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Morning. This is the latest from 511ia. Org. You can see roads to the north roads are still partially covered with snow or ice which you can see in blue. And to the west along i29, some roads are completely covered which you can see in pink. A few schools in central iowa are also delayed this morning including interstate 35 and , Murray Community schools. You can find a full list on the bottom of your screen or at kcci. Com. As always you can get live , weather updates online at kcci. Com. You can also stay up to date through our kcci mobile app. Check road conditions, traffic alerts and radar while youre on the go. Shaina we have two breaking stories overnight. An overnight chase leads to a first, rollover crash at i80 near altoona, and police say a 15yearold girl was behind the wheel. You can see the truck she was driving right there. A runaway, and the truck was stolen. When they spotted her overnight, she refused to pull over and led them on a chase reaching speeds of 100 Miles Per Hour. Officials say she intentionally crashed that truck but she is in stick with kcci to see what and in rhodes, in Marshall County, police are investigating a shooting last night that left two people injured. Officials say 74yearold Richard Jones and 69yearold ilene jones were shot, when a handgun they were cleaning accidentally fired. Police say they both suffered minor injuries and are expected to recover. Eric more big stories now, polk county officials are investigating a possible child enticement case. It happened in the 700 block of northeast 46th avenue. A 16yearold girl tells police a man in a dark colored suv offered her a ride there. She said no, but the man turned and drove back toward her. The girl then ran to her aunts house. The suspect is described as a male. If you have any information call police. Still no sign of a former johnston man, missing in missouri. 29yearold adam nixson disappeared while hunting near rich hill. Police found his overturned boat and his hunting dog, but have yet to find nixson. His family in central iowa tells us rescue crews have been using find him. And Opening Statements are expected to begin today in the trial of joe lopez. He is the one charged in the death of 20monthold ruby alvarez of clive in 2014. Kcci will have more as this trial progresses. Shaina a big shake up at the ymca of greater des moines. President and ceo Vernon Delpesce resigned thursday effective immediately. Delpesce oversaw the ys 11 branches in central iowa for the last 14 years. His resignation comes after the wellmark y failed to raise funds for its stateoftheart, olympicsized swimming pool. Top leaders cite things like fundraising for the pool as reasons for needing new leadership. We have reaffirmed with donors weve reaffirmed with , staff and weve reaffirmed with our volunteers how important the y is to be here for the next 100 years. So i feel confident that we are taking the necessary steps to take it forward. Shaina former chair jim cownie will now lead fundraising a sixperson committee is on a nationwide search for a replacement. That could take up to six months. Eric help wanted at Des Moines Public Schools. Teachers are now needed to fill hundreds of open positions in the district. Emmy victor joins us. How are they filling that many job openings, emmy . Emmy the district tells me there is over 700 candidates interested in filling 200 positions at Des Moines Public Schools, and they are working hard to make sure they put in good, quality teachers. A total of 200 people will have on the spot interviews oneonone. The biggest challenge is trying to figure out find teachers for english language learners and special needs. Tuition free if hired and could have a minimum hiring bonus of 3000. The district says they really want to step up the amount of teachers in those roles because the students have different needs in the classroom. Some of our students are in the United States for the first time, some have learning disabilities some of our , students are in gifted and talented, so we have a large, a very diverse population. Emmy in addition to certified teachers, they are also looking to fulfill teacher leadership roles. That includes dean of students, School Improvement leader and student coaches. They will be having this at the Convention Center on saturday for anyone who is interested. Live at Des Moines Public Schools, emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Shaina a Police Officer is expected to survive after he was he fired back at the gunman, times. He was arrested by other officers a short time after the shooting. The officer has significant but will be ok. Two people in jail overnight due to terrorism charges. One of them, a 23yearold from sacramento travel to syria to fight alongside a terror group. The other is accused of providing material source to Material Support to isis. Wall street is concerned. Nikole killion has more. Nikole chinas markets were not volatile again today but closed up about 168 points, following a series of steep selloffs causing it is taking a toll on global markets, including