Unrecognizable mangled metal. The iowa state patrol reports a mother and her three daughters inside, when the vehicle slid across the interstate and rolled multiple times down a ditch close to the Iowa Speedway exit. It claimed the life of the 39yearold driver and her 11yearold daughter. Not far away, 76yearold Judith Beadle of oskaloosa died after this vehicle slammed into a tree off highway 163 in pella. And two people died in a rollover crash on highway 20 , near webster city. Its unusual. Yes, it is. Ryan s. three deadly crashes claiming five lives in fewer than 14 hours in central iowa. 285 lives lost so far this year on iowa roadways. Two more than this time last year. We just remind drivers dont be distracted when driving obey when driving. Obey the posted speed limit. Most of all, take time to know where youre going and wear your seat belt. Eric the two other children in that Jasper County crash reportedly doing ok. Current fatality count is at 285 in iowa last years total count reached 321. Elizabeth a des moines family is held at gunpoint during a violent home invasion. It happened around 1 00 Tuesday Morning in the 900 block of 18th street. Thats in the sherman hill neighborhood. Kccis kim st. Onge reports. Kim it took just a few kicks and they were in. I hear people saying lay down , get down. Kim brandt scott was waking up for work as three men raided his home i heard another guy holler, wheres the drugs . Wheres the weed . Kim while his fiance and three children were inside. All of a sudden the door opens and a light switch on and you see this guy walk in with a pistol. Kim sarah scott was on the top bunk. Hes like get down get on the ground. Im going to shoot you if you dont get down. Kim sarah says the men turned to her sister kimber asleep on the bottom bunk. He cocks his gun and hes like 3, 2, 1, but instead of shooting her, he hit her with the side of the gun once and then hit her in the mouth with the gun. Kim leaving her with chipped teeth and bleeding from the head shown in these pictures. , the suspects then moved to the living room brandt says holding his stepson at gunpoint and punching his fiance. I guess ended up shoving her into the wall, and then he realized oh this isnt the way to go. Turned around and ran out the door. Kim the whole thing lasted less than two minutes but this terrified teen will likely ask herself this question for the rest of her life. Im wondering why would someone do this . And what was going through their mind when they did . Elizabeth the suspects left after not finding any drugs. Theyre being described as black males between the ages of 17 and 20. Eric we are waking up to metinka we have drizzle left over. Temps are mild so it is all liquid. You might need the umbrellas off and on. Well have a few more showers wrapping around the system as it heads up. Temps will be taking a temple. Temps Holding Steady in the 50s. Heading for a high tomorrow only in the 40s. It is good to be when the on thursday. Friday, a chance for snow in the forecast. Elizabeth next week marks a very somber anniversary. 30 years since a fiery plane crash killed several members of the iowa state womens Cross Country team. It happened in a residential neighborhood not far from the airport here in des moines. Eric the plane landed right in the front yard the same spot where organizers plan to hold a memorial next week. Kccis Laura Terrell shows us how Family Friends and members how family, friends and members of the community are remembering the victims 30 years later. Laura november 25, 1985. A tragic day in our states history. We heard a plane that sounded like it was real low. We turned on this street and we saw a flash of red light. Laura seven people died in this fiery crash. The pilot three members of the , iowa state womens Cross Country team, along with two coaches and one trainer. I am obviously never going to forget. My family is never going to forget, but its really nice to know that other people havent forgotten. Laura ron maahss sister sheryl was one of the runners who lost her life that day. She was always very encouraging and supportive of everybody. She gave a lot of herself. Sheryl and her teammates were on their way home from milwaukee , where they placed second in the nation at the Ncaa National meet. That morning everybody was sky high and that afternoon everybody was in mourning. Laura tim lane is helping to organize a Memorial Ceremony at the very site the plane went down. The body of the plane was right here. Laura the public is invited to along country club blvd. I want this to be a celebration. I want the community to turn out. Laura they will see the unveiling of a new park area that will serve as an everlasting memorial. Cooks hopefully we can think and reflect about it. And if it inspires some people, that is great. Eric members of the public are invited to join this Memorial Service on november 25 thats next wednesday the night before thanksgiving. It all starts at 4 00 p. M. Lookout uber. Des moines Yellow Cab Company is upping its game. Elizabeth kccis todd magel shows us the new look and the new gadgets unveiled tuesday. Todd its a new look for an old des moines company. One that makes no mistake about the taxi cabs mission. I think yellow cab is iconic. Todd from now on the citys oldest taxi company will be know only as Yellow Cab Co. Sister brand capitol cab is gone. But theres more to the story and its inside the cab. Its live with kelly and michael. Todd trans iowa which owns Yellow Cab Co has installed new high tech Video Entertainment systems. They use tv video clips, commercials and gps maps to occupy and inform passengers. It essentially allows this system to become the ambassador of the city