Tornado hit woodward. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Two people were injured. Proof that late season storms can and do happen. A timely warning because the storm risk amps up tomorrow. Welcome back everyone. Im Elizabeth Klinge. Eric i am eric hanson. I remember that day. The south part of town got leveled. Metinka it is really unusual. Anything has to come together just right. Tomorrow, we could see a similar event on full we have to pay strict attention to the weather tomorrow afternoon. Right now, none of that to worry about. The weather is quiet. We have clear skies. Dress in layers. A cool start, ending up with a mild finish. Clouds will be on the increase. All of the moisture streaming north ahead of that system that is going to be affecting us on wednesday. That is going to be followed by extreme wind for wednesday night , into early thursday. Also, much colder air. Elizabeth thanks metinka. Shaina humphries is also following that storm headed for the midwest. So shaina what parts of the midwest are facing the greatest threat . Shaina elizabeth, right now the National Weather service says it will stretch from san antonio, texas, all the way to parts of iowa and wisconsin thats 63 wisconsin. That is 63 million people. The hardest hit areas will likely be missouri, southern illinois, and northern arkansas. Officials say tornadoes as strong as ef3 are possible with this storm system. Ef3 tornadoes pack winds up to 165 miles per and are capable of hour causing serious damage. Stay tuned to kcci and the kcci weather app for the latest updates on the storm threat. And new developments in the breaking news you saw here last night at 10 00. One person is dead and another is now in custody after a police spartanburg, South Carolina. Officials there say an officer responded to a possible vehicle breakin at spartanburg Methodist College, when he was hit by the suspect vehicle. The officer then opened fire, killing one person inside the car. The other person was caught a short time later. At the university of missouri, Football Players will get back on the field for practice today, following the resignation of the universitys president on monday. Students there had been protesting for weeks, calling for tim wolfe to step down, saying he hadnt done enough to address racial issues on campus. Wolfe says he takes full responsibility for the frustration on campus. Missouris governor says wolfes resignation was a necessary step toward race reconciliation on campus. And in commitment 2016 news right now, the top 8 republican president ial contenders are set to take the stage tonight in milwaukee for their fourth debate. This time around, the debate is hosted by the Fox Business Network and the wall street journal and will focus on economic issues. Well have more on this live from washington, d. C. , before 5 30. Elizabeth back here in des moines crews are getting ready for saturdays democratic debate. Materials for the stage were delivered monday to Drake Universitys Sheslow Auditorium where democratic president ial , candidates Hillary Clinton , Bernie Sanders and Martin Omalley will face off. The fight over raising the minimum wage will be one of the hot topics at saturdays debate. Eric kcci spoke with a part time worker at an ames hair salon who says she is happy with the current wage because she isnt using it to live on. We also got the opinion of the president of the afl cio who says a boost in the 7. 25 wage is long overdue. I think its absolutely critical that people who play by the rules and work hard for a living earn enough money to support their family. I mean Everyone Wants to make a good amount of money. I want to find something i like thats a good fit for me. Thats more important than the money. Eric later today fast food workers are set to walk off the job across the country to protest low minimum wages Bernie Sanders supporters and the iowa cci will be joining the iowa fast food workers as they call for minimum wage to be increased to 15 per hour. Well see how the minimum wage issue plays into the debate saturday. Kcci is a proud cosponsor. Our own kevin cooney will comoderate along side cbss John Dickerson nancy cordes and the des moines registers kathie obradovich. Before the debate watch special coverage live from Drake University starting at 6 30pm following our newscast. Then following the debate kcci 8 news at 10 00 will be an hour long to bring you the best postdebate analysis. Elizabeth and tune in sunday morning for exclusive extended coverage. It starts bright and early at 5 00 a. M. On kcci 8 news this morning weekends. Then following face the nation kcci 8 news close up will be live at 10 30 with post debate reaction from kevin cooney and kathie obradovich. Eric more big stories now a man is in jail this morning accused of sexually assaulting a 24yearold sundayboy tarlue now faces a sex abuse charge after an incident on halloween. Police say the girl left north side library at 5th avenue and euclid and was approached by tarlue. Officials