wall street which dropped almost 400 points on thursday over concern of chinas economy. It has been growing by gangbusters until recent years, and now the economy is slowing. Markets are nervous because they think china might be falling even more quickly than originally thought. Nikole the dow has lost more than 900 points since the start of the new year, the worst fourday start on record. Eric this morning, u. S. Shaina this morning, u. S. Stock futures are up. Eric it is 5 07, and this morning, you will see a lot of fog and precipitation. Metinka the radar picture is looking colorful. Light rain from ankeny, and then harland. Even up toward algona. In des moines, with the light rain we have dense fog with visibility hovering at a quarter to a half a mile, with a dense fog advisory continuing until noon. Highs will be close to where the temperatures are now, mid to upper 30s, but the rain will be switching to snow and temperatures will be falling throughout the day tomorrow. Eric in commitment 2016 news now, former president bill clinton continued his trip last night through eastern iowa, campaigning for his wife , hillary. He spoke to a crowd in dubuque about why he thinks hillary mr. Hillary is the best person for the job. Mr. Clinton i do not believe in my lifetime, we have had a president that was more prepared not only by experience but by incredible mix of promise and peril ever. I dont think its close. Eric clinton also talked about gun control saying the , republicans attacked president obama before he even announced his executive actions. Shaina president ial candidates at the bottom of the polls are also taking steps to stand out in iowa. For democrat martin omalley, that meant strapping on a guitar at carls place in sherman hill last night. Hundreds packed into the small bar to hear him speak. Mr. Omalley whats on the set list is we have to turn out our , vote for caucus night. I am excited. Ive seen time and time again that people of iowa lift up new leadership and it all starts to turn in the last couple of weeks. Shaina omalley has two iowa stops today, one in davenport and one in dubuque. Republican hopeful Mike Huckabee completed his 99 county tour of iowa on thursday. He spoke to his supporters at his final county, keokuk county last night. Mr. Huckabee great exhilarating feeling to go there and know weve done the full grassley, of work, and this month were doing 150 events in iowa alone. Shaina huckabee will be back in iowa next week, making a stop in ottumwa. Eric republican candidate rand paul celebrated his birthday yesterday with stops in boone and des moines. He spoke to his supporters about his feelings on president obamas executive actions on gun control. The kentucky senator says the president should not be allowed sidestep congress to pass laws. Paul also says private sale background checks wont be possible without a National Gun Registry that tracks every firearm, which is something he opposes. Mr. Paul were talking about one of your buddies, youve got 4 guns and youve got a shotgun and he wants to buy your shotgun you got to become a licensed , dealer to do that. Eric the kentucky senator also spoke about eminent domain, which is a hot topic in the boone area right now because of the bakken pipeline. He says hes opposed to letting the government take over private property too quickly. Paul will continue his tour of iowa today. Ted cruz, rick santorum, bernie also have stops around the state today. Shaina still ahead, weather disasters. How much the United States spent on cleaning up after some of the worst weather events of 2015. Plus, recordbreaking cold. How the Minnesota Vikings are planning to help their fans keep warm in this sundays postseason opener. Eric and diet guidelines. New suggestions from the usda on how to eat healthy in 2016. Shaina if you look outside this morning, you will not see far. Visibility is very low, so give yourself extra time when you have to head out. We will take a peek outside at one of our cameras and see how much we can see. This is 35 and Mills Civic Parkway in west des moines. Drizzle deal, so give yourself 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. Shaina welcome back at 5 14. 2015 was a wild weather year in the United States. The noaa reports there were 10 weather disasters that caused more than one billion dollars in damage across the country. Those disasters range from tornadoes in the southern plains, to wildfires in the west, and floods in the east. The extreme weather has this is a look at the huge waves just pounding the coast of california right now, thanks to a series of el nino storms. The National Weather service says swells of up to 20 feet tall crashed into the shore in pacifica thursday. Eric and more extremes in north dakota. Theyre digging out from the 13 inches of snow that fell there thursday. This video is from harwood, just outside of fargo, where they used heavy equipment to clear the fresh powder. Its also expected to get very cold there in the next day, with forecasters calling for low temperatures near 20 below zero tomorrow morning. We are going to see some of that cold