live in des moines, rose heaphy, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: and now a look at the current road conditions from the iowa dot. it gets worse and worse and worse. the areas you see in pink are roads that are 100% snow and ice covered. the roads in blue are partially covered. and the roads and green, less and less are rated as clear. , we're joined by phone by sergeant doug cutts of the iowa state patrol with the latest on state highway and interstate conditions. thank you so much for talking with us. where are you? what is your location? doug: i am pulling into my driveway, end of my shift. the roads are deteriorating quickly in jasper county and across the state. we now have twoow bans. there is none of that along i-80. it is deteriorating very quickly. this is a wet, sticky snow. what we are finding, the snow is packing to the front of your vehicle street and therefore, your headlights are not effective anymore. you are going to have to get out and clean them off. people cannot see your taillights or your headlights in the snow. stacey:

the new iowa ate coach has arrived the ames airport. ny people ross the country e headed home after visiting family and friends during the thanksgiving holiday. d someavelers are having trouble to the ames airport. many people across the country are headed home after visiting family and friends during the thanksgiving holiday. and some travelers are having trouble getting home because of severe weather. rehema ellis has the story. you'll need suitcases full of patience to get through the nations airports. expect long lines due to tighter security.. s/mos "definitely heightened security. it's a bigger presence." ...and the sheer number of passengers could lengthen the time spent in the terminal. triple-a estimates 3.6 million flying this "we got here 3 hours early just to make sure that we weren't going to miss our flight. we'd rather just take our time and not stress out." the highways are crowded, too. 42-million on the roads and drivers got an early holiday gift with gas averaging $2.15 a gallon...the lowest pump prices for the thanks

live in west des moines, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: from our ames bureau, iowa state university police are investigating a body found along some train tracks northeast of campus. isu police say union pacific railroad workers discovered the body on monday evening near brookside park. investigators say the victim is a male student. but they won't release the victim's name until the family is notified. foul play is not suspected. kevin: the state department of clinical investigation -- of criminal investigation and the calhoun county sheriff's office investigating a shooting death in the town of pomeroy. police were called 205 2nd street and pomeroy around 2:00 in the morning. inside they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. the identity of the victim has not been released. no arrests have been made. investigators don't believe the public is in any danger. conflicting testimony today in the ngor makuey trial. he's charged in the beating death of his 97-year-old neighbor rupert anderson. his wife, harriett, was severely beaten. kcc

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: while we are on it, coming up at 10:00 we'll take , you inside one those new stores in west des moines. see why many say rei is not your typical sporting goods store. stacey: the new face of iowa state's campus-town is taking shape. the kingland systems campus-town redevelopment project is nearly complete. cvs pharmacy is now open at lincoln way and welch. the project is a three-story, 7500 square foot building. kingland systems and iowa state university will move into the second and third floors. now back to k curtis for the kurtis: the cold front will take about 20 hours to get here. it wasn't doesn't warm out there today because the clouds never really broke up. south winds are breezy. when you compare high temperatures, the old record for the first four days of the month was 2008, and we did beat that even though we were only in the 60's. today, 66 degrees. a little cooler but the numbers add up to make it a record start to november on the high temperature side. 10:00 p.m.,

near tama, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: iowa drug control policy leaders say it's uncertain how federal law will treat marijuana on native american reservations and places like the meskwaki settlement. the proposed bakken oil pipeline next week in boone. but we've learned demand is so overwhelming for the public hearing, the iowa utilities sign up in advance. and they have limited it to roughly 200 speakers. kcci's ryan smith in studio now to explain how quickly those spots filled up. ryan: those wanting to speak next week have to call the iowa utilities board to claim a spot. the board allotted all day today and tomorrow for the sign up process but get this the spots filled up shortly after lunchtime. since its proposal, the bakken oil pipeline has spurred a firestorm debate, heated opinions both for and against. today went wet -- today callers , phoned in by the hundreds, requesting to speak at next week's public hearing. lois hamilton manages the phones for the iowa utilities board. >> today i've been on the phone

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: family members tell kcci, that deshaun trombone is the father of 3 of scalicity perez's 4 children. trombone was recently sentenced to 65 years in prison for the overdose death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter. stacey: only on kcci, a sergeant with the missouri highway patrol says negligence killed brandon ellingson. he went overboard well in the company of a trooper. ryan smith just back from the lake of the ozarks in missouri. ryan: sergeant randy henry interviews -- interviewed trooper pearcy. he doesn't hold back. >> this happened on our watch. this shouldn't have happened, totally preventable. and then it was covered up. ryan: sergeant henry is set to retire next month after 30 years with the missouri highway patrol and water control. those two agencies were merged in that, henry says, resulted in poor training for some officers. the trooper admits he put the right -- but the wrong lifejacket on ellingson. because of that, ellingson couldn't stay above the surface a

reporting live in des moines, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: also right now at 5:00 freezing rain and snow impacting , north western and north central iowa. steve: here in the metro, steady rain falling all morning and afternoon. kurtis: the metro escaping the main part of this system. you can see the snow still spinning off to the northwest. we are actually drawing in some dry air. rain showers from the east side of town extending over into poweshiek county. a little bit of light snow. sleep. all rain on the diagonal. some heavier rain in cedar rapids and waterloo. we are at 38 degrees. commute here. you have to head out to clarion or storm lake to see those temperatures around freezing. they had ice earlier today and that. mid-30's. mixing in a little bit of snow to the west and northwest. cloudy skies. 6:00 p.m., we drop below freezing. snowfall amounts through wednesday, less than an inch in wraparound snow. northwestern iowa, 5-8 there. steve: 38 degrees never felt so good. let's take a look at a couple of traffic cams. this is the

