We are dealing with methamphetamine, we know the epidemic. We know how dangerous it is for anyone. When you have a child subjected to it against their will, it is obviously something that tugs at the heartstrings. Elizabeth it is a class d felony. Eric mcdowell is charged with drug for familiar possession and probation violation. The Des Moines Police were warning people about this, the fan made up has been canceled. American blogger has been widely criticized for his website, return of kings. The blogger encouraged central iowa followers to meet saturday outside the des moines va hospital. We learned the event is now canceled. Police warned the event could have incited violence against women. Eric a former iowa Lottery Winner says his winning should be 16 million at he is suing larry dawson of webster city collected his prize in 2011. A jury recently convicted former lottery security chief at eddie tipton of writing a 10 million jackpot before dawson one. Now dawson says the 10 million should have been included in his jackpot. If somebody plays the lottery, the odds are not what we would call great. If you actually win, you should get your prize. He hopes they will get a clear message that this kind of conduct is not going to be tolerated. The iowa lottery believes that we rightfully paid mr. Dawson the jackpot he was entitled to. Eric eddie tipton is being investigated for possibly tampering with lotteries and 37 other states. Popular downtown theater maze restaurant a dong will be open tonight for the First Time Since a fire destroyed the building in august. Night the restaurant will reopen tonight from 4 00 to 8 00 p. M. Regular lunch and dinner hours resume tomorrow. Des Moines Register reports the owner will offer customers free food to thank them for their patients in reopening. Elizabeth tax trouble. The irs says issues with its Computer System put a halt to Electronic Filing . Shaina they say due to a widespread computer failure, it was forced to stop accepting electronically filed tax returns. It is unclear what triggered the failure but Officials Say the efile service and other taxpayer tools were not directly affected. The irs says they are working to get everything back up and running but says some systems will be available later today. The good mrs. Officials say it should not affect you getting your refunds. The latest on the zika virus. A Health Emergency is in effect for four for the counties. You are now at least 48 people in the u. S. Affected. All of the patients brought it back from countries except in dallas for someone who had sexual contact with somebody returned from venezuela. Crews are assessing the damage after a tornado touched down in fort stewart, georgia. The storm left down power lines and debris from damaged homes. No one was hurt but dozens were forced to leave their homes and stay in a hotel. Eric some roads are messy and parts of iowa. You see to the north of the metro where the biggest trouble spots are. The blue areas are partially covered with snow or ice. The pink spot in east central iowa is completely covered. The metro roads are mostly green meaning they are clear. There are still several school delays. You see the scrolling at the bottom of the screen. If you trucks a few trucks clearing the road. Metinka the roads are snowpacked and very slippery, take your time as you are heading out. You may see more flurries this morning but no accumulation is expected. Itll be quiet for a change, we could use that. Highs in central and southern iowa will climb above raising. Though than i will probably not see melting. At least we will have last wind. Less wind. Iowa. Hillary clinton and bernie hampshire. Cnn. Bernie sanders i do not know any progressive who has a super wall street. Hillary clinton i was amused Bernie Sanders second self up to be a gatekeeper and who is a Elizabeth Clinton got the win in iowa officially but she is trailing behind sanders in the granite state. They will square off again tonight days before the New Hampshire primary. Tonights debate at the university of New Hampshire starts at 8 00 p. M. And was hosted by msnbc. Eric donald trump is demanding a do over and iowa. He is accusing ted cruz of fraud , saying he did not win the Iowa Republican caucus, he stole it. Both candidates address the accusations last night. Donald trump ted cruz goes out and talks about liars. Listen to this. He goes out and says donald trump loves obamacare. Ive been fighting this thing for four or five years. If it were not for ted cruz, he is the one that got Justice Roberts on to be united eight supreme court. United states supreme court. Have been rejected. His vote got it over the top. Ted cruz did that. Ted cruz it is no surprise that donald is throwing another temper tantrum. It seems his reaction to everything is to engage in insults and i understand that donald finds it hard to lose. He finds it very difficult for him. At the end of the day, the iowa people spoke. Eric the Republican Party also saw two candidates drop out on wednesday meeting only nine remain. Rick santorum officially ended his campaign and immediately endorsed marco rubio saying he is a born leader. Rand