and todd magel is taking us behind the scenes tonight. todd: from the check out lane, to the corporate office, hy vee says there's one secret to success. >> the smile is very important. >> a helpful smile in every aisle truly is what we live off of and it's a great thing to walk down the aisle and see a customer and even catch them in the next aaisle and give them another smile. it's a cool thing. todd: but it's not the only cool thing. how have they grown to support 82,000 workers. 240 stores in 8 states. and what are customers asking for? here's a hint. it's not just groceries anymore. >> we adapt and change to make sure we have the products and the services that fit the customers' lifestyles of today. and if we don't we'll get left behind. todd: we go behind the scenes of hy-vee tonight. todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: should be pretty interesting to see what's cooking next. behind the scenes of hy-vee, tonight at 10:00 here on kcci. elizabeth: protesting the police chief what officials in one iowa , town found on th

todd we go behind the scenes of : hy-vee tonight. todd magel, kcci eight news, iowa news leader. a popular, downtown des moines store is landing a news not in west des moines. the business record reports west into architectural salvage will open a new store in the town center. the salvage sells old items and re-purposed custom made furniture. the company has its own tv show on the diy network. next at 5:00, state wrestling. we are live at wells fargo arena with 1a and 3a action from today's individual match-ups. steve: plus historic visit. , the 2 things president obama hopes to accomplish during his trip to cuba. why news of his travels is not sitting well with some americans. but first, aixaternet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that'

that's where we find kcci's todd magel live with what we know right now. todd: we are just south of merle hay mall. from the outside, there's not -- it doesn't look like there is much of a fire. this house. the fire call came in about 7:00 tonight and once firefighters , got inside, they found a man, who was dead. we are told he was in a wheelchair at the time. short time after firefighters and they confirm the victim was a 35-year-old man. he had multiple sclerosis and was combined to a wheelchair -- was confined to a wheelchair. we are also told he was a smoker, though it's too soon to say if that contributed to the fire. >> it didn't appear to be a significant structure fire, but the contents inside of the house produce a lot of terrible by products and combustion, so that part of it will be investigated further. todd: now it's up to the fire department, the state fire marshal's office, and des moines police to investigate what happened inside this house. we have learned that they won't release the name of the victim until all of the relatives can be no

kcci's todd magel is live at the -- todd magel with more on how the story of price chopper has succeeded. todd: the sounds of the checkout lane maybe the same but the look , is all new. the transition from dahls to price chopper is just about complete at the merle hay store and 4 other locations in the dm --n the des moines area. and if you could pick two words to describe the look? >> it is fresh and clean. todd: store director kenny kane had been with dahls since 1989. chopper took over, and is glad he did. they've made a huge investment in updating the old dahls locations. >> we were long overdue in the dahls world, to be remodeled, and this has just been a fresh, clean look so we're very happy to have that. todd: the stores include new lighting, graphic decoration, fixtures, layouts, and of course, pricing. kane also says most of his dahls coworkers stayed on with price easier. he says the customers stayed, too. >> oh, i was really sceptical about it, and i was a little nervous about it. but it's beautiful. , they've done a great job with it. todd: price chopper isn't releasing sales

todd: todd magel, kcci eight news. eric: if you're going to get more gas, here's is a live picture from i-235 and 63rd. snow moving across >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. metinka: more snow is on the way today, it is snowing from pocahontas through ida grove almost to carol. answer harlan and atlantic. it is tracking to the south and southeast. we will be on the fringe of the light snow today as it works is way off to the southeast. then it will start to quickly head out of central iowa and should be out of the area by 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. and then we are expecting a quiet evening and start thursday. across northwest iowa during the evening hours and lasting early on friday morning across the southeastern part of the state. after that, we will catch another break from the snow a weather until sunday, another chance of snow on the forecast. we will pick up a half inch to an inch of snow toward late thursday and into early on friday but good news, there's not much wind in t

todd magel reports from drake university. todd: no matter how close the victory hillary clinton is taking it. >> this has been an incredible honor to campaign across iowa with so many of you to make the case for the kind of future we and for the united states of america. todd: still it appeared clinton was not entirely happy with the nearly tied caucus results with bernie sanders. her victory speech was just seven minutes long and barely mentioned iowa. no matter her supporters say a win is a win. >> i think she can keep going with this victory. what it really means is we need to keep having this conversation and we going to keep having this conversation and democrats win when we talk about the issues that matter to americans. >> join me lets go win the nomination thank you all and god bless you. todd: hillary clinton drove to the airport, hopped on a plane and few to new hampshire after declaring victory here in iowa. -- and flew to new hampshire after declaring victory here in iowa. she says that's the next battleground aga

