eric: i am eric hanson. a lot of news to get to but we want to start with the winter weather warning affecting iowa today. metinka: near carroll and to the already flying. toward central iowa as we head toward noontime. most of the activity should remain across western iowa throughout the morning but by inch on the ground. notice how quickly those inches already by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. notice those totals, pretty high. a tremendous amount of snowfall for our first event, possibly iowa. elizabeth: we want to get to stories we have been watching including another possible terror attack in africa. shaina humphries following it all. what's the update on this new attack? shaina: elizabeth, this is all unfolding over the last couple hours. right now 170 people have reportedly been taken hostage inside the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital city bamako. the hotel chain says ten gunmen yelling arabic locked 140 guests and 30 staff members inside. we just learned that 20 of those hostages have been released, but the u

eric: i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. a lot of people got a chance to get outside in it. metinka: right now in des moines, 32 degrees. we are one of the warmest spots in central iowa so watch for some re-freeze on the road and sidewalks. right around 42 degrees, and we will not have too much wind today either. the warming trend continues. wednesday and thanksgiving day, highs in the 50's with a few chances for rain showers. elizabeth: right now, we want to get back to the double homicide investigation, unfolding overnight at 4200 hull avenue in and north of brubaker elementary school. alyx sacks is there life. our police still on the scene? alyx: law enforcement very much on the scene, caution tape all around. they also have a crime mobile unit, it almost looks like a motorhome, just covered in law enforcement. after speaking with law enforcement this morning, they are handling the situation with a lot of sensitivity. we know two people were killed. any more information on the victims, we are not sure. we do not know abou

eric: i am eric hanson. not too bad temperature wise. it is warm but you are going to need the umbrella. metinka: a good steady rainfall headed our way here it live super doppler -- onur way. it is moving into the metro with a few more thundershowers in from missouri. it will be with us until early afternoon. at six degrees right now. at least amateurs are mild. the commute -- it is enough rain to slow down the commute. we are going to top out near 63 degrees. enjoy the warm temperatures. we have a big cool down headed our way. eric: breaking news overnight, france launches more air strikes against isis in retaliation for last week's terror attacks in paris. elizabeth: meanwhile u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris for talks with president hollande. nikole killion is in washington with more on the meeting. nikole: secretary kerry met president hollande at the french presidential palace to express the u.s. support following the paris attacks. secretary of state john kerry in paris at the u.s. embassy lit up in red, white and blu

welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge on this tuesday morning, shaina and metinka also with you. it sounds like we have one more day of getting spoiled in the afternoon before things get interesting. metinka: today looks quiet and tomorrow looks messy. 36 degrees, grab a jacket. we are going for highs of 60 degrees, it will be a beautiful day but tomorrow bears watching. followed by severe weather in the afternoon. could producing tornadoes across southern iowa and northern missouri with extreme wind and cold for the end of the week. eric: new this morning, new life for a drab downtown des moines street. kcci's alyx sacks is live with new details. this is a long time coming, alyx. alyx: this is something that had to be put on hold after the yonkers fire. if you work downtown you've noticed 7th street has been blocked off as they are starting to beautify the area. that was a big announcement with the city council. another major announcement is expected this morning. some city leaders will be

i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka also with you this morning. metinka: if we get 70's when we it is a beautiful morning, the sky getting ready to pop up. 57 degrees already in des moines. that is close to what we should be seen for average highs. we will be up near 75 with sunshine and a nice northwest wayne. -- northwest wind. elizabeth: we are following breaking news while you were sleeping. kcci's alyx sacks is live at the end of a dangerous police pursuit this morning. tell us where you are exactly. alyx: i am on the corner of mlk and southeast 4th street. this is where the suspect was apprehended, and it all started in the car. police were trying to make a traffic stop around 3:00 a.m. when the suspect took off. he was swerving in and out of lanes of traffic, and police used different tactics to try to they deployed stop sticks and he blew right through those, blowing out his front tire, which led to his pulling over on scott street. that is when they say he took off on foot and the k-9 unit was able to track him down. police say he did hav

kevin: eric hanson's this is iowa shows us why sweet tooths couldn't believe it. eric: as sure as the sun rises over 63rd and grand it gets beat , here by the donut king. ask his faithful? >> he makes them from scratch. eric: and they'll swear lou king is pastry royalty. >> the doughnuts are the best in the world. eric: 7 mornings a week, he personally bakes 1 or 200 dozen, labelling 'em them and these. >> everybody said, "give me one of those, one of them, one of these." 25 so we finally made up some signs. eric: in seven days a week, he does it alone, surrounded only by the regulars who might as well be a donut family of quick-wits. >> i don't know if i can say that without being bleeped, but we're not bashful here at all. eric: including the king himself, who never takes a day off. >> oh, no. i haven't done that for years. i mean years. >> he just works so hard. eric: 12 hours a day, almost every day but christmas for 42 years. so when those regulars heard the news last month? >> how you doing today? >> tired. >> already? >> no, still. eric: they held their bre

