The airport. What theyre doing to get to the game. And what you should do if you have a flight in the next few days. Ground travel isnt any better. Todays snow led to numerous accidents. Well show you what the roads look like right now in des moines. And what you can expect tomorrow. But the snow isnt all bad. Well tell you why a group of kids banded together to help people clear their walks and driveways. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 youre looking at live picture of interstate 235. And what little there is. Is taking it slow. The snow started overnight. Let up. And then started again late this afternoon causing dozens of accidents. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im sonya heitshusen. Some parts of the state have already received about 10inches of snow. Other areas received a double dose of snow and freezing rain. This is all part of that massive weather system sweeping across the country. Lets get right to meteorologist Brett Mcintyre for a look at how much des moines public works crews have been on the roads all day. Trying to stay ahead of the storm. 564622 it takes a lot of people to get it done and not a lot of time they targeted the major roads the residential side streets. For the second time this season crews are putting a new snow plow tactic to the test. Its called the wing formation. Street at the same time in one pass. The city also put down a salt brine public works direction says despite the cooler temperatures. The salt is working exactly as it should 540123 weve got a layer of salt brine down on all of the snow routes on dry pavement now there is layer of salt under the snow. So when the last snow plow goes over the snow routes they will drop another layer of rock salt on top of that last little bit that can get scrapped off to find out when snow plows are expected to hit your street. Visit the citys website and click on the snow removal tab the weather also led to several cancellations and delays at the des moines airport. That was bad news really bad news for hawkeye fans trying to get to california for the rose bowl. And as mike dasilva reports. Those who missed their flights today may not get out anytime soon. 21 29 4958 we were going to chicago and from chicago to lax, so it was a direct flight from chicago but its the flights coming in i guess. They dont get the planes coming in so they cant take them out. Scott Helling of ames, and his mother marlene have tickets to bowl. But their flight was cancelled today. And this wasnt just about seeing a football game. The trip had an extra special meaning. 21 28 45 how much preparation went into this trip . Quite a bit because 21 28 4721 29 01 it was in memory of my father who was a huge huge away two or three years ago but we said if and we were gonna go out there so, it was its not gonna husbands brother was picking us up. Were very disappointed, because this was a folks who dont have tickets to the rose bowl. But were planning on going to pasadena to tailgate. Like zach morgan. Whos from pella but now lives in los angeles. He but wont be able to fly out of des moines until sunday, due to the weather. 21 42 20 its disappointing yeah, i was talking to all my friends about it back in california because they know im from iowa and you know the big games coming up so i was talking to quite a few of them, kinda getting them ready to go tailgate and i just had to text them a little bit ago and let them know i wont be able to make it and i would actually be stuck in iowa, go figure so. 21 42 35 fairfield. But now lives in san diego. Weather causing him to reschedules his flight to saturday. 21 43 1929 ive had season passes for two years up until last year, been going to all the games. This is the first year i havent been able to go to a single one since i moved down there, beginning of july. 21 43 3348 how frustrating is it . Very frustrating, i mean it was cool being like oh you know cool, theyre going to the rose bowl and i get to go to actually you know at least go to tailgate with everybody but now im missing out big time. 21 44 5721 45 05 so for some hawkeyes fans, this storm system could not have come at a worse time, as Mother Nature has ruined this once in a lifetime opportunity. thanks mike. Todays snow storm is giving make some cash and learn some valuable lessons. Josh nguyen has the story. Josh weve been lucky so far this winter. We havent had to deal with much of this or really none of. But avoid this has made. Not all of us hate it though. Sot 61214 i feel excited i am to earn more money sot ralph 60213 i am in awe of these 13 yearold boys. I wish i had their discipline and work ethic back then when i was 13. josh the 3 boys he is talking about are mukti. San and bae. They are part of a Non Profit Group called forest avenue outreach. The group was starting by ralph chiodo to keep kids safe in one the roughest parts of town. Kingivring and forest ave. Sot 60000 there is a lot of shooting and violence in our neighborhood. Even if its just three, thats three less kids causing problem. josh so his plan to keep them out of trouble was to put them to work. Sot 55817 i went gosh, there has got to be a way for kids to make money sot 55903 we are trying to teach them how to start and run a business. Give them some skills that will carry over into life if they chose not to carry on with the business. josh the boys along with ralph now run the forest ave outreach shovel service. Each boy owns 20 percent of the company and they 100 percent the work. Sot 55838 well, the idea is its their business. They are an equal part owner. They dont make any less do. I dont make anymore than they do. So, its their business i want them to help to start it, manage it, and run it. josh they are learning invaluable lessons. Like taking pride in a hard dayss work. 61050 have to keep bending over and my back hurts. or how important it is to be reliable. 60515 its nice. Its nice to be able to count on them. Josh but most importantly they are staying out of trouble. Sot 61417 she is really impressed im making money and not getting into trouble. 