tomorrow as well. Metinka we will see a little bit, but not that much. We have light rain, drizzle across central iowa, and to the west is where it changes over to snow. Watch for snowy roads up to the and foggy this morning with a dense fog advisory in effect from polk county to lamoni. That will last until about noontime today. Temperatures will hold into the mid in the mid to upper 30s. We will see a little bit of slushy accumulation this afternoon as the rain switches over to snow. We will catch bitterly cold air, and that is headed our way. Eric sports news now, the nfl wild card rounds start this weekend, and the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the seattle seahawks, could be a record breaker. This will be the first outdoor home playoff game for the Minnesota Vikings in more than 39 years, and could be the coldest in their history with temperatures set to hit just 1 degree, and feels like temperatures around negative 23. Thursday, the vikings announced they will provide hand warmers at the entry gates, and caribou coffee will provide free coffee. Also opening up its hockey arena next door as a warming house before kickoff. If temperatures dip below zero sunday, it will be one of the six coldest playoff games in nfl history. Kcci will be the place to watch saturdays afc wild card game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the cincinnati bengals. Pregame coverage starts right here at 6 30, and kickoff is at 7 15. That means kcci 8 news at 10 00 will probably be delayed tomorrow night but you will get , all of the days news here on kcci right after the game ends. The Denver Broncos are turning back to Peyton Manning for the playoffs. Head coach gary kubiak told his Team Thursday that manning will start when the broncos open their postseason next weekend. Manning missed seven starts with an injured left foot. The broncos went 72 with manning under center, and 52 with backup brock osweiler. Shaina economic headlines now, nexstar announced thursday its buying up media general. A move that may leave des moinesbased meredith last year, media general announced plans to merge with meredith. But nexstar says its deal would be better for media general stock holders. Variety reports that meredith hasnt given up on the original media general deal, offering more money to media general shareholders. And a better day for chinese stocks today could help u. S. Stocks rebound. It was another tough day on wall street thursday. The dow dropped more than 392 points. The nasdaq fell more than 146. And the s and p 500 was down about 47. A new jobs report will be released today, and most economists are optimistic. Data firm factset says employers added 200,000 jobs to the market, and the Unemployment Rate stayed at a low 5 for a Third Straight month. The report will be released at 7 30 this morning. Good numbers could help turn the stock market around. As you kick off your post holiday diets, the usda is releasing new guidelines on how to stay healthy. The basics are eat fruits, veggies and whole grains. Lean meats and eggs are also good. But consume sugar and fat in moderation. Sugar should make up less than 10 of your daily calories. Thats about 200 calories or a 16ounce sugared beverage. We know that about half of the added sugars in peoples diets comes from sweetened beverages, usually sodas. Shaina on the other hand, natural sugar, like in raisins, apples or milk, is not considered added sugar. The new guidelines also recommend limiting saturated fats to no more than 10 of daily calories, and consuming less than 2300 milligrams of sodium daily. Thats the equivalent of one teaspoon of salt. Eric more groundbreaking technology is coming from the Consumer Electronics show this morning. This one could actually help save lives. Imaging technology, and is already being used by firefighters to help find people trapped inside burning buildings. Dji also says their new thermal drone can help search and rescue teams, or conserve a crop health. Foggy day like today. Metinka it really is foggy this morning, and we are dealing with more drizzle. It is going to be a slow go of it on the roads today. Here in des moines so far it has only been drizzle. Off to the west is where we have the snowflakes flying from omaha through sioux city into eastern a brass got, and we will see our rain switching over to snow this afternoon. Over toward ottumwa and davenport, the dense fog advisory is a long and east of i35. Up to the north near algona and northwest iowa where they have been having snow overnight, there is just enough to coat the roadways so watch for slippery conditions. Through Morning Hours and the rainfall will begin to shift to the east around noon time. It will shift to snow by noon. That will be heading out during the evening, and we not expecting much in the way of snow. Tomorrow will be cold and with a half inch or less of snow for des moines. Up to the northwest, possibly onethree inches of snow will be sticking, but everyone gets in on the cold this weekend. 