i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka also this morning. it was the end of daylight savings time it is november but it does not feel like it. metinka: today is pretty much going to be the same as yesterday, starting out perfect. 54 degrees in des moines, a nice southwest wind. highs 75. yesterday we hit 76. a couple of clouds on the way for tuesday, could knock temperatures down a couple degrees. recovering on wednesday, and cooler highs in the 50's for the end of the week. eric: we are following breaking news while you were sleeping. kcci's alyx sacks is live at the end of a dangerous police pursuit. tell us exactly where you are. emmy: -- alyx: we are on the corner of mlk and southeast forced -- fourth. a k-9 unit was able to apprehend it started with a routine traffic stop and that is when the suspect took off in his vehicle, and it turned into a dangerous and lengthy police pursuit. it finally ended over on scott, and that is when the suspect ditched his vehicle and took off on foot. police tell us that is when they released the, -- rel

eric: good morning. things are waking up with kcci. i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. it sounds like it is going to be an interesting day. metinka: that is right. the weather is going to turn active. so far, the weather is quiet. by 7:00 a.m., we could have a few showers. the main action comes this afternoon with a dryer punch of air as the whole system rockets through the midwest from noon until about 6:00 or 7:00. that is the best chance for us to see severe weather. right now, we have just got a few clouds. mild temperatures. watch for patchy fog across iowa. today, highs will be near 62 degrees. it will be stormy this afternoon. if you see sunshine, that will be bad news. enhanced risk for stormy weather. extreme winds will be pushing in late this evening and lasting through the night. elizabeth: that severe weather is already hitting parts of colorado. you can see the ground covered in snow here winter weather advisory is in effect. parts of eastern colorado and western nebraska -- kansas are expected to get six inches of snow and

eric hanson, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: while we're on the topic iowa's harvest is almost , complete. the usda says 93% of iowa corn has been harvested. 98% of the being crop is in. that's about one week ahead of an update on the size of the harvest comes out tomorrow. steve: meteorologist kurtis weather has a little bit to do with the harvest. nice are getting chris. humidity just 39%. clear skies at 7:00 p.m.. down into the 40's by 10:00 p.m. sunshine early, clouds will fill in as the day goes along. 57 at noon. by 3:00 p.m., i think we'll crews out to around 60 degrees. highs warmer to the west and northwest. mason city, 61. clear skies out there tonight. there are a few clouds started to drift into south dakota. the main system well to the west but we will see a couple of these clouds as we slide into our tuesday. going to be another nice one. the first alone moose up into canada. the main area will be spending over in colorado and that looks headed our way on wednesday. tonight, clear skies out and about. starti

eric hanson, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: both the mens and womens groups meet 4 times a year. we've posted links to both their sites at kcci.com. stacey: midamerican energy says its newest wind farm project will be a first of its kind. midamerican plans on building a new wind farm in adams county. but unlike other existing wind farms this one will feature a concrete tower. midamerican says this tower could be the tallest wind turbine in the country when completed. now back to our cooler temperatures and the weather our way. kurtis: it will take some time to get here. we're in the 50's right now. south wind 15. temperatures will go up tonight. cloudy skies, 55 degrees. biological p.m. there will be some rain. rain likely tomorrow morning. it will be a mild but soggy tuesday. the average high will be 47. 3:00 p.m. temperatures, 63 degrees. rainfall amounts, 2200 and the metro. a great general quarter inch of rain with that rain that moves through earlier today. the clouds are hanging around. it is another very active no

eric: good morning everyone, i am eric hanson.

eric: i am eric hanson and boy, you will sure notice the drop in temps out there this morning,

eric: good morning everybody. welcome back. i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. it sounds like you need a jacket this morning. keep the umbrella handy.