61356 it teaches me how to communicate better with people. Teaches me how to make money. I can see how my dad works, he has to work hard for all his money. So i get to see and feel half of his pain with me. josh the plan was to teach the boys about business and its paying off. And like most Good Business owners they are already think about expansion. Sot 61545 i would like to see more kids join this group and so we could make more money. It would be helping them make money too this is only the second time theres been enough snow to shovel. But the boys business is growing. Theyve already doubled the number of customers they serve. Theres still much more to come tonight. Coming up at 930 we arent the only ones dealing with bad weather. In the south, the storm system that deadly tornados. A look at the damage and Des Moines Police are investigating another deadly shooting the 21st of the year. What investigators say happened. And who theyre looking for when we come back. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. Youre watching the announcer one candidate tough enough to take on the bully. Jeb bush donald, youre not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not going to happen. applause announcer one candidate tough enough to take on isis. 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Police say the shooting happened in a hallway at this south union apartment. 36yearold Tacono Conner was killed. 37year old amy stolki was wounded but is expected to survive. Officers arent sure what led to the shooting. No one has been arrested, but detectives are looking for a person of interest. 47 07 we had some good witnesses all of them had varying degrees of information but putting the puzzle together the one piece that we are missing is this person wed like to speak to. We think he has some Detailed Police say those involved in the it was not a random act of violence. Illinois state police are investigating a bus crash in chicago that claimed the life of a des moines woman. Police say 21 year old nicole bus she was riding in crashed just a few miles from its destination. The burlington trailways charter bus was on its way from omaha to chicago. The driver says he swerved to avoid a pickup that veered into his lane. Before hitting a concrete median. Six people were injured and taken to area hospitals. Burlington says the bus gps system shows it was traveling 49miles per hour in a 55 speed zone at the time of the accident. Des Moines Police need your help finding a robbery suspect that might be responsible for five robberies. The latest robbery took place at this git and go on easton boulevard this afternoon. Its the second time that Convenience Store has been robbed since december 13th. This is a picture of the suspect. Police believe he also robbed the kum twice. And the git and go at 49hundred urbandale avenue once all since the 13th. The suspect is described as a white man in his twenties. About six feet tall and 200 pounds. If you have any information on the suspect call Des Moines Police coming up whole foods, will be changing its ways after an investigation into price hiking but first increased shopping online retailers. The company hey this holiday, u. S. 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And more than 200 million items were shipped free for folks using that service. Stocks kicking off the last trading week of 2015 on a down note. As of now. The dow is on track for its first down year since 2008. Subway is going completely cage free. The Sandwich Shop is serving up a plan to serve only cagefree eggs at all u. S. Locations by 2025. Healthconscious customers. Be free little chickens, be free. Thats a look at business, im david asman. The popular brand, whole foods, will be changing its ways after an hiking. The chain has agreed to pay out 500thousand dollars and implement new policies and procedures. In an effort to resolve an investigation into whether its charging too much for some prepackaged foods at new york city stores. The new York Department of require whole foods to conduct quarterly audits to ensure products are properly labeled and weighed. Theres still much more to come in the next halfhour. Just ahead two Police Shootings on christmas are adding to the rising tension in chicago. Look at the damage Chicago Police are on the defense again. After two more shootings. So is mayor rahm emanuel. And 349bucks for a seat at the olive garden . . . Well tell you where restaurants are jacking up prices for a coveted table on new years eve. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 Severe Weather is wreaking havoc across the nation, from deadly tornadoes in texas to a massive winter storm system and flooding in the midwest. The storm system that stretched from new mexico. To texas. To the great lakes is being blamed for more than 40deaths. Nick valencia reports. I thought i was dead you know, i was waiting for the tornado to suck me gave me a second chance. For josh white, the chance to walk away from a deadly e4 tornado here in garland texas, almost didnt come. I was running towards my closet and the doors and everything started caving in stuff started flying through the windows things were just hitting us, i could feel it hitting us bricks everything. He hid with his wife and five year old son with just a mattress to protect them from winds up to 200 miles per hour. This has made me realize how fragile life is you know but try to do better. Eleven people were killed in texas alone this weekend when tornadoes ripped through the state, tearing apart buildings, leaving skeleton structures and shattered wood behind. The destructive winds are part of a massive storm system wreaking havoc across the nation with a deadly mix of tornadoes, ice, blizzards and flooding stretching from new mexico to maine. At least two dozen people have died and more than 100 million more could flooding and snow from this same system. White gathers his belongings in just a sweatshirt while others in the Lone Star State are digging out of frigid blizzard conditions just part of the bizarre and brutal weather here. Texas is among the hardest hit states along with illinois and missouri each reporting multiple deaths. At least four International Soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood perished in missouri this weekend when their car was overtaken by rising water they did find two individuals in the car we found two other