sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns topping your headlines this morning... the vice president comes to a decision, announcing he will not be throwing his hat into the presidential ring. sabrina: and while that may be good news for presidential candidate hillary clinton....the day ahead will be a tough one as she prepares to testify about the benghazi attack. elias: back in the metro, police will be making there presence known in altoona after a reported case of child enticement. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has weather adlib: after so many d

and try to move into central iowa later. they will likely dissipate as drier air is in place here. this should hold true into thursday too with lots of clouds, but not much rain here thanks to drier easterly winds. friday will be our day of showers and a few thunderstorms likely. i think we will get a major wave of rain come through late morning to early afternoon, then a bit drier in the late afternoon. then more showers will be possible in the evening. clouds may linger into saturday, but we should have the sun back for saturday afternoon into sunday morning. stephanie: also coming up, a campaign bus is switching sides. what once praised donald trump has been turned into art against him. stephanie: and the verdicts in. see what the jury decided after three days of deliberation. plus.... "next thing you know it's like 3,000 and 4,000 and then 5,00o.it's like what the heck? and then all these comments are coming in.this is crazy, you know?" stephanie: a small act of kindness goes viral after a football game in ames. we talk

elias: a central iowa elias: a central iowa teacher has been shaking up her subject...in her classroom, you don't want to try and call it just social studies.. after you see how she teaches it, you will understand why.. local five's stephanie angleson shows us why she is this month's one classroom at a time winner it was a normal day at boone high school. "nats of alicen" alicen morley was just starting to teach a class... when.... "we are with local 5 and baners trust and you have won this month's one classroom at a time grant...really?.. you've won it...so we've brought the big check...congratulation s." it doesn't take long to see that alicen is not your typical social studies teacher--in fact, in this classroom, it's called social alicen morley social sciences teacher "the difference is that in social studies, it seems to be we're learning more about history. in social sciences it's examining history and trying to use history to then provide better arguments for the future." these students look at history the way they'd look at a science experiment. morely has to find different way

elizabeth: big stories in central iowa now. des moines police chief dana wingert is defending the department's decision in clearing senior officer vanessa miller after she shot and killed an unarmed man in june. dashcam video shows the incident started when ryan bolinger pulls up next to another officer on a traffic stop along merle hay road and blocks him in. bolinger then gets out of his vehicle and moves towards the car officer miller is sitting in. chief dana wingert says miller feared for her safety and handled it the way any reasonable person would in that situation. >> we are running, we are running. shot fired. chief wingert: in this case, officer miller felt trapped in that vehicle, as he is right at the drivers door. that is generally not something that happens to a police officer, not something we're usually faced with and certainly not something we expect. elizabeth: officer miller has been cleared to return to the department but is still on paid personal leave. shaina: the jury in the pete polson trial will be back

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in with central iowa's most accurate in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel to the winds. lows fall into the mid in the 20s! thursday cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going night through you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home best chance of staying dry. sabrina: an intersection one des moines pushing for a someone gets sabrina: a school bus driver started a petition for "operation stoplight"for the intersection of m-l-k parkway and prospect road... people i

brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. but before we go to your forecast, we have a special surprise for you... brad yesterday received a "distinguished alumni" award from the iowa state department of meteorology... his alma mater. stephanie: we wanted to give you a big congratulations brad... but also show our viewers why we all agree you are so deserving of this prestigious award! "i grew up in iowa, so it feels like home." and for most of brad edwards' life, it has been home. growing up in earlham where he had plenty of time to contemplate the storms that gathered on the horizon, "and my dad and i would actually climb up on top of our roof to get a better look at the thunderstorms coming." in junior high, brad knew he wanted to be a weatherman. and as a college student at the university of iowa, he's fixed his goals on tv weather. that career launched at woi when it was still affiliated with iowa state university. afterjobs in florida and kansas, he landed at the weather channel. "hi everyone, thanks for tuning in to th