our eric hanson and emmy victor are both there this morning to bring you all you need to know in this morning's commitment 2016 news. elizabeth: we'll also hear from kcci's kevin cooney and cbs' john dickerson before they co-moderate the debate. kcci. >> you're watching kcci 8 news. mr. trump: he went after his mother with a hammer. elizabeth: donald trump pulling no punches criticizing ben , carson, iowa voters and his democratic rivals. one of the campaign stories making headlines this friday morning, november 13. good morning, everyone and welcome back. i'm elizabeth klinge. shaina: i'm shaina humphries and as you can see, eric is joining us live from drake

eric hanson, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. mollie: he was very lucky. it is another great day to be out in the field it looks like it will change. let's check in with frank to see what's coming next. frank: the past few days have been very, things are starting to change but not so much temperature wise. 58 right now in the metro, 55 for ames. you see clouds rolling in and is the first sign thing is changing. ample sunshine the past few days, high clouds in downtown. 58 in the metro with wind out of the south at 13 pumping in moisture. here's the day planner, clouds and upper 50's and run 60. notice more clouds. we stayed try mainly tonight, notice temperatures not changing much because clouds around keeping temperatures mainly study and only dropping to 52 tomorrow with light drizzle and better chances for rain. it's all because of the system to the west, you see clouds on snow in the sierra nevada, california getting some. this area of circulation is the low pressure system tracking its way in to the next 24 hours. notice this frontal system, there is

eric: i'm eric hanson. transition days. all week long. 61 degrees in des moines, no rain or fog to slow you down this afternoon -- this morning. this afternoon, we could have some thunderstorms with the primary threat eating heavy wind and hail. if we get a little bit of sunshine, our highs could go into the 70's. tomorrow, back to reality with highs in the 50's. eric: big stories in central iowa this morning, five people are facing prostitution charges after a human trafficking sting in osceola. investigators conducted operation trojan horse at an osceola motel tuesday over a 14-hour period. we've learned four of those people arrested for prostitution are from des moines and west des moines. police chief martin duffus says this started when officers spotted local ads for sex acts craigslist and backpage.com. investigators then created their own ads which drew solicitors from the metro to small town osceola. >> we are well situated in high-volume traffic areas. i-35 runs between des moines and kansas city and we're right on

this morning, eric hanson's live with more of what trump had to say and preps for the democratic debate tomorrow. eric: trump did not hold back at all last night. he spent most of his time he did not hold back speaking about his chief rival, ben carson saying he has a , pathological temper that can't be cured and questions his story of nearly stabbing a friend. mr. trump: let me tell you, i'm pretty good at this stuff. so i have about. someone hits me with a belt, it moves this way, it moves that way. he hit the belt buckle. anybody have a knife, want to try it on me? believe me, it ain't gonna work. you're going to be successful, but he took the knife and went like this and he plunged it into the belt and amazing the belt stayed totally flat and the knife broke. eric: trump also questioned the time carson claimed he nearly punched his own mother, both stories carson recounted in his book "gifted hands," about his upbringing in detroit. trump has sharpened his criticism of carson especially in the last couple of days. a cnn poll last week showed trump with 25% support in iowa, carson wi

eric: i am eric hanson. great to have you with us. metinka it sounds like this afternoon is going to be nice. metinka: you got it. 37 now in des moines. we are headed for a great afternoon. 60 degrees today. that is 10 degrees warmer than what it should be. tomorrow looks good. clouds will be on the increase but that should not affect highs too much.

welcome back, everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka with you as well. it was kind of like an adventure driving into work today against the wind. shaina: driving around the stuff in the road. eric: just go outside and walk east. metinka: the wind was gusting overnight close to 60 miles per hour. you will have a lot of things misplaced and the she packed them away tightly. 43 degrees in des moines. you may notice some of the roads a little bit damp. temperatures are warming up. temperatures this afternoon will be near 50 degrees, but we will be battling the wind all day long. the strongest wind will be occurring this morning with gusts near 50. elizabeth: thank you so much, metinka. the wind will blow your car around out there. kcci's emmy victor is live downtown. how windy is it out there? emmy: elizabeth, it is very windy. it can take your breath away. i ensure a lot of you woke up to some howling overnight. we have some video of exactly what that looked like in downtown des moines. t

eric: can't wait for that. welcome back, everyone, it's friday november 6. i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, along with shaina and metinka. a morning of change. metinka: it is a lot colder this morning that it was yesterday. we are waking up to the 30's and 40's. it is more fall like but it is november. 42 now in des moines. coming off of yesterday's record high of 75, it is kind of a shock to the system. no rain is in the forecast, just a few clouds, headed for 54 degrees with a northwest rees. -- breeze. the weekend in the 50's, and a warming trend for the start of next week. elizabeth: new information this morning about a shooting across from findley elementary in des moines. you saw the breaking news last night, a victim was shot in the arm at 3107 cambridge street. police say the shooting happened inside the house and the suspect took off. police were interviewing witnesses overnight. they tell us the victim will recover. but that call last night is just one of nearly 900 calls to des moines police reporting shots fired so far this year. that's up from l

