this is kcci 8 news at ten with todd magel, laura nichols, meteorologist jason sydejko and todd: welcome back, the weekend long events surrounding the imt des moines marathon began this morning on the walnut street bridge this morning. todd: you can see, it all started with the national anthem. then about 1500 people pounded the pavement in the principal 5k road race. organizers say it is the first time marathon activities have spanned two days. in all more than 8,000 people have signed up for the runs and races which organizers say is down slightly in past years. >> it is still really strong and we are so happy to so many people coming back eyar after -- back year after year. so many people love this city and this rate todd: it will start tomorrow morning at 8:00. you will run into a bunch of closed roads. the walnut street bridge and east 1st from walnut to court are all closed right now. huge portions of grand avenue, ingersoll, fleur drive and mlk will be closed. there is a complete list on des moines marathon.com. kcci's jason sydejko o ll be out there running. what will the weather

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: one person was killed and 5 others injured when a shooting broke out at the annual zombicon festival in fort myers, florida. the gunman has not been caught. wendy gillette reports from new york. wendy hundreds dressed as someone opened fire at the crowded zombicon street festival in fort myers, just before midnight and the official end of the festivities. >> about four or five shots. wendy one man died at the scene. : he was identified as 20-year-old expavious tyrell taylor, a football player at a local junior college. >> devastating for the family. is hard, but with us being family were gonna get through it. it may not be today it may not be tomorrow, but we are going to get through it. wendy four others were taken to : the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. one person refused treatment. >> there was people taking cover. officers were running towards the shots. and that's when we located the victims. police searched the area for a wendy: -- wendy p

kcci's todd magel tells us you can see all three at a free rally and concert downtown. >> i'm back! todd: it's been more than a year since president bill clinton visited iowa with his wife hillary. she wasn't ready to announce her presidential bid here at the tom harkin steak fry in indianola. but now the front runner is returning to des moines to rally her supporters. and just announced today she's bringing the former president. >> so we're very excited to welcome him back. he has some fond memories and good friends here in iowa so i know he's looking forward to it. todd: katy perry will be here too. she wowed the superbowl crowd this past winter. her performance in this parking lot behind the clinton headquarters at 611 5th street will not be quite as spectacular. but clinton's iowa communications director says she expects a huge crowd. >> katy perry announced her support for secretary clinton early on in this campaign and even offered to write a song. so i think these weekends are definitely about politics but i hope they are a little bit fun too. todd: so if you're fan of the cl

stacey: kcci's todd magel asked the experts after the jury spent another day in deliberations. todd, a lot of court watchers thought this would be an easy and quick verdict. todd: they did, but apparently not. we talked to one legal expert who says it's the tricky intoxication defense which may be in -- with maybe confusing jurors and which will bring them back to the polk county courthouse here for day 3 tomorrow. after 40 years in the legal system, drake university law professor bob rigg knows a thing or two about trials and jurys. >> keep in mind, the verdict has to be unanimous and trying to get 12 people to agree on anything is pretty difficult anymore. todd: rigg has been closely watching the attempted murder trial of pete polson. he's accused of shooting three random people on a chilly morning a year ago in pleasant hill. his defense? he says he was high on meth. police charged polson with 9 different crimes. and that may be bogging down the jury. trials. >> does attempted murder necessitate a motive? todd: today, the jury asked the judge 5 different questions during the

kcci's todd magel has more. >> never ever predict what a jury is going to do. todd: after 40 years in the legal system drake university law professor bob rigg knows a thing or two about trials and juries. >> keep in mind the verdict has , to be unanimous and trying to get 12 people to agree on anything is pretty difficult anymore. todd: rigg has been closely watching the attempted murder trial of pete polson. he's accused of shooting three random people on a chilly morning a year ago in pleasant hill. his defense? he says he was high on meth. police charged polson with 9 different crimes. and that may be bogging down the jury. >> when you have 9 counts it's like having nine separate little trials. todd: today the jury asked the judge 5 different questions during their deliberations clearing indicating their , inability to come to agreement. questions about mental capacity , unanimous verdicts, premeditated murder and intoxication. rigg says using the intoxication defense doesn't always work. >> it requires such an extreme level of intoxication that people find

this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: hurricane patricia has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. welcome back. now the remnants of the storm that blew through mexico are threatening to bring more rain to the waterlogged texas. area. laura: as kenneth craig shows us, a flash flood watch remains in effect for much of the state. kenneth: the roof of this car is barely visible. too much rain with nowhere to go in corsicana, texas. more than a foot of rain came down friday. streets were submerged, leaving many drivers stranded in their vehicles. >> i just think i could make it. i started freaking out. i called 911, and they were like stay there. kenneth: the relentless rain washed away tracks, causing a freight train to derail about 60 miles south of dallas. flash flooding also shut down a major highway between dallas and houston for hours. traffic was backed up for miles. south and central texas are preparing for another round of misery. remnants of hurricane patricia, which hit mexico as a cate