say he touched her inappropriately and attempted to look down her shirt. The middle school aged girl reported the incident to her principal two days later. Kcci security expert tom conley says no place is offlimits for criminals looking to harm children. Give younger people a whistle that they can blow if somebody they can blow. If somebody grabs them yell out i dont know you i dont know you. and kick and bite and scratch. Eric tarlue remains in the polk county jail this morning with no bond. Elizabeth a pair of pharmacy burglaries this weekend have Des Moines Police searching for clues about who did it. Police say medicap pharmacies at 2804 beaver avenue and 2527 easton boulevard were both hit sunday morning just hours apart. Right now they believe the same three suspects are responsible for both crimes. Theyre described as black males dressed in dark hooded sweatshirts and sweat pants at the time. If you have any information call police. A des moines mother charged in the overdose death of her 5yearold daughter is waking up in prison this morning. As part of a plea bargain tionne bloodsaw will serve a maximum of 40 years in prison. Bloodsaws 5yearold daughter jayda canada was found dead from an overdose of morphine back in october of 2014 inside bloodsaws downtown apartment. Bloodsaws boyfriend deshaun trombone has already been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Eric in sports news now, a big congratulations to iowa state cyclone georges niang. Niang got some National Recognition monday being named an ap preseason firstteam all american. That means right now niang is considered one of the top 5 College Basketball players in the country. Niang and the rest of the friday with a game against colorado played in south dakota. Tipoff is at 4 00 p. M. And you can watch it on espn2. And will the hawkeyes move up . New College Football playoff rankings will be released tonight. In last weeks ranking iowa came in at night, thats came in at night came in at 9th but their win over indiana saturday may bump the hawks up because three other teams lost. The top 4 teams at the end of the regular season will advance to the national semifinals. Todays rankings will come out at 6 00 on espn. Metinka seasonably cool out there. Dress in layers. By the afternoon, you might not even need a jacket, but right now you sure do. It is a crisp 29 in ames. Clouds will be rolling in today. We should stay dry. We are not expecting any rain. Tomorrow, kind of an interesting day. They attention to the weather by the afternoon. Thunderstorms roll in. Weve got the potential for Severe Weather. Including a threat for an isolated tornado. That will be followed by extreme winds wednesday night. Eric happening today, a big announcement about the walnut street revitalization project. Elizabeth this comes after the City Council Approved the multi Million Dollar project last night. Alyx sacks is live from walnut street this morning. Alyx, whos making the announcement . And any hint of what its going to be . Alyx eric and elizabeth, Community Leaders and wells fargo are staying pretty tight lipped about the announcement. They are calling it major and we do know that it does involve the revitalization of walnut street downtown. This is a part of this whole project that was approved last night. As for this announcement, it is going to happen at 10 00 today. Several higher ups from wells fargo are expected to be there. Along with the ceo of the greater des moines partnership, representatives from the city of des moines like mayor frank cownie and city manager scott sanders. Little recap for the whole project. The city engineers estimate the construction will cost 4. 5 million. And businesses have stepped up to finance half of it. It focuses on the area between fifth and 8th street. The project will also include adding Street Parking and they have a goal to improve walkability along this corridor. This is a first step, and i think its no different then if you look at what we did with east village where we went in and we did the hard scape you know redid everything on the streetscape and look what you have got in east village. So were optimistic that it will. Alyx coming up next what do Community Members think about this big project . Especially those who work down here. Well here from them in a half hour. Live from walnut street downtown alyx sacks kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Elizabeth a lot to look forward to. Ahead. Eric and the hidden danger government tests uncovered on store shelves right now. Plus, shifting gears. How many lives the government now says would be saved by putting seatbelts on school buses. Elizabeth and cashing in. What volkswagen is going to give Vehicle Owners but is it enough of an apology for cheating on emissions tests . Eric plus, dont be a victim. The sweepstakes scam thats turned some wouldbe winners into big money losers. Elizabeth and stop the tossing and turning. Eric well tell you a surefire way to stop thinking and sleep just