the state of iowa is providing more than $900,000 to help the homeless in iowa. the community action agency of siouxland received more than and, the council on sexual assault and domestic violence $48,5000. the grants are funded with transfer tax. the iowa council on homelessness reports that more than homelessness or were at- risk of homelessness in 2014. more than 18-thousand were served by a shelter. it's another nice day in siouxland, but how long can we keep that around? meteorologist ben dorenbach joins us now with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib we followed up our beautiful weekend of weather with much of the same today, and we'll see another one just like it tomorrow. major changes arrive on wednesday when a powerful storm system makes its way across the middle of the country. see graphics. nbc's al roker plans to set the fastest time ever for reporting the weather from all 50 states going coast- to-coast and everywhere else in betweeen in just one week. today he's stopping in south dakota in sioux falls and that's where we find ktiv's ron

she is hosting two town hall one in eastern iowa. the first town hall will be in coralville at 3 o'clock. clinton will speak to a crowd at s.t. morrison park. then she heads off to grinnell for another town hall at 6:45 tonight. both events are open to the public. on the republican side, ohio governor john kasich is also in eastern iowa today. he will speak at a town hall at 11 this morning. kasich will be at loras college in dubuque. in the recent wall street journal/ nbc poll kasich has 3 percent support among republican primary voters. "where's the matter" .... is what's the matter. nasa recently gave a university of iowa professor millions to search for matter and conduct some potentially ground breaking research. tv-9's forrest saunders joins us at the desk this morning. forrest this professor is looking for matter that can't be found? what exactly do you mean? here's some simple science for you. studies show 5% of the universe should be what's called normal matter, which is people, planets, stars, the stuff made of protons and

he is just happy one of us went to iowa. another eastern iowa athlete signed to play hoops with the hawkeyes today..6"7 230 pound power forward cordell pemsl of dubuque wahlert. they had 9 athletes sign at iowa city west adain keen swimming mizzou, mark mcglaughlin swimming nc state, track athletes tia saunders and will scott iowa,.. matheew snieder uni, softball players taylor libby iowa, and adara opi-ola uni and 6'7 forward tanner lohaus will join his brother uni. another center megan maahs of western dubuque.. congrats to megan for signing and all the athletes who worked their tail off to make this a special day. the hawkeyes are 11 point favorites over the gophers saturday. heres more with coach ferentz. looking at minnesota they seem to be getting better especially mitch liedner who has some great games recently how do you defend him? it is tough because he is a big strong guy so when he runs it he is tough to bring down and he can slip right by you and another thing he does a good job of throwing the football. they pr

for iowa. floyd is back in iowa city, the hawkeyes are 10-0, and 1 of just 5 undefeated teams left in the country. new a-p poll released today, clemson, ohio state, alabama still 1-2-3. oklahoma state is now 4th, notre dame 5. the hawks are up 2 spots to 6th followed by oklahoma, florida, michigan state, and baylor. iowa held on to beat minnesota the hawks never trailed, but the gophers just wouldn't go away. leshun daniels with a monster game, 195 yards rushing, 3 td's. cj beathard 213 yards passing, and also added 2 rushing touchdowns. the defense struggled, but its 10-0, the best start in school history. hawks can win the big 10 west next week with a win over purdue. 11am kick. iowa is a 17 point it was more heartache in ames on saturday. iowa state got off to a great start against oklahoma state, jumping out to a 24-14 halftime lead. but the offense stalled in the 2nd half which allowed the cowboys to rally and take the lead with 3 minutes left in the game. the cyclones fall to 3-7...with j

the job done for iowa. coming up on local 5 sports we'll recap the game and tell you what impact it has on the playoff picture for the hawkeyes.... with jon schaeffer. we are iowa sports" jon: sports illistrated jynx? pfff what's that? unbeaten and 12-0 for the first time in school history-- well that's right in front of the iowa hakweyes. all of these people ragging on iowa's schedule-- sorry i missed all of those people predicting iowa would go 12-0. plain and simple they've over achieved.. they made history today-- and did it while not being at their very best. let's take a look back at the highlights. first quarter beathard to george kittle-- 7 nothing bootleg pass. now 7-7 and check out the play parker hesse tips the screen pass too himself and hauls it in for the pick 6 big play for hesse 14-7 they'd go into half 14-10. out of it jordan canzeri with 29 yard scamper 21-10. he finished with 140 yards but this run last we see of him. how about another identical play-- jeff woody what works so well with t

>> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. eric: also this morning, a miraculous moment. a legally blind woman sees her first time. the device that made it possible ahead. welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. shaina and metinka also getting your day started. and it is starting off very soggy. metinka: it is wet, rain coming down, he will need windshield wipers and raincoats. at least it is mild. rain will slow things down out the door, it should be heading out of here by early afternoon with highs near 63 degrees. once the rain moves out we have a couple of showers into wednesday afternoon followed by colder air and a lot of wind saturday with snowflakes in the forecast. elizabeth: back to the breaking developments in france french officials launched a second wave of airstrikes on syria. as the u.s. again pledged its support. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is there. jonathan: secretary of state france and honor the lives of dozens of victims killed in last week's

orms are on the way through eastern iowa. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg who's tracking these storms. from the kwwl stormtrack weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we are tracking a cold front pushing trough the state this afternoon and evening. there is a chance of showers and storms along and ahead of the cold front until 11 pm for all of eastern iowa. some of the storms could have some gusty wind and some hail. rain amounts will be less then 0.50" in most locations where rain falls. tonight will be cooler with a gusty northwest wind. highs friday will hover near 50 degrees with a nw wind at 10- 20 mph. saturday and sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the pushing trough the ate this afternoon and evening. there is a chance of showers and storms along and ahead of the cold front until 11 pm for all of eastern iowa. some of the storms could haveesome gusty wind and some hail. rain amounts will be falls. tonight

so far this year on iowa roadways. that is two more than this time last year. >> we just remind drivers, don't be distracted when driving, obey the posted speed limit, most of all, take time to know where you're going and wear your seat belt. ryan: the two other children in that jasper county crash reportedly doing ok tonight. currently, iowa's fatality count is at 285. last year, the total set at 321. live in des moines, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. >> he turns the pistol at me and you know that's scary when you have a pistol at your face. kevin: and entire des moines family held at gunpoint this morning during a violent home invasion. 13-year-old sarah scott says 3 armed men broke into her around 1:00 this morning. they say they want to drugs. she watched as the men smacked the gun against her sister's head, chipping her teeth. the net eventually left not , finding any drugs. sarah's father said the assailants got the wrong apartment. no word yet on possible suspects. stacey: developing internationall

we are iowa " nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson nikki: big news out of ames tonight. paul rhoads is out of the job at iowa state university. nikki: athletic director jamie pollard made the announcement this morning, informing coach rhoads of his decision before releasing a statement to the media. pollard went on to say that the change will be effective at the end of the season and that rhoads will coach in the season finale at west virginia on saturday. in rhoads' 7 seasons in ames, he compiled a 32- 54 record, leading iowa state to 3 bowl games in seven years, but none since 20-12. pollard and rhoads will both meet with the media coming up on monday. local 5's jacob peklo caught up with fans and has more from ames... jacob peklo, reporting: "definitely a disappointing, if not somewhat surprising turn of events in ames today. paul rhoads...fired just hours after the team's latest setback. now, i talked to a number of students and fans of the university and they told me that rhoads definit

just ahead -- winning iowa.. the presidential candidates inwhat stevwinning iowa.. the countdown to caucus night continues.. the presidential candidates in our state this week... trying to win over iowa voters.. racial tension.. it isn't over on the campus of the university of missouri.. why some students are now not coming to class.. super brain.. the potential breakthrough new research could lead to.. how monkeys could help some humans move again. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 fresh off last night's debate, republican candidates are visiting iowa... hoping to secure some more votes. that included jeb bush, who this morning thanked veterans by pouring coffee. dozens of veterans enjoyed their free hy-vee breakfast and talked with bush in johnston. he spoke for nearly an hour with the veterans and others who came to see him. afterwards, he briefly talked to reporters about his debate performance last night and said he thought ...quote...it was fine. bush...3817 i have the leadership skills to fix these compl

>>>according to the iowa farm bureau, 97% of iowa will be controlled by the environmental protection agency. if an panded definition of the wotus rule isn't scrapped. 29 states including iowa have filed lawsuitsgainst the epa for redefining the "waters of the united states." earlier this month a bill inoduced by iowa senator joni ernst rolling back those wotus rules gained approval in the senate. ernst called it a major victory for communities across iowa and the middle class, earlier this week i had the chance to talk with her via satellite abo her bill and what lies ahead in the debate over water in america. . >>and what do you think ? >> currently the epa, regulates navigable waters, the rule has come out from the environmement protection agency or the epa is an expanded definition of what the federal government would regulate, and to be honest, it's farmers, ranchers, and small busine a midsummer night's dream, all across the united states. it's so ambiguo, no one can describe what waters are included in the expanded definition. even members of the federal government, when they'r

people in eastern iowa are getting ready for this snow storm. they have been stocking up on essentials at area grocery store. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuque toell us about reparations.. shirley...how's it been out there? i checked out ne of the area hy-vee's here in dubuque...aad there's a constant flow of cars shoppers are making rounds in the lot just to find a spot at the hy-vee on locust. once inside...there were noticeably many people shopping for food and other items. some said this was their norm "well becaae of my age, i set a few groceries so that if this weather does come as predicted, i can just come stay inside and look out and be safe." that woman says she bought bread, milk, meat and a few other essentials. she bought brrad, milk, meat and a few other essentials. addition to buying food...he's shopping for gas to fuel his snow blower. we all know...that should come in handy these next couple of the shoppers we caught up with made good points -- they added it's important for the older people to prepare for the snow st