32 with fog and drizzle, a high of 37. The rain will be switching over to slushy snow this afternoon. Highs will be falling from Early Morning ratings in the 20s, down to the 20s to the teens in the afternoon. Wind chills on sunday will be have ring close to 20 below. Next week it will be chilly to start with, but temperatures get back up to melting by friday. Eric thank you. Shaina you will need to give yourself synnex to time today. It is really foggy give yourself some extra time today. It is really foggy. We have a few mobile speed units. 50th and grand, 4700 aurora avenue, 1200 cummings parkway, 1500 northeast 66th avenue, and 11,000 northwest 16th street. Still ahead, guncontrol push. President obama continues to rally supporters of his whatonks ] okay, this is u. S. Cellular, and this is verizon. Now, same phones, but with u. S. Cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only 40 per month 20 less than verizon. And u. S. Cellulars network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. So, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just 40 a month plus get 300 back. Eric welcome back to kcci at 5 25. Today marks five years since congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot while holding a political event in arizona. Last night she was in the , Washington Area for president obamas town hall on gun control. Shaina Nikole Killion joins us live from d. C. And nikole, the president plans to continue that push today. Nikole that is right. This afternoon, the president will hold a Conference Call on grassroots supporters. The president called out the National Rifle association for not participating in the event. He said the gun lobby is trying to convince members someones coming after their guns. Pres. Obama the notion that we are creating a plot to take everybodys guns away so that we conspiracy. With that. Is that controversial . Nikole the nra took to twitter the president does not want an intellectually honest program. Eric we have heard the president is expected to talk about guncontrol in next week pass state of the union address. Overnight the white house released more information about that. What can you tell us . Nikole after his speech the president will hit the road as he typically does poststate of the union. He is headed to two communities he has not into before, omaha, nebraska and baton rouge, the louisiana. He wants to highlight some of the progress that has been made. Shaina Nikole Killion, live in washington for us. Eric more new stories ahead on stories overnight. The very young suspect in a highspeed chase in des moines. And a shooting investigation in Marshall County. What deputies think happened to the two victims. And the fbi doing special teacher training in one iowa School District. Plus emmy calling all teachers to Des Moines Public Schools. Caught on tape. Ica is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. Youve upgraded all your old technology. So what about this . Its time to get into the new with ford come and get it if you really want it. New is ecoboost technology. New is a footactivated liftgate. New is tougher, stronger and lighter. New is ford. Americas bestselling brand. Now get into a new focus, fusion, or escape with 0 financing for 60 months plus 2,000 dollars tradeassist cash. The most watched morning news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Shaina welcome back, everyone. A little case of deja vu this morning, more fog and drizzly cold rain out there for the second day in a row. A lot of us have been commenting that the fog is a little thicker today. I could not see any of downtown. Eric just a couple of streetlights. Metinka and when the streetlights are out, that makes it harder. The fog is a huge issue and so is the precipitation. The dense fog will continue until about noon time, and notice how temperatures are not going to change much. Our rain will be switching over it has already switched over to the west in audubon county. South of that, mainly just rain. To the northwest of that, that is where we have the snow and all of this is going to be followed by a lot of cold for the weekend. Shaina thanks, metinka. And we also start with the Winter Weather this morning. You can see its foggy out there again, that same cold drizzle falling. You will need your wipers. A live look now from our downtown skycam, a better look at how foggy it is. And on the right i80 at jordan creek, a few cars are out and about but they are taking it easy because the roads are wet. Much like yesterday at this time, roads here in the central part of the state are ok as temperatures are still above freezing. But if youre heading north or west, you might run into some slick conditions. Be sure to stay up to date on 511ia. Org, as things will likely be changing throughout the morning. Were also hearing from some are delaying classes. Interstate 35 and murray both on a twohour delay. Others like mormon trail are having buses on hard surfaces only. You can check all the closings on the bottom of your screen and online all the time at kcci. Com. Eric youre also waking up to two more breaking stories this morning. First, we are waiting to learn the charges a 15yearold girl will face after a high speed chase