ahead. Shaina if you are waking up, and have to be somewhere early, the good news is you will not run into any issues. Little stretches of red on our map. Im not sure why they are there. It might just be a computer glitch. We will head outside and take a live look. This is 235 at polk boulevard. Right now, everything if you think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. The goal is 50 clean energy by 2030. This is iowas 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 a crisp start to your tuesday. Feeling very fall like. 29 in ames. Grab a warmer jacket early this morning. This afternoon, you may not need one. Or if you do, maybe just a light jacket. Temperatures will be similar to where they were yesterday and sunday. You will notice the difference. We will start out with sunshine and end up with clouds. The clouds could affect our temperatures. The big story hits us on wednesday. We do have an enhanced risk for iowa for Severe Weather with all modes of Severe Weather possible. Those thunderstorms will be followed by extreme wind. We will time it all out of we will time at all out for you in our 8day forecast. Eric taking a look at economic headlines now car booster seats for children are getting safer. Elizabeth thats according to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Chris martinez takes a look at which seats came out on top and which ones parents might still chris 20 of the 20 booster seats are deemed a best that. Three were rated good bets. This years booster ratings, there are not any seats we would not recommend. Chris they tested highback and backless seats. What we are looking for is the lap belt sits low across the top of the thighs. The shoulder belt needs to set cycle needs to sit snugly on the shoulder. Chris the eye i hs we found booster seats from previous years which are not recommended still for sale. They are calling on manufactures of six older models to stop making them. If you have one, do not throw they say crash test prove any booster seat is better than no seat at all. Chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. Elizabeth the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the best seats are not necessarily the most expensive. Theres actually one 2015 best bet seat that retails for just 15. Eric also new this morning, a new federal push this morning to make your childrens trip to school safer. Seat belts save lives and it should be on every school bus for every kid. Eric the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates four children die every year in large school bus crashes. Now the agency believes seat belts on buses would cut that in half. Right now just six states require seat belts on school buses. Retrofitting all buses in the u. S. With seat belts though could take a decade of regulationmaking and billions of dollars. Volkswagen is offering 1000 in gift cards and three goodwill gesture to the almost 500,000 owners of diesel cars affected by the emissions cheating scandal. Vw says it is working on a fix for the cars. In the meantime affected drivers can go to vwdieselinfo. Com to get the gift card package. And nissan is joining a list of automakers dumping takata airbags. The automaker says it will no longer use airbags that contain Ammonium Nitrate after takata was hit with 200 million in federal fines. Last week honda and toyota also announced they would stop using takata. Shaina happening right now flight attendants on strike. Lufthansa was forced to ground almost 1000 flights because flight attendants refused to work. The walkout comes after the airline and the union failed to reach an agreement over Retirement Benefits and pensions. 113,000 passengers were affected by cancellations and the strike is expected to last all week. And an update right now on the in the pacific northwest. Washington state Health Officials say they have not been able to track down the exact source of the outbreak and both their tests and tests by chipotle all came back negative for the bacteria. Officials say the 43 restaurants that were closed will be able to reopen this week once they replace all produce and pass a health inspection. Elizabeth stocks fell on wall street monday. The dow dropped almost 180 points. The nasdaq was down almost 52. And the s p 500 fell more than 20. You might think its your lucky day when a letter in the mail says youve won a huge amount of money. But experts say a lot of times its really a scam and one of the most common types of fraud out there today. Youve just recently been identified as the winner. Hook, line and sinker, i fell. Elizabeth father mike ortiz he received a letter claiming he won 5 million from the Publishers Clearing House. When he called to claim his prize they told him he first had to pay in taxes on his winnings. 