paul ended his run for office as well but it is not clear who he is backing. The remaining candidates will also debate again before the primary coming saturday at 7 00 in manchester, New Hampshire. You can watch that on abc. Week. Our political reporter cynthia voter be there on the ground in hatcher. Follow her on twitter and facebook for a behindthescenes look. Elizabeth social media and hiring. The biggest mistakes experts say job applicants make online. Eric countdown to the kickoff. The final preparations leading to super bowl sunday. Why protesters are taking over super bowl city. Elizabeth an overnight house fire in nevada. Were trying to talk with officials on the scene to see if there were injuries. We will keep the story updated and bring you the latest. Shaina your drive should be easier than yesterday. You dont need to give yourself too much extra time but there will be a few slick spots. No accidents right now and green all over the map. We will head outside and see how the roads are shaping up. Much better than what we had 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. Crews are working today dig out roads in sioux falls, south dakota after a storm dumped several inches there. Plow drivers say hi wind made it tough to clear things up. Sioux falls police have been busy. There have been crashes because of poor driving conditions. Eric in north carolina, Severe Weather left a trail of damage. Wind gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour were seen. This is in Davidson County were power lines and trees were damaged. Thousands were left without hurt. This morning in central iowa, it is cold. Metinka it is feeling like winter. This is our webcam and your roads are snowy. Slick across most of the western half of the state. Take your time getting an early start and bundle up. 13 in des moines. With a light breeze it feels feelslike temperature close to zero through the Early Morning hours. Watch for passing flurries today followed by sunshine. It will be seasonably cool with highs close to or slightly above freezing. The best part about todays forecast is not as much wind is yesterday. Temperatures continue the slow warmup toward the weekend. More details coming up. Shaina the countdown now to kickoff. We are three more days away from super bowl 50. The Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers take the field in california to compete in the nfl champion chip. Millions are heading to the San Francisco bay area to attend events. In a mixed with the visitors, protesters have taken to the streets. Hundreds marched around super bowl city calling attention to the homeless and that the nfl took over some land they usually sleep on. The protest was peaceful but they disrupted traffic during rush hour. Visible at full events this week but authorities have messages for fans. At this time we know of no specific credible threat directed at super bowl 50 or related events. Shaina im one million visitors are expected leading up to super bowl sunday. Police are using hightech equipment to search for explosives and suspicious activities. The fbi says they are keeping an eye out for localized attacks. The broncos and the panthers took to the field for final practices on wednesday. Panthers quarterback cam newton says it is a dream for him to made it this far but it is every Football Players ultimate goal to win a super bowl. Elizabeth super bowl sunday will be a big moneymaker for metro businesses. Emmy victor shows us how storeowners are getting prepared. Providing food for the hungry fans is probably keeping a lot emmy game day watchers are looking for food they can share with family and friends like pizza. The National Restaurant Association Says americans will buy 12. 5 million pies. Many are coming from northern like pizza telling us that super bowl sunday is the busiest day of the year for them and i have prepared 25 more staff at all Metro Locations just to accommodate the orders. Surprisingly, pizza is not the top when you seller menu seller. Chicken wings than any other day. If you look at the numbers that for the biggest bump is. Emmy speaking about wings, the National Chicken Council Announces that americans will be eating 1. 3 billion chicken wings that night. Thats enough to feed four people each. Four people can get a wing. 75 will be at restaurants and bars. A big place people will go to on sunday is legends bar. We checked out the location and West Des Moines and they tell me they are fully staffed and have six people on call to handle the crowds. Depending on how long the game goes, family and friends could be there for hours. Yes we will extend our hours. Bartenders are good about that and so is the staff. We come here to have a great time and enjoy peoples company. Emmy if you like the snacks you saw there there are specials going on. More than likes pizza has a party pack of four large pizzas Northern Lights pizza has a special of four uses. There is lots to enjoy. Back to you. Elizabeth trust kcci for all your super bowl coverage. Be sure to follow him on facebook, twitter, for a behindthescenes look at the action and catch the game between the panthers and Denver Broncos. Eric economic headlines now, a mix to day on wall street. The dow was up 183. The nasdaq fell by 13. Ford has announced it will slash hundreds of jobs in europe and phase out the less profitable models. They hope to save 200 million per year. On wednesday, ford offered buyouts from 10,000 salaried employees. Home depot is hiring. 