and crash overnight. Youre looking at the end her truck rolled over in the median on interstate 80 near altoona. This all started when Des Moines Police say they spotted the truck and knew it was connected to a 15yearold runaway who had stolen it. She refused to stop for police, going 100 Miles Per Hour at one point. Police say she finally deliberately crashed the truck, rolling it several times. Police say shes in fairly Good Condition medically despite the crash. And now to rhodes, just southwest of marshalltown. Two people injured in a shooting there last night will recover from their injuries. The Marshall County sheriff says 74yearold Richard Jones and 69yearold ilene jones were deputies say the two had minor injuries. Shaina back to another developing story, right now weve learned a philadelphia Police Officer shot several times overnight is expected to survive. Police say the officer was ambushed as he sat in his cruiser. The gunman firing 13 shots at close range. That suspect was arrested. At last report, the officer was were also learning more about two iraqi refugees arrested after a multistate terror investigation. Court documents reveal one suspect, a 23yearold from sacramento, came to the u. S. As a refugee in 2012. He traveled to syria to fight alongside a terror organization. The other suspect, a 24yearold from texas, came to the u. S. As an iraqi refugee in 2009. Hes accused of providing Material Support to isis. And new developments while you were sleeping, south korea has now resumed propaganda broadcasts across the border into north korea. This comes after the norths nuclear test earlier this week. The north does consider the weve also learned the u. S. Navy now has ships near north korea, and is monitoring the situation there very closely. Eric even more big stories this morning, we checked overnight and a former johnston man is still missing in missouri. 29yearold adam nixson went on a hunting trip there. Searchers found his overturned boat and hunting dog but no sign of nixson. His family tells kcci searchers have been using dogs and sonar to look for him. Kcci will be in a polk county courtroom today when the trial begins for joe lopez. Hes accused of killing a girl in his care, 20monthold ruby alvaraz back in 2014. And this morning the ymca of , greater des moines is in search of a new president and ceo. Vernon delpesce resigned thursday. This comes as the wellmark y failed to raise enough money for its new olympicsized swimming pool. Leaders told kcci the search for a new president could take six months. We all know hoimportant it is for our kids to have good teachers. And des moines is now looking kccis emmy victor is live emmy, what are leaders looking for . Emmy they are looking for teachers that are very passionate, once i can integrate technology in the classrooms, and work well with other faculty. The School District says it is important to push teachers to do better each and every year, because the job becomes more demanding. This year they are going to fill over 200 roles. The number is down 100 from last year due to a special grant from Des Moines Public Schools. The district says the candidate that have special needs or language experience oh will be highly considered. Teachers who may find the des moines area attractive and new applicants. 75 of the teachers we see our brandnew out of college. And then another 25 have either relocated to iowa or they just see Des Moines Public Schools as the next career move for them. Emmy Des Moines Public Schools has over 500 candidates who are currently registered for their sessions this weekend, and 200 they expect to walk in. Anyone interested in applying can go to Community Choice credit Convention Center this weekend, saturday starting at 8 00 a. M. Live from the Des Moines Public Schools district building, emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Weather eric it is 5 36. Metinka locally dense fog has reduced visibility down to a quarter mile or less in central iowa, and it is raining and snowing in a few locations. Mixing in, coming from chariton and creston, then changes to all snow from carroll through omaha. Today, temperatures will be afternoon. Temperatures falling throughout the afternoon, and sunday it is going to be bitterly cold with temperatures close to nine but feels like temperatures near 20 below. Shaina teachers in one iowa School District are being trained by the fbi. News around iowa, an fbi expert who works with victims of sexting, child pornography and Cyber Bullying spent time with middle School Teachers in dubuque. School officials recently learned several students were exchanging nude photos with one another. More than 200 parents also came for the presentation. The fbi expert says the main thing is to not be afraid to be the mean mom or dad. This means monitoring apps, browser history, contact lists and pictures. Living room. No closed doors as far as with their internet devices. Shaina teachers were also told what behaviors they need to watch for in school and how they should react if they suspect sexting is happening. Eric also in dubuque a new , mentoring program