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: screen legend maureen o'hara has died at the age of 95 at her home in boise, idaho. o'hara was once known as the "queen of technicolor" because her vivid hair, bright green eyes, and pale complexion. staring in such films as "how green was my valley", "miracle on 34th street," and "the quiet man." and o'hara's co-star in "the quiet man" was winterset native john wayne. todd: in fact, she visited winterset in 2013 to help celebrate john wayne's 106th birthday. o'hara co-stared with the duke in "rio grande," "mcclintock," "wings of eagles," and "big jake," in addition to "the quiet man." she said, at the time, the two developed a friendship. maureen o'hara: to know and be friends with him, and to have him ordering you to do certain things and telling you how to do and what not to do, you used to think, what the hell is he busting me for like that? todd: o'hara's visit also a benefit dinner to raise money for the john wayne birthplace museum. laura: hurricane patric

this is kcci 8 news at 5:30 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: new information tonight about the victims of saturday's crash at oklahoma state university. police say a 2-year-old boy was among the 4 people killed. when an allegedly drunk woman drove a car into crowds at the school's homecoming parade. 23-year-old nakita prabhakar and retired professor 65-year-old marvin stone and his wife bonnie stone and were pronounced dead at the scene. 47 people were injured. right now, 17 of them remain in the hospital. the driver 25-year-old adacia chambers is behind bars tonight. police are treating the case like a homicide investigation. chambers path attorney says chambers suffered from mental illness. in boston, an all day vigil for the child whose remains sparked a nationwide search for her identity. 2-year-old bella bond's body was found on deer island back in june. she was known as baby doe for months afterward, as police searched for her true identity. her mother and mother's boyfriend are charged in the toddler's death. todd:

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: right now authorities , continue to search for a suspect in friday's deadly tennessee state university shooting. police say it happened after an apparent dispute over a dice game. one student was killed, two others injured. it happened at an outdoor courtyard at the campus in nashville. clean-up in massachusetts right now after a huge explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood. it happened in taunton, destroying one home and shaking up several others. remarkably, no was hurt. the woman inside the home at the time made it out safely. fire officials say they think it was a gas explosion but are still investigating. new details tonight about the victims and the suspect from saturday's tragedy at oklahoma state university. todd: a young woman is accused of driving through a crowd of spectators at the homecoming parade. brian webb with what her lawyer is saying tonight. ryan: -- brian: blurry footage shows the moment of impact. a hyundai elantra ran over a parked p

live in the kitchen, todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: also on the health beat tonight the american academy of , pediatrics pushing to raise the legal age to buy tobacco nationwide to the study says the 21. new age would result in 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer among a generation born between 2000 and 2019. they also urge for the right now, only hawaii and about 90 cities have a 21-year-old age requirements for purchasing cigarettes. steve: new at 10:00, good news news tonight for fans of food trucks in downtown des moines. the city council has voted to extend the experimental program through the end of the year. a vote to make it permanent should come before spring. mobile food venders will have to pay roughly $2000 a year to park their mobile restaurants in 4 designated ares around downtown. a 5th area could be approved by early next year. governor branstad announced today that the state will take the lead in efforts to overturn wrongful convictions. the governor unveiled the wrongful conviction division of the state public

eric: kcci's todd magel is looking into the new report released by the world health organization. todd: in a state know for it's -- for its annual sold-out blue ribbon bacon festival news of dangerous processed meats hits close to home. so who better to ask about the study than the man who organizes this crazy event? >> i don't eat bacon every day. todd: brooks reynolds doesn't wear his bacon sport coat every day either. but he does love bacon. his philosophy? >> we try to promote a healthy bacon diet and everything in moderation. todd: the world health organization is now saying bacon , ham, sausage and other processed meats are just as dangerous as cigarettes when it comes to cancer. the scientific studies go after red meat too. but the national pork board in clive disagrees. >> it's just an association they've found that people who eat meat get cancer. they also found that people who drink wine and eat pickles get cancer. todd: so what's a bacon lover to do? >> a balanced diet of both vegetable products and meat products is very important to your overall health. everything in m

live at the airport, todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: take a look from our downtown skycam are up. starting to set in. kurtis: the rain is using up for the metro. just east of i-35, still some good rain in knoxville and sheridan. this rain east of i-35 moving north. this is just kind of pulling to the east is the area of low pressure is moving over the top of us. 80 600s of an inch in marshalltown, 6/10 in ames. metro, 40 600s. 48 hundredths in ottumwa. creston, 3/10 of an inch. no more rain on the labor the big difference, it will be colder, windy. we start out of the 40's. 53 at 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. temperature down to 46 degrees. we slowly crews up to the 60's by late in the weekend. kevin: access 10:00, -- next at 10:00 trapped in a palm tree. , the amazing rescue caught on camera. stacey: shamefully shocking. that's how officials describe the viral video of a classroom arrest. how the fbi is getting involved tonight. kevin: remarkable reunion. , please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no cl