ad lib main weather it is a windy and warm evening in central iowa. our red flag warning continues until 7 pm. low humidity and strong winds, plus dry fuels of grasses and crops, makes the fire danger high today. temperatures will stay mild overnight with lows in the mid 50s. tomorrow will be another warmer than average day in central iowa with highs in the upper 70s. skies will be partly sunny and a few isolated showers are possible. temperatures will drop a bit for the end of the week to the upper 60s. the next decent shot of rain is on friday afternoon and evening. coming up next ... the f-a-a is coming up next ... the f-a-a is the growing drone industry. find out why they say the new regulations are no different the questions aevening.. the faa has announced a plan that would require most hobbiest to register the fixed-winged aircraft.. but there's some concern tonight about what that will mean for enthusiasts.. and the industry.. natural sound drone taking off speculation.. and rumors about federal regulations.. have been flying almost as long as

eric: big stories in central iowa now. polk county sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in connection with a road rage incident in des moines. it happened thursday afternoon at northeast 50th street. officials say two groups of people got into an argument and drove off in separate cars. the lead car fired shots at the trailing car, sending the trailing car into a ditch. luckily no one was hurt. deputies are now looking for suspects. keep your eyes open for a 2015 silver toyota camry with iowa license dmk 905. they say the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. elizabeth: dozens of roosevelt high school teachers are still recovering from food poisoning this morning. des moines public schools says a catered lunch on wednesday made 58 teachers too sick to work on thursday. and students and staff were sent home that afternoon. the polk county health department is now looking for the exact cause. phil roeder: something obvious triggered this and hopefully it's something that will be sorted out and address

for the past 50 years, boys & girls clubs of central iowa has provided kids and teens with research- based programs that focus on education, healthy lifestyles, and character and leadership development. today, we serve more than 2,000 central iowa youth ages 5-18 from 44 local schools each year (550 kids a day). we offer hands-on educational and experiential enrichment every day after school, as well as all-day programming during the summer and other breaks. the club is a safe setting where youth can participate in both supervised and self- directed activities designed to give them the developmental adults. homework help, leadership opportunities, computer access, and a plethora of age- appropriate activities are offered at club every day. our youth development strategy is to instill a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence in the young people we serve. boys & girls clubs of central iowa offers programs in five core areas: education & career development character & leadership development health & life skills the arts sports, fitness & recreation new boys & girls cl

skies this afternoon and we will be that happens in central iowa tonight. the first of november will be pretty much fantastic with sunshine and a high of 70 degrees! the warm weather continues for most of the week with daytime highs in the low to lots of sun. cooler temperatures and some rain chances return by thursday. don't forget to "fall back" tonight. we go back to standard time at 2 am sunday. ad lib toss to q&a session with john asks "i need some advice on growing coffee trees/shrubs, indoors. i know nothing about it. educate me, please." michelle asks "when is the seed in the fall?" gena "when if you have a question for earl may... you can visit "who-tv-dot-com" click on the "on 13 link"... go to gardening... and you can submit your questions there. you can also submit questions on our facebook or twitter page. today in iowa right bacorganizer's of tonight's pumpkin recapping today's top stories... a day of mourning in russia today... after an airliner crashed in egypt early this morning...killing more than 200 people on board. an egyptian aviation

in central iowa, totals are expected to stay under an inch. temperatures will hold steady in the low 50s through the day. behind the rain, cooler temperatures and brisk northwest winds will give us chilly conditions on wednesday. highs the remainder of the week will stay in the 50s. beggar's night looks to be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 50s. for halloween, rain moves across central iowa in the morning. it is looking warmer still ahead on your news at noon... racing heart, sweaty palms, and nausea... these are the symptoms ethan exam. how a new white house proposal students and teachers across the country have complained about for years. they say the number of standardized exams isn't making students smarter, jansing has more. ethan hughes first had testing grade - he's 15 now - but his memories are vivid... "i would feel so anxious that i ran out of the classroom because i thought i was going to throw up because there's just so much pressure they put on you... since then - the pressure of tests has been unrelenting... graphic: a new

skies are cloudy this morning over central iowa. temperatures cool in the 50s and winds are breezy from the northwest. through the day, skies will clear and temperatures will reach the low 60s this afternoon with more sunshine late today. millions are dodging a bullet for now...as a hurricane along mexico's pacific coast... is being downgraded to a tropical storm. patricia had been packing winds gusts nearly 200 miles per hour but are now down to 50 miles per hour. it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. government officials are warning residents and tourists in puerto vallarta and manzanilla to evacuate. in france, friends and families held a church service in honor of the victims of a deadly bus crash. more than 40 people died yesterday when their bus hit a truck head on and caught fire. the bus was carrying about 50 elderly passengers headed on a day trip. the truck driver and his three-year- old son, also died in the accident. eight others were hurt in the crash. as police search for the gunman, un

