the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. this is the 13th year for the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the marathon. elias: this morning, des moines police continue the investigation of a sunday drive by shooting. elias: police received a call about gunfire on east 12th street around eight last night. the caller heard two gunshots, went outside, and saw a hispanic man walking down the street. that man told the caller he was shot. police say the caller told them they saw a larger car take off south bound . it is unknown of the victim was injured but police did find shell casings at the scene. elias: for much of the nation this morning....a crisp warning that cold temperatures have arrived and the snow is sticking. over the weekend .....snow fell near the great lakes...and widespread flurries across the northeast. abc's stephanie ramos has the details. "script: its beginning to look alot like..winter. the weather is changing on us fast... just last week near syracuse, new york this is what it looked like... a week later.

including philip lagat of his title. for the first time the race two days days-- with the 5k road race and kids run on saturday -- and the half marathon and marathon on sunday. stephanie: despite the record turn out last year, organizers say are actually local 5's jacob peklo explains. more than 10-thousand people competed in all of the events around the des moines marathon. this year, only about 82-hundred are on board, with around participants doing the joe anderson "there's runs that are color runs, there's fun runs. there's run like that that probably contribute to that." you wouldn't know it if you looked at the long line waiting to get inside the scheel's runner: "it's a fun race, it's very well planned. the race director does a great job with it. i'm surprised there's less people this year." the runners who are participating this year, are choosing the half marathon. veteran marathoners say there's a special bond that forms instantly with other runners. dennis howard, runner : "the more people in the race the bett

including philip lagat of kenya to defend his title. for the first time the race will be split to days. despite the record turn out last year, organizers say the numbers for this weekend are actually down. joe anderson "there's all kinds of other runs that are competitive, there's color runs, there's fun runs. there's run like that that probably contribute to that." stephanie: but looking at the lines downtown tonight of those preparing to run this weekend, you wouldn't know. part of the draw may be due to a marathon legend making an appearence. kathrine switzer was the first woman to ever run the boston marathon back in 1967. before then, the race was for men only. she's here in des moines today to cheer on a group of local runners. kathrine switzer, marathoner: "they are touched very much by this story because everybody in life's been told you're not welcome, you're not good enough. and you do it anyway, and you become fearless. and that gives people a lot of courage, so i'm happy for that." stephanie: switzer will take part in the lo

the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. it's the slowest time since 2009. he says it's because the wind and chilly temps on the course. as for the women-- brook (da-gef-a) degefa from ethiopia took the prize with a time of two hours and 33 minutes. "my favorite part about this day is the finish line from the very first winners who come in to the last people who have walked the intire course i love watching people cross and seeing the triumph on their faces " this is the 13 year of the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the des moines marathon. nikki/lam out of the thousands of runners-- you're bound to bump into some standout athletes in the crowd. we found two guys who are running in marathons across the state for a good cause. local 5 photojournalist ryan davidson has their story. "nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what they're doing i"m from team 99 counties we're running across every county in iowa to benefit the ame

eric: philip lagat of kenya held on to his title as men's champion of the marathon. he finished in two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. in the women's race brooke degefa of ethiopia won in two hours 33 minutes. in the half marathon mason frank of minnesota took first in one hour 7 minutes. the woman's champion erin fiedler of omaha finishing at one hour and 19 minutes. still ahead this monday morning clinton testimony. , the 2016 hopeful scheduled to talk benghazi this week. and two gop candidates get heated up. escalating as a tax >> 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: good morning. you are waking up to a windy and warm morning. it does not feel very fall like. we have that wind at 25 miles per hour. it is a warm wind. the minutes before 5:00 a.m. 55 up in ames. temps will be warming today. by noon, temps will be in the low to mid 70's. those there are strong winds will gust near 40 miles per hour. combined with very dry co

philip lagat of kenya plans to return to defend his title... drivers should be aware of the street closures that will begin today... sections of walnut street bridge and east first street will be closed beginning at six this evening.. local five is a proud sponsor of the marathon...so look for much more on the race throughout the weekend. amanda meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam this week started on the mild and warm side, but now we're really fall with a cold day and frost night back in looking at mostly sunny skies today with a few more afternoon clouds. we're going to be cold and windy this only climbing into the mid 50s and northwest winds around 10-15 mph. overnight we're going to see partly cloudy skies but we'll probably see wide- spread frost as lows fall into the low 30s and 20s. saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine we'll warm that air up into the upper 50s. sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s. next week we have a few rain chance

the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. it's the slowest time since 2009. he says it's because the wind and chilly temps on the course. as for the women-- brook (da-gef-a) degefa from ethiopia took the prize with a time of two hours and 33 minutes. "my favorite part about this day is the finish line from the very first winners who come in to the last people who have walked the intire course i love watching people cross and seeing the triumph on their faces " nikki: this is the 13 year of the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the des moines marathon. nikki/lam out of the thousands of runners-- you're bound to bump into some standout athletes in the crowd. we found two guys who are running in marathons across the state for a good cause. local 5 photojournalist ryan davidson has their story. "nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what they're doing i"m from team 99 counties we're running across every county in iowa to benefit