eric: i'm eric hanson. you will notice a change, in the 70's, where do we sit now? metinka: chilly 30's and 40's, it feels like fall finally. grab a jacket. a brisk wind from the northwest. iowa. 54 degrees behind temperature but a beautiful fall afternoon. overnight, there may be a stray shower in southern iowa. tomorrow, highs into the low-50's and back close to 60 rain on wednesday. eric: we'll start this morning with new information from a shooting last night in des moines. police say one person was shot at 3107 cambridge street, right across from findley elementary. the suspect ran from the scene shortly after the shooting. and there's no word if police have made any arrests at this point. the victim was shot in the arm and is expected to be ok. this incident is one of nearly 900 "shots fired" calls in to the des moines police so far this year. that's up from last year's total of 848. and the year's not over yet. but police say calls for service aren't true indicators of crime rates. police tell us they do use the calls to determine which neighborhoods need ext

eric: i'm eric hanson. just a light jacket today, temps are really kind of warm. metinka: at least it is just rain from the nora -- panora all getting to the north. ames is on the fringe of it. it is all moving to the north and northeast so it will be with us off and on until noon. 56 in des moines, wet roadways and gusty south-southeast wind. rain will shift to eastern iowa and it will be mild with a high of 63 but a big cool down is in the forecast. eric: breaking news overnight, france launches more air strikes against isis in retaliation for last week's terror attacks in paris. elizabeth: meanwhile u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris for talks with president hollande. nikole killion is in washington with more on the meeting. nikole: secretary kerry met president hollande at the french presidential palace to express the u.s. support after the paris secretary of state john kerry in paris at the u.s. embassy lit up in red, white and blue. john kerry: don't mistake what these attacks represent. this is not a clash of civilizations, these terrorists have

eric hanson takes a look at kevin's lasting impact, in a special this is iowa. >> stage image it. will it be a historic 3-peat for dowling? live coverage from the uni dome coming up. quacks first at 10. new information in last night's double murder on des moines' east side. police say a domestic fight led to the deaths of 42-year-old amy fraaken and her 15-year-old daughter amber. they say 47-year-old barney fraaken shot them and then tried to shoot himself. right now, he's in custody at a des moines hospital. kevin: domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the united states. stacey kcci's todd magel is live : at the des moines police station downtown with the numbers. number. des moines police report that they have more than 14,000 calls for domestic conflict in 2013. that is the last year that we have numbers for. epidemic. do this. >> he is living through a nightmare. his mother and stepsister are dead. his mother's has it is accused of killing them on sunday night. he blames this man for pulling the trigger. >> he had done things to my mom that shouldn't ha

i am eric hanson. elizabeth: i am elizabeth klinge. metinka: yesterday morning there were a ton of worms. shouldn't they be out of here soon? rain moves through overnight, now we have a little bit of drizzle left over. a few lingering showers across eastern iowa. some more rain jobs coming in from northwest missouri. those kiddos are going to need their coats and umbrellas. starting off mild but we're going to end up with a high of 53 it temperatures falling into the 40's -- 53. texas falling into the 40's later today. -- temperatures falling into the 40's later today. eric: breaking news in the paris attacks. three terror suspects killed overnight and 7 arrested in a standoff with police overnight. elizabeth: let's get straight to our nikole killion in washington for the late-breaking developments and nikole, this all came during a raid that is still going on. nikole: police say at least five people have been arrested in connection with last week's attacks, this all unfolded overnight as police raided a paris suburb. the paris prosecu

eric: i'm eric hanson. when you walk outside, it does feel different today than yesterday, but tomorrow is what we are keeping an eye on. metinka: the active weather just keeps coming. today, it is all about the wind and the chilly temps. wind gusting up to 45 miles per hour today. a winter storm watch has been issued a long and north of i-80 from through -- 9:00 a.m. tomorrow through 3:00 a.m. on saturday. most of the accumulation will happen just in time for friday evening's commute and overnight. next week, temperatures warm back up to near 50 with rain possible for thanksgiving. eric: this morning, french leaders are calling on the world to do more to stop isis terrorists. elizabeth: this comes as the terror group issued a new threat. shaina humphries has the latest. shaina, it's against another u.s. city? shaina: shaina: elizabeth, isis released a new video wednesday, threatening an attack on new york city. right now, city leaders say there is no immediate or specific threat, but governor andrew cuomo

welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka also with us. we made a good dent in the snowdrift yesterday. metinka: 34 degrees right now, starting maybe frosty. there could be slick patches on going out, road conditions are just fine. 51 degrees this afternoon, more melting tomorrow and drizzle but temperatures in the 50's. thanksgiving starts with rain showers that will switch to a wintry mix by the afternoon. the could be minor accumulations of snow to the northwest and the cold settles in for the weekend. shaina: a new poll shows surprising shifts among republican candidates for president. quinn a pack universities paul among likely voters shows arnold trump is locked into a close race with senator ted cruz. trump had 25, ted cruz is at 23%. ben carson slipped to third with 18%. senator marco rubio is at 13%. the others are in the single digits. no other candidates topped 2%. and back to more stories, first in minneapolis where shots rang out as people were protesting a dead