todd magel has more on a new flight schedule just announced. todd: todd: when southwest airlines started flying out of des moines three years ago, it offered two flights a day to chicago. today, southwest announced it's no longer flying to midway. it's switching to st. louis. >> they must feel that the market is better served through st. louis than it is in chicago. todd: des moines airport general manager kevin foley says southwest is not giving a specific reason for the change, but he says chicago midway tends to be jammed with traffic. foley says the airport has asked southwest for more hubs to help passengers. but today's announcement was a surprise. >> certainly we demonstrated to southwest that st. louis would we would lose both chicago flights. first started flying to chicago, now, the fear is prices to chicago could go back up. >> united and american still both will serve chicago, so there is some competition there. it's hard to tell what fares will do. elizabeth: so if you're considering southwest airlines to chicago, you will no longe

this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: today, the downtown farmers' market opened for the last time this year. organizers asked people to dress up in costume to celebrate. some vendors sported produce like they were selling, as well as handing out candy. if you didn't make it out, don't worry. there will be two winter farmers' markets. the first is november 20-21. then in december, on the 18th and 19th, at the kaleidoscope mall and capitol square. well all across central iowa, , ghosts and goblins will go door to door tonight for candy and treats. todd: children will be trick-or-treating in adel, creston, dallas center, fort dodge, grimes, knoxville, marshalltown, newton, pella, slater, and van meter, just to name a few. we have a complete list of halloween activities on our kcci app and on kcci.com. laura: take a look at this. officer brandon stoneburner of the altoona police department was out handing out candy on beggars' night in the venbury trail area, just off of 8th street southwest. he had the

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: today, the downtown farmers' market opened for the last time this year. organizers asked people to dress up in costume to celebrate. some vendors sported produce like they were selling, as well as handing out candy. now if you didn't make it out, don't worry. there will be two winter farmers markets. the first is november 20 and 21. then in december, on the 18th and 19th, at the kaleidoscope mall and capitol square. and all across central iowa, ghosts and goblins went door-to-door tonight for candy and treats. plenty of u-local users sending us pictures tonight. todd: check this out. a little, i guess that is a rhinoceros. and i think we have a little mouse. isn't that cute? some getting a little creative, as an orange storm trooper. and the cat in the hat. some getting creepy, i guess you could say. you can upload your pictures on the u-local tab of our website, kcci.com. laura: jason, you had a creepy costume. i'm glad we did not show that on the air. jaso

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura nichols, sports with scott reister. laura: that is a big pumpkin. dozens of people stopped by as a team lifted two pumpkins in the air in richland, michigan and then dropped them 95 feet from a crane. the first pumpkin was 350 pounds , the second was 1000 pounds and , they decided to drop that one into a pool of water. the annual pumpkin destruction at gull meadow farms is the official end to fall. now they set up for christmas lights. mascots are a beloved part of professional sports teams but they sure take a beating during the season. todd: weijia jiang introduces us to a woman who's become the go-to mascot doctor in the washington, dc area and yes, she makes housecalls. weijia: the racing presidents are a beloved washington tradition, pumping up the crowd at nationals games at a price. they get really beat up. >> tom is filthy, unfortunately. weijia: good thing tom, jefferson that is, has a devoted caretaker. 67-year-old ingrid crepeau may not have a medical degree but , you can't argue she's a cosmetic surgeon. >>

stacey: todd magel was life at the -- live at the conference and is there now. todd: we are at the law offices in downtown des moines. we will look at some of the original video from the scene, where this young man, a grimes teenager, was in a johnston school bus and was hit by the driver of the school bus, robert scarborough. that's when this all started last week. they were in the back of the bus . the bus driver came back because of a disturbance. he had words first with the 15-year-old, and his name is christian suarez, 15 years old but he has the mental capacity of an eight-year-old, a third grader. that's when the situation unfolded. kim has had lots of media requests in des moines, and that's why we were here to talk to you. what happened, and why are they discussing this with an attorney now? kim: they want to make sure it is handled properly. they are very concerned about what happened on the bus, and they want to make sure the johnston school district handles it properly and this does not happen again. todd: we have video of when christian was here, wh

todd magel reports. >> i was mad, angry, scared. todd: christian suarez is 15 but his lawyer says he is the mental capacity of an 18-year-old. -- eight-year-old. he is speaking out for the first time about this fight caught on several cell phone cameras on grimes last week. >> he pulled me by my hair and i punched him. todd: johnston schoolbus trevor robert scarbrough was arrested. now the family is putting the driver and district on that is. >> the family wants the bus driver to know that it is never ok to put your hands on a child when you are angry. todd: scarborough asked suarez to move frorohis seat before the fight broke out and the teenager admits he yelled a profane statement which clearly set the driver off. >> christian said something that was offensive to the bus driver and the bus driver assaulted him. todd: suarez says he regrets the outburst and in the future. >> i will try not to say anything mean. eric: suarez now drives to school with his family and is afraid to get back on the bus. the attorney says they are discus