we are iowa." stephanie: james weather adlib: james stephanie: going to see rain becoming freezing rain this evening, then snow into the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa will finally come to end an end later this evening. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow sunday and lasting thanksgiving everyone! james stephanie: jack: stephanie: and to stay up to date with the head to our website, we are iowa dot com or download our app, available for both apple and andriod devices. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at ten, hawkeye thanks. hear from more fans, plus we tomorrow's game in lincoln. next.... for thanksgiving dinner? we go inside a meal that's good for the soul. stephanie: governor branstad joined members of

are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday november 12th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top it all of we had snow falling in western and central iowa! the rain and snow may be gone, but the weather is still very busy today. we are going to start should come back out and allow temps to climb to 51 degrees. the winds are going to continue screaming across the state from the overnight hours through the afternoon with gusts up around 45 mph! tonight we are going to see our low fall to around 33 degrees, and if not for the strong wind we would likely be below freezing! friday should be very cold and windy again with a high right near 50 and

jeff woody will join me once again for the cyhawk rewind as both iowa and iowa state are on the road. that show starts at 6:30 here on local 5 right after your news at 6. here's a look at iowa's remaining schedule after indiana they'll host minnesota and purdue in consecutive weeks then finish things off at nebraska. not saying anyone wants this to happen but iowa can lose one game and still be a lock for the big ten championship as they hold the tiebreak over wisconsin. the big ten championship is saturday december 5th in indianapolis. here's a look at the college football playoff rankings-- the first one was released last night... clemson-- lsu-- ohio state-- and bama would be the four teams in right now if they shut it down today... notre dame on the bubble at 5. baylor at 6. michigan state at 7. the spartans and buckeyes meet november 21st. tcu is number 8. there are your hawkeyes undefeated and number 9. florida rounds out the top 10. jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. miss a story? don't forget to visit local 5 on the

. >> 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: it is quiet across central iowa but the snow is trying to work in across western iowa. this is going to be spreading to the east throughout the day. snow is in the forecast. it is going to start out as may be a light rain/snow mix. by noon, the snow will be moving in and we are expecting some pretty rapid accumulation. likely by evening commute we could have one to three inches of snow on the ground already with more continuing at least until about midnight. the northern two thirds of the state is under a winter storm warning until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. eric: and commitment 2016 coverage new national poll numbers show donald trump back on top in the republican race for president. just 4 gop candidates receiving above 5% support. donald trump is at the top of the pack with 26%. ben carson down two points with ted cruz has 14% and

iowa, big ten west champs, 40-20 over purdue. michael admire has more from iowa city. michael said it. hawks and lincoln, regular season perfection on the line. there are 2 teams in the big 12 paul rhoads has never beaten, oklahoma and kansas state. a chance to change one of those streaks today. cyclones 3 and 8 overall. rhoads 0-6 against the wildcats. the offense comes to play. joel lanning, wheel route to a wide open trever ryan. 21 yard td. 7-0. 2nd q lanning, steps up fires to allen lazard. 30 yards to the endzone. 21-7 isu. they aren't done. mike warren is loose!!! 76 yards to the house. 195 yards rushing on the day for warren. cyclones led 35-14 at the half. 4th q, up 7 and just needing to run the clock out...but that doesn't happen. warren is stripped, k-state has the ball with just over a minute that leads to this. charles jones in from 4 yards out, we're tied at 35. ensuing possession, lanning trying to make something happen...oh no, stripped from behind. ball loose, wildcats recover with 10 seconds left. and jack cantele delivers the dagger. good from 42 yar

we are iowa." weather adlib: it has been a wet, but mild day rains have stayed away from central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to

take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... a teen fears an accident may keep him from experiencing high school but it turns out students bring school to him... right down to the homecoming parade. plus...sam has the latest on some possible severe weather. ((:03 wx ad lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 jack mjack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: facing each other for a fourth time... and this time around, it was all about the economy. stephanie: only eight candidates participating in the gop debate tonight-- the least amount so far. it meant everybody got a little more speaking time... but did anybody gain any ground? jack: local five's evan kruegel joins us live from milwaukee now. evan -- did anybody really stand out tonight? evan (( lib about 1:00)) toss back jack: jack: evan, thanks. des moines is preparin

