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Breaking news overnight. Des Moines Police are investigating a double homicide right now. Emergency responders were in route when authorities arrived, they found two people dead with gunshot wounds. Kcci spoke to neighbors and they tell us there is a family with teenagers in that home. Neighbors tell us they hear the teen and the mother fighting. Last night, they did not hear anything and did not relicense something was wrong until police arrived. At this point, there have been no arrests. Eric another big story were following this morning iowa state football head coach paul rhoads is fired. Rhoads and Athletic Director Jamie Pollard met with the team sunday to break the news. This comes just before the end of rhoads 7th season with the cyclones. Record overall was 32 and 54 16 32 and 54. 16 and 44 in big 12 play and had only won 4 big 12 games in the last 3 seasons. Rhoads had six years left on his contract and will get a 4. 5 million buyout. He will finish out the season though and coach this saturdays game against west virginia. We talked to some players in ames sunday who say it was an emotional day for the team. He cares about us. You can see it in how he approaches it his passion. Makes you want to give everything for him. You know its hard anytime Something Like this happens. But we just gotta come together and Stay Together as a team. Hes very emotional like always hes going all in for us. Eric the general consensus amongst fans was that people saw this coming. And while his firing is sad those we talked to sunday seemed to agree its all about wins and its time for a change. Im mostly ok with it i think that its a cutthroat business and he wasnt producing the results but i really like paul rhoads as a person. I think he played his part at his program but i do think no ones really surprised about the change and i think its going to , be exciting to see what happens because of it. Elizabeth right now were asking you in a kcci now poll do you agree with iowa states decision to fire coach paul rhoads. Right now we will look at the results. What we are hearing from the people have voted in our poll, 44 say yes they do agree. The 6 say 56 say they do not agree. You can vote as well by calling 2001508 or by voting online at kcci. Com or on twitter and our Facebook Page. Be sure to stay with kcci for the very latest on iowa state football on air and online at kcci. Com. Kcci will be there today as Athletic Director Jamie Pollard and paul rhoads are expected to speak to the media. Thats scheduled for 1 30 this afternoon. Eric right now belgium is still on high alert, in fear of an imminent terror attack there. Shaina humphries is following the latest developments, shaina . Shaina eric, today schools and Public Transportation remain shut down in brussels for a Third Straight day, as the city is on its highest terror alert. Overnight, heavily Armed Security forces conducted more than a dozen raids in and around the city, searching for terror suspects. Those raids resulted in 16 arrests, but authorities have yet to track down a key suspect in the paris terror attacks, Salah Abdeslam. His family is pleading for him to turn himself in. Meanwhile back here in the u. S. , Law Enforcement is on high alert, as nearly 50 Million People plan to travel for the thanksgiving holiday this week. The department of Homeland Security says theyre ready for anything, and extra officers have been placed at airports and train stations around the country. The tsa will be conducting enhanced screenings for airline passengers. But Homeland Security Officials Say there are no credible, u. S. Right now. This morning, police in new orleans are investigating a shooting at a playground on sunday, that left 16 people injured. Authorities say hundreds of people were gathered there for a music video shoot. Investigators will review Surveillance Video and talk to witnesses to find any information about the suspects. And protests continued in minneapolis overnight, over the Fatal Shooting of 24yearold jamar clark by a Police Officer last week. Witnesses say sundays protests were more peaceful, with no arrests and no reports of property damage. Protesters are now calling for the release of Surveillance Video from the shooting. Funeral services for clark are set for wednesday. Elizabeth thanks shaina. Back here in central iowa. A Des Moines Middle School has set up a fund to help the family of an 11yearold student killed in a rollover crash last week. 11yearold Nataija Watkins and her mother sabrina died in a crash on interstate 80 near newton. Weeks middle School Teachers and staff started the fund to help nataijas two older sisters who the link to donate is on the Des Moines Public Schools website as well as on kcci. Com. Eric happening today, Johnston Community School District is set to approve the resignation of a bus driver accused of hitting a special needs student. 