stacey: todd magel now on the brotherly love that is helping the team into a big winning season this week. -- winning season. todd: the evening practices just wrapping up in here is some advice -- keep an eye on the last names. under their helmets and blue jerseys, there's nothing too distinctive about the members of the lynnville sully hawks. that is until you find out that out of 45 players, 13 are brothers. >> sage and drake. >> kayden and carson. >> kaleb and bryson. >> even and trevor. >> issac, abrahm, elijah. >> mason and dillon. todd: these two are team managers. >> we have 7 sets of brothers and it's a really cool environment on our team and you don't get that very often on a teams, so we're pretty fortune to have a good type family here. todd: coach mike parkinson says he's never seen anything like it in iowa high school football. and he loves it. >> it creates a tighter bond. and stand next to your brother sometimes in the huddle and on the field. todd: and surprisingly, the brothers actually do get along. >> i was like yes. i get to beat up on my little brother a little b

todd magel have this story for us last night. fourth quarter, mount ayr leads 21-8. but back comes lynnville sully. sage ehresman piles in from short. it's 21-15. can mount ayr respond? cal daughton on the kick return. mount ayr ends their season, 34-15. how about the bears still undefeated this season, ranked number 1. denver just three spots behind. cyclones start out quick, when mitchel siech breaks through the line and scampers to the near side to get the chains moving. part of a 15-play running drive. they finish it with a 1 yard rushing touchdown here. in the end, bishop kerrigan just gets it handed to them. denver 22, bishop garrigan 0. big win on the road. van meter was on the road. van meter 28, calhoun 26. onto the dome. and in eight-man? east mills 6, glidden-ralston 42. pella finally challenge, but it they win it 49-28. pella and unbelievable second half. iowa at indiana, northern iowa hosting indiana state create cyclones try to spring the upset. grandview on the road at 1:00. and the iowa conference, william penn is a graceland is a 2:00. basketball is

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: a maryland mother battling cancer is making up for the future time that may be lost with her 6-year-old son. todd: george lettis has the heart warming story. george at 6-years-old, life : should be simple. for cj burke, it's all about football and the mom and dad who will do anything for him. but life surrounding c.j. is complicated. his mom melissa has stage four >> she's the best person i know in the world. george: treatments have not worked. doctors tell the young mom she may not be around long enough to do the things most parents assume they will like see her , little boy grow up, play high school football. and be honored at senior night. >> she's the most incredible person i've ever met. george south river high's : athletic director david klingel can relate to c.j.. his father died of cancer three years ago >> it was devastating for me at that age and for this young man at six years old i can't imagine , what this family is going through. george so the

kcci's todd magel sat down with a minimum wage worker. and we'll hear from bernie sanders and the head of the iowa federation of labor discussing the minimum wage of $7.25. >> i think it's absolutely critical that people who play by the rules and work hard for a living, earn enough money to support their family. eric: tuesday night is part two , college affordability. four local college students discuss the problems with financial aid, loans and balancing jobs to pay for schooling. and par 3 on wednesday night, the trouble with years of wage stagnation. we hear from a working mom an iowa economist and hillary clinton about income not keeping up with the cost of living. those stories all right here on kcci 8 news at 10:00 this week. and look for more follow up stories on the debate issues in the des moines register this week as well. then the second democratic presidential debate will air right here on cbs co-hosted by kcci. that's this saturday november 14 starting at 8:00 p.m. you can catch it all live right here on kcci. and tonight whe

kcci's todd magel sat down with a minimum wage worker, bernie sanders and the head of the iowa federation of labor all discussing the minimum wage of $7.25. tuesday night is part two college affordability four local college students discuss the problems with financial aid, loans and balancing jobs to pay for schooling. part 3 wednesday night the trouble with years of wage stagnation. we hear from a working mom an iowa economist and hillary clinton about income not keeping up with the cost of living. those stories all right here on kcci 8 news at 10:00 this week. and look for more follow up stories on the debate issues in the des moines register this week as well. elizabeth: right now we have more news ahead for you this morning. eric: we've been talking with police and we have the latest information in three weekend murders. plus why you'll really want to watch your speed on your way in today, maybe set your cruise control. elizabeth: also. xo the price of corn is down. experts say it sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere f

kcci's todd magel sat down with a minimum wage worker, bernie sanders, and the head of the iowa federation of labor.. all discussing the minimum wage of seven dollars and twenty five cents. tuesday night is part two - college affordability: four local college students discuss the problems with financial aid, loans, and balancing jobs to pay for schooling. and part three wednesday night - the trouble with years of wage stagnation. we hear from a working mom, an iowa economist, and hillary clinton about income not keeping up with the cost of living. let's first get a check on good morning. temps are starting out frosty in the 30s but it will be a gorgeous day with sunshine and highs near 60. clouds increase on tuesday with storms on wednesday followed by wind and a blast of cold air for the end of the week. the >>> yorks as coaches we do that a little bit. i'm hopping on the plane. hopping on the plane with my wife. i can't believe i just said that. i looked right up at you and said hopping on a plane and my wife back in fayetteville, i'm out. >> what you thinking about there, coach? i like

