Interest in a double homicide in des moines on monday. Several miles of highway 141 between bouton and woodward were blocked off for nearly five hours while police engaged in a standoff with wanchanic. Police say the van that he was in died, and he eventually got too cold, threw a handgun onto the highway, and surrendered around 10 30 p. M. 36yearold bryon howard and 31yearold Heather Belieu were the victims in mondays double homicide. Their friends and family came together last night for a candlelight vigil at the pedestrian bridge at 42nd street in des moines. Howards mother says she is overwhelmed by the support for her son and his fiance. Dawn marks its hard to make sense of anything like this but i know gods in control and i know my son is wrapped in the arms of jesus. He was an awesome son and an even better father to his kids, grow up without him. Elizabeth again, the person of interest in the case, 39yearold Michael Wanchanic is in custody. Officials say he lived in the home with the victims but was not related to them. Eric Des Moines Police are also still investigating a deadly shooting on court avenue. 21yearold Edmanuel Perez was shot and killed early sunday morning. 23yearold Andrew Hurley boyd was wounded. Police have not yet found a suspect in this case. This shooting is one of a number of incidents sparking security concerns about court avenue. Weve learned the city of des moines does not operate its own Security Camera anywhere along the popular entertainment district. Retired nypd sgt. Louis savelli was recruited by camp dodge to train iowa law enforcement. He says images captured from outdoor surveillance could provide Vital Information in a number of downtown crimes. Sgt. Louis savelli not having cameras in the downtown area and one thats pretty well known within the community, bad guys feel that annonymity so they can eric Downtown CommunityAlliance President gene meyer says his group is now brainstorming new options for improving downtown security, including surveillance cameras. The Downtown CommunityAlliance Reports that it has 30,000 to spend on offduty officers for court avenue next year. Which is actually 20,000 less than this years total. Elizabeth a West Des Moines dentist is under investigation this morning after federal drug agents searched his home and office tuesday. Dr. Sean kirby runs kirby family dental. Last year, his dentistry license was placed on probation for two years when he was charged with indiscriminately prescribing or dispensing drugs and failing to keep patient records when medications were prescribed. The dea did not return calls for more details on the raid. Well have more information as we get it. Eric developing this morning, a new call for the Justice Department to investigate Chicagos Police department. Shaina humphries is watching that development this morning. What are they asking for, shaina . Shaina eric, this request follows the release of a video shooting 17yearold Laquan Mcdonald 16 times last year. The illinois attorney general is now asking the Justice Department to look into whether Chicagos Police practices violated federal law. The Chicago Police superintendent was fired tuesday, but protesters took to the streets again to demand mayor rahm emanuel and Cook County State AttorneyAnita Alvarez be fired as well. Some activists are accusing emanuel of trying to hide the video of the shooting from the public. And developing around the world right now, the u. S. Military says its planning to send about 200 special Operation Forces to iraq to intensify the fight against isis. Defense secretary Ash Carter Says the troops will focus on conducting raids, gathering intelligence, and capturing isis leaders. Also happening this morning in the fight against isis, british lawmakers are set to debate and vote on a measure to launch their own air strikes in syria. And a jury is likely to be finalized today in the trial against one of Six Baltimore Police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. Manslaughter and other charges for his alleged role in the april incident. Baltimores Police Commissioner says his department is ready for any unrest that may arise during the first trial. Several protesters gathered outside the courthouse on tuesday, calling for justice and an end to police violence. Elizabeth an important part of the Bakken Pipeline project has been approved. The south Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved its portion of the 1,100 mile project that runs from north Dakota Oil Fields to illinois. The iowa utilities board is Still Holding hearings about iowas portion of the project. Those are scheduled to run through this friday. The board says it expects to announce its decision later this month or early in january. Eric you may have noticed it looks like a lot of iowa farmers have forgotten a strip of corn in their fields this season. Its actually intentional. The dot is asking farmers to leave 8 or 10 rows of corn in their fields to serve as natural snow fences. They pick stretches of roads prone to snow drifts, and the for their crop. Plow drivers say it really is working in areas like here near rockwell city. And the latest look at 511ia. Org shows although most roads around the metro are clean this morning, there are still some partially and completely covered areas, green means normal, pink means partially covered. Its not like we are