61yearold Robert Scarbrough is charged with assault and child endangerment for pushing the student on a bus back in october. The incident was caught on video by other students. Scarbrough submitted his resignation on november 13. Elizabeth your weather is never more than five minutes away. We are going to have a lot of melting. Metinka if you love the snow, you better enjoy it because it is not going to be sticking around for long. 27 in ames. Watch for refreeze. Slick spots on the sidewalks and maybe some of the untreated roadways. The Road Conditions for the most part are great. We are headed for we have snow we patches. The warming trend continues tomorrow did a few more 50s on the map. In des moines, we will be in the mid40s. Elizabeth in commitment 2016 news now. Donald trump continues to dominate in the polls. A new cbs news poll shows 30 of likely voters in iowa would vote for trump. Meanwhile ted cruz has surged into second place with 21 surpassing dr. Ben carson who fell to 19 . Carson also fell to third place among likely voters in new hampshire. Marco rubio is now in second there with 13 but donald trump has a commanding lead in that key state as well with 32 . Eric meanwhile were hearing more controversial comments from the republican frontrunner. This time about 9 11 from a rally in alabama. I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. I watched in jersey city as thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering. I do want surveillance. I absolutely will take database on the people coming in from syria. And if i win, theyre going back. We cannot have them. Eric trump defended his claims of people cheering on 9 11 when cheering on 9 11 when asked about it on abcs this week. Hell continue his Campaign Tour in columbus, ohio today. Meanwhile republican candidates marco rubio and Carly Fiorina are making stops in iowa today. Rubio will hold town Hall Meetings in carroll and Council Bluffs. Fiorina will also make an appearance in Council Bluffs as well as sioux city. Elizabeth hawkeyes are still heading on up in the polls. Where they now rank nationally and why the next poll could hold very good news for iowa fans. Eric plus, postponed play. Dome. The three games to watch today. And with christmas coming three things you need to think about first before giving your child a cell phone. Elizabeth and in case you woke up a little late and youre just joining us des Moines Police are investigating a double homicide at 4200 hull avenue. Just north of brubaker elementary school. Police say the two victims were shot. They are not yet releasing their names or any suspect information. We will keep checking with police and let you know any updates throughout the show. Shaina we are problem free. You want to keep that left over ice and snow in mind. It could be a little bit slippery for you. Take it easy for take it easy at their and be careful. We will take a quick look through one of our d. O. T. Camps. Hardly anyone out there. s called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. 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. Elizabeth welcome back. 5 13 now. Our viewers have been sending in a whole lot of photos from the first big snow storm of the season. Check out this one from oskaloosa. That is a pretty impressive snowman. Eric and of course dogs generally love the snow. Heres one out in waukee that looks like hes been running around enjoying the winter weather. And these guys are keeping warm with their holiday sweaters. The whole flock of them. Please let me in. Metinka, it was a nice weekend to get out. Metinka it was beautiful. It was not overly cold. The kids sure had a lot of fun. The trend will continue. We are starting off with 32 degrees. Watch for refreeze across eastern iowa. There could be a few slippery spots early today. Dress in layers. A little bit on the cool side. Wind chills in the mid20s. We will notice some dripping out there. Sunshine is on the way today. Near 42 degrees. Warmer temps are on the way as we head toward thanksgiving. We will have a chance of rain. Bit chilly toward black friday and the weekend. Shaina while were looking at some warmer days coming in central iowa, california is gearing up for a very wet winter. Scientists say an already huge el nino in the pacific is still getting bigger. Experts say el ninos usually bring a lot of rain to Southern California but this one is so big it will hit the entire state. And while this may seem like a good thing for a state thats been in a drought for several years el ninos come at a cost. A smaller one that hit in 1997 caused half a billion dollars in damage and killed 17 people. And right now Officials Say the ecoli outbreak that hit the Pacific Northwest earlier this month may have actually been more widespread than originally thought. The cdc says chipotle caused 45 cases of the illness in six states. Those states are washington , oregon, california, minnesota, new york and ohio. Cdc Officials Say a single ingredient is likely the culprit but they havent identified it yet. Eric turning to sports news now the iowa hawkeyes keep on , climbing in the rankings. Sundays new ap poll puts the hawks at third in the nation. Thats tied for iowas highest ranking in the kirk ferentz era. Iowa now only trails clemson and alabama in that poll and their 40 to 20 win saturday over purdue gave the hawkeyes the Big Ten West Division title. Weve just been pushing away and working hard. If we do get down in the fourth quarter, i am confident that we will come back. Speculations about stuff. We have done a good job all season. Trying to improve and get better. Eric the rankings that really matter though . The College Football playoff rankings. Those will be updated tomorrow night. Last week iowa came in at number five, but with ohio state losing this weekend, it is possible the top four which is where theyll need to be to get a bid to the College Football playoffs. Elizabeth while we wait to see if iowa will get a bid to the College Football playoffs uni football already got some good news. The panthers were picked as an atlarge team for the upcoming