all across central iowa costumed beggars night. in the metro, the local tradition is to tell a joke -- to get your treat. do you have favorite jokes? your kids? does the ghost do when he gets into his car? puts on his sheet belt. shaina: i have to work on my reactions. eric: "they are so funny!" kiddos will be trick-or-treating in altoona, ames, ankeny, clive, des moines, johnston, norwalk, urbandale, waukee, west des moines, and windsor heights, among others tonight. others are tomorrow night. there is a complete list of beggars night activities and times on the kcci app and online. get your jokes ready and send us we love sharing them on facebook and our website. shaina: traffic picking up, bundle up, only at 36 degrees. we have the forecast and she will make no wendy's sun will set tonight -- when the sun will set tonight. >> ahead on cbs this morning, in kentucky what he meant accused of shooting at police is killed we are celebrating our >> weather is never more than five minutes away. only on "kcci 8 news this morning." metin

a red flag warning will be in place for all of central iowa from 10am until 7pm. it will be to dangerous to burn anything. temperatures will stay close to 70 the rest of the week. there is a chance for a spotty light rain shower on tuesday and first on 13... an overnight fire has kicked a family out of its home. it started around one a-m this morning. that was on blue stem road in norwalk. when crews arrived, flames were rising from the back porch. authorities say it started on a grill that sparked... then quickly spread to the entire porch area. crews from west des moines had to be called in to help. everyone was able to get out of the house safely. a grill was also likely the culprit behind what filled downtown newton with smoke last night. fire officials believe a fire started at the panda garden restaurant. they think the fire started in the grill area of the restaurant and spread to neighboring buildings. crews from baxter, collins, and newton all responded. the building sustained fire, smoke and water damage. everyone inside was able to get out safely... mea

the dinner is an annual fundraiser for the iowa it is a windy and warm evening in central iowa. our red flag warning continues until 7 pm. low humidity and strong winds, plus dry fuels of grasses and crops, makes the fire danger high today. temperatures will stay mild overnight with lows in the mid 50s. tomorrow will be another warmer than average day in central iowa with highs in the upper 70s. skies will be partly sunny and a few isolated showers are possible. temperatures will drop a bit for the end of the week to the upper 60s. the next decent shot of rain is on coming up...a central iowa woman made a plan to prevent cancer. but she quickly learned that the disease has it's own agenda. hear her story of survival...and to take from it. we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. we can do a lot better by applying conservative principles to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them w

how a simple board is helping breast cancer patients in central iowa. elizabeth: and hands-free does not mean risk-free. that shows you may not be safer with that hands-free technology. shaina: if you are leaving super early this morning, one thing in your favor is you will not be dealing with the rain white yet. -- quite yet. everything looks just fine on the road, have not seen any problems. we will head outside for our first live look at the road. this is west des moines, i-35 at have sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. >> 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. jason:

for halloween, rain chances return for central iowa. wednesday. highs the remainder of the week will stay in the 50s. beggar's night looks to be mostly cloudy, but dry with highs in the upper 50s. for halloween, rain chances return for central iowa. coming up next ... find out why one organization is labeling bacon as a coming up next ... find out why carcinogen ... and why others milli thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast bacon are likely on the menu for many. in fact -- americans eat about 24-billion pounds of beef each year.. but now a major report links red meat to cancer. erika edwards reports. a division of the world health organization states: processed meat like hot dogs and bacon can cause cancer. "this was based primarily on processed

saturday begins with frosty conditions across central iowa. a frost advisory and freeze warning remain in effect until 9 am. there are a few clouds to start the day, but i expect more sun as the day goes on. highs will stay cool in the a des moines man on trial for attempted murder will have to wait over the weekend to learn his fate. pete polson is charged with randomly shooting at three people in a pleasant hill neighborhood last year. the two victims hit...are still recovering. polson says he was high on meth the night before the shootings, had blacked out and didn't realize what he was doing. prosecutors aren't buying his story... 56:51-no one shoots someone with a 9 mm who doesn't intend to kill them particularly in this case where everytime pete polson shot multiple times." 57:05 jurors deliberated for a half hour friday. they will resume on monday. newton police put a registered berlou barnard is accused of molesting a juvenile family member four different times. police say his girlfriend, michelle wortman, walked in during two of the i