we talk about this as an iowa issue because it's involving iowa jobs, it's involving iowa's research and d development, and the future e for ououstate"two shot 11:28:25 "what about some people saying that ethanol isn't as important as it was before? everyone here today was definitely praising the opening of the cellulosic ethanol plant."patty judge 01:31:41 "we have to be serious about the fact that we have got to lessen the dependence on foreign oil, we have got to o looking or alternative sources of energy to power our country and this that."critically important with each election." coming up next...we go back three years to retrace the affordable care act -- from the first open enrollment to year three of the landmark welcome back.this is the real story -- we're going to take the time to give context to some of the events that will go on during the 2016 race for the white house.sometimes we'll have to go back a few days -- weeks or months -- or even years that are still relevant. relevant.this week k take a look at everything leading up to year three of open enrollment under the a

in central iowa. kcci's vanessa peng joins us from the front row in clive. it is busy. vanessa: we are live at the front row, standing room only. the fans are still so excited about this win, like you said, moments ago. a history-making win, now that the hawks are 12-0, this is the first time they had an undefeated season since 1922. this is what some of the fans told us during the game. [applause] melanie: iowa all the way. like, if you support your team, it's all or nothing. so, we're here to win. kim: i'm excited. they've gone this far. we're going to the big 10 championship. we'll be there. we're going to go to a bowl game. tim: kind of got a little tight stomach, sweating a little bit. not because of the beer, just kind of jittery, you know? like, oh man, i just want it to be over when we were ahead 7-0. vanessa: and now that they have won this game, it certainly helps their chances for a national play out. live in clive, vanessa peng, kcc i. alyx: and iowa fans, show us how you're sporting black

justin roberts met up with iowa agriculture secretary bill northey to get a report card on ag in iowa. iowa.as cbs 2 ns goes person 2 person. person. (vo o rd flu)it's been quque the yeararor iowa farmers. from a devistating outbreak of avian influenza that crippled the iowa chicken and turkey industrya&(nat pop thundera& storm vo to follow)to a wet spring and cooler -than normal summera&(vo iowa harvest)to another record crop and sucessssl harvest season. but rest assured, the job isn't overa&7:20:20bn"a& you gotta figure out what you're gonna grow next year. you gotta figu out what seed you're going touy so there's always a lot of decisiononmaking going on even if you don't see a tractor in the field" (vo bill presentation)when he's not working his own farm ground in western iowa, ag secretary bill northey travels the state spreading the word of iowa ag. ((no coverer7:16:00 jrright now what is s the state of agriculture in iowa?((vo cover))7:16:03 bnya know, pretty good. for the most part we're seeing some really good crops out there7:16:19bnwe're seeing some land prices some rents

we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina starbucks holiday coffee cups has attracted criticism... the cups are plain red, without the christmas ornaments the coffee chain used in the past. a former pastor ... who calls himself a social media personality... says that starbucks hates jesus. he posted a facebook video that tells customers how to trick baristas into writing "merry christmas" on the cups. starbucks says the cups are meant to encourage customers to tell christmas stories in their own way. sabrina: and the next time a girl scout knocks at your door, you may end up paying a bit more for those delicious cookies they sell... some chapters have announced a price increase, selling them for five-dollars a box. the girl scout councils cited higher cost of ingredients, transportation and storage as the primary drivers of the price hike. sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time f

we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: a provision in the recent budget deal could mean some phone calls to student loan holders.. the deal contains a provision allowing the government to collect federal debts using automated calling systems to mobile phones. companies that service federal student loans have long called on the government to allow them to robocall people whose loans are in delinquency. there was 94 billion dollars of student loan debt in default in 2013.. tonight on local five, we take a look at how student loan debt is affecting those in iowa. elias: moviegoers were clearly in the mood for action and thrills this halloween weekend. 'the martian' starring matt damon and distributed by twentieth century fox...was tops at the box office... sony's p-g rated 'goosebumps' and the steven spielberg film 'bridge of spies,' make up your top three movies for the weekend. elias: and finally...millenial s can't seem to get enough pizza. it's cheap and it's what 20- somethings pay for mos

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november 10th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: you better get out and enjoy our warm day because tomorrow we bring rain back into the forecast serious cold. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with highs in the lower 60s with a strong southeasterly breeze. tonight there will be mostly cloudy skies with low temps in the low 50s. wednesday we are going to see cloudy skies with rain and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon and lasting, at times off and on, through the evening. there is the possibility of a few severe storms mainly in south and southeastern iowa with strong winds and an isolated tornado as the main threats. after the rain passes we are going to see very windy and cold con

we have big news for the iowa state cyclones. matt campbell -- former head coach at toledo -- has been named the new iowa state football coach. campbell will replace paul rhoads -- who was fired a week ago after seven seasons leading the iowa state cyclones. we'll find out more about the new coach and what this means for the cylcone football progam later in sports. now let's check in with storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for your first forecast. how's the weather looking -- going into the work week kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we are tracking the threat for wintry weather across parts of eastern iowa. a winter weather advisory starts at midnight tonight and lasts until tuesday evening for black hawk, bremer, butler, chickasaw and grundy counties. this is for a mix of of rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. the ice accumulations look less than a tenth of an inch, the snow

announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year andy garman. steve: it's pretty common for iowa farmers to spend 6 to 8 weeks on a tractor, nearly non-stop, during harvest season. kevin: after that long, most want to leave the fields behind. but in sac county, one guy's soaking up every second this fall because he almost didn't live to see it. eric hanson's this is iowa introduces us to the farmer who's grateful just to be back in the cab. their job. they'll swear, it's in their blood. >> oh yeah. been there all the time. eric: rick meister can't wait to get in the tractor seat when iowa's countryside turns yellow and brown. >> you work all year for this. but last october, he was in his -- eric: but last october, he was in his combine when one of those perfect days turned tragic. >> the head plugged and i went out and i left the darn thing running. eric: it was almost supper-time. >> i was about done

>> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. eric: also this morning, a miraculous moment. a legally blind woman sees her husband and children for the first time. the device that made it possible ahead. welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. shaina and metinka also getting your day started. hopefully you remembered the umbrella. metinka: get your rain boots out, rain has moved in from fort dodge through carroll and winterset. even baxter red oak, streaming to the north. at least it's warm, 56 in des moines. a high of 63, we are expecting rain to taper off after 2:00 p.m. and temperatures will be cooler so pull up the codes for the end of the week. elizabeth: back to the breaking developments in france overnight. french officials launched a second wave of airstrikes on syria. as the u.s. again pledged its support. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is there. jonathan: secretary of state john kerry pledged to stand by france and honor the lives of dozens of victims killed in last week's terror attacks. >> w

kevin: situations like that all around iowa lots of accidents , around central iowa tonight. our crews were there right after a car slid off the road into a creek near adel. the car wound up partially submerged. the man inside had to be extricated by fire crews. we're told he was conscious and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, at the other end of the metro, dramatic new video of a water rescue in berwick, just west of altoona, as a car slid ing into a creek there. brennan jontz with the iowa storm chasing network shot this video. he says at least two victims were rescued from the vehicle. they did not appear to have serious injuries. the streets of downtown look like a ghost town tonight. stacey: kcci's cynthia fodor joins us live from gateway park. cynthia? cynthia: not many people out on the streets at all tonight, you can see why. but look at this, we are down here at the park did this gentleman brought his dog out. this is his puppy's very first snow fall. he seems to be having a lot of fun jumping through the snow and running in it. he

announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year, andy garman. kevin: the fight to change laws that govern medical hemp oil has taking a central iowa woman to washington dc this week. she and a group of mothers from around the country are meeting with members of congress. stacey: mark tauscheck spoke with her this afternoon. mark: at issue is therapeutic hemp oil, which many iowa patients are using now because they can't legally acquire medical cannabis oil. at the federal level, hemp oil is considered a version of marijuana, which makes it illegal to ship across state lines so this group is trying to , get it pulled off the federal drug schedule, taking it out of the definition of marijuana entirely. sally gaer gets her daughter's therapeutic hemp oil from a colorado company in the mail. iowa allows possession of the product, which sally gaer says has helped her daughter margaret during the 6 months

it's pheasant season in iowa. coming up, tv9's john campbell follows a group of eastern iowa hunters, who say this is one of the best seasons in years. the hawkeyes final four regular season games, indiana was definitely high on that list. josh and reaction from bloomington. this is iowa's first trip to memorial stadium since 2012. the hawkeyes lost that game, 24-21. but today was a different story... on the 2nd play of wadley... he avoids a would be tackler and he's off to the races down the far sideline... he goes 65 yards untouched... and the hawkeyes grab an early 7-0 lead. 2nd quarter, iowa knocking on the door... leshun daniels gets to the edge and he's 2nd quarter, iowa knocking on the door... leshun daniels gets to the edge and he's in for the easy 4-yard touchdown... hawkeyes go up 14-3 but indiana responds with a pair of touchdowns from running back jordan howard... one from 37 yard and this 29 yard score which put the hoosiers up 17-14 iowa responds... c.j. draw... breaks one tackle... he leaps for the

are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday november 5th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today is going to be a cloudy day with rain back in the forecast. even with both clouds and rain today, we're still going to remain rather warm during the day with highs in the upper 60s and one or two places reaching the lower 70s. the bulk of the rain today is going to come through the late afternoon and evening in central iowa, but a few isolated showers may show up in the morning. storms today could be on the strong to severe side especially east of the metro with stronger winds being the primary threat from storms. the rain should be done and east of the metro by 8pm tonight, but it probably won't be out of iowa until closer to midnight. behind our rain a cold front is going to drive temps into the