fcs divison one playoffs. Uni will host Eastern Illinois this coming saturday at the unidome. Kickoff is at 4 00 p. M. If the panthers win theyll move on to the second round of playoffs and face 5th seeded portland state. Also at the unidome High School Football playoffs wrap up today. The class 1a championship game between iowa city regina and western christian will kick off at 11 00 a. M. Mount vernon and spirit lake will fight for the class 2a championship at 2 00 p. M. And tonight the 4a title game between Dowling Catholic and cedar rapids kennedy kicks off at 7 00. Look for live reports from cedar falls on kcci at 5 00, 6 00 and 10 00. Todays championship games were originally supposed to be played last friday but were postponed if you had a ticket for friday , it will still be honored today. Eric more economic headlines now wall street will look to continue the gains it made last week. Last week was the best week wall street had in more than a month. Friday the dow added 91 points. The nasdaq gained more than 31. And the s p 500 was up almost eight. Tesla motors has issued its largest recall ever. The automaker is recalling its entire fleet of model s sedans. Tesla says it wants to check their Front Seat Belts after it got one report of the Front Seat Belt not connecting securely. The recall affects 90,000 cars worldwide. So far though there have been no reports of any injuries related to the seat belt problem. Hyundai has also issued a recall. The automaker is recalling more than 300,000 sonata midsize cars because the brake lights can stay on when the car is in motion. The recall covers cars from the 2011 and 2012 model years. Hyundai says no crashes or injuries have been reported from this issue. If youre looking for apple ipad Holiday Season you might have to pay a lot more than retail price. Ipad pro keyboards and pencil styluss sold out quickly from apple, and theres a four to five week wait for them to be restocked. Buyers are reselling them on ebay for as much as 650. That is six times more than their retail value. Elizabeth black friday is just a few days away and this year you might be thinking about buying a cell phone for your kid for christmas. Eric but experts say there are some things to consider before buying your child their first phone. First, theres no magic number when it comes to age. Just because your childs friends got cell phones at age 13 doesnt mean yours has to. Instead consider the needs and behaviors of each child. Elizabeth next be open about what the phone is supposed to be used for. Set clear rules and consequences if they use it inappropriately. Eric finally think about what example you are setting for your kids. Looking at your screens, your kids will likely follow in your footsteps. Elizabeth easy to get caught up on it. Got to put it down. We are going to get over to metinka. Metinka pack up the snow gear. We still have a lot of snow. That is where we have the most problems on the roads. Take your time this morning. Watch for any refrozen spots. Temps are falling into the 20s in the north. 27 in ames. Not overly cold. We are waking up with clear skies. A system that was bringing a fluke a few flurries. Otherwise, it is going to be a good travel day across much of the reason much of the region. We will have melting conditions followed by another day of quiet weather. As we head towards wednesday, that will be changing. Moisture will be streaming to the north. By thursday, this whole system slides to the east. Rain showers are in the forecast. A few snowflakes as we head toward friday. Right now in des moines, waking up to clear skies. Today is going to be universal. Today is going to be useful. It is going to be some patchy fog. The wind will be shifting over to the southeast. 46 the high. It will be a great day. 50s are on the way. Wednesday, we will have some drizzle. Friday, maybe a straight flurry or two. Temps are headed back to the 30s for a high. Eric thanks metinka. Shaina. Shaina a little bit of snow. Keep that in mind it you might need to give yourself a little bit of extra time. Be very careful because the roads may be slippery. Elizabeth next, live from americas never been a country of quitters. Its not who we are. We dont ignore threats like climate change. We face our problems headon. With americanmade clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. Spark new innovation. And create millions of new jobs. Solving our Climate Crisis starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. 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Tomorrow hollande comes to the white house to meet with president obama who has vowed to destroy isis. But his strategy is coming under fire on capitol hill while security is being beefed up in many u. S. Cities like new york, ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. The head of Homeland Security continues to insist that there is no specific credible intelligence about a parisstyle attack here in the u. S. Eric we know that france and the u. S. Are allies. Did the leaders have anything more to say . Nikole both leaders made a visit to the bataclan concert hall. Elizabeth elizabeth they discussed syria and risk syrian refugees. What was some of the highlights . Nikole what we can tell you is you have ben carson who is calling for an additional four additional monitoring where radicalization may be here at he is calling for increased surveillance in places like mosques and schools. Donald trump coming under fire for some new comments not only on that vein