todd magel starts our commitment 2016 coverage. todd: donald trump rallied supporters employment. >> the people running our country don't have a clue. eric: but some -- todd: but some say trump has enclosed the sale. still, the billionaire developer over marco rubio, according to "real clear politics." >> who are we going to nominate? todd: at a town hall, rubio stuck to the talking points that drew criticism last night. chris christie hit especially hard. >> i decided to engage last went? todd: the polls suggest trump and sanders will win the new hampshire, confirming letters here are not following iowa lead. hampshire. >> at some point, you want to go with someone new has a chance to win. todd: for democrats, bernie sanders is maintaining a generously. >> the path forward starts this tuesday new hampshire. thank you all very much. todd: hillary clinton stopped for doughnuts before heading to flint, michigan to address the water crisis there. but she will be back. >> i really believe strongly that i'm going to work for every vote

steve: todd magel is live at the olmsted center. todd: steve and stacey, 8 years ago hillary clinton lost the iowa caucuses. she came in third place behind barack obama and john edwards. , -- to turn that third-place locked into a first-place win. no major campaign stops. she stopped by her campaign office to hand out cookies to campaign workers and volunteers who've been on the job for months and even years in some cases. we also had a chance to talk one on one with her national campaign manager, robby mook. he says clinton changed her ground game this time around in iowa and he's sure it will pay , off tonight. mr. mook: hillary made very clear to us at the beginning of the campaign that she wanted plenty of time in her schedule to really listen, to take the time to build relationships with people, and to produce policies to what she heard here on the ground in iowa. todd: we'll find out if that pays off a bit later tonight. certainly after 7:00. iowa. clinton and bernie sanders are neck and neck in the polls. laura terrell is liv

kcci's todd magel is live downtown in the east village with the new details. todd: we are at east 5th and locust. kirk blunck died here more than we can go. now, police say they have interviewed two potential witnesses caught on surveillance tape inside the building the day blunck died. >> we're just trying to piece it all together. todd: des moines police have a mystery on their hands. how did prominent des moines architect kirk blunck die? a witness found him at the bottom of a stairway sunday january 24, minutes before he'd been drinking next door with a friend at the locust tap, a building he owns. that friend? nick stapek, who has worked for blunck for 15 years. >> we spent the last couple hours chit-chatting in the corner and just before he left he said he had to go across the street for a few minutes and then he was going home to watch the game. todd: 15 minutes later, stapeck saw police cars and ambulances at the teachout building. >> in my heart, i didn't know my friend had gotten hurt across the street. todd: soon after, rumors of foul play began cir

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: welcome back. excitement is building for the ncaa men's basketball tournament des moines is hosting in march. laura: but there's another tournament in the metro now that will have another big economic impact. kcci's kim st. onge explains. craig: it's just a bunch of friends getting together, bowling, having a good time. that's all it is. kim: it's a friendly competition, for some serious cash. this is the 99th annual iowa state bowling tournament. dick: it's enjoyable to see. and hopefully, maybe, we'll have somebody shoot a 300, which is a kim: for the next 14 weekends, teams of five, doubles and singles, will compete for a part of the $186,000 prize. shannon stolba is team captain for bohica. would you say you're a pretty good bowler? kim: his tattoo says otherwise. he averages 175. shannon: i've been bowling since i was three years old, so i could be a lot better. kim: the tipton native says, win or lose, it's fun to spend time in other parts of iowa. i've

todd magel reports from drake university. todd: no matter how close the victory, hillary clinton is taking it. hillary clinton: what a great campaign. this has been an incredible honor to campaign across iowa with so many of you to make the want for the democratic party and for the united states of america. still, it appeared clinton was not entirely happy with the nearly tied caucus results with bernie sanders. her victory speech was just 7 minutes long and barely mentioned iowa. no matter, her supporters say a win is a win. jennifer konfrst: i think she can keep going with this victory. what it really means is we need to keep having this conversation, and we going to keep having this conversation and democrats win when we talk about the issues that matter to americans. hillary clinton: join me, let's go win the nomination. todd: hillary clevenger of to the airport, hopped on a plane, in which a new hampshire. she says that's the next battleground against bernie sanders. at drake university, todd magel, eric: while clinton c

eric: kcci's todd magel has the new information. >> these kids and families need this medicine and they know that it's worked. my daughter margaret has been on for her. todd: west des moines mayor steve gaer is an expert on the value of medical marijuana. hemp oil has dramatically helped his daughter margaret with seizures. but getting the medicine is a nightmare. a new bill set to be unveiled tuesday would make it legal to grow medical marijuana in iowa. to make cannabis oil and to set up dispensaries. it would also make it legal to carry it across state lines. republican legislators killed similar legislation last year. now republican representative peter cownie is sponsoring the new bill. he's not ready to talk about details yet but his friend steven gaer says he's encouraged. >> the critical thing about this legislation is that it would allow cannabis oil to be produced and distributed here in iowa. that's the challenge parents have right now is that we can't legally get it in this state. eric: medical marijuana supporters and lawmakers plan to unveil all the details of the new legi