eric: i'm eric hanson, shaina and metinka here too. it will feel very different without kevin here. many of us will feel different around iowa. metinka: it will be changing already, 50 degrees here in des moines, drizzle in the forecast through the morning and afternoon. temperatures holding steady, they will fall toward tomorrow and a strong wind builds in. friday is the first chance to see accumulating snow. the first of the season across the northern half of the state. get ready for a cold weekend with highs in the 30's and the weekend could be in the teens. developments in paris overnight, police say they moved in on terror suspects just in time. police were on scene, gunfire and explosions could be heard during a seven hour siege. jonathan vigliotti has information for us. jonathan: jonathan: gunfire erupted in the paris suburb of saint denis overnight during an operation targeting several suspects behind last week's terror attacks, including alleged mastermind abdelhamid abaaoud. panicked residents heard explosions, some were evacuated, others told to stay indoors as heavily a

eric: i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. metinka: temperatures will be nice and mild although everything that melted yesterday has refrozen. 31 now in des moines, the wind chills into the mid-20's. we had a light breeze today coming in from the west and plenty of sunshine in the forecast. 42 degrees the high temp today and things keep warming up. 50's are on the way wednesday and thanksgiving day, along with a few rain showers. elizabeth: right now, we want to get back to the double homicide investigation, unfolding overnight at 4200 hull avenue in des moines, just east of i-235 and north of brubaker elementary. alyx sacks is there live. our police still on scene? alyx: the poll county medical examiner just arrived on scene. law enforcement still very much on the scene, walking inside and outside the home. they are handling this situation with a lot of sensitivity. kcci spoke to neighbors last night and we know it is a family who lives inside his home. a teenager is in that family. as far as victims or information on a suspe

eric: and i'm eric hanson, with shaina and metinka on this thursday morning, november 5. everyone is in a rush to get the farm work done because the seasons are changing. metinka: we will have more november like whether back before you know it -- november-like whether back before we know it. more rain is likely to develop by early to mid afternoon today. some of those thundershowers could be a bit on the strong side, producing hail and gusty wind. november returns tomorrow with highs back in the 50's, nothing too cold, just seasonably cool temps with some warming temps -- chances headed our way on wednesday. shaina: we start with disturbing new signs this morning, that isis took down that russian jetliner. u.s. and british intelligence sources say someone at the airport planted a bomb on the plane before it took off from egypt on saturday. the source says that person was not a passenger who had to go through security, rather someone else on the ground. isis has claimed responsibility for the downed plane. there's now concern about other travel in the area so officials in

welcome back everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge on this tuesday morning, shaina and metinka also with you. we are also talking about some of the black friday deals. it's kind of hard to wrap your mind around. we're still feeling the 60's outside. metinka: a couple of weeks away from thanksgiving and we are talking about storm chances. today, nothing to worry about. starting in the 30's and kind of chilly but 60's tomorrow -- but 60's today and tomorrow severe weather in the afternoon. isolated tornadoes tomorrow, crazy in november but it is true. eric: new this morning, new life for a drab downtown des moines street. kcci's alyx sacks is live with new details. this is a long time coming, alyx. alyx: it has been. since the younkers fire it has been on hold but they approve the project at a $4.5 million. business leaders are funding half. they will help beautify the walnut street area and they are talking about what they want to do with the area and they say maybe restaurants but first they need to rep

eric: i am eric hanson. metinka: the rain has now lifted into the metro area spreading off to the north. going to catch a little bit of a break on the south side before more roles in. dealing with spotty showers from winterset, creston, bedford. the rain will be with us at least through the morning hours before it heads out by noon. temps are mild, 56 already in des moines but they will not change much. we are headed for 58. more rain is on the way. eric: new developments in paris a french official just said the , mastermind behind the attacks is also linked to the thwarted paris train attack earlier this year. he is a belgian man. meanwhile, two more suicide bombers identified, one had a syrian passport. the other a frenchman who was charged with terrorism in 2012. and the only attacker who escaped is still at large this morning. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is in paris this morning. he reports the city is still very much on edge. jonathan: a wave of panic has gripped the french capital after friday's deadly at

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 if we don't get it taken care of. eric: that's an ominous warning from a community leader who started a movement to stop deadly violence in des moines. polk county deputies say a fight erupted in gunfire outside evolution nightclub early sunday morning. 20-year-old dashawn smith was killed. three others were injured.