we do have some sunshine in parts of central iowa. other parts are dealing with the fog out there. visibility is around a mile in ames. football friday night, low clouds and drizzle early on. not a great chance for rain, the storms out in the west will push to the east. and our rain chances increase, especially late in the game. should be in the 60's with south winds live-15. morning clouds on saturday, afternoon sunshine at 60. mid-50's with sunshine on sunday. kevin: thank you, kurtis. a member of the iowa board of regents is calling for change after the hiring of university of iowa's next president. stacey: dr. subhash sahai, a regent from webster city, says he and the board made a mistake in how they selected bruce harreld. kcci's vanessa peng is live in our ames bureau to show us why he says he's angry and sad. it's new at 6:00. vanessa: doctor sahai says the whole hiring process was a sham. and he wants the board of regents to be more transparent. bruce harreld will become the university of iowa's president on november 2, despite an uproar from students and faculty about his

in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: after 20 days straight of no rain here in the metro, we finally got a few showers to fall yesterday and break the streak! today there is another very small chance for a few showers across the state, but if we do see rain today it should be even more wide spread yesterday. we're going to be cloudy today with spotty showers possible and a high in the low 70s. overnight and cool with lows 40s. thursday is going to be another cloudy but dry day with highs only able to climb into the mid 60s without that sun. thursday night into friday is starting to look like a for rain across the possible for a few weekend looks dry and cool with temperatures falling back into the mid to low 60s. sabrina: the des moines police chief says the deadly june 9th shooting police chief says the deadly june 9th shooting officers was justified. this morning a the minutes leading up to a bizzare chase unarmed man local five's kattey ortiz has the story. it starts with a routine

google express is bringing next day shipping to central iowa. the service allows customers to shop at stores like toys r us barnes and noble or costco online and have their purchases delivered the next day. shoppers pay $95 a year for an unlimited delivery membership. next time you file taxes, you may notice a few differences. the irs is testing new features to crack down on taxpayer identity theft. those new safeguards include stronger passwords, more security questions and a timed account lockout. elizabeth: a down day on wall street tuesday. the dow closed down more than 13 points. the nasdaq fell more than 24. the s&p 500 lost almost three. electronics and transmission systems are causing reliability ratings to slip for some automakers. a new consumer reports survey shows acura is the latest brand to drop sharply for overall predicted reliability because of , problems with electronics systems and transmissions. ford nissan and fiat-chrysler -- ford, nissan and fiat-chrysler have also seen lower scores because of similar problems. subway anno

and try to move into central iowa later. they will likely dissipate as drier air is in place here. this should hold true into thursday too with lots of clouds, but not much rain here thanks to drier easterly winds. friday will be our day of showers and a few thunderstorms likely. i think we will get a major wave of rain come through late morning to early afternoon, then a bit drier in the late afternoon. then more showers will be possible in the evening. clouds may linger into saturday, but we should have the sun back for saturday afternoon into sunday morning. brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon..... let's talk about another big 12 coaching newcomer jon/2bam: yeah jack steve prohm isn't the only new face in the big 12. coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from shaka smart about how far back he and prohm go. with jon schaeffer. we are iowa sports" jon: welcome back-- the turnover

sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning elias: topping your headlines this morning... while iowa farmers may be busy harvesting ....some are still growing crops to help keep their soil healthy. sabrina: and a decision by governor branstad on medicaid has some state lawmakers questioning if it would be a necessary action. elias: plus, an iowa school district fires a coach after administration finds him asleep in a classroom next to a student. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we've had 20 weather adlib: we've had 20 consecutive days of dry

he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the state! today we are going to be pleasantly warm with highs right around 79 degrees and strong winds out of the southwest around 15 to 30 mph. overnight we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies with more mild and windy conditions as lows fall into the upper 50s. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with a few afternoon scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we'll stay in the 70s through wednesday but a cold front that night will drop us back into the 60s to end the week, and they should stick around through the weekend. the next good rain chance we have after tuesday is friday with more afternoon showers expected. sam toss back. sabrina elias: a final look at elias: a final look at

