont

. >> reporter: mollie cooney for cbs fuse, cbs news, carlisle, iowa. >> that sounds like great advice. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the cyber group anonymous is waging a tech war against isis. we'll take a closer look. >>> plus holiday. shopping, we will tell you how much people will spend and the most popular black friday items. >>> and charlie talks with george lucas about not being asked for input in the upcoming "star wars" movie. >> i decided, fine, but basically i'm not going to try to -- they weren't that keen to have me involved anyway. but at the same time i said if i get in there i'm just going to cause trouble. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. >> you are watching kcci eight news. elizabeth: farewell fall, hello winter, the possible snowing weather could affect one of the events in the metro this weekend. eric: a former city clerk church with burning down the casey community building. and also involved in thousands of dollars in missing money. elizabeth: a johnston police officer becomes

mollie cooney has been following the family since 1997. and now the 7 siblings are about , to turn 18. you can find mollie's full story on our website and on the kcci mobile app. kevin: taking a live look at our downtown skycam run. is there some rain on that camera? kurtis: this is our break between the rain earlier in the rain on the way tomorrow. showers in southwestern iowa. it is a very mild november night. southeast winds at 13. humidity at 86%. more rain, 9:00 a.m.. the rain continuing by the noon hour. more warm weather on the way. it has been a very warm november. we will have the 60's tomorrow and stay in the 60's right through 6:00 p.m. i just south of omaha, they have a lightning strike. if you showers down around princeton, missouri. this is a big system. with our morning rain, clouds, showers starting to move into the west. all those big storms in kansas and oklahoma. another day filled with dramatic activity. storm reports from extreme southern nebraska to the panhandle of texas. we will find out that some of these tornadoes

mollie cooney went to their home in carlisle to celebrate their 18th birthday on thursday. one is going into the army, one wants a career in music, to want to be teachers, to will study computer science, what is going into construction. they have big plans for their future. shaina: imagine the massive sectional couch and counterspace. eric: it will be so quiet next year. shaina: talk about an empty nest. we gotta show you what stopped in dallas county on monday. the capitol christmas tree. it's inside this 53-foot long trailer that was operating under an oversize permit. the dot shared these photos on facebook. the tree came from the chugach national forest in south central alaska. it's a 74 foot tall spruce that will stand on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. getting to see it all decorated. elizabeth: and it's sure looking like christmas in colorado, this is what it's doing there right now. 18 inches expected. what a difference a few degrees can make, just rain here in central iowa. metinka does have a drop in temps to come though, next on kcci.>> on cbs this morning we

mollie cooney went to their home in carlisle to celebrate their 15th birthday. one is going to the army, one wants a career in music, to will study computer science, one is going into construction. they all have exciting future plans. shaina: what a transition to leave home. elizabeth: especially that many people. shaina: we gotta show you what stopped in dallas county on monday. the capitol christmas tree. it's inside this 53-foot long trailer that was operating under an oversize permit. the dot shared these photos on facebook. the tree came from the chugach national forest in south central alaska. it's a 74 foot tall spruce that the u.s. capitol. elizabeth: and it's sure looking like christmas in colorado, this is what it's doing there right now. 18 inches expected. what a difference a few degrees -- you can see the snow flakes coming down, what a difference a few degrees can make. >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. metinka: a soggy tuesday morning across much of central iowa with rain from fort dodge to ankeny o

mollie cooney's latest interview with them is still online at kcci.com if you missed it. eric: the winds of change have a live picture from the des moines public works yard. the snowplows are gassed up to go if needed tomorrow. metinka has the latest timing, totals, and a big drop in temps next on kcci. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data than veri

mollie cooney has really gotten she brought us the first pictures of the septuplets after they were born at methodist and , had the first interview with bobbi and kenny. she will fill us in on all their plans after graduation and see how mom and dad feel about being empty nesters soon. shaina: a full mast -- nest. eric: that is today on kcci 8 news at 5:00. elizabeth: and eric, we want to talk about your story tonight at 6:00 as well. someone is surprising people all over central iowa by handing out some serious cash. eric: yes it's been happening , lately all over central iowa. people handed $10,000 to pursue their dream. i snuck into one of their meetings so you can see how they pull off the big surprises and what they're looking for in a recipient. catch 100 men on a mission, in this is iowa, on kcci 8 news at 6:00. shaina: surprise seems to be our theme today. caitlyn jenner surprised a lot of people with her trip to des moines this past weekend. nightclubs. she was even at the mall, jordan creek town center. she was apparently filming an episode of her reality show "i am cait." peop

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mollie? stacey: another said, "sad to see you go. i've watch you all may life. end of an era. kcci news with out kevin cooney is like peanut butter without jelly. happy retirement. thank you, sir. good night & good luck. " kevin: and good riddance. stacey: jason parkin tweets "what? , you're leaving?" tune in tonight at 10:00 to catch kevin's last newscast right here on kcci channel 8. kevin: i can assure you it will be a newscast. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] rmet cheeseburger as much as anybody. and that's why we created the pub burger at culver's. my favorite cheeseburger starts with great beef. when you get that burger in your hand and the juices are flowing, you want to devour it. chef, we're going to make a pepper grinder pub burger. i'm stoked, man. we've got a little wisconsin swiss and wisconsin cheddar. those are the criteria for me fresh beef, bacon, wisconsin cheese. the four-peppercorn mayo really sets this burger apart. this is the ultimate bacon cheeseburger. r new pepper grinder pub bur

mollie: and we are just two days away from the democratic debate in des moines. kcci is a proud co-sponsor of saturday's event at drake university. our own kevin cooney will be one of the moderators along , with john dickerson and nancy cordes of cbs news, and the "des moines register's" kathie obradovich. still to come today at noon, u.s. warplanes backing kurdish troops launched a major offensive against isis terrorists. and what a new report has to say about obesity rates here in the u.s. news at noon continues. jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon with jason sydejko. mollie: u.s. warplanes ar

cooney anchored his final newscast after nearly 4 decades here at kcci. as you can see here a lot of past and present kcciers along with kevin and mollie's family joined him on set for the final moments of the 10:00 news last night. stacey horst had a few final things to say about her stacey: you have brought the world home to iowans every night and you've done it with grace and dignity. in a way that made us snow, no matter what was going on in the world, we were going to be ok. that is special. very few people make that happen and you do. we have been so lucky to have you in our lives and in our homes all these many years. eric: she summarized what so many of us who were here last night were thinking. and then kevin got his turn. kevin: the first line of the teleprompter is some of you may have heard this is my last newscast. if you are wondering why you haven't heard anything about it until now it's because i asked our producer julia, and i think her for her understanding, i asked for a moment or two at the end of the news to say thank you. thanks to the many people who work here at kcci. if there's a camera that could get a picture, amy, a lot of them