our todd magel sat down with a sanders, and the head of the iowa federation of labor. all discussing the minimum wage of $7.25. tuesday night is part two , college affordability. discuss the problems with financial aid, loans, and balancing jobs to pay for schooling. part three wednesday night, the trouble with years of wage stagnation suffered by much of the nation pass -- nations middle class. we hear from a working mom, an iowa economist, and hillary clinton about income not keeping up with the cost of living. those stories all right here on kcci 8 news at 10:00 this week. and look for more follow up stories on the debate issues in the des moines register this week as well. contractors for canadian pacific railway are working to clear more than a dozen derailed train cars in southern wisconsin after hundreds of gallons of crude oil spilled from one tanker. a fire chief says residents who fled dozens of homes following the spill a day earlier cannot yet return home as cleanup continues. 13 of 110 cars derailed in watertown yesterday afternoon the second derailment in

tonight at 10:00 todd magel , talks with bernie sanders, the head of the iowa federation of labor, and a minimum-wage worker. tomorrow night, the issue is college affordability. central iowa college students explain the problems with financial aid, loans, and balancing work to pay for school. wage stagnation. hillary clinton, an iowa economists and a working mother, living. look for more follow-up stories on these debate issues, in the des moines register this week, as well. a guest: is rising. a u.s. official says 8 people are now dead after a shooting at center in jordan. a jordanian officer opened fire the officer was shot and killed by troops. steve: president obama sat down today with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. it's their first face-face meeting in more than a year. there's been quite a bit of tension between the 2 leaders over the iran nuclear agreement. the president and prime minister also discussed syria and how to stop terror groups in the region. the meeting comes amid new violence between israelis and palestinians. : to a vision of peace o

todd magel has been talking with bernie sanders the head of the , iowa federation of labor, and announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: georges niang has been one of the best players in the big 12 since he arrived in ames. and now, national recognition for isu's senior leader. niang today named ap first-team. he's been one of the toughest players to guard in college basketball. an undersized forward with a myriad of post moves, coupled with a point guard's handles. he is a handful. it is one of the top five players going into the season. three seniors including buddy hield from oklahoma, kris dunn, and ben sirmans. on the football. oklahoma state put themselves on the national map by trouncing tcu last weekend. now the top 5 team is coming to ames to face iowa state. can the cyclones pull off a major upset? tony seeman says just turn the clock back 4 years. tony: let's take a little trip down memory lane. in 2011, jeff woody barreled into the end zone to give iowa state in overtime victory against undefeated oklahoma state. the thing is, a lot of the players of

todd magel is live at drake university tonight with a preview. todd: all three democratic presidential candidates are calling for increases in the minimum wage. so it is a good bet that the moderators here at drake will be asking that question, why it is a good idea and how it would work. it's a busy afternoon at the leedz salon in ames. part-time receptionist susan manning is thankful for her job, even though it's minimum wage. >> i've always loved hair, so i love being in that environment. todd: manning is also an iowa state student so the money she earns pays for extras. still, the idea of earning a >> i mean everyone wants to make a good amount of money. i want to find something i like that's a good fit for me. that's more important than the money. todd: it's an issue the presidential candidates are pressing on the campaign trail maybe none more forcefully than , senator bernie sanders. sen. sanders: a $7.25 minimum wage is a starvation wage. we've got to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. $15 an hour. todd: iowa's minimum wage is state

todd magel has more on what moderators at the debate here will be asking. >> thank you for calling leedz salon campus town this is susan speaking. how can i help you? todd: it's a busy afternoon at the leedz salon in ames. part time receptionist susan manning is thankful for her job even though it's minimum wage. like being in that environment. todd: manning is also an iowa state student so the money she earns pays for extras. still the idea of earning a higher minimum wage is appealing. >> i mean everyone wants to make a good amount of money. i want to find something i like that's a good fit for me. that's more important than the money. todd: it's an issue the presidential candidates are pressing on the campaign trail maybe none more forcefully than , senator bernie sanders. >> a $7.25 minimum wage is a starvation wage. we've got to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. $15 an hour. todd: iowa's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. the state legislature tried to raise it to $8.75 an hour of the votes just are not there. >> if you think about it we haven't had our wages increased in iowa si

in woodward, todd magel. kevin: next act 10:00 an , urbandale mom battles the same rare disease that killed her mother. how she's hoping to use her fight to save others. ,what a n >> it was devastating, and just from watching my mom i knew that the disease is very fatal. kevin: a devastating diagnosis is bringing back difficult memories for one urbandale woman. meredith wilharber watched her mom die 23 years ago from pulmonary hypertension. now she just learned she has the , disease, too. steve: kcci's laura terrell shows us how she is facing it head on in hopes of saving lives. >> she was just shopping at the grocery store one day and she passed out. laura: meredith wilharber was only a six grader, but she remembers her mom's sudden death as if it was yesterday. >> it was on a wednesday andndhe passed on a monday. laura: her mom had sought treatment for symptoms like shortness of breath. >> they could never find anything wrong. by taking your blood pressue with a cuff, it doesn't show up. laura: it wasn't un