rain totals were mainly less than a quarter inch around central iowa this morning. des moines received only 0.06". it will be mainly cloudy and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s. some dry weather on thursday with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper after months of speculation...we now know that vice president joe biden is not running for president. biden made the announcement in the rose garden... with his wife...and president barack obama by his side. he says he doesn't have the time necessary to mount a winning campaign. and he should know...he sought the nomination in both 19-88 and 2008... he exited both those races early. biden says even though he's not running... you haven't heard the "while i am not going to be a candidate, i won't be silent. i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully to influence as much as i can where we and as par andhere we ned too a atin.thi i what i beleve " biden did not take questions at the event and did not offer any endorsement. with the vi president's decision final...so is the line-up for saturday's jefferson

for halloween, rain moves across central iowa in the morning. it is coming up next, david geiger joins us with this morning's agribusiness report. and a massive clean-up effort underway today in the middle east. just how lives yesterday's earthquake claimed. plus, do red meat lovers die sooner? one health organization says yes. what it says the dinner favorite may the current highway bill extension is set to expire on october 29. congress needs to pass a new bill by then and its opted for another month long extension to work on a long term highway bill. on october 23, the house transportation and infrastructure committee approved a multi-year surface transportation bill, which establishes a plan on how the u.s. maintains happen in the house nit is going to be wet today with scattered showers off and on throughout the day. rainfall totals will be around a quarter to a half of an inch, with isolated higher amounts possible, especially east.behind the rain, cooler temperatures and brisk northwest winds will give us chilly conditions on wednesday. h

sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns congressman has a plan to get more resources to the state's rural school districts. elias: ripples in the debate over gun control in america...and who should be held accountable when guns get in the wrong hands. amanda: and an ames company will begin stockpiling a vaccine which could protect farmers from more agony from the avian flu.. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " amanda: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm amanda krenz. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be comfortable, but the winds will pick up and be

thanks it's a rainy night in central iowa. we've already received just about a quarter inch of rain in des moines with more still falling. temperatures will hold in the upper 40s and low 50s this evening. the rain looks to begin to taper off after midnight. wednesday will be a brisk and cool day with strong winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph. some gusts may get up near 35 mph. des moines public schools officials say rumors at east a fight last week. n ow video of that fight is circulating online ... and could lead to criminal charges after school was let out last thursday, students captured a confrontation on cell phone video... one student who is believed to have been upset about what another girl had posted online takes her cell phone and then shoves her to the ground throwing a number of punches before someone steps in to stop the fight... the fight is also posted on the craziest girl fights facebook page phil roeder, the school districts director of communications says the suspect on video has been suspended by the h

sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. topping your morning... it's almost election day in an small iowa town...but despite having seats, they can't find candidates. sabrina: and round three republican them take jabs at they all seemed to find one opponent in common, the mainstream media. elias: back in the metro, with less water being used...customers of des moines water works will see an increase in their bills next year, "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: if you were looking sam weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast to

rain totals were mainly less than a quarter inch around central iowa this morning. des moines received only 0.06". it will be mainly cloudy and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s. some dry weather on thursday with partly sunny skies after nearly three full days of deliberation ... the jury in the pete polson attempted murder trial returned a verdict this afternoon. there answer on all charges ... guilty. stephanie moore has been covering the trial for us ... she joins us now live with more. pete polson was found guilty of all nine charges but at different degrees than what the state prosecutor 5451-"we the jury in the above and titled case find the defendant pete jason polson guilty of the crime of attempt to commit murder to mark mitchell." polson was also found guilty of two counts of assault to inflict serious injury for shooting at zach whitehill and matt stephenson, stephenson avoided getting hit but whitehill was shot in the back and neck and is still recovering from his injuries. police say polson went on a random shooting spree last november in pleasant