and present the same concise message to all those new visitors who are coming in. Todd its a big city perk that is a bit unexpected in des moines. Were only 12th in the nation that has this capability. And for a city the size and the other cities, like new york and las vegas, it is really pretty exciting to bring it to our community. Todd with ride share uber stealing all the headlines lately Yellow Cab Co wants riders to know they also offer an app, pay by credit card and now in car video another sign that competition is still alive and well on the streets of des moines. What we appreciate about uber is that its increased awareness desk to register to 5, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and our rider ship continues to grow. Elizabeth Yellow Cab Co has more than 100 cabs in the metro while to convert all of them to the new look. Sally some in congress say its Syrian Refugees. Im sally kidd in washington where the debate is heating up on capitol hill. Elizabeth and a West Des Moines woman is part of a group of moms in washington dc. Why theyre trying to make across the country 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. The roads are so wet. The rain has lifted to the north. Those showers are moving in a across minnesota, wrapping back through eastern iowa. Some showers are lifting north of kansas city. Those showers will be spreading in across southwest iowa later this morning. Temperatures are warm. 50 degrees now in des moines. 51 in ames. Temperatures today wont be changing a great deal. Theyre going to be holding pretty steady in the low 50s. Rain moving out by mid a few showers for the evening commute. Temperatures tomorrow will be taking a big tumble. We have some wintry weather. Elizabeth pressure is mounting to stop the flow of Syrian Refugees into the u. S. Into the u. S. , following last weeks devastating terror attacks in paris. Eric french prosecutors say one of the terrorists might have entered france posing as a syrian refugee. Kccis sally kidd is in our Washington Bureau with more of what congress is considering. Sally citing National Security concerns House Republican leaders called for a time out. We think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this Refugee Program to verify terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population. Sally the Senate Majority leader taking it a step further. We need a pause or a moratorium, because the American People are quite concerned. Sally including more than two dozen governors who say Syrian Refugees are not welcome in their states. I have to protect the people of the state of alabama and keep them secure. This is despicable and cowardly and precisely the kind of reaction isis wanted. Sally the u. S. Has admitted about 2,500 syrians since 2011 and wants to allow at least 10,000 more in over the next year. The Obama Administration says syrians receive extra scrutiny. It is stringent. It is thorough. Theres a vetting process that includes our National Security team, the department of homeland security, and we dont let refugees in until they have been approved. Sally attorney general Loretta Lynch telling the house judiciary committee. We do have the benefit of having that significant and robust screening process in place. A process that europe has not been able to setup which renders them much more vulnerable. Eric the house could vote on refugee legislation as early as thursday. Officials say typically reviews take 18 to 24 months and includes checks by multiple agencies with refugees undergoing biometric screening , fingerprinting and inperson interviews before they are allowed on american soil. Elizabeth the time is 4 44. Kind of a wet morning. You are waking up to 52 degrees. That will not be changing much today. Weather is never more than 5 metinka good morning. The roads are going to be on the Southeast Side this morning it the steady rain has moved out that we still have pockets of drizzle. We have had a wide range of rainfall totals. Anywhere from 2. 5 inches to about. 5 to. 75 inch. Those showers are moving in across minnesota with a few chilling back through east central iowa. More showers are lifting in from the kansas city area. Those will be affecting southwest iowa and then working their way in here. Thunderstorms extending all the way down to the gulf coast where they have been dealing with severe weather. Things now with futurecast, the weather is going to be changing. Drizzle, followed by shower activity. Damp right through the evening hours. That heads out. Skies clear out for tomorrow. It is going to be really windy on thursday. Friday, it is going to turn more wintry. Tracking snow coming across northwest iowa. Expanding through noontime. As the snow begins to head east of i35, it is going to leave behind some snowy roadways for that evening commute for friday. How much snow echo at this point, the surface temperatures are still pretty warm how much snow jack oh at this point, the surface temperatures are still pretty warm. The roads are wet. Where they went at nine miles per hour. Headed for 53 degrees. That southwind keeping temperatures ready mild. Lows falling back to 33 degrees. Clouds move out. Wind chills tonight, close to 20 degrees. It is going to be blustery tomorrow. Friday, the snow will be moving in across the northern half of the state. You can see a human relations by mid to late afternoon. It is going to be chilly all weekend long. Elizabeth thanks metinka. Eric the fight to change laws that govern medical hemp oil has taken a central iowa woman to washington, dc, this week. Elizabeth she and a group of mothers from around the country are meeting with members of congress. Kccis Mark Tauscheck has more. Mark