80,000 Seasonal Workers. Spring is right around the corner. Also the Housing Market is strong. Home depot has been hiring Seasonal Workers every spring for a decade. Half of them turn into permanent employees. Elizabeth a good resume and solid references are not the only things job applicants have to worry about. Social Media Presence can play a big role in whether you get a job. If youre too opinionated or negative, it can come off to problem in the work is. Workplace. Elizabeth one third of companies have disqualified job applicants because of media. Hiring managers say posting negative or inappropriate comments or photos are the biggest mistakes by far. Staying offline may not be the answer either. 17 of hiring managers say they question candidates who dont have any social media. Eric metinka needs to put on her forecast facebook page, sunny forecast. She might get a bonus. Metinka that sounds awesome. This morning is chilly. Bundle up. Temperatures are in the teens, feels like temperatures are close to zero. Roads are still snowy across the western half of the state. Slow travel conditions across the northwest and northcentral iowa. Across central and southern iowa the report by the dot has a normal Winter Driving condition. We are tracking a couple of snow flurries early this morning. No accumulation expected. Close to jefferson through adair east. This is the beginning of a fastmoving system heading to the upper midwest that will and south dakota. This will be quickly heading out of here and we will see a few friday. Here comes another one. Cities down close to ames spy would noontime by noon time. ]great news if you have travel plans. Sunday is the day of change with a stronger system most of the snow will stay to the north. As the cold front moves through the wind is really going to start howling and temperatures will drop. Were only expecting a half inch to an interest of snow. Parts of the state dont need anymore. 13 in des moines with a feels like temperature at four. We have sunshine and a lot less wind than yesterday. Friday is quick moving light snow. Should be out of here by the evening. Over the weekend, most of saturday looks fine. Into sunday, struggles or a brief snow shower followed by win and cold. Wind and cold. Shaina not much at all is that is good news compared yesterday. We should not have that romantic commute. Accident free right now with the we should not have that problematic commute. You should be able to actually get up to speed. At 1600 hickman rd. Another des moines unit at 400 42nd street. One outside of ankeny at 7100 northwest drive. Northwest sixth drive. Elizabeth we are on the scene of an overnight fire. Fire officials tell us it rogue out after 3 00 a. M. On west it broke out after 3 00 a. M. On west and avenue. Eric debate and departures. Coming up we go to washington, elizabeth welcome back. In commitment 2016 news, it is debate day. Bernie sanders and Hillary Clinton will take the stage in New Hampshire. Eric it comes as the crowd of candidates is thinning down. Jennifer daviss live in washington. Good morning. Jennifer good wine. Good morning. The democratic side of things has been paired down. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders will debate headtohead. We got a preview of the town hall meeting last night. Bernie sanders i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes 15 million from Hillary Clinton i was amused Bernie Sanders set himself up as the gatekeeper of being progressive. I wont let that bother me. I know where i stand. Jennifer on the gop side, Kentucky Republican candidate rand paul bowed out at suspended his campaign and Rick Santorum ended his campaign and endorsed marco rubio calling him a born leader. Meanwhile, barbara bush will campaign for her son in New Hampshire. Elizabeth things are heating up between republican rivals donald trump and ted cruz. Win iowa but he stole it. What do you know about that . Jennifer that there were a series of tweets donald trump put out there and he accused ted he said he and his campaign lied to caucusgoers in your state by telling them that ben carson was going to be getting out of the race. Ted cruz says its a misunderstanding based on a rumor and he has apologized to carson and he basically accused the reality star of having what he called a trumper tantrum. Eric thanks so much. Elizabeth more news ahead and our next half hour. The latest on the breaking news we are following. An overnight house fire in nevada under investigation. Iowans react to the winner filing a lawsuit alleging he should have one even more money. Three more super bow the most watched morning news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Eric waking up to brady is this morning, a house fire in nevada called vicious. Suspicious. Welcome back, everyone. I am eric hanson. Elizabeth i