Roadways. Tonight, the state patrol here in des moines, now investigating three crashes resulting in five deaths. A line of debris connects interstate 80 to a vehicle crunched to its core. Car parts along with the contents of a womans purse left scattered across a sopping wet field. Childrens clothes, a reminder young ones experienced the frightening moments when this gmc envoy was smashed into unrecognizable mangled metal. The iowa state patrol reports a mother and her 3 daughters inside when the vehicle slid across the interstate and rolled multiple times down a ditch close to the Iowa Speedway exit. It claimed the life of the 39yearold driver and her 11yearold daughter. Not far away, 76yearold Judith Beadle of oskaloosa, died after her vehicle slammed into a tree off highway 163 in pella. And two people died in a rollover crash on highway 20 near webster city. Its unusual, yes it is. Ryan three deadly crashes claiming five lives, in fewer , than 14 hours in central iowa. 285 lives lost so far this year on iowa roadways. That is two more than this time last year. We just remind drivers, dont be distracted when driving, obey the posted speed limit, most of all, take time to know where youre going and wear your seat belt. Ryan the two other children in that Jasper County crash reportedly doing ok tonight. Currently, iowas fatality count is at 285. Last year, the total set at 321. Live in des moines, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. He turns the pistol at me and you know thats scary when you have a pistol at your face. Kevin and entire des moines family held at gunpoint this morning during a violent home invasion. 13yearold sarah scott says 3 armed men broke into her around 1 00 this morning. They say they want to drugs. She watched as the men smacked the gun against her sisters head, chipping her teeth. The net eventually left not , finding any drugs. Sarahs father said the assailants got the wrong apartment. No word yet on possible suspects. Stacey developing internationally right now, Officials Say at least 32 are dead following a late night bombing by the antiwestern Extremist Group boko haram. This in a northeastern city of nigeria. Dozens others are reportedly injured. In paris, the hunt is on for a second terrorist believed to have escaped after fridays terror attacks that killed 129 people. U. S. Officials say the suspect was part and isis cell american intelligence agencies have been tracking for months. In syria, france and russia stepped up air strikes against isis targets. In des moines, several businesses are lighting up in the colors of the french flag to support the country. This is the Earlham Savings Bank along keo way. And the Financial Center downtown, adding a different look to des moines skyline. Right now, more than 100 people remain in the hospital injured in those attacks. Breaking news right now, federal Officials Say an air France Flight bound for paris from los angeles was diverted because of safety concerns. Federal Officials Say the flight landed safely tuesday ninit. No for the details available right now. Kevin in the wake of the attacks, americans say Hillary Clinton and donald trump are the president ial candidates best able to handle the threat of terrorism. A new reuters poll shows clinton and trump were preferred by approximately 20 of respondents. Since the attacks, trump says he opposes moves to allow Syrian Refugees into the United States. Clinton disagrees. Tweeting today, weve seen a lot of hateful rhetoric from the gop. But the idea that wed turn away refugees because of religion is in other commitment 2016 news, breaking late this afternoon louisiana governor bobby jindal , says hes dropping out of the republican race for president. Jindal appearing here on kccis close up program in september. He told Fox News Channel today that this is not my time. He posted a thank you message to of his supporters tonight on social media. Stacey next week marks a very somber anniversary. Kevin 30 years since a fiery plane crash killed several members of the iowa state womens Cross Country team. Stacey kccis Laura Terrell is live to show us how family, friends, and members of the community are remembering the victims 30 years later. Laura this is the exact site of the plane crash 30 years ago. We are in a residential neighborhood at the intersection of shriver avenue and crosscountry boulevard. This is where the plane went down 30 years ago, and it is the same spot where organizers plan to hold a memorial next week. November 25, 1985. A tragic day in our states history. We heard a plane that sounded like it was real low. We turned on this street and we saw a flash of red light. Laura 7 people died in this fiery crash. The pilot, 3 members of the iowa state womens Cross Country team, along with two coaches and one trainer. I am obviously never going to forget. My family is never