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: tonight, new information on a deadly accident on interstate-80 in jasper county. the iowa state patrol released the name of the woman and child killed in tuesday's crash. 39-year-old sabrina wakins and 13-year-old nataija waktins died. 14-year-old bryneisha watkins, who was driving the suv, and an 11-year-old natasha watkins were injured and taken to iowa methodist medical center. both are listed in good condition tonight. kevin: the latest on the paris terror attacks investigation. two people died, another eight arrested following an hours long siege of a suspected terror cell. paris prosecutors say the suspected ringleader may be one of the two killed. the prosecutor is backing away from an earlier report that one of the dead was a woman who killed herself by detonating an explosive vest. how are iowa travelers responding? are they cancelling their plans because of new attack threats? live with the answer. vanessa: stacey, kevin, the memorial union is home to the study abroa

news, iowa's news leader. stacey: des moines city crews spent the day putting anti-icing solution on snow routes. the solution cut down on the amount of snow and ice that may stick to roads, making it easier it easier for us to drive on. you can see when the solution dries, it leaves white lines on the pavement. but until it dries, those streets will be wet. drivers should allow extra distance because traction will be reduced. you can stay ahead of the snow around the clock with the kcci weather app. it features an hourly forecast, and live interactive radar through your smartphone. , the kcci weather app is available for free download for android and iphones. new information in a new scam that may involve the hot lotto lotto game. investigators say a 2011 hot lotto jackpot won in oklahoma could be the result of tampering by former multi-state lottery official eddie tipton. those investigators revealed that information in a court hearing today in des moines. back in july, a jury convicted tipton of fraud in con

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: new at 5:00 two iowa men , are back in a boston court today charged with making threats against a pokemon competition. prosecutors say kevin norton of ames and james stumbo of boone used social media to threaten violence at the event in saying august, they had a stash of weapons in their car when they tried to register. they've been held without bail after pleading not guilty to weapons charges. des moines police are asking for your help identifying two people caught on surveillance breaking into a laundromat. this happened at the laundry place on east university avenue. investigators say surveillance video shows the pair forcing their way from a public area of the laundry into a private office. if you recognize those people are you have any other information about the suspects, contact polk county crime stoppers at 515-223-1400. steve: new information on an ambulance and car collision this morning in des moines. this happened just before at 7:30 a.m. southwest 7th and mlk. pol

live in studio, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: 2 people are now charged in a des moines area road rage case. this happened on october 22 near the goode greenhouse, just north of interstate 80/35. police say 2 groups of people got into a heated argument then drove off in separate cars. the lead car fired shots at the trailing car, sending it into a ditch. the driver of that vehicle 25-year-old maria eshom, now , faces multiple charges, including first-degree robbery. 32-year-old dewayne cole also including intimidation with a dangerous weapon. kevin: right now, authorities continue to search for a suspect following a deadly weekend shooting. this one happened outside evolution nightclub just north of des moines on 6th avenue early sunday. moines was killed. the shooting one of three in the 42-year-old brendan mcguinness is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 41-year-old gino risola. he was shot several times outside his waukee home with a semi-automatic weapon early saturday. and back in des moines, 17-

vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: state troopers say drugs and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash. a passenger is dead after a car slams into a tree along a highway. it happened just before 8:30 this morning along highway 163 near pella. emergency crews say a woman was unresponsive when they arrived. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver was taken to pella regional health center. his name and condition haven't been released. the crash remains under investigation. steve: a gas leak closes a major downtown intersection. the leak was first reported just before 8:00 this morning at grand and second in des moines. midamerican energy workers shut off gas valves to secure the area. nobody was hurt. stacey: french authorities are trying to track down two suspects in the devastating terror attacks in paris. 129 people were killed. kevin cooney here with that now. kevin: stacey, french authorities are now looking for a second fugitive they say was directly involved in those attacks. they're alrea

vanessa: vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: prescott says if you see a good deal for something outside of electronics on black friday, buy it then. stacey: have you started? kevin: no. [laughter] i'm going to have a lot of spare time or shopping. andy: we have this aixa -- we have the cycle of home opener it is a announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: iowa state university are highly ranked, and tonight, for the first time, fans get to see steve prohm coach the team in person. home opener tonight against chicago state. the coach coming out to a raucous welcome. on the ever top chicago state. this was the jameel mckay show. player of the year in the big 11-14 from the floor. 25 points, 11 rebounds. 106-64, the final. >> i try every game to be the best player in the country. playing off my teammates. they did a great job today. >> we feed off his energy. he is the key guy for us and when he gets going, he really anchors our defense. he is the anchor back there. today, he was tremendous on offens