lows friday will be in the 30s for many areas, but it frost likely in parts of central iowa. temps in the 20s will be common in ne iowa saturday morning, but the metro will be closer to 34. the weekend will be cool, but dry. then we are looking at our first rain of the month coming our way monday/tuesday of next week. brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. stephanie: snap a cool weather photo? iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon the uni football team is under five and jon the uni football team is under five hundred but still very dangerous jon/2bam: yeah jack not an easy first half of their schedule coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear why mark farley is happy with where his team is at-- and the progress they're making. "now, local 5 sports are iowa sports" jon: last night the clubs clinched a spot in the nlcs over the st. louis cardinals-- so i can venture to guess the entire state of missouri is now rooting for the kansas

friday looks to be a pretty dreary day for central iowa. we dry out for the weekend with temperatures dropping back to the low 60s. coming up after the break, what unique lesson teachers are to teach des moines kids.... to be excited to learn. today we have carrie rodi with us. from the "pet project midwest" teases are done! shooting investigation two iowa we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. we can do a lot better by applying conservative principles we should lower rates and simplify the code to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them with a vengeance. sfx: applause jeb. proven conservative. real results. dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. but life is sweet now. hey, what could go w

sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: iowa has this whole, lack of an ocean problem, so we don't ever get hurricanes. but sometimes, like today, we do get hurricane leftovers to swing all the way up from the gulf and give us a few good showers! it is going to be a cloudy day with plenty of rain expected throughout the afternoon and evening with deep moisture moving in from the south. i'm expecting the metro capable of seeing between 0.5" to 1" of rain throughout the day and night with eastern iowa likely seeing between 1" and 2" of rain

. >> the most watched news at noon in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. mollie: a johnston school bus driver behind bars. we were the only ones in court this morning to see his initial appearance. good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us on this friday. we start with the latest from johnston. robert scarbrough is charged for assault of bodily injury and child endangerment. it was for an incident caught on cell phone cameras. our emmy victor was there and joins us live with the latest info. emmy? emmy: the polk county jail will at his initial appearance he was , asked to stay away from the minor he struck. >> no contact with c.s, a minor child. you cannot call them, text them, write them, email them, can't drive by their house, no third part communications, do you understand that? >> yes, ma'am? emmy: we received this from a witness. we are told that if you can-year-old special needs student threw an object at scarbrough. police say scarbrough walked to the back of the bus, grabbed the student and struck him in the

western iowa that will spread here into central iowa through the afternoon. middle part of the afternoon. day. by the clock at 73 degrees. 60's at 8. throughout the day. we are breaking out sunshine, clouds around central iowa are spotty. an area of clearing, sections of nebraska will begin to pull through the afternoon and evening. this is a ripple of energy throughout tomorrow, a cold front slides through that might see isolated showers especially to the east. high pressure from thursday with sunshine and another chance of rain by the end of the week. we will keep an eye on that suggest no tomorrow looks decent -- no know tomorrow looks decent. 59 degrees tonight, a good one to open up windows. wednesday is a lot like today with sunshine of the afternoon and 74. 67 and thursday. we will see sunshine and a rain chance by friday. temperatures starting to fall. saturday in the low 60's. upper 50's by next week. mollie: it is weird to see something on radar. behind two game to none in the national league championship, the cubs have returned to play game three i

eric: big stories today in central iowa. des moines police chief dana wingert is expected to release more information today, explaining why the department cleared senior police officer vanessa miller after she shot an unarmed man in june. kcci was the first to bring you the breaking news last night. an internal police investigation determined officer miller did not violate policy when she shot 28-year-old ryan bolinger. officials tell us officer miller shot bolinger june 9th from inside her squad car after police say he was acting erratically. bolinger was not armed at the time. the attorney for bolinger's family sent kcci a statement saying in part, "the opinion of the des moines police department on the matter is not a surprise to us. only by verdict of a jury of the officer's peers will justice truly be had." the attorney also tells us bolinger's family is considering a lawsuit. count on kcci to bring you more on this story later today. elizabeth: still no verdict this morning in the pete polson trial. polson says he was

it's a rainy night in central iowa. we've already received just about a quarter inch of rain in des moines with more still falling. temperatures will hold in the upper 40s and low 50s this evening. the rain looks to begin to taper off after midnight. wednesday will be a brisk and cool day with strong winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph. some gusts may get up a flood prone property in northern polk county is being turned into a watershed project. the polk county board of supervisors voted this morning to buy a property on northeast 88th street near mud creek. they say it's been flooded several times... making it ripe for a buyout. today's vote makes way for the demolition of the home sometime this winter. next spring... the property will be turned into a watershed project for educational purposes. 03:48:20-03:48:38 so that property is to remove the structures and turn it into education location beause of proximity to altoona and pleasant hill and southeast polk school district . kids can see creek and watershed and