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth kring, and right now coverage with shaina humphries. elizabeth: welcome back. the time is now 5:12. getting some beautiful shots of last night sunset into ulocal. one photographer captured this colorful shot in marshalltown. christmas decorations in full swing there, too. this is a panoramic shot of the the moon is rising in the east and the sun setting in the west. that is very cool. you said we can expect another day of nice, melting temperatures. metinka: that's right. a lot of the snow will be gone for the southern half of the state. northern iowa going to be chipp ing away at it. 33 in des moines. even if you teens to the north. if you live north of highway 30, you need a warmer jacket. across the southern half of the state, you may not need a coat this afternoon. temps warming into the 40's by noon. headed for highs into the low 50's from des moines southward. chillier up to the north. today is going to be a dry day. then we have precip headed our way. wednesday a little bit of drizzle. even into thursday little bit of

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. you are mentioning earlier most not today. metinka: it will just add fuel to the fire so to speak. wind will grow stronger and if you see it, stay extra wear. we do have a few showers across south-central iowa near creston through orient approaching greenfield. even lamoni catching rain drops over the next 20 minutes. this activity is expected to become severe in the afternoon when the main system arrives. between noon and 6:00 has our greatest risk. hail, extreme wind it late tonight with highs near 62 degrees. shaina: ok, as metinka said, brace yourself for some wild weather today. this is actually a huge system of storms that will affect a large portion of the u.s. strong tornadoes are a threat here in central iowa, along with rain and high winds. the national weather service is urging people to review safety plans. polk county emergency management also sent out an alert to businesses to be aware. now this system is coming from the great plains east of denver. it is affecting nebra

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka on this monday morning. it might be a good day to stay inside and drive to work. attempts -- the temperatures. metinka: it does make you nervous when it is 33 degrees and the road is wet. right now in des moines, just some drizzle but carroll through creston, as is a mix of freezing drizzle and snow in this will continue right throughout the day. in des moines, 34 degrees. 37 is where we are headed and for des moines, it will be mostly a cold rain event. after ames and off to the northwest we will see some snowflakes eventually mixing in tonight. fort dodge and storm lake, you will pick up 5-8 inches of snow, most of that coming throughout the afternoon hours today. elizabeth: thousands of you will be going back to work today, after the long weekend hitting the roads. so alyx sacks is out live with a preview of the commute. alyx: we are right off 35 on hickman, and the road is very wet. it is very misty out, some damp air, a little bit of wind. you do not necessarily feel how cold it is when you first about

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. elizabeth: welcome back. check out this cool time lapse from nebraska. the northern lights could be seen early tuesday morning. experts say the lights could be seen last night as well in parts of the u.s.. look at those colors. eric: they could actually be seen here in iowa as well. chuck spindler sent this photo in north of creston. that is really cool. if you see any northern lights pictures send them into us at kcci.com. we would love to see them and share them. the last couple of nights have been beautiful. temperatures this morning are starting just right, 55 degrees in des moines. warmer than we should be for the high, council bluffs flirting with 60. this is incredible weather for november. watching fog like yesterday, living in from illinois and from missouri. watch for changing positions. all the fog will be burning away by morning giving way to sunshine. highs far above average, almost 20 degrees. low 70's coming, and rainy details and your forecast. eric: a big party in ka

i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. hoping for and skews not to do fall yard work, no excuses. metinka: it counts as enjoying the weather. it is going to be another gorgeous day. the last warm day we will see for a while. light fog out there but nothing as dense as we saw yesterday. temps are mild. you will not need a jacket as you are headed out today. warm highs this afternoon near 72. tomorrow highs in the 60's with thundershowers through the area in the afternoon. friday highs ball back into the 50's. it will feel like november as we had to the weekend. eric: the student assaulted by john in school bus driver is speaking out. christian suarez says he knows what not to do in the future. >> i was trying not to tell the bus driver anything mean. eric: his family says he has the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. suarez and his attorney talked to reporters. he admits he yelled a profanity at robert scarborough before the driver hit him. scarborough is charged with assault. the family is waiting on the investigation b

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, a slow go on the roads. visibility being impacted by dense fog. down to a mile and a quarter that in ames, visibility is down to a mile and a half. not quite as warm as it was yesterday, mainly 40's. 49 in des moines, it is a good start to the day. it will be another warm day to maybe not as quite as warm as yesterday because we are starting with fog turning the clouds but it will be nice. we get a high near 73 close to the old record high of 76 in 2008. one more day in the 70's before november weather. elizabeth: it was a beautiful night across the state for high school football playoffs. eric: we covered several games, including a playoff several rematch between waukee warriors and the valley tigers. waukee beat valley last year but they started with a big touchdown run. this was one of the four touchdowns of the night. the tigers would get revenge, winning 42-7 over waukee moving other games we covered in class four a, lewis central beat ankeny. also in clas