am elizabeth klinge, along with shaina and metinka. Metinka at least the roads are getting in better shape. Clear, and it is cold. 13 degrees right now in des moines. The wind chill is close to zero, and tracking a couple of passing flurries across western iowa. Giving way to sunshine this afternoon, less wind than on wednesday, headed for a high of 33 degrees. The temperatures continue to inch up words as we head to the weekend, with a couple of shots of precipitation. Shaina we do want to update the breaking news we are watching this morning, a suspicious fire in nevada. The fire had been going on for about an hour or so already and it looks like there is significant damage to the home. Fire investigators have been called to investigate the cause. , there on the roads but nowhere near what we had yesterday. The statewide Road Conditions map showing Northern Iowa still partially covered with snow and ice. That one small stretch near waterloo is completely covered. That means several schools are again delaying classes this morning. We have more than 30 in the system right now. Many buses also running on hard surfaces only. Well keep the ticker up throughout the newscast. The list is also at kcci. Com. Right now, new information in the growing concern over the zika virus. Four florida counties now under a Health Emergency. That order clears the way for crews to take action against the virus, like spraying for mosquitoes. There are now at least 48 patients in the u. S. , all travelers who brought the virus back from other countries, except for one case that was sexually transmitted. Zika is linked to birth defects. The cdc has activated its operations center. Also right now, the irs is hoping a computer problem will be resolved today. Electronicallyfiled returns because of a hardware failure. Officials said they didnt expect major disruptions but some systems will be out of service at least through today. They also said it could affect some refunds, but most taxpayers should still get them within three weeks. Elizabeth this morning, for children in newton are safe but what police say they were exposed to is shocking. It started with a tip from a family member. Thats what got this launched. Once that test was done, they brought it to our attention and then the investigation began. Elizabeth police say four children inside this home on east 12th street north all tested positive for meth. Their ages 2, 4, 4 and 6. Police say its a known drug house. This morning, these four people are all charged with child endangerment. The children are now with their grandparents. More big stories, three teens are in jail in dallas county, charged in connection with that shooting investigation in waukee. Police say a report of a shooting at a townhome complex forced three nearby schools to go into lockdown. They later discovered there had been shots fired during an a 17yearold, 18yearold William Walls and 19yearold jejuan lyke, jr. Are all facing charges of attempted murder, intimidation, and robbery. Eric plenty of reaction this morning to a lawsuit filed by an iowa Lottery Winner. Larry dawson of webster city won a 9 million hot lotto jackpot back in 2011. He took home 6 million. Now he claims he should have won more money than that because former lottery security chief eddie tipton rigged the game just before dawson won his jackpot. Dawson argues that 10 million should have been rolled over and part of the jackpot he won. His attorney and the iowa lottery had this to say, anybody who knows our clients knows that they are the last thing from greedy, as evidenced by what they did with the money before. The iowa lottery believes that we rightfully paid mr. Dawson the jackpot that was advertised and that he was entitled to. A polk county jury to award him 10 million. A lot of reaction on our Kcci Facebook page. Aaron for one says its the , lottery, a game of chance. Whos to say someone else wouldnt have won that 10 million if it wouldnt have had issues . You arent entitled to anything, sir. Russell would go a little bit further, i think it should be a refund everyone their money back. Drawings arent fixed now . You can weigh in, too, on facebook. And this morning, Iowa Republicans say a new election is not going to happen despite , allegations of dirty tricks during the caucuses. The Ben Carson Campaign says congressman steve king tweeted that carson was dropping out on caucus night. King reportedly misinterpreted a cnn report that carson would simply take a few days break. Cruz apologized to carson but trump is accusing cruz of voter fraud. Elizabeth 5 36, we have a cold metinka it is winter out, dress warmly. Forget four degrees is our feelslike temperature. We are expecting a couple of snow flurries across west central iowa, tracking off to the east. Not going to amount to too much, but the roads are already snowcovered across the northwestern half of the state. The flurries will move through, some afternoon sunshine, and less wind than yesterday. Highs will get close to freezing. Eric the news that tyler stash has cte at the time of his death now raises questions about players. Martels check introduces us to an indianola player who