going to forget. But its really nice to know that other people havent forgotten. Laura ron maahss sister sheryl was one of the runners who lost her life that day. She was always very encouraging and supportive of everybody. She gave a lot of herself. Laura sheryl and her teammates were on their way home from milwaukee, where they placed 2nd in the nation at the Ncaa National meet. That morning, everybody was sky high, and that afternoon everybody was in mourning. ,laura tim lane is helping to organize a Memorial Ceremony at the very site the plane went down. The body of the plane was right here. Laura the public is invited to gather here on thanksgiving eve along country club boulevard. I want this to be a celebration. Laura family, friends, and neighbors will share stories and see the unveiling of a new park area that was her as an everlasting memorial. Hopefully people go there and reflect and think about it, and if it inspires some people thats great. ,laura the Memorial Service will be wednesday, november 25. It all starts at 4 00 p. M. Stacey gas prices drop below 2 a gallon tonight at some des dollars moines gas stations. We got regular gas going for one dollar night and at the kum go cents going for one dollar 90 and cents at the kum go on keo way. Lower gas prices are predicted throughout the country for travelers this thanksgiving. Look out uber. Des moines Yellow Cab Company is upping its game. Kccis todd magel is live downtown with the new look and the new gadgets being unveiled today. Todd i will bet you didnt 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. Its a new look for an old dm old one company one that , makes no mistake about the taxi cabs mission. From now on, the citys oldest taxi company will be know only as Yellow Cab Co. Sister brand, capitol cab is gone. But theres more to the story. And its inside the cab. Its 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 its a big city perk that is a bit unexpected in des moines. Were only 12th in the nation that has this capability. And for a city this size, and the other cities like new york and las vegas, its really pretty exciting to bring it to our community. Todd with ride share uber stealing all the headlines lately, Yellow Cab Co wants riders to know they also offer an app, pay by credit card, and now incar video another sign that competition is still alive and well on the streets of des moines. What we appreciate about uber is that it really has increased awareness about ride sharing, but we continue to operate 365, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and our ridership continues , to grow. Todd keep in mind that the new Yellow Cab Co company has about 100 cars like this and it will take some time to get the ball over to the new look with the new gadgets. Stacey next at sign 00 vaccination plea. , the post from an australian mom going viral tonight. Steve years as your news 33 anchor. As he nears retirement, we look at what kevin cooney has meant to you, and kcci, journalistically. Kurtis rain, maybe some i love a gourmet cheeseburger as much as anybody. And thats why we created the pub burger at culvers. My favorite cheeseburger starts with great beef. When you get that burger in your hand and the juices are flowing, you want to devour it. Chef, were going to make a pepper grinder pub burger. Im stoked, man. Weve got a little wisconsin swiss and wisconsin cheddar. Those are the criteria for me fresh beef, bacon, wisconsin cheese. The fourpeppercorn mayo really sets this burger apart. Our new pepper grinder pub burger. Announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 10 00 with kevin cooney, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and iowas sportscaster of the year andy kevin take a look at these pictures of a powerful storm system making its way through the westernsexual part of the country. Dangerous conditions for drivers as heavy snow and winds gusts of up to 60 miles an hour stranded more than 100 vehicles as authorities shut down nearly 200 miles of interstate between denver and kansas. Nearly 100 flights in and out of denver have been canceled. Its just bad. I cant hold the truck on the road. Theres ice everywhere. I saw a couple flip overs and and said and said, thats it. Kevin the same storm system fueled violent storms and more than a dozen tornados monday in kansas and texas. Stacey kurtis, you have been watching those storms. Kurtis a little piece of that system. Some of those locations in kansas that had tornadoes yesterday have a blizzard ongoing right now. Blizzard warnings in northwestern kansas. 60 degrees. Mild night out there. Very pleasant for november. 