getting a lot. It is the leaflet leaf blower variety. Metinka in the metro, temperatures are warming up so roads will just let. In the northwest it is colder so we are seeing a snowcovered situation. It is moving to the southeast pretty quickly and the back edge of snow is near pocahontas and carol. This is our webcam, you can see a light dusting, maybe up to a halfinch. You have to bundle up, grab warm coats. We are heading for highs today near 37 degrees with a big warm up tomorrow. Elizabeth from coaching hot seat to coach of the year. Kirk ferentz has led the hawkeyes to an incredible turnaround, and gets to add one more honor to an already impressive year. Eric the big ten named ferentz the conference coach of the year last night. This is the fourth time he has won that honor. Quarterback cj beathard was named second team all big ten, and so were lineman Austin Blythe and jordan walsh. Runningback jordan canzeri made third team. Elizabeth heres a look at the latest College Football playoff rankings. As expected, no change in the top four. Clemson, alabama, oklahoma, and iowa still top the list. That makes this weeks big ten championship game very important for the hawkeyes. If they beat Michigan State and Everything Else stays the same in the rankings, iowa will play clemson in miami for the orange bowl on december 31st. Bust for the hawkeyes this saturday in indianapolis. Game time is just after 7 00 p. M. On fox. Before that on friday night, kcci is hosting a big 10 championship preview special. Well be live in indianapolis as the hawkeyes get ready for the spartans. Join us starting at 8 00pm. Youll hear from fans, players and coach ferentz leading up to saturdays game. Eric iowa state football now has some assistants to go along with new head coach hire Matt Campbell. Campbell brought his offensive line coach tom manning with him from toledo. Alex golesh was with campbell a few years ago at toledo before going to illinois, hell be the tight end coach. Cornerbacks coach dk mcdonald and director of scouting John Kuceyeski will also follow campbell here. And lou ayeni was with campbell two seasons ago before coming to ames to work for paul rhoads. Ayeni stays on as isu running backs coach. And Matt Campbell was there getting a taste of hilton magic at the iowa state basketball game last night. Support hes seen in ames so far. In just the first couple of days. The fifthranked cyclones hosted north dakota state. First play of the game, the bison forgot to put a man on 6 foot 8 senior jameel mckay, and he throws down an alley oop from georges niang. That started things off well for the cyclones. Went on to have 15 points and a they career high 19 rebounds. The cyclones pulled away in the second half, winning 84 to 64 and staying undefeated. Elizabeth still ahead, e. Coli outbreak. A recall linked to a celery mix used by costco spreads to more stores and more states. What you need to know ahead. Eric plus, Christmas Tree shortage . Why it may be a little tougher to find your perfect tree this holiday season. Alyx unfortunately, the holidays are a peak season for credit card fraud. Coming up, how to stay safe and keep your money safe. Shaina it is a nice light creating many issues on the roads. It should be good for you when you go out, the roads are wet so keep in mind. We are going outside to take a look. This is at 3580 and douglas. You can see roads are slick so there hasnt been much, much of it is selling to pick up and hope you have a safe hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 50 more data than verizon and at t for the same price. But i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . No. U. S. Cellular sized data. 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 50 more data than verizon and at t. Plus 400 per line. See ya soon. If youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. Almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all 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. Elizabeth welcome back. Washington, d. C. Is getting ready for the holidays. At the white house, First Lady Michelle Obama got the first dogs bo and sunny to join the decorating committee. The first Lady Instagrammed this picture of the pups in front of the tree now standing in the oval office. Eric and House Speaker paul ryan will light this years u. S. Capitol Christmas Tree tonight. This years tree is the first one to come to capitol hill from alaska since the tradition started in 1964. It will be decorated with thousands of ornaments made by children in alaska. The tree will be lit each day january first. This is the true that actually pulled right through the metro area week or so ago. We saw that move through dallas county. It feels like were getting toward christmas. Metinka kind of gets you in the mood for holidays. We are tracking radar from fort dodge through the metro and toward lamoni. Even though we have a few heavier bands that could limit visibility and make side streets slippery. It is feeling chilly with brisk northwest wind and feeling like mid teens and 20s. Afternoon it will be a good day, 37 and close to seasonal averages but sunshine returns and along with the sun, a big warm up. Shaina check out how much snow they got this week in sioux falls, south dakota. People there are now cleaning up the nine inches that fell monday, breaking a daily record for that area. Accidents were