is trying to make their sons last wish come through last wishes come true. Grade through high school. He loved the sport, but his senior year at indianola was cut short after suffering his third concussion that fall. His buddies had to carry him off the field because he could hardly walk, he was that dazed, but he wasnt going to tell anybody, and his buddies were buddies so they didnt either. Mark in 2009, zac and his family had never heard of cte, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to the deaths of several former nfl players as well as diminishing the lives of dozens more. But last year, zac not only knew about the disease, he studied it and was convinced cte was destroying him. His long term effect came faster than most peoples. He didnt know what to do with it. Neither did we, but we tried. Eric do not miss that special report tonight on kcci eight news tonight at 10 00. Elizabeth big game, big business. Why you could soon be out of luck if you still need to buy fan gear for super bowl sunday. Why taco bells unusual strategy may be working already and the ad hasnt even officially hit tv yet. Eric if you are just waking up, breaking news this morning, a damaging overnight fire in nevada is being called suspicious. Of this place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. Its like im going to work to get some. Alrighty. We just like cereal. We make it, eat it, love it, live it. laughing this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka good morning, if you are just getting ready to head out, it is cold out there. 13 degrees in des moines, a light breeze, just enough wind to make it feel like four degrees. We have been tracking a few snow now they are down through greenfield, tracking to the east. They will be moving through the metro over the next couple of hours. Not expecting any accumulation, but you could see some snow flurries. This afternoon, temperatures right around freezing. Northern iowa, you are probably not going to see melting today. A couple more chances for snow in the 8 day forecast along with a warming trend as we head toward the weekend. Eric check it out, san excitement over super bowl 50. Downtown buildings are Sporting Team colors and the super bowl logo. The big game is now three days away. The Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos on sunday, february 7th. Kickoff is 5 30 here on kcci. Elizabeth there is a lot of excitement about the food, the commercials, and theres also the game. Shaina kccis emmy victor shows us why the super bowl brings in big money for local businesses. Emmy Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers fans will want to watch the game wearing some of that gear, and we checked out some of the stores around the metro to see what is left. Pro image sports in Valley West Mall says here is really being wiped off their shelves. They are selling everything from helmets, car decals, picture frames, and water bottles, and some of the hottest items are jerseys, particularly peyton manning. This is going to be mannings last year probably. Hes a good quarterback. Emmy pro image sports says this is their second round of shipments and if you do not get in by friday, most of the stores around the metro could be completely sold out. Eric denver bronco fans are popped about this games. Shaina we have sneak peeks of some of the commercials. Butterfinger has its bolder than bold ad featuring a man riding a motorcycle over a pool of piranahas. We will have to see how that ties in to candy bars. Theres a revolution coming. Excuse me, what do you mean . Eric actor liam neeson stars in kind of looks more like a trailer for a new thriller than a commercial for tv. The idea is that liam neeson is a man from the future talking to his younger self about the future. This is lgs firstever super bowl commercial. Taco bells new innovation is so top secret even the people in it dont know what it is. They gave me this green brick, i guess theyre going to use it for special effects. Elizabeth and taco bell is using its super bowl commercial to roll out a new product. Taco bell has even set up a website where people can preorder this whenever it is for 2. 99, and pick it up when they reveal it on saturday, one day before the rollout. Eric we all know those commercials are expensive, 5 million for 30 seconds. Tickets to the game are also expensive turns out, even for the players. Denver broncos punter britton 1800 for a ticket for his newborn daughter. Theres no age limit to tickets and colquitt says since his wife is breastfeeding, he didnt really have a choice. Shaina you would think playing in the game would give you a few tickets. Never knew that. And listen to this today for the first time ever, the National Football league is hosting the nfl womens summit in San Francisco. The nfl says women account for as much as 45 of football viewership. Some teams have even launched booster clubs exclusively for women. Proof its no longer just a mans game. Elizabeth ladies are getting in there. And out in the middle of all the action will be our scott reister. He and photojournalist mike sims left yesterday. It looks like they took a little time to play