in woodward, todd magel, kcci 8 news. elizabeth: see the bit of history coming to downtown that future. metinka: it is hard to imagine tornadoes in november. the potential this afternoon to see a few more tornadoes. since 1950, there have been 35 tornadoes across the state. 12 happened in 2005 on november 12. it is possible. some of those were ef2's. one of those was any of three. right now, -- one of those was in ef3. the main action comes in this afternoon. anywhere between noon and 6:00 p.m., that is when we are expecting the strongest threat for severe weather. all the rain is going to be by midnight, the house is going to be creaking. the garbage can could be blowing away. eric: thank you, metinka. the city of des moines is excited to announce a new museum will open downtown. the downtown museum will focus on the history of des moines. elizabeth: and also the history of the state's largest employer , wells fargo. kcci's cynthia fodor shows us what's soon going in on walnut street. cynthia: the stagecoach parked out i

kcci's todd magel spoke to a working mom, an iowa economist and hillary clinton about income not keeping up with the cost of living. you can catch that tonight at 10:00 on kcci. eric: there's big news for iowa hawkeye fans this morning. a new college football playoff ranking was released last night and iowa jumped to number 5. the 9 and 0 hawkeyes are now just one spot away from a trip to the national semi-finals and if they keep winning the way they have been all season it's very possible that they'll get there. standing in between the hawks alabama, ohio state and notre dame. the iowa game this saturday against minnesota at kinnick stadium is sold out. the hawks will look to get to 10 and 0 with a win over the gophers. game time is at 7:00 p.m. on the big ten network. elizabeth: there's new information this morning in last weekend's deadly shooting at a night club in north des moines. we have learned that the three survivors are now in fair condition. the shooting at evolution nightclub saturday night claimed the life of 20-year-old dashawn smith. neighbors along northwest 6th avenue s

todd magel continues our 3-part special report tonight with a look at this high-stakes dollars and cents issue. todd: the numbers tell the story. american workers make more products than ever before but they don't earn more money. an important issue for democratic candidates at drake university saturday night. brittany sutton is on her way home to sherman hill from a serving job at a clive restaurant. and, her 3 children including one-year-old tylayiah are hungry for dinner. but sutton often pays for food with food stamps. because her income has been about the same for the past 5 years. >> i have to live off my check and it's not really that much every two weeks. so i live check by check. >> when you look at u.s. workers in general, especially at the lower income level their wages , are not keeping up in terms of their ability to purchase goods. todd: economic experts like drake university professor tom easy to add up. since the 1950's, american productivity has grown my more than 200%. but american wages began to level off in the 1980's. >> high income earners are growing wages faster t

todd magel breaks down the dollars and cents a hind wage stagnation. elizabeth: high wind and rain can be a nuisance for some of us but for farmers, it can be devastating. see the long hours they put in earned 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: you might have to chase the garbage can. overnight, wind of 60 miles per hour. gusts near 50 across east central and north central iowa with wind in des moines at 44. it will make driving stressful. be careful on those crossroads with that gusty northwest wind. when will be gusting close to 50 miles per hour in some places, starting with clouds and wind chill in the 20's. the wind this afternoon will be quite a strong but blustery with gusts around 40 and highs today stay very cool, reaching 50 before cooling back off. this evening the craddick debate. -- democratic debate. kevin kinney will moderate along with john dickerson of cbs news and the des moines regis

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: breaking news in the paris terror attacks, this man is now wanted by french authorities. officials say the use they rented car that the terrorists used to take hostages at the concert hall. officials now tell the ap he was in custody, but was questioned and released. across the united states this weekend, dozens of events and memorials honor the victims of friday's terrorist attacks in paris. laura: security has been tightened in many cities. cbs news correspondent wendy gillette reports from new york city. wendy those who knew the lone : american killed in the paris terror attacks remembered her sunday. 23-year-old california state university, long branch student nohemi gonzalez was in france as part of the school's semester abroad program. >> she was a really, really huge role model for me in my life, growing up with her. wendy it was one of several : vigils held across the nation to honor the victims. in san francisco, chicago, in new york. at st. patrick'

kevin: investigators believe at least one of the paris attackers stacey: kcci's todd magel is live at the iowa statehouse where the governor announced a stop on any syrian refugees in iowa. todd: given in stacy, the governor simply said it is too dangerous to allow any syrian refugees into the state at this time. but that really goes against a long tradition of this state allowing people into the state who are hurting and in need around the world. >> it's a very delicate and dangerous situation. we don't want to become like europe where they let all these refugees in. todd: governor terry branstad blames the growing threat of isis and the paris terror attacks on the new crack down. so, he's ordered all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately, in order to ensure the security and safety of iowans. branstad isn't the only one worried about the threat of syrian refugees imbedded with possible terrorists. iowa congressman steve king says opening the doors to refugees in iowa is a bad idea. today. >> i believe that the immigration situation we have in the