but doubling down on some comments where he said he saw people cheering in new jersey in on 9 11. John kasich took to twitter. He saw at that time people eric and coming up in our next well look at some of the half hour, concerns for travelers ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. If you are flying find out how early youll need to arrive at the airport. Well also have a live update from alyx sacks as des Moines Police spent the night investigating a double homicide. And another shooting investigation overnight 16 , injured in new orleans. Well also hear from you on the firing of paul rhoads from iowa co alyx while you were sleeping, this quiet residential neighborhood was crawling with Law Enforcement as des Moines Police are now investigating a double homicide in the area. Eric also happening overnight, sixteen people shot in new orleans. Why police may have the entire thing on video. Elizabeth and whats next for paul rhoads and iowa state . Players and fans react to his firing, this monday, november 23. The most watched morning news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Elizabeth did you get a chance to play out in the snow over the weekend erics puppy did and she loved it. She ran around for that like that for about two hours. Never seen snow . Eric i could read her mind saying, what did you do with the grass . And then she started running. Elizabeth welcome back, everyone, im elizabeth klinge. Eric im eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. A lot of people got a chance to get outside in it. Metinka right now in des moines, 32 degrees. We are one of the warmest spots in central iowa so watch for some refreeze on the road and sidewalks. Right around 42 degrees, and we will not have too much wind today either. The warming trend continues. Wednesday and thanksgiving day, highs in the 50s with a few chances for rain showers. Elizabeth right now, we want to get back to the double homicide investigation, unfolding overnight at 4200 hull avenue in and north of brubaker elementary school. Alyx sacks is there life. Our police still on the scene . Alyx Law Enforcement very much on the scene, caution tape all around. They also have a crime mobile unit, it almost looks like a motorhome, just covered in Law Enforcement. After speaking with Law Enforcement this morning, they are handling the situation with a lot of sensitivity. We know two people were killed. Any more information on the victims, we are not sure. We do not know about a suspect. We do not know if there are any arrests that have been made. We spoke with neighbors, who told us there is a family that live inside that home and anymore details are being held for now because of the sensitivity of this investigation. We will be here throughout the morning to bring you the latest. Eric thank you. In sports news this morning, paul rhoads is out as isus head coach. This, just one game short of finishing his 7th season. Rhoads will finish out the season this saturday against west virginia. The nevada native has a 3254 record and iowa state. This past season has been especially rough for the cyclones. And this past weekend, they handed kansas state the victory when the clones blew a late lead. As rhoads arrived for the announcement he hugged players. A lot of players declined to comment. But kcci caught up with a few who talked about what rhoads meant to this program. They told us the news. It was a hard decision and theyre gonna finish out the season the best they can. Were gonna go out there and give it all we got, just like we he says to show the same dedication and passion that weve shown to him over the course of the season. Eric kcci also spoke to some fans in ames following the announcement. Some say they arent surprised, but they are sad to see a hometown coach lose his job. I think a lot of people were kind of expecting it. The playcalling at the end of the game, especially with no full time offensive coordinator right now, i think those are probably on the head coach. Its heartbreaking a little bit but change is good and bad so new opportunities will come from it. Eric so heres what is going to come today. Iowa states Athletic Director Jamie Pollard will speak to reporters at noon today. At 1 30, rhoads will speak. Kccis sports team will be there. You can count on us to give you updates at kcci. Com. Shaina developing overnight another terror roundup this time belgian officials have detained 16 people in 22 police raids. But the paris fugitive, Salah Abdeslam is not among them. Brussels is on its highest alert for terror threats right now. Schools and universities remained closed today, and the subway there is still shut down, shut down. Meanwhile, a troubling in a paris hospital. Officials say a number of these protective hlth outfits, like what was worn during the Ebola Outbreak are missing. They were taken from a locked room raising the concern isis may be planning a chemical or biological attack. A mauritanian news site says isis has claimed responsibility for fridays assault on a luxury hotel in mali. The northern Separatists Group says the attack of the radisson blu hotel, by two gunmen was a clear attempt to derail a fragile peace process. The hotel was preparing to host a meeting on implementing the latest peace accords. And back here no arrests yet , after 16 people were shot while filming a music video in new orleans. It happened late last night two it happened late last night. Two groups opened fire. Were told none of the injuries are lifethreatening. The music video was said to be impromptu but its possible at least some of the incident could be on tape for police to view. Elizabeth more big stories. A Des Moines Middle School has set up a fund to help the family of an 11yearold student killed in a rollover crash. 