alliant hired the green iowa americorps team to do the work. members can't do large jobs like adding insulation or replacing windows. but if the audit finds air leaks, the members will caulk, add weather stripping to doors, and energy savings. dubuque wants to buy a water and sewer service that could become a money maker. buying twin ridge water for one point three million dollars last night. the private company services about 100 properties in the twin ridge subdivision in the key west area. dubuque city leaders says having more customers means more money for the city. a new presidential poll shows doctor ben carson several points ahead of donald trump. the new numbers come as the republican candidates continue to duke it out over upcoming debate rules. recreational use of marijuana. but if it passes it won't be completely free range. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! plan on another decent day across eastern iowa with many areas 70s again. one thing we are watching is the potential for fog development

iowa women's basketball taking on northern iowa... panthers have only beaten iowa twice in this rivalry ... hawkeyes start the scoring right away off the tip off... ally disterhoft with bucket in just 3 seconds for two of her 15 ... 2nd quarter action... alexa kastanek at the top of the key, drives, count it and one... then a little later, chase coley underneath the basket... she gets the kiss... coley had a double- double with 16 points and 14 boards... hawkeyes up 28-15 ... uni makes a comeback... benton community grad madison weekley buries the three in the corner... she had 17... panthers trail by 9 ... later, it's iowa city west grad mikaela morgan... she gets the roll and the foul... uni still down by 9 ... closing seconds of the 2nd quarter... disterhoft finds kastanek in the corner... bingo... kastanek had a team-high 22 as iowa wins 80-65 ... tomorrow for on iowa live, jess settles, bruce kittle and the west delaware volleyball team will be our guests at the first avenue draught house. good monday morning to you. this is a li

this is city election day across iowa. voters are choosing their next mayors and city council members... and also ballot issues in some cities kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy is live at bethany lutheran church in cedar rapids with a look at voter turnout so far. sarah, how is it going in linn county? bruce, election officials say turnout is just a little lower than expected. issues on the ballot bring out more voters. that's what officials expected to happen today, especially in cedar rapids, since the library is asking for a tax levy from voters. but officials say that's just not the case. at three o'clock this afternoon linn county recorded a 10 point 6 percent voter turnout in cedar rapids. officials say if you double that number, that's typically the total turnout you'll see by the time the polls close. about a 21 percent total turnout. "across the board, numbers are about one percent lower than they were in 2013, which is not bad considering in 2013 we had a local options sales tax on the ballot which did seem to drive

. >> the most watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. eric: also this half hour, men, has this happened to you? probably, and there is a new word for what this is. it's a new word that's just been added to the dictionary, just one of several new words. you got to stick around for that just ahead. welcome back, everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, along with shaina and metinka with you this morning. a chilly start to the morning. metinka: this is what fall feels like. right now in des moines it is 36 degrees, and it is going to be a beautiful monday. you will need to dress in layers. we're headed for sunshine and temps right around 60 degrees, kind of like it was on sunday. tomorrow, still mild with more clouds, highs still near 60. wednesday will be a stormy day, followed by a whole lot of wind into thursday and temperatures will be dropping. eric: big stories, three homicides in two days. the most recent remains unsolved this morning. >> it could easily become a state of emergency

we are iowa" sabrina: in take a look at this today...we have updates from good morning iowa's college football alumni tracker... sabrina: iowa state improves to 3 and 5 with a shutout win over texas... and the hawkeyes also improve to eight and oh with a win over maryland... they are currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. u-n-i gets a win over south dakota... both kansas and arizona state take losses.. and ole miss adds one to the win column. and wrapping up our tracker... grandview takes home the win over culver- stockton.. while drake takes a loss in stockton.. while drake takes a loss in overtime. sabrina: it's the start of november which also means it's time for no shave november. growing out their beards and mustaches to raise cancer awareness. if you'd like to help our cause-- donations will only be accepted through the no- shave website. for a link to that head to our website at we are iowa dot com. all: (reax) sabrina: in national sports news-- many are celebrating a miracle football play over the weekend that captivated the nation,

we are iowa." elias: if you plan to go out and brave the weather to deals...make sure to keep these winter travel safety tips in mind.... buckle up . make sure your tire pressure is good. have at least a half a tank of gas to help prevent gas line freeze-up. never use cruise control on icy roads. watch local 5 weather reports and let others know your route in case something happens. and it's a good idea to keep a winter weather kit in your vehicle. make sure it includes things like a shovel, flashlight, blankets, water and a first aid kit. elias: have more good morning iowa ahead....including a look at the day ahead... sam: that's right, we'll be seeing ((wx ad-lib :04)) elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...eight-thousand block of northwest 37th street and a second at the ...71-hundred block of southeast vandalia so take care on the roads today... elias: le