aims to help keep atrisk High School Students from dropping out. Loras College Students serve as mentors for students at the alternative learning center. The College Students monitor the High School Students attendance and grades. They also talk about life and social issues as they prepare for college. A lot of them think, i cant afford it. So we do a lot of coaching and what the fafsa form looks like. Eric governor branstad just signed a proclamation declaring january as mentoring month in iowa. More news straight ahead, see why the giant Powerball Jackpot has some people standing in line for hours in one particular plot plus if bulls could 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. Metinka good morning, another off to the west, that is where we have got the rainsnow line. To the northwest of that is snow and to the east is mainly rain. Winterset is looking pretty foggy. Notice the roads are wet, temperatures are above freezing so we have no risk for icing today. We expect high temperatures to hold pretty steady to where they are today, and the rain will switch over to a little bit of snow by mid afternoon, with a high of 37. Pres. Obama the way it is described, is that we are trying to take away everybodys guns. Shaina that is president obama, hitting back at critics in a town hall meeting, arguing his increased restrictions on guns would not take them away from responsible gun owners. He said closing the gun show loophole would keep them out of a cnn poll found a majority of americans do support the measures he outlined this week. Eric other stories were watching right now, stock prices in china are still volatile overnight. Trading is swinging between losses and gains. But any improvement is better than yesterday when a key index plunged 7 . Its having a Ripple Effect here in the u. S. , where markets are off to their worst start to a new year ever. Shaina i talked with some experts who said that low gas prices actually point to another reason for the big fumble. The cost of oil is very low and thats impacting the markets. You can see, gas prices did drop again overnight. Were now at 1. 79 in the des moines metro. Eric well, imagine how many gallons of gas you could buy with 700 million. Shaina quite a few. Eric you could drive all over the world. That is the incredible amount of money up for grabs in saturdays powerball drawing. Take a look at this video. This is in primm, nevada, right on the Arizona State line. The reason this line is so long, powerball is not played in nevada, so if people want a state line to get it. Shaina against the odds in every way. Now if you are getting a ticket, of course, you know the odds of winning are crazy, 1 in 292 million. But you can maybe increase the odds just a little bit by getting the quick pick. 70 of people who won took whatever numbers they were given, instead of choosing their own. Eric so the odds are long, but we are going to hope and pray that one of you out there buying wins. And what if you do win . Well, as soon as you get back up off the floor from fainting, experts say first sign the ticket. That makes it yours. Two, disappear. Take off somewhere secret and stay out of the spotlight for your own protection. Three, keep your mouth shut. Do not advertise that you are the big winner. And number four, hire three professionals a lawyer, accountant and financial advisor, so they can all keep an eye on each other. ,shaina maybe just do not posted on facebook and twitter, guess what happened . Eric this next story may have you really wishing youd win the lottery. A National Group just came out with what it really costs a family of four to live in the des moines area. A modest standard of living. The number, 63,741 a year. The biggest expense, childcare at just over 1000 a month. The Economic Policy institute also figured in things like housing, food, and transportation. Shaina well a new jersey couple , will soon learn about the expense of childcare. Some viral video here. They were on the way to the hospital to deliver when the baby just wouldnt wait. The couple stopped on the shoulder of the highway, called 911 and two state troopers helped deliver a healthy newborn baby girl. It is shocking how frequently this happens. Have a baby to an unusual way to pick a president. This is quite a segue. The two bulls from the Worlds Toughest rodeo at Wells Fargo Arena made their picks with bull chip bingo. Midnight, the republican picked donald trump. Oley the democrat seemed to favor bernie sanders, but never actually voted, so he is still kind of undededed. Shaina very proud of the decision not to do any closeups. And did you hear beyonce is going back to the super bowl . She is going to be performing at the halftime show on february 7 in santa clara, california. She headlined in 2013. Coldplay is also performing at halftime and of course you can watch the big game right here on kcci. Eric the time is now 5 46, a very foggy morning. That is theoretically the downtown skycam. Metinka tells us wded all your old technology. So what about this . Its time to get into the new with ford come and get it if you really want it. New