this is kcci 8 news at 5:30 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: commercial space travel is so becoming a possibility. laura: virgin galactic unveiled the new spacecraft more than a year after a crash killed one of teri okita has the story. teri: sir richard branson rolled out virgin galactic's new spaceship. this latest model, finished with the help of branson's one-year-old granddaughter and her milk bottle could be the first to fly tourists into space. >> what we aim to do has never been done before. we're opening space to people from all walks of life. teri: the vss unity looks nearly identical to virgin galactic's original spacecraft. it crashed in october 2014 during a test flight in the mojave desert, killing one of the pilots. branson questioned if they should carry on, but the team stood firm in its resolve. >> they picked themselves up at the end of 2014 and redoubled their efforts. teri: engineers say the spacecraft has new safety measures in place, including a device to prevent pilots from braking too early, one of

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: this weekend, a community showed support for a man who lost his entire family in a house fire. john sorenson was working when flames tore through his home in boxholm, killing his wife amber and 3 children. dozens showed up at the southside club in boone on saturday for a live auction. organizers say all they had to do is put the word out and the goodwill of the community did the rest. 25 years ago, "home alone" ruled the box office and vanilla ice released "ice, ice baby." todd: and disc jockey jimmy wrights was starting at star 102.5 radio. kcci's marcus mcintosh sat down with wright to talk about his >> -- marcus: february 11 of 2016 marked a milestone for what is now a very familiar voice in central iowa. >> i did think i would last three or four years, at that. marcus: jimmy wright talked his way well past that estimate. he has worked in radio for 27 years, the last 25 behind the mic at star. wright says radio was always in his blood. >> this was my pass

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, -- with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: chances are you dropped , some serious cash this valentine's holiday. the national retail federation crunch the numbers. looks like americans are dropping nearly $20 billion to celebrate. men shell out almost twice as much as women. the average expense nearly $200. ,for women, almost $100. despite the snowy start to the day, a local flower shop got the job done. laura: kcci's marcus mcintosh says, whether you stopped in for a last minute flower pickup or called for a delivery, boesens on beaver was ready. >> are we sending this to her house or where are we sending this today? marcus: when valentine's day falls on a sunday, boesens on beaver does works to accommodate every last minute delivery request. , the work really begins. flowers have to be picked out and arrange, and lever ranges those flowers must know -- >> how to shoot things the right , way to cut flowers. marcus: the results of the matter of packing the flowers to make sur

this is kcci 8 news at 10:00 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. todd: right now, the college town of blacksburg, virginia is in mourning after the murder of a 13-year-old girl. brian webb reports tonight, police have arrested two promising virginia tech students in connection with her death. brian: police say david eisenhauer abducted 13-year-old nicole lovell and that natalie keepers helped him dispose of highway 90 miles from her home. we were investigating all types >> of things, social media included. there were lots of things coming in that led us to a general area. brian 18-year-old eisenhauer, a : virginia tech freshman engineering major and member of school's cross country team, is now charged with abduction and murder. 19-year-old keepers, a sophomore engineering student, is charged with improper disposal of a dead body. >> she was always the cutest little thing, you know? brian lovell's family believes : she climbed out the bedroom window of her blacksburg, virginia apartment wednesday after blocking her door with a ,

todd: we go behind the scenes of hy-vee tonight. todd magel, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: should be pretty interesting to see what's cooking next. behind the scenes of hy-vee tonight at 10:00 here on kcci. and hy-vee is doing something really special today sending 11 , trailers of bottled water to flint, michigan to help with the water crisis. isu basketball player monte morris is from flint and has been asking people to help. he shared the good news on his facebook page. eric:elizabeth: protesting the police chief. what officials in one iowa town found on the top cop's computer. and what protestors want to have happen next. scary sight. do you know what's lurking below these waters? where these sharks are gathering and why. and ellen's in her ear. adele pulls a prank that's sure first look here on kcci. >> 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, it is going to be a great day. either side of freezing, but by noon we

todd magel with the hillary clinton campaign at the olmstead center. todd: they just opened the doors to the hillary victory party here on the second floor. we are going to kind of show you the crowd that is just coming in alter our right, your left. those are all network correspondents from abc, fox and nbc, and cnn. there are probably doesn't fall from iowa stations and other stations across the country. the feeling here is one of excitement. the phone to came at the door were cheering when they walked in. even though they were very close, they feel that they may have a real victory party here tonight. we talked to some of the clinton they said she is at a des moines hotel, watching these results go in. as soon as they have a fairly competent feeling about where these numbers are, she will come over to drake university and either accept a victory or talk about defeat. eight years ago, it was a tough defeat. this year, they change their game and hope they have the kind of support. we are in a holding pattern here with the folks who have come in. we wi