that's we are iowa dot com. jack: consumer news now -- and some big refunds pushed through by iowa attorney general tom miller. jack/1shot as part of a multi-state settlement, more than 600 iowa students could get big refunds on their student loans. it's all after an investigation by 39 states into business practices by for-profit education company "education management corporation." the agreement addresses consumer complaints that the company lured in students with promises they couldn't keep and left them in a large amount of debt. now - -the company will have to forgive more than 100 million dollars in outstanding loan debt by more than 80-thousand former students. along with that -- there'll be major reform in its recruiting and enrollment practices. the pittsburgh company operates 110 schools in 32 states and canada -- and has online students enrolled jack: and media general announces it'll start up negotiations with nexstar broadcasting for a merger. at the same time -- media general says it has rejected n

eastern iowa. we have some pretty comfortable temperatures for this time of year. temperatures are in the 50s across any areas, with a few areas already dropping into the upper 40s. the wind is much lighter than what it was the last couple of days. we have a wind light out of the south, and that has kept our temperatures a little warmer than average, and we will continue that trend over the neet couple of days. eastern iowa. w w had a few high clouds passing through today, and that made for a with a mostly clear sky throughout the overnight hours. storm track seven satellite and radarshows the clouds tracking through the area earlier this afternoon and early evening. however, those have tracked out of the area so we are left with a clear sky all across from the area, and that will allow for increasing clouds as we head chances for rain as we go into next week. have a clear sky. the wind calms down just a little bit, and that gets our little warmer than where we were a@ last night across the areatha

the heaviest snow will be in northwest iowa, where areas could see 6"-9". the heaviest snow there will be monday morning. snow totals will decrease as you head southeast. winds return on tuesday with light snow chancesesthen the good news...sunshine and above average temps for the end of the week. "local 5 news at 5:30 in hd starts now. we are iowa " " you mix an incident like this and people get scared. lots of running and screaming, it was a chaotic scene." nikki: one person is dead, and another still recovering after a late night shooting in downtown des moines... nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. nikki: the shooting happened at the crowded court avenue district in downtown des moines... police were called to 3rd and court on a report of a shooting around 1:10 this morning. two people were shot and one of the victims later died at a hospital from his injuries. several witnesses were taken in for questioning and tonight- the search continues for the suspects. nikki: local 5's jacob peklo was there at the scene and has the l

in iowa city. kevin: the iowa high school football championship games scheduled for today, including the dowling/cedar rapids game, were postponed. they will be play on tickets for monday. today will be honored monday. but this important note. games on broadcast television will be out of luck. there will be no television broadcast of the games. there will be a web video and audio feed available. you get get that on the iowa high school athletic associations website, ihsaa.org. excuse me, i want to make sure he got that right. another live look at traffic from our dot cam. we'll have live updates on the deteriorating road conditions, coming up. stacey: thanks to the weather, have been playing tonight.le are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and w

iowa will try to tie the all-time best mark of 9 and oh at indiana next weekk-- iowa state -- by the way -- also has an undefeated quarterback -- as sophomore joel lanning helped i-s-u take down texas on saturday night t but it was the defense that shined in the 24 to nothing victory -- and in doing so -- iowa state became the first unranked team in 54 years to shut out texas -- and a team that felt disrerepected before this game -- believes they earned some after it -- i heard a lot of talk ike how game and focus on our keys and that's mostly what we focus on. isu travels to number 14 oklahoma uni punter sam kuhter didn't earn the mvc special teams player of the week honor -- but certainly should have after pinning south dakota inside the 3 yardline twice -- while uncorking this 68 yard punt late in the ggme -- overall the panther special teams were very special in saturday's 20, 7 -- michael schmadeke came up big hitting on kicks of 48 and 50 yards -- and while neiiher player got i just kkw we really need a win...er... to keep winning, and then as long as i can give the defense a l

more big stories now -- parts of iowa. members of a northeast nebraska in iowa approved referendums thursday giving the tribal council the authority to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use, as well as to grow plants for hemp. closer to home, near tama, we asked people what they thought about the possibility of pot on the meskwaki settlement. gene failyer: i really don't think we need to have a place where it's available. shirley ossman: it wouldn't bother me at all because i wouldn't have a thing to do with it. eric: iowa drug control policy leaders say it's unclear at this point how federal law will treat marijuana on native american reservations. developing overnight -- six people killed in a chartered bus crash. shaina humphries here, do police know what happened yet? shaina: eric investigators are on scene right now. the road is shut down near north little rock while they investigate. what we know -- a chartered bus left the interstate and hit a bridge abutment. state police say strong storms had