philip lagat held onto his title as champion. brooke degefa of ethiopia one for the women. in the half marathon, mason frank of minnesota took first. the women's champion, erin fiedler of omaha. eric: congratulations to them. they are still digging out, how many vehicles have been pulled from the mud in california and how much longer crews say it will take for the road to get back to normal. elizabeth: how first lady michelle obama is hoping to encourage more kids to go to college. alyx: october is down syndrome awareness month. we talk with a local doctor. shaina: our traffic map is covered in green, so that is great news if you are headed out anytime soon. it should be like this for a little bit longer. here are your des moines police department mobile speed units for the day, 4000 6th avenue and 2300 east market street. we will head outside and take a live look at the road. this is west des moines, 35 and milosevic are quite. -- mills civic people make mistakes. like paying too much for wireless. so switch to u.s. cellular and we guarantee we'll beat the price on your cu

the winner of this year's des moines marathon was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. as for the women-- brook (da-gef-a) degefa from ethiopia took the prize with a time of two hours and 33 minutes. "my favorite part about this day is the finish line from the very first winners who come in to the last people who have walked the intire course i love watching people cross and seeing the triumph on their faces " elias: this is the 13 year of the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the des moines marathon. sabrina: out of the thousands of runners-- you're bound to bump into some standout athletes in the crowd. local five found two guys who are running in marathons across the state for a good cause. photojournalist ryan davidson has their story. "nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what they're doing i"m from team 99 counties we're running across every county in iowa to benefit the american heart association and to raise awarness for physical fit

philip lagat of kenya plans to return to drivers should be aware of the street closures that will begin today... walnut street bridge and east first street will beginning at six this evening.. local five is a proud sponsor of the marathon...so more on the race throughout the weekend. at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa....coming up, it's friday, which means we take a look at new releases coming to theaters.. amanda: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....three- thousand block of sixth avenue., and a second at the....39-hundred block of kingman. so use caution while driving.. amanda: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: this week started on weather adlib: this week started on the mild and

the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. it's the slowest time since 2009. because of the temps on the course. thousands of runners... running in the state for a ryan davidson has their story. " nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what i"m from team 99 running across to benefit the american heart association and to raise awarness for physical fitness their stipulation is in every county it has to be a marathon distance and if you look at a map of iowa there are some counties that aren't quite 26 miles if thats the case they do a loop nats cowbell it started at a christmas party in 2009 we decided we were tired of running the same routes so we started talking of running to one town to another it was like a train wreck of circumstances it was one good idea lead to a bad idea and here we are today we thought it'd be fun to run from one place to another then we ran across one county without thinking of the run across all of iowas

philip lagat of kenya held on to his title as men's champion he finished in 2 hours 21 minutes and 2 seconds. in the women's race brooke degefa of ethiopia won in 2-hours 33 minutes. in the half marathon, mason frank of minnesota took first in 1 hour 7 minutes. the woman's champion erin fiedler of omaha finished at 1 hour 19 minutes. eric: ahead on kcci they're still digging out. how many vehicles have been pulled from the mud in california. and how much longer crews say it'll take for the roads to be back to normal. elizabeth: plus how first lady michelle obama is hoping to encourage more kids to go to college. >> october is down syndrome early detection is helping local families. shaina: if you're headed out early, you are in good hands. no problems to report. usually have some overnight work on i-235. we are generally clear. you should not have any issues. i will say the mobile speed units after the break. we will head outside and take our look at the roads. this is west des moines. people make mistakes. like paying too much for wireless. so switch to u.s. cellular and we guarante

philip lagat of kenya held on to his title as men's champion of the imt des moines marathon. he finished in just 2 hours, 21 minutes and 2 seconds. in the women's race, brooke degefa of ethiopia won in 2-hours 33 minutes. in the half marathon, mason frank of minnesota took first in 1-hour 7 minutes. the woman's champion erin fiedler of omaha finishing at 1-hour 19 minutes. looking ahead, the jury resumes deliberations in the trial of alleged pleasant hill shooter pete polson on monday. polson's defense attorney told jurors on friday the methamphetamine polson injected hours before the shooting made it impossible for him to form the intent to kill. polson faces drug charges and 3 counts of attempted murder. the jury will have to decide whether polson was too intoxicated to have the intent to kill. also on the federal trial of two monday, former ron paul 2012 campaign aides continues. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. on friday, former state senator kent soren

the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. this is the 13th year for the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the marathon. elias: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. >>> welcome back to "

philip lagat of kenya plans to return to defend his title... drivers should be aware of the street closures that will begin today... sections of walnut street bridge and east first street will be closed beginning at six this evening.. local five is a proud sponsor of the marathon...so look for much more on the race throughout the weekend. amanda parents in waukee are tired of having their kids switch the city is rapidly growing and the district keep up ... rezoning their as 7 times in the last 20 years. a group of even handing out fliers at a public forum last night ...speaking out against the most recent rezoning. amanda the president says american troops will remain in longer than planned... right now, 98- hundred us stationed in the country...and home by the end of 20-16. however, on the recommendation of his top many as 55- hundred will remain on the ground for counterterroris m operations and training afghan forces. amanda: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: this w