Left. Monte morris hit a runner with 9 seconds left and 4thranked iowa state stunned iowa 8382. We were just out of character the first 15 minutes of the first half. They would throw a punch, and we were rushing, just plain too fast offensively and trying to get it back at once. The biggest thing was to remind these guys we have been in the situation so many times. We walked into halftime with a positive vibe. We have momentum, and as long as we are in hilton, i always believe we can win. That is the only magic i truly believe in. Eric so the cyclones stay undefeated and the hawkeyes move to 73 on the season. This was the scene after the game, excited fans stormed the court. Des Moines Register columnist Randy Peterson was carried off on a stretcher. He broke his tibia and february, an injury that will require and fibula, an injury that will require surgery. So this morning in our now poll where asking should schools , crack down on fans storming the court . You can vote by calling or texting 2001508 on kcci. Com, or our twitter and facebook page. Well reveal the resultcoming up later on in the show. Elizabeth more big stories this morning. A judge is expected to read the verdict in the murder trial of ngor makuey this afternoon. Investigators say that makuey used a metal spatula to kill 97yearold Rupert Anderson and beat his wife harriet in their des moines home in july 2013. Makueys attorney used the insanity defense, but witnesses say they saw no signs of mental we will be there in the courtroom at 1 30 today so you can watch for that verdict here first. A woman suspected of a fatal drunk driving incident is out of jail this morning, news that is not sitting well with the families of the two men who died. 53yearold deanna gliem is free on bond. Shes accused of driving drunk and broadsiding a car on hubbell on november 15. The two men inside 59yearold , Randy Sonnenburg and 60yearold rick hummell were both killed. Sonnenburgs brother told us he cant believe she is out of jail. I think she ought to be put away. I dont think she should be walking free today. My brothers not walking free. Elizabeth gliems next Court Appearance is in january. She is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated and 2 counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Eric new Court Documents from the deadly court avenue shooting victim actually knew one another. Prosecutors claim the gunman dresean barber knew the victim, Edmanuel Perez long before the altercation. He remains in jail on 1 million bond, an amount his attorney calls excessive and punitive. Elizabeth in ottumwa, a woman is now charged in the death of a 3yearold. 31yearold kasheena tucker is facing murder charges in the death of 3yearold wysdom evans. The little girl died back in january of 2014. Tucker was the childs guardian when she died. Tucker was taken into custody in utah where she is being held on a 500,000 bond. Eric right now four people are , dead after a medical helicopter goes down. Shaina the Helicopter Crashed last night and heavy rain and fog and went down in a remote field on private property. The weather made it difficult to find and reach the site. Officials say the air ambulance paramedic on board. The faa and ntsb will be investigating the crash. Right now a former oklahoma , Police Officer is facing a 200year prison sentence after being found guilty of Sexual Assault charges. Daniel holtzclaw sobbed as he was convicted on 18 counts, including firstdegree rape. 13 women in total accused holtzclaw of rape or Sexual Assault, all while he was on duty. He will be sentenced next month. The First Canadian government plane carrying Syrian Refugees has arrived in toronto. A military flight carrying 163 refugees arrived late last night. They are the first large group of Syrian Refugees arriving by government aircraft. The Prime Minister says the country will show the world how to open their hearts to people in difficult situations. In San Bernardino, fbi and local divers are combing a lake at a park. The agency says leads indicate that the man and who carried out the mass killing were seen at officials will only say that the search is for any evidence that may be related to the investigation. The lake is 3 miles north of the scene of last weeks shooting. This morning, donald trump still tops the polls amid the scrutiny surrounding his controversial remarks about muslims entering the u. S. New numbers show that a majority of americans oppose Donald Trumps proposed muslim ban but republicans are split. Trump will be in iowa today. Hes holding a Campaign Rally at the varied Industries Building on the state fairgrounds at 6 30 tonight. Well have more on trump coming up before 5 30. Elizabeth the time is 5 06, we will check in with metinka. Metinka the wind will not be yesterday. It is a little cool to start with, 38 in des moines, but the wind is nice and calm. Probably long sleeves early on today. Headed for highs today right degrees to warm for this time of year. Over the weekend, highs will still be in the mid 40s to low 50s, but rain saturday night into sunday. The iowaiowa state basketball game, but more sports news this morning. Another dose of good news for the iowa hawkeyes. Iowa junior desmond king was named the 2015 jim thorpe award. This honor goes to the top defensive back in college football. The award was handed out last night. King is now the first iowa player to take home this prestigious award. Hes recorded a big10 best 8 interceptions this year, which also ranks second in the nation. Elizabeth and for iowa state, running back mike warren was named to the usa today sports freshman allamerican team. He led College