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: hawkeye football fans should expect tighter security, at the university of iowa's final home game at kinnick on saturday against purdue. the university says it will take steps to increase safety at the 70,000 seat stadium in response to the attacks in paris. so fans are being asked arrive early and expect extensive screening. only clear bags, and small bags, will be allowed inside kinnick. stacey: today, 47 house democrats joined republicans in passing legislation to set up more hurdles for syrian and iraqi refugees who want to get -- wants to come to the united states. the margin was wide enough to overturn a threatened veto from the white house. republicans say in dangerous times, the government must first protect its own. we want to know, do you think iowa should allow syrian refugees to relocate here? these are the results of our unscientific poll. 15% say yes. 69% say no. to vote in our now poll, call or text the number on your screen. you can also vote through social media

in polk city, shaina humphries, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: to give you an idea of the coyote population growth, hunting them is becoming popular in iowa. decades ago, only a few hundred were harvested each year. last year, that number was 14,000. steve: trial began today in the beating death of an elderly des moines man. police say 19-year-old ngor makuey broke into a home in july of 2014, killed 97-year-old rupert anderson, and injured his wife harriet. kcci's jason rantala is live in studio with the story. jason: the testimony today included a des moines firefighter saying he witnessed 19-year-old ngor makuey running from the couple's home as well as data from a cell phone obtained from makuey's home. kirk whitlatch, grandson of rupert and harriet anderson, and the manager for vista kennels, took the stand. whitlatch, who live south of the kennel, says prior to the injuries, both his grandparents were in poor health. he recounted the day of the attack, describing sirens and police informing him of a home invasion. he also says his gr

kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: now we check in with frank. he has been driving across the metro. steve: the is on the east side near i-80 near altoona. what do you notice? frank: i tell you what i see. folks driving around without fast. and just not being careful enough out your. getting slushy right now. just to the west of mitchellville, i just got off of that exit a little bit ago. and i will tell you what, the overpasses are very, very slippery. road crews doing a great job treating the roads. the main roads and the interstates across the last few hours. bridges and overpasses are very slick as road crews try to keep up tonight. i tell you what, a lot of traffic starting to build here on interstate 80. and again, just cannot stress it enough. folks, please slow down. the roads are very slippery. i am seeing people out here doing this the limit. that is too fast. i am going 45, and that is as fast as i feel going. back to you guys. steve: we are doing our very best especially on a friday afternoon to get

emmy: emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. alyx: hope ministries in des moines was also in the giving spirit on thanksgiving day. the bethel mission on 6th avenue about 200 volunteers packing meals to deliver to families in need. volunteers prepared 2200 meals. it took about 250 turkeys to make all of those dinners. >> to have so many volunteers that come today to help and they're fantastic. we couldn't do what we do without them. alyx: after the volunteers completed the deliveries, hope ministries also held a dinner at the hope cafe. ere, they expected to serve about 300 people. while many people ended the holiday thursday with christmas shopping, others started thanksgiving day in a much more traditional way. kcci photojournalist glele biermann shows us the pilgrim-style service at >> make a joyful noise to the lord with songs of praise. it is your goodness and not ours that secures the wrestling's of our lives -- blessings of our life. we celebrate the bounty of this good earth, that there is food enough and more for every

eric hanson, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: monday is lou's new day off. but he'll be in a few hours from right now getting tomorrow's , glaze and sprinkles ready. stacey: the calendar says its -- says it is november. like september. lots of people outside in shorts doing some jogging downtown. in this -- and this weather looks like it will be here a kurtis: that holds true, it will be the first time since 1953 with four days in a row in the entities in november. winds south right now at eight. and mild evening. 10:00 p.m. in the 50's. 7:00 a.m., the sun comes up at 6:49. nighttime hours, early morning, pretty cool. 3:00 p.m. temperature should be around 73 degrees. 76 in ottumwa. the old record, 78 in 1938. still plenty nice. you look across the midwest, it is quiet just about everywhere. little bit later in the week. 73 in indianapolis. eventually that weather headed our way. tomorrow, south wins again. a little bit breezy as we gusted over about 22 miles per hour. this system slides always thursday into friday morning. sunshine on the way tomorrow after

live in west des moines, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: severe weather warning. forecasters say 63 million people in the central midwest could be in the path of some bad weather this week. colliding air masses could blow-up high winds and maybe even spin-up some tornadoes. the threat tomorrow stretches all the way from san antonio to chicago to cleveland. meteorologist kurtis gertz now with our storm team 8 forecast. kurtis: is now spinning around utah. it is solely going to kick off to the northeast. heavy snow in the mountains of colorado, even some snow out in nebraska. heaviest rain across the northern half of the state, extending up toward the twin cities. our timeline -- quiet tonight, maybe a little drizzle overnight. thunderstorms erupted tomorrow afternoon. 3:00 p.m. temperature, 61.