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. oftentimes the first snow of the year, you can bring out the broom and push it away. shaina: hopefully that is all we need. eric: is this going to be a snowblower? metinka: possibly, for a lot of phone. no easing into it this year. right now it is 37 in des moines, no rain, snow, or fall, the weather is quiet except for the wind. it will be gusting to 45 miles an hour this afternoon and the strongest gusts will come to an end to an end around 3:00 or 4:00. then, the focus will switch to the winter storm coming in tomorrow and a winter storm watch in effect from 9:00 a.m. friday until 3:00 a.m. saturday. several inches of snow on the way. shaina: we will head to new york, where officials say they will not be intimidated by a new warning from isis. a newly released video identifies new york city as a potential target. it shows what appears to be an isis fighter preparing for a suicide bombing, with images of new york's times square. new york's police commissioner says some of the footag

eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka on this monday morning. have you checked out any deals on your ipads this morning? eric: it might be a good day to stay inside and do that shopping. metinka: and the road will be slippery especially out to the west all day long. carroll to audubon and creston, all lifting up to the north and northeast. this is just the beginning. we are expecting rain and a wintry mix. up to the northwest from about webster city, fort dodge and down through atlantic, you will end up in snow on top of the frozen precipitation so it will be slippery right through tuesday. elizabeth: we know thousands of you will be going back to work today, hitting the roads. so alyx sacks is out live with a preview of the commute. what is it looking like at this point? alyx: it is cold enough to see your breath and also very damp. the road is wet, the sidewalks are wet. the cold hovering around freezing, icicles falling from the tree. they are melting just a little bit because we are just a little bit above freezing and the metro. for your ro

eric: i'm eric hanson. a lot of news to get to, but we want to start with the winter weather warning, when will it metinka: snowflakes in central iowa by new time. it is all spreading to the east, first we have to overcome a little bit of dry air but once that occurs, by midafternoon, rapid accumulations. a like winter he makes and maybe even light rainfall for southwest i will early this morning, highs near 40. was the snow moves in in the afternoon, a rapid accumulation possibly by 5:00 or 6:00, or the rush hour, one to three inches of slush. a first significant snowfall, five to 10 inches of snow expected to the northern half of the state. elizabeth: updated information on the possible terror attack in africa. shaina humphries is here, what is the update? shaina: happening in mali. three people have been killed after gunmen took hostages inside the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital city of bamako. the u.s. embassy in mali is calling for u.s. citizens to stay indoors. no group has claimed responsibilit

eric hanson spent months talking with iowans who feel like they're losing a family member even though many have never met kevin. they say he is iowa. eric hanson's this is iowa focuses on the guy behind our anchor desk, monday at a special time on kcci 8 news at 10:00. todd: des moines middle school has set up a fund to help the family of an 11-year-old student killed in a roll-over crash last week. 11-year-old nataija watkins and her mother sabrina died on tuesday in the crash on interstate 80 near newton. weeks middle school teachers and staff started the fund to help nataija's two older sisters who survived the crash. the link to help donate is on website as well as on kcci.com. breaking news, terror raids in europe. the fears of an imminent attack. laura: security concerns. flights diverted and searched. the steps that are being taken here in the u.s. to protect against a terror attack. todd: and presidential poll. , two sources release new numbers. the difference between the top pollin it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it need

this video from kcci eight news anchor eric hanson is from his house out in west des moines. you can see just how strong those winds were. kevin: imagine being in a large building like a walmart in that having the roof start to rumble and parts of the store start to rip off overhead. that is exactly what was happening at this walmart this afternoon. no reports of any injury but there was obviously some major damage. this is another view from albia, actually coming out of monroe county. there is some severe damage there. we have more pictures coming in from our viewers and others. send the manning we kurtis: start moving out, rain and wind moving in. reports on the grand river of tornado damage.