40,000 so the 86yearold withdrew his life savings sent off a check and never heard from them again. Fraud expert professor bill kresse says thats one way to know instantly if its fraud. If youre ever informed that youve won a sweepstakes youve won a lottery and theyre asking for money up front it is a scam. Elizabeth Authorities Say the people behind these scams are rarely found or arrested. A spokesperson for the Publishers Clearing House says if you have any doubts about a prize notification call the , company and they can verify if its legitimate. Elizabeth of course you want to think it is your lucky day. Eric if a target a priest, they will target anybody. Today sounds like is going to be pretty nice, metinka. Metinka a nice stretch of weather. Our luck is changing. It is kind of running out. Clouds streaming from the north and northeast. The main storm system is still affecting portions of california. That is going to because in the rockies as we head toward late tonight and early tomorrow. That is going to bring a whole bunch of interesting weather. We got a whole bunch of watches and warnings already, posted from the rockies. Blizzard warnings set up in southcentral portions of nebraska. This is going to be a farreaching system. The rockies and denver area will be dealing with blizzard like conditions. While here in iowa, we are going to begin with thunderstorms. From des moines southward, this is enhanced risk for Severe Weather. In the yellow, a slight risk. A slight chance for an isolated tornado especially by the afternoon. If the sun comes up tomorrow afternoon, that could set the stage for potentially severe thunderstorm of element. By 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning, we are watching a few showers. By 10 00 a. M. , the rain will be eastern part of the state. Storms. This will be potentially severe. Lifting rapidly to the north as well until about 6 00 p. M. Thisll be followed by a third round of activity. That is going be ushering the around 60 miles per hour. 36 degrees starting out here in des moines. Weve got clear skies. Tomorrow, thunderstorms on and off throughout the day that the strongest in the afternoon. Is going to be followed by a lot of wind. A lot of cold for the end of the week. Eric thank you, metinka. Elizabeth lets check in with shaina appeared shaina not too much going on. Very quiet if youre headed out anytime soon. Should not run into any issues. Make sure you pay extra attention around these areas. Mobile speed units. If youre dropping anyone off or headed to pleasant hill, theres going to be one by the high school. Elizabeth todays be better focus a better nights sleep. Eric yesterday we told you about the 478 sleep trick. Today another way to quiet your mind, quit thinking so much and just go to sleep. Elizabeth if you have thoughts racing through your head experts say get up and go to a different room and write them all down. You want to do your worrying somewhere else so you dont associate your bed with negative thoughts. When you feel sleepy, then go back to bed and lie down. Eric it makes sense because sometimes when you want to go to sleep, your mind is racing. Next live to washington. Youll notice in tonight elizabeth welcome back to kcci. In commitment 2016, watching wisconsin. Eric all eyes will be on the state tonight as the gop candidates for president debate for the fourth time on the debate stage. Nikole killion is live in washington. And nikole, this comes after that highly criticized debate last month on cnbc. Any changes with this one . Nikole tonights debate is hosted by Fox Business Network, and the moderators say they plan to stick to the issues rather more structured. Also there are not going to be as many people now. I think itll be a less rambunctious, freewheeling, chaotic debate. Nikole on the main stage tonight, the smallest field yet with only 8 gop candidates. After Mike Huckabee and Chris Christie got bumped down to the undercard. While the focus will be on the economy again, one likely hot topic, ben carsons rags to riches past which has come under intense scrutiny by the media and donald trump in recent days. Other candidates to watch, jeb bush who is seeking a better debate performance after taking heat for going after marco rubio. Both are now courting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who dropped out of the 2016 race earlier this year. Both of them held appearances with walker yesterday. Eric and elizabeth . Elizabeth nikole, Fox Business Network has drawn some criticism for its use of polls in determining whos on stage. Now, were hearing a new poll shows it could have been a very different looking debate. Can you explain . Nikole what happened here is you have Fox Business Network who set this criteria. They used four recent polls. Now you got this new poll which would have been enough to get Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee back in that primetime debate. That poll came out yesterday. It missed the cut off. Certainly if youre huckabee or christie, you got be pretty bummed. Back to you. Eric nikole killion, live in washington for us. Elizabeth new stories ahead at 5 30. We are live downtown with big changes coming to walnut street what you can look forward to seeing there. What an iowa teacher did in the courtroom minutes after he was sentenced to ten years in prison. And find out why this black friday the best deals may be found online. Eric and this is a lot of doughnuts. Some of you saw this on facebook well have the story behind 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. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. Metinka watching weather closely as a strong storm system brings potential for severe thunderstorms. Alyx City Council Approved the revitalization of walnut street announcement is expected this morning with more good news for the area. Well explain straight ahead. In central iowa. Morning. Eric plus, a repo man took the still inside. The very scary misunderstanding in one small iowa town ahead. Welcome back everyone, im eric hanson. Elizabeth im Elizabeth Klinge on this tuesday morning, shaina and metinka also with you. It sounds like we have one more day of getting spoiled in the afternoon before things get interesting. Metinka today looks quiet and tomorrow looks messy. 36 degrees, grab a jacket. We are going for highs of 60 degrees, it will be a Beautiful Day but tomorrow bears watching. Followed by Severe Weather in the afternoon. Could producing tornadoes across southern iowa and northern missouri with extreme wind and cold for the end of the week. Eric new this morning, new life for a drab Downtown Des Moines street. Kccis alyx sacks is live with new details. This is a long time coming, alyx. Alyx this is something that had to be put on hold after the yonkers fire. If you work downtown youve noticed 7th street has been blocked off as they are starting to beautify the area. That was a big announcement with the city council. Another major announcement is expected this morning. Some city leaders will be there like the mayor and higher ups with wells fargo, they are tightlipped about what the announcement is but they are beautification of walnut street at 10 00 a. M. We will bring you the latest. To recap what they decided last night, construction of walnut street will cost 4. 5 million. What will help this is that businesses are on board. They will be paying half of it so they are dividing the cost. It will go from mostly fifth to 8th street. They will bring parking and are hoping to bring down retailers and are staying optimistic. We spoke with Community Members to get their weight on this. Collection of places to go. Theres a lot of good down here but i think it would be good to the things theyve done to Downtown Des Moines over the last few years have come a long way. This is just another step. Alyx we spoke to members of the city council and they say theres a part of town they want to mirror. We will explain that in 30 minutes. Alyx sacks, kcci 8 news. Elizabeth thanks alyx. More big stories this morning. One man is in custody after a sexual assault. But some des moines parents are still concerned. Tom conley those are target rich environment for creeps that do that kind of thing. Elizabeth 24yearold sundayboy tarlue faces a sex abuse charge from halloween. Police say a teenage girl left the north side library on 5th avenue and euclid and was approached by tarlue. The girl reported the incident to her principal two days later. Tarlue remains in the polk county jail with no bond. Weve been checking, but no arrests yet in the thefts of prescription drugs from two des moines medicap pharmacies. One on easton, the other on beaver. The suspects snatched bottles of oxymorphone, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and oxycontin. Des Moines Police are working to see if the same people may have committed both crimes. Eric testimony will resume today in the murder trial of ngor makuey. Des Moines Police say makuey broke into 97yearold robert andersons home and beat him to death with a metal spatula. Andersons wife harriet was also injured in the attack. Makueys attorney is using the insanity defense, but witnesses say they saw no signs of mental illness. Shaina one person is dead and another in custody following a campus shooting. Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina was on lockdown for several hours. Police say a campus officer investigating a vehicle breakin was run down by the suspects. That officer then opened fire, killing one person inside the vehicle. A second suspect was captured a short time later. Football practice is set to resume today at the university of missouri in columbia. Thirty Football Players had said they wouldnt play until University President tim wolfe stepped down. Well he did on monday, saying he takes full responsibility for the frustration over several racial incidents at the school. The campus chancellor also stepped down. And Animal Rights activists are applauding seaworlds plans to end its orca show in san diego. The announcement came after visitors at the park made it clear they prefer to see killer whales act naturally, rather than see them doing tricks. Activists say theyd still like to see seaworld phase out its captivity of killer whales