Eric we are getting close to christmas with a lot of people on the move. There could be snow but this morning its just rain. Jason we are ending december and have not seen much snow. We do have some in the forecast but will likely see much besides the rain. Reasonably heavy stuff in van meter all the way to the airport. You can see stuff from urbandale to around altoona. This will come in waves as we go through the morning. A bit of a taper down through the later afternoon hours. Still strong through a good portion of the state mainly in central portions. Have not registered a lot as far as rain totals go. We will likely do that as we go through the afternoon and see the wind switch around 1 00 p. M. From the southeast to the northwest. Temperature will be 43 degrees by 4 00 p. M. Down to 39 by 7 00 axing in mixing in. Upper 40s Christmas Day with a chance of light snow on Christmas Eve. Eric a rescan in central iowa. An underage des moines man scored 100,000 in a jackpot. The winning
Keep that in mind if you are out and about, especially down to the south. 40 in the metro, 38 in ames. We are headed for a cloudy day today, 44 degrees. The rain moves in later on today. 51 by noon. Temperatures in the mid50s. Alyx fire officials investigating an Early Morning house fire at the 3000 block of east 8th street in des moines this morning. When crews arrived there were flames and smoke coming from the house, and no one was home at the time of the fire but they do believe someone lives there. The damage is estimated at 20,000. A des moines mother arrested for leaving her kids alone in an unlocked car at walmart. When customers spotted the three children alone inside a parked car they alerted police. Security cameras show the mother inside walmart for 25 minutes. 24yearold briana webb faces three charges of child the Police Report states the vehicle was not running and the temperature inside was 49 degrees. And two unopened containers of beer sat in the front cup holders as w
, continues to come in on the president s address. In a rare speech from the Oval Office Last night, he told americans the Terror Threat has reached a new phase, following attacks in paris and california. Nikole killion is in washington this morning with more on the president s comments and the response. How is it being received . Nikole shaina, a Senior Administration official says the president gave this speech to update americans on his strategy but his message seemed to fall flat with critics. Pres obama the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. Nikole president obama trying to reassure a nervous american public. Pres obama i know that after so much war, Many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure. Nikole speaking for only the third time from the oval office the president called the San Bernardino shooting an act of terrorism, but he offered no new policy prescriptions to deal with the Extremist Group isis or isil, in
Shelter in des moines. Rose more than 5 inches of snow dropped on the metro, sending people like Anthony Garza to shelters for the night. Its really affecting me personally because my muscles cant really handle it. Rose central iowa shelter and services in des moines took in about 200 people during the storm. Since this shelter doesnt turn anyone away, about 50 people slept in the overflow room without a bed. As winter goes on and the temperature drops, more people are going to come in. So the need becomes greater obviously. Rose the shelter relies largely on donations. Theres a constant need for pantry items to stock the kitchen, blankets to cover the beds, and warm clothes to offer. We just cant keep enough coats, enough gloves, enough hats. Once they come in, theyre gone like that. Rose donations and services, people say theyre thankful to receive and to call home for the night. This place is a blessing for people who have nothing. At least they have a roof over their heads, theyre
We could be in the teens, even colder than that. You factor in a little bit of wind. Low 20s, fort dodge. Decent day planner. It will be cloud today. Temperatures seem pretty mild this time of year. A breezy day today. You will notice the winds out of the southeast. Some piece of sunshine. And 8day forecast, taking you through christmas and beyond coming up. Elizabeth we start with new information this morning eddie tiptons alleged lottery fraud goes beyond just iowa. Emmy victor is here with what Kansas Lottery officials are saying he did. Emmy . Emmy elizabeth, we received this information overnight from the Kansas Lottery. They say eddie tipton fixed two jackpots there both worth thousands of dollars. Tipton is the former multistate lottery Security Director. He was convicted earlier this year of fixing the 16. 5 million in 2010. Now the Iowa Attorney Generals Office has filed a criminal case update notifying the Kansas Lottery that tipton also fixed a game there in 2010. Kansas Off