live in johnston, rose heaphy, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: ankeny police searching for a teenager who may be in need of medication. 16-year-old shianna davis was last seen monday near the 500 block of ankeny road. she's described at 5 feet, 4 inches tall. . ankeny police say she hasn't had access to medication she needs since monday. if you've see shianna, call ankeny police. and des moines police looking for a bare-faced bank robber. the man held up the banker trust at 3905 merle hay this morning. the robber, who tellers describe as a black male in his 30's, handed over a note demanding cash. weapon. more now on last night's shooting on cambridge that sent one person to the hospital with a bullet wound to the arm. the wound is not believed to be life-threatening. police say so far, no arrests. shooting outside a mcdonald's. police charge gabriel coco with investigators say video footage obtained of the shooting led to the new charge. coco turned himself into police not long after the october 24 shooting. kevin: new video shown in cou

live in studio, cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: new at 5:00 iowa , landowners, who oppose a proposed pipeline that would carry north dakota oil to illinois hope state regulators will consider their concerns about the project. one rancher says that the pipeline dakota access has proposed has started to seem like a deal already. the iowa utilities board is scheduled to begin hearings on the pipeline this month. the state appeals board today approved a $235,000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was kept in isolation at the iowa juvenile home for 280 days. concerns about the treatment of residents prompted governor branstad to close the toledo-based home last year. governor branstad's effort to privatize iowa's medicaid program continues to move forward. branstad says the move to private management will result a lower cost. but some iowa medicare recipients are questioning whether they will still receive the care they need. stacey: the university of iowa's new president started his job on campus today a

live in des moines, jason rantala, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. todd: tonight paul rhoads out as , isu head coach. just one game short of finishing his 7th season. here he is in ames today taking a long walk in to the jacobson -- in ames today, moments after jamie pollard and he broke the news. kcci's scott reister joins us. scott: it is a bitter ending to a once-promising tenure at iowa state. the ankeny native went 7-6 his first season and followed that with some historical upsets and passionate speeches. but the wins were few and far between. ad jamie pollard fired rhoads sunday morning following an incredible meltdown at k-state where isu lost 3 fumbles in the final seven minutes. in that game, the cyclones blew a 21 point lead in the second half to the last place wildcats. it was the second straight game isu blew a late lead. rhoads has six years remaining on that 10 year, $20 million contract. he will get a buy out. $4.5 million his record over 7 years at iowa state 32-54. , 16-44 in the big 12. just 4 big 12 wins the past 3 seasons. it all

live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: the weather is a changing. kurtis: still a mile day but there are changes on the way. 64 degrees. southwind at 17. the clouds never really broke up today. overall, temperatures will be fairly nice. the old record in 2008. the second, 1979 -- the third, 79. it is the warmest starts november going back into the 1800s. winds will pick up out of the south at 7:00 a.m.. precipitation chance is not that great. the best chance of some thunderstorms looks to be late afternoon and early evening. clouds were persistent in the metro and broke up to the west and the east. wyoming. some heavier snow along the ski resorts. it will eventually drag this cold front across the state. then some colder air will filter in. we could get some patchy drizzle early tomorrow but a better chance of storms would be late friday starts out with sunshine and then we will wrap in some clouds. storms fairly fast-moving. i think some locations could see around one tends to 6/10 -- around 1/10 to 6/10 of an inch. our low temperature tonight high

onge, kcci 8 news, , iowa's news leader. stacey: a man charged with murdering a 97-year-old neighbor is letting a judge, not a jury, decide his fate. prosecutors say ngor makuey broke into the neighbor's home and beat 97-year-old rupert andersen to death. his wife, harriett, was seriously injured but survived. today, testimony began in makuey's first degree murder trial. kcci's jason rantala just back from the polk county courthouse. jason r: today's testimony included a recounting of a firefighter seeing makuey walking casually from the victim's home as well as info obtained from a cell phone they got from makuey's home. kirk whitlatch, manager the -- kirk whitlatch, the grandson of victims rupert and harriet anderson and manager for the couples kennel recounted the day , of the attack hearing the sirens and the police officer telling him something was wrong. whitlatch says his grandparents were in poor health before the attack. >> blood everywhere, carpet cut up, fingerprints all over place, e. jason r: firefighter and par

laura terrell, kcci 8 news. iowa's news leader. steve: --kevin: we want to bring is a beautiful new pictures from northern china. cross covering the streets in the trees. heavy snow fell for most of the day. just a reminder of what is ahead the immediate concern is not a surly that form of precipitation but a lesser version. kurtis: there will be some snow as close by as nebraska. there is a high risk for some wind damage. some of this could be not thunderstorm related. we will have an elevated risk for some flash flooding, a tornado risk also elevated because we have so much spin in the atmosphere. any son tomorrow is not a good thing. more sunshine, more explosive atmosphere. if things get bubbling in the atmosphere, we will see those severe storms from noon to about 5:00 p.m.. they will be fast-moving, so there will be little time to react. thunderstorms tomorrow across the state. less of a threat for severe weather the farther north you are, with temperatures in the 50's and some locations in the 60's. the storm trend tomorrow,