kcci's todd magel is live downtown with the new look and the new gadgets being unveiled today. todd: i will bet you didn't know that yellow cap is 100 years old here in the metro. now, yellow cab and capital cab, which are owned by the same company, our dedicated name. it is called yellow cab co. it's a new look for an old dm -- old one company one that , makes no mistake about the taxi cab's mission. from now on, the city's oldest taxi company will be know only as yellow cab co. sister brand, capitol cab is gone. but there's more to the story. and it's inside the cab. >> it's live with kelly and michael. todd: trans iowa, which owns yellow cab co, has installed new high tech video entertainment systems. they use tv video clips, commercials, and gps maps to occupy and inform passengers. >> it essentially allows this system to become the ambassador of the city and present the same concise message to all those new visitors that are coming in. todd: it's a big city perk that is a bit unexpected in des moines. >> we're only 12th in the nation that has this capability. and for a cit

elizabeth: kcci's todd magel shows us the new look and the new gadgets unveiled tuesday. todd: it's a new look for an old des moines company. one that makes no mistake about the taxi cab's mission. >> i think yellow cab is iconic. todd: from now on the city's oldest taxi company will be know only as yellow cab co. sister brand capitol cab is gone. but there's more to the story and it's inside the cab. >> it's live with kelly and michael. todd: trans iowa which owns yellow cab co has installed new high tech video entertainment systems. they use tv video clips, commercials and gps maps to occupy and inform passengers. >> it essentially allows this system to become the ambassador of the city and present the same concise message to all those new visitors who are coming in. todd: it's a big city perk that is a bit unexpected in des moines. >> we're only 12th in the nation that has this capability. and for a city the size and the other cities, like new york and las vegas, it is really pretty exciting to bring it to our community. todd: with ride share uber stealing all the head

todd magel sits down with harry stine. forbes magazine says he is the richest man in iowa. how he got there and how he lives his life that might surprise you. 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. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. leader. this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowa's sportscaster of the year, andy garman. kevin: right now, we told you about a couple of nights ago. gasoline selling for less than $2.00 a gallon. super unleaded at kum & go on keo way near downtown is selling for $1.99. smiles get even wider when they learn the price at the pump is expected to continue to drop through christmas. but it is not just motorists who are smi

todd magel up very early for a very good reason. he's filling us in on a recently with the richest iowan, >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, waking up to a breezy and chilly thursday morning. wind chills in the 20's. by noon, the wind will start to pick up with gusts over 45 miles per hour for a couple of hours this afternoon, but will be settling down around 3:00 or 4:00, a high today of 45. this is setting the stage for our first snow storm of the season. most of the accumulations coming overnight friday night. we will end up with moderate accumulations. shaina: news around iowa now, federal prosecutors are charging a dubuque man with a hate crime ten months after he allegedly beat up a man at a bar. the fbi says 40-year-old randy metcalf assaulted an african american man back in january. the criminal complaint states that metcalf made racially charged comments while stomp

todd magel up very early for a very good reason. he's filling us in on a fascinating conversation he had recently with the richest iowan , next on kcci. shaina: we are keeping an i on the road for you. we are accident free right now, problem free all over the metro. metinka: -- shaina: breaking news just into the newsroom. the mastermind of friday's terror attacks in paris has been killed. they have been waiting for dna results to determine if it was him for sure. this news is coming in. the mastermind of friday's terror attack in paris is dead. metinka: it is a brisk morning with a blustery west wind and wind chills in the 20's. it feels like 26 degrees in des moines. today's main story, the wind. wind could gusts up to 45 miles per hour coming in from the west. friday, snow is in the forecast at it will start out as a wintry mix, changing over to accumulating snows lasting through at least midnight. moderate accumulations expected from four to eight inches or more. elizabeth: can you name i was richest man? this guy can because he

todd magel can because he met him. here's a preview of his special report coming up tonight at 10:00. reporter: he looks like any farmer you might see in iowa. no fancy suits, no limousines, no mansions. he can afford all of it. gary stein is worth at least $3 billion. what is it like to be a millionaire? -- billionaire? >> doesn't seem like it's different anything else? i don't think about it that much. i try to do what we do and have fun when we do it. become so successful and headed to potential handicaps drive and become the king of seeds in iowa? that story tonight. mollie: coming up next perfect , timing. the first snowfall as the east underway tomorrow night. 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. >> it is so fun. the

todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: will be looking forward we want to officially say happy birthday to the mccaughey septuplets. steve: kenny, joel, brandon, nathan, natalie, alexis, and kelsey, are all 18 today. happy birthday. it's been very interesting watching them grow up, checking in on their birthdays year-by-year. stacey: the latest interview with the septuplets by mollie cooney is still online at kcci.com, if you missed it. are you ready for this?. continuous christmas music. steve: personally, not quite yet. but des moines radio station, , more 104, is launching its annual christmas music marathon tomorrow morning at 9:00. what's your favorite christmas song? stacey: i don't have a favorite but with the snow coming in the steve: we will$68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe the federal government

