, just those two projects alone could be easily over 100 million. Cynthia ag leaders say a Funding Source is needed now to clean up iowas lakes, rivers and streams in light of the , water works lawsuit to keep record levels of nitrates out of our drinking water. It is so important to every single iowan. If this doesnt get resolved, farmers wont know what to do. Theyre bankers wont know what to lead. What to lendd. There is a tremendous need for immediate action. Cynthia Senate Majority leader Mike Gronstal says the proposal to take money from a school fund for Water Quality is expected to meet some resistence by legislators. Steve just yesterday, we told you that last year the Des Moines Water Works ran its nitrateremoval equipment a the Iowa Department of human rights estimates that iowas prison population will grow 23 in the next 10 years. The Department Says there were nearly 8200 inmates in iowa prisons as of june of last year. By june 2025, they estimate that number to climb to more than 10,000 inmates. The say the increase will be due largely to increased sentences for sex offenders. An update now on a deadly Home Invasion in des moines. Police say they will not charge the people who stabbed and killed an intruder in their home. Investigators say 31yearold Travis Williams broke into this eastside home on december 5. He was stabbed by the 2 people who live there and died. Police say williams knew the 2 people in the home and was carrying a gun at the time of the breakin. Cynthia the family that owns Mills Fleet Farm says its selling the business to a new York Investment firm. Mills fleet farm owns a store in ankeny. As well as 34 others throughout iowa, minnesota, wisconsin and the family is selling majority ownership to kkr. The terms of the sale not released. The mills family put the chain up for sale last fall. Today. Kurtis with the southland it really helped to warm us up. Southerly breezes will continue for the overnight hours. Some nice melting. This pretty shot coming in. A little bit icicle. Increase in cloud cover. Behind by 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow, i think we will see a light wintry mix. Not a whole lot of precipitation, but could be some slick spots. There is a big system over in california. Heavy, heavy rains. This will break free in pieces. The main player arrives later in the week. I will let you know what that means for us in your 8 day forecast. Steve president obama unveiled his controversial executive orders this morning that he says will combat gun violence. Cynthia the president announced the orders from the white house. White house surrounded by , victims of gun violence. Included in the plan, the atf requiring anyone in the business of selling firearms to have a licence. And, to conduct background checks. People trying to buy guns other legal entity must go through a background check. Steve background checks would be processed 24hours a day, 7days a week. And local Law Enforcement would be notified if someone who could not pass a background check, tried to buy a gun. Pres. Obama our inalienable right to life, and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from santa barbara, and from High Schoolers in columbine, and from first graders in newtown. First graders. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. Calling for 200 more atf agents. Steve and, he wants congress to approve 500 million to help combat mental illness. Closer to home, central iowans are weighing in on the debate. Many tell our vanessa peng president obamas executive actions are wrong for the country. Cynthia vanessa is live to tell us what theyre saying. Vanessa central iowans are divided on this issue. Some say president obamas executive actions infringe upon their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Pres. Obama the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage, but they cannot hold america hostage. Vanessa president Barack Obamas executive orders are music to some central iowans ears. Im glad he did it because otherwise it would have never gone through. It was a necessary decision. With all the Mass Shootings that happened, i dont know i mean its at least something that could help with that. Vanessa but, Second Amendment supporters here at central iowa impact Indoor Shooting Range in boone are questioning obamas actions. Thats fine, to make people feel better to try to do something to tighten it up, but people from getting guns its not going to stop the theives and burglars ecetera from getting guns. Vanessa owner shannon halsrud says americans have right to bear arms and that shouldnt be infringed upon. It doesnt make a lot of sense. There are things in place already most people are following. You have the right to protect yourself. And in this Society Today we do need that right. Vanessa by the way, on our non scientific now poll, you see the majority of kcci. Com users say they are against president obamas executive actions. Live in the ames bureau, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve reaction from iowas congressional delegation is of course split along party lines. Republican senator joni ernst opposes the president s actions saying, the American People , should have a voice in this process, instead of the president s topdown approach that sidesteps congress, and the people we were elected to represent. Loebsack said, i believe that improving our background check system can help to address the safety of our communities while also protecting those 2nd amendment rights. Several president ial candidates, now in iowa, are also letting their opinions be known. Ms. Clinton and i am very proud of president obamas announcement today to try to have some sensible gun Safety Measures to protect the American People. In fact, i feel really good because i called for some of those measures a couple of months ago. Sen. Rubio these new rulings that hes coming out with that amendment, on my first day in office, theyre gone. Cynthia in other news the , jackpot for tomorrows powerball drawing has jumped to 450 million. It is now the sixth biggest in north american history. The largest was 656 million in a 2012 Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot since november 4. As powerball is heating up, 18 iowa lottery games are winding down. Winners of scratch games, crossword, and 10,000 bonus have until april 4 to claim their prizes. And winners of 16 pull tab games that are being phased out have a little more time. Winners can collect through march 16 of next year. Steve des moines native and track star lolo jones is training for another shot at the summer olympics in rio. She appeared today on cbs this morning. And our Mark Tauscheck here with a lolo update. Mark lolo said she has recovered from her latest surgery in october, repairing a tor a torn hip labrum. She is going to be racing twice this month and is hoping to run in the u. S. Indoor championships in after that, all march. Her focus will be on making a third u. S. Summer olympic team at the olympic trials in july to try to win that elusive medal. Great track stars have what . They just have to termination. They have to. Work outs are running treadmill, just to get through that day, what are you going to practice . Im going to run. Mark lolo says she is healthy and hopeful. The hurdler will turn 34 on the first day of the olympics this summer in rio de janeiro. The cbs morning team asked lolo about her decision