is ecoboost technology. New is a footactivated liftgate. New is tougher, stronger and lighter. New is ford. Americas bestselling brand. Fusion, or escape with 0 financing for 60 months plus 2,000 dollars tradeassist cash. Only at your local ford dealer. Wake up in your first home. Wake up in a home youve made a bit bigger. Wake up in a home with a new address. Wake up in a home that doesnt even have an address. As your life evolves, your dream home evolves too, and protecting it takes committed support. See how you can save with ring video doorbell at amfam. Com ring weather is never more than five minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. Metinka good morning, waking up to fog and rain across central to the south of des moines, there may be a few snowflakes mixing in. From autobahn to fort dodge, that is the rainsnow line, and across eastern iowa, that is where we have locally dense fog. We had visibility hovering around a quarter of a mile or even less at times, so make sure the low beam headlights on. With the snow falling overnight across northern and northwest iowa, the roads are starting to be affected. Partially snowcovered roadways, including a little spot of i80 westbound, so make sure you slow down and take your time. By noon, rain pushes into eastern iowa, and the snow line the metro area. Nothing happy, and ace nothing heavy, and a slight slushy accumulation. Saturday we will be left with flurries and cold air. Accumulations are expected to be a half inch or less in central iowa, and to the west, 13 inches. Right now in des moines, we have some travel concerns of our own. We have the fog in place, 36 degrees drizzle and light rain. Temperatures will not change over the weekend. Highs in the 20s, down into the teens in the afternoon, a really wintry day tomorrow. Sunday will be cold. A high of nine degrees. Shaina that does not even sound like it should be a high. Youre going to need some more it is really foggy and the roads are wet, but we do not have any accidents. Mobile speed units, 11,000 northwest 16th street, 1500 northeast 66th avenue, 1200 cummins parkway, 47th and aurora coming uu got people working incredibly long hours. Median Family Income today 4,000 less than it was in 1999. The bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. What this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. If you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. Eric it is now 5 55 on your friday morning. A liver donation from a perfect stranger leads to love. Heather krueger of illinois was diagnosed with stage 4 Liver Disease in the summer of 2014. Last year, her doctor suggested she start searching for a living donor. Chris dempsey overheard a coworker talking about a friend who needed a liver and he decided to help out, even though he had not met her. When i heard about it, i put myself in that position and said , i would want someone to help me. Hes like, im a match, im your donor. Lets do this. And im like, what . Eric the two say sparks were already flying when they had the surgery. A week in the icu that followed only made it more evident. The two now plan to marry in october. How cool is that . Shaina made in hospital heaven. In texas, a grandmother gave birth to her own grandchild. 54yearold Tracey Thompson daughter, who had suffered three miscarriages. Thompson says being pregnant with her granddaughter, kelcey was not so easy, but shes glad she did it. The second trimester was great. The first and third were really tough. My lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift of my life. When you really look at the big picture, it was an extreme miracle. Shaina doctors say kelcey is healthy and she is doing great. Today on ellen, actor Leonardo Dicaprio talks about his onscreen close call with a bear in the new movie the revenant, plus a few close calls of his own in real life. Leonardo i jumped out of the airplane. And then my first chute did not open. They cut its tandem so somebodys on your back, they cut that line. We started free falling towards earth. And thats when you get the 8x10 glossies of your whole life shaina find out how that all ended. We are assuming well because he is still living. Today at 4 00 on kcci. Eric well be watching this weekend to see if the revenant can come close to topping star wars at the box office. Star wars is now the number one north american movie of all time, earning more than 760 million so far. Keeps getting bigger. Shaina it is like a powerball. Eric friday morning, stories breaking overnight include a high speed chase and crash in altoona. And a shooting injures two people near marshalltown. Metinka and emmy also live with new stories for you. Metinka fog and drizzle will be changing to snow, and a big change over the weekend including a blast of arctic air. Emmy im emmy victor, live at the district headquarters for Des Moines Public Schools. Teachers are needed to fill hundreds of roles immediately. Where you need to go to apply, coming up. Eric and well take you for a at i235 and valley west drive, there is drizzle kind of

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