sally gaer gets her daughters therapeutic hemp oil from a Colorado Company in the mail. Iowa allows possession of the product which sally gaer says has helped her daughter margaret during the six months she has taken it. Decreased 50 . Shes sleeping way better shes way better. Shes making some cotton to gains. Making some cognitive gains. Shes not so doped up. Weve decreased one of her seizure medications by a third. Mark the problem is margaret cant legally travel out of state and use the drugs and acquiring it is technically breaking federal law gaer and several other mothers are now in washington, dc, meeting with members of congress from more states than she could count , including iowa senators Charles Grassley and joni ernst. Both told the group they want to educate themselves more on therapeutic hemp oil before pushing to remove it from the same drug class as marijuana. As far as the fight to improve iowas medical marijuana laws that so far no one has been able to use gaer says she and the group of medical marijuana advocates will be back at the capitol again next session only like ptsd, ms, chronic pain are willing to stand with them. They know our stores so we need more stories, more people to share. We need more to tell their stories and be willing to be a part of what were just not willing to be the only ones up there. Americas never been a country of quitters. Its not who we are. E. 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. Metinka right now it is seven minutes before 5 00 a. M. The roads are still wet. It is left behind a little missed a little mist and a little just so. Temps will tumble back to the 40s as gusty winds switch back over to the west. Weve got a lot of wind in the thursday forecast. Gusting over 40 close to 50 miles per hour. Friday, get ready for our first taste of winter here. Looks like light totals so far. Highs only in the 30s. Temps make a recovery for next week. Elizabeth thanks metinka. In the 60 years that kcci has been on the air it has had just 3 main male anchors russ van dyke, paul rhodes and kevin cooney. Eric the last guy in that trio has been here for 33 years. Kccis steve karlin takes a look at what kevin cooney has meant to kcci and central iowa. Steve anchorman as defined by the oxford dictionary a person who represents and coordinates a Live Television or Radio Program involving other contributors. Anchorman as defined by kccitv , kevin cooney. This believable face. That trustworthy voice. Its the voice of authority. Its the voice of friendship the voice of compassion when need be. Hes just an expert at what he does. Steve former Des Moines Register president , wall street journal editor, nbc news president , iowa cubs owner and Cooney Family cohort, michael gartner. You think cooney, you think nice people, terrific journalist, insatiably curious. Steve 33 is the number gartner cant get his head around. For 33 years kevin cooney has sat in that seat, night after night, bringing the news to central iowa. The average lifespan of a tv anchorman is 7. 5 years. Hes been there 700. 5 years. Steve oh and what a career kevin cooney has had. In 1991 he traveled to germany to cover the release of fellow Iowa State University journalism classmate Terry Anderson and Tom Sutherland after their release from captivity in lebanon. In 1993 he worked for 14 straight hours some of them live on the street when the city of des moines lost its Drinking Water during that devastating flood. He was in the white house interviewing president bill clinton in 1995 when new of the when news of the Oklahoma City bombing hit. Kevin was the first reporter to ask president clinton his reaction. He has also interviewed president s george w. Bush and barack obama. Careercap are pretty cool careercapper, kevin questioning the candidates saturday night during the democratic debate at Drake University in des moines. Kevin has this reputation for standards. Hes got a reputation for innovation and hes also got an ethics reputation of holding news to the highest standard. Steve dr. Michael bugeja is the director of Iowa State Universitys Greenlee School of journalism, kevins beloved alma mater. Kevin in particular in his work on our Advisory Council was instrumental in our curriculum and making sure our curriculum was up to date. Steve bugeja says kevin has always been very good on the big stories but its what he has , done on a daily basis for more than three decades that impresses him most. Its appearing on kcci night after night when theres hard news, good news, Software News or none soft news or none and finding the story behind the story and captivating us as listeners. Steve gone but definitely not forgotten thats how bugeja characterizes kevins departure from kcci. When a person leaves, he or she also leaves a legacy. In kevins case those standards those newsroom practices will be there when hes not there. Steve in his spare time gartner becomes an even bigger baseball fan. I think its about time he buys season tickets laughs. Season tickets. [laughter] will you give him a deal . Ill give him a deal. Ill give him the cooney rate. Steve bugeja rates kevin right at the top and will miss very much a newsman who he feels best embodies the term anchorman. When i see him i hug him. I cant reach through the lens and hug you kevin but you have a metaphoric hug from me and the entire school and we wish you the very best and thank you for your influence and your role model qualities. Eric we dont know the station without him. Big change. Still ahead in the next full hour of kcci, breaking overnight developments from paris. How many suspects are dead this morning after an overnight raid
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