jason r.: jason rantala kcci 8 news iowa's news leader. elizabeth: one fan also says he hopes the next coach doesn't just use the job as a stepping stone to a bigger program. eric: we are asking you to weight in with our now poll. go to kcci.com or call or text the number on your screen to tell us if you agree with iowa state's decision to fire coach paul rhoads. right now 56% say yes. and 44% say no. be sure to stay with kcci on air and online at kcci.com for complete coverage of paul rhodes firing from isu. kcci will be there monday as athletic director jamie pollard and rhodes speak the media. elizabeth: it seems like it is going to be a nice one metinka. metinka: yes it is. sidewalks and bridges, 32 now in des moines. 28 in ames. the coldest up near waterloo. right along highway 20, we have that is when he picked up the most snow on friday's storm. today, will be melting away some of that. maybe even -- maybe even close to 50 near council bluffs. temps is get warmer tomorrow. here in des moines, mid 40's. elizabeth: some south east des

live in ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. andy: certainly an emotional day for roads and all the members of the cyclone football family. stacey: a state trooper from waukee and a nurse from ankeny will be recognized at this friday's iowa-nebraska game in lincoln. back on april 26, trooper tracy bohlen and nurse jane mccurdy helped patrick roark who was having a seizure while driving down interstate 35. their actions help roark fully recover. bohlen and mccurdy and their families will be guests of the hawkeyes at the game. their names will be inscribed on this year's trophy. kevin: friday's snow is already starting to melt. kurtis: 40's here in the metro. southwestern iowa, not a lot of snow on the ground. look at this pretty shot coming in from our you local page. temperatures will drop down into the 20's. re-freeze tonight. patchy fog early tomorrow. 43. looking ahead to holiday travel, i think there could be some fog and drizzle on wednesday. thanksgiving day, 47. partly cloudy skies on friday. school less than an hour away

in washington, diane roberts, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: back here in central iowa today, the defense in the ngor , makuey murder trial says makuey was insane when he beat his elderly east side neighbors. kcci's kim st. onge is live in studio. kim, the defense saying that's why makuey shouldn't be held responsible for his actions? kim: that's right. the defense says people who don't know what they're doing because of a mental illness don't deserve to be punished for it. a psychologist diagnosed makuey with having symptoms similar to schizophrenia. his actions that day don't make sense for that reason, including his decision not to run from police and use a grilling spatula as a weapon, when he had access to knives. makuey told a psychologist a green man with four arms took control of his body and made him beat his neighbors. the prosecuting attorney say s mental illness isn't the same as legal insanity. jeff: just because the defendant may hallucinate, someone telling him to do something, that does not take away his free will. that do

shaina: in des moines, shaina humphries, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kurtis: gusts near 50 miles per hour during the daytime our. last night, gusts of 60 reported around ankeny. it is going to be a breezy evening, especially the farther east you are. west-northwest winds. still gusting to around 25 at clear skies overnight, 41. 7:00 a.m., 33. it is going to be a brisk morning. average tairod 49, 50 degrees. it has been and above normal november so far. forecast across the state -- 47 and sunshine in ames. here is what we are coming up with. we are these damage surveys in for the national weather service. it did cross lake rathbun. it started just on the southern shore. cap link, 11 miles. maximum sustained winds, 125 miles per hour. that makes it a mid range ef-2 tornado. the des moines trail was ef-0. leftover clouds now in northeastern iowa. some snow that is firing to the north. that low is pulling out. high pressure building in and that is setting us up for a trifecta of sunshine. three days in a row it's sunny skies. warm air to the west will move

live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: fears over a paris-style attack in the u.s. are causing some members of congress to push for a pause on a refugee immigration program. kevin cooney is here with that right now. ,kevin: there are some latebreaking developments. this concerns millions of syrians who have fled their country looking for safety, but some in washington don't want them coming to the united states. sen. cruz: it is the height of lunacy for a government official to welcome in tens of thousands of refugees when we know that among them will be isis terrorists. kevin: more than 2 dozen governors, including terry branstad, say syrian refugees should not be allowed in their states for now, but brandstad admits it's a federal issue. in d.c., republicans are pushing for a vote tomorrow on a bill to temporarily stop a white house program that would bring up to syrian refugees to america. 10,000it would in effect called the immigration. just a few moments ago, the white house says it will veto that bill to tough