6 p. M. , 50. Some spotty showers is the morning goes along. By the noon hour, the southsouthwest winds gusting. Cooler tomorrow but still above normal. Temperatures will start to drop off at the afternoon goes long. Look at these rainfall amounts, over one inch in denison, 21 hundredths in ames. Over one inch in lamoni. A soaking across the state. This is the majority of the rain. Lowpressure rotating in and we are seeing some showers from winterset down to creston. The movement on these initially still, that snow out in kansas. You can see where the low is, spinning around wichita. Heres the latest futurecast. Rain off to the east. I think we may see a peak of the sunshine before spotty showers move in. Then the system pulls out and we clear out. Thursday, a whole lot of sunshine but were going to have strong winds. Clouds rotating on in. It 00 a. M. , some snow in western iowa. Generally north of interstate 80 and it holds out as we head into friday evening, setting us up for a fairly cold weekend. I will show you the snowfall amounts. Things could change, but right now, there are potential from 1 to maybe 4 inches of snow up in northern iowa. Looks like less than an inch in the metro. We will definitely update you as we get closer. Could be the first accumulating snow of the season. 50 degrees, scattered showers. Tomorrow, 53, so still above normal. Southsouthwest winds gusting around 32 miles per hour. Thursday, 46. A dry day with sunshine. The bottom falls out for the weekend. It has been a long time. Sunday morning, 19 . More 40s next week. Stacey tv news is a business where the audience really likes consistency. When it comes to that crucial quality, this television station has been a model of consistency. For the past 60 years kcci has , been on the air, it has had just 3 main male anchors, russ van dyke, paul rhodes, and kevin cooney. Steve karlin here with more. Steve the last guy in that trio has been here for 33 years. Tonight we take a look at what , kevin cooney has meant to kcci and central iowa, journalistically. Anchorman as defined by the oxford dictionary. A person who represents and coordinates a Live Television or Radio Program involving other contributors. Anchorman as defined by kccitv kevin cooney. , this believable face, that trustworthy voice. Its the voice of authority. Its the voice of friendship, the voice of compassion when it need be. Hes just an expert at what he does. Steve former Des Moines Register president , wall street journal editor, nbc news president , iowa cubs owner, and Cooney Family cohort, michael gartner. You think cooney, you think nice people, terrific journalists, insatiably curious. Steve 33 is the number gartner cant get his head around. For 33 years, kevin cooney has sat in that seat, night after night, bringing the news to central iowa. The average lifespan of a tv anchorman is 7 1 2 years. Hes been there 700 1 2 years. Steve oh, and what a career kevin cooney has had. In 1991, he traveled to germany to cover the release of fellow Iowa State University journalism classmate Terry Anderson and tom sutherland, after their release from captivity in lebanon. In 1993, he worked for 14 straight hours, some of them live on the street, when the city of des moines lost its devastating flood. He was in the white house interviewing bill clinton in 1995 when news of the Oklahoma City bombing hit. Kevin was the first reporter to ask president clinton his reaction. He has also interviewed president s george w. Bush and barack obama. Then theres a pretty cool career capper. Kevin questioning the candidates saturday night, during the democratic debate at Drake University in des moines. Kevin has this reputation for standards. Hes got a reputation for innovation and hes also got an ethics reputation of holding news to the highest standard. Steve doctor Michael Bugeja is the director of Iowa State Universitys Greenlee School of journalism, kevins beloved alma mater. Kevin in particular, in his work on the advisory council, was instrumental in our curriculum and making sure our curriculum was up to date. Steve bugeja says kevin has always been very good on the big stories, but its what he has done on a daily basis for more than 3 decades, that impresses him most. Its appearing on kcci night after night when heres hard news, good news, soft news or none, and finding the story behind the story and captivating us as listeners. Steve gone, but definitely not forgotten, thats how bugeja characterizes kevins departure from kcci. When a person leaves, he or she also leaves a legacy. In kevins case, those standards, those newsroom practices, will be there when hes not there. Steve in his spare time, gartner, the iowa cubs owner, hopes kevin becomes an even bigger baseball fan. I think its about time he buys season tickets. Will you give him a deal . Ill give him a deal. Ill give him the cooney rate. Steve bugeja rates kevin right at the top, and will miss very much a newsman who he feels best embodies the term anchorman. When i see him, i hug him. I cant reach through the lens and hug you kevin, but you have a metaphoric hug from