it is a beautiful fall morning in central iowa. temps are running cooler than i have the past several mornings. across northern iowa it is downright cold with highs on in the 30's. you might even catch a stray sprinkle on the way to work or school, but those will be moving out. a couple of peeks of sunshine otherwise clouds will rule the day and highs in the 60's. our cooling trend continues, and more unsettled rain -- whether in the forecast. shaina: it is a new credit card scam. emmy victor is live in studio, and this has to do with the more secure chip cards. emmy: the credit card industry is in the middle of a huge change. the new chip-enabled cards which are supposed to be more secure. industry experts say this which has been slow and is quite confusing for everybody involved. >> it is the biggest change in the way we have used credit cards in decades, and people are not ready yet. there is a lot of confusion. emmy: several banks have not upgraded their customers emmy: and the ftc is now warning that's gamers -- that scammers

brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) weather adlib: rainy into the evening central iowa. the rain should taper off into a few showers after midnight. our temperatures will hover in the upper 40s which might give you the shivers! but just wait until wednesday when the winds crank up from the nw at 20-30 mph! we should be able to get our temps back up into the low 50s, but it will be really cold wednesday night with those strong winds and temps falling into the 30s. thursday will bring back some sunshine, but it will remain a little breezy and cool. there is some good news for all those trick-or- treaters heading out friday night. it looks like friday will be little milder with highs in the mid 50s and less wind. as we head into the evening hours, i think it will stay dry until late friday night. that is when more rain will be saturday morning. by sunday and monday we are looking at some really nice weather with sunshine and warmer temperatures! brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! few showers after midnight. our temperatures will hover in the upper 40s which

very light precipitation across central iowa. shower activity is moving all to the east and southeast. the study rainfall has moved east of the area. yesterday and last night, we picked up three quarters of an inch in central iowa and less than an half inch off to the west and over an inch across the eastern part of the state. we are to be adding on a little bit to that today. the wind is building from the northwest, already 15 to 20 miles per hour and expect higher gusts this afternoon. this whole system is trying to wind its way up to the north and dakotas. that will bring even more wind as we head toward the afternoon. the possibility of a couple is -- snowflakes by 9:00 or 10:00. northern iowa could see the first snowflakes of the season. we will not see accumulation of the ground is to one for that. high-pressure is controlling friday evening, there is a chance for some rain shower activity lifting and across southwest iowa. some of the trick-or-treaters make it rain on friday night. in des moines, drizzle with 50 degrees an

which central iowa teams earned a spot in round two. shaina: the only thing you will have to worry about is staying warm. luckily we have no accidents or slowdowns that will make you stay out there for too long. it's head outside and take a look at the roads as traffic is starting to pick up at 235 and mlk. a few more people heading downtown. maxx your thing at t.j.maxx with better brands, at prices that work for you. make each day a little better. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is "kcci 8 news this morning." with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right-now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. you are waking up to a brisk fall morning. wind chills into the 20's. it feels like the mid-20's across the state, and it will be a cool, breezy day across the area with highs in the 50's. you will still need a jacket this afternoon. jumping ahead to beggars night tomorrow night, some rain in the forecast. the area but temperatures will be mild with readings in the 50's. remember to fall back thi

weather is always first on iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: this week started on the mild and warm side, but now we're really back to feeling like fall with a cold day and frost night back in back to feeling like fall with a cold day and frost night back in the forecast. we're looking at mostly sunny skies today with a few more afternoon clouds. we're going to be cold and windy this afternoon with highs only climbing into the mid 50s and northwest winds around 10-15 mph. overnight we're going to see partly cloudy skies but we'll spread frost as lows fall into the low 30s and 20s. saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine we'll warm that air up into the upper 50s. sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s. next week we have a few rain chances and we'll have our highs go back into the 70s for a few days. amanda: this morning we are getting you ready for another big friday night of football action... our own elias johnson is ou