catch 100 man on a mission, monday on eric hanson's this is iowa on kcci 8 news at 6:00 todd:. some's -- at 6:00. todd: some surprising scores in the nfl. announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. scott: it's hard to know what is more surprising -- the chiefs destroyed the broncos on the back that peyton manning was benched. once this game get started, it did not take long for peyton manning to break the all-time yardage record. the kansas city defense had a lot to do. 5-20 435 yards. kansas city picked him off four times. alex smith has the chiefs on the -- on the move. look at charcandrick west. denver's first loss at home all year. minnesota has got some moves. cordero patterson. 93 yards. minnesota goes out at the half. adrian peterson. 80 yards. minnesota is in sole possession of first place with a 7-2 record. green bay trailed last-place they need the two-point conversion to tie. rogers to devonte a adams. green bay still not out of it. they go for the onside kick. calvin johnson on detroit has go right through his hands and randall cobb scoops about. m

this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. alyx: welcome back at 5:12 on your friday morning. check this out, parts of central iowa got a thanksgiving ice storm yesterday. you can see a frozen coating on the top of this tree and the branches. and slick roads in denver got here's one car that didn't quite make the icy turn and had to be towed away. after the rain we got thursday, roads could be slippery across parts of iowa, so make sure to take your time if you're driving home from your thanksgiving plans. or heading out the door to go shopping. grab that sick coat because it is -- sick coat -- thick coat. first the system brought us ice, as much of a -- as much as a quarter of an inch in menlo. we talked about power outages early on. this out in glidden, this is an anemometer. you can see icicles forming horizontally on that. now it is the cold, that is what we will be talking about for most of the morning, below zero in storm lake. the cold will persist throughout the day, likely not makin

tonight at 10:00 eric hanson , spent time talking with iowans who have watched kevin for years. many said they feel like they're losing a family member even though they've never met him. so be sure to catch eric's this is iowa report tonight on kcci 8 news at 10:00. kevin: let's move on to sports. andy: we have a lot to talk about. the end of the paul rhoads era. plus, we will go live to cedar it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: look far and wide, you will never find anyone in iowa state with paul rhoads. he was so proud to be the cyclones head football coach. the wins and losses came up short. tony seeman was in ames

with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and now coverage with shaina humphries. shaina: metinka: we might be waking up to icy patches. anything that melted yestrerday is refreezing today. 18 degrees in mason city. the coldest air is where we picked up the most snow last friday. we will do with a little patchy fog. his abilities are above three miles in northern iowa. watch for reduced visibility through sunrise. tesmpsmps will recover quickly. -- temps will recover quickly. we are headed for the highest 51 degrees. major melting today. not much snow left for central more snowflakes in your 188 day forecast. elizabeth: the firing of isu football coach paul rhoads. paul rhoads took over football program of course that was in a crater at the time. eric: they had lost 10 straight games. and rhoads took them to a bowl game. it reminded many of his former boss mccarney. rhoads is beloved by his players. he did not win enough games. so sunday, rhoads was told he was done. monday he said goodbye. >> in the end, in a year that we've lost six games to teams that are curre

welcome back, everyone, i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka with you as well. it could be like an obstacle course. shaina: dodging some things out there. metinka: you probably do not need to worry about breaking your leaves. we currently have some clouds. you might find a couple of puddles out there. a west, northwest winds at 26 with gusts near 40. it could be a white knuckle commute depending on which direction you are coming in from. the wind is very gusty and we will have wind chills in the 20's to near 32 degrees. sunshine this afternoon, highs near 50, but the wind advisory staying in effect until 6:00 p.m.. the winds as you leave the house today. really does blow your car around as you drive. kcci's emmy victor is live downtown how windy is it out there? emmy: these type of gusts can take your breath away and not -- and your hat if you are not holding on. a lot of you probably heard it howling out there overnight. we have some video of what it looked like a couple of hours ago. one big

with eric hanson, elizabeth with shaina humphries. elizabeth: welcome back everybody. one of the most iconic thanksgiving traditions is already to go in new york city. you are looking at a time lapse of the macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon being blown up. the parade kicks off at 8:00 iowa time and you can watch it on kcci. i'm sure it will be a packed crowd. hopefully they will enjoy better weather than we well. jason: i think they will. spots in maine are having snow as well so we aren't the only ones dealing with that winter out there. for a good portion of the day, mid 40's right now. wind out of the north as a front pushes through. some of the screaming right now, sustained winds at 20 miles per hour in storm lake. single digits in areas to the southeast where the front has yet to push through. that is indicated by the south wind to the south east and north window to the northwest. it is helping us drag in cooler air. 54 degrees in knoxville or feels like. contrast that to 20 in storm lake. the system not only bringing precipitation but also cooler air. that

. >> tonight in "this is iowa," eric hanson introduces us to a special group of guys who make dreams happen. >> the hawkeyes look to build on their record. >> coming up, terror in paris. the world reacts. we are in the french capital, learning more about the terrorist, the manhunt -- the terrorists, the manhunt, and what's happening. coming up america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its stacey: earlier in the weather past, you said something about the potential for snow on saturday. i know we should beginning getting used to that, but i did not want to hear that. kurtis: temperatures dropping. you focused right on that. wet weather tomorrow, 63. wendy on wednesday. -- wewindy on wednesday. we go from above