me and the entire school and we wish you the very best and thank you for your influence and your role model qualities. Steve you folks, the viewers, are losing your anchorman. Those of us who have worked with kevin down through the years are losing our dayday contact with, and the influence of, a journalist and a good friend we greatly admire. Kevin, i have never worked a day here without you. People here. We will miss you very much. Kevin i think that is what i will miss the most, just that daytoday contact. I will have the advantage of seeing it on the news but. Ill have to catch up with them on facebook and other places. There is a great deal of of experience following me here. You have been anchoring news, steve, for 20 years. The flood of 1993, we were just doing that extra newscast to keep up with what was going on in the flooding and just turned into a permanent thing. Jeb bush we do not have to be the worlds policeman. We have to be the worlds leader. Whos going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east . Whos going to take care of israel and support them our greatest ally in the middle east . The United States has the capability of doing this, and its in our economic and National Security interest that we do it. I will be that kind of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. Announcer right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Have your next burger with a side of awesome. The oneofakind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. Miracle whip and proud of it. At kraft we start with quality ingredients. All expertly blended to make our mayo. So you can take whatever youre making kevin trending tonight, a plea from an australian mother goose australian mother whose baby has suffered through more than 3 weeks of a whooping cough infection. Stacey thats rebecca harremans 4monthold son. Harreman writes in her post, for those of you sitting on the fence on whether to vaccinate yourself and your kids or not, maybe this video will convince you. The 27 second video has been viewed more than 1 million times. Harreman urges antivaccine parents to rethink their stance. The post has received thousands of both positive and negative comments. Kevin tony seeman and now with sports and everyone is talking about the Hawkeyes Tony why not, the hawkeyes are 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 dont believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. We have got to make college affordable. Tony the College Football playoff rankings were announced tonight, and i will went from five to 5. But what an opportunity for the hawks this weekend, final home game, chance to go 110, chance to be 70 in the big ten. The list goes on and on. A win against purdue this weekend will secure the hawkeyes a share of the big ten west. On paper, it looks like iowa has the definite advantage purdue is 28 and has only one conference win against nebraska. This game has a lot on the line, especially for the seniors stepping on Kinnick Stadium for the final time. A quick click through years. To finally play that last game at kinnick, it is going to be great. I put so much into this and it is going to be it has been such an amazing ride. Nothing but a blessing. So awesome to be a part of that. An opportunity to send our seniors off in a great fashion. We had 21 Outstanding Young people in this class. Tony final home game of the season, this saturday. Tickets are still available. Iowa state wraps up their season with two road games. In the six years he has been a coach, five of the games against the wildcats have come down to the wire. A tight game, a slugfest, a game has come down to 52minute drives. We know it is going to take an excellent week of preparation, great attention to detail, and excellent execution on game day. Tony the cyclones hit the road to take on k state. The uni panthers had to get up bright and early this morning. They were part of the tip off marathon on espn which means there was all basketball all the time today. Uni through the 7 00 straw, a. M. Taking on stephen f. Austin. Early on, wyatt lowhouse dish to matt bohannon, the 3 is good uni the three is good. Uni leads early. Newcomer on the team, freshman areeyes austin gets the steal and drops the 3. Bohannon again. Second half, bohannon and Paul Jesperson both had 15. Panthers go on to win this 7060. One,the wind seem also to the court. The panthers women are now 20. The 7th ranked isu cyclone Basketball Team is talented, there is no question there, and the accolades are already starting to pour in. Today, isu announced that Geroges Niang and monte morrris monte morris have been put on the wooden award Preseason Top 50. That makes isu one of only 13 schools in the nation with multiple players on the list. You can see why here. Niang is averaging 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists per game