to remain celibate. She said shes a devout christian and its a choice to honor her future husband and added she isnt currently dating anyone. She was also asked how she deals with the criticism she seems to attract especially on social media. I can tell them my stats i can tell them im a 3time World Champion i can tell them im the , fastest american indoor record holder. That Means Nothing to them at nothing to them. At the end of the day, i just have to know my opinions of what ive done on the track is not altered by what they think of me take joy in the small things youve overcome to get where youre at. The field for 100 Meter Hurdles is very deep this year. Making the u. S. Team will be tough. She has said in previous interviews regardless of if she makes the u. S. Team in rio, she still will try to make her second Winter Olympics team in 2018. Steve moving to basketball they , have already beaten then top ranked Michigan State and 14th ranked purdue. Straight ahead, we take a look at the hawkeyes big 10 foe tonight. Cynthia and des moines schools , putting out the help wanted sign. Why they need 200 new teachers by next fall. And a big crowd at the iowa statehouse this noon. Calling people there today. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. He middle of a time when senior poverty is increasing. Republicans and some democrats came up with a brilliant idea for cutting costofliving adjustments for social security. We said, it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security. As president , i will do everything i can and expand benefits for people who desperately need them. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. Announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 6 00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. In jesus name, amen. Steve lots of people gathered on the west steps of the iowa special prayer rally. Christian evangelist Franklin Graham made des moines his firststop on a new nationwide tour. Thousands of people joined graham as he led a prayer rally outside the state capitol. Graham encouraged believers to pray for a president ial candidate that will make the country stronger. He says that christians make up a large percentage of u. S. Voters, so they need to participate in the voting process. Graham is also calling on voters to Pay Attention to the faith of a candidate before casting their vote. Vote for candidates that stand for biblical truth and principles and that are willing to live them, ok . Im not here to tell you who to vote for, im not going to do that, im not going to do it. But im asking you to vote. Steve just last month, graham dropped out of the republican party. He plans to visit New Hampshire and South Carolina in the next few weeks. Cynthia classes just restarted this week for des moines students. But the district is already looking for more teachers for the next school year. More than 200 new teachers, in they will fill positions vacated by teachers retiring, departing, or promoted. Des moines schools are holding a career fair this weekend january 9 at the Community ChoiceCredit Union Convention center. Interviews for those who are preregistered start at 8 00 a. M. You can register at jobs. Dmschools. Com. If youre going out on saturday, you had better bundle up. Kurtis it is a ways away, but there is a big cold push on the way in. Schoolnet webcam, just a few clouds rolling in. Most locations ever turned down below the freezing mark. A mild day. Into the metro down into knoxville and ottumwa. Ames, you were above the freezing mark at 33 degrees. Cloud cover. Temperatures in the upper to mid 20s up there. Not a lot of wind but those will pick up tomorrow. I temperatures should be in the mid 30s. , 34 degrees. And i sunshine today but clouds are slowly increasing. The main system is off to the west. That will slide away a little later in the week. A piece of energy that will move through. Some Energy Moving to the i35 corridor. Green bay at 32. You will see a mix midmorning here in the metro, and that some we could possibly squeeze out a little drizzle, maybe some freezing drizzle. The main precipitation on thursday arrives late, and it will be in the form of rain. That moves out and we will get a little bit of a break friday evening. I think late friday and early saturday morning, some snow will push on through. Wednesday, kind of a combination of a little freezing rain, sleet , and snow showers. Enough to maybe slick things up just a little bit. 26 degrees tonight, clouds on the increase. Tomorrow, a light mix. South winds, 1015. 8 day forecast, generally rain thursday. Friday, transition from rain to snow. Blowing snow as those winds pick on up. Sunday, just 10 degrees. You factor in the wind. Talking wind chills 1525 degrees below zero. The cold air stays in place. Tuesday, it is a reinforcing shot of cold air behind a cold front. It may get even colder next week thursday and friday. Steve thank you. Scott the allamerican making a big announcement. We will share that with you days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino. And where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, rubio has missed Important National security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. Politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Announcer from iowas sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. Scott allamerican desmond king is choosing his senior year at iowa over nfl riches. The cornerback told the his mother, rather told the daily iowan his decision and he confirmed it on his instagram tuesday, saying feels good to , finish my education and to be with my brothers for my senior year. There will be those that say my whats best for me. Lets make it a good one fellas. The 21yearold junior was projected as a late first early second round pick. He led the big 10 and ranked second nationally with 8 interceptions, tying an iowa record shared by 1939 Heisman Trophy winner nile kinnick. Including king, the hawkeyes have tons of experience. 15 starters will be back in 2016, seven on offense and 8 on defense. Matt campbell is sticking with what works for him. His last assistant was just announced, and like all the others, its a coach that worked for him at toledo. The new defensive coordinator is jon heacock. Heacock has been a defensive coordinator in the past at toledo kent state, indiana, and , youngstown state, where he later was head coach. The hawkeyes secret is out of the bag. The freshman walkon is come off the bench to add 12 points and 5. 5 rebounds per game. Now, coaches are going to be game planning for him. Im not too worried about not going to change anything. Im going to keep doing what ive been doing. He is very good at driving, spinning in the lane county shoots mid range. Scott the hawkeyes and huskers tipoff at 8 00 in iowa city. It is kcci 8 00. Kurtis gertz and company will be out there throwing out prizes. One of the best games ever late last night. Number one kansas held on against number one oklahoma. Mason got a steal in the closing seconds to help with a 109106. Wow. This was more of a respect both teamskurtis pretty nice night out ge, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. Its called the wage gap. And the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. Hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. Equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. She gets the job done for us