eric: check out what they had >> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. 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. right now it -- elizabeth: right now at elections just a week away. 5:30, the measure carlisle residents face. a look at the proposed renovations to the fire station. eric: plus, a massive manhunt still underway in kentucky. two in connection in custody and how the suspect evaded capture once again. elizabeth: welcome back, i'm elizabeth klinge. eric: and i'm eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. we are waking up to chile -- chilly weather this morning. metinka: that wind out there is what is making a big difference, making it feel very brisk. 37 is the actual temperature with it feeling like 27 because of the wind. that will probably factor into your morning commute, holding firmly onto that we'll. headed for a high today of 51. it will be breezy today that we will have some sunshine. tomorrow looks ok, exc

, and the cubs and wherever the in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is "kcci 8 news this morning weekend." wildfires hit the south. the forecast for the area and how much it is contained. cleanup efforts continue in southern california. the aftermath of the devastating mudslides that hit that area. marcus: i am marcus mcintosh downtown where the principal 5k road race just wrapped up. more on the activity surrounding the marathon coming up in just a. alyx: good saturday morning. thank you for choosing us to i am alyx sacks, metinka here as well. it is a really cool morning but did we see any frost overnight? metinka: not in the des moines area, but it was a hard freeze to the northeast. 39 now in des moines. you can see your breath out there, and if you will be spending any time outdoors, dress warmly. marshalltown only at 27. 59 this afternoon, not much wind , a perfect day to hit the pumpkin patch. tomorrow a high of 60 degrees, and an warmer monday is on the way. alyx: in baltimore, 13 people are in the hospital aft

stacey: a rainy morning in central iowa. kurtis, are we done with the kurtis: you can see the rain intensifying along the missouri river valley. even if you thunder showers marching off to the east. clouds and drizzle at 7:00. looks like we will see more thundershowers just before 10:00. 64 degrees, sun comes up at 7:37. temperatures then in thehe '30s. rainfall today, 29/100s in audubon. 23/100s in barnum. and there is more on the way. there is the morning rain moving out, maybe another quarter of an inch or more for a few locations out there. the big picture of this area -- dragging this system through. we talk about hurricane patricia. it will make landfall as a category 5 dorm and move across the mountains of mexico. we could see the tropical moisture of mexico move into a rain-soaked texas. they could have problems with flooding, maximum sustained winds for patricia at 115. high pressure builds in as the that looks to bring us the afternoon sunshine. the future cast a good job of those storms out west only moving our wa

sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. topping your headlines this morning... the doors will open once more at the gortz haus, as new owners get ready for services. elias: plus, round three for the republican presidential candidates, as the take the stage in colorado to debate the economy, sabrina: here in the metro, an intersection poses dangers to pedestrians and drivers, with a call for the city to take action. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night,

tonight will be mainly cloudy with mainly dry conditions in central iowa and a few showers out west. our rain chances go up big time friday with rain and a little thunder likely throughout the first half of the day. after 2 pm the showers will be more scattered, so some areas will have some drying. temps will stay in the 50s overnight and then be back in the 60s friday. the last batch of showers should come through before midnight friday night and then we will have some clouds hanging around into saturday morning. by saturday afternoon we should have some sunshine with a typical blustery october afternoon. sunday is looking like the better day with lighter winds, more sunshine and milder temperatures. next week is also looking about average for late october with highs in the 60s then 50s. some rain could fall on tuesday or wednesday. right now, i think halloween is looking decent for trick-or-treaters! brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. stephanie: snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are iowa dot c

kcci 8 news at noon is nex >> the most watched news at noon in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. mollie: the sheriff's deputy seen on video violently removing a student from her desk in south carolina has been fired. good afternoon everyone and 80 for joining us today. the sheriff says another video shows the student hitting the officer before he put his hands on the girl. but he did not say that it justified then that -- ben fields'actions. reporter: this is the video he is referring to. you see the student strikeouts are at least once after deputy field puts her into a havelock and graphs are like. >> even as she refused to abide by the directions of the teacher, the school administrator, and the verbal commands of our deputy, i'm looking at what are debbie did. reporter: his actions have outraged many in the community, including parents. about a dozen voice opinions at a school district board meeting. classmate say the confrontation began when a teacher and student -- school of ministry or after to put away herself wonde