live from drake university, alyx sacks, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: and we are getting your reaction this morning as well. our now poll wants to, know did last night's dem debate help you decide on a candidate? some of them did and some of them did not. 37% of the people say yes, it shaped them toward clinton, 29% toward sanders, and a few said toward martin o'malley. 13% said they are voting for the gop ticket and 16% are still undecided. you can still vote and we'll be bringing you the latest results elizabeth: republican candidates had a lot to say on social media during the democratic debate. most candidates focused their tweets on the dem's responses to questions about radical islam and terrorism. jeb bush commented, "yes, we are at war with radical islam terrorism." john kasich tweeted, "hillary clinton has consistently failed to understand the depth of the isis threat. we need john kasich's leadership." carly fiorina has similar thoughts, saying, "we need a president who will see and speak and act on the truth. hillary clinton will not ca

live in des moines, rose heaphy, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: people are trying to know about the weather for that holiday travel kurtis: todd:. -- travel. kurtis: tonight, we will stay above freezing pretty much all night long. you can check out some of those great photos. temperatures in the 40's. i think we will see some fog forming as the night goes along. tomorrow, on and off drizzle throughout the day. 3:00 p.m., 53 degrees. it looks like the widespread rain will arrive on thanksgiving day. heavy rain on thursday, 45. by friday, it looks like the majority of the system will move out. i do want to point out that it could get icy in western iowa. there is a winter storm watch for thursday out to the west. kevin: a rally at the state capitol today in support of all refugees. stacey: this comes on the heels of governor branstad's request for state agencies to stop work on resettling any syrian refugees into iowa. kcci's mark tauscheck was there. mark: on a day the u.n. secretary general urges european countries to be more compassionate

new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? >> this is iowa's news leader, steve: the presidential candidates are blitzing through the early stage, with three months ago until the iowa caucuses. stacey: sally kidd is live in our washington bureau. new poll numbers show a gop leader? sally: donald trump was the undisputed leader for months, as you know, but a surge by ben carson is changing the race. 90 days out from the iowa caucuses and ben carson is the man to beat. according to a new nbc/wall street journal poll, carson leads donald trump nationally by 6 points. >> a year ago, did you think you would be leading the presidential race? mr. carson: i did not think that at all. sally but trump who spent the : day promoting his new book is focusing on other polls. mr. trump you saw the new poll : from new hampshire where i'm leading big? in florida, georgia, texas, all over the place. sally: with 370 days to go to the general election, recent polling shows only about 20% of republicans have decided on a candidate. >> if i was donald trump i would

in stratford, vp, kcci 8 news, -- in stratford, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: next at 10:00 unique , exhibit. what happens when nearly a dozen of des moines' homeless get behind a camera. mark tauscheck shows us where you can find out. kim: plus, top spot? you've seen the reports, des moines lands at the top of a lot of lists for young professionals and families. i sat down with some iowa up to our reputation. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. kevin: we have been hearing a lot lately. des moines is on the top of a lot of lists. best cities to land work, best cities for retirement, most pro-business cities in america, the lists go on. so, is des moines as great and hip as the lists make us out to be? stacey: we'd like to think so. but what about an outside perspective? kcci's kim st. onge is live downtown with the answer. kim: i talked to several political enthusiasts who have the presidential campaign.

emmy: emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader -- news leader. elizabeth: anyone in need can go to chuck's restaurant from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. thanksgiving day. advance requests to reserve a meal, pickup or delivery, can be made at (515) 262-4605. eric: we wanted to tell you about the new record at this year's new combat hunger. iowans donated more than 270,000 pounds of food for the food bank of iowa. it's the 25th year for the event. the previous record was 255,000 vanessa: more and more iowans are opting out of this when it comes to holiday shopping. you what they're doing instead metinka: good morning. we are waking up to a warm start. five minutes before 5:00 a.m. temps today will not be changing temperatures today stay above freezing. overnight, lows remain. light rain will be developing after midnight. today's travel is ok. tomorrow is kind of iffy by the afternoon. falling temperatures in the afternoon. we will pick up some locally heavy rainfall early in the day. it changes over to a wintry mix. 11 inch of issa chelation is's -- .1 i

cynthia: cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: more republican candidates will be in the metro tomorrow for the presidential family forum. that's at the community choice credit union convention center on 5th avenue in des moines. it starts at 6:30 p.m. stacey: next at 10:00 signs of , the season. how you can celebrate downtown des moines tomorrow. kevin: plus, we will have an update from the uni-dome, where the state champion is being crowned. >> he is the richest men in iowa announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. >> we've been fortunate, things have gone reasonably well. kevin: reasonably well indeed. ,forbes magazine says he's the richest man in iowa. there is much more to adel farmer harry stine than his $3 billion fortune. stacey: todd magel sat down one-on-one with stine to find out how he became so successful. todd: is all thanks to corn and soybean seeds. they helped turn