some slots while they were e anging planes in vegas. Watch for scotts live reports from the super bowl tonight at 5 00, 6 00, and 10 00. Shaina speaking of big events i cheese in the heartland will bring more than 1200 cheese and food professionals to the iowa events center. Several events will be held along with it. A block Party Outside the cheese shop on 42nd, a grand cheese tasting, even a 5k cheese run. Elizabeth what more could you ask for . Shaina all at the end of july. Elizabeth and we wanted to see what you thought about this a Public School in st paul minnesota is no longer having holiday parties. No valentines day, no halloween , no winter classroom celebrations. The principal sent a note to parents last week saying they made the difficult decision so the school would be more culturally sensitive and inclusive. Eric those are highlights in elementary school. Shaina valentines day party, you make the cool box for your valentines. Eric another live look outside 5 46, at i235 at valley west weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. Metinka good morning, you are waking up to a very wintry and cold morning with wind chills close to zero statewide. It feels like for below in the roads are still snowing across the northwestern half of the state, including i35 northbound, partially snow and post covered across northwest and ice covered across northwest iowa. Flurries moving to the east this morning and we are not expecting any accumulation, just a quick burst of snow flurries. This is just a weak system headed through the midwest. More snow showers will be moving into minnesota, maybe clipping northwest iowa in the next couple of hours but not much in the way of accumulation is expected. Tomorrow, we will have another similar day. We will have a better chance to see snowflakes in central iowa. Saturday looks nice and quiet but sunday, this is going to be behind it, temperatures will be taking a huge tumble as the gusty wind builds in and drags in arctic air for next week. We are expecting a half inch to an inch of snow, especially for the northern half of the state. Right now in des moines our roads are clear, 13 degrees, the wind chill at four degrees. Recovering this afternoon, we will see some sunshine, headed for 33 degrees, and the wind will be a lot lower than yesterday. Friday, we will have snow showers moving through the area. Saturday looks wonderful, quiet, warmer. Arctic air for next week. Eric after a couple days off of school, it is time to go back. Shaina things are much better today than yesterday. You might run into a few slick spots so do not get pretty good. A few mobile speed units, 1700 hickman rd, 2700 boston, 442nd street, 7100 northwest sixth drive and 900 boone street. Elizabeth here how George Elizabeth listen up, fans of the fast and furious movies. There will be three more wild rides. Producer and star vin diesel has confirmed release dates for movies 8, 9 and 10. They will be in theaters in april of 2017, 2019, and 2021. The first seven films have grossed nearly 4 billion worldwide. A lot of fans. Singer celine dion returned to the stage at the colosseum in las vegas last night. Not to sing, but to honor the memory of her late husband. Rene angelil died three weeks ago. Dion spoke at the memorial , thanking fans for all their support. She is expected to resume her shows later on this month. Todays ellen is a mustsee. George clooney stops by and talks about how he proposed to wife amal. She reaches around and she pulls out the box, and ive got just the ring sitting in there. And she pulls it out and she its a ring, like as if somebody had left it there some other time, i dont know. And im doing all the moves you can do with my face. And i got down on my knee and i said i couldnt imagine spending the rest of my life without you. And she kept looking at the ring and she was looking at me and she was like, oh my god. Elizabeth the rest of the story is pretty good, too. Hear that and he even plays the game never have i ever, today at 4 00 on kcci. Eric our crew is talking about a fire, keeping several departments in story county busy. We want to check in with shaina, emmy, and metinka to see what shaina if you trial to try to file your taxes online today, you might have some problems. Emmy super bowl 50 is underway, three businesses that are expected to see a lot of traffic and the metro. Metinka the weather is Getting Better day by day, but another shot at some Severe Weather. Eric and well go live outside to i235 at university, much smoother drive today than yesterday or the day before. Main roads pretty clear, theres a snowpack on side streets, but problem. Listen up im here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. And give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. Whos with me . yay the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. Youre wating kcci 8 new elizabeth breaking overnight, fire engulfs a home in nevada. Why firefighters had to call in extra crews. Eric and its tax time. Why you may run into some problems trying to file electronically with the irs. Also this half hour, were
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