iowa on the board first, 7-0. desmond kig was benched the 1st q for violating team rules, then this doesn't help. fumbles the punt. huskers recover. that turnover leads to nebraska's first td. imani cross in from a few yards out. we're tied at 7. iowa defense responds. parker hesse, tip drill!!! picks off tommy armstrong, in to the endzone. pick 6 and iowa leads 14-7 huskers answer. drew brown kicks a 39 yard field goal just before the half to make it 14-10. 3rd q. iowa hits the ground. jordan canzeri gets outside. 29 yards to the house. 21-10. after a husker td, iowa goes back to that same play and canzeri is loose!!! gone!!! 67 yards to the endzone. iowa leads 28-17. 140 yards rushing for canzeri defense played really well. josey jewell the huge interception in the 4th quarter. 1 of 4 picks for armstrong, and that pretty much seals it. and let the celebration begin. 12-0 for the first time in school history. iowa beats nebraska 28-20. 4 for 4 in trophy games. next week the big 10 title game agaisnt either michig

announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sports caster of the year andy garman. stacey: republican presidential candidate donald trump is in fort dodge right now. kevin: trump holding a rally at iowa central community college. kcci's chief political reporter cynthia fodor is live where the rally has just started. cynthia: i am here in the decker auditorium at the iowa central community college. about 1500 people have come from all over webster county. he is about ready to take the stage after spending the afternoon at an ethanol plant talking about renewable fuel standards. there are about 5500 students and he is hoping to lord these young voters, who make up about 15%-20% of the electorate. he says a lot of them come to his rallies to hand him their resumes and ask for jobs. about 50% split on this campus as far as the republican ticket for dr. ben carson and donald trump, which is what we are all seeing in the polls

as number 15 oklahoma routes iowa state 52-16. --uni hosting indiana state on 9.2....this one was all panthers...the defense was spectacular....uni already up 17-0...indiana state's quarterback matt adam makes an awful choice and tries to get rid of it left-handed...the ball goes right to tim kilfoy....he returns it 30 yards for the touchdown....2 4-0 panthers... --uni's offense had it going as well, especially on the ground....the give to michael malloy...he gets to the edge and dives for the pylon....uni up 38-nothing at the half... --it continues in the 3rd....aaron bailey with his 4th rushing touchdown of the game...he also threw for one.... --then more from the defense...jamison whiting goes up and grabs the jump ball...he's got room to return it....whiting makes some nifty moves...stays on his feet and it's a 77 yard pick 6... as uni destroys indiana state 59-13. fantastic weather wise? it is definitely a cool start to your sunday. you'll need to head outside to warm up the cars for a bit, you'll likely have thick frost on t

alex has the iowa city. the hawkeye wrestls upset okie state and the football team improved to 10-0. what could cap off a perfect weekend for hawkeye sports? how about a win from the basketball team. iowa 1-0 this season....wrapping up opening weekend at carver-hawkeye against coppin state. first minute of the game.....south sioux alum mike gesell drains the triple......iowa takes the early 3-0 lead.... sioux city east alum adam woodbury making his mark for iowa as well....strong on the block...hawks up thirteen... next trip down the floor....dom uhl hitting from deep in his first career start.....18 points for the sophomore. and then its the dime-machine mike gesell....with a pretty feed to uhl....a career- high 12 assists for gesell....iowa eclipses 100 points...103-68 the final. alex for the first time in program history, the iowa football team is 10-0. the hawkeyes outlasted minnesota in a shootout, returning the floyd of rosedale trophy to iowa city. and what a night it was for the iowa offense. c.j. be

are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november third elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after yesterday's record breaking high of 79 degrees, i'm sure many of you are wondering the same thing, how is this november! we are going to continue this warm weather again today, although i strongly doubt we will be breaking any records. expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with warm and windy conditions. highs this afternoon will climb into the mid 70s and the winds will be out of the south between 10 and 20 mph. tonight we are going to have a low in the mid 50s with mild temps in the mid 50s. wednesday is going to be a partly cloudy day with highs a touch warmer but still in the mid 70s and a bit of a stronger south wind. thursday a cold front is going to bring through some rain and thunder

iowa city recognized three young people from iowa city as lifesavers. they helped save a man who was trapped in a burning garage back in july. jazzy jones and her two brothers marquelle and javeyel called 911. a short time later, fire fighters arrived - broke down the door, pulled the man out and rushed him to safety. those 6 firefighters earned the department's lifesaver award. late last month the city presented them with lifesaving awards of their own. "they did the right thing, they called 911 and our crews were in good position to be able to, well, save the man's life. " jazzy says if anyone ever has the chance to do something like this you should do it. she also said she felt proud that she could help her community. people were encouraged to bring cans to a shooting range in hiawatha. this time they weren't to eastern iowa. highs today will generally be in the 70-75 range from northeast to southwest. plan on a southwest wind of 10-15 mph. overall, it's tough to beat this in november! this pattern should continue through wednesday, with a storm syst