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in osceola, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: in ames, police investigate a rash of home break-ins. and in some of the cases, residents were home at the time. ames police say 5 apartments were burglarized during the early morning hours saturday and sunday. police tell us the apartments are located near campus and none of the victims locked their doors. in two of the cases, residents were sleeping and woke up to find the burglars in their home. >> the burglars probably assumed these people were out on welch avenue or the bars so they wouldn't be home at that time. stacey: police say about $16,000 worth of electronics were taken from the victims. they have no suspects at this time. tomorrow night on kcci learn how , to protect yourself and your home from burglars. kcci's laura terrell will show us live how fast a break-in can happen. plus, the top tips you need to know to keep yourself and your belongings safe. that is tomorrow night at 10:00. kevin: the family of a man shot and killed by a des moines officer this summer is

emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: the dot is adding something new this year to help make winter roads safer for you, you might notice some dot trucks out later today with new lights on them. they'll have blue and white lights along with the familiar amber ones. dot officials say since 2009, there have been more than 200 crashes with dot trucks causing , over one and a half million dollars in damages. the new lights should help cut that down. >> when the trucks are out operating, they naturally kick up a snow cloud around the truck so the amber and the blue and the white, that combination really cuts through that cloud . eric: the blue and white lights are a three year pilot project. here in central iowa are equipped with the lights, and at least two trucks have them in each of the other five iowa dot districts. you can stay ahead of the snow around the clock with the kcci weather app. it features an hourly forecast, live interactive radar right through your smartphone, and much more. it is free for androids and

live in ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: we have the potential for rain, snow, and ice tomorrow. kurtis: trent was there tonight. we really did work on much of the snow in central iowa. we had the mid-50's today. some locations, upper 50's. we had cloud cover all day long. generally precipitation free. moisture is rushing up from the south and this system is spinning out to the west. if you are traveling tomorrow, anywhere east or south will be warming up you won't have any icy conditions. indianapolis, 58. behind this front with temperatures below the freezing area in pink is that frozen precipitation. another little band of midnight. the whole system pulls out. generally try across the state on friday. initially, this is going to be a tremendous rainmaker for november. one inch to two inch amount set their across the south part of the state. lesser moisture west and northwest. not a lot snow in this system. we could mix in a few snowflakes. ice moving in west central iowa at noon. it will track across the state. pro

"you're watching local 5 news at 10 in hd .we are iowa's most 5 news at 10 in hd .we are iowa's most accurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: caulk up another nice, fall day out there today with sunny skies and mild temperatures! tonight will be quiet and clear with temps dropping into the low and mid 30s. tuesday will start off with sunshine, but probably won't end that way as a large, energetic system cranks up to our southwest. it will still be mild and dry tuesday though with highs in the upper 50s to near 60 for most locations. the rain from this large system will start rolling in wednesday am and could become stormy throughout the day. it looks like we will have a chance for some severe weather for especially the southern half of iowa and in the afternoon wed. we will be keeping a close eye on this powerful system to be sure! in its wake, we will have some very chilly winds thursday and friday as temps stay in the 40s for most areas. we will rebound this weekend with mid 50s saturday and then low 60s in the metro sunday! " local

cynthia: cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader -- news leader. elizabeth: the museum will open next november. eric: two full hours is coming up at 5:00 a.m. plus, a big jump for the iowa hawkeyes. they are one step closer for squeezing their way into the national semifinals. we're live in perry. honoring theirself. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it to the experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. e you can actually count on. dad: hey, culligan man. culligan man: hey! dad: this is great! culligan man: i know. elizabeth: right now on kcci eyes on the sky. severe storms could slam iowa today. we will tell you what to expect where you live so you can stay safe. eric: plus, republicans debate. the top issue they talked about , and how their plans would affect your wallet. >> shootings you don't expect in this area. elizabeth: they're fed up. a shooting is the last straw for neighbors of a des moines nightclub as we discover how many times police have been

live downtown, mark tauscheck, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: love that, mark. an historic night for the johnston football team. they played in a 4a quarterfinal game for the first time in school history. and they've been rallying all year around a young man who would have been a senior on the team this year. hank evans died a year and a half ago, when he fell of a longboard. his parents say he lost consciousness due to a medical condition. hank wore a wristband that said "do not be afraid," so "no fear" t-shirts are everywhere at the games. his mom says his friends still rally around him. lori: i don't think these boys would be having the year that they're having if hank was on you know? they have his memory, but they also have the lord's strength. and that's what hank was all about -- jesus. stacey: scott reister in with the score and highlights from that game against valley, coming up in just minutes. kevin: but first, let's talk about tonight and the weekend weather. kurtis: cooling off there, we are in the 40's. already in the 30's out of town, northwest wi

laura: laura terrell, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: buddy was last seen at his farm between newton and colfax, south of interstate 80. if you have any information about this case or buddy's whereabouts, please call the jasper county sheriff's office at 641-792-5912. kevin: right now outrage in , chicago after the police department released a video showing one of its own officers shooting a teenager at least sixteen times. steve karlin here with the latest. steve: protestors hit the streets immediately after the video was released. here's a live picture from the streets of chicago tonight, where several hundred demonstrators are staged near the city's west side. the squad car video shows 17-year-old laquan mcdonald walking down the street with an object in his hand. prosecutors say officer jason van dyke started shooting 6 seconds after he got out of his vehicle. the video shows van dyke continued to shoot mcdonald while the suspect was on the ground. prosecutors say the officer fired 16 shots in 15-seconds. police are working h