Freshmen in rushing with 1,339 yards. Warren saw limited action in the first two games, but burst onto the National Scene in week 3 toledo. The cardinals clinched a playoff berth on thursday night football last night. Arizona took on the minnesota vikings. The game was tied at 10 going into the half. Jump into the fourth quarter, arizona outside linebacker Dwight Freeney stripped the ball from minnesota q. B. Teddy bridgewater with 5 seconds to go. They had no chance at a field goal and the cardinals beat the vikings 2320. Eric the Golden State Warriors are hoping to defend their 230 undefeated record tonight, despite some key players with injuries. Allstar shooting guard Klay Thompson will be a gametime decision due to a sprained ankle. Thompson was injured in the final minute of tuesdays victory. The warriors have also confirmed that iowas own Harrison Barnes would miss the remainder of the teams road trip due to an ankle injury. The team has 2 games remaining on the 7game trip. The warriors take on the celtics tonight at 6 30. Elizabeth get your gifts there on time. Eric emmy victor is live at a very busy place this time of emmy im here at the Des Moines Post Office where they will handle millions of cards, letters and packages this Holiday Season. We are going to tell you the dos, donts and deadlines you need to know, ahead. Eric plus christmas concerns they sure look cool, but you might want to think twice about buying this popular light display. And one of this seasons hottest gifts may really be too hot to fly. New restrictions on those hoverboards ahead. Shaina no problems to report on the roads right now, things are looking just fine. Traffic will probably stay this way for another two hours hopefully. We will just had outside and take a live look at the road. We are looking at the west makes master. Paris theres a lot to do on a dairy farm. Nobodys gonna do it for you. You have to get out there and do it yourself. Bernie sanders is a wellknown friend of family farms. Bernie cannot be bought out by big money. Bernies opinion cannot be purchased. Its time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. Hes a rock. 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. 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. Plus 400 in promo cards. 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. Eric welcome back to kcci at 5 12. Take a look at this, we have had quite a few sunsets that were just awesome. This was taken by a viewer in haverhill. And this viewer also captured the morning colors. Elizabeth then check out this sunset also in haverhill. They have some beautiful stuff colors very apparent in the morning and night skies this week. We have great temperatures to go along with it for at least one more day. Metinka we are starting out a little bit cooler than this time yesterday but still temperatures are covering close to where we should be for average highs. Starting out pretty chilly so grab the jacket but it will not be as windy this afternoon. Temperatures will be mild, close to 57 degrees. We have a few more days in the 50s, a soggy weekend is coming with impressive rainfall totals possible, and get ready to dig out the winter coat and. Winter weather ahead in your 8 day forecast. Shaina more developing stories right now forecasters warning , the mudslide risk is very high today in oregon. Youre looking at video of some of the damage there already. Now. Morning. A Significant Development in chicago the family of a black , teenager shot by a white today. The family is expected to thank the public for the recent protests demanding justice and change. The officer is now charged with first degree murder. Protestors allege the city tried to cover it up and are still demanding mayor rahm emanuel resign. Elizabeth thank you, shaina. Christmas day is now just two weeks away. It is hard to believe. Eric one of the busiest places now in addition to the mall is the post office handling all the , cards and packages. Emmy victor is live and seems like workers are really going crazy right now. Emmy it is a big responsibility and they are working aroundtheclock to make sure that all of the holiday mail gets to the person they need to be too on time. Here at the post office, they added about 150 more employees about 750 so that is a lot of season. Something else they are adding on to make sure the traffic is being handled, they are adding some additional hours. The next two saturdays at this post office, they will be open from 8 30 until 8 00 p. M. One department that is growing as the parcel system, due to the online returns and orders we are seeing more of lately. The parcel volumes is up about 70 this year from last year, and 40 across the entire district. The post office, Something Else they are proud of is the sunday deliveries. They added on amazon deliveries last year, and they hope that can cut down on some of the congestion during the week. During this Holiday Season, amazon on sunday, we are delivering all of the normal packages. We will have carriers out one more sunday. Emmy if you have not gotten your mail out just yet, we have a few tips. You want to make sure you are very informed. Make sure everything you are sending is verified to be shipped. Pack smart, because of the huge holiday volume you want to make sure your boxes are very sturdy and you are using bubblewrap or a form of cushion inside, and close that box up with strong packing tape. Save a trip, there is nothing like not having to leave your home so you want to make sure you are pace paying for that postage online. Something i learned, you can order Priority Mail shipping supplies online and they will ship it to