men that were actually outside the vehicle in a creek. Now as hundreds of americans are beginning to see the destruction left in the storms path, millions more are bracing for whats next. Josh white says hell be there to help anyone who needs it. Everybody never expects this. Once you go through it changes your life the Recovery Efforts here in garland texas continue. Residents at this apartment complex have slowly started to trickle back to see if they can salvage any of their belongings but the structural damage is so severethat many of them have yet to be let back inside. Nick valencia, cnn, garland, texas. And china is no different. Heavy fog covered many cities in the sichuan provincetemporari ly closing some highways. Vehicles were stranded after toll gates closed in one city. Things did return to normal later in the morning. Two more deadly shootings this christmas weekend at the hands of Chicago Police are adding fuel to the fire for those calling for the rahm emanuel. Fox news matt finn reports on the tension between police and those they are sworn to protect. Two Police Shootings on christmas are adding to the rising tension in chicago. Cooksey says something just need to be done. I used to watch the news daily and i would grieve for other mothers, other family grieving myself. When do it come to an end . Police responded to a domestic distrubance call made by the legrier. Officers say when they arrived to the apartment complex legrier was swinging a bat and became combative. Police shot and killed the teen. In the processofficers 55year old mother of five bettie jones a neighbor who lived on the 1st floor. Cole says she should not have to come outside, open the door and be shot down by a Chicago Police officer. Mayor rahm emanuel vacationing in cuba, released a statement, in part saying there are serious questions about yesterdays shootings that must be answered in full by the independent Police Review authoritys investigation and it is clear changes are needed to how officers respond to Mental Health crises. There are reports that legrier suffered from a mental illness. This all comes as the department of justice is investigating the city of chicago. Taking a critical look at how Chicago Police does business. The citys Police Superintendent was recently fired and there demands mayor emanuel resign chicagos interim police chief released a statement admitting the shooting death of jones was an accident. No other details, including how many shots were fired have been made public. Protesters made their voices heard in cleveland today following a grand jurys decision not to indict two Police Officers in the death of a twelve year old. Demonstrators held signs and expressed frustration with the decision. The grand jury decided the officers would not Face Criminal Charges in the death of tamir rice. Rice was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun when he was shot by police. The county Prosecutor Says it was a perfect storm of human error, but that no crime had been committed. The case sparked National Outrage after a video was released of the fatal shooting. A stolen Police Vehicle has been found abandoned on Mercer Island with a loaded rifle still inside. Auburn police says it appears one or more suspects jumped a fence sunday night at the Police Departments secure parking lot, drove the suv off. All police gear in the vehicle, including a loaded assault rifle, was intact and accounted for. Investigators are still trying to identify and locate the thief who stole the vehicle. The eyes of the us will be squarely fixed on new york city this thursday night for the new years eve ball drop in times square. But those who want to enjoy the holiday from the warmth of a close restaurant of bar. Get out your check books. Lisa evers reports. Theres no question times square is the place to be on new years eve. Just ask the more than one billion people worldwide who tune in to live coverage. But theres nothing like being there in person. If youre looking to dine close to the action, get ready to shell out the cash. And were talking popular chain restaurants. The prices at ruby tuesdays on 7th avenue start at 349 per person, go up to 1699 a couple for a vip table. Demeola says are you kidding me . How do people afford that . Thats crazy the demeola family from new jersey just had lunch at ruby was pondering the new years eve menu. Demeola says does that come with diamonds, a gold necklace, a car . Thats not the only pricey chain restaurant in the crossroads of the world. The olive garden has reportedly sold out its tickets at 350 a head. That includes a dj, open bar and buffet. But none of their famous breadsticks. Mos says i think that s absolutely crazy this is the ball tat will drop at midnight marking the end of 1 year and the beginning of the new. The kicker is in most of the restaurants. The only place youll be able to see the ball drop is on a tv screen or your phone. At bubba gump shrimp on 43rd and broadway. They reportedly sold out of their 799 per person tickets. And this patron isnt surprised. Mos says for new york city, thats reasonable, seriously. At the end of the day and the end of the year, its all about proximity to the famous ball. And getting a view from the street will only cost you time. Basis. Tompkins says its absolutely free and, so, this is a major civic event. You know, super bowl, you gotta pay a lot come for free. And that might be the best deal of all. Coming up next, keith murphy has the latest on the preparations for thanks keith. And make sure to catch all of keiths reports form la this week. He will be joined with michael admire, john sears and andy fales leading up to the big game. And well be right back with a brate this special day we decided to share a few iowa fun facts. Iowa is the only state in the nation that starts with two vowels. Iowas Wright County has the highest percentage of gradea top soil in the nation. And where would the world be without computers . The worlds first electronic digital computer was built and operated by researchers at Iowa State University in the 1930s. The University Also had a hand in developing the atomic bomb. That gradea top soil is covered in snow tonight. Lets head over to brett thanks for joining us. Have