in washington, nikole killion, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader -- news leader. elizabeth: the mastermind behind these attacks are behind the train attacks this past summer. one of the 129 people killed has been identified as an american college student. how friends and families are removing her. shaina: nohemi gonzalez was an american college student studying in paris when she was killed in the attacks. she was a senior at california state long beach and was set to come back home next month. school officials say nohemi was in a restaurant with another student when she was shot. friends and family remember her for her joyful personality and spirit. >> it was a really big shock and it really hurts me that this happened, but i want to be happy for her because she was a really life. shaina: 16 other students from cal state long beach were in paris at the time, but they have all been accounted for. while we're learning more about the victims, french authorities are also giving more information about the suspects. right now there is an international manhunt for this m

live in the studio, alyx sacks, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: economic headlines now a popular court avenue restaurant is closing soon for renovations. dos rios says it's closing its doors thursday and hope to re-open the restaurant for the first round of the 2016 ncaa men's basketball tournament. some of the first round tournament games will be played here in des moines march 17 and 19. media general says it plans to move ahead with its merger with des moines based meredith corporation. monday media general rejected a nearly $2 billion buyout offer from nexstar broadcasting and instead will continue with its meredith. some media general stockholders object to the decision after news of the nexstar offer came to light. wall street surprised investors monday, delivering a much stronger showing than expected in the wake of the deadly attacks in paris and following the stock market's biggest weekly loss since august. the dow jumped up almost 238 points. the nasdaq was up about 57. and the s&p 500 picked up about 30. teco bill is making a chan

aixa: a new cnn/orc poll puts carson in second place in iowa. less than three months before the caucuses, donald trump comes in first with 25% of support. gov. chris christie: i've been aixa: filing primary papers in new hampshire, chris christie brushed aside his low poll numbers. which disqualify him from next week's gop primetime debate and place him in the earlier, less-watched event. gov. john kasich: i have confidence that the people of new hampshire make really good choices. aixa: john kasich also filed for the first-in-the-nation primary today. ohio's governor is one of the top eight republicans debating in primetime tuesday night. and the democrats in this race are holding a forum tonight in south carolina, before their debate next saturday in iowa. stacey: aixa, another republican candidate has also been bumped to the earlier debate. right? aixa: that is right. mike huckabee is joining christie, bobby jindal, and rick santorum in the early debate. and this time around, lindsey graham and george pataki didn't even qualify to be in that s

live from mlk, alyx sacks, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. elizabeth: thanks, alyx. now to shaina with news of a new world series champion. shaina: elizabeth, kansas city royals fans waking up very happy this morning. the team beat the new york mets in another late night game. >> inside corner. the royals 2015 world champions. shaina: that was the thrilling finish but a homerun by curtis granderson right off the bat gave the mets hope. but game 5 came down to a pitcher's duel. the royals' bats came alive in the top of the 9th inning, off of an rbi double. kc beat new york 7-2 in 12 innings. catcher salvador perez was named mvp of the world series. >> we never quit. we never put our head down . we never think about, the game is over, no. we'll waste -- we always complete it to the last out. shaina: the royals last, and only word series title was back in 1985. there will be a parade and celebration in downtown kansas city tomorrow for the team. two more stories we are keeping and i on, new details have been released in the crash of a russian airliner in egypt. a govern

iowa city on saturday. we've got you covered nikki newbrough kwwl news. watch out for fake tickets if you're going to the football game this weekend. the university f iowa's ticket office says, because of such a high demand for tickets, the likelihood of counterfeit tickets is high... the game is sold out -- and what tickets are getting put up on stubhub's fan-to-fan marketplace are starting at 160 bucks a pop. kinnick looks aalittle differentty today -- the grapple on the grid iron mats are set up and ready to go... here's video from the university of iowa showing the ats getting rolled out r rght onto the field... the mats were rolled out on the endzone -- and they're all set up and in place for saturday's wrestling match against oklaholma state. we'll be right back. --------- --------- storm track seven ief the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the workrk of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. moved to vermont, won election and praise as

onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: a new route on the west side of the metro opens next week and city planners and the d.o.t. are waiting to see how traffic reacts. kcci's mark tauscheck is live in studio with the story. mark: next tuesday at noon, grand prairie parkway opens in waukee. it will connect university to a brand new interchange on i-80, hopefully heading off current and future traffic headaches. it was in the planning stages for 15 years, survived several delays but all west side drivers really care about is getting where they want to go faster. >> i am excited. mark: the dot justified the massive new interchange project at 80 and the new grand prairie parkway in part because of a busier jordan creek parkway. >> jordan creek parkway was at capacity and we could not add any more traffic to that interchange. mark: besides jordan creek, the other corridor the dot expects to have the most traffic relief from the new interchange is hickman road. a dot traffic study on hickman will determine if more drive