11yearold Nataija Watkins and her mother sabrina died last tuesday on interstate 80 near newton. Weeks middle School Teachers and staff started the fund to help nataijas two older sisters who survived that crash. Weve posted to link on our website, kcci. Com. Tonight the Johnston Community , School District is set to approve the resignation of a bus driver accused of hitting a student. 61yearold Robert Scarbrough is charged with assault and child endangerment for pushing a special needs student back in october. The incident happened on the bus and was caught on video by other students. Scarbrough submitted his resignation on november 13. Eric it is now 5 37, and im guessing there will be recessed outside. Metinka 32 now in des moines, these temps are doing great today compared to yesterday, but there may be some slick spots out there. Everything will be starting to melt and drip again this afternoon with sunshine in the forecast. It will be a great day for the kids to play outdoors with a high of 43 degrees. Eric taking a look at the kcci day planner the governor will , hold his Weekly Press Conference this morning. He will also sign his turkey pardoning proclamation a lucky iowa turkey will escape the thanksgiving table. The governor will also be attending several state budget hearings today including health, human services, and the veterans administration. And senator Charles Grassley will head to east high school. Hell be speaking to a government class between 1 30 and 2 30 this afternoon. Elizabeth travel troubles. Why it could take you much longer to get through Airport Security this thanksgiving and the unusual way one u. S. City is training for a possible terror eric plus how low will they go . , gas prices drop again and new information overnight shows just how long the downward trend may last. Elizabeth and kevins countdown is on. His final newscasts are tomorrow at 6 00 and 10 00. You can wish him well on our kcci Facebook Page with the plus a special story coming up heres a penny just for you. Thats no penny. Thats a galaxy s 6 at u. S. Cellular on black friday. Whoa, thanks, grandma youre welcome. You can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8. 0 with that penny. Nice isnt that just delightful . Pennies for everyone get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8 00 a. M. Till noon this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. I metinka good morning. Waking up to frosty and freezing temps this morning. Watch for some slick spots on this side streets or sidewalks. 27 in ames. Plenty of sunshine in the forecast, and temps will be warmer than they were over the weekend. Already by noon, temps will be in the 30s, headed for 42 degrees. Temperatures continue to trend upward into the metal part of the week. Low to mid 50s into thanksgiving. Highs fall back into the 30s eric thank you, metinka. A lot of people watching the Weather Forecast this week for their thanksgiving travels. Shaina but weather is not the only thing threatening some peoples plans. Jamie yuccas reports from new york. Jamie 46 million will travel in the United States this week and they will see extra , officers, patrol dogs, and guns at virtually every airport, train station and Tourist Destination in the country. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson says his agency is ready for anything. I always hesitate to rank threats but the loan will factor is one that we are continually focused on. Jamie lines at the airports will be longer, and slower, the tsa says it will handle 25 million passengers this week, with enhanced screenings. Were all a little bit more aware of the increased security and that people might be a little more nervous. At the same time were still traveling. Jamie in new york city sunday, police held a three hour active Shooter Drill in the citys subway system. For the first time, their drill included an attacker in a suicide vest. The department of Homeland Security says there are no Credible Threats anywhere in the United States. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, new york. Elizabeth well, some good news for holiday travelers. Gas prices are low and going even lower. Gallon in des moines. The lundberg survey says oil prices are still falling and will continue to fall through december. Shaina tripadvisor says most people do plan to drive somewhere for thanksgiving 62 . 35 will fly. The morning buzz now obviously surprise very many, but still sad the firing of iowa state coach paul rhoads. Him. Our now poll is asking if you agree with isus decision to fire paul rhoads. Right now, right down the middle, 56 say they do not agree and 44 say yes, it was time to make a change. Elizabeth on social media, pam says fire rhoads. Pam this just hurts my heart. I have so much respect for coach rhoads and am sad this had to happen. I understand why but still will miss his passion and love for iowa state. Shaina peggy says such a humble, classy. Sad that its all about winning, however im confident hes impacted a lot of young men for life. Cant put a price on that. Eric not sure any football coach will win at iowa state. I think everybody agrees that coach roads can leave with his head held high because he has done it the right way and is such a good guy. Elizabeth