your home for free, so another way you do not have to step outside your home to we will be back in 30 minutes with some tips for delivery to the folks you need them to before christmas day. We will have those for you soon. Elizabeth thank you. The newest way to light up your home for the holidays could cause a problem for pilots. The faa has issued a statement about laser lights asking people , to be aware of how theyre they project thousands of colorful beams. But if they point up a stray beam could temporarily blind or distract a pilot. Instructions for the displays tell users not to use laser lights within 10 miles of an airport. Temporary blindness, when youre coming in to land particularly, so thats probably the biggest potential for a hazard. Elizabeth des moines airport officials say, so far, there have not been any reports of issues with laser light displays. Eric walmart wants to speed up their times at the checkout. Walmart pay. Just in time for the holidays. With the new mobile Payment Option, shoppers about to check out will be able to login to their accounts on the app. They scan a q. R. Code at the register and pay on their phone without using cash or a credit card. Walmart plans to have the new Payment Option in all of its 5000 u. S. Stores by summer 2016. Three Major Airlines say check your hoverboard before you board the plane. Delta, united and American Airlines all announced that they would not allow them in the cabins on their flights. The selfbalancing scooter has become a popular gift this Holiday Season. But the Airlines Says there are safety concerns related to the devices lithiumion batteries. Federal rules limit the types of batteries allowed on planes because of the risk of combustion. On wall street, stocks made a comeback after a threeday losing streak. On the dow closed up 82 points thursday, the nasdaq gained 22. ,elizabeth check your fridge because more than 1 million have been recalled. There are concerns about possible glass fragment in the product. So far, the company has received four complaints. The flavors recalled include. Original, raspberry, half and half lemonade tea, green tea with citrus, peach and mint and honey. They were all distributed between february 27 and december 6 of this year. Customers can return them to the store for a refund. Virtual reality is set to be one of the hottest tech trends of 2016. And it does not need to be expensive. There are headsets available like google cardboard. Its made out of cardboard and you put it together yourself for. Yourself for around 20. For a more sturdy experience try the mattel viewmaster both headsets work for android and iphones. Eric thinking of what to get a how about a squirrel toilet seat decal or a roll of duct tape. Seriously. Career builder released its annual survey of the most unusual Holiday Gifts exchanged at the office. Some of the other odd presents included a ceramic sheep you can dress up seasonally, a bowling ball, and a picture of a bear. Elizabeth who doesnt need a nice bear picture . I guess i know what i am getting. Eric a roll of duct tape. Elizabeth 5 20, you are giving us a gift of beautiful weather. Metinka you are welcome. It is starting off a little cooler than yesterday but it is day. Temperatures will be into the low 50s by noon, headed for 57. There is no fog and no precipitation in central iowa. Across much of the upper midwest, much of the weather is quiet. Eventually, we will get some precipitation of our own over the weekend. Lets time it out now with futurecast, most of today will be quiet and by saturday evening, we will be tracking some rain showers coming out of ms. Every, and watch for thunder shower activity to develop after about 9 00 or 10 00 p. M. We are not expecting Severe Weather but locally heavy downpours are possible. Early morning plans sunday morning, the rain has off to the east. Quite a bit of rainfall, close to two inches of rain in a few spots. Kind of a soggy weekend, and downhill. The wind is even settle down. Headed for 57 this afternoon. You might not need a jacket this afternoon. Over the weekend, we are going to have to grab those umbrellas especially by saturday evening, and sunday we will need the umbrella. Next week, talking about a chance of snow flurries tuesday and wednesday as the more seasonable air settles in. Highs will only be in the low 30s for wednesday, thursday, and the rest of the week. Eric we knew it had to end. Elizabeth lets head over to shaina for a check of traffic. Shaina that is not ending anytime soon. It is an easy situation, no accidents or slowdowns to worry about right now. Units for the day, 1600 hickman rd, 900 southeast 6th street, 4400 northeast 20 3rd avenue, and 500 east 70 3rd avenue. Elizabeth taking a closer look , what do americans really think abself. Dad no . Culligan man no. Anncr leave it to the experts. With a culligan wholehouse water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. E you can actually count on. Dad hey, culligan man. Culligan man hey dad this is great culligan man i know. Eric welcome back to kcci at 5 35. A new poll shows donald trump is still on top, despite a plan to ban muslims from entering the country. Elizabeth elizabeth Nikole Killion is live in washington with the numbers. Nikole eight in 10 think donald the ap poll was taken prior to him announcing his controversial plan to stop muslims from entering the united states. A new poll shows 57 oppose the proposal. Mr. Trump weve got to get down to the problem. We cannot worry about being politically correct. We just cannot afford any more to be so politically correct. Nikole he is putting forth another idea, telling that police u