todd magel sits down with harry stine. "forbes magazine" says he is the richest man in iowa. how he got there and how he lives his life. something that might surprise you. that's tonight at 10:00, right here on kcci. b bush: leadership means you've got to be all in. it's not about yappin'. it's not about talking. it's about doing. i know how to do this because i was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: the road to the uni-dome began in august with thousands of high school kids dreaming of making it to this point. state championship weekend. scott reister is live in cedar falls where the 3a title game will get going in less than an hour. discuss got it is incre

todd magel has harry stine's keys to success. kevin: plus prairie meadows , officials press pause on funding the new downtown ymca pool. what the move means for the future of the project. stacey: right now at 10:00, tracking a winter storm. kurtis: this system already bringing heavy snow to the black hills of south dakota. snowing heavily in steamboat springs. polk county, up to the north. this is the area where we are expecting the heaviest snowfall. this area in purple will be the location of moderate to heavy snowfall as we thought -- as we slide through tomorrow afternoon and especially the evening. slushy mix. by around 5:00 p.m., three inches. 9:00 p.m., 6.3. as much as 6.9 inches of snow in the metro. that snowfall trend for fort dodge, waterloo. stacey: kcci's vanessa peng is looking into how city workers and the d.o.t. are preparing for the rush hour storm. she's live in ames tonight. vanessa? vanessa: stacey, the dot will add a new tool to their storm fighting arsenal, and they say it'll make the roads safer. remember t

eric: todd magel sat down one-on-one with stine to find out how he became so successful. todd inside this small dallas : county warehouse, these workers are counting soybean seeds, packing them into envelopes and shipping them to be planted in south america. >> these people are getting seed ready to send away to our winter nursery. todd and boss, harry stine is : watching over the entire process. after they grow into plants, new seeds will be harvested and shipped back to the stine seed company in adel. stine, who is most at home on his farm, will pick and chose the best ones to start the process all over again. the tiny seeds and the plants they become have made stine a very wealthy man. >> this is the most fun thing i know to do. todd: and why is that? >> well, creating genetics here in corn and soybeans that are the best in the entire world , what can give you more of a high than that? todd: thanks to forbes magazine, stine is getting lots of attention. the magazine says his fortune is at least 3 and a half billion dollars. so what's he think about the revelation? >> w

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: let's check out one of our dot traffic cams out in west des moines at valley west drive. the road conditions along 235 appeared to be all clear. one thing to keep in mind. there could be problems overnight and sunday morning as things refreeze. and we got enough snow yesterday to allow sledding at waveland golf course. todd: we spotted plenty of hearty souls willing to brave the cold to get in a few runs down the hills. of snow to allow sledding. a few dogs even took part. people say they're happy for the snow to be back. jason: the hills are pretty good. this is actually my first time sledding, probably in my life. so this is like the biggest hill i've been on. todd: if you want to go sledding, waveland posts signs at the gates when sledding is open. and of course, it is free. laura: oh, how quickly things can change for us here in the midwest. friday morning, picking up leaves. and then, up to 14 inches of snow falling in parts of sioux falls, south dakota

this is kcci 8 news at 5:30 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: right now, the belgian capital of brussels remains on lockdown and officials are warning residents that a terror attack may be imminent. authorities say a terror suspect who escaped after the paris attacks may be hiding in belgium. schools and universities in brussels will be closed, and the city's subway is shut down today. a bomb scare forces a jetliner to make an unscheduled stop in canada. the plane was heading from new york to turkey. it landed safely in nova scotia around midnight. bomb sniffing dogs checked out the plane. no explosives have been found, the plane is now back in istanbul. laura: the biggest shopping day of the year is fast approaching. so many people are making lists and plans to hit the black friday sales. kcci's marcus mcintosh headed to altoona where bass pro shop is expecting a very busy black marcus: at bass pro shops in altoona, santa is hearing the christmas wishes from the boys and girls. while that is happening, some parents are goin

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: breaking news out of belgium. this is the scene on the streets of brussels tonight after numerous terror raids. they say 16 people are in custody but the suspect in the attacks in paris is not one of them. the subway in schools will be shut down tomorrow. laura: the prime minister says there is a serious and imminent threat of a terror attack in the city. cbs correspondent tina kraus has the latest from paris. tina: streets were shut down as belgian police conducted multiple raids in and around brussels sunday. >> in total, 16 persons were arrested. the investigating judge will decide tomorrow about their further, possible further detention. tina: officials say paris terror suspect salah abdeslam is still on the run. the city remains on high alert. mohamed abdeslam says he thinks his brother decided at the last moment not to go through with the attack. seven terrorists died in paris, including brahim abdeslam, a third brother, who blew himself up outside a ba