altogether. The shamu show in san diego will end by 2017. Eric we cant help but look ahead to tomorrow but today will be nice. Metinka nice and quiet again like yesterday. Brisk. We are going for a enjoyable day with a high of 60 and clouds thicken this afternoon. A bit of drizzle followed by thunderstorms and by wednesday, some could be strong or severe. That will be followed by strong wind. Wednesday night you will hear wind gusting near 60. It will drag and air for the rest of the week. Elizabeth thanks metinka. While the republican president ial candidates are gearing up for their debate tonight in milwaukee, here in des moines, crews are getting ready for the democratic president ial debate at Drake University. Trucks started unloading all kinds of equipment at Sheslow Auditorium. Generators, speakers, the stage and set pieces. Eric kcci as a proud cosponsor. Our own kevin cooney will comoderate alongside cbs John Dickerson, nancy cordes and the des moines registers kathie obradovich. Before the debate, watch special coverage live from Drake University starting at 6 30. Then following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 will be an hour long to bring you the best postdebate analysis. Sunday morning, well be here elizabeth ahead, he repoed a car and was stunned at what he found inside. Eric plus, teachers remorse. What he told an iowa judge minutes before he was sentenced. Elizabeth black friday bargains. Target reveals when and where you can find the deals and steals and the new trend you may notice this year. Eric and sugar rush. We all had one yesterday. Maybe it hasnt worn off yet. The story behind this most welcome mistake, next on kcci. Self. Dad no . Culligan man no. Anncr leave it to the experts. With a culligan wholehouse water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. E you can actually count on. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. With eric hanson, Elizabeth Klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and rightnow coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka now at 5 42 it is a chilly 36 in des moines. Clouds moving today is for a great afternoon of 60 degrees. Drizzle and fog overnight along with mild temperatures and lows tonight holding near 50. Tomorrow will be stored be stormy. Thunderstorms will be strong and severe with highs near 60. Jeffrey daugherty i didnt want to hurt anybody, this wasnt my intent. Elizabeth teacher Jeffrey Daugherty sobbing in a Council Bluffs courtroom. A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison for sex acts with two students at Thomas Jefferson high school. The father of five pled guilty, and pleaded with the judge for leniency. But the mothers of both victims also spoke and implored the judge for prison time. I think that the courts did right by putting him in prison and making him think. I understand that he has a family that he has to take care of, but he shouldve thought about that before he decided to do what he did. Elizabeth Jeffrey Daugherty will be eligible for parole in 7 and a half years. Shaina also in western iowa, a repo man got more than he bargained for when he picked up a car in mcclellan on monday. An 8yearold boy was in the backseat. Turns out his mom had brought him to work with her, but he was asleep so she left him in the car. The dealership repossessed it while the boy was still inside. The mom talked with our sister station but wanted to be anonymous. Camila what did they tell you on the phone . We repossessed your car and your kid was inside, and i said, oh no. Sgt. Winchell this is why we shaina the Sheriffs Office says it wont file any charges and mom says her son wont be coming to work with her anymore. Elizabeth a little scary for everyone involved. Eric well one of the big topics of the day so far, the debate over minimum wage. Its expected to really heat up today when fastfood workers across the country walk off the job, to demand 15 an hour. Elizabeth your instant feedback right now. Our now poll asks if you think the minimum wage should be raised . It looks like overwhelmingly yes at 73 . 27 say no. If you havent voted yet, just call or text 2001508, go to kcci. Com, facebook, or twitter. Shaina a lot of comments on our facebook as well. Adam says, absolutely not. Minimum wage is not meant to be a career salary. It is meant for the people starting off. Raise minimum wage and Everything Else goes up to cover for it. Karen says, yes, the surrounding states have a higher wage level. With the rising cost of utilities, insurance and etc. , i would like to be earning a higher paycheck. Interesting to see what happens. Elizabeth something that will Impact Retail workers nationwide, black friday. Its coming early again this year. We just heard from target. They will open at 6 00 p. M. On thanksgiving day for the second year in a row. But if youd rather stay home and shop from the couch, all the deals will be Available Online thanksgiving morning. Some stores are changing things up and vowing to stay closed on thanksgiving, but seems this new trend of opening early is here to stay. Shaina i bet after a while it will go back. You get up early the next day, half of thanksgiving is gone. Before long it will be before thanksgiving. Speaking of the holidays, todays the day you can get your gingerbread latte or peppermint mocha at starbucks. Holiday drinks are hitting stores today. Of course you may have heard about the cup controversy, a lot of people arent happy about the plain red cups. Saying they arent christmas enough without the ornaments. Donald trump even suggested americans should boycott starbucks because of it. Eric its amazing what the color of a cup does. One thing is for sure, we have donuts to eat with our coffee this morning. This happened after the show yesterday. 100 dozen donuts from krispy kreme ended up here at kcci. We dont even have that many people working in the newsroom. We placed an order for 10 dozen for our united way fundraiser, but due to a mixup, we got 100 dozen. We were on a sugar high. I was passed out on the floor. We did have leftovers, and we are happy to tell you weve already shared plenty and even more are going to homeless shelters today. There was just a lot. Shaina when i heard she needed help unloading the vehicle i was like you are being a bit dramatic. Elizabeth finally today, what a great story you had last night, eric. If you missed it, erics this is iowa told the story of farmer rick meister from sac county. He truly loves what he does. And thats saying something, because last october he had an accident with his combine and lost both legs. But less than one year later, the 55yearold was back in the drivers seat of his tractor. That story is online now at kcci. Com. Take a look. Eric humans have about 1012 pints of blood. He lost 8 of them. That was crazy. But this fall, his family helped him back in the cab. The day we but he said he did spend time , the one that took his legs,. Shaina we will have a look at i35 and mills civic parkway. It looks all good, metinka has the timing on possible storms coming. Remember to take us with you with your smart phone or tablet. We have all of your bases son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. 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Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. Weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. Metinka good morning, nine minutes before 6 00 a. M. , waking up with quiet weather but the clouds are streaming from the north from kansas and nebraska. The main system is across california crossing the rockies and will affect a lot of folks. We have watches and warnings set up with blizzard warnings across the rockies with high wind watches. This will be for wednesday night and into early thursday. We have a risk for severe heavy rainfall and a threat for Severe Weather from des moines southward with Severe Weather possible including damaging wind and a threat for isolated tornadoes. Futurecast, by 7 00 a. M. , watching drizzle and light rain lifting from missouri continuing through the morning on your wednesday. But 00 a. M. Rain left to the north. By 10 00 a. M. Rain lifts to the north. Des moines south tracking thunderstorms rapidly to the northeast. Severe weather between 2 00 and 6 00 tomorrow followed by more than the showers and wind. We will end up with 12 inches of rainfall and wind gusting over 50 miles per hour. It is quiet, on the cold side. Clouds will increase, thunderstorms will role in by the afternoon with strong storms after 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow. After midnight, wind will howl. Elizabeth interesting couple of days. Eric better enjoy the trips to work quietly have it. While we have it. Shaina things for slow down, to about an hour or hour and a half. Make sure you pay extra attention, mobile speed units on the east side at 2500 guthrie ave and 4500 50th street. 1300 northwest 60 six ave. Pleasant hill Near Southeast eric they got iphones, facebook, everything. The rewind to last nights late show. Alaniz morrissette came on the show and updated the lyrics of her famous song ironic. Elizabeth it is so hard to believe but it is great to hear an update to the original. More great tv tonight, you can catch all new episodes of ncis and ncis new orleans. As well as the new drama limitless. Then stay tuned for kcci 8 news at 10. And then the late show with Stephen Colbert and the late late show with james corden, both return with all new episodes. Thats tonight starting at 7 00 right here on kcci. Eric news time now is 5 57 and we are approaching 6 00. Our team is live with news. Alyx a beautification project on walnut street, we are live there with an update for you on how city council wants to move forward and another announcement expected. Shaina the Football Team is back on the field, after the demands are met. Metinka today is the quiet before the storm, a powerful storm system will bring unseasonably warm temperatures. Elizabeth we will take a quick look at the roads, this is a