he will speak to reporters this afternoon in ames and you can watch for coverage on kcci. Shaina and we are getting ready for kevin cooney to sign off for the very last time. His final newscast before he retires will be tomorrow night at 10 00. Tonight, our viewers take the mic. Eric you spent months , talking with iowans who have watched kevin for years. Eric yes, many said they feel like theyre losing a Family Member even though theyve never met him. They say he is iowa. So thats my this is iowa report tonight. Its all about kevin and the impact hes made on so many of you. Its at a special time, kcci 8 news at 10 00. Everybody just wanted to talk to kevin talk about kevin. Elizabeth a viral video to show you now a young boy singing the Australian National anthem before a baseball game, had to deal with an unexpected problem. He had the hiccups. Ethan hall was hit the hiccups just as he started to sing but to his credit he just went right on through to the end got a lot of applause and some highfives from players. Shaina that is all you can do. Eric you cannot stop the hiccups. Shaina 5 47 this monday morning and the dot has a pretty fitting , message for you today. It says buckling up can save your giblets. Looking live i235 at 31st street this metinka will be back in its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. The weather is never more than five minutes away. Only on kcci eight news this morning. Metinka we could have some refreeze. Most of the roads in the metro make sure you have windchill wiper fluid for all of the road spray that will be affecting you. In the 20s to the northeast, and into the 30s to the southwest. Waking up with clear skies, sunrise not until about 7 13, but at least the weather will be quiet. We will have a warm surge of air lifting back into the northwest as with the midwest as we go through tuesday, and we will be feeling good as we go through about the thursday timeframe. A system is headed this way. Likely some rain showers on your thanksgiving day. As the system is moving through, there could be a couple of wraparound flurries leftover, but we are not expecting anything major. 34 right now in des moines, and it will be a beautiful day, headed for sunshine and 42 degrees. Overnight, watch for some fog to develop from the moisture melting, 29 overnight. Tomorrow, 46 the high temp. Wednesday, drizzle is in the forecast along with highs in the 50s. Thursday looking pretty good, showers in the forecast with highs in the mid50s, followed by a cool down for the weekend. Eric could be a little bit of refreeze this morning but hopefully not bad. Shaina keep that in mind, the roads might be a little bit slippery but nothing major. Mobile speed units, 4200 northwest 94th avenue, 6800 northwest tony drive, 3000 eastern lake drive, and at 41st and woodland. Elizabeth some surprising winners at last nights American Music awards, plus, incredible photos. Wait until you see how sofia i do last night. Eric welcome back to kcci. It was a big night for some artists at the American Music awards. Artist of the year went to one direction. The group also came away with Favorite Group for the pop rock category. New artist of the year went to country star sam hunt. Taylor swift won song of the year with her single blank space. Pop stars ed sheeran and Ariana Grande won male and female artists of the year. Elizabeth fans of hollywoood couple Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello had virtual frontrow seats to their sunday wedding, thanks to a flurry of instagram posts from vergara. The modern family star said i do to the magic mike star in palm beach, florida. According to people magazine, the couple held their rehearsal dinner at the Brazillian Court Hotel Saturday evening. The star couple started dating in 2014. They became engaged in december, just six months after they started dating. Manganiello serenaded vergara with guns n roses sweet child o mine. How sweet. Today on ellen, brielle milla, the 3yearold periodic table of element expert stops by. Eric brielle shares the other things shes mastered recently and ellen quizzes her with fun , flash cards. I know all my states and all your states and capitals . And i also know the periodic table of elements. And i know all my countries in europe and africa. And also the president s. Youre making me feel bad about myself, and the president s to. Who is your favorite president . Barack obama because he was president when i was born. Germanium. Germanium. What is this . K potassium. Eric and Sylvester Stallone makes his first appearance ever during the 12 days of giveaways. Stallone talks about turning 70 and gets a rocky balboa robe that has a life alert button on it for him. Ellen is going head to head with a superstar right here on kcci kcci eight news this morning is live with new overnight news. Here is what we are working on for 6 00 a. M. Alyx while you were sleeping, Law Enforcement on the scene of a double murder. Where that investigation stands. Shaina belgium is on high alert in fear of an imminent terror attack. Metinka watch out for a few slippery spots with refreeze this morning, but melting temps for most of the week. Eric thank you for waking up with us this monday morning, eric right now on kcci, two killed. What happened inside this home last night is being investigated by des Moines Police and what we learned overnight, ahead. Elizabeth also overnight, new terror raids. Why belgium is on high alert this morning, and ominous clues point to the next plan of attack