reported over the last two days in south dakota and parts of minnesota. A new round of testing of the olympic water in Rio De Janeiro has found no improvement in water quality. Rio is set to host the 2016 summer Olympic Games next august, and the water in which some athletes are expected to compete is filled with diseasecausing viruses linked to human sewage. Brazilian officials who had promised to clean things up in time for the games are now saying that wont happen. And a recall stemming from an e. Coli outbreak at costco has expanded. The fda says contaminated celery from californiabased taylor farms pacific was the source of the illness. The recall now includes 155,000 items including salads and vegetable trays from stores like walmart, costco, target, and safeway. The affected products were primarily distributed in western states, but stores in nebraska, georgia, and arkansas were also affected. Items is available at fda. Gov. Eric nearly 32 Million People in the United States were victimized by credit card breaches last year. The Holiday Shopping season is a vulnerable time. Elizabeth working hand in hand with your Credit Card Company or bank can help keep you safe. Kccis alyx sacks joins us in the studio. Alyx it seems like everywhere we turn theres a new scam. Alyx that is the hard truth. What you should always remember when shopping online or in stores is that there are a lot of ways fraudsters can try to get your money. Unfortunately there is no way to be immune to it. But being aware helps. Online shopping is where consumers are most vulnerable. When shopping online, make sure the website is secure. One way to check is looking for a lock icon by the url. Also check in with your financial institution, signup up for alert features that are available. Transaction on your card. Next check your accounts , frequently. Take advantage of new technology, like digital wallets. Like apple pay, google pay, and samsung pay. That way, you never have to pull out your card, and your card information is never exchanged. Lastly, beware of scams, like robo calls. Dont give personal information over the phone unless you have verified who youre talking to. Todd pietzsch if you use the tools that are out there for you to manage your accounts, youre going to be the one thats in control and not the fraudsters. Alyx there are tools with your smart phone like those apps that can send you alerts and some ask if those are safe. We will explain why coming up. Eric you just have to keep on top of it. Alyx thats exactly right. Elizabeth another warning about Holiday Shopping this morning. Experts say the Online Shopping craze is inspiring more thieves to swipe packages from doorsteps. Nearly 23 million americans say theyve had packages stolen from their homes. Travelers insurance says to specific delivery time if possible, or ask the Delivery Company to hold your packages at a nearby store. Eric wall street kicked off the new month on a positive note. The dow ended up more than 168 points on tuesday. The nasdaq gained more than 47. And the s and p 500 was up about 22. And heres some good news. December has been historically good for investors. They hope see more good numbers in the future. You might have a harder time finding a real Christmas Tree this holiday season. And if you do find one, it will likely be more expensive. The u. S. Department of agriculture says the number of farms growing trees across the country has declined by more than 30 while demand is up. Cyber monday this year was a record breaker. Reports show shoppers here in the u. S. Spent three billion dollars during the online sales holiday. Thats up 12 from last year, sales day in u. S. History. Elizabeth whats old is new again for toys this holiday season. Classics like legos, crayola, and barbie are getting hightech makeovers. Eric retro but kind of cool. Check out whats new in our holiday gift preview. Mattels view master is back, now with a complementary smartphone app. Kids can experience 3d Virtual Reality from around the world, even check out outer space. Elizabeth the new lego dimension set brings physical lego characters to life through xbox or playstation games. And hello barbie is a new doll that connects to the internet, and can have actual conversations with your child. The barbie recognizes what you say and can discuss anything from food to literature. Eric finally the crayola easy Animation Studio is giving coloring a new twist. Kids hold a smartphone over the page they colored, animating their characters and scenes. So what they colored comes to life. We have kind of a snowy morning on our hands. Metinka a little bit but step away from the shovels. You dont need them this morning, it is just light snow that will be out of here by noontime. Right now we have snowflakes from ankeny to grimes, and even the airport. Up in, they have had just enough snow to cover up tire tracks. It is pretty much winding down across northern iowa. This snow has been coming out of minnesota and the back edge of it is already near the fort dodge tracking to the southeast. We will watch this diminished the rest of the morning. It is on the backside of the system that has been bugging us, finally heading out and check out whats coming. Nothing quite heavy for the next several they